My World of Music – est. 2013
An album like 'Mark Kelly's Marathon' is a treat for mind and soul in times of global hysteria and pandemic. Focussing on the beauty of music and the greatness of well-crafted melodies, Kelly unveils with his solo debut that is a perfect retreat. Mark Kelly is widely known as keyboarder of Marillion. Kelly joined the... Continue Reading →
German melodic metal group Jaded Heart release longplayers already since 1994 when the guys premiered with 'Inside Out'. Many years and releases passed by and after having unleashed 'Devil's Gift' in 2018 the time is right for new musical delivery and here it is. 'Stand Your Ground' is the name of Jaded Heart's 14 studio... Continue Reading →
Christmas time means carols and what would fit better in such a context than a new release from Blackmore's Night. It seems like Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night had a bit of the same thinking, which leads to a Blackmore's Night EP called 'Here We Come A-Caroling'. While working on the new studio album, which... Continue Reading →
Soilwork delivers a small masterpiece with their new EP 'A Whisp of the Atlantic'. The guys from Helsingborg, a charming town on the west coast of Sweden, are releasing an album that can be enjoyed from start to finish. Five tracks spice up this EP, which leads to a running time of 37 minutes. Well,... Continue Reading →
After having had a chart entry in Gewith their latest studio album 'How Do We Want to Live?' and some live shows during late summer, Long Distance Calling started work on a jam EP entitled 'Ghost'. And here is the good news, recordings have been finalized. In a way 'Ghost' is the successor of the... Continue Reading →
25 yearrrs ago, on Septemberrr 25th to be precise, a band rrrevolutionized metal with an album called 'Herzeleid' - Rammstein. It was the band's debut and it brrrought a lot of new to metal. The rolling R became part of metal as well it was a cold industrial sound that fused with hard riffs and... Continue Reading →
Tarja fans will be spoiled this Christmas time. The iconic Finnish singer will release a special version of 'Have Yourself a Merry Christmas' on December 6th. The song was written by Hugh Martin in 1943 and Tarja interprets the tune in a very festive way, making use of all her vocal skill and possibilities. The... Continue Reading →
Although band name and title of the album are German, metal fans have a chance to improve their Dutch with Urfaust's new album 'Teufelsgeist', at least when it comes to song titles. Urfaust hail from The Netherlands and calls Asten in North Brabant their hometown. It was VRDRBR and IX who started the band in... Continue Reading →
Good music does not need much wrapping to unfold its full brilliance. A musician capable of writing such good music is Kenny Wayne Shepherd. The guitarist is publishing his first concert video these days, recorded on November 25, 2019 in Leverkusen during the Leverkusen Jazztage. The concert was recorded by the iconic Rockpalast Team and... Continue Reading →
‘Grey’ turns into ‘Red’ turns into ‘Black’, at least following the releases from extreme metal suppliers Scour. The band, featuring Phil Anselmo, John Jarvis, Derek Engemann, Mark Kloeppel and Adam Jarvis, had its foundation year in 2015 and it was an EP called ‘Grey’ that hit the shelves in 2016. With ‘Black’ the third EP... Continue Reading →
German thrash metal veterans Darkness unleash their newest EP called Over and Out', an album that follows 'First Class Violence' from 2018. Darkness started in 1984 and is no stranger in metal. Although the real breakthrough didn't happen, longplayers like the debut 'Death Squad' are highlights in German thrash metal. Essen in Germany is the... Continue Reading →
It started in summer 2019 when Weathermaker Music began to release digital singles from Clutch, the roaring powerhouse from Germantown, Maryland. The singles have been released under the header of 'The Weathermaker Vault Series' and the first set of songs will now be know published as longplayer - 'The Weathermaker Vault Series Vol. 1' Clutch... Continue Reading →
'Weigth of the False Self' is the name of Hatebreed's new studio album which will be launched in late November and the masters of grooving metal/hardcore remain true to their sound on their new offer. Twelve songs manifest again that Hatebreed have found their own powerful sound, which is constantly evolving. Jamey Jasta, Chris Beattie,... Continue Reading →
No Remorse Records shows again their good sense for stellar heavy metal bands. Eternal Champion inked a deal with the label a few years ago, with a first split album, having been released in 2015. The debut ‘The Armor of Ire’ followed a year later and now the time is right for bringing some more... Continue Reading →
Talking about hardcore music from NYC means also talking about the Koller brothers. Lou and Pete Koller founded one of the most important hardcore band from the East Coast in 1986 - Sick Of It All. Earlier this year the guys published a biography called 'The Blood and the Sweat', telling the story of the... Continue Reading →
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