My World of Music – est. 2013
Seattle is certainly the home of grunge. In this context it is often forgotten that many good metal bands come from the city on the American northwest coast. One of these bands is Queensrÿche which already caused a furore in the 80s. I assume that the history of the band is well known and so... Continue Reading →
In October and November, Germany's metal veterans Rage are on a co-headlining tour together with Brainstorm. To give the fans something new to listen to while traveling through Europe, Rage has recorded an EP titled 'Spreading the Plague'. In total, the release contains six tracks, three of which are new songs, while the other three... Continue Reading →
'Firefly', 'Survive' and 'World on Fire', these were songs Stratovarius fans already got to hear live at the Wacken Open Air 2022 and the entire album is now available. Seven years after their last album 'Eternal' the Finns have recorded eleven new songs and continue the series of high quality releases. Not only musically Stratovarius... Continue Reading →
Trollhättan, known as the home of Saab, is also known to metal fans as the homebase of Trial (Swe). The band, which started expressing their passion for traditional heavy metal in 2007, released a remarkable debut album called 'The Primordial Temple'' in 2011. It quickly became evident that not only the legendary waterfall of Trollhättan... Continue Reading →
Trauma, for many, is the band where Cliff Burton played bass before joining Metallica, providing the guys with an incomparable groove. Trauma, however, are more than just the above-mentioned band with Cliff Burton. Trauma began in 1981 in San Francisco and delivered no more than one album in their first phase. 'Scratch and Scream' was... Continue Reading →
You notice that it is already day four in Wacken. All joints are aching a bit, getting up is more difficult and it takes longer to get going. That's why it's very welcome that Life Of Agony push the tiredness out of your bones with a proper punch. The four New Yorkers start their set... Continue Reading →
There have been a few rain showers overnight and it is also noticeably chillier in Germany's smallest/biggest heavy metal community. After the last little rain showers have disappeared, and with them, temporarily, the dust of the previous days, everyone is prepared for day three, which holds another highlight with Iowa's metal export number one, Slipknot.... Continue Reading →
Frank, Andreas, Fritz, Stefan and Burkhard, these guys are also known as Stormhunter. The band, founded in 1998 in Balingen, Germany, has released three full-length albums of which the latest one dates back to 2014. The power metal band from Southern Germany announced with 'Strangle With Care' a new EP, which will be released on... Continue Reading →
'Maledictus' is the debut album of Seventh Storm, a band that has a distinct captain in Mike Gaspar. Gaspar started Seventh Storm after providing the rhythm for Moonspell for more than two decades. His new band, however, has little to do with his former employer. Perhaps it's the dark aura that may still be a... Continue Reading →
Stratovarius announce with 'Survive' their next studio album. The record will be released on September 23 via earMUSIC and with 'World on Fire' a next single has already been launched. You can listen to it here: https://stratovarius.lnk.to/WorldOnFire
Metal legend Satan will embark on a tour this autumn. With them on tour are no less than Portrait. Both bands form an exquisite metal package and here are the dates:
Ironflame hail from Ohio, have released three albums so far and are into traditional metal. Considering that the quintet started in 2016, they have already delivered quite a bit. The fourth longplayer 'Where Madness Dwells' is out now and also this time the guys give it all. A total of ten songs are on the... Continue Reading →
Seventh Wonder started in 2000 when bassist Andreas Blomqvist, guitarist Johan Liefvendahl and drummer Johnny Sandin joined forces to form Seventh Wonder after their previous bands broke up. The five Swedes released their first album 'Become' in 2005 and three more records followed before drummer Johnny Sandin left the band after the launch of 'The... Continue Reading →
Blind Guardian announced a new album. ‘The God Machine’ is scheduled for being released on September 2nd, 2022 and comes via Nuclear Blast. Hansi Kürsch about it: “We didn't want to rehash our qualities from 1995, but didn't want to continue down this complex path forever either. ‘The God Machine’ is a new beginning for us. We’ve... Continue Reading →
Passion is the fuel and guitar/bass/drums are the engine for Canada-based metal icons Anvil. The trio, hailing from Toronto, didn’t only face the sunny side if life being a musician. Up and down, that followed the band for many years and made them to real heroes in heavy metal and never gave up. Anvil always... Continue Reading →
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