Music
Press
Heavy magazine (Germany) 12/12
Album of the Month (June 2009) / Das Album des Monats (Jun 2009)
3X Winner (DTB - HD - SOA)
Darkside webzine (Russia) 10/10
Metal Side webzine (Poland) 10/10
The Forgotten Scroll webzine (Greece) 10/10
Metal Katehisis webzine (Bulgaria) 10/10
HeavyMetalPT Webzine (Portugal) 10/10
Unstoppable Force webzine (United States) 10/10
Metal News webzine (Germany) 7/7
Dark City magazine (Russia) 5/5
FFM Rock webzine (Germany) 5/5
Rough Edge webzine (United States) 4/4
Metal To Infinity webzine (Belgium) 100/100
Power Metal webzine (Poland)
Album of the Month (June 2009)
Metalheads Remigiusland webzine (Germany)
Album of the Month (June 2009)
Metal Rules webzine (Germany)
CD TIPP
Metal Invasion podcast (France)
Album of the Week
Concrete Web webzine (Belgium) 98/100
Marios Metal Mania webzine (Holland) 98/100
Power of Metal webzine (Denmark) 98/100
Killer Album (May 2009) / Killer Album (Mai 2009)
Wheels of Fire radio show (Mexico) 9.7/10
Mundo Rock blog (Chile) 9.5/10
Schweres-Metall webzine (Germany) 9.5 / 10
Album of the Month (May 2009) / Das Album des Monats (Mai 2009)
Metal Hammer magazine website - Chaos Backstage Blog (England) 9.5/10
The Metal Bootcamp radio show (United States) 9.5/10
PowerMetal webzine (Germany) 9.5/10
Lemezkritika webzine (Hungary) 9.5/10
Aardschok magazine (Holland) 95/100
Digital Steel webzine (Holland) 94/100
Metal Mundus webzine (Poland) 9.3/10
Hard Rock Haven webzine (United States) 9.2/10
Spirit of Metal webzine (Canada) 19/20
Musikansich webzine (Germany) 18/20
Underground Empire webzine (Germany) 18/20
Metal Integral webzine (France) 17/20
Magic Fire Music webzine (France) 12/20
My Revelations webzine (Germany) 14/15
Musik Reviews webzine (Germany) 14/15
Bizarre Radio (Germany) 14/15
Bizarre Radio (Germany) 14/15
Detritus webzine (United States) A-/B+
Metal Eater webzine (Canada) B+
(Spin CD of the Week)
White Metal webzine (Italy) 90/100
ZwareMetalen webzine (Germany) 90/100
Virtuosity One webzine (England) 90/100
Metal webzine (Germany) 9/10
Top Album of the Year (2009) / Top-Alben des Jahres (2009)
Rock Hard magazine (Germany) 9/10
10X Dynamite CD (June 2009)
Metal Maniac magazine (Italy) 9/10
Maniac Album (July 2009)
Eternal Metal Flame webzine (Germany) 9/10
Dirty Rock magazine (Australia) 9/10
Ive Vajal webzine (Germany) 9/10
Obliveon webzine (Germany) 9/10
The Metal Observer webzine (Germany) 9/10
The Mauce webzine (Holland) 9/10
Event Horizon Blogspot (Portugal ) 9/10
Metal Mayhem UK webzine (England) 9/10
Metal Reviews webzine (United States) 88/100
Metal Storm webzine (France) 8.7/10
Powermetal webzine (Poland) 8.7/10
Hellspawn webzine (Belgium) 87/100
Music Sammler webzine (Germany) 8.6/10
Rock Reviews webzine (Finland ) 8.6/10
Revelationz webzine (Denmark) 8.5/10
Album of the Month (May 2009)
Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles magazine (Canada) 8.5/10
Holy Steel webzine (Italy) 8.5/10
EUTK webzine (Italy) 8.5/10
Metal Express Radio (Norway) 8.5/10
Mundo Rock webzine (Colombia) 85/100
Rock Realms webzine (England) 85/100
Flash magazine (Italy) 85/100
True Metal webzine (Italy) 84/100
Castle of Pagan webzine (Japan) 82/100
Fury Rocks webzine (Holland ) 8.2/10
Metallized webzine (Italy) 80/100
Metal Minstrel webzine (Denmark) 80/100
Heavy Metal Resource webzine (United States) 8/10
Mad for Metal webzine (United States) 8/10
Pro Rock magazine (Bulgaria) 8/10
Metalfan webzine (Romania) 8/10
Rafabasa webzine (Spain) 8/10
From The Dust Returned blogspot (United States) 8/10
Metal Covenant webzine (Denmark ) 8/10
(Recommended CD)
Dark Scene webzine (Austria) 8/10
