My World of Music – est. 2013
Simon McBride got quite some attention during the last weeks. It was end of March when Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse announced a temporary hiatus from Deep Purple live shows. Morse remains a full member of the classic rock icons but will spend some time for taking care about his wife who is battling cancer.... Continue Reading →
Finally it happens, Long Distance Calling start their second part of the ‘Seats and Sounds’-tour. As many other concerts and tours, also this one has been postponed many times. What was planned originally to happen in 2020 starts today and no restriction can stop the band to present songs from their latest studio album ‘How... Continue Reading →
Münster-based post-rockers Long Distance Calling announced their new album ‚Eraser‘. Two years after having launched ‚How Do We Want to Live?‘ their next strike will hit the shelves on August 26th, 2022 and ‚Eraser‘ comes via earMUSIC. Right in time, on Earth Day 2022, the quartet released with ‚Kamilah‘ a first song, taken from the... Continue Reading →
Joe Satriani is one of the most renowned guitarists in rock music. The guitarist from Westbury, Long Island, New York started his six-string adventure in the early 70s and became one of the most influential musicians in his craft. Not only that Satriani released numerous albums; he also worked as guitar instructor with students Kirk... Continue Reading →
Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas, Mark Kelly and Ian Mosley, these guys are also known as Marillion. The quintet worked on a new album called ‘An Hour Before It’s Dark’, the successor of the ‘F E A R’ album from 2016. The title of the newest Marillion record gives room for interpretation. ‘An Hour... Continue Reading →
Annihilator stands for excellent metal since 1984 the year when guitarist Jeff Waters founded the Canadian powerhouse. The remarkable debut ‘Alice in Hell’ brought the band some immediate attention and since then, Waters and band are a very constant factor in metal with 17 longplayers under their belt. These days it is earMUSIC that start... Continue Reading →
Once Human release their third album 'Scar Weaver' these days and also this time the listener gets to hear a thunderous load of modern metal. The spectacle starts with 'Eidolon', a massive opener that makes some noise but never really gets out of the starting blocks. Next comes 'Deadlock' and the fact that Machine Head's... Continue Reading →
If the legendary Deep Purple record an album with cover versions, it’s not a crime, but more an homage to the roots of rock’n’roll. With some cover albums one could get the idea of a band lacking own creativity or having some other reasons for pushing such an album to the market. I think we... Continue Reading →
earMUSIC will present an impressive re-issue series of the almost complete back catalogue from Canadian thrash metal icons Annihilator. The start will be ’Metal II’ which is a new recording of the 2007 release 'Metal’ with no less than Dave Lombardo and Stu Block. Next to these to veterans several guests add a piece to... Continue Reading →
Will there be a next Deep Purple album, that was a question that kept many fans of classic rock busy and awake for quite a while, nurtured by some first signs from a few weeks ago. Since today the question has a clear answer, Yes. There will be a next record from the classic rock... Continue Reading →
Hamburg – rock city. The harbor city in the Northern parts of Germany is the home base for many rock and metal bands. One of them is Gamma Ray, founded by Helloween guitarist Kai Hansen. It feels like as it would have been yesterday that the glorious debut ’Heading for Tomorrow’ created excitement in the... Continue Reading →
Savatage, back on vinyl. earMUSIC announced a re-issue series of iconic Savatage albums, from ‘Sirens’ to ‘Poets and Madmen’. The re-release will be revealed in a step-by-step approach, starting with the re-issue of ‘Sirens’ on August 20th,2021. In parallel also ‘The Dungeons are Calling’ will hit the shelves, an EP that was originally unleashed in... Continue Reading →
This review is about an album that focusses on the calmer and gentle facets of music instead of challenging the speakers through hard riffs and massive beats. 'Surrounded' is the title of an album that comes from Justin Sullivan and is his second solo release in 18 years. The iconic singer, being known from the... Continue Reading →
It was in November 2019 when Marillion played a concert at St. David’s Hall in Cardiff, being part of the ‘Marillion With Friends from the Orchestra Live 2019’ tour. What paved the way for such an undertaking had its beginning in a collaboration of the rock veterans with the ‘In Praise of Folly’ string quartet,... Continue Reading →
New Model Army mainman Justin Sullivan announced with 'Surrounded' his second solo album, following the 2003 release 'Navigating by the Stars'. The album will hit the shelves on May 28th and a first song has been unwrapped today, 'Amundsen' is a dark song and an appetizer for a very personal new album. There seems to... Continue Reading →
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