In the news today: Roosevelt, U.S. Girls, Model/Actriz, Crumb, Palm, Outline Summer at Knockdown Center, Cruel World, Iggy Pops, Echo and the Bunnymen, Love and Rockets, Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Helloween, Swimming Paul, Maynard James Keenan, 100 gecs

An astonishingly cynical and realistic view of how (not) to make it in Rock and Roll. Told from a European perspective, in German, Mit Untertiteln.

The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part 2) (SPV/Steamhammer). Review by Scott Adams.

Parasite of Society (Candlelight). Review by Matthew Moyer.

245t (CdBaby). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Irreversible Trend (Radical). Review by Troy Jewell.

Power of the Dragonflame (Limb Music / SPV). Review by Stein Haukland.

Hymns to Victory and The Book of Burning (Noise). Review by Stein Haukland.

David Lee Beowulf discusses the finer things in life – Shakespeare, the Colorado Avalanche, kids, and the art of metal guitar – with Jag Panzer guitarist Mark Briody.

Book of the Damned (Nuclear Blast). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

Sure, there are lots of bands that play metal, and even several that play power metal, but only the Italian band Rhapsody can play Epic Symphonic Hollywood Metal! David Lee Beowülf is ready for his close-up, and guitarist Luca Turilli gives him direction.