by Sebastian Kluth
Throughout its line-up changes and different genre explorations, Queensrÿche records have been rather misses than hits and the band has struggled with keeping a consistent quality going. Things have however been improving recently with decent predecessor...
Three Inches of Blood was a Canadian heavy metal quartet that has achieved critical acclaim with its five regular studio albums, three extended plays and numerous concert and festival appearances before calling it quits eight years ago. The band has recently...
Two years after the release of Hellryder's debut album The Devil Is a Gambler, German heavy metal singer Chris Boltendahl of Grave Digger fame comes around with yet another side project. This one here is entitled Chris Boltendahl's Steelhammer and the...
Korgüll the Exterminator, named after a song from legendary Canadian progressive thrash metal quartet Voivod, is a Spanish quintet that has been around for nearly two decades and has just released its sixth regular full length effort Built to Kill. This...
Stone is the sixth regular studio album by American alternative rock quartet Baroness. This output offers everything that has established the band as a unique brand throughout its career. This starts with the short album title, the colourful artwork by...
A Night at the Nordic House is the first official live album by Faroese folk metal pioneers Týr and it's a very special release indeed. The album was recorded right before the pandemic at the Nordic House in Tórshavn with the Choir and Symphonic Orchestra...
Japanese metal quartet Onmyo-Za might have a particularly large discography with fifteen studio records alone but let me guarantee you that each and every release is worth your attention, dedication and respect. The band's most recent release isn't only...
Earthshaker is a Japanese heavy metal band that has been around for an incredible forty-five years and that has now released its twenty-fourth studio record in forty years. The five members are all in their sixties now and while the youthful grit might...
Critics, experts and fans have been criticizing American neo grunge quartet Puddle of Mudd's chaotic career with many ups and even more downs for decades but one has to admire the band's tough resilience as it has regularly come back with surprising hits...
Nowadays, most critics, experts and fans seem to only have negative things to say about glam rock, hard rock and heavy metal quartet Mötley Crüe. People focus on Tommy Lee's dick pic, Vince Neil's substance abuse issues and the group's subpar contemporary...
Høstsol is an international black metal group, consisting of singer Niklas Kvarforth from Sweden, guitarist Cernunnus from Norway, bassist Kalmos from Finland and drummer Rainer Tuomikanto who is also from Finland. The band's debut full length effort...
The Constable is a movie that combines action, drama and thriller genres for a sympathetic slice-of-life portraying the accomplishments and challenges of good-hearted police officer Lam Kwok-kuen. Rather than following one single gripping story line,...
The Boogeyman is based upon a short story by renowned author Stephen King that has been expanded into a full length movie for the first time. This film should appeal to faithful genre fans but doesn't have much to offer for anyone else. This movie convinces...
Marketing-wise Swiss-Dutch heavy metal quintet Burning Witches and its management have done a lot of clever things. Touring with heavy metal legends Paul Di'Anno and KK's Priest should get them some attention from seasoned genre veterans. The numerous...
Many of the most innovative metal bands in the world have their roots in the vast extreme metal genre. Such is the case of Amorphis and Therion but also Hungarian avant-garde project Thy Catafalque. While the project's last few records combined symphonic...
In lieu of simply releasing a greatest hits collection to celebrate its fortieth anniversary in style, French-Canadian progressive thrash metal legends Voivod have once more decided to walk off the beaten path. The band has decided to record nine songs...
Red Rum is a septet based in England's East Midlands that has been around for thirteen years by now. The band has released two extended plays as well as two full length efforts thus far. Book of Legends is the band's most recent effort and was recorded...
Unstoppable, originally titled Seongnan Hwangso, is a South-Korean action-thriller offering Kim Min-ho's directorial film debut. This movie notably features star actor Ma Dong-seok, who has risen to fame in movies such as The Good, the Bad, the Weird...
In lieu of simply releasing a greatest hits collection to celebrate its fortieth anniversary in style, French-Canadian progressive thrash metal legends Voivod have once more decided to walk off the beaten path. The band has decided to record nine songs...
I'm not familiar with the Dungeons & Dragons franchise at all but I was feeling like watching an action-packed fantasy spectacle at the local cinema of my favourite shopping mall where relatively recent movies are shown for a fair price of six bucks....
Ever since Timo Tolkki left power metal giants Stratovarius under dishonourable circumstances a decade and a half ago, the talented guitarist and songwriter has been unable to adjust and be involved in stable line-ups and projects. Instead, he is still...
Some labels put studio musicians and members of more or less well-known bands together to create massively hyped so-called side projects and super-groups that often end up sounding excheangeable, predictable and uninspired. Such is also the case of All...
2 501 avis Alexander Street Parkette 16 Alexander St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1B4 à l'instant Alexander Street Parkette is a tiny but beautiful park that is only a few minutes away from the busy downtown area. Caught between several skyscrapers, this small location...
Sagasu, internationally known as Missing, is a Japanese crime drama that walks off the beaten path and shocks with with an overdose of bleak nihilism. The story revolves around an alcoholic father who claims to have found a mysterious serial killer and...
A whopping thirteen years after the release of the first movie, the Avatar franchise continues with its bombastic sequel Avatar: The Way of Water. If people expected this film to bomb at the box office because it was released much later than initially...
