My World of Music – est. 2013
Fans of theatrical heavy metal will surely have heard it already. Opera Diabolicus have their second album in the pipeline and considering that the first album '1614' was already released nine years ago certainly did not strengthen the hope that another opus would see daylight. However. Adrian de Crow and David Gromoire strike for a... Continue Reading →
When it comes to Swedish metal outfit Hollow, it was the 1997 debut album ‘Modern Cathedral’ that grabbed my attention. The quartet unleashed with their sophomore release another well-crafted record that combined power metal with a nicely integrate progressive touch. Unfortunately, 'Architect of the Mind' was the last album of the first era and the... Continue Reading →
Fortress, that is a band name that exists more than once. There are countless bands with this moniker and the band we are talking here about is Fortress, hailing from the US. Whittier, California is the homebase of a band that consist out of Chris Scott Nunez (v), Fili Bibiano (g, key), Damian Rejon (b)... Continue Reading →
Fans of Green Carnation know it already, ‘The Acoustic Verses’ isn’t an entirely new album. It’s a re-re-release of the 2006 longplayer that featured seven songs. 15 years later, Season Of Mist and Green Carnation put some spotlight on this acoustic album that features all seven songs from the original release plus three extra tracks.... Continue Reading →
W.E.B., that is band name that leads to many hits when putting into a search-engine. With a dot between the letters things get a bit more precise and last but not least it still possible to find some information about the Greek metal outfit on the World-Wide-Web. The band from Athens founded in 2002 and... Continue Reading →
Sentinel Beast’s musical endeavor didn’t take too long and three years after having started the powerhouse the band members parted ways in 1987. One of the reasons why Sentinel Beast got some attention in the ‘80s was because it was no less than Slayer’s Kerry King who found the band and acted as a gear-changer.... Continue Reading →
Power- and thrash metal fans that dig deeper than usual might know Sacred Oath. The band from Connecticut is many years in business, and it was in 1985 when Rob Throne and Pete Altieri started to make a dream become true, forming an own band. Inspired by bands like Metallica and Mercyful Fate, the guys... Continue Reading →
Peter Tägtgren’s is a guy who certainly has limited time. Being involved in many bands and project, being a composer as well as well-known and respected producer doesn’t lead to many blank spots in Tägtgren’s agenda. This one reason why the waiting time for a new album of Tägtgren’s flagship Hypocrisy took a while. ‘End... Continue Reading →
If Lock Up is a supergroup, I don’t know. What I do know is that this outfit is a collective of death metal and grindcore greats that firm under the moniker of Lock Up. It was in 1998 when Shane Embury, Nicholas Baker and Jesse Pintado started this sonic wreckingball. Embury and Baker have been... Continue Reading →
Death Angel was on the road in Europe together with Exodus and Testament when COVID 19 started to spread. Death Angel drummer Will Carroll was hit hard by the virus, including a 12-day coma. Fortunately, Carroll recovered and, in the meantime, can be the heartbeat for the Bay Area veterans again. On May 22nd, this... Continue Reading →
Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate will release a new album called ‘Hell, CA’ on February 11th, 2022. With ‘Wanna be Somebody’ and ‘Soul Mama’, two songs have been revealed already and a next song, ‘Gonna Take You Higher’, is available now. ‘Hell, CA’ will come via Golden Robot Records and the songs refer back to the ‘80s... Continue Reading →
No Remorse Records has shown in the past that the label has a great sense for new bands that started a journey through the rocking landscapes of heavy metal. With Morgul Blade, the label showed again this unerring instinct for young and enthusiastic bands. Morgul Blade hail from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a foundation date in... Continue Reading →
Ok, let’s face it. There is not that much new to explore when it comes to symphonic metal. The principles are the same, the expression is similar and in the end it’s the creativity level that together with experience will be the decisive factor for dividing good from very good. A band, that belongs to... Continue Reading →
Sweden’s capitol Stockholm is known for a vivid music scene with many well-sounding names when it comes to rock and metal. It seems that there is an endless flow of creativity that constantly brings new bands to the forefront and one of these band is Freedom. Freedom, that is Magnus Berglund (vocals & guitar), Janne... Continue Reading →
It was in 2006 when Blackmore's Night started to celebrate the Christmas season with 'Winter Carols'. In the meantime the album has been re-released several times and this year it is a 2-CD edition, which is supposed to get the listener in the mood for the coming Christmas season and accompany it musically.The songlist of... Continue Reading →
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