My World of Music – est. 2013
First bands are announced for the 2019 edition of Rock Hard festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Bands that are confirmed already are promising. Death metal pioneers Cannibal Corpse are part of the festival, as well as US metal legend Fifth Angel and prog metal heroes Heir Apparent. Furthermore it is German instrumental postrockers Long Distance Calling, NWoBHM icon... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Dutch powerhouse MaYan is back with a new longplayer. It’s not that the band released many records over the last years, but it’s the quality of each of the albums that’s stunning. After having debuted in 2011 with ‘Quaterpast’ the band unveiled their next strike with ‘Antagonise’ in 2014. Both records were critically acclaimed... Continue Reading →
Norwegian black metal warrior Abbath embarked on a six stop road trip through Europe. The mini tour includes five different countries and The Netherlands was one of them. Actually the show at Gebr. de Nobel in Leiden was the start of this tour and it was Danish newcomers Baest that got the opening spot. With... Continue Reading →
(7/10) If you haven’t had the chance to see the recent blood moon that rose a few weeks ago you can mitigate the disappointment by listening to the EP of a band called Bloodmoon. OK, I agree. This was a weird start into a review but anyhow. Bloodmoon is a Dutch quintet, hailing from Arnhem... Continue Reading →
The Musicon in Den Haag provided a more unusual Sunday afternoon activity. Instead of coffee and cake it was beer and death metal that stood in focus. So what should be more obvious than going there and enjoying good music and a drink. Let’s break the pattern I would say. The bands, which played that... Continue Reading →
(8/10) If people think about US death metal it’s often bands like Obituary that come to their minds. The quintet for sure belongs to most popular representatives of Tampa-based death metal, but they aren’t the only ones. Another band that hails from Florida is Monstrosity and the guys can also build on a long track... Continue Reading →
(8/10) It very rarely happens that a band has a longterm consistency in their line-up. Brazilian riff grinders Krisiun is such a band. The trio started in 1990 and together maneuvered through almost three decades in death metal. Next to the fact that this is a rather unique thing I mention it, because I have... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Finnish metallers Omnium Gatherum didn’t sit around doing nothing during the last years. After having released the well-acclaimed ‘Grey Heavens’ album in 2016, the sextet went on tour and afterwards back to the studio for recording their eight longplayer. ‘The Burning Cold’ will be unleashed late August this year and it might become the... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Death metal veterans Deicide invested quite some time when it comes to work for their 12th longplayer. 'Overtures of Blasphemy', so the title of the metal blast, was done over several months in a two years period. All the work and effort led to a twelve track album with songs not reaching the four... Continue Reading →
(7/10) SoulLine is a Swiss metal outfit, hailing from Gentilino - close to lake Lugano. The quintet began in 2001 and it took 6 years before the debut 'Oblivium' was launched. In the meantime the five-piece metal band added three more records, of which the latest one, 'Welcome My Sun', was launched in 2015. Three... Continue Reading →
As being part of In Flames European summer tour dates the band embarked on a two show journey in The Netherlands, before moving on to play the Reload Festival in Germany. After having played the Effenaar in Eindhoven the day before, the band travelled a few kilometres north, for performing a show at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht.... Continue Reading →
Dutch metalcore quintet For I Am King played at this years Schollenpop festival in The Hague, NL. On a stormy and rainy Saturday the band ignited a metal storm that even taught the real storm of fear. Here are some pics of a well-done show of a really sympathetic band. Setlist: Black Death Breathe... Continue Reading →
(9/10) A duo in metal is something that for sure doesn’t belong to the usual line-ups. Mantar, hailing from Bremen, Germany, is such an exception from standard. Hanno Klaenhardt (v/g) and Erinc Sakarya (d/v) founded the band five years ago and what the duo achieve in such a short period of time is rather impressive.... Continue Reading →
Now it is in the open, 'The Arrow of Satan is Drawn' is the title fo Bloodbath's 5th studio album. The longplayer will be released on October 26th and comes via Peaceville Records. “What are we presenting with this album? Humanity’s unfaltering march prone towards downfall,” declares guitarist Blakkheim. “The threat to this world isn’t... Continue Reading →
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