My World of Music – est. 2013
Not exactly metal, but definitely rock, that's the music of Larkin Poe. The band was formed in 2010 by two sisters. Rebecca and Megan Lovell started Larkin Poe and followed their passion for Southern Rock, Blues and Americana ever since. Their debut album "KIN" was launched in 2014 and eleven years later the band releases... Continue Reading →
The Hellacopters belong to the spearhead of Swedish and Scandinavian rock music with a tremendous first era that included numerous top 10 albums in their home country Sweden. After disbanding in 2008, The Hellacopters reunited in 2016 and what was originally planned as a one-off show at Sweden Rock became a second chapter in the... Continue Reading →
Polish prog rock institution Riverside released their latest studio album "ID. Entity" in 2023 and went on tour to present the new songs in a live environment. One of the shows took place on June 1, 2024 at Arena COS Towar in Warsaw. The band played for almost two hours with a setlist that focused... Continue Reading →
German metallers Bonfire are back with a new album. "Higher Ground" is the 24th release from Hans Ziller and his bandmates and what impresses is the willpower of Ziller to navigate the band through good times and heavy storms. Since the band released the rather strong "Fistful of Fire" in 2020, there have been some... Continue Reading →
It was in October 2023 when Dream Theater announced that drummer Mike Portnoy would be returning to the iconic progressive metal band. It was a big moment for fans of the band, as the three guys from Berklee College who founded the band were back together. John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy are the... Continue Reading →
Hej metalheads, hur mår ni? This could be a line we might have heard a few times today at Hamburg's Markthalle as a Scandinavian metal package stops at the venue to present some thunderous metal from the north. Gothenburg's melodic death metal enthusiasts The Halo Effect have just started their current tour and with them... Continue Reading →
Five years after the release of "Pure Death", Swedish metal punks Disrupted return with a new album called "Stinking Death", the third studio album from the Dalarna-based metal squad. Disrupted play oldschool death metal and the Swedish roots are not only reflected on the address sticker. There is a lot of Entombed embedded in these... Continue Reading →
It has been a while since Austrian metal act Harakiri For The Sky released a studio album. It was four years ago when "Mære" hit the shelves and the re-release of the first two albums helped to bridge the time until new songs add a new chapter to the story. Harakiri For The Sky, that's... Continue Reading →
Landfall is a rock band from Curitba, Brazil. The band was founded by drummer Felipe Souzza and guitarist Marcelo Gelbcke. The two guys have known each other since childhood and have been playing music together since they were 15 years old. They released three albums as Wild Child before changing the band name to Landfall... Continue Reading →
Drownship hail from Hamburg, Germany and has been around since 2018. The band released their debut album "Tidal Passages" last November, and post-metal fans should have this band on their radar. What the five-piece from northern Germany delivers is well-crafted and explosive metal. With experiences from other bands like Ophis and Todtgelichter, Drownship focus on... Continue Reading →
"Infinity" will get a twin at the end of January, as End Of Green will release "Twinfinity". Almost thirty years after the release of their debut album, the Swabian gothic rockers will return to their beginnings with the re-recording of their first full-length album. It was 1996 when five guys from the greater Stuttgart area... Continue Reading →
With a new album called "Dirty & Divine" in the pipeline, the Swedish rock powerhouse Thundermother will embark on a European tour on February 7, 2025. It will be the release date of the latest album and it will be Grosse Freiheit 36 in Hamburg that will host the band for a show on the... Continue Reading →
Avatarium is one of the bands I have been able to follow from the very beginning, including their first show outside of Sweden. The band played at the legendary festival in The Netherlands in April 2014 and impressed with a seven song setlist. At that time the band released their debut album and now, almost... Continue Reading →
German metal veterans Grave Digger have finished working on their new album "Bone Collector". The band, which can look back on 45 years of heavy metal, still shows a lot of energy and passion for their music and sound. However, some changes in the last few years seem to have an impact on the new... Continue Reading →
Toronto, Ontario is the home base of Sacrifice. The Canadian thrash metal force has been at the forefront of Canadian heavy metal since their debut album "Torment in Fire" was released in 1986.After putting out four full length albums, the band disbanded in 1993, but reunited in 2006. It was the original lineup that released... Continue Reading →
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