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...

I have already written several times that Thronehammer are a fantastic live band. In this respect, this report could be extremely short....

Graeme, Gaz, Kyle & Sammy Some time ago, I published a detailed review of Seven Sisters ' discography to date on my old blog. Since their...

Würzburg, Saturday, 16 November 2019: The second day of the Hammer of Doom festival was about to begin. I was still a little tired from...

The year is 1990: the Berlin Wall has just fallen, Germany has become football world champion and the radio is playing “Wind of Change“...

When it comes to Black Sabbath , it is almost impossible to create a ranking of the best albums. It makes much more sense to analyse and...

When I started thinking about who deserves the title Band of the Year , it was clear to me that there is only one candidate: Necroknight...

In contrast to the Album of the Year category, I'm limiting myself to the winner of EPs. In 2024, this honour undoubtedly goes to...

Bronze medal: Savage Oath - Divine Battle Divine Battle is not only the winner of the bronze medal this year – but also the epic metal...

There are releases that make you realise after just a few seconds that you've found a new companion for life. I had that feeling in...

Every music fan who regularly spends time in the underground can name numerous artists whose lack of wider attention is baffling. One...

A top 100 list without Blue Öyster Cult is unthinkable in my world. The question that is more difficult to answer is which of the US...

If I would create a list of my favourite EPs ever, the 1983 Queensrÿche debut would be very high up on it. Anyway, it easily ranks among...

To be honest, I fell into a bit of a hole two months ago: I had just fulfilled a long-held dream – I was able to admire David Gilmour ...