My World of Music – est. 2013
(8/10) Ace Mafia is a hard rock band, hailing from the UK. The band was founded by Geos Letona and it was now less the current Judas Priest axeman Richie Faulkner that played with Ace Mafia for several years. In March 2010 the band’s debut ‘Vicious Circle’ was released, supported by some live shows. Faulkner... Continue Reading →
(7/10) ‘Metalized’ is the title of Maxxwell’s newest strike and I must say that the name fits very well. Nearly four years after ‘Tabula Rasa’ has been released the band continues their journey towards harder sounds. Starting as a more hardrock-oriented band, the guys already made a first move towards metal with 'Tabula Rasa'. The... Continue Reading →
(9/10) It was on October 2nd and 3rd last year, when Alter Bridge played two special shows at a special place. The quartet performed at legendary Royal Albert Hall in London and it was more the solely the location that was special. Alter Bridge teamed-up with conductor Simon Dobson and the 52-pieces Parallax Orchestra these nights,... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Sulpher is a UK band that released up to date one album. The debut was entitled ‘Spray’ and is available since 2003. 15 years after the band debuted, Sulpher main men Rob Holliday and Monti have be are back with their sophomore release. ‘No One Will Ever Know’ is the title of 10 tracks... Continue Reading →
(9/10) This time I would like to draw your attention to an album that has been launched already a few weeks ago – ‘From the Gallery of Sleep’ by Night Verses. The band, hailing from Los Angeles, California, was founded in 2012 and is a trio. Nick DePirro, Reilly Herrera and Aric Improta are the... Continue Reading →
(6/10) The first song that was revealed from The Amity Affliction’s newest album ‘Misery’ was ‘Ivy (Doomsday)’. Being more then solely a video clip the single is part of a sort of short movie that’s split in three parts. Already at this early stage of the review I have to say that some more time... Continue Reading →
Disturbed unveiled the artwork and tracklist from their upcoming album 'Evolution', which is the bands seventh full-length release. Release date is October 19th and HERE is a first video/song. Tracklist: Are You Ready No More A Reason to Fight In Another Time Stronger On Your Own Hold On To Memories Savior of Nothing Watch... Continue Reading →
Canadian thrasher Voivod will release their next strike on September 21st and 'Obsolete Beings' is a first song, taken from 'The Wake'. Enjoy the song HERE.
(9/10) Not only that Muenster-based alternative metal band Black Space Riders delivers exquisite records; they also do it in a fast fashion. Six months after having published the terrific ‘Amoretum Vol. 1’ album the next record waits in the starting blocks. ‘Amoretum Vol. 2’ will be unveiled end of July and by this the band... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Bullet For My Valentine's roots go back to 1998 when the band started as Jeff Killed John. After some name-changes the guys transformed to Bullet For My Valentine and started an impressive career in metal. The band debut with ‘The Poison’ in 2005, becoming a rising star in modern metal. The first album could... Continue Reading →
There are many DVD’s and Blu-Rays, capturing fantastic shows and concerts of rock and metal bands; moments that were great and a true highlight for fans. DVD’s and Blu-Rays are a great tool to let even more fans participate in these concerts that solely the ones that were lucky enough to get a ticket. Today... Continue Reading →
Münster-based alternative rockers unveiled a first song from their upcoming album 'Amoretum Vol. 2'. The longplayer will be launched on July 27 and this first song bridges the waiting time. You can watch the video HERE.
Five years ago the first post went online for Markus' Heavy Music Blog. It was a live report of a Rush concert the Canadians played in Amsterdam. Many more posts followed and it's a good moment to also say THANK YOU to everybody who reads stuff on my blog as well as to everybody that... Continue Reading →
Normally it's about releases, bands and live shows on Markus’ Heavy Music Blog. To widen things a bit, I would like to take a glimpse behind the scene, featuring a rather new label that released some quite exciting albums over the last months - El Puerto Records. The German label started in 2014 and has... Continue Reading →
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