My World of Music – est. 2013
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 →
One year as Crypteria and since 2005 as Iron Fate, monikers that stand for remarkable power metal from Germany. Goslar in Lower Saxony is the home of a quintet that premiered in 2010 with an album called ‘Cast in Iron’. If one expected the sophomore album rather quickly might have been disappointed since it took... Continue Reading →
And the year ends with ‚Invoking the Primal Chaos’. Now, hopefully not more and different than related to the new mini album from Chile’s death metal outfit Atomic Aggressor. The band, hailing from Santiago de Chile, has an inconstant vita that started in 1985, the founding date. Mainly demos and slit releases is what the... Continue Reading →
It happens more and more that live albums are recorded live streams shows that find some new life through releases, published a few months after the digital event. This time Polish black metal icons Behemoth are the ones releasing a live album that features a streaming concert the band played in September 2020 at Abandoned... Continue Reading →
Hemelbestormer means ‘stormer of heaven’ and is the band name of a Belgium metal band that founded in 2012. The band premiered with ‘Portals’ in 2014 and released two additional longplayers to date. With having three records on their list of achievements, Hemelbestormer has finished work on ‘Collide & Merge’, the next step of the... Continue Reading →
Founded in 1992, doom metal band Memory Garden didn’t lose any time and released first a demo and then an EP. The full-length premier followed a couple of years later. It was ‘Tides’ that hit the shelves in 1996 and four additional longplayers followed over time.‘Doomain’ was the latest record so far and eight years... Continue Reading →
If the name of a band is Funeral I don’t think that anybody expects happy sounds. In contrary. Funeral, hailing from Drammen, Norway, is into slower pace metal with a dark vibe that resonates in each of the songs of their newest delivery. Funeral started in early ‘90s and premiered with ‘Tragedies’ in 1995. In... Continue Reading →
"Ripper", "The Tyrant" and The Hell Destroyer", all three nicknames of excellent metal singers. Tim Owens, Harry Conklin and Sean Peck, these are the names of the guys that share the vocal duties and being the driving force behind The Three Tremors. The 2019 debut album was the first release from this powerful-voice trio and... Continue Reading →
Some of you might know Nekromant as Serpent, the moniker the trio used between 2012 and 2016. The band released as Serpent two longplayers before transforming into Nekromat. Two additional records have been released of which one was the 2018 live album ‘The Nekromant Live’. With ‘Temple of Haal’ the next studio-album is waiting in... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal and Japan, that is a good combination since decades. There are many European and North American bands that can count on their strong fanbase in the land of the rising sun. Several live albums have been recorded there for a reason, just thing about ‘Made in japan’ from deep Purple. Secondly many bands... Continue Reading →
In a world that is full of animations it is bands like Unanimated that reflects the oldschool spirit of heavy metal. The Stockholm-based outfit started in the end of the ‘80s and premiered with ‘In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead’ in 1993. A sophomore album followed before the band went on a long hiatus... Continue Reading →
Cynic started in 1987 in Florida, USA and has musical roots in thrash and death metal. Especially in the early phase Cynic had the harsh approach to heavy metal written on the flags, which is reflected among other things in the 'Focus' album from 1993. However, from the beginning Cynic showed a passion for intricate... Continue Reading →
Karnivool, one of Australia’s most important alternative and progressive rock bands, was ready to go for the ‘Decade of Sound Awake’ tour, a road trip with concerts that focus on the 'Sound Awake’ album from 2009. Since the plans were disrupted by a pandemic, Karnivool decided to go live in another shape and form. The... Continue Reading →
‘Wicked Sensation’ that is not only the title of the glorious Lynch Mob debut album, but also the moniker of a band that started in 1999 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The guys released four longplayers with ‘Adrenaline Rush’ having been the latest one to date. ‘Adrenaline Rush’ was unveiled in 2014 and it took a while... Continue Reading →
Rock’n'roll from Eindhoven, The Netherlands means to mention The Dirty Denims. It was in 2006 when the band started and established themselves as a rocking force in their home country. Three albums, that what The Dirty Denims added to their list of achievements of which the 2020 release ‚Ready, Steady, Go!‘ is the latest record... Continue Reading →
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