My World of Music – est. 2013
Jim Matheos' creative drive shows no signs of slowing down. Beyond his main band, Fates Warning, Matheos has been involved in a wide range of projects over the years. Alongside O.S.I. and with Tuesday the Sky, he has also collaborated with singers he knows exceptionally well. His work with former Fates Warning vocalist John Arch... Continue Reading →
Amon Amarth announce The Allfather Awakens - a ten-song masterwork that further cements the legacy of the Swedish metal titan's spectacularly memorable riffs and unflinching melodic aural power. The Allfather Awakens sees its release October 2 via Metal Blade Records. For Amon Amarth, a new album marks the beginning of a new world. As with previous records, Oden, the Norse... Continue Reading →
Ohio-based instrumental post-rock outfit If These Trees Could Talk return with their fourth studio album, The Hidden Hand. Formed in Akron in 2005, the band has built a reputation for crafting thoughtful instrumental records that, in a broad sense, will appeal to fans of bands like Long Distance Calling. The new album features nine tracks and once again... Continue Reading →
For more than two decades, Tasmania’s Psycroptic have been a respected force in technical death metal. Formed in West Hobart in 1999, the band released its debut, The Isle of Disenchantment, in 2001. Now, with The Pulse of Annihilation, Psycroptic deliver their ninth studio album and their first release through Metal Blade Records. Across nine tracks, the... Continue Reading →
Iconic Swedish heavy metallers Amon Amarth approach a new way of songwriting on their first-ever acoustic excursion "Upphaf". The song strips away the fury of modern melodic heavy metal to reveal the ancient, skeletal frame of a Norse epic. Reimagined for the gathering space of a longhouse hearth, the song features hypnotic melodies and mesmerising... Continue Reading →
Since their formation in 2014, they have been seeking an end, and unfortunately, it seems that they have found it. Hamburg’s death metal institution, Endseeker, announced the end of the band, which is a loss for German death metal. However, Endseeker will leave with a bang. "Coffin Born" is the title of the new EP... Continue Reading →
North Sea Echoes - featuring progressive metal pioneers singer Ray Alder and guitarist Jim Matheos of Fates Warning - are back with a new studio album, “How To Cast A Shadow“, set for release on July 24th on Metal Blade Records! With this year's “How To Cast A Shadow“, the band's identity is further explored... Continue Reading →
Armored Saint is a lesson in consistency and what it can lead to. The band, which premiered in 1984 with "March of the Saint", has had an extremely stable line-up. John Bush and Joey Vera formed the band in the early '80s, and Armored Saint quickly became one of the most influential power metal bands... Continue Reading →
Hailing from Athens, Greece, Yoth Iria formed in 2019. Their debut album, "As the Flames Withers", was released in 2021, and it was the "Blazing Inferno" that marked a second step for the band. This album also served as a springboard for the group, who are now launching an album called “Gone With the Devil”... Continue Reading →
For nearly two decades, Manchester's Ingested have stood as one of the UK's most uncompromising forces in extreme metal. Champions of a sound that fuses precision brutality with increasingly dynamic songwriting, they've evolved from underground slam pioneers into a globally recognized, forward-driving powerhouse. With "Denigration", the band begins a bold new chapter, one defined by... Continue Reading →
Six Feet Under are back with a new album. Titled "Next to Die", it is the band's 15th release and their third since Jack Owen joined in 2017. "Next to Die" picks up where the band left off with "Killing for Revenge" in 2024, with an even better balance of groove and speed. "Approach Your... Continue Reading →
Vomitory are one of the enduring pillars of Scandinavian death metal. Formed in 1989, the band released their ferocious debut album, “Raped in Their Own Blood”, in 1996. After two ground-breaking releases, they signed with Metal Blade Records, a significant step forward in their career, before ultimately disbanding in 2013.In 2018, founding members Urban and... Continue Reading →
American heavy metal icons, Armored Saint, are back with their anticipated new full-length release, “Emotion Factory Reset,” set for release on May 22nd through Metal Blade Records. “Emotion Factory Reset,” the lineup's ninth studio album since 1984's “March Of The Saint,” is a resurrection of sorts, a tearing down and a rebuilding in eleven songs... Continue Reading →
It's fair to say that Monstrosity aren't flooding the metal market with releases. The Florida-based death metal band are genre veterans, having released their debut album in 1992. Even at this early stage in the band's career, they launched records at 3–4-year intervals before taking 11 years to work on their sixth studio album. “The... Continue Reading →
Necrofier is a band from Houston, Texas. Founded in 2018, the outfit has already released two albums, with the third effort leaving the realm of darkness this February. The new album is called “Transcend Into Oblivion”, and it marks the next step for the band. “Transcend Into Oblivion” is the first album to be released... Continue Reading →
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