My World of Music – est. 2013
While there was rain and mud at Wacken Open Air 2025 a week ago, August is showing its best side today. A sunny and warm Saturday is ahead of us as Elbriot 2025 gets underway. This well-established one-day festival in the heart of Hamburg is a must-visit for rock and metal fans. As in previous... Continue Reading →
Rise Against is one of the most popular US punk rock bands, and this August they will launch a new album called “Ricochet”. Four years after releasing “Nowhere Generation”, the quartet is back with twelve new songs. As with previous albums, “Ricochet” offers more than just music. Rise Against's songs carry a message as the... Continue Reading →
Unleashed is a band that has been around for a long time. The band's roots go back to 1989. The band that became a forerunner of Swedish death metal was started by him after Johnny Hedlund and Nihilist parted ways. The four-piece premiered in 1991 with an album called “Where No Life Dwells”, marking the... Continue Reading →
Patriarchs in Black is the brainchild of former Type O Negative and Danzig drummer Johnny Kelly and guitarist Dan Lorenzo (Hades/Non-Fiction). The duo launched their debut album, “Reach for the Scars”, in 2022, followed by two more studio albums. With “Home”, the duo present their latest work, another stunning musical adventure. The first thing that... Continue Reading →
Seven longplayers in ten years is a very solid level of productivity achieved by the German metal force, Hammer King. The band hails from Kaiserslautern in the Saarland region. The debut album was launched in 2015, and ten years later, a treat for fans of melodic metal is being offered in the form of "Make... Continue Reading →
“Colossal” is the fourth album by Danish metallers Baest, and their most versatile to date. In fact, the five-piece band from Aarhus, Denmark, has added a solid dose of rock to their sound. Baest formed in 2015, and my first experience of the intense and savage nature of their music occurred when they supported Abbath... Continue Reading →
Groove metallers Incite have launched a new album called “Savage New Times”. It is already the Phoenix, Arizona-based metal band's seventh studio album and another fierce release. Three years after unleashing “Wake Up Dead”, Incite's latest longplayer contains ten blistering metal tracks, starting with “Lies”. The opener is an uncompromising headbanger. It hits you like... Continue Reading →
Almost ten years ago to the day, Martyr appeared on my metal radar. The band performed at Schollenpop 2015 in The Hague, the Netherlands, alongside Distillator (who later became Cryptosis) and thrash veterans Death Angel. Martyr's history, however, began much earlier than 2015. Founded in Utrecht, NL in 1982, the band released two albums before... Continue Reading →
Ministry didn't have far to travel to get to Hamburg. The industrial metal veterans had played at the legendary Wacken festival the night before, just one hour away from the Markthalle. Supporting Ministry tonight in Hamburg are Light of Eternity, a relatively new band with a veteran line-up. It's 8pm and showtime is approaching. Light... Continue Reading →
Gaupa is a very interesting band, and “Fyr” is the title of their latest release. It is an EP that has a running time of 24 minutes, and the physical release also includes a bonus track. The latter is a live version of "Sömnen / Febersvan", which was recorded live at the Monkey Moon Studios... Continue Reading →
“Domination” is within the metal world’s reach as Primal Fear premiere the official music video for "Tears Of Fire." The track is once again taken from their forthcoming record, which was already hailed as “absolutely stunning” (My Global Mind) and “the strongest Primal Fear album in recent times” (Metal Planet Music). After ascending with clear... Continue Reading →
"Everything Is on Fire But I Am Fine" is the fourth album from As December Falls. The Nottingham-based band formed in 2014, and to be honest, I hadn’t heard much more than their name a couple of times before. These days, the four-piece have revealed their fourth album, called “Everything is on Fire But I... Continue Reading →
“In Devastation” is Sinsaenum’s third album, and the first without Joey Jordison (RIP), who passed away in 2021. The all-star ensemble started in 2016 with an impressive line-up also including Heimoth, Stéphane Buriez, Frédéric Leclercq and Attila Csihar. Their debut album, released in 2016, was called “Echoes of the Tortured” and generated initial interest in... Continue Reading →
Founded in 2020, Toxic Hazard is enriching the metal scene in Hamburg. After launching two singles in early 2025, the five-piece released their debut album, “Divisions of Hate” in June of this year. David Von Pirch (g) started the band Toxic Hazard and found four partners in crime: Finn Schwerdhöfer (b), Fabio Grimberg (d), Sebastian... Continue Reading →
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