U.D.O. are the epitome of German metal! The band around iconic vocalist Udo Dirkschneider (ex-Accept) has just completed their 15th studio album, titled “Decadent”. Once again U.D.O. were able to create a masterful new longplayer which combines powerful, traditional heavy metal with an up-to-date sound. This recipe has worked very well for the band in the past already, most recently on 2013’s “Steelhammer” album, which became a bestseller and hugely celebrated by fans and press alike. “Decadent” surprisingly raises the bar by another notch and became one of U.D.O.’s finest works ever. The album was produced by Udo Dirkschneider and Mattes Pfeiffer (Redhead Audio Productions, Wilhelmshaven) in collaboration with Fitty Wienhold - just like the team worked for „Steelhammer“.

This is possibly on the list of best rock albums of 2014, and that's no exaggeration. Starset sure has come a long way to making their first debut album. They sure got noticed very well on the radio with songs such as "My Demons" and "Carnivore", which boosted their popularity very vastly. Two of the best radio songs of 2013 "My Demons" as well as Gemini Syndrome's "Stardust" sure helped both of these bands out, as botch showed off their album.

Считаются основателями жанра ню-метал. Они заложили основы музыки, являющейся смесью гранжа, фанка и грув-метала, к которым зачастую добавлялся индастриал и хип-хоп. После того, как по всему миру было продано более 3 миллионов копий их дебютного одноимённого альбома, изданного в 1994 году, Korn стали одной из самых продаваемых тяжёлых групп за последнее десятилетие, на 2013 продано свыше 10 миллионов копий их дебютного альбома во всём мире. В дискографии группы 11 студийных альбомов, акустический альбом MTV Unplugged и множество сборников с неизданными, живыми записями или каверами.

Laid Back are a Danish electronic music duo group from Copenhagen, formed in 1979. The duo consists of John Guldberg (vocals, guitar, bass) and Tim Stahl (vocals, keyboards, drums, bass). They are best known for the hits "Sunshine Reggae" and "White Horse" from 1983 and "Bakerman" from 1989.

"Edge Of The Earth" второй полноформатный студийный альбом британской метал-группы из Рединга SYLOSIS, выпущенный в 2011 году на лейбле Nuclear Blast.

SYLOSIS are a forward thinking UK thrash metal band. Hailing from Reading, SYLOSIS set out to create a modern, epic new take on the old school thrash metal blueprint. The bands sound is comprised of fast, aggressive riffing, thunderous drumming, intricate guitar lines, shredding solos, fierce vocals and haunting ambience.
SYLOSIS’ debut album “Conclusion Of An Age” - set for release October 24th via Nuclear Blast - is a mammoth display of how modern metal should be done. The album twists and turns in every direction, one moment brutally aggressive, then blissfully epic the next. Lyrically, the album deals with many subjects but although this is by no means a concept album, the most prevalent theme is the idea of a struggle between mankind and the planet and how inevitably, nature will reclaim the earth. With climate change being a growing concern for all, the album really strikes a nerve.

A mere four years have passed since Sylosis' inception and they’re already on the cusp of releasing their third record – Monolith; an ambitious concept album from the young English quartet.
The almost 20 minute epic closer may very well be the jewel in the crown of Monolith; imagine the sound of the four horsemen of the apocalypse meets the undead spirit of 80’s thrash. Here’s a composition that weaves energetic and progressive technical chapters with delicate and emotive melodic tangents; complete with a two and a half minute interval, naturally. Beautifully innovative and covertly stylish, this truly is balls-to-the-wall metal in 2012. If you’ve never heard of Sylosis, you’re very, very late to the party; this is one of the greatest British metal bands of our time. For Christ’s sake.

Hailing from the UK, SYLOSIS is back with their fourth Nuclear Blast album “Dormant Heart”. It comes in with 12 tracks and is just under an hour of brutal and aggressive listening time.
“Dormant Heart” is not dormant by any stretch of the imagination. It is hard, it is aggressive, and it is a truth. The melody, the harmony, the impressiveness SYLOSIS has as a band; it is all here in “Dormant Heart”. This is without a doubt one of the best of the year.