My World of Music – est. 2013
Bergen, Norway is a city that is not only known for a lot of rainy days, but also has a very well established music scene. Bergen is very well known as one of the epicenters of Norwegian black metal, but there are also other metal genres that claim some attention. One of them is Morax.... Continue Reading →
Most of you know Marko Hietala from his time with symphonic metal icons Nightwish. He was part of the band for many years as bassist and also contributed to the songwriting. Hietala left Nightwish in 2021 and released his first solo album "Mustan sydämen rovio" even before the split. That was back in 2019 and... Continue Reading →
German metal powerhouse Obscura has a new album in the starting blocks. "A Sonication" will be the seventh full-length record of the Bavarian metal band and it's another effort that shows musical finesse as well as an immense level of energy. As the title suggests, "A Sonication" is a direct continuation of the band's previous... Continue Reading →
Italian metal powerhouse Labyrinth is back with a new album. The Tuscan band formed in 1994 and their first album brought the guys to the attention of a wider audience. A deal with Metal Blade Records showed the potential of the band, which resonated on the sophomore release "Return to Heaven Denied". Labyrinth never made... Continue Reading →
To mark the 25th anniversary of their album “Infest”, Papa Roach have just played four acclaimed concerts in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Düsseldorf. With over 20,000 visitors, all shows organized by PRK Dreamhaus were sold out within a very short time. On the day of their last German show of the current tour, the band... Continue Reading →
Days Of Jupiter is a Swedish metal band founded in 2010 by Jan Hilli, Jörgen Hellström and Magnus Larsson. The first album saw the light of day in 2021 and three more longplayers have been added to the discography. Now, six years after the release of "Panoptical", the Swedes are back and after signing a... Continue Reading →
Switzerland has a pretty vibrant rock & metal scene with bands like Krokus and Gotthard, but also Triptykon and gurD originate from the Alpine country in the middle of Europe. A rather young band is Klaw from Zurich. The guys started in 2017 and delivered their debut album "LightCrusher" in 2019. The band's first effort... Continue Reading →
It happened 20 years ago when German progressive rock formation RPWL released their fourth album “World Through My Eyes”, showing the creativity and musical filigree of the German art rockers. To celebrate this special moment RPWL will embark on a tour in autumn 2025, including a show at Logo, Hamburg and there is no doubt... Continue Reading →
The inflationary use of the term "supergroup" is something I try to avoid on MHMB, but in this case the four guys from Midlife Crisis are a supergroup. The line-up is a who-is-who of the Swedish rock scene. Urke, Dregen, Måns P. Månsson and Robban Eriksson are guys with a history in bands like The... Continue Reading →
Prog metal force Vanden Plas announced a tour through Europe, starting March 3rd, 2025 in Verviers, Belgium. The tour will include shows in Germany, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Italy. In addition Vanden Plas will also play a show outside Europe. It will be on September 5th, 2025 when the band will cross the pond... Continue Reading →
Every end is also the beginning of something new. This is what happened when guitarist Jonathan Hultén left Tribulation to start a solo career and with "Eyes of the Living Night" the Swedish songwriter releases his second album with 12 new songs. As we know from the debut album "Chants from Another Place", Hultén has... Continue Reading →
US metal force W.A.S.P. announced additional dates for the “Album One Alive World Tour” which includes headliner shows as well as festival appearances. Blackie Lawless and bandmates will perform the debut album in its entirety which was the starting point of four decades of W.A.S.P.. Here are the dates: Headline Shows Performing Album ONE Alive... Continue Reading →
Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai are three guitar heroes, and G3 is a concert series that brings the three guys together on stage - solo and together as a triple guitar powerhouse. It was in 1996 when Satriani, Vai, Johnson toured the USA together for the first time. Each of the extraordinary guitarists... Continue Reading →
Fans of dirty rock'n'roll will be familiar with Crossplane. The four guys from Germany certainly have a passion for the magical sound of Motörhead, which they use as inspiration, and it's the vocals of Marcel Celli Mönnig that show some parallels to Lemmy. Rough and a bit hoarse, the frontman brings a raw expression to... Continue Reading →
It's time for another flight with The Night Flight Orchestra as the band takes off again with a new album. "Give Us the Moon" is the seventh album penned by the flight crew, which includes members of bands such as Soilwork and Arch Enemy. The first ideas for The Night Flight Orchestra were born in... Continue Reading →
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