My World of Music – est. 2013
Greek guitarist Gus G. founded Firewind in 1998 and has kept the band alive alongside other projects. The band still delivers well-forged metal and it feels like the addition of Herbie Langhans to the line-up has given the band an extra boost. Langhans was already part of the 2020 album 'Firewind', which marked a kind... Continue Reading →
Eagerly awaited and finally on its way, this is the new longplayer from The Neptune Power Federation. 'Goodnight My Children' is the title of this new musical explosion from the Australian rockers and it lives up to the high expectations. Eight songs in total make up 'Goodnight My Children', and although it is not equipped... Continue Reading →
'The Catalyst' is the latest effort from Amaranthe and the Swedes' seventh album seamlessly follows on from its predecessor. Four years after 'Manifest', Amaranthe present a new singer in Mikael Sehlin, who replaces the former Henrik Englund Wilhelmsson. However, this change of personnel has hardly any effect on the new album, as the two are... Continue Reading →
When Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson announces a solo album, it's always an exciting moment. September 2023 was such a moment: Dickinson announced his new solo album, 'The Mandrake Project', and the first single, 'Afterglow of Ragnarok', was released a few weeks later. On March 1st the time has come. 'The Mandrake Project' hits the... Continue Reading →
Job For A Cowboy has been absent from the music scene since the release of their fourth studio album 'Sun Eater' in 2014. The band took a break to focus on other important aspects of their lives, but now they have returned to the limelight. The journey continues with 'Moon Healer', following the release of... Continue Reading →
Since their return in 2012, the Milwaukee-based death metal band Morta Skuld has released two thrilling albums, with the next one hitting the shelves soon. 'Creation Undone' is a massive blast from Wisconsin, showcasing old-school death metal at its best. Morta Skuld, driven by founding member Dave Gregor and supported by Eric House, Scott Willecke,... Continue Reading →
No life is without ups and downs. Everyone has experienced moments when things were broken or you felt broken yourself. The new album by blues legend Walter Trout is all about this topic. 'Broken' is the title of Trout's latest record and it is once again a masterpiece. In 12 outstanding songs, Trout deals with... Continue Reading →
If two of the most important protagonists of progressive rock and metal music work together, the result can only be great. North Sea Echoes is such a joining of forces. Ray Alder and Jim Matheos, both with a shared background in Fates Warning and also known for numerous other projects and solo releases, have teamed... Continue Reading →
If you look at the album cover of 'Time to Rise', you might expect a different musical direction than what this album offers. Yet everything captured on this album is of consistently good quality. The winged fighter on the cover could also represent a power metal album or something similar, while the band name would... Continue Reading →
Malmö, in the south of Sweden, is the home of Crazy Lixx. But when you listen to their songs, you feel as if you've been sent back to the American West Coast of the 80s. With a sure instinct for catchy melodies and a powerful guitar sound, the guys began to strive to follow their... Continue Reading →
Lionheart can already look back on a long history. The origins date back to the 80s, when Jess Cox, Dennis Stratton, Steve Mann, Frank Noon and Rocky Newton founded the band. Unfortunately, after two albums and six years, they called it a day and it took two decades for the guys to get back together... Continue Reading →
Winter isn't even over yet when the Norwegian season-skippers Borknagar are already announcing autumn again. Let's just leave spring and summer to one side and focus on 'Fall'. After the release of 'True North' and the associated tours, the band and especially Øystein G. Brun began working on the next album. As on the previous... Continue Reading →
Instrumental rockers Monkey 3 start their 2024 year with a new album. The band, hailing from Lausanne, Switzerland, started 2001 and released six longplayers. The latest one, ‘Sphere’, arrived at the record stores in 2019 and five year later the new longplayer ‘Welcome to the Machine’ is waiting for a release end of February. Monkey... Continue Reading →
German riff grinders Surgical Strike launched with ‘Part of a Sick World’ a debut album that hit the shelves in January 2020. As we all know, the months and years to follow haven’t been the best ones for the musical industry as the pandemic put a full stop on all activities. Being a new band,... Continue Reading →
After Kiss shifting from the real world into the digital universe and handing over things to some avatars it is former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley who might not fill the gap but releases a really cool new record. After being in and out as ‘The Spaceman’, Frehley started a space trip into his own universe... Continue Reading →
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