Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 13, 2023
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The charts have finally come to a conclusion for 2022. Here are the debut and notable sales from December 30, 2022. Notable Debuts: Artist/Album: Feuerschwanz, Todsünden (Napalm Records) Sold: […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 29, 2022
The pandemic has given artists time to reflect and create, resulting in many artists releasing new records, surprise EPs, reissues, and live recordings. However, did all bands use their time wisely by releasing one of their strongest albums, or fall flat compared to their prior offerings? This year was a hit or miss, […]
Posted by Siegfried Samer on October 10, 2022
Last year, I performed at the newly re-branded Rock Castle festival in Moravsky Krumlov with my band Dragony. Since we enjoyed the experience so much, I decided to return to the beautiful medieval Czech town in 2022 with a more journalistic focus. This year’s Rock Castle ended up being the shortest of the three […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 28, 2022
Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia is gearing up for his new album, A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society, which is expected to arrive on October 21st via Nuclear Blast. In case you missed it, the latest single, “The Inmost Light,” was released on Friday (23rd) featuring Michael Kiske. Sammet comments: “Michi Kiske is not […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 9, 2022
“Misplaced Among The Angels” is the next single taken from the upcoming Avantasia record, A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society, out October 21st via Nuclear Blast. A video was released to accompany the track featuring current Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen. Avantasia mastermind Tobias Sammet comments: “There are still some special voices […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 14, 2022
Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia’s ninth studio album, A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society, is scheduled to arrive on October 21st via Nuclear Blast. A video for the latest single, “The Moonflower Society,”featuring Bob Catley is now available. Sammet comments: “A moonflower is a creature of the night that blossoms when the world is […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 29, 2022
Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia will return with a brand new album, A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society, scheduled to arrive on October 21st via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2019’s Moonglow marks the overall ninth full-length effort and features another strong cast of guest musicians. Today (29th), Avantasia has unveiled the first taste by […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 23, 2022
Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia have shared an animated lyric video created by Costin Chioreanu for the brand new song “The WIcked Rule The Night.” featuring guest vocalist Ralf Scheepers. The track is taken from Avantasia’s upcoming ninth full-length effort, A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society, which is scheduled to arrive sometime this fall via […]
Posted by Siegfried Samer on February 28, 2022
In 2021, I had the pleasure of performing with Dragony at this newly re-christened festival in the beautiful medieval town of Moravsky Krumlov, in one of the very few summer festivals that could even take place in Europe due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, Rock Castle festival is set to return in August, and […]
Posted by Sara Elizabeth on December 20, 2021
One year removed from 2000, bringing us a new year, decade, century, and millennia, 2001 came rolling in with one simple question: “Now What?” The year 2000 brought its own set of questions and concerns, but the world hadn’t ended. The computer crash never came. There was no hellfire and brimstone. Life moved on. […]
