My World of Music – est. 2013
Sometimes information sheets provide a lot of information about band and album creation process. When it comes to Niht, the information is rather limited. What we know for sure is that ‘Arcanum’ is the second longplayer, forged by the German/Austrian band. A look on the tracklist shows that Niht doesn’t laser in on the colorful... Continue Reading →
Grammy Award winners Body Count have never shied away from keeping it raw and real. In that spirit, Ice-T and crew launched a contest for fans to illuminate the musical and lyrical ballistics to their song, 'The Hate Is Real', from their latest album, Carnivore. Fans were asked to create and submit their own videos and the band... Continue Reading →
Raider became Twix and now it’s Dutch thrash metal trio Distillator that undergoes such a change too and become Cryptosis. After two longplayer, an EP and a split release with Space Chaser, Distillator called it an end while the guys moved on a created with Cryptosis a new power outlet for their electrifying thrash metal.... Continue Reading →
Swedish doom metal pioneers Candlemass announce a live album called 'Green Vally (Live)'. The iconic band recorded their very first live stream show in 2020 with the following line-up: Johan Längqvist (vocalsMats Björkman (guitar)Lars Johansson (guitar)Leif Edling (bass)Jan Lindh (drums) The set preformed was a very oldschool-laden one with a focus on the first two... Continue Reading →
‚Lamb Of God (Live in Richmond, VA)’ is an interesting live album und a rather unusual one too. Instead of being recorded at a big venue as being part of a tour around the globe, the base for this live recording is a slightly different one. ‚Lamb Of God (Live in Richmond, VA)’ is a... Continue Reading →
It took a while until Evanescence returned with a new album. It has already been ten years that the band released their third album 'Evanescence'. A three-year break and major changes such as the split of the record label Wind-Up Records were factors that did not really benefit work on a new album. However, as... Continue Reading →
It looks like a pandemic can't stop the passion for music of Long Distance Calling. A new album released a year ago, an EP unveiled a few weeks ago, some summer shows in 2020 and now new dates for summer 2021 is a clear signal that you can follow your musical heart, although with new... Continue Reading →
'To the End' is the title of Memoriam's new album and we can all hope that it's just the title of this longplayer since this band is so good that we don't even want to think about an end. Memoriam started in 2016 when former Bolt Thrower frontman Karl Willetts and Benediction bassist Frank Healy... Continue Reading →
Wheel pt.2 - in a way. Important is not to mix up Wheel from Germany with the Finnish prog metal band, sharing the same moniker. In this review we are talking about the quartet, hailing from Dortmund, Germany and instead of progressive metal sounds it's more the slo-mo doom riffs that break ground on 'Preserved... Continue Reading →
Vektor released a split EP together with Dutch thrash metal unit Cryptosis in February this year. 'Activate' and 'Dead By Dawn' are the two songs penned by the progressive thrashers from the US. Vektor, together with District 19, took the decision, based on fans requests, to release the two songs separately also as a CD... Continue Reading →
Swedish riff merchants Screamer are a rather established band with four longplayers in the credit column. Enriched by a few single releases the only thing the guys were missing was a live album, a gap that was closed earlier this year. In a time when bands are condemned to idleness, at least when it comes... Continue Reading →
Akvan is a one man black metal project hailing from Iran. The multi-instrumental musician recorded a 4-track EP which was released in 2020, called 'Two Centuries of Silence'. Now it's Subsound Records that is releasing the EP in a limited vinyl format (red (100 copies) and black (200 copies)). Akvan's music is quite interesting since... Continue Reading →
Time flies and a moment that makes you aware of it is the fact when you realize that a band like The Quill is already more than 25 years in business. The self-titled debut was released in 1995 and a solid amount of longplayer followed. The latest record was the 2017 release of 'Born From... Continue Reading →
Just a few weeks ago it was Alice Cooper who unleashed with 'Detroit Stories' a 2021 highlight album and here comes another icon from Detroit rock city. Three years after having presented the 'No Control' album the legendary Suzy Quatro has with 'The Devil in Me' a new longplayer in the starting blocks. Suzy Quatro... Continue Reading →
Finnish melodic death metal masters INSOMNIUM proudly present their new single “The Conjurer”. Follow THIS LINK to watch the video, which was once again created by renowned director Vesa Ranta.The band comments:"We haven't been idle during the pandemic. 'The Conjurer' is a tragic tale of jealous and searing love that opens this new chapter for Insomnium. Monumental composition... Continue Reading →
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