My World of Music – est. 2013
(7/10) ‘Flames of Eternity’ is Imperia’s fifth album, featuring 11 new songs and a piano version of ‘Mother’. The quartet with band members from various countries has its roots in the early 2000th. Imperia is the brainchild of singer Helena Michaelsen, being the drivers of the band that also includes Steve Wolz, Gerry Verstreken and... Continue Reading →
Fifth Angel released their first album in nearly thirty years, 'The Third Secret', in autumn 2018. Before the quartet will perform at Germany's Metal Assault Festival (Würzburg) on February 16, they have launched a brand new lyric video for the track 'Stars Are Falling', the opening track of the aforementioned record.Watch now: https://youtu.be/1ssywrl5hgY "'Stars Are Falling' is a song that will probably... Continue Reading →
Grand Magus will release their next album on April 19th through Nuclear Blast. The artwork of 'Wolf God' has been unveiled already and more news are on the way. Stay tuned for more.
... the next song legendary Dream Theater unveils. The song is taken from the upcoming album 'Distance Over Time', which comes on February 22nd through InsideOut. You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/C7m7l8iqGAk
(7/10) Well, it's this kind of releases that are a curveball for reviewers. What to say about Beast In Black's second strike? The band, started by former Battle Beast member Anton Kabanen, released a debut in 2017, which is now accompanied by the sophomore release 'From Hell With Love'. Actually not that much changed within... Continue Reading →
(10/10) The rise of Avantasia, happening during the last almost twenty years, is an impressive one. Mainman and founder Tobias Sammet started the project in 1999 with “The Metal Opera’ being the first longplayer that hit the record stores. What started rather small became one of the most remarkable metal opera projects in the here... Continue Reading →
Read more about YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's new album. 'Blue Lightning' will be released on March 29, 2019 through Mascot Records.Only a few guitarists are known with only their first name. Yngwie is one of them. With 'Blue Lightning', Yngwie Malmsteen highlights not only his enduring dexterity and diversity, but also pays homage to those from the blues and rock... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Rosy Vista is a band that might not be known by many metalheads. The all-girls-band was active between 1984 and 1989, a period in which they released an EP and two 7” singles. Also some tour activities took place in those five years, opening for act like Uriah Heep and Motley Crue. What could... Continue Reading →
Chania Rock Festival, is one of the most important, louder and hotter metal festivals of Southern Europe and takes place in the beautiful island of Crete, in Chania, on the 5thand 6thof July 2019. The festival exists since 2002 and many great metal bands have played so far, such as Blind Guardian (GER), Sabaton (SWE),... Continue Reading →
It's been silent for a while in the camp of Swedish metallers Enforcer - too silent! But now the quartet is back with their highly anticipated fifth studio album entitled 'Zenith'. The record will be unleashed on April 26, 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records - containing 10 brand new anthems, bringing not only classic tunes, but also fresh blood to... Continue Reading →
Creeping Death, hailing fromTexas, signed a deal with eOne and new album is planned for later this year. In the meantime it is 'Specter of War' that faces a re-release on vinyl mid February.
German metal pioneers Grave Digger is one of the German metal bands being in the business the longest. Chris Boltendahl and his crew recently released with 'The Living Dead' their 19th studio album. The quartet embarked on a tour through Europe to promote the latest record and one stop was in Rotterdam. On a cold... Continue Reading →
AVATAR 2019 EUROPE HEADLINE TOUR25-Jan Nantes (FR) Le Stereolux - SOLD OUT 26-Jan Bochum (DE) Matrix 27-Jan Strasbourg (FR) La Laiterie29-Jan Zurich (CH) Dynamo Saal31-Jan Vienna (AT) Szene - SOLD OUT01-Feb Zlin (CZ) Hala Euronics02-Feb Warsaw (PL) Open Stage at Stodola - SOLD OUT03-Feb Graz (AT) Explosiv04-Feb Budapest (HU) A38 - SOLD OUT05-Feb Munich (DE) Backstage Werk... Continue Reading →
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