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...

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...

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...

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...

Queen were my first great passion in music. One of the main reasons for this was my music teacher, who delighted us with “We Will Rock...

If you're only marginally familiar with Van Halen , you probably know “Jump“ or “Panama“ from the big seller 1984 . Well, even though...

There are albums that make you realise after just a few seconds that you've found a new companion for life. That's what happened to me a...

Melodic metal with prominent use of keyboards is not usually to the taste of the true metal faction. Nevertheless, there are bands in...

There are probably only very few bands in music history that fate has treated as badly as Savatage . The fact that the guys around Jon...

There have been numerous tragedies in the history of music: far too many artists have left us far too early – just think of the legendary...

Pop music has never been one of my favorite genres. I discovered my love for rock when I was only 10 years old – although it has to be...

I feel every day that the decision to end the Epic Metal Blog chapter and write a new story with Magnets and Miracles was the right...