My World of Music – est. 2013
Ektomorf belongs to the bands, that are around since decades and polarizes. For some, the band of mainman Zoltan "Zoli" Farkas is copy-cat of bands like Sepultura and Soulfly. For others, the groove-based metal is a much-appreciated metal experience since the band’s start in 1993. Now, Ektomorf is around for three decades which shows passion... Continue Reading →
Norway is known for their black metal scene and still there are also bands, hailing from the country in the North-West of Europe that are at home in other heavy subgenres. One of these bands is Inculter from Fusa. The band started in 2012 and released with ‘Persisting Devolution’ a debut album in 2015. With... Continue Reading →
Heavy Load are hailing from Stockholm, Sweden and unleash with ‘Riders of the Ancient Storm’ their fourth album. “Ancient” is in this case more than solely a word in the album title. The Swedes started in 1976 and the first three longplayers have seen the light of day between 1978 and 1983. After a very... Continue Reading →
Disbelief announced with ‘Killing karma’ their next studio album which will be released on April 5th, 2024 via Listenable Records. The longplayer will feature eleven new songs and a cover version of Killing Joke’s ‘Millenium’. Furthermore, Disbelief invited with Joschi Baschin (Undertow) and Michelle Darness (End Of Green) two excellent singers, adding vocals to three... Continue Reading →
Look who is back. Santa Claus? Maybe. The Reaper? Yes! It was three years ago that Alexi Laiho passed away far too early at the age of 39. A thing that for sure remains is the music Laiho brought to the plate, making Children Of Bodom to one of the most respected melodic death metal... Continue Reading →
Metal and rock, veterans and youngster – all meets tonight at Grosse Freiheit 36 in Hamburg. The venue at Reeperbahn hosts German metal veterans Accept, who start a two shows mini-tour and with them on board is Mike Tramp with a special White Lion set and German metal youngsters Induction. This generation-bridging line-up is supposed... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles-based metal outfit Stygian Crown announced their sophomore album called ‘Funeral for a King’. The five-piece recorded nine songs for the album of which ‘Bushido’ has been revealed already and can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/vYyhY2S71HM?si=Otq0lm1qj2yYx8Rl ‘Funeral for a King’ follows the self-titled debut from 2020 and marks a next great step in the bands... Continue Reading →
Immortal Guardian started in 2008 and what began slowly with a couple of demos and EP led finally to a full-length debut album in 2018. Since then, though, the time span between releases shortened dramatically into a 2-3 years pattern of new records by the band. ‘Unite and Conquer’ is the tile of the bands... Continue Reading →
Canadian metal outfit Aggression is around since 1984 when starting as Asylum. A years later, the band transformed into Aggression and released a debut album called ‘The Full Treatment’ in 1987. The career of the band didn’t go straight forward and there are years with a hiatus before consistency took over again in 2014. Driven... Continue Reading →
Rostock-based punk rock veterans Dritte Wahl worked on a new album which will see the light of day in December 2023. The band, that started back in 1988, premiered four years later and released several longplayers of which ‘Urlaub in der Bredouille’ is the newest effort. Dritte Wahl place ten songs on the tracklist and... Continue Reading →
Sepultura has reached the end of the road and has chosen to depart via a conscious and planned death.Throughout the next 18 months we will celebrate 40 years of existence together along with our loyal fans on a farewell tour across the entire globe. It will be a celebration of the past and the present... Continue Reading →
Sleep Token is one of the bands that became a rising star over the last few years. Founded 2016 in London, UK the four-piece released the debut album ‘Sundowning’ in 2019. Even the pandemic couldn’t stop the outfit that unleashed with ‘This Place Will Become Your Tomb’ and Take Me Back to Eden’ two more... Continue Reading →
Metal maniacs Destructor (US) from Ohio don’t belong to the group of rookie bands. The four-piece started in 1984 and released with ‘Maximum Destruction’ an album that created sum buzz in the metallic underground. Unfortunately, fate didn’t mean it that well with the band as their singer Dave Holocaust was murdered in New York on... Continue Reading →
New York metal veterans Life Of Agony will return to Europe in spring 2024 for an intimate evening with Life of Agony up close & unplugged. Three shows will take place in Germany and these are the dates.
The architects of exquisite progressive rock, Porcupine Tree, ended a hiatus in 2021 and released with ‘Closure/Continuation’ a next studio album. To promote the album and present the songs live on stage, the band went on tour an performed a show at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam. The new line-up features with Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri and... Continue Reading →
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