My World of Music – est. 2013
(8/10) Induction is the brainchild of Czech guitarist Martin Beck, who kick-started the band in 2014. Influenced by French composer Peter Crowley, Beck followed his musical vision of creating melodic Power Metal that's timeless, not following any trend. Beck was lucky and found a great singer for Induction, Dutch Metal siren Nick Holleman, known from... Continue Reading →
(6/10) The third album of a band is often a decisive one and Brazilian Armored Dawn reaches this milestone with their new longplayer entitled 'Viking Zombie'. A first glimpse on the artwork makes you think of Amon Amarth and the work 'viking' in the title even aplifies the first thought. Now, Armored Dawn is for... Continue Reading →
Herne-based Metal pioneers Rage announce a new studio album entitled 'Wings of Rage'. Planned release date is January 10th, 2020 and the longplayer will come via Steamhammer/SPV. And here comes the tracklist: TrueLet Them Rest in Peace Chasing The Twilight ZoneTomorrowWings Of RageShadow Over Deadland (The Twilight Transition) A Nameless GraveDon`t Let Me DownShine A... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Houston, Texas is the home of Heavy Metal maniacs The Scourge, a band that was formed in 2012. The mission of Andrew Atwood g/v) (the guy's a real Metal siren), Alex Erhardt (d), Johnny Laird (g), and Garrick Smith (b) is the revitalize ‘80s and ‘90s Thrash Metal. The quartet released a first EP... Continue Reading →
Colleagues of German Amboss Mag added a next video interview with an underground band. This time it's Spirit Adrift from Phoenix, Arizona with Nate Garrett being the mainman of the Heavy Metal powerhouse. https://youtu.be/BBDHqNRMH2Q
(8/10) The title of Dragonforce’s new album says it all = ‘Extreme Power Metal’. Now, it’s not a new fact that Herman Li and bandmates push the pedal the metal. With their eighth album Dragonforce takes a next step into the extreme since the band bridge to the gaming community. Not only that some of... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Having a look on the artwork of an album that shows a peaceful winter landscape is a refreshing moment on a day with 30 degrees celcius outside and the titel 'Talviyö', meaning 'winter night' in Finnish, amplifies it even. Besides these refreshing ingredients, Sonata Arctica's newest longplayer comes with more of a standard approach.... Continue Reading →
(8/10) The more bands are busy with image, gimmicks and storytelling the higher is the risk of being distracted from paying attention to their music. In some cases this distraction is planned/welcomed but not in this specific case of Swedish dragon chasers Twilight Force. Three years after the six guys from Falun released ‘Heroes of... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Elvenking came into the picture in 1997 when singer Damna started the band. After having inked a deal with AFM Records the band premiered with ‘Heathenreal’ in 2001, the beginning of a fruitful cooperation over nearly two decades. 2019 is a kind of jubilee for Elvenking. Their new longplayer ‘Reader of the Runes –... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Ivory Tower, that's Progressive Metal hailing from Kiel, Germany. The quintet released four albums to date with 'IV' being the latest one. Eight years later and after having been gone through line-up changes the guys from Schleswig Holstein puts more wood on the metallic fire with longplayer number five. Frank Fasold (key) is the... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Australian Heavy Metal has a solid home base in Down Under. Bands like Mortal Sin paved the way for many (Thrash) Metal bands and it’s of course legendary AC/DC and Rose Tattoo that brought the fifth continent on everybody's Rock radar. Nowadays it’s the next generation, being in the starting blocks for their Metal... Continue Reading →
Dragonforce's new album caries the exciting title of 'Extreme Power Metal'. The album comes through earMUSIC and is available in the record stores on September 27th. Tracklist: 1. Highway to Oblivion2. Cosmic Power of the Infinite Shred Machine3. The Last Dragonborn4. Heart Demolition5. Troopers of the Stars6. Razorblade Meltdown7. Strangers8. In a Skyforged Dream9. Remembrance... Continue Reading →
(8/10) Narnia is the brainchild of Christian Liljegren and Carl Johan Grimmark who met in 1993 and after having seen a common musical vision Narnia was founded. 'Awakening' was the debut of the band with a release date in 1998. The first era of Narnia ended in 2010 when the band official announced their end.... Continue Reading →
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