Mar 8, 2012 21:08
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
A little over a year ago I came across a band from down under, led by a member of progressive Metal band Anubis. This band goes by the name of Hemina. The Free dictionary says the meaning of Hemina is half a sextary or ten fluid ounces. I don't know about that. What I do know is that last year saw their debut with As we know it, an Ep with 5 tracks, three of the tracks we now find on their first full length debut album which goes by the name Synthetic.
With their Ep gaining grandeur reviews stating Hemina as an up and coming band, my expectations were rather high when I received the album. I work a little ahead if I say I was not in the least disappointed by the Hemina crew. Synthetic has become a stunning album from the first note until the last note rings away in the air.
From the opener "The Hour of Ours", slowly starting the album off, setting the mood of what is yet to come with the rest. It must be said that the album is best listened to if downloaded without pauses between the songs as all of them are linked together, and to avoid sudden stops no breaks please!
Having said that track one goes into track two, floating into one another very smoothly. With "To Conceive a Plan", mastermind behind Hemina Dougie Skene leaves no doubt, Hemina mean business. In doing that they have made a plan that is about to be conceived. In a musical sense it can be compared to the music of Dream Theater, complex but yet easy to grasp the tunes, with a lot of stunning guitar work and keyboards. Very good melody lines making the song stick in your mind when it has finished. It is quite refreshing to hear a band from down under play like this. After the band conceive the plan they find "The boy is Dead", how awful that must be. A song full of the characteristics of prog rock, changes in tempo, strange twists. Stunning guitar solos... what else is there to want. Doug Skene is the guitarist and singer in the band, he has a distinct voice. It can't be missed.
Next up are the three songs that have appeared on the EP from 2010. These are already known to a wider public, but if you don't know Hemina, this is brilliant. The song blend in nicely or should I say the album has evolved quite nicely around these songs. I guess which ever you prever.
Followed up by "Hunting is for Women", now I always thought it was for men, how mistaken I was. It a nice uptempo groovy song in the veins of the best prog around. Absolute smashing stuff, and this one is follwed by the bombastic & orchestral "Even in Heaven". A song that will grab audiences when doing it live I am sure. One thing I missed on the album, No real chorusses, or sing along songs. Still this is a typical Arena wide song. The short intermezzo "To cunduit To the sky" is very welcome after all the banging and fast playing. A moment to relax, before we go to the last tracks "Haunting Me" and "Divine". As two of a perfect pair to form the last 15 minutes.
All in all one can state: Douglas Skene is a great guitarist and singer, the rest of the band are Mitch Coull, guitar and vocals, Jessica Martin bass and vocals, Andrew Craig Drums and Percussion and last but not least Phill Eltachi keyboards. Together from down under they are Hemina.
01. This Hour of Ours 2:12
02. To Conceive a Plan 11:27
03. The Boy is Dead 9:07
04. For All Wrong Reasons 4:55
05. And Now to Find a Friend 11:20
06. With What I See 6:38
07. Hunting is for Women 6:44
08. Even in Heaven 7:05
09. Conduit to the Sky 2:50
10. Haunting Me! 3:58
11. Divine 13:28
Mar 8, 2012 17:29
All Exclusive Melodic Rock | AOR
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"Faithless" will appear on Tyketto's first new album in 18 years, 'Dig In Deep', due for release on April 20th in Europe and April 24th in North America. 'Dig In Deep' features the original Tyketto line-up of Danny Vaughn (lead vocals), Brooke St. James (lead guitar/backing vocals), Jimi Kennedy (bass/backing vocals) and Michael Clayton (drums/backing vocals). With recent appearances at Sweden Rock, Download, Firefest, Hard Rock Hell and Hard in Rio, the band realized they still had a huge fan base worldwide and the timing was perfect for a new album.
Formed in New Jersey in 1990, Tyketto released their major label debut 'Don't Come Easy' in 1991. The album contained the hit AOR songs "Forever Young" and "Seasons" as well as "Wings" and "End Of The Summer Days", whose respective videos, along with "Forever Young", were in heavy rotation on MTV. Tyketto has sold hundreds of thousands of albums worldwide.
