My World of Music – est. 2013
Fortress, that is a band name that exists more than once. There are countless bands with this moniker and the band we are talking here about is Fortress, hailing from the US. Whittier, California is the homebase of a band that consist out of Chris Scott Nunez (v), Fili Bibiano (g, key), Damian Rejon (b)... Continue Reading →
Fans of Green Carnation know it already, ‘The Acoustic Verses’ isn’t an entirely new album. It’s a re-re-release of the 2006 longplayer that featured seven songs. 15 years later, Season Of Mist and Green Carnation put some spotlight on this acoustic album that features all seven songs from the original release plus three extra tracks.... Continue Reading →
W.E.B., that is band name that leads to many hits when putting into a search-engine. With a dot between the letters things get a bit more precise and last but not least it still possible to find some information about the Greek metal outfit on the World-Wide-Web. The band from Athens founded in 2002 and... Continue Reading →
Sentinel Beast’s musical endeavor didn’t take too long and three years after having started the powerhouse the band members parted ways in 1987. One of the reasons why Sentinel Beast got some attention in the ‘80s was because it was no less than Slayer’s Kerry King who found the band and acted as a gear-changer.... Continue Reading →
Power- and thrash metal fans that dig deeper than usual might know Sacred Oath. The band from Connecticut is many years in business, and it was in 1985 when Rob Throne and Pete Altieri started to make a dream become true, forming an own band. Inspired by bands like Metallica and Mercyful Fate, the guys... Continue Reading →
Peter Tägtgren’s is a guy who certainly has limited time. Being involved in many bands and project, being a composer as well as well-known and respected producer doesn’t lead to many blank spots in Tägtgren’s agenda. This one reason why the waiting time for a new album of Tägtgren’s flagship Hypocrisy took a while. ‘End... Continue Reading →
If Lock Up is a supergroup, I don’t know. What I do know is that this outfit is a collective of death metal and grindcore greats that firm under the moniker of Lock Up. It was in 1998 when Shane Embury, Nicholas Baker and Jesse Pintado started this sonic wreckingball. Embury and Baker have been... Continue Reading →
Death Angel was on the road in Europe together with Exodus and Testament when COVID 19 started to spread. Death Angel drummer Will Carroll was hit hard by the virus, including a 12-day coma. Fortunately, Carroll recovered and, in the meantime, can be the heartbeat for the Bay Area veterans again. On May 22nd, this... Continue Reading →
Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate will release a new album called ‘Hell, CA’ on February 11th, 2022. With ‘Wanna be Somebody’ and ‘Soul Mama’, two songs have been revealed already and a next song, ‘Gonna Take You Higher’, is available now. ‘Hell, CA’ will come via Golden Robot Records and the songs refer back to the ‘80s... Continue Reading →
No Remorse Records has shown in the past that the label has a great sense for new bands that started a journey through the rocking landscapes of heavy metal. With Morgul Blade, the label showed again this unerring instinct for young and enthusiastic bands. Morgul Blade hail from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a foundation date in... Continue Reading →
Ok, let’s face it. There is not that much new to explore when it comes to symphonic metal. The principles are the same, the expression is similar and in the end it’s the creativity level that together with experience will be the decisive factor for dividing good from very good. A band, that belongs to... Continue Reading →
Sweden’s capitol Stockholm is known for a vivid music scene with many well-sounding names when it comes to rock and metal. It seems that there is an endless flow of creativity that constantly brings new bands to the forefront and one of these band is Freedom. Freedom, that is Magnus Berglund (vocals & guitar), Janne... Continue Reading →
Lynx, in this case we are talking about the German heavy rockers and not the Swedish metal band that released an album in the ‘80s. ‘Watcher of Skies’ is Lynx’s full-length debut and comes with a tracklist that features ten rock songs, inspired by the sound of the ‘70s and ‘80’s. Bands like Blue Öyster... Continue Reading →
Sainted Sinners that’s a German band, drive by guitarist Frank Pané. The band added so far three albums to the books of which the latest one, ‘Unlocked & Reloaded’, could be seen as a real attention-bringer. The new album ‘Taste It’ is the next chapter Sainted Sinners open, an eleven songs featuring longplayer that presents... Continue Reading →
Rock from Canada has a long tradition. Bands like Rush, Danko Jones, Harem Scarem and many others have their home base in the land with the maple leaf. Another band that has been somewhat forgotten in recent years is The Tea Party. The Tea Party is Jeff Martin, Stuart Chatwood and Jeff Burrows. All three... Continue Reading →
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