My World of Music – est. 2013
With the first track of the new album of Horizon Ignited it is immediately evident where the inspiration of the Finnish sextet is to be found; in Gothenburg, Sweden. Riffing, melody line and the pounding rhythm, everything reminds of the genre-defining five-piece from the Swedish west coast. But in order. Horizon Ignited started in 2017... Continue Reading →
Oldschool death metal force Bloodbath announce a new album called ‘Survival of the Sickest’. It will be the sixth longplayer by the Swedish metal unit and it will carry eleven metal blasts. Release date will be September 9th, and ‘Survival of the Sickest’ will come via Napalm Records. For the ones of you that can’t... Continue Reading →
It will be July 8th, when German underground metal heroes Undertow release their new album 'Bipolar'. To support the new album and songs, the quartet will play a few shows in the second half of 2022 and these are the dates.
Derek Sherinian, known as a keyboard wizard who refined the sound of Dream Theater Black Country Communion, among others, comes these days with a new solo album around the corner. Vortex' is the name of the new record which contains eight instrumental tracks. The king of the keys has brought in with Tony Franklin and... Continue Reading →
Popular, well-known and consistent, that's how the 40 years of Journey can be described. It all began in 1973 in San Francisco when Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie started the band. What developed from there is impressive. Not only that Journey has significantly influenced the development of melodic rock for four decades. The highlight of... Continue Reading →
Stratovarius announce with 'Survive' their next studio album. The record will be released on September 23 via earMUSIC and with 'World on Fire' a next single has already been launched. You can listen to it here: https://stratovarius.lnk.to/WorldOnFire
Of course, artwork and music should always come along as one. But in some cases it fits like a glove. One of these releases is the new album by Municipal Waste. The band has been in the business for many years and also the band members are no rookies. Each of the five musicians has... Continue Reading →
Tobias Sammet is back with a new Avantasia album. The ninth Avantasia longplayer will be released on October 21st and will come via Nuclear Blast. The title - 'A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society'. Sammet about the new album: “From the first song ideas back in 2018 / 2019 to the production, orchestration, keyboards, arrangements,... Continue Reading →
Kazakh thrash metal unit Zarraza is active since 2011 and launched their full-length debut in 2018. Next to the longplayer a few EP’s have been released by the quartet and these days the next one is in the pipeline ‘Kreated in Blood’ is the title of the newest offer by the band and features three... Continue Reading →
Ozzy Osbourne revealed the title track of the upcoming album ‘Patient No. 9‘. The tune features Jeff Beck on guitar and here you can listen to the song: https://youtu.be/CkiniZBRt3s
News from King’s X. The legendary band, with great albums like the ‚Gretchen Goes to Nebraska‘ and ‚Faith Hope Love‘ being part of their offer, announced a new longplayer. ‚Three Sides of One‘ is the title of dUg Pinnick, Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill. The record will be the 13th studio album and the release... Continue Reading →
Sweden’s Hot Breath launch a music video for their latest, stand alone single "Feeling ’Bout This"; a garage rock explosion with powerful vocals and thrilling riffs of which the band comments: "The song Feeling ‘Bout This’ is about when you find a person who has the same rhythm and desire as you in life, both... Continue Reading →
Rock veterans King‘s X will embark on a tour through Europe and UK in September 2022. Here are the tour dates of a tour that one shouldn‘t miss.
Toto will play a few shows in Germany this summer. Here are the dates: 14.7.22 Bonn / Kunst!Rasen16.7.22 Halle (Saale) / Peißnitzinsel17.7.22 Ulm / Münsterplatz20.7.22 Tüsslingen / Schlosspark27.7.22 Hamburg / Stadtpark28.7.22 Schwetzingen / Schlossgarten The veterans of well-crafted rock do have many great albums in their back catalogue and mega hits like ‚Africa‘ are timeless... Continue Reading →
Seeing a picture of a DeLorean brings back a lot of good memories. Now, I never owned such a car myself but since it was a fundamental part of the ‚Back to the Future‘-movies, the car reminds of a time when things were slightly different. Marty McFly and Doc Brown modified the iconic car and... Continue Reading →
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