My World of Music – est. 2013
A major chapter in metal history is heading toward its final pages. Al Jourgensen and Ministry are preparing to bow out with Hate To Go (Take Out or Delivery), an album billed as their final studio effort. A farewell tour is also on the schedule, making this more than just another release in the Ministry catalog.... Continue Reading →
No guitar firepower. No screams or shouted vocals. So, is Eivør really relevant to Markus’ Heavy Music Blog? Absolutely. Especially considering that the Faroese artist has already shared stages with the heavier side of the music world, including appearances at festivals such as Wacken and Hellfest. For anyone who hasn’t come across Eivør before, here’s... Continue Reading →
Just a few days ago, Shakra released their new album, and now another Swiss hard rock band is ready to step into the spotlight with a new record: Crystal Ball. For more than 25 years, Crystal Ball have stood for solid hard rock built around riffs, hooks, and songs that get straight to the point.... Continue Reading →
Three years after the release of Dreams of Lands Unseen, Ignea have completed a new album. Monumental is the title of the Kyiv-based band’s third full-length, featuring nine new tracks. Monumental continues Ignea’s journey through the wider territory of symphonic metal, with vocalist Helle Bogdanova once again at the center of the action. Tracks such as “Darkness” highlight her... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal from Mongolia? It wasn’t exactly common in the history of rock and metal. The band that put the country on the metal map was The HU. Their breakthrough came in 2018, and a year later, they played their first show outside Mongolia. I got to see them myself in 2020 at a sold-out... Continue Reading →
Some songs just happen, but they never happen without a reason. “Und wir so,” the first lead single from Pascow’s eighth album of the same name, is likely to surprise many fans: With a pop-punk vibe and in a sunny major key, the song surges forward—unpretentious and unpolished—as a joyful celebration of counterculture, two minutes... Continue Reading →
For a while now, a growing number of Spanish metal bands have been turning their attention back to traditional heavy metal, and Catalonia’s Streamer are happily joining the party. Formed in 2013, the quartet has always had a clear weakness for the sound of the NWOBHM and classic US metal. Their first EP in 2015... Continue Reading →
Symphonic power metal has a natural home in Italy, with bands like Rhapsody of Fire being among the genre’s best-known exports. Temperance are another band firmly operating in this territory. With Arcani, the Italians deliver their eighth studio album, adding another chapter to a story that has been steadily evolving since 2014. Tarot is the album’s... Continue Reading →
Dutch artist Charlotte Wessels and her band, which performs under the name The Obsession, will release their second studio album, Mute Swan Empire, on February 5, 2027, via Napalm Records. It is a character-driven concept album in which each of the 15 tracks embodies a specific human pattern of thought and behavior that emerges at... Continue Reading →
Following another exciting edition in 2026, the Frontiers Rock Festival is gearing up for three more days of unforgettable live music, bringing together fans of melodic rock and hard rock from around the world for a weekend dedicated entirely to their favorite music. Over the years, the festival has established itself as a must-attend event... Continue Reading →
Texas-based Fervence are still a relatively young band. Formed in 2019, they released their debut album just a year later. Now, with Constructs, the five-piece deliver their third full-length, showcasing a band that has matured and developed a broader musical vocabulary. Lyrically, the album draws on personal experiences and relationships, exploring the emotions that shape our... Continue Reading →
The days are getting shorter, the nights are stretching out. Temperatures are dropping, and nature is slowly settling into its winter slumber. The colorful days of summer are gone, replaced by darker shades of gray. And now Finland's Insomnium are ready to provide the soundtrack for this time of year. Netherworlds is the band's tenth album,... Continue Reading →
When heavy Sabbath-inspired riffs collide with classic hard rock and blackened metal, you get AVRAK. At least, that’s the name of the project formed by Anders Hegna and Ted “Nocturno Culto” Skjellum. Together with drummer Terje Kråbøl and bassist Steinar Gundersen, they make up the lineup behind this new Norwegian outfit. The first ideas for... Continue Reading →
Itchy hail from Eislingen in southern Germany, and even though I grew up only about 35 kilometers away, it took me until fairly recently to really discover the band. That changed when Itchy opened for Sondaschule. I started digging into their music and quickly realized what makes this trio tick. What really caught my attention... Continue Reading →
Rick Wakeman is one of the key figures in progressive rock, a genre he helped shape during his years with Yes. Whether working with keyboards, synthesizers, or a combination of both, the master of the keys has always had plenty of room for projects outside the band. His extensive solo career has consistently revealed a... Continue Reading →
