My World of Music – est. 2013
(*/10) A few weeks after having released the full-length longplayer 'Feed the Fire', Biohazard's Billy Graziadei reveals with 'Freedom's Never Free' a next disc. This time it's a four songs comprising EP that includes the opener of the first Billy Bio album - 'Freedom's Never Free'. The song comes in a demo version too and... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Hamburg-based Dragger Threat are an outfit that's rather new. The starting point was in 2016 and the band released to date two EP's. Fans had to wait a while for the debut, a time span that ends on April 19th. Dagger Threat releases their debut 'Gestaltzerfall' and it's a rageous premier. Dagger Threat, that... Continue Reading →
(9/10) This review might be a bit late since the album is already out for almost a couple of month, but it's that good that it's very much worth a review. I'm talking about 'True Love', newest longplayer of Dutch powerhouse Born From Pain. It' an album that wows for sure. Twenty years after having... Continue Reading →
German hardcore veterans Ryker's revealed a new song entitled 'Let's Run the Scene'. This sonic wrecking ball is taken from the upcoming album 'The Beginning...', which will come on May 31st through BDHW Records. Photo: Sonja Leonhard Fotografie
'The Godfathers Of Hardcore', the much talked about and acclaimed documentary about genre pioneers Agnostic Front, will premiere in Germany at the Berlin Independent Film Festival, Germany this Friday at Kino Babylon. Date: February 8, 2019Time: 10:30pm CETTicket: €9Location: Kino Babylon, Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 30, 10178 Berlin
(8/10) I’m not sure how many of you heard of Fleddy Melculy earlier. The band is well-known in the Benelux and the moniker is already a hint that things aren’t be taken that seriously, at least when it comes to the lyrics. Fleddy Melculy started a few years ago and is the brainchild of De... Continue Reading →
At the moment a massive metal package is on its way through Europe with German thrash icons of Kreator being the leader of the pack. Next to the thrash metal pioneers, it's Norwegian Dimmu Borgir, Hatebreed and Bloodbath that are part of 'The European Apocalypse' - a metallic wrecking ball. This brutal and diverse package... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Was it the legendary Overkill that sang about 'Feel the Fire' on their debut it's Biohazard frontman Billy Garziadei who named his solo album 'Feed the Fire'. The singer/guitarist is closely connected to NYC hardcore veterans Biohazard, a band he co-founded in 1987 and next to the mothership, Billy Graziadei was and is also... Continue Reading →
(7/10) It was in 1994 when an album started to unfold a beauty that was pretty new at the time. Dog Eat Dog from New Jersey debuted with 'All Boro Kings', an album that added a new chapter to the history of crossover music. The combination of Dan Nastasi's great riffs, excellent hooks and an extremely well-integrated saxophone... Continue Reading →
Metalcore outfit August Burns Red releases with 'Winter Wilderness' an EP that shows the bands view on Christmas music. Four more or less known Christmas songs have been slightly re-arranged by the metalcore powerhouse. The guys didn't turn things entirely upside down but added a new metalized outfit to each of them. Furthermore the EP... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Music and art is the opposite of a soulless carrier of notes and tones. Music is a vehicle that transports feelings and emotion - from love to anger and back. In this context Sick Of It All's 11th album hits again bull's eye. 'Wake the Sleeping Dragon!' doesn't miss out on anything. The NYC hardcore... Continue Reading →
(8/10) A hardcore album never reaches epic length and also Terror‘s new longplayer is no exception. The quintet from Los Angels, CA started in 2002 and grew over time to one of the most impactful bands in American hardcore. Over the last 15 years it feels like Terror not losing any strength or power. The... Continue Reading →
(8/10) After Black Tusk was confronted with the sad situation of losing their bass player Jonathan Athon (RIP) in a motorcycle accident back in 2014, the guys had to go through some tougher times. The latest album, ‘Pillars of Ash’, honored Athon’s memory and it was former Kylesa member Corey Barhorst that could be recruited... Continue Reading →
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