My World of Music – est. 2013
‘Rainmaker’ is the debut album of a rising new band, hailing from Finland. Sigir, that is the name of the outfit that started in 2019 in Vesanto. What started with a great ambition got slowed down by the upcoming pandemic, but willpower and dedication helped the guys to go through this rough patch. After having... Continue Reading →
Carnal Tomb are from the German capital, Berlin, where the band was founded in 2014. With 'Rotten Remains' the debut album was released in 2016. Now, with 'Embalmed in Decay', the third album of the Berlin-based band is available in the record stores and the four-piece can convince with the new song material all along... Continue Reading →
Angra hail from São Paulo, Brazil and have released a highly respected debut album called 'Angels Cry'. That was in 1993 and even if the time was not the best for metal bands, Angra managed to gain a very solid fan base with their progressive metal. With a short hiatus between the years 2007 and... Continue Reading →
Italian metal outfit Mortuary Drape are a band that’s already quite a while in business. Founded in 1986, the band released a few longplayers although the amount of new material was quite little during the last years. The band released with ‘Wisdom – Vibration - Repent’ an EP in 2022 but it took the guys... Continue Reading →
Watain has already released several live albums and these days a new one will be added. 'Die in Fire - Live in Hell' is the title of the album which represents a live show of the band in their home town Stockholm. The show was part of the 'Chariots of Fire European Tour and took... Continue Reading →
Insomnium's session for 'Anno 1696' was a very productive one. Not only did the best songs end up on the album; there were also some tracks that remained waiting to come to light. Instead of just dropping the songs into the ring as bonus material, the Finns have opted to release them on an EP.... Continue Reading →
Green Lung is a band that was founded in 2017 and step by step gained popularity in the rock business. The debut ‘Woodland Rites’ and especially the sophomore release ‘Black Harvest’ helped the band the establish themselves as a serious player in the fields of gloomy rock and metal. After having released the first two... Continue Reading →
Nashville, Tennessee, das ist die Heimat von Howling Giant. The ‚Music City‘ is certainly not a bad place to start a career and at the same time it might be even more tricky to get a foot on the ground. Howling Giant succeeded in taking the challenge and release these days with ‘Glass Future’ their... Continue Reading →
That rock music from Sweden is usually well made and has refined melodies is well known. Bonafide make no difference here. Formed in 2006 in Malmö, Sweden, the band premiered in 2007 and as tour support for bands like Deep Purple and Europe, Pontus Snibb and his companions quickly gained attention. Now it's the band's... Continue Reading →
German progressive death metal outfit Obscura started in 2002 in Munich, Germany and added, over the span of time, six studio albums to their discography. These releases helped the band to establish them as a force in European metal. What was missing to date on their list of achievements is a live album. Now, the... Continue Reading →
Somehow you feel a little overwhelmed when it comes to the new Doro album, because longplayer really deserves its name in this context. A total of 20 songs are on 'Conqueress - Forever Strong and Proud' and one can rightly say that even after 40 years Doro has not grown tired of her passion for... Continue Reading →
Gaupa belongs to the exciting newcomers when we talk about retro inspired rock. Equipped with a doomy vibe the band started their journey in 2017 and it was the debut ‘Feberdröm’ which brought the band some attention. Release date was in 2020 and it was Nuclear Blast Records who signed the band. ‘Myriad’ was the... Continue Reading →
Death metal was still in its early days when a band was formed in Oakland, California in 1987, which rightfully belongs to the trailblazers of an entire genre. We are talking about Autopsy. A year after the release of 'Morbidity Triumphant', 'Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts' hits the record stores, an album with eleven new... Continue Reading →
Swedish metal warriors Sorcerer have an interesting story to tell, especially when it comes to the band itself. It happened in Stockholm, Sweden, that Johnny Hagel and Tommy Karlsson decided to start a band. The guys operated as Sorcerer and released two demos. However, with Hagel's move to Tiamat, a process of decline began that... Continue Reading →
Hamburg's death metal institution Endseeker will celebrate their 10th anniversary next year, which proves that we are dealing with an well-established band. The debut album 'Flesh Hammer Prophecy' was released in 2017 and two additional albums helped the band to achieve a certain reputation in Germany and the neighboring European countries. With 'Global Worming', the... Continue Reading →
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