Anyone who has been following the North American epic metal scene on Instagram in recent years will undoubtedly be familiar with Peter...

When I think back on the last few weeks, I am truly overwhelmed: 2025 is undoubtedly one of the best concert years of my life – when I...

Fer de Lance are undoubtedly one of the best epic metal bands to emerge on our scene in recent years. Their debut EP, Colossus (2020),...

I might slowly start thinking about renting a room in Oberhausen. Once again, I went there to celebrate a very special metal fair. But...

When Iron Maiden announced the theme of their current tour, I was frankly a little torn: listening to classics from the golden 80s is...

We live in sombre times. Anyone who regularly consumes news inevitably feels depressed, desperate and angry on a regular basis. To avoid...

After excellent performances by Alice Cooper and Judas Priest , the moment had finally arrived: Scorpions took to the stage to...

After the truly powerful performance by Alice Cooper , Nita Strauss and co., I was really excited to see whether Judas Priest would be...

It will probably take me several years to realise what I have been able to experience live over the past 12 months. Many dreams have come...

One day before the Savatage mass in the Turbinenhalle , it was time for royalty: King Diamond himself headed to the Ruhr region to...

Each of us surely still has some musical dreams. At the top of my list for many years was Savatage – to be honest, I never believed I...

Jules Radino, Richie Castellano, Eric Bloom, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, Danny Miranda One thing first: in a fair world, Blue Öyster Cult...

There's probably no one who hasn't been upset by this in recent years: People who feel like they're filming half the concert with their...

Some of you will have noticed that things have become much quieter on Magnets and Miracles in recent weeks. There's a reason for this:...

As you can read in my detailed discography check , I think Seven Sisters have improved with every release in recent years. This is a...

As a Queensrÿche fan living in the Ruhr area, you experience a fabulous start to the 2025 concert year: While Todd La Torre, Michael...

Last year, I witnessed Gary Kemp live four times with Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets – the only musician I saw more often was his...

If one day aliens interested in music were to land on our planet and ask for the best and most influential songs in our history, I think...

Anyone who, like me, has been listening to music very intensely for several decades is inevitably constantly on the lookout for something...