My World of Music – est. 2013
(9/10) Fates Warning belongs to the real pioneers of progressive US metal. Jim Matheos and band mates never reached a status of playing huge arenas which is probably one secret of the band‘s excellent music. Fates Warning is a band that achieved a lot. Twelve full–length studio albums speak a clear languages and the fact... Continue Reading →
(6/10) After having released the debut in 2017 US metal band Necrytis worked on a next album. The work’s accomplished and ‘Dread en Ruin’ is ready to be shipped to the record stores. Some of the tracks on this album are done quite well. One of them is the eight minutes long ‘Call Us Insanity’.... Continue Reading →
(4/10) The first Lizzy Borden record that crossed my way was ‘The Murderess Metal Road Show’ release from 1986. It was the mix of metal, horror and rock’n’roll circus that caught the attention of an 18 year old and it was the sophomore studio album ‘Menace to Society’ that intensified the positive impression. Metal lost... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Bay Area metal veterans Trauma might a sound like a rather new band for some of you. You might never heard of this quintet before. Trauma isn’t a new band. There start dates back to 1980 and it was no less than former Metallica bass player Cliff Burton (R.I.P.) who was founding member of... 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 →
(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 →
Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo worked on his first solo album which will be released on July 27th via Mascot Label Group. ‘War of the Worlds / Pt. 1’ also includes, next to Romeo, singer Rick Castellano, bass player John DeServio and drummer John Macauso. With ‘Black’ a first lyric video has been unveiled, which... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Nils Patrik Johansson is a veteran when it comes to rock and metal. He’s the voice of Swedish metal powerhouse Astral Doors, showing his passion for classic rock and traditional metal since 2003. Comparisons with the legendary Ronnie James Dio have been made on regular base, which shows the talent that comes with the... Continue Reading →
Fifth Angel was one of the most exciting melodic metal band in the 80’s. Their two albums, ‘Fifth Angel’ and ‘Time Will Tell’ are timeless classics, including great songs like ‘Cathedral’, ‘In the Fallout’ and ‘Fifth Angel’. Unfortunately band members went their separate ways in 1990. After a long time without Fifth Angel some... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Looking up ‘slap shot’ in the dictionary gives you the following definition. “A very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through” (www.dictionary.com/browse/slapshot). Transferring this definition to Boston-based hardcore veterans Slapshot is spot on. Slapshot’s songs are fast and extremely powerful. The... Continue Reading →
This year’s Wacken festival is just around the corner. There are just a few more weeks to go before one of the most exciting metal festivals open that doors to a weekend filled with rock, metal and party time. To get you into the right mood a DVD/CD package will be released on July 20th,... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Refuge is nothing else than the re-vitalization of the Rage line-up from the late 80’s/early 90’s. Manni Schmidt (g), Christos Efthimiadis (d) and singer/bassist Peavy Wagner all together have been Rage between 1987 and 1994, releasing some excellent metal records that still belong to the best the band ever released. After 1994 the three... Continue Reading →
Progressive Metal pioneers FATES WARNING are launching a second single and video clip off their upcoming new live album release entitled “Live Over Europe” (Out June 29th, 2018 via InsideOutMusic) today. Check out “The Light and Shade of Things”, which was edited by Chris Anderson at Divine Digital based on live footage from Germany (Filmed... Continue Reading →
The 2018 RHF edition comprised of a significant amount of Swedish bands and it was one of those that helped Day 3 to get of the boxes. Thundermother was the adrenalizer needed to kick-off things on final day. The four girls from Sweden were a real energizer and their groovy hardrock awoke even the ones... Continue Reading →
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