My World of Music – est. 2013
Listening to 'Hjartastjaki', one or the other might ask why this record gets a review on MHMB. Well, the answer is simple. Isaførd, that's the moniker that stands for the collaboration of well known artists, musicians from rock and metal. The first hint is given by the band's origin: Iceland. More precisely Ísafjörður, a town... Continue Reading →
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd began playing the guitar at the age of seven and has been fascinated by the 6-stringed instrument ever since. Countless blues rock albums tell the musical story of the exceptional guitarist, who delivered a remarkable debut with 'Ledbetter Heights' in 1995. Two years later followed 'Troube is…'... Continue Reading →
Lionheart is not an unusual band name and exists more than once. Therefore, right here; this is about the American hardcore heroes from Oakland and nothing else. With 'Welcome to the Westcoast III' the band has a new album in the pipeline and what comes out of the speakers is worth talking about. The Westcoast... Continue Reading →
Karg are from Austria, more precisely from the Salzburg region and is the brainchild of V. Wahntraum, who some of you surely know as J.J. from Harakiri For The Sky. However, the multi-instrumentalist started with Karg in 2006 before Harakiri For The Sky joined in 2011. Karg make themselves scarce as far as live shows... Continue Reading →
The Riven hail from Sweden and have brought their remarkable debut album into the record stores in 2019. Now follows with 'Peace and Conflict' the second strike of the Swedes, who have grown to a quintet in the meantime. Is this noticeable on the new album? Absolutely, it allows a typical twin-guitar sound and also... Continue Reading →
Eisregen, from Thuringia, release these days with 'Wiedergänger' a new EP. The band, which is active since 1995, has packaged two songs on this release and in addition comes a remix version of the title track. Fans of the gothic-based creepy sound will find everything they are looking for on this appetizer for the upcoming... Continue Reading →
Even though Induction's history is not too long, the band has already experienced quite a bit. Formed in 2014 in the Czech Republic as Martin Beck's Induction, the group delivered its self-titled debut album in 2019. For a band that was just taking off, the emerging pandemic was anything but beneficial. The year 2022 became... Continue Reading →
Swedish rockers Shit The Cow are releasing new material on a regular base and with 'Slaktgrop' the next MLP faced its release today. The three songs featuring mini album starts off with 'Cassius'. A heavy riff an heavily downtuned guitars mark the beginning of a song that reminds a lot of sun-tanned stoner rock, just... Continue Reading →
Tarja needs no introduction, as the soprano is one of the icons of symphonic metal. Tarja became well-known, among other things, because of her successful years with Nightwish. After leaving the Finnish chart-stormers, the singer started a solo career, which impresses until today. With 'Henkäys ikuisuudesta' and 'My Winter Storm', Tarja set first standards. The... Continue Reading →
"No compromise, no sell out, no bullshit", that' s what it says in the info sheet of Deströyer 666's latest album 'Never Surrender' and summarizes the nine songs in a concise way. What the guys deliver on their sixth longplayer is an ode to blackened thrash metal that is bursting with energy. Already with the... Continue Reading →
The hellhound on the artwork of the new Detraktor record seems to be quite hungry and you can say definitively that Boris, Rafael and Pable feel the same appetite when it comes to metal. After the band delivered with 'Grinder' their debut album in 2019, the second record 'Full Body Stomp' is now in the... Continue Reading →
Spiritworld is the brainchild of Stu Folsom. The singer and multi-instrumentalist first appeared in 2017 with a demo before the 7" called 'Viper Blood' was released. At that time the sound was still very country influenced while rock and punk elements positively impacted the sound. However, Folsom changed the musical direction and used a heavier... Continue Reading →
Vinnie Moore belongs to the generation of shred guitarists who characterized the second half of the 80s. Tony McAlpine, Marty Friedman and Jason Becker, just to mention a few, impressed with virtuosic guitar playing which also was present on Moore's albums like 'Mind's Eye' and 'Time Odyssey'. These days Vinnie Moore releases his new album... Continue Reading →
Martin Persner was not only one of the Nameless Ghouls and therefore a part of the Swedish chart breakers Ghost. Persner was and is also the creative mind behind MCC [Magna Carta Cartel]. MCC started in 2008 with an EP called 'Valiant Visions'. After the release of the debut album, Ghost came into the picture.... Continue Reading →
Leather Leone has been in the business for a long time and when I first heard her voice, I was immediately hooked by its energy. This was in 1986 when shred guitarist David T. Chastain released his 'Ruler of the Wasteland' album. Leone worked with the guitarist a number of times thereafter, but also released... Continue Reading →
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