My World of Music – est. 2013
Swedish heavy metal veterans HammerFall have embarked on a European tour as special guests of Powerwolf. The first show of this roadtrip takes place at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg, and after Wind Rose opened this night of metal in an enthusiastic manner, it's HammerFall's turn to take the baton. The Swedish metal force just... Continue Reading →
Boy oh boy - this is heavy stuff. To dampen the enthusiasm of the riff power enthusiasts, the term "heavy" in this context does not refer to loud and raging heavy metal. "Sober Meal" is more of an emotional heavyweight that leaves a lot of feelings on the listener's shoulders. De Mannen Broeders, the name... Continue Reading →
It's like the summer season of 2024 has been extended by The Offspring's new album. "Supercharged" is the title of this longplayer, which contains ten new songs by the Californian punk rockers. According to The Offspring frontman Dexter Holland, the new album should provide pure energy from start to finish, and the band succeeds. With... Continue Reading →
Myles Kennedy is one of the great names in contemporary rock and metal. The singer's career took off when he joined Alter Bridge at the beginning of the new millennium. His voice, which covers four octaves, became one of the trademarks of the alternative rock giants, while Kennedy's musical efforts are broader than just focusing... Continue Reading →
Death metal pioneers Cannibal Corpse are touring Europe this fall, and today the kings of splatter metal stop at Hamburg's Grosse Freiheit 36. With them on the road are three bands that cover a spectrum from thrash metal to death metal. Belgian metal powerhouse Schizophrenia as well as Immolation and Municipal Waste will join Cannibal... Continue Reading →
I was looking forward to this debut with real excitement as the lead single "In Darkness" was and is a great song that creates a lot of anticipation when it comes to the very first album from Cemetery Skyline. The band is the brainchild of Markus Valhalla (Insomnium / Omnium Gatherum) and he has found... Continue Reading →
In a way, Allt's debut album reminds me a bit of bands like Meshuggah. Not exactly because of the music itself, more because of their approach to music, but let's start from the beginning. Allt is a band from Karlskoga, Sweden. It's a small town that is the hometown of some Swedish athletes and with... Continue Reading →
April Art is a band that rose from the ashes of Scarlet Fire. That was back in 2014 with Philipp Tesarek, Nice Neufeld and Marek Haesler in the lead. The band released a debut album called "Rise & Fall" in 2019, while the pandemic wasn't very supportive when it came to promoting the debut album.... Continue Reading →
D-A-D are pioneers of well-crafted hard rock made in Denmark. The band started in 1980 and after releasing two albums it was the direction setting third record "No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims" that was the breakthrough for the band. One of the factors of the band's success is the fairly consistent line-up, which not... Continue Reading →
Formed in 2011, Denver-based Blood Incantation has released two full-length albums to date. The quartet is into death metal, but to leave it at that would be way too short. Blood Incantation's base is extreme metal, but a glance at the tracklist of their third full-length already gives an idea that this album goes far... Continue Reading →
Bobbie Dazzle is a new outfit formed by singer Siân Greenway and "Fandabidozi" is the debut album. Not only is Greenway a very talented singer. She also has a passion for the sound of 70's rock in general and glam rock in particular. Inspired by greats like David Bowie, The Sweet and T.Rex, the singer's... Continue Reading →
Whether a band is already a champion with its second album is a question to be answered individually. "Champion" however is the title of the second album penned by Turbokill. After the band's formation in 2016, "Vice World" was released three years later, and now it's the aforementioned new album that continues the band's journey... Continue Reading →
Jager Henry's roots go back to the early days of rock, as his genes are directly linked to the legendary Led Zeppelin. He is the son of none other than Jason Bonham and the grandson of Led Zeppelin drum icon John Bonham. So music is part of his DNA, and it's no surprise that the... Continue Reading →
Aaron Stainthorpe has been the voice of British doom metal heavyweights My Dying Bride since the early '90s, and the band's latest album, "A Mortal Binding", was released earlier this year. In late September, Stainthorpe will release a new album, but this time not with the musical mothership. Instead, High Parasite will release their debut... Continue Reading →
Portland's blackened speed metal wizards Bewitcher are back with a new album. "Spell Shock" is the 4th full-length from the metallers, and the trio picks things up where they left off three years ago with "Cursed Be Thy Kingdom". Bewitcher stand for metal that feels like a slap in the face. Dirty and powerful, each... Continue Reading →
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