7Hard/SG Records/Cargo Italian DREAM OF DECADENCE was formed in 2003 and played covers. From 2005 they started playing in bigger circumstances. In 2007 they swopped a female vocalist for Francesco Valenti. Also in the band are guitarists Riccardo De Fanti and Andrea Giarola, bass player Marco Melegaro and drummer Gianluca Raisi. The intro is an…
7Hard/SG Records/Cargo Eight years ago they were called EXODIAIN and played covers of DREAM THEATER, DEEP PURPLE, PAIN OF SALVATION, ANGRA etc. Since 2007 SILVER LAKE is a band in their own right, plus augmented by guests like Simone Mularoni (EMPYRIOS, DGM), Gabriele Ravagliaand and Michele Luppi (VISION DIVINE, KILLING TOUCH). Are they ready to…
Burn Music Adventure/Triada Promotion Sveriges bästa liveband? Så vill BURN bli kända, och de har haft den ambitionen sedan 2007. De vill blanda ALICE COOPER med THE WHO, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, MC5 m.fl. Allt för att skapa ett sound med gammaldags energi. Hoppas detta är inspelat live i studion! ”C´mon C´mon let´s get it started” kommer…
Massacre/Sound Pollution German seven-piece NACHTGESCHREI hereby release third album with their mix of mediaeval rock/metal/folk. Since 2008 the Frankfurt band has made three albums and played festivals like Paganfest and Ragnarock, sharing the stage with bands like KORPIKLAANI and ENSIFERUM. What can possibly be boring about them? This is rock with an odd dimension already…
Napalm/Sound Pollution Nature mysticism, Swedish legends, magic melodies and traditional mediaeval instruments are the foundation of FEJDS sound. They dedicate themselves to clean vocals by Patrick Rimmerfors, and want to paint a picture of a travelling musician by a fire. Patrick does not only handle vocals, but also a host of exotic and old-fashioned instruments,…
Napalm/Sound Pollution KATRA is Katra Solopuro and band, releasing their second effort. Here musical venture started in 2006, and the band debuted in 2007, scoring a radio hit in their native Finland with “Sahara”. They caught the eye of Napalm Records and a contract was signed. An international version of their debut “Beast Within” was…
Cyclone Empire/Sound Pollution F, J, H, A, that could be part of a test at the optician´s, but it is the vocalist, drummer, bass player and guitarist, respectively, of MOUNTAIN THRONE. A and J are also active in MIRROR OF DECEPTION. Doom and traditional metal joins in a fine mix according to the info sheet….
Pulverised/Sound Pollution Ukranian band BALFOR has been at it for thirteen years, and according to the info they are aimed at fans of DRAGONLORD, DIMMU BORGIR et al. One diffuse mystical intro later surprisingly meek drumming ensues. The vocals are muffled but not appalling. They have unexpectedly cozy grooves; and a certain penchant for storytelling,…
Schwarzdorn Production/Sound Pollution Ukraine band QUINTESSENCE MYSTICA has dedicated themselves to all things beyond religion and the old truths. They want to reach beyond from an occult point of view. The man behind this is Master Alafern, with a past in bands like THUNDERKRAFT and TRIGLAN. With him on this adventure is vocalist Dromos Aniliagos….
Nightmare Records/Record Heaven SEVEN THORNS has been around since 1998, but issue their debut only now. They have won some competitions, released two singles and played with bands like ANVIL and JORN. Catchy power metal combined with neoclassic influences by a six man band is promised. Baroque power metal meets sing-along melodies of good ole…
Limb/Sound Pollution Symfonisk episk speed metal från Belgien, det är en kort beskrivning av MAGIC KINGDOM. Tredje skivan kommer här, och riktas mot fans av YNGWIE MALMSTEEN likaväl som RHAPSODY OF FIRE. Gitarristen Dushan Petrossi leder bandet med en fot i nuet och en i barocken. Med sig har han Olaf Hayer (LUCA TURILLI, DIOYSUS),…
Massacre/Sound Pollution SINISTER returns with album number nine, or the third after their comeback. They started out in 1989, and debuted in 1991 with “Across the Styx”. After several vocalist changes, with e.g. Rachel van Mastrigt-Heyser singing betwixt 2001-03, original member Aad Kloosterwaad, vocals, restarted the band together with guitarist Alex Paul, bassist Bas van…