My World of Music – est. 2013
(9/10) Exactly four years ago, I had the chance to visit Jyvaskyla in Finland, which is a smaller city North of Helsinki. Every time a new Swallow The Sun album is on its way, I'm reminded of walking through the wintery streets of Jyvaskyla, which, on a grey day, feels like someone seriously swallowed the... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Malevolent Creation's 13th beast is a hungry one. The new longplayer of Florida-based riff grinder Malevolent Creation is a strong statement that oldschool death metal is livelier than ever. The quartet released their latest album 'Dead Man's Path' in 2015 and a lot of things happened between then and now. What had the biggest... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Arch Enemy got in the spotlight more than wished between Christmas and New Year. I think that everything's said about 'Photogate', for the good and the bad, and I will not elaborate on this during this review. This post is about something more positive. meaning a new album from the Swedish/Canadian quintet. The idea... Continue Reading →
Today is release date for the new Soilwork album 'Verkligheten'. In addition another songs was revealed as a video. 'Witan' is the third video from this great new melodic death metal longplayer.
(9/10) 'Verkligheten' is not only the title of Soilwork's newest delivery, it's also the Swedish word for 'reality'. Now, why am I telling this? The thing is that if you have a hard time and went through changes, you have to face reality at a certain moment. In such a context Swedish Soilwork couldn't have... Continue Reading →
Markus’ Heavy Music Blog: Hello guys. First of all thank you for taking some time for MHMB. The new year starts extremely exciting for you and with 'Black Frost' you have your 4th longplayer ready to be released. Can you tell us a little about the new album. What can the fans expect? Volker Dieken:... Continue Reading →
(8/10) 'Black Frost' with all its blackness fits perfectly into the dark month of January. Nailed To Obscurity's debut for Nuclear Blast is a seven-track trip into melancholy and greyness,a journey you should joi. The quintet from Northern Germany adds with 'Black Frost' an album to their discography that shows the band on a next... Continue Reading →
(8/10) This EP comes from a band, based in Asia. Singapore, that's where Devouror has their home base and it's Malaysian Metal Zone Records that releases a first EP of this exotic powerhouse. Devouror plays blackened death metal that finds its roots in bands like Possessed, Death and partially Sodom. 'Slay For Satan' is a raw... Continue Reading →
At the moment a massive metal package is on its way through Europe with German thrash icons of Kreator being the leader of the pack. Next to the thrash metal pioneers, it's Norwegian Dimmu Borgir, Hatebreed and Bloodbath that are part of 'The European Apocalypse' - a metallic wrecking ball. This brutal and diverse package... Continue Reading →
Was it so far just one day, metal fans in The Netherlands can enjoy a 2-days Dynamo Metalfest this year. The DMF team added with Friday, July 19 another day of metal and what's exciting news too is the line-up. Arch Enemy, Carcass and Soulfly are just some of the confirmed bands to date and... Continue Reading →
Grindcore pioneers Napalm Death embarked on a tour through Europe and the Baroeg in Rotterdam was one stop on this roadtrip. Although the Dutch football team played a few hundred meter away the Baroeg was sold-out and everything was well-prepared for a energetic night of grindcore and death metal. Newcomer Teethgrinder opened with their mix... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Hamburg-based thrash’n’roller Warpath returned in 2017 with ‘Bullets for a Desert Session’. The album ended an 11 years hiatus and is followed by the next strike from the North, entitled ‘Filthy Bastard Culture’. Warpath’s sixth longplayer is a strong one. I must say that I had the band on the radar during the 90's,... Continue Reading →
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