My World of Music – est. 2013
Maybe the guys from the Cause Of Deaf Podcast (in German only) had seen it coming when they dedicated a few weeks ago an entire episode to the work of Mötley Crüe. With attention to detail, the entire career of the band was discussed and probably it was just a coincidence that now in February... Continue Reading →
Dokken, this name stands for quality, at least in the 80s. Named after Don Dokken, who started the band in 1978, the band was joined a year later by former Xciter guitarist George Lynch, who became Dokken's songwriting partner, and it was this combination that brought the band great success. The debut album 'Breaking the... Continue Reading →
Nickelback is as successful as they are controversial. But if you sell more than 10 million records in the USA, as with 'All the Right Reasons', you seem to be doing something right. These days the four Canadians have with 'Get Rollin'' a new album in the starting blocks and the tenth studio longplayer starts... Continue Reading →
'Iron Fist' by Motörhead is certainly one of the milestones of heavy metal. Album number six from the unique trio was released in 1982 and forty years later an anniversary edition hits the stores. The 40th Anniversary Edition 'Iron Fist' is a rich package consisting of the legendary, completely remastered album, demo versions from 1981,... Continue Reading →
Jason Aldean stands for well-crafted rock with some roots in country music. Half a year ago the singer released with ‘Macon’ the first part of his 10th studio album. These days the second part hit the shelves. ‘Georgia’ is the title of the latest album, the state the singer was born, while ‘Macon’ is the... Continue Reading →
British hardrock legends Uriah Heep announce a box set that includes six CDs. The release features personally picked songs from the long list of tunes and albums. Over their career, Uriah Heep unleashed 24 longplayers and 'Choices' contains 77 highlights out of 50 years in hard rocking music
Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler released three solo albums throughout his career, starting with ‘Plastic Planet’ in 1995, which was followed by ‘Black Science’ (1997) and Ohmwork’ in 2005. ‘Manipulation Of The Mind - The Complete Collection‘ is the title of a release that includes all the three solo albums plus an extra disc with... Continue Reading →
It was in the second half of the '90s when grunge was slowly but surely on the decline and heavy metal was in a crisis as well. This void wanted to be filled and it was Garbage who started to claim a considerable part of this space for themselves. Garbage emerged from Rectal Drip, a... Continue Reading →
If you are regular guest at Markus' Heavy Music Blog you recognized that I once in a while take a short detour to an album or a live show that might not be fully relevant in the context of rock and metal. Still, there is a lot of good music out there and releases like... Continue Reading →
A Super Deluxe Edition of Black Sabbath's sixth album 'Sabotage' will be released on June 4th through BMG. The remastered original recordings and complete live recording from a show in 1975 will be part of this package that will come in various formats. The albums are provided with detailed liner notes that tell the story... Continue Reading →
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 →
Rock veterans Cheap Trick have announced a new album. It will be entitled 'In Another World' and will be available in stores from April 9th.With 'Light Up the Fire' Cheap Trick have already unleashed a track, a song that raises expectations for a great album. And here is the tracklist: Here Comes the SummerQuit Waking... Continue Reading →
The range of music, penned by Tom G. Warrior, couldn't be summed up better that with two releases in 2020. In May this year Triptykon, with the Metropole Orkest Reqiuem, will release a live recording, done at Roadburn 2019. A few weeks prior to this release it is another great album, that will take Metal... Continue Reading →
I guess that most of you have heard of Russ Ballard, at least you heard one of his songs. 'Since You've Been Gone' is one of his biggest hits, covered by several bands of which Rainbow's interpretation is probably the most known one. Next to the timeless classic Ballard also wrote for band like Roger... Continue Reading →
Hellhammer the legendary underground metal titans from Switzerland are credited as being pioneers of extreme metal and the black metal genre, along with Venom and Bathory in the early 1980’s. Formed by Tom G Warrior and Martin Eric Ain (who went on to form Celtic Frost) ‘Apocalyptic Raids’ was originally released in 1984 and is... Continue Reading →
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