GENERAL (Where Are Your Gods Now?) CD Review
It sounds hopeful, when Earthless and Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound members join forces. And who would be surprised to hear that the result in form...
With a moniker like GIN LADY it should be clear where things are heading. We find ourselves again in the 1970's where hard rock ruled supreme. Born...
Life can be strange sometimes. In this case, that statement refers to GREENLEAF, or better said, it relates to the fact that I really like this band...
GFOB is a new band from Stuttgart, and this is their self-financed and self-released debut album from 2011. Already after the first spins, it's...
GORSE's first release 'Slumber Of Artemis' (review here) was definitely a promising debut and it's good to know that this English wrecking crew didn't...
After one demo and two EP's, GRIFTER finally managed to release their debut album via Ripple Music in 2011. It has taken some time but it was...
The flood of album releases from Transubstans Records in 2011 is not abating, and, to crown it all, most of their bands have something good to offer....
Gideon Smith again shows that he truly is a sonic alchemist who is driven by an unbending outlaw spirit. Another proof of this is his new album, '30...
If you do not like the summer that lies ahead now and despise the laughing children, the sun, the warmth and all that stuff, then I got something for...
Friends, something irritating has happened. In order to understand why, you need to know that I live in a small German town and there I work in a...
It's been a while since I wrote a review about 'Just A Fraction', which was the debut 7" from GENTLEMAN'S PISTOLS. That was a nice start for the band,...
I have never heard of Swedish progressive rock band GINGER TREES, but fortunately Transubstans Records send me a promo copy of their second album that...
I must and will admit that I am a man with a couple of prejudices. When Klaus told me he would send me Doom Metal from Finland I immediately thought...
One thing is certain: with regard to 1970's doom-infected heavy psych rock, UK's GROAN are undoubtedly the best newcomer band in 2010. 'The Sleeping...
And yet again Small Stone Records have succeeded in discovering the next powerful riff machine. The new entrant answers to the name of GOZU and first...
For the first time, I have noticed GINGER on the 'Trip In Time Vol.3' compilation due to their song 'Now I See', that belongs to one of my favorites....
In fact I am no big fan of Finnish doom metal bands. Even though there are a few exceptions, I'm terribly bored with groups such as Reverend Bizarre...
Instead of releasing average albums, UK's power trio GRIFTER has decided to release above-average EP's. The first one named 'The High Unholy Mighty...
It's not so long ago that I reviewed the solo album from Gregory Raimo, who's also the main man behind the French band GUNSLINGERS. Raimo's solo...
Gregory Raimo is one of the few musicians who is driven by a free, uninhibited creative spirit. One detects that in his band Gunslingers (not to be...
'Integer' is the second album that I received from Italy's industrial/ambient duo GLOBOSCURO and again, they deliver a tasteful combination of...
Not a good omen when I don't know what to think about an album, even though I was listening to it pretty often. Well, 'The Core' is such a case....
Japan has always been a fertile ground for some of the most interesting bands in the history of hardcore punk, metal and rock. Sometimes it's not easy...
The cover artwork of GIANT BRAIN's second album reminds me of the days when customized mix tapes made the perfect personal gift for someone else. I...
GORSE's energetic mix of noise rock, 70's heavy psychedelic rock, and doom captivated me immediately. This debut, released in 2009, is a filthy...
Some bands can sound great on their first demo while others need their time to develop a vigorous musical profile. GRIFTER belongs to the second...
Formerly known as GALACTUS 77 'Nine Mile Woods' is the latest and second album from this Canadian heavyweights. Diminished Fifth Records released it...
The second album by Bristol's noise aficionados GEISHA is a further proof that there are no boundaries in the region of noise rock, and if there are...
Obskure Sombre Records brings us this highly interesting split release, featuring two relatively unknown bands who deliever two different music...
If you've been following the history of Hawkwind, then you should already be familiar with the name Alan Davey, who joined the band in 1984 and was in...
Some bands need more than a decade to release their debut album, and this French band belong to that category, too. It seems that they have put a lot...
In the 1980's, I was a huge fan of the Dutch punk/hardcore scene. Bands like B.G.K., Nog Watt, Disgust, Neuroot, and Pandemonium came along with a...
Maybe this is one of the most unsettling album I've heard in 2008. I could imagine that Lovecraft or De Sade would love it, if they were still among...
It's been four years ago since the last album 'Southern Gentlemen' and even when there was the 'Dealin' Decks' EP in between, it seems to me as if the...
GLOBOSCURO hail from Livorno, Italy, who have have already released a couple of albums in the past on different labels. This time they worked together...
Big Chief still belong to one of my favourite bands, and sometimes I ask myself if they will ever release a new album or what the members are doing...
Lovely Happy Italy? Well, maybe this strange album title could be meant serious when this would be pop music, but not in the case of the Italian Harsh...
A few years ago, GREATDAYFORUP have been on a split-CD with Solace, and now they return with this, their first full-length and debut album for Small...
As I received my last promo package from Black Widow Records it also included this disc from an Italian band, but basically 'Tales Unfold' has been...
