Band:
Josh Todd – Lead Vocals
Keith Nelson – Guitar, Backing Vocals
Stevie D. – Guitar, Backing Vocals
Jimmy Ashhurst – Bass, Backing Vocals
Xavier Muriel – Drums, Percussion
“Christmas Is Here” is an exclusive digital single that was released in November 2010 just in time for the holiday season. I bought my copy through iTunes but it’s available at all major digital music stores.
There’s really not a whole lot to say about this single other than I like it a lot. I’m a huge fan of Christmas music (mostly the traditional tunes sung by crooners like Crosby, Sinatra, Cole, Como, Martin, Mathis and even Michael Buble) so when I found out Buckcherry was releasing a Christmas song I was very excited to check it out since BC is one of my favorite bands.
Honestly though I wasn’t expecting much, thinking this was basically going to be a throwaway track but I loved the song upon first listen. It’s not a rockin’ Christmas song like “Run Rudolph Run” or “Jingle Bell Rock”, instead BC takes a jingle jangle mid-tempo pace. It’s a laid back, feel good Christmas rock ‘n’ roll song. I think a lot of contemporary Christmas songs fall flat but “Christmas Is Here” is a modern classic and a song I’ll be playing for many holidays to come. Makes me feel all warm ‘n’ fuzzy inside and positive about the entire season and isn’t that what a great Christmas song should do? I hope it’ll be issued as a bonus track at some point on a CD.
So, is there anything these guys can’t do? Kick-ass rockers, great ballads and now great Christmas music. Best band from the last 15 years easily.
According to the Van Halen News Desk web site, VAN HALEN's new single will be titled "Tattoo" and it will premiere on January 10. The band's much-anticipated new album — which will be its first with original singerDavid Lee Roth in 28 years — will arrive on February 7.
VAN HALEN's upcoming tour will kick off next month in Louisville, Kentucky, with tickets set to go on sale on January 10.
01. Overture
02. Quest for Fire
03. Primordial Enigma
04. Oracle
05. Gate to Tri Hour
06. Zone of Silence
07. Time Dilation
08. Polarity Shift
09. Illusion Land
10. Crystal Caves
11. Twilight Insomnia
12. Resolution
13. Playing the Game
Kim Bendix Petersen (born June 14, 1956 in Copenhagen[1]), better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Grammy Award nominated Danishheavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his extensive vocal range, in particular his usage of falsetto. He is the lead vocalist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond. In 2006, Hit Parader voted him as the 85th greatest heavy metal vocalist of all time.
01 King Diamond: "LOA" House
02 King Diamond: Voodoo
03 King Diamond: One Down Two To Go
04 Mercyful Fate: Buried Alive
05 King Diamond: Help!!!
06 King Diamond: The Trees Have Eyes
07 King Diamond: The Storm
08 King Diamond: The Wheelchair
09 King Diamond: Spirits
10 King Diamond: The Ritual
11 King Diamond: Blood To Walk
12 King Diamond: Never Ending Hill
13 King Diamond: Mirror, Mirror
14 Roadrunner United: In the Fire
15 Probot: Sweet Dreams
16 Mercyful Fate: Evil 2009
Rage – Best Ballads (compilation by Dark Dragon) (2012)
Jan 9, 2012 12:10
Heavy Metal |Power Metal
Rage are a German heavy metal band, formed in 1984. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s, along with bands such as Helloween, Running Wild and Blind Guardian.
01. Shadows (Instrumental) 00:56
02. All This Time 05:32
03. Through Ages 02:05
04. Black (Instrumental) 00:52
05. Fading Hours 06:28
06. Beauty 03:55
07. Fortress 03:57
08. Deep In The Night 04:08
09. More Than A Lifetime 04:28
10. In Vain (I Won't Go Down) 05:19 37
11. Vanished In Haze 05:01
12. Incomplete 05:10
13. Tomorrow's Yesterday 06:57
14. Home 03:14
15. All This Time (Orchestral Version) 04:04
16. After The End 04:45
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
