My World of Music – est. 2013
Elegant Weapons is an interesting new constellation of musicians, with the line-up including Richie Faulkner, a long-time Judas Priest guitarist. In addition, Ronnie Romero lends his voice to the band, while the rhythm section consists of Dave Rimmer (Uriah Heep) and Christopher Williams (Accept). Thus, there are experts at work in the band. The fact... Continue Reading →
Smoulder belongs to the group of exciting hungry epic metal bands. The group started 2013 and has its origins in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The debut was unleashed in 2019 and with ‘Dream Quest Ends, Smoulder launched an EP in early 2020. Also the quintet had to suffer from the pandemic, and everybody remembers Smoulder’s dramatic... Continue Reading →
MDXX is still relatively unknown and also surrounded by a cloak of mystery. What we do know is that MDXX consists of four musicians who call themselves V, T, C and A. The musical head of the band is V. V is the musical head of the band and is responsible for both music and... Continue Reading →
Already a few days in the record stores and very relevant for fans of well-made doom metal, this is the new album from Iron Void. Some of you will surely already have the band on the metal radar screens, because after all the guys have been on their mission to bring good metal to the... Continue Reading →
Abbey of Thelema is a small house in Sicily that served as a temple and spiritual center. Founded by Aleister Crowley and Leah Hirsig, the place has been empty for a long time and is doomed to decay. But it was also an origin of occultism and already at the time not entirely uncontroversial. These... Continue Reading →
Abstrakt Algebra is the brainchild of Leif Edling, the mainman of doom icons Candlemass. With this project, Edling focused on more complex sound structures and the only release of the band was the self-titled debut album which saw the light of day in 1995. Today, GMR Music re-releases the album as a by Patrick W.... Continue Reading →
Captain Ahab is a protagonist in Herman Melville's novel 'Moby Dick' and inspired a young metal band from Heidelberg, Germany when they were looking for a name for their metal adventure. The whole process took place almost 20 years ago and Ahab, the metal band, was born. The southern German metal enthusiasts premiered in 2006... Continue Reading →
Today's musical journey takes us from Germany via Sweden to Finland and ends in Switzerland. Well, actually the way leads to Hamburg's Große Freiheit 36, the location where four well known bands celebrate the end of a one month lasting tour. Translating the countries into bands, it means that tonight we will see Nailed To... Continue Reading →
Doomocracy comes from Greece; more precisely from Crete. Yet the Greeks do not offer sun-tanned rock, but stay in the darker realms. They do this with a musical ambition, which is reflected in their technical abilities and songwriting skills. The quintet has not released so many albums yet, but already the debut 'The End is... Continue Reading →
Type O Negative was and is one of the most impressive bands heavy metal brought to surface. The band from NYC was the brainchild of Peter Steele and what he, together with his companions Josh Silver, Kenny Hickey and Johnny Kelly created was and still is music, that stands on its own. And not to... Continue Reading →
Undertow have been one of the most respected bands in the German metal underground over the last 30 years. With great albums, the guys have rightly brought themselves into the limelight again and again, gaining a very solid fan base. Many of these fans are located in the north of Germany, a region where the... Continue Reading →
Falun in Sweden is the home of a very interesting band. Their name? Gaupa. The newcomers started in 2017 and the band consists of Emma Näslund (v), Daniel Nygren (g), Erik Sävström (b), David Rosberg (g) and Jimmy Hurtig (d). The debut album 'Feberdröm' was released in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, and... Continue Reading →
When Fenriz and Nocturno Culto announce a new Darktrone album, it creates a buzz or at least a curiosity. A few weeks ago Fenriz announced the new album with a number of video clips and now the wait is over. With 'Astral Fortress' Darkthrone have a new album in the starting blocks and continue to... Continue Reading →
Doom metal outfit The Temple, hailing from Greece’ announce their new album ‘Of Solitude Triumphant’. Release date is scheduled for December 9th and the album comes through I Hate Records. Fans of bands like While Heaven wept should check out the sound of the quartet and a first song has been launched already: https://ihate.bandcamp.com/track/a-white-flame-for-the-fear-of-death Me... Continue Reading →
Bergen, on the west coast of Norway, is perhaps not exactly what you would call a metropolis. Nevertheless, the second largest city in Norway is home to a very agile and creative metal scene. One of the bands that have their headquarters in Bergen are the doom metallers from Sahg, who are currently thrilling the... Continue Reading →
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