LEPROUS unveils tour dates
CD review VIOLATION WOUND ‘With Man in Charge’
(8/10) Public Image Limited, also known as P.I.L., has a song in their repertoire entitled 'This is Not a Love Song'. This title came to my mind when I listend to the new album of Violation Wound, which isn't a 'love record'. It is though a record to love. The band is around since summer... Continue Reading →
CD review VEGA ‘Only Human’
(8/10) UK-based melodic rockers Vega are a regular guest on Markus' Heavy Music Blog and it's the band's fifth longplayer that leads to a next post. 'Only Human' is the title of Vega's new album and it's the opener that describes the album very well. 'Let's Have Fun Tonight' is the main credo on this... Continue Reading →
POWERFLO tour dates
It's Prophets Of Rage that got quite some attention over the last months but there is another band that at least deserves the same level of notice: Powerflo. The band features musicians from Cypress Hill, downset, Biohazard, Fear Factory and Worst and it's these five guys that released a debut in summer last year. This... Continue Reading →
CD review LORDS OF BLACK ‘Icons of the New Days’
(8/10) Lords Of Black still belong to the group of bands that are rather new. The beginning of this Spanish metal outfit dates back to 2014, the year when the quartet premiered with a self-titled album. This first album led to some attention; also of Frontiers Music. The band inked a deal with the Italian... Continue Reading →
CD review LORDI ‘Sexorcism’
(6/10) One award is almost a safe bet when it comes to Lordi and their new album. The artwork belongs to the most stupid and pubescent ones in 2018. The five Finns were never famous for great cover artwork but this time they reached an all-time-low. My hope, that the music is better than the... Continue Reading →
CD review FOLLOW THE CIPHER ‘Follow the Cipher’
(5/10) Like everything in life also being a reviewer means sometimes chicken, sometimes feathers. In the case of Follow The Cipher it's more feathers than chicken. The only hard thing was to get oneself through this album a couple of times. The 'forward' button was damn close and the temptation of skipping some songs was... Continue Reading →
CD review OVERKILL ‘Live in Oberhausen’
(9/10) Thrash metal pioneers Overkill returned to Oberhausen, Germany for playing a show with a special setlist. 30 years after having done their first video in the same area as being part of the Metal Hammer Roadshow, the New Jersey-based metal icons focussed on the legendary 'Feel the Fire' album and the extremely good 'Horrorscope'... Continue Reading →
CD review AT THE GATES ‘To Drink From the Night Itself’
(9/10) At The Gates belongs to the spearhead of Swedish death metal, hailing from Gothenburg. Records like 'Slaughter of the Soul' belong to the timeless classics of death metal and it was the comeback album 'At War WithReality' that brought this legendary outfit back on the plate. 'To Drink From the Night Itself' is a... Continue Reading →
HAKEN unveils song from live release
Haken recently announced the release of their first ever live album, titled ‘L-1VE’, scheduled for release on the 22nd June 2018. Now they are pleased to launch the first clip taken from the live set. The band comments: “In Memoriam is one of those tracks that always works really well live for us. I think... Continue Reading →
CD review GAZPACHO ‘Soyuz’
(9/10) Norwegian progressive sound architects Gazpacho are prepared for releasing their newest studio album entitled “Soyuz” in May this year. “Soyuz” follows the 2015 release “Molok” and offers again a firework of sounds from beginning to end. The Norwegian sextet convinces again with extraordinary soundscapes and big melody lines. The combination of both, together with high... Continue Reading →
CD review LORD VIGO ‘Six Must Die’
(8/10) After having released two excellent records, spread out over the last years, expectations were pretty high when it comes to „Six Must Die“. Already at this early stage of this review I can tell you that Lord Vigo doesn't disappoint doom metal supporters and fans. Mighty doom riffs hit you already with „Doom Shall Rise“. Nomen et... Continue Reading →
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