My World of Music – est. 2013
Sign X is a German Rock band that's fairly new. A first EP, releaed in 2018, brought some first attention and 'Like a Fire' marks the full-length debut of the Hamburg-based quintet. Although Sign X is a new player in the fields of Melodic Rock it's the musicians that are old hands when it comes... Continue Reading →
Cyhra is the brainchild of singer Jake E and former In Flames guitarist Jesper Stromblad. The guys premiered in 2017 with ‘Letters to Myself’ and now return with the sophomore album ‘No Halos in Hell’. The new album is a very catchy one with songs being placed somewhere between Modern Metal and Melodic Metal. It... Continue Reading →
The Dark Element is one of these Frontiers Music - initiated bands that brings together singer and guitarist. In this case it's Anette Olzon (former Nightwish) and Finnish guitarist Jani Liimatainen that combined forces, resulting in a debut that hit the shelves in 2017. A continuation is now available. The sophomore album 'Songs the Night... Continue Reading →
The 'Black Butterfly' spreads its wings right before Christmas with Leaves' Eye unleashes their new EP, entitled 'Black Butterfly'. Four songs is what this release includes, symphonic tunes with a dark touch. The title track leads off things, a melodic metal songs that carries a lot of bombast. After having been part of the 'Sign... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Besides all the musical quality that comes with ‘Undress Your Madness’ the longplayer is a special one for Danish powerhouse Pretty Maids. Frontman Ronnie Atkins was diagnosed with lung cancer a few weeks ago and hopefully he will win the fight against this insidious disease. All the focus gets now on his recovery and... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Induction is the brainchild of Czech guitarist Martin Beck, who kick-started the band in 2014. Influenced by French composer Peter Crowley, Beck followed his musical vision of creating melodic Power Metal that's timeless, not following any trend. Beck was lucky and found a great singer for Induction, Dutch Metal siren Nick Holleman, known from... Continue Reading →
'The Serpent Rings' is the title of Magnum's next longplayer. Release date is January 17th, 2020 and the album comes via Steamhammer/SPV. 'The Serpent Rings' also features a new bassplayer. No less then Dennis Ward handles the four-string, replacing Al Barrow who left Magnum due to practical reasons. Barrow lives in the US which made... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Michael Sweet is known as being the frontman of legendary Stryper, a band that got attention due to tossing bibles during live shows, being dressed in their bumblebee like yellow/black striped stage clothing. Next to the releases with Stryper Michael Sweet released solo albums too of which the newest one is entitled 'Ten'. It's,... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Swedish Melodic Metal masters Eclipse reveal their new album 'Paradigm' mid October and it's a blast. Eleven excellently executed Melodic Metal anthems are a treat for everyones ears and the right soundtrack for swiping away the grayish autumn mood. As a prolongation of summer days 'Paradigm' shines bright. Erik Mårtensson, Eclipse founding member, has... Continue Reading →
(7/10) German prog metallers Vanden Plas are a safe bet when it comes to releasing good music. Frontman Andy Kuntz and band mates have a long track record with a starting point in 1994 when the guys premiered with ‘Colour Temple’. Since then Vanden Plas established themselves as an important player in European Prog Metal... Continue Reading →
Dutch symphonic metallers will be on tour through Germany in December. Seven shows in total will be on the list with one of them taken place at Gruenspan in Hamburg on December 1st, 2019.
German Melodic Metal veterans Axxis have a jubilee to celebrate. The band is around for three decades, for sure a moment for a "little look back" and Bernhard Weiß and bandmates wouldn't be Axxis if they wouldn't celebrate together with fans. One of the shows of the '30 years'-tour takes place at Logo in Hamburg.... Continue Reading →
(7/10) 'Sex Sells' a standard slogan and in case of Steel Panther it's exactly what happened over the last years. The quartet from Los Angeles became in no time one of the hottest acts in Rock. Their overdone Sleaze Rock parody made them to the talk of town, leading to the debut entering charts in... Continue Reading →
(*/10) When German Metal outfit Mob Rules started the band in 1994 the guys haven’t had a long career in Metal in mind. It was about writing, recording and playing Metal. It might be that it was this approach that led to much more than just an album and a tour. Mob Rules has released... Continue Reading →
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