Minus second day was also a kind of surprise for those, who are curious in national music history, as well-known styles, and artists from the first hits of the modern age of Sziget Festival’s organizer Hungary. On 5th of August a whole day music fiesta celebrated the upper mentioned topic, as the song culture and…
Pulverised/Sound Pollution Mexican duo ZOMBIEFICATION return with their second outing, produced by Tore Stjerna at Necromorous Studios. The Mexican duo of MAJESTIC DOWNFALL and DIES IRAE fame came to life in 2009, reveling in gore and blasphemy. Their fondness for Swedish riffs and putrefaction will soon be heard of (smelled?), and the taster of a…
Frontiers/BAM Swedish band CRAZY LIXX has been in the spotlight since 2007, when they debuted with “Loud Minority”. Formed in Malmoe in 2002 they were a part of the New Wave of Swedish Sleaze alongside the likes of CRASHDIET and HARDCORE SUPERSTAR. Up to date they have released three albums, of which their second effort,…
”As some of you probably already know, we’re currently in the studio recording the follow-up to the ”Generation Wild” album – to be released in late January 2013!”- readable in the official newsletter on Crashdiet website. Promise is enticing. ”Alright, now listen up 🙂 We wanted to let you decide what the next CRASHDÏET album…
DIMMU, HAMMERFALL ON THE TOP- METALDAY IN SZIGET FESTIVAL On the first day of 20th birthday celebrated Sziget Festival, city of Budapest was thrilled by Scandinavian soul, since that day called The Metal Day… Started in the early afternoon Sziget’s island filled up with real music lovers, waiting for the best metal artists, mostly legendically…
The second edition of the fresh Bucharest-based Romanian festival Summer Well started not so well and ended really bad. The lineup announced included The Stone Roses, Hurts, The Vaccines, Patrick Wolf, Wolf Gang, Zulu Winter and many others, but the joy of being able to see Hurts (again in Bucharest) and The Stone Roses for…
Vädret: stekhett, soligt, varmt, svettigt, regnigt, blåst, blixtar, moln, kallt, fullmåne Summering: Woodstock bjöd på allt förutom snö och storm, men mestadels 30 grader och sol 🙂 Folk: 800 000st Polacker (så långt ögat kunde nå), en och annan tysk och så några få procent svenska, vietnameser, fransmän och ryssar. Mer internationellt önskar emellertid både…
Jag möter killarna i Brain Police vid backstagebaren under en molning eftermiddag på Stoned From The Underground. Festivalen som erbjuder tysklands stonerfans de hetaste banden just nu inom öken scenen, och knappast finns det ett bättre forum för isländska Brain Police än detta. Jag sätter mig ner med trummisen Jón och frontmannen Jenny som båda…
EMI Ritchie temporarily left the European mainland for a trip to York, to the Grand Opera House to be precise. York only happens to be almost plagued by mediaeval buildings; a guildhall, a wall, one of the largest gothic cathedrals in Europe etc. Of cause Ritchie had to lay there, and do a little picturesque…
Lion Music The second album of guitarist Rolf Munkes super project featured a lot of big names. Released originally in 2003, two years after the debut, the project stuck with their take on classic melodic hard rock. Guitar scholar Munkes was joined by Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, ex. RAINBOW), Tony Martin of BLACK SABBATH fame,…
Frontiers/BAM ASIA dates back to the humble beginnings of the MTV. Formed in 1981, the band debuted in 1982, and the self-titled effort was number one in the States for nine weeks. The singles “Time Will Tell” and the perennial “Heat of the Moment” didn´t do them any harm in selling ten million albums world-wide….
Bigger, bolder, brassier and more brazen than ever, Bellowhead blaze back with their mighty new album, Broadside. While all things Bellowhead tend to be an event, Broadside is a positive spectacular, taking some of the wildest, most joyous and iconic songs in the richly colourful canon of the folk song tradition… and turning them upside…