My World of Music – est. 2013
Tonight, the more melodic variation of heavy metal is coming to Gruenspan and that this genre has its fans is shown by a sold out show. Beast In Black are in town tonight, with Firewind as their support act. At 7:00 p.m. sharp, Firewind enters the stage. The band headed by exceptional guitarist Gus G.... Continue Reading →
'Kiddies im Block' is the new single from Feine Sahne Fischfilet. The song is taken from the upcoming album 'Alles glänzt', which will be released on May 12, 2023. In addition, the band will be on tour and here are the tour dates: 19.05.2023 Wien, Arena Open Air 30.06.2023 Karlsruhe, Kulturbühne 14.07.2023 Dortmund, Westfalenpark 15.07.2023... Continue Reading →
Hamburg's ska punk legends Rantanplan have just rocked the Markthalle as special guest of ZSK and now fans of the danceable punk variation can also access some new music. Rantanplan have with 'Ahoi' their new, already for a long time announced album at the start and of course at Markthalle some of the 15 songs... Continue Reading →
Entheos started in 2015 and embarked on an adventurous journey through the world of extreme metal. The band delivered their debut album 'The Infinite Nothing' in 2016 before following it up with 'Dark Future'. After that it became more quiet about the band and when bassist Evan Brewer left the outfit in 2019 a regrouping... Continue Reading →
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The first album of Haken's that I had noticed was 'The Mountain'. From that moment on I was fascinated by the sound of the Englishmen. Haken manage to combine different elements into an own and unique sound like hardly any other band. There are the musical skills of the six musicians, which is revealed in... Continue Reading →
Cold and gray outside, hot and colorful inside - that's how this evening could be described. In Hamburg's Markthalle three bands will be guesting today which are dedicated to punk rock. For the German punk rock legends ZSK the show means the end of their anniversary tour and they furthermore invited local support with Rantanplan... Continue Reading →
Sinister metal from Scandinavia is booming these days. First Katatonia from Sweden released their new masterpiece, followed by Finland's blackened death metal veternas Insomnium. What's missing is an album from a Norwegian band and the gap will be closed by 'Heimdal', the newest strike from Enslaved. The guys from Bergen, Norway present with 'Heimdal' their... Continue Reading →
Hamburg is not exactly known as a carnival hotspot and yet, today's concert event fits very well for Ash Wednesday. With Katatonia, Sólstafir and SOM there are three bands in town, which do not exactly stand for the colorful fifth season. Rather, the bands are dedicated to the rather dark sounds, which are musically sophisticated... Continue Reading →
Stoned Jesus started in 2009 when Igor, Sergii and Dmytro from Kiev, Ukraine, formed the band and debuted with 'First Communion'. Three more albums followed before the Russian attack on Ukraine also completely changed the trio's life.Only in mid-July 2022 Stoned Jesus could start rehearsing again, which, due to the given circumstances, still seemed surreal... Continue Reading →
'Stereo Typical' is already the third album in Roxanne's career, which is truly special. One or the other may not have heard of the band yet and at the same time the four-piece is not exactly a newcomer. The debut album of Roxanne was already released in 1986 before it became more than calm about... Continue Reading →
The Finns of Insomnium are well-known, since they have been around since 1997. With an impressive discography of eight longplayers, the Finns have delivered excellent results over the past years. However, the latest studio album 'Heart Like a Grave' was released almost four years ago and it was the 'Argent Moon' EP that helped to... Continue Reading →
An album that certainly not only I have been eagerly awaiting is 'IX' by Host. The elder of you will remember. Paradise Lost released an album called 'Host' in 1999. The disc was controversially discussed at the time, and certainly still is today. The English death metal heroes moved already with 'Draconian Times' and 'One... Continue Reading →
When Godsmack was founded in 1995 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, it was not foreseeable that such a success story would unfold. But already with the release of the self-titled debut album it became quite clear that Godsmack hit the nerve of the time. The album jumped up the U.S. charts to #22 and has since gone... Continue Reading →
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