My World of Music – est. 2013
(6/10) Artwork and moniker remind of legendary Whitesnake and I think it's a planned thing and for sure drives attention by its visual similarities. However, it's also misleading since the band has not much to do with David Coverdale and Co.. Frontman Stefan Berggren was the singer though for Company Of Snakes, a band started... Continue Reading →
(8/10) ‘Palms’ is Thrice’s second album in the new era of the band. After a start with hard and harsh sounds and a shift towards alternative rock, the band went on a hiatus in 2012. The return to the scene in 2015 led to a new longplayer, entitled ‘To Be Everywhere is to Be Nowhere’.... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Uriah Heep are real veterans in rock. Having a band up and running for 47 years is an impressive endeavor. In these almost five decades Mick Box and band released 24 studio records and it is 'Living the Dream' being the next one that sits right in the starting blocks. It goes without saying that... Continue Reading →
German rockers Kadavar will be on tour in Europe this fall together with Monlord. Here are the dates: 22.09. D Hamburg - Reeperbahn Festival* 25.10. D Dresden - Beatpol 26.10. D Magdeburg - Factory 27.10. D Berlin - Festsaal Kreuzberg 28.10. D Rostock - Peter-Weiss-Haus 30.10. DK Aarhus - Atlas 31.10. S Malmö - KB... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Lioncage premiered in 2015 with ‘Done at Last’ before they went into studio again two years later to record ‘Second Strike’. Already one year later the third album is in the starting blocks, ready to spread a melodic rock vibe. The band from Elmshorn, Germany put together a 12 songs tracklist, including songs that... Continue Reading →
(7/10) We had to wait pretty long this year for getting served the worst artwork of 2018. Here it is. I don’t know what inspired Spanish rock’n’roll ladies Lizzies to go for the chosen artwork of ‘On Thin Ice’, but it for sure leads to some big smiles. Catching girls, drawn in a way a... Continue Reading →
(9/10) It was on October 2nd and 3rd last year, when Alter Bridge played two special shows at a special place. The quartet performed at legendary Royal Albert Hall in London and it was more the solely the location that was special. Alter Bridge teamed-up with conductor Simon Dobson and the 52-pieces Parallax Orchestra these nights,... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Toronto, Ontario is the homebase of rock and metal outfit Cauldron, a band that is around since 2006. The guys are a regular guest on the release schedule overview with in total four albums that saw the light of day to date. After ‘In Ruin’ hit the shelves in 2016 it was time for... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Damn, time flies! ‘Book of Bad Decisions’ is already album number 12 in Clutch’s impressive discography. Obviously the band didn’t take a lot of bad decision in their musical career since otherwise it wouldn’t have been possible to maintain the band and their sound for such a long time, with the new album not being... Continue Reading →
(*/10) Ten years after ‘Homewreckers & Heartbreakers’ has been revealed it’s a re-release of the album that will be available on September 3rd. The special edition features the original album tracks and is enriched by some live songs. These five tunes come with a good sound and can be seen as a nice extra for... Continue Reading →
(10/10) It's amazing what Island has in its offer. Not only that they have an awesome soccer team and an impressive nature, Island also has a very vital music scene. This time it's classic rock passionistas The Vintage Caravan that added a new longplayer to their musical vita, an album that screams for attention. 'Gateways'... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Ian Gillan & The Javelins has a history that goes back to the early 60's, a time when The Beatles and the Rolling Stones played some cover versions of songs of Chubby Checker and Chuck Berry. The Javelins is another band from this period and the guys were influenced by various pop-, soul-, country-,... Continue Reading →
(7/10) King Company is the brainchild of drummer Mirka Rantanen. It was in 2014 when the idea of an own band was born and it’s four years later that the sophomore full-length album can be bought in the record stores. To realize this idea the drummer decided to work with musicians he knew from the... Continue Reading →
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