My World of Music – est. 2013
The Pineapple Thief announces a live album entitled 'Hold Our Fire'. Release date is November 15th this year and the album comes via KSCOPE. Here's the tracklist: Try As I MightThreatening WarUndercover Your TracksAll That You've GotFar belowNot Naming Any namesWhite MistShed a Light3000 Days
(*/10) Sound architects Cynic didn't release more than three longplayers and still managed to become an iconic band in the fields of complex music. The newest release is an older one. Fifteen years after Cynic's hiatus the band returned with 'Traced in Air', an album featuring grandiose songs, bridging complexity and melody. The album marked... Continue Reading →
Motörizer, hailing from the Northern parts of Germany, play shows as Motörhead tribute / cover band since 2012. After having played some shows in the greater Kiel Motörizer plays concerts in whole Germany. Four new shows have been announced with the "Lemmyversary" in Hamburg being a highlight for sure.
(9/10) Gore Metal pioneers Exhumed are back with a new album, entitled ‘Horror’. Two hears after ‘Death Revenge’ represented the bands first concept album it’s the blood-trenched new album that showcases a band that’s willing to take Gore Metal to a next level. The guys from California started in 1990 in San Jose and they... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Casey McPherson, Neal Morse, Steve Morse, Mike Portnoy and Dave LaRue, these five guys are Flying Colors and they are all experts in their fields. Each of the five musicians has a proven track record that includes bands like Deep Purple (Steve Morse) and Dream Theater (Mike Portnoy). Looking at the musical expertise of... Continue Reading →
(8/10) ‘True North’, that’s the title of Borknagar’s next album the band add to the books. Three years after ‘Winter Thrice’ has been released it’s the new album being the second one after having inked a deal with Century Media. Borknagar, started in 1995 and are one of the many Norwegian bands hailing from Bergen... Continue Reading →
Colleagues of German Amboss Mag added a next video interview with an underground band. This time it's Spirit Adrift from Phoenix, Arizona with Nate Garrett being the mainman of the Heavy Metal powerhouse. https://youtu.be/BBDHqNRMH2Q
(8/10) Gatecreeper is a rather new band. The guys from Arizona started their musical endeavor six years ago and it's a solid number of split-releasesbeing part of their track record. The full-length debut 'Sonoran Depravation' crawled out of darkness in 2016 and it's the sophomore album 'Deserted' that brings a next portion of well-crafted Death... Continue Reading →
After their release of the successful career spanning Helloïse’ 6CD box Anthology, Pseudonym Records are currently working on a deluxe 9CD box with the complete Dutch legacy of Holland’s leading rock metal band Vengeance. The box contains all their albums from the 80s and 90s: 'Vengeance' (1st album), 'We Have Ways To Make You Rock',... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Asking Wikipedia about 'Monolith' delivers a definition that looks like this: "A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive stone or rock, such as some mountains, or a single large piece of rock placed as, or within, a monument or building." 'Monolith' is also the title of Verheerer's new longplayer and one thing's for sure, the... Continue Reading →
(8/10) 'Welcome Home' is contemporary music history, not only because the album featuring well-done Modern Metal. It's also the fact that it's the last musical contribution of legendary Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott who passed away in June 2018. With the exception of one song all tracks include the hard-hitting druuming of Vinnie Paul. 'Skyy... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Right away, 'War in My Mind' is one of the most touching albums this year and it comes from Beth Hart. The singer and musician from California releases with 'War in My Mind' her thirteenth album and it's a very peronal one. Hart's life was a rollercoaster with many ups and number of downs... Continue Reading →
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