My World of Music – est. 2013
Well, there are so many bands that you can never have them all on your radar. One of those bands for me is Exmortus from Whittier, California. However, these guys are anything but a new band. The group has already released five albums and with 'Necrophony' they are about to launch a new album. 'Necrophony'... Continue Reading →
Metalheads, looking for something special, that might be the target group for a band like Shepherds Reign. The Polynesian metal outfit is hailing from South Auckland, New Zealand and what the guys deliver on their ‘Ala Mai’ album has a wow-effect. In a way I feel reminded to Sepultura during the ‘Roots’-days. This comparison doesn’t... Continue Reading →
Thrash metal will be the main theme at Logo on November 14th, 2023. With Death Angel and Sacred reich, two veteran thrash metal bands will pay at the legendary club in Hamburg and headbanging is mandatory that day.
German thrash metal force Destruction will embark on a 40 Years anniversary tour and the following shows are part of this special tour: 17/Oct - DE – Berlin – Lido18/Oct - CZ – Pardubice- Žlutý pes19/Oct – DE – Hamburg - Markthalle20/Oct - DE - Lingen - Alter Schlachthof21/Oct - FR - Cleon - Craft... Continue Reading →
Cruel Force, this moniker might ring a bell with some of you. The band isn’t a newcomer. It is rather the opposite considering a founding date in 2008. The debut album ‘The Rise of Satanic Might’ was unchained two years later and a sophomore album followed in 2011. These two records echoed well in the... Continue Reading →
A year after having released the split-EP, Sepultura premiered with ‘Morbid Visions’. At the time, Sepultura was young and hungry. Inspired by bands like Venom and Celtic frost, the Brazilians started to record songs that were raw and loaded with the energy of the youth, that finally found an outlet. As with the re-recorded ‘Bestial... Continue Reading →
It was back in 1985 when a Brazilian metal band appeared on the scene with an EP called ‘Bestial Devastation’. The band we talk about is Sepultura who released with split album with another band called Overdose. It was the primitive aggressiveness of these Sepultura songs that created some first attention which found a continuation... Continue Reading →
Evile, hailing from the UK, started in 2004 after having been around for five years as Metal Militia. After having unleashed the debut album ‘Enter the Grave’ back in 2007, the four-piece band managed to establish themselves as a young and hungry metal outfit with great songs. 2023 faces the next Evile longplayer and it... Continue Reading →
Vendetta from Schweinfurt, Germany belongs to the veterans of German metal. Having released with ‘Go and Live … Stay and Die’ and ‘Brain Damage’ two acclaimed longplayers in the 80s the band decided to part ways in 1990. After years of absence Vendetta returned in 2002 and released with ‘Hate’ a new longplayer. Having found... Continue Reading →
Massachusettes-based Death Ray Vision unleash their third studio album called ‘No Mercy from Electric Eyes’, a 12-song featuring longplayer with a lot of punching power. The band started in 2010 and three years later the debut ‘We Ain’t Leavin’ Till You’re Bleeding’. The guys are rooted in hardcore and punk but always have been open... Continue Reading →
Under the banner of 'Titans of Creation' two thrash metal veteran bands, Testament and Voivod, make a stop in Hamburg. As you surely know, Exodus should also have been part of the tour, but due to family circumstances on guitarist Gary Holt's side, the band was forced to cancel their participation in this European tour.... Continue Reading →
California-based metal powerhouse Ruthless announce a new album. 'The Fallen' will be the band's forth longpplayer which will be released end of the year via Fireflash Records. Stay tuned for more info. Photo: Alex Solca
Fear Factory announced a tour with shows in Europe and UK. The band will be supported by Butcher Babies from the US and Ignea from Ukraine. The tour will start on Oct. 27th, 2023 in Nottingham, UK and will end on December 16th, 2023 in Helsikini, Finland. Here are all the dates: 27 Oct -... Continue Reading →
Metal Church belongs to the forerunners of power- and thrash metal. The band, initiated by Kurdt Vanderhoof, launched a stellar debut in 1984 and it was the cover version of Deep Purple’s ‘Highway Star’ which is one of the greatest interpretations of the classic. And it fitted perfectly into the context of the album. ‘The... Continue Reading →
Fatal Collapse is a rather new band. The guys, hailing from Hamburg, started 2022 and have with ‘Hell is Here’ a first release in the starting blocks. Inspired by thrash metal and crossover from the 80s the band recorded four songs and what you get to hear is quite good stuff. Fatal Collapse, that is... Continue Reading →
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