My World of Music – est. 2013
(8/10) Axe Steeler has a bit of an exotic bonus. The band is from South America, from Columbia to precise. The foundation of Axe Steeler goes back to 2015 with an EP that was unveiled in 2016. Two years later the first longplayer will hit the shelves and it’s worth to check it out. Axe... Continue Reading →
(8/10) ‘In Absence’ is an interesting EP in many aspects. The band that releases this EP is Hespera, being the brainchild of Cole Martinez and Matt Silac. The two guys are the songwriters of the six songs that made it on this disc. Hespera is about melodic death metal, quite good melodic death metal I... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Longtime German metal outfit Mob Rules finished work on their newest longplayer ‘Beast Reborn’ that will be available on August 24th this year. With the new album the band continues a journey that began in 1999 when the guys released the debut ‘Savage Land’, followed by seven more records. Mob Rules belongs to the... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Unanimated is a band that doesn‘t really flood the market with releases. The Stockholm metal horde debuted in 1993. ‚In the Frost of the Dreaming Dead‘ was an album that combined Nordic death metal with black metal and some melodic leads. The sophomore album has been released two years later and from then on... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Baest is Danish, the word and the band. ‘Baest’ means ‘beast or ‘brute’ in English and having chosen this moniker is a perfect match with the music this Danish quintet has in the offer. The five-piece band is hailing from Aahus and they are a rather new band. The starting point was in 205 when Baestwas formed and since... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Udo Dirkschneider is more than a well-known name when it comes to German metal. There are many singers in metal and there are many singers with a raspy voice, but there is one voice that can be immediately identified – the one of Udo Dirkschneider. It was him and his way of singing that... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Dark Millennium is a band you might have missed to date. The roots of the German metal outfit go back to the early 90's when the band entered the scene. The guys debut in 1992 and the sophomore record saw the light of day one year later. With these two longplayers in their musical... Continue Reading →
(8/10) ‘After the Fire’ is the album that started things for Cruz del Sur. Originally published in 2003 the album carries catalog number ‘Cruz01’ and is a starting point of one of the most important underground labels for traditional and epic metal. The label grew over time and is after 15 years a safe bet... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Talking about German thrash metal often means mentioning the generation of pioneers. Bands like Kreator, Destruction and Sodom were and still are the spearhead of this genre. These bands established thrash metal made in Germany and earn a lot of worldwide respect and attention. What stands a bit in the shadows of these legendary... Continue Reading →
(8/10) The Spirit is a new powerhouse from Germany. The quartet hails from Saarbrücken, Saarland and consists out of MS (d), AK (g), MT (V/g) and AT (b), with the latter being the newest band member. These four guys recorded with 'Sounds from the Vortex' a smashing debut that was unveiled as autonomously release in... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Back To Eden is the brainchild of Australian guitarist Edan Hoy who teamed up with singer Aliz Kasim back in 2016. The result of this fruitful cooperation is an EP, entitled 'Blackened Heart'. The disc features five song that take you back into the 'golden age' of metal; meaning the mid 80's. 'Blackened Heart'... Continue Reading →
Suicidal Tendencies is on tour through Europe right now, playing some of the big festivals. Furthermore Mike Muir and his gang are ready to release a new album. 'Still Cyco After All These Years' will be launched on September 7th and comes via Suicidal Records. The first song, 'F.U.B.A.R', has be revealed already and can... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Mat Sinner is a restless mind. Things started many years ago in Stuttgart, Germany and it was Sinner, one of his main bands that kicked off a tremendous amount of releases, tours and projects. It’s almost impossible to count all the activities Mat Sinner was and is involved in. However, next to Sinner it... Continue Reading →
(8/10) How could it sound if boundaries pushing rock a la Living Colour meets filigree metal riff power performed by George Lynch? This question is answered. It’s ‘Original Human Music’. This is at least the title of an album that was done by Living Colour frontman Corey Glover and guitar heroGeorge Lynch, known from Dokken,... Continue Reading →
(8/10) A bit more than 30 years ago Chastain released with 'The 7th of Never' an excellent US metal record that's built on Chastain's exquisite guitar play. The album followed the brilliant 'Ruler of the Wasteland' release from a year earlier and includes furious US metal. Roaring riffs and filigree solos are a substantial element... Continue Reading →
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