In a November interview with SleazeRoxx.com Danny Vaughn stated, "It's a double edged sword, the 'Don't Come Easy' thing, because there will always be some people who, if you try to remake that exact feel, exact vibe and write songs just like those songs, will say 'they're just trying to do what they did and make it sell, they've got nothing new and it's the same stuff regurgitated'. If you go out and do something totally different then some people will complain that 'it's nothing like 'Don't Come Easy', what do these guys think they are doing?' So I guarantee there is going to be somebody unhappy."
"The thing with us is I think we walk both lines, because obviously it's many years later, so our musicianship is different and the music we've been exposed to has changed", continued the singer. "But we are not going to try and make Tyketto sound like ... I can't think who ... but I think it will sound like us. It will have some more maturity to it. I think there are going to be some differences, but I'm not going to change the way I sing. My harmony structures will be similar and my belief in what makes a big chorus is still there. What I do know is that this album is going to be pretty damn aggressive -- not in a thrash metal sense. Some of the songs are making me think of Def Leppard. There is a ballad, but I don't know if there will be more than one. I think it's going to be a very fast-paced and aggressive record. Now we are starting to throw in the elements that will make it more like what people know of Tyketto -- the acoustic guitar will blend in at certain points. I think it will be exactly what it is, people will hear it and go 'yes, that is Tyketto' and 'yes, that is not old Tyketto, that is Tyketto 2011'."
Eden’s Curse are delighted to announce Italian vocalist Marco Sandron as the new voice of “The Curse” with the release of their brand new single and promotional video “Time To Breathe”.
The band return in style, showcasing Sandron’s sumptuous vocals and the continuation of the signature Eden’s Curse sound, with the release of their brand new single “Time To Breathe”
Recorded live around Australia in the mid 1980s, from Bombay Rock to the legendary Narara Festival, these recordings capture the Angels at their brilliant best and feature all the hits including 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again', 'No Secrets', 'Shadow Boxer' and 'Take A Long Line'.
1. Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (Live) 4:18
2. Comin Down (Live) 4:07
3. Take A Long Line (Live) 4:50
4. I Aint The One (Live) 2:30
5. Marseilles (Live) 10:12
6. After The Rain (Live) 5:01
7. Be With You (Live) 4:07
8. Shadow Boxer (Live) 2:40
9. Mr Damage (Live) 4:28
10. No Secrets 4:19
11. Face The Day 5:56
12. Fashion & Fame 4:38
13. Stand Up 3:15
14. Eat City 3:24
15. Dont Waste My Time 3:52
16. Weve Gotta Get Out Of This Place 4:39
17. Let The Night Roll On 4:04
18. Dogs Are Talking 3:23
DANIEL LICHT – Silent Hill Downpour (FEAT. JONATHAN DAVIS) 2012
Mar 6, 2012 15:07
Hard Rock Rock
Milan Records are also releasing the soundtrack to Silent Hill: Book of Memories (as well composed by Dan Licht) on March 27 and later this year they will release the soundtracks to Silent Hill: Origins, Homecoming and Shattered Memories which didn't receive a proper stand-alone release in the past (except Silent Hill Origins/Zero soundtrack released only in Japan).
Mar 6, 2012 11:49
Hard Rock Heavy Metal |Power Metal Rock
(New York, NY – January 5, 2012) – Hot on the heels of their self-titled EP released last August, Adrenaline Mob returns with their debut full length album, Omertá. The album is slated for release on March 13th and will be released by the newly formed Elm City Music in conjunction with EMI Label Services. Elm City Music is the brainchild of music industry veteran Michael Caplan. Adrenaline Mob is the powerhouse vocals of Russell Allen, the shredding guitar attack of Mike Orlando and the drumming virtuosity of Mike Portnoy. The album builds upon the sound developed on the EP with 11 crushing tracks including the already fan favorites “Psychosane,” ”Believe Me” and “Down To The Floor.” Ultimate-guitar.com raved about the band stating “if you like hard rock or traditional metal, you should definitely give Adrenaline Mob a listen. Your ears will be happy.” New tracks such as “Indifferent,” “All On The Line” and “Angel Sky” showcase the evolution of Adrenaline Mob in their sound and songwriting. Omertá also features a blistering reinterpretation of Duran Duran’s classic “Come Undone” featuring guest vocals by Lzzy Hale of Halestorm. The album was produced by Adrenaline Mob and mixed by Jay Ruston known for his work on Anthrax’s Worship Music and Steel Panther’s Balls Out.
