My World of Music – est. 2013
Savatage, back on vinyl. earMUSIC announced a re-issue series of iconic Savatage albums, from ‘Sirens’ to ‘Poets and Madmen’. The re-release will be revealed in a step-by-step approach, starting with the re-issue of ‘Sirens’ on August 20th,2021. In parallel also ‘The Dungeons are Calling’ will hit the shelves, an EP that was originally unleashed in... Continue Reading →
This week Friday is the day. The long-awaited new Helloween album will hit the stores. To get some more information and details about the album and the making of it, MHMB had the chance to talk to a clearly happy Markus Großkopf about 'Helloween' and what Markus has to share is you can read here.... Continue Reading →
It was in November 2016 when the news of Helloween United travelled around the globe in no time. Hamburg's metal institution announced a world tour and the sensational part was the fact of Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen rejoining the legendary band and the, at the time, operating line-up. This news was almost too good... Continue Reading →
Fans of American metallers Pharaoh had to be patient for quite a while. They had to wait nine long years before the fifth album of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- based quartet finds a way into the record stores. The guys premiered in 2003 with the 'After the Fire' album and went through a pretty consistent release... Continue Reading →
'Angel of Death' is not only a smashing thrash metal anthem, penned by Slayer. It is also the title of the new record, unleashed by Danish metal outfit Witch Cross. Witch Cross, hailing from Copenhagen, is a veteran band when it comes to heavy metal. With roots that go back to early eighties, the Danes... Continue Reading →
Flotsam And Jetsam is one of the bands I follow from the very early days when the legendary 'Doomsday For the Deceiver' album rocked the metal scene. The band went through ups and downs throughout their entire career and had to watch peers, that started at the same time, traveling to the top. Now, Metallica... Continue Reading →
Since Bloodbound started in 2005, they stay true to their style and sound. Melodic power metal from the North is what the guys stand for. Captured on various longplayers, the Swedes never disappointed and could build-up a solid fanbase over time. With 'Creatures of the Dark Realm', the next album, number nine, waits in line... Continue Reading →
As everybody know, Chris Boltendahl and Axel Ritt are the driving forces behind legendary Grave Digger. Next to ‘mothership’, the veterans had the idea of starting a project that puts the origin of metal to forefront, or how they call it “Dirty Kick Ass Heavy Metal”. Having such an idea is one thing and finding... Continue Reading →
If you listen to metal since the early ‘80s you are aware of the fact that there was traditional heavy metal around there even before Hammerfall pushed the re-active button in the ‘90s. One of the bands that unleashed longplayers at the time was Axewitch from Linköping. The guys premiered already in 1983 with an... 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 →
After having unchained re-issues of the two Zed Yago classics 'From Over Yonder' and 'Pilgrimage', Velvet Viper release a new longplayer called 'Cosmic Healer'. It's the fifth album from Velvet Viper and it features ten songs plus an acoustic version of 'Götterdämmerung', originally from the 'The Pale Man is Holding a Broken Heart' album. Fans... Continue Reading →
Their are quite interesting news that reach us from Argentinian power metal unit Feanor. The South American sword and steel warriors started in 1996 and premiered in 2005 with 'Invencible'. In a five years rhythm, two additional longplayers have been unleashed before an interesting turn started to happen. Sticking to the five years rhythm, the... Continue Reading →
German metal veterans Helloween had to postpone their tour also more than once due to the pandemic. Now, new dates have been announced. Under the banner of 'United Forces Tour 2022' the metal flagship will embark in March 2022 and with them on tour is no less than Hammerfall. 25-Mar-2022 NOR Oslo - Sentrum Scene26-Mar-2022 ... Continue Reading →
Attika explores ‘Metal Lands’ with their latest longplayer. At least this is the title of the third longplayer. The four guys from Melbourne, Florida have an interesting release schedule and if there would be a category for longest waiting time between releases, the quartet would probably be a nominee. In the heydays of power... Continue Reading →
Metal storytellers Orden Ogan return with a new album and thus with a new story. Seeb Levermann and bandmates had already sung about 'Gunmen' and had also musically staged various other concepts. A white spot was Sci-Fi and this gap is closed with 'Final Days' on March 12th. Based on a dark Sci-fi concept, Orden... Continue Reading →
Markus' Heavy Music Blog 