Sweet Oblivion is a project that had its starting point in 2019, created and directed by Serafino Perugino, who is president and A&R director of Frontiers Music. One, if not the most important factor of this band is the fact of Geoff Tate being the singer of Sweet Oblivion. Tate, who was part of the... Continue Reading →
ENDSEEKER’s Ben Liepelt talks about ‘Mount Carcass’, Pablo EskoBear, a streaming event and many more interesting things
Hamburg's death metal powerhouse Endseeker worked on a new album that is in the starting blocks. 'Mount Carcass' will be unleashed on April 16th and Markus' Heavy Music Blog got the opportunity to talk to Endseeker guitarist Ben Liepelt. Enjoy reading what Ben has to tell about the new album and more. Markus' Heavy Music... Continue Reading →
CD review CHEAP TRICK ‘In Another World’
One thing becomes crystal clear right away. The new Cheap Trick album brings a positive vibe to the plate that many of us need right here and now. It starts with the rocking and vibrant opener ‘The Summer Looks Good on You’. The irresistible melody catches your attention right away while the solo part manifests... Continue Reading →
DESTRUCTION’s ‘Bestial Invasion of Hell’ (Demo reissue) in April
It was in 1984 when three guys from Germany's South-West embarked on an musical endeavor and the time it wasn't predictable that it was the beginning of a four decades lasting career that's still ongoing. The names of the three guys? Schmier, Mike and Tommy and the band they started, that's Destruction. The starting point... Continue Reading →
CD review FM ‘Tough It Out Live’
It was on October 2nd, 1989 when British melodic rockers FM released with ‘Tough It Out’ an album that still belongs to the highlights this genre ever brought to surface. With no less than Neil Kernon at the helm, the album is a treat for fans of melodic rock music. To celebrate the 30th anniversary... Continue Reading →
CD review DEVILZ BY DEFINITION ‘The Bitter Remains of Human Consumption’
Not only because of, but also due to Alice Cooper's latest album 'Detroit Stories', the city in the North West of the US got into focus again. Not far away from Detroit and just divided by the Detroit River is Windsor, Ontario. Windsor is a Canadian city and is the homebase of Devilz By Definition.... Continue Reading →
CD review HEAVY FEATHER ‘Mountain of Sugar’
Heavy Feather is a quartet, hailing from Stockholm, Sweden. The quartet is a rather new band that premiered in 2019 with 'Debris & Rubble'. Although the band is still rather new, the involved musicians are no strangers in the Stockholm hard rock scene. Singer Lisa Lystam is also fronting Siena Root and has an own... Continue Reading →
CD review ARION ‘Vultures Die Alone’
Arion was not only a was a kitharode in ancient Greece but is also a melodic metal band hailing from Finland. The quintet got some attention while having been part of the Finnish Eurovision qualification program. Next to this rather genre-different context the quintet added two albums and an EP to the books. With ‘Vultures... Continue Reading →
CD review PRIMAL FEAR ‘I Will Be Gone’ – EP
German metal icons Primal Fear is a longtime player in the fields of heavy metal and the release of the ‘Metal Commando’ album in 2020 was another milestone in the long track record of the sextet. With entering the top ten of album charts in various countries, the latest Primal Fear studio album was a... Continue Reading →
THUNDERMOTHER announce ‘Heat Wave – Deluxe Edition’
Swedish rock and metal powerhouse Thundermother released in summer 2020 their newest album 'Heat Wave'. With their best album to date, the four piece band went on tour and even in days of COVID some of the shows could happen with alternative concepts. Since Thundermother can't hit the road yet, the quartet worked on a... Continue Reading →
CD review MOTORJESUS ‘Hellbreaker’
Authenticity is something that is precious to Motorjesus and the good thing is, that it comes naturally. The band, that operated in the beginning as The Shitheadz morphed into Motorjesus in the early 2000s. Since then the quintet released longplayers on a regular base with their latest studio album ‘Race to Resurrection’ which hit the... Continue Reading →
ENFORCER’s Olof Wikstrand talks about the new live album and more
Swedish metal enthusiasts Enforcer released with 'Live by Fire II' their second live album, recorded in Mexico City. Markus' Heavy Music Blog contacted Enforcer frontman Olof Wikstrand for getting some more insights when it comes to this live release. Read here what Olof has to tell. Markus' Heavy Music Blog: Hej Olof, hur mår du?... Continue Reading →
CD review SEPTAGON ‘We Only Die Once’
Septagon is a metal band that has its homebase in Heilbronn, Germany. The quintet was founded in 2013 and released with ‘Deadhead Syndicate’ a first longplayer in 2016. After the sophomore record ‘Apocalyptic Rhymes’ hit the shelves a few years ago, it’s ‘We Only Die Once’ being the direction-giving third album. Septagon, that’s Markus Becker... Continue Reading →
CD review GENGHIS TRON ‘Dream Weapon’
Genghis Tron is a band that was founded in 2004 in New York. The four-piece outfit is an experimental metal band where the metal aspect was very strong in the beginning and it’s the experimental component that gains momentum these days. The quartet premiered in 2006 with an album called ‘Dead Mountain Mouth’ which includes... Continue Reading →









