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02. Land of Hope
03. Wild Flower
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09. On a Ride
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NOW!AWESOME!

The "Wielder of the Blade" album takes the listener through an epic journey as the main character, Rais'Alon, works his way through the realms of magic to meet the final battle for the land of Phylean. Each song has a particular character (or characters) that tell a portion of the story.

Ron Burgoyne and John Logsdon have been jamming together for 30 years and were in various hard rock/metal bands over that time. They took a break away from band life for about 20 years in order to raise families and such, but they always kept the music going one way or the other.
KrethX was started by John and Ron in 2008. While we would love to get back into playing live, we're at a bit of a disadvantage...we live 6 hours apart and it's just the two of us that do all the music. At some point, if our music builds enough of a following, we would start looking toward adding members to the band and then who knows? Regardless, our goal is to make epic/fantasy metal where we can tell stories through our music.

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Hailing from the North of Ireland Filthy Angels sound like they've been brought up on a heavy diet of heads down rock 'n' roll, drawing their influences from a plethora of '80s rockers.  There is definitely a hint of The Wildhearts ('Destroy' era), some no nonsense hard rocking Almighty style here and there, as well as a smidgen of The Dogs D'amour to name but three influences heard on this here pledged album.

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With Home at Last, an EP of six tunes, Grave Digger gives fans a taste of the recent past and a foretaste of their forthcoming album, Clash of the Gods. However, I'm not sure it will be enough to satisfy the diehard; it's a case of too little too late.

So here's the skinny on this small offering. The first three songs are studio cuts. Home at Last will be on the new album, but Rage of the Savage Beast and Metal Will Never Die not so. Curiously, these three songs don't reflect the speedier side of Grave Digger's power metal; they're more steady traditional (Eighties) heavy metal.

The last three songs are live cuts from DVD/CD set The Clans Are Still Marching from 2010's Wacken Open Air. Actually, the songs are the very last three songs of the set: Ballad Of A Hangman, Excalibur, and Heavy Metal Breakdown, always a crowd favorite. With these, you get back to the faster side of Grave Digger.

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NOW!GREAT NATION!

Released 27 July 2012
Format CD
Type Studio
Genre Heavy Metal
Length 42:36
Barcode 8000130120267
Catalog Number SGCD058
Country Italy
Edition date July 2012
Distribution Andromeda / Bertus

"This modern world is the portrait of decay, that's why we are Addicted To Decadence." These are the opening words of Naughty Whisper's new studio effort, Addicted To Decadence.
Naughty Whisper's latest release is a mixture of metal, gothic and rock elements, not to mention that scandinavian air the band has been breathing for years.

The album was produced in Göteborg at the Arnold Lindberg's studio (In Flames,Hardcore Superstar, Evergrey).

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Synful Ira was born in April 2007 and features Fabio Balducci (Ancient Bards) on guitar and Marco Renzi (Absynth Aura) on drums. It all began as an Evanescence's and Nightwish's tribute band.

"Between Hope and Fear" was inspired by a true story. It is a mix of very different sounds: melodic parts with an extensive use of piano and acoustic guitar, symphonic parts with orchestral arrangements and heavy parts with strong guitar arrangements intertwined with very modern and attractive electronic keyboard riffs, in order to follow as a great soundtrack the unfolding of history.

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BROTHERS in ARMS BAND 'Whats Life For" is the third release from band . The album is Heavy hitting rock in roll with southern roots. It's what BROTHERS in ARMS BAND fans come to love about the music. Staying true to Rock in Roll...

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1. Deviant (5:19)
2. The Truth Made Flesh, Pt. One (3:23)
3. Epistemia (The Truth, Pt. Two) (4:56)
4. A Coma's Epiphany (10:45)

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Now!WOOOW!

If high scores were given for album art alone, New Jersey's Thank You Scientist would score big for their first full-length album, Maps of Non-Existent Places. I love sci-fi art from the classic period, especially when it's packaged in a format of early stereo records. Yet, what lies within? Something I couldn't have expected.

Here's a band of seven fellows, adept in many genres and very talented, playing about twenty different instruments, including cello, saxophone, and trumpet, to create ambitious progressive rock. I say ambitious when other words are also required. The arrangements are thick with complexity, significant mood and time changes, and individual showcase performances. There so much going on in every song, it takes several spins to wrap the arrangements around your head.

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Nothing new in the music scene, yes, but "Sighs of Sorrow" is summed up all the musical potential of available Kingdom Of Hades: good melodies, strong rhythm, good work for violin and keyboards, guitars and a powerful voice well suited to style, technically outstanding ... but (yes, there is a but, always the bloody but) they lack a mild dose of charisma, something that distinguishes the few bands chosen from the rest of the pack. I guess it's about experience and give them time. They are good, the songs are based on the best of the legendary Heavy 80 (with epic instrumental introduction included) and above all, extremely courageous in practice a style that must feel genuine devotion as it is not exactly fashionable in the rock universe (in this country, of course), that is to value highly.

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Country : USA
Genre : Hard-Rock/Heavy Metal
Quality : Mp3, VBR V0 kbps [Scene]

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"New Era", the long-awaited fourth album from Swedish metallersCLOUDSCAPE, will be released in the U.S. on September 11 viaNightmare Records

CLOUDSCAPE is a melodic power metal band with progressive touches from southern Sweden. Fans of both progressive metal, such asEVERGREY, SYMPHONY X, DREAM THEATER, and PAGAN'S MIND, and old-school rock, like AEROSMITH, SCORPIONS, and JOURNEY, are sure to find something enjoyable about CLOUDSCAPE.
Since 2004 CLOUDSCAPE has called the prestigious Roastinghouse Studios in Malmö, Sweden their home for all of their albums to date.CLOUDSCAPE continue to progress with each record, breaking new boundaries in their style and continue to mature in their writing and composition. "New Era" is without a doubt the band's crowning accomplishment to date. The record was produced and mixed by Micko Twedberg. Twedberg was assisted on the mixing by Anders "Theo" Theander. The mastering was also handled by Theander.

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Judging by the name KingBathmat, one might think that the music contained on the group’s newest LP, Truth Button, would be an inaccessible mess of eclectic madness. Luckily, the opposite is true; in fact, it’s been awhile since I’ve heard such a tightly arranged and melodically enjoyable collection. The album oozes with psychedelic style and exceptional harmonies, too, which makes it an absolute joy from beginning to end.

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