Nach dem famosen 2010er-Debut "Beast of Thunder" liegt nun schon der Nachfolger vor mit "Never Cry Wolf". Und das auch wieder im edlen Digi-Pack in Eigenregie (was enorm verwundert bei der Qualität der holländischen Combo!). Das Debut erntete durch die Bank in allen Magazinen gute bis hervorragende Kritiken und bot wesentlich stärkeren Stoff, als einem oft von Labels angedreht wird. Es steht auch weiterhin US-Power Metal der Marke ICED EARTH, JAG PANZER, CAGE oder VICIOUS RUMORS auf dem Plan. Mit den 11 hier gebotenen Songs(bei satten 68 Minuten!), amtlich produziert von Yuma van Eekelen (PESTILENCE) und Bart Hennephof (TEXTURES), muss man sich keinesfalls hinter den Genannten verstecken!
OK, soviel Power und Esprit wie VICIOUS RUMORS und so viel Ohrwurmpotenzial wie ICED EARTH hat man zwar (noch) nicht, aber gegen die restliche Konkurrenz kann man anstinken. Nach dem zackigen Titeltrack zu Beginn, geht´s mit dem epischer groovenden "Taiga" weiter - Schaffers Mannschaft ist hier im Sound ganz nah dabei. Bandgründer und Sänger David Marcelis hat ebenso wie Matt Barlow hohe Schreie genauso drauf, wie cleanen Gesang oder kraftvolles Shouting und ebenso wie ICED EARTH wechseln LORD VOLTURE gekonnt zwischen groovenderen Tracks, längeren Epics und fast schon thrashigen Bangern ("Korgon´s Descent"). Paul Mercelis und Leon Hermans glänzen dabei an ihren Äxten, die Soli sind Klasse und die Rhythmusfraktion Simon Geurts (Bass)/ Frank Wintermans (Drums) hat immer das passende Gerüst am Start. Mit Abgeh-Brettern wie eben "Korgon´s Descent" oder "Necro Nation" kratzt man schon am ANNIHILATOR-Sound (Jeff Waters war ja auch Gast auf Album No.1), deren Fans dürfen also durchaus auch mal ein Ohr riskieren. Mit dem fast 8-minütigen, teils IRON MAIDEN-lastigen "Into the Lair of a Lion" hat man kurz vor Schluss noch ein weiteres Epic-Highlight geparkt, das es unbedingt zu entdecken gilt. Hier steuert auch Sean Peck von CAGE einige kraftvolle Gastvocals bei. Trotz der Länge der meisten Tracks schaffen es LORD VOLTURE, keine Längen zu produzieren und den Hörer jederzeit an die Anlage zu binden. Nach dem akustischen Zwischensong "Brother" folgt nochmal ein siebeneinhalb-minütiger ICED EARTH-Ritt deluxe mit "The Wolf at your Door", der dem Vergleich aber auch standhalten kann! Abgerundet wird diese enorm starke Vorstellung vom bereits eingangs erwähnten sehr schicken Digi-Pack nebst dickem Booklet - äußerst professionell!
US-Metalfans, ICED EARTH im Besonderen, sollten sich umgehend diese tolle Scheibe (und die Erste gleich dazu) besorgen! LORD VOLTURE sind etlichen kommerziell größeren Label-Luftikussen unbedingt vorzuziehen... do it!
