My World of Music – est. 2013
‘An Hour Before It’s Dark’ was a pretty successful Marillion album, entering e.g. the German charts and climbing up to position 2. On June 21st, 2024 the band will release with ‘An Hour Before It’s Dark: Live in Port Zélande 2023’ the connected live album which will come via earMUSIC. The live release was recorded... Continue Reading →
Myrath have been around since 2006 after five years of making music as Xtazy. With a total of five albums, the guys from Tunisia have already achieved a lot and these days there will be a new longplayer with 'Karma'. 'Karma' was originally supposed to be released earlier, but the release has been postponed and... Continue Reading →
It was back in 1980 when New Model Army a long musical journey that is still ongoing to date. With Justin Sullivan being the only remaining founding member, New Model Army created their very own sound by blending rock, folk, and punk. Their music can be identified right away what also has to do with... Continue Reading →
‘Dark Christmas’ isn’t the first album by Tarja, related to the holiday season; but is the darkest one she released to date. The successor of ‘From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)’ is a gloomy soundtrack that features twelve classic and/or modern Christmas carols. Each of those underwent a total re-arrangement and there... Continue Reading →
At the end of the 80s, guitarist and singer Page Hamilton started a band that created furore - Helmet. The timing could not have been better. Traditional metal in its various subgenres was on the decline, which opened up an opportunity for new types of hard music. Bands like Prong and Life Of Agony have... Continue Reading →
Just in time for the coming winter season, Tarja announced a new album called ‘Dark Christmas’. It is a next Christmas release by the Finnish singer, and it is a dark one. To get a first impression of the dramatic sounding album, ‘Frosty the Snowman’ has been launched and shows Tarja in a cooperation with... Continue Reading →
‘Midnight Junction’, that is the title of the sixth album from Eric Sardinas which will hit the stores these days. The Florida-born guitarist moved to around in his homeland before landing in California in 1990. At this time of his career, Sardinas played on the street and in small pubs to make his living. Known... Continue Reading →
New Model Army are a unique band and their success over the decades speaks volumes. Bandleader Justin Sullivan has always managed to reshape the sound of the band without questioning or even throwing overboard the typical trademarks of the band's sound. My personal first experience with the band was the 'The Ghost of Cain' album... Continue Reading →
To introduce Alice Cooper is like carrying sand to the beach. Everybody knows the shock rocker who started his journey into rock music in 1964 and nearly 50 years later, he still releases albums. And not just that Alice Cooper releases albums, the recent ones are certainly as good as some of the classics he... Continue Reading →
Page Hamilton and bandmates, also known as Helmet, announced a new album and also a European tour. The new Helmet album will be called 'Left' and will come via earMUSIC in November this year. To also bring the new songs on stage, the band will embark on a European tour in November/December 2023 and here... Continue Reading →
Hardrock powerhouse H.E.A.T. revealed ‘One By One’ in a live version, recorded on the latest European tour which took place back in 2022. The song can be listened to on the relevant streaming platforms. The song is part of a special longplayer called ‘Extra Force’ which will come on September 1st, 2023. The release will... Continue Reading →
Outlanders, that is the moniker of a collaboration, including EDM pioneer Torsten Stenzel and Finish singer Tarja. The latter is well-known from her time with Nightwish, but also the impressive solo career Tarja is driving since many years. ‘Outlanders’, that is also the title of a debut album, the duo worked on for 10 years... Continue Reading →
After having released with ‘The Gang’s All Here’, the gang embarked on a tour that brings Skid Row to many countries and continents. Today the hard rock veterans stop at Gruenspan, Hamburg for a show that helps to bridge the gap between some of the bigger festivals in Europe and Skid Row’s support shows for... Continue Reading →
Rock veterans Deep Purple will return to Hamburg for a show at the legendary Stadtpark Open Air. The band will play a show there on July 19th, 2023. The show in Hamburg will be the second last of a summer tour that will start on June24th, 2023 in Cartagena, Spain and it will end on... Continue Reading →
‘Road’. That is the title of the just announced new album from rock icon Alice Cooper. The album will be released on August 25th, 2023 via earMUSIC and with ‘I’m Alice’ a first single has been launched already. Here you can enjoy the song: https://youtu.be/hVxJwWgv5Gg Once again produced by Bob Ezrin, ‘Road’ features 13 song.... Continue Reading →
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