My World of Music – est. 2013
Half Me is not exactly a new band. The five guys from Hamburg started in 2018, but it took a while until the band from Germany's north could complete their studio debut. A few days ago, however, the time had come, and escorted by a release show at Hamburg's cult club Logo, Half Me released... Continue Reading →
It is a wet, cold and gray February day, when fans of extreme metal gather at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle and four bands are on the agenda tonight - Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Obituary and Malevolence. Patiently and with a beer or two, fans wait until the doors to the Sporthalle open and at 5:30pm the... Continue Reading →
It is a stormy day when Leprous, together with Monuments and Kalandra visit the Hanseatic city. Nevertheless, many fans find their way to the Gruenspan to witness a very varied musical evening. 'Variety' is certainly the motto for this evening, because there are very diverse bands that perform one after the other, which is also... Continue Reading →
For I Am King (FIAK) is a Dutch metalcore outfit. Starting in 2013 the band premiered in 2014 with releasing an EP called ‘Revengeance’. Two years later the debut album ‘Daemons’ hit the shelves, followed by some live shows. The sophomore longplayer ‘I’ started to shine in 2018 and nowadays it will be ‘Crown’, the... Continue Reading →
In two weeks - on Thursday 19th Jan to be exact - Dutch metal band For I Am King (FIAK) will release their third studio album 'Crown'. It is the long-awaited follow-up to 2018's 'I,' which received high praise from fans and critics internationally. Released today from that album is the monumental new single 'Trojans'... Continue Reading →
The four Finns of Lost Society began in 2010, indulging their passion for thrash metal. Over the years, the quartet has made a musical U-turn and changed their sound a lot. Nowadays the guys play metal that is aligned with the present and ranges from modern metal to nu metal. In order to let it... Continue Reading →
Even at this year's Wacken Festival, fans were still talking about the legendary performance of Parkway Drive in 2019. This brilliant performance remained in the memory of each of those present, before the pandemic a few months later put everything on stop. It was also a bit calmer as far as the Australians were concerned.... Continue Reading →
You notice that it is already day four in Wacken. All joints are aching a bit, getting up is more difficult and it takes longer to get going. That's why it's very welcome that Life Of Agony push the tiredness out of your bones with a proper punch. The four New Yorkers start their set... Continue Reading →
Oceans, that is practiced German/Austrian friendship. Berlin, Coburg and Vienna, these are the home bases of the band which is active since 2017. With only one full-length album so far, Oceans don't really have many longplayers at the start. Rather, the quartet focuses on EPs. With 'Hell Is Where The Heart Is Part II -... Continue Reading →
German metalcore veterans Caliban delivered their latest full-length studio album ‘Elements’ in 2018 and has four years later a new record in the starting blocks. ‘Dystopia’ waits for its release on April 22nd, a new musical wrecking ball with eleven hard-hitting smashers. ‘Dystopia’ is Caliban’s thirteenth longplayer and in this case, ‘13’ isn’t a number... Continue Reading →
Elbriot, the legendary one-day festival at Grossmarkt, Hamburg is back after a pandemic-based two years pause. The 2022 edition of the festival will take place on August 20th, 2022 and first bands are announced. So far confirmed are: BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE ACCEPTFEVER 333JINJERALESTORM CALIBANKISSIN‘ DYNAMITE ...and there are more to come. More information and... Continue Reading →
It feels like Venom Prison being around since a long time and sure, seven years isn’t just yesterday. Still, considering that the band founded in 2014 shows that they are a rather new outfit. With two albums under their belt, of which ‘Samsara’ from 2019 is the latest one, the quintet from South Wales worked... Continue Reading →
Berlin-based Chaosbay went through a transformation during the last years. The band started more in the fields of progressive rock and metal with classic rock element being and extra spice. Slowly the band added metalcore elements to their sound and while the clean vocal parts remind of the earlier days, the metalcore moments are the... Continue Reading →
15 years ago, German metalcore icons Heaven Shall Burn released with ‘Deaf to Our Prayers’ their fourth full-length longplayer. Such an anniversary is reason enough for the quintet to re-release this timeless classic as vinyl. Release date will be March 4th, 2022 and the album went through a remastering, done by Heaven Shall Burn guitarist... Continue Reading →
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