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Wild Rose – 6 Songs (2011) EP
Sep 7, 2011 16:49
Melodic Rock | AOR
Seven Nations – Road Kill Volume 2 ?D (1998) Live
Sep 7, 2011 16:05
Rock
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Under their original name of Clan Na Gael, the Orlando-based Seven Nations (led by Kirk McLeod) solely played traditional Celtic tunes. But soon, after realizing that (1) no one could spell "Clan Na Gael" and (2) about seven other groups used the same moniker, the band decided on a name change. Wanting to evoke more than just the Scottish/Irish portion of their Celtic influences, they decided upon Seven Nations, which encompasses all of the Celtic territories of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Wales, Cornwall, Galicia, and the Isle of Man. This name change period also saw the addition of a drummer, amending their "Celtic" label to also include "Rock."
Big Dog represents these changes' fruition. Seven Nati
ons still play traditional tunes, but they also begin to play originals, principally by McLeod and "antipypr" Neil Anderson. Big Dog also sees the band setting themselves apart from their ilk by performing a cover of "Under the Milky Way," a 1980s hit by The Church. The use of Anderson's bagpipes in place of a rock guitar solo is an innovation that simply has to be heard to be fully appreciated.
Even with songwriting chores added to their repertory of skills, Seven Nations' song talent still lies primarily in choice. Trad songs like "Blackleg Miner" and "Crooked Jack" are definitely among the highlights on an album with few. The main drawback of the album is its sound; tinny at worst, the production seems to show a band that lacks confidence, something that is present in spades on their live Road Kill releases. One could possibly assume that the studio atmosphere led to a stifling of the creative influence, because, despite its solid musicianship, Big Dog comes off as a rather stale affair.
It isn't until the dual Road Kill releases that Seven Nations real
ly comes to life. A change of drummers may have been an ingredient in this rejuvenation, as the reluctant sticking of Nick Watson is replaced by the eager pounding of Ashton Geoghagan, who adds real rock power -- as well as some impressive solos -- to the undercarriage of the songs, something that was missing in their studio counterparts. Most importantly, though, there is a sense of fun on these two albums, with the stage banter and band laughter enhancing an already energetic pair of CDs. The songs benefit from being let loose from the studio confines and allowed to breathe free.
The live atmosphere, unfortunately, also allows a lot of what is wrong with Seven Nations' w
ork to come to light. The level of pretense is sometimes overwhelming. Often it only shows up in little things -- like McLeod counting off "one, two, three, four" in Spanish at the beginning of a song, the band wearing kilts onstage, or Anderson affecting an Irish accent. But then at other times -- like Anderson's moody narration that opens their live rendition of "Whiskey in the Jar" -- it all but ruins the rest of the song. Piper Anderson's chops seem very impressive on first listen, but after a few repeats, he appears to have a limited number of tricks up his sleeve. Anderson left the band shortly after the release of these two albums to work on solo projects.
With a continual change of bandmates (only bassist Struby has remained throughout each inception), Seven Nations has been akin to a Kirk McLeod solo project -- in the same way that The Cure is very much Robert Smith's band with other members for ease of production -- so it was no surprise when McLeod announced the release of a solo album. The surprise was that it was going to contain only solo piano works with voice. Apparently, McLeod's occasional solo piano interludes scattered throughout the Seven Nations oeuvre (e.g., "The Selling of Waternish" on Big Dog) had been fan favorites -- although not mine.
And So Piano is very much a solo album. McLeod's piano is accompanied by many layers of his own voice in harmony and chorus with himself. Not only is this announced boldly in the liner notes ("This CD contains only acoustic piano and vocals performed by Kirk McLeod."), but it is also strategically placed just above the designation "Produced by Kirk McLeod."
All but one of the songs on So Piano were also written by McLeod; he reinterprets previous band numbers (including an expanded "Waternish"), as well as adding new tracks. The final cut seems to affirm my opinion of Seven Nations as Cure-like, with a cover of that band's single "Boys Don't Cry." The trouble with this song (as with the rest of the album) is that McLeod has a tendency towards heavy dramatics in his singing and playing. In a band setting, there was always an opportunity for balance with the other instruments, but here there is no such check system: the man is in complete control of everything happening in the studio, and he allows himself to let his dramatic trait run free, to the detriment of the listener.
