Benighted Soul describe their music somewhere between progressive and symphonic metal. They say they have found their own path through metal. They claim to go from pop/rock all the way to heavy metal, supported by powerful riffs and rich orchestrations. I, as usual, disagree. Of course it would be ideal and great to have found your own path of metal after making music for nine years. They have also produced three demos and two albums, so yes, having your own style by then would be awesome.
This band are talking about their own path when everything I hear is so predictable. Things that have been done many times before, blindly copied without making any effort to make it their own. The lack of variety in instruments and effects simply give the effect you think you have already heard a song three times, while it has been a different song all the times. The choral pieces in this album are beautiful and have a very rich and full sound. They have a fine atmosphere and they are well finished off, the production itself is not quite so bad at all. The sound is overall quite full and pleasant, until Géraldine opens up her mouth and tries to create a powerful sound. The moment she does so, her voice sounds shrill and downright horrible. Besides the fact her vocals are not really powerful, she is simply not pleasant to listen to.
All in all, this seems like a very ordinary thing, and I think it is. They should break loose of all the predictable gothic things in their metal, they should add more atmosphere to their music and Geraldine needs to work on the sharpness in her voice. Apart from that, I am guessing this band will be just fine.
Rating: 58/100
01. Broken Icons 06:02
02. Edge of Insanity 08:07
03. Wrong Reflection 03:49
04. Falling in Sin 07:04
05. Ticking Time Bomb 06:39
06. Stranger Me 05:33
07. The Seventh Cage 04:58
08. Evergreen 05:59
09. Start from Scratch 07:13
10. My So Called Friend 06:02
11. No Warning Signs? 07:54
Doro Feat. Onkel Tom Angelripper – Merry Metal X-Mas (2011)
Jan 8, 2012 00:07
Hard Rock Heavy Metal |Power Metal
Band Doro Info: Merry Metal X-Mas Years: 2011 Info: Germany Style: Heavy Metal ??????|Tracklist: MP3 CBR 320 kbps
01. Merry Metal Xmas
Line-Up:
Doro - Vocals
Onkel Tom Angelripper - Vocals
Joe Taylor - Guitar
Oliver Palotai - Guitar
Bas Maas - Guitar
Nick Douglas - Bass
Luca Princiotta - Keyboard, Guitar
Johnny Dee - Drums
1. Creators of the Downfall
2. Burning Wings
3. Vengeance
4. Fight for the Cross... Die for Jerusalem (live)
5. The Realm of Hell (live)
6. Path to Glory (live)
Vertical Mass Grave's cover depicts a widely known, in the world of science fiction "geeks" and cinema lovers, object. It's a Monolith. In Arthur C. Clarke's complex universe, Monoliths are advanced machines built from extraterrestrial species that appear in the solar system, triggering evolutionary shifts in human history. They are really bad-ass objects - anyone who witnessed the terror of those hominids in Kubrick's film can tell. Now, to those who already came up with a metaphor about how groundbreaking the band is, let's make it clear: Czar is a modern metal band that brings nothing new to the table. Should this be a reason to condemn Vertical Mass Grave to oblivion?
Definitely not.
Raised from the ashes of the industrial metallers Acumen Nation, Czar have created an amazingly massive sound which follows the learnings of Meshuggah and their latest immit...(ough), followers. The trio from Chicago isn't all about the bulkiness though. There's pretty much going on even when the heavy riffing doesn't engross all the attention. In "Diapers", melodic passages balance the storming, whereas coiling leads add brushstrokes of melody in the rather frigid and polyrythmic construction. The dialogue between the industrialized heftiness and the robotic sentimentality echoes through most of the songs. Still, it isn't melody nor rawness that drives the album, but rhythm.
Jan 5, 2012 19:32
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
Czech Republic symphonic/extreme metal band Inner Fear, featuring Cradle of Filth drummer Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka, is offering its brand new release "First Born Fear" as a free download from the band's Facebook Page by visiting and clicking "Like." The album is the band's first since disbanding in 2003 after the release of the band's third LP "Symbiotry."
