Newsflash: Rattleplague – Bourbon in the mosh pit!

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It is three o’clock in the morning. You already sport this insane hunger for a steak with loads of fries, and with Bourbon to go. But at the same time, you feel an inhuman urge to go a-moshing for a while to end the party in style.

Well, food can wait.

For the rest, all you’ll need to do is to fetch Bourbon Scenes, the newest EP of the Finnish Rock and Metal band Rattleplague.

Just go ahead, pop in the disc and let ‘er roar. And I guarantee you that you will get both: The red meat and a moshing session [...] Click to raid more!

Newsflash: Perpetual Escape gets Into My Dreams!

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Up for some punky Progressive Rock today? 

Perpetual Escape will give you some. Their newest album Into My Dreams serves you with a groove that for sure makes you forget your woes for a while, as you move into it.

The band refreshingly roams about them styles, tastes, and flavors that give every track a new twist. Poppy elements will stumble over parts decked out in Hard Rock. Or all of a sudden a punky rebel streak hits and they deliver stuff with the gusto of a Doc Rotten.

Other tracks again lead you progressively down some windy dirt … [...] Click to raid more!

Van Halst – World of Make Believe (2016) – Review

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I can tell you what they are not. Van Halst are not some sort of an Evanescence clone, as was suggested by some.

Their debut World of Make Believe features some pretty strong similarities for sure. But they don’t imitate the typical sound of the latter, nor should they. If there has been a typical style left, that is, after the unhappy departure of the old band around Ben Moody.

Van Halst deploy a much fresher and – I daresay – a more thoughtful brand. Too tough and more varied than their alleged idols. And this is a good thing. … [...] Click to raid more!

Sideburn – Evil or Divine (2015) – Review

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RockmusicRaider is having Swedish Rock and Metal week. We just finished a newsflash on Endbite. And now we’re ready to hit the folks from Sideburn and their 2015 album Evil or Divine. Not to be confused with the Swiss Metal band of the same name, by the way.

Sideburn are part of a very significant rock and metal community active in the land of stellar blond chicks, even better breakfast, ever-behaving citizens, and stringent speed controls.

Not so? Damn! In fact, the neat surface of this country hides this pretty exciting underground culture. Some big names, too: Draconian, … [...] Click to raid more!