My World of Music – est. 2013
(7/10) You might not have heard of Pounder earlier, but in case you're a fan of the NWoBHM spirit and call bands like Night Demon to your favorites ylu certainly should check out this trio. Pounder, the name says it all, started in 2016 and is hailing from Los Angeles, CA. The guys have published... Continue Reading →
(8/10) It feels like ‘more haste, less speed’ was the approach for Within Temptation’s seventh studio album. ‘Resist’ was scheduled for December 14th but faced a delay due to production issues. This also had an effect on Within Temptation's tour at the end of 2018 which they did without having the album out on the... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Altitudes & Attitude is a side project of no less than Megadeth bass player David Ellefson and Anthrax's four string specialist Frank Bello. The guys teamed-up with Jeff Friedl (A Perfect Circle) on drums, plus there's a bigger amount of guests, contributing to some of the songs. The two guys released a first EP... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Salzburg in Austria isn't solely the city of Mozart's birth. The city in the Alpes also has a vivid metal scene with the Rockhouse venue being a kind of centerpiece. In this context, some guys followed their heart and started a band, which they named Our Survival Depends On Us (OSDOU). As you can... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Paris, the city of love, is the homebase of a band that calls themselves Kadinja. The guys started in 2013 and debut in 2017 with an album called 'Ascendancy'. After having inked a deal with Arsing Empire the guys do have a new album right in the starting blocks. 'Super 90'' is the name... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Rivers certainly become oceans which also means that something rather small can get very big. In the case of River Becomes Ocean we have to see how big things will get in the future. As usual, also here things started small with a few guys deciding to start a new band. This happened back... Continue Reading →
(8/10) It’s not the first time that Shit The Cow appears on MHMB. The Swedish rockers release new EP’s on a very regular base, 12” that mainly features 4-6 songs. A full-length debut, entitled ‘Cavelord’, was added to STC’s discography in 2017 and it was sharp before Christmas when a next EP was revealed. ‘When... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Exactly four years ago, I had the chance to visit Jyvaskyla in Finland, which is a smaller city North of Helsinki. Every time a new Swallow The Sun album is on its way, I'm reminded of walking through the wintery streets of Jyvaskyla, which, on a grey day, feels like someone seriously swallowed the... Continue Reading →
(*/10) Skunk Anansie is a role model when it comes to individualism, willpower and eagerness to live their own dream. The British rock band began in early February 1994, the starting point of a very impressive career. The very interesting thing with Skunk Anansie is the fact that their music, brilliant stuff by the way,... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Introducing King Diamond feels like carrying sand to the beach. The frontman of legendary Mercyful Fate started a solo career in 1985 and premiered with ‘Fatal Portrait’ a year later. My entry point to the music of the ‘Danish King’ was in 1987 when he release with “Abigail’ a classic that is timeless. Songs... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Swedish heavy rockers Corroded start into the new year with having their 5th studio album in their backpack. 'Bitter' is their second album for Despotz Records and it shows the band, playing heavier than on the latest 'Defcon Zero' release. Modern guitar riffs and stomping rhythm are the core elements of these twelve songs,... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Rival Sons is one of the rising stars that constantly shone brighter over the last 10 years. The quartet premiered in 2009 and since then each new longplayer scored better than the previous one. 'Hollow Bones' was the latest and greatest in Rival Sons discography with chart entries in many countries. Now it's up... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Malevolent Creation's 13th beast is a hungry one. The new longplayer of Florida-based riff grinder Malevolent Creation is a strong statement that oldschool death metal is livelier than ever. The quartet released their latest album 'Dead Man's Path' in 2015 and a lot of things happened between then and now. What had the biggest... Continue Reading →
(8/10) The current state of the world isn’t the best one and bands like Prophets Of Rage picked-up the topic a couple of years ago. They stand in a long tradition of other bands like Bad Brains, Public Enemy and Body Count, to mention just some bands that stood up for a world of justice,... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Herman Frank is best known for his work with German metal pioneers Accept. He was part of the legendary 'Balls to the Wall' album before he left the band after the album work was done. Frank returned to Accept in 2005 for some festival shows, followed by a reunion and three new longplayers. But... Continue Reading →
