My World of Music – est. 2013
It was in 2018 when a band, hailing from Portland, Oregon, launched a debut album that unleashed pure death metal. The title of the album is ‘Hollow of the Void’ and the band we are talking about is Petrification. The four-piece takes a next step when it comes to the sophomore album. Inspired by the... Continue Reading →
A band that premiered right at the beginning of the pandemic is Stygian Crown. The five-piece from Los Angeles, California delivered their self-titled studio album in June 2020 and what reached ears of metalheads was brilliantly made doom metal with a wow-effect. Now, almost three years later, Stygian Crown returns with their sophomore longplayer called... Continue Reading →
It is not the first time, that we get two versions of one band and Riley’s L.A. Guns is one of these bands. The band released with ‘Renegades’ an album back in 2020 and returns these days with their next effort. ‘The Dark Horse’ is the title of the new Riley’s L.A. Guns longplayer which... Continue Reading →
Hulder have their sophomore album ready for a launch. After having unleashed the debut album in 2021 the outfit has a next package of atmospheric black metal songs ready, all summed up under the banner of ‘Verses in Oath’. Right in time with the ongoing winter frost, Hulder brings their hellish sounds to shine and... Continue Reading →
If a band, with a founding date in 1984, releases a new album, one can think about a veteran powerhouse in metal. Morbid Saint, hailing from Wisconsin, is such a band. It was four decades ago that five guys came to together with the common willpower to unleash metal music to the world. It was... Continue Reading →
Apparition is a death metal squad, hailing from Zaragoza, Spain. The guys started in 2018 and it was in the middle of the pandemic that work on a demo was finished. Two songs from ‘Apparition’ are now also on the debut album called ‘Fear of Apparition’. The demo got to the attention of FDA Records... Continue Reading →
Slope is an interesting band, hailing from Duisburg, Germany. Two EP’s, released between 2014 and 2017, paved the way for the band’s debut album. ‘Street Heat’ was unleashed in 2021 and in February 2024 the sophomore release ‘Freak Dreams’ has its official release. A glimpse on the label info sheet describes the sound of Slope... Continue Reading →
Uppsala, Sweden is the home of F.K.Ü. and although the band never had the big breakthrough, F.K.Ü. has a very solid fanbase. The roots of the band go back to 1987 when thrash metal had its first peak. At the time, consistency wasn’t the big thing when it comes to the band and after some... Continue Reading →
One of the most exciting contemporary prog rock outfits return with a new longplayer. Bruce Soord and The Pineapple Thief worked on new songs for nearly three years, and it was worth the effort. ‘It Leads to This’ is the title of this new masterpiece that again shows the contrast within The Pineapple Thief’s music.... Continue Reading →
Chapel Of Disease started in 2008 in Cologne, Germany and found with the band an outlet for their passion for death metal. ‘Summoning Black Gods’ was the title of the debut, and it was the sophomore release ‘The Mysterious Ways of Repetitive Art’ which added the band to the radar screen of a wider group... Continue Reading →
It was back in 1980 when New Model Army a long musical journey that is still ongoing to date. With Justin Sullivan being the only remaining founding member, New Model Army created their very own sound by blending rock, folk, and punk. Their music can be identified right away what also has to do with... Continue Reading →
Since Lucifer started to shake the world of rock in 2015 with the ‘Lucifer I’ the five-piece walked on an impressive musical path. A growing fanbase, great releases and a growing fanbase reflect the musical thrill created by Lucifer. The blend of sounds and inspiration is broad. Classic rock from the 70s, (doom)metal and occult... Continue Reading →
Green Day release with ‘Saviors’ their newest workpiece and it is a good one. The band, that started in 1987 as Sweet Children, worked four years on their newest release and what blasts out of the speakers showcases a band that goes strong and acts with full force. Always commercially successful, Green Day had some... Continue Reading →
Gotus is a band that offers a debut album and in case one thinks that the band is new – yes and no. Gotus is a new outfit that offers melodic rock with a touch of metal. A glimpse on the line-up though shows several known names. Gotus started as a live project, driven by... Continue Reading →
It was in 2016 when a band was formed in Arnvika, Sweden. At the time Commando started their dark adventure with a first leg of this journey called ‘Rites of Damnation’. That was in 2020 and since then the four-piece worked in the full-length debut which will hit the shelves end of January this year.... Continue Reading →
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