My World of Music – est. 2013
(8/10) Baest is Danish, the word and the band. ‘Baest’ means ‘beast or ‘brute’ in English and having chosen this moniker is a perfect match with the music this Danish quintet has in the offer. The five-piece band is hailing from Aahus and they are a rather new band. The starting point was in 205 when Baestwas formed and since... Continue Reading →
Unbelievable but true. According to the WOA team 50,000 tickets for the WOA 2019 have been sold until Monday August 6th, 16:50. So better be quick in getting your tickets. As mentioned in an earlier post, first bands have been confirmed already and there is of course more to come. http://www.wacken.com
Not only that Cannibal Corpse still belongs to the hottest death metal band has seen, it was also the outside temperature on August 1st that was much more than only summerly. But let’s take it step by step. Florida-based death metal machine Cannibal Corpse is on tour in Europe this summer, playing some of the... Continue Reading →
(8/10) The Spirit is a new powerhouse from Germany. The quartet hails from Saarbrücken, Saarland and consists out of MS (d), AK (g), MT (V/g) and AT (b), with the latter being the newest band member. These four guys recorded with 'Sounds from the Vortex' a smashing debut that was unveiled as autonomously release in... Continue Reading →
The last riffs of the Wacken 2018 edition haven't even been played yet, while an outlook to 2019 kicks-off some extra excitement. First bands have been already announced and here are they are: Sabaton Parkway Drive Demons & Wizards Powerwolf Airbourne Rose Tattoo Within Temptation Meshuggah Krokus Dark Funeral Avatar The 'Wacken days'... Continue Reading →
On September 14th , Rivers Of Nihil will release their second full-length, 'Monarchy', for the first time ever on vinyl via Metal Blade Records. See below for all versions: opaque bone vinyl (US exclusive - limited to 500 copies) electric blue / mustard splattered vinyl (US exclusive - limited to 250 copies) sea blue inside... Continue Reading →
The Crown made a video for 'In the Name of Death', a song taken from the band's latest release 'Cobra Speed Venom'. http://www.thecrownofficial.com https://www.facebook.com/thecrownofficial
(9/10) ‘Repulsion for Humanity’ is the second strike of supergroup Sinsaenum. The band started in 2016 and is a collaboration of musicians, known from other pretty successful extreme metal bands. Drummer Joey Jordison is known from his days with Slipknot. Next to the drummer the band consist of two growlers/shouters. Attila Csihar (Mayhem) is one... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Athens, Ohio based Skeletonwitch released their sixth album end of July this year. 'Devouring Radiant Light' is the band's first release in five years and it shows a shift that happened over during this time. The first thing that's new is the singer. Adam Clemans joined Skeletonwitch in 2016 and the new album is... Continue Reading →
Hespera, that's Björn 'Speed' Strid (v), Cole Martinez (g), Matt Silac (g), Andrew Lenthe (b) and Dirk Verbeuren (d). This powerful quintet will release a six track EP on August 31st. Not much more than a teaser has been unveiled so far, but what we can expect is an aggressive EP entitled 'In Absence'. Stay... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Jungle Rot's start in the first half of the nineties wasn't the easiest time for a metal band to enter the scene. Traditional metal faced a hard time during these years, a time when nu metal and grunge grew rapidly. However, the band from Wisconsin showed a lot of willpower and premiered in 1997... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Obsurca is mainly the brainchild of guitarist and vocalist Steffen Kummerer who founded the band in 2002. Next to the founder, Obscura today is Rafael Trujillo (g), Linus Klausenitzer (b) and Sebastian Lanser (d). This quartet recorded Obscura's fifth longplayer. 'Diluvium' is the final chapter of a four-album conceptual journey and includes eleven new... Continue Reading →
(*/10) To warm-up for the 2018 edition of the legendary Wacken festival Silver Lining Music launches a DVD/CD package entitled 'Live at Wacken 2017 - 28 Years Louder Than Hell'. The comprehensive DVD version features 45 songs of the 2017 Wacken festival, mixed by Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Megadeth, NOFX) and mastered by Andrew Alekej (Motörhead,... Continue Reading →
On September 28th, Revocation will release their new album, 'The Outer Ones', via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of 'The Outer Ones', a video for the first single, 'Of Unworldly Origin' (directed by David Brodsky), can be viewed HERE. 'The Outer Ones' sees Revocation pushing both the death metal and progressive elements of their... Continue Reading →
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