My World of Music – est. 2013
It was in 2018 when Paradise Lost guitarist Greg Mackintosh stopped with his side project Vallenfyre after eight successful years. What started as an outlet for grief and as tribute to his father, who passed away in 2009, slowly shifted towards a wider perspective with Mackintosh’s viewpoint on the current world. Having stopped with Vallenfyre... Continue Reading →
Swiss-based Metal maniacs Matterhorn re-release their 'Crass Cleansing' record on vinyl on November 29th, 2019. The re-release will include two new songs and is also provided with a new artwork. Fans of bands like Celtic Frost shouldn't miss this release.
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 →
(8/10) The Egyptologists of Death Metal are back with their new longplayer. Four years after 'What Should Not be Unearthed' it is the new longplayer 'Vile Nilotic Rites' that opens a next chapter of Death Metal from Nile. Main man Karl Sanders doesn't look back and the past is what happened. The view is towards... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Cannabis Corpse, that's the brainchild of the Hall brothers. Phil Hall, known from Municipal Waste and Iron Reagan, together with his brother Josh started the 'smoke-filled' powerhouse in 2006 in Richmond, VA. The guys premiered the same year and the debut received more positive attention than maybe expected. 13 years further down the road... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Dutch Death Metal powerhouse Dictated has with 'Phobos' their third album in the starting blocks, following the debut from 2010 and the sophomore 'The Deceived'. Dictated is the brainchild of Jessica Otten and Sonja Schuringa, both handling Dictated's guitars. Next the two girls it's York Keijzer (v), Koen Verstralen (b) and Frank Schilperoort (d)... Continue Reading →
(8/10) If former members of bands like Volbeat, Mnemic, Hatesphere, Illdisposed and Raunchy unit, you can be sure that their collaboration leads to a musical monster that's heavy and brutal. Blood Eagle is the brainchild of Franz Hellboss and Gabriel Eftemie who wanted to have an outlet for their passion for Death Metal. A first... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Entrails belong to the pioneers of Swedish Death Metal. The band appeared on the scene in the early '90s, together with bands like Dismember and Entombed. After a 14 years long hiatus Entrails returned in 2008 and became since then a constant factor in oldschool Death Metal. 'Rise of the Reaoper' is newest strike... Continue Reading →
Swedish metal vikings Amon Amarth embark on a tour in late 2019 with a few shows also in Germany. The band will hit the road together with no less than Arch Enemy and Hypocrisy. Many of the shows are already 'sold out' but for some of the concerts tickets are still available. Here are all... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Gore Metal pioneers Exhumed are back with a new album, entitled ‘Horror’. Two hears after ‘Death Revenge’ represented the bands first concept album it’s the blood-trenched new album that showcases a band that’s willing to take Gore Metal to a next level. The guys from California started in 1990 in San Jose and they... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Gatecreeper is a rather new band. The guys from Arizona started their musical endeavor six years ago and it's a solid number of split-releasesbeing part of their track record. The full-length debut 'Sonoran Depravation' crawled out of darkness in 2016 and it's the sophomore album 'Deserted' that brings a next portion of well-crafted Death... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Meat cleaver riff producers Creeping Death revealed a few months ago an exciting EP entitled 'Specter of War'. The release was an appetizer for some more Death Metal, hailing from Texas and here comes the next chapter. With 'Wretched Illusions' the wait has an end. Creeping Death debuts with an album that covers ten... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Danish heavyweight Baest is a rather new band. ‘The beast’ started in 2015 and premiered in 2018 with the acclaimed ‘Danse Macabre’. After having released the debut, the guys from Aarhus focused on touring activities, e.g. being the opener for Abbath. Being on the road and playing live brought the quintet even closer together... Continue Reading →
(9/10) After having listened to Entombed A.D.'s new album 'Bowels of Earth' I had to think more than ones of the video for 'The Winner Has Lost', which was shot at Warpigs brewery in Copenhagen. Entombed A.D. and Warpigs' beer has a few things in common. Both aren't mainstream, both have edges, both have an... Continue Reading →
When PARADISE LOST guitarist Greg Mackintosh put to rest his VALLENFYRE side project in 2018, he closed a difficult, but an ultimately cathartic period in his life. Created as a tribute to his father John, who passed away in 2009, VALLENFYRE originally served as a sounding board for Greg’s grief, but then delved into his... Continue Reading →
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