My World of Music – est. 2013
Revolution Saints is a typical product of Frontiers Music. The simple formular is to bring together well-known musicians, form a project and let them release an album. In this specific case Jack Blades, Deen Castronovo and Doug Aldrich started a collaboration with support from the omnipresent Alessandro Del Vecchio. The self-titled debut was released in... Continue Reading →
MDXX is still relatively unknown and also surrounded by a cloak of mystery. What we do know is that MDXX consists of four musicians who call themselves V, T, C and A. The musical head of the band is V. V is the musical head of the band and is responsible for both music and... Continue Reading →
Maybe the guys from the Cause Of Deaf Podcast (in German only) had seen it coming when they dedicated a few weeks ago an entire episode to the work of Mötley Crüe. With attention to detail, the entire career of the band was discussed and probably it was just a coincidence that now in February... Continue Reading →
One of the Gothenburg metal representatives are Air Raid. The band started 2009 and follow their passion for traditional metal. The debut was unleashed in 2012 and is entitled ‘Night of the Axe’, followed by two additional longplayers. Six years after having released ‘Cross the Line’, Air Raid are back with a new record called... Continue Reading →
Big City is the brainchild of Daniel Olaisen who started the band and gave the outfit an 80’s rock and melodic metal sound. The 2014 released debut album gave a first taste of what the Norwegians stand for and the newest record ‘Sunwind Sails’ marks the fourth release of the five-piece band. In 2019, Big... Continue Reading →
Dokken, this name stands for quality, at least in the 80s. Named after Don Dokken, who started the band in 1978, the band was joined a year later by former Xciter guitarist George Lynch, who became Dokken's songwriting partner, and it was this combination that brought the band great success. The debut album 'Breaking the... Continue Reading →
UK-based hard rock outfit Ten has a new album in the starting box with a release date on January 20th. ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ is the title of this ten songs featuring longplayer that presents the typical Ten sound. The driving force behind Ten is Gary Hughes, singer and guitarist since the very beginning... Continue Reading →
It was in 2019 when Twilight Force released their third album to date and three and a half years later the Swedes return with 'At the Heart of Wintervale'. The band has not changed anything in their basic musical concept and continues to build on fast and very catchy power metal which they themselves describe... Continue Reading →
Beyond The Black had a comet-like rise, with their first live show being nowhere else but at the legendary Wacken Open Air. This was in 2014, so even before Beyond The Black had a debut album on the market. To make something like this happen, one certainly needs influential promoters and while some bands have... Continue Reading →
Today's musical journey takes us from Germany via Sweden to Finland and ends in Switzerland. Well, actually the way leads to Hamburg's Große Freiheit 36, the location where four well known bands celebrate the end of a one month lasting tour. Translating the countries into bands, it means that tonight we will see Nailed To... Continue Reading →
Germany's Wolfpack number one has been touring Europe for a few weeks now and towards the end of this trip Powerwolf comes to the north of Germany, more precisely to Hamburg, to present their musical mass here as well. But before that happens, there are two more well-known bands that enter the stage. Already when... Continue Reading →
Johnny Gioeli is no stranger to gritty hard rock and powerful metal. The Brooklyn-based singer stepped into the spotlight in 1992 when he delivered an stunning debut album with Hardline. However, after a follow-up album to 'Double Eclipse' took ten years to complete, Gioeli turned his attention to new tasks and signed on with Germany's... Continue Reading →
Since their foundation in 1988 and the debut album released in 1993, England's progressive metallers Threshold are a much respected player when it comes to sophisticated metal. Karl Groom and his bandmates always manage to impress with excellent albums and also the latest record, 'Diving Lines' is a treat for fans of ambitious metal. The... Continue Reading →
Ronnie Atkins, legendary frontman of Pretty Maids, had released his solo debut 'One Shot' in March 2021, toured with Avantasia and also performed on Nordic Union's 2022 album. Considering the singer's battle against cancer, these gems are a gift. This also undoubtedly includes the singer's second work, 'Make It Count'. Now Atkins follows up and... Continue Reading →
Once you get through the Elbtunnel in Hamburg without a traffic jam and then you wait in line in front of the parking lot of the Zeltphilharmonie. The latter is a new location in Hamburg, located in the middle of the harbor area. It is the Cruise Center Steinwerder, on whose large site a tent... Continue Reading →
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