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Alestorm returns to the US with Gloryhammer and special guests Glyph at the Summit Music Hall in Denver, Colorado 9-26-2025

Terrell·
It had been a few years since I last saw Alestorm and was really looking forward to covering their show in Denver. Joining them were Gloryhammer and Glyph. Alestorm were touring supporting their new album, The Thunderfist Chronicles. I arrived at the Summit about a half hour before doors opened to a line of people down the block and around the corner.
On-Stage ReviewPhoto Report
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9.5

Amorphis – Borderland

Friend.X aka Mr. Deep·
Borderland is unusual for Amorphis but still clearly Amorphis. Some people might miss the rougher side of the band. Others will appreciate this different side to the band. The producer’s softer influence is undeniable. Consider it an experiment in crossing borders. Welcome to the “Borderland”, Amorphis. Welcome to a new shore everybody outside in the world!
Album ReviewsNewsNorthern Lights
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9.7
Finest and fresh British Heavy Metal

Fury – Interceptor

Friend.X aka Mr. Deep·
When the Birmingham-based band Fury performed at Rock & Metal Day’z in June 2025, they told me that their new album had already been produced and that pre-sales would start soon. The time has now come for the final release of Interceptor on 5th September 2025, and I am delighted to review the album. This is their first album to be released with the support of the Danish label Mighty Music Records, and their fifth album overall.
Album ReviewsBelow-The-RadarMetal Queens
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Chatting with Laura of Burning Witches

Friend.X aka Mr. Deep·
A few days before the release of ‘Inquisition’, the sixth album by Burning Witches, we interviewed the band’s vocalist. The last time I met her was at Rock & Metal Day’z 2024, where Burning Witches headlined the festival and the band were present throughout. We talk about babies, the album, music, tours and much more. So, without further ado, let's hear what Laura Guldemond has to say.
Band PortraitEye2eyEMetal Queens
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9.7
Darker and better than ever!

Burning Witches – Inquisition

Friend.X aka Mr. Deep·
When Courtney Cox joined Burning Witches due to Larissa’s pregnancy, I knew this is the ultimate line-up for this Swiss metal band. I am therefore more than happy to review the band's forthcoming release “Inquisition” which is the first to feature Courtney as one of the two lead guitarists. Hopefully, there will be more to come in the future. Praising the excellent technical skills of the five musicians would be like taking coals to Newcastle. So, without further ado, let's check out the 12 tracks.
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NOAF 2025, Our First Time

Friend.X aka Mr. Deep·
Three weeks after the Party.San Open Air, it's time for the second and final encore of my summer festival season. I will be visiting a nearby festival. In fact, it is so close that I had never been before. For 19 years, it was just too close in time to another festival that I had attended regularly for almost a decade. Now, however, the time has come for me to add NOAF in Wörrstadt to my list of local festivals. I will therefore commute between my warm, dry bed at home and the festival.
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Rockharz 2025 – We Made It

Friend.X aka Mr. Deep·
On the first of July, the time has come, I'm getting ready for the third festival in a row without an interruption. It means leaving Rock & Metal Day'z area for Ballenstedt after breakfast to attend the Rockharz Festival. This time, the journey there and back should be more relaxed and without major traffic jams and criss-crossing than in previous years. For the first time, different routes have been specified that lead to the various campgrounds.
FestivalsPhoto ReportRock Harz
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Rock & Metal Day’z 2025 – we did it!

Friend.X aka Mr. Deep·
On Sunday 22nd June morning I make my way to the second of three festivals. My car is fully packed for a raid to Oschersleben and Rock & Metal Day’z 2025. As last year, it is going to be a demanding 10 days experience. Now I meet with the others who have been eagerly awaiting this weekend for a year. They are the members of MA.D.E.for Kids e. V. and friends who will be hosting Rock & Metal Day'z 2025 from 26th to 28th June. They are very excited about the new location, the Autocross-Rennstrecke An Den Sieben Bergen in Oschersleben. How will the set-up go, will it be too cramped, are there any uncertainties, or will everything run smoothly?
FestivalsPhoto ReportRock 'n' Metal Dayz
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Ulmich om Braand – UOB Festival 2025

Friend.X aka Mr. Deep·
What do you do when your favourite Swiss guys from Fire Rose, while on tour in January as support for Bonfire, tell you that they will be playing at a festival ‘just around the corner’ in the summer? Of course, you promise to come along. ‘Just around the corner’ turned out to be 120 km away, in Ulmbach between Frankfurt am Main and Fulda. Nevertheless, I set off on 20th and 21st June. The UOB Festival is to be the start of my two-week festival summer holiday,
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