My World of Music – est. 2013
Serious Black is the brainchild of bassist Mario Lochert and the early days of the band included well-sounding names like Thomen Strauch, Roland Grapow and Urban Breed, to mention just some. That was in 2014 and there have been some line-up changes along the time with the good news, that the quality never suffered. Two... Continue Reading →
The ones of you who thought that Judas Priest’s ‘Turbo Lover’ included far too many keyboards should not even consider pressing the ‘Start’-button of ‘Turborider’. This album can be seen as dentist’s delight since it includes so much musical sugar that it’s hard to swallow. Reckless Love always appreciated a catchy melody and although the... Continue Reading →
Working on a cover album with songs of one of the most iconic bands in rock is a challenge not everyone is willing to take. Too high is the risk of failure, regardless of if one sticks closer to the original or starts to push some classics into a totally new sound costume. Beth Hart... Continue Reading →
Annihilator stands for excellent metal since 1984 the year when guitarist Jeff Waters founded the Canadian powerhouse. The remarkable debut ‘Alice in Hell’ brought the band some immediate attention and since then, Waters and band are a very constant factor in metal with 17 longplayers under their belt. These days it is earMUSIC that start... Continue Reading →
Jonas Lindberg is a Swedish musician and the founder of Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side. The start of this musical undertaking goes back to 2008 when an EP called ‘In Secret Pace’ saw the light of day. The work piece was recorded as an exam-project at the Music Academy in Piteå, Sweden. After moving... Continue Reading →
Arjen Lucassen is a very well-sounding name in the world of rock and metal. The Dutch musician and producer is a constant deliverer of excellent music that is beyond writing songs only. What Lucassen offers are compositions based in a sheer endless creative flow it seems. Lucassen cleverly steers his creative output into two directions... Continue Reading →
Hämmerhead was a thrash metal band, hailing from Antwerp, Belgium. The band released two EPs before morphing into Schizophrenia in 2016. After found a new moniker, the quartet launched a first single in 2019, followed by an EP entitled ‘Voices’. The full-length debut was missing to date and the gap will be closed mid-February. ‘Recollection... Continue Reading →
It was in October 2019 when the Nashville-based powerhouse Goodbye June unleashed an EP that impressed right away. Goodbye June, that is family business with three cousins combining their passion for hard rocking music. Even the name of the band, a rather unusual one I would say, is connected to the family as it refers... Continue Reading →
Once Human release their third album 'Scar Weaver' these days and also this time the listener gets to hear a thunderous load of modern metal. The spectacle starts with 'Eidolon', a massive opener that makes some noise but never really gets out of the starting blocks. Next comes 'Deadlock' and the fact that Machine Head's... Continue Reading →
The label info sheet mentions doom metal as genre in which French metal outfit Hangman’s Child operates. In a way it fits but in case you think of doom metal a la Candlemass and others you might be disappointed. Hangman’s Chair are fans of lower paced metal that sounds rather modern. While listening to the... Continue Reading →
Cult Of Luna founded in 1998 in Umeå, Sweden by Klas Ryberg and Johannes Persson. Both of them are still part of the Cult Of Luna line-up and driving force of the post-metal trailblazers. The band premiered in 2001 with the self-titled debut album, the start of a successful journey through the sounds of impactful... Continue Reading →
Zeal & Ardor is the brainchild of American-Swiss musician Manuel Gagneux. He started Zeal & Ardor in 2013 in Basel, Switzerland and it is the combination of two totally different genres that made the project to an exciting newcomer in 2016, the year, when Zeal &Ardor unleashed the debut album ‘Devil is Fine’. Gagneux blends... Continue Reading →
‘Resentment is Always Seismic - a final throw of Throes’ is the new mini album by UK-based grindcore pioneers Napalm Death. The eight songs featuring release contains songs from the ‘Throes of Joy in The Jaws Of Defeatism’-session. Already at the time the band purposely recorded these songs with having the release of a mini... Continue Reading →
The first release of a new powerhouse will find its way to the record stores on February 11th. Naked Gypsy Queens is the name of the band and 'Georgiana’ is the title of an EP that features five songs. Rooted in hard rock of the ‘60s and ‘70s, the band ignites a rock’n’roll firework. The... Continue Reading →
Mariangela Demurtas, the name might sound familiar for the one of the other since she is the female voice of Norwegian symphonic metal outfit Tristania. The singer from Sardinia was also guest singer for bands like Moonspell and Dark Tranquility. These days Demurtas releases with 'Dark Ability' a solo effort that features four beautiful songs.... Continue Reading →
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