My World of Music – est. 2013
Melodic rockers Magnum premiered in 1978 with the ‘Kingdom of Madness’ album and belongs since then to the icon of a genre they impacted a lot. One of the success factors of Magnum is the combination of guitar and vocals with Tony Clarkin and Bob Catley, both being the driving forces of Magnum since the... Continue Reading →
Stuttgart in Germany, a city known for Mercedes, Porsche and Spätzle has also a rather vibrant music scene. One contributor is Schwarzer Engel, a gothic and dark metal project, driven by Dave Jason. Schwarzer Engel (German for Black Angel) has six longplayers under the belt und the next one is ready to be shipped to... Continue Reading →
Land Of Gypsies is a L.A.-based rock outfit that you might also know as Gang Of Souls. As many Frontiers Music project also Land Of Gypsies a the collaboration of two musicians. This time Terry Ilous (XYZ, ex-Great White) and, differently to other cooperations, it is a bass player that works together with the singer.... Continue Reading →
It is the mountains, the mist-shrouded peaks, the waterfalls and the rugged landscape that have influenced and continue to influence Iceland's heavy metal. Dark and gloomy, that is what characterizes the sound of many bands from the far north. A style that was not really present, that is power metal, especially if it is also... Continue Reading →
Boston, Massachusetts, that is the home of Wilderun. Wilderun is an ambitious band, which is active since 2008. The first two albums were well received. Both albums were also the springboard for the band to close a record deal with Century Media, which gave the band another push. With 'Veil of Imagination', the band released... Continue Reading →
The musical excursion of Chris Laney into the world of movies and soundtracks, which he started in 2020 together with Allan Sørensen, continues. Based on an idea the grew during the COVID lockdown, the project gained momentum and the idea of ‘The Soundtrack of Your Life’ was received very well by fans and media. As... Continue Reading →
Nestor is a band I haven’t had on my radar until my brother gave me the tip of listening to these five guys from Sweden. Knowing his good taste, the recommendation was taken seriously and what got out of the speakers impressed right away. The quintet, hailing from Falköping, Sweden, released with ‘Kids in a... Continue Reading →
It's been a few days now since The Night Eternal released their long-awaited debut album. To be more precise, it was mid-November this year when 'Moonlit Cross' found its way into the record stores. But who is The Night Eternal? The exact founding date of the band is not really transmitted Crystal clear, however, is... Continue Reading →
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 →
