Reviewed: November 2020 Released: 2020 Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter It’s not often that you come across a band that neatly encapsulates the more po-faced nature of supposedly “traditional” or straight-forward metal with the boozy fun times of a party band, but here we are with PROTOKULT. It’s a bit…
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Anthea – Illusion
Reviewed: October 2020 Released: 2020, Rockshots Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter If you have even a passing interest in rock or metal, it’s quite likely you will have heard some form of either that weaves in symphonic/orchestral elements. Done well, the grand aural spectacle that unfolds can pack the…
NIGHTWISH – postpone their European tour
During these most peculiar and challenging times we’ve been forced to reschedule our shows, and that’s now also the case with the European leg of the Human. :II: Nature. World Tour. Please check the new dates below. 01.05.21 – 🇬🇧 UK – Birmingham 02.05.21 – 🇬🇧 UK – London 03.05.21…
Moonlight Haze – Lunaris
Reviewed: July 2020 Released: 12th June 2020, Scarlet Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Andrew Shirley Moonlight Haze have released their sophomore record through fellow Italian label Scarlet Records and they are every part of their opening description details. Symphonic power metal is the name of their game and it’s something they…
NIGHTWISH-Vehicle Of Spirit The Covideo Chronicles-Day 21 (April 21st, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2017 Rating: 4/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly dissimilar and…
Another new song by Nightwish from the upcoming album
Nightwish has released another new song called HARVEST from the forthcoming album “Human. :II: Nature2. The song is sung by Troy Donockley and more folkish oriented. The new Nightwish album Human. :II: Nature will be released on the 10th of April. Please follow and like us:
Raskasta Iskelmaa – Raskasta Iskelmaa
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2019, Spinefarm Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP I stumbled across this album on-line and my interest was immediately captured. I do have a tendency to seek the weird, wacky and wonderful side of Heavy Metal as a break from the intensity and seriousness of so many…
NIGHTWISH – Announce new album “HUMAN. :||: NATURE”; Coming April 2020!
When Finnish sextet Nightwish announce a new studio album people tend to take notice. They know that something special is brewing. Band leader Tuomas Holopainen once said that whenever he creates a new record he has the intention of capturing something rare and unique, a monument and a true album…
Nightwish – End Of An Era (DVD review)
Nightwish – End Of An Era (DVD review) Reviewed: October, 2019 Released: 2006, Nuclear Blast Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP As of the time that I’m writing this review, former Nightwish singer, Tarja Turunen’s is about to release her solo album called IN THE RAW. In my quest to review every Metal…
THE DARK ELEMENT featuring Jani Liimatainen and Anette Olzon announce second album “Songs the Night Sings” release date November 8
THE DARK ELEMENT is a musical project featuring vocalist Anette Olzon (ex-Nightwish) and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica, Insomnium, Cain’s Offering). November 8 will see the release of their second album entitled “Songs the Night Sings”. Today, the band presents a video for the album’s title track.…
TARJA New album “In The Raw” to be released on August 30
Naked Vulnerable But Aggressive Like Never Before As the saying goes, not all that glitters is gold. But then again, not all that is gold necessarily glitters. It was this idea that struck Finnish singer Tarja Turunen as she began work on her seventh solo album, “In The Raw”. “Gold,…
Dark Sarah – bandleader/singer Heidi Parviainen
Bandleader / Singer Heidi Parviainen – Dark Sarah Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Emil Westerdahl at Inner Wound Recordings for setting up the interview. Thanks to Inner Wound Recordings for the promo pictures of the band. THE GOLDEN MOTH is the name of the third and latest episode of…
Canadian singer, musician, songwriter LEAH
Leah Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Emil Westerdahl at Inner Wound Recordings for setting up the interview. Thanks to Inner Wound Recordings for the promo pictures of the band. From Canada comes singer/musician/songwriter Leah, who released her fourth album late in 2018, titled THE QUEST. The album follows her…
Nightwish & Beast in Black – Manchester Arena 11th December 2018
Nightwish & Beast in Black Manchester Arena 11th December 2018 Review by Gavin Lowrey Please follow and like us:
Copenhell Festival 2018 Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhell Festival 2018 Refshaleoen Copenhagen Denmark 20-23/6 – 2018 Live review and live pictures: Anders Sandvall Guest contributor: Ulrika Henriksson And so was it time for another round of the infamous Copenhell Festival; the ninth one so far. The first bookings were revealed back in November 2017;…