My World of Music – est. 2013
German melodic metal outfit Serious Black has a new record in the pipeline. "Rise Of Akhenaton" is the title of the band’s newest offering which will be released on September 27th, 2024 via AFM Records. With “Metalized” a first song has been revealed already and can be found HERE. Band mastermind Mario Lochert comments: "10... Continue Reading →
German melodic metal veterans Axxis have announced their new album to be released on 12 July 2024. The title is "Coming Home" and it will be a historic one for the band as the Axxis circle closes. Bandleader Bernhard Weiss describes the cover idea: "AXXIS is our baby, which, cradled in the arms of AI... Continue Reading →
When a band has been around for 25 years and has released ten longplayers, they obviously have a very solid fan base. Freedom Call from Germany is one such band. Formed in 1998 and releasing their first album "Stairway to Fairyland" a year later, they the path of path of "happy metal" for many years,... Continue Reading →
Hamilton, Ontario, that’s the homebase of Lutharo. The band started in 2014 and it took a few years before the guys could launch a debut album. ‘Hiraeth’ is the title of this first full-length release which helped the band to get the attention Atomic Fire Records. With ‘Chasing Euphoria’ the sophomore album waits in the... Continue Reading →
Myrath have been around since 2006 after five years of making music as Xtazy. With a total of five albums, the guys from Tunisia have already achieved a lot and these days there will be a new longplayer with 'Karma'. 'Karma' was originally supposed to be released earlier, but the release has been postponed and... Continue Reading →
The expectations were high when 75% of the legendary Dokken line-up created music in 2018. This resulted in the release of The End Machine's debut album. Jeff Pilson and George Lynch formed the group together with Mick Brown (former Dokken) and Robert Manson. What began as a project quickly gained momentum, and a sophomore album... Continue Reading →
Lionheart can already look back on a long history. The origins date back to the 80s, when Jess Cox, Dennis Stratton, Steve Mann, Frank Noon and Rocky Newton founded the band. Unfortunately, after two albums and six years, they called it a day and it took two decades for the guys to get back together... Continue Reading →
I could imagine that the beginning of Revolution Saints wasn't with the intention of forming a band that would last for several releases. In the beginning the band felt very much like a typical Frontiers Music project. Regardless of what the idea was in the early days, Deen Castronovo had the proper drive to push... Continue Reading →
Amongst other things, Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg, is known for a vivid music scene with Scandinavian death metal having a s very solid homebase. Next to that, hard rocking music with a good sense for melodies hails from the Swedish west coast too. One of the bands ´that dig more this kind of music... Continue Reading →
Not only that Masterplan will embark on a European tour with Firewind, there is also a new song that friends of melodic metal can enjoy. ‘Rise Again!’ is the title of the new song that can be watched and listened to here: Founding member and guitarist, Roland Grapow, reveals: "After almost 10-11 years of silence,... Continue Reading →
Metalite was founded 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden and since then three longplayers hit the shelves. With ‘Expedition One’ the next record waits in line with a scheduled release mid-January this year. The band is very much into melodic metal and has, like many Swedish bands, an excellent feel for big melodies reflected by the sixteen... Continue Reading →
When I got the information that Danish melodic rockers Fate will re-release classic albums, I was hoping for the ones from the band’s first era when fate released with ‘A Matter of Attitude’ and ‘Cruisin’ For a Bruisin’ two really good melodic rock album. My hopes were not confirmed when going deeper into the information... Continue Reading →
‘Heartrot’ is an album that is special in different ways. Amorphis guitarist Tomi Koivusaari started many years ago to collect ideas for a solo album with the aim to release it in parallel with his 40th anniversary but since work on a solo album demands time, timing needed to be adjusted. In the meantime, the... Continue Reading →
In spring this year Nighthawk released with ‘Prowler’ an outstanding longplayer. Melodic metal at its best is what the album offers and to keep the fire burning Robert Majd and his crew follow up the release with a live EP. The band played four of the songs live on December 2nd, 2022 in Stockholm and... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal from Spain has been closely associated with the name of Hitten since 2011. The guys from Murcia joined forces in this year to embark on an exciting journey through the world of hard and heavy rock music. Ten years ago, the Spaniards released their debut album 'First Strike With the Devil' and now,... Continue Reading →
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