My World of Music – est. 2013
Rock and metal pioneers Uriah Heep will announced a next studio album. 'Living the Dream' will be released on September 9th via Frontiers and a first appetiser can be watched HERE 'Living the Dream' is the band's 25th longplayer and features ten songs plus a bonus track: Grazed By Heaven Living The Dream Take Away... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Oregon-based YOB releases with ‘Our Raw Heart’ their new album; number four after their return in 2008. The band originally started in 1996 and can look back on a longer history in doom metal. YOB, that’s very much Mike Scheidt, being the only remaining founding member of the band. He is supported by Travis... Continue Reading →
Bullet For My Valentine revealed a next appetizer for the upcoming 'Gravity' album, which will be released end of the month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Len0qLhmhL0
(7/10) Wheel’s James Lascelles refers in the label info to Tool and their ‘Aenima’ album, both having an impact on him, working as a sixteen years old in a recording studio. If I should describe the sound of this Finnish outfit, you can hear some parallels with the mighty alternative prog band. Songs like ‘Please’... Continue Reading →
Tarja presents a new live video, taken from the upcoming live release ‘Act II’. The video revealed is ‘Love to Hate’ and is posted on YouTube. Furthermore Tarja will be on tour in autmn together with Finnish Stratovarius. Here are the dates: 01.10.2018 Frankfurt, Batschkapp 02.10.2018 Kiel, Max 03.10.2018 Hannover, Capitol 05.10.2018 Karlsruhe, Substage 07.10.2018... Continue Reading →
Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo worked on his first solo album which will be released on July 27th via Mascot Label Group. ‘War of the Worlds / Pt. 1’ also includes, next to Romeo, singer Rick Castellano, bass player John DeServio and drummer John Macauso. With ‘Black’ a first lyric video has been unveiled, which... Continue Reading →
(*/10) Right in time for their European shows Powerflo releases an EP entitled ‘Bring that Shit Back’. For the ones that missed Powerflo so far – Powerflo, that’s Cypress Hill rapper Sen Dog, downset guitarist Rogelio “Roy” Lozano, Biohazard singer und guitarist Billy Graziadei, Fear Factory bass player Christian Olde Wolbers und Worst drummer Fernando... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Nils Patrik Johansson is a veteran when it comes to rock and metal. He’s the voice of Swedish metal powerhouse Astral Doors, showing his passion for classic rock and traditional metal since 2003. Comparisons with the legendary Ronnie James Dio have been made on regular base, which shows the talent that comes with the... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Kansas City-based Spine has a new album in the pipeline, being released mid-June via Birdge 9. ‘Faith’ is the band’s second delivery and features nine new songs. The label info talks about a “full-length album” but I have to say that with 19 minutes running time we can more talk about an EP rather... Continue Reading →
(7/10) When it comes to me, THE TNT album is entitled ‘Knight of the New Storm’, released in 1984. It was the time of melodic metal and rock music. TNT picked-up this vibe for their sophomore longplayer and transferred it into awesome songs like ‘Ready to Leave’. Ronnie Le Tekro, Tony Harnell and Diesel Dahl... Continue Reading →
It was just a matter of time before also some Grave Digger albums would be re-issued under the header of 'Noise lebt!'. The German metal pioneers from Gladbeck started their career in metal in 1980 and it was Noise Records that was their first label. After having released two demos it was Noise Records that... Continue Reading →
Norwegian progressive Rock group LEPROUS are releasing their new digital single “Golden Prayers” today. The song was not part of their latest album “Malina” and serves to introduce to the group’s next chapter in their 2018 campaign, which covers several festival appearances throughout the Summer, as well as further worldwide touring afterwards. Check out “Golden... Continue Reading →
Fifth Angel was one of the most exciting melodic metal band in the 80’s. Their two albums, ‘Fifth Angel’ and ‘Time Will Tell’ are timeless classics, including great songs like ‘Cathedral’, ‘In the Fallout’ and ‘Fifth Angel’. Unfortunately band members went their separate ways in 1990. After a long time without Fifth Angel some... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Sunstorm is the solo project of hard rock veteran Joe Lynn Turner. Twelve years ago it was the charismatic singer and Frontiers Music president Serafino Perugino that explored options for such an endeavor. Things turned out well with a self-titled debut hitting the shelves in 2006. What started as a project found a continuation... Continue Reading →
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