Amorphis is one of those bands that you either love for giving up “that death metal shit” and starting to play something more intelligible, either hate for turning mainstream when they were able to produce such a wonderful Tales from the Thousand Lakes. With Under a red cloud it almost looks like they’re …

„Who’s opening for Machine Head? Machine Fucking Head.” That was the joke you could hear from every mouth last night after Machine (Fucking) Head gave us a recital it’s not easy to forget, even if you’re not a fan as dedicated as most of the people in the audience were. …

Leaves Eyes started out like a modest, but pleasant folk band, carried by Liv Kristine’s voice and legacy and, album by album, it became bigger and, I’m sad to say, weaker and duller. So far, the height of dullness has been this hopeless album, but by the way things are …

Iron Maiden are like the wine. That could be all the review you need for their new album, The book of souls. And still, such a respectable album deserves a respectable and lengthy review.  The book of souls is everything you’d expect from Iron Maiden and more. It still has faced paced heavy metal …

Symphony X is one of those bands I can never make my mind about. On one hand, they have the amazingly talented Russell Allen and that alone would be enough to get me interested in them. And it’s not just Russell, they’re all extremely talented musicians, able to create some …

Artmania has been synonym with Sibiu’s Large Square for almost a decade, until last year a municipal law forbidding payed concerts in public areas forced them to find a last minute solution and host the shows in a shed at the edge of the city. This year, seeing how the …

Let’s get this out of the way: yes, it’s Rhapsody of fire 2.0 and if you were expecting anything else, then you haven’t been paying attention. As the brain and soul behind the Italian power band, it was pretty obvious that Turilli will create a more Rhapsody-sounding album than the …

This is going to be a very short diary entry, as it sadly was a very short concert. After having tickets to Godsmack three years ago when they cancelled the show in Romania, this time we were most anxious to see them. But when bad luck strikes in our family, it strikes …

It’s been a year since this album was released, but apparently I live under a rock and haven’t heard about it until a few weeks ago. So since music has no expiration date and I love this band, there goes the Offline review. Sadly, had I never heard about this album at …

Paradise Lost’s The plague within is a very intriguing record, one of those albums of contrasts you can’t really make up your mind about. First of all, it’s a very atmospheric album. How you feel about it will be directly influenced by how you feel in general and how you listen to …