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Hatriot EP Available For Download
Monday, May 16, 2011
Hat Riot! Hat Riot! Woohoo!
I'll be grabbing this, liked the songs I heard on their site a few months back anyway.
Former Blaze Bayley Band Members Issue Statement
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Oh, Blaze, why do you keep fucking this up?
God Dethroned To Split Up
Monday, February 14, 2011
Damn. Hope they play Bloodstock now.
Judas Priest Working On New Material
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Well that's a nice surprise. Hopefully one last classic.
Stratovarius - News on Jörg Michael and Tour
Saturday, January 15, 2011
It's great to hear that Jörg is back behind the kit already. The band have handled the announcements about his illness with real class.
Ross The Boss Frontman In Car Accident
Thursday, December 9, 2010
I know you just copied it word-for-word, but what kind of shitty, sneering bit of writing is that? Surely it can't have come from the band themselves?
Former Annihilator Touring Drummer Dies Of Cancer
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Well, Jeffo, I think you could have managed a slightly more tasteful statement than that.
Former Stratovarius, Helloween And Angra Members Form New Band
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
As Del said to me yesterday, the name "Generica" must already have been taken. Still, this is an amazing line-up. I just hope Uli will be involved in the writing process.
Manowar re-recording Battle Hymns
Thursday, October 7, 2010
The only thing that doesn't sound good on the original is the drums, everything else sounds brighter and more powerful than the production style Manowar are using these days. This will be a total waste of time at best.
Riot Issue Album Update
Friday, October 1, 2010
Godamn that's good to hear!
Falconer Confirm New Album Details
Friday, October 1, 2010
Very interesting. This is a band that never stands still.
Carcass Guitarist Joins Angel Witch
Friday, October 1, 2010
That's one of the strangest things I've read in a while. Here's hoping it nabs AW some decent publicity at least.
Black Sabbath Announce Seventh Star And Eternal Idol
Thursday, September 16, 2010
That's actually a couple of pretty cool reissues. I won't be buying The Eternal Idol again right enough, but I might finally splash out on Seventh Star now...
Quiet Riot Return With New Singer
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
I call bullshit on this. Banali plus two touring musicans for (what should have been) the last album and a new vocalist? How can you call that Quiet Riot? I'm not even a fan of the band and this sickens me.
Mike Portnoy Leaves Dream Theater
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Theater.
But yeah this is a baffling development. Haven't the band already been on a shut-down period while Labrie worked on his new solo album and Portnoy lived his rock star dreams touring with Avenged Sevenfold? I think he's being pretty unreasonable expecting them to just sit tight and wait until he starts feeling the love again while touring with other bands.
Sabaton To Re-Release Back Catalogue
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Looks like holding off buying The Art of War for two years has paid off!
Snowy Shaw Joins Dimmu Borgir Then Returns To Therion
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Strange situation, but it doesn't say anywhere in that statement that he won't be staying with Dimmy as well.
Sabaton - In The Studio
Thursday, July 22, 2010
I say it's whatever that cover song they played at Sweden Rock is called.
Crimson Glory Unhappy With Box Set Plans
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Metal Mind seem to love their re-issue cash-ins, but if they have bought the rights to these albums from Roadrunner in good faith then they haven't strictly done anything wrong.
This will all hinge on whether or not Roadrunner had the right to sell the albums to Metal Mind in the first place. Maybe Crimson Glory overlooked something in a contract or signed a deal they now regret agreeing to?
Ronnie James Dio Passes Away
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Thanks for the memories, Ronnie.
A sad, sad day.
Sanctuary To Reform
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
How vague an "announcement" is this? Details, please!
Power Quest Announce New Members
Monday, May 10, 2010
Oh well, my prediction goes out the window then.
I love the idea of Chity singing for Power Quest, but I honestly can't see him staying with them.
Joey Belladonna Rejoins Anthrax
Monday, May 10, 2010
This is a complete joke, but hopefully I'll get to see them with Joey back on board before they find another way to make a total mess of this again.
