My World of Music – est. 2013
Hamburg's Plattenkiste is an institution for fans of rock- and metal music. This year, Plattenkiste celebrates its 10th anniversary, which is more than a good reason to reach out to owner, heart and soul of Plattenkiste Christian Kind. Enjoy reading the success story of a record store that clearly shows that music & retail is... Continue Reading →
Introducing Joe Bonamassa is like bringing sand to the beach. The blues and rock guitarist is a real master of his craft, documented by many records and live shows. Creativity and filigree are what characterizes the sound of Bonamassa’s singing guitar that he handles with savvy and feel. With ‘Time Clocks’ the next album is... Continue Reading →
British rock veterans Magnum just announced with 'The Monster Roars' a new album. The album will come via Steamhammer and the release is scheduled for January 14th, 2022. Stay tuned for more. Tracklist: 1. The Monster Roars 2. Remember 3. All You Believe In 4. I Won't Let You Down 5. The Present Not The... Continue Reading →
American powerhouse Angel Du$t consist of members of Turnstille and Trapped Under Ice. Both bands, rooted in the Baltimore metal and hardcore scene, created with Angel Du$t an outlet for musical variety and numerous influences. Hereby the guys create a real distance to their motherships. The quintet premiered in 2014 with ‘A.D.’. After having released... Continue Reading →
Dutch rock powerhouse DeWolff had plans for an autumn tour 2021 which had to be moved to spring 2022. To still play at least some live shows, DeWolff announced three concerts in Germany – in Cologne, Bremen and Husum. The ‘Jukebox Mini Tour’ is a special one since fans can decide what will be played... Continue Reading →
One of Sweden’s most successful melodic rock/metal acts is Eclipse. The Stockholm-based quartet premiered in 2001 with ‘the Truth and a Little More’, and they came to stay. Two decades after the first longplayer hit the shelves, the band releases with ‘Wired’ their tenth album and it will be as successful as the predecessors. Eclipse,... Continue Reading →
Colorful artwork comes with each of the Wayward Sons releases since the band premiered in 2017 with ‘Ghosts of Yet to Come’. These covers were not only colorful but also creepy in way. What also strings the releases together is the numbered series called ‘Dedwood Tales’ with the third episode being supposed to be delivered... Continue Reading →
Will there be a next Deep Purple album, that was a question that kept many fans of classic rock busy and awake for quite a while, nurtured by some first signs from a few weeks ago. Since today the question has a clear answer, Yes. There will be a next record from the classic rock... Continue Reading →
German prog rock outfit Subsignal will start work on a new album soon. ‘A Room on the Edge of Forever’ is song from the writing session for their sixth offer and has as been revealed already. The song is based on a poem Markus Steffen wrote, originally in German language. Poem as well as song... Continue Reading →
UK rockers Vega have been in business for 12 years now and have six studio albums to their credit. With 'Anarchy and Unity' the guys from York have produced a new record and have remained true to themselves. Vega stands for melodic rock at its best and the sextet leaves no doubt that they can... Continue Reading →
If the name Eric St. Michaels sounds familiar to you, it might be from his time as the singer of China. King Zebra is the singer's new band and actually the band is not that new. In 2017, the first single was released, followed by more singles and an EP. What was missing was a... Continue Reading →
Punk rock veteran Billy Idol used the last months to work on new songs for an EP called ‘The Roadside EP’. The iconic singer that started as a frontman of Generation X more than four decades ago recorded four songs, forming the tracklist of the first new release in seven years. The first song from... Continue Reading →
Prog rock veteran Steve Hackett is quite busy these days. Not that he can perform his great songs and musical repertoire on stage. It’s the new releases allowing the iconic guitarist to stay in touch with a very strong fanbase. Driven by the emotional roller-coaster caused by a pandemic, Hackett release a calm and silent... Continue Reading →
Voices, violin, viola, keys, guitars, bouzouki, mandola, ulleann pipes, low whistles, aerophone and bodhran are not exactly what heavy metal band use and if you are familiar with Auri, than you also know that we are far away from metal here. Auri is a rather new band. Having been founded in 2017 by friends Tuomas... Continue Reading →
Looking at the recent losing streak of the Baltimore Orioles, at least baseball fans don’t have much to enjoy these days. A different perspective and a more positive experience is offered by one of Baltimore’s musical icons, Turnstile. The quintet started in 2010 as part of Baltimore’s growing hardcore/punk scene. It took a while before... Continue Reading →
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