
our newest interviews (click on the pic):
On April 17, 2026, Hardline return with ‘Shout‘, a new studio album that doesn’t just revisit the past – it reconnects with the very spark that ignited their legacy.
Released worldwide via Steamhammer, ‘Shout‘ inevitably invites comparisons to the band’s 1992 breakthrough, ‘Double Eclipse‘ – the record that defined their melodic hard rock DNA and positioned them among the genre’s most promising torchbearers…to read more click here…
Emerging from the shadow of personal upheaval and artistic reinvention, California’s SÖNUS return with their most ambitious work yet: ‘Planes of Torment‘.
Following the critical acclaim of 2022’s ‘Usurper of the Universe‘, this album takes listeners on a sprawling journey through Hard Rock, Stoner Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock, and Prog, channeling the spirit of titans like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Monster Magnet…to read more click here…
From the depths of Colombia’s underground emerges a band that thrives on extremity in its purest form.
Rotten Blasphemy return with ‘Worshippers Of Chaös‘, an album that promises nothing less than total sonic devastation…to read more click here…
On September 5, 2026, the Atlantic will echo with distortion, urgency, and purpose.
For one night, São Miguel Island in the Azores transforms into a crossroads of alternative culture as Decibels & Animals brings together international and local artists for a festival where music meets mission…to read more click here…
With ‘Through The Dying Mist‘, Crowen have stepped beyond the boundaries of a mere project and into something far more defined and deliberate.
In this in-depth interview, Esa Uusimaa (Crowen) speaks with Fok ‘bs‘ about darkness as creative force, artistic control, spiritual duality, and why true intensity has little to do with speed alone…to read more click here…
Norwegian Progressive Metal Outfit
MOONSCAPE
Has Released Album
‘Entity, Chapter III: A Sudden Glimpse of Clarity’
Norwegian progressive metal visionary Moonscape returns with the final and most ambitious chapter of an epic years in the making.
Led by multi-instrumentalist Håvard Lunde, the project unveiled ‘Entity, Chapter III: A Sudden Glimpse of Clarity‘ – a sweeping 42-minute composition that brings the critically acclaimed ‘Entity‘ trilogy to its emotional and conceptual conclusion…to read more click here…
On England’s South Coast, where sea air meets concrete promenades and grey horizons lend themselves naturally to introspection, Of Gods And Men are carving out their own chapter in the post-punk continuum.
Their latest single, ‘Witness‘, arrives as a powerful statement of intent – lifted from their debut album ‘The Stare‘, released at the tail end of last year…to read more click here…
Two decades after first staking his claim on the name, Bobby Jensen is drawing a new line in the dust.
Following confusion caused by multiple acts operating under the same moniker, The Dead Cowboys will now ride forward as Bobby Jensen and The Dead Cowboys – a move that not only clears the air, but signals a creative reset for the man behind the heavy western vision…to read more click here…
Fourteen years into their run, Atlanta’s self-proclaimed ‘drinking band with a punk problem‘ Forsaken Profits show no signs of slowing down.
Instead, the skate-punk thrash outfit are marking the milestone the only way they know how – by turning up the volume and unleashing a brand-new single…to read more click here…
From the working-class streets of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Love & Opium have emerged as one of New England’s most hard-hitting modern rock acts – blending heavy metal grooves with soaring melodic choruses and lyrics that carry both grit and heart.
The four-piece outfit has built its reputation on sheer intensity: arena-sized ambition delivered with sweat-soaked authenticity…to read more click here…
From tribute roots to fully realized identity, Mindfeels have turned admiration into authorship with quiet confidence.
Vocalist Davide Gilardino reflects In this in-depth interview with Fok ‘bs‘ on legacy, sincerity, and why ‘2WO’ is not nostalgia – but evolution…to read more click here…
North Carolina’s Scarlet Tantrum return with their latest single, ‘Inside Out‘, a compelling indie rock track that fuses emotional intensity with cinematic depth.
Hailing from Carthage, the band – fronted by a magnetic female vocalist – has been steadily carving out a distinctive voice in modern rock, blending moody production, immersive atmosphere, and lyricism that cuts straight to the heart…to read more click here…
The Hobbit and the Gate of the Everlasting Valley
The Second Tale
by Fokion Triantafyllidis
at Radio Highway Pirates
Many nights and many seasons passed after the little hobbit left the wizard’s hut beneath the whispering boughs of the Black Forest.
He wandered through marsh and mountain, through meadows of mist and villages that slept with shuttered windows…to read more click here…


































