Single Review: Moonscape - The Throes Of Desperation (Atmospheric Prog Metal, 2020)

It's distressing music that features many relaxing moments in it. The new single output gave me medieval thoughts and imagination on many parts of it's duration. In the beginning it feels slow and less moving but please give it some time to unfold it's effect on your ears.

"In The Throes Of Desperation" slowly unfolds it's possessions and leaves a little film soundtrack feeling behind in me.

The cover gives a nice idea of the sound inside, Cover artwork by Dark Days Design.

The guitars are cleverly mixed under a dark atmospheric soundpackage at the start. They give room for a faster solo section that surprisingly fit's into the otherwise slow formula of the single release. The end is the fastest part with drums coming in. It all comes to a abrupt end that is a good teaser like in a TV series when it comes to a solution.

"The Throes of Desperation" is an excerpt from a longer piece of music that will be released on the next Moonscape album, hopefully later in 2020.  I'm looking forward to what hopefully is about to show up in the coming time. Until then mak sure to connect to the project on plattforms like Facebook https://www.facebook.com/moonscapenorway/ or take a look at the homepage. http://www.moonscapenorway.com/

Chania Rock Festival - your metal vacation 2019

The outdoor season slowly comes closer. Many Open Air Festivals offer what we love most - having a good time outside and enjoy music while having some fine food and drinks with it.

This paticular festival called Chania Rock could be some secret place not too many know of yet.

The logo of the Chania Rock Festival, (c) by Chania Rock Festival, used with kind permission

Having seen a round up of a previous edition on YouTube I was flashed and thought: you need to go there. The ancient fortress close to a harbour is by far the most thrilling and relaxing surrounding I've seen a festival taking place in. Just check it out for yourselves and read a closer description of the event.


Chania Rock Festival  takes place in the beautiful island of Crete, in Chania, on the 5 the and 6 of July 2019. The festival exists since 2002 and many great metal bands have  played so far, such as Blind Guardian (GER), Sabaton (SWE), Kreator (GER), Paradise  Lost (UK), D-A-D (DEN), Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons (UK), W.A.S.P. (USA) and  many more.

This year’s billing, includes some more great bands. Demons & Wizards, the  brainchild of Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian) and Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth), Tarja, Rotting Christ, Uli Jon Roth and Carthagods plus more acts to be announced. All these, will take place in the most picturesque landmark of the city of Chania, an  ancient fortress by the old harbor, San Salvatore.
Weekend ticket costs only 55 euros. Payment is possible with Paypal and Visa Card.
https://www.chaniarockfestival.gr/en/tickets

It also aounds like a good possibility to arrange your summer holidays in one of the most beautiful islands of the Mediterranean and combine it with two days full of heavy metal music.

More details can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/ChaniaRockFestival/ and
https://www.chaniarockfestival.gr