My World of Music – est. 2013
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 →
Michael Voss and Claus Lessmann, both are veterans when it is about rock music from Germany. Bonfire, Casanova, and Mad Max are bands, connected to these names and now the two pioneers started a cooperation called Lessmann / Voss. The debut album, ‘Rock is Our Religion’, is scheduled for a release on July 22nd this... Continue Reading →
Graham Bonnet is known as an excellent rock singer and there have been many occasions for the vocalist to present his excellent voice. Alcatrazz, Rainbow and Michael Schenker Group are just a few bands, Bonnet has been part of. From time to time the frontman also unleashes solo album of which ‘The Book’, released in... Continue Reading →
Jeff Scott Soto is a name I don’t think I have to introduce to you. The singer, gifted with a great voice, enriched longplayers from Talisman to Sons Of Apollo. Soto also released solo album during all the year with ‘Love Parade’ being the first one in 1994. Now the eighth longplayer arrived at the... Continue Reading →
Skills has skills at their disposal. The band, consisting of veterans of rock and metal, has all the ingredients in place to release a great album. Skills, that is Renan Zonta, Brad Gillis, Billy Sheehan, and David Huff. All four musicians bring a lot of experience to the plate and at the same time kept... Continue Reading →
Motor Sister is a project that start with Scott Ian’s passion for a hard rock band called Mother Superior. The band disbanded in 2011 and the reunion of the band with him joining this event was Ian’s 50th birthday wish. Long story short, Mother Superior singer/guitarist Jim Wilson was thrilled about the idea, and it... Continue Reading →
Therapy? are real veterans when it’s about alternative rock coming from Northern Island. It was Andy Cairns and Fyfe Ewing who founded the band in 1989. Michael McKeegan joined the band the same year and a first demo has been recorded. The first tour happened in 1990 and all this indicates that the 30th anniversary... Continue Reading →
The release of the upcoming CoreLeoni album has been moved to May 20th, 2022. ‘III’ will feature the following eleven songs and the album will come via Atomic Fire Records: 01. Let Life Begin Tonight02. Purple Dynamite03. Guilty Under Pressure04. Greetings From Russia 05. Sometimes06. Like It Or Not07. Wake Up Call08. Sick & Tired09. Would... Continue Reading →
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