My World of Music – est. 2013
Hamferd started in 2008 and represents the Faroe Islands in the world of metal. Five years after having been founded, Hamferd launched with ‘Evst’ their debut album, followed by ‘Támsins likam’. The sophomore release saw the light of day in 2018 and, also due to the pandemic, the launch of the next longplayer took a... Continue Reading →
One of the most iconic musicians in rock, Alice Cooper, will return to Europe for a few shows in summer and autumn 2024. The master of shock rock just added with ‘Road’ another great album to his enormous discography, a longplayer that belongs to the best ones in his entire career. Alice Cooper will come... Continue Reading →
Rage that’s a band that contributed to the growth of German heavy metal a lot. Now, the band celebrates the 40th anniversary and in case you wonder if the calculation is wrong – it isn’t. It was the predecessor Avenger, that was founded in 1983 before Avenger morphed into Rage in 1986. Within four decades,... Continue Reading →
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based rock duo Zombi isn’t a new outfit. Steve Moore and Anthony Paterra started Zombi already in 2001 and release the debut album ‘Cosmos’ in 2004. Zombi, that means very well-crafted instrumental music that is driven by synth, bass and drums. These are also the mean assets for the newest record called ‘Direct Inject’.... Continue Reading →
The brain behind Keygen Church has a familiar name. The ones of you that heard of Master Boot Record know the musical passion of Victor Love. The Italian programmer brought a new 8-bit sound the scene and is surprisingly connected to metal. With Keygen Church, Love has another one-project up and running. ‘Nel Nome Del... Continue Reading →
‘Malicious Ecstasy’ is the newest full-length album Dutch death metal icons Bodyfarm have added to their discography. Just before embarking on a tour with Pestilence, the four-piece from The Netherlands launched a record that features four new deadly musical strikes while five live recordings complete the album. The new songs are reflecting 100% the blasting... Continue Reading →
Sometimes good things just take time and so tonight is the first time I've managed to see New Model Army live. I've been following the band since 1986 when they released 'The Ghost of Cain' album and, fascinated by their sound, all of their longplayers adorn my collection at home. Now it's time to experience... Continue Reading →
When Attic premiered in 2012 with ‘The Invocation’ immediate attention was guaranteed. The most obvious reason were the falsetto vocals by frontman Meister Cagliostro which remined so much of King Diamond. His way of singing in a high-pitch is still one of the trademarks of Attic while it is face-paint that also shows where the... Continue Reading →
Human Abyss is a band, hailing from Berlin. The musical focus of the five-piece band is on oldschool death metal, which they blend with a blackened foundation. The band delivers with ‘death Obsessed’ their second longplayer and it is another raging and melancholic journey through the realms of the human soul. In a way the... Continue Reading →
Blues Pills, the electrifying rock sensation, has spellbound the world with their energetic live shows with the front woman Elin Larsson taking the lead. Their new album Birthday is out 2nd August 2024, an album to celebrate life and music. The celebration will continue all year long, and they are now happy to announce the... Continue Reading →
Swedish hard rockers Hardcore Superstar will play a warm-up show at Bahnhof Pauli on November 4th, 2024 and HERE is where you can get a ticket.
Alligatoah is an artist some of you might have heard of but maybe not have listened to. One of the reasons might be the fact, that the singer is more connected to rap and pop than rock and metal. Even more, one of the songs on the latest studio album is entitled ‘Fuck Rock’n’Roll’. The... Continue Reading →
‚Demons‘, that’s the title of Nonexister’s debut album that hits the shelves these days. The band is the brainchild of Marco Neeser and Nik Leuthold. Both guys have a different musical imprint that goes from electronic sounds to punk rock and after running into each other on several occasions, the duo decided to start a... Continue Reading →
‘An Hour Before It’s Dark’ was a pretty successful Marillion album, entering e.g. the German charts and climbing up to position 2. On June 21st, 2024 the band will release with ‘An Hour Before It’s Dark: Live in Port Zélande 2023’ the connected live album which will come via earMUSIC. The live release was recorded... Continue Reading →
One of the most established extreme metal bands from Belgium, that is Aborted. Although the origins of the band are rooted in East Flanders, Aborted became more and more a multi-national band and it is frontman Sven de Caluwé who keeps things up and running. The band premiered in 1999 with an album called ‘The... Continue Reading →
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