The Helsinki based Rock / Hard Rock band Crimsonic will release their debut album "Silence Too Loud" on May 16th, 2012. The album was recorded mainly at the Rockstar Productions studio in Hyvinkää with Lari Takala and the previously released singles Journey (Oct 19th, 2011) and Avoided (Jan 13th, 2012) at the Amplisonic studio in Napue.
When Diamondog is ripping it up Motorhead-style, "Kill Me" kills. When the band slows down — and it slows down quite a bit — the album becomes a bit of a lifeless affair.
The album blasts out of the gates with "Hurt," which has a nice punky style, with a chugging riff and slithering lead guitar part, courtesy of Morten Husvik and Havard Traethaug. The song also gives Mikael Lillevold a chance to show off his pipes. Then, it's off to another speedy rocker, "Kill Me," with Frode Heistad's bass pleasantly prevalent in the mix. So far, so good.
"Lost In Tranquility" is a nice Foo Fighters-type poppy track, with an easily-sung-along-with chorus and nice wah-wah guitar part. So far, so good.
1. Kick'n Rush neutones
2. No Pain No Gain Maxxwell
3. Raise Your Hands Human Zoo
4. Run and Hide Jaded Heart
5. Rebound Vivian
6. Get Up and Move The Unfading Beauty
7. Roll On (feat. Michael Voss) C.T.P.
8. Fight! Tri State Corner
9. Catch Me If You Can Keaden
10. Cross the Line Defuse
11. Shout It Out Loud Smalltown Rockets
12. Supermen Richtaste
13. Another Last Shot (Single Version)
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Evil Masquerade – Pentagram (2012)
May 25, 2012 11:05
Heavy Metal |Power Metal
Denmark-based symphonic metal band EVIL MASQUERADE will release its fifth album, "Pentagram", on May 21 via Dark Minstrel Music. The CD was once again produced by guitarist Henrik Flyman and mixed byTommy Hansen (JORN, HELLOWEEN) at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark.
EVIL MASQUERADE is:
* Henrik Flyman (MOAHNI MOAHNA, ZOOL, WUTHERING HEIGHTS) - Guitar
* Apollo Papathanasio (FIREWIND, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS) - Vocals
* Dennis Buhl - Drums
* Thor Jeppesen - Bass
* Artur Meinild - Keyboards
May 25, 2012 10:57
All Exclusive Heavy Metal |Power Metal
Norwegian Melodic Metal...Now
One thing I don't get is why you put 23 minutes of silence at the end of the eleven songs, only exception is at the very end where a guy turns up to say: "and stop" in Norwegian, a complete waste of time! But the 51 minutes that precede that are a very positive surprise...
While their first album should have clear 70s references this one has strong references to Scandinavian power metal with fine twists and turns into various other territories. Teodor Tuff sounds fresh and unspoiled, even though Sonata Arctica comes to mind more than once, and their songs are well written and performed. The powerful production fits the music very well, to no surprise, since the album has been mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen.
Hey everyone, we're currently in the process of recording our 2nd full length album "Ascent" with hopes of releasing it in early 2012. This album will feature "Jules" which is currently unlockable content in the real electric guitar video game "Rocksmith.
Order Of Nine – Seventh Year Of The Broken Mirror (2012)
May 23, 2012 19:44
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
It's always a pleasure to introduce another Pennsylvania band to the larger international audience. Here's Pittsburgh's Order of Nine with their fifth albumSeventh Year of the Broken Mirror on Nightmare Records.
I had to laugh when I read the one-sheet which calls OoN's style thrash metal. There may be some moments of that, but SYOTBM falls largely into the melodic progressive power metal category. Yet Order of Nine's style is seems dark, at times even foreboding. And sometimes they remind me of brooding darker Queensryche, especially with Michael DeGrena's. Sometimes he sounds like Geoff Tate, only in a lower register. His voice has, at times, an inherent sadness, a melancholy to it. Unfortunately, sometimes it seemed too familiar, lacking variation.
May 23, 2012 15:56
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Now...
Open Your Mind is the bands first commercial release and the 10 track album is a melodically furious fusion of massive metal riff s and catchy as hell vocal s that is all held together beautifully by a tight as a vice groove driven rhythm section that make all the plaudits this band have received for their live show all the more justified. The first single to be taken from the album One More Road From Home proceeds the album on Monday October 25th and is a hugely anthemic slice of metal tinged alternative rock will appeal to fans of bands such as Stone Sour, Shinedown and Alter Bridge.
PATHFINDER were in the past two years, THE rising bands and their strong debut album "Beyond The Space Beyond The Time", they were able to establish itself very quickly throughout the scene. The album caught dozens of positive reviews and was considered by many to be THE power metal album 2011th Thus, there have been the Poles with their debut album made it very difficult, because the expectation is of course already extremely high and it has set a relatively high standard. PATHFINDER Now for something more than a year already back with their sequel to "Beyond The Space Beyond The Time." "Fifth Element" is the good part and mixed by Sascha Paeth distinguished himself, who might be out there some one term.
HEADSPACE began as an outlet for Adam Wakeman--the keyboardist for both OZZY OSBOURNEand BLACK SABBATH, and son of YES mastermind Rick Wakeman--and a close circle of his musician friends. There were no preconceptions of launching a progressive rock band, and certainly no visions of grandeur-- they just played music that they loved.
"We're quite open about our influences because that's the music that we love," the band comments."There's RUSH, YES, GENESIS, a lot of bands. We even give a tip of the hat to DREAM THEATER in a few sections. That's all a part of what we are."
May 23, 2012 12:34
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
The history of Italy's Adramelch dates to the late 1980's with a seminal progressive metal album Irae Melanox. As is the case with so many bands, Adramelch dissolved after several years. History continues to be sketchy, but it appears they reincarnated in 2004 and then cut Broken History in 2005.
Now they're back with their third effort Lights From Oblivion. The band blurs the line between several genres. This album is equally melodic rock as it is progressive rock, and sometimes it can near prog metal.
What makes Lights From Oblivionso intriguing is the band's ability to put so much music in, generally, short compositions. Most songs clock in at five minutes, but offer lots of variety, intrigue, and excellent musicianship. Notable is the guitar solos and bass work. But that unfairly minimizes the other participants, all of which are extremely talented. The wild card here are the vocals from Vittorio Ballerio. He's a good singer, yet sounds, throughout the album, somewhere between anguished and unsure. Yet, he still fits, and his style grows on you. Go figure.
