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Classic rock veterans Kansas released their sixteenth full-length album ‚The Absence of Presence’ in 2020, being a next great addition to a long list of records, released over the last decades. The band, that started in 1974, has the ability to write and record timeless songs that survived all trends and hypes with hymns like... Continue Reading →
Esa Holopainen is known as founding member and guitarist of Amorphis, one of the strong representatives of Finnish metal. It was in spring 2020 when Holopainen received a phone call from Nino Laurenne, producer and owner of the Sonic Pump, which is a recording facility. The core question to the guitarist was, if it wouldn't... Continue Reading →
It was in November 2019 when Marillion played a concert at St. David’s Hall in Cardiff, being part of the ‘Marillion With Friends from the Orchestra Live 2019’ tour. What paved the way for such an undertaking had its beginning in a collaboration of the rock veterans with the ‘In Praise of Folly’ string quartet,... Continue Reading →
Jess And The Ancient Ones are an exciting band. The Finns, hailing from Kuopio, started in 2010 and released three longplayers to date. Jess, Thomas Corpse, Fast Jake, Yussuf and Abraham, that’s the line-up that worked on the next release, an album called Vertigo’. The new longplayer is the carrier of eight new songs of... Continue Reading →
Blackberry Smoke will release their new album 'You Hear Georgia' on May 28th, 2021 and a new song has been launched, a tune called 'All Rise Again' featuring Warren Haynes. The video can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/gsMYav--I0M Tracklist: 1. Live It Down2. You Hear Georgia3. Hey Delilah4. Ain’t The Same5. Lonesome For A Livin’ (feat.... Continue Reading →
Glam rock fans should check out the newest single from Velvet Insane, Jesper Lindgren's band. 'Backstreet Liberace' is the first single, taken from the upcoming album 'Rock 'N' Roll Glitter Suit'. And here is the song: https://youtu.be/rvgcomKLMEI
The fact that Zombi's music reminds of a movie soundtrack doesn't appear out of nowhere. Zombi is very inspired by Italian progressive rock band Goblin that delivered numerous soundtracks with impact. Zombi, that's a duo of passionate musicians, hailing from Pittsburgh: Steve Moore and Anthony Paterra. The band premiered with the 'Cosmos' album back in... Continue Reading →
If you are regular guest at Markus' Heavy Music Blog you recognized that I once in a while take a short detour to an album or a live show that might not be fully relevant in the context of rock and metal. Still, there is a lot of good music out there and releases like... Continue Reading →
Seventh Crystal was originally planned as a solo project, driven by Kristian Fyhr, known from Perpetual Etude. Rather early in the songwriting process, Fyhr realized that a band approach would fit the songs much better, also with the consequence for him do focus on the role as a singer only. That Sweden has quite some... Continue Reading →
One of the best Motörhead cover bands, Motörizer from Kiel, Germany, has a constantly growing fanbase for which the yearly 'Lemmyversary'-show at Markthalle Hamburg is the highlight and a welcome distraction between Christmas and New Year. Every year, on December 28th, Motörizer plays a concert at the iconic venue to play some of the legendary... Continue Reading →
Progressive rock and metal have a strong fanbase in The Netherlands and one of the cornerstone-bands hailing from there is Kayak. The veterans from Hilversum started back in 1972 and can already look back on nearly five decades, split into two eras. After having parted ways in the early eighties, Kayak returned in the early... Continue Reading →
Myles Kennedy is a busy guy, and a successful one too. Being an important part of Alter Bridge and also enriching Slash And The Conspirators songs with his excellent voice guided the spotlights of rock to the singer from Boston, Massachusetts. In addition it has been guest appearances (Halestorm, Disturbed,...), painting the dot on the... Continue Reading →
RPWL's debut 'God Has Failed' was released in September 2000 and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their entry to a journey to the top of German progressive rock, the band planned a special tour. The plan was to embark in November 2020, an idea that couldn't be realized due to circumstances we all know.... Continue Reading →
Devin Townsend played the last real live show in front of an enthusiastic crowd in March 2020 in Dallas. What came next was the rise of a pandemic, lockdowns and no live music. To still stay connected with fans and bring music to their homes, the iconic musician from Canada performed a live stream concert... Continue Reading →
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