My World of Music – est. 2013
While the Easter Bunny is trying to put all his eggs in one basket, a rock'n'roll power package is rolling across Europe as we speak. Swedish hard rock powerhouse The Hellacopters, who recently released a great longplayer called 'Overdrive', have embarked on a European tour and joining them on this road trip are Supersuckers. It... Continue Reading →
"The Reckoning" was the first album from the Finnish metal collaboration Laurenne / Louhimo and the second release is waiting in the starting blocks. As the name implies, Netta Laurenne and Battle Beast's Noora Louhimo have teamed up to record eleven new songs, all of which are somewhere between hard rock and metal. It is... Continue Reading →
Annisokay was formed in 2007 and the band's career plan knows only one direction. Up. Maybe it wasn't a plan at all, but the guys from Halle, Germany, have been able to expand their fan base, with their latest full-length album "Aurora" entering the German longplayer charts. A tour with Dutch symphonic metal band Within... Continue Reading →
"Manifesto" is the new album from blues rocker Cirkus Prütz. The band is the brainchild of bass player Jerry Prütz and the line-up also includes Christian Carlsson (The Quill), Franco Santunione and Per Kohlus. The four of them have recorded ten songs rooted in blues and classic rock. The blues endeavour begins with 'White Knuckle... Continue Reading →
Finnish metal force Battle Beast played a show in Helsinki, Finland in January 2023 as part of their extensive "Circus of Doom" tour. It was a special moment as it was a hometown show for the band in front of enthusiastic fans. Battle Beast focused on their latest album "Circus of Doom", which contributed eight... Continue Reading →
Italian dark metal powerhouse Lacuna Coil have released a new album called "Sleepless Empire" and the band is planning to present the new songs live as part of a European tour that will bring the band to Germany. Six shows are scheduled for November 2025 and here are the dates including a show in Hamburg.... Continue Reading →
Australian rockers Wolfmother are coming back to Europe for a few shows and this year marks the 20th anniversary of the band's iconic debut album, which is reason enough to see them live on stage again. Here are the dates for Germany incl. a show in Hamburg. 06.08.2025 Karlsruhe - Substage10.08.2025 Cologne – Kantine11.08.2025 Hamburg... Continue Reading →
Thrash metal veterans Exodus will play several shows in Europe this summer. The band, now reunited with frontman Rob Dukes, will play some festivals like Rock Hard Festival and Into The Grave Festival, but also announced some headlining shows. These will be together with none other than Sacred Reich and one of these shows will... Continue Reading →
Formed in 2014, Swedish death metal squad Lik has a line-up that includes some of the best-known names in Scandinavian extreme metal. The band debuted in 2015 with an album called 'Mass Funeral Evocation', which caused quite a buzz in the heavy metal world. The band from Stockholm released two more highly acclaimed albums with... Continue Reading →
New York City is the home of Tower, a metal band formed in 2015. Their self-titled debut album hit the shelves rather quickly. It happened in 2016 and brought the band to the attention of Cruz del Sur. The Italian label, with an excellent metal portfolio, signed a deal with Tower, which led to the... Continue Reading →
One of the exciting rock bands these days are Wucan, hailing from Dresden, Germany. The four-piece, with the thrilling fusion of hard rock, blues and psychedelic rock, will embark on tour through Germany this autumn. Prior to that tour, Wucan will play several festivals and also join Nacht der Kirchen in Hamburg on September 20th,... Continue Reading →
American metal/hardcore powerhouse Hatebreed will be back on the road this summer, touring Europe. Hatebreed will play a number of headlining shows as well as several festivals. The band will be joined by British death metal icons Carcass on some of the headline shows and one of these shows will take place on 18th June,... Continue Reading →
Tonight we step into a time machine that takes us back to the late 90s and early 2000s. American rock powerhouse Godsmack are currently on tour in Europe, with a stop in the south of Hamburg for a show at the Inselpark Arena. With them on the road are San Diego's P.O.D. and Drowning Pool.... Continue Reading →
Ricky Warwick is a well-known and respected name in rock and metal. The singer and guitarist started his rock band The Almighty in the late 80s with albums such as the phenomenal "Soul Destruction" in 1991. In 2010, Warwick joined the legendary Thin Lizzy and later became a founding member of Black Star Riders. In... Continue Reading →
German death metal outfit Cytotoxin launch their new album “Biographyte” today via Blood Blast Distribution. It is the fifth studio effort from the band and features eleven new songs. Rooted in brute death metal with some technical elements, the band sticks to their trademarks which also means addressing the effects of nuclear catastrophes. In case... Continue Reading →
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