My World of Music – est. 2013
'Monarchy of Shadows' is the return of a band that went through some rougher times. Renewed and with full enthusiasm the quartet delivers a first prove of work, a promising one when it comes to the future. Black Metal continues to have a homebase in Brooklyn.
'Gothic Metal', that according to the label info the genre The Dead Old Tree fits best. That might be right but this release is so more than solely Gothic Metal. 'The End' is a record that includes many shades and influences. Great melodies, Dark Rock, progressive structures and some extreme Metal trademarks, all units on... Continue Reading →
Portuguese Dark Metal outfit Moonspell will re-issue their 'Sin/Pecado' album, originally released in 1998. At the time, the longplayer was an adjustment of Moonspell's thematic direction, moving from wolves and vampires to a more darkwave mood, driven by political and social issues. In this sense it's a milestone album for the band and on December... Continue Reading →
Tribulation seems to be a rather new band but has actually roots that go back to 2004. The break-through though came a few years ago with their third album 'The Children of the Night', followed by the excellent 'Down Below' release. Nearly a year ago today, on December 8th, 2018, Tribulation performed a special show... Continue Reading →
In the meantime A Pale Horse Named Death is a constant factor in the fields of Goth Metal. The band is the brainchild of Life Of Agony drummer Sal Abruscato. He puts the drums ticks aside for A Pale Horse Named Death and instead picks up the mic and the guitar pick. Together with his... Continue Reading →
Right before embarking on a 18 shows comprising tour A Pale Horse Named Death unveils with 'Uncovered' a new 7". The release feature with 'One' a Three Dog Night cover. Furthermore The Cure's 'Prayers For the Rain' has been redone too and release date is October 11th. And in case you missed the tour dates,... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Chaos leads to creativity and it’s both being the driving force of Lacrimas Profundere, a band the never stood still. The guys started in 1993 with some Death Doom Metal before moving their sound towards Gothic. They weren’t the only band that followed such an approach, but they are a band that sticked to... Continue Reading →
It's not that often that US Metal legend Jag Panzer comes to Europe for live shows. So you better take a chance to see them live when they are in town, like this spring. As a part of their European tour, the Metal veterans played a show at Musicon in The Hague, a small venue... Continue Reading →
A new festival will premier this autumn in Germany. Hall Of Flame festival will take place on October 5th at Markthalle in Hamburg and first bands have been announced. Headlined by Norwegian Kampfar the festival focusses on the dark side of Metal and fits perfectly into the dark season of autumn. Stay tuned for more.
(8/10) Greek metal veterans Rotting Christ can look back on a long history in metal. The endeavor began in 1987 in Athens. The debut escaped from the abyss in 1993 and step by step the quartet managed to increase their fanbase. Rotting Christ never had the big breakthrough but it’s the constant evolvement of their... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Slowly but steady A Pale Horse Named Death isgaining momentum. It was in 2011 when the quintet from NYC began theirsuccessful journey and it was the debut ‘And Hell Will Follow Me’ that gave afirst boost. After a critically acclaimed second album the band went on a fiveyears break, a period in which frontman... Continue Reading →
(8/10) 'Black Frost' with all its blackness fits perfectly into the dark month of January. Nailed To Obscurity's debut for Nuclear Blast is a seven-track trip into melancholy and greyness,a journey you should joi. The quintet from Northern Germany adds with 'Black Frost' an album to their discography that shows the band on a next... Continue Reading →
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