My World of Music – est. 2013
Symphonic metal titans Epica have been announced as direct support for Metallica at Paris’ Stade de France and Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion during Metallica’s M72 world tour. Vocalist Simone Simons comments: “We are beyond excited to share the stage with the legendary Metallica that has had a great influence on the whole music scene, including Epica.” Epica... Continue Reading →
Fort Worth, Texas is the home of a rather new death metal outfit. Frozen Soul is the name of this five-piece and the guys premiered with a remarkable album called ‘Crypt of Ice’. This happened in 2021 and two years later the sophomore longplayer hit the shelves. ‘Glacial Domination’ is the title of the newest... Continue Reading →
Neal Schon is known as the founder and guitarist of Journey. The iconic rock band is still driven by Schon but the name is also connected to three Santana album, Hardline, Bad English and other bands/projects, not to forget his solo releases. On February 9th, 2018, Schon played a show at The Independent in Hollywood.... Continue Reading →
What German rock and metal powerhouse Plainride offer on their new album is a musical curveball. The trio delivers versatile music that has many shades and twists. But who are Plainride? The band consists of Florian Schlenker, Max Rebel and Bob Vogston. The guys are based in Cologne and what they deliver with their third... Continue Reading →
Metal is everywhere. Enjoying a few off-days at the Danish west coast brought me to Agger. The little village in the Northwest of Denmark has a fishing heritage and during the summer season it is a nice place for tourist that look for silence and retreat. End of May though, both can’t be found there... Continue Reading →
Arjen Lucassen is a real force when it comes to progressive sounds in rock and metal. Showing his talent already during the early days with Vengeance and their ‘Arabia” album, the Dutch rock icon had huge success with starting Ayreon. Concept albums, filled with great music and done with support of friends and renown musicians... Continue Reading →
Three years of waiting come to an end. Hollywood Vampires, consisting of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry will embark on a tour through Europe in summer 2023 with seven shows taking place in Germany: 20.06.2023 Oberhausen Rudolf-Weber-ARENA24.06.2023 München Olympiahalle 27.06.2023 Hamburg Stadtpark Open Air 28.06.2023 Berlin Zitadelle Spandau (Citadel Music Festival) 30.06.2023 Mainz ... Continue Reading →
Sweet & Lynch is the cooperation of Stryper guitarist/singer Michael Sweet and legendary guitarist George Lynch. ‘Only to Rise’ was the debut of the duo and has been released in 2015. The sophomore record ‘Unified’ followed an both longplayers made it into the Billboard 200. These days the guys return with album number three and... Continue Reading →
Death metal force Vomitory announce a new album. ‘All Heads are Gonna Roll’ will be released on May 26th, 2023 and will come via Metal Blade Records. The first single, ‘Raped, Strangled, Sodomized, Dead” is revealed already and you can check it out here: https://youtu.be/adj6ys1a4uI "One thing in particular we did was to try to... Continue Reading →
After 42 years in the metal business, Grave Digger's front icon Chris Boltendahl will release his first solo album. Under the banner of Chris Boltendahl's Steelhammer, 'Reborn in Flames' will see the light of day on July 28, 2023! Chris was able to win over an illustrious guild of first-class musicians for this work... none... Continue Reading →
Legendary bass player Duff McKagan contributes to the Mental Public Awareness Month with a new song and a 3-track EP. Today premiers ‘This is the Song’ which is the title track of the EP. The song also got a video, which you can enjoy here: https://youtu.be/UiOymv3zazI McKagan wrote the song in the middle of a... Continue Reading →
Winger started quite successfully into their career. The band gained popularity the moment they released the self-titled debut album in 1988. Released under the wings of Atlantic Records, the longplayer achieved platinum stats in the US and was also successful in Canada as well as in Japan. The sophomore release ‘In the Heart of the... Continue Reading →
Sometimes what you see and what you hear doesn’t exactly match. Sitting in the sun along the Danish coastline is a joy in May. At the same time listening to dark music with earphones is rather the opposite vibe and still entertaining. The soundtrack for this sunny day is the new album from Swedish masters... Continue Reading →
Tygers Of Pan Tang belong to the forerunners of heavy metal. Releasing the ‘Wild Cat’ debut in 1980, the band had been part of the growing NWoBHM together with bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon and others. Tygers Of Pan Tang had their success and ‘The Cage’ even pushed them into the top 15 of the... Continue Reading →
Hamburg-based Godsnake launch their sophomore album ‘Eye for an Eye’ in May this year. The longplayers follows the 2020 debut album ‘Poison Throne’ and starts with a song, that has been released as a single already. ‘The Sickening’ is with six minutes running time a rather long opener. At the same time, the song represents... Continue Reading →
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