The progressive death metal band from Italy, MIND CONTROL, announces the release of their new EP, “Ghosts of Past and Present“, available on all digital platforms starting December 20th. The EP includes: Pre-save now available at the link:https://ffm.to/mindcontrol_ghostofpastandpresent_ep The tracks were recorded and mixed at the studio of Luca Nicolucci, […]
Apocalyptica plays Metallica in Bucharest – Not just a concert, but a Show
Last night, I attended Apocalyptica Plays Metallica at Palace Hall. This wasn’t the first time the Finnish cello-metal band has brought this concert to Bucharest, but they managed to keep it just as fresh and exciting. For anyone unfamiliar with them, Apocalyptica started as a Metallica cover band in 1993 […]
From the Vault: Here and there: a study in Supremacy / America and Europe
Here and there: a study in Supremacy *** This article was published in Teen Art Out issue 54 (July 2018)*** The events in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the 5th of August started because of a statue, but ended up launching America—and the rest of the world—into a debate about supremacy, race, […]
From The Vault: MDMA and psychotherapy
*** Article published in Teen Art Out Issue #64 *** We have all heard about ecstasy, right? Molly? What about 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine? Yes, this train of a name, or its short form, MDMA, is (probably) the substance you might find yourself taking if you are handed an ecstasy pill in a […]
From the Vault: Interview: Joost van den Broek
We’re starting a new series called “From the Vault” where we bring back parts of our past issues, one blog article at a time. You can expect interviews, reviews, thought pieces, and many more. Our first one is this 2018 interview with Joost van den Broek. We thought this was […]
Forever Still – NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO
After releasing two successful albums through the world’s largest, independent record label Nuclear Blast Records, being nominated for the Metal Hammer Awards, having toured with bands such as Lacuna Coil and Children of Bodom and played at some of the biggest European festivals like Summer Breeze, Sabaton and Bloodstock, where […]
HELLOWEEN announce new studio album “Helloween” for June 18th
Forget HELLOWEEN – Here comes HELLOWEENThis is the beginning of a new time calculation: »Please stick together!«This was the ardent wish of thousands of fans calling out to Andi Deris, Michael Kiske, Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen, Markus Grosskopf, Sascha Gerstner and Dani Löble during the PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR – and their dream has come true! With the upcoming album, simply titled HELLOWEEN, […]
God Is An Astronaut / Ghost Tapes #10 / Album Review
Disclaimer: God Is An Astronaut is probably one of the first post-rock bands I’ve listened to. Even more so, one of the bands with whom I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the stage a few years back (Torsten, Niels and Lloyd are the most down to Earth artists I’ve ever […]
Anneke van Giersbergen unveils music video of first new track “My Promise” – pre-order for “The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest” album starts today
Anneke van Giersbergen recently announced the release of her new solo album ‘The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest’. Today she is happy to reveal “My Promise” as the album’s first single. The track premieres alongside an accompanying music video. Anneke comments: “I wrote ‘My Promise’ when I imagined what life after divorce would […]
Ad Infinitum’s Melissa Bonny: “You can do as much as you can handle with the 24 hours of the day”
Ad Infinitum are a band that skyrocketed to the top of my favourite bands after hearing just one single from their debut album, namely “Marching on Versailles”. It was everything I wanted in a song or band I just didn’t know it yet. When they followed that with “See You […]