Band Adrenaline Mob
Info: U.S.A.
Info: Omerta
Style: Alternative Metal / Heavy Metal / Hard Rock
Years: 2012
Info: mp3@CBR320 kbps
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Info: 114 Mb
Tracklist:
01. Undaunted (4:45)
02. Psychosane (4:38)
03. Indifferent (4:30)
04. All On The Line (4:21)
05. Hit The Wall (6:33)
06. Feelin' Me (3:55)
07. Come Undone (4:50)
08. Believe Me (3:59)
09. Down To The Floor (3:33)
10. Angel Sky (4:26)
11. Freight Train (4:13)
Members:
Russell Allen - lead vocals (SYMPHONY X frontman)
Mike Orlando - lead guitar (SONIC STOMP)
Mike Portnoy - drums, percussion (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD)
John Moyer - bass
Great disc from this young band from Alicante. After some changes in their line-up and after a good EP Camino a la luz that already promised, they debut with this album and they premiere new vocals line with the throat of Álvaro.
If the EP was good, this album surpasses and gives many turns. Composites have improved a lot and mastering and arrangements of the disc are of very high quality. Too much for a first album, so, we can think that this people will be important on the national scene!
1 Preludio 1:49
2 La Senda Celeste 5:01
3 Cuento Olvidado 3:41
4 Buscando Un Sol 5:21
5 Eterna La Noche 4:13
6 Sombra En El Oceano 5:10
7 Interludio 1:21
8 Reflejos 4:41
9 Entre Cielo y Mar 5:12
10 Tras Las Llamas 5:25
11 Todos Los Sueños 5:22
I find Russian metal scene to be very interesting, and I've firmly decided to discover it more profoundly than before. Of course, that means I'll have to dig some obscure and unknown (even in Russia) bands, but I'm okay with that, I love new experiences and music. The easiest way is to seek latest albums, and luckily, I know an excellent Russian site that informs me regularly about all news and releases.
That's how I ended up with Amalgama's sophomore effort, the album called ''Dream''. This band in particular isn't by any means unknown in Russia, it has a lot of fans, who absolutely loved this album. But I didn't care about that at all, since fanboys love anything related to their favourite band, so I had to see it for myself.
First, as I always do when writing about not so well-known bands, I'm gonna describe Amalgama's way of musical expression (how posh this sounds). Amalgama is a heavy/power metal band, with strong hard rock and modern metal influences. The hard rock influences reflect in vocalist's (Vlad ''Graf'' Ivoylov) singing and vocal lines, since his voice reminds me strongly of Zvonko ''?ipi'' Pantovi?, the leader of Serbian glam metal band Osvaja?i (once hugely popular in Yugoslavia). Graf's voice is very unique, since for the most of the time it sounds dreamy, almost sleepy. However, when he goes for high notes, it's just stunning how clean and powerful is his singing in high register. He is definitely the key factor in Amalgama, since no other band member stands out that much in his playing. That is a direct consequence of this modern side of Amalgama's music. Musical-wise, Amalgama plays straight-forward heavy metal, with simplistic riffs, and the downtuning make it sounds very modern (read groove and mallcore influenced). However, Amalgama never descends into mallcore territory, although dangling dangerously close several times (especially in ''Wake Up Again''). One more thing - most of the modern bands I listen to try to resemble or at least have something in their music which can be directly associated to '80s metal. Amalgama doesn't - the year is 2012, and these guys are telling you: ''Live now, stop thinking about the past''. So if you hate every metal that wasn't written in the '80s (and I know that kind of freaks), stop reading and go somewhere else. You won't find anything here for you.
