(7/10) German rock outfit Unherz is around since almost ten years, a decade that included 6 longplayers and new one being in the starting blocks. ‘Fuer immer’ is the seventh longplayer and follows the 2017 release ‘Das Volk stellt die Leichen’, which could score a chart entry in the German longplayer charts. Eleven new songs... Continue Reading →
CD review THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA ‘Sometimes the World Ain’t Enough’
(8/10) Twelve months after having released the groundbreaking 'Amber Galactic' it's album number four of shooting star The Night Flight Orchestra that will be a delight for fans of melodic rock music. What started as a more or less spontaneous idea 12 years ago on endless American highways evolved to one of the most inspiring... Continue Reading →
CD review MOTORJESUS ‘Race to Resurrection’
(8/10) German power outfit Motorjesus starts their engine again on June 15th with their fourth album, entitled ‘Race to Resurrection’. The three-piece from Moenchengladbach, Germany debut in 2006 as Motorjesus, after having been around for several years as The Shitheadz. The latest release this trio dates back to 2016 when ‘Electric Revelation’ hit the shelves... Continue Reading →
Here comes a new ACE FREHLEY song
Kiss- co-founding member and guitarist Ace Frehely unveiled a first song from his next studio album. The track is called 'Bronx Boy' and the album is announced for autumn this year. Stay tuned for more and WATCH 'Bronx Boy'. It's worth it.
News from URIAH HEEP
Rock and metal pioneers Uriah Heep will announced a next studio album. 'Living the Dream' will be released on September 9th via Frontiers and a first appetiser can be watched HERE 'Living the Dream' is the band's 25th longplayer and features ten songs plus a bonus track: Grazed By Heaven Living The Dream Take Away... Continue Reading →
CD review GLORIA VOLT ‘All the Way Down’
(7/10) Swiss hardrockers Gloria Volt have worked hard on their fourth album ‘All the Way Down’ and now it’s ready to be released. The band is very much into hardrock that has some boogie roots and is very much inspired by bands like AC/DC. They quintet was on the road many times, playing some headliner... Continue Reading →
CD review JIZZY PEARL OF LOVE/HATE ‘All You Need is Soul’
(8/10) Love/Hate was a not unsuccessfully operating American sleaze metal band in the second half of the 80's and early 90'. 'Wasted in America', the sophomore album, was a bigger success and also the following 'Let's Rumble' faced a chart entry. Unfortunately the quartet couldn't maintain their successful career in times when grunge and alternative... Continue Reading →
CD review DIZZY REED ‘Rock’n’Roll Ain’t Easy’
(8/10) Dizzy Reed is no less than the keyboarder of Guns’n’Roses, which he joined in 1990. He was part of the two legendary “Use Your Illusion” releases and is the meantime, next to Axel Rose himself, the most consistent member of Guns’n’Roses. Next to being part of this iconic rock band, Reed also worked with... Continue Reading →
GENE SIMMONS tour dates
Legendary Gene Simmons plays a show at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany as being part of his solo tour through Europe. Three bands will support at this show: Thunder, The Brew and Red's Cool Next to the Oberhausen there are more shows planned and HERE is the entire overview. Not to forget in this context the... Continue Reading →
CD review VEGA ‘Only Human’
(8/10) UK-based melodic rockers Vega are a regular guest on Markus' Heavy Music Blog and it's the band's fifth longplayer that leads to a next post. 'Only Human' is the title of Vega's new album and it's the opener that describes the album very well. 'Let's Have Fun Tonight' is the main credo on this... Continue Reading →
CD review LORDI ‘Sexorcism’
(6/10) One award is almost a safe bet when it comes to Lordi and their new album. The artwork belongs to the most stupid and pubescent ones in 2018. The five Finns were never famous for great cover artwork but this time they reached an all-time-low. My hope, that the music is better than the... Continue Reading →
HAKEN unveils song from live release
Haken recently announced the release of their first ever live album, titled ‘L-1VE’, scheduled for release on the 22nd June 2018. Now they are pleased to launch the first clip taken from the live set. The band comments: “In Memoriam is one of those tracks that always works really well live for us. I think... Continue Reading →
CD review SPOCK’S BEARD ‘Noise Floor’
(8/10) Spock’s Beard was founded in 1992 by the Morse brothers, Neal and Alan. It was in 202 when Neal Morse left the band, focusing on some other projects he had in the pipeline. The 2003 release “Feel Euphoria” was the first one with Nick D’Virgilio on vocals and the question at that time was,... Continue Reading →
CD review ’77 ‘Bright Gloom’
(7/10) Since quite some years I‘m fascinated by the irresistible energy '77 spreads on their releases and even more on stage. The quarter from Spain seems to inhale the rock‘n‘roll spirit and exhale pure rock power. The quartet shows this full-blast approach on four longplayers more than well and it’s record number five that’s supposed to... Continue Reading →







