My World of Music – est. 2013
If you wonder what Saxon's Biff Byford and his son Seb did during the COVID-lockdown, they worked on songs for a project called Heavy Water. 'Red Brick City' is the title of their full-length album that will be in the record stores on July 23rd and comes via Silver Lining. Today, the title title track... Continue Reading →
The quartet started in 2001 when they successfully completed a renaming from Godzilla to Gojira. The debut 'Terra Incognita' was released in the same year and since then the band has become essential.Gojira slowly and steadily built up a fanbase that is constantly growing. This can be recognized among other things by the chart entries,... Continue Reading →
Vocalist Todd Michael Hall is certainly no stranger to rock and metal, as he enriches the Riot V releases with his voice. His time with Jack Starr's Burning Star is also unforgotten and this time Hall has decided to work with another excellent guitarist. Metal Church mainman Kurdt Vanderhoof not only produced Hall's solo album... Continue Reading →
Vreid rose from the ashes of Windir and it was in 2004 when the band premiered with 'Kraft'. Since then, Vreid is a regular guest on the release schedule lists with eight longplayers that have been released so far. Following a kind of three years pattern, the year of 2021 is the one for a... Continue Reading →
Capra is a band, 'In Transmission' is an album and opinions can differ when it comes to the music. The wild blend of metal, punk and hardcore leads to music that is massive and furious. Although the start, '[Exordium]', is rather atmospheric, hell breaks loose with 'Hollow Doll'. 'In Transmission' is not an album that... Continue Reading →
The band name Ritual is certainly not a unique one. There are numerous bands with this moniker and one of the earlier bands under this banner are Ritual from the UK. It was in 1973 when the band was founded, and they have been active until 1995 before the trio disbanded. Ritual from London, UK,... Continue Reading →
Zakk Wylde and the Black Label Society released a box set today, that includes all twelve studio recordings on color vinyl. Also included is a 32 pages photo book, patch and bottle opener. all wrapped in into black on black collection box. A special treat is the 'The Songs Remain Not the Same II' that... Continue Reading →
Crystal Viper front woman Marta Gabriel announced a longplayer called ‘metal Queens’. The album reminds of the legendary Lee Aaron record from the ‘80s, which isn’t a coincident. "It’s a celebration and tribute to some of my favorite female vocalists, and a solid piece of heavy metal that fans might enjoy even if they don’t... Continue Reading →
Witchbound is a band that has its roots in the early days of Stormwitch. With Stefan Kauffmann und Peter Langer, two of the Stormwitch veterans are on board and Witchbound might not be around if Stormwitch mastermind Lee Tarot wouldn't have started work on new songs before he passed away far too early in 2013.... Continue Reading →
Due to the pandemic, tour dates are something very unpredictable these days. Please always check the digital channels of local venues for possible changes along the way.
Here are the dates: 21 Jan 22 Tullikamari (FI) Tampere22 Jan 22 Kulttuuritalo (FI) Helsinki23 Jan 22 Helitehas (EE ) Tallinn25 Jan 22 Stodola (PL) Warsaw26 Jan 22 Huxleys (DE) Berlin27 Jan 22 Longhorn (DE) Stuttgart28 Jan 22 Batschkapp (DE) Frankfurt29 Jan 22 Roxy (CZ) Prague30 Jan 22 Arena (AT) Vienna01 Feb 22 Akvarium Klub... Continue Reading →
To introduce Motörhead is like carrying sand to the beach. If you haven’t lived under rock for the last decades you couldn’t miss the band and their legendary frontman Lemmy Kilmister. Although Lemmy passed away far to early a few years ago there is still material available that faces a release. In this case it... Continue Reading →
Brooklyn, NY's powerhouse Life Of Agony used the concert-less time of a pandemic to put the finishing touches to a documentary called 'The Sound of Scars'. It was two years ago, when UK-based director Leigh Brooks started the project, a documentary that was filmed across several countries while Life Of Agony was on and off... Continue Reading →
Swedish metal enthusiasts Enforcer released with 'Live by Fire II' their second live album, recorded in Mexico City. Markus' Heavy Music Blog contacted Enforcer frontman Olof Wikstrand for getting some more insights when it comes to this live release. Read here what Olof has to tell. Markus' Heavy Music Blog: Hej Olof, hur mår du?... Continue Reading →
Kitchener, Ontario is a Canadian city a bit South West from Toronto. As not expected differently, Kitchener has a metal community too and some of the bands teamed-up to work on a compilation album featuring covers. 'Kitchener-Waterloo Metal Cover Compilation' is the title of a release that will see the light of day on May... Continue Reading →
