My World of Music – est. 2013
Swedish death metal vikings of Amon Amarth will release 'The Pursuit of Vikings: 25 Years in the Eye of the Storm' on November 16. The release is a combination of a documentary that is enriched by a live recording and comes in different formats. The first part of this release is a documentary that looks... Continue Reading →
First bands are announced for the 2019 edition of Rock Hard festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Bands that are confirmed already are promising. Death metal pioneers Cannibal Corpse are part of the festival, as well as US metal legend Fifth Angel and prog metal heroes Heir Apparent. Furthermore it is German instrumental postrockers Long Distance Calling, NWoBHM icon... Continue Reading →
(*/10) American rock band Cinderella is one of the most influential bands when it comes to hardrock and glam metal. In contrary to many other bands in this genre, Cinderella didn’t came for the US West Coast, but was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The start of the Cinderella was in 1982 and it was the... Continue Reading →
American sleaze rock veterans L.A. Guns embarked on a European tour and stopped at Gebr. de Nobel In Leiden for one show. The opener on this Monday night was Stone Trigger, hailing from Dublin. The guys premiered when it comes to playing a concert in The Netherlands and they did a quite remarkable job with... Continue Reading →
Norwegian black metal warrior Abbath embarked on a six stop road trip through Europe. The mini tour includes five different countries and The Netherlands was one of them. Actually the show at Gebr. de Nobel in Leiden was the start of this tour and it was Danish newcomers Baest that got the opening spot. With... Continue Reading →
German rockers Kadavar will be on tour in Europe this fall together with Monlord. Here are the dates: 22.09. D Hamburg - Reeperbahn Festival* 25.10. D Dresden - Beatpol 26.10. D Magdeburg - Factory 27.10. D Berlin - Festsaal Kreuzberg 28.10. D Rostock - Peter-Weiss-Haus 30.10. DK Aarhus - Atlas 31.10. S Malmö - KB... Continue Reading →
The Musicon in Den Haag provided a more unusual Sunday afternoon activity. Instead of coffee and cake it was beer and death metal that stood in focus. So what should be more obvious than going there and enjoying good music and a drink. Let’s break the pattern I would say. The bands, which played that... Continue Reading →
(9/10) It was on October 2nd and 3rd last year, when Alter Bridge played two special shows at a special place. The quartet performed at legendary Royal Albert Hall in London and it was more the solely the location that was special. Alter Bridge teamed-up with conductor Simon Dobson and the 52-pieces Parallax Orchestra these nights,... Continue Reading →
As being part of In Flames European summer tour dates the band embarked on a two show journey in The Netherlands, before moving on to play the Reload Festival in Germany. After having played the Effenaar in Eindhoven the day before, the band travelled a few kilometres north, for performing a show at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht.... Continue Reading →
(*/10) Ten years after ‘Homewreckers & Heartbreakers’ has been revealed it’s a re-release of the album that will be available on September 3rd. The special edition features the original album tracks and is enriched by some live songs. These five tunes come with a good sound and can be seen as a nice extra for... Continue Reading →
Dutch metalcore quintet For I Am King played at this years Schollenpop festival in The Hague, NL. On a stormy and rainy Saturday the band ignited a metal storm that even taught the real storm of fear. Here are some pics of a well-done show of a really sympathetic band. Setlist: Black Death Breathe... Continue Reading →
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