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Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 3
Stormy rain clouds and some sun have been the weather conditions of the second day of Rock Hard Festival and is Sunday that live up to one’s name. Sun rays make the scenery again to a bright place and it’s The Spirit that brings everybody into the right mood for another day full of exciting... Continue Reading →
Live photo report HEIR APPARENT & SAD IRON, Musicon, Den Haag – 10.06.2019
It was Saturday, June 8th at Rock Hard Festival when I had the first chance to witness a show of legendary Heir Apparent and today is the second time within two days. Sometimes the road of life is strange. Opening act today is a local band. Sad Iron hails from Hoorn in the Northern parts... Continue Reading →
Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 2
Tyler Leads is around since a few years and the first time I saw them was in December last year when the guys opened for Hank Von Hell. Being impressed by their show it is a ‘must’ to be in time at Rock Hard Festival day 2. The benefit of being a local act is... Continue Reading →
CD review ALL HELL ‘The Witch’s Grail’
(8/10) 'The Witch's Grail' is already longplayer number four of North Carolina's All Hell and it's a good one. The trio started in 2013 and looks back on some productive years. The guys debuted in 2014 with 'The Devils' Work' nd since then released albums on a regular base. 'The Witch's Grail' is the newest... Continue Reading →
Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 1
Whit weekend means Rock Hard Festival since 2004. The open air festival at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen has kept its family spirit with many fans of Metal and Rock returning to Gelsenkirchen every year. Also Markus‘ Heavy Music Blog is present and here‘s the report of the great 2019 edition. It is with Vulture a local act... Continue Reading →
CD review DEWOLFF ‘Live & Outta Sight II’
(9/10) 'Thrust' was the critically and fan acclaimed album that marked the starting point of a collaboration between the band and the Mascot Label Group. A start couldn't be much better and to keep the fire burning a live album of DeWolff is what fans get offered mid June this year. DeWolff released with 'Live... Continue Reading →
CD review CRIMSON RIVER ‘Crimson River’ – EP
(6/10) Eindhoven - Rock City ... and here is another prove for the statement. Crimson River is hailing from the South-East of The Netherlands and it's another young band that wants to present to the world what their musical passion sounds like. The quartet started in 2011, driven by a dedication for music. No release... Continue Reading →
CD review FIRESPAWN ‘Abominate’
(9/10) Swedish Death Metal powerhouse Firespawn premiered in 2015 with ‘Lucifer Has Spoken’. You can speak of an all-star band looking on the rich musical background of the five involved musicians. Although I don’t like the term a lot it fits in this context and there’s no doubt that LG Petrov, A. Impaler, Victor Brandt,... Continue Reading →
CD review ROYAL REPUBLIC ‘Club Majesty’
(7/10) Musicians of Swedish Royal Republic met in 2007 at Malmö Academy of Music and started a band that combines various influences. Rock meets Disco meets some Soul, this is Royal Republic. The quartet scored already some successes in their home-country and overtime they also became more popular outside Europe with their third album 'Weekend... Continue Reading →
CD review NIGHTQUEEN ‘Seduction’
(7/10) Nightqueen from Genk, Belgium is a new member on El Puerto Records' roster. 'Seduction' is decisive third longplayer of the sextet from the Benelux and features twelve songs that are rooted on Power Metal. Nightqueen is the brainchild of guitarist Rex Zeco who founded the band in the early 2000s. What started as a... Continue Reading →
CD review VULTURE ‘Ghastly Waves & Battered Graves’
(8/10) What is it that German highways and Vulture have in common? Indeed, no speed limits. Vulture is still a rather new powerhouse in Metal. The band was founded in 2015 and released a first demo in 2016. A full-length debut followed one year later and after having inked a deal with Metal Blade it's... Continue Reading →
MICHEAL SCHENKER FEST reveals first details about the new album
Following on from the release of their successful debut album 'Resurrection', Michael Schenker Fest have completed the recordings for their second studio album, which is now scheduled to be released on September 20th this year worldwide through Nuclear Blast. Today Michael Schenker Fest reveal the cover artwork for 'Revelation',which was created by Zsofia Dankova (Powerwolf a.o.).“It is a fantastic artwork and a great cover. A picture... Continue Reading →
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