Over a month after its release, we finally sit back and take a good, hard look at Exile Amongst the Ruins, the ninth album by Irish black/pagan ensemble Primordial. Was it worth the long wait? Continue reading
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Orphaned Land – Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs
Orphaned Land is back. Not better than ever perhaps, but veering dangerously close to past glories. We, of course, had opinions. Continue reading
Summoning – With Doom We Come
Get ready to be transported into the wonderful world of Tolkien, because Austria’s Summoning are back with their eighth full-length effort. We took the plunge. Continue reading
[Live Review] Rotting Christ, Carach Angren & Svart Crown – De Helling, Utrecht
Black metal on a Saturday night in Utrecht’s De Helling? Don’t mind if we do. Greece’s Rotting Christ headlining? All the more reason to make the trip on a very dreary January evening. Here’s what we thought. Continue reading
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Who Built The Moon?
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds has just released its third record. We examine. Continue reading
Beast in Black – Berserker
Battle Beast‘s Anton Kabanen is back with vengeance, and a new-ish kind of beast. We take a look at its debut album Berserker.
[Live Review] Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
Four years after playing Heineken Music Hall, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds made a triumphant return to Amsterdam last friday. This time bigger, bolder and, most importantly, better. We were there. Continue reading
[Film Review] David Gilmour – Live in Pompeii
Screened in some two thousand cinemas worldwide on September 13th, David Gilmour’s Live at Pompeii is an impressive concert film in every aspect. We had a ticket for one of those screenings, and here’s what we thought. Continue reading
Accept – The Rise of Chaos
Accept is back with their long-awaited follow-up to 2014’s Blind Rage. We take a look at the ensuing chaos. Continue reading
Guns N’ Roses – Not In This Lifetime Tour 2017, Goffertpark Nijmegen
Axl Rose is back, and so are Duff McKagan and Slash for a rock ‘n roll reunion everybody hoped for but no-one expected. Not in this lifetime, at least. We were there in Nijmegen. Continue reading
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