My World of Music – est. 2013
If you look at the album cover of 'Time to Rise', you might expect a different musical direction than what this album offers. Yet everything captured on this album is of consistently good quality. The winged fighter on the cover could also represent a power metal album or something similar, while the band name would... Continue Reading →
Malmö, in the south of Sweden, is the home of Crazy Lixx. But when you listen to their songs, you feel as if you've been sent back to the American West Coast of the 80s. With a sure instinct for catchy melodies and a powerful guitar sound, the guys began to strive to follow their... Continue Reading →
‘Grande Rock’ was and is the kind of breakthrough album by The Hellacopters as it brought the Swedish rock veterans a top ten position in the Swedish charts. All that happened 25 years ago and to celebrate the anniversary of this longplayer, The Hellacopters re-issue their milestone album as 'Grande Rock Revisited'. The 2024-version includes... Continue Reading →
After Kiss shifting from the real world into the digital universe and handing over things to some avatars it is former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley who might not fill the gap but releases a really cool new record. After being in and out as ‘The Spaceman’, Frehley started a space trip into his own universe... Continue Reading →
Fargo belong to the trailblazers when it comes to German hard rock. Founded in Hanover in 1973 the band released four longplayers. ‘Wishing Well’ is the title of the 1979 debut album and three more records followed this successful start. ‘No Limit’, ‘Frontpage Lover’ and ‘F’ are three smashing albums that sank into oblivion until... Continue Reading →
Amongst other things, Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg, is known for a vivid music scene with Scandinavian death metal having a s very solid homebase. Next to that, hard rocking music with a good sense for melodies hails from the Swedish west coast too. One of the bands ´that dig more this kind of music... Continue Reading →
It is not the first time, that we get two versions of one band and Riley’s L.A. Guns is one of these bands. The band released with ‘Renegades’ an album back in 2020 and returns these days with their next effort. ‘The Dark Horse’ is the title of the new Riley’s L.A. Guns longplayer which... Continue Reading →
Staggering Leech is a rock band, hailing from Northern Germany. Inspired by greats like Bon Scott and Robert Plant, the four-piece added a couple of albums to the books before undergoing a bigger shift. The upcoming album features only German lyrics that refer to the 'real life'. That's why the title of the album will... Continue Reading →
‘Before the Morning Comes’ is the new single that’s been launched prior to the release of the Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine album ‘The Long-Lost Songs’. The album is special, as the roots go back to the 90s when Lucassen worked in several projects. When he met Robert Soeterbroek during a live show of Bodine,... Continue Reading →
Since Lucifer started to shake the world of rock in 2015 with the ‘Lucifer I’ the five-piece walked on an impressive musical path. A growing fanbase, great releases and a growing fanbase reflect the musical thrill created by Lucifer. The blend of sounds and inspiration is broad. Classic rock from the 70s, (doom)metal and occult... Continue Reading →
Gotus is a band that offers a debut album and in case one thinks that the band is new – yes and no. Gotus is a new outfit that offers melodic rock with a touch of metal. A glimpse on the line-up though shows several known names. Gotus started as a live project, driven by... Continue Reading →
Frontiers Music established an approach of bringing together singers and guitarist to work together on songs and an album. It’s always an interesting cooperation between these musicians and also 2024 brings such a collaboration to the plate. This time it is Jack Russel (Great White) and Tracii Guns who created an album called ‘Medusa’. The... Continue Reading →
December is a month full of traditions. One of the embosomed ones is the yearly Lemmyversary show in Hamburg. Although the reason for Lemmyversary is a very sad one, the show has a constant spot in the agenda of Markthalle, Hamburg. A few guys from Kiel, passionate for rock music in general and Motörhead in... Continue Reading →
Snow and ice – Hamburg does its best to welcome Audrey Horne with a best possible Bergen-like winter atmosphere. Regardless of the winterly conditions in Germany’s north, the Norwegians made it in time to Hamburg where a show at the legendary LOGO is scheduled. Fans had no problems to get to the venue too, regardless... Continue Reading →
In spring this year Nighthawk released with ‘Prowler’ an outstanding longplayer. Melodic metal at its best is what the album offers and to keep the fire burning Robert Majd and his crew follow up the release with a live EP. The band played four of the songs live on December 2nd, 2022 in Stockholm and... Continue Reading →
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