My World of Music – est. 2013
Former Type O Negative/Danzig drummer Johnny Kelly and guitarist and riff writer Dan Lorenzo (Hades/Non-Fiction) started a project called Patriarchs In Black at the end of 2021 and their third album "Visioning" will be released on 19 July 2024 via Metalville. The first single "What Do They Know" has already been revealed and you can... Continue Reading →
It was 2011 when Tomorrow's Rain began. The debut album of the Tel Aviv based band hit the stores in 2020 and the second album "Ovdan" is on its way. The six-piece band offers a fusion of doom metal and gothic. Solemn songs with a stately tempo are what the listener can expect, and it... Continue Reading →
Progressive metal band Oceans Of Slumber launched a new song. ‘Where Gods Fear to Speak’ is the title of the lead single that comes right in time for the upcoming tour of the band with Lacuna Coil. ‘Where Gods Fear to Speak’ is a modern and very powerful metal tune that combines various genres. Deep... Continue Reading →
Insomnium's session for 'Anno 1696' was a very productive one. Not only did the best songs end up on the album; there were also some tracks that remained waiting to come to light. Instead of just dropping the songs into the ring as bonus material, the Finns have opted to release them on an EP.... Continue Reading →
‚Mourning Moon‘ is the debut album of a band called Frozen Gasp. The Boston-based outfit released with Baptism of Desire‘ and ‚Hauntin Whispers‘ already two EP‘s, leading to a deal with Relapse Records. Musically, Frozen Gasp works in the fields of dark rock and metal. On the one hand I was reminded of some doom... Continue Reading →
‚Polar Veil‘ is the sixth album from Hexvessel and Mat McNerney managed for another time to give the current release an extra twist. Relying on the trademarks Hexvessel offer a blend of various genres. Black metal, folk, doom and rock; it all finds a spot in the eight songs that made it on the album. ... Continue Reading →
Essen-based The Night Eternal belong to the rising starts in the current times. The first time The Night Eternal appeared on the scene was in 2019 when the guys released a self-titled EP. With the pandemic ahead, the timing wasn’t perfect, and it speaks to the willpower of the band to bit through. Commitment and... Continue Reading →
A.I. also starts to enter the metal world. Asked by Nuclear Blast, Corinne Larre (Twisted Hooves Studio) created an animated music video for Type O Negative’s ‘Halloween in Hell’ and shared the following: "When Nuclear Blast asked me to make this video using artificial intelligence, I was eager to explore the thousand possibilities offered by... Continue Reading →
Sometimes what you see and what you hear doesn’t exactly match. Sitting in the sun along the Danish coastline is a joy in May. At the same time listening to dark music with earphones is rather the opposite vibe and still entertaining. The soundtrack for this sunny day is the new album from Swedish masters... Continue Reading →
South Tyrol is known for wine, great food, and a lot of sunny days. In such an environment also, the dark side needs to find a place and Graveworm delivers the soundtrack. The band from Bolzano is around since 1992. The quintet released albums on a very regular base, but it was a long waiting... Continue Reading →
Tribulation will release a new EP tomorrow and with ‘Vengeance (The Path)’ the release features a Blue Öyster Cult cover, which has been revealed today with an animated video.
Swedish masters of darkness, Tribulation, worked on a new EP called ‘Hamartia’. It is the first release that features the band’s new guitarist Joseph Tholl. He replaced Jonathan Hultén who decided to focus on his solo career. Although Tribulation started in the fields of Swedish death metal, the band added over time an extra portion... Continue Reading →
Katatonia have their roots in Stockholm. Jonas Renske and Anders Nyström started up a band in the Swedish capital, which today belongs to the true greats of dark and atmospheric metal. While in the beginning it was the doomy death metal music, the sound of the band has changed over the years. Katatonia became more... Continue Reading →
Finnish metal outfit Insomnium has a new album in the starting blocks. ‘Anno 1696’ is the ninth full-length record the band will release on February 24th, 20203 and with ‘The Witch Hunter’ a next song from the album is unveiled. Guitarist Markus Vanhala comments about the track: "This is a good example of a song... Continue Reading →
Host is the new side project of Paradise Lost members Greg Mackintosh and Nick Holmes. With Host, the guys pick up the vibe and spirit of the Paradise Lost album of the same name and move the sound to a next level without bringing the mothership into danger. The album called 'IX' is scheduled for... Continue Reading →
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