My World of Music – est. 2013
(7/10) ‘Flames of Eternity’ is Imperia’s fifth album, featuring 11 new songs and a piano version of ‘Mother’. The quartet with band members from various countries has its roots in the early 2000th. Imperia is the brainchild of singer Helena Michaelsen, being the drivers of the band that also includes Steve Wolz, Gerry Verstreken and... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Legendary rock guitarist Steve Hackett doesn't need a long introduction. Everybody, who's excited about rock music, knows the guitarist from London, either from his years with Genesis, his appearance on the two GTR albums or from his numerous solo releases. The master of soulful guitar play finished work on his new solo album, which... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Six long years went by with the metal world not facing a new album of Swedish Diabolical. The wait has an end though. 'Eclipse' will be unleashed mid February, an album that comes with nine new songs. 'Eclipse' is a concept album focussing on the dark sides of humanity. This concept is weaved into... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Well, it's this kind of releases that are a curveball for reviewers. What to say about Beast In Black's second strike? The band, started by former Battle Beast member Anton Kabanen, released a debut in 2017, which is now accompanied by the sophomore release 'From Hell With Love'. Actually not that much changed within... Continue Reading →
(10/10) The rise of Avantasia, happening during the last almost twenty years, is an impressive one. Mainman and founder Tobias Sammet started the project in 1999 with “The Metal Opera’ being the first longplayer that hit the record stores. What started rather small became one of the most remarkable metal opera projects in the here... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Singer Mikael Erlandsson isn't a new kid at the block. The Gothenburg-based frontman started his career in the late '70s as a drummer of punk band, something that's hard to imgine while listening to his new solo album 'Capricorn Six'. Erlandsson's main band though is Last Autumn's Dream, but it has been the solo... Continue Reading →
(8/10) UK rockers Inglorious had to face some rough times. There was a lot of movement when it comes to the line-up of the Hard Rock powerhouse. Band leader Nathan James had to renew the band after Colin Parkinson, Andreas Eriksson and Drew Lowe left in autumn 2018, after recording Inglorious' third album. The work... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Rosy Vista is a band that might not be known by many metalheads. The all-girls-band was active between 1984 and 1989, a period in which they released an EP and two 7” singles. Also some tour activities took place in those five years, opening for act like Uriah Heep and Motley Crue. What could... Continue Reading →
(8/10) 'Gun to Mouth Salvation' is an album you couldn't really expect. Carnal Frorge released their previous longplayer back in 2007, faced a hiatus and returned in 2013. The band pulled oneself together and started to work on new material, although the next longplayer wasn't in sight at that time. 'When All Else Falls', a... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Germany's thrash metal scene includes with Kreator, Destruction and Sodom some real pioneers and it's these legendary thrash bands that constantly inspire young bands up to date. Bands like Traitor gained momentum over the last years and here comes another band that wants to leave their footprint. Ravager from Lower Saxony was founded four... Continue Reading →
(7/10) 'One Night in Milan' isn't the first Frontiers Music live release that was recorded in the Italian metropol and I guess it will not be the last one either. This time it's hard rock veterans Quiet Riot that played a show at Frontiers Rock festival 2018, a show that has been recorded and is... Continue Reading →
(9/10) German metalers Deserted Fear come up with their fourth longplayer and it’s certainly the best to date. Originally hailing from Eisenberg (Translated into English it means Iron Mountain), Manuel Glatter (g/v) and Fabian Hildebrandt (g) moved to Jena during the last years, which added a new dynamic to Desert Fear’s music. ‘Drowned by Humanity’... Continue Reading →
(7/10) You might not have heard of Pounder earlier, but in case you're a fan of the NWoBHM spirit and call bands like Night Demon to your favorites ylu certainly should check out this trio. Pounder, the name says it all, started in 2016 and is hailing from Los Angeles, CA. The guys have published... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Altitudes & Attitude is a side project of no less than Megadeth bass player David Ellefson and Anthrax's four string specialist Frank Bello. The guys teamed-up with Jeff Friedl (A Perfect Circle) on drums, plus there's a bigger amount of guests, contributing to some of the songs. The two guys released a first EP... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Salzburg in Austria isn't solely the city of Mozart's birth. The city in the Alpes also has a vivid metal scene with the Rockhouse venue being a kind of centerpiece. In this context, some guys followed their heart and started a band, which they named Our Survival Depends On Us (OSDOU). As you can... Continue Reading →
