My World of Music – est. 2013
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 →
Swedish heavy rockers Transport League have their new album ready to go. The longplayer is entitled ‘Kaiserschnitt’ and if it took some doing, we don’t know. A sure thing though is the fact that recording an album these days isn’t an easy undertaking and it needs an extra effort to make such a longplayer happen.... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal and the Cavalera family, that was always a tight entity. Sepultura, Soulfly and the Cavalera Conspiracy, all these band were and are closely connected to the name Cavalera and with Go Ahead And Die a next band continues the endeavor. Was it so far the brothers Max and Igor, being the metallic forces,... Continue Reading →
Today, Oakland-based Machine Head released a digital single called 'Arrows in Words From the Sky'. The release contains three new tracks: 'Rotten', 'Arrows in Words From the Sky' and the massive 'Become the Firestorm'. The effects of a pandemic and the death of Robb Flynn's mother had an impact on these three songs and added... Continue Reading →
The quartet started in 2001 when they successfully completed a renaming from Godzilla to Gojira. The debut 'Terra Incognita' was released in the same year and since then the band has become essential.Gojira slowly and steadily built up a fanbase that is constantly growing. This can be recognized among other things by the chart entries,... Continue Reading →
Not only because of, but also due to Alice Cooper's latest album 'Detroit Stories', the city in the North West of the US got into focus again. Not far away from Detroit and just divided by the Detroit River is Windsor, Ontario. Windsor is a Canadian city and is the homebase of Devilz By Definition.... Continue Reading →
Grammy Award winners Body Count have never shied away from keeping it raw and real. In that spirit, Ice-T and crew launched a contest for fans to illuminate the musical and lyrical ballistics to their song, 'The Hate Is Real', from their latest album, Carnivore. Fans were asked to create and submit their own videos and the band... Continue Reading →
Zoltán "Zoli" Farkas certainly cannot be blamed for a lack of willpower, and Ektomorf's career was certainly not a straight highway to success. Farkas and Ektomorf were confronted with several difficulties. Due to his gypsy roots, Farkas was confronted with racism and prejudice while Ektomorf was often labeled as being a Sepultura-clone. However, all these... Continue Reading →
Michigan-based riff grinders Plague Years unleashed a first wrecking ball called 'Unholy Infestation' in 2018. eOne has noticed the potential of the band, hailing from Detroit, and after a contract has been signed the full-length debut will be in the shelves mid September. There can't be a much better moniker for a band these days... Continue Reading →
Metal icons Soulfly are proud to announce and release their 'Live Ritual NYC MMXIX' digital EP. In celebration, the band has offered the fans a live video for the track 'The Summoning' which can be seen here: https://youtu.be/ix9Ny1YgpO0 Vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera comments, "New York is a mesmerizing city; the city that never sleeps! I always look forward to playing in NY. The Gramercy is a great... Continue Reading →
Tommy Victor and band mates are hard workers. The Groove Metal pioneers don’t merely write good songs, they also take care about all band related issues themselves again. This certainly adds to Prong's image of being one of the real authentic bands. Prong is Prong, something’s also reflected on the new EP. To bridge the... Continue Reading →
(9/10) While everybody talks about the return of Tool and their new album it's other Metal pioneers that return after having faced an even longer hiatus. Prog Metal legends Heir Apparent released a new album end of last year, Possessed followed and also Thrash Metal icons Sacred Reich unleashed a new longplayer after decades of... Continue Reading →
The new Slipknot album is announced for August 9th this year and it will carry the title 'We Are Not Your Kind'. The artwork is unveiled as well as the tracklist that looks like this: 1. Insert Coin 2. Unsainted 3. Birth Of The Cruel 4. Death Because Of Death 5. Nero Forte 6. Critical Darling 7. Liar’s Funeral 8. Red Flag 9.... Continue Reading →
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