01. Never Cry Wolf
02. Taiga
03. Wendigo
04. Celestial Bodies Fall
05. Korgon’s Descent
06. Minutes to Madness
07. Necro Nation
08. I Am King
09. Into The Lair Of A Lion
10. Brother
11. The Wolf at your Door
Band Crossforce
Info: Rockin' 'Til The Final Day
Style: Heavy Metal
Years: 2011
Info: 192 kbps
Info: 91 mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
1.Tomorrow Will Come (86 Demo)
2.Our Father (86 Demo)
3.Smoke Filled Room (86 Demo)
4.Out of the Darkness (86 Demo)
5.Ready n Waiting (86 Demo)
6.Rockin’ 'Til the Final Day (86 Demo)
7.Stompin in the Streets (Frontline Demo 87)
8.The Call (Frontline Demo 87)
9.Heavens Door (Frontline Demo 87)
10.It’s Your Life (Frontline Demo 87)
11.Wait And See (Frontline Demo 87)
12.The One Who Loves You (Frontline Demo 87)
13.Weeping World (Frontline Demo 87)
14.Rockin’ 'Til the Final Day (Lost Practice Session 5-13-87)
Dec 6, 2011 13:04
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
Band Drawers Info: All Is One Years: 2011 Style: Stoner Metal / Sludge Metal Info: MP3 VBR 280 kbps Info: France Time: Slow Burn Records ????? Tracklist: 52:55 Info: 115 Mb
The DRAWERS new album, ALL IS ONE, will be released on October 14 as a digipack album, on Apathia Records ! The band will be on tour on November, for all booking inquiries use the contact button in the sidebar on your right.
Two songs are streamable,’Caput Mortuum Ocean’ and ‘Black Queen’ are gonna rock your summer out, for all fans of Mastodon, Crowbar, Baroness, Torche.
Tracklist:
01. Caput Mortuum Ocean 04:15
02. Grey Sailor 05:39
03. Black Queen 03:53
04. Ivory Lighthouse 06:47
05. Blue Keel 01:33
06. Silver Hand 03:01
07. Purple Ride 04:34
08. Red Ballet 04:12
09. Electric Seat 03:50
10. Golden Adieu 06:18
11. Muddy Smoke 06:35
12. Azurite Constellation 02:18
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR are preparing to film a video for the song "Bad Guys Wear Black" at an "amazing" location in Nürnberg, Germany. The track comes off the band's new album, "Unbreakable", which is scheduled for a January 20, 2012 release via Frontiers Records. The CD was tracked at House Of Music studios in Winterbach, Germany with producer/bassist Mat Sinner and engineer Achim Köhler (EDGUY,MASTERPLAN).
01 - Bad Guys Wear Black
02 - Metal Nation (single mix) [Exclusive track]
Ralf Scheepers – Vocals
Alex Beyrodt – Guitars
Magnus Karlsson – Guitar, Keyboards
Randy Black – Drums
Mat Sinner – Bass, Backing Vocals, Production
Erik Martensson - Backing Vocals
Oliver Hartmann - Backing Vocals
Regarding the musical direction of the new PRIMAL FEAR album, vocalistRalf Scheepers told Greece's Rock Overdose, "You can really expect an album which is somehow skipping back again to the very basics of PRIMAL FEAR, with very rough metal riffs and screaming vocals and good melodies on it. So people can really expect a pure PRIMAL FEAR album with melody and beating drums and very harsh guitars."
He added, "Of course, every musician will somehow advertise his own album, but I'm really convinced that people will like this one, because it's got very catchy hooklines and it's a really 'bang-your-head' metal album.
"When you look back on the [PRIMAL FEAR] back catalog, from the very first album to this album now, I think there were quite some changes — on'Seven Seals', for instance, and also when we came [out with] 'New Religion'. We somehow now have a combination in between a good, bombastic sound with more back-to-the-basics guitar riffing stuff. Also we have two ballads on it, which are not [really] ballads. There's one mid-tempo song with some acoustic guitars in it and one song which has a little bit more keyboards. It's still not an acoustic-guitar ballad— it's still with drums and stuff — so I think it's a pretty tough album [overall]."
Když v roce 2005 vydali libere?tí Act Of God své album "...?asem zapomenutí", bezmála mi vyrazili pojistky. Hudebními nápady, jejich zpracováním, neot?elostí, barevností i povedeným zvukem. Pak však, jakoby snad cht?li dostát názvu svojí desky, razantn? ustoupili do pozadí. Po personálních rošádách a snad kone?n? už i konsolidaci sestavy p?ichází Act Of God aktuáln? se svojí albovou novinkou "Vzpomínky v zrcadlech". Šest let je hodn? dlouhá doba..., takže logicky by se kupa v?cí zm?nit mohla. Ta základní pozitiva, nazna?ená o pár ?ádk? výš, však našt?stí z?stala prakticky beze zbytku zachována.