Which made it all the more surprising that, of these four albums, I kept returning more and more to So Piano. It grew on me, as the phrase goes. This was probably due more to the kind of music than to anything else. One of the reasons for the success of this album musically over the band-oriented material is that McLeod's flawless vocal pitch does not match up well with their grinding rock and roll music. It is much more suited to the melodic piano tunes here than to more boisterous guitar- and drums-based numbers. Even so, the CD still wears out its welcome after three or four tracks. The similarities between the songs become monotonous to someone who thrives on variety.
Seven Nations are a solid Celtic rock band, but there is very little that brings them above the realm of "recommendable"; I can think of several others that are better examples of the genre -- and I don't know that many. To their credit, their version of "Crooked Jack" worms its way into my brain quite often these days, but I do not yearn to hear them further. In fact, my one recommendation lies solely in the band's clean-cut appearance of late: they are the Celtic rock band you can bring home to Mother.
CD1 01. Crooked Jack 02. Under The Milky Way 03. The Conundrum 04. No Reason 05. Whiskey In The Jar 06. Big Dog 07. The Pound A Week Rise 08. The Gravel Walk/Andy Renwick's Ferret/Our Day Will Come/Clumsy Lover 09. Scotland The Brave/Dixie
CD2 01. The High Level 02. Scream 03. God 04. Ye Jacobites By Name/The Rights Of Man 05. Lannigan's Ball 06. Bring Back The Sign!/The Un-Reel 07. Blackleg Miner/Mairi Anne MacInnes 08. Johnny Cope 09. Trip to Jerusalem 10. Campell's Farewell To Redcastle Kirk McLeod: vocals, guitars, keyboards, highland bagpipes Struby: bass guitar, vocals Ashton Geoghagan: drums, percussion Neil Anderson: highland and uillean bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes
Dragonfly – Non Requiem (2011)
Sep 7, 2011 10:00
Heavy Metal |Power Metal
Band Dragonfly
Info: Non Requiem
Years: 2011
Style: Heavy / Power Metal
Info: Spain / Argentina
Info: mp3 VBR 155 kbps
Info: 79 Mb
01. Non Requiem
02. Mi Salvación
03. Infierno
04. Nunca Camino Solo
05. Quien Llora Ahora
06. Rompe Tu Silencio
07. 2012
08. Dispuesto A Seguir
09. Media Vida
10. Algo En Que Soñar
11. Recuerdos
12. Por Siempre
13. Die Young (Black Sabbath Cover)
14. Media Vida (Piano Version)
15. Mi Salvación (Radio Edit)
Line-up
Pablo Solano - vocals
Isauro Aljaro - keyboards
Juan Alberto Albacete - guitar
Juanjo Alonso - drums
Juanba Nadal - bass
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Wilde Jungs – Von Anfang bis jetzt (2011)
Sep 7, 2011 09:54
Hard Rock
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Houston – Truth Slips (2011) EP
Sep 6, 2011 20:55
Melodic Rock | AOR
BandHouston
Info: Truth Slips
Style: Melodic Rock /AOR
Years: 2011
Info: CBR 320
Info: 30 mb
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Tracklist:
1 - Truth Slips [album version]
2 - Under Your Skin (Acoustic)
3 - 1000 Songs (Acoustic)
4 - Truth Slips (Acoustic)
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Hampus "Hank" Erix - Lead Vocals
Freddie Allen - Drums
Helena Alsterhed - Vocals
Tommy Denander - Keyboards, Guitar
Mats Olausson - Keyboards
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Michael Sweet – Touched (2007)
Sep 6, 2011 08:42
Hard Rock
Band Michael Sweet
Info: Touched
Style: Christian Hard Rock
Years: 2007
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbs
Info: 103,19 MB
Info: USA
Tracklist:
01 - You Are So Beautiful.
02 - Together As One.
03 - She's Got A Way.
04 - All Of Me.
05 - Without You.
06 - First Love.
07 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
08 - Honestly.
09 - The Rose.
10 - My Love, My Life, My Flame.
11 - Colour My World.
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Anthrax – Worship Music (2011)
Sep 5, 2011 17:40
Heavy Metal |Power Metal
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"Worship Music", the long-awaited new studio album from ANTHRAX, one of the four original architects of speed and thrash-metal, has been confirmed for a September 13 release date on Megaforce Records (one day earlier internationally via Nuclear Blast Records), it is announced today. Appropriately, "Worship Music" will street the day before the band's triumphant return to their native New York to play at Yankee Stadium as part of the "Big Four" concert extravaganza.
