My World of Music – est. 2013
It is not always beneficial to duplicate good things. Ideally, you have more of the same, and in the worst case, the copy is nothing more than that, a copy. Well, in this case of KK's Priest both aspects certainly apply. On the one hand KK Downing is or was an essential part of Judas... Continue Reading →
‚Burning the Witches‘ was the start, ‚Hellbound‘ laid the foundation and ‚Triumph and Agony‘ was the big break-through for German metal enthusiasts of Warlock. The album was the beginning of something big and although Warlock disbanded a couple of years after having unleashed the classic, it is Doro Pesch that took the baton and never... Continue Reading →
High Roller Records continues with their initiated series of re-releases, this time it’s the records of The Rods that shine brightly in a new spotlight. The debut ‘Rock Hard’ was re-released a few weeks ago, followed now by ‘the Rods’ and ‘Wild Dogs’. The Rods, that’ the band of Dio cousin David Feinstein, Steven Starmer... Continue Reading →
It wasn’t exactly easy for Rage and bandleader Peavy Wagner to work on the newest album ‘Resurrection Day’. Just after having decided to grow to a quartet again and after having onboarded Stefan Weber, it was Marcos Rodrigues who decided to leave the band. Still sticking to the idea of having two guitarists in the... Continue Reading →
Hamburg – rock city. The harbor city in the Northern parts of Germany is the home base for many rock and metal bands. One of them is Gamma Ray, founded by Helloween guitarist Kai Hansen. It feels like as it would have been yesterday that the glorious debut ’Heading for Tomorrow’ created excitement in the... Continue Reading →
It took a while for Swedish metal warriors Portrait to unchain their newest album ‘At One with None’. It’s the fifth album from the quartet and it is a next blast, a next stellar chapter the guys added to the books. Four years after ‘Burn the World’ hit the shelves it’s the new album that... Continue Reading →
Spirit Adrift, hailing from Phoenix, Arizona started in 2015 with a debut album that hit the shelves one year later. Being young and motivated means that the guys released to date four full-length longplayers with the latest one being entitled ‘Enlightened in Eternity’. Spirit Adrift is the brainchild of Nate Garrett who teamed up with... Continue Reading →
Armored Saint announced a new album. On October 22nd, the band will release ‘Symbol of Salvation Live’ to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the great longplayer. This is the tracklist: 1. Reign of Fire (Live)2. Dropping Like Flies (Live)3. Last Train Home (Live)4. Tribal Dance (Live)5. The Truth Always Hurts (Live)6. Half Drawn Bridge (Live)7.... Continue Reading →
Already planned for a longer time is a re-issue of ‘One for the Road / Unplugged’. The release is part of Hammerheart Records’ series of bringing classics back to the record stores. Since a few days, this re-release is much more loaded with emotions and importance since legendary Trouble-frontman Eric Wagner lost the battle against... Continue Reading →
Rage came to my attention in 1987 when the band released their second record 'Execution Guaranteed'. Since then, Peavy Wagner and his powerful metal outfit unleashed 26 longplayer showing the importance and strong fanbase of the band. In all the years, Rage always stayed true to their sound while never standing still, just thinking about... Continue Reading →
Zakk Wylde and the Black Label Society announce with 'Doom Crew Inc.' a new album with a release scheduled for November 26th, 2021. The album comes via Spinefarm and carries twelve songs, summed up in a tracklist that looks like this: Set You FreeDestroy & ConquerYou Made Me Want to LiveForever and a DayEnd of... Continue Reading →
'Rock Hard‘ isn’t only the name of one of Germany’s most popular rock/metal magazines, it also the title of the debut album The Rods released back 1980. According to singer and guitarist David Feinstein, cousin of the legendary Ronnie James Dio, started that the band was a vehicle for having fun, meet each other, perform... Continue Reading →
Udo Dirkschneider started his career with Accept. With his raspy voice and his outfit, the singer quickly became an iconic player in the fields of heavy metal. After having left the Solingen-based metal band, Dirkschneider could maintain the success when starting with U.D.O. an impressive solo career. During the last years the singer established with... Continue Reading →
Trance, founded in 1974, belongs to the pioneers when it comes to German hard rock and heavy metal. At the time, the guys have been busy as Tribut before changing the band name to Trance. The debut ‚Break Out‘ has been released in 1981 and the sophomore record ‚Power Infusion‘ followed a year later. Some... Continue Reading →
A pandemic can stop live shows for a certain time span, but it certainly can’t stop music and creativity. In this context it also doesn’t surprise that guitar wizard Axel Rudi Pell used concert-less months to work on a next output from the studios. ‘Diamonds Unlocked II’ is the next chapter of cover version, newly... Continue Reading →
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