My World of Music – est. 2013
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 →
Seven Kingdoms have been around for quite a while. The band was formed in 2007 in Deland, Florida and their debut album "Brothers of the Night" was released the same year. A milestone for the band was when they signed a deal with Reigning Phoenix Music, as it allows the four-piece to reach a wider... Continue Reading →
Fornhorst is a punk collective from the greater Hamburg area. The band evolved from the idea of singer/guitarist Chappi, who wanted to start a solo project with a few shows with his acoustic guitar in the local pub. Since playing music all alone isn't the most exciting thing, Chappi looked for some companions with a... Continue Reading →
"Last to Run" is the latest release from The Pineapple Thief. Bruce Soord and his bandmates are releasing some previously unreleased songs from the "It Leads to This" session. The EP contains a total of five songs, music that deserves to be released. As mentioned, the idea for these songs goes back to the "It... Continue Reading →
"Hin helga kvöl" is the title of Sólstafir's latest work and the band takes the next step in their development. The Icelandic post-rock giants have created another dedicated album with nine songs that are as majestic as the landscape of the island in the far north. Listening to the first three songs on this musical... Continue Reading →
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