My World of Music – est. 2013
A period of four years without a new release from Mastodon comes to an end. The band announced a new longplayer called ‘Hushed and Grim’ that will follow the 2017 album ‘Emperor of Sand’. Longplayer, in this case it is exactly what the word indicates. The new album comes with a 15 songs tracklist that... Continue Reading →
The two people behind Emissary Of Suffering are Mattias Rasmusson and Nils Groth, both of whom are no strangers to the scene, as they have played in different bands. With 'Mournful Sights' the duo have their first album at the start, an eight-song record which, according to the protagonists, is based on influences from Iron... Continue Reading →
High Roller Records continues with their initiated series of re-releases, this time it’s the records of The Rods that shine brightly in a new spotlight. The debut ‘Rock Hard’ was re-released a few weeks ago, followed now by ‘the Rods’ and ‘Wild Dogs’. The Rods, that’ the band of Dio cousin David Feinstein, Steven Starmer... Continue Reading →
Paradox isn’t a band that benefited a lot from the sunny side of life. It took bandleader Charly Steinhauer a lot of willpower and commitment for the band to overcome all hurdles and challenges life had to offer. Paradox started in 1981 and it was the fabulous ‘Product of Imagination’ that was a first wow-moment... Continue Reading →
UK rockers Vega have been in business for 12 years now and have six studio albums to their credit. With 'Anarchy and Unity' the guys from York have produced a new record and have remained true to themselves. Vega stands for melodic rock at its best and the sextet leaves no doubt that they can... Continue Reading →
One of the most influential bands that called Brooklyn, NYC their homebase is Pete Steele’s legendary Type O Negative. Part of this outfit was Sal Abruscato who provided, as drummer of the band, the heartbeat for milestone releases like ‘Bloody Kisses’. After having been also part of Life Of Agony, the drummer started his own... Continue Reading →
England's riff surgeons Carcass played with albums like 'Heartwork' a significant role in the growing popularity of death metal in the early 90s. Even before their fifth album 'Swansong' was released, the band announced that they were breaking up, and metal fans were all the more relieved when the news in 2016 pointed to a... Continue Reading →
Between Worlds is a next typical Frontiers Music release with a group of well-known musicians being involved. This time it is singer Ronny Munroe being the figurehead of the project. Munroe is known for his contribution to some Metal Church records as well as having been part of Kurdt Vanderhoof’s Presto Ballet. Between Worlds is... Continue Reading →
If the name Eric St. Michaels sounds familiar to you, it might be from his time as the singer of China. King Zebra is the singer's new band and actually the band is not that new. In 2017, the first single was released, followed by more singles and an EP. What was missing was a... Continue Reading →
UK rocker Inglorious went through a rebuilding process during 2018 when three new band members had to be found and integrated by Nathan James and Phil Beaver. ‘We Will Ride’, the fourth album, was the proof of this line-up that works together tightly and with power. To keep the momentum going and not being able... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal is still a genre that doesn’t build on the happy side of life. It’s music that takes its energy from the struggles of daily life, issues in social coexistence and the revolutionary thinking that grows from it. It’s not all the bands that take their raging inspiration from these roots but Criminal from... Continue Reading →
Anette Olzon is known from her days fronting Finnish symphonic metal powerhouse Nightwish. The Dark Element is another moniker closely connected to her and it was in 2014 when the Swedish singer released with ‘Shine’ a first solo album. After ‘Shine’ it is ‘Strong’ that represents the second solo album from Olzon, an eleven songs... Continue Reading →
Punk rock veteran Billy Idol used the last months to work on new songs for an EP called ‘The Roadside EP’. The iconic singer that started as a frontman of Generation X more than four decades ago recorded four songs, forming the tracklist of the first new release in seven years. The first song from... Continue Reading →
Summer in Scandinavia means either a very short night or just a dawn that bridges from one day to another. And it’s a silver shimmering moon, some stars and a long shades having the potential to let grow melancholia. Such a scene is captured on the artwork of Insomnium’s newest delivery. ‘Argent Moon’ is the... Continue Reading →
Just being back from the Rock Castle festival, Brainstorm guitarist Torsten Ihlenfeld could make a bit time for Markus' Heavy Music Blog. Of course it is interesting to get some first-hand insights into the process of the creating the new longplayer 'Wall of Skulls'. Next to that the impact of the pandemic on a metal... Continue Reading →
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