My World of Music – est. 2013
At the end of the 80s, guitarist and singer Page Hamilton started a band that created furore - Helmet. The timing could not have been better. Traditional metal in its various subgenres was on the decline, which opened up an opportunity for new types of hard music. Bands like Prong and Life Of Agony have... Continue Reading →
Morne from Boston, Massachusetts deliver a very interesting album. It's not exactly easy going music, but rather metallic intensity somewhere on the spectrum of doom metal, post-metal and sludge. Morne started in 2005 and have released four longplayers to date. With 'Engraved With Pain', the fifth album is now in the record stores and the... Continue Reading →
There are only a very few bands that have had a greater influence on the development of heavy metal than Hellhammer. Extreme metal was anything but established in the early 80s and it was albums like Accept's 'Restless and Wild' and Scorpions with 'Blackout' that spearheaded the genre, while Venom's 'Black Metal' was one of... Continue Reading →
Legendary singer Ronnie Atkins shares with 'Soul Divine' a new video. The songs is taken from the latest album 'Trinity' and is a powerful rock song that lives by the iconic voice of the Danish singer. By the way, Atkins will also play three live shows of which one will take place on November 10th,... Continue Reading →
It was in September this year when Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson announced a new solo album and some shows for Latin America. The title of the upcoming album will be 'The Mandrake Project' and with 'Afterglow of Ragnarok' a first single will be unveiled on December 1st, 2023. More details about the album will... Continue Reading →
Some melodic metal will ensure a colourful metal party when Dragonforce and Amaranthe join forces on a co-headline tour in spring 2024. Amongst numerous show all over Europe, the package will also stop in Hamburg on February 21st, 2024. The show at Große Freiheit 36 will the first show of the tour which will end... Continue Reading →
Finlands most famous monsters will hit the road in spring 2024. Lordi will embark on a tour that will lead them also to Germany, Switzerland and Austria. One of the stops on the 'Unliving Pictour Show 2024' will be at Gruenspan, Hamburg on April 17th, 2024.
Wolfsnächte also continue in 2024 with Powerwolf having announced a 16-cities European tour for 2024. One of the stops will be at Barclays Arena in Hamburg on October 4th, 2024. Joining Powerwolf on tour are no less Swedens metal veterans Hammerfall and Wind Rose.
German metal pioneers U.D.O. will embark on a tour in early 2024. The 'Touchdown & Code Red 2024'-tour will also feature no less than Primal Fear; an exciting package for headbangers with that represent the roots of German heavy metal. The package will stop in various cities in Germany and will also ply a show... Continue Reading →
At least two German underground metal bands followed a similar path in the second half of the 80s. Grave Digger, as well as Stormwitch released three excellent longplayers that sounded refreshing, heavy and dark. The similarity continues to the point, that both bands wanted to add a more melodic and commercial touch to their sound.... Continue Reading →
Ireland's thrash metal export number one, Gama Bomb, announced with 'Bats' their latest album so far, which will bring delight to the fans from now on. On their eighth album, Gama Bomb remain true to their style and that starts with the artwork. Compared to other thrash metal bands, Gama Bomb had always chosen their... Continue Reading →
Satan's Fall released their debut album 'Final Day' in 2020, on which they freely expressed their passion for traditional heavy metal. Three years later follows with 'Destination Destruction' the next album of the Finns and stylistically everything remains the same. Only the label has changed for the guys from the south of Finland. 'Destination Destruction'... Continue Reading →
‘Rainmaker’ is the debut album of a rising new band, hailing from Finland. Sigir, that is the name of the outfit that started in 2019 in Vesanto. What started with a great ambition got slowed down by the upcoming pandemic, but willpower and dedication helped the guys to go through this rough patch. After having... Continue Reading →
Carnal Tomb are from the German capital, Berlin, where the band was founded in 2014. With 'Rotten Remains' the debut album was released in 2016. Now, with 'Embalmed in Decay', the third album of the Berlin-based band is available in the record stores and the four-piece can convince with the new song material all along... Continue Reading →
Australian hard rock powerhouse Mammoth Mammoth release today their first live album. After having launched five full-length longplayers the four-piece unveils ‘Volume VI: Warts n' All’ and shows the band at their best. Mammoth Mammoth release great records but seeing the guys live on stage is another experience of live shows. I can remember having... Continue Reading →
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