My World of Music – est. 2013
Seattle is certainly the home of grunge. In this context it is often forgotten that many good metal bands come from the city on the American northwest coast. One of these bands is Queensrÿche which already caused a furore in the 80s. I assume that the history of the band is well known and so... Continue Reading →
As with some of the older bands, there are a kind of two versions of Venom these days. There is Venom with Cronos at the helm while Venom Inc. is a project of Jeff 'Mantas' Dunn and Tony 'Demolition Man' Dolan. Back then, when another former Venom member, Anthony 'Abaddon' Bray, joined the project as... Continue Reading →
Graceless from Leiden, Holland have become an important player in the Dutch death metal scene over the past six years. The band was founded in 2016 by Remco Kreft (Soulburn) and released with 'Shadowlands' a debut album that already caused quite a buzz. The first time I heard of Graceless was when I heard and... Continue Reading →
Iowa's most famous mask men, Slipknot, are back with a new album. After the band has already unveiled a first new song with 'The Chapeltown Rag' last fall, the entire album now follows. It is called 'The End, So Far' and it features twelve new songs. Slipknot was on tour through Europe this summer and... Continue Reading →
Autopsy is one of the pioneers of death metal. The Oakland, California based quartet premiered in 1989 with 'Severe Survival' and set a milestone in the development of death metal with their sound. However, after the release of 'Shitfun', the band called it a day and the members went their separate ways. In the 2000s,... Continue Reading →
Raven are one of the bands that have left a lasting mark on heavy metal, yet have never lost their underground status. While other bands of the NWoBHM took off and enjoyed and still enjoy great commercial success, it was Raven who always stood in the second row, leaving aside the years with Atlantic Records.... Continue Reading →
In a certain way The Dead Daisies are the proof that it is not only the constancy of a line-up that influences the quality of a band. In the case of The Dead Daisies, it seems that the changes in the band constellation are the enriching factor. Founded by David Lowy, the band started in... Continue Reading →
It's been eight years since gurD from Switzerland released an album. But now, with 'Hallucinations', the wait is over. V.O. Pulver, Pat, Franky and Steve have recorded ten new songs, which will slowly creep into the ear canals of their fans at the end of September. gurD stands for groove metal, based on thundering rhythms... Continue Reading →
Liar Thief Bandit hail from Malmö, Sweden and have delivered with 'Deadlights' a very good album. 'Deadlights' was already the third record of the three Swedes and gave them, after a modest entry in 2015, a broader reputation. These days, the trio's latest work record hits the stores. Liar Thief Bandit have named the record... Continue Reading →
A band or project that features Jim Mateos on guitar is always a sure thing. You can count on getting quality rock and metal. Matheos is the brain of the legendary Fates Warning, but there are also countless other projects that the guitarist started and refined with his exquisite guitar playing. With Kings Of Mercia... Continue Reading →
Artwork and title of this record show the direction of this journey. Talas take us back to the middle of the 80s. The question is, who are Talas? Well, the band consists of four well-known musicians who came together to express their musical passion. However, Talas is not a new band as its roots are... Continue Reading →
Portugal's most famous metal band, Moonspell, played a more than extraordinary show in their homeland on May 7th last year. The setting was the Grutas de Mira D'Aire, one of seven natural wonders in Portugal and Moonspell used this unusual performance to promote the new 'Hermitage' album at that time. Since the pandemic severely limited... Continue Reading →
In October and November, Germany's metal veterans Rage are on a co-headlining tour together with Brainstorm. To give the fans something new to listen to while traveling through Europe, Rage has recorded an EP titled 'Spreading the Plague'. In total, the release contains six tracks, three of which are new songs, while the other three... Continue Reading →
'Firefly', 'Survive' and 'World on Fire', these were songs Stratovarius fans already got to hear live at the Wacken Open Air 2022 and the entire album is now available. Seven years after their last album 'Eternal' the Finns have recorded eleven new songs and continue the series of high quality releases. Not only musically Stratovarius... Continue Reading →
If you talk about death metal from Germany, then you can't get around Slaughterday. The duo from Leer, Lower Saxony started 12 years ago and followed up their debut album with two more records. With their third album 'Ancient Death Triumph' Jens Finger and Bernd Reiners climbed up to the leading ranks of German extreme... Continue Reading →
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