My World of Music – est. 2013
Five years after having brought ‘Big Tings’ to the record stores, Skindred have finished work on their eight full-length longplayer. Simply entitled ‘Smile’, the album features twelve songs being a continuation of the band’s genre kaleidoscope. Skindred grew out of the ashes of Dub War and it’s frontman Benji Webb who is the driving force.... Continue Reading →
Asinhell revealed a next song, taken from the upcoming debut 'Impii Hora'.'Fall of the Loyal Warrior', that is the title of this massive death metal anthem and you can check it our here: https://youtu.be/renC9qBzKZQ "The song is kind of a tribute to bands I love, like Bolt Thrower, Entombed, Autopsy, Grave, and Darkthrone," Poulsen said... Continue Reading →
A forerunner of hard rock and heavy metal, that’s Girlschool. The four-piece band was founded in 1978. With Kim McAuliffe and Denise Dufort, two members of the first line-up are still active, together with Jackie Chambers and Tracey Lamb. In more than four decades, Girlschool has a long track record of releases and even if... Continue Reading →
‘War Within’ is the debut album of a band called Any Given Sin. Even before unleashing the first full-length album Any Given Sin knows how to use modern tools to bring their music to the people, indicated by songs like ‘Dynamite’. ‘Dynamite’ is the closer on ‘War Within’ but was already published in autumn 2018.... Continue Reading →
East Frisian Death Metallers Temple Of Dread have released the third and final single from their upcoming new album ‘Beyond Acheron’, which is scheduled for release on August 11th, 2023 via Testimony Records. ‘Asebeia’ can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/1-8dxQBxpXE The song title derives from the Ancient Greek word 'ἀσέβεια', which translates as "godlessness" or "sin... Continue Reading →
Today, Duff Mc Kagan launched with ‘I Saw God on 10th St.’ a new single. The song is taken from his third solo album called Lighthouse’, which will see the light of day on October 20th, 2023. Curious? Here you can check out the song: https://youtu.be/QaAEzTacpLI Lighthouse Longfeather Holy Water I Saw God On The... Continue Reading →
Following the unexpected and abrupt break-up of Anti-Flag, German punk rock veterans Slime will be the replacing support act for the Feine Sahne Fischfilet show at Grossmarkt, Hamburg on August 18th, 2023.
Devin Townsend is one of the most creative minds in contemporary metal. His latest release 'Lighthouse' showcased the full scale of his unstoppable musical force. After having put out this excellently crafted album, it is the right time to add to the 'Devolution'-series. During the pandemic, Townsend started this series with an acoustic album called... Continue Reading →
German punk rock icons Feine Sahne Fischlfilet had their break-through a few years ago. It was in 2018 when the guys from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania unleashed their ‘Sturm & Dreck’ album which went right into the German charts and climbed to the number three spot. The band also played big festivals like Rock am Ring, but... Continue Reading →
MF Ruckus is a band that isn’t very widely known in Europe. A bit of a deep-dive unveils that the Denver-based rockers premiered in 2013 with an album called ‘The Dirty Half-Dozen’ while the sophomore record, ‘Thieves of Thunder’, hit the shelves in 2016. With two albums in the books, the band also embarked on... Continue Reading →
Without a doubt, James Rivera belongs to the gifted singers in heavy metal. He is the voice of Helstar, enriching albums such as the stellar 'Nosferatu' and 'A Distant Thunder'. But what came to Rivera's mind when he decided to record 'New Wave Gone Metal' remains an unrevealed secret. It seems like Rivera has a... Continue Reading →
‘Truth Killer’, that’s the title of the new Sevendust album. Their 14th longplayer features 12 songs and the start into this record is a kind of special in a sense that it isn’t blasting modern metal that reaches your ears. Instead, the opener ‘I Might Let the Devil Win’ displays a calm and dark beginning.... Continue Reading →
Cadaver is a band that went through different phases, including splits and reunions. The latest return took place in 2020 when Anders Odden and Dirk Verbeuren released the ‘D.G.A.F.’ EP. Three songs have been the appetizer for a death metal dish called ‘Edder & Bile’ which followed a few months later. The current times are... Continue Reading →
Velvet Viper rose out of the ashes of Zed Yago and released a debut album back in 1991. An additional longplayer followed before a hiatus took over. Jutta Weinhold and bandmates returned in 2017 and a streak of release followed. Two years after having delivered the ‘Cosmic healer’ album, Velvet Viper has a new album... Continue Reading →
Oldschool death metal powerhouse Rotten Casket just launched a new single. ‘The Human Farm’ is the second songs that is unveiled and taken from the upcoming debut album ‘Zombicron’. Rotten Casket features renown Dutch and German bandmembers which leads to the following line-up: Martin van Drunen (v), Asphyx,…)), Stefan „Husky“ Hüskens (d), Asphyx,…)), Yorck Segatz... Continue Reading →
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