Hall of Metal webzine (Spain) 8/10
Sleaze Metal webzine (Germany) 8/10
Metal Nose webzine (Holland) 8/10
Dark Scene webzine (Austria) 8/10
Rocking Boy webzine (Germany) 8/10
Kronos Mortus webzine (Hungary) 8/10
Hard Rock magazine (Hungary) 8/10
Hall of Metal webzine (Spain) 8/10
Imperiumi webzine (Finland) 8/10
Metal 4 All webzine (Spain) 8/10
Greek Rebels webzine (Greece) 8/10
Hard Sounds webzine (Italy) 76/100
Raw & Wild webzine (Italy) 7.5/10
Metal Review webzine (United States) 7.5/10
Lords of Metal webzine (Holland) 70/100
Rockwind webzine (Greece) 7/10
Metal Universe webzine (France) 7/10
Chronicles of Chaos webzine (United States ) 7/10
RRRZ webzine (Germany) 6.5/10
Metalitalia webzine (Italy) 6.5/10
Minneapolis Metal Music Examiner blog (USA) 6.5/10
Metal Hammer magazine (UK) 6/10
Entrateparallele webzine (Italy) 6/7
Silent Scream webzine (Italy) 6/7
HMP magazine (Poland) 6/6
Album of the Month (July 2009)
Rock Rebel webzine (Italy) 4.5/5
Amazon (United States) 4.5/5
Maximum Metal webzine (United States) 4/5
Metal CD Ratings webzine (United Sta - Worldwide metal magazines / webzines
Heavy magazine (Germany) 12/12
#1 on SOUNDCHECK chart (CD of the Month)
2X Winner (DTB - HD)
Metal Message webzine (Germany) 10/10
Mordor webzine (Mexico) 10/10
Heavy Metal Portugal webzine (Portugal) 10/10
Froster webzine (Ukraine) 10/10
Darkside webzine (Russia) 10/10
Holy Steel webzine (Italy) 10/10
The Forgotten Scroll webzine (Greece) 10/10
Metal Observer webzine (Canada) 10/10
Lemezkritika webzine (Hungary) 10/10
Mundo Rock blog (Chile) 10/10
Metal Zone webzine (Denmark) 6/6
Walls of Fire webzine (Germany) 5/5
Vampster webzine (Germany) 5/5
Heavy Hardes webzine (Germany) 5/5
Zonika magazine (Mexico) 5/5
Metal Rebelde webzine (Dominican Republic) 5/5
Friday The 13th webzine (UK) 5/5
Zerovarius webzine (Spain) 5/5
Amazon webzine (United States) 5/5
Amazon store (Germany) 5/5
Amazon store (England) 5/5
Roughedge webzine (United States) 4/4
KK Downing's Steel Mill webzine (Denmark) KKKK/KKKK
Metal Age magazine (Germany)
# 1 on SOUNDCHECK chart (CD of the Month)
Metal Maniac magazine (Italy)
(CD of the Month)
Metal Reviews webzine (Switzerland)
(CD of the Month)
Power Metal webzine (Denmark)
(CD of the Month)
Revelationz webzine (Denmark)
(CD of the Month)
MetalEater webzine (Canada)
(CD of the Week)
Metal Hammer magazine (Germany)
(Album Tipp)
Rock Times webzine (Germany)
(Tipp CD)
Ancient Spirit webzine (Germany)
(Tipp CD)
Treehouse of Death webzine (Greece)
(Kitten Killer CD)
Christian Xtreme webzine (United States)
Artist of the Month
Heavy Metal Resource webzine (United States)
(Best of 2007)
Hard-Heavy-Harder webzine (Germany) 5.5/7
Imhotep webzine (Finland) 5.5/6
Metal Review webzine (United States) 5.3/6
Metallian magazine (France) 5/6
Scream magazine (Norway) 5/6
Music webzine (Switzerland) 5/6
Danger Dog webzine (United States) 4.5/5
Osnametal webzine (Germany) 4.5/5
Metalearth webzine (Germany) 4.5/5
Metal Temple webzine (Greece) 4.5/5
Metal Rules webzine (Canada) 4/5
Metal CD Ratings (United States) 4/5
Nightfall in Metal Earth webzine (France) 4/5
The Metal Crypt webzine (Canada) 4/5
Metal2Metal webzine (Germany) 4/5
MSTOS webzine (Germany) 4/5
Heavy Metal IT webzine (Italy) 4/5
Metal Symphony webzine (Spain) 4/5
Spark magazine (Czech Republic) 4/5
Maximum Metal webzine (United States) 3.5/5
Magic Fire Music webzine (France) 16/20
Idioglossia webzine (Germany) 14/15
My Revelations webzine (Germany) 14/15
Twilight webzine (Germany) 13/15
Concrete webzine (Belgium) 98/100
The Metal Circus webzine (Spain) 9.8/10
Powermetal webzine (Denmark) 97/100
Metal Raw webzine (Venezuela) 9.5/10
