My World of Music – est. 2013
The end of the year is a good moment in time to look back on the last 12 months. There were many highlights and there were a few lowlights too. Here is the best the metal year 2024 had to offer, at least from my standpoint 🙂 Top 20 albums 2024 Blood Incantation - Absolute... Continue Reading →
German melodic death metal formation Deserted Fear will embark on a tour in 2025, featuring 10 shows in their home country. With them on tour will be Kvaen, Fall Of Serenity and Messticator from Hamburg. Here are the dates: 24.04. Hamburg - Bahnhof Pauli25.04. Essen - Turock26.04. Jena - F-Haus27.04. Osnabrück - Bastard Club (Matinée!)28.04. Kassel... Continue Reading →
Canadian thrash metal veterans Sacrifice have unveiled a first song called “Antidote of Poison”, coming from the new album “Volume Six” which will be launched on January 24th, 2025 via High Roller Records. "All original four members are on 'Volume Six'," comments vocalist/guitarist Rob Urbinati. "We are very fortunate that we are all still into doing this.... Continue Reading →
Tonight's package is an early Christmas present for all thrash metal fans. The blazing steel from the Ruhrpott, the vehement metal from the US East Coast and the thunderous sound from the Bay Area - it all comes together tonight at the Inselpark Arena in Hamburg. Kreator, Anthrax and Testament represent a metal package that... Continue Reading →
Papa Roach was the first band that was announced for Hamburg's Elbriot festival 2025. With Kreator, Kissin' Dynamite and Future Palace a second wave of bands have been unveiled a few weeks ago and today Kerry King and Smash Into Pieces have been aded to line-up of the legendary festival at Grossmarkt, Hamburg. Elbriot 2025... Continue Reading →
While Elbriot 2024 was still ongoing, Papa Roach was already announced as headliner for the 2025 edition of the festival. Today, three additional bands have been announced. German thrash metal titans Kreator will be part of the Elbriot 2025 festival as well as German rocker Kissin’ Dynamite and Future Palace. Elbriot will take place on... Continue Reading →
Ice-T formed Body Count in 1990, and according to him, it was also to give guitarist Ernie C a chance to play some metal riffs. It didn't take long for Body Count to become a talk of the town, as the band released their debut album, "Cop Kille"r, which included the controversial title track. The... Continue Reading →
Sodom belong to the Big 4 of German thrash metal. Along with bands like Kreator, Destruction and Tankard, the group has influenced many young bands and still serves as a role model for the younger generation. Founded in 1981 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the band can look back on a long list of releases, including classics... Continue Reading →
Sepultura are undoubtedly one of the most important thrash metal bands. The Brazilian metal force was founded in 1984 and made its debut in 1996 with the "Morbid Visions" album. I remember the first reviews of the album in the German metal media, which on the one hand showed appreciation for this untamed thrash metal,... Continue Reading →
Richmond, Virginia is the home of Enforced, a metal band that started in 2016 and released a furious debut album with 'At the Walls'. To date, the guys have released three studio albums, and after 'War Remains' hit the shelves in 2023, it's an EP that showcases some new songs from the US powerhouse. "A... Continue Reading →
Nasty Savage is not only one of the most influential bands in thrash metal. The band from Florida also had an influential effect on bands like Obituary and Death. It was 1983 when 'Nasty' Ronnie Galletti founded the band that released two brilliant longplayers with the self-titled debut and the sophomore release "Indulgence" plus the... Continue Reading →
Death metal pioneers Cannibal Corpse are touring Europe this fall, and today the kings of splatter metal stop at Hamburg's Grosse Freiheit 36. With them on the road are three bands that cover a spectrum from thrash metal to death metal. Belgian metal powerhouse Schizophrenia as well as Immolation and Municipal Waste will join Cannibal... Continue Reading →
Their debut album ranks among the masterpieces of speed and thrash metal, and the following "No Place for Disgrace" could easily match the quality of the furious "Doomsday for the Deceiver" record. After these two gems, Flotsam and Jetsam went through a phase of rather average releases before finding back to their own strength with... Continue Reading →
Living in the greater Hamburg area and no idea on how to spend the coming Sunday evening? Here is one option as thrash metal veterans Overkill will play at Markthalle, Hamburg on September 1st, 2024. Tickets are still available. Support: Angelus Apatrida and One Machine.
Schleswig in Germany is the home base of a band that started 20 years ago. It was in 2004 when a few kids decided to found Rezet and it took them four demos before their first EP "Toxic Anger" was released. Since then, Rezet has been one of the strongest contributors to German thrash metal,... Continue Reading →
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