Markus' Heavy Music Blog

(5/10) The development of Bring Me The Horizon's sound is a quite drastic one. The guys from Sheffield, Yorkshire started as a pure deathcore band before their second album included more metalcore element. That was in 2007/2008. In the meantime the five-piece...

(8/10) If you miss the old days when Slayer started and bands like Dark Angel and Possessed ignited thrash-/death firework, than I have a recommendation for you. Their name: Cemetary Lust. These guys don't want to experiment with sounds and arcs of melodies....

New York's groove metal institution Prong is back after intesive touring with a new single called "Ultimate Authority". The song is taken from the upcoming album "X - No Absolutes" that will be released by Steamhammer/SPV on January 29th, 2016. "Ultimate...

(8/10) It doubtless creates quite some attention when Mercyful Fate guitar legends Michael Denner and Hank Shermann team-up again to work on new songs. If than also Snowy Shaw (King Diamond/Therion/Sabaton) joins, things get even more interesting. Those...

(6/10) German pagan band Varg have a new EP release ready to be published. After all the controverial discussions (and I will open this box again) during the last years the band is working on a new album called "Das Ende aller Lügen" and the current EP...

(7/10) Welcome to the next sonic inferno of Detroit's death masters of The Black Dahlia Murder. Two years after "Everblack" the five-piece released their next longplayer called "Abysmal". Their melodic death metal is inspired by the old "Swedish death...

(7/10) Koen Herfst, the name might not ring a bell. Doesn't matter. I can give you some more insights. Koen is from the Netherlands and the guy is a drummer. But he isn't only a drummer, he is actually a very experienced one and you most probabaly have...

American death metal undertakers Six Feet Under is on tour through Germany and Austria in December this year. If you want to join the show, here are the dates:

(9/10) When Richie Kotzen (g), Billy Sheehan (b) and Mike Portnoy (d) make common cause with each other, the result must be good, regardless if we call the band supergroup or not. Those guys have proven over years that they belong to the spearhead of...

(8/10) Florida-based metal steamhammer Malevolent Creation please us with a new longplayer called "Dead Man's Path". The band, that belongs to the pioneers of death metal, can look back on a rich history when it comes to releases whereby 2015 is the year...

(8/10) Maybe it's not the best way to start a review but I must say: I love this album. But let's start from the beginning. Kylesa's beginning is far back in time. It was in 2001 when the band arose out of the ashes of Damad by adding an additional guitar...

(7/10) I never heard about Fusskalt till a few days ago. I had a mail from them in my mailbox and without knowing that it's a band my first thought was: Spam mail. However, good that I was still curious enough to check what the whole thing is about. Actually...

(8/10) That Casablanca is more than just the Moroccan capitol is something you might know as being a metal fan. The guys from Sweden have released already some quite good classic rock records and the next one stands in line in order to be released. "Miskatonic...

(8/10) This album is just good. Compared to the new Backyard Babies album "Blackout state" kicks ass. Michael Monroe, singer of the legendary Hanoi Rocks, puts again so much passion into each of the 13 songs that even your greyest days become sunny again....