Deimos 101 webzine (Mexico) 9.5/10
Metal District webzine (Germany) 9.5/10
Metal Express Radio webzine (Norway) 9.5/10
Power Metal webzine (Poland) 9.4/10
Metal to Infinity webzine (Belgium) 92/100
Metal Fan webzine (Holland) 92/100
Melodic Rock webzine (Australia) 91/100
Metal Archives webzine (Russia) 90/100
Metal Glory webzine (Germany) 9/10
Blabbermouth webzine (United States) 9/10
Treehouse of Death webzine (Greece) 9/10
Heavy World webzine (Germany) 9/10
Roadie Crew magazine (Brazi) 9/10
Rock Underground magazine (Brazil) 9/10
Comando Rock magazine (Brazil) 9/10
Novo Metal webzine (Brazil) 9/10
Heavy World webzine (Germany) 9/10
Serch & Destroy webzine (Mexico) 9/10
Rock Planet magazine (Slovakia) 9/10
Hard Rock webzine (Hungary) 9/10
Rock Hard magazine (Germany) 9/10
Sleaze Metal webzine (Germany) 9/10
Ice Vajl webzine (Germany) 9/10
Schweres-Metall webzine (Germany) 9/10
Heavy Metal webzine (Germany) 9/10
Bloodchamber webzine (Germany) 9/10
Event Horizon webzine (Portugal) 9/10
Metal Factory webzine (Switzerland) 9/10
From Burn to Now webzine (Italy) 9/10
Medazzarock webzine (Switzerland) 9/10
Hellspawn webzine (Belgium) 89/100
Krillion Metal Reviews webzine (England) 89/100
Hard Rock Haven webzine (United States) 8.8/10
Aardschok magazine (Holland) 86/100
Rants and Raves blogspot (Germany) 8.6/10
Metalicos webzine (Costa Rica) 85/100
White Metal webzine (Italy) 85/100
Mundo Rock webzine (Colombia) 85/100
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine (Canada) 8.5/10
Rock Hard / Valhalla magazine (Brazil) 8.5/10
Rock Metal magazine (Mexico) 8.5/10
Fire Metal webzine (Mexico) 8.5/10
Rafabasa webzine (Spain) 8.5/10
Global Domination webzine (Sweden) 8.5/10
Violent Moshground magazine (Holland) 8.5/10
Metal Glory webzine (Germany) 8.5/10
Rock It magazine (Germany) 8.5/10
All Over FFM Rock webzine (Germany) 8.5/10
EUTK webzine (Italy) 8.5/10
Mega Metal webzine (Germany) 8.5/10
Living for Metal webzine (United States) 8.5/10
Digital Steel webzine (Holland) 84/100
Metal Storm webzine (France) 8.2/10
Whiplash webzine (Brazil) 8/10
Stryke webzine (Brazil) 8/10
- Worldwide metal magazines / webzines
Heavy magazine (Germany) 12/12
#1 on SOUNDCHECK chart (CD of the Month)
Metal Centre webzine (USA) 10/10
(CD of the Year)
Essential metal webzine (United States) 10/10
(CD of the Year)
Metal Hammer magazine (Hungary) 10/10
Ragyogas webzine (Hungary) 10/10
Metal Message webzine (Germany) 10/10
Unbroken Metal magazine (Germany) 10/10
The Metal Observer webzine (Germany) 10/10
Metallibrary webzine (Russia) 10/10
Capital of Metal webzine (Canada) 10/10
Metal Crusade webzine (Germany) 10/10
Metalius webzine (Germany) 10/10
Critical Metal webzine (United States) 10/10
Metal Exiles webzine (United States) 10/10
Metal Guide webzine (Greece) 10/10
Pure Warriors webzine (Mexico) 10/10
90FM WWSP radio (United States) 10/10
Shadows webzine (United States) 10/10
Grave Music webzine (United States) 10/10
Encyclopedia Metallum (United States) 100/100
(Album of the Year)
1HeavyMetal webzine (United States) 100/100
(Instant Metal Classic Album)
Xteel webzine (Mexico) 7/7
Harder Beat magazine (United States) 6/6
Metal Rules webzine (Canada) 5/5
(CD of the Year)
Electric Basement webzine (USA) 5/5
Vampster webzine (Germany) 5/5
Nightfall in Metal Earth webzine (France) 5/5
Morrigan's Pit webzine (Germany) 5/5
The Metal Crypt webzine (Canada) 5/5
Heavy Metal Radio webzine (United States) 5/5
Blooddawn webzine (Germany) 5/5
DK 666 webzine (Italy) 5/5
Rough Edge webzine (USA) 4/4
Full Strength webzine (Australia) 4/4
Metal R Us webzine (United States) 99/100