K d?ležitým zm?nám - autorská pravomoc byla ?áste?n? omezena, výhradním tv?rcem na "Vzpomínkách" je Martin Hrachovec. Z pohledu potenciální jednotvárnosti však jde o zm?nu pouze kosmetickou, dokonce bych ?ekl, že ve snaze o maximální rozmanitost (nijak násilnou) se Act Of God lehce dostali až za mantinely soudržnosti nahrávky. Zm?na u mikrofonu, kde Annu Burianovou nahradila Stá?a Novotná je už hmatateln?jší. V celkovém sou?tu je po provedení všech matematických operací s plusy a mínusy výsledek nerozhodný - v ?istých, k?ehkých i dynamicky zp?vných polohách (a ve vzájemných dialozích s ?istým mužským vokálem pak tuplem) je Stá?a ješt? o ždibec p?itažliv?jší, než mému uchu siln? lahodící Anna, bohužel v momentech, kdy nasadí hodn? nep?irozenou masku drs?a?ky (viz. nap?. titulní" Vzpomínky v zrcadlech" ?i "Snazší je nevid?t") body ztrácí. Praktická ukázka toho, jak hudební nápady dokážou nakopnout výkon jednotlivce pak p?ináší nap?. „Sv?j život zvládnout sám“. Pomalá pasáž je celkov? nezáživn? hluchá a v momentech, kdy se v refrénu zvedne melodická vlna, je najednou Stá?a maximáln? p?esv?d?ivá. Nová rytmika jen potvrzuje to, co Act Of God nazna?ili v dávném rozhovoru - kluci umí hrát. A hodn? d?ležitá zm?na–nezm?na, snad ta vyšší moc v názvu kapely zap?sobila, že na kytarových postech se znovu sešlo duo navrátilc? Martin Hrachovec a Tomáš Rá?ek, kterým to spolu skv?le ladí.
Co se osv?d?ených jistot týká, Act Of God nezklamali hlavn? z pohledu hitovosti (o zvukové ?istot? nemluv?). Díky stylové nevázanosti m?že snaha o ukazování na top momenty vyvolat hodn? polemik (na své si p?ijdou gotici, melodici, deatha?i...), osobn? se hlásím p?edevším k melodicky dramatickým dialog?m (tedy t?m, kde se Martin se Stá?ou vyhýbají klasické stylizaci do krásky a zví?ete) s výraznými refrény – výpravnou "Bez zvláštních slov a frází" a "Stíny nad ránem" s nesmírn? š?avnatým refrénovým výletem do výšek. Stejn? jako v kole minulém – ano, i to lze považovat za jistotu - mi do uší neleze Martinova záliba v temnot? – v chropotu i jednotvárnosti (pomi?me divoké kytarové sólo) zamrzlý „Sv?t pod ledem“, který tvo?í radikální protipól nadýchaných melodií. Ale práv? i díky t?mhle kontrast?m je podtržena osobitost Act Of God.
S pot?šením m?žu konstatovat, že proces klinické smrti, následné oživování, bo?ení i budování byl ukon?en tím nejlepším možným zp?sobem. Act Of God mají na kont? další výbornou desku. Mírný bodový pokles oproti minulému albu je zp?soben pouze tím, že stylová rozevlátost a pestrost na mne tentokrát p?sobí pon?kud nesourod? a p?íliš rozháran? (nepopírám, že si v tom jiní m?žou nalézt nejv?tší kouzlo nahrávky). I p?es to jsou "Vzpomínky v zrcadlech" nadpr?m?rn? výživnou položkou, která si místo v mém p?ehráva?i zabírá na sakra dlouhou dobu
1. Dobro Umírá Drív I
2. Sílenství Pro Vlastní Beznadej
3. Bez Zvlástních Slov a Frází
4. Mlcení Lidskosti
5. Stíny Nad Ránem
6. Vzpomínky v Zrcadlech
7. Svuj Zivot Zvládnout Sám
8. Svet Pod Ledem
9. Snazsí Je Nevidet
10. Dobro Umírá Drív II
BËEHLER — the Canadian band featuring the former EXCITERdrummer/vocalist Dan Beehler, AGGRESSOR bassist Brian Stephensonand guitarists Sean Brophy and Scott Walsh — has inked a deal with the German label High Roller Records. The group's debut album, "Messages To The Dead", will contain 12 songs and will be released on both LP and CD (the exact release date to be announced soon).
