My World of Music – est. 2013
One evening after Devin Townsend brought a stripped-down solo performance to Hamburg’s Markthalle, I’m back at the same venue. This time, though, the setup couldn’t be more different. The chairs from the previous night have disappeared, the room is ready for a standing crowd, and an interesting package is about to hit the stage. Metal... Continue Reading →
Over the past few months and years, Kai Hansen has hardly been sitting around twiddling his thumbs. Much of his time has been taken up by Helloween, who released a solid new album in 2025 and have been on their ongoing 40 Years Anniversary Tour ever since. Still, Hansen somehow managed to carve out enough... Continue Reading →
Anthrax fans have had to be patient. The New York thrash metal veterans have remained a regular presence on the live circuit, but it has been quite some time since the band delivered a new studio record. For All Kings arrived back in 2016, followed by a handful of live releases, but a new studio album remained... Continue Reading →
Danish metal outfit, Grandience, is pleased to unveil their video for "Agony." The track comes off the band's debut full-length, Anomaly, out now on Metal Blade Records. Comments guitarist/vocalist Jakob Lærke Harris, "People who know us by now should be aware that we like to mix things up and see what we can make work. 'Agony' is... Continue Reading →
Copenhagen is a vibrant city, so it should come as no surprise that an innovative band like Gradience has emerged from the Danish capital. Gradience are Gavin Mistry and Jakob Lærke Harris. The two formed the band in 2022, and their debut single, “This Abyss,” already created a first wave of excitement. Ironsight was the first EP... Continue Reading →
APOCÆLYPSE makes its presence known today with the release of the band's debut album, Fænix. Led by acclaimed guitarist and vocalist Ira Black (Vio-Lence, Lizzy Borden, Metal Church), APOCÆLYPSE marks the highly anticipated album's arrival with a brand new music video for “Fænix…Out Of Flames.” Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/6EKAKBJ7aKM?si=5RnodzaGfN16ykB-
One of the few predictable things about In This Moment is the band’s unpredictability. That applies not only to their highly entertaining live shows, which offer far more than a display of musical creativity, but also to the way they approach their art as a whole. In This Moment have always stood for a more... Continue Reading →
Raunchy are among the forerunners of modern metal from Denmark. The band made an impression back in 2001 with their striking debut album, Velvet Noise. Five more albums followed before things went quiet after the release of Vices.Virtues.Visions.. At some point, you had to wonder whether Raunchy were even still around. Well, now we have the answer... Continue Reading →
About two years after the release of the first chapter of One Assassination Under God, Marilyn Manson launches the second part, musically picking up where its predecessor left off. After exploring broader musical territory, Manson returned to his roots with One Assassination Under God Chapter 1 and continues that direction consistently on the new album. Somehow, a new... Continue Reading →
Resurgence is already the fourth album from Berlin-based metalcore outfit Future Palace, who formed in 2018. The trio of Maria, Manuel, and Johannes made a strong first impression with their debut album, Escape. They continued building on that foundation with Run and Distortion, before taking the next step with a new record label. Resurgence marks the band's first release through Century... Continue Reading →
Today, Metallica launch a remastered version of the Reload album from 1997. This version will come in different formats of which the ReLoad Remastered Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set is the one that will get fans really excited as it includes the remastered album ReLoad on 180-gram double vinyl, the 7-inch single “The Memory Remains,”... Continue Reading →
At the first summer festivals of the year, Papa Roach just played some of the biggest and most spectacular shows of their career, but the band has no plans to slow down: The “Rise Of The Roach” World Tour continues! At the end of 2026, Papa Roach will return to Europe and has now announced... Continue Reading →
The Swedish melodic metal band Cyhra is launching a new longplayer titled "Requiem for a Pipe Dream" . It is the band's fourth studio album and contains eleven new songs. Cyhra was founded in 2016 by Jake E. and Jesper Strömblad. The band focuses on melodic and modern-sounding metal, combining In Flames-style riffing with candy-sweet... Continue Reading →
After the breakout success of “Checkmate,” a single that rapidly established itself as one of the most enthusiastically embraced metal releases of the year, internationally acclaimed metal icon Alissa White-Gluz returned last Friday with “Flying Monkey,” the highly anticipated second single from Blue Medusa. “Flying Monkey” is an explosive, dark, layered, and emotionally charged release... Continue Reading →
The multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse Five Finger Death Punch announced today the UK and European leg of their 20th-anniversary world tour, which will take place in early 2027. Featuring special guest Lamb of God, the tour brings together two of the most dominant forces in hard rock and metal. The lineup is rounded out by... Continue Reading →
