My World of Music – est. 2013
Carmine Appice rebuilt Cactus and invited many guests to re-record the band's best blues-rock songs.Guitarists Joe Bonamassa, Ted Nugent, Pat Travers, Warren Haynes, Vernon Reid, Steve Stevens, Johnny A (The Yardbirds), Ty Tabor (King's X) and bassists Billy Sheehan (Mr Big), Dug Pinnick (King's X), Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder), Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne,... Continue Reading →
Masters Of Reality have released a new song, their first in 15 years. "Sugar" is the title of the song which can be enjoyed HERE. It is a mesmerizing song that contains a lot of emotion. It is a touching musical experience that has its roots in 2006 when Chris Goss first worked out the... Continue Reading →
The Cult are one of the greats of hard rock and just listening to their brilliant albums such as 'Electric', 'Sonic Temple' and 'Ceremony' shows the influence the band had and still have when it comes to rock music. The band's fusion of hard rock, post rock and an essence of gothic made them stand... Continue Reading →
The story of Unantastbar (German for "untouchable") began 20 years ago when a group of friends started making music in a mouldy rehearsal room. Two decades later, Unantastbar are one of the most popular bands from South Tyrol, Italy. The five-piece debuted in 2006 with an album entitled "Niemals wie Ihr!", the title of this... Continue Reading →
Swedish rock newcomers Freedom surprised everyone with their self-titled debut album. That was back in 2021, and the self-released records helped the band leave a first footprint. Now it's time to follow up this first giant step and the band does it with their new record "Stay Free". The first important thing is that Freedom... Continue Reading →
American metal veterans Warlord are back with a new album. "Free Spirit Soar" is the band's first studio album in nine years and follows 2015's "The Hunt for Damien". The only remaining members of the band are bassist Philip Bynoe and Mark Zonder. The legendary drummer once again provides the heartbeat of the album. "Free... Continue Reading →
Wheel stands for prog metal from Finland since 2017. James Lascelles (vocals/guitar), Santeri Saksala (drums) and Jussi Turunen (lead guitar), these guys are Wheel and they have delivered two longplayers and three EPs. With "Charismatic Leaders" the next studio album is on the way and it will be seven multi-layered and still melodic songs that... Continue Reading →
The Halo Effect announced the “Halo Over Europe” tour which will start on January 16th, 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark and will end on February 9th, in Warsaw, Poland. Special guest on this tour will be Pain while Bloodred Hourglass is the support act of this exciting package. One of the shows will also take place... Continue Reading →
Crownshift is a new band founded in 2023. However, the band members are longtime contributors to the Finnish heavy metal scene. Children Of Bodom, Nightwish, Finntroll - these are just some of the bands the guys from Crownshift have been or are still in. Crownshift's sound in a way represents the influences of these mentioned... Continue Reading →
Six Feet Under is the brainchild of former Cannibal Corpse frontman Chris Barnes, who formed the band as a side project in 1993. After parting ways with Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under got full attention and it was the start of a long death metal endeavor that is still going strong. The Florida-based death metal... Continue Reading →
Swedish rock band Freedom have completed work on their second album, "Stay Free!" Their self-titled debut album shook up the underground rock'n'roll scene and the first pressing of the vinyl format sold out rather quickly. Markus' Heavy Music Blog reached out to Freedom's Magnus Berglund to get more insider information about the new album, but... Continue Reading →
When a band has been around for 25 years and has released ten longplayers, they obviously have a very solid fan base. Freedom Call from Germany is one such band. Formed in 1998 and releasing their first album "Stairway to Fairyland" a year later, they the path of path of "happy metal" for many years,... Continue Reading →
John Bush, Mike Orlando, Phil Demmel, Jack Gibson and Jason Bittner, these guys are Category 7. The band just announced their debut album which will feature ten breath-taking metal tracks. Release date will be July 26th, 2024 and the album comes via Metal Blade Records. "In Stitches" is the first song taken from the new... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach released a solo album. Almost 10 years ago "Give 'Em Hell" saw the light of day and since then it has been rather quiet, at least as far as releases are concerned. Of course, Bach was part of musicals and several TV productions, but... Continue Reading →
P.O.D. was founded in 1992 and the guys were right on time. It was the beginning of a wave of nu metal and modern metal bands that rolled over the metal scene in the 90s. Thunderous riffing and massive energy was what these bands brought, and it was the infectious groove that allowed these groups... Continue Reading →
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