"Messages To The Dead" track listing:
01. Jet Black
02. March Of Death
03. Eternal Tormentor
04. Message To The Dead
05. Destitude Abuser
06. In Know One We Trust
07. Organized Mayhem
08. Destroy
09. Megalodon
10. Save Me From Myself
11. Kill The Witch
12. The End Of The World
BËEHLER has already started working on its next studio album, which will mark a return to the classic EXCITER sound of the "Unveiling The Wicked" and "Long Live The Loud" LPs.
Commented Dan: "I vowed never to play again after EXCITER. My brotherRichard was my mentor and fourth silent member of EXCITER, co-writing songs such as 'Under Attack' and 'Rain Of Terror'. He was the only reason I ever went anywhere in music. He did all the grunt work forEXCITER, critiqued every song and never missed a rehearsal. He begged me to do another album and play METAL again. I said no!
"When he passed away, Scott Walsh threw me in his studio, put the sticks back in my hands and said, 'Do it for your brother and call it 'BËEHLER.'
"Sean Brophy picked me up, gave me my confidence back. He worked like a dog, dedicated his life to BËEHLER. He kicked my ass, never gave up and without him there would be no BËEHLER. Together with Al Johnson[former BËEHLER/EXCITER bassist Allan Johnson] and Scott, they gave me an opportunity to play metal once more. I owe them and my family so much!
"This was Richard's dream, his spirit lives through these recordings. I even dug up his old lyrics once again and added them to 'Kill The Witch'.
"'Messages To The Dead' explains the communication existed and we truly believe he is at the helm of BËEHLER.
"Every song on this album was written about people who have touched my life, singing and recording it was an emotional roller coaster for me.
"For myself and the band, it goes much deeper than a collection of songs. The guys understand the journey that I'm on, driven by you know who!
"Richard, your spirit created this album..."
BËEHLER's sound is described in a press release as "a journey from speed to doom, heavily saluting their mentors like JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDENand MOTÖRHEAD." "All we want to do is bring it back as a tribute to our metal heroes," the band said.
Sentiment is a newcomer band from the land of the 1000 lakes, Finland, playing a superb mixture of classic hard rock and in-your-face heavy metal tunes.
BIOGRAPHY:
Sentiment was formed in 1996, by Jami (drums) and Toni (guitar) Huovinen. At first the band started with a progressive angle, but soon changed their style into more straightforward melodic metal with a lot of hard rock influences.
The current line up was reached after countless member changes. Michael Henneken (ex-Silent Voices, vocals) joined forces with the Huovinen brothers (Jami - drums and Toni - guitars) in 2004 and it was then that they recorded the "Breaking the Chains"-promo disc.
They started to write new material and began searching for a new bass player and a keyboardist soon after. Kari Tornack (ex-Thunderstone, ex-Tunnelvision, ex-Mannerheim, keyboards) decided to join the band in the summer of 2007, after promising to handle live shows in 2005 for as long as Sentiment finds a permanent replacement for their previous keyboardist. Janne Laaksonen (Kilpi) took over the bass at the beginning of 2008.
Sentiment started the recordings of their first album, "From Here To Ever After", in December of 2005 after deciding to finance it themselves, due to the poor contracts offered by several record labels.
The band has opened shows to bands like Stratovarius, Kotipelto, Terasbetoni and Kilpi, and thanks to their connections to the Helsinki's metal scene, they managed to get Jens Johansson (Stratovarius, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, ex-David Lee Roth, ex-Dio) to contribute a solo to the album and the bands close friend Tero "Mc Spain" Kostermaa to record and to co-produce it. Also Timo Kotipelto, Pasi Rantanen, Jarkko Ahola, Sami Virtanen, Anssi Stenberg, Pasi Nykanen and Thomas Nystrand have contributed to build Sentiment's first album.
