My World of Music – est. 2013
BPMD is a new name in Metal although the protagonists are very well-known. BPMD - simply the abbreviation for Bobby Blitz (Overkill), Mike Portnoy (The Winary Dogs Sons Of Apollo), Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance) and Phil Demmel (Violence, ex-Machine Head) - recently signed a deal with Austrian label Napalm Records and here are some statements:... Continue Reading →
In a time when live shows and live dates are like looking into the crystal ball, former Creed frontman Scott Stapp announces 'The Survivor Tour'. Here are the dates and let's see what will happen between now and then.
Genre-defining Candlemass used the dark season of the year to work on new material, songs they will release end of March under the banner of 'The Pendulum'. The six tracks comprising EP comes through Napalm Records and show again why the band belongs to the spearhead of Doom Metal. Actually it's more like a 3... Continue Reading →
'Waiting For the Night', the third single off Audrey Horne’s upcoming same-titled first live album, to be released on February 28th via Napalm Records, is a purely energetic, compelling audiovisual Norwegian hard rock experience. Once again, Audrey Horne proves their reputation as one of the best and most energetic live hard-rock bands in Europe. Audrey Horne states:“'Waiting For the Night' sums up... Continue Reading →
Swedish doom masters Candlemass announce a new EP for end of March. 'The Pendulum', so the title of the release contains a tracklist that looks like this: 1. The Pendulum2. Snakes Of Goliath3. Sub Zero4. Aftershock5. Porcelain Skull6. The Cold Room Says band mastermind Leif Edling: "The Pendulum" is about hard riffing, epic choruses and total... Continue Reading →
Powerwolf faced a stellar ascend over the last years with one highlight leading to a next one. The 15th anniversary is a good moment to celebrate all the achievement and what would be better to doe it with a retrospective. 'Best of the Blessed' is doing exactly this, celebrating 15 years in Heavy Metal. A... Continue Reading →
If I counted right it's the fifth time I can witness a Delain show and it's the first time for me, seeing them on stage outside The Netherlands. Was it always 'home-game shows' so far I joined the last times, it's this December night that brings me to Gruenspan in Hamburg. The great location in... Continue Reading →
Portuguese Dark Metal outfit Moonspell will re-issue their 'Sin/Pecado' album, originally released in 1998. At the time, the longplayer was an adjustment of Moonspell's thematic direction, moving from wolves and vampires to a more darkwave mood, driven by political and social issues. In this sense it's a milestone album for the band and on December... Continue Reading →
As so often in life it’s about making choices. On a Sunday night with Devin Townsend playing in Tilburg and Eluveitie and Lacuna Coil having a stop at TivoliVredenburg it’s not easy to decide where to go to. After some weighting MHMB is present in Utrecht, witnessing a pretty diverse tour package that covers everything... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Alter Bridge is around since more than 15 years and grew to one of the big players in the fields of Alternative Rock and –Metal. Four years ago the band released with ‘The Last Hero’ a highly successful longplayer entering the Top 10 in several longplayer chart. New Alter Bridge albums usually need time... Continue Reading →
(8/10) It was back in 1993 when a mind-blowing album called 'River Runs Red' has been released. The band - Life Of Agony. The quartet from New York challenged with songs like 'This Time', 'Underground' and the title track everybody's speakers. Hardcore, Metal and groove blended into each other in perfection and up to date... Continue Reading →
26 years after having premiered with the iconic 'River Runs Red' album Life Of Agony announced 'The Sound of Scars'. The album is a kind of 'chapter two' to their first album and continues the story of the highly succssful debut. 'The Sound of Scars' will be released on October 11th through Napalm Records. 'Scars'... Continue Reading →
(9/10) 'Oscillation' is Oh Hiroshima's third longplayer and the trio invested quite some time to get the album to a level that was satisfying for the trio. Four years of hard work led to a longplayer that features seven new songs that will be a delight for fans of atmospheric Post-Rock. "Oscillation' isn't an album... Continue Reading →
After having released two longplayers and two EP’s, Belgium metalists Evil Invaders unveil details about their first live album. ‚Surge of Insanity - Live in Antwerp 2018‘ was recorded at Trix in Antwerp and included the following setlist being now the tracklist of this release: IntroAs Life Slowly FadesPulses Of PleasureShot To ParadiseMental PenitentiaryBroken Dreams... Continue Reading →
(6/10) 'Rebels' become 'Legends', at least when you have a look on the last two releases of German Melodic Metal band Majesty. Now, you can question how rebellious 'Rebels' is and you can also ask yourself of 'Legends' will reach a legendary status in Heavy Metal. 'Legends' is Majesty's ninth album and it carries songs... Continue Reading →
