speed metal

(7/10) I had a few times a flash back to Slayer's first two record when I was listening to "Die evil". Especially some of the howling guitars are inspirend by the thrash legend. But Satan's Wrath has enough own identity to not become a copycat. And the...

(7/10) If we go back in the year 2002 it was Bavarian Freedom Call that released their third longplayer called "Eternity". It was and still is one of the best albums the band produced so far. The mix between speed metal, neo-classic element and power...

German/Dutch Thrash commando Dew-Sentend have finished recording their third longplayer for Metal Blade and 10th longplayer in total and will release "Intermination" the 12th of June in Europe. "Intermination" will be released in Europe the 12th of June...

Thrash metal dinosaurs Dew-scented will embark gor a Eurpean tour in autumn. They will be accompanied by Angelus Apatrida and No Return. Here are the dates:

(7/10) Weil der Stadt is actually a quite nice small city in the South West of Germany. But it's also the homebase of Fateful Finality - a band that shudders the city with their metal storm. The four-piece band started in 2007 and they went through a...

(7/10) It's like a deja-vu. After the new Evil Invaders album there is another speed metal dsic ready to be released. Ranger from Finland has with "Where evil dwells" a new record in the starting box that re-vitalises the metal genre from the 80's. Speed...

(7/10) Speed metal from Belgium; that's Evil Invaders. The four-piece from Limburg, Belgium released their debut called "Pulse of pleasure" and it brings the good ol' speed metal back. They have been teamed-up in 2007 and released so far a demo and an...

Hamburgs Helloween revealed the cover for their new album "My God given right" which will come via Nuclear Blast. The cover is done be Martin Häusler who also worked for bands like Queen and Gotthard. Martin states on Facebook: “We tried to built a world...

It was quite a while very silent around Scanner. A couple of weeks ago the German power metal band released their new album and in the meantime they have also their newest video clip up and running. It's made for the title track "The judgement" and here...

Brazilian metal band Angra released their newest album "Secret garden" in January this year. The record is the first one since four years and belongs to the best ones the band released so far. Markus' Heavy Music Blog wanted to get more insights about...

(9/10) There are some bands that releases on a regular base new albums which are all great. Gamma Ray is such a band, but also Blind Guardian belongs to this group. The guys from Krefeld, Germany don't have any bad or weak release in their discography....

German thrashers Eradicator released a video to promote their new album "Slavery". The song is called "The state of atrocity" and is real thrash anthem. Source: YouTube

(*/10) It’s always a good signal if a band is many many years in business. And it’s also a good thing to celebrate certain anniversaries. German metal enthusiasts from Gamma Ray are around since 25 years and it feels like yesterday when I heard their...

Swedish power metal band Lancer will release a new album in April. The record got the title "Second storm" and the first song is released as a video. "Masters and crowns" is a fast track that reminds to Helloween. Here is also the tracklist of the upcoming...