My World of Music – est. 2013
(8/10) Arch Enemy got in the spotlight more than wished between Christmas and New Year. I think that everything's said about 'Photogate', for the good and the bad, and I will not elaborate on this during this review. This post is about something more positive. meaning a new album from the Swedish/Canadian quintet. The idea... Continue Reading →
Legendary Queensryche released a new song. 'Dark Reverie' is a seamless continuation of the revitalised metal outfit and is taken from the next studio album, entitled 'The Verdict'. Queensryche's 15th record will be released on March 1st via Century Media and features the following songs: 1. Blood of the Levant 2. Man the Machine 3.... Continue Reading →
Jon Schaffer's Purgatory is a release that features five songs of Schaffer's first band, called Purgatory. More information can be found HERE. The Ep is also available as vinyl with all 5 songs being put on the A-side while the B-side features a nice etching. Furthermore we're talking about a 180gr. vinyl and a 4-page... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Jon Schaffers Purgatory is releasing a new EP which isn’t that new either. Purgatory, the US metal band, was the founded in 1985 and was the predecessor of Iced Earth. Jon Schaffer was part of Purgatory, as well as singer Gene Adam and bassist Bill Owen. The guys published three demos and it's this... Continue Reading →
Grindcore pioneers Napalm Death embarked on a tour through Europe and the Baroeg in Rotterdam was one stop on this roadtrip. Although the Dutch football team played a few hundred meter away the Baroeg was sold-out and everything was well-prepared for a energetic night of grindcore and death metal. Newcomer Teethgrinder opened with their mix... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Unearth belongs to the spearhead of US metalcore, being one of the most impactful outfits in this genre. The roots of Unearth go back to 1998 when the band started with an EP entitled ‘Above the Fall of Men’, the springboard for a successful career in metalcore. Since then things grew dramatically and to... Continue Reading →
(9/10) It was in October 1998 when an Italian metal band entered the Woodhouse Studio in Hagen, Germany with the only aim, which was to record a debut album. The band is called Lacuna Coil and the quintet worked together with no less than Waldemar Sorychta on 'In a Reverie'. Work was finished successfully and... Continue Reading →
(9/10) 'Egomania' ends eight years of waiting, with fans of the singer desperately looking forward to some new material and songs. It seems like the wishes have been heard by the legendary frontman of Turbonegro. Hank Von Hell is back with a new album entitled 'Egomania'. This album comes out of leftfield and is a very... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Music and art is the opposite of a soulless carrier of notes and tones. Music is a vehicle that transports feelings and emotion - from love to anger and back. In this context Sick Of It All's 11th album hits again bull's eye. 'Wake the Sleeping Dragon!' doesn't miss out on anything. The NYC hardcore... Continue Reading →
(9/10) It was in 2017 when Witherfall debuted with 'Nocturnes and Requiems', an album that created a big wow amongst metalheads. Looking at the background of the musicians involved explains the quality of the debut. Iced Earth, Ross the Boss, Fortress and Sanctuary are just some of the bands Witherfall members have been or are still... Continue Reading →
(9/10) One of the most talented singers in metal, Warrel Dane, passed away on December 13th, 2017. The news hit the metal community hard. Grief and sadness were recognized everywhere. With his rather unique voice, Dane enriched albums of bands like Sanctuary and Nevermore and all of a sudden this voice became silent. Therefore you... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Dark and greyish clouds introduce the Northern hemisphere fall and winter. The musical soundtrack for these dark seasons comes from Cologne, Germany, which is the homebase of black metallers Ultha. The band is rather new and debuted in 2015. ‘Converging Sins’ was the sophomore album, released in 2016, and two years later it is... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Canadian prog thrashers Voivod were never a band whose music was easy to follow. It always demanded time and some spins to explore and grasp the details of their songs. This goes for the raw and anarchic sound of the early days and it's like a common denominator, bridging to the here and now.... Continue Reading →
(8/10) It very rarely happens that a band has a longterm consistency in their line-up. Brazilian riff grinders Krisiun is such a band. The trio started in 1990 and together maneuvered through almost three decades in death metal. Next to the fact that this is a rather unique thing I mention it, because I have... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Finnish metallers Omnium Gatherum didn’t sit around doing nothing during the last years. After having released the well-acclaimed ‘Grey Heavens’ album in 2016, the sextet went on tour and afterwards back to the studio for recording their eight longplayer. ‘The Burning Cold’ will be unleashed late August this year and it might become the... Continue Reading →
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