My World of Music – est. 2013
Somehow it feels like Alissa White-Gluz has been with Arch Enemy for ages, but exactly it's 'only' eight years and two albums respectively. In the same year, former Sanctuary and Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis joined Arch Enemy. This significant line-up change carried the risk that Arch Enemy might lose some of the reputation they had... Continue Reading →
Austria's death metal heavyweights Belphegor have been one of the constants of a genre that has seen many bands come and go for decades. Founded in 1992, Belphegor started to bring their hard songs to the people. With the debut album 'The Last Supper' the band could achieved first attention, which was successively expanded. In... Continue Reading →
Brazil's death metal heroes Krisiun are certainly not unknown, because the guys from Ijuí have been around since 1990. It all started with the 'Black Force Domain' album which shook the foundations of the metal world in 1995. The record was the keystone for a career that has lasted more than three decades and is... Continue Reading →
"Less is more", this is how one could describe the debut album of Perish. Each of the six songs of the album ends on 'less' and also concerning the harsh black metal the focus is on diabolic hardness instead of escalating passages. If you have been wondering since the end of Misery Speaks if Janosch... Continue Reading →
German black metal force Perish will release their debut album ‘The Decline’ on July 27th, 2022. ‘Soulless’ and ‘Hopeless’ have been two singles that saw the light of day earlier and with ‘Joyless’ as next song has been revealed: https://youtu.be/vTg6MLhXEFI The band says: "Joyless" is the third and final single before the album finally drops... Continue Reading →
Amorphis and Eluveitie add new tour dates for their co-headliner tour through Europe. Furthermore the package will be completed by Gothenburg's metal veterans Dark Tranquillity and Nailed To Obscurity. Here are the dates: AMORPHIS & ELUVEITIE2022 European Co-Headline-Tour10.11. CH Zurich - Komplex 457 *NEW*11.11. DE Filderstadt - FILharmonie13.11. IT Trezzo sull'Adda (MI) - Live Club15.11. FR... Continue Reading →
Darkane from Helsingborg, Sweden started when bands like Dark Tranquillity and In Flames were already on their way to the top of Swedish death metal. Even though the five musicians could never really catch up with this lead, they managed to constantly expand their fanbase with very good albums. With 'Demonic Art' the band released... Continue Reading →
Oldschool death metal force Bloodbath announce a new album called ‘Survival of the Sickest’. It will be the sixth longplayer by the Swedish metal unit and it will carry eleven metal blasts. Release date will be September 9th, and ‘Survival of the Sickest’ will come via Napalm Records. For the ones of you that can’t... Continue Reading →
Florida and death metal, that is a combination that works for decades. Florida is also the home of Intoxicated, a band hailing from Altamonte Springs. The guys started in 1992 and are still active. They might even more active than over the first 22 years. The band premiered in 1997 with ‘Metal Neck’ before radio... Continue Reading →
For quite some time Entrails have been one of the established death metal bands from the land of elks. Having started Entrails in 1990, the Swedes worked for eight years without any great success, i.e. album release. Slowly the band fell into oblivion, but this changed in 2008. Entrails were suddenly back, and more productive... Continue Reading →
Nightbearer has been around since 2017 and the guys are very dedicated to death metal. The band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany has been quite productive over the past few years, even with the pandemic. 'Stories from Beyond' was a first sign of life, an EP that hit record stores in 2018. Testimony Records quickly spotted... Continue Reading →
Metal Vikings Amon Amarth unleashed with ‘Get in the Ring’ a new song. The riff assault is taken from the band’s upcoming album ‘The Great Heathen Army’ which will be released on August 5th, via Metal Blade Records. Speaking on the announcement of their new album, Amon Amarth vocalist, Johan Hegg shares: "Overall 'The Great... Continue Reading →
Death metal veterans Massacre announce a new EP. ‘Mythos’ will see the light of day on July 1st, 2022 and will come via Nuclear Blast. With ‘Behind the Serpent’s Curse’ (feat. Anders Odden of Cadaver) has been launched and can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/AeQE7Jtl1EA Commenting on the new single and b-side, vocalist Kam Lee states: "'Behind the Serpent's... Continue Reading →
‚Mortem Solis‘, that ist he title oft he upcoming Krisiun album. Release date will be on July 29th this year and the record comes via Century Media. A first single, taken from the ten-song tracklist oft he album has been launched. ‚Serpent Messiah‘ ist he title of this track that can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/09OcuA6D01c... Continue Reading →
Detroit-rooted death metal squad Temple Of Void formed in 2013 and has so far three longplayers under their belt. The latest one, ‘The World it Was’, was released in 2020 and two years later the next longplayer waits in line. ‘Summoning the Slayer’ is the title of this seven-title record that brings slow-paced death metal... Continue Reading →
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