My World of Music – est. 2013
The end of 2021 is nearLet’s look back on this yearWe started with some hope and fearAnd we knew it will become a different year It brought some misery and painNo live shows and festivals was no gainA whole industry put on holdDue to a pandemic that spread like mold We missed the feeling of... Continue Reading →
Stuttgart in Germany, a city known for Mercedes, Porsche and Spätzle has also a rather vibrant music scene. One contributor is Schwarzer Engel, a gothic and dark metal project, driven by Dave Jason. Schwarzer Engel (German for Black Angel) has six longplayers under the belt und the next one is ready to be shipped to... Continue Reading →
Land Of Gypsies is a L.A.-based rock outfit that you might also know as Gang Of Souls. As many Frontiers Music project also Land Of Gypsies a the collaboration of two musicians. This time Terry Ilous (XYZ, ex-Great White) and, differently to other cooperations, it is a bass player that works together with the singer.... Continue Reading →
It is the mountains, the mist-shrouded peaks, the waterfalls and the rugged landscape that have influenced and continue to influence Iceland's heavy metal. Dark and gloomy, that is what characterizes the sound of many bands from the far north. A style that was not really present, that is power metal, especially if it is also... Continue Reading →
Here are the MHMB Top 20 longplayers in 2021: 1.HelloweenHelloween2.MastodonHushed And Grim3.Dream TheaterA View From the Top the World4.Green LungBlack Harvest5.FreedomFreedom6.CarcassTorn Arteries7.FortressDon't Spare With the Wicked8.ExodusPersona Non Grate9.LuciferIV10.BrainstormWall of Skulls11.Count RavenThe Sixth Storm12.HypocrisyWorship13.EclipseWired14.TribulationWhere the Gloom Becomes Sound15.LynxWatcher of Skies16.Flotsam and JetsamBlood In The Water17.LeprousAphelion18.The QuillEarthrise19.OphisSpew Forth Odium20.ButterflyDoorways of Time
Boston, Massachusetts, that is the home of Wilderun. Wilderun is an ambitious band, which is active since 2008. The first two albums were well received. Both albums were also the springboard for the band to close a record deal with Century Media, which gave the band another push. With 'Veil of Imagination', the band released... Continue Reading →
The musical excursion of Chris Laney into the world of movies and soundtracks, which he started in 2020 together with Allan Sørensen, continues. Based on an idea the grew during the COVID lockdown, the project gained momentum and the idea of ‘The Soundtrack of Your Life’ was received very well by fans and media. As... Continue Reading →
Nestor is a band I haven’t had on my radar until my brother gave me the tip of listening to these five guys from Sweden. Knowing his good taste, the recommendation was taken seriously and what got out of the speakers impressed right away. The quintet, hailing from Falköping, Sweden, released with ‘Kids in a... Continue Reading →
It's been a few days now since The Night Eternal released their long-awaited debut album. To be more precise, it was mid-November this year when 'Moonlit Cross' found its way into the record stores. But who is The Night Eternal? The exact founding date of the band is not really transmitted Crystal clear, however, is... Continue Reading →
Legendary Cannibal Corpse frontman George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher unveiled with 'Acid Vat' a new song featuring Erik Rutan. The lyric video can be watched here: https://youtu.be/xPTtv19ZE14. The video is created by Randall Hammer while the artwork comes from Dan Goldsworthy. The song is taken from the upcoming Corpsegrinder self-titled debut which will be released on February... Continue Reading →
New York City, the city that never sleeps, is the home of Shadowland. The band is a rather new one. Founded in 2018, they released a demo the same year. With 'The Watcher' followed an EP under their own initiative, which among others attracted the attention of No Remores Records in faraway Greece. With 'The... Continue Reading →
The howling of wolves in the Swedish forests already announces it, Wolf return with a new album. It will be called 'Shadowland' and will be available in the record stores on April 1. 'Shadowland' is the ninth album of the four Swedes and the album comes via Century Media. Niklas Stalvind (vocals / guitar) checks... Continue Reading →
They just returned from the tour they played with Lucifer and immediately announce a new EP – that’s Dead Lord. ‚Dystopia‘ ist he title of a six songs featuring mini album that will be released on March 11th, 2022 via Century Media. Speaking on their new EP, DEAD LORD guitarist and vocalist Hakim Krim finds... Continue Reading →
Atrocity belongs to the veterans of German death metal. After renaming from Instigator to Atrocity Alex Krull and bandmates premiered in 1990 with an album called ‘Hallucinations’. The sophomore album, ‘Todessehnsucht’, followed in 1992 and in-between the band recorded a four-song demo that will be re-released by Massacre Records on January 7th, 2022. Each of... Continue Reading →
At The Movies, that is not only an album by Sting or a CCR record. It is also the moniker of a project that released a first album called ‘The Soundtrack of Your Life’ in 2020. Chris Laney and Allan Sørensen had the idea of recording such an album while watching some movies from the... Continue Reading →
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