My World of Music – est. 2013
In a way, Slash is following in the footsteps of Gary Moore, at least when it comes to unleashing his passion for the blues after decades of hard rock. The iconic guitarist's new album is called "Orgy of the Damned" and features twelve blues classics reinterpreted by the Guns'N'Roses guitarist. For this homage to the... Continue Reading →
Peter TÃĪgtgren has been proving that pain isn't necessarily a bad thing since 1996. That was the year in which the Hypocrisy mastermind started Pain as a one-man project, and what developed from that is a band that has released eight longplayers, while number nine is waiting in the starting blocks. Eight years after the... Continue Reading →
Time for some funky music - here comes Sonic Universe. This moniker stands for a collaboration between Corey Glover (Living Colour) and Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob). The two guys, along with bassist Booker King and drummer Tyakwuan Jackson, have recorded an album that can best be described as crossover. It's nothing new to mix the... Continue Reading →
It is amazing how time flies. Danish dynamite rockers D-A-D- are celebrating their 40th anniversary and will release an album containing all the highlights of their long career in rock'n'roll. "Greatest Hits 1984-2014" is a compilation of 22 songs that reflect the different stages of D-A-D. Since my introduction to the Danish rockers was the... Continue Reading →
Swedish rock newcomers Freedom surprised everyone with their self-titled debut album. That was back in 2021, and the self-released records helped the band leave a first footprint. Now it's time to follow up this first giant step and the band does it with their new record "Stay Free". The first important thing is that Freedom... Continue Reading →
American metal veterans Warlord are back with a new album. "Free Spirit Soar" is the band's first studio album in nine years and follows 2015's "The Hunt for Damien". The only remaining members of the band are bassist Philip Bynoe and Mark Zonder. The legendary drummer once again provides the heartbeat of the album. "Free... Continue Reading →
Wheel stands for prog metal from Finland since 2017. James Lascelles (vocals/guitar), Santeri Saksala (drums) and Jussi Turunen (lead guitar), these guys are Wheel and they have delivered two longplayers and three EPs. With "Charismatic Leaders" the next studio album is on the way and it will be seven multi-layered and still melodic songs that... Continue Reading →
Crownshift is a new band founded in 2023. However, the band members are longtime contributors to the Finnish heavy metal scene. Children Of Bodom, Nightwish, Finntroll - these are just some of the bands the guys from Crownshift have been or are still in. Crownshift's sound in a way represents the influences of these mentioned... Continue Reading →
Six Feet Under is the brainchild of former Cannibal Corpse frontman Chris Barnes, who formed the band as a side project in 1993. After parting ways with Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under got full attention and it was the start of a long death metal endeavor that is still going strong. The Florida-based death metal... Continue Reading →
When a band has been around for 25 years and has released ten longplayers, they obviously have a very solid fan base. Freedom Call from Germany is one such band. Formed in 1998 and releasing their first album "Stairway to Fairyland" a year later, they the path of path of "happy metal" for many years,... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach released a solo album. Almost 10 years ago "Give 'Em Hell" saw the light of day and since then it has been rather quiet, at least as far as releases are concerned. Of course, Bach was part of musicals and several TV productions, but... Continue Reading →
P.O.D. was founded in 1992 and the guys were right on time. It was the beginning of a wave of nu metal and modern metal bands that rolled over the metal scene in the 90s. Thunderous riffing and massive energy was what these bands brought, and it was the infectious groove that allowed these groups... Continue Reading →
No Remorse is a label with a good sense for well-done traditional heavy metal, so it's no surprise that the guys signed Dolmen Gate, a rather new band. Hailing from Portugal, the five-piece is dedicated to epic metal and there is certainly a lot of Manilla Road and Omen that the guys have heard over... Continue Reading →
I don't think Riot needs much of an introduction. The band, founded in 1975 by Mark Reale, has delivered great albums. "Fire Down Under" and "Thundersteel" are some of the best US metal ever brought to the plate. At the same time, Riot was one of the really underrated bands, even though they played the... Continue Reading →
SiX By SiX are three - three musicians with very solid backgrounds in rock music. Ian Crichton (Saga), Nigel Glockler (Saxon) and Robert Berry (3.2). After releasing a debut album in 2022, the guys went back into the studio to record their second album called 'Beyond Shadowland'. The roots of the band/project go back a... Continue Reading →
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