Markus' Heavy Music Blog

(8/10) I assume that "With Regrets" is more than just a name for a record. I think it's also Expire's way of saying goodbye after seven years of hardcore punk. In those years Expire grew to an important band that reached a wider fanbase, still beloning...

(7/10) Swedish rocker Truckfighters are pretty straight forward when it comes to their neewest album. It's their fifth longplayer and guess what they called it - "V". Can't be more clear than that. OK, what does "V" contain? First of all it comes with...

Stockholm-based rock outfit Imperial State Electric has a new longplayer in the record stores. "All Through the Night" is the title of the newest release and ISE main man Nicke Andersson talks about the album, touring plans and his passion for music in...

(*/10) It was twelve months ago when TesseracT released their latest album called "Polaris". The longplayer featured excellent prog rock songs that are a treat for each prog enthusiasts. The other days the guys publish a new version of "Polaris" which...

(8/10) The first thing that stands out is the band's unusual name. Giraffe Tongue Orchestra sounds strange and give you no idea of what to expect. It was a surprise egg for me too, but when I read who's part of this band things got clearer. Giraffe Tongue...

(8/10) Finally a new Suicidal Tendencies album again; that was my first thought when I heard about "13" which was released in 2013 - an album that ended a thirteen year lasting period without any studio output of Mike Muir and band. This time it didn't...

Frontiers Music Srl is delighted to welcome the reunion of Tracii Guns And Phil Lewis as L.A. GUNS to the label for the release of a brand new album set for release in the summer of 2017. After a nearly 15 year break, Philip Lewis and Tracii Guns are...

(8/10) Since a few years, actually almost since one decade, Dutch death metal flagship Asphyx embarked on a new adventure spreading again their brutal sound that brought the band so much attention during the 90's. "On the Wings of Inferno" was the restart...

(4/10) Oh boy. This album belongs to the biggest disappointments when it comes to 2016 rock music. Actually the pre-requisits couldn't have been better. The announcement that Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman work together on a new Meat Loaf album was a kickstart...

(9/10) I have expected a great album from Opeth and the guys delivered. Actually the five-piece exceeds expectations with a longplayer that is fantastic from all perspectives. What started many years ago in Stockholm as a furious death metal project developed...

(6/10) I'm not really sure" if "Resurrection" stays for nomen et omen when it comes to Geoff Tate and his musical ambitions. The singer that celebrated great successes with Queensryche, also having a great voice with a wide range, struggled a bit over...

(*/10) It was in spring this year when a countdown caught my attention. Actually it was an Instagram post talking about a band called Prophets Of Rage, followed by the mentioned countdown. The motto was 'The Party's Over' and the hashtag was #takethepowerback....

(8/10) If you think that it's a coincidence that the this band's name is the one King Diamond has chose years and years ago for one of his masterpieces, than I can tell you that you're wrong. "Sweet Hallow", the name of Them's debut, is the best King...

(8/10) One of the newcomers in hardrock this year are RavenEye from the UK. The three-piece was founded in 2014 by guitarist/singer Oli Brown and bassplayer Aaron Spiers. So far the guys didn't release more than an EP in 2015 which was called "Breaking...