Serpent Corpse is a rather new band, hailing from Montreal, Canada. The heavyweights have unleashed the other day a debut album called ‘Blood Sabbath’, a nine-track album with a lot of firepower. Rooted in oldschool death metal the quartet stands for straight forward songwriting that at no point becomes boring. Entombed and Bolt Thrower are... Continue Reading →
Review WITCHSKULL ‘The Serpent Tide’
Australian powerhouse Witchskull started in 2014 and premiered in 2015 with an album called ‘The Vast Electric Dark’. This debut brought the band to the attention of Rise Above Records, the label of Lee Dorrian. The sophomore album ‘Coven’s Will’ was the first Witchskull album, released through the label and having unwrapped ‘A Driftwood Cross’... Continue Reading →
Review FIFTH ANGEL ‘When Angels Kill’
Fifth Angel belongs to the bands, hailing from the greater Seattle area. Bands like Queensryche, Sanctuary and Heir Apparent have/had their homebase there. Fifth Angel comes from the same area although Bellevue, Washington is on the other side of the Lake Washington. However, Fifth Angel belong to the bands I’m following since the very early... Continue Reading →
10th ANNIVERSARY OF MARKUS’ HEAVY MUSIC BLOG
10 years ago to the day and to the hour the first post of Markus' Heavy Music Blog has gone online. It was a live report of a Rush show. The band played at the brand new Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam and the focus of the show was the 'Clockwork Angels' album. Since then a... Continue Reading →
Review RATT ‘The Atlantic Years 1984-1990‘
One of the bands that had an impact on the 80s hard rock scene are Ratt. The band started in 1976 as Mickey Ratt before transforming into Ratt in 1981. The heydays of the group started in 1984 when the band released with “Out of the Cellar” a debut that featured with ‘Round and Round’... Continue Reading →
FILTER announce European- and U.K. tour dates
Filter will embark on a tour that brings the band to Europe and U.K.. The 30-Anniversary Tour will start to roll on March 8th, 2024 and will end on March 30th, 2024 in Aschaffenburg, Germany. It is the bands first tour in eight years. "It’s been way too long since Filter has been back to... Continue Reading →
Review SCAR SYMMETRY ‘The Singularity Phase II – Xenotaph’
Swedish metal outfit Scar Symmetry has already quite a track record. The band started in 2004 and went through different phases in which they offered their version of melodic death metal. From the raw and progressive debut to the acclaimed rather catchy ‘Holographic Universe’ the band offered different versions of their interpretation of melodic death... Continue Reading →
Review SHAKRA ‘Invincible’
If you are 26 years in business and if you released 12 records, then you obviously do something right. Swiss hard rock outfit Shakra can look back on such a storyline and the journey didn’t end. If this also means that you are invincible is something I can’t tell, but at least ‘Invincible’ is the... Continue Reading →
Review EXTREME ‘Six’
It might be for sure a nice thing if the debut album of a band can score big success and if the sophomore album continues the winning streak, things feel even better. At the same time, expectations are rising too and the pressure to deliver gets stronger. Extreme is one of the bands that went... Continue Reading →
Review THE IDIOTS ‘König der Idioten’
The Idiots belong to the forerunners of German-based punk rock. The band started its first era in 1978. Sir Hannes and bandmates generated a wider interest with Jello Biafra from the legendary Dead Kennedys ordering the first 5-track single of the band called ‘Der S04 und der BVB’. After a first wild era, The Idiots... Continue Reading →
New music from FEVER 333
Los Angeles' Grammy-nominated and genre-bending rock outfit Fever 333 have returned with ‘$wing’, their first studio single in three years: https://youtu.be/y-Pu_GzFu0s ‘$wing’ expands upon the band's signature blend of rapid-fire rap cadences and visceral punk expression, coupled with frontman Jason Aalon Butler's socially conscious lyrics — this time taking aim at the sports industry's historical... Continue Reading →
PRIMAL FEAR unveil third single
Primal Fear will release a new album called ‘Code Red’ on September 1st, 2023. With ‘Another Hero’ a third single, taken of the upcoming longplayer, is available and can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/JUISvCi3hyA Tracklist: Another Hero Bring That Noise Deep In the Night Cancel Culture Play A Song The World Is on Fire Their Gods... Continue Reading →
LACUNA COIL launch a thundering new song
Italian metal outfit Lacuna Coil released with ‘Never Dawn’ a highly anticipated new single. The song features all trademarks of the band, combining thundering riffpower with the harmonizing vocals of Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro. Blending alternative metal and a gothic vibe is what the band stands for and ‘Never Dawn’ mirrors it all. Cristina... Continue Reading →
THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT release ‘I Spew Thee Out Of My Mouth’ – 15-year anniversary version
Dutch avant-garde death metal act The Monolith Deathcult are proudly presenting a brand new version of the track 'I Spew Thee Out Of My Mouth', which celebrates the 15th year anniversary of the song. The new offering comes with another high quality music video, which can be found HERE: https://youtu.be/HpkHood5F8c The Monolith Deathcult states that... Continue Reading →
Review EINAR SOLBERG ’16’
Einar Solberg became known as the singer and keyboarder of Leprous. Together with his bandmates, he has been enchanting listeners since 2001, which was evident not least on the tour that has just come to an end. With '16', the singer now presents a solo album. The title of the album goes back to Solberg's... Continue Reading →









