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My world of music - est. 2013

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CD review CHAOSTAR "The Undivided Light"

Veröffentlicht am 31. März 2018 von Markus W. in Chaostar, The Undivided Light, Classic, Rock, Ambient, News, CD Review, Season Of Mist, Prog Rock

CD review CHAOSTAR "The Undivided Light"

(*/10) Chaostar is an outfit, hailing from Greece. The band is the brainchild of Septicflesh guitarist Christos Antoniou who founded Chaostar in 1998. The band was meant to be a side project since the main effort and time went into Septicflesh. Over time...

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Pure Steel Records re-issues RAGE's debut in November

Veröffentlicht am 27. Oktober 2017 von Markus W. in Rage, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal, News, Pure Steel Records, Re-issue, Classic

Pure Steel Records re-issues RAGE's debut in November

The release date of the RAGE album „Reign Of Fear“ on limited double vinyl edition is November 24th, 2017 with a pre-order phase that will start on November 10th, 2017. The album will be released in a limited edition of 350 black and 150 blue copies with...

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CD review APOCALYPTICA "Plays Metallica by Four Cellos"

Veröffentlicht am 5. August 2016 von Markus W. in Apocalyptica, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, News, CD Review, Metallica, Four Horsemen, Cello, Classic

CD review APOCALYPTICA "Plays Metallica by Four Cellos"

(8/10) May 10th, 1996 was a date in metal history that marked the beginning of a new level of classic meets metal. Four guys from Finland, each of them an excellent cello player and studied musicians, took thrash metal classics and arranged them in a...

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CD review TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA "Letters from the Labyrinth"

Veröffentlicht am 31. Oktober 2015 von Markus W. in Trans Siberian Orchestra, Savatage, News, CD Review, Rock, Hardrock, Classic Rock, Heavy Metal, Classic

CD review TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA "Letters from the Labyrinth"

(9/10) After having played a fantastic show in union with the mighty Savatage the Trans-Siberian Orchestra releases a new album called "Letters From the Labyrinth". The success story of TSO started in 1996 with "Christmas Eve and Other Stories". The record...

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Treasure Chest: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM "Saturday night's...all right for fighting"

Veröffentlicht am 18. August 2015 von Markus W. in Flotsam & Jetsam, Classic, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, News, CD Review

Treasure Chest: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM "Saturday night's...all right for fighting"

(8/10) It was on the peak of Flotsam And Jetsam back in 1988 when this EP was released. The band has released their excellent two first longplayers called "Doomsday for the dceiver" and "No Place for disgrace". Both records brought the guys from Phoenix,...

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"The great lie" - a new rock-opera from MELTED SPACE

Veröffentlicht am 3. August 2015 von Markus W. in Melted Space, Morbid Angel, Mayhem, Dark Tranquillity, Heavy Metal, Rock Opera, Rock, News, Classic

"The great lie" - a new rock-opera from MELTED SPACE

MELTED SPACE is the creation of French composer Pierre le Pape, who bears a master degree in classical music and movie scores, here creating a modern opera that takes over the classical codes, including numerous characters, scenario, powerful orchestral...

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CD review SATYRICON "Live at the opera"

Veröffentlicht am 30. April 2015 von Markus W. in Satyricon, Black Metal, Classic, News, CD Review, Opera, Live, Thrash Metal, Death Metal

CD review SATYRICON "Live at the opera"

(9/10) When metal meets classic it's always a thin line between genius and disaster. History has shown that even big bands failed - just like this. Also Metallica with their "S&M" album belongs to this group. Now it was time for Satyricon. The idea of...

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