My World of Music – est. 2013
I don't think anyone older than three years is afraid of Lordi's masquerade, and the image of the horror rockers from Finland was never based on shocking. The whole fancy costumes and everything connected with it is more a tool to create an identity. It helped the band to get some attention in the early... Continue Reading →
When Simon McBride joined classic rock pioneers Deep Purple in 2023, he was suddenly catapulted into the limelight, but his career had already seen its share of highlights. The Irish guitar virtuoso is one of the best of his generation. Being a part of Sweet Savage was the first real milestone for the guitarist, who... Continue Reading →
There's more than one band called Alien, and this review is about the Swedish hard rock outfit that started in 1986. Hailing from Gothenburg, Alien made their debut in 1988. The album, as well as the two longplayers that followed, contain well-crafted hard rock with a very melodic touch. One of the challenges of Aline... Continue Reading →
Same old. Same old. This could be the review for the new Arch Enemy release "Blood Dynasty". What might be a very positive thing for some might be a bit of a downer for others who might have expected some more edges from the band that belongs to the pioneers of melodic death metal. "Blood... Continue Reading →
Daedric Shryne was founded in the year 2020 and hails from Hamburg, Germany. Although the band is new, the musicians involved are experienced metal maniacs. Frontman Al Shirazi, for example, provides the heartbeat of Majak as the band's drummer. André Büchner is known from his time with Deathbearer, while Nils Groth is part of Heretoir... Continue Reading →
Sanhedrin hail from Brooklyn, NYC and formed in 2015. So, the band is celebrating their tenth anniversary this year and they are doing it by releasing a new album. The guys launched their debut album in 2017, which brought them to the attention of Cruz Del Sur. The collaboration with the label, known for a... Continue Reading →
Is Black & Damned a product of the pandemic? In a way, yes. It was the year 2020 when Michael Vetter and Roland Seidel were condemned to do nothing due to a global lockdown. Not willing to just sit there and wait for things to happen, the guys got together and started writing songs that... Continue Reading →
German metal powerhouse Scalpture was founded in 2009 and has released three longplayers so far. With "Landkrieg" the death metal squad from Bielefeld, Germany has a new longplayer in the starting box and it is as massive as the earlier releases. Scalpture continue their Bolt Thrower inspired metal and pick up where they left off... Continue Reading →
Ventura, California is home to several metal bands. Cirith Ungol hails from there, as does Night Demon. Thrash metal also has a home there, as Warbringer have their headquarters in the Californian city. Warbringer started in 2004 and released a sixth longplayer so far. Their latest record is dated 2020 and is called "Weapons of... Continue Reading →
Tiktaalika is the name of Charlie Griffiths' solo project. It was in 2022 when the Haken guitarist released the self-titled debut, which surprised with its heavy sound and thrash metal approach. Unlike what we are used to from the musical mothership, Griffiths released a stunning metal album. The new longplayer "Gods of Pangaea" picks up... Continue Reading →
Knoxville, Tennessee based deathcore enthusiasts Whitechapel launch their ninth longplayer with "Hymns of Dissonance". Four years after the release of "Kin", the band returns with a brutal piece of music. "Hymns of Dissonance" contains ten songs, each of which is among the most aggressive deathcore songs the band has released to date. It was the... Continue Reading →
Already in 2024 it became clear that Destruction's new effort would be a blazing metal release and after the launch of three singles the thrash metal veterans have "Birth of Malice" in the starting blocks. Destruction has been around for more than four decades and it's bandleader Schmier who has been the driving force for... Continue Reading →
Some of you may be familiar with Distillator, a thrash metal band formed in 2013 in Enschede, The Netherlands. Distillator released two full length albums and a split release with German thrash metal force Space Chaser, before the guys changed their name to Cryptosis. With the new name came a more technical approach to their... Continue Reading →
The Wildhearts are the brainchild of former The Quireboys member Ginger and formed in 1989. The band started out as a powerful rock band and released a great debut album with "Earth Versus The Wildhearts". What didn't add to the band's rise was an inconsistency, as many break-ups and hiatuses always demanded a restart. The... Continue Reading →
The man who established the flute in rock is Ian Anderson and his band Jethro Tull. I have liked the sound of the band for decades. When I was a kid and I heard "Locomotive Breath", I became interested in the sound of the band. Being a kid, I didn't have a lot of money,... Continue Reading →
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