My World of Music – est. 2013
Heavy metal stands, amongst other things, for a rebellious spirit and provocation. A band that lives up to these attributes in excellent fashion is Watain. The Swedish black metal powerhouse has started their diabolic journey in 1997 in the greater Stockholm area and has a fanbase all around the globe. As often, the third album... Continue Reading →
Münster-based post-rockers Long Distance Calling announced their new album ‚Eraser‘. Two years after having launched ‚How Do We Want to Live?‘ their next strike will hit the shelves on August 26th, 2022 and ‚Eraser‘ comes via earMUSIC. Right in time, on Earth Day 2022, the quartet released with ‚Kamilah‘ a first song, taken from the... Continue Reading →
A few days too late for a relaxed Easter brunch comes the newest album from Jazz Sabbath. The trio that was created by Adam Wakeman and has its roots back in 2013. Wakeman, on tour with Black Sabbath, was challenged if could play the Black Sabbath set on piano. Challenge accepted and what started as... Continue Reading →
When Sentient Horror launched their second album ‘Morbid Realms’ in 2019 it was apparent that these guys inhale pure heavy metal with every breath they take. Sentient Horror is a New Jersey-based death metal band that started in 2014 and has with ‘Rites of Gore’ their third longplayer in the starting blocks. Connected to a... Continue Reading →
Spirit Adrift announce a new collection of sings, summed up under the banner of ’20 Century Gone’. The new record will feature eight songs of which two are new ones. The other sic tracks on this release are cover versions from bands like Type O Negative to Thin Lizzy. Here is the tracklist: Sorcerer’s FateMass... Continue Reading →
German metalcore veterans Caliban delivered their latest full-length studio album ‘Elements’ in 2018 and has four years later a new record in the starting blocks. ‘Dystopia’ waits for its release on April 22nd, a new musical wrecking ball with eleven hard-hitting smashers. ‘Dystopia’ is Caliban’s thirteenth longplayer and in this case, ‘13’ isn’t a number... Continue Reading →
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter released their ‘The Divine Horsemen’ album in 2021 and follow it up with a next longplayer. With their latest effort being a improvised recording, the German four-piece returns to a more regular record with ‘Wilde Kinder’ (German for ‘wild children’) The band, that started as a furious grindcore band developed their music... Continue Reading →
‘The Hyperborean’ is the name of Fer De Lance’s debut album that hits the shelves these days. The band, in contrary to the French-sounding name, hails from Chicago, Illinois and unleashed a first EP called Colossus’ in 2020 via Cruz Del Sur Music. The label, being known for their exquisite epic metal portfolio, discovered the... Continue Reading →
To understand ‘Fiends of Emptiness’ one needs to go back all the way to 1983 when Master started and worked on their debut album. There was a bit of a back and forth between Master and the label at the time about the quality of the recording which led to a recording session in legendary... Continue Reading →
‘The Day Bastard Leaders Die’ is a multi-national band which premiered in 2015 with a self-titled album. The name of the band: Mirror. The band is the brainchild of Tas (former Electric Wizard, Satan’s Host) who started an outlet for his passion for classic heavy metal. A line-up was put together rather quickly although a... Continue Reading →
One week after Ronnie Romero released an album, full of cover songs, German metal pioneer Udo Dirkschneider presents his newest effort. No doubt, there can be a discussion about sense and nonsense of such an album although I have to say that Dirkschneider’s roaring voice adds a special touch to most of the songs. Dirkschneider... Continue Reading →
The month of April provides a lot of interesting stuff for folks in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors clinched a playoff berth, the Blue Jays have their opening weekend at Rogers Center and next to the sports scene also the Toronto metal community can enjoy good news. Metal maniacs Skull Fist unleash their fourth album ‘Paid... Continue Reading →
Ronnie Romero is certainly one of the most gifted singers in heavy metal these days. Lords Of Black was the springboard for the singer and it’s his voice, often compared with legendary Ronnie James Dio, that made him stand out from many other of his singing colleagues. Furthermore, Romero joined no less than Richie Blackmore... Continue Reading →
Bergen-based rock’n’roll outfit Audrey Horne belongs to the top of the European hard rock bands and six albums speak the clear language of rock’n’roll. High energy and an unbound passion for their music is what makes the band stand out. Four years after having unveiled their latest album to date, ‘Blackout’, the agenda of everybody... Continue Reading →
Westcoast metal veterans Machine Head announced their next musical strike. The upcoming album is entitled ‘ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN‘ and will be released on August 26th, 2022 via Nuclear Blast. The record is a 13 track concept album with the following tracklist: 1. SLAUGHTER THE MARTYR2. CHØKE ØN THE ASHES ØF YØUR HATE3. BECØME THE FIRESTØRM4. ØVERDØSE5. MY HANDS ARE... Continue Reading →
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