My World of Music – est. 2013
(6/10) ‘100% Heavy Metal – 0% Bullshit’, that’s what the label info sheet starts with. As usually the truth sits somewhere in the middle. Battle Beast’s newest album ‘No More Hollywood Endings’ is certainly not 100% Heavy Metal, which doesn’t per se means that the album is a bummer. The sugar-sweet melodies have a certain... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Navarone is a rock band that’s very well known in their home country, which is The Netherlands. The guys sell-out even the bigger venues in Holland and they now get the chance to open for Bon Jovi at the open air show in Nijmegen. Such an opportunity is a very welcome one since it... Continue Reading →
(9/10) US-based powerhouse Whitechapel premiered in 2007 with ‘The Somatic Defilement’. 12 years later the band is ready to release their newest album ‘The Valley’. As with the previous records also album number seven isn’t a happy one and doesn't include sing-a-long songs. It’s a dark and melancholic longplayer that contains a lyrical approach that’s... Continue Reading →
(8/10) A New Revenge, that’s the name of a new band that comprises of rock and metal veterans. Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens, Keri Kelli, Rudy Sarzo and James Kottak, these are the guys forming A New Revenge. Each of the four musicians has a long track record including a lot of experience and passion for music.... Continue Reading →
(8/10) The name says it all - 'Something Wicked Marches In'. What else should be the outcome of a cooperation of Rune Eriksen (Aura Noir, Earth Electirc) and David Vincent, knows from Morbid Angel. These veterans, together with drummer Flo Mounier, are Vltimas and they recorded a metallic blast. The musical heritage of the three... Continue Reading →
33 years after having released the sophomore album 'Beyond the Gates', metal legends Possessed unveiled some first details about their third album. The band will unleash the longplayer on an unsuspecting world on May 10th, followed by some live shows in Europe. 'Revelation of Oblivion' is the title of Possessed third blast, an album that... Continue Reading →
(8/10) To introduce guitar wizard Yngwie Malmsteen feels like carrying sand to the beach. In case you never heard of the iconic guitarist, you probably ended up on a wrong blog. Malmsteen is one of the most influential axeman and started his career in 1983 with a band named Steeler (not the German one with... Continue Reading →
(8/10) For some it‘s noise, for others it‘s chaos and for metalheads it‘s a treat for their ears - Fallujah‘s new album. Now, as you might know this kind of metal is not exactly where my roots are. However, it‘s this kind of records that are challenging and like a musical curveball. And as not being... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Cellar Darling, that’s Anna Murphy, Ivo Henzi and Merlin Sutter. Right after the three guys parted ways with Eluveitie they initiated there new band Cellar Darling, named after the 2013 debut of Anna Murphy. Three years after having premiered with ‘This is the Sound’ it is the sophomore album ‘The Spell’ that picks it... Continue Reading →
(*/10) Oliver Hartmann, guitarist and singer known from bands like Avantasia, started one of the most successful Pink Floyd Tribute bands. The first release of this project was the ‘Barefoot to the Moon’ album from 2015 an album that even entered the German charts. Motivated by such a positive reaction next steps were taken. Hartmann... Continue Reading →
(8/10) US-punk ambassadors Zebrahead had their foundation in the late '90s and it's 'Brain Invaders' being theirnewest delivery in the here and now. The quintet recorded 14 new songs with the first one being a real musical wrecking ball. I had to check the CD if it's right one that went into the player. 'When... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Cleveland based metallers Ritual might have been forgotten over time, or not even be noticed in the early ‘90s. The band faced many name changes after having started the band in 1985. Firedance, Rotterdam, Torment, Tormentor, Ritual Of Torment and Ritual, these aren’t monikers of different bands. It’s always the same band and it... Continue Reading →
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