My World of Music – est. 2013
This review could become a rather short one. Why? Since Frontiers Music's live releases are following a similar pattern. The label established a yearly returning festivals with bands taken from their portfolio. Many, or all, of these shows are recorded and later published as live releases. This time it's Hardline, that performed a show at... Continue Reading →
Thrash Metal veterans has been on the 'Apocalypse tour' two years ago, playing over 150 shows. One stop on the European leg of this tour was at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands, while the last gig of this long journey took place at Roundhouse in London.The final concert was recorded and captured on video, being... Continue Reading →
To introduce Arjen Lucassen is like carrying sand to the beach. Not only that the Dutch guitarist was part of the legendary Vengeance, it's his impressive solo career that put him right into the spotlight. With the Ayreon project the multi-instrumentalist released the 'Into the Electric Castle album in 1998, a good moment to celebrate... Continue Reading →
This live album belongs to the more unusual ones of its kind. First and foremost the concert, being the base for this release, took place in 2006 in Waltrop, Germany. So why is the release 14 years later. The concert was part of the Parkfest festival that featured a wider range of sounds, incl. bands... Continue Reading →
Powerwolf faced a stellar ascend over the last years with one highlight leading to a next one. The 15th anniversary is a good moment to celebrate all the achievement and what would be better to doe it with a retrospective. 'Best of the Blessed' is doing exactly this, celebrating 15 years in Heavy Metal. A... Continue Reading →
Norwegian rockers Audrey Horne announce a new album. ‚Waiting For the Night‘ is a live album with songs that have been recorded at USF Verftet and Bergfest in their hometown Bergen, Norway in 2018. Furthermore the powerful Norwegians announce some shows in Germany for March 2020 with the following dates and locations:
Motorjesus started in 2006 and is one of the most popular representatives of Heavy Rock hailing from Germany. The guys from Mönchengladbach premiered in 2004 with 'Dirty Pounding Gasoline' and their tank didn't get empty so far. Four additional longplayers followed the debut before the time felt right for a live album. So let's start... Continue Reading →
After having released with 'Hydrograd' their sixth longplayer, Stone Sour embarked on a longer tour. Reno, NV was one stop on this roadtrip with the band playing a show at Grand Sierra Theatre. This concert was recorded and led to the bands first live album. As usual it's the new songs and the best of... Continue Reading →
Heavy Metal powerhouse Iced Earth played two shows at Rodon Cub in Athens, Greece in January 1999 with an in total more than 30 songs comprising setlist. A few months after the show, Century Media released a live album entitled 'Alive in Athens'. The release featured three CD's with in total 31 songs recorded in... Continue Reading →
‚Decades‘ was released in 2018 and is a comprehensive summary of Nightwish anthems taken from two decades. What followed next was a world tour with 82 shows in Europe, South America and North America. One of these concerts took place in Buenos Aires on September 30th, being the base for this live release from the... Continue Reading →
The legendary Roundhouse in London hosted German Thrash Metal veterans Kreator on December 16th, 2018 for a concert that was filmed and recorded. A bit more than a year later Kreator plans for a live release in different formats with the promising title of 'London Apocalyticon - Live at the Roundhouse'. Singer Mille Petrozza states about the... Continue Reading →
Live shows are the essence of any band, being in contact with their fans and having a good time togteher. One of the pioneers of Southern Rock, Molly Hatchet, is one of the protagonists of countless tours and concerts. The band enjoys being on the road and their fan are happy with listening to well-crafted... Continue Reading →
Tribulation seems to be a rather new band but has actually roots that go back to 2004. The break-through though came a few years ago with their third album 'The Children of the Night', followed by the excellent 'Down Below' release. Nearly a year ago today, on December 8th, 2018, Tribulation performed a special show... Continue Reading →
(10/10) Cirith Ungol, that's real veterans when it comes to Epic Metal. The band was founded in 1972 and released in total four full-length records, all genre defining longplayers with 'Paradise Lost' being the latest one to date. Cirith Ungol was and is a band that never made it to the top although being legends... Continue Reading →
(*/10) As part of the 'Genesis Revisited tour' Steve Hackett and band mates played a show at Royal Festival Hall in London on October 4th, 2018. Thirteen beautiful songs filled the venue that night, a show split into two parts. Hackett's years with legendary Genesis have been the base for the setlist and with 'Dance... Continue Reading →
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