My World of Music – est. 2013
Finland's goth'n'rollers The 69 Eyes have been in business for more than 30 years now and man, time flies. The band debuted in 1999 with the 'Wasting the Dawn' album, which marked the beginning of an impressive career. The last studio album was released three years ago and now it was time to please fans... Continue Reading →
'Maledictus' is the debut album of Seventh Storm, a band that has a distinct captain in Mike Gaspar. Gaspar started Seventh Storm after providing the rhythm for Moonspell for more than two decades. His new band, however, has little to do with his former employer. Perhaps it's the dark aura that may still be a... Continue Reading →
Amorphis and Eluveitie add new tour dates for their co-headliner tour through Europe. Furthermore the package will be completed by Gothenburg's metal veterans Dark Tranquillity and Nailed To Obscurity. Here are the dates: AMORPHIS & ELUVEITIE2022 European Co-Headline-Tour10.11. CH Zurich - Komplex 457 *NEW*11.11. DE Filderstadt - FILharmonie13.11. IT Trezzo sull'Adda (MI) - Live Club15.11. FR... Continue Reading →
When the German rock/metal icons Claus Lessmann and Michael Voss announce a new album, it raises expectations. Both musicians belong to a generation of musicians who have helped shape melodic rock/metal in Germany. Claus Lessmann, his voice is connected with Bonfire and Michael Voss is the driving force of Mad Max. Voss has also gained... Continue Reading →
Cannes is known for the film festival, for glamour and sunshine. But metal? A band that started in 2006 to brings Cannes on the metal map is Heart Attack. Hailing from Southern France, the quartet didn’t rush towards the release of their debut album. It took until 2013 before the first Heart Attack longplayer reached... Continue Reading →
Swiss rock band Gotthard slowly and over the span of years moved away from hard rock and redirected their sound towards mainstream rock that allowed the band the enlarge their fanbase. Since the heart of rock’n’roll is still what drives Gotthard founding member Leo Leoni, the guitarist started a side-project called CoreLeoni. That was in... Continue Reading →
Michael Voss and Claus Lessmann, both are veterans when it is about rock music from Germany. Bonfire, Casanova, and Mad Max are bands, connected to these names and now the two pioneers started a cooperation called Lessmann / Voss. The debut album, ‘Rock is Our Religion’, is scheduled for a release on July 22nd this... Continue Reading →
The release of the upcoming CoreLeoni album has been moved to May 20th, 2022. ‘III’ will feature the following eleven songs and the album will come via Atomic Fire Records: 01. Let Life Begin Tonight02. Purple Dynamite03. Guilty Under Pressure04. Greetings From Russia 05. Sometimes06. Like It Or Not07. Wake Up Call08. Sick & Tired09. Would... Continue Reading →
Helloween announced a vinyl single called ‘Best Time’ on May 20th, 2022 and equally exciting is the start of their tour. Together with Swedish metal icons Hammerfall, Helloween starts the ‘United Forces’-tour tomorrow at Manchester Academy in Manchester, UK. The grand finale will take place one year later on May 6th, 2023 in Hamburg. And... Continue Reading →
One week after Ronnie Romero released an album, full of cover songs, German metal pioneer Udo Dirkschneider presents his newest effort. No doubt, there can be a discussion about sense and nonsense of such an album although I have to say that Dirkschneider’s roaring voice adds a special touch to most of the songs. Dirkschneider... Continue Reading →
The month of April provides a lot of interesting stuff for folks in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors clinched a playoff berth, the Blue Jays have their opening weekend at Rogers Center and next to the sports scene also the Toronto metal community can enjoy good news. Metal maniacs Skull Fist unleash their fourth album ‘Paid... Continue Reading →
‘Wake Up Dead’ is the beginning of a new era for Incite. Having signed a deal with Atomic Fire Records allow the band to reach a much wider fanbase and ‘Wake Up Dead’ marks the starting point of the endeavor. Less new though are some of the songs on ‘Wake Up Dead’. The album feels... Continue Reading →
Umeå-based metal architects Meshuggah never make it easy for listener to dive into their music and records. Heavy, filigree, fragile and brutal, that is what characterized the sound of the Swedish metal veterans and their newest effort ‘Immutable’ doesn’t change this basic direction. Meshuggah are trailblazers when it comes to complex extreme metal and the... Continue Reading →
8 Kalacas (spoken: Ocho Kalacas), newcomer of the year? The band from Orange County is at least a candidate for such an award. The seven guys and their music is a very exciting blend, musical caffeine. Imagine if Sepultura would team up with Suicidal Tendencies to start a project with a lot of ska-elements. If... Continue Reading →
Guitar wizard Michael Schenker just announced a new album. ‘Universal’ is the title of the upcoming longplayer of Michael Schenker Group (MSG). The release of ‘Universal’ is scheduled for May 27th and the album will come via Atomic Fire Records. ‘Universal’ also features a lot of guest appearances. Michael Kiske (Helloween) and Ralf Scheepers (Primal... Continue Reading →
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