Heavy Metal Revenge webzine (France) 9.9/10
(CD of the Year)
The Metal Circus webzine (Spain) 9.8/10
Hellspawn webzine (Belgium) 95/100
Quintessence webzine (USA) 9.5/10
Stryke webzine (Brazil) 9.5/10
Metal Domination webzine (Greece) 9.5/10
Gates of Lions webzine (Greece) 9.5/10
Metal Reviews webzine (United States) 93/100
White Metal webzine (Italy) 92/100
Metal Fanatix webzine (United States) 91/100
Rafabasa webzine (Spain) 9/10
Tombstone webzine (Greece) 9/10
Heavy Metal Mania webzine (Greece) 9/10
Metal Heart webzine (Spain) 9/10
Schweres - Metall webzine (Germany) 9/10
Gryphon Metal webzine (Switzerland) 9/10
Urotsukidoji's CD Reviews (United States) 9/10
Bloodchamber webzine (Germany) 9/10
Heavy Metal Psychosurgery webzine (USA) 66/69
Melodic Rock webzine (Australia) 89/100
Metal Reviews webzine (USA) 89/100
Rockum webzine (Peru) 8.9/10
Concrete webzine (Belgium) 87/100
Metalicos webzine (Costa Rica) 87/100
Rock On webzine (Greece) 8.5/10
Ultimate Metal Reviews webzine (United States) 8.5/10
EUTK webzine (Italy) 8.5/10
Rockstage webzine (Holland) 84/100
Medazzarock webzine (Switzerland) 8/10
Silent Scream webzine (Italy) 8/10
Behind The Veil webzine (Greece) 8/10
Radio Gehaktes (Germany) 8/10
Tartarean Desire webzine (USA) 8/10
Maelstrom webzine (United States) 8/10
Musica webzine (Russia) 8/10
Metal Review webzine (United States) 5.3/6
Metal Invader webzine (Greece) 4.5/5
Glory Daze webzine (New Zealand) 4.5/5
Madhouse webzine (Spain) 4/5
Metal CD Ratings webzine (United States) 4/5
Raging Metal webzine (England) 4/5
The Metal Crypt webzine (Canada) 4/5
KNAC radio webzine (United States) 3/5
KK Downing's Steel Mill (Denmark) KKK/KKKKK
Heavy Metal Resource webzine (United States)
(CD of the Year) (2003)
Heavy Harmonies webzine (United States)
(CD of the Year) (2003)
United Forces fanzine (Germany)
A metal milestone. CAGE have pulled out the best album of 2003 so far and I don’t see any other band stopping them.
The Metal Gospel webzine (Germany)
Contender for power metal album of the year.
Rock Total webzine (Spain)
A cd that defines the term heavy metal.
The Temple of Metal webzine (Greece)
Cage demolish everything in their path.
Breakout magazine (Germany)
"Darker Than Black" must be called a pure Metal album which is must-have for every collection that is considered to be complete.
Metal to Infinity webzine (Belgium)
A real masterpiece!
Vampire webzine (Germany)
A marvelous heavy metal album.
Ara Radio (Luxembourg)
"Darker Than Black" has all an album needs to become a classic.
Metal Inside webzine (Germany)
Absolutely fantastic cd.
Dark Tales webzine (Germany)
"Darker Than Black"…It's a killer!!! The vocals are totally insane.
Metal Power fanzine (Mexico)
A CD capable of putting CAGE in the major leagues of metal.
Disagreement webzine (Luxembourg)
"Darker Than Black" has all an album needs to become a classic. The most impressing thing on this CD is that is makes you believe that the Nineties never existed. Seldom before I have heard a power metal band sounding so authentic and being devoted to Eighties metal in such a true way.
The Shred Zone webzine (United States)
"Darker Than Black" is a CD that can be listened to a million times without e - Worldwide metal magazines / webzines
Discography
Unveiled - 1999
Astrology - 2001
Darker Than Black - 2003
Hell Destroyer - 2007
Science of Annihilation - 2009
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Bio
In the summer of 1992 CAGE formed out of the ashes of 2 of San Diegos premier metal bands NOMAD and CRUSHER with the sole purpose of creating head banging heavy metal that would make the grand masters proud!
