My World of Music – est. 2013
Releases that include Bruce Soord are always treats for your ears. Regardless of if we talk about albums from The Pineapple Thief or solo release from Soord, each of these albums are beautifully crafted sound collages with depth. The newest offering is a solo album entitled ‚Luminescence‘. As expected the release isn‘t about the harsh... Continue Reading →
Bands like Hellacopters, Backyard Babies and Glucifier have been the trailblazers for Scandinavian rock music. Their sound and attitude inspired other bands to follow a similar path and one of these outfits are Scumbag Millionaire. Founded 2014 in Gothenburg, Sweden the four-piece band blends hard rock with the anarchic spirit of punk rock, resulting in... Continue Reading →
Introducing Mayhem is like carrying sand to the beach. The Norwegian black metal punks are nearly 40 years in business, a controversial era for the band and a defining time for an entire genre. The fact that the Norwegian extreme metal institution is still around after four decades asks for respect and shows their willpower.... Continue Reading →
Canadian hard rock enthusiast Danko Jones is coming up with a new album. ‚Electric Sounds‘ is the title of the 13th album by the Jones and follows the 2021 release ‚Power Trio‘. Danko Jones, the band, also features longtime bandmate John Calabrese on bass as well as drummer Rich Knox, who joined the trio in... Continue Reading →
New Model Army are a unique band and their success over the decades speaks volumes. Bandleader Justin Sullivan has always managed to reshape the sound of the band without questioning or even throwing overboard the typical trademarks of the band's sound. My personal first experience with the band was the 'The Ghost of Cain' album... Continue Reading →
Shade Empire haven't just been around since a few years. It was in 1999 when the Finns got together to start a journey through the worlds of melodic black- and death metal. However, it took until 2004 before the debut album was revealed to the metal community and these days the time has come; with... Continue Reading →
Brute death metal from Maryland, that means Dying Fetus. Since 1991 the guys make fans happy with their extreme metal, massive riffs, blastbeats and evil growls. Also in terms of content, the band does not exactly stand for blooming meadows of flowers. Album titles like 'Wrong One to Fuck With' speak a clear language. It... Continue Reading →
If you take a closer look at the undergrowth of the Norwegian rock and metal scene, you will find bands that are down-to-earth and authentic. One of these bands is Masheena. The four-piece was not known to me until now, but that changed with the new album of the Norwegians. The origins of the band... Continue Reading →
Actually, skull and crossbones are more connected to piracy and Jolly Roger. In this case though Skull & Crossbones are connected to witchery. The reason here for? A few members of the band, hailing from Gerstetten, Germany, have roots with Stormwitch. Jürgen Wannewetsch, Marc Oppold, Volker Schmietow and Toby Kipp, they all have been part... Continue Reading →
Stockholm in 1999; time and place for a band that started a journey through the musical landscapes of melodic rock. Their name: Eclipse. From these early days it is still Magnus Henriksson (g) and Erik Mårtensson (v) being still the driving forces today. Today, that means 24 years later. Eight longplayers have been added to... Continue Reading →
In the early 90’s Atheist belonged to spearhead of progressive death metal that not solely counted on brutal riffpower but also had a rather progressive and layered approach to their songs and albums, like the debut still belong to the highlights from that time. Why am I Mentioning all this. The main reason is because... Continue Reading →
Domkraft hail from Sweden and after having released a first EP in 2015, three full-length albums followed with ‘The End of Electricity’ being the debut. With ‘Sonic Moons’ the fourth album is in the pipeline for a release, featuring seven songs that are a blend of psychedelic, doom and stoner. There is also an essence... Continue Reading →
Sodomisery from Sweden have finished work on their newest album called ‘Mazzaroth’. After having premiered in 202 with ‘The Great demise’ the band wants to continue the successful streak and launch their sophomore album these days. ‘Mazzaroth’ features nine songs, delivering 36 minutes of blackened metal that also carries some death metal influences. ‘Coming Home’... Continue Reading →
Nasty, that is Berry, Nash, Paddy and Matthi. The quartet just played a muscle-driven show at Elbriot 2023 in Hamburg and a few days later, the new album ‘Heartbreak Criminals’ will get shipped to the record stores. ‘Heartbreak Criminals’ is the eighth album from the Belgium hardcore outfit and features twelve songs and one intro.... Continue Reading →
The story of Stitched Up Heart began in 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Alecia Demner was the initiator of the band and she continues to be the driving force of the group. Touring with bands like Halestorm, In This Moment and Godsmack provided access to a larger audience and last but not least it was... Continue Reading →
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