This is a nice two-tracker from a new English band, which has been released on Art Goes Pop. GENTLEMAN'S PISTOLS are playing 1970's heavy rock with a...
With this release, GENEROUS MARIA have done a big step forward. Electricism' contains much better songs, and the band has become a tight unit, which...
It's been a long time ago since I've heard such a crazy shit as GENGHIS TRON's debut MCD "Cloak Of Love". There have been John Zorn's Naked City, who...
Oh yeah, it's been a while ago, since Mr. Gideon Smith and his backing band THE DIXIE DAMNED have given any kind of lifesign. The first full length...
Ten songs in 27 minutes (and one intro) and if this reminds you to some Grindcore bands you nearly got, what GILLA BRUJA (named after a Mexican death...
A new release in 2000 from one of the interesting bands today in the ultra-heavy DoomRock territory, released on SOUTHERN LORD Rec. "Dog Days"...
This single is also from 1999 and the 2 songs are comparable to their debut LP on RISE ABOVE / MANS RUIN. Very very heavy and the soulful vocals of...
The second demo-CD from this Swedish powertrio! And its much heavier and powerful than the (good) 1st demo.Three songs and the first one,...
A new US-band comes up with their first self-financed release, which contains four tracks. Occult influenced, GRAVES AT SEA fused deceptively basic,...
Sometimes a singer can ruin everything, and so it's the same with this resurrected Irish band, which has been formed in 1994, but split up in 1997. It...
Hailing from the UK, the trio GRIFTER offers the listener a self-released three-tracker, which should be interesting enough for all fans of heavy 70's...
It seems as if New Jersey is one of the places, comparable with Maryland, where a lot of heavy rock musicians are continual involved into different...
This is GARDENBOX fourth CD and my first meeting with them. The label info would file their sound under post rock and electronica, and I can agree...
GAS GIANT is a part of the underground scene in Denmark for almost 10 years now and here is their first release on the small label BURNT HIPPIE REC....
Denmark's GAS GIANT returns with their second full-length chapter and for my taste, it's much better than the debut "Pleasent Journey In Heavy Tunes",...
This Norwegian band was formed in the summer of 2000 and since then, they've released a 3 song demo which was praised by several online zines. I never...
After the split CD with Skua the Swedish GENEROUS MARIA have changed the label, but not only that. I hadn't expected such a 70's sounding album after...
It has been three years ago, when I had already written a review about "Command Of The New Rock", the debut album from Sweden's GENEROUS MARIA , which...
The Spanish label ALONE RECORDS presents us with this split CD two Swedish bands. Every band plays four songs and the openers are GENEROUS MARIA.Their...
GENOCIDE SS are punk as fuck, and they love to rock 'n' roll in a crusty and filthy way, combined with metallic undertones. On their global...
Back in 1999 this band released a four song CD EP on Game Two Records and they've received excellent reviews for it. Now North Carolina music scene...
The debut release "Tooth And Nail" was a nice surprise for me in 2001, although I had to admit, that UK's GILLA BRUJA haven't worked out an own...
Never heard anything before of this American band, so this is the self-released full-length debut release. It's not easy to pigeonhole GLOWING ORANGE....
The long anticipated second full-length album from GOATSNAKE! And everybody, who loves the other releases won't be disappointed about "Flower Of...
This band was sometimes misunderstood as an Industrial band, but their arrangements were always focused on the almighty riff. And this riffs are...
Hailing from Atlanta, USA, GONZALEZ churning out ten entertaining songs and successfully avoiding monotony. Their groove-drenched heavy metallic fuzz...
Formed in 1996, this German band started out under the name Dampfmaschine. Influenced by legends as Saint Vitus, EyeHateGod, Melvins and Posion Idea...
Finally its out now, the debut of Sweden's finest GRAND MAGUS. I've been a huge fan of this powertrio since I've listen to their first demo, that was...
The idea of founding this band was born in November 2001 during a showcase with Nebula, The Glasspack and The Immortal Lee County Killers. Guitarist...
I hadn't expected such a strong and ambitious album from Sweden's GREENLEAF. In opposite to Dozer and Demon Cleaner, where GREENLEAF members are part...
Aaaarghh......finally one of my favourite Japanese bands is back on the map after some years. The first album "D.A.M.N." belongs still to my personal...
I don't know, but in the mid-80's I had descripted GREENWOOD a heavy rock influenced Hardcore band or something like this.This album could have been...
This is no Hippie-Stoner-Shit for all people who don't know GRIEF. GRIEF play beautiful monolithic Doom with a nihilistic view on life.They released a...
The gods are back! Sadly not with a new album, full of new songs but the almighty Southern Lord label aka Greg Anderson has done this excellent...
I always got an wide open heart for bands that are far away from musical trends, and so it's with GRUESOME GALORE, which are led by singer/songwriter...
GLOW play an ambitious blend, consisting of heavy 70's Rock, early-Sabbath as well as a good dose of Trouble and Saint Vitus. The Spanish band is not...