My World of Music – est. 2013
House Of Shakira has nothing to do with the Columbian superstar, of course. And in case you think that the bands aims for more attention by using the name in their moniker you're wrong. House Of Shakira began in 1991 in Stockholm, a time when the singer Shakira was more or less unknown. After having... Continue Reading →
Edge Of Forever was formed in 2002 by Alessandro Del Vecchio, a guy we know from many releases of Frontiers Music bands/projects. The producer, singer and keyboarder was involved in records of no less than Jorn, Harem Scarem and House Of Lordsto mention just a few. For Edge Of Forever Del Vecchio teamed up with... Continue Reading →
It’s a grey and rainy day in December that welcomes Thrash Metal veterans Sacred Reich in The Netherlands. Despite or even for this very reason a lot of Dutch Metal fans found their way to Leiden, looking forward to an evening with music that challenges everyone’s neck muscles. Next to Sacred Reich it is no... Continue Reading →
If a band can win over someone like Dan Swanö for mastering and mix of an album their songs can't be bad. A band that has those strong songs in their repertoire is Sentient Horror from the US East-coast. The trio premiered in 2016 with an album named 'Ungodly Forms'. Three years later the anticipated... Continue Reading →
Usually it's the font type that turns reading of some band names to a mission impossible. Here it's different. Haxandraok in itself is a moniker that doesn't roll off the tongue easily. And the album title makes things even more challenging, also for the author of a review. Haxandraok is a duo. Saevus H. Aldra... Continue Reading →
Motorjesus started in 2006 and is one of the most popular representatives of Heavy Rock hailing from Germany. The guys from Mönchengladbach premiered in 2004 with 'Dirty Pounding Gasoline' and their tank didn't get empty so far. Four additional longplayers followed the debut before the time felt right for a live album. So let's start... Continue Reading →
In case you can't listen anymore to Wham's 'Last Christmas' or Cris Rea on his way 'Driving Home for Christmas', here is an alternative. There are still a few tickets available for the extra show of German Feine Sahne Fischfilet in Hamburg on 22.12.2019.
Human Fortress and the Scorpions have at least one thing in common, their hometown is Hannover in Germany. Furthermore both are busy in the fields of Metal although the Scorpions play in a totally different league. Human Fortress instead is the passionate worker, a band build on dedication. The six-piece outfit from Germany could score... Continue Reading →
After having released with 'Hydrograd' their sixth longplayer, Stone Sour embarked on a longer tour. Reno, NV was one stop on this roadtrip with the band playing a show at Grand Sierra Theatre. This concert was recorded and led to the bands first live album. As usual it's the new songs and the best of... Continue Reading →
Dark Fortress hasn't released an album over the last six years. 2020 will be the year when the wait is over. 'Spectres from the Old World' is the title of their next longplayer that will be released on February 28th, 2020. The album comprises of setlist with 12 songs and here they are: 1. Nascence (Intro)2. Coalescence3. The... Continue Reading →
Heavy Metal powerhouse Iced Earth played two shows at Rodon Cub in Athens, Greece in January 1999 with an in total more than 30 songs comprising setlist. A few months after the show, Century Media released a live album entitled 'Alive in Athens'. The release featured three CD's with in total 31 songs recorded in... Continue Reading →
Rock Hard Festival announce today three more bands being part of the 2020 edition. Insomnium, Axxis and Sorcerer will play at the well-known festival and there are 9 more acts announced over the coming weeks. So far confirmed are: ACCEPTSACRED REICHPHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS play MOTÖRHEADGRAVE DIGGERINSOMNIUMALCESTTHE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRAHEATHENATLANTEAN KODEXAXXISRAZORSORCERERNIFELHEIM Rock Hard... Continue Reading →
A band that can be seen as a rising star in Heavy Metal is hailing from Switzerland. Burning Witches is the moniker of a quintet that entered the scene in 2015 with a debut that saw the light of day in 2017. Already the three-track demo was much appreciated and led to being the ‘demo... Continue Reading →
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