My World of Music – est. 2013
Whom Gods Destroy is a new group with well-known protagonists. Derek Sherinian and Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal are part of this outfit and with Dino Jelusick, a talented singer takes over the vocal parts, while Yas Nomura and Bruno Valverde form the rhythm section of Whom Gods Destroy. Sherinian and Thal initiated the group, both having... Continue Reading →
Vegard Sverre Tveitan, better known as Ihsahn, has once again excelled himself with his newest solo album. With 'Ihsahn', the musician, composer and producer has created an album that is so much more. It starts with the fact that the album is being released in two versions. On the one hand, there is the 'Metal... Continue Reading →
Chapel Of Disease started in 2008 in Cologne, Germany and found with the band an outlet for their passion for death metal. ‘Summoning Black Gods’ was the title of the debut, and it was the sophomore release ‘The Mysterious Ways of Repetitive Art’ which added the band to the radar screen of a wider group... Continue Reading →
Australia-based prog quartet Caligula’s Horse announced a while ago their newest effort called ‘Charcoal Grace’. It is the sixth full-length longplayer by the Australians and follows the 2020 release ‘Rise Radiant’. The album contains nine songs that alternate between heavy progressive sounds and calmer moments, like in the gloomy ‘Charcoal Grace I: Prey’. The song... Continue Reading →
Overlorde unleashed a self-titled EP back in 1988 right before the first era of the New Jersey-based band came to an end. The new century brought a return of the four-piece and a full-length album called ‘Return of the Snow Giant’ brought also new songs to the metal community. With ‘Awaken the Fury’, Overlorde launched... Continue Reading →
Lord Dying hail from Portland, Oregeon and their debut album ‘Summon the Faithless’ hit the shelves in 2013, following two EPs. ‘Sludge’ is still what you hear and read often in the context of Lord Dying and of course, songs like the throbbing ‘Final Push Into the Sun’ show the doomy rawness of sludge. But... Continue Reading →
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 →
Two years after having launched the successful 'Imperial' album, Swedish metal outfit Soen has their new album, 'Memorial', ready for shipping. The fact that the band belongs to the productive groups is shown by the fact that it is their sixth longplayer in ten years, not to forget the additional live recording called 'Atlantis', which... Continue Reading →
Since 1992, Richard West is the keyboarder of UK prog rockers Threshold. The prog pioneers released in 2017 with ‘Legends of the Shires’ another exquisite alum, showing the strength of the band when it comes to layered and melodic songs. 2023 faces a continuation of what started back in 2017 although under another banner. Oblivion... Continue Reading →
Devin Townsend is one of the most creative minds in contemporary metal. His latest release 'Lighthouse' showcased the full scale of his unstoppable musical force. After having put out this excellently crafted album, it is the right time to add to the 'Devolution'-series. During the pandemic, Townsend started this series with an acoustic album called... Continue Reading →
The story of Avkrvst starts almost like a trailer for a movie. Two kids at the age of seven make a pact that they would start a band and release an album as soon as they get older. Now, this isn’t the beginning of a new blockbuster movie. It is the starting point of a... Continue Reading →
Ray Alder's voice is one of the best that metal and rock has to offer these days. I have been fascinated by the singer's expressive voice since Fates Warning's 'No Exit' album, a voice that is also extremely recognizable. Alder also delivered very good work with Redemption and Engine which underpinned his position. It was... Continue Reading →
It had been quite a while since I saw Threshold live. It was 2018 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. After all these years it's time to see a concert of the band again and what could be more logical than to experience the tour start of Threshold at Markthalle in Hamburg. But before that Oddland are playing... Continue Reading →
Australia's extreme metallers NE Obliviscaris present with 'Exul' their latest work, which was created with a lot of uncertainties, imponderables and possibilities. If you take a closer look at the record, you will notice that 'Exul' was recorded in a number of studios. If one considers the exceptional situation of the past years, this is... Continue Reading →
Nick Van Dyk and Bernie Versailles started Redemption in 2001 and after Versailles took a break due to an aneurysm, it is Van Dyk who takes the band forward. I first became aware of Redemption between 2005 and 2017 when they had with Ray Alder a singer whom I already appreciated on the Fates Warning... Continue Reading →
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