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Angus McSix (Hero Metal) will release their new epic masterpiece “Angus McSix And The All-Seeing Astral Eye” on March 13, 2026, via Napalm Records. Accordingly, they will embark on an album release tour! Their first album, “Angus McSix and the Sword of Power,” went straight to number 10 on the official German album charts in... Continue Reading →
Still riding on the wave of success caused by their 2025 album "Plague Of Rats" (February 28, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music; DE #13, SE #13, AT #41, CH #42, GR #50), Southern German heavy/power metallers Brainstorm use the final weeks of the warm season by having a creative stopover at the beach on their... Continue Reading →
Brainstorm are among the veterans of German power metal. Back in 1997, the band released their highly acclaimed debut album "Hungry", which served as a springboard for the band, and the Swabian powerhouse continued to build on that positive impression with their next releases. With "Plague of Rats", the band has now completed work on... Continue Reading →
German metal force Brainstorm recently announced the next album called “Plague of Rats” which will be released on February 28th, 2025 vie Reigning Phoenix Music. With “Garuda”" the lead single from the album has been launched already and here is where you can listen to the song: https://youtu.be/giLwrNqQpTQ?si=lu85gJkOOSWJH6rp "The wait is over, and we couldn't be... Continue Reading →
Swabian power metal force Brainstorm announced a new album. After having signed a deal with Reigning Phoenix Music that band will release their newest effort called “Plague of Rats” in early 2025. Produced by Seeb Levemann the album will feature ten songs and a limited-edition bonus track: Beyond Enemy Lines Garuda (Eater of Snakes) Fale... Continue Reading →
Here are the MHMB Top 20 longplayers in 2021: 1.HelloweenHelloween2.MastodonHushed And Grim3.Dream TheaterA View From the Top the World4.Green LungBlack Harvest5.FreedomFreedom6.CarcassTorn Arteries7.FortressDon't Spare With the Wicked8.ExodusPersona Non Grate9.LuciferIV10.BrainstormWall of Skulls11.Count RavenThe Sixth Storm12.HypocrisyWorship13.EclipseWired14.TribulationWhere the Gloom Becomes Sound15.LynxWatcher of Skies16.Flotsam and JetsamBlood In The Water17.LeprousAphelion18.The QuillEarthrise19.OphisSpew Forth Odium20.ButterflyDoorways of Time
Just being back from the Rock Castle festival, Brainstorm guitarist Torsten Ihlenfeld could make a bit time for Markus' Heavy Music Blog. Of course it is interesting to get some first-hand insights into the process of the creating the new longplayer 'Wall of Skulls'. Next to that the impact of the pandemic on a metal... Continue Reading →
Swabian power metal veterans Brainstorm used the pandemic months to work on their next studio album. Work is finished in the meantime and after facing a short delay, the album is ready to be released. ‘Wall of Skulls’ is the title of this eleven songs featuring power metal strike that shows the band in very... Continue Reading →
(8/10) September 2018 is an important month when it comes to heavy metal music, hailing from the greater Heidenheim area. The German city in the south of Germany is the hometown of two metal acts that are well-known in metal. Undertow will release their new album “Reap the Storm’ on September 21st and it’s know... Continue Reading →
German power metal pioneers Brainstorm launches their 12th longplayer, 'Midnight Ghost', on September 28th.
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