My World of Music – est. 2013
(*/10) Swiss folk metaller Eluveitie released their sophomore album 'Slania' in 2008. The album was the springboard to growing success and a wider fanbase. The band worked hard and could harvest positive feedback from media and fans in return, leading towards a great career in metal.This year the album has its 10th anniversary and what is more... Continue Reading →
Great news for all desert rockers in the States: The first edition of DESERTFEST will be happening in the Spring of 2019 in New York City! Over the last years, Desertfest established itself as one of the best cult festivals the stoner, psychedelic, sludge, doom and heavy rock scene has to offer, taking place in... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Stephen Pearcy is the voice of Ratt. The frontman with the unique vocal style enriched hardrock milestones such as 'Dancing Undercover' and also hits like 'Round and Round' are closely connected to Pearcy and his way of singing. Next to the Ratt longplayers the frontman also worked on solo albums and his newest strike... Continue Reading →
The alternative-rock quartet Papa Roach announces their highly-anticipated 10th studio album, Who Do You Trust? out on January 18, 2019 through Eleven Seven Music. The 12-track anthemic album 'Who Do You Trust?' features heavy rhythmic guitars and catchy hooks on 'Who Do You Trust?' and 'Renegade Music' and melodic tunes on 'Not The Only One'... Continue Reading →
ALMANAC recently completed their 2018 festival season and seemingly can't get enough of playing live to their fans. So today they’re pleased to announce a headline tour, that will start early in 2019. Victor comments: “ After our tour at the beginning of this year and the amazing summer festivals we played at, ‘Werner-Das Rennen’ for example,... Continue Reading →
(7/10) It was in 1994 when an album started to unfold a beauty that was pretty new at the time. Dog Eat Dog from New Jersey debuted with 'All Boro Kings', an album that added a new chapter to the history of crossover music. The combination of Dan Nastasi's great riffs, excellent hooks and an extremely well-integrated saxophone... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Norwegian Vikings Einherjer managed to navigate their Viking metal band through all ups and some down in metal with records like 'Dragons of the North' being an icon in their discography. This November the band embarked on a new journey with a new album entitled 'Norrøne Spor'. Ten new songs plus the Motörhead cover 'Deaf... Continue Reading →
(9/10) 'One Last Ride' says it all. Chrome Division embarks on the last ride, closing a 15 years trip in rock'n'roll. But before reaching the final destination the band starts the roaring engines for the last time. Preparing for the final ride wasn't a too easy thing. Frontman Shady Blue left the powerhouse and a... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Skull Pit is a great example of what can be achieved with a global approach. In this specific case, it's a collaboration of two musicians that identified a common passion for bands like Motörhead. The two guys we're talking about is Mem V. Stein (Exumer) and Tatsu Mikami (Church Of Misery). The two guys... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Simply the amount of Swedish melodic rock bands is impressive. It’s really hard to keep the overviews since bands pop up like mushrooms in autumn. A band that’s already a bit longer in business is Care Of Night. The melodic powerhouse was formed in 2009 and premiered with an EP in 2013. The AOR... Continue Reading →
(7/10) German melodic metal outfit Sinbreed went through some changes over the last years. Two new members are on board and a switch of labels took place also. The 2016 album ‘Master Creator’ has been released by AFM Records and it’s the new album being Sinbreed's premier for Massacre Records. Regarding the line-up, too important positions... Continue Reading →
UK prog rockers Threshold played a show at Cultuurpodium Boerderij mid October this year. It was the recent release 'Legends of the Shires' that got special attention on this tour with Threshold playing the album in its entirety. The only songs from other releases have been 'Pressure' and 'Slipstream', both being the encore for a... Continue Reading →
On November 23rd Metal Blade Records will release two limited Picture Discs of recent Metal Blade classics! Cannibal Corpse' 'Red Before Black' and Visigoth's 'Conqueror's Oath' will come in this special format, being more than just a decoration for your record player.
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