My World of Music – est. 2013
November is a month characterised by gloom and silent wistfulness. Trees drop their leaves and we head towards a season of grey and sombre weeks. What could be more fitting than an EP from the French dark metal band The Old Dead Tree? The band's name fits this time of year perfectly and their music... Continue Reading →
Tonight, I’m exploring a new venue. The Georg Elser Halle in Hamburg opened earlier this year, and this is my first visit to the venue. Part of the historic Flakbunker building, which has become a popular destination thanks to its additional levels, roof garden and hotel, the Georg Elser Halle is located there too, named... Continue Reading →
October 26, 2024 saw Moonspell performing their first-ever symphonic show, dubbed "Opus Diabolicum", at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal’s capital city. The band made history at this unforgettable live event, adding another magnificent chapter to both metal music made in Portugal and their very own legacy. Now, a year later, this monumental event can... Continue Reading →
Despite his involvement with black metal since 1992, Gaahl (aka Kristian Espedal) is the driving force behind the nascent group known as Gaahl's Wyrd, which is commemorating its tenth anniversary this year. The number of releases, however, is easy to keep track of. A few singles, an EP, and the debut album "GasiR – Ghosts... Continue Reading →
This band is a phenomenom. When you ask metalheads if Crematory is one of their favorite bands, the answer isn't often a 'yes'. On the other hand, the band from the south of Germany has been around for 34 years and "Destination" is their 17th longplayer. So there must be something that fascinates the fans... Continue Reading →
What do have Michelle Darkness (End Of Green) and Thomas Gurrath (Blutgott, Debauchery) in common. The are both coming from the same hometown, Heiningen and now they have “Nightking” is common too. “Nightking” is the title of a collaboration of the two, a thunderous metal blast. The song fuses darkness and heaviness in a great... Continue Reading →
May 2nd will see dark metal legends Crematory release their brand new studio offering, entitled "Destination", via ROAR (Grave Digger, Holy Moses, Mystic Prophecy a.o.). In the more than three decades of their existence, Crematory have seen trends come and go, while always staying true to their trademarks, they belong to one of Germany's most distinctive gothic metal pioneers to date. Following their... Continue Reading →
Two bands with impressive development have joined forces and embarked on a European tour. Green Lung and Unto Others are currently on the road with a stop in Hamburg at Gruenspan. Herndon, Virginia rockers Satan's Satyrs complete the package, and it's the latter that kicks off the evening with a 30-minute set. Satan's Satyrs play... Continue Reading →
French metal outfit Hangman's Chair seems to be a fairly new band, but this is actually a misconception. The four-piece formed in 2005 and have released six albums to date. The fact why they could be considered as a new band is that the attention grew after they signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records.... Continue Reading →
"Infinity" will get a twin at the end of January, as End Of Green will release "Twinfinity". Almost thirty years after the release of their debut album, the Swabian gothic rockers will return to their beginnings with the re-recording of their first full-length album. It was 1996 when five guys from the greater Stuttgart area... Continue Reading →
"Mexican death-surf, digital psychobilly, dark goth disco, rock" … that's a genre mix I haven't seen too often, but that's how Svart Records describes the sound of Hola Ghost and in a way it fits perfectly.Although they have some Mexican influences in their sound, the guys are from Denmark. Their second album called "The Man... Continue Reading →
An aura of the unknown surrounds a new project called Neon Nightmare. Who is the driving force behind this band is an unsolved mystery and let's wait and see how soon a name(s) will be revealed. What can be said though is that whoever is behind Neon Nightmare is a big Type O' Negative fan.It... Continue Reading →
Almost 30 years after having released their debut album “Infinity”, German dark rockers End Of Green return to their roots. Gothic, doom and stoner are the influences this record combined to a unique sound that sparked a three-decade career in rock and metal. On January 24th, 2025 End Of Green will release a newly recorded... Continue Reading →
Pøltergeist, this band name doesn't sound familiar to me. I've never heard of this band before and when I received the album I was expecting one of those ambitious young metalcore bands, but I was completely wrong. The trio hail from Vancouver, Canada and "Nachtmusik" is the title of their new album. The German-titled record... Continue Reading →
I was looking forward to this debut with real excitement as the lead single "In Darkness" was and is a great song that creates a lot of anticipation when it comes to the very first album from Cemetery Skyline. The band is the brainchild of Markus Valhalla (Insomnium / Omnium Gatherum) and he has found... Continue Reading →
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