Finland’s legendary group Apocalyptica released their new album Cell-0 (Universal ) earlier this year, the band has postponed their 2020 North American tour to 2020. Pettru Kivilaakso shared a video message to fans! “Hi guys…we surely are living in unbelievable times at the moment…” Continue reading
Rammstein previously announced their summer 2020 headline tour of Europe, including a Date in Coventry, UK. Now they have added Cardiff to the mix, with other potential dates filling in tba. The band will play Principality Stadium, Cardiff on Sunday June 14th 2020 – an event that will once again break records, succeeding both Stadium MK and the recently announced Ricoh Arena (Coventry) as the band’s biggest ever UK headline concert. This will be the second of two shows to be announced in Great Britain for 2020. Tickets for the Cardiff show go on sale on Wednesday 31st July at 10 am (local time) exclusively via the following authorized outlets: Eventim, AXS, Ticketmaster, Big Green Coach, and the Venue. All times refer to the local time in the respective country. Rammstein is touring in support of their recent new self-titled album, out now via Universal. Continue reading
One of the best things about reviewing music, in my opinion, is having a music-savvy senior editor that encourages me to review music that is not in my wheelhouse. I have realized that if I was left to my own devices, I would likely stay in my little Heavy Metal utopia, reviewing only what I picked. I received the promo email from my editor about doing a review of Japanese act HYDE. Full disclosure, the only musical act I was familiar with from Japan was Babymetal. So, when I got the promo of HYDE’s new album, Anti, (UMG), I felt a tiny twinge of trepidation. After all, what do I know about Japanese music? Absolutely nada. How was I going to do a fair an accurate review of this music was my query. As soon as the first track off of Anti, started playing, all my fears of doing an inadequate review dissipated. The music that came pouring into my earbuds was the kind of music that bridges all humanity. HYDE’s music possesses a universal sound that almost any person can enjoy or relate to. On a personal note, I broke out in goosebumps from about 5 seconds into listening to the album, an involuntary reaction my body reserves for only the best soul touching music. Continue reading