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CD review FOREIGNER "Foreigner with the 21 Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus"

Veröffentlicht am 25. April 2018 von Markus W. in Foreigner, Hardrock, Rock, Foreigner with the 21 Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, earMUSIC

CD review FOREIGNER "Foreigner with the 21 Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus"

(*/10) To introduce a band like Foreigner is like carrying sand to the beach. I can't imagine that there are people out there that read my blog and never heard of Mick Jones and band mates. Hits like "Urgent" and "Cold as Ice" all timeless classics in...

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Interview with Felipe Andreoli from ANGRA

Veröffentlicht am 9. März 2018 von Markus W. in Angra, Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Melodic Metal, Interview, News, earMUSIC

Interview with Felipe Andreoli from ANGRA

Markus Heavy Music Blog: How are you? Felipe Andreoli: I’m good. Everything is fine here and I hope you’re OK too. MHMB: Yes, thanks. "ØMNI" is the name of your new album and it's again a concept album. Can you tell us a bit more about the background...

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CD review WE SELL THE DEAD "Heaven Doesn't Want You and Hell is Full"

Veröffentlicht am 16. Februar 2018 von Markus W. in We Sell The Dead, In Flames, Spiritual Beggars, HIM, Modern Metal, Modern Rock, News, earMUSIC, Heaven Doesn't Want You and Hell is Full, CD Review

CD review WE SELL THE DEAD "Heaven Doesn't Want You and Hell is Full"

(8/10) You might not heard of this band before and therefor we need to have a look into who these guys are. Actually we are talking about well-known names in rock and metal. We Sell The Dead is no less than Niclas Engeling (In Flames), Gas Lipstick (ex-HIM),...

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CD review ANGRA "ØMNI"

Veröffentlicht am 11. Februar 2018 von Markus W. in Angra, ØMNI, earMUSIC, Symphonic Metal, Power Metal, Heavy Metal, News, CD Review

CD review ANGRA "ØMNI"

(8/10) 2018 is the year Angra opens a new chapter in their career - „Ømni“. This is the title of Angra’s new album that comes up to surface mid-February via earMUSIC. The new album follows the “Secret Garden” release from 2015 and as the predecessor also...

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CD review LOUDNESS "Rise to Glory"

Veröffentlicht am 8. Januar 2018 von Markus W. in Loundess, Rise to Glory, News, CD Review, earMUSIC, Heavy Metal, Power Metal

CD review LOUDNESS "Rise to Glory"

(7/10) Japanese rock fans have been always hungry for metal. Mainly bands from Europe and the US could reach a huge fanbase with some of these bands being even more successful in the East than in their home country. But there were also bands, hailing...

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LOUDNESS returns with "Rise to Glory"

Veröffentlicht am 7. November 2017 von Markus W. in Loudness, Heavy Metal, Power Metal, News, earMusic, NWoBHM, Classic Metal, Rise to Glory

LOUDNESS returns with "Rise to Glory"

Japanese metal pioneers Loudness started very succesful into metal back in 1981. Records like "Thunder in the East" and "Lightning Strikes" are part of every seriously meant metal collection. Fortunatelly the following years could connect to these successful...

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New SINSAENUM EP in November

Veröffentlicht am 1. Oktober 2017 von Markus W. in Sinsaenum, earMUSIC, News, Extreme Metal, Death Metal, Joey Jordison, Attila Csihar, Frédéric Leclercq

New SINSAENUM EP in November

Extreme metal band Sinsaenum, being the brainchild of Frėdėric Leclercq and Joey Jordison, will release a new EP beginning of November. The title track is already unveiled and is entitled "Ashes". The EP comes with a running time of 30 minutes and includes,...

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CD review H.E.A.T. "Into the Great Unknown"

Veröffentlicht am 18. September 2017 von Markus W. in H.E.A.T., Hardrock, News, Rock, Sleaze Rock, AOR, earMUSIC

CD review H.E.A.T. "Into the Great Unknown"

(8/10) I actually think that Swedish rock outfit H.E.A.T. knows exactly where they are going to with their band. In contrary to the album title „Into the Great Unknown“ the guys continue their journey on the road of rock and they know that it will lead...

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CD review ALICE COOPER "Paranormal"

Veröffentlicht am 24. Juli 2017 von Markus W. in Alice Cooper, Rock, Hardrock, News, earMUSIC, Sleaze Rock, Blues, CD Review

CD review ALICE COOPER "Paranormal"

(9/10) Is there anybody out there that never heard of Alice Cooper? It's hard to imagine. Even though you might not be interested in rock music you at least listened to "School's Out" once. Actually it was this song that also acted as a door opener for...

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CD review HANSEN & FRIENDS :Thank You Wacken (Live)"

Veröffentlicht am 22. Juni 2017 von Markus W. in Hansen & Friends, Wacken, earMusic, Live, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal, News, CD Review

CD review HANSEN & FRIENDS :Thank You Wacken (Live)"

(8/10) Kai Hansen and Wacken share a longtime common history. It was back in 1994 when Hansen played the Wacken open ait festival with Gamma Ray. At that time the festival was far away from being as big as it is these days - it was a smaller event in...

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Live report DEEP PURPLE, Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, 02.06.2017

Veröffentlicht am 4. Juni 2017 von Markus W. in Deep Purple, Ziggo Dome, earMusic, Classic Rock, Rock, Hardrock, Blues, News, Live Review, Live, Tour, inFinite, ian gillan, roger glover, ian paice, steve morse, don airay

Live report DEEP PURPLE,  Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, 02.06.2017

The title of Deep Purple’s fantastic new album “inFinite” leaves quite some space for speculation and interpretation, especially considering the capital ‘F’ as part of the album name. Does this mean that the iconic pioneers in rock will come closer to...

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EZOO released a new video

Veröffentlicht am 27. Mai 2017 von Markus W. in EZoo, Rock, Classic Rock, Hardrock, News, Video, earMusic

EZOO released a new video

EZoo is Dario Mollo and Garham Bonnet. The guys started a cooperation with a first output that's called "Feeding the Beast". After having posted a first video ("C'est La Vie") earlier this year EZoo unveiled a new clip - this time for "Guys From God"....

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HANSEN &FRIENDS video from Wacken

Veröffentlicht am 18. Mai 2017 von Markus W. in Kai Hansen, Hansen & Friends, Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal, Live, News, earMUSIC

HANSEN &FRIENDS video from Wacken

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...

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CD review DRAGONFORCE "Reaching Into Infinity"

Veröffentlicht am 16. Mai 2017 von Markus W. in Dragonforce, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal, News, CD Review, earMUSIC

CD review DRAGONFORCE "Reaching Into Infinity"

(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...

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