Wow.. ever heard a crude mixture of SYSTEM OF A DOWN, FRANK ZAPPA, Funk and popular music – interpreted with a very own expression? Just add some self-stated "idols" like TON STEINE SCHERBEN and TOOL(!) to this.. and it truly seals the deal with a fist right from out of the cup in your face...more...

Full-swing melodic stadium-Punk'n'Roll from Sweden with well-known chords and hymnal sing-along-structure. "Deaths a Bitch" sounds like a mixture of GREEN DAY and SOCIAL DISTORTION - and for those who do not question these names anyway… SICK OF SUE may be unscrupulously worth having a listen.more...

High time to foreground one of the strongest tunes of this power package called MOORANGE from Karlsruhe/Germany, including the Canadian/German answer to Dave Wyndorf and Chris Cornell - "raspy voice" Luke Rappen: "One Day" is a sweat-inducing Alternative-Rock-groover in the best...more...

Powerful, expressive and equally sensitive, soulful Indie Rock from Germany. "Silence" is moving somewhere between the MANIC STREET PREACHERS and INCUBUS and convinces all along the line. Strikingly and definitely worth noting not only FAYBUSE`s versed playing skills, but they also dispose of a...more...

Cleverly staged Post-Hardcore meets Alternative Rock: "Valley of the Gun" by Canadians SHELTER WITH THIEVES comes up as a felicitous, catchy wall-of-guitar crunch encounter, that both the dance-crazy as well as the silent head nodding Indie-friends will not leave cold: ".. Cryptic and an eclectic...more...

Lack of consistency is one thing that you truly can`t accuse KRESTA from Hannover/Germany of. Some time ago, my review of their "Fantasy" turned out to be - admittedly - mostly ironic, well… it is and remains a Rock-civic duty to respect the steadfastness of a force as KRESTA! Not the slightest...more...

A German response to MONSTER MAGNET with a real sweaty Stoner-burner, indeed. "In Black" comes straight to the point and oozes of dirty rock `n` roll-power in best MC5 meets BLACK SABBATH-tradition, which this band embodies so obvious and with an authenticity that really may pull the rug out from...more...

Credits: BUSHFIRE DEMO3

"The Alternative Outlaw Country lives!" - Even inveterate haters of everything having to do with Country should give this funny bunch of cowboys from Augsburg/Germany a chance, because what they do can be real funnily entertaining, as BeSonic chief-editor - and proven expert on unconventional to...more...

Say no: to fake punk rock and Emo-whine! Say yeah: to RAMONES and LoFi-grooves! Say no: to political correctness for the correctness` sake! Say yeah: to protest songs, which feel like protest! Say no: to people who talk to talk and ain`t got nothing to say! Say hell yeah: to the ELEKTROBOYS from...more...

RON THAL - freaky guitar hero with a wink, studio musician and GUNS N 'ROSES member - with an energetic NU Metal / crossover killer, which tears the roof down right from the start. Insane guitar licks/riffs meet wild uptempo-drums, discharging in intervals in a drive, which simply knocks you off...more...

"It`s a satanic drug thing you wouldn`t understand" is how the infamous MONSTER MAGNET head DAVE WYNDORF once circumscribed himself and his men. And these legendary institution, which along with KYUSS marked modern Stoner Rock like
no one else, is responsible for the BUSHFIRE guys to be...more...

Credits: BUSHFIRE

"Ich leb die ganze Palette. Gute Laune und Caffè Latte." - The Elektroboys from Hamburg set up to save Punkrock. "Ich lach dich an. Du bist interessant." is one of 2 promotional tracks of their current longplayer "Millionen denken so wie ich", a nice little uplifter, equipped with a compelling...more...

Nice, relaxed Urban Pop from California. ELLEE VEN`s delicious voice - reminding a little of MADONNA - fits perfectly over the pleasant-unobstrusive and nevertheless concise Drum & Bass rhythm basis. Pointed soundbits and the extraordinarily original, like functionally simple synthbassline rounds...more...

From the inside out and back: Pop as a huge, pathetic act of suffering with the weight of the world on the shoulders without breaking down.
Pathos is no sleeve here, no cheesy hipster-attitude, no image, but direct means of transport. What SUEDE, MUSE and COLDPLAY in their greatest...more...

Udo Udo on a mission to rescue the importance of love. Intentionally sentimental, sovereign courage with an upright relation to his own
embarrassingness - it`s quite obvious there is no escaping Udo`s antiquated charme - because it`s also obvious he is a reminder of maybe the true essence...more...

Kresta do it the very 80s way. VERY 80s. So if you`re not afraid of some real eclectic full-force-AOR ... this might be yours! "Fantasy"
contains everything, what 80s-Hardrock the Dokken/Bonfire way was all about and it`s plain to see/hear: those guys play it with a passion. And sometimes...more...

A track for all Space Cadets. Drifting pads and spacy guitars are a speciality of Fungus and he plays them beautifully here to carry you away to another galaxy.more...

Spacey guitars weave patterns around a laid back tripped out beat to take you on trip into the world of Fungus....a strange but colourful place that exists purely for your ethereal pleasure...but beware....Fungus grows on you !!!!more...

Spaced out trippy guitars dominate this piece of Spacerock to take you on an instant trip to another galaxy.This captures the style well with great atmosphere and cool guitar riffs.more...

All of the things I look for in Classic Rock are here. A great song that builds up. Dual guitar harmonies with a good melodic solo.Good vocals and a tight performance. T-O-T are great at delivering authentic 70s/80s rock. Check them out now.more...