Muziekrecensies
The Dutch prog band 7even Bridges wants to create more awareness about PTSD worldwide, as Afghanistan veteran Erik Krikke received this diagnosis in 2013. He broke the silence with the album ‘Break the Silence’ (2018). Now the follow-up, ‘Million Voices’, is out. This concept album is dedicated to everyone who struggles with the consequences of … 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 Blank Manuskript is an art rock band from Austria, they make plenty of use of psychedelic elements and crossovers. Most of these six men are multi-instrumentalists, besides that they all have a contribution in the vocals. ‘Himmelfahrt’ is a concept album that … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The symphonic metal band Epica will release the album ‘Omega’ on 26 February. This is the last part of a trilogy that started with The Quantum Enigma (2014). If you want to read more about the backgrounds and the album title: On … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken With the release of Dave Brons – ‘Not all Those Who Wander are Lost’ and Apocalyptica –’Cell-0′, 2020 had a tremendous musical start! Despite (or maybe because of) the Corona crisis, it was a year with a lot of fantastic albums. My … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Tom de Wit, or TDW, has released several albums with ‘Dreamwalkers Inc.’. For years Tom hid behind the fictional characters he wrote about. After years of ‘wrestling’ he decided to make a concept album about his own life. Because at the age … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Armed Cloud is a modern prog metal band from Nijmegen. Just like many other bands there were some changes in the line-up. Guitarist Wouter van der Veen left the band, his place is taken by Kay Bouten. This gave the band new … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken A year after their formation, ‘The Bluesbones‘ booked their first big success, because in 2012 they were public favourite at the ‘Belgian Blues Challenge’. In 2017 they came second on the ‘European Blues Challenge’. Their live shows are always very good because … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Drei Jahre nach dem Album “The Source” wird Ayreon am 25. September das Folgealbum “Transitus” veröffentlichen. Diesmal hat Arjen Lucassen kein Science-Fiction-Thema gewählt, sondern eine gotische Geistergeschichte, die teilweise im 19. Jahrhundert spielt. In dieser Geschichte kann man Elemente des Grauens und des Übernatürlichen hören. Die Zahl der Sänger(innen) ist wie immer stattlich. Ich werde … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Drie jaar na het album ‘The Source’ komt Ayreon 25 september met de opvolger ‘Transitus’. Deze keer heeft Arjen Lucassen geen science fiction thema uitgekozen, maar een gotisch spookverhaal dat zich gedeeltelijk in de 19e eeuw afspeelt. In dit verhaal hoor je elementen van horror en het bovennatuurlijke. Het aantal zanger en zangeressen is, zoals … Read more, available in English and Dutch