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by Sebastian Kluth

Passable concert and solid bonus material for fans - A review of Primal Fear's "Angels of Mercy: Live in Germany"

Passable concert and solid bonus material for fans - A review of Primal Fear's "Angels of Mercy: Live in Germany"

Angels of Mercy: Live in Germany is Primal Fear's first live record in seven years which is available as a set consisting of a CD and a DVD or alternatively as a set consisting of a CD and a Blu-ray. Despite a promising set list and an overall solid performance,...

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Russia keeps heavy metal alive - A review of Grand Courage's / Гран-КуражЪ "Live Like No One Else / Жить как никто другой"

Russia keeps heavy metal alive - A review of Grand Courage's / Гран-КуражЪ "Live Like No One Else / Жить как никто другой"

In most places around the world, heavy metal has become a dying genre. The few heavy metal bands that are still around are either veterans like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Saxon or rather exchangeable revival groups such as Enforcer, Striker and White...

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Holding the Mongolian folk rock banner high - A review of Nine Treasures' "Wisdom Eyes"

Holding the Mongolian folk rock banner high - A review of Nine Treasures' "Wisdom Eyes"

A few years ago, Mongolian folk metal was a really big thing. Every second new Chinese metal band seemed to play this type of music and new albums popped out on obscure websites on a regular base. The trend even spread to other countries and soon there...

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A solid teaser and great gimmick for collectors - A review of The Vision Bleak's "The Kindred of the Sunset"

A solid teaser and great gimmick for collectors - A review of The Vision Bleak's "The Kindred of the Sunset"

The Kindred of the Sunset is an EP that was released during a tour to tease The Vision Bleak's forthcoming record The Unknown. The EP consists of four tracks with a total running time of eighteen minutes. The first two songs would be included on the next...

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Classic trademarks meet an enthusiastic spirit - A review of Deep Purple's "Limitless"

Classic trademarks meet an enthusiastic spirit - A review of Deep Purple's "Limitless"

Deep Purple's Limitless is a nice compilation given out with an issue of Classic Rock Magazine. It consists of four studio tracks and four live cuts. The material consists of recent singles and rare b-sides as well as songs recorded during concerts in...

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It has its charm - A review of Powerwolf's "The Metal Mass - Live"

It has its charm - A review of Powerwolf's "The Metal Mass - Live"

Powerwolf are quite a phenomenon in Germany and have conquered the charts numerous times. The band plays a style which is often called true metal but actually a mixture of heavy and power metal. Musically, lyrically and even concerning their image, expect...

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Not exactly a fan-friendly compilation - A review of Axel Rudi Pell's "The Ballads V"

Not exactly a fan-friendly compilation - A review of Axel Rudi Pell's "The Ballads V"

It's quite surprising that there seems to be a quite big audience for rock and metal ballads. This is already Axel Rudi Pell's fifth compilation of ballads. Personally, I find this type of compilation rather limited and repetitive but it seems to be commercially...

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Short and sweet - A review of Death Angel's "The Bay Calls for Blood - Live in San Francisco"

Short and sweet - A review of Death Angel's "The Bay Calls for Blood - Live in San Francisco"

The Bay Calls for Blood - Live in San Francisco is a short but solid live record by Bay Area thrash metal veterans Death Angel. It was released both individually and along with A Thrashumentary which is an extensive documentation about Death Angel's career...

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How a respectable compilation should be done - A review of Amorphis' "His Story"

How a respectable compilation should be done - A review of Amorphis' "His Story"

Amorphis hasn't released a physical greatest hits compilation in more than thirteen years when ''Chapters'' had been published. Since then, Amorphis had an important line-up change with the chasrismatic and versatile Tomi Joutsen taking Pasi Koskinen's...

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How a respectable compilation should be done - A review of Amorphis' "His Story"

How a respectable compilation should be done - A review of Amorphis' "His Story"

Amorphis hasn't released a physical greatest hits compilation in more than thirteen years when ''Chapters'' had been published. Since then, Amorphis had an important line-up change with the chasrismatic and versatile Tomi Joutsen taking Pasi Koskinen's...

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