My World of Music – est. 2013
Stormy rain clouds and some sun have been the weather conditions of the second day of Rock Hard Festival and is Sunday that live up to one’s name. Sun rays make the scenery again to a bright place and it’s The Spirit that brings everybody into the right mood for another day full of exciting... Continue Reading →
(9/10) 'Thrust' was the critically and fan acclaimed album that marked the starting point of a collaboration between the band and the Mascot Label Group. A start couldn't be much better and to keep the fire burning a live album of DeWolff is what fans get offered mid June this year. DeWolff released with 'Live... Continue Reading →
(7/10) Musicians of Swedish Royal Republic met in 2007 at Malmö Academy of Music and started a band that combines various influences. Rock meets Disco meets some Soul, this is Royal Republic. The quartet scored already some successes in their home-country and overtime they also became more popular outside Europe with their third album 'Weekend... Continue Reading →
TesseracT frontman Daniel Tompkins releases today with ‘Castles’ his new solo album, a 13 songs containing record that’s released through KSCOPE. Six of these songs are alternative version for which the singer invited guests, rounding off an exciting musical experience. It’s an album with beautiful soundscapes, inspired by the arcs of relationships. Tompkins says: “Everyone... Continue Reading →
(8/10) D-A-D is one of the most important musical exports coming from Denmark. The band that premiered in 1986 with ‘Call of the Wild’ achieved a break-through three years later with the acclaimed ‘No Fuel Left For the Pilgrims’. Together with the equally good ‘Riskin’ It All’ longplayer D-A-D celebrated big successes and definitely had... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Kenny Wayne Shepherd began his musical journey at the age of seven and is since then a 'traveler' in Blues and Rock. And not only that Shepherd is a traveler in music, he was and is on the road quite often too, delighting fans with excellent performed Blues Rock. With having this in mind... Continue Reading →
Hamburg-based Ska Punk legend Rantanplan will release an EP entitled 'Rudeboys von der Reeperbahn' on June 21st through Dakkar Entertainment. The EP was so far only available as an exclusive bonus of the boxset of band's latest longplayer 'Stay Rudel - Stay Rebel'. 'Rudeboys von der Reeperbahn' features six songs, delivering great Rock music with... Continue Reading →
Geddy Lee, legendary bassist of Canadian Prog Rock institution Rush, has worked together with co-author Daniel Richler on a book called 'Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass'. The book is built on 250 pieces of Lee's impressive bass collection that covers instruments from the '50s up to the '80s. 'Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book... Continue Reading →
Friday this week is when the rubber hits the road regarding Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s newest release. The 41 year old guitarist from Louisiana unveils with ‘The Traveler’ his next piece of work, an album that features 10 songs. Eight of these tunes are new ones, while the longplayer features two cover songs also. Joe Walsh’s... Continue Reading →
(8/10) I wasn't really excited about Warrior Soul's latest album, which mainly had to do with the sound of 'Back on the Lash'. This deficit is swiped away with 'Rock'n'Roll Disease'. Warrior Soul's newest addition to their discography is a pure Rock'n'Roll record that spreads the virus of Rock music. The eight songs that made... Continue Reading →
(*/10) Dogface is/was the deliverer of great Hard Rock records without having had the chance to enjoy a big break-through. The band premiered two decades ago after having found with Mats Leven an excellent frontman. With having Leven on board things gained speed, which unfortunately didn't last for too long. A sophomore album has been... Continue Reading →
(8/10) 'The Situation' is touching Blues Rock in perfection. British guitarist Snowy White gathered again together with some fiends and musicians to work on a new album that became very personal. 'The Situation' reflects all kinds of emotional states and situations of the guitarist during 2018. This approach makes the album to very personal one,... Continue Reading →
(8/10) The 1992 album 'Double Eclipse' was a great start for Hardline, initiated by the Gioeli brothers. Unfortunately the great start wasn't followed by a great continuation. It took ten years and some line-up changes before the second album 'II' saw the light of day. Since then the band releases longplayers on a more regular... Continue Reading →
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