Forbidden Confirm New Album Title
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Hey, how 'bout some ripping technical thrash metal?!
Can't wait for this album.
Stratovarius Reissue Polaris With Live CD
Friday, April 30, 2010
Wait...what? The album isn't even a year old! Have they signed to Roadrunner or something?
New Rhapsody Website Online
Friday, April 30, 2010
Hmmm, looks quite hastily thrown together compared to how detailed their old website was before it fell into disrepair.
New Accept Track Available For Streaming
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Pretty good! It's not Accept without Udo though, simple as that.
Sweden Rock - Running Order Online
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Yeah, this "brainwave" of putting the last band on the wee stage on at midnight has left me with a dilemma. Stratovarius, who are one of the bands I wanted to see most but have seen 3 times before, or Guns N' Roses, who I will probably never get the chance to see again but who stand a good chance of being a disappointment or being an hour late onstage. Hmmmm.
Danzig/Jorn, Fates Warning/Skyclad, Cathedral/Dream Evil, Epica/Unisonic and WASP/Watain are all headaches I could have done without as well.
New Ozzy Song
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Not completely horrible, but not good either. I'll be really glad if I find out Gus G had no part in writing this.
New Avantasia song online
Friday, March 5, 2010
Still, far better than either of the two singles from the previous album.
Overkill - New Video available
Friday, February 12, 2010
What a brilliant song. One of the best from an amazing album.
Scorpions - 'We have reached the end of the road'
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Wow, Scorpions were always one of those bands you thought would never stop going. I'll definitely need to catch them on tour if it's my last chance to see them again.
Sweden Rock headliners this year or next maybe...?
New Helloween - Dr. Stein Video
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Quite a funny video but my God this album is going to suck!
Circle II Circle News
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Man, could Bill Hudson be any more of a bandwhore?
Rhapsody Are Back!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Frozen Tears of Angels of FIRE!!
Welcome back !:)
Grave Digger - Guitarist Manni Schmidt Leaves Band
Friday, October 9, 2009
Shame, the last album was really good as well, and now both the guitarists that played on it are gone...
Sonata Arctica - New video
Saturday, August 29, 2009
What's this? Speed? Melody? Guitar? Maybe Sonata aren't a lost cause after all.
Forbidden - New song online
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Wow, sounds very promising!
More like the stuff on Twisted into Form than anything else, which is nice :)
Jorn Lande is back in Masterplan
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Ah well I'd say the loss of a beer is a fair price for getting Jorn Lande back in Masterplan. Fantastic news!
Former Crimson Glory singer Midnight passed away.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Very sad news, a unique talent sadly plagued by some serious personal problems. I'm off to listen to Transcendence.
SPV Declared Insolvent
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Yikes, it would be a big blow to metal fans if SPV goes under...
Former stratovarius Members Launch Project Strato
Monday, May 11, 2009
Colour me interested! I've only heard Twilight Time a couple of times (just bought it recently), but it sounds like a great album, very different from the Mk II Stratovarius.
I just wish they'd get rid of "Strato" from the title and call the band Dreamspace or something.
Masterplan update from the band
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Hey, if they get Jorn back on board it'll be a small price to pay ;)
Masterplan update from the band
Friday, April 24, 2009
Starting to look like I owe you a beer, Steen...
Manowar - The Asgard Saga
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thor the mighty? Thor the brave? Dude that crushed the infidels in his way?
Manowar Reunites With Donnie Hamzik for 2009 Tour Dates
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Really hope everything is ok with Scott Columbus. I know the first time he left Manowar was because his young son was seriously ill, hope it's got nothing to do with that again.
Sonata Arctica - Album update
Monday, April 6, 2009
"Nevertheless, it's definitely not a back-to-the-roots album with fast power metal."
Count me out then. Unia was one big pile of shit.
Dream Theater's Black Clouds & Silver Linings - Coming June 23rd!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Hopefully it'll be more consistent than the last one. That was an album that mixed the brilliant with the shocking.
