by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 15, 2017 | News
Metal Hammer have unleashed their year-end list of 100 Best Albums of 2017 and this one, is filled with surprises. For starters, we were thrilled to see Vuur, the new project featuring ex-Gathering vocalist Anneke Van Giersbergen make the cut, as well as Battle Beast,...
by Zach Fehl | Oct 20, 2017 | Columns, New & Noteworthy
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week is a pretty big one, because we have releases from Trivium and GWAR, as well as two notable debuts with Sons of Apollo and VUUR. If...
by Zach Fehl | Sep 11, 2017 | Festivals
ProgPower USA is the premier U.S. festival for progressive and power metal. For 18 years they have been a paramount part in bringing some of the biggest and best names in the international progressive and power metal scenes to a country not particularly known for...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 2, 2017 | New Music, News, Releases
The illustrious Dutch vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering) revealed to us late last year the formation of her new project Vuur. Her voice is no stranger to the metal community, she collaborated with acclaimed artists including Devin Townsend and the...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 1, 2016 | News, Updates
Dutch vocalist Anneke Van Giersbergen recently announced on her Facebook page a brand new band under the name Vuur. She assured everyone to be prepared for the new heavy, melodic and progressive sound. Giersbergen is most recognized for her time with The...