My World of Music – est. 2013
It took a while for Swedish death metal powerhouse Aeon to release a new album. Some might not even remember anymore when the last record hit the shelves. It was in 2012 when the band released with ‘Aeons Black’ their forth studio album and until then, the guys followed a rather consistent two-years release pattern.... Continue Reading →
One of Sweden’s most successful melodic rock/metal acts is Eclipse. The Stockholm-based quartet premiered in 2001 with ‘the Truth and a Little More’, and they came to stay. Two decades after the first longplayer hit the shelves, the band releases with ‘Wired’ their tenth album and it will be as successful as the predecessors. Eclipse,... Continue Reading →
Friends of thundering riffs and massive beats welcomed a new player back in 1999 – Trivium. The band from Orlando, Florida started in the old century, and it took them a while to transfer their ambition into something tangible. ‘Ember to Inferno’ is title of the 2003 released debut and it was the following record,... Continue Reading →
When you think of metal from Norway, you automatically think of black metal and you think of Oslo and Bergen, the epicenters of hard Norwegian music. But for many years a metal band from Kristiansand has also been around - Blood Red Throne. Founded in the last millennium (1998), the band released their debut album... Continue Reading →
A consistent line-up isn’t exactly what Alcatrazz stands for and considering a four years lasting first era of the band doesn’t speak for a stability either. This is a pity since the music that has been released by the band was always good stuff and a treat for metal fans. This was one of the... Continue Reading →
Colorful artwork comes with each of the Wayward Sons releases since the band premiered in 2017 with ‘Ghosts of Yet to Come’. These covers were not only colorful but also creepy in way. What also strings the releases together is the numbered series called ‘Dedwood Tales’ with the third episode being supposed to be delivered... Continue Reading →
Tom Morello, this name is closely connected with bands like Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave and Prophets Of Rage. What all these bands have in common, besides Morello's exquisite guitar performance, is a musical diversity and a message in terms of lyrics. Morello was and is always willing to tear down boundaries - musically as... Continue Reading →
Gus G.’s guitar enriched many releases. He played with Ozzy Osbourne, added brute riffs to Nightrage’s death metal and has with Firewind a melodic metal powerhouse up and running. The great thing with Gus G. is that he usually combines his exquisite guitar play with songwriting skills which means that songs always stay songs without... Continue Reading →
As many others in the music industry, also Jeff Scott Soto had all of a sudden some extra time due to cancelled touring activities and a world that slowed down dramatically. To not sit still and waste time, the extraordinary singer initiated the recording of a new album called ‘The Duet Collection – Vol.1’. The... Continue Reading →
‘The Edge of Existence’ is the new EP of Creeping Death which connects the beginning of the band with the here and now. Six songs are what this release offers and three of them are well known by fans of the death metal force. ‘The Edge of Existence’ starts with three new songs with title... Continue Reading →
Manimal are no rookies. The band debuted in 2009 with 'The Darkest Room', an album that brought the band to the attention of AFM Records. Since then Manimal have released two more longplayers, the latest in 2018. With 'Armageddon' the four guys from Gothenburg now start the fourth chapter. Not much has changed in terms... Continue Reading →
‚Butterfly‘, that’s a word not that often used in heavy metal. Crazy Town had a very successful song in 2000 with such a title and Moonspell released an album called ‚The Butterfly Effect‘. For the rest, the colorful insects aren’t flying very often through the endless fields of heavy metal. October 15th, that is when... Continue Reading →
The Georgia Thunderbolts embarked on their journey through the soundscapes of blues-soaked Southern rock not too long ago. The quintet, hailing from Rome, Georgia, unleashed a first EP one year ago and 12 months later the debut is ready to be shipped to the record stores. ‘Can We Get a Witness’ is the title of... Continue Reading →
Drott released a first EP a few months ago and what started with four songs is now followed-up by a full-length studio album called ‘Orcus’. The longplayer features a ten songs wide track listing and the first good thing is, that there is no overlap between the two releases. Whatever ended up on ‘Orcus’ is... Continue Reading →
Despite pandemic and lockdowns, there has been a lot of news from Enslaved in the last year and a half. On the one hand there is the latest studio album 'Utgard' with all its twists and turns, followed by four live albums and the 'Cinematic Tour 2020' boxset. To keep the momentum, the five guys... Continue Reading →
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