The release date of the of the album "Secrets In A Weird World" by the German Heavy Metal Band Rage on Doublevinyl via Pure Steel Records is July 30th, 2021. The official Releasedate is subject to change. The Album will be released in a limited Edition of 300 black copies and insert on Vinyl. After... Continue Reading →
HELLOWEEN’s Markus Großkopf talks about the new album and much more
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 →
ANGEL DUST’s debut will be re-released on June 18th
German metal force Angel Dust belongs to the veterans of Germany-based heavy metal. The band released the first two albums in the second half of the glorious eighties. The debut album carries the title ‘Into the Dark Past’ which is a raging release that documents the energy of the German metal underground in the early... Continue Reading →
Review HELLOWEEN ‘Helloween’
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 →
Review RAVAGER ‘The Third Attack’
Ravager from Germany is a rather new outfit with their homebase being in Walsrode. After having written some first songs and after having completed the onboarding of new band members, the quintet started to work on a first release, which was a demo called ‘Alarm Clock Terror’. In the meantime, Ravager premiered with a full-length... Continue Reading →
Review FLOTSAM AND JETSAM ‘Blood in the Water’
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 →
Review METAL MASSACRE ‘XV’
In a time when everybody can create an own list of songs in streaming portals, when YouTube became an important source for promotion of bands and Bandcamp providing a platform for new and established bands, a compilation like Metal Massacre Vol XV feels a bit antiquated. But it is exactly this old-school spirit that makes... Continue Reading →
Review VULTURE ‘Dealin’ Death’
In a time, when many things are uncertain, one thing is certain: high-energy metal machine Vulture unleash a next album that reflects power and an uncompromising approach to metal, a blast you shouldn't miss. The pandemic didn't slow down anything at the Vulture camp when it comes the band's relentless interpretation of furious heavy metal.... Continue Reading →
CD review EVILE ‘Hell Unleashed’
UK thrash metal enthusiasts Evile have been away for quite a while. The latest album, 'Skull', has been unleashed in 2013 and then silence took over. Earlier this year, things changed with the release of a first single. 'Hell Unleashed' was the appetizer for a next longplayer penned by Evile. It's the grinding title track... Continue Reading →
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM announce ‘Blood in the Water’
Flotsam And Jetsam, the Arizona-based thrash metal powerhouse, announced a new album. ‘Blood in the Water’ is the title of the upcoming new record that will be available on June 4th, 2021 and comes via AFM Records. The band unleashed with ‘Burn the Sky’ a first song that can be watched HERE. Says frontman Eric A.K.: "While... Continue Reading →
CD review SEPTAGON ‘We Only Die Once’
Septagon is a metal band that has its homebase in Heilbronn, Germany. The quintet was founded in 2013 and released with ‘Deadhead Syndicate’ a first longplayer in 2016. After the sophomore record ‘Apocalyptic Rhymes’ hit the shelves a few years ago, it’s ‘We Only Die Once’ being the direction-giving third album. Septagon, that’s Markus Becker... Continue Reading →
HELLOWEEN announce 2022 tour dates with support: HAMMERFALL
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 →
KREATOR’s ‘Under the Guillotine’ boxset out now
If you talk about heavy metal from Germany, then there is certainly no way of avoiding Kreator. Founded in 1984, Mille and his bandmates are among the spearheads of German thrash metal, with numerous classics featuring the band's discography. While a new album is still awaited and the planned tour had to be postponed once... Continue Reading →
CD review ANGELUS APATRIDA ‘Angelus Apatrida’
Spain's thrash metal champions league band Angelus Apatrida started in 2000 and still demonstrates perseverance to this day. Already the promising debut 'Evil Unleashed' created a buzz and with each of the following albums the fanbase increased. Over the years Century Media became aware of the Spaniards and it was the 2010 album 'Clockwork' which... Continue Reading →
HALLOWS EVE debut will be re-released in January
Metal Blade Records will re-release Hallows Eve iconic debut album 'Tales of Terror' on January 15th. Patrick W. Engel mastered and fully restored the album The following formats will be available:- 180g black vinyl- "Plunging" blue / black marbled vinyl (limited to 300 copies)- "Hangman's Private Stock" red marbled vinyl (limited to 200 copies)- "No... Continue Reading →









