My World of Music – est. 2013
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 →
(9/10) There aren’t that many hardcore bands that are part of Nuclear Blast’s portfolio and one of them is New York veterans Madball. The band began in the late 80’s as a side project of the legendary Agnostic Front. Madball grew slowly but steady. The guys played for many years some smaller regional venues, a... 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 →
(8/10) German power outfit Motorjesus starts their engine again on June 15th with their fourth album, entitled ‘Race to Resurrection’. The three-piece from Moenchengladbach, Germany debut in 2006 as Motorjesus, after having been around for several years as The Shitheadz. The latest release this trio dates back to 2016 when ‘Electric Revelation’ hit the shelves... Continue Reading →
(8/10) It feels like a trend that Swiss rock and metal outfit name themselves for mountains. Gotthard was the first group that appeared on the scene and now we get Matterhorn. You can already start to wonder whi‘s next. Piz Buin or Eiger? While eleborating about this fundamental question in life it‘s maybe a good... Continue Reading →
Kiss- co-founding member and guitarist Ace Frehely unveiled a first song from his next studio album. The track is called 'Bronx Boy' and the album is announced for autumn this year. Stay tuned for more and WATCH 'Bronx Boy'. It's worth it.
(7/10) Over the last 18 years heavy metal powerhouse Mos Generator released seven albums with ‘Shadowlands’ being the newest one. The longplayer comprises of eight songs of which ‘Stolen Age’ and ‘The Wild & Gentle Dogs’ can be seen as the epical outbursts. Both numbers easily cross the seven minutes line, while rest of the... 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 →
Rock and metal pioneers Uriah Heep will announced a next studio album. 'Living the Dream' will be released on September 9th via Frontiers and a first appetiser can be watched HERE 'Living the Dream' is the band's 25th longplayer and features ten songs plus a bonus track: Grazed By Heaven Living The Dream Take Away... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Oregon-based YOB releases with ‘Our Raw Heart’ their new album; number four after their return in 2008. The band originally started in 1996 and can look back on a longer history in doom metal. YOB, that’s very much Mike Scheidt, being the only remaining founding member of the band. He is supported by Travis... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Wheel’s James Lascelles refers in the label info to Tool and their ‘Aenima’ album, both having an impact on him, working as a sixteen years old in a recording studio. If I should describe the sound of this Finnish outfit, you can hear some parallels with the mighty alternative prog band. Songs like ‘Please’... Continue Reading →
Tarja presents a new live video, taken from the upcoming live release ‘Act II’. The video revealed is ‘Love to Hate’ and is posted on YouTube. Furthermore Tarja will be on tour in autmn together with Finnish Stratovarius. Here are the dates: 01.10.2018 Frankfurt, Batschkapp 02.10.2018 Kiel, Max 03.10.2018 Hannover, Capitol 05.10.2018 Karlsruhe, Substage 07.10.2018... Continue Reading →
