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Moose Blood announce new album ‘Blush’ to be released in August

April 18, 2016

UK-based band Moose Blood have announced the release of their upcoming album ‘Blush’, which will be available worldwide on August 5th 2016 via Hopeless Records. Their brand new single ‚Honey‘ was just released. Watch the awesome music video for that track here: In a collective statement, the band says: “We’re so happy to finally reveal details of our new record ‘Blush’, and we’re kicking things off with the song ‘Honey’. We’re so thankful for how amazing the past year went for us and we can’t wait to get things moving again.” Moose Blood formed in 2012. ‘Blush’ is the band’s follow up to their highly successful debut album ‘I’ll Keep You In Mind, From Time To Time’. The album charted #45 on the US Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. ‘Blush’ is now available for physical and digital pre-order (with an instant grant download of ‘Honey’ on purchcase). Pre-orders can be placed here: https://kontrabandstor.es/mooseblood/#_=_ Blush Track List: Pastel 2. Honey 3. Knuckles 4. Sulk 5. Glow 6. Cheek 7. Sway 8. Shimmer 9. Spring 10. Freckle Moose [Read More]

Concert Review Neck Deep with WSTR and Creeper at the Strom

April 17, 2016

Munich, April 11th, 2016 It was an all English evening last Monday. When we got to the venue about 30 minutes before doors there weren’t that many people already waiting outside, so we were curious how many would show up that night. Turned out, the club was pretty packed…. WSTR were the first to hit the stage. Their set was very well received. The Liverpool based band released their EP last year September. Check it out. If you like Neck Deep, you’ll like them too. Second opener were Creeper. They just recently released an EP ‚The Stranger‘ not that long ago. They definitely brought along some fans to that show. There were quite a few people already singing along to their songs. It’s been their first time in Germany, but I’m sure it won’t be their last. Neck Deep, the headliner of the night, really tore the place apart. Or should I say their fans did? From the first tunes to the last note the crowd jumped, staged dived and sang along to each and [Read More]

Nothing More : New music is on the way

March 1, 2016

Three years and 500 shows after the release of their latest self-titled record the band just announced the coming release of a new album. Here’s what they just posted on fb As you may have noticed, we’re hard at work on the new album. And we’re ready for you guys to come along for the ride. All pre-orders will include exclusive behind the scenes album updates AND we’re also offering UNIQUE items you can ONLY get at our PledgeMusic site. Album title, release date, and other details will all be revealed in due time… We’re so excited to start this new chapter with you all! ~Jonny, Mark, Daniel & Ben Like so many bands these days, they use PledgeMusic for preorders of the album. It’s a great way to be part of the journey from working on an album until the day it’s released. It’s a place for first-hand information and insight on how far the production process already is. Also you can purchase, aside from the actual record, one of a kind band memorablia, [Read More]

Concert Review By Alex Bock of Say We Can Fly with The Living in Munich

February 23, 2016

Say We Can Fly with The Living in Munich, Orangehouse, February 21st, 2016 Braden Barrie, probably better known as Say We Can Fly, visited our beautiful city yesterday to play a gig at the Orangehouse. It’s a small venue, with an even smaller stage. But that makes shows all the more cozy. Contrary to the concerts I usually attend, it was a really quiet kind of night. Due to the band arriving a bit late, doors opened only about 10 minutes before the announced show time. In the end the show started at about 20.30 (8.30 pm), half an hour later than scheduled. Braden had a local band opening up for him. They’re called The Living. They play a bluesy-poppy tune. It’s easy listening music. They’ll soon go out on a little tour of their own promoting the release of their upcoming EP ‘Open Stories’. Braden Barrie, a Canada resident, played last year’s Vans Warped tour in the US and finally he made it over the great pond and to tour European soil. The [Read More]

Concert Review by Alex Bock of The Winery Dogs / Inglorious in Munich

February 18, 2016

Munich, Feb. 15th, 2016, Backstage So Munich was in for a special treat last Monday. The Winery Dogs made a stop in Munich on their, so far pretty successful, world tour. The venue was packed and sold out, even a barrier was installed, which isn’t the ordinary for that venue. Not that it would’ve been needed to hold back the audience, because they behaved quite well. But it was a plus for the photographers (which includes myself). Opener on this tour was Inglorious. They are a hard rock band from the UK. Influences include the classic rock bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Rainbow and Aerosmith. Definitely a band you should look into when you’re a fan of the ‘classic’ hard rock genre. Even though the audience didn’t really move that much (that’s honestly no bands fault, that’s a town specific thing), it was fun to watch them play. You could occasionally see people moving their heads slightly, tapping their feet and sometimes cheering. However, the band played a solid set. So for all [Read More]

Concert Review by Alex Bock: Stick To Your Guns / Stray From The Path / Counterparts / Wolf Down

February 16, 2016

Stick To Your Guns / Stray From The Path / Counterparts / Wolf Down Backstage Werk, Feb. 7th, 2016 What happens when you go to a rock show with four hardcore bands on the bill? Yeah right, it gets really sweaty, esp. for the audience and the security personal. The crowd though needed a while to get into the right mood, but no later than when Stray From The Path entered the stage it was crowd surfing on end. All four bands played solid sets and were fun to watch. Couldn’t really say, why everyone was so tame throughout Wolf Down and Counterparts’ set. Last time I saw Counterparts play with Bless The Fall, Every Time I Die and Architects. They had the crowd going there from the get go. Different audience, different reactions it seems. Wolf Down: Counterparts: Especially SFTP and STYG built a close connection to the audience when talking to them, reassuring the people to fight for their dreams, but also that parents’ concerns aren’t all that wrong with certain decisions [Read More]

Grave Digger celebrate 35 years of Powermetal

December 15, 2015

In December 2015 Powermetal fans are in for something special. The German band Grave Digger celebrates their 35 years’ anniversary. They started out at the end of 1980. Their first record, called ‘Heavy Metal Breakdown’, was released in 1984. Many records, EP’s, festivals and tours down, there’s a new record release planned for 2016. Never tiring they just finished a US/Canada Tour in November with Blind Guardian. Since 35 years in the biz is a good reason to celebrate, Grave Digger invites everyone to a Big Birthday Bash at the end of 2015. What’s really special about that night is, that it’s dedicated to the early years, the 1980’s, of the band, with songs solely from that era. There are four shows announced: 26.12.2015 Glauchau – Alte Spinnerei 27.12.2015 München – Backstage 28.12.2015 Bochum – Zeche 29.12.2015 Berlin – C-Club Special guest will be Motorjesus, another German band. To get an idea on what they sounded like in, say in 1984, check out ‘Heavy Metal Breakdown’ here: Also visit the bands’ social media: Grave [Read More]