AVATARIUM Announces “The Fire I Long For” Album Coming Next November, First Single “Rubicon” Now Available
On November 22, doom metal wizards AVATARIUM return with their dark gospel to open another chapter of their hauntingly beautiful other-world. Only two years after taking the fans by storm…
Insomnium – Heart Like A Grave (Album Review)
Straight out of Joensuu, Finland, Insomnium have been together since 1997. Their most successful lineup consisted of Markus Hirvonen (drums), Ville Friman (guitars and vocals), Niilo Sevänen (bass and vocals)…
INSOMNIUM’s Drummer MARKUS HIRVONEN On Latin America’s Love For Metal: “If You Go Further South, It Just Gets More Intense and I Don’t Know If I’m Ready for That”
Markus Hirvonen is enjoying his break. Fresh off the European festival circuit, a four-city jaunt through Mexico, and a triumphant headlining gig at Night 1 of ProgPower USA XX, Markus…
LACUNA COIL at The Masquerade, Atlanta (September 19th, 2019)
The Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil are back out on the road in the U.S. this Fall supporting their soon to be released new album, titled “Black Anima” (available October 11 via Century Media). Co-headlining tour dates with the American metal band All That Remains sees the band criss-crossing the States through the end of October, and I was…
DEMONS & WIZARDS North America Tour Recap: “A Tale of Two Metal Kingdoms Becoming One”
Demons & Wizards, the band featuring Iced Earth front-man Jon Schaffer and Blind Guardian singer Hansi Kürsch, are currently working on their first new record since 2005. In celebration of the coming new material, the band trekked North America for the first time ever with Lizzy Borden and Tyr as support with a set of 12 tour dates that ended with their headlining performance at Progpower USA XX last Saturday. Three of our contributors caught Demons & Wizards in three different venues during the tour: Toronto at Danforth Music Hall, New York at The Playstation Theater and the aforementioned final…
