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Death metal from The Netherlands, that stands for quality and a brute sound. Bands like God Dethroned and Asphyx established act from Holland and the same goes for Amersfoort-based Bodyfarm. The quartet unchained their debut album ‘Malevolence’ in 2012 and released in toal four longplayers to date. With ‘Ultimate Abomination’ the next album is waiting... Continue Reading →
It is a wet, cold and gray February day, when fans of extreme metal gather at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle and four bands are on the agenda tonight - Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Obituary and Malevolence. Patiently and with a beer or two, fans wait until the doors to the Sporthalle open and at 5:30pm the... Continue Reading →
That Southern Germany has generated some famous metal bands, is not a new fact. If you think of Destruction, Primal Fear,… etc. then it shows that Swabia also has a lot to offer musically. A band that is not completely new, but also not really established yet are Endlevel from Albstadt. Jonas Frey (drums), Ken... Continue Reading →
Pierce The Veil belong more to the rock genre and don't really offer metal. Nevertheless, the band is also interesting for one or the other reader of Markus' Heavy Music Blog. Rolling Stone Magazine described the band's sound as "hyperactive, progressive post-hardcore" and they are certainly not wrong. The trio of Vic Fuentes, Tony Perry... Continue Reading →
Abbey of Thelema is a small house in Sicily that served as a temple and spiritual center. Founded by Aleister Crowley and Leah Hirsig, the place has been empty for a long time and is doomed to decay. But it was also an origin of occultism and already at the time not entirely uncontroversial. These... Continue Reading →
Four years after having released with ‘Zenith’ their latest studio album, Swedish metal maniacs Enforcer announce a new longplayer. ‘Nostalgia’ will be released on May 5th, 2023 and will come via Nuclear Blast Records. Enforcer's Olof Wikstrand comments: "We’re super happy to announce the first new music in four years! Heavy metal is ‘Coming Alive’.... Continue Reading →
In Flames are among the pioneers of the Gothenburg metal sound and it is their early albums like 'Whoracle' and especially 'Clayman' with which the band cemented their position in melodic death metal. Even though In Flames never released a bad album, they continuously developed their sound over the years. Melodies played a bigger and... Continue Reading →
DESERTFEST berlin added Mantar, Crowbar, Mono, Greenleaf, Messa, Fatso Jetson, The Great Machine, High Desert Queen, Plainride and Mr. Bison to this years eclectic line-up. The festival will take place between May 19th - 21st at Columbiahalle and Columbia Theater in Berlin. More details at http://www.desertfest.de
That Gothenburg is one of the Swedish metal epicenters is well known to everyone who is seriously interested in hard riff-based music. A representative of this scene from the Swedish west coast are Avatar. Jonas Jarlsby and John Alfredsson founded the band in 2001 and in the last few years Avatar has become one of... Continue Reading →
That glam rock is not only made in America has been shown by Wig Wam from Norway for a few years now. The country, which is rather rooted in black metal, has with the colorful outfit from Halden a supplier of good mood music already since many years. With 'Out of the Dark' the five... Continue Reading →
Normally bands and projects Dennis Ward is involved in are of high quality. Khymera is no exception. Since their debut album in 2003, the band has been regularly delivering new records, and the sixth album, 'Hold Your Ground', is being released as we speak. Despite a very busy schedule Ward always manages to find time... Continue Reading →
Oceanhoarse hail from Finland and state 2016 as the year of their founding. Thus, the four Finns are not exactly to be called newcomers. At the same time, it took a little while for Oceanhoarse to get their debut album into record stores. In the midst of the pandemic, the quartet released 'Dead Reckoning' in... Continue Reading →
It is a stormy day when Leprous, together with Monuments and Kalandra visit the Hanseatic city. Nevertheless, many fans find their way to the Gruenspan to witness a very varied musical evening. 'Variety' is certainly the motto for this evening, because there are very diverse bands that perform one after the other, which is also... Continue Reading →
eMolecule is the band of Simon Collins and Kelly Nordstrom. With 'The Architect' the two have finished their debut album, which will hit the record stores these days. The collaboration of the both started already in 2005 in Vancouver, Canada and focused at the beginning on Collins' solo career. This fueled the creativity of the... Continue Reading →
ZSK is a German punk rock band, hailing from Göttingen. The guys started back in 1997 and unleashed a demo the same year. Nowadays ZSK belongs to the established bands when it comes to punk rock with a noticeable number of releases over the last 25 years. The second era of the band began in... Continue Reading →
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