Markus' Heavy Music Blog

As posted earlier, German guitar wizard Kai Hansen will release a live CD/DVD, capturing the Wacken show from 2016. Here comes the first video. "Fire &Ice" is newly posted and acts as an appetizer for the upcoming release. Street date is June 23rd and...

German progressive rock dinosaur Eloy will return in 2017 with a new album. It's a rock opera called "Jeanne d'Arc" and the album faces a release date on August 25th.

Here comes the next melodic metal anthem from The Ferryman, featuring Romero, Karlsson Terrana. The debut, of which the song's taken, will be released on June 2nd via Frontiers Music. Subscribe To Be Alerted When We Add New Videos - http://radi.al/SubscribeFrontiers...

Groove metal master Prong announced a new album entitled "Zero Days". Unfortunately it takes more than 'zero days' to enjoy this new masterpiece since release date is July 28th and the album comes via Steamhammer/SPV. Prong also announced some first tour...

"Golden Cufflinks" is the new video from progressive metal powerhouse SikTh. The track is taken from the upcoming album "The Future in Whose Eyes?" which will be released on June 2nd. SikTh : Golden Cufflinks : Music written and performed by SikTh . Lyrics...

(9/10) This band was ahead of time when releasing the original version of this underground classic. "King of the Dead" was Cirith Ungol's second release. The longplayer was published in 1984 and the band didn't achieve much more than a cult status in...

(9/10) The starting point of The Night Flight Orchestra can be dated to 2006. It was during a Soilwork tour through North America when Björn Strid and guitarist David Andersson realized their common passion for classic rock. So, what's more obvious than...

(7/10) When I first got this album I had to think about Obituary. This has less to do with the music itself. It’s more the artwork of “Fleischfilm”. It's the red logo, the blue expression and the eye that reminded me of the Tampa, Florida-based death...

(8/10) Dragonforce is a band that can build on a very solid fanbase as well as the guys are also confronted with metalheads not really appreciating their high speed metal approach . Opinions differ when it comes to Dragonforce. However, fans of Frederic...

(6/10) Hell Or Highwater is side project of Atreyu drummer/singer Brandon Saller. The first release is from 2011 followed by an EP entitled "The Other Side". The sophomore record "Vista" will is in the starting blocks as we speak, a longplayer that comes...

(7/10) Eindhoven doesn’t only have with the Dynamo club one of Europe’s most important metal venues, also the local music scene has something to offer. Maybe not as important as the Dynamo, but still pretty exciting ist he Eindhoven-based rock outfit...

(8/10) Basel-based Bitch Queens has a new album in the starting blocks, ready to score. The guys worked further on evolving their powerful hardrock that comes with a strong punk influence too, an ambition they successfully managed. The album starts with...

(8/10) Austin, Texas is the home base of doom rockers Duel. The four-piece band released a few weeks ago their sophomore album “Witchbanger”, an record that features eight brilliant songs. Classic rock elements meet Sabbath-like doom, that’s how you could...

(9/10) “Crooked Teeth” is Papa Roach’s ninth full-length album in a 17 years history. The band, that got famous with “Last Resort”, became a spearhead of modern metal music also being a consistent player in this field of rock. As probably nobody else...