My World of Music – est. 2013
(8/10) 'Black Frost' with all its blackness fits perfectly into the dark month of January. Nailed To Obscurity's debut for Nuclear Blast is a seven-track trip into melancholy and greyness,a journey you should joi. The quintet from Northern Germany adds with 'Black Frost' an album to their discography that shows the band on a next... Continue Reading →
(8/10) This EP comes from a band, based in Asia. Singapore, that's where Devouror has their home base and it's Malaysian Metal Zone Records that releases a first EP of this exotic powerhouse. Devouror plays blackened death metal that finds its roots in bands like Possessed, Death and partially Sodom. 'Slay For Satan' is a raw... Continue Reading →
If you're a regular reader of Markus' Heavy Music Blog you probably read sometimes about a band called Liege Lord being a reference when it comes to power metal. This quintet started in 1982 (as Deceiver) and belongs to the pioneers of US Metal. The powerhouse, hailing from Stamford, CT, premiered in 1985 with an... Continue Reading →
(8/10) All Good Things began is a studio project with longtime friends creating music based on their passion for good rock music. Maybe it was this approach that led to music that was well-received. All Good Things reached many rock fans via streaming platform such as Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. This success motivated the... Continue Reading →
(*/10) You could question why this album gets an review on MHMB. The release has nothing to do with metal and it's not even rock you get offered by this delivery. But hey, it's Damian Wilson and Adam Wakeman that worked together and already this is reasons enough for listening to 'Stripped' and writing about... Continue Reading →
In the second half of the '80s, Agent Steel was one of the candidates for becoming a really big metal act. The debut 'Sceptics Apocalypse' was critically acclaimed and also the sophomore album 'Unstoppable Force' was very welcomed in the '80s metal scene. Furthermore, the band was part of the legendary Metal Hammer Road Show,... Continue Reading →
Hans Erik Dyvik has many names and one of them is Hank Von Hell. The former frontman of legendary Turbonegro recently released a debut under the banner of Hank Von Hell, a hardrock comprising album with good hooks and an Alice Cooper-like sound. With this album in his back pocket, Hank Von Hell gathered a... Continue Reading →
Jon Schaffer's Purgatory is a release that features five songs of Schaffer's first band, called Purgatory. More information can be found HERE. The Ep is also available as vinyl with all 5 songs being put on the A-side while the B-side features a nice etching. Furthermore we're talking about a 180gr. vinyl and a 4-page... Continue Reading →
(8/10) In 1986 Internet wasn’t existing and the main source of information when it comes to metal were fanzines and partly radio.Especially the latter dealt with metal as being a side note in music and therefor it was even more appreciated that Swiss radio station DRS3 dedicated 2 hours to metal on a weekly base.... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Although legendary UK rockers Magnum have released already quite some live albums and compilations, the moment of a next live album is always a treat. It was the final show of Magnum’s ‘Road to Eternity’-tour that was recorded and acts as a base for this live record. Magnum played in total 42 shows on... Continue Reading →
SÓLSTAFIR European tour10 Mar 19 London (UK) Queen Elizabeth Hall11 Mar 19 Paris (FR) Cafe de la Danse12 Mar 19 Antwerpen (BE) Trix13 Mar 19 Utrecht (NL) Tivoli Cloud Nine14 Mar 19 Bochum (DE) Christuskirche15 Mar 19 Nuremburg (DE) Z-Bau16 Mar 19 Berlin (DE) Apostel-Paulus-Kirche17 Mar 19 Bremen (DE) Schlachthof18 Mar 19 Aschaffenburg (DE) Colos... Continue Reading →
Tunisian Myrath is one of the most successful oriental metal bands. The group is working on a next album that will be released in 2019 and a first appetizer’s available. Myrath merges power metal with oriental sounds and ‘Dance’ is a track that unites both influences in the typical Myrath fashion. Enjoy the song.
Germany's most successful heavy metal band Powerwolf has just unleashed a brand new music video to the track 'Let There Be Night'! A stunning cover version by tour mates Kissin' Dynamite, taken from Powerwolf's Deluxe Edition of 'The Sacrament Of Sin', which features 10 exciting covers by metal acts such as Heaven Shall Burn, Epica,... Continue Reading →
