Bulgaria is not known as a hot bed of metal, much less a hot bed for power/progressive metal. Notable acts include the traditional metal band Rampart and power metal band Project Arcadia. Krossfire is a pure power/progressive band which has been a cohesive unit since 2008. The debut LP “Learning to Fly,” having been self-released in May 2011, now sees a worldwide release through Pure Steel Records. Krossfire offers a technically proficient style reminiscent of latter Symphony X with a strong Dragonland feel throughout. The album delivers highly skilled guitar work of Gerogi Kushev, spectacular albeit overly demonstrative, keyboard work from Peter Boshnakov, and topped off with the soaring vocals of Dimo Petkov.

“Learning to Fly” may be apropos for a normal debut, but from the very first listen Krossfire has clearly left the nest long ago. What we have here is a rarity: a debut release that shows as much maturity as from a band which has been at it for four or five releases. Take tracks like “False Reality,” “Cold Winds,” “Learning To Fly,” and “Warmachine” would fair very well against more established power/progressive acts. There is an overall epic feel, not in a cinematic Rhapsody style, but a neo-classical meets Dragonland style.

The only small drawback of the album lies with a portion of the sound. The album is crisp, clear, and clean, but at times the keyboards are way more demonstrative and tend to swallow up the song rather than give way to Kushev’s guitar work. Make no mistake, the keyboards drive the mood of this album and add a whole dimension to the sound, but there are times where they are way too up front in the mix rather than encircling behind and binding the rest of music together (examples: the beginning of “Angels Cry” and just as the guitar work starts on “Learning To Fly”). In addition, the snare drum sound is a bit “coffee can” like upon the first listen, but on each successive listen it becomes less and less impressionable.

Overall, Krossfire is highly impressive and looks to make a quick strike on the power/progressive scene. The band has all the tools necessary to do so and, with a slight tweak in the mix, is a hair away from hitting the upper echelon of the genre. It is a rare sight indeed for a band to be that close on its debut album!

1. Visions (Intro)
2. War Machine
3. How Can There Be
4. Icaria (Intro)
5. Learning To Fly
6. Touch Of Destiny
7. False Reality
8. Angels Cry
9. Cold Winds
10. The One

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Do you know anybody who collects old cars? I know. It is a very special hobby. Those people deserve a lot of respect. They spend their time saving old things, which almost nobody needs, but still have a lot of interest for it. What could be the main problem having this hobby? Since the old cars all the time need to be repaired, but it is very difficult to find details, which would fit… STAHLMANN is a very good band, which makes high class music. Moreover, they make it with lot of pleasure and love. And the release of the second album can prove it. But working in genre of NDH, even if they do it brilliant, they will always stay kind of weirdos.

This feeling was there as EISBRECHER appeared. Although it was not really long ago as NDH was a popular trend, but it was already lack of bands, who would dare to play that kind of music. EISBRECHER was like a sip of fresh water. With their debut, STAHLMANN did almost the same thing. But release of an NDH album last year could call not only for satisfaction, but also nostalgia, a smile of remembering old times. It was a wonder, that there is a band, which starting their way in 10s and wants to play music, which was popular 20 years ago and not a trend anymore. In any way it was a very nice album.

The second album of STAHLMANN is great from the first till the last accord, even better than their debut. Guitars are deeper, the sound is richer, melodies are more original, lyrics are more interesting comparing to the first album, and vocals are as great as they were. Listening to this album, listeners loving NDH things would feel nothing but pleasure. The only question stays open: How come a modern band still plays this old kind of music? Where were they when this music was popular? So without any modern support STAHLMANN collects their new old cars from the details which were already used once by somebody else

Engel Der Dunkelheit 3:41
Spring Nicht 3:20
Tanzmaschiene 3:31
Asche 4:08
Mein Leib 3:50
Am Grund 3:27
Goetter 3:31
Schmerz 4:09
Diener 3:42
Herzschlag 3:29

bonuses:
Tanzmaschiene (Single Version) 3:30
Tanzmaschiene (Club Remix) 4:00
Mein Leib (Club Remix) 3:47

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Band Spectre
Info: Lady Of The Night
Style: Traditional Heavy Metal
Years: 1985
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbs
Info: 82.75 MB
Info: USA

Tracklist:

01 - Walk Tight.
02 - On The Run.
03 - I'll Try.
04 - Solutions.
05 - Lady Of The Night.
06 - The Hunger.
07 - Can't Wait.
08 - She's Hot.
09 - Searchin'.

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Avantasia is a heavy metal project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist and frontman of the band Edguy. The project's title is a portmanteau of the words "avalon" and "fantasia" ("fantasy") and describes "a world beyond human imagination" (a quotation from the booklet). The project consists of a self-titled single, two full-length albums with the subtitle The Metal Opera, two EPs called Lost in Space, and Scarecrow trilogy, composed of The Scarecrow, The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon.

01. Breaking Away
02. Farewell
03. The Final Sacrifice
04. Neverland
05. Chalice Of Agony
06. Lay All Your Love On Me
07. Promised Land
08. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
09. Lost Space
10. Wastelands
11. Dying For An Angel
12. Scales Of Justice
13. Black Wings
14. Promised Land

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Band Future Tense
Info: The Final Cut
Style: Heavy Metal
Years: 2011
Info: 320 kbps
Info: 114 mb
Info: Netherlands

Tracklist:

1.Battle of Metal
2.Nightmare
3.Marquis de Sade (instrumental)
4.Damned Forever
5.Mephisto (instrumental)
6.Go to Hell
7.Go to Hell
8.Swords of Vengeance
9.La Guillotine (instrumental)
10.Condemned to the Gallows
11.Evil Attack
12.Swords of Vengeance
13.Nightmare
14.Go to Hell
15.Evil Attack

