Muziekrecensies
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken At the end of February, Epica released the album Ωmega, unfortunately a release tour was not possible. The band members miss their Epicans (that’s how Epica fans are called), so a live stream was arranged, which took place on 12 June. Maxazine … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The British guitarist/singer Ben Poole can not be ignored in the blues world. Dutchman Guy Smeets has also been around for a long time. These men have often shared the stage together. There is an enormous musical chemistry between these friends. Last … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The American rock band Evanescence exists 25 years. They won two GRAMMY-Awards and sold more than 23 million albums worldwide. The new album entitled ‘The Bitter Truth’ will be launched on March 26th. This 5th studio album (released via Sony Music) contains … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The 24-year-old Leah Rye started singing and playing the piano at the age of six. She was inspired by, among others, Jordan Rakei and Radiohead. Since the age of eighteen she has been seriously involved with music. Two years ago, she graduated … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Apocalyptica werd zo’n 25 jaar geleden opgericht in Helsinki, Finland. Na een stilte van vier jaar is ‘Cell-0’ hun negende studio album, en het eerste instrumentale album sinds zeventien jaar. Waar de complexe nummers over gaan, dat vertellen ze niet. De luisteraar mag zijn/haar eigen idee erover hebben. ‘Ashes Of The Modern World’ heeft een … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Amper twee jaar geleden werd in Rotterdam de alternatieve rockband ‘Left in Suspence’ opgericht. Hun inspiratie komt van onder andere Paramore, Twenty One Pilots en Patti Smith, waarbij ieder bandlid zijn/haar eigen visie in brengt. Zangeres Fleur Bonnewits is tevens bassist, daarnaast bespeelt ze de toetsen. Timo Hulzenboom is de gitarist, last but not least: … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Eind vorig jaar verliet zanger Mark Smits de symfonische rockband Knight Area. Jan Willem Ketelears (o.a Ayreon, Gary Moore Tribute Band NL) is een geweldige vervanger. De (instrumentale) basis voor D-Day was er al, Jan Willem schreef alle teksten voor dit conceptalbum. Als eerste hoor je de speech door president Dwight D. Eisenhower, van 6 … Read more, available in English and Dutch
In 2016 the Swedish prog Blå Lotus was formed. Their inspiration comes from Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Black Sabbath, Procol Harum and many more old school prog bands. Their quote is: No six-strings allowed. This trio really make heavy progressive rock without the aid of guitar. With just bass, drums, several keyboards and Theremin, … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Vorig jaar bracht Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius het album ‘Guilty of Innocence’ uit. Dit is de vijfde cd die via Melodic Revolution Records uit kwam. Het album kreeg overwegend lovende recensies. Sinds kort is dit album verkrijgbaar op vinyl! De man achter deze band is Joe Deninzon. Hij speelt elektrisch viool, en wordt de Jimi … Read more, available in English and Dutch
A number of songs for the album Acceleration Theory were initially written for the second album of Sound of Contact (=SOC). They were written by Dave Kerzner. After the break-up of SOC, multi-instrumentalist Dave founded the prog band In Contiuum. He is the keyboardist and singer. A few ex members of SOC are involved with this … Read more, available in English and Dutch