Damnations Day – A World Awakens

Hoe kunnen we de paasvakantie beter afsluiten dan met nieuw materiaal van een voor velen nobele onbekende? Een korte introductie is wellicht op haar plaats: Damnations Day is een Australisch trio dat prog en powermetal combineert. ‘A World Awakens’ is intussen hun tweede schijf na ‘Invisible, the Dead’ uit 2013. Op die eerste plaat liet…

23 Acez – Redemption Waves (2015)

Deze had u nog van ons tegoed. Benny ‘Zors’ Willaert is voor de lokale Wachtebeekse muziekliefhebber allang geen onbekende meer. Zo was hij in het verleden reeds bezieler van bands als Black Snow en Gemini Season. In 2010 richtte hij samen met gitarist Tom Tas, bassist Tom Mundez en drummer Jonathan Braeckman zijn nieuwste project…

Mastodon – Once More ’round the Sun

Is er in de metalwereld nog ruimte voor vernieuwing? Vanuit de USA klinkt nu al zo’n tien jaar een luide JA! onder de naam van Mastodon. De band uit Atlanta, Georgia brengt een typische eigen mix van prog, sludge en groove en wordt door kenners de meest verfrissende metalband van het nieuwe millennium genoemd. Bovendien…

Battle for the Queensrÿche: Condition Hüman vs The Key

So, what’s this? Two reviews for the price of one? You bet your sweet ass it is! With singer Geoff Tate and his former bandmates having settled their dispute concerning the Queensrÿche name and focusing once more on their music, their new albums were released only weeks apart. A comparison seems logical. And this way…

Alcatraz Metal Festival Preview

There’s plenty of fine metal festivals to visit throughout the year. Some try to keep a lot of variety, some focus on a subgenre. Some are well-known, some aren’t. Alcatraz is slowly growing towards a status of annual certainty in the agenda of metalheads nationwide. Once upon a time, the metalfestival powered by Rock Tribune…

Kingcrow – Eidos

Italian Progmetalband Kingcrow may not be very big nor famous, apparently they already have some records that are nothing short of masterpieces. The entire prog community was holding its breath for this new one. Predecessor ‘In Crescendo’ set a very high standard for this sixth studio effort, so they better outdo themselves for this album.…

Graspop report day 3

One of the best weekends of the year has once again passed. Man, it went quickly. Time to reminisce a little about the good times we’ve had, or if you’ve stayed at home, because for instance you’re still in you exams, see what you’ve missed. The past days, I’ve given you an insight on day 1…

Graspop report day 2

As you could already read in Graspop report day 1, we’d already had a more than successful first Graspop day. After gazing upon the line-up, saturday would turn out to be quite busy, especially the evening. So, let’s continue our journey. >>>Please do show your appreciation by liking us on Facebook (at the right of…