Future Classic Rock - The songwriting nous of Glam-era Paul McCartney & Wings meets the modern genius of Weezer with a healthy dose of Black Crowes style psychedelic space rockin' for good measure.
Following in the tradition of greats such as Slade, Wizzard, Macca, Shakey, Bowie & Bing - Ulysses release their very own festive smash
Fans of the children’s TV series ‘Ulysses 31? should beware: the band which shares their name with the hero of Greek inspired under-10s sci-fi have nothing else in common with the cartoon classic. But then, fans of music may need to approach with caution too. Ulysses’ music is a work in progress. They haven’t yet worked out what their sound is or who they are mimicking. At times they are Thin Lizzy (compare and contrast ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ with this band’s ‘Sometimes’ or ‘Still’), other times they experiment with bits of The Beach Boys’ ‘California Girls’ over Kraftweks synths and Status Quo rock (see ‘Why Why Why?’). On another occasion they mix Rocket From The Crypt’s ‘On A Rope’ with every Zutons’ song going for ‘Casualty’. Ulysses are at their best when their truly original moments kick in. The album’s title track is a macabre sounding Cockney knees up. Meanwhile ‘Dark Old Days’ is a dark, brooding and sexy tango. But the reliance on derivative riffs and a general lack in direction makes this less a cohesive album, more an aimless collection of songs: some good, some not so much.
Mix Classic Rock/ Glam/Sex Music/Psychedelic Pop
1. Eye On You 4:11
2. Everybody's Strange 3:20
3. Flowers 4:01
4. Sometimes 4:03
5. Why Why Why? 4:21
6. Still 3:29
7. Casualty 3:53
8. I Get High With Your Love 2:30
9. Won't Back Down 4:19
10. Dark Old Days 3:45
11. My Hands Part 2
Canadian indie band Zeus will release their second album, Busting Visions, on March 27th. The album's second single is the upbeat, call-and-response-fueled "Anything You Want Dear," which singer Mike O'Brien says was a late addition to Busting Visions.
"The song was spawned from a guitar hook that had been kicking around in my brain for at least a couple of years. I was inspired during the recording sessions for Busting Visions to pull it out and rework it. It's a great representation of the talents of all four Zeusmen," he says. "Lots of harmony singing and call-and-response vocals, dueling guitar licks, a killer bass line that sometimes serves as a lead and some killer drum fills to boot. A later arrival to the record that somehow summed up a lot of what we had been working on."
You can download Zeus's "Anything You Want Dear" for free here. or here
Band Beowulf Info: Jesus Freak Years: 2011 Style: Hard Rock Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps Info: USA ????? Tracklist: 41:30 Info: 92 Mb
Venice Beach, California (USA) crossover thrashers Beowülf are self-releasing their sixth album on December 23, 2011, entitled Jesus Freak, produced by founding member, vocalist/guitarist Dale Henderson and ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist, Christian Olde Wolbers. The tracks were cut at LiL’ Antwerp Studioz and Wolbers is credited as the engineer. It’s been a long time since the early breakout of this band during the mid 80?s from the legendary “Venice Scene”. They had their first album produced by ST’s Mike Muir and released via Suicidal Records. Flash forward to now, after several lineup changes, and this reviewer finds that Dale and the boys can still bring it with the best of them. Former ST bassist Louiche Mayorga is even thrown into the mix here, so any fan of the old school, true grit feel of “Taste The Steel” will simply love what they are throwing down today.
Personally, I think Dale Henderson has grown as a performer over the years and continues to push the envelope with his completely unique style of singing and songwriting. While others just go the safe route, this guy has always been daring, somehow managing to keep the Beowülf sound ‘real’ from a street perspective. However, let it be known that Henderson and Beowülf’s music has morphed over time into a much more serious and grown-up statement. The drum work from Rich Rowan here is solid. As always, Henderson’s guitar playing is mean as hell sounding… snarling punk-fast riffs, cutting to the nerve of its listener like a cold metal blade pierced into someone’s throat. My favorite songs are the totally rocking “Mad Man” and the absolutely stellar “Front Door Smoking”. On the latter I dig the way the bass line starts out alone and then Henderson’s guitar comes thundering in. Forget punk rock… that’s just plain metal. All in all, I am just stoked as hell that Beowülf is still going after all this time, and this reviewer seriously hopes everyone gives Jesus Freak a shot, because it’s a clever rocker indeed. Tracklist:
01. Peacemaker 2:16
02. In Captivity 2:33
03. Jesus Freak 4:11
04. Front Door Smokin' 3:12
05. Mad Man 2:38
06. Godsend 3:03
07. Sunday (Killer Comez Home) 4:18
08. Righteous, Righteous 4:41
09. Bitter Song 4:08
10. Just Passing Through 3:54
11. 13 Past the Hour 4:42
12. Anything 2:05
Dale Henderson - Vocals, guitar (1981–present)
Stephan Mark Anthony - Guitar (2006–present)
Christian Olde Wolbers - Bass (2011–present)
Rich Rowan - Drums (1991–1994, 2000–present)
The style of the late 80s – when instrumental guitar rock was at the peak of its popularity – to this day curiously dictates its methods to legions high-tech guitar aspirants all over the world. Seattle born and raised Brian Hunsaker is one such hopeful who on his freshly released CD channels the vibes of the time when the shred gurus of today were still at their tadpole stages. More»
Eden – Caminante Del Tiempo (2011)
Feb 6, 2012 16:27
Heavy Metal |Power Metal
"Wanderer of Time" is the name back to the music scene in the Asturian Eden. After a few days since its release and after the studio report made ??in December, we have to see how it has withstood time and hear this new album of the band.
