My World of Music – est. 2013
December is a month full of traditions. One of the embosomed ones is the yearly Lemmyversary show in Hamburg. Although the reason for Lemmyversary is a very sad one, the show has a constant spot in the agenda of Markthalle, Hamburg. A few guys from Kiel, passionate for rock music in general and Motörhead in... Continue Reading →
It's stormy in Hamburg and a storm tide has been announced which is keeping the entire harbor region busy. Nevertheless, on such a rather unusual pre-Christmas evening, many fans of quality rock music find their way to the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle as none other than a team of brothers from Wendland is on stage tonight -... Continue Reading →
Ektomorf belongs to the bands, that are around since decades and polarizes. For some, the band of mainman Zoltan "Zoli" Farkas is copy-cat of bands like Sepultura and Soulfly. For others, the groove-based metal is a much-appreciated metal experience since the band’s start in 1993. Now, Ektomorf is around for three decades which shows passion... Continue Reading →
Norway is known for their black metal scene and still there are also bands, hailing from the country in the North-West of Europe that are at home in other heavy subgenres. One of these bands is Inculter from Fusa. The band started in 2012 and released with ‘Persisting Devolution’ a debut album in 2015. With... Continue Reading →
Heavy Load are hailing from Stockholm, Sweden and unleash with ‘Riders of the Ancient Storm’ their fourth album. “Ancient” is in this case more than solely a word in the album title. The Swedes started in 1976 and the first three longplayers have seen the light of day between 1978 and 1983. After a very... Continue Reading →
Look who is back. Santa Claus? Maybe. The Reaper? Yes! It was three years ago that Alexi Laiho passed away far too early at the age of 39. A thing that for sure remains is the music Laiho brought to the plate, making Children Of Bodom to one of the most respected melodic death metal... Continue Reading →
Metal and rock, veterans and youngster – all meets tonight at Grosse Freiheit 36 in Hamburg. The venue at Reeperbahn hosts German metal veterans Accept, who start a two shows mini-tour and with them on board is Mike Tramp with a special White Lion set and German metal youngsters Induction. This generation-bridging line-up is supposed... Continue Reading →
Immortal Guardian started in 2008 and what began slowly with a couple of demos and EP led finally to a full-length debut album in 2018. Since then, though, the time span between releases shortened dramatically into a 2-3 years pattern of new records by the band. ‘Unite and Conquer’ is the tile of the bands... Continue Reading →
Canadian metal outfit Aggression is around since 1984 when starting as Asylum. A years later, the band transformed into Aggression and released a debut album called ‘The Full Treatment’ in 1987. The career of the band didn’t go straight forward and there are years with a hiatus before consistency took over again in 2014. Driven... Continue Reading →
Rostock-based punk rock veterans Dritte Wahl worked on a new album which will see the light of day in December 2023. The band, that started back in 1988, premiered four years later and released several longplayers of which ‘Urlaub in der Bredouille’ is the newest effort. Dritte Wahl place ten songs on the tracklist and... Continue Reading →
Sleep Token is one of the bands that became a rising star over the last few years. Founded 2016 in London, UK the four-piece released the debut album ‘Sundowning’ in 2019. Even the pandemic couldn’t stop the outfit that unleashed with ‘This Place Will Become Your Tomb’ and Take Me Back to Eden’ two more... Continue Reading →
Metal maniacs Destructor (US) from Ohio don’t belong to the group of rookie bands. The four-piece started in 1984 and released with ‘Maximum Destruction’ an album that created sum buzz in the metallic underground. Unfortunately, fate didn’t mean it that well with the band as their singer Dave Holocaust was murdered in New York on... Continue Reading →
The architects of exquisite progressive rock, Porcupine Tree, ended a hiatus in 2021 and released with ‘Closure/Continuation’ a next studio album. To promote the album and present the songs live on stage, the band went on tour an performed a show at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam. The new line-up features with Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri and... Continue Reading →
ORO is hailing from Örebro, Sweden and shouldn’t be mixed-up with a band from Gothenburg, sharing the same moniker. The five-piece from middle Sweden is looking forward to their 10-years anniversary next year and to add a bit more music to their list of achievements Oro launch with ‘Vid vägs ände’ their sophomore release. In... Continue Reading →
UPDATE: There's a change when it comes to the Hamburg shows of this tour. The shows on March 4th and 5th, 2024 will take place at edel-optics Arena instead of Grosse Freiheit 36. The planned shows on March 6th and 7th, 2024 at Grosse Freiheit 36 will not take place and fans who purchased tickets... Continue Reading →
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