My World of Music – est. 2013
With the album 'Enuma Elish' Eridu revive the heritage of the long lost Mesopotamian high civilization. Named after the oldest city of Mesopotamia, the Munich-based band opens another chapter of oriental extreme metal. After their debut 'Lugalbanda' (2019) was able to cause a stir nationally as well as internationally (Wacken Metal Battle Finale Germany 2022,... Continue Reading →
Australia's extreme metallers NE Obliviscaris present with 'Exul' their latest work, which was created with a lot of uncertainties, imponderables and possibilities. If you take a closer look at the record, you will notice that 'Exul' was recorded in a number of studios. If one considers the exceptional situation of the past years, this is... Continue Reading →
You can't exactly say that Mork from Norway are one of the quick starters. Founded in 2004 in Halden, Norway it took the band already nine years until they could present their debut album 'Isebakke'. Before that, there was only a demo called 'Rota til ondskap'. Not more. The debut was released in 2013 and... Continue Reading →
Death metal from The Netherlands, that stands for quality and a brute sound. Bands like God Dethroned and Asphyx established act from Holland and the same goes for Amersfoort-based Bodyfarm. The quartet unchained their debut album ‘Malevolence’ in 2012 and released in toal four longplayers to date. With ‘Ultimate Abomination’ the next album is waiting... Continue Reading →
New York death metal pioneers Suffocation have announced a 2023 European tour called 'The Warmth Within the Dark'.
Dutch metal force Haliphron was formed in 2021. Sharing the same musical vision, the band worked on their debut album. ‘Prey’ that’s the title of their first longplayer which will be released on March 31st, 2023 via Listenable Records. The band comments on the album concept:" ‘Prey' is all about being a hunter - or... Continue Reading →
South Tyrolian metal institution Graveworm return with anew song called ‘Escorting the Soul’. The song is taken from the upcoming album ‘Killing Innocence’ which will be the first studio release of the band in eight years. Vocalist Stefano Fiori says: "Escorting The Soul is the second single of our upcoming album, a typical Graveworm-midtempo track... Continue Reading →
The good thing with ‘Homicidal Ecstasy’ is the fact, that the Sanguisugabogg album includes a sheet with vocals. This is mainly since Devin Swank ‘pukes’ out his growls in a way that you basically are impressed but don’t follow of what he is singing, or better growling. The band from Columbus, Ohio started in 2019... Continue Reading →
Imperium Dekadenz belong to the longtimer players when it comes to German extreme metal. The duo, consisting of Vespasian and Horaz, started 2004 and brought black metal to the black forest. From their homebase Villingen-Schwenningen, the duo started to take metal fans heart by storm in 2006 when the band launched their debut album. ‘…und... Continue Reading →
Bezwering are one of the more recent black metal bands from The Netherlands. Formed in 2018, the guys have delivered their debut album in 2020 with 'Aan de wormen overgelvered' (engl. 'Surrendered to the Worms') and here comes the not at all pre-Christmas sound of 'Dodenkroning' (engl. 'Crowning of the Dead'). The quintet from Gelderland... Continue Reading →
Dutch death metal veterans God Dethroned sign a deal with Atomic Fire and a new song called ‘Asmodevs’ will be launched soon. One may be excited. Photo: Chantik Photography
Not quite as relaxed and cheerful as the dancing people on the cover artwork is the new album from Kampfar, but the sounds of the dark side of power dominate the album. 'Til Klovers Takt' is the title of Kampfar's new album which offers a home to a total of six tracks. On the new... Continue Reading →
New York is a melting pot in the broadest sense of the word and this also applies without exception to rock and metal. The Ramones, Anthrax, Suffocation and Type O Negative … they all have/had their home base on the American East Coast. And what about black metal? Well, also here New York has something... Continue Reading →
Autopsy is one of the pioneers of death metal. The Oakland, California based quartet premiered in 1989 with 'Severe Survival' and set a milestone in the development of death metal with their sound. However, after the release of 'Shitfun', the band called it a day and the members went their separate ways. In the 2000s,... Continue Reading →
If you talk about death metal from Germany, then you can't get around Slaughterday. The duo from Leer, Lower Saxony started 12 years ago and followed up their debut album with two more records. With their third album 'Ancient Death Triumph' Jens Finger and Bernd Reiners climbed up to the leading ranks of German extreme... Continue Reading →
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