My World of Music – est. 2013
Rather quickly after having unleashed a first single, The Revenants drop a second single. The new song is called ‘Los Angeles’, also taken from the upcoming debut album ‘Ghosts’. Release date will be bon April 21stm 2023 and the album will come via El Puerto Records.
The Revenants, incl. Michelle Darkness (End Of Green), will release their debut album ‘Ghosts’ on April 21st, 20023 through El Puerto Records. The first song has been revealed already and there 19 more to come. A total of 20 songs will be spread over two CDs and this is how the tracklist looks like: Disc... Continue Reading →
Finnish metal outfit Insomnium has a new album in the starting blocks. ‘Anno 1696’ is the ninth full-length record the band will release on February 24th, 20203 and with ‘The Witch Hunter’ a next song from the album is unveiled. Guitarist Markus Vanhala comments about the track: "This is a good example of a song... Continue Reading →
Finnish gothic rocker The 69 Eyes announced a European tour for March 2023 with shows in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary and Czech Republic. Next to the known classics the set will also feature songs from the upcoming new record which bis announced for spring 2023.
It was in April this years when a band released an EP that cane right in time for the Roadburn festival. Gott is a quintet from The Netherlands, featuring well know musicians. Farida Lemouchi ( Molassess, The Devil’s Blood) , Twan van Geel (Soulburn, Legion of the Damned) , Thijs van Laarhoven (Severe Torture, William... Continue Reading →
Those who feel a certain longing for darkness even during the long sunny days in August can be helped. For one thing, the days in the northern hemisphere are getting shorter and shorter. At the same time there is a musical soundtrack that evokes gloom. Masters in the creation of these gloomy emotional spheres are... Continue Reading →
It was not so long ago that Hanging Garden presented with 'Skeleton Lake' a new longplayer. To be precise, it was May 2021, a month when life and colors returned, while the Finns created a well-done counterpoint with their dark melodies. A few months later, the dreariness of gray winter days prevails and the sun... Continue Reading →
Stuttgart in Germany, a city known for Mercedes, Porsche and Spätzle has also a rather vibrant music scene. One contributor is Schwarzer Engel, a gothic and dark metal project, driven by Dave Jason. Schwarzer Engel (German for Black Angel) has six longplayers under the belt und the next one is ready to be shipped to... Continue Reading →
If the name of a band is Funeral I don’t think that anybody expects happy sounds. In contrary. Funeral, hailing from Drammen, Norway, is into slower pace metal with a dark vibe that resonates in each of the songs of their newest delivery. Funeral started in early ‘90s and premiered with ‘Tragedies’ in 1995. In... Continue Reading →
Paradise Lost is a well-sounding name when it comes to dark gothic metal. The band went through different phases. The quintet has excellent longplayers in their discography. The latest records as well as the ‘Icon’ and ‘Draconian Times’ are timeless releases that helped to define a whole genre. There are two longplayers that paved the... Continue Reading →
One of the most influential bands that called Brooklyn, NYC their homebase is Pete Steele’s legendary Type O Negative. Part of this outfit was Sal Abruscato who provided, as drummer of the band, the heartbeat for milestone releases like ‘Bloody Kisses’. After having been also part of Life Of Agony, the drummer started his own... Continue Reading →
GosT premiered in 2013 with ‘Skull’ and added a few more longplayers to the list of deliveries. The newest record from GosT is entitled ‘Rites of Love and Reverence’. Ten new songs continue a musical trip that covers a lot of dark wave and electronica, mixed with some metal-ish elements. The result is an album... Continue Reading →
Lacking the possibility of live shows led to a lot of streaming events during the last months. Most of those have been done with the approach of transferring the live spirit into a virtual room while others preferred a bit of a different strategy - like Paradise Lost. The UK-based metal veterans decided to perform... Continue Reading →
Finnish melodic death metal masters INSOMNIUM proudly present their new single “The Conjurer”. Follow THIS LINK to watch the video, which was once again created by renowned director Vesa Ranta.The band comments:"We haven't been idle during the pandemic. 'The Conjurer' is a tragic tale of jealous and searing love that opens this new chapter for Insomnium. Monumental composition... Continue Reading →
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