NILE unveiled European tour dates
ENDSEEKER reveals details of the forthcoming album
Hamburgs Death Metal machine Endseeker put a lot of effort into their new album entitled 'The Harvest'. With 'Spiritual Euphoria' a first song can be listened to HERE, a smasher that is more than an appetizer for the entire album. 'The Harvest' will reap attention on September 13th, which is the release date of this... Continue Reading →
CD review MEMORIAM ‘Requiem for Mankind’
(9/10) It was three years ago when UK-based Death Metal outfit Memoriam started, initially meant as a tribute to Bolt Thrower drummer Martin Kearns, who passed away a few a months earlier. Metal pioneers Karl Willets and Frank Healy are the founders of the quartet that also includes Scott Fairfax and Andrew Whale. The ‘all-star’-quartet... Continue Reading →
AMON AMARTH announces European tour dates
14.11. Wien, Gasometer 15.11. München, Zenith 16.11. Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena 17.11. Prag, Tipsport Arena 19.11. Zürich, Samsung Hall 25.11. Paris, Zenith 26.11. Brüssel, Forest National 28.11. Birmingham, O2 Academy 29.11. Manchester, O2 Apollo 30.11. London, O2 Brixton Academy 02.12. Esch Zur Alzette, Luxembourg, Rockhal 03.12. Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle 04.12. Berlin, Velodrom 06.12. Göteborg, Partille Arena 07.12.... Continue Reading →
Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 3
Stormy rain clouds and some sun have been the weather conditions of the second day of Rock Hard Festival and is Sunday that live up to one’s name. Sun rays make the scenery again to a bright place and it’s The Spirit that brings everybody into the right mood for another day full of exciting... Continue Reading →
Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 2
Tyler Leads is around since a few years and the first time I saw them was in December last year when the guys opened for Hank Von Hell. Being impressed by their show it is a ‘must’ to be in time at Rock Hard Festival day 2. The benefit of being a local act is... Continue Reading →
Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 1
Whit weekend means Rock Hard Festival since 2004. The open air festival at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen has kept its family spirit with many fans of Metal and Rock returning to Gelsenkirchen every year. Also Markus‘ Heavy Music Blog is present and here‘s the report of the great 2019 edition. It is with Vulture a local act... Continue Reading →
CD review FIRESPAWN ‘Abominate’
(9/10) Swedish Death Metal powerhouse Firespawn premiered in 2015 with ‘Lucifer Has Spoken’. You can speak of an all-star band looking on the rich musical background of the five involved musicians. Although I don’t like the term a lot it fits in this context and there’s no doubt that LG Petrov, A. Impaler, Victor Brandt,... Continue Reading →
CD review VADER ‘Thy Messenger’ – EP
(9/10) Vader is for sure an important pillar in Polish Heavy Metal and a strong player to Metal in general. 14 albums are the offer from the quartet with ‘Dark Age’ being the so far latest longplayer. ‘Dark Age’ started to spread its deadly Metal in 2017 and since work on the next longplayer still... Continue Reading →
GEODA unveils a new video, feat. Steve Di Giorgio and Dirk Verbeuren
Argentina’s organic death metallers Geoda - feat. fretless guru Steve Di Giorgio and Dirk Verbeuren on drums - have released their first official video for the song "The Magic Mountain", taken from Geoda's upcoming album "Here and Now", coming out on June 7th. Geoda are:Facundo Lopez: Guitar/VocalsSteve Di Giorgio: BassDirk Verbeuren: Drums
HALL OF FLAME festival announced
A new festival will premier this autumn in Germany. Hall Of Flame festival will take place on October 5th at Markthalle in Hamburg and first bands have been announced. Headlined by Norwegian Kampfar the festival focusses on the dark side of Metal and fits perfectly into the dark season of autumn. Stay tuned for more.
CD review FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE ‘Veleno’
(8/10) Already the first notes of Fleshgod Apocalypse' fifth album are massive . The Italian orchestral Death Metal fanatics don't waste any time and start with 'Fury'. That's the title of the opener and it's more than only a four-letter word. 'Fury' is a deadly start into an album that combines harsh Death Metal, progressive... Continue Reading →