Drummer Marthus commented on the release: "We, finally did it. The album is ready and is available to our fans for free. I'm really excited about our new lineup, as we can't wait to start touring together. The guys are just amazing and we're working on the new album already."
The new lineup sees the addition of Serhio (Infected) on bass and Serg (Preternatural) on vocals.
Genre:Extreme Symphonic / Gothic Metal
Country:Czech Republic
Format:Mp3@Cbr320Kbps
Size:119Mb
Tracklist:
1. I.N.T.R.O.
2. Fear Proclaimed
3. Imprisioned in Forgotten Dungeon
4. Lustmistress
5. I Watch the Blood Forever
6. Inner Fear
7. Love is a Poisonous Cunt
8. Our Crimson Deeds
9. Akhu
10. Secrets Holder
Tracklist:
01. Shotgun kiss is ay que
02. Pistolero
03. Para Siempre
04. Mangi
05. House of a 1000 dolls
06. Jet Boys
07. Bandido
08. Living la vida loca
09. Chicas peligrosa
10. Chica
11. Close as ever be
12. Loco Loquito
13. Wild Beautiful
Band:
Lee J. Pistolero – Lead Vocals
Iggie Pistolero – Guitars
Angel Pistolero – Bass
Leeroy Pistolero – Drums
1. Fightning god
2. Break the deamon's seal
3. Cemetery
4. Unknown sailing
5. Nature dominance
6. Ghost in the other world
7. Undead will unmove
8. Endless dowsing
01. Orchestra Intro
02. Highway Star
03. Hard Lovin' Man
04. Maybe I'm A Leo
05. Strange Kind Of Woman
06. Rapture of the Deep
07. Woman From Tokyo
08. Contact Lost - Steve Morse Solo
09. When a Blind Man Cries
10. The Well Dressed Guitar
11. The Mule (inc. Ian Paice Solo)
12. Lazy
13. No One Came
14. Don Airey Solo
15. Perfect Strangers
16. Space Truckin'
17. Smoke On The Water
18. Going Down
19. Hush
20. Roger Glover Solo
21. Black Night
"Euphory Amplified", the second EP from Finnish power metallers SERAPHIEL, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The effort was produced by Vili Itäpelto, Samuli Hyttinen and Pekka Posio, who also took care of mixing duties. The cover artwork was created by Timo Paananen while the logo ws handled by Annimari Pasanen.SERAPHIEL's first EP, "Opposing Existence", came out in 2008. It featured the band's former vocalist Kirill Shevchenko
Band Seraphiel Info: Euphory Amplified [EP] Years: 2011 Info: Finland Style: Melodic Death / Power Metal Tracklist: mp3@CBR320kbps Time: 00:17:45 Info: 41 Mb
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Tracklist:
1. Blind Seer
2. In Vain
3. Euphory Amplified
Sandalinas – Na Matter What: A Tribute To Japan (2011)
Jan 5, 2012 14:22
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
Melodic Progressive Metal from Spain
Tracklist:
1. No Matter What
2. Fly To The Sun
3. As The Rain Falls
4. The Healer Talks
5. Bad Dreams
6. Living On The Edge
7. All Along The Everglades
8. Battlefield Blues
9. Battlefield Blues (Acoustic)
10. Shadows In The Rain
11. Die Hard
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RATA BLANCA – MAGOS, ESPADAS Y ROSAS (XX ANIVERSARIO) 2011
Jan 5, 2012 13:13
Hard Rock Heavy Metal |Power Metal
BandRata Blanca Info: Magos, Espadas y Rosas (XX aniversario) Style: Hard Rock\Power Metal Years: 2011 Info: mp3 ?BR 320 Info: 98mb Upload: Depositefiles Info: :Argentina
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Tracklist:
01-La leyenda del hada y el Mago (En Vivo)
02-Mujer Amante (En Vivo)
03-El beso de la Bruja (En Vivo)
04-Haz tu Jugada (En Vivo)
05-El camino del Sol (En Vivo)
06-Días Duros (En Vivo)
07-Por qué es tan difícil Amar (En Vivo)
