My World of Music – est. 2013
Mantar just announced a new album. “Post Apocalyptic Depression” is the title of the longplayer that will be launched on February 14th, 2025 via Metal Blade Records. “We wanted to do everything different from the last album," affirms guitarist/vocalist Hanno Klänhardt. "The last album was very produced. A huge sounding record with clean production. Display... Continue Reading →
Swabian power metal force Brainstorm announced a new album. After having signed a deal with Reigning Phoenix Music that band will release their newest effort called “Plague of Rats” in early 2025. Produced by Seeb Levemann the album will feature ten songs and a limited-edition bonus track: Beyond Enemy Lines Garuda (Eater of Snakes) Fale... Continue Reading →
Primal Code was formed in the midst of the pandemic. It was 2021 when the death metal powerhouse from Chicago, Illinois started their metal journey and so far a demo, an EP and a split single have been the releases. Those brought the band to the attention of Relapse Records, who signed Primal Code. The... Continue Reading →
Sodom belong to the Big 4 of German thrash metal. Along with bands like Kreator, Destruction and Tankard, the group has influenced many young bands and still serves as a role model for the younger generation. Founded in 1981 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the band can look back on a long list of releases, including classics... Continue Reading →
Mammoth Grinder was formed in 2006 in Austin, Texas, and it was in 2008 that the four-piece band released their first full-length album, "Rage and Ruin". With "Undying Spectral Resonance," the band has a new EP in the pipeline, featuring five songs of blistering death metal. Founding member Chris Ulsh is the driving force behind... Continue Reading →
Impellitteri is the band of guitar wizard Chris Impellitteri and the release of their debut album caused quite a buzz. "Stand in Line" is the title of the band's first album and it was a kind of all-star project at the time. Besides the shred guitarist, none other than Chuck Wright, Pat Torpey, Phil Wolfe... Continue Reading →
Seven Kingdoms have been around for quite a while. The band was formed in 2007 in Deland, Florida and their debut album "Brothers of the Night" was released the same year. A milestone for the band was when they signed a deal with Reigning Phoenix Music, as it allows the four-piece to reach a wider... Continue Reading →
Fornhorst is a punk collective from the greater Hamburg area. The band evolved from the idea of singer/guitarist Chappi, who wanted to start a solo project with a few shows with his acoustic guitar in the local pub. Since playing music all alone isn't the most exciting thing, Chappi looked for some companions with a... Continue Reading →
Massacre are one of the death metal veteran bands, hailing from Tampa, Florida. Their debut album “From Beyond” belongs to the milestones of this extreme metal genre but consistency wasn’t on Massacre’s side. The status of the band permanently switched between 'on' and 'off', but since 2019 there seems to be some kind of flow.... Continue Reading →
"Last to Run" is the latest release from The Pineapple Thief. Bruce Soord and his bandmates are releasing some previously unreleased songs from the "It Leads to This" session. The EP contains a total of five songs, music that deserves to be released. As mentioned, the idea for these songs goes back to the "It... Continue Reading →
"Hin helga kvöl" is the title of Sólstafir's latest work and the band takes the next step in their development. The Icelandic post-rock giants have created another dedicated album with nine songs that are as majestic as the landscape of the island in the far north. Listening to the first three songs on this musical... Continue Reading →
Gothenburg, Sweden is a city that has not only brought great melodic death metal bands to the surface. The city in the southwest of Sweden has a pretty vital music scene in general and one band that comes from there is Bombus. The band formed in 2008 and released a really strong debut album titled... Continue Reading →
Three times Johansson and one time Andersson, that's the line-up of Tungsten, which indicates that we are dealing with a Swedish band. It was former Hammerfall drummer Anders Johansson who founded the band together with his two sons. This happened in 2016 and when vocalist Mike Andersson joined the band, work on the debut album... Continue Reading →
One of the most exciting newcomers in recent years is neànder from Berlin, Germany. The band was formed in 2017 and consists of Jan Korbach, Sebastian Grimberg, Michael Zolkiewicz and Patrick Zahn. The guys released their debut album in 2018, followed by the sophomore release "Eremit" two years later. With 'III' the next longplayer is... Continue Reading →
Hailing from Hamburg, Germany, Paragon formed in 1990 and released their debut album "World Of Sin" in 1994. Since then, the band has released a number of longplayers, and their latest album, "Metalation", brings new and powerful metal tracks to the table. Five years after the release of "Controlled Demolition", the quintet from the north... Continue Reading →
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