In 1999, CAGE released their debut cd UNVEILED, which surprised everyone by delivering a pure heavy metal record that struck at the heart of the alternative, grunge movement, impaling it with its metal magic. This garnered them major attention and fans of the German ROCK HARD magazine voted them as the best unsigned band of 1999. As a result of winning the competition, CAGE was invited to play at the prestigious DYNAMO Open Air Festival in Holland being headlined that year by the mighty METALLICA.
In 2001, their astonishing 2nd cd ASTROLOGY was released, which seemed as if it was CAGE 10 years later. Such rapid development had seldom been seen and the fans and metal media alike embraced CAGE for their unequaled ability to combine the classic heavy metal feel with a new millennium identity all their own. The band saw them playing shows as special guests to legendary bands such as IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, DIO and DOKKEN among many others. Touring in support for the cd, saw CAGE playing at the world famous WACKEN Open Air Festival in Germany and the METAL DAYZ Festival in Switzerland, in addition to other festivals / shows throughout the United States.
In 2003, the band released their 3rd cd DARKER THAN BLACK and an all time metal classic was bestowed upon the masses. Featuring guest appearances from legendary guitarist / producer Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON ROB HALFORD ROB ROCK - HELLOWEEN) and guitarist Joe Floyd (WARRIOR), fans and media worldwide swarmed to hail the cd as a masterpiece - heavy metal classic that many said could never be topped. As usual, CAGE won dozens of CD of the Year and CD of the Month awards all over the world, especially being ranked as the #1 cd in the sound check chart of the prestigious monthly HEAVY magazine in Germany. Touring in support for the cd, saw the band playing high profile worldwide festivals such as the BANG YOUR HEAD / EARTHSHAKER Festivals in Germany; BRAVE WORDS 6 PACK WEEKEND / MILWAUKEE METALFEST / BANG YOUR HEAD USA and the LA GATES OF METAL festivals in the United States; the inaugural MONTERREY METAL FEST in Mexico and special guest support slots to IRON MAIDEN / ARCH ENEMY and SCORPIONS / TESLA concerts at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California; in addition to many other festivals / shows throughout the United States and Mexico.
In 2007, CAGE shocked everyone once again with their epic end of the world concept 4th cd HELL DESTROYER. The critical acclaim for the new cd from the metal media worldwide was even more immense than before, as an entire new legion of fans discovered CAGE from all of the attention that this ultimate tale of Heaven versus Hell received. Once again, CAGE won dozens of CD of the Year and CD of the Month awards and for a 2nd time ranked as the #1 cd in the sound check chart of HEAVY magazine in Germany. Live support for the cd, saw the band playing their 1st ever European headlining tour which included appearances at the KEEP IT TRUE X festival in Germany; the UP THE HAMMERS III Festival in Greece and multiple shows in Germany; in addition to high profile festivals such as NIGHTMARE METALFEST in the Unites States; multiple MAGO DE OZ FEST arena dates / XTREMO 7 and MEXICALI METAL FEST I & II festivals in Mexico; in addition to many other festivals / shows throughout the United States and Mexico.
May 2009 saw CAGE releasing their 5th cd SCIENCE OF ANNIHILATION with the band retaining all of the classic CAGE heavy metal sounds fully intact, while pushing the metal musical boundaries in every department. With the addition of former PSYCHOTIC WALTZ drummer Norm The Legend Leggio, CAGE turned up the energy level to 200% to put the POWER back in POWER METAL. Once again, CAGE continued winning dozens of CD of the Year and CD of the Month awards and for an unprecedented 3rd time, ranked as the #1 cd in the sound check chart of HEAVY magazine in Germany, an honor only matched by the mighty KIND DIAMOND. Current live support for the new cd so far, has seen CAGE play their 2nd European headlining tour which included a co-headlining slot at the MERCENARIES METAL MEETING festival in Germany; headliners of the ELEMENTS OF ROCK Festival in Switzerland and other shows in Germany Holland Belgium - Czech Republic and Slovakia. In addition, the band has played other high profile festivals such as the legendary and prestigious PROG POWER USA X Festival / NIGHTMARE METALFEST / BINGHAMTON AREA METALFEST in the Unites States; multiple MAGO DE OZ FEST / XTREMO 7 and MEXICALI METAL FEST I & II festivals in Mexico and other festivals / shows throughout the United States and Mexico.
2010 touring activities will see extensive and far reaching worldwide CAGE festival / tour dates in Europe,
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