"From Here To Ever After" is not just a great album in the classic sense, but also a statement of a new major-player on the heavy metal / hard rock scene. From the in-your-face metal tunes like opener "The Dark Side" and "From Here To Ever After", over the neo-classical power metal songs such as "The Black Star", to the classic hard rock songs like "The Last Day" and the power-ballad "Mourning Light".
1.The Dark Side
2.Black Star Rising
3.Breaking The Chains
4.Waiting For The Rain
5.From Here To Ever After
6.Fly On
7.Hourglass
8.Circle Of Life
9.The Last Day
10.Coming Home
11.The Long Winding Road
12.The Sign (Bonus Track)*
13.Spotlight Kid (Bonus Track)*
Los Power Metal argentinos Renacer,
lanzaron el pasado 01 de Octubre de 2011 ‘Bienvenidos al show’ DVD/CD doble en vivo, con el que celebran el 10º aniversario de la banda,
en los cuales han grabado 4 álbumes de estudio, realizaron una importante gira por México en 2007
y tuvieron la fortuna de abrir los shows de grandes bandas en su país, destacando el HELLISH TOURHELLOWEEN /GAMMA RAY en 2008
Renacer es una banda Argentina de Power/Heavy Metal melódico formada en 2001, por el vocalista Christian Bertoncelli, quien abandono Imperio debido a diferencias musicales. El cantante quería menos teclados y más poder en su música, como en los inicios de la banda. Esto se ve reflejado en los discos de Renacer.
Bertoncelli y el guitarrista Gustavo Gorosito fueron los ex-integrantes de Imperio que formaron originalmente Renacer, pero Gorosito dejó el proyecto en seguida y Juan Pablo Kilberg tomó el puesto. Jorge Perini, que anteriormente había estado en Imperio y en Jeriko, se hizo cargo de la batería.
En 2003 Kilberg y Perini dejaron la agrupación y conformaron Magika.
Tracklist:
CD 1:
01. Lenguas De Serpiente 05:05
02. Bienvenidos Al Show 04:31
03. Hijo Del Viento 05:29
04. Entre La Gloria O La Traición 04:15
05. Vida A Los Sueños, Sangre Al Corazón 05:22
06. Alucinado 05:02
07. Senderos Del Tiempo 04:17
08. El Valle De La Muerte 04:30
09. Madre Tierra 05:34
10. El lenguaje De Mi Vida 04:53
11. Donde Quedo Tu Corazón? 04:24
12. Recuerdos De Un Tiempo Olvidado I (Camino Hacia El Final) 01:01
13. Recuerdos De Un Tiempo Olvidado II (Buscando Mi Destino) 05:15
14. El Infierno Que Amamos 04:44
15. La Ultima Esperanza 06:03
CD 2:
01. Ni Un solo Golpe Más 04:18
02. Espíritus Guardianes 03:59
03. Guerrero Inmortal 04:24
04. Hoy Como Ayer 06:03
05. Nueva Sangre (Bonus Track) 03:52
06. Volver A Soñar (Nueva Versión) 04:07
07. Ni Un Solo Golpe Más (Acústico) 03:35
08. Elena X (Acústico) 04:30
09. Deja Correr La Tinta (Acústico) 04:10
10. Madre Tierra (Acustico) 04:47
Band Dexter Ward Info: Neon Lights Years: 2011 Style: Heavy Metal Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbp Info: 98 Mb Info: Greece / Italy Time: Iron on Iron Records ????? Tracklist: 43:12
Tracklist:
01. Neon Lights (Intro)
02. Metal Rites
03. Ghost Rider
04. Evil Nightmares
05. Return Of The Longships
06. Youngblood
07. Blackout In L.A.
08. Double Dragon
09. Back To Saigon
John Luna Tsimas - Bass (Airged L'amh, Black Sun)
Manