My World of Music – est. 2013
Carcariass are not a new group, even though I didn't know the band until today. It all started in 1991, the year of the band's foundation. However, it took until 1997 that the guys dropped with 'Hell on Earth' also a first longplayer on the market. Now, with 'Afterworld', the sixth album of the Frenchmen... Continue Reading →
South Tyrol is known for wine, great food, and a lot of sunny days. In such an environment also, the dark side needs to find a place and Graveworm delivers the soundtrack. The band from Bolzano is around since 1992. The quintet released albums on a very regular base, but it was a long waiting... Continue Reading →
Japan's death metal four-piece Defiled have been firing out their riffs since 1992, but it took until 1997 for the guys to throw their debut album 'Erupted Wrath' into the ring. Since then the Japanese band has become an established part of the extreme metal scene. Even if there was little to hear between 2003... Continue Reading →
Ross The Boss is the brainchild of Ross Friedman, one of the founding members of Manowar. The guitarist had a big impact on the success of timeless metal records like ‘Hail to England’ and ‘Sign of the Hammer’ is widely known. Now, 15 years after having started with Ross The Boss his new metal powerhouse,... Continue Reading →
Mezzrow hail from Nyköping, Sweden and have just released their second album 'Summon Thy Demons'. The band debuted with 'Then Came the Killing' and is a serious candidate for an award for longest time between debut album and sophomore release. There are a mind blowing 33 years between the two albums. With Uffe Pettersson and... Continue Reading →
The Damned started in 1977 and belong to the pioneers of British punk rock. Since the band presented their debut with 'Damned Damned Damned' they have become an established part of the music scene. In the 80s the band made a shift towards gothic rock. Several band breakups, reunions and restarts caused big gaps between... Continue Reading →
With The Revenants, an interesting trio comes out of the darkness into the light of day. The band is the brainchild of guitarist Fabiano Arganese and Marc Ayerle. The two started jamming together one day in Marc's Klangmanufaktur Studios, without any defined goal or underlying thought. It was only the joy of music that was... Continue Reading →
It had been quite a while since I saw Threshold live. It was 2018 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. After all these years it's time to see a concert of the band again and what could be more logical than to experience the tour start of Threshold at Markthalle in Hamburg. But before that Oddland are playing... Continue Reading →
Spring is in the air in Hamburg. On a sunny Wednesday, as the first blossoms slowly dare to see the light, a colorful music package is in the Hanseatic city. German rock hopefuls Kadavar are in town. With them on tour through Europe are Graveyard and Polymoon, who have to be the first on stage... Continue Reading →
Revolution Saints is a typical product of Frontiers Music. The simple formular is to bring together well-known musicians, form a project and let them release an album. In this specific case Jack Blades, Deen Castronovo and Doug Aldrich started a collaboration with support from the omnipresent Alessandro Del Vecchio. The self-titled debut was released in... Continue Reading →
If one musician and one band has shaped the connection between rock music and the flute, then it is Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull. Since the debut album 'This Was' Jethro Tull belongs to the legends of rock music and have created with their very own sound a magic that fascinates fans to this day.... Continue Reading →
Tanith is one of the most promising bands when it comes to a revitalization of 70s oriented hard rock and metal. The band started in 2017 and premiered in 2019 with an album called ‘In Another Time’. At the time Tanith was a quartet before guitarist Charles Newton left the band left the band in... Continue Reading →
Shadow Kingdom Records is known for their exquisite sense for great upcoming metal bands. Just think about Night Demon, the rising star in traditional metal. These days the label will release the debut album of a band called Blood Star. The band consist of Noah Henley, Jamison Palmer, Madeline Smith and Al Lester. The guys... Continue Reading →
Richmond, Virginia is known for fabulous metal bands, thinking about representatives like Municipal Waste and Lamb Of God. Enforced is also hailing from this metal melting pot. Three years after founding the band. the quintet launched their debut album called 'At the Walls’. The record created attention at Century Media who signed the band and... Continue Reading →
Metal veterans Fifth Angel announce a new album. 'When Angels Kill' is the title of the upcoming longplayer, which will be unleashed on June 16th, 2023 via Nuclear Blast. The title track of Fifth Angel's forth album is already available and can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/7zig9QIpc9Q Ken Mary (Fifth Angel drummer and producer) commented: "'When Angels... Continue Reading →
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