Blind Guardian working on new songs
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Whatever happened to that orchestral album?
New Avantasia album before the end of the year
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
If it's like the 8 good songs on the Scarecrow I'll be delighted.
After Forever part ways
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Big shrug of the shoulders from me. Wasn't too impressed with them at Sweden Rock a couple of years ago.
The older stuff written by Mark Jansen was quite good though.
New Hammerfall video
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Cripes, what a piss-rank chorus. That they've got such a mid-tempo opening track for the album doesn't fill me with much enthusiasm either.
Mike Di Meo out of Masterplan
Friday, January 16, 2009
You're on!
Mike Di Meo out of Masterplan
Thursday, January 15, 2009
I wouldn't stake my tattered reputation on it, but I've got a sneaky feeling. Grapow has been trying to work with Kiske again for years. I think they tried to get him as the Masterplan singer before they got Lande, and there was that talked-about Grapow/Kiske/Hansen project that looks like it hasn't come off. Also, with Kiske singing on half the Revolution Renaissance album maybe he's finally ready to drop his guard?
I'd thought about Roland or Jan taking over vocals as well, but the last line of the statement makes it look like there's a fifth memer coming aboard.
Mike Di Meo out of Masterplan
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Michael Kiske. Mark my words.
New feature on the site
Monday, January 12, 2009
That's cool, guess I'll be able to go back and attach the full reviews if I change my mind. :)
New feature on the site
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
I could post all my own reviews from metalcdratings.com but I think I'll just leave ratings I give them instead.
Saxon and Iced Earth announce European tour
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
No UK dates? Pish!
First bands announced for Sweden Rock Festival 2009
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
I'm there already (not literally, of course).
THUNDERSTEEEEEL!!!
New Edguy video
Monday, November 3, 2008
Not impressed. Hopefully it'll be like The Scarecrow in that they release the worst of the album as a single (or singles).
New Metallica song online
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Hey, this is pretty not bad!
New Falconer video
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Heard the other new song, Man of the Hour? It's good as well. I'm properly excited about this album now.
Bob Catley album news
Saturday, July 12, 2008
The samples sound very promising, I'm really looking forward to this now.
Just a shame Vince O'Reagan doesn't seem to be involved - his solos on When Empires Burn were fantastic.
Message from Rhapsody
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Rhapsody vs Manowar? A song needs to be written about this titanic struggle! Nae, an album!
Message from Rhapsody
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Also might explain why Fabio's finally been given the time off to go back to Vision Divine. This could be a long process.
Falconer finishing new album
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Cannae wait!
Former Stratovarius Members: Timo Tolkki's Main Motivation Was Greed
Thursday, May 8, 2008
What's more interesting is the suggestion that they might be carrying on as Stratovarius without Tolkki!
When I read Tolkki's first statement on the split up I thought it looked like a refreshingly honest explanation for a band falling apart and calling it a day.
This statement definitely casts a lot of doubt on that.
New Nightwish video online
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
gizmo is pretty wrong.
Lost Horizon to record new material
Monday, January 7, 2008
I don't think they'll ever get a singer as good as Danny, but listening to the newer Heed songs (and his shameful display at Sweden Rock '07) I'm sort of glad he's gone if the only way to keep him was let him in on the writing.
New Avantasia video online
Monday, January 7, 2008
Yipes, just listened to Carry Me Over for the first time. Ick.
I hate the way Sammet is trying to pass of these shitty pop rock songs as classic rock power ballads. You're not fooling anyone!
New Avantasia video online
Sunday, December 23, 2007
It's true, Lost in Space is bloody dreadful and not deserving of the Avantasia name.
But there are three tracks on the two EPs that are just brilliant - two very much in the vein of Hellfire Club (not exactly what you're looking for in Avantasia, but better than nothing) and an amazing ballad featuring Mr Bob Catley.
I still have hopes the new Avantasia will have more good than bad songs.
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