My World of Music – est. 2013
On July 30th, O.S.I. will release vinyl and CD re-issues of their classic albums, ‘Office of Strategic Influence’ (2003) and ‘Free’ (2006), via Metal Blade Records - the first time both records will be available on vinyl! ‘Free’ was mastered for vinyl by Alan Douches at West West Side, and 2021 marks the 15th anniversary of this seminal release.‘Office of Strategic Influence’ and ‘Free’ can... Continue Reading →
When you‘ve had a bad day and decided to treat yourself with a pizza. You want to relax at home and recover. The door bell rings and you know you are moments away from happinness. Imagine this time the pizza guy doesn't only deliver you the pizza, but also brings you a new long awaited... Continue Reading →
Timo Tolkki, that was one of the driving forces of Stratovarius, the Finnish metal outfit that released a solid number of excellent metal albums in a time, when a lot of metal bands struggled. After having parted way with Stratovarius, the guitarist started with Timo Tolkki’s Avalon and own project/band that premiered in 2013. The... Continue Reading →
TesseracT streamed a cinematic live event called 'P O R T A L S' in Dec 12th last year. Bass player Amos Williams reflects on the show and its forthcoming release “It is only with hindsight and some time to appreciate it that we realise what this show meant to us. 'P O R T A... Continue Reading →
Thrash metal veterans Vio-Lence announce a new EP. The title will be ‘Let the World Burn’ which is the band’s first official release since the 1993 album ‘Nothing to Gain’. The EP will come via Metal Blade Records and release is scheduled for early 2022. Sean Killian (vocals) comments: "Life is meant to be lived... Continue Reading →
This week Friday is the day. The long-awaited new Helloween album will hit the stores. To get some more information and details about the album and the making of it, MHMB had the chance to talk to a clearly happy Markus Großkopf about 'Helloween' and what Markus has to share is you can read here.... Continue Reading →
Crowne and ‘Kings in the North’, that seems to be a very royal release that we get offered by Frontiers Music. If the Swedish melodic rock powerhouse will become the king in the North is something, future will bring to surface, or not. What is a given is the fact that the prerequisites are in... Continue Reading →
Fear Factory is a band that has great albums being part of their discography. Album like the legendary ‘Soul of a New Machine’ and ‘Demanufacture’ are classics, featuring music that perfectly fuses the power of metal with the cold chill of industrial sounds. Also part of Fear Factories story are quite some changes in the... Continue Reading →
Great news from Wacken. Not that long ago, the 2021 edition of the legendary festival in the Northern parts of Germany had to be postponed and moved to 2022. Today some good news reaches the metal world from Wacken. On September 16, 17 and 18, Bullhead City will premier. The three single days festival is... Continue Reading →
Interloper from California, that is Andrew Virrueta, Aaron Stechauner and Miles Baker. The foundation of Interloper happened in 2014 and it took a while before things became tangible. Two independently released singles have marked the start that led to a contract signing with Nuclear Blast and a first EP, that was revealed in early 2021.... Continue Reading →
Do you miss hair spray metal from the eighties? Or are band like Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Loverboy and Def Leppard you favorite hard rock outfits? In case you can at least answer one of the questions with ‘yes’, then you shouldn’t miss this quintet from Nottingham, UK. Midnite City is the name of a band... Continue Reading →
July 10th is a date, metal fans have in their agendas as the birthday of legendary singer Ronnie James Dio, a moment to remember and celebrate. The iconic frontman lost the battle against stomach cancer in 2010. To support the fight against cancer, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund was started.... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal and the Cavalera family, that was always a tight entity. Sepultura, Soulfly and the Cavalera Conspiracy, all these band were and are closely connected to the name Cavalera and with Go Ahead And Die a next band continues the endeavor. Was it so far the brothers Max and Igor, being the metallic forces,... Continue Reading →
German metal force Angel Dust belongs to the veterans of Germany-based heavy metal. The band released the first two albums in the second half of the glorious eighties. The debut album carries the title ‘Into the Dark Past’ which is a raging release that documents the energy of the German metal underground in the early... Continue Reading →
Lacuna Coil isn’t short of live albums with the latest live release being ‘The 119 Show – Live in London’ from 2018. From this angle, a next live album wasn’t a necessary thing, but in a time when only the uncertain is certain, things changed. Not being able to tour and play shows in front... Continue Reading →
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