Dust In Mind come from Strasbourg to shred in peace but to bring “CTRL”, already released in autumn 2021, on glamorous stages. The five Alsatians add a fine selection of pieces from previous albums to their set - a neat package for their first European headlining tour.
Reflecting the reaction of the metalverse to the war in Ukraine and attempting to differentiate between morals and politics. War shifts priorities and reveals commercial interests above the moral of anti-war songs. Who is good and who is evil. It’s complicated!
What have we learned from 2020/2021? What can we expect from 2022? With threats of an even graver war and the re-growing pandemic, can we still look away? Or expect a blooming festival summer and a tidal wave of bands touring to promote the ocean of new albums and nailing us to our favourite clubs?
Metal is war and war is metal – in the ears of the mainstream, but also on a psychological level. Then again metal is also a child of the hippie era, a revolutionist and has always been highly political. Follow us on this journey into the war in metal.
Sonata Arctica's "Acoustic Adventures Volume One" is an amazing album and even more an essential landmark in roaring turmoil! It is an reinvention of their classics and a statement against the fast-track life cylce in the metal biz.
Meet Míra Holly aka Amon, guitarist of the Czech EBM band Insanidroid. He took the opportunity of the pandemic pause to come up with a set of finest cinematic instrumental songs released under the alias of Míra Holly’s Synthwaver.
Meet Kimmo Korhonen, main creative force of Solacide, but as guitarist known also from Waltari, Amberian Dawn or Barren Earth (live). He and Matti Jauhola founded Solacide as teenagers in 1996. But Kimmo tells us also about his other and former bands, how they work and what he learned from playing with them.
Give Waltari's, “3rd Decade” Anniversary Edition" a spin. Dive into pure diversity, more than cross-over and meet the army of their featuring colleagues such as Jyrki 69 (The 69 Eyes), Jonne Järvelä (Korpiklaani), Lordi or April Art and many more.
In-depth interview with Marianas Rest's drummer Nico and vocalist Jaakko just before their gig at the Dark River Festival. What is the mindset inspiring their music and what role does melancholy play? Two of many questions addressed in this very personal conversation!