Markus' Heavy Music Blog

(8/10) Ex-Morderdolls frontman Wednesday 13 started his own solo band in the early 2000th with a debut entitled „Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying and the Dead“. Five additional longplayers followed, with number seven being in the starting blocks....

The title of Deep Purple’s fantastic new album “inFinite” leaves quite some space for speculation and interpretation, especially considering the capital ‘F’ as part of the album name. Does this mean that the iconic pioneers in rock will come closer to...

(7/10) I guess that nobody really expects poetry when it comes to lyrics of Scottish metal outfit Alestorm. This couldn’t be found back on the earlier releases and also the new record, “No Grave but the Sea”, continues with stories around piracy, beer,...

(8/10) What fits better to a sunny late May afternoon than listening to some good music with a solid punch and excellent melodies? I could enjoy this experience while listening to Flogging Molly’s newest album “Life is Good” The California-based band...

Dutch guitar wizard Adrian Vandenberg, who was amongst others part of Whitesnake's impressive "1987" line-up, released a first album with his new outfit Vandenberg's MoonKings some years ago. To promote the debut, the band went on tour and over time it...

(8/10) Adrenaline Mob debuted in 2012 with their first album “Omerta”. The line-up of the band, that was brainchild of guitarist Mike Orlando and singer Russell Allen, also included exceptional drummer Mike Portnoy and bassplayer John Mayer. In that sense...

(8/10) It was 30 years ago when Tankard entered my Planet Metal with an album called "Chemical Invasion". Being recommended by a friend and being fascinated by the artwork the vinyl found its way into my collection. What I liked at that time was the harsh...

(8/10) Four albums in 32 aren’t a lot and sounds like world record. Destructor hailing from Cleveland, Ohio is the owner of this unofficial record. The band that started in 1983 released their debut in 1985 but had to suffer of the 90's grunge era. Combined...

(5/10) The announcement of a new Danzig album always leads to some excitement. Glenn Danzig has a proven record, having been part of Misfits as well as releasing brilliant solo albums. Songs like “Sistinas” and “Dirty Black Summer” are classics in metal...

(9/10) “Fear Those Who Fear Him” is already Vallenfyre’s third release and I’m not sure if such a successful continuation was planned from the very beginning. Greg Mackintosh, guitarist and founding member of Paradise Lost, started Vallenfyre in 2010....

(7/10) Since 2015 Sonnenberg, Germany is the homebase of a new hardcore band - Peace Of Mind. Even though being a rather new player in the field of European hardcore Peace Of Mind played already more than 60 shows an also found some time for an album...

(8/10) Harry Hess and his band ended their five years hiatus in 2013. It was the 20 years anniversary edition of their awesome “Mood Swings” album that also included three new songs. Working on those felt like a re-energizer for the band, leading to the...

(8/10) These five guys share a common passion for classic rock. Bands like Deep Purple, Rainbow and Whitesnake are present more than ones with some cross-references on Inglorious' new album. The debut, which was released in 2016, made it already very...

EZoo is Dario Mollo and Garham Bonnet. The guys started a cooperation with a first output that's called "Feeding the Beast". After having posted a first video ("C'est La Vie") earlier this year EZoo unveiled a new clip - this time for "Guys From God"....