My World of Music – est. 2013
That Todd La Torre is an excellent singer is known at the latest since he joined Queensrÿche. However, La Torre can not only rely on his powerful voice, but can also build on skills regarding guitar and drums. In a time when touring activities have come to a complete standstill, the frontman has decided to... Continue Reading →
Hamburg's melodic metal band Tragedian release today their so far fourth album. Tragedian is the brainchild of Gabriel Palermo who started the band in 2002. Three albums have been released, shows have been played and after some line-up changes Tragedian is back in full force with 'Seven Dimensions'. Melodic power metal is what the guys... Continue Reading →
Poland's power metal formation Crystal Viper has been with us since 2003 and has delivered no less than eight longplayers as a proof of work. Crystal Viper that's the brainchild of Marta Gabriel. The singer and guitarist is the driving force of the quintet that heralds the new year with a new album. Their first... Continue Reading →
More than 10 years ago, the author of these lines headed for Uden. The reason? The revitalized Accept had announced a club show at De Pul. At that time there was a lot of buzz because the band had reunited with the exception of Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann in their ' Balls to the... Continue Reading →
Rock and Metal rebel Michael Schenker can look back on a long musical career which with his ninth album 'Immortal' reaches a new landmark. As already on 'Resurrection' and 'Revelation' Schenker relies on the collaboration with friends and guests beginning with Michael Voss. Voss, himself known for e.g. Mad Max, co-produced 'Immortal' and can also... Continue Reading →
Swedish rockers Dead Lord announce their free Surrender release show airing on January 28th at 2PM EST/11AM PST on YouTube. The live show was recorded at Studio Kapsylen and can be streamed and will be available for a limited time HERE. Watch the trailer for the Surrender release show HERE."Remember fun? What it felt like hear loud electric guitars, the crashing of the drums, or... Continue Reading →
Pounder is based in sunny Los Angeles, CA and it was in 1997 when three metal manics teamed up to bring new life to traditional heavy metal. Matt, Tom and Alejandro, that's Pounder, and 'Breaking the World' is their new album. After the trio launched with ' Uncivilized ' their debut in 2019, it is... Continue Reading →
'Raped Law' was Rezet's first demo and saw the light of day in 2004. 16 years later the four guys from Schleswig, Germany can look back on four longplayers while they are already planning their next musical strike with 'Truth in Between'. The new longplayer contains thirteen tracks and is therefore more than just a... Continue Reading →
If you dig well-made power metal from the US of A, you can't miss the new work of Holy Mother. It was last year, that singer Mike Tirelli and drummer Jim Harris reconnected and the two decided to revive Holy Mother. Holy Mother started in Long Island, NY in 1994 and released their debut album... Continue Reading →
Chalice is certainly a very common band name. You can find bands with this moniker from heavy metal to metalcore. The Chalice we are talking about here are from Helsinki, Finland and started in 2016. After a demo in 2017 and an EP called 'Silver Cloak' it is now time to present a debut album.... Continue Reading →
At a time when the Internet seemed to be nothing more than a surreal science fiction vision, people had to rely on other media to keep up with the latest news. Radio was one of the channels that had at least something to offer to rock and metal fans. A pioneer was certainly the weekly... Continue Reading →
The first two Iron Maiden albums belong undoubtedly to the milestones of heavy metal. However, my first Iron Maiden album was their third release 'The Number of the Beast' which had a fascination for me because of the sound, artwork and lyrics. AC/DC were cool, Kiss were special with their make-up, but Iron Maiden was... Continue Reading →
2021 can just become better than 2020 and the start is promising. On January 1st, 2021 thrash metal veterans Destruction announce a live stream show. The quartet streams live from Z7 in Pratteln and the start is scheduled for 8pm CET. 'THRASH INTO 2021 – The Ultimate Live Stream Attack' will be broadcasted by Mandolin... Continue Reading →
Alta Reign is the new project of an old acquaintance. Jeff Plate, drummer for TSO and well known from his time with Savatage, launched with Alta Reign a new band that includes next to Plate also TSO keyboard player Jane Mangini, vocalist & guitarist Tommy Cook, vocalist & guitarist Collin Holloway, as well as bassist... Continue Reading →
Every now and then, especially during the Holiday season, Markus' Heavy Music Blog is featuring some classics, some well-known and some not so much. This time we go to Germany, more precisely, Gerstetten on the Schwaebische Alb. We go back to the year 1987 and the band we are talking about is Stormwitch. "The Masters... Continue Reading →
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