My World of Music – est. 2013
Heavy metal from Mongolia? It wasn’t exactly common in the history of rock and metal. The band that put the country on the metal map was The HU. Their breakthrough came in 2018, and a year later, they played their first show outside Mongolia. I got to see them myself in 2020 at a sold-out... Continue Reading →
For a while now, a growing number of Spanish metal bands have been turning their attention back to traditional heavy metal, and Catalonia’s Streamer are happily joining the party. Formed in 2013, the quartet has always had a clear weakness for the sound of the NWOBHM and classic US metal. Their first EP in 2015... Continue Reading →
Symphonic power metal has a natural home in Italy, with bands like Rhapsody of Fire being among the genre’s best-known exports. Temperance are another band firmly operating in this territory. With Arcani, the Italians deliver their eighth studio album, adding another chapter to a story that has been steadily evolving since 2014. Tarot is the album’s... Continue Reading →
Dutch artist Charlotte Wessels and her band, which performs under the name The Obsession, will release their second studio album, Mute Swan Empire, on February 5, 2027, via Napalm Records. It is a character-driven concept album in which each of the 15 tracks embodies a specific human pattern of thought and behavior that emerges at... Continue Reading →
Texas-based Fervence are still a relatively young band. Formed in 2019, they released their debut album just a year later. Now, with Constructs, the five-piece deliver their third full-length, showcasing a band that has matured and developed a broader musical vocabulary. Lyrically, the album draws on personal experiences and relationships, exploring the emotions that shape our... Continue Reading →
The days are getting shorter, the nights are stretching out. Temperatures are dropping, and nature is slowly settling into its winter slumber. The colorful days of summer are gone, replaced by darker shades of gray. And now Finland's Insomnium are ready to provide the soundtrack for this time of year. Netherworlds is the band's tenth album,... Continue Reading →
When heavy Sabbath-inspired riffs collide with classic hard rock and blackened metal, you get AVRAK. At least, that’s the name of the project formed by Anders Hegna and Ted “Nocturno Culto” Skjellum. Together with drummer Terje Kråbøl and bassist Steinar Gundersen, they make up the lineup behind this new Norwegian outfit. The first ideas for... Continue Reading →
Itchy hail from Eislingen in southern Germany, and even though I grew up only about 35 kilometers away, it took me until fairly recently to really discover the band. That changed when Itchy opened for Sondaschule. I started digging into their music and quickly realized what makes this trio tick. What really caught my attention... Continue Reading →
Rick Wakeman is one of the key figures in progressive rock, a genre he helped shape during his years with Yes. Whether working with keyboards, synthesizers, or a combination of both, the master of the keys has always had plenty of room for projects outside the band. His extensive solo career has consistently revealed a... Continue Reading →
Loud, angry, dark, humorous, and brutally honest - Clawfinger will return to German stages in 2026 with their “Before We All Die” tour. The Scandinavian crossover pioneers will showcase their distinctive style and deliver the uncompromising energy that has defined their international status. The tour, which will take the band to six German cities starting... Continue Reading →
Audrey Horne have been part of my musical world for quite some time now, and running into this band - whether at a live show, through a new album, or in an interview - is always a good time. These five musicians come across as genuinely likable, dedicated, and driven by a shared passion for... Continue Reading →
Sweet have been keeping the live-album tradition alive for quite some time, and Live 25 now adds another entry to the band’s long concert history. This time, the album draws on performances from the band’s recent tour, including material from their latest studio effort, Full Circle. Full Circle showed Andy Scott and his band in remarkably good shape, and... Continue Reading →
The Temperance Movement is the brainchild of vocalist Phil Campbell, who formed the band in 2011 and ultimately brought the story to a close in 2020 when he left the group. His departure effectively meant the end of The Temperance Movement. There were still a live release and a collection of rarities to follow, but the... Continue Reading →
Back in 2000, Necrosis from Aarhus, Denmark, changed their name to Hatesphere. The band's general musical direction didn't change all that much, but Hatesphere have remained a constant presence ever since, regularly delivering new material along the way. The latest offering from the Danish five-piece is Guillotine, a ten-track album that opens with “Chapter XII.” As... Continue Reading →
John Diva & The Rockets of Love are an interesting band. By now, it is hardly a secret that John Diva himself is more of a fictional character than a conventional frontman, and that is exactly what makes the whole concept so entertaining. The band has built an elaborate fictional story around its leader and... Continue Reading →