So how does work this unusual combination of past and present, personified in Amalgama? Surprisingly well, I must say. When they're in top shape, they sound convincing, refreshing and irresistibly charming. Just perfect if you got brainwashed from stereotypical generic power metal, which occupies today's European metal scene. The songs like ''Dream'', ''Live and Remember'', ''The Night is Tender'' and ''Believe in Love'' are all brilliant gems that show you all virtues of Amalgama. They're perfect from the start to ending, which will prove to be one thing the other songs don't have. The only flaw of this album lies in this - a good amount of songs have one specific aspect in it that can called filler - the main riff, bridge, chorus, whatever. You're probably confused now, so here's the deal: the ballad ''Why'' has a great beginning acoustic riff and build-up, but the chorus is dead boring and uninspired. Same thing with ''Your Opinion'' - it starts as a speed metal monster, but who the fuck thought that a quasi-progressive chorus would suit the song? It practically ruins it. ''Kings of Sky'', on the other hand, has a brilliant, ''Aces High''-reminiscing chorus, but the verses are just bland. I could go on and on, but you get the point. This is one awkward situation, because never before I listened to so many songs on one single album in whom brilliant and pitiful parts go side by side. The good consequence of this is that there are no total fillers on this album, and the bad is that you just can't totally enjoy it. Oh yeah, the bonus tracks are great - Oleg Zhilyakov (Catharsis) makes a great guest appearance on ''Dream'', Artur Berkut makes ''Why?'' a tad better, and the cover of Aria's famous piece ''Angel Dust'' is awesome. Check out how this song sounds in a modern arrangement.
Call me a masochist, but I still enjoyed this album very much. Despite some very obvious facepalming parts, I wasn't bored one single second, what's more, I had a great time listening to ''Dream'', and that's what really counts in the end, doesn't it? This album could be an excellent indicator to Amalgama what they should and shouldn't do in the future. A little more focus would give astonishing results. All pieces are there, just waiting to be sorted. I'm holding my fingers crossed for Amalgama's next efforts, that's for sure!
01. dream
02. Live and Remember
03. wake up again
04. Why?
05. Kings Of Sky
06. Make It Happen
07. tender Is the Night
08. Believe in Love
09. your opinion
Whilst working on the tracks, the band started looking for a singer. This proved to be a tough task as the singer they were searching for required great versatility and uniqueness. Finally, after four months, the band made contact with a talented singer from London, Johnny Icon. With Antonio’s overwhelming keyboards, the explosive, yet touching, guitar playing of Gianmaria, the power of both Andrea’s bass guitar lines andFederico’s drums plus the incredible voice of Johnny Icon, Ace of Hearts’ sound can remind the listener of bands like Metallica, Nightwish or HIM.
Confused? Then all you’ve got to do is to listen to the record!!!
Info: Monster Info: UK Style: Gothic / Love Metal Years: 2011 Info: MP3 256 kbps Info: 71,5 ??
Tracklist:
01. Eternal Life (04:06)
02. Monster (04:27)
03. Blood Stained Love (03:45)
04. Elixir or Poison (05:08)
05. From Leaves to Hearts (03:19)
06. Teardrops (04:51)
07. So Many Words (03:26)
08. Happiness is Real When Shared (04:07)
09. The Revenge (04:23)
Johnny Icon - Vocals (Icon And The Black Roses)
Gianmaria Saddi - Guitars (ex-Secret Sphere)
Andrea Buratto - Bass (Secret Sphere)
Antonio Agate - Keyboards (ex-Secret Sphere)
Frederico Pennazzato - Drums (Secret Sphere)
It's common enough for musical groups to invoke demonic imagery or sounds to give their music a certain counter-cultural toughness, a rebellion that recognizes no rules. Black Sabbath, an early innovator of this mode, opened their first album with the dark-sounding three note interval known as the tritone that set the mood for their occult-inspired lyrics to "Black Sabbath." The tritone, also known by the Latin expression diabolus in musica, has a unique sound, one that has been long been considered too dark, too mysterious, for certain kinds of music. Readers will most likely remember that Slayer (no stranger to demonic imagery and lyrics) named their albumDiabolus in Musica after this same musical interval, although they most likely didn't mind the mild controversy over the double meaning of "the devil in music." Spain's own Diabulus in Musica has finally turned the expression into a bold and memorable band name. Sure, they've changed the spelling a little, but the name continues to grab attention and brings to mind centuries of debate over the musical value of a mysterious interval.
