My World of Music – est. 2013
Cobra The Impaler is the brainchild of ex-Aborted guitarist Tace DC who, together with four brothers in crime, started the outfit. ‘Colossal Gods’ is the title of the album the quintet had in the making and that has found its way to the record stores. To realize his musical project, Tace looked for companions and... Continue Reading →
It wasn’t a given that thrash metal veterans Vio-Lence would return with new material. The bigger was the surprise when the Californian metal icons announced a new EP in June last year. Vio-Lence started in 1985 in Oakland, California. The quintet belongs to the pioneers of a thrash metal and although having with ‘Eternal Nightmare’... Continue Reading →
Edmonton, Canada isn’t just the home of one of the best ice hockey teams. The headquarter of thrash metallers TYMO is also based in Alberta. TYMO started in 2014 and released two longplayers to date. These days the third longplayer has been unleashed to excite metalheads all over the world. TYMO is purely based on... Continue Reading →
Metal veterans Flotsam And Jetsam re-issue the first to demo via Vic Records on March 25th, 2022. 'Iron Tears' and 'Metal Shock' have been released in 1985 and paved the way for a deal with Metal Blade Records, followed by the release of the legendary debut 'Doomsday For the Deceiver'. 'Iron Tears & Metal Shock'... Continue Reading →
Annihilator stands for excellent metal since 1984 the year when guitarist Jeff Waters founded the Canadian powerhouse. The remarkable debut ‘Alice in Hell’ brought the band some immediate attention and since then, Waters and band are a very constant factor in metal with 17 longplayers under their belt. These days it is earMUSIC that start... Continue Reading →
Hämmerhead was a thrash metal band, hailing from Antwerp, Belgium. The band released two EPs before morphing into Schizophrenia in 2016. After found a new moniker, the quartet launched a first single in 2019, followed by an EP entitled ‘Voices’. The full-length debut was missing to date and the gap will be closed mid-February. ‘Recollection... Continue Reading →
Outer space metallers Voivod can look back on decades in metal. The Canadian band started in the early ‘80s and set some standards when it comes metal. Right from the beginning the band have never chosen to take the easy way and hereby managed to create a unique sound that can be immediately identified as... Continue Reading →
What arrives from Greece on January 28th is dark and heavy. Vicious Knights from Thessaloniki have finished their debut album 'Alternation Through Possession' and will share it with the metal community. What you can expect is music that is raw and wild. Vicious Knights started in 2016 and thus are a relatively young band. After... Continue Reading →
After 29 years thrash metal veterans Vio-Lence unleashed a new song. ‘Flesh from Bone’ is the title of this new track that is taken from the upcoming EP ‘Let the World Burn’ which will be released on March 4th, 2022 via Metal Blade Records. "This is the first VIO-LENCE song I had written in close... Continue Reading →
Barcelona-based thrash metal band Crisix recently released 'The Pizza EP' and obviously the guys enjoy food the same way as they value a harsh riff and powerful metal. In a time with long tours and road trips not being the first option, the Spanish metal outfit started to write a cook book called 'Speed Metal... Continue Reading →
Poltergeist belong to the to the first wave of European thrash metal band. After a renaming process from Carrion to Poltergeist in 1986, V.O. Pulver and bandmates unleashed the ‘Poltergeist’ demo one year later. A second demo, ‘Writing on the Wall’, followed in 1988 and both tapes have been the springboard for the band to... Continue Reading →
‘Synchro Anarchy’ is the title of the upcoming Voivod album. Release date will be February 11th, 2022 and the record comes via Century Media Records. “We are eager to present our latest work, a real collaborative effort. The new album represents countless hours of writing, demoing, recording, mixing and so on. The band and Francis... Continue Reading →
Sentinel Beast’s musical endeavor didn’t take too long and three years after having started the powerhouse the band members parted ways in 1987. One of the reasons why Sentinel Beast got some attention in the ‘80s was because it was no less than Slayer’s Kerry King who found the band and acted as a gear-changer.... Continue Reading →
Death Angel was on the road in Europe together with Exodus and Testament when COVID 19 started to spread. Death Angel drummer Will Carroll was hit hard by the virus, including a 12-day coma. Fortunately, Carroll recovered and, in the meantime, can be the heartbeat for the Bay Area veterans again. On May 22nd, this... Continue Reading →
I don't think I need to introduce Exodus at length, because the band from the Bay Area is one of the innovators of thrash metal. The legendary 'Bonded By Blood' debut was the beginning and what followed was a progress the guys probably didn't even dream of at the time. In the meantime we have... Continue Reading →
Markus' Heavy Music Blog 