CD review ’77 ‘Bright Gloom’
(7/10) Since quite some years I‘m fascinated by the irresistible energy '77 spreads on their releases and even more on stage. The quarter from Spain seems to inhale the rock‘n‘roll spirit and exhale pure rock power. The quartet shows this full-blast approach on four longplayers more than well and it’s record number five that’s supposed to... Continue Reading →
CD review DEWOLFF “Thrust”
(8/10) DeWolff is a psychedelic rock outfit, hailing from the Southern parts of The Netherlands. The trio isn’t a new player in the fields of rock even though their biggest fan base is located in their home country. DeWolff is quite big in The Netherlands with a constant enlarging group of fans. The trio was... Continue Reading →
CD review ANGELUS APATRIDA ‘Cabaret de la Guillotine’
(7/10) The first thing that I have to face when starting a review is the name of the band I‘m writing about, esp. when it‘s about bands haven‘t had on the radar till now. Angelus Apatrida is such a band. With all respect, the name is a curveball to me, hard to keep in mind -... Continue Reading →
New LITTLE CAESAR video & tour dates
Little published a new video and you can watch it HERE. Furthermore the band will be on the road in Europe and here are the dates.
New video from CHARLIE BARNES
Charlie Barnes unveiled a new video. This time it's done for the song 'Bruising' and HERE is the link
CD review PARKWAY DRIVE “Reverence”
(8/10) That Australia has a wider musical offer then solely AC/DC and Kylie Minogue is a well-known fact. There were/are bands like Mortal Sin in the fields of thrash metal and there is a metalcore outfit that is on a mission to spread their sound outside Australia too. Parkway Drive is their moniker and it’s... Continue Reading →
CD review SECRET SOCIETY “The Induction”
(8/10) „The Induction“ is the result of one and a half years of songwriting, leading to five tracks that ended up on the tracklist of Secret Society‘s new EP. Secret Society is a power metal outfit, hailing from Sweden. I have to admit that I haven‘t heard of the band earlier but what I got... Continue Reading →
CD review MOTOR CITY MAYHEM “Shitfaced and Outta Luck”
(8/10) Shotgun Express was a rock band hailing from Stuttgart, Germany. What rose out of the ashes of Shotgun Express is a new rock outfit – Motor City Mayhem. The five-piece from Mercedes City carries on the legacy of Shotgun Express, sending blues driven hardrock into the world. Motor City Mayhem, that’s Van on vocals,... Continue Reading →
CD review RSO “Radio Free America”
(9/10) RSO is nothing else than the acronym for Richie Sambora and Orianthi. Both names combined lead to RSO, the name of this exciting collaboration of two of the best rock guitarists in the here and now. It will be May11th, when this rock duo will debut with a longplayer entitled "Radio Free America". The... Continue Reading →
CD review SEVENDUST “All I See is War”
(8/10) Atlanta, Georgia based Sevendust worked hard on the successor of the band's 2015 release "Kill the Flaw". In the meantime things progressed and the next record is ready to be shipped to the record stores. "All I See is War" is Sevendust's 11th longplayer and the first one for their new label Rise Records.... Continue Reading →
CD review SHINEDOWN “Attention! Attention!”
(9/10) Shinedown’s story in rock is an impressive one. What began in 2001 in Knoxville, Tennessee evolved to one of the most influential rock acts in the here and now. The debut “Leave a Whisper”, released in summer 2003 and produced by no less than Bob Marlette, went right into the charts and marked a first... Continue Reading →
Interview with Kurdt Vanderhoof and Mike Howe from METAL CHURCH from 2016
This interview is from 2016 when Metal Church played at Dynamo Metal Fest at Eindhoven. It was shortly after Mike Howe rejoined the band and the interview was originally posted on the old version of Markus' Heavy Blog. I went into the archive and restored this interview. During this years Dynamo Metal Fest I had... Continue Reading →









