My World of Music – est. 2013
8 Kalacas (spoken: Ocho Kalacas), newcomer of the year? The band from Orange County is at least a candidate for such an award. The seven guys and their music is a very exciting blend, musical caffeine. Imagine if Sepultura would team up with Suicidal Tendencies to start a project with a lot of ska-elements. If... Continue Reading →
If a tribute album is done by numerous artists in rock and metal, the importance and influential impact of the honor musician is very obvious. ‘Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West’ is such an album. Slash, Zakk Wylde, Dee Snider, Bachman & Bachman, Martin Barre, Joe Lynn Turner, Charlie Starr, Elliot Easton, Robbie Krieger, Mike... Continue Reading →
Although ‘Iron Shackles’ is Luzifer’s debut album the roots of the band can be found years back in time. It was in 2009 when Steeler and Stefan Castevet started the band as a side project to Vulture. While the latter achieved tremendous attention in the German metal underground, Luzifer stayed in shadows. An EP in... Continue Reading →
Ignite, based in Orange County, CA, started in 1993, founded by Brett Rasmussen and Joe D. Foster. While the band released their first three longplayers on regular base, the gap between ‘Call on My Brothers’ and ‘A Place Called Home’ added up to five years and the newest albums didn’t hit the shelves much faster.... Continue Reading →
Germany’s thrash-/death metal band Final Cry started their musical adventure in 1992 and debuted in 1997 with ‘Wavecrest’. Since more than thirty years, Final Cry stands for well-made metal with raw power and edges. Built on a rather stable line-up it was singer Kai Wilhelm who joined the band in 2021 and the new album... Continue Reading →
Southern California metal musketeers Night Demon worked on a special compilation album which will be in the stores end of March this year. ‘Year of the Demon’ is the meaningful title of a longplayer the entails tens songs. Night Demon released a self-titled EP in 2012, a springboard for an impressive and energetic trip through... Continue Reading →
London, UK – based rockers FM finished work on their newest album ‘Thirteen’. As the title indicates, the new offer is full-length record number thirteen, penned and recorded by the British melodic rock outfit. The story of FM contains two chapters. The first era of the band stared in 1984, the year, FM was formed.... Continue Reading →
Helsingborg, Sweden, that is a smaller peaceful town in the southwest of Sweden, about an hour away from Malmö. The music scene of the city is quite lively with the music club Tivoli as the center. Singer Rock Altzi is from Helsingborg and from there started a career that led him amongst others to At... Continue Reading →
The last months and years have been tough for the music industry. Pandemic and lockdowns have brought venues, artists and their professional community to their limits. But also fans had to suffer and could only experience their favorite artists 'live' in livestreams. Slowly the fog of the non-concert time seems to lift and the one... Continue Reading →
Danish rock and metal veteran Ronnie Atkins is a fighter. Since years, the iconic singer and frontman battles cancer and diagnosis aren’t positive once. Since time becomes very precious for the singer and probably also as a kind of distraction, Atkins follows his heart and puts a focus on music. The singer found with Chris... Continue Reading →
Hamburg’s metal band Sign X emerged from Châlice, a group from the 90s. Steve Lagleder, Michael Mehl and Oliver Scheer, they all have a history with Châlice and teamed up with singer Sebastian Zierof (v). The band worked on their next longplayer ‘Like a Fire’. The album is professionally done record with songs, echoing a... Continue Reading →
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Talking about hard rock from Sweden and not mentioning the influences of bands like The Hellacopters is almost impossible. That also goes for Åskväder and their interpretation of retro rock with a strong drive. Åskväder is not only a multi-plug connector set from IKEA. It is also a band from Gothenburg that plays electrifying rock... Continue Reading →
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