Bonfire Masquerade

German hard 'n' heavy legends Bonfire proudly present a covers album extraordinaire: Legends pays tribute to numerous legendary artists of the rock and metal scene who all have toured with them. The personal connection can be felt throughout the entire double album (which consist of 32 songs in total). No matter if Bonfire give Toto's "Africa" or "Eye Of The Tiger" (Survivor) their individual touch or even enter heavy metal territory (Grave Digger's "Rebellion") - it's perfectly executed and recognizable as Bonfire versions right away.

The last decade saw a strange phenomenon: many acts of the past returning from their grave and some that were absent for a long time came back. Of course, some bands aren’t worthy of attention, but there’s always some band that one didn’t know that is surprisingly amazing. And in this last category is the German quintet CZAKAN. After the reissue of their 1989’s album “State of Confusion”, here they are with their new album, “Unreal”. Their music can be described as a melodic form of Hard Rock that’s usual for German acts of the genre, where the melodic and accessible appeal of the music is filled with refined sets of arrangements and some heavy touches (pay attention on “Free Line” to check this aspect, especially on the guitars). This album brings the minds and hearts of the fans to the 70’s and 80’s due its appeal (this form of music is natural from those days), but in an updated form that is full of life and hooks.