My World of Music – est. 2013
Well, there are so many bands that you can never have them all on your radar. One of those bands for me is Exmortus from Whittier, California. However, these guys are anything but a new band. The group has already released five albums and with 'Necrophony' they are about to launch a new album. 'Necrophony'... Continue Reading →
W.A.S.P. announce 'The 7 Savage: 1984-1992' deluxe 8LP boxset from their 'Capitol Years', with studio album half-speed mastering, LP of bonus tracks, 60 page book, posters and numbered certificate. The 7 Savage: 1984-1992 will be released Friday 27th October 2023 on Madfish and is strictly limited to 2000 copies worldwide. W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless comments, "It’s great to... Continue Reading →
Actually Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons started as a kind of site-project in the last years of Motörhead. Their guitarist Phil Campbell initiated the band and it was in 2016 in Wacken where the new name of the band was announced. Shortly thereafter followed an EP and after the debut album 'The Age of... Continue Reading →
For five long years Marduk fans had to wait for new stuff and now it's finally done. 'Memento Mori' sees the light of day and reminds everyone that existence is finite. Compared to the past output of the Swedes, this is a pretty simple and indisputable statement, think of the discussion of e.g. 'Viktoria'. Also... Continue Reading →
Grand Cadaver, that’s a band, or is it a project, with roots in the pandemic. In a time, when things slowed down and the known made space for the unknown, five longtime friends from Sweden decided to make some music together. Mikael Stanne, Stefan Lagergren, Alex Stjernfeldt, Christian Jansson and Daniel Liljekvist founded Grand Cadaver.... Continue Reading →
Two years after having launched the successful 'Imperial' album, Swedish metal outfit Soen has their new album, 'Memorial', ready for shipping. The fact that the band belongs to the productive groups is shown by the fact that it is their sixth longplayer in ten years, not to forget the additional live recording called 'Atlantis', which... Continue Reading →
Primal Fear belongs to Germanys metal greats and their global success speaks volumes. With ‘Metal Commando’ the band launched the latest record in 2020 and with ‘Code Red’ the successor waits in line to be released. To create the album wasn’t an easy undertaking and one reason was the serious illness of mainman Mat Sinner.... Continue Reading →
‘Rivers of Heresy’ might be one of the most thrilling debuts in 2023. It is the first full-length album by Empire State Bastard and the ones of you who made it to Wacken 2023 might have witness the first show of the band on German soil. Two singles, ‘Harvest’ and ‘Stutter’ have been released already... Continue Reading →
There is a term “ble ve” in Småland, Sweden and what it basically means is to stay true to your ideas and never give up. Although hailing from the US, the term could perfectly work for Incantation. The death metal veterans are following their musical vision since 1989 and nothing could bring them off the... Continue Reading →
Metalheads, looking for something special, that might be the target group for a band like Shepherds Reign. The Polynesian metal outfit is hailing from South Auckland, New Zealand and what the guys deliver on their ‘Ala Mai’ album has a wow-effect. In a way I feel reminded to Sepultura during the ‘Roots’-days. This comparison doesn’t... Continue Reading →
‘DetoNation’ is the newest strike from German black metal punks Endstille. The release is the first studio album in ten years and a certain curiosity of what to expect from the newest offer can’t be denied. After having listened the to the album I can conclude that the self-chosen break and the re-grouping certainly did... Continue Reading →
Usually, a touchdown means six point with the chance for an extra point. In American Football it is the best way to score and win a game. Here is the parallel to the newest record by U.D.O.. Simply entitled ‘Touchdown’ Udo Dirkschneider and bandmates deliver another excellently crafted metal album that will score. And instead... Continue Reading →
Myrkur announced a new album called 'Spine'. 'Spine' will be available on October 20th, 2023 and will come via Relapse Records. 'Spine' is a title with a host of potent connotations: growth, strength, defiance, a core of our being, and flexibility. It’s what holds a human up, and allows us to rebuild. It’s an album... Continue Reading →
Elbriot 2023 just ended and now everybody in the greater Hamburg area is looking forward to 2024. There will be also an Elbriot festival 2024 and the headliner is announced. It will be Amon Amarth, who will drop the anchor of the Viking boat in Hamburgs harbor, to perform a show at Grossmarkt on August... Continue Reading →
The 2023 edition of the Elbriot festival takes place on August 19th at the well-known location at Grossmarkt Hamburg. Considering the first Elbriot festival taking place in 2013 it is actually the 10th anniversary of the metal event in central Hamburg. There isn’t much of a buzz about this special year neither there are extra... Continue Reading →
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