My World of Music – est. 2013
Esa Holopainen is known as founding member and guitarist of Amorphis, one of the strong representatives of Finnish metal. It was in spring 2020 when Holopainen received a phone call from Nino Laurenne, producer and owner of the Sonic Pump, which is a recording facility. The core question to the guitarist was, if it wouldn't... Continue Reading →
Here are the dates: 21 Jan 22 Tullikamari (FI) Tampere22 Jan 22 Kulttuuritalo (FI) Helsinki23 Jan 22 Helitehas (EE ) Tallinn25 Jan 22 Stodola (PL) Warsaw26 Jan 22 Huxleys (DE) Berlin27 Jan 22 Longhorn (DE) Stuttgart28 Jan 22 Batschkapp (DE) Frankfurt29 Jan 22 Roxy (CZ) Prague30 Jan 22 Arena (AT) Vienna01 Feb 22 Akvarium Klub... Continue Reading →
After the first single release, which was the title track, curiosity for Moonspell's new album was aroused. But step by step. The first time I ever listened to Moonspell was when the Portuguese opened for Tiamat in 1995. Impressed by the intensity of their music, the band's sound has stuck with me to this day,... Continue Reading →
Compared to the colorful cosmic trip of 'A Crimson Cosmos', the newest Lake Of Tears album appears dark and gloomy. It seems like a gigantic black hole absorbed all the colors and what remains is a cold and dark universe. It has been rather quiet about Lake Of Tears for the last ten years. 'Illwill'... Continue Reading →
In line with the dark season, the inventors of diabolic rock release their new album 'Viscera'. Active since 2012, the band debuted in 2015 with 'Ride the Wilderness' after two demos and a single first attracted attention. Slowly and steadily Demon Head could increase the audience, a fact to which the quality of the following... Continue Reading →
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales are an important place for The Damned. It was the home for the band while working on the important 'The Black Album' which was released in 1980. 'The Black Album' was a shift from the early punk rock days towards a more atmospheric sound. The Damned's sound became darker and... Continue Reading →
Releasing an album like 'Ellengæst' shows a perfect sense for timing. Sunrays and upcoming colors of spring would take a away intensity from a longplayer that is wrapped in shades of grey. After singer Daniel Änghede left, Justin Greaves had to close the gap and there are two ways to do that. Either you integrate... Continue Reading →
Icelandic post-rock outfit Sólstafir is preparing the last details for the release of their upcoming album 'Endless Twilight of Codepending Love', scheduled for for November 6th. One of the songs on the album is 'Her Fall From Grace', which the band now release as single and it can be watched here: https://youtu.be/NkZH0sCWGK8 Vocalist Aðalbjörn Tryggvason... Continue Reading →
Days getting shorter again and although summerly high temperature makes you sweat night and day, remedy is on its way. There is a cooler breeze from the North, that might help to cool down and prepares for the coming autumn season. Provider of this sonic breeze is Mercury Circle from Finland. Mercury Circle is the... Continue Reading →
The 69 Eyes released their apocalyptically titled new album ’West End’ last fall and started their all year lasting 30th anniversary world tour. Next week, on Friday June 26th, they will be celebrating their three decades by streaming a live show from Helsinki, at 19:00 (BST) and today, they reveal a new video for the song 'Change'.... Continue Reading →
Louise Lemón, the queen of death gospel, that's how the Swedish singer, who presents with 'Devil' a new EP these days, sees herself. 'Death' in this context has nothing to do though with death metal and isn't a weird crossover attempt either. The term 'death' in a context of wistfulness and melacholia matches the sound... Continue Reading →
'Summerland' is the anticipate bold next step of Dool. It showcases a band that maintain the revolutionary wildness of the debut, adding more layers and twists to their sound. Dool is one of the most exciting bands these days and their second longplayer underlines, why this is the case.
Dool is one of the bands that gained so much momentum over the last years, becoming a constant player in the fields of Psychedelic/Dark Rock. With just having released on album, 'Here Now, There Then', the band gained many fans based on stellar music. The first concerts took place in smaller rooms, like at Paradiso... Continue Reading →
'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 →
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