My World of Music – est. 2013
On July 30th, O.S.I. will release vinyl and CD re-issues of their classic albums, ‘Office of Strategic Influence’ (2003) and ‘Free’ (2006), via Metal Blade Records - the first time both records will be available on vinyl! ‘Free’ was mastered for vinyl by Alan Douches at West West Side, and 2021 marks the 15th anniversary of this seminal release.‘Office of Strategic Influence’ and ‘Free’ can... Continue Reading →
TesseracT streamed a cinematic live event called 'P O R T A L S' in Dec 12th last year. Bass player Amos Williams reflects on the show and its forthcoming release “It is only with hindsight and some time to appreciate it that we realise what this show meant to us. 'P O R T A... Continue Reading →
Interloper from California, that is Andrew Virrueta, Aaron Stechauner and Miles Baker. The foundation of Interloper happened in 2014 and it took a while before things became tangible. Two independently released singles have marked the start that led to a contract signing with Nuclear Blast and a first EP, that was revealed in early 2021.... Continue Reading →
Fans of American metallers Pharaoh had to be patient for quite a while. They had to wait nine long years before the fifth album of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- based quartet finds a way into the record stores. The guys premiered in 2003 with the 'After the Fire' album and went through a pretty consistent release... Continue Reading →
Luna's Call offer with their new work 'Void' a perfect basis for analysts and friends of the sophisticated detail. What the guys from Lincoln, UK deliver is music, that is made of beautiful acoustic melodic arcs, which lead to extreme death metal excesses. The whole music is embedded in multilayered and complex song structures that... Continue Reading →
The quartet started in 2001 when they successfully completed a renaming from Godzilla to Gojira. The debut 'Terra Incognita' was released in the same year and since then the band has become essential.Gojira slowly and steadily built up a fanbase that is constantly growing. This can be recognized among other things by the chart entries,... Continue Reading →
Devin Townsend played the last real live show in front of an enthusiastic crowd in March 2020 in Dallas. What came next was the rise of a pandemic, lockdowns and no live music. To still stay connected with fans and bring music to their homes, the iconic musician from Canada performed a live stream concert... Continue Reading →
Here are the dates: 21 Jan 22 Tullikamari (FI) Tampere22 Jan 22 Kulttuuritalo (FI) Helsinki23 Jan 22 Helitehas (EE ) Tallinn25 Jan 22 Stodola (PL) Warsaw26 Jan 22 Huxleys (DE) Berlin27 Jan 22 Longhorn (DE) Stuttgart28 Jan 22 Batschkapp (DE) Frankfurt29 Jan 22 Roxy (CZ) Prague30 Jan 22 Arena (AT) Vienna01 Feb 22 Akvarium Klub... Continue Reading →
What's a real supergroup? Often, these kind of 'supergroups' should be labeled as 'bands with known musicians included'. In the case of Liquid Tension Experiment we can truly talk about a supergroup for two reasons: the stellar musical capabilities and the songs that are jaw-dropping. What the quartet delivers on the third longplayer is the... Continue Reading →
Any plans for May 1st this year? If not, Devin Townsend just announced a live stream event called 'Quarantine Project'. Townsend will perform the album ‘Ocean Machine: Biomech’ in its entirety via Single Music’s live stream platform. The show will be live on May 1st, 12 noon PDT, 3pm EDST, 20:00 GST, 21:00 CEST, 5am AEST. All... Continue Reading →
UK-based post-metal band Devil Sold His Soul started in 2004 and released one year later with 'Darkness Prevails' a first EP. Over the years three longplayers have been added to the discography of which the latest one so far is entitled 'Empire of Light' and was published in 2012. In 2013 founding member and frontman... Continue Reading →
Sweet Oblivion is a project that had its starting point in 2019, created and directed by Serafino Perugino, who is president and A&R director of Frontiers Music. One, if not the most important factor of this band is the fact of Geoff Tate being the singer of Sweet Oblivion. Tate, who was part of the... Continue Reading →
First important thing is that there are more bands called Wheel and at least two of them have a new album in the pipeline. There is Wheel from Germany, being very much into doom and epic metal while this review is about the newest achievement of Wheel, the UK/Finland collaboration. Wheel is the brainchild of... Continue Reading →
Devin Townsend has the fascinating quality of remaining true to himself while demonstrating the flexibility of an artistic chameleon. Next to the creative output of Devin Townsend, the musicians comes also with tremendous willpower and it seems like even a pandemic can’t stop him in a way. Of course, live shows aren’t possible for Townsend... Continue Reading →
Maybe some of you are already familiar with Iotunn, as it was in 2016 when the guys released their first EP 'The Wizard Falls'. The release was self-produced and it was a springboard for the band. Metal Blade Records took notice of the quintet from Denmark and after agreeing on a contract nothing stood in... Continue Reading →
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