(9/10) After having listened to Entombed A.D.'s new album 'Bowels of Earth' I had to think more than ones of the video for 'The Winner Has Lost', which was shot at Warpigs brewery in Copenhagen. Entombed A.D. and Warpigs' beer has a few things in common. Both aren't mainstream, both have edges, both have an... Continue Reading →
STRIGOI (feat. Greg Mackintosh) inked a deal with Nuclear Blast
When PARADISE LOST guitarist Greg Mackintosh put to rest his VALLENFYRE side project in 2018, he closed a difficult, but an ultimately cathartic period in his life. Created as a tribute to his father John, who passed away in 2009, VALLENFYRE originally served as a sounding board for Greg’s grief, but then delved into his... Continue Reading →
ENTRAILS unveiled details of the new album
On October 11th, Entrails will release their new album, 'Rise of the Reaper', via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of the record, the new single, "Crawl In Your Guts", can be heard at: metalblade.com/entrails. Tracklist: Rise of the Reaper (Intro)For HellMiscreationThe PyreIn the Shape of the DeadGravekeeperDestination DeathDestructionCrawl in Your GutsFor Whom the... Continue Reading →
CD review EQUILIBRIUM ‘Renegades’
(8/10) German metallers Equilibrium are a band that doesn't stand still, a fact that helped them to establish themselves in Metal and by also benefiting from a growing fan base. The guys began in 2001 and it was Rene Bartholomew who kick-started Equilibrium together with Helge Stang, Sandra Volkl and Andreas Volkl. Today Barthlaume is... Continue Reading →
CD review ILLDISPOSED ‘Reveal Your Soul for the Dead’
(8/10) Danish Illdisposed is a band with a lot of willpower and stamina. The band started in 1991 in Aarhus, Denmark, and 28 years later Illdisposed is still around, with their 15th longplayer ‘Reveal Your Soul for the Dead’ that’s in the starting blocks. Illdisposed 2019, that’s the only remaining founding member Bo Summer, who... Continue Reading →
CD review CARNIFEX ‘World War X’
(8/10) Deathcore days at Nuclear Blast. One week after having released Thy Art Is Murder's newest album it's Carnifex' 'World War X' being next crushing Deathcore album that hits the shelfs. The Californian quintet proves with their newest longplayer that Deathcore is much more than solely noise. Album number seven lasers in again on brutal... Continue Reading →
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 →









