My World of Music – est. 2013
'Rock Hard‘ isn’t only the name of one of Germany’s most popular rock/metal magazines, it also the title of the debut album The Rods released back 1980. According to singer and guitarist David Feinstein, cousin of the legendary Ronnie James Dio, started that the band was a vehicle for having fun, meet each other, perform... Continue Reading →
If you haven’t lived under a rock for the last 20+ years, the name of Ray Wilson is a very well-sounding one. It was in the late 90s when the singer had a break-through moment. His band Stiltskin had a major hit with ‚Inside‘, being on heavy rotation at MTV. What followed was Wilson joining... Continue Reading →
Nature is beautiful and colorful. At the same time, nature is savage, wild and sometimes a bit mystic. Since 2002, American metal band Wolves In The Throne Room use the latter as a source of inspiration, also for their music. It’s a force that drives the Weaver brothers, leading to longplayers that are fierce and... Continue Reading →
As you know, White Stones is the band of Opeth bassist Martín Mendez. Right in the beginning of the rising pandemic, in March last year, White Stones launched the debut album ‘Kuarahy’ and since COVID cleaned everyone’s agenda, work on the sophomore album could start rather quickly. ‘Dancing Into Oblivion’ is the title of White... Continue Reading →
Swedish heavy rockers Transport League have their new album ready to go. The longplayer is entitled ‘Kaiserschnitt’ and if it took some doing, we don’t know. A sure thing though is the fact that recording an album these days isn’t an easy undertaking and it needs an extra effort to make such a longplayer happen.... Continue Reading →
Udo Dirkschneider started his career with Accept. With his raspy voice and his outfit, the singer quickly became an iconic player in the fields of heavy metal. After having left the Solingen-based metal band, Dirkschneider could maintain the success when starting with U.D.O. an impressive solo career. During the last years the singer established with... Continue Reading →
GosT premiered in 2013 with ‘Skull’ and added a few more longplayers to the list of deliveries. The newest record from GosT is entitled ‘Rites of Love and Reverence’. Ten new songs continue a musical trip that covers a lot of dark wave and electronica, mixed with some metal-ish elements. The result is an album... Continue Reading →
British hardrock legends Uriah Heep announce a box set that includes six CDs. The release features personally picked songs from the long list of tunes and albums. Over their career, Uriah Heep unleashed 24 longplayers and 'Choices' contains 77 highlights out of 50 years in hard rocking music
Rock and punk icon Billy Idol returns with a new EP called 'The Roadhouse EP'. Release date is September 17th and the release comes via Dark Horse Records. Butch Walker produced the EP and it is guitarist and co-writer Steve Stevens who is part of the game too. 'The Roadhouse EP' features four songs of... Continue Reading →
Existent is another representative from Hamburg’s vital music scene when it comes to rock and metal. The band, formed in 2013 rather spontaneously, premiered in 2016 with an album called ‘Startschuss’. ‘Startschuss’ was not only the title but also the start for the band that these days comes with a new delivery. 'Kartenhaus' is the... Continue Reading →
It was in 1984 when a bunch of young musicians started a band which started das The Queerboys and later renamed the band that became The Quireboys. Opening for bands like Guns’n’Roses and Yngwie Malmsteen was a step-stone for The Quireboys to ink a deal with EMI Records who release the debut album ‚A Bit... Continue Reading →
Brazilian thrash metal pioneers Sepultura have been hit by the pandemic, as nearly everybody. The whole music industry, at least the live sector, came to a full stop in no time with a future being unpredictable. In a time when everything came to a stand still, Sepultura released a new studio album ‚Quadra’ and the... Continue Reading →
Ruhrpott thrash metal legend Sodom has a new EP in the starting blocks. On August 20th, Tom Angelripper and bandmates will unveil with ‚Bombenhagel‘ a new disc that not only features a re-recorded version of the classic, but also includes with ‚Coup de Grace‘ and ‚Pestiferous Posse‘ two new tracks, rounding off a pretty well... Continue Reading →
Dutch prog rock enthusiasts Hanlon‘s Razor used the last months for working on an album, being the debut of the project. Hanom‘s Razor, that is the brainchild of Dutch guitarist Louis de Roo and Frank Maarsen. Some the Dutch readers might know the names of the two guys from a band called Terranian that stopped... Continue Reading →
Last month, Mayhem released their already highly praised new EP ‚Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando‘ which showcases the bands influences in the best possible way! Now the most fearsome black metal band has teamed up with renowned filmmaker Zev Deans to create a visual masterpiece for the song ‚Black Glass Communion‘. The video premiere is... Continue Reading →
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