My World of Music – est. 2013
Maul is a band from Fargo, North Dakota. Formed in 2017, the guys released their first full-length longplayer "Seraphic Punishment" in 2022 after putting out several singles, EPs, and split releases. "In Jaws of Bereavement" is the band's sophomore output, and it's brute death metal that challenges speakers and eardrums, not to mention neck muscles,... Continue Reading →
The Crown are among the pioneers of Swedish death metal. Formed in 1998, the band released the album "Hell is Here" in the same year, which was the beginning of a restless adventure in the field of extreme metal. Starting as Crown Of Thorns, changing to The Crown and later to Dobermann, the band never... Continue Reading →
Contemporary when it comes to music and confronting when it comes to lyrics - that's Fever 333. Blending hardcore, punk rock and hip-hop results in an explosive sound that unfolds even more powerfully in live shows than on record, as we could witness during the recent tour Fever 333 embarked on as support act for... Continue Reading →
Filippa Nässil is known as the founder and guitarist of Thundermother. She started the band in 2009 and celebrated some success with the group. This achievement didn't come easily, as the band went through a lineup change in 2017, followed by another one last year. It seems that the regrouping didn't affect the music as... Continue Reading →
Nasty Savage is not only one of the most influential bands in thrash metal. The band from Florida also had an influential effect on bands like Obituary and Death. It was 1983 when 'Nasty' Ronnie Galletti founded the band that released two brilliant longplayers with the self-titled debut and the sophomore release "Indulgence" plus the... Continue Reading →
Boy oh boy - this is heavy stuff. To dampen the enthusiasm of the riff power enthusiasts, the term "heavy" in this context does not refer to loud and raging heavy metal. "Sober Meal" is more of an emotional heavyweight that leaves a lot of feelings on the listener's shoulders. De Mannen Broeders, the name... Continue Reading →
It's like the summer season of 2024 has been extended by The Offspring's new album. "Supercharged" is the title of this longplayer, which contains ten new songs by the Californian punk rockers. According to The Offspring frontman Dexter Holland, the new album should provide pure energy from start to finish, and the band succeeds. With... Continue Reading →
Myles Kennedy is one of the great names in contemporary rock and metal. The singer's career took off when he joined Alter Bridge at the beginning of the new millennium. His voice, which covers four octaves, became one of the trademarks of the alternative rock giants, while Kennedy's musical efforts are broader than just focusing... Continue Reading →
I was looking forward to this debut with real excitement as the lead single "In Darkness" was and is a great song that creates a lot of anticipation when it comes to the very first album from Cemetery Skyline. The band is the brainchild of Markus Valhalla (Insomnium / Omnium Gatherum) and he has found... Continue Reading →
In a way, Allt's debut album reminds me a bit of bands like Meshuggah. Not exactly because of the music itself, more because of their approach to music, but let's start from the beginning. Allt is a band from Karlskoga, Sweden. It's a small town that is the hometown of some Swedish athletes and with... Continue Reading →
April Art is a band that rose from the ashes of Scarlet Fire. That was back in 2014 with Philipp Tesarek, Nice Neufeld and Marek Haesler in the lead. The band released a debut album called "Rise & Fall" in 2019, while the pandemic wasn't very supportive when it came to promoting the debut album.... Continue Reading →
D-A-D are pioneers of well-crafted hard rock made in Denmark. The band started in 1980 and after releasing two albums it was the direction setting third record "No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims" that was the breakthrough for the band. One of the factors of the band's success is the fairly consistent line-up, which not... Continue Reading →
Formed in 2011, Denver-based Blood Incantation has released two full-length albums to date. The quartet is into death metal, but to leave it at that would be way too short. Blood Incantation's base is extreme metal, but a glance at the tracklist of their third full-length already gives an idea that this album goes far... Continue Reading →
Bobbie Dazzle is a new outfit formed by singer Siân Greenway and "Fandabidozi" is the debut album. Not only is Greenway a very talented singer. She also has a passion for the sound of 70's rock in general and glam rock in particular. Inspired by greats like David Bowie, The Sweet and T.Rex, the singer's... Continue Reading →
Whether a band is already a champion with its second album is a question to be answered individually. "Champion" however is the title of the second album penned by Turbokill. After the band's formation in 2016, "Vice World" was released three years later, and now it's the aforementioned new album that continues the band's journey... Continue Reading →
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