Not only is "Worship Music" ANTHRAX's first studio release in eight years, but the album marks the return of vocalist Joey Belladonna, whose last studio work with the band was 1990's "Persistence of Time". Belladonna is now firmly back in the ANTHRAX lineup with drummerCharlie Benante, guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano, and bassistFrank Bello.
"Getting Joey back in as our full-time, permanent singer solidified us as a unit like we hadn't been in years," said Ian. "All of us were on the same page creatively, working together, writing together, and becoming a band again."
"I get goosebumps listening to the new music," Benante admitted. "Scottand Rob's guitars are absolutely on fire, Frankie kicks butt on bass, and hearing Joey sing, well, the band sounds like ANTHRAX — Joey's back and it's great."
Added Ian, "This record is filled with not just four years of our lives, but with our lifetime in the band. It encompasses it all, and when I listen to the record, I can hear all the energy and love and hate and pain and laughter that went into this."
The 11-track "Worship Music" was produced by ANTHRAX, Rob Caggiano and Jay Ruston and recorded over a four-year period at studios in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Belladonna's return to the band prompted some of the songs originally recorded to be re-crafted with fresh lyrics or tweaked to better suit his overall vibe and energy. Some of the songs were completely replaced with brand-new songs and, of course, all have Belladonna's inimitable vocal stamp on them.
"We had the unusual luxury of hindsight with this album," Ian explained. "We were able to live with the songs we originally recorded, look back on them and see what we really loved about them and what we could make better."
"I'm very happy with the record, it sounds like ANTHRAX," saidBelladonna. "There are some interesting twists and turns on it, and plenty of tunes for fans to get their fingers on. I felt very comfortable working with Jay Ruston, and I think everyone brought to the table what they needed to. Now it's time for the fans to listen and get what they've been waiting for. I'll tell you, I'm really excited."
"Worship Music" is loaded with stand-out tracks. While "Judas Priest" is a nod to the huge influence that band has had on the members ofANTHRAX and metal heads everywhere. "I'm Alive" is beautiful and grand with a build that demands audience participation. "Crawl" is dark and moody, and filled with a lot of the emotion and stress the band was feeling when it was written. "Fight 'em 'til You Can't" is a song about killing zombies, and who doesn't love a good zombie song? It's the one new track that ANTHRAX has played live since they started touring withBelladonna a year ago, and has been getting tremendous audience response. The song "Earth on Hell" is classic ANTHRAX thrash. "The Devil You Know" is best-described as "an AC/DC groove filtered through an ANTHRAX lens," while "In The End" is epic-sounding and ANTHRAX's way of remembering the late Ronnie James Dio and Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott.
"'In The End' does have a melancholy feel," confessed Benante,"and when we play it live, Ronnie and Dimebag will be right there with us on stage."
And just where did the title "Worship Music" come from? "One night, many years ago, I fell asleep with the TV on," explained Benante. "About four or five in the morning, I woke up, picked up the remote and pulled up the digital program guide. There was a show on called 'Worship Music', and I thought 'what a great title for an album.' Most heavy metal fans worship their favorite bands, metal heads are so loyal to metal, going to a concert is like going to a house of worship. 'Worship Music' said it all."
When ANTHRAX first started "Worship Music", they had no idea if the music would ever see the light of day, but they carried on because making music is what they do, it's in their blood. According to Ian, "It took everything in us as people to make this record and it shows. We went back to square one and did it for the same reason we did it back then, because we worshipped music and we still do. Music is something worth worshipping."
ANTHRAX will support "Worship Music" with a massive world tour. Dates will be announced shortly.
01. Worship (1:41)
02. Earth On Hell (3:11)
03. The Devil You Know (4:46)
04. Fight 'Em Til You Can't (5:48)
05. I'm Alive (5:37)
06. Hymn 1 (0:38)
07. In The End (6:48)
08. The Giant (3:47)
09. Hymn 2 (0:44)
10. Judas Priest (6:24)
11. Crawl (5:29)
12. The Constant (5:01)
13. Revolution Screams (15:54)
Last Bullet – Last Bullet (EP) 2011
Sep 5, 2011 14:13
Hard Rock
BandLast Bullet
Info: Last Bullet
Style: Hard Rock/Modern Classic Rock
Years: 2011
Info: CBR 320
Info: 38 mb
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Tracklist:
1. Can't Move On
2. Carefree
3. Girls Gone Wild
4. What It's Meant To Be
5. Rock Till We Die
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Brian Fontes
Brenden Anthony
Michael Silva
Will Shannon
Leo Defina
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DREAM THEATER – A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS (2011)
Sep 1, 2011 18:16
Progressive Rock
Artist: Dream Theater
Title Of Album: A Dramatic Turn Of Events
Year Of Release: 2011
Genre: Progressive Metal
Bitrate: VBR 192-320 kbps
Total Time: 01:17:05
Total Size: 154 MB
Tracklist:
1. On the Backs of Angels 8:42
2. Build Me Up, Break Me Down 6:59
3. Lost Not Forgotten 10:11
4. This is the Life 6:57
5. Bridges in the Sky 11:01
6. Outcry 11:24
7. Far From Heaven 3:56
8. Breaking All Illusions 12:25
9. Beneath The Surface 5:26
Dream Theater:
James LaBrie – lead vocals
John Petrucci – guitars, backing vocals
John Myung – bass
Jordan Rudess – keyboards, continuum
Mike Mangini – drums, percussion
Production:
John Petrucci – production
Paul Northfield – engineering
Andy Wallace – mixing
Hugh Syme – cover art
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Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare (2011)
Sep 1, 2011 18:07
Hard Rock
Info: Welcome 2 My Nightmare
Style: Hard Rock
Years: 2011
Info: CBR 320
Info: 121mb
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Tracklist:
01. I Am Made Of You
02. Caffeine
03. The Nightmare Returns
04. A Runaway Train
05. Last Man On Earth
06. The Congregation
07. I'll Bite Your Face Off
08. Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever
09. Ghouls Gone Wild
10. Something To Remember Me By
11. When Hell Comes Home
12. What Baby Wants
13. I Gotta Get Outta Here
14. The Underture
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Rich Rags – Psycho Dead Heads From Outer Space (1993)
Sep 1, 2011 10:57
Glam|Sleaze|Hair Hard Rock
JUDAS PRIEST – Single Cuts (2011)
Aug 31, 2011 11:31
Hard Rock Heavy Metal |Power Metal
All five members of JUDAS PRIEST — Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill, Scott Travis, and the band's latest addition, 31-year-old guitarist Richie Faulkner (LAUREN HARRIS, DIRTY DEEDS) — took part in a press conference this afternoon (Tuesday, May 24) at the Renaissance Hotel at Highland and Hollywood in Los Angeles to answer questions about the upcoming "Epitaph" U.S. tour and to formally introduce Faulkner. During the event, it was revealed that JUDAS PRIEST will release the "Single Cuts" CD-singles box set and the "Classic Albums Collection" later this year containing the following material:
1. "Single Cuts" CD-singles box set:
* The complete U.K. CBS/Columbia singles from 1977-2008 featuring all 7" and 12" tracks.
* All singles will carry original artwork.
* This box will only be available online and sold through the official JUDAS PRIEST web site.
* Fans can pre-order the box starting in June; the product will ship later in the summer.
2. The "Classic Albums Collection":
* Timed for the start of the U.S. tour
* Box set featuring all the albums from the classic lineup years, including first two Gull records
* Includes 17 albums (19 discs in total)
* All remastered albums with original artwork
01. Diamonds And Rust 3:26
02. Better By You, Better Than Me 3:22
03. Before The Dawn 3:23
04. Take On The World 3:02
05. Evening Star 2:53
06. Living After Midnight 3:11
07. Breaking The Law 2:35
08. United 3:31
09. Don't Go 3:16
10. Hot Rockin' 3:03
11. You've Got Another Thing Coming 4:25
12. (Take These) Chains 3:05
13. Freewheel Burning 4:23
14. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 4:05
15. Turbo Lover 4:39
16. Locked In 3:59
17. Painkiller 6:06
18. A Touch Of Evil 4:14
19. Night Crawler 4:07
Ajalon – This Good Place (2009)
Aug 30, 2011 22:54
Progressive Rock
Band Ajalon
Info: This Good Place
Style: Symphonic Progressive
Years: 2009
Info: 320 mb kbps
Info: 158 mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
1. Love Is A Dream
2. Nickels and Dimes, Marbles and Stones
3. Not Man
4. Abstract Malady
5. Lullaby of Bedlam
6. Redemption
7. This Good Place
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