My World of Music – est. 2013
I always get a little hesitant when I read something like '…my own version of…'. On the one hand, this speaks of paying homage to a musical grandeur, and at the same time raises the question of why not just follow your heart and do what you enjoy. Ryo Okumoto states "to produce my own... Continue Reading →
Today I would like to guide your attention to a band that isn’t known that much, yet. Ækjubohra is the moniker of a young and hungry band from the greater Rostock area in Germany. Not only that the guys play an energetic mix of rock, stoner, garage and punk, the band also has a good... Continue Reading →
Oceans, that is practiced German/Austrian friendship. Berlin, Coburg and Vienna, these are the home bases of the band which is active since 2017. With only one full-length album so far, Oceans don't really have many longplayers at the start. Rather, the quartet focuses on EPs. With 'Hell Is Where The Heart Is Part II -... Continue Reading →
Austria's death metal heavyweights Belphegor have been one of the constants of a genre that has seen many bands come and go for decades. Founded in 1992, Belphegor started to bring their hard songs to the people. With the debut album 'The Last Supper' the band could achieved first attention, which was successively expanded. In... Continue Reading →
A great advantage of youth is the recklessness and the will to make dreams come true. These points can be transferred to Hatriot to a certain degree. The band is a family project in a way, especially if you remember the origins. Hatriot started in 2010 and it is the Souza family that is very... Continue Reading →
Toxik is back with their first new album in 23 years and challenges like a wicked fastball does. But one thing after the other. Toxik belonged to the hopeful bands in the late 80s. The quintet did not only stand for relentless thrash metal but also brought a lot of technical ambition into this harsh... Continue Reading →
Brazil's death metal heroes Krisiun are certainly not unknown, because the guys from Ijuí have been around since 1990. It all started with the 'Black Force Domain' album which shook the foundations of the metal world in 1995. The record was the keystone for a career that has lasted more than three decades and is... Continue Reading →
Exodus was one of the bands that the first wave of the pandemic hit exceptionally hard. The band was touring through Europe with Testament and Death Angel when Corona began to change the world in the spring of 2020. Some musicians and crew members got sick and some even fell seriously ill.2,5 years later Corona... Continue Reading →
When someone returns after decades, one cannot seriously assume that everyone still knows you. It's best to present yourself in the here and now, while also showing the ties to the past. That or something like that might have been the thinking of Pist.On when they decided to delight the music world with new song... Continue Reading →
UK-thrash band Xentrix belonged to the hopeful in the second half of the 80s with the potential to compete with the Bay Area forerunners. Things came to an end though in 1988 when the band disbanded. A few comeback attempts happened over time, but the first countable comeback sign happened in 1019 when Xentrix released... Continue Reading →
Grindcore specialists Napalm Death will be on tour. 'Campaign for Musical Destruction' is the name of the tour that brings the band to many European cities in early 2023. Thu 09.02.2023 Eindhoven (The Netherlands) - Dynamo Fri 10.02.2023 Köln (Germany) - Essigfabrik Sat 11.02.2023 Berlin (Germany) - Astra Kulturhaus Sun 12.02.2023 Wrocław (Poland) - Concert... Continue Reading →
Queensrÿche has shared a new song from the upcoming album 'Digital Noise Alliance' with its fans. 'Forest' is the name of the track, which is a softer song, a ballad that shows again why Todd La Torre's voice is such an important part of the band's sound. You can enjoy the song here: https://youtu.be/P36SqlrR6cU “The... Continue Reading →
A name that is closely associated with Mad Max is Michael Voss. The singer defined the sound of the German melodic rockers together with guitarist and band founder Jürgen Breforth. For decades, both were the main force for excellent songs with bite and melody.All the more interesting it gets these days. Voss left Mad Max... Continue Reading →
"Less is more", this is how one could describe the debut album of Perish. Each of the six songs of the album ends on 'less' and also concerning the harsh black metal the focus is on diabolic hardness instead of escalating passages. If you have been wondering since the end of Misery Speaks if Janosch... Continue Reading →
In recent months and years, Alan Parsons has not been stingy with releases. The current wave of releases started in 2019 when Parsons presented 'The Secret', a new studio album. After that two live albums arrived, one with a recording from the Netherlands and another one recorded live in Tel Aviv. And now comes 'From... Continue Reading →
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