My World of Music – est. 2013
"No Life ‘Til Leather: A Tribute to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All" is a stunning tribute album that makes perfect sense. Firstly, Metallica’s debut album revolutionised heavy metal with its raw, electrifying energy. The metal pioneers spearheaded the Bay Area thrash metal scene and influenced numerous bands. As well as the importance of the album itself,... Continue Reading →
Silver Lining Music will release “No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All” on November 14, 2025. The first single is The Almighty's brilliant cover of Metallica's legendary “The Four Horsemen,” the band's first recording with its original lineup since 1991, chosen by the band both as a nod to their... Continue Reading →
The mighty Saxon performed at Hellfest 2024, and their set was recorded. The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWoBHM) veterans presented a great summary of their impressive back catalog with 14 songs. The UK's pioneering heavy metal band has released several live albums throughout their career, and "Eagles Over Hellfest" is one of them... Continue Reading →
Metal pioneers Saxon have played a fantastic headliner show at Docks, Hamburg a few weeks ago, celebrating the anniversary of their iconic “Wheels of Steel” album and there are some upcoming activities too. Saxon will launch a live album called “Eagle over Hellfest” on June 13th, 2025. The album will come via Silver Lining Music... Continue Reading →
Saxon, one of the metal institutions from Great Britain, is a true legend in heavy metal. Formed in 1978, the band is still active and has been delivering blasting heavy metal for almost 50 years. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of their iconic "Wheels of Steel" album, the band is currently on tour in Europe/UK... Continue Reading →
Metal pioneers Saxon will embark on a European tour in February/March 2005. It is the "Hell, Fire and Steel"-tour with the band playing the legendary "Wheels of Steel" album in its entirety which means that the setlist will include classics like "747 (Strangers in the Night)" and other timeless metal anthems from the NWoBHM icons.... Continue Reading →
That Saxon belongs to the flagships of traditional heavy metal is well-known. With a founding date back in 1978, Saxon is one of the pioneers of an entire genre and a strong protagonist in the NWoBHM. A major change happened though in the early 2023, when long-time member and guitarist Paul Quinn announced his retirement... Continue Reading →
In the summer of 2024, a metal package will be touring the country that promises to be quite something. Judas Priest will come to Germany for five shows: 01.07.2024 Hamburg / Barclays Arena02.07.2024 Berlin / Max-Schmeling-Halle04.07.2024 Nürnberg / ARENA NÜRNBERGER Versicherung08.07.2024 Mannheim / SAP Arena10.07.2024 Dresden / Messehalle Besides Judas Priest, who just released 'Panic... Continue Reading →
After Paul Quinn announced his retirement from touring as Saxon's guitarist, the band has found a great successor.Brian Tatler of Diamond Head will be with them for all shows starting July 2023. Brian will still remain a member of Diamond Head. Saxon’s Summer European Tour: Juli 13 – Germany, Balingen – Bang Your Head FestivalJuli... Continue Reading →
Saxon are one of the pioneers of heavy metal and have shaped the genre like hardly any other band. Compared to some of the earlier colleagues Saxon still offer good to very good studio albums and also live the band still delivers. Even in an iconic band like Saxon, however, the members have role models... Continue Reading →
Looking at Saxon's new studio album, you wonder who made the decision for the artwork. The band had always chosen appealing motifs for the packaging of their records, but this time it is an almost childlike drawing with two Roman soldiers standing on a wall looking uninspired into the distance. A certain reference to the... Continue Reading →
Stockholms metal institution Sorcerer used the time to record four cover songs which let off the leash one by one. It all started in September 2021 with the legendary 'Gates of Babylon', originally from Rainbow, followed by 'When Death Calls' (Black Sabbath) and Saxon's 'Crusader'. The final cover is 'Waiting for Darkness' from Ozzy Osbourne... Continue Reading →
The title of the upcoming Saxon longplayer couldn't have been chosen better, considering the times we are in since a few months. 'Carpe Diem', that's the name of Saxon's 23rd album which contains ten new songs. The album will be released on February 4th, 2022 and comes through Silver Lining Music. The title track has... Continue Reading →
Like father like son. That could be the header for the debut album of Heavy Water. The band premiers on July 23rd with ‘Red Brick City and although the outfit is a rather new one, the names behind this moniker are well-known. Heavy Water is the lockdown project of Saxon’s legendary frontman Biff Byford und his... Continue Reading →
If you wonder what Saxon's Biff Byford and his son Seb did during the COVID-lockdown, they worked on songs for a project called Heavy Water. 'Red Brick City' is the title of their full-length album that will be in the record stores on July 23rd and comes via Silver Lining. Today, the title title track... Continue Reading →
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