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Bikes, Music, Alcohol and Anarchy. Also books, gigs, traveling and alcohol one more time.

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Review: My Dying Bride “A Mortal Binding” [Nuclear Blast Records]

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My Dying Bride, undoubtedly fathers and legends of doom metal are not quite prolific last years: if once they released an album in two or three years, then ...
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Review: Korpiklaani “Rankarumpu” [Nuclear Blast Records]

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Three years ago, in 2021 Korpiklaani released their Jylhä, where the intent to return to their roots – a fast-paced and joyful folk metal from “Happy Little Boozer” ...
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Review: Frank Never Dies “Red Moon Rising” [Argonauta Records]

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Frank Never Dies is an Italian psychedelic rock band. Formed in 2018, they record their first album Behind The Paradox, which was released in 2020. And now the ...
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Review: Ivory Tower “Heavy Rain” [Massacre Records]

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I want to start with a little confession: I don’t like progressive metal in its pure form. I mean, I can appreciate playing techniques and sophisticated melodic lines ...
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Review: Rage “Afterlifelines” [Steamhammer/SPV]

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This year Rage celebrates the band’s 40 years anniversary. 40 years! Such numbers still impress me, while Judas Priest celebrated 50 years. Also considering an amount of Rage ...
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Review: Furor Gallico “Future To Come” [Scarlet Records]

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Since 2007 Italians Furor Gallico advance their own vision of folk metal consistently, mixing brutal riffs and extreme vocals with some various folk instruments. Now, after five years ...
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Review: Karkosa “Esoterrorcult” [Redefining Darkness Records]

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There is not much known about the band Karkosa: these guys are from Fort Wayne, IN, formed not a long time ago and released their debut EP Harvest ...
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Review: Dust Bolt “Sound & Fury” [AFM Records]

Review: Dust Bolt “Sound & Fury” [AFM Records]
I remember when I heard Dust Bolt for the first time: it was in 2016, when they released their Mass Confusion album. Despite there was nothing essentially new, ...
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Hellfest announces Kerry King as special guest. Single day passes sale starts on February, 13th

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Hellfest announces additional bands for 2024 line-up: Kerry King will perform on the Mainstage 1 on Thursday,  27.06.2024 Polyphia, 7weeks and Throne also added to the festival’s line-up. ...
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Review: Saxon – “Hell, Fire and Damnation” [Silver Lining Music]

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Our world is volatile and now it staggers from the menace of nuclear war with another world wide pandemic to some tectonic changes in the society. So when ...
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Review: Arcane Tales “Until Where the Northern Lights Reign” [Broken Bones Promotion]

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Arcane Tales is an Italian Symphonic Power Metal one man band. I never heard of it up to day, to be honest and there was almost nothing about ...
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Hellfest announces a huge line up for 2024: Metallica, Foo Fighters, Megadeth, Fear Factory and many more

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After giving you the first exclusive names a few weeks ago, Hellfest are now able to announce the continuation of the line-up for this 17th edition of the ...
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Review: Night Crowned “Tales” [Noble Demon]

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In 2020 Night Crowned became probably the biggest new name with their debut longplay Impius Viam. After a year and a half these guys have evolved their ideas ...
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Interview with Nightfall @ Hellfest 2023

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We met Efthimis and Fotis from Nightfall at Hellfest 2023 and had a great talk about new music, metaphors in lyrics and everything around. Thanks to Season Of ...
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Hellfest announces first bands for 2024

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Approaching the last wave of 4-day pass tickets, Hellfest announcing first bands that will perform at 2024 festival edition: Queens Of The Stone Age The Offspring Megadeth Dropkick ...
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Interview with SAOR @ Hellfest 2023

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Droll and Zhes met Saor at Hellfest 2023 and had a great talk about last album, which split the fanbase, writer’s block and many more! Thanks to Season ...
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Report: Hellfest 2023

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My last Hellfest was four years ago, in 2019. The last year of calm and measured life. In 2020 COVID-19 will lock up people in their houses and ...
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Israeli prog metalers STORMY ATMOSPHERE release new single “Rewarlution” featuring 11 vocalists from all over the world

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Israeli progressive metal band Stormy Atmosphere is back with their new anti-war single “Rewarlution”. The band states: It was written almost entirely in one day at 24.02.2022, taking ...
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Review: Obituary “Dying Of Everything” [Relapse Records]

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In 2017 the self-titled Obituary album was released. It hit the highest positions in various charts for all time the band exists (however, does it mean something nowadays?) ...
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Hellfest announced 2023 huge line-up with three Ukrainian bands

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Three Ukrainian bands: 1914, Stoned Jesus and White Ward will play at Hellfest 2023. Hellfest 2023 will take four days, from 15 to 18 June, 2013 at Clisson, ...
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