Markus' Heavy Music Blog

In the end of the 80's there were quite some "answers to Metallica". There was Paradox, which was the German answer to Metallica, there was with Mezarkabul even a Turkish answer and there was Onslaught, who was seen as the "British Metallica". Looking...

The first bands for the Metal Days Festival 2014 in Slovania are announced: My Dying Bride Amorphis Asphyx Artillery Saltatio Mortis Obituary Borknagar Grave Prong Vanderbuyst

I was very happy that I had the chance the other day to talk to Klaus Eichstadt, guitarist from the famous US band Ugly Kid Joe. Klaus talked about the coming release of the "Stairways to hell" EP and the coming tour activities with Skid Row. Markus'...

On October 11 the Spiritual Beggars debut album from 1994 will be released. It will contain 70 minutes of additional bonus material and comes via Century Media

Dutch trash metal band Legion Of The Damned revealed via Facebook the cover and the songlist of their new coming album "Ravenous plague" which will be released via Napalm Records. Here comes the tracklist: 1. Intro: The Apocalyptic Surge (by Jo Blankenburg)...

On Friday October 4 the new best of TSO album will be released. Here is already the tracklist of "Tales of winter": 1. Night Enchanted 2. Sarajevo 12/24 3. Believe 4. Wizards in Winter 5. Christmas Canon 6. I'll Keep Your Secrets 7. A Last Illusion 8....

What is this? Is this a sampler of the best sleaze and hardrock tracks? At least it sounded very much like it when I heard the first notes/tracks. But of course it isn't. It is the latest release from the Finnish band Reckless Love called "Spirit". The...

It's not easy to write a review about a release of Ted Nugent. On the one hand there is the music, which I really like. Songs like "Cat scratch fever" are classics and also the stuff he released with the Damn Yankees is great. But than there is th other...

There is a new live album from Lita Ford on it's way. The album is called "The bitch is back - Live" and will be released in October this year. I was curious what I got to hear, since she had the big hits in the 80's, the long absence and the disasterious...

Belgian guitarist Dushan Petrossi worked on the new album of his band Iron Mask. It will be the fifth album of the band and comes two years after the quite successful "Black as death". The name of the new album is "Fifth son of winterdoom" and continues...

Another prog rock album in this autumn. Crystal Palace from Berlin, Germany release their new album "The system of events". I honestly have to admit, that I haven't heard from them, but now I got their new record and I must say that I'm impressed of what...

Pro-Pain is coming with their new album "The final revolution" around the corner in autumn this year. This time Gary Meskil wrote all the song himself, which is the first time since the 90's. "The final revolution" is album number 13 in the bands discography....

It is to Vengeance credit that they never give up. It's without doubt that they had their highlight in 1989 when the band released the fantastic "Arabia" album. Vengeance came never again close to this masterpiece. But they had a really great comeback...

After a great show at the Roadburn festival 2010 Tom G. Warrior announced that Triptykon will play again on this festival in 2014. The sow will take place on Sunday April 13. at the 013 in Tilburg, Holland. In addition to that the band will release their...