Category: CD/DVD Reviews

  • The Eternal – Kartika

    Releasedate: 17-11-2008; Label: Firebox Records By: Sabine van Gameren The Australian band The Eternal has been formed in 2003. After two albums and extensive touring through their own country and also in Europe, they went home working on their third release “Kartika”.

  • Metallica – All Nightmare Long

    Releasedate: 12-12-2008; Label: Universal By: Nina Mende Now this CD was a little challenging. I needed some time to figure out the whole release thingy with the different versions and what is what. I know finally understood and will now share my new won knowledge with you.

  • Fall Out Boy – Folie à Deux

    Releasedate: 12-12-2008; Label: Universal By: Nina Mende Fall Out Boy is an American pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), that formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, primary composer), Pete Wentz (bass guitar, backing vocals, primary lyricist), Joe Trohman (lead guitar), and Andy Hurley (drums,…

  • Good Charlotte – Greatest Remixes

    Releasedate: 28-11-2008; Label: Sony BMG By: Nina Mende Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996, now mostly living in LA. They took their name from the children’s book called “Good Charlotte: The Girls of Good Day Orphanage,” written by Carol Beach York.

  • Negative – In The Eye Of The Hurricane

    Releasedate: 28-11-2008; Label: Edel By: Nina Mende After the CD here is now the review about the DVD of Negative. They released their first DVD with a complete live show, all music videos, making-ofs and some more extras. The behind the scenes material is mostly in Finnish and subtitles are not always available, but mostly…

  • 04-12-2008 iO

    Supports: Dialogue; Venue: Bibelot, Dordrecht (Netherlands) By: Elvira Visser This very quiet evening started with only a hand full of people gathered around the bar, drinking beer or other beverages. This Thursday evening Dialogue had to start playing as a support act in an almost empty venue.

  • Black Light Discipline – Empire

    Releasedate: 26-11-2008; Label: Osasto-A By: Sabine van Gameren The Finnish Electro/industrial metal band Black Light Discipline formed in the year 2005. They are coming from Kuopio. The released two EP’s before but now it is time for their debut full length “Empire”.

  • 05-12-2008 Drive Like Maria

    Venue: Exit, Rotterdam (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren Drive Like Maria was playing in Exit tonight. This gig, was certainly one that shows the visitors who did not know them already, that they are a social band. A lot of people from other known bands from the city were hanging around and at the door…

  • The Covenant – Welcome to the real world

    Releasedate: 15-11-2008; Label: Dutch and Dregs By: Sabine van Gameren The Dutch band The Covenant released a new album after ten years of deep silence.

  • 02-12-2008 Die Toten Hosen

    Supports: Bloodlights; Venue: Arena, Trier (Germany) By: Nina Mende An after work trip to Trier lead me through a winter wonderland with lots of snow, but I got there without any trouble and even found a parking lot nearby the venue. The destination of the journey was: Arena Trier.

  • 29-11-2008 Ashcorn

    Venue: Viernheim (Germany) By: Nina Mende Back in Euope and back to shows here. This time I went to a festival called Full Flavour Festival which is a sort of exchange student festival, organized by students for students and the bands are – mostly – students. So a quite young event.

  • The Killers – Day and Age

    Releasedate: 25-11-2008; Label: Universal Records By: Nina Mende The Killers is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. Formed in 2002, the group consists of Brandon Flowers (vocals, keyboards), Dave Keuning (guitar, vocals), Mark Stoermer (bass guitar, vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (percussion, drums). The group’s debut album, Hot Fuss (2004) brought the band…