My World of Music – est. 2013
“Woodcut” is the new album from Big Big Train. The international group, featuring band members from England, Italy, the USA, Sweden and Norway, has finished work on its 16th studio album, delivering 66 minutes of soulful, filigree progressive rock. Founded in 1990, Big Big Train are among the greats of progressive music, releasing studio albums... Continue Reading →
The man who established the flute in rock is Ian Anderson and his band Jethro Tull. I have liked the sound of the band for decades. When I was a kid and I heard "Locomotive Breath", I became interested in the sound of the band. Being a kid, I didn't have a lot of money,... Continue Reading →
Devin Townsend is a name that is well known in the metal world, as he was the leader of Strapping Young Lad, had the Devin Townsend Project and was a major contributor to Casualties Of Cool. With 'PowerNerd', the Canadian music enthusiast releases a new longplayer that in some ways shows the musical heritage of... Continue Reading →
Instead of Markthalle, Hamburg, "An Evening with Haken" will take place at Uebel & Gefährlich on September 11th, 2024. Doors: 20:00 (local time)Start: 21:00 (local time)
It was in Notodden, Norway in 2001 when a band started that slowly grew into the premier league of progressive rock from the north. Leprous is the name of the group that has slowly but surely become one of the major players in the progressive music scene, with "Melodies of Atonement" being the latest strike... Continue Reading →
Psychotic Waltz are among the pioneers of progressive metal from the USA. With the release of their excellent 5th studio album "The God-Shaped Void" in 2020, the band have successfully returned after a long hiatus. The release of their latest studio album has also brought attention to Psychotic Waltz's first four long-playing albums, and it... Continue Reading →
Wheel stands for prog metal from Finland since 2017. James Lascelles (vocals/guitar), Santeri Saksala (drums) and Jussi Turunen (lead guitar), these guys are Wheel and they have delivered two longplayers and three EPs. With "Charismatic Leaders" the next studio album is on the way and it will be seven multi-layered and still melodic songs that... Continue Reading →
SiX By SiX are three - three musicians with very solid backgrounds in rock music. Ian Crichton (Saga), Nigel Glockler (Saxon) and Robert Berry (3.2). After releasing a debut album in 2022, the guys went back into the studio to record their second album called 'Beyond Shadowland'. The roots of the band/project go back a... Continue Reading →
Prog rock powerhouse Haken will released their latest studio album "Fauna" in early 2023. In September 2024, the band will embark on a tour called "An Evening With Haken" with shows including the entire "Fauna" album and more. One of the shows will be on September 11th, 2024 when the band will play at Markthalle,... Continue Reading →
Whom Gods Destroy is a new group with well-known protagonists. Derek Sherinian and Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal are part of this outfit and with Dino Jelusick, a talented singer takes over the vocal parts, while Yas Nomura and Bruno Valverde form the rhythm section of Whom Gods Destroy. Sherinian and Thal initiated the group, both having... Continue Reading →
Australia-based prog quartet Caligula’s Horse announced a while ago their newest effort called ‘Charcoal Grace’. It is the sixth full-length longplayer by the Australians and follows the 2020 release ‘Rise Radiant’. The album contains nine songs that alternate between heavy progressive sounds and calmer moments, like in the gloomy ‘Charcoal Grace I: Prey’. The song... Continue Reading →
It was in early 2022 when three masters of progressive rock music came together to record an album called ‘Troika’. It was Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train), Neal Morse (Transatlantic, NMB) & Ross Jennings (Haken, Novena) who released beautiful songs and now the journey continues with ‘Sophomore’. Driven by the joy and appreciation of the... Continue Reading →
Devin Townsend is one of the most creative minds in contemporary metal. His latest release 'Lighthouse' showcased the full scale of his unstoppable musical force. After having put out this excellently crafted album, it is the right time to add to the 'Devolution'-series. During the pandemic, Townsend started this series with an acoustic album called... Continue Reading →
One of the shining stars of progressive music stopped at one of the most established venues in Hamburg and the best thing, the show was recorded and is now available in various formats. It was nearly a year ago that The Neal Morse Band (NMB) played a show at Markthalle, Hamburg in front of enthusiastic... Continue Reading →
The story of Avkrvst starts almost like a trailer for a movie. Two kids at the age of seven make a pact that they would start a band and release an album as soon as they get older. Now, this isn’t the beginning of a new blockbuster movie. It is the starting point of a... Continue Reading →
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