My World of Music – est. 2013
German death metal outfit Necrotted started in 2008 and releases these days with ‘Imperium’ their fifth full-length album. The five-piece placed nine songs on the tracklist and each of them is a brutal riff assault that fuses blackened death metal with some deathcore moment. The blasting ‘Sow Sorrow For Victory’ shows the various influences very... Continue Reading →
From the moment Brujeria started back in 1989, there was a kind of mytserious hype about band. Much has to do with the fact that the band includes a lot of band members, well-known from other bands which makes Brujeria more to a collective than a band. With ‚Eso Es Brujeria‘ the next strike from... Continue Reading →
‘The Mandrake Project’, that is the title of Bruce Dickinson’s new solo album. It is the first solo album of the legendary Iron Maiden frontman since 2005 when he released ‘Tyranny of Souls’. Produced by Roy Z the album is scheduled for being released early 2024 through BMG Records. Stay tuned for more.
Balingen in Germany is known for the Bang Your Head festival which unfortunately doesn’t exist anymore. Now it is up to Traitor, hailing from there, to keep metal alive in Germany’s southwest. After having released four studio albums the band launch a new live album. It is already the second live release of the Teutonic... Continue Reading →
Cannibal Corpse belong to the trailblazers when it comes to death metal. Since 1988 the band belongs to the spearhead of a genre they actively supported to shape. Two years after having unleashed the ‚Violence Unimagined‘‘ album the five-piece returns with ‚Chaos Horrific‘. On their 16th longplayer, the masters of death metal continue their trip... Continue Reading →
Triumph Of Death, this is one of the most iconic songs from legendary Hellhammer. The band still belongs to the spearhead of extreme metal and blossomed on black in the early 80s. Although some of the Hellhammer songs have been part of live shows of Celtic Frost and Triptykon it was never the intention of... Continue Reading →
German metal outfit Bonfire started in 1972. Guitarist Hans Ziller founded the band as Cacumen before a renaming into Bonfire took place in 1986. Sailing under a new flag, the band created some attention right away. ‚Don‘t Touch the Light‘ was the debut album that saw the light of day in 1986. The album didn‘t... Continue Reading →
Sunny California is the home of 3Teeth, the band that delivers these days their newest offering called ‚EndEx‘. Four years after having launched ‚Metawar‘ the band returns with their fourth album and delivers 12 new songs. As on the previous release, 3Teeth deliver industrial metal that reminds of bands like Marylin Manson. At the same... Continue Reading →
‚Mourning Moon‘ is the debut album of a band called Frozen Gasp. The Boston-based outfit released with Baptism of Desire‘ and ‚Hauntin Whispers‘ already two EP‘s, leading to a deal with Relapse Records. Musically, Frozen Gasp works in the fields of dark rock and metal. On the one hand I was reminded of some doom... Continue Reading →
‚Polar Veil‘ is the sixth album from Hexvessel and Mat McNerney managed for another time to give the current release an extra twist. Relying on the trademarks Hexvessel offer a blend of various genres. Black metal, folk, doom and rock; it all finds a spot in the eight songs that made it on the album. ... Continue Reading →
Releases that include Bruce Soord are always treats for your ears. Regardless of if we talk about albums from The Pineapple Thief or solo release from Soord, each of these albums are beautifully crafted sound collages with depth. The newest offering is a solo album entitled ‚Luminescence‘. As expected the release isn‘t about the harsh... Continue Reading →
Introducing Mayhem is like carrying sand to the beach. The Norwegian black metal punks are nearly 40 years in business, a controversial era for the band and a defining time for an entire genre. The fact that the Norwegian extreme metal institution is still around after four decades asks for respect and shows their willpower.... Continue Reading →
German death metal formation Carnal Tomb launched with ‚Defiled Flesh‘ a new song. It is the second tune taken from the upcoming album ‚Embalmed in Decay’ and the video can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/z6GOvjMIBfk?si=X943LUAUr_LwFM8o ‚Embalmed in Decay‘ is the band‘s third longplayer and the album will be released on November 3rd, 2023 via Testimony Records. Tracklist:... Continue Reading →
Canadian hard rock enthusiast Danko Jones is coming up with a new album. ‚Electric Sounds‘ is the title of the 13th album by the Jones and follows the 2021 release ‚Power Trio‘. Danko Jones, the band, also features longtime bandmate John Calabrese on bass as well as drummer Rich Knox, who joined the trio in... Continue Reading →
New Model Army are a unique band and their success over the decades speaks volumes. Bandleader Justin Sullivan has always managed to reshape the sound of the band without questioning or even throwing overboard the typical trademarks of the band's sound. My personal first experience with the band was the 'The Ghost of Cain' album... Continue Reading →
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