My World of Music – est. 2013
Is Black & Damned a product of the pandemic? In a way, yes. It was the year 2020 when Michael Vetter and Roland Seidel were condemned to do nothing due to a global lockdown. Not willing to just sit there and wait for things to happen, the guys got together and started writing songs that... Continue Reading →
German metal powerhouse Scalpture was founded in 2009 and has released three longplayers so far. With "Landkrieg" the death metal squad from Bielefeld, Germany has a new longplayer in the starting box and it is as massive as the earlier releases. Scalpture continue their Bolt Thrower inspired metal and pick up where they left off... Continue Reading →
Kanonenfieber is one of the rising stars of German metal. Within a few years, Noise and his bandmates have become one of the most acclaimed newcomers. After releasing their first live album in 2023, the band announced their next live release with "Live in Oberhausen". The band played a show at the Turbinenhalle 2 in... Continue Reading →
Ventura, California is home to several metal bands. Cirith Ungol hails from there, as does Night Demon. Thrash metal also has a home there, as Warbringer have their headquarters in the Californian city. Warbringer started in 2004 and released a sixth longplayer so far. Their latest record is dated 2020 and is called "Weapons of... Continue Reading →
Tiktaalika is the name of Charlie Griffiths' solo project. It was in 2022 when the Haken guitarist released the self-titled debut, which surprised with its heavy sound and thrash metal approach. Unlike what we are used to from the musical mothership, Griffiths released a stunning metal album. The new longplayer "Gods of Pangaea" picks up... Continue Reading →
Knoxville, Tennessee based deathcore enthusiasts Whitechapel launch their ninth longplayer with "Hymns of Dissonance". Four years after the release of "Kin", the band returns with a brutal piece of music. "Hymns of Dissonance" contains ten songs, each of which is among the most aggressive deathcore songs the band has released to date. It was the... Continue Reading →
Together with the announcement of their new album “God Of Angels Trust”, Volbeat are also announcing dates for a major world tour today. The “Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide” will also take the band to Germany in September/October 2025 - Volbeat will play a total of nine concerts in this country, supported by BUSH and... Continue Reading →
LIK, the modern-day purveyors of classic Swedish death metal, gloriously return to action with their fourth album, “Necro”, on April 18th via Metal Blade Records. Standing loud and proud over so many imitators, “Necro” is the musical equivalent of a classic shock-horror movie that's drenched in blood and gore and packed with over-the-top extremities. Delve beyond the zombified... Continue Reading →
Already in 2024 it became clear that Destruction's new effort would be a blazing metal release and after the launch of three singles the thrash metal veterans have "Birth of Malice" in the starting blocks. Destruction has been around for more than four decades and it's bandleader Schmier who has been the driving force for... Continue Reading →
Some of you may be familiar with Distillator, a thrash metal band formed in 2013 in Enschede, The Netherlands. Distillator released two full length albums and a split release with German thrash metal force Space Chaser, before the guys changed their name to Cryptosis. With the new name came a more technical approach to their... Continue Reading →
The Wildhearts are the brainchild of former The Quireboys member Ginger and formed in 1989. The band started out as a powerful rock band and released a great debut album with "Earth Versus The Wildhearts". What didn't add to the band's rise was an inconsistency, as many break-ups and hiatuses always demanded a restart. The... Continue Reading →
The man who established the flute in rock is Ian Anderson and his band Jethro Tull. I have liked the sound of the band for decades. When I was a kid and I heard "Locomotive Breath", I became interested in the sound of the band. Being a kid, I didn't have a lot of money,... Continue Reading →
Outburst comes from the north of Germany with Flensburg, close to the Danish border, being the home of Outburst. The young metal outfit started in 2019, and after the release of two demos and an EP, the five-piece can now present the debut album. "Devouring the Masses" is the title of the album, which will... Continue Reading →
Two great bands from the west coast of the United States are currently touring Europe. Queensrÿche, the Seattle-based progressive metal veterans are on the road, sharing a nightliner with Night Demon from Ventura, California. It's an exciting metal package with an itinerary that includes the Fabrik in Hamburg. I am lucky enough to have followed... Continue Reading →
Christian Mistress is a band from Olympia, Washington that formed in 2008. The band has released three full length albums, with "To Your Death" being the most recent. Now, more than ten years after the launch of their third album, Christian Mistress return with a new album called "Children of the Earth". The four-piece stands... Continue Reading →
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