My World of Music – est. 2013
Ruthless hail from Los Angeles, California where the band started in 1982. It was a time, when a bit north of Los Angeles, in San Francisco’s Bay Area, bands like Metallica started their journey and together with bands like Slayer and Exodus became forerunners of thrash metal at the time. While these bands faced an... Continue Reading →
That Saxon belongs to the flagships of traditional heavy metal is well-known. With a founding date back in 1978, Saxon is one of the pioneers of an entire genre and a strong protagonist in the NWoBHM. A major change happened though in the early 2023, when long-time member and guitarist Paul Quinn announced his retirement... Continue Reading →
Lord Dying hail from Portland, Oregeon and their debut album ‘Summon the Faithless’ hit the shelves in 2013, following two EPs. ‘Sludge’ is still what you hear and read often in the context of Lord Dying and of course, songs like the throbbing ‘Final Push Into the Sun’ show the doomy rawness of sludge. But... Continue Reading →
Metalite was founded 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden and since then three longplayers hit the shelves. With ‘Expedition One’ the next record waits in line with a scheduled release mid-January this year. The band is very much into melodic metal and has, like many Swedish bands, an excellent feel for big melodies reflected by the sixteen... Continue Reading →
Lifesick was formed in 2015 and hail from Frederica, a smaller town in Denmark. The band premiered a year later with an album called ‘6.0.1’. ‘Swept in Black’ followed in 2018 and it was ‘Misanthropy’ that found its way to the record stores in 2022. These release brought the band to the attention of Metal... Continue Reading →
Scanner belong to the second wave of German power- and melodic speed metal bands that caught people's attention in the late 80s. While it was bands like Helloween who created the blueprint, it was Scanner from Gelsenkirchen who presented a thoroughly remarkable debut with 'Hypertrace' in 1988. With 'Terminal Earth', the outer spacer metallers managed... Continue Reading →
If you look at the artwork of this record, you might think it's a dragon and knight release. But you could also think of bands like Amon Amarth and this comparison is certainly more accurate for Upon Stone, even though the guys from San Fernando, CA are dedicated to a slightly different version of death... Continue Reading →
It's almost becoming a beloved tradition that a new album by Magnum is released at the beginning of a new year. Since 'Sacred Blood Divine Lies', which was unleashed at the beginning of February, all of the following records hit the record stores in January and the newest album 'Here Comes the Rain' doesn't break... Continue Reading →
December is a month full of traditions. One of the embosomed ones is the yearly Lemmyversary show in Hamburg. Although the reason for Lemmyversary is a very sad one, the show has a constant spot in the agenda of Markthalle, Hamburg. A few guys from Kiel, passionate for rock music in general and Motörhead in... Continue Reading →
2023 was a year with many great albums and it was tough to choose the nine best ones. Here are my Top 9.
It's stormy in Hamburg and a storm tide has been announced which is keeping the entire harbor region busy. Nevertheless, on such a rather unusual pre-Christmas evening, many fans of quality rock music find their way to the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle as none other than a team of brothers from Wendland is on stage tonight -... Continue Reading →
Ektomorf belongs to the bands, that are around since decades and polarizes. For some, the band of mainman Zoltan "Zoli" Farkas is copy-cat of bands like Sepultura and Soulfly. For others, the groove-based metal is a much-appreciated metal experience since the band’s start in 1993. Now, Ektomorf is around for three decades which shows passion... Continue Reading →
Norway is known for their black metal scene and still there are also bands, hailing from the country in the North-West of Europe that are at home in other heavy subgenres. One of these bands is Inculter from Fusa. The band started in 2012 and released with ‘Persisting Devolution’ a debut album in 2015. With... Continue Reading →
Heavy Load are hailing from Stockholm, Sweden and unleash with ‘Riders of the Ancient Storm’ their fourth album. “Ancient” is in this case more than solely a word in the album title. The Swedes started in 1976 and the first three longplayers have seen the light of day between 1978 and 1983. After a very... Continue Reading →
Disbelief announced with ‘Killing karma’ their next studio album which will be released on April 5th, 2024 via Listenable Records. The longplayer will feature eleven new songs and a cover version of Killing Joke’s ‘Millenium’. Furthermore, Disbelief invited with Joschi Baschin (Undertow) and Michelle Darness (End Of Green) two excellent singers, adding vocals to three... Continue Reading →
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