My World of Music – est. 2013
While the Easter Bunny is trying to put all his eggs in one basket, a rock'n'roll power package is rolling across Europe as we speak. Swedish hard rock powerhouse The Hellacopters, who recently released a great longplayer called 'Overdrive', have embarked on a European tour and joining them on this road trip are Supersuckers. It... Continue Reading →
Australian rockers Wolfmother are coming back to Europe for a few shows and this year marks the 20th anniversary of the band's iconic debut album, which is reason enough to see them live on stage again. Here are the dates for Germany incl. a show in Hamburg. 06.08.2025 Karlsruhe - Substage10.08.2025 Cologne – Kantine11.08.2025 Hamburg... Continue Reading →
Smith/Kotzen is the collaboration of two guitarists who share a passion for hard rock. Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith are both well known and respected guitarists. Kotzen began releasing solo albums at a time when shred guitarists had their heyday. In addition to more than 20 solo albums, Kotzen has also worked with numerous bands... Continue Reading →
There is a lot of side activity going on in the Deep Purple camp. Simon McBride's new album is out and now keyboard virtuoso Don Airey is launching a new longplayer too. "Pushed to the Edge" is the title of Don Airey's new effort and let's just shout it out. It is an electrifying classic... Continue Reading →
When Simon McBride joined classic rock pioneers Deep Purple in 2023, he was suddenly catapulted into the limelight, but his career had already seen its share of highlights. The Irish guitar virtuoso is one of the best of his generation. Being a part of Sweet Savage was the first real milestone for the guitarist, who... Continue Reading →
Gothenburg, Sweden has a pretty vibrant rock and metal scene. Not only melodic death metal has a strong home base in Sweden's second largest city. There are also excellent rock bands coming from there. One of them is Spiders, who debuted in 2012 with an album called "Flash Point", which immediately entered the Swedish charts.... Continue Reading →
When I received the new album from the Ellis Mano Band, I had no idea what to expect. I hadn't heard of the band before and was more curious to find out what kind of music would make my eardrums vibrate. What I heard was a surprise, a positive one. The Ellis Mano Band actually... Continue Reading →
Two bands with impressive development have joined forces and embarked on a European tour. Green Lung and Unto Others are currently on the road with a stop in Hamburg at Gruenspan. Herndon, Virginia rockers Satan's Satyrs complete the package, and it's the latter that kicks off the evening with a 30-minute set. Satan's Satyrs play... Continue Reading →
Bergen, Norway is a city that is not only known for a lot of rainy days, but also has a very well established music scene. Bergen is very well known as one of the epicenters of Norwegian black metal, but there are also other metal genres that claim some attention. One of them is Morax.... Continue Reading →
The Hellacopters belong to the spearhead of Swedish and Scandinavian rock music with a tremendous first era that included numerous top 10 albums in their home country Sweden. After disbanding in 2008, The Hellacopters reunited in 2016 and what was originally planned as a one-off show at Sweden Rock became a second chapter in the... Continue Reading →
Avatarium is one of the bands I have been able to follow from the very beginning, including their first show outside of Sweden. The band played at the legendary festival in The Netherlands in April 2014 and impressed with a seven song setlist. At that time the band released their debut album and now, almost... Continue Reading →
DeWolff is a band that is slowly starting to gain attention outside of The Netherlands. In their home country, however, the trio is quite popular and had their breakthrough with the "Orchards/Lupine" album. From then on, the van de Poel brothers and Robin Piso were regular guests in the top 10 of the Dutch album... Continue Reading →
It was in 2008 when guitarist Alex Beyrodt founded Voodoo Circle and debuted with the self-titled album that same year. After the positive response to the debut album, a second album was only a matter of time. It was in 2011 that "Broken Heart Syndrome" saw the light of day and marked another peak in... Continue Reading →
Bobbie Dazzle is a new outfit formed by singer Siân Greenway and "Fandabidozi" is the debut album. Not only is Greenway a very talented singer. She also has a passion for the sound of 70's rock in general and glam rock in particular. Inspired by greats like David Bowie, The Sweet and T.Rex, the singer's... Continue Reading →
It was the '70s when a "German Wunderkind" made an impression on the world's rock scene. German guitarist Michael Schenker, who was 17 years old at the time, was asked to join rock pioneers UFO, which was like a springboard for the young guitarist and also brought an extra vitality to the band. To celebrate... Continue Reading →
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