My World of Music – est. 2013
Last Friday Wardruna launched their newest single called 'Hertan' and now the band announces the first part of their world tour., including shows at special locations like theaters and concert halls. The tour also includes six shows in Germany: 11.11.24 Hamburg, Laeiszhalle12.11.24 Berlin, Tempodrom15.11.24 Frankfurt am Main, Jahrhunderthalle16.11.24 Nürnberg, Meistersingerhalle20.11.24 Halle, Händelhalle26.11.24 Düsseldorf, Tonhalle
Primordial is one of the bands that I had of course all the time on my radar and I actually think the music is quite good. However, for reasons I can't explain, I had never looked deeper into the music of the four-piece from Ireland. A few days ago the new album 'How It Ends'... Continue Reading →
Slowly the live music branch of the music industry gets going again. Shows and tours, announced a while ago, are taking place as we speak and one of these shows is planned at Markthalle, Hamburg. The iconic venue in the Hansestadt welcomes a Nordic metal package, enriched by two German bands as opener. Dark Tranquillity,... Continue Reading →
‘Hel’, that was the title of the latest studio release by Týr and with limited possibilities to play live, the band pit the album into spotlight at a show they played at Nordens Hu. The imprssive concert hall in Tórshavn has been the scenery for a special home game show of the quartet from the... Continue Reading →
Bergen-based metal pioneers Arve Isdal (Enslaved), Ivar Thormodsæter (Ulver) and Matias Monsen teamed-up under the banner of Drott. The trio worked on a self-titled debut which will be released on March 5th, 2021. With 'Shikoba' a first song has been unveiled and shows a wider range of musical influences. The band comments on the 4-tracks... Continue Reading →
Those of you who read MHMB more often will surely know that folk metal a la Korpiklaani is certainly not my favorite genre in rock and metal. But you have to step outside the box every now and then, and in this case that means going for 'Jylhä' while pressing the start button. And what... Continue Reading →
Here is the statement from the label: "Korpiklaani and Nuclear Blast Records regret to inform you that due to a Covid-19 related shutdown of a manufacturer involved in the pressing of the Jylhä vinyl editions, the release of all vinyls has to be pushed back to March 12, 2021. The CD and digital album will still be released on February 5th, 2021!"... Continue Reading →
The Northmen return with a new album called 'Utgard', three years after 'E' was shipped from Norway to the rest of the world. 'Utgard', the outerworld, has its roots in Nordic mythology. There is with Midgard the area of humans and there is Asgard, where the Gods are at home. Utgard is beyond the two,... Continue Reading →
The Metal trolls are back and different to the internet trolls these ones are very welcome. It’s Finntroll that launch their next longplayer in September, a next chapter of a story, Somnium and Katla probably didn’t have in mind when founding the band in a rehearsal room back in 1997. Deviating from traditional Black Metal,... Continue Reading →
If you visit Markus' Heavy Music Blog more frequently, you know that Folk/Viking Metal is not my particular area of expertise. But there are exceptions and among them are certainly Ensiferum from Finland. Since 1995 the quintet has been one of the protagonists of a style that combines Death Metal, Folk Metal and Viking Metal... Continue Reading →
Falconer originated from Mithotyn, a band that disbanded in 1999 and it was Stefan Weinerhall who founded Falconer with songs that were originally intended to be for used in a solo project. Falconer released a self-titled debut in 2001 and after numerous other records the ninth album will follow this summer. 'From a Dying Ember',... Continue Reading →
Einar Selvik, Norwegian composer, musician and creative head of Wardruna, has gained an excellent reputation over the past decades as a specialist and musician of Nordic music, has written music for the TV series 'Vikings' and lately it was announced that he will compose the music for the new video game 'Assassin's Creed Valhalla' together... Continue Reading →
On July 10th, Ensiferum will release their new album, 'Thalassic', via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of 'Thalassic', a lyric video for the first single, "Rum, Women, Victory", can be viewed HERE: https://youtu.be/wRhD39LI800 The biggest difference separating 'Thalassic' from the rest of Ensiferum's catalogue comes from the fact that it's the first of their albums to be built around a theme. "The... Continue Reading →
Today Myrkur's Amalie Bruun has shared a third and final pre-release track from her forthcoming album, Folkesange which is set for release on March 20th via Relapse Records. Myrkur has always carved her own path and challenged underground preconceptions of heavy genres. Soon after newfound motherhood, Bruun sets out on a journey into the very heart of the Scandinavian culture that marked her... Continue Reading →
... and here are the German dates.
