My World of Music – est. 2013
"Balls To The Wall" is certainly one of the iconic albums in metal history, a longplayer that contributed to the definition of heavy metal. Originally published in 1983, the album followed the release of "Restless and Wild" and helped Accept solidify their position in the heavy metal community. More than 40 years later, former Accept... Continue Reading →
Dutch singer Anneke van Giersbergen has announced a new trilogy of releases, the first of which will be available at the end of February this year. The singer, who was part of The Gathering for 13 years, has also lent her voice to many projects, such as Ayreon, but also collaborations with guys like Devon... Continue Reading →
Hirax are one of the pioneers of thrash metal. Formed in 1984 in Buena Park, California, Hirax became a well-known name in thrash metal and their first two albums are great examples of thrash metal from the West Coast. Despite a fairly successful start, Hirax never made it to the top. Instead, the band disbanded... Continue Reading →
The roots of Ginger Evil go back to 2005 when the band started as Moonshine Inc. Even though the guys were composing, the search for a singer wasn't successful and the band was put on ice. Fortunately, Tomi Julkunen and Veli Palevaara decided to put the songs out of their hibernation a few years later,... Continue Reading →
Brainstorm are among the veterans of German power metal. Back in 1997, the band released their highly acclaimed debut album "Hungry", which served as a springboard for the band, and the Swabian powerhouse continued to build on that positive impression with their next releases. With "Plague of Rats", the band has now completed work on... Continue Reading →
Robin McAuley is a singer with a voice that stands out from any other. The mixture of fine accentuated singing and a rough rock'n'roll voice defines his way of singing. It was the McAuley Schenker Group release "Perfect Timing" that put the singer in the spotlight, after he had also been part of Frank Farian's... Continue Reading →
Slipknot will return to Germany for some shows this summer. The shows at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park have been announced already and the same goes for two headliner shows. The band will play on June 10th, 2025 at Expo Plaza, Hannover and June 23rd, 2025 at Waldbühne, Berlin. A third show is... Continue Reading →
Arion is a Finnish melodic power metal band, and the first time I came in contact with their music was when they supported Battle Beast in 2019. At the time, the guys had just released their second album, "Life Is Not Beautiful", and the band delivered a pretty energetic show at the time. Five years... Continue Reading →
I didn't have Dark Chapel on my radar and when I received the album I thought more of another metalcore or deathcore outfit. The band name and album artwork at least gave me that idea, but what came out of the speakers after I pressed 'Play' was something completely different. Dark Chapel is the brainchild... Continue Reading →
Gothenburg, Sweden has a pretty vibrant rock and metal scene. Not only melodic death metal has a strong home base in Sweden's second largest city. There are also excellent rock bands coming from there. One of them is Spiders, who debuted in 2012 with an album called "Flash Point", which immediately entered the Swedish charts.... Continue Reading →
Avantasia started as a side project of Edguy in the late 90's and became a huge success. Today, Edguy is on hiatus while Avantasia has become one of the most successful rock and metal acts. Tobias Sammet, the driving force behind the outfit, found two excellent companions in Sascha Paeth and Miro Rodenberg, who have... Continue Reading →
Berlin-based speed metal enthusiasts Indian Nightmare have released a new EP called "Banished Into Endless Chaos". The three-track effort follows the 2019 album "By Ancient Force" and bridges the time until the third longplayer will hit the shelves later in 2025. "Banished Into Endless Chaos" also introduces the band's new frontman Jaguars Claw, who is... Continue Reading →
Abduction is the project/band of solo artist AIV. He started the outfit in 2015 and added four longplayers to the books. Today is the release date of the new album " Existentialismus ", which follows the 2022 release called "Black Blood ". The latest longplayer contains six songs, all blackened compositions with an epic flavor.... Continue Reading →
On March 7, the sophomore album "Sores of Our Time" by Hamburg, Germany -based blackened post-metal outfit Druma will be released via Moment of Collapse Records. Today, the band has unveiled the second single from the upcoming album, entitled "First World". Building on the foundation laid by their debut, "Dawning", this quintet has crafted a... Continue Reading →
May 2nd will see dark metal legends Crematory release their brand new studio offering, entitled "Destination", via ROAR (Grave Digger, Holy Moses, Mystic Prophecy a.o.). In the more than three decades of their existence, Crematory have seen trends come and go, while always staying true to their trademarks, they belong to one of Germany's most distinctive gothic metal pioneers to date. Following their... Continue Reading →
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