My World of Music – est. 2013
British hard rock pioneers Nazareth do have a long track record and influence(d) a lot of bands along the way. The band from Scotland was founded in 1968 and the first album, the self-titled debut, enriched the rock scene in 1971. One of the iconic factors that made Nazareth special was the raspy voice of... Continue Reading →
UK rockers Inglorious released an album called ‘Herione’ back in September 2022. A few less restrictive covid regulations allowed the band to play some live shows in the UK to support the new album. One of these concerts took place at Exeter Phoenix in Exeter. This concert has been recorded and acts as the base... Continue Reading →
The Southern part of Stockholm, that is the home of Treat, a melodic rock outfit with a long track record. The band started in the heydays of melodic rock and is the brainchild of singer Robert Ernlund and guitarist Anders Wikström. The band unleashed their first longplayer ‘Scratch and Bite’ in 1985, a time when... Continue Reading →
Same old, same old. The review of a new Axel Rudi Pell album doesn’t necessarily need too much longer than that. OK, it might be a good thing to go a bit more in depth when it comes to ‘Lost XXIII’. Axel Rudi Pell is already since more than thirty years a well-known name in... Continue Reading →
Allstar line-up Robin McAuley (McAuley Schenker Group), guitarist Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake), bassist Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, The End Machine, ex-Dokken), and drummer Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr. Big), they are also known as Black Swan. The quartet premiered with ‚Shake the World‘ in 2020 and have finished the work process for their second longplayer. ‚Generation... Continue Reading →
Black Stone Cherry launched with ‘Ringin’ in My Head’ a new video. The song is the opener of their latest longplayer ‘The Human Condition’ and supports the upcoming tour. The band will come to Europe in late summer 2022 and there are the dates for Germany, Austria and Switzerland: 12.09. Cologne – E-Werk14.09. Hamburg –... Continue Reading →
Glam rockers Crashdïet announce a new album. ‘Automaton’ is scheduled for a release on April 29th, 2022 and comes through Crusader Records / Golden Robot Records. The album will feature a 12-song tracklist of which ‘Together Whatever’ has been revealed already and can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/Xhj1UKTji4o Tracklist: AutomatonTogether Whatever Shine OnNo Man's LandDarker MindsDead CrusadePowerline... Continue Reading →
Dare is the brainchild of former Thin Lizzy keyboarder Darren Wharton and guitarist Vinny Burns (Ultravox, Ten, Asia). The two guys founded the band in 1985 and after the line-up has been completed, work on the debut gained speed. Dare premiered in 1988 with ‘Out of the Silence’ and could enlarge their fanbase with the... Continue Reading →
The Hives, Backyard Babies and The Hellacopters, these bands are veterans when it comes to hard rocking music hailing from Sweden. Each of these groups had and has an influence on the sound of Swedish rock music, being an inspirational source for many young bands. The Hellacopters had their heydays in the second half of... Continue Reading →
“They never come back”, that is what some people might have said after Allison, the Swiss hard rock outfit, parted ways in 1996. With two albums under their belt, the quintet disbanded after guitarist Jonny Stutz announced that he will leave the band. 21 years later, the band played a gig as a surprise for... Continue Reading →
Hamburg's metal vampires started in 1992 which means that 2022 is an anniversary for the band. Three decades and seven longplayers is what Bäd Influence has under their belt and a new longplayer is on its way. ‘End7eit’ is the title of their new longplayer and since ‘Fe4R’, the in the title embedded number indicates... Continue Reading →
London, UK – based rockers FM finished work on their newest album ‘Thirteen’. As the title indicates, the new offer is full-length record number thirteen, penned and recorded by the British melodic rock outfit. The story of FM contains two chapters. The first era of the band stared in 1984, the year, FM was formed.... Continue Reading →
Radioactive is the brainchild of Swedish musician and producer Tommy Denander who started the project in 1991. It took a while before Denander could release the debut album. Ten years after having started Radioactive the first album hit the shelves, a record named ‘Ceremony of Innocence’. Three more records followed, of which the 2015 release... Continue Reading →
Love/Hate pushed with ‘Wasted in America’ a well-crafted hard rock album to the record stores. Still, things didn’t go right at the time and even though the band supported Ozzy Osbourne on a tour through Europe, timing might not have been right for Love/Hate. The upcoming grunge- and nu metal era gained momentum and sleaze... Continue Reading →
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