My World of Music – est. 2013
Denmark's metal band HateSphere have been particularly successful in the 00s and have delivered the one or other milestone, think of the 2007 work 'Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes' which brought the band into the Danish charts. With guitarist Peter Lyse Hansen nowadays only one founding member is still active, but it should be noted... Continue Reading →
L.A. Guns, veterans in the field of sleaze rock, has an upcoming album ‘Black Diamonds’ in the making and the soulful ‘Diamonds’ is a next single, taken from this longplayer, which will be released on April 14th, 2023 via Frontiers Music. Tracklist: You Betray Wrong About You Diamonds Babylon Shame Shattered Glass Gonna Lose Got... Continue Reading →
After Dicreation from Hanau, Germany brought their fifth album 'End of Days' to the record stores in 2017, fans of the death metal icons had to wait six years before a new effort from the five metallers is released with 'Iron Times'. Discreation, that's Marc Grewe, Sebastian Schilling, David Hübsch, Martin Engels and Peter Frick.... Continue Reading →
Today I would like to introduce you to a band that I myself discovered by chance just a few days ago. The band is Plastic Surgery Disaster from Berchtesgaden, Germany. The name of this band is inspired by the album of the same name by the Dead Kennedys, even if the band follows a slightly... Continue Reading →
Legendary metal outfit Hirax premiered in 1985 with an album called ‘Raging Violence’. The sophomore longplayer ‘Hate, Fear and Power’ was unleashed next, also through Metal Blade Records. These days Armageddon Label re-issues both records as vinyl. The first time in 20 years. Release date will be April 22nd, 2023 and the audio has been... Continue Reading →
Hallelujah, Lordi are back with a new album and those who expected great innovations will be disappointed, but those who like slightly ironically crafted horror rock will enjoy 'Screem Writers Guild'. As with the previous albums, the latest record has a title that reflects a typical Lordi neologism. In allusion to the "Screen Writers Guild",... Continue Reading →
US metal veterans Metal Church announced a new album, their 13th studio album. ‘Congregation of Annihilation’ is the title of this longplayer that will be released on May 26th, 2023 via Reaper Entertainment. It is the first release after the tragic death of Metal Church frontman Mike Howe in July 2021. With Marc Lopez the... Continue Reading →
With the album 'Enuma Elish' Eridu revive the heritage of the long lost Mesopotamian high civilization. Named after the oldest city of Mesopotamia, the Munich-based band opens another chapter of oriental extreme metal. After their debut 'Lugalbanda' (2019) was able to cause a stir nationally as well as internationally (Wacken Metal Battle Finale Germany 2022,... Continue Reading →
Australia's extreme metallers NE Obliviscaris present with 'Exul' their latest work, which was created with a lot of uncertainties, imponderables and possibilities. If you take a closer look at the record, you will notice that 'Exul' was recorded in a number of studios. If one considers the exceptional situation of the past years, this is... Continue Reading →
MDXX is still relatively unknown and also surrounded by a cloak of mystery. What we do know is that MDXX consists of four musicians who call themselves V, T, C and A. The musical head of the band is V. V is the musical head of the band and is responsible for both music and... Continue Reading →
You can't exactly say that Mork from Norway are one of the quick starters. Founded in 2004 in Halden, Norway it took the band already nine years until they could present their debut album 'Isebakke'. Before that, there was only a demo called 'Rota til ondskap'. Not more. The debut was released in 2013 and... Continue Reading →
Canadian epic metal force Gatekeeper first hit the scene in 2013 when they released their first EP called 'Prophecy and Judgement'. However, it took a few more years until the band could finish their first full-length studio album 'East of Sun', which was released through Cruz Del Sur. With 'From Western Shores' the second album... Continue Reading →
Long Distance Calling are without a doubt one of the most important German post rock and progressive bands. Not only do they have a lot to offer musically, but also the unusual locations of the Seats & Sounds tour have manifested the quartet's innovative spirit. I've had quite some opportunities to see the band live... Continue Reading →
Nick Van Dyk and Bernie Versailles started Redemption in 2001 and after Versailles took a break due to an aneurysm, it is Van Dyk who takes the band forward. I first became aware of Redemption between 2005 and 2017 when they had with Ray Alder a singer whom I already appreciated on the Fates Warning... Continue Reading →
It's been quite a while since Ihsahn released a full-length record. It was in 2018 when 'Àmr' saw the light of day and since then the exceptional Norwegian artist has focused on EP releases. Following 'Telemark' and 'Pharos', 'Fascination Steert Sessions' is now the third EP in a row. The new release contains three songs... Continue Reading →
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