My World of Music – est. 2013
L.A. Guns started in the heydays of sleaze rock in the '80s and what began successfully with three well-crafted records led to line-up changes, reunions and even two versions of the band. Today, we have a look at L.A. Guns, the band of Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis and bandmates. As all the other releases these... Continue Reading →
‘Death, Madness, Horror, Decay’, such an album title doesn’t announce the happy and if the first title is called ‘Abyssal Slime’ things are very apparent. Here we are standing in front of a hellish portal with twelve chapter of lunatic death metal. Hellish sounds start-off the opener ‘Abyssal Slime’ and you can almost feel how... Continue Reading →
I guess that Jyvaskyla is one of the most important cities in Finland when it comes to rock and metal. More than just a handful of bands call the city their home and one of the is Swallow The Sun. The Finnish sextet premiered in the early days of the new century with an album... Continue Reading →
Besides the Indian tribe, one of the first thoughts that come to mind when reading ‘Cherokee’ is the Europe song from ‘The Final Countdown’. A German band gives the name an additional meaning since Cherokee is the moniker of a quintet, hailing from Cologne, Germany. The five-piece band was founded in 2014 and after having... Continue Reading →
The first time I heard songs from Molybaron was when the band opened for A Pale Horse Named Death. Even though their music didn’t fit exactly to the dark metal of APHND, the band still could win over some fans with their passionate show at the Baroeg in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. That was almost to... Continue Reading →
German/Italian melodic metal band The Unity has a starting point that dates back to 2016. The sextet consists of Gianbattista Manenti (vocals) Michael Ehre (drums), Henjo Richter (guitars), Stef E (guitar), Jogi Sweers (bass) and Sascha Onnen (keyboards), all being part of the band from the beginning and known from other musical engagements. After having... Continue Reading →
If you follow the development of Der Weg Einer Freiheit, you will come across several interesting facts, which are not insignificant for understanding the band and its music. The brain behind the band is Nikita Kamprad, who founded the outfit together with frontman Tobias Jaschinsky. Initially, Der Weg Einer Freiheit existed in parallel with Fuck... Continue Reading →
Apostle Of Solitude grew to an important player in the fields of epic doom over the last 17 years. Five longplayers have been published so far and the sixth one is ready to be unleashed in November. November in the Northern hemisphere means autumn, darkness, and shades of grey. ‘Until the Darkness Goes’ is the... Continue Reading →
Mad Anthony, that means glam rock from the Bay Area. The San Francisco Bay Area is for sure on the radar of all metalheads, thinking about the rich history. Many bands and musicians are strongly connected to this area of the metropolitan city. Thinking about thrash metal, the Bay Area was even a cradle for... Continue Reading →
Ross Jennings is a familiar name for fans of progressive rock and metal music. The singer is enriching Haken’s music with his outstanding vocals since 2007 and is one important factor when it comes to the successful story of the London-based prog enthusiasts. In parallel, Jennings wrote songs for his solo debut which carries the... Continue Reading →
Here comes an exciting debut album that reaches us from Berlin, Germany. Sijjin started two years ago and kicking-off a new band right before a pandemic might challenging. If so, it can’t be experienced while listening to the debut ‘Sumerian Promises’, a savage blend of blackened death-/thrash metal. The Basque/German collaboration starts with ‘Daemon Blessex’... Continue Reading →
NorthTale is the brainchild of Brazilian/American guitarist Bill Hudson. Some of you might be familiar with the name of Hudson from his work with U.D.O., Jon Oliva’s Pain and others. Next to the collaboration with these well-known bands the guitarist always had a passion for melodic power metal, and it was in 2017, when he... Continue Reading →
‘The Humming Mountain’ is the new mini album delivered by Gaahls Wyrd. The Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannprisen)-winning band recorded five songs that lead to a 30-minute running time. The reason for releasing a mini album is because Gaahl wanted to provide more music to fans than what a usual EP delivers. Secondly, the concept of ‘The... Continue Reading →
Omnium Gatherum is one of the bands I have on my metal radar since quite a while and often the band moves into the shadows of other bands and releases, at least at my end. A new longplayer from the Finns always creates a reaction like, “Oh yeah. Omnium Gatherum, should listen to the band... Continue Reading →
Progressive rock and artrock, that is a genre that is closely connected to the name of Alan Parsons and the Alan Parsons Project. For me, the project has a special meaning since ‘I Robot’ was one of my very first vinyls that I bought from the limited pocket money back in the days. Regardless is... Continue Reading →
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