Four of the five musicians who made up King Diamond‘s most celebrated late-’80s line-up, the one that recorded “Them” and “Conspiracy“, have resurfaced together under a new name. Guitarist Pete Blakk, bassist Hal Patino, guitarist and producer Andy La Rocque, and drummer Mikkey Dee are […]
Five years. That’s how long it took Moonspell to get here. Five years of staring at blank pages, doubting themselves, nearly walking away. And then they didn’t, and the result is something that sounds genuinely furious and romantic in equal measure. “Far From God” drops […]
Here’s where it gets delightfully tangled. The 69 Eyes have announced a new EP, “I Survive“, dropping June 5 via BLKIIBLK, the Frontiers label group imprint, marking a new chapter for the Helsinki Vampires. The lead single? A cover of Thin Lizzy‘s “Cold Sweat” from […]
Five videos. Five bands operating in completely different corners of heavy and loud, each one doing something the other four couldn’t. This week we’ve got an Austin trio weaponising nu-metal, trip-hop and avant-garde darkness into something genuinely menacing, a New York rock provocateur turning a […]
The D.I.Y. Hardcore Punk Fest in Gdynia is firmly an institution. Eighteen editions deep, still running on collective energy and a stubbornly anti-commercial ethos, it remains one of the most consistent and honest hardcore punk gatherings in Central Europe. The fest is the work of […]
Thirty years. Thirty years since Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal first introduced themselves to the world with a debut album that nobody was quite ready for, and everybody needed. A record that landed at number five on the UK charts in 1996, right in the […]
Since the mid-90s, Myslovitz have been quietly, stubbornly building one of the most emotionally honest catalogues in Polish rock, and this spring they are coming to Gdańsk with something that sounds very promising. The tour is called “Dla Ciebie (Wpadłem W Głęboką Depresję) / For […]
Saturday 14th March 2026. For one French photographer in Gdańsk, this was shaping up to be a serious Saturday night. Pidżama Porno at B90, then home for Le Crunch, France versus England, Six Nations title on the line. The concert first though. Priorities. B90 was […]
