My World of Music – est. 2013
Time flies when you have fun. That is what I thought when I received the new album from Killswitch Engage. The band started 25 years ago and it somehow feels like yesterday when I was listening to their self-titled debut album for the first time. To date, the five-piece has released seven albums and it... Continue Reading →
Mantar have a new record in the starting blocks called "Post Apocalyptic Depression". The German metal duo has recorded twelve new songs that shape the tracklist of their sixth full-length album. "Post Apocalyptic Depression" features songs that are 100% Mantar from start to finish, but still contain some surprises. What unites all Mantar releases is... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage announced a new album. “This Consequence” is the title of the upcoming release and the album will contain ten new songs from the metal heavyweights. Release date will be February 21st, 2025 and the album will come via Metal Blade Records. Regarding the album, Leach continues, "'This Consequence', to me, is the combination... Continue Reading →
Mantar just announced a new album. “Post Apocalyptic Depression” is the title of the longplayer that will be launched on February 14th, 2025 via Metal Blade Records. “We wanted to do everything different from the last album," affirms guitarist/vocalist Hanno Klänhardt. "The last album was very produced. A huge sounding record with clean production. Display... Continue Reading →
It is rare to find artwork that matches the music and lyrics as well as this release from Denmark. Lifesick release their fourth album these days and some lost souls surround the castaway. This illustration is symbolic for an album that starts with a song called "Death Wish". "Loved by None, Hated by All" is... Continue Reading →
Kings Of Mercia - Is it a band? Is it a project? It might be a combination of both, but it's definitely a collaboration of well-known musicians with a passion for hard rock sounds. Fates Warning mastermind Jim Matheos, who started writing songs that didn't really fit Fates Warning or any of the other projects... Continue Reading →
In the midst of the pandemic, a band emerged with a stunning debut album. "Access All Worlds" is the title of this release and it's Iotunn from Denmark who unleashed this excellent album. The guys had an EP out called "The Wizard Fails" before the full length debut, but it was "Access Al Worlds" that... Continue Reading →
Usually the numbers in metal are reduced to '666'. This standard was challenged in 2016, when an anonymous project started making headlines. Suddenly '0' and '1' took over when Italian multi-instrumentalist Vittorio D'Amore founded Master Boot Record. After some longplayers and EPs the project released a their first album for Metal Blade Records called "Floppy... Continue Reading →
The Crown are among the pioneers of Swedish death metal. Formed in 1998, the band released the album "Hell is Here" in the same year, which was the beginning of a restless adventure in the field of extreme metal. Starting as Crown Of Thorns, changing to The Crown and later to Dobermann, the band never... Continue Reading →
Satan is metal. The band from England is one of the pioneers of heavy metal. Founded in 1979, these guys have released a remarkable debut album called "Caught in the Act", which still belongs to the timeless masterpieces in heavy metal. This happened in 1983 and the band continued with an album entitled "Suspended Sentence"... Continue Reading →
Hailing from South Carolina, Demiser started in 2018, and it wasn't until 2021 that the guys presented their debut album. "Through the Gate Eternal" attracted some attention and put the band on the radar of Metal Blade Records. After signing a deal, the band began working on their sophomore release and here it is. "Slave... Continue Reading →
Trollhättan in Sweden isn’t only known for being the cradle for Saab, the legendary Swedish car brand that unfortunately doesn’t exist anymore. Still active though are The Crown and the Swedish death metal icons have with “Crown of Thorns” a new longplayer in the making. Their 12th studio album features 10 song plus a few bonus tracks.... Continue Reading →
Jim Matheos is a musician with a endless flow of creativity, leading to several bands and projects he is involved in. The most famous one is for sure Fates Warning while Kings Of Mercia is a rather new addition. The self-titled debut album was released in 2022 and the next longplayer is waiting in the... Continue Reading →
Kvaen is the blackened brainchild of Jacob Björnfot. The multi-instrumentalist hails from Kalix in the north of Sweden, close to the Finnish border. Björnfot launched this solo project in 2019, and even with a pandemic in between, the latest album 'The Formless Fires' is already the Swede's third release. Having signed a deal with Metal... Continue Reading →
A stunning new album has arrived from Cleveland, Ohio. 200 Stab Wounds are releasing their second full-length, 'Manual Manic Procedures', and what the four-piece have recorded is a sonic blast. Formed in 2019, 200 Stab Wounds are a fairly new band, but you wouldn't know it from listening to the new record. Three years after... Continue Reading →
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