My World of Music – est. 2013
It will take a little while until autumn arrives. But the waiting time will be shortened by the new album of Arrival Of Autumn. The Canadian band, based in Grande Prairie, Alberta is releasing their third album 'Kingdom Undone' and what the guys unleash is a massive riff assault. The band covers the overlap of... Continue Reading →
A tour, which unfortunately also had to be postponed more than once, is the one of Germany's metal institution Kreator. Originally planned for April 2020, the 'State of Unrest'-tour could not take place in 2021 and 2022 either. But now the time has come. Kreator and Lamb Of God are touring Europe and have chosen... 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 →
When former Vio-lence guitarist Robb Flynn founded Machine Head in 1991, times were not the best for thrash metal. Death metal, grunge and nu-metal were emerging and slowly gaining momentum while 80's thrash metal was on the decline. Machine Head, however, shattered these disadvantage with just one riff and everyone who has heard 'Davidian' knows... Continue Reading →
Metal force Machine Head launch an new song, taken from the upcoming album ‚Øf Kimgdøm and Crøwn‘. The song is called ‚Unhalløwed‘ and can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/Xz99iio6RdM "Drowning in the deepest depression of his life, Eros is at a breaking point. Collecting heartaches, loss, and near psychotic isolation, “Unhallowed” is the beginning of a... Continue Reading →
Modern thrash metal force Lamb Of God has a new album in the release pipeline. 'Omens' is the title of the upcoming record and the longplayers will be released on October 7th this year via Nuclear Blast. Ten songs, that is the tracklist of the album and here are the details: NevermoreVanishingTo The GraveDitchOmensGomorrahIll DesignsGrayscaleDenial... Continue Reading →
‘Wake Up Dead’ is a classic from Megadeth’s legendary ‘Peace Sells … But Who’s Buying’ album. Now, Lamb Of God covered the song, together with Dave Mustaine and the members of Megadeth. And here is the link to the classic: https://youtu.be/GkoYsXDvL8s Photo: Travis Shinn
Friends of thundering riffs and massive beats welcomed a new player back in 1999 – Trivium. The band from Orlando, Florida started in the old century, and it took them a while to transfer their ambition into something tangible. ‘Ember to Inferno’ is title of the 2003 released debut and it was the following record,... Continue Reading →
Killer Be Killed released their debut album in 2014 and received a lot of positive feedback. Well, this has also to do with the fact that Killer Be Killed are well-known faces in metal who came together in a new constellation. Killer Be Killed are Max Cavalera, Greg Puciato, Troy Sanders and Ben Koller. All... Continue Reading →
Without offending anyone, I think most people know Kazakhstan from international football matches. However, metalheads should not only see Kazakhstan as a deliverer of scoring points for World Cup- and European Championship qualifications (the team plays actually quite well). There is also a Heavy Metal scene in Kazakhstan, but releases rarely find their way to... Continue Reading →
Now it's already four years ago that DevilDriver released a studio album called 'Trust No One'. In October this year the wait has come to an end because a new album is scheduled with 'Dealing With Demons I'. The tracklist looks like this: Keep Away From MeVengeance Is ClearNest Of VipersIonaWishingYou Give Me A Reason... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Starting a review with talking about the artwork isn’t what I normally want to do, but in this case I have to. The reason for it is, because it was misleading for me of what to expect from this release. I missed the earlier albums of German metallers Horseman and wasn’t sure what to... Continue Reading →
(7/10) 'Stories of a War Long Forgotten' is the third album of German metal outfit Hopelezz. Hopelezz, that's Adrian Vorgerd (v/g), Daniel Ehlen (g), Marcle Krüger (b) and Nik Gaidel (d). This quartet is committed to thrash metal and went on tour earlier with bands like Machine Head, Hatebreed and others. The new album 'Stories... Continue Reading →
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