My World of Music – est. 2013
If the legendary Deep Purple record an album with cover versions, it’s not a crime, but more an homage to the roots of rock’n’roll. With some cover albums one could get the idea of a band lacking own creativity or having some other reasons for pushing such an album to the market. I think we... Continue Reading →
‘The Everlasting Plague’, an album title that fits so perfectly when thinking about these crazy pandemic times. That was also the thinking of Pathology when working on their eleventh album. Inspired by a song title from their 2012 album ‘The Time of Great Purification’, the band transferred the idea into the here and now. Pathology’s... Continue Reading →
Hitten, that’s five metalheads from Murcia, Spain that follow their metal compass that directs them towards 80s inspired heavy metal. The band started in 2011 and had a ‘First Strike With the Devil’ in 2014. Following a two year pattern, two more records hit the shelves and it’s ‘Triumph & Tragedy’ that marks a next... Continue Reading →
'Two of Swords' is the second album of Bentress from sunny Sardinia. In an environment that is familiar to many from vacations, Bentrees have dedicated themselves to roaring stoner rock, which can also come up with some 70s rock elements. There is also a slightly psychedelic vibe which makes 'Two of Swords' an interesting album.... Continue Reading →
Atolah, hailing from Australia, formed in 2007 and released two EPs between 2009 and 2012. In April 2013 the trio things slowed down dramatically, and the band went on a hiatus that lasted until this year. Atolah regrouped and reissues the mentioned two EPs under the banner of ‘Post, Cross and Yoke’. For the first... Continue Reading →
The pandemic and the connected measures have clearly shown the importance of live music. In moments when something that seems to be a given is gone, one values it much more than in times of opulence. But this time also unveiled creative moments for music, although in a different format. German TV station WDR had... Continue Reading →
It takes some courage to cover The Beatles songs. The musical quality of the legendary quartet is unquestionable, considering for example the still not completely deciphered first chord of 'A Hard Days Night'. That Enuff Z'Nuff's co-founder Chip Z'Nuff has a special passion for the four guys from Liverpool is something that is well reflected... Continue Reading →
This time we leave the paths of heavy metal a bit and turn more to (Southern-)rock music. Jason Aldean from Macon, Georgia feels at home in country music and started his career with a self-titled debut album in 2005. If you look at the awards and sales statistics, you can see that Aldean has done... Continue Reading →
Rexul, that is the moniker of the powerful metal duo Simon M. and Benny O.. Both have been part of Brute Force as well as Diabolic Imperium and teamed up to start with Rexul a new outlet that lasers in on raw und unpolished death metal. The duo recorded their debut album ‘Erebus … Virtuosus... Continue Reading →
L.A. Guns started in the heydays of sleaze rock in the '80s and what began successfully with three well-crafted records led to line-up changes, reunions and even two versions of the band. Today, we have a look at L.A. Guns, the band of Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis and bandmates. As all the other releases these... Continue Reading →
‘Death, Madness, Horror, Decay’, such an album title doesn’t announce the happy and if the first title is called ‘Abyssal Slime’ things are very apparent. Here we are standing in front of a hellish portal with twelve chapter of lunatic death metal. Hellish sounds start-off the opener ‘Abyssal Slime’ and you can almost feel how... Continue Reading →
I guess that Jyvaskyla is one of the most important cities in Finland when it comes to rock and metal. More than just a handful of bands call the city their home and one of the is Swallow The Sun. The Finnish sextet premiered in the early days of the new century with an album... Continue Reading →
Besides the Indian tribe, one of the first thoughts that come to mind when reading ‘Cherokee’ is the Europe song from ‘The Final Countdown’. A German band gives the name an additional meaning since Cherokee is the moniker of a quintet, hailing from Cologne, Germany. The five-piece band was founded in 2014 and after having... Continue Reading →
The first time I heard songs from Molybaron was when the band opened for A Pale Horse Named Death. Even though their music didn’t fit exactly to the dark metal of APHND, the band still could win over some fans with their passionate show at the Baroeg in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. That was almost to... Continue Reading →
Clutch add a next live stream show to their agenda. Under the header of 'Live from the Doom Saloon Vol. 4', the riff masters from the US will stream a live event from their rehearsal room on November 26th, 2021 at 8pm EST (2am CET on November 27th, 2021). If this is too late, or... Continue Reading →
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