My World of Music – est. 2013
‘Dreams of Yesterday’ is the continuation of a project that had its beginning in 2021. Seb Byford and his father, the legendary Biff Byford worked together under the banner of Heavy Water and unveiled an album called ‘Red Brick City’. Originally being a lockdown project, the guys discovered a lot of fun working without boundaries... Continue Reading →
The new Graveyard album got a pretty simple title. ‘6’ is a statement as it is, what a surprise, the sixth longplayer from the Gothenburg-based rock band. More than five years after having release ‘Peace’ it is the new longplayer that brings nine new songs to the plate. It took Graveyard a while to finish... Continue Reading →
High-energy rockers High Spirits announce their next album. ‚Safe on the Other Side‘ will be released on November 24th, 2023 via High Roller Records. With ‚In the Moonlight‘ a first song has been revealed already and this is how the entire tracklist will look like: In the Moonlight Til the End of Time Lonely Nights... Continue Reading →
Bands like Hellacopters, Backyard Babies and Glucifier have been the trailblazers for Scandinavian rock music. Their sound and attitude inspired other bands to follow a similar path and one of these outfits are Scumbag Millionaire. Founded 2014 in Gothenburg, Sweden the four-piece band blends hard rock with the anarchic spirit of punk rock, resulting in... Continue Reading →
Greek rock outfit Villagers Of Ioannina City will embark on a European tour in autumn 2023. The tour will start on October 9th, 2023 in Skopje and will end in Geneva, Switzerland on November 23rd, 2023; incl. a show at Markthalle, Hamburg on October 29th, 2023.
Rock veterans Deep Purple will return to Hamburg for a show at the legendary Stadtpark Open Air. The band will play a show there on July 19th, 2023. The show in Hamburg will be the second last of a summer tour that will start on June24th, 2023 in Cartagena, Spain and it will end on... Continue Reading →
Swedish heavy rockers Lucifer unleashed with ‘A Coffin has No Silver Lining (The Sistine Version)’ a new song. It is the first single the band reveals after having signed a deal with Nuclear Blast records and it is taken from the upcoming album ‘Lucifer V’. Here you can enjoy the song: https://youtu.be/-EZkgyp9D18
Arjen Lucassen is a real force when it comes to progressive sounds in rock and metal. Showing his talent already during the early days with Vengeance and their ‘Arabia” album, the Dutch rock icon had huge success with starting Ayreon. Concept albums, filled with great music and done with support of friends and renown musicians... Continue Reading →
Spring is in the air in Hamburg. On a sunny Wednesday, as the first blossoms slowly dare to see the light, a colorful music package is in the Hanseatic city. German rock hopefuls Kadavar are in town. With them on tour through Europe are Graveyard and Polymoon, who have to be the first on stage... Continue Reading →
Tanith is one of the most promising bands when it comes to a revitalization of 70s oriented hard rock and metal. The band started in 2017 and premiered in 2019 with an album called ‘In Another Time’. At the time Tanith was a quartet before guitarist Charles Newton left the band left the band in... Continue Reading →
Today, Easter Sunday, it is not only the Easter Bunny who comes to the Hanseatic city. It is also an unholy alliance, which finds its way to Hamburg. None other than Cannibal Corpse have announced themselves to serve the fans a special Easter egg with their splatter death metal. Besides Cannibal Corpse, the Swedish black... Continue Reading →
Two bands that have recently released electric records are together on tour these days. The Answer return after a longer hiatus with their new longplayer ‘Sundowner’ and the guys invited with Black Mirrors and ambitious and young band to embark with them on a tour though Europe this spring. One stop on this road trip... Continue Reading →
Supersonic Revolution is the new outfit of Dutch rock and metal visionaire Arjen Lucassen, together with his bandmates Koen Herfst, Timo Somers, Jaycee Cuijpers and Joost van den Broek. The 15-tracks featuring debut album ‘Golden Age of Music’ is supposed to hit the stores on May 19th, 2023 and today a second single has been... Continue Reading →
Grande Royale have already released several albums and are one of the established acts in the Swedish retro rock scene. Inspired by the Detroit sound of the 70's and influenced by the Swedish rock scene of the 90's, Grande Royale have become quite an impressive band. 'Cygne Noir' was the debut album of the guys,... Continue Reading →
For several years, The Answer have been one of the highlights of a revived retro rock scene whose musical roots can be traced back in the 70s. Founded in 2000, the Northern Irishmen achieved a first respectable achievement with their debut album 'Rise' and made their breakthrough with the second release 'Everyday Demon'. Besides the... Continue Reading →
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