My World of Music – est. 2013
'Suffer, Then We're Gone' is the title of Mourn The Light's debut album. Mourn The Light is a band from Connecticut, US. It was in 2017 when the quintet started their metal adventure, and a first EP has been revealed one year later. This first release, together with a few singles, brought the band to... Continue Reading →
The wait has been extremely long, and the absence of live shows was one of the big downers over the last months. The longing for heavy music, played live in front of an audience was huge and that’s one of the reasons why the announcement of the ‘Revolt! Goes Planten un Blomen’ was received so... Continue Reading →
Having released 21 solo studio albums means that you’re real veteran with a long list of achievements. Yngwie Malmsteen is this guy that can look back on a long history in heavy metal. The guitar wizard and master of neoclassic power metal created an own sound which makes Malmsteen songs immediately recognizable. The Swedish guitarist... Continue Reading →
Listening to Resurrection Kings sophomore longplayer 'Skygazer' is a bit like walking down the memory lane. The band, or is it a project, premiered in 2016 with a self-titled longplayer and at the time I wasn't expecting a next strike. But time proves me wrong and here is the new eleven songs featuring record from... Continue Reading →
Marta Gabriel is known as being the front woman of Crystal Viper, a melodic metal powerhouse that recently released with ‘The Cult’ a new album. Not only that Gabriel is gifted with an excellent metal voice that she also knows to use effectively, but she also knows how to handle the guitar. With these prerequisites... Continue Reading →
In a time when the only certainty is uncertainty you're looking for consistency and Darkthrone provides it with their new album 'Eternal Hails'. The sound of Darkthrone. It allows the duo to release longplayers with a unique sound that is puristic, anarchic and pure doom. 'Eternal Hails' is the title of the new longplayer that... Continue Reading →
Savatage, back on vinyl. earMUSIC announced a re-issue series of iconic Savatage albums, from ‘Sirens’ to ‘Poets and Madmen’. The re-release will be revealed in a step-by-step approach, starting with the re-issue of ‘Sirens’ on August 20th,2021. In parallel also ‘The Dungeons are Calling’ will hit the shelves, an EP that was originally unleashed in... Continue Reading →
This week Friday is the day. The long-awaited new Helloween album will hit the stores. To get some more information and details about the album and the making of it, MHMB had the chance to talk to a clearly happy Markus Großkopf about 'Helloween' and what Markus has to share is you can read here.... Continue Reading →
Great news from Wacken. Not that long ago, the 2021 edition of the legendary festival in the Northern parts of Germany had to be postponed and moved to 2022. Today some good news reaches the metal world from Wacken. On September 16, 17 and 18, Bullhead City will premier. The three single days festival is... Continue Reading →
July 10th is a date, metal fans have in their agendas as the birthday of legendary singer Ronnie James Dio, a moment to remember and celebrate. The iconic frontman lost the battle against stomach cancer in 2010. To support the fight against cancer, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund was started.... Continue Reading →
Grief Collector is a band name that is certainly known by doom metal insiders. This can have various reasons, but the two most plausible ones are that one listened already to 'From Dissension to Avowal', the EP that was released in 2019. And/or you know frontman Rob Lowe from his time with bands like Candlemass,... Continue Reading →
It was in November 2016 when the news of Helloween United travelled around the globe in no time. Hamburg's metal institution announced a world tour and the sensational part was the fact of Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen rejoining the legendary band and the, at the time, operating line-up. This news was almost too good... Continue Reading →
'Angel of Death' is not only a smashing thrash metal anthem, penned by Slayer. It is also the title of the new record, unleashed by Danish metal outfit Witch Cross. Witch Cross, hailing from Copenhagen, is a veteran band when it comes to heavy metal. With roots that go back to early eighties, the Danes... Continue Reading →
Almost 10 years ago, a band called Lucifer's Hammer was founded in Santiago de Chile, named after a Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle novel. It didn't take a lot of time for the quartet to record a first demo being a first step towards a debut album. 'Beyond the Omens' is the title of Lucifer's... Continue Reading →
1988 was the year of Desaster. It wasn’t a disastrous year though and it was more of a year when some guys from Koblenz, Germany started to make music that shook the foundation of metal. Raw and without compromises, Desaster premiered eight years after having started an extraordinary metal endeavor that is still ongoing. It... Continue Reading →
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