My World of Music – est. 2013
There have been a few rain showers overnight and it is also noticeably chillier in Germany's smallest/biggest heavy metal community. After the last little rain showers have disappeared, and with them, temporarily, the dust of the previous days, everyone is prepared for day three, which holds another highlight with Iowa's metal export number one, Slipknot.... Continue Reading →
War Ripper may not be known to everyone. Nevertheless, behind this band name stands a very well-known head. Joel Grind has with War Ripper another project at the start and this EP should be enjoyed with a from start to finish. 'Strength in Numbers' is already the second release from War Ripper after a first... Continue Reading →
Canadian thrash metal veterans Razor announce with 'Cycle of Contempt' a new album. It will be the first new studio album in 25 years and comes wit an eleven song featuring tracklist of which a first song has been revealed already - 'Flames of Hate'. 1. Flames of Hatred2. Jabroni3. Off My Meds4. A Bitter... Continue Reading →
A great advantage of youth is the recklessness and the will to make dreams come true. These points can be transferred to Hatriot to a certain degree. The band is a family project in a way, especially if you remember the origins. Hatriot started in 2010 and it is the Souza family that is very... Continue Reading →
Toxik is back with their first new album in 23 years and challenges like a wicked fastball does. But one thing after the other. Toxik belonged to the hopeful bands in the late 80s. The quintet did not only stand for relentless thrash metal but also brought a lot of technical ambition into this harsh... Continue Reading →
Brazil's death metal heroes Krisiun are certainly not unknown, because the guys from Ijuí have been around since 1990. It all started with the 'Black Force Domain' album which shook the foundations of the metal world in 1995. The record was the keystone for a career that has lasted more than three decades and is... Continue Reading →
Exodus was one of the bands that the first wave of the pandemic hit exceptionally hard. The band was touring through Europe with Testament and Death Angel when Corona began to change the world in the spring of 2020. Some musicians and crew members got sick and some even fell seriously ill.2,5 years later Corona... Continue Reading →
UK-thrash band Xentrix belonged to the hopeful in the second half of the 80s with the potential to compete with the Bay Area forerunners. Things came to an end though in 1988 when the band disbanded. A few comeback attempts happened over time, but the first countable comeback sign happened in 1019 when Xentrix released... Continue Reading →
Metal powerhouse Witchery will release their new album 'Nightside' on July 22. The quintet from Linköping, Sweden started their witch dance in 1997 and underlined it with seven very solid albums.With Patrik Jensen and Richard Corpse two founding members are still active while the year 2016 brought a more drastic line-up change. Chris Barkensjö (d)... Continue Reading →
Frankfurt-based thrash metal veterans Tankard recently announced their next studio album ‘Pavlov’s Dawgs’. Since the guys are also big fans of the local football club Eintracht Frankfurt, the band created with ‘Schwarz-weiß wie Schnee’ the club anthem which is played prior to each home game. Since Eintracht Frankfurt won the UEFA Cup in May this... Continue Reading →
Anthrax's 40th birthday fell on a year that was characterized by the pandemic. Concerts and tours were in the far distance and yet the five metal veterans didn't want to let the date pass by just like that. Since livestreaming was the only real way to play live at the time, the guys got together... Continue Reading →
Even though some of you may not have heard of Flames, the band is not new. It all started in 1984 when Chris Kirk founded the outfit. 'Made in Hell, that's the title of the debut album which was released in 1985, followed by five more longplayers. Even though the band never broke up, it... Continue Reading →
Balingen is the home of the Bang Your Head Festival and Traitor also have their headquarters in the heart of Swabia. Andreas, Lorenz and Gerd started Traitor there in 2009, while guitarist Matthias joined the band in 2013. With every album Traitor releases, the four Swabians solidify their position in the German metal scene. It... Continue Reading →
Siren-like screaming guitars, a rock-solid groove and Cavalera's vocals, these are the cornerstones of Soulfly.And now the tribe has with 'Totem' a new album in the starting blocks. Release date is August 6 and 'Totem' comes via Nuclear Blast. The tracklist included a total of ten song and one of these groove monsters is called... Continue Reading →
Darkane from Helsingborg, Sweden started when bands like Dark Tranquillity and In Flames were already on their way to the top of Swedish death metal. Even though the five musicians could never really catch up with this lead, they managed to constantly expand their fanbase with very good albums. With 'Demonic Art' the band released... Continue Reading →
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