Ten tracks make this album, which starts with a catchy riffas an introduction to "I feel the time is going" and the albumitself. The first issue we will contact to give us a glimpse of what the band during this round. The first thing we notice is the great sound they have achieved and Manuel RamilAlberto Ardines in Triple A Studios, personally I think it's the best they've got. A sound hard, but heavys clean guitars, aclear role of the voice and keyboards, and batteries thatsounds devastating, but this certainly has some blame alsoIvan Sevillano.
01. Siento Que El Tiempo Se Va
02. Libre
03. El Caminante Del Tiempo
04. Melancolía
05. Junto A Ti
06. Renacer
07. En El Camino
08. Mi Voz
09. Trovador
10. Descansa En Paz
Feb 6, 2012 12:45
Hard Rock Heavy Metal |Power Metal
01. Uma Dose De Blues
02. Ninfa Do Rock N´Roll
03. Mais Um Gole
04. Jesus Said Rock N`Roll
05. O Rock Não Morreu
06. As Leis Do Rock N`Roll
07. Caindo Na Estrada
08. Fallen Heroes
Band Dragonsclaw Info: Prophecy Info: Australia Style: Heavy Epic/Power Metal Years: 2011 Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps Info: 115 ?b Upload: Depositfiles
Arkeyn Steel 2011. A great new power metal hailing from australia. This fantastic debut features also guest apparences of Blaze Bayley (ex Iron Maiden) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Edge Of Forever, Eden´s Curse, Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice, James LaBrie, etc.). This powerful album with unbelievable melodies will fill the heart with warmth of every fan of RIOT, WARLORD, IRON MAIDEN, JAG PANZER and CRIMSON GLORY. Just watch the fantastic song at their myspace channel. Check it out, you´d love this one! NEW AND UNPLAYED!
Tracklist:
01. Darkness Within (03:23)
02. Fight For Your Life (04:09)
03. Angels In White (03:42)
04. Defenders Of The Sky (featuring Alessandro Del Vecchio) (04:20)
05. Prophecy Is A Lie (featuring Blaze Bayley) (04:19)
06. Life Through Anubis Eyes (03:58)
07. Rising Power (03:52)
08. Devil's Fiery Dance (03:36)
09. The Unknown Horizon (04:04)
10. Revolutionary Suicide (08:53)
Info:
Giles Lavery: vocals
Ben Thomas: guitar
Aaron Thomas: bass
Ray Martens: keyboards
"Seed": drums
The iconic American songwriter Mark Spiro is back with his sixth solo album "It's A Beautiful Life".
Between AOR circles Spiro is a star, but his name, solo career and songwriting contributions are pretty unknown for major rock audiences, although all of you have already listened at least one of the magical melodies coming from his pen.
For starters, Mark has co-written songs for Bad English, Heart, Winger or REO Speedwagon to name a few. Seven out of eleven songs from Giant's classic 'Last Of The Runaways' (including the immortal 'I'll See You In My Dreams') are penned by Spiro together with the Huff bros.
That said, Spiro is a master in the songwriting department, and an accomplished singer / musician as well.
On his solo albums, and "It's A Beautiful Life" isn't an exception, Spiro's style towards to AOR / Melodic Rock sounds, but also to classic Americana blended with Classic Rock.
The majority of the songs consist of sweet melodies plenty of pulsating acoustic guitar chords and clean instrumentation, with occasional keyboards and some strong electric six-string riffs.
The focus is very clear - and that's indeed the singer / songwriter feeling of - his voice. This voice belongs to you as it comes from a relaxed, smiling mouth - "It's A Beautiful Life" is not just the title, but also the theme of the album.
The CD starts with the title track "It's A Beautiful Life", a smooth, radio friendly melodic rock song with a striking chorus. "I know who I love" has a more contemporary beat combined with acoustic guitars.
"Come Back To Me" is one of the highlights. An outstanding song with a catchy refrain and an infectious melody.
The disc gets more relaxed with the mid-pacer delicate melody of "Love Struck Dumb", an elegant Americana song with tons of class.
Another highlight for me is the "Go Another Mile", an irresistible radio rocker with solid guitars and superb songwriting.
"Dance The Lonely Spotlight" is a West Coast oriented tune driven by a pulsating bass line, adorned with nice keyboards. The sweet harmony vocals are cleverly arranged and performed.
