Two years ago, Jeff Hayward (former guitarist/vocalist of Grief, Slugpuncher, Disrupt) told me that he had joined a new band named MORNE. Since I'm a big fan of his previous bands, I was interested immediately. These days people visit the Myspace site to get a first impression of the ...
It is nothing new that we live in times where musical innovation is difficult to find, and for me that's no problem. Let's be honest: how many rock/metal bands have really created something new? There are not many of them. It is however always a pleasure to discover a ...
One of the musical highlights in 2009 was 'Raunacht', the debut album from Switzerland's LORD OF THE GRAVE. The concept is simple: heavy-weight riffs are piled up to form massive sonic sculptures, almost as gigantic as the Alps in their home country. ...
This interview was like a heavy birth. Perhaps the most problematic interview in the history of Cosmic Lava. To be quite frank, I'm not really satisfied with the result, if there wouldn't have been drummer Ron Kalimon whose answers are the reasons why this interview became more interesting. Unfortunately, ...
By now, it should be clear that Small Stone Records is a record label of high quality. Each band has its individual character and when they discover a new band, you can be sure that it's a good one. One of the last newcomers is Portland's SUN GODS ...
