My World of Music – est. 2013
German rock veterans Guano Apes announced a European tour for 2024. 20 cities are on the itinerary and the tour start will happen on September 29th at Ancienne Belgique in Bruxelles. The band will also play a show in Hamburg, being at the Grosse Freiheit 36 on October 11th, 2024. 27.09.2024 BL Brüssel - Ancienne... Continue Reading →
Snow and ice – Hamburg does its best to welcome Audrey Horne with a best possible Bergen-like winter atmosphere. Regardless of the winterly conditions in Germany’s north, the Norwegians made it in time to Hamburg where a show at the legendary LOGO is scheduled. Fans had no problems to get to the venue too, regardless... Continue Reading →
It’s the first winterly day in Hamburg, Germany that welcome Sweden pop-rock veterans Mando Diao. The band is currently on tour, promoting their latest release ‘Boblikov’s Magical World’ and with them on the road is a rather unknown artist called Ludwig Hart, being the opening act tonight at Alsterdorfer Sporthalle. I haven’t heard of Hart... Continue Reading →
Orphaned Land can look back on a three decades spanning history with six studio records and various EPs. A four-year hiatus couldn’t stop the band and after the reunion in 2001 the second era featured even more highlights. To celebrate such an anniversary, the band played a show at show at Heichal HaTarbut in Tel... Continue Reading →
Cryptosis was part of the metal scene as Distillator before undergoing a renaming in 2020. In parallel with the new band name the sound of the trio also slightly shifted. Was it raw thrash metal prior to the renaming Cryptosis added a more progressive aspect to their sound that also feature a few death metal... Continue Reading →
Today’s album is an interesting blend of modern rock and metal, combined with exciting electronic elements. The record we talk about is ‘Cybergnosis’ and is an EP. Estonia-based Pridian are the creators of this 5-track featuring release which is the follow-up of the band’s debut from 2021; at the time under the moniker of ÆØNS.... Continue Reading →
‘Heartrot’ is an album that is special in different ways. Amorphis guitarist Tomi Koivusaari started many years ago to collect ideas for a solo album with the aim to release it in parallel with his 40th anniversary but since work on a solo album demands time, timing needed to be adjusted. In the meantime, the... Continue Reading →
In spring this year Nighthawk released with ‘Prowler’ an outstanding longplayer. Melodic metal at its best is what the album offers and to keep the fire burning Robert Majd and his crew follow up the release with a live EP. The band played four of the songs live on December 2nd, 2022 in Stockholm and... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal from Spain has been closely associated with the name of Hitten since 2011. The guys from Murcia joined forces in this year to embark on an exciting journey through the world of hard and heavy rock music. Ten years ago, the Spaniards released their debut album 'First Strike With the Devil' and now,... Continue Reading →
Me and That Man, the folk, country and blues driven project of Behemoth mainman Adam Darski (aka Nergal), will embark on a European tour in early spring 2024. In total 14 shows are on the bands intinerary, including a show at Bahnhof Pauli in Hamburg.
And once again the auditorium fills up when Chris "Professor" Black invites you to a further 41-minute event on the subject of rock and metal. Black founded High Spirits 14 years ago and what began with 'Another Night' was continued on three further albums. Each of these albums has been a treat for fans of... Continue Reading →
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 →
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