My World of Music – est. 2013
Sabaton signed a new deal with Better Noise Music and launch a new single called “Templars” which is out now. It is the first song taken from the band’s next album and there will be a strictly limited 12" vinyl edition which will be released on June 27th, 2025. Sabaton will be also on tour... Continue Reading →
While the Easter Bunny is trying to put all his eggs in one basket, a rock'n'roll power package is rolling across Europe as we speak. Swedish hard rock powerhouse The Hellacopters, who recently released a great longplayer called 'Overdrive', have embarked on a European tour and joining them on this road trip are Supersuckers. It... Continue Reading →
New York City is the home of Tower, a metal band formed in 2015. Their self-titled debut album hit the shelves rather quickly. It happened in 2016 and brought the band to the attention of Cruz del Sur. The Italian label, with an excellent metal portfolio, signed a deal with Tower, which led to the... Continue Reading →
Tonight we step into a time machine that takes us back to the late 90s and early 2000s. American rock powerhouse Godsmack are currently on tour in Europe, with a stop in the south of Hamburg for a show at the Inselpark Arena. With them on the road are San Diego's P.O.D. and Drowning Pool.... Continue Reading →
Major League Baseball's Opening Day is today and the new season starts. But when two of New York's most influential hardcore metal bands are on a co-headlining tour, it is more important to head to Hamburg's Markthalle than to hope for home runs in front of the TV. Biohazard and Life Of Agony are currently... Continue Reading →
Serpent Rider is releasing an album this spring called "The Ichor of Chimaera." The band began in 2015, and after a start in Los Angeles, California, the five-piece moved to Seattle, Washington. Two split releases brought the guys to the attention of No Remorse Records, the Greek label known for a pretty exciting portfolio of... Continue Reading →
Zakk Wylde is a busy man these days. Having just finished a tour with Pantera, the guitar wizard from New Jersey started another tour, this time with Zakk Sabbath. The guitarist has a great passion for the early works of the metal legends from Birmingham and his years as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist underline this fascination.... Continue Reading →
Skunk Anansie are one of the forerunners of 90s alternative rock and crossover. The band from London, UK significantly inspired a whole era of rock music and had a real hit single with "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)". What counted more than the big hit were the longplayers, of which "Post Organismic Chill" even... Continue Reading →
Tobias Sammet and Avantasia have released a new longplayer called "Here be Dragons" and to promote the album, Avantasia embark on a European tour. The tour kicks off tonight in Hamburg and we can expect 100% Avantasia. The doors open at 18:30 and the queue is already quite long. Everyone wants to be on time... Continue Reading →
Daedric Shryne was founded in the year 2020 and hails from Hamburg, Germany. Although the band is new, the musicians involved are experienced metal maniacs. Frontman Al Shirazi, for example, provides the heartbeat of Majak as the band's drummer. André Büchner is known from his time with Deathbearer, while Nils Groth is part of Heretoir... Continue Reading →
Sanhedrin hail from Brooklyn, NYC and formed in 2015. So, the band is celebrating their tenth anniversary this year and they are doing it by releasing a new album. The guys launched their debut album in 2017, which brought them to the attention of Cruz Del Sur. The collaboration with the label, known for a... Continue Reading →
Is Black & Damned a product of the pandemic? In a way, yes. It was the year 2020 when Michael Vetter and Roland Seidel were condemned to do nothing due to a global lockdown. Not willing to just sit there and wait for things to happen, the guys got together and started writing songs that... Continue Reading →
Already in 2024 it became clear that Destruction's new effort would be a blazing metal release and after the launch of three singles the thrash metal veterans have "Birth of Malice" in the starting blocks. Destruction has been around for more than four decades and it's bandleader Schmier who has been the driving force for... Continue Reading →
Two great bands from the west coast of the United States are currently touring Europe. Queensrÿche, the Seattle-based progressive metal veterans are on the road, sharing a nightliner with Night Demon from Ventura, California. It's an exciting metal package with an itinerary that includes the Fabrik in Hamburg. I am lucky enough to have followed... Continue Reading →
Christian Mistress is a band from Olympia, Washington that formed in 2008. The band has released three full length albums, with "To Your Death" being the most recent. Now, more than ten years after the launch of their third album, Christian Mistress return with a new album called "Children of the Earth". The four-piece stands... Continue Reading →
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