The Wanderer, Diabulus in Musica's second release, is the follow-up to their successful debut Secrets (2010). Though relatively new, Diabulus in Musica is already establishing a large following, receiving awards for their performances, and gaining praise for their blend of symphonic metal with just a little bit of death metal. The Wanderer makes for a good sophomore release, one that builds on past successes and helps develop something of the energy that has given this band such a strong reputation. This is a band that has a well-established rhythm section. Check out tracks like "Shadow of the Throne" and "Allegory of Faith, Innocence, and Future" for examples of the backing quality of this group.
Listeners will also enjoy the vocals by Zuberoa Aznárez. She has a great range, and brings diversity and harmony to The Wanderer's overall sound. I think that Diabulus in Musica will continue to rise and should easily gain more fans in the coming years.
Despite the many strengths of The Wanderer, I was disappointed with the eclectic range of tracks on this album. I realize that heavy metal is changing and that the concept of genre is constantly being challenged by bands and scholars alike. Nevertheless, the range of heavy and slow songs on this album made me question just what overall impression Diabulus in Musica is trying to make. At times, they sound like a death metal band, but at other times they sound like an upbeat symphonic metal act. And then there are more confusing tracks like "Sentenced to Life" which sound more like something taken from a musical. I shouldn't fault experimentation, but I don't think this band has quite settled on exactly what they hope to do musically. With this one, I think the devil's more in the details than in the music. If you like good symphonic metal, The Wanderer is a good choice, but it left me more curious to know what this band will do next.
01. A Journey's End (intro)
02. Ex Nihilio
03. Sceneries Of Hope
04. Blazing A Trail
05. Call From A Rising Memory (intro)
06. Hidden Reality
07. Shadow Of The Throne
08. Allegory Of Faith, Innocence And Future
09. Sentenced To Life
10. Ohiuka Bihotzetik
11. No Time For Repentance (Lamentatio)
12. The Wanderer
Hurling you back to the late Sixties, complete with paisley shirts, is UK's Stubb. This power trio brings heavy and psychedelic rock with damp basement production, little overdubs, and lots of fuzz. You might hear Cream or Hendrix in their vibe; it's like listening to the early proto-metal or stoner rock only in the present.
Above, Stubb: making a bold fashion statement, with pipe, McVities, and tea.
Mostly Stubb captures that genuine and classic heavy-psych rock feel across this disc. The better songs for this overarching motif are the opener Road and the closer Galloping Horses. That latter song and title betrays more than a little irony: galloping usually suggest speed while the song is mostly slow steady heavy rock. Hard Hearted Woman has a more of a lively attitude, yet still remains thumping rock. Surprises are the acoustic notes within the dirge Crosses You Bear and deep grooved Crying River. As for the rest the album, it's pretty much heavy rock.
Like their kin, Stone Axe or Grifter, Stubb get the whole early heavy rock thing, and produce an interesting and adequate platter of tunes. They're just 40 years removed from yesterday. Recommended.
Band Stubb Tracklist: Stubb Style: Hard Rock Years: 2012 ??????? Time: MP3,?BR 320 kbps Info: 85 mb
Tracklist:
01.Road 04:00
02.Scale the Mountain 05:15
03.Flame 04:49
04.Soul Mover 03:38
05.Crosses You Bear 02:05
06.Hard Hearted Woman 04:48
07.Crying River 03:42
08.Galloping Horses 07:13
