My World of Music – est. 2013
Belgian night at Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg. That's how one could describe the evening tonight, as two Belgian bands, Sons and Brutus, have registered themselves in the event calendar of the legendary venue at Reeperbahn. Sons kick things off at 20:00 with a half-hour set consisting of seven songs. I have to admit that I... Continue Reading →
Under the banner of 'Rising From The North' a package of three bands will embark on a European tour in late 2024. Arch Enemy, In Flames and Soilwork will tour through Europe and Hamburg is on the list. The three band will play at Sporthalle Hamburg on October 11th, 2024.
Sometimes good stuff just finds you. That's how you could describe the new album from Coven Japan. They are a relatively young band from the land of the rising sun. It was in 2016 when guitarist Akihiro Ito and singer Taka founded the band. Coven Japan allowed them to provide an outlet for their passion... Continue Reading →
The story of Sadus begins in 1985 in California. Darren Travis, Rob Moore, Steve Di Giorgio and Jon Allen joined forces and created Sadus, an outlet for their passion for metal. Sadus released a total of three albums during this era, before it took nine long years for their fourth longplayer 'Out for Blood' to... Continue Reading →
Nail Within are an established metal outfit, hailing from Tel Aviv. The band started in 2001 and after a few on/off years Nail Within returned in 2022. After the debut album hit the shelves in 2003, Nail Within launch the sophomore album 20 years later. ‘Sound of Demise’ is the title of an album that... Continue Reading →
Alessandro Del Vecchio is involved in many of Frontiers Music's productions and this time the multi-instrumentalist is working with Michael Sweet, who many of you may know as the voice of Stryper. The two are operating as Soledriver and are releasing with 'Return Me To Light' an album packed with eleven songs. As you would... Continue Reading →
Dogma is a four-piece band that releases their new album these days. Lilith, Lamia, Nixe and Abrahel, these four girls are Dogma and they are on a mission that they have summed-up in 13 principles and commands, listed on their website. It’s about freedom, independence, and self-determination while any kind of oppression is unacceptable. The... Continue Reading →
Kenny Wayne Shepherd belongs to the most relevant blues and rock guitarists of current times. Shepherd released numerous excellent albums and it is ‘Dirt on My Diamonds Vol. 1’ that will prolong the discography. The album features eight songs, coming from project-like work at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The songs tell the story... Continue Reading →
What Feine Sahne Fischfilet were lacking after six studio albums was a live record. The punk rockers from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have been among the trailblazers of contemporary German punk/ska for many years and have succeeded in continuously increasing their popularity. The last studio album 'Alles glänzt' made it to 3rd place in the German longplayer charts... Continue Reading →
Master’s Call isn’t what you could call a new band as the foundation date was back in 2013. So, it’s the ten years anniversary and right in time for this special moment in the band’s history, the debut album will hit the shelves. It was in 2019 when the guys launched wit ‘Morbid Black Trinity’... Continue Reading →
When Ronnie Atkins comes to town to play a show, the date should be marked in red in your calendar. That's why November 10 is circled in red in my agenda. The Pretty Maids singer performs a solo show in Hamburg's Fabrik on this day and shares the stage with Lessmann/Voss; two greats when it... Continue Reading →
‘Dark Christmas’ isn’t the first album by Tarja, related to the holiday season; but is the darkest one she released to date. The successor of ‘From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)’ is a gloomy soundtrack that features twelve classic and/or modern Christmas carols. Each of those underwent a total re-arrangement and there... Continue Reading →
It was around a year and a half ago that Therapy? made a stop in Hamburg on their previous tour. Now, in late autumn 2023, the Northern Irish band is coming to Hamburg again and they have a new album with them. With Therapy? on tour are Norwegian rockers Bokassa, who will open tonight's show.The... Continue Reading →
A band that truly belongs to the trailblazers of German thrash metal are Sodom. The band from Altenessen, a district of Essen, Germany, started in 1982 when heavy metal was a musical revolution and while bands of the NWoBHM started to gain momentum, thrash metal was still in its very early days. Still there was... Continue Reading →
It was in early 2022 when three masters of progressive rock music came together to record an album called ‘Troika’. It was Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train), Neal Morse (Transatlantic, NMB) & Ross Jennings (Haken, Novena) who released beautiful songs and now the journey continues with ‘Sophomore’. Driven by the joy and appreciation of the... Continue Reading →
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