My World of Music – est. 2013
It was in 2008 when guitarist Alex Beyrodt founded Voodoo Circle and debuted with the self-titled album that same year. After the positive response to the debut album, a second album was only a matter of time. It was in 2011 that "Broken Heart Syndrome" saw the light of day and marked another peak in... Continue Reading →
One of the most unpredictable bands today is Ulver from Norway. Founded in 1993 as a harsh and wild black metal outfit, the band has been constantly on the move when it comes to sounds. Ulver, the wolves, have continually reinvented their own brand, making innovation and transformation the hallmark of the Norwegian sound innovators.... Continue Reading →
Sunstorm is a project or more accurately a collective founded in 2006. The debut album featured guys like Joe Lynn Turner and Dennis Ward. In the course of time the line-up changed and the album "Afterlife" from 2021 was the first Sunstrom release with Ronnie Romero at the mic. With "Restless Fight" the eighth studio... Continue Reading →
Ronnie Romero and Gus G. teamed up and will embark on a tour in 2025. The first show in Germany will take place on October 21st, 2025 at Hirsch, Nuremberg and end at Lokwerk, Bielefeld on October 30th, 2025. The tour also includes a show at Bahnhof Pauli, Hamburg on October 24th, 2025 and HERE... Continue Reading →
Tonight there is some metalcore on the agenda as While She Sleeps will be playing at Hamburg's Grosse Freiheit 36. It was almost ten years ago that I saw the band for the first time when While She Sleeps opened for In Flames at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. And as it was then, so it... Continue Reading →
Rock legends Jethro Tull released a Christmas album in 2003. The longplayer is called "The Jethro Tull Christmas Album" and contains 16 songs. 21 years later, Ian Anderson is releasing a version of this album. "The Jethro Tull Christmas Album - Fresh Snow At Christmas" includes the original album mixes as well as remixes by... Continue Reading →
The Hard Circle 2024 includes three festivals with the same line-up, starting on December 7th, 2024 in Bochum. Saturday, 7.12.2024 Pott Out Festival - Bochum/ Ruhrcongress Friday, 13.12.2024 Rock Out Festival - Augsburg/ Schwabenhalle Saturday, 14.12. 2024 Knock Out Festival - Karlsruhe/ Schwarzwaldhalle (SOLD OUT) And these are the bands: Blind Guardian Kissin’ Dynamite Gamma Ray H.E.A.T Dynazty Axxis
Rammstein keyboarder Flake has released his first solo album with covers of popular Christmas carols. "Flake feiert Weihnachten" (Flake celebrates Christmas) is the title of a longplayer with a tracklist of 16 songs. If you think of the traditional carols, you might be surprised what the iconic musician has created out of songs like "Winter... Continue Reading →
The enfant terrible of rock and metal, Marilyn Manson, releases "One Assassination Under God Chapter 1", his first new album in four years. It's his twelfth studio album in total and contains nine new songs. With "As Sick as the Secrets Within" the lead single from the new record was released in August and it... Continue Reading →
Birthday party at Markthalle in Hamburg as Helmet celebrate 30 years of "Betty". It is the third album of the New York alternative rock veterans and a very successful one at that. "Betty" was released in 1994 and marked another highlight in the band's career. Tonight Page Hamilton and his bandmates stop in Hamburg and... Continue Reading →
While Elbriot 2024 was still ongoing, Papa Roach was already announced as headliner for the 2025 edition of the festival. Today, three additional bands have been announced. German thrash metal titans Kreator will be part of the Elbriot 2025 festival as well as German rocker Kissin’ Dynamite and Future Palace. Elbriot will take place on... Continue Reading →
Iceland has a vibrant music scene and bands like Sólstafir are from the island in the far north. With Múr a new band joins the scene and adds another shade to the mix. The quintet combines various influences into a package that sounds really good. The self-titled album contains seven songs and the length of... Continue Reading →
Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen continue their cooperation and add a next chapter to their list of achievements. “Black Light / White Noise” is the title of the upcoming album which will be released on April 4th, 2025 via BMG. The lead single “White Noise”, which is a powerful rock song, is already unveiled and... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage announced a new album. “This Consequence” is the title of the upcoming release and the album will contain ten new songs from the metal heavyweights. Release date will be February 21st, 2025 and the album will come via Metal Blade Records. Regarding the album, Leach continues, "'This Consequence', to me, is the combination... Continue Reading →
Opeth has always been a band that surprises with new twists and turns in their music. Founded in 1990, the band started as a death metal force and is one of the pioneers of Scandinavian death metal. Over time, Opeth changed their musical compass, and it was the "Watershed" album that featured growls for the... Continue Reading →
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