My World of Music – est. 2013
The 10th, 20th, 30th,… anniversary are certainly important moments that deserve some special attention. But why not celebrate a 31st anniversary like Prong will do in 2025. The legendary "Cleansing" album was released in 1994 and followed other milestone albums like "Beg to Differ" and "Prove You Wrong". However, "Cleansing" was one of Prong's most... 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 →
Killswitch Engage announced a new album. “This Consequence” is the title of the upcoming release and the album will contain ten new songs from the metal heavyweights. Release date will be February 21st, 2025 and the album will come via Metal Blade Records. Regarding the album, Leach continues, "'This Consequence', to me, is the combination... 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 →
Sepultura are undoubtedly one of the most important thrash metal bands. The Brazilian metal force was founded in 1984 and made its debut in 1996 with the "Morbid Visions" album. I remember the first reviews of the album in the German metal media, which on the one hand showed appreciation for this untamed thrash metal,... Continue Reading →
Muscle flexing in musical terms is what Fit For An Autopsy are doing with their new album "The Nothing That Is". "The Nothing That Is" is the seventh studio album from the New Jersey-based deathcore specialists, following the highly successful "On What The Future Holds". Fit For An Autopsy's latest effort comes via Nuclear Blast... 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 →
Vended (short for "vendetta") is an interesting band in many ways. The five piece hails from Des Moins, Iowa and yes, Slipknot is from there too. Which brings up the next question. Are there any connections between Vended and Slipknot? Yes, there are. The Vended line-up includes two sons of Slipknot members. Griffin Taylor is... Continue Reading →
Metalcore passionists The Oklahoma Kid launched a new video. “Ignoranz” is the title of this track that also feat. Consvmer. It’s a breath-taking song and a sonic blast which continues the bad’s tradition n of giving some track a German title. Photo: Prissilya Junewin
Bullet For My Valentine will play seven shows in Germany in early 2025, starting on February 3rd, 2025 in Stuttgart and playing the last of these seven shows on February 28th, 2025 in Munich. Here are all the dates and where you can get your ticket. 03/02/25 Düsseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle 04/02/25 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyerhalle 10/02/25 Hannover Swiss Life Hall 13/02/25 ... Continue Reading →
Voidgazer is a band formed in late 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri and is the brainchild of Manny Watts. Despite being a relatively young band, Voidgazer has already gone through several line up changes and is now ready to take off. The band first burst onto the scene with the release of an EP entitled... Continue Reading →
Reliqa is one of the more recent representatives of the Australian metal scene. With the release of a self-released album in 2018, the band was the focus of attention for the first time. Now, with the signing of a new deal with Nuclear Blast, a new chapter has begun for the Australian metal band. "Secrets... Continue Reading →
Peter Tägtgren has been proving that pain isn't necessarily a bad thing since 1996. That was the year in which the Hypocrisy mastermind started Pain as a one-man project, and what developed from that is a band that has released eight longplayers, while number nine is waiting in the starting blocks. Eight years after the... Continue Reading →
P.O.D. was founded in 1992 and the guys were right on time. It was the beginning of a wave of nu metal and modern metal bands that rolled over the metal scene in the 90s. Thunderous riffing and massive energy was what these bands brought, and it was the infectious groove that allowed these groups... Continue Reading →
Cypecore is a German metal band that was founded in 2007 in Mannheim, Germany. The group debuted in 2008 when their first album "Innocent" hit the stores. It was the beginning of four concept albums that helped the band to establish a very solid foothold in the German metal scene. With "Make Me Real" the... Continue Reading →
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