Concerts & Tours · 31.03.2026
We would like to thank Dominik (Downfall of Gaia, All Noir-PR) for the guest list spot and 4NDREAS for organizing the concert. Without them, we probably would never have discovered this fantastic band and would never have seen and experienced this concert. Together with the long-established Munich band "Verstärker," it was a cohesive and compelling musical package. Musically, "Verstärker" can be placed somewhere between Motorpsycho—in terms of the jams—Mogwai—in terms of the dreamy...
Daily Peaks · 27.03.2026
If you're currently unsure what series or film to watch on Netflix or similar platforms, I recommend the Belgian band "We Stood Like Kings," whose album, released on April 10th, evokes a kind of acoustic film with every track. Depending on your mood, the second pre-released song, "Attila of the Sea," conjures images ranging from Fritz Lang to Blade Runner, but it could also include elements of Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin. That's how wide the musical spectrum becomes when a piano is used....
Daily Peaks · 09.02.2026
Very clever of my new favorite band to omit the vocals and end the all-too-obvious flirtation with 70s prog rock. I find the instrumental version better because, in this case, the vocals distract from the band's brilliant musical abilities, and the vocals should be on the same high level. I disliked that over the years with Mastodon as well, because none of the three or four singers could really sing well, and the vocals were more of a distraction. Or, my favorite example of a huge discrepancy...
Heavystoned Albums · 01.10.2025
The roaring annoys me the most of the sludge and hardcore bands, and you don't understand the texts. So why sing or roar? Let's remember that Sludge is actually a very groovy mix of blues and hardcore and let us play this mix with a feeling of rhythm that only Brazilians can get. Be it Sepultura or Chico Science and even Krisiun grooves despite all the brutality. Madbong´s EP just takes 17 minutes of grooving and positively swinging brutality, which is actually a contradiction itself. Madbong...
Heavystoned Albums · 25.09.2025
Sit in the car, choose Bonetower on your playlist, press Play and Repeat and make a nice day cruising. And I swear to you, that goes on both the blocked German motorways as well as in Spanish deserts and steppes. Yes, I've already tried it. This music is actually created in the head with this music. You automatically carry a dusty Ray Ban sunglasses, you get an enormous thirst for the cold bearing beer and at the next petrol station you will fill tens of gallons into your tank just to not end...
Daily Peaks · 10.09.2025
Music created with AI still has a stigma among musicians: the musician didn't create it themselves; the machine rolled the dice, only certain patterns are repeated, and the individual instrumental tracks often sound like digital garbage and Ai will do my job one day. In this Bulgarian project, the drummer seems somewhat limited to me, or the AI constantly repeats the same rolls and fills. I know this because I also play hybrid rock, where the skeleton of the song is made up of AI-generated...
Heavystoned Albums · 10.02.2025
I have to admit that Berlin creates a lot of interesting bands. One of the latest are Icarus Burns, which I guess, I will hear and see them at Berlin´s Desertfest in 2025. Mintaur opens this sonic odyssey, flowing slowly with gentle psychedelic chords that take their time to reach their climax. The first two minutes give way to orthodox riffs that veer between stoner and heavy psychedelia. Following a path reminiscent of bands like Rotor, guitar solos bring us beautiful and exotic oriental...
Unknown Pleasures · 30.01.2025
Berlin is a country for itself in Germany. 80 millions of us hate Berlin because it´s the only capital in Europe that is financed by the rest of the country. Germany is affording Berlin. Few people with a more open mind are proud on every bands and artists who came out from Berlin, started with Bowie, Iggy Pop, Einstürzende Neubauten, Techno or Rammstein. Brueder Selke & Midori Hirano has a huge potential to set art into music, no matter if it´s movie ore paintings or even sculptures. A...
Daily Peaks · 24.01.2025
Hailing from Norway and you can feel and listen to an empty and cold landscape, while you´re wearing a fat, warm winter jacket when you´re listening to this dense and atmospheric tune. We lost Toundra in October 2023 and we give "Les Dunes" a warm welcome. This band manage to find the right balance between shredding and the the right chords for creating a well balanced atmosphere of cold and warm. Most Postrock bands are almost proud of their cold and frosty sound. Les Dunes do the split...