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Band Allied Forces
Info: The Day After
Style: Heavy Metal
Years: 1986
Info: 320 kbps
Info: 85 mb
Info: Netherlands

Tracklist:

1.Beyond the storm
2.Quasimodo
3.White spirit
4.Heavy Metal invasion
5.All over now
6.Blood, sweat & tears
7.Spoken dreams
8.Dark roses
9.The day after

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Band Ramses
Info: Faith In Rebirth
Style: Heavy Metal
Years: 1993
Info: CBR 192 kbs
Info: 75.98 Mb
Info: Belgium

Tracklist:

01 - Keep The Rock.
02 - Ramses.
03 - Hard Times.
04 - Out Of The Blue.
05 - Bloodstone.
06 - Can There Be Real Love.
07 - Diamonds.
08 - Under The Shield.
09 - No Woman To Trust.
10 - Men Of Rome.
11 - Love Between The Eyes.

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Symphonic Fantasy Metal From France !

01. Evening Tale... [3:48]
02. Dream Catcher [5:31]
03. Arctic Kingdom [6:42]
04. White Rose [7:29]
05. The Mist Of Dreams [6:22]
06. Mystic Vision [6:27]
07. The Campfire [4:48]
08. The Dream Of A Child [8:13]
09. Moonlight Eternity [11:24]
10. The Tides Of Existence [Bonus Track] [6:25]
11. Heathen [Bonus Track] [8:08]

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Band Villain
Info: Only Time Will Tell (EP)
Style: Heavy Metal
Years: 1986
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 76.74 Mb
Info: USA

Tracklist:

01 - Kamilkaze.
02 - Only Time Will Tell.
03 - Tie Your Mother Down (Queen Cover Version).
04 - She'll Make You Fall (In Love).
05 - Kids Of Crime.
06 - Just Close Your Eyes.
07 - Thrills In The Night.

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UNISONIC, the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA,GOTTHARD and KROKUS), will release its debut EP, "Ignition" in late January via earMUSIC/Edel. The effort will include the track "Unisonic"plus one demo song and a cover version of the HELLOWEEN classic "I Want Out", recorded live on October 15 at this year's edition of the Loud Park festival at Saitama Super Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Saitama City, Japan.

The "Ignition" cover artwork can be seen below. Also available is a stream of the song "Unisonic".

A full-length UNISONIC album will be made available in March.

Zafiriou previously stated about the band's decision to sign withearMUSIC/Edel: "We had several promising labels being interested inUNISONIC, but the enthusiasm of Max Vaccaro and his team convinced us that earMUSIC is the right company for us."

After the addition of Hansen to the group's lineup in early 2011,UNISONIC continued the songwriting process for its debut release, incorporating Kai's talent for writing great anthemic rock songs into its existing material. The recordings for the album started at end of September at ICP studios in Brussels, Belgium.

UNISONIC's music is very versatile and shows a broad approach to heavy rock without sacrificing the power and strong, catchy melodies that characterized the bandmembers' previous projects.

Commented Kiske: "It feels great to finally bring the band to the studio and record the songs we've been working on. We took our time to grow as a band, but it was definitely worth it and we are very proud of the result."

Added bassist/producer Ward: "We have a bunch of very strong songs and can't wait until people can hear them. Everyone in the band is now looking even more positive into the future."

Regarding Hansen's addition to UNISONIC, Kiske previously said, "After so many years of abstinence, I had a lot of fun doing my first live shows with UNISONIC in summer 2010, so I agreed to do the short world tour with AVANTASIA. It was a great experience to be on stage with all those great artists, but with Kai it was something different: We instantly felt the magic again and had a lot of fun together on and off stage. We both realized that we want to be together in band again. He was interested in the open musical concept of UNISONIC and finally asked me if he can join the band. I talked to my bandmates and they all felt great about it. His talent as a guitarist and songwriter is an enrichment for the band and we are looking forward to his contribution for the music of UNISONIC."

Kai Hansen's position in GAMMA RAY will be unaffected by his involvement with UNISONIC.

UNISONIC is:

Michael Kiske (vocals)
Mandy Meyer (guitar)
Kai Hansen (guitar)
Dennis Ward (bass)
Kosta Zafiriou (drums)

Genre:Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Power Metal

Country:Germany
Format:Mp3@Cbr320Kbps
Size:49Mb

Tracklist:
01. Unisonic 03:25
02. My Sanctuary 04:16
03. Souls Alive (Demo Version) 05:14
04. I Want Out (Live Version) 05:32

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Band P.M.S.
Info: Pre-Metal Syndrome
Style: Heavy Metal / Thrash
Years: 1986
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbs
Info: 77.50 MB
Info: USA

Tracklist:

1. On The Run
2. This Is...
3. 1984
4. Hot As A $2 Pistol
5. Dog
6. Salvation
7. Night Stalker
8. Rally Round
9. Bitch In Heat
10. Crush The Apartheid

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Band Heavy Load
Info: Full Speed At High Level
Style: Heavy Metal
Years: 1978
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 116.86 Mb
Info: Sweden

Tracklist:

01 - Full Speed At High Level.
02 - Midnight Crawler.
03 - Moonlight Spell.
04 - Storm.
05 - In Two Minds.
06 - Rock 'n' Roll Freak.
07 - Caroline.
08 - Son Of The Northern Light.

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Band Bride
Info: End Of The Age
Style: Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / CCM
Years: 1990
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 107.78 Mb
Info: USA

Tracklist:

01 - Everybody Knows My Name.
02 - Hell No.
03 - Hot Down South.
04 - Forever Darkness.
05 - Heroes.
06 - Same Ol' Sinner.
07 - Thunder In The City.
08 - Fire And Brimstone.
09 - Evil That Men Do.
10 - All Hallow's Eve.

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