My World of Music – est. 2013
(8/10) Some of you might have heard of Lady Catman already but I assume that the most of you aren’t familiar with the name/band/project. Lady Catman is a project of guitarist, producer and songwriter Cathleen , known from her contribution to some Die Apokalyptischen Reiter records. This time Lady Catman worked on a solo album,... Continue Reading →
Black Label Society, led by American guitar icon Zakk Wylde, has released another new music video today, this time for the single 'Trampled Down Below'. The video was directed by Dan Sturgess and filmed at the world famous Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington, London during the band's tour there earlier this year. Photo: Justin Reich
Sons Of Apollo unveiled a new video, this time for 'Signs of the Time'. The band furthermore announced summer live dates plus some more shows in autumn. 22nd June – Hellfest, Clisson, France 23rd June – Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium 24th June – Teatro Degli Arcimboldi, Milan, Italy 26th June – Futurism Music Bar,... Continue Reading →
(8/10) ‘Guardian Demons’ is King Heavy’s next studio album, following the 2015 debut ‘King Heavy’. The sophomore record comprises of six songs with roots in traditional doom metal. King Heavy was founded back in 2009 by former Procession founder Daniel Perez Saa and Luce Vee. The quartet is not looking for the quick outs. These... Continue Reading →
(6/10) After having released the debut in 2017 US metal band Necrytis worked on a next album. The work’s accomplished and ‘Dread en Ruin’ is ready to be shipped to the record stores. Some of the tracks on this album are done quite well. One of them is the eight minutes long ‘Call Us Insanity’.... Continue Reading →
(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 →
(4/10) The first Lizzy Borden record that crossed my way was ‘The Murderess Metal Road Show’ release from 1986. It was the mix of metal, horror and rock’n’roll circus that caught the attention of an 18 year old and it was the sophomore studio album ‘Menace to Society’ that intensified the positive impression. Metal lost... Continue Reading →
German symphonic metal shooting stars Beyond The Black announced their next studio album, which is entitled ‘Heart of the Hurricane’. If the new longplayer will be a real storm or more of a breeze can be found out on August 31st this year, when the album will be released via Airforce 1 Records. A first... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Bleeding Through is generally described as a metalcore band and in one or another way it’s right. Looking back into history shows a bunch of young guys, being influenced by hardcore and punk music, that started an own band – Bleeding Through. This was in 1999 and from beginning to now the five-piece band... Continue Reading →
Five years ago the first post went online for Markus' Heavy Music Blog. It was a live report of a Rush concert the Canadians played in Amsterdam. Many more posts followed and it's a good moment to also say THANK YOU to everybody who reads stuff on my blog as well as to everybody that... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Lee Dorrian’s Rise Above Records is the label that releases Witchskull’s new longplayer ‘Coven’s Will’. The trio, hailing from Canberra, Australia, unveils their sophomore album three years after having debut with ‘The Vast Electric Dark’ It looks like running time doesn’t seem to be the main focus these days with ‘Coven’s Will’ being another... Continue Reading →
Normally it's about releases, bands and live shows on Markus’ Heavy Music Blog. To widen things a bit, I would like to take a glimpse behind the scene, featuring a rather new label that released some quite exciting albums over the last months - El Puerto Records. The German label started in 2014 and has... Continue Reading →
British metal pioneers Saxon revealed a new video. The clip is for 'The Secret of Flight', taken from the latest release 'Thunderbolt'. Furthermore Saxon continues with their tour and check for the latest dates HERE.
(7/10) Bolinas metal veterans Tad Morose is a band that can look back on a long track record in music. The foundation of Tad Morose happened in 1991 and since then the metallurgists released nine longplayers, starting with the debut ‘Leaving the Past Behind’ in 1992. Since then the band is around, although it was... Continue Reading →
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