My World of Music – est. 2013
German power metal band Mob Rules entered the studio for recording their next longplayer. The yet untitled album will be the tenth release from the power metal group. “All the songs have been written and large parts of them have already been recorded,” reveals the frontman and goes into even more detail: ”You can look forward to an... Continue Reading →
Desertfest Berlin has revealed a next wave of bands for the 2025 edition. Dinosaur Jr. will be the third headliner at Desertfest Berlin 2025. Also added to the line-up: Dozer My Sleeping Karma Pallbearer Temple Fang Coogans Bluff Stinking Lizaveta Darsombra Desertfest Berlin 2025 will take place between May 23rd, and May 25, 2025 at... Continue Reading →
Sacramentum belong to the first wave of Swedish melodic death metal bands. Formed in 1990 as Tumulus, the band changed its name to Sacramentum in 1992. With roots in Falköping, the band is the brainchild of Nisse Karlén, who was joined by Anders Brolycke, and after drummer Nicklas Rudolfsson completed the band, the time was... Continue Reading →
“’Til I Die” is the lead single from the upcoming new album from Robin McAuley. “Soulbound” is the title of the next release from the singer which will hit the shelves on February 28th, 2025 via Frontiers Music. McAuley comments on 'Soulbound': "I can't wait to share Record #3 with you all from Frontiers Music SRL.... Continue Reading →
Blackie Lawless and W.A.S.P. announce dates of the upcoming European tour. Under the banner of “Album ONE Alive”, the band will embark on a tour in 2025, starting on June 6th, 2025 at Mystic Festival, Poland while the final show of this roundtrip will take place August 8th, 2025 at Alcatraz Festival in Belgium. As... Continue Reading →
American alternative rocker Superheaven have been active again. After having been on a sort of hiatus during the last years the guys are back again with some new material. It’s a 7” called “Long Gone /Numb to What is Real” the band releases which can be purchased exclusively on the band homepage superheaven.net. You can... Continue Reading →
The HU revealed the shows for their 2025 European tour. The "Incarnation Tour" will start on June 6th, 2025 in Maastricht, NL and ends on July 16th, 2025 in Istanbul, TR. The tour will include several shows of the band supporting Heilung which is rather exciting combination of sounds and spirits but will also festival... Continue Reading →
After having played at this years Elbriot festival, German-based melodic metal outfit Beyond The Black will embark on a tour through Europe/UK in 2026 which includes a stop at Inselpark Arena, Hamburg on February 3rd, 2026. The tour start well be on January 15th, 2026 in Manchester, UK while the final show of this roundtrip... Continue Reading →
Papa Roach was the first band that was announced for Hamburg's Elbriot festival 2025. With Kreator, Kissin' Dynamite and Future Palace a second wave of bands have been unveiled a few weeks ago and today Kerry King and Smash Into Pieces have been aded to line-up of the legendary festival at Grossmarkt, Hamburg. Elbriot 2025... Continue Reading →
Athena XIX might be a band name that some of you still remember. The progressive metal outfit was formed in Pisa, Italy in 1991 and released three full length albums before disbanding in 2002 after the band's 'Twilight of Days' longplayer. More than two decades later, Athena XIX return with "Everflow Part 1: Frame of... Continue Reading →
Hollow, from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1995 and released two albums in the late 90's that combined power metal with a well done progressive touch. The debut "Modern Cathedral" and the following "Architects of the Mind" show a talented band and it's songs like the Queensrÿche-inspired “Speak to Me” that are well-crafted and dynamic metal tracks. Both... Continue Reading →
Wohoo. This album doesn't allow you to slowly slide into the songs and sounds, because it's a brutal blast that starts "Within the Viscera". But let's start from the very beginning. Neckbreakker is the band releasing their debut album "Within the Viscera". The guys started in 2020 as Nakkeknaekker, which is the Danish equivalent of... Continue Reading →
Brazen Abbot roots are in Finland with Mariehamn being the homebase. The heydays of the project, founded by Nikolo Kotzev, were in the 90s when the band released with “Eye Of the Storm” and “Bad Religion” two remarkable album. Frontiers Music re-releases these two gems of melodic metal, featuring some of the great voices of... Continue Reading →
The Tak Matsumoto Group released a debut album called "TMG I" in 2004. The project was a collaboration between Japanese guitar wizard Tak Matsumoto, Eric Martin and Jack Blades. The result of this teamwork was a stunning melodic rock release, but things ended rather quickly after the release of the debut and a few live... Continue Reading →
Drummer Ken Mary has worked as a session and live player with a list of artists that’s beginning to look like a who’s who of metal and rock, including icons such as Flotsam and Jetsam, Accept, Alice Cooper, House of Lords, Bonfire, Impelliterri, Don Dokken, and Fifth Angel to name a few. Now, Ken has revealed a new project, titled "The Neil Peart... Continue Reading →
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