My World of Music – est. 2013
Birthday party at Markthalle in Hamburg as Helmet celebrate 30 years of "Betty". It is the third album of the New York alternative rock veterans and a very successful one at that. "Betty" was released in 1994 and marked another highlight in the band's career. Tonight Page Hamilton and his bandmates stop in Hamburg and... Continue Reading →
Iceland has a vibrant music scene and bands like Sólstafir are from the island in the far north. With Múr a new band joins the scene and adds another shade to the mix. The quintet combines various influences into a package that sounds really good. The self-titled album contains seven songs and the length of... Continue Reading →
Opeth has always been a band that surprises with new twists and turns in their music. Founded in 1990, the band started as a death metal force and is one of the pioneers of Scandinavian death metal. Over time, Opeth changed their musical compass, and it was the "Watershed" album that featured growls for the... Continue Reading →
Maat is a death metal outfit with a passion for ancient Egyptian mythology. This is something the guys from Bernau, Brandenburg have in common with their genre-mates Nile, and the same goes for the blazing fast death metal that the band's latest release "From Origin to Decay" contains. The new album is the third after... Continue Reading →
Sometimes it's the simple things that bring happiness and delight. "Crossfire", the latest album from Marc Storace, is a great example of this. A good riff, a pounding rhythm section and excellent vocals - you don't need much more to make a great rock song shine. Storace is known for being the voice of the... Continue Reading →
Ice-T formed Body Count in 1990, and according to him, it was also to give guitarist Ernie C a chance to play some metal riffs. It didn't take long for Body Count to become a talk of the town, as the band released their debut album, "Cop Kille"r, which included the controversial title track. The... Continue Reading →
10 years of El Puerto Records is a good reason for a party. The Swabian label decided to celebrate this milestone with some bands and fans. How could this be better done than with a small indoor festival which will take place on November 30th, 2024 at Schranne, Giengen. The line-up features five bands from... Continue Reading →
Fire Action is a heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland. The band started back in 2012 and has so far added three EPs and a few singles to the books. Twelve years after their start, the band launches their full-length debut "Until the Heat Dies", which is a milestone for the guys. Today Fire Action... Continue Reading →
Sweet recently released a stunning new album, and to keep the streak alive, "Isolation Boulevard" will follow at the end of November. The hard rock legend had the "Still Got the Rock" tour underway when the pandemic put a stop sign in front of the tour bus. In order not to slow down, the band... Continue Reading →
Swedish rock icon The Hellacopters have announced with “Overdrive” a new studio album. Release date will be in January 2025 and if this wouldn’t be already enough exciting news, the band also announced some tour dates. Five of those will be in Germany in April/May: 14.04.2025 DE-Köln /// Carlswerk Victoria15.04.2025 DE-München /// Muffathalle16.04.2025 DE-Frankfurt ///... Continue Reading →
Time for some hardcore tonight. Two hardcore veterans and one rather new band have embarked on a European tour with a stop at Gruenspan, Hamburg tonight. NY hardcore flagship Agnostic Front along with Murphy's Law and Violent Way are on the schedule and it's the guys from Buffalo, NY who open this hardcore driven night.... Continue Reading →
After the reunion of Oasis, the next big thing was announced in September this year when a mysterious countdown appeared on Linkin Park's social media. It was hard to predict where it would lead to, and when the countdown reached '0' and restarted, it was perfect confusion. In the meantime, we know that Linkin Park... Continue Reading →
Primal Code was formed in the midst of the pandemic. It was 2021 when the death metal powerhouse from Chicago, Illinois started their metal journey and so far a demo, an EP and a split single have been the releases. Those brought the band to the attention of Relapse Records, who signed Primal Code. The... Continue Reading →
Mammoth Grinder was formed in 2006 in Austin, Texas, and it was in 2008 that the four-piece band released their first full-length album, "Rage and Ruin". With "Undying Spectral Resonance," the band has a new EP in the pipeline, featuring five songs of blistering death metal. Founding member Chris Ulsh is the driving force behind... Continue Reading →
Impellitteri is the band of guitar wizard Chris Impellitteri and the release of their debut album caused quite a buzz. "Stand in Line" is the title of the band's first album and it was a kind of all-star project at the time. Besides the shred guitarist, none other than Chuck Wright, Pat Torpey, Phil Wolfe... Continue Reading →
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