My World of Music – est. 2013
Today's musical journey takes us from Germany via Sweden to Finland and ends in Switzerland. Well, actually the way leads to Hamburg's Große Freiheit 36, the location where four well known bands celebrate the end of a one month lasting tour. Translating the countries into bands, it means that tonight we will see Nailed To... Continue Reading →
These days are very much about Christmas markets, Glühwein and gingerbread. In addition, there is a football World Cup that is not really relevant and to escape all this, a fair dose of rock'n'roll power is just the right thing. For this reason a visit to the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle is worthwhile, since Australia's hard rock... Continue Reading →
Tarja is an impressive artist. The Finn, a skilled soprano herself, has the gift to delight the metal world as well as to attract a widely mixed audience. I had the opportunity to experience Tarja 2022 in both roles. It was in August this year that the Finn performed a powerful show at the Wacken... Continue Reading →
Germany's Wolfpack number one has been touring Europe for a few weeks now and towards the end of this trip Powerwolf comes to the north of Germany, more precisely to Hamburg, to present their musical mass here as well. But before that happens, there are two more well-known bands that enter the stage. Already when... Continue Reading →
Undertow have been one of the most respected bands in the German metal underground over the last 30 years. With great albums, the guys have rightly brought themselves into the limelight again and again, gaining a very solid fan base. Many of these fans are located in the north of Germany, a region where the... Continue Reading →
Once you get through the Elbtunnel in Hamburg without a traffic jam and then you wait in line in front of the parking lot of the Zeltphilharmonie. The latter is a new location in Hamburg, located in the middle of the harbor area. It is the Cruise Center Steinwerder, on whose large site a tent... Continue Reading →
The first day of November this year is also day 1 of a tour that promises a lot of good music and good vibes. Rock icons Alter Bridge have taken the trip across the pond to present their new album 'Pawns & Kings' live. And the quartet is not traveling alone. Joining them on the... Continue Reading →
There are days when there are so many bands in town that it's hard to decide where to go. Sunday, October 30 in Hamburg, that's such a day. Hypocricy are in town, Audrey Horne play a show in the Hanseatic city and also Arch Enemy, Behemoth, Carcass and Unto Others guest in Hamburg. The agony... Continue Reading →
What started as a small project has developed into an almost standalone program. Finland's power metal outfit Sonata Arctica started to convert some of their songs into acoustic songs a few years ago and toured the home country. The band just wanted to challenge themselves and what came out of it is an amazing acoustic... Continue Reading →
Even a rainy and stormy day is no obstacle for vikings and lionhearts to make their way to the Barclays Arena in Hamburg, because with Amon Amarth and Machine Head two iconic metal bands have announced themselves. Along with the red-hot newcomers The Halo Effect, a more than solid metal package will be in town... Continue Reading →
Black Stone Cherry are on tour in Europe at the moment. One stop on this tour is Hamburg and it is the legendary Markthalle that welcomes the four Americans. Black Stone Cherry share the tour bus with their label mates from The Georgia Thunderbolts, one of the rising stars in southern rock. Show start is... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago Udo Dirkschneider, as Dirkschneider, played at the Wacken Open Air in Germany's northernmost Bundesland. This time, the legendary singer comes back to the north, this time to Hamburg and as U.D.O.. While the focus at the W:O:A was on the classics from Accept days, tonight the U.D.O. hits are on the... Continue Reading →
When Uriah Heep was founded in 1969, the writer of these lines was just one year old. One year later the legendary debut album '…Very 'Eavy … Very 'Umble' was released which marked the beginning of a more than impressive career for the band. Even if the press at the time harshly commented on the... Continue Reading →
You notice that it is already day four in Wacken. All joints are aching a bit, getting up is more difficult and it takes longer to get going. That's why it's very welcome that Life Of Agony push the tiredness out of your bones with a proper punch. The four New Yorkers start their set... Continue Reading →
There have been a few rain showers overnight and it is also noticeably chillier in Germany's smallest/biggest heavy metal community. After the last little rain showers have disappeared, and with them, temporarily, the dust of the previous days, everyone is prepared for day three, which holds another highlight with Iowa's metal export number one, Slipknot.... Continue Reading →
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