My World of Music – est. 2013
"Everything Is on Fire But I Am Fine" is the fourth album from As December Falls. The Nottingham-based band formed in 2014, and to be honest, I hadn’t heard much more than their name a couple of times before. These days, the four-piece have revealed their fourth album, called “Everything is on Fire But I... Continue Reading →
“In Devastation” is Sinsaenum’s third album, and the first without Joey Jordison (RIP), who passed away in 2021. The all-star ensemble started in 2016 with an impressive line-up also including Heimoth, Stéphane Buriez, Frédéric Leclercq and Attila Csihar. Their debut album, released in 2016, was called “Echoes of the Tortured” and generated initial interest in... Continue Reading →
Hard Rock band A-Z released their brilliant sophomore album, “A2Z²”, last month to critical acclaim. The band continues to celebrate the album's release with the video for the track "Now I Walk Away" the album's epic closing track. "'Now I Walk Away' is a modern power ballad with a distinctly nostalgic feel; a song that... Continue Reading →
David Gilmour's upcoming live album and film, titled “The Luck And Strange Concerts” and “Live At The Circus Maximus, Rome,” beautifully capture the concerts of the Luck and Strange Tour 2024. The tour accompanied Gilmour's fifth solo album, “Luck And Strange,” which reached #1 in the UK, Germany (his first #1 there), Poland, the Netherlands,... Continue Reading →
Founded in 2020, Toxic Hazard is enriching the metal scene in Hamburg. After launching two singles in early 2025, the five-piece released their debut album, “Divisions of Hate” in June of this year. David Von Pirch (g) started the band Toxic Hazard and found four partners in crime: Finn Schwerdhöfer (b), Fabio Grimberg (d), Sebastian... Continue Reading →
Australian metal giants Parkway Drive will be touring Europe in autumn 2025 to celebrate their 20th anniversary, with six dates in Germany in September: September 19, 2025 Leipzig, QUARTERBACK Immobilien ARENASeptember 20, 2025 Munich, OlympiahalleSeptember 24, 2025 Frankfurt, FesthalleSeptember 26, 2025 Hamburg, Barclays ArenaSeptember 27, 2025 Dortmund, WestfalenhalleSeptember 28, 2025 Stuttgart, Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Parkway Drive will... Continue Reading →
In fall 2024, H-BLOCKX celebrated the 30th anniversary of their debut album “Time To Move” with a 16-concert, completely sold-out tour through Germany, Belgium, Austria, and Switzerland—but now the nostalgia is over. H-BLOCKX are announcing a new tour entitled “Fillin The Blank.” In fall 2025, the band will play a total of twelve concerts. The... Continue Reading →
Halestorm was founded in 1997 by siblings Lzzy and Arejay Hale. Their self-titled debut album, released in 2009, was the band's first milestone and achieved 'gold' status in the US. This album served as a springboard for the band to expand their fanbase. It was the third album, "Into the Wild Life", that became the... Continue Reading →
Listening to the latest release from Fox Lake is like taking a trip down memory lane. There are certainly cross-references to the bands that defined groove metal, nu metal and crossover in the 90s. The opener, “For the Love of the Game (featuring Mugshot)", showcases the main ingredients right from the start. This aggressive song... Continue Reading →
After a remarkable year with two consecutive Active Rock #1 singles (“ARTIFICIAL” and ‘PIECES’) and sold-out tours with Breaking Benjamin, Staind, and Disturbed, Daughtry continues to maintain its momentum: On September 12, the multi-platinum-selling band will release its new EP, “SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM (PART TWO),” via Big Machine Rock. Back in April, the haunting... Continue Reading →
It was undoubtedly one of the most exciting and emotional evenings in rock history: the original line-up of the Alice Cooper Group reunited live on stage at the sold-out O2 Arena in London – on the same day that their first studio album together in over 50 years was released: “The Revenge Of Alice Cooper”.... Continue Reading →
Rock veterans Honeymoon Suite, who started in 1982, are representatives of Canadian hard rock. The band enjoyed their greatest success with their debut albums, which included a few singles that entered the charts. With "Wake Me Up When the Sun Goes Down", the band is launching a new longplayer these days, following "Alive", the 2024... Continue Reading →
Cold Slither is an interesting project because it brings a fictional band to life. Reigning Phoenix Music has teamed up with Hasbro to make the band a reality, bringing them out of the G.I. Joe universe and into the real world. Zartan, Ripper, Torch and Buzzer have suddenly launched a real album full of thunderous... Continue Reading →
After having just released with “Heimat” a great new album, Heaven Shall Burn announced the “Heimat Over Europe” tour, starting on February 27th, 2026 in Hamburg. With them on the road will be The Halo Effect, The Black Dahlia Murder and Frozen Soul.
Innerwish return with "The Enemy Inside," a spine-tingling ride through the shadowy world of espionage, laced with thunderous riffs and an irresistible groove that will burrow deep into your brain. With lyrics inspired by the moral complexities of spy life - most notably portrayed in Steven Spielberg’s “Munich” - the new single fuses classic heavy... Continue Reading →
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