My World of Music – est. 2013
Seeing a picture of a DeLorean brings back a lot of good memories. Now, I never owned such a car myself but since it was a fundamental part of the ‚Back to the Future‘-movies, the car reminds of a time when things were slightly different. Marty McFly and Doc Brown modified the iconic car and... Continue Reading →
Wayward Sons the brainchild of former Little Angels frontman Toby Jepson. After years of working in the movie business, performing with other bands and working as a producer, the singer wanted to have an own band, following his passion for writing and performing music. This was the starting point of Wayward Sons. The band with... Continue Reading →
I guess, that if you are interested in hard rock and melodic metal, the name Jorn isn’t a stranger to you. The Norwegian singer enriched already many bands and projects with his voice. Avantasia, Masterplan and Allen-Lande are just some of them. Next to all these engagements, Jorn Lande found always empty spots in his... Continue Reading →
Black Stone Cherry have fulfilled a childhood dream. The band from Kentucky always wanted to perform live on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London and this dream came true on September 29 last year. To start the show, the band chose 'Me and Mary Jane' from the 'Magic Mountain' album. Overall, it can... Continue Reading →
The front cover of Bloody Heels’ newest release ‘Rotten Romance’ reminds a lot of bands like Lillian Axe and Dokken. Thus might not be a coincidence. Especially the early might belong to the favorite bands of the four Latvian hard rockers. ‘Rotten Romance’ is the third album of the quartet and the second one the... Continue Reading →
Valley Of The Sun, hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, have three longplayers under their belt. The stoner rock band launched with ‘Old Gods’ their so far latest album back in 2019 and add with ‘The Chariot’ a next effort to their discography. For 12 years Valley Of The Sun steer their ship into a good direction.... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, Skills presented their debut and now it is a next group of renowned musicians coming together as Iconic. The band consist of Nathan James (Vocals) (Inglorious), Michael Sweet (Guitars, Vocals) (Stryper), Joel Hoekstra (Guitars) (Whitesnake), Marco Mendoza (Bass) (Thin Lizzy, Black Star Riders, The Dead Daisies, Journey) and Tommy Aldridge (Drums)... Continue Reading →
On June 17th this year, Michael Monroe will celebrate his 60th birthday and shows that the spirt of rock’n’roll isn’t a matter of age. Monroe joined Hanoi Rocks back in 1980, the springboard for the iconic frontman to a career that impresses. In the meantime, Monroe also released several solo albums with ‘Old Man gang’... Continue Reading →
The Cruel Intentions, that is Lizzy DeVine (vocals & guitar), Kristian Solhaug (guitar), Mats Wernerson (bass) and Robin Nilsson (drums). What inspired the guys is the dirty hard rock of the bands like Hanoi Rocks as well as the earlier days of Guns’n’Roses. It is the oldschool sleaze rock that not only inspired frontman DeVine... Continue Reading →
Last Temptation’s debut album was released in autumn 2019 and the band, founded by Peter Scheithauer and Butcho Vukovic, invited some prominent contributors back in time. Three years and one pandemic later, Last Temptation returns with the sophomore album and this time the quartet builds fully on their one capability. The second album from Last... Continue Reading →
Black Stone Cherry has with ‘Live from the Royal Albert Hall’ a new live album in the pipeline. Base for this release is a concert the band performed on September 29th, 2021 and the release is scheduled for June 24th this year. It was the bands anniversary, and a dream became true, playing at one... Continue Reading →
Donna Cannone is a band that is based on fun and joy when it comes to metal and hard rock. The band is the brainchild of former Thundermother member Giorgia Cateri and Luca D’Andria. Both started in the rehearsal room playing some music, mainly for having a good time. To also provide a solid beat... Continue Reading →
‘Kick’ was the first single taken from Def Leppard’s new album ‘Diamond Star Halos’. The song is a powerful rock song that includes a lot of airplay potential. Rocking and melodic, that is how this appetizer can be described. Seven years after the UK rock veterans released the self-titled album. Their latest longplayer could connect... Continue Reading →
Dresden-based Wucan started back in 2011 and is the brainchild of Francis Tobolsky. The quartet premiered in 2015 with ‘Sow in the Wind’ and established a sound that brings Krautrock and the spirit of the '60s & ‘70s back to life. Five years after having launched ‘Reap the Storm’, Wucan returns with their third longplayer... Continue Reading →
Swiss rock band Gotthard slowly and over the span of years moved away from hard rock and redirected their sound towards mainstream rock that allowed the band the enlarge their fanbase. Since the heart of rock’n’roll is still what drives Gotthard founding member Leo Leoni, the guitarist started a side-project called CoreLeoni. That was in... Continue Reading →
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