My World of Music – est. 2013
Birthday party at Markthalle in Hamburg as Helmet celebrate 30 years of "Betty". It is the third album of the New York alternative rock veterans and a very successful one at that. "Betty" was released in 1994 and marked another highlight in the band's career. Tonight Page Hamilton and his bandmates stop in Hamburg and... Continue Reading →
While Elbriot 2024 was still ongoing, Papa Roach was already announced as headliner for the 2025 edition of the festival. Today, three additional bands have been announced. German thrash metal titans Kreator will be part of the Elbriot 2025 festival as well as German rocker Kissin’ Dynamite and Future Palace. Elbriot will take place on... Continue Reading →
Iceland has a vibrant music scene and bands like Sólstafir are from the island in the far north. With Múr a new band joins the scene and adds another shade to the mix. The quintet combines various influences into a package that sounds really good. The self-titled album contains seven songs and the length of... Continue Reading →
Opeth has always been a band that surprises with new twists and turns in their music. Founded in 1990, the band started as a death metal force and is one of the pioneers of Scandinavian death metal. Over time, Opeth changed their musical compass, and it was the "Watershed" album that featured growls for the... Continue Reading →
Maat is a death metal outfit with a passion for ancient Egyptian mythology. This is something the guys from Bernau, Brandenburg have in common with their genre-mates Nile, and the same goes for the blazing fast death metal that the band's latest release "From Origin to Decay" contains. The new album is the third after... Continue Reading →
Sometimes it's the simple things that bring happiness and delight. "Crossfire", the latest album from Marc Storace, is a great example of this. A good riff, a pounding rhythm section and excellent vocals - you don't need much more to make a great rock song shine. Storace is known for being the voice of the... Continue Reading →
Ice-T formed Body Count in 1990, and according to him, it was also to give guitarist Ernie C a chance to play some metal riffs. It didn't take long for Body Count to become a talk of the town, as the band released their debut album, "Cop Kille"r, which included the controversial title track. The... Continue Reading →
10 years of El Puerto Records is a good reason for a party. The Swabian label decided to celebrate this milestone with some bands and fans. How could this be better done than with a small indoor festival which will take place on November 30th, 2024 at Schranne, Giengen. The line-up features five bands from... Continue Reading →
Fire Action is a heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland. The band started back in 2012 and has so far added three EPs and a few singles to the books. Twelve years after their start, the band launches their full-length debut "Until the Heat Dies", which is a milestone for the guys. Today Fire Action... Continue Reading →
Sweet recently released a stunning new album, and to keep the streak alive, "Isolation Boulevard" will follow at the end of November. The hard rock legend had the "Still Got the Rock" tour underway when the pandemic put a stop sign in front of the tour bus. In order not to slow down, the band... Continue Reading →
Time for some hardcore tonight. Two hardcore veterans and one rather new band have embarked on a European tour with a stop at Gruenspan, Hamburg tonight. NY hardcore flagship Agnostic Front along with Murphy's Law and Violent Way are on the schedule and it's the guys from Buffalo, NY who open this hardcore driven night.... Continue Reading →
After the reunion of Oasis, the next big thing was announced in September this year when a mysterious countdown appeared on Linkin Park's social media. It was hard to predict where it would lead to, and when the countdown reached '0' and restarted, it was perfect confusion. In the meantime, we know that Linkin Park... 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 →
Primal Code was formed in the midst of the pandemic. It was 2021 when the death metal powerhouse from Chicago, Illinois started their metal journey and so far a demo, an EP and a split single have been the releases. Those brought the band to the attention of Relapse Records, who signed Primal Code. The... Continue Reading →
Sodom belong to the Big 4 of German thrash metal. Along with bands like Kreator, Destruction and Tankard, the group has influenced many young bands and still serves as a role model for the younger generation. Founded in 1981 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the band can look back on a long list of releases, including classics... Continue Reading →
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