My World of Music – est. 2013
It's always something special to play a show at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival. It is widely known that the festival's lineup is broader than just jazz music, and it is the godfather of punk rock, Iggy Pop, who played there on July 6, 2023, which was his third show at the famous event. Iggy... Continue Reading →
Trading Boundaries is a special place in Sussex, England. It is a retail destination for furniture and handcrafted items, as well as a café/bar and boutique hotel. A place like this isn't exactly what you think of when you think of rock music. However, Trading Boundaries regularly hosts live events, and one of the artists... Continue Reading →
German black metal powerhouse Dark Fortress, founded in 1994, released "Spectres from the Old World" in 2020, which seems to be their last studio album. In 2023 Dark Fortress started the "Cosmic End Tour" with shows in Germany, but also at the legendary Baroeg, Rotterdam. The show there and the show at Matrix, Bochum one... Continue Reading →
Finnish singer Tarja played a show at Hellfest 2016, a concert that was recorded and now is released as a live album. Tarja played 10 songs and with the exception of "Shameless" all songs are on the new record. As expected, the chosen songs reflect the harder and heavier aspect of a singer who can... Continue Reading →
It was to be a night to remember, December 10, 2022, when the British rock band Magnum played the final concert of their European tour at ‚KK’s Steel Mill‘ in Wolverhampton, England, and, as on all the previous evenings, thrilled the fans from the first to the last note. The concert was recorded with several... Continue Reading →
The history of The Damned dates back to 1976 when the band was formed in London, UK. The group is one of the icons of UK-rooted punk rock from the late 70's and where trailblazers for many other bands to this day. With their roots in punk rock, The Damned have added different shades to... Continue Reading →
It was 35 years ago when an album hit the shelves that had and still has a strong impact on thrash metal. We are talking about 'Fabulous Disaster' by Bay Area thrash metal veterans Exodus. It is the band's third album, following the milestone releases "Bonded By Blood" and "Pleasure of the Flesh". To celebrate... Continue Reading →
It was in the early 80s that Loverboy established themselves as one of Canada's most important rock acts. Selling millions of records, the band quickly gained a solid standing, with albums such as 'Keep It Up' and 'Lovin' Every Minute of It' going platinum. On 7 June 2024, fans of the Canadian powerhouse will be... Continue Reading →
Almost 5 years ago, Duff McKagan was on the "Tenderness Tour 2019". One of the stops on this tour was the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. The tour was to promote the Guns'n'Roses bassist's sophomore solo album and featured ten of the eleven songs from the album.The setlist also included songs from bands in... Continue Reading →
Porcupine Tree will release a live album called ‘Closure/Continuation. Live.’ On December 8th, 2023. The album documents the bands return on stage when playing in front of 17.000 fans at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam on November 7th, 2022. And this is the tracklist: Blackest Eyes Harridan Of the New Day Rats Return Even Less Drown With... Continue Reading →
What Feine Sahne Fischfilet were lacking after six studio albums was a live record. The punk rockers from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have been among the trailblazers of contemporary German punk/ska for many years and have succeeded in continuously increasing their popularity. The last studio album 'Alles glänzt' made it to 3rd place in the German longplayer charts... Continue Reading →
Australian hard rock powerhouse Mammoth Mammoth release today their first live album. After having launched five full-length longplayers the four-piece unveils ‘Volume VI: Warts n' All’ and shows the band at their best. Mammoth Mammoth release great records but seeing the guys live on stage is another experience of live shows. I can remember having... Continue Reading →
Introducing Mayhem is like carrying sand to the beach. The Norwegian black metal punks are nearly 40 years in business, a controversial era for the band and a defining time for an entire genre. The fact that the Norwegian extreme metal institution is still around after four decades asks for respect and shows their willpower.... Continue Reading →
Joe Bonamassa played a show at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado in August 2022. The magic place close to Morrison created an impressive scenery for the concert and since it is not that easy for fans of the stellar guitarist to go there, the show was filmed and is now available as ‘Tales of Time’.... Continue Reading →
Rock giants Journey played Grant Park in Chicago, IL on July 31 last year. The gig was part of the Lollapalooza festival and they performed an 18 song set which is now available for home consumption via Frontiers Music in various formats. Journey are undoubtedly one of the greats of the rock business, delivering with... Continue Reading →
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