The location changed from Inselpark Arena Hamburg to Fabrik, Hamburg. More infos HERE. Finland’s Battle Beast have announced a massive 36-show European tour as the first leg of their upcoming world tour. Kicking off with a bang on October 17th with their biggest German headline show to date at Hamburg’s Inselpark Arena, the tour will keep the band on the road until... Continue Reading →
FOREIGNER return to Germany in June 2026
Foreigner will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2026 with an exclusive 50th Anniversary Tour and return to Germany for eight select open-air shows. The tour offers a retrospective of five decades of rock history and brings together the greatest anthems of one of the most successful classic rock bands of all time. 07.06.2026 – Bassum... Continue Reading →
DEF LEPPARD announce 2026 European tour
Def Leppard, one of the UK's biggest arena rock bands, will be back on tour in the summer of 2026. A total of eleven dates are scheduled for June and July, including performances at the iconic O2 Arena in London, their hometown of Sheffield, Wacken Open Air, and two headline shows in German-speaking countries. Extreme... Continue Reading →
Review NAILED TO OBSCURITY “Generation of the Void”
German metal group Nailed To Obscurity premiered with "Abyss" in 2007 and have released a total of four long players, with "Black Frost" being the latest to date. The album was released in 2019, and six years later, the band is returning with their next release. The title of the next studio album from the... Continue Reading →
Review FM “Brotherhood”
British rock veterans FM are set to release their 15th studio album. “Brotherhood” showcases the band's enduring talent for crafting melodic rock. The band is currently in a highly productive phase, having released “Old Habits Die Hard” in 2024, and now the new album is already in the starting blocks. “Brotherhood” contains eleven songs, with... Continue Reading →
Review WUCAN “Axioms”
Wucan is the brainchild of Francis Tobolsky. Back in 2011, she was looking for musicians with whom to create music, and after finding Tim, Pätz and Patrik, everything was in place to work on a debut album. Francis and Tim are the only remaining founding members, and they are the driving force behind a band... Continue Reading →
SAMMY HAGAR announces new live album
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar announces “Sammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band: The Residency”, a hit-filled live album captured during his acclaimed 2025 Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, set for release on October 10, 2025. Featuring Hagar and The Best of All Worlds Band—Michael Anthony... Continue Reading →
Review VICIOUS RUMORS “The Devil’s Asylum”
"The Devil's Asylum" is Vicious Rumors' 14th studio album and a metal masterpiece. Five years after launching "Celebration Decay" Geoff Thorpe and band have returned with their latest effort - an album featuring eleven new songs. Compared with its predecessor, there are some new elements that make "The Devil's Asylum" a great album. Alongside Thorpe,... Continue Reading →
STARLIGHT RITUAL – new album and lead single
Canada's hard rocking metallers Starlight Ritual have revealed a first song from their upcoming second album "Rogue Angels", scheduled for October 31st 2025 via High Roller Records. A video clip for the track "On The Run" is available here: https://youtu.be/-ga3IN642Kg?si=4Mzq7qeQ5F05pLqh
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP launched a new song
Michael Schenker and MSG launched a next single, taken from the upcoming album „Don‘t Sell Your Soul“ which will come via earMUSIC on October 3rd, 2025 . „I Can‘t Stand Waiting“ is the title of this new track and you can listen to it on relevant streaming platforms. Furthermore, the second leg of the „My... Continue Reading →
HELLOWEEN – „Giants & Monsters“ out now
„Giants & Monsters“ is the title of the new Helloween album which is out now and the review is online on Markus’ Heavy Music Blog. The album release is accompanied by a 90’s MTV style music video with "A Little Is A Little Too Much." Under complete banishment of AI, it beams the viewer into... Continue Reading →
Review SHIT THE COW “Killing It” – EP
It's been a while since I first heard a Swedish band with an unusual name. The band is called Shit The Cow and it was their second EP that was sent to my mailbox. "Salt of the Earth" was released in 2013, and the fusion of different styles fascinated me right away. Today, a few... Continue Reading →
Review BURNING WITCHES “Inquisition”
Burning Witches has been casting a spell on metalheads for ten years. The band started in Brugg, Switzerland in 2015, and to date, the five-piece has released five albums. Their new record, titled “Inquisition, ” is now available at record stores and includes a 12-song tracklist, as well as an intro and outro. "Sanguini Hominum"... Continue Reading →
Review BLACKBRIAR “A Thousand Little Deaths”
There are plenty of female-fronted bands hailing from the Netherlands. Within Temptation, Epica, and Delain are pillars of the symphonic metal genre, and Blackbriar has been trying to catch up for a few years. Founded in Assen, the Netherlands, in 2012, Blackbriar's 2014 album “The Cause of Shipwreck” marked their debut. I first noticed the... Continue Reading →
Review MOB RULES “Rise of the Ruler”
After traditional heavy metal made room for grunge, nu metal, and other genres, bands like Hammerfall paved the way for metal again at the end of the '90s. The German band Mob Rules was also founded around this time. They launched their first longplayer in 1999, with singer Klaus Dirks being the driving force. With... Continue Reading →