On "Might As Well Be Me" Spiro adds more electric guitars to the mix. It's a good and simple rock song with a catchy chorus. "Dream Big, Pray Hard" has a very commercial feeling ala Bryan Adams, followed by the beautiful pop/rocker "Everything I Do" which features a contagious harmonic cadence.
"It's A Beautiful Life" conjures the best of the classic AOR, West Coast and Adult Contemporary styles into one CD. But not with the typical bombastic & lush sound of the genre, just with Spiro's personal approach.
This is a man with absolutely nothing to prove. He has written and performed everything on this disc, which oozes quality.
All these songs are beautifully crafted, the whole album has a crisp, sharp, clear sound and the guitar work and indeed the likeable vocals from Spiro himself are immaculate.
"It's A Beautiful Life" is another fine piece of music from one of the best rock songwriters ever.
Really Good.
01 - It’s A Beautiful Life
02 - I Know Who I Love
03 - Come Back To Me
04 - Love Struck Dumb
05 - Go Another Mile
06 - Dance The Lonely Spotlight
07 - Might As Well Be Me
08 - Brand New Beautiful Day
09 - Dream Big, Pray Hard
10 - Everything I Do
11 - A Beautiful Mistake (bonus track)
Mark Spiro – Everything
John McLennon – Guitars on 7, 10
USA
AOR / WC / AC
Download By SandFord
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HALESTORM – HELLO, IT’S MZ HYDE (EP) (2012)
Feb 4, 2012 16:18
Hard Rock
BandHalestorm Info: Hello, It's Mz Hyde (EP) Years: 2012 Time: Hard Rock Info: MP3, 256 kbps Info: 26 ??
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01. Love Bites (So Do I)
02. Rock Show
03. Daughters of Darkness
04. Here's to Us
01.A Hajnal fényei - Intro (instrumentális)
02.Negyedszáz
03.Viharban létezett
04.Végsebesség
05.Az lesz a Gy?ztes
06.Üdvözlégy Rock and Roll
07.Démon-hajó
08.Tavaszi Ébredés
09.Kett?b?l Egy
10.Az Élet Tengerénél
11.Értünk száll
12.Az Ördög Heged?se (Caprice 24)(instumentális)
13.Tüzet a t?zzel
Italy’s Eyes of Soul has issued the following announcement about signing with Underground Symphony for the release of the “Cyberian Tales” album:
“We’re proud to announce the reaching of an agreement with historical metal label Underground Symphony for the release of our debut album ‘Cyberian Tales;’ recorded by Mattia Stancioiu at Elnor Studio and mastered by Jürgen Lusky at House Of Audio Studios in Germany, the CD will be available in the coming weeks in an elegant digipak package with a booklet of 20 pages.”
For more information on Eyes of Soul and to check out songs available for streaming online, head over to the band’s MySpace music profile here.
Band : Bullet Train Blast
Album : Nothing Remains
Year : 2012
Genre : Hard Rock
Tracks : 10
Quality :192kbps
Country : Denmark
Tracklist
01. I'm Insane
02. Running Away
03. The Storm
04. Queen Of The Night
05. All The Girls
06. From The Underground
07. Bang Bang Bang
08. A Life In Glory
09. Nothing Remains
10. Dead Man Walking
Energetic, powerfull and fresh killer rock with big danish balls of dynamite that explodes in the ear canals, was my first impression and feeling when I listened to BTB's album "Nothing Reamains". They do it with a great dose of attitude and the tight sound is close to knock me out. Martin Larsen on vocals sounds like he is a younger brother of Jesper Binzer in D-A-D.
Easy listening, high tempo and straight forward rock with nice peaks there Niels Hyttel plays some heavy riffs and solos and in my ears does the hard hitting drummer Simon Brøchner make the biggest difference compared to related artists. I've got a hard time to pick any favourite tracks, because they have really put up 10 mega hard songs and the guys should be commended for that.
Every minute of the album is filled with great melodies, nice tempo changes, hard rock guitars and tight wheezy delicious rock vocals. The production is perfect and the sound is pure as spring water with whisky on a Friday night. My mind fills with energy and positive feelings when I listen to "Nothing Remains" and that's the spirit and what it's all about with rock music!
BTB is a band to keep in mind for the metal festival booking staffs across Europe, this is a coming band with both ambitions and talent to be another big danish music export, just like Volbeat, Royal Hunt and D-A-D. Thumbs up!
Bullet Train Blast is: Martin Larsen - Vocals, Niels Hyttel - Lead Guitar, Steff Gunn - Guitar, Morten Olesen - Bass and Simon Brøchner on drums.
Band The Grand Trick Info: Reminiscence Boulevard Years: 2011 Time: Hard Rock Info: MP3, 320 kbps Info: 122 ??
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01. Hitman Blues
02. Frequent Flyer
03. Face In The Moon
04. Rollercoaster Ride
05. Eraserhead
06. Daddy Mc The Knife
07. The River Queen
08. When Is Your Hell
09. Dog On A Leash
10. Reminence Boulevard
