My World of Music – est. 2013
"Hex" is an album that needs some time to unfold its creative essence. It is a bit overwhelming to listen to the first time, yet it has the potential to take you on an atmospheric journey through the world of sounds. But let's start at the beginning. "Hex" is the debut album of a project... Continue Reading →
"Draconian Darkness" is the seventh studio album by Finnish metal powerhouse Wolfheart. The quartet from Lahti, Finland debuted in 2013 with "Winterborn" and now, eleven years later, the latest release "Draconian Darkness" will hit the shelves. Seven albums in a little more than a decade shows a band that has a productive creative flow and... Continue Reading →
Despite being a rather small country, The Netherlands has a pretty dynamic metal scene with some great death metal bands coming from there. Asphyx and Gorefest are Dutch flagship bands and the same goes for God Dethroned. The biography of the band is a story of inconsistency, at least when it comes to the line-up,... Continue Reading →
If you fuse the battle hymn approach of bands like Manowar with melodic metal a la Rhapsody Of Fire and the "evil" image of Lordi, you get an idea of what you can expect from All For Metal. The German/Italian joint venture released their debut album "Legends" in 2023 and with "Gods of Metal (Year... Continue Reading →
To promote the upcoming album “The Last Will and Testament”, which will be released on October 11th, 2024, Opeth will embark on a European tour in early 2025. Here are the dates: 9th Feb – Helsinki, Ice Hall11th Feb – Stockholm, Cirkus12th Feb – Oslo, Sentrum Scene14th Feb – Copenhagen, DR Koncerthuset15th Feb – Hamburg, Docks17th... Continue Reading →
Time flies when you are having fun. This came to mind when I remembered that Amorphis' seminal album "Tales from the Thousand Lakes" was released 3 years ago. Wow. To celebrate this milestone, the band has re-recorded the album in the line-up we already know from the "Queen Of Time" album. The guys went to... Continue Reading →
"Memoria Viva" is the third White Stones album, a band being the brainchild of Opeth bassist Martín Mendéz. Like on the previous two records, it offers metal off the beaten track. With "La Ira", the first song has already been revealed a while ago, showing the band's progressive approach. It is a dark and furious... Continue Reading →
After the release of a thrilling solo album called "From Hell I Rise", Kerry King is back on tour with his bandmates. Coming straight from the Rock am Ring / Rock im Park festivals, King also has a few headlining shows on the tour schedule, one of which takes place today at Hamburg's Grosse Freiheit... Continue Reading →
Voidgazer is a band formed in late 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri and is the brainchild of Manny Watts. Despite being a relatively young band, Voidgazer has already gone through several line up changes and is now ready to take off. The band first burst onto the scene with the release of an EP entitled... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach released a solo album. Almost 10 years ago "Give 'Em Hell" saw the light of day and since then it has been rather quiet, at least as far as releases are concerned. Of course, Bach was part of musicals and several TV productions, but... Continue Reading →
The early days of Deicide were somewhat controversial. The band, one of the pioneers of US death metal, not only released albums that were filled with the blistering heat of hellfire. The Petrine Cross on the forehead of frontman Glen Benton, for example, caused controversy and contributed to the band's prominence beyond the metal underground.... Continue Reading →
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