Exactly two years ago, on 26 January 2021, we published for the last time an interview with Jeff Black from Gatekeeper – this article was released as a part of our big Manilla Road Special. Since we always enjoy chatting with Jeff and the new Gatekeeper album From Western Shores will be out on 1 […]
We are always happy to present you playlists on our platform that befriended artists have put together for us. There will be many more of them in 2023! We start today with a very tasteful compilation by Pete Salatellis, guitarist for classic heavy metal band Zodiak, based in Montreal, Canada. Since Pete’s musical tastes are […]
Release: 14/10/2022 English version below Ein schöner Gruß aus der aufrührerischen Stadt in Kanada! Aus den nordamerikanischen Wäldern und Bergen rund um Calgary kommt zum zweiten Male eine Portion traditionellen Stahls erster Güte zu uns. Schon mit ihrem Erstling Burn the Night konnten Riot City 2019 bei den Anhängern klassischen Heavy Metals mit ordentlichem NWOBHM-Einschlag und speedigem […]
English version below Heute möchten wir euch eine deutsche Newcomer-Band vorstellen, die in stilistischer Hinsicht vor allem Anhänger klassischer Metal-Töne gefallen sollte: BIWO. Im folgenden Interview kommen die vier Bandmitglieder, Gründer Sven (Gesang, Lead-Gitarre), Finley (Rhythmus-Gitarre), Hanno (Schlagzeug) und Justus (Bass), zu Wort. Viel Spaß beim Lesen! Wie würdet ihr den Stil von BIWO beschreiben? Finley: […]
Text: André (in cooperation with Aidan); concert pics & videos: Aidan There are concert evenings that one particularly looks forward to. Without a doubt, 7 May 2022 was one of those days, as Gravety and Seven Sisters, two of our favourite bands, hit the stage at the Helvete in Oberhausen. The cherry on top of […]
English version below Am Samstag steht im Helvete ein ganz besonderer Konzertabend auf dem Programm: Mit Riot City, Seven Sisters und Gravety beehren gleich drei herausragende, junge Bands den Pott. Daher haben wir es uns natürlich nicht nehmen lassen, unseren guten Kumpel Kevin, Sänger bei Gravety, vor diesem großen, epischen Ereignis, ausgerichtet von From Beyond […]
The 30th of March is always a special day for the Epic Metal Blog. It is the birthday of our co-founder and co-editor-in-chief Aidan. This year, we would like to celebrate this day together with you – in the context of a multi-part Birthday Special. A few words beforehand: Without Aidan, this blog would not […]
A few days ago we published our playlist Hymns from Heaven – inspired by William J Tsami’s death. Due to the many positive reactions to this post, we are launching a second part today, in which other departed heroes of our scene are honoured. Enjoy listening! Black Sabbath – The Shining (RIP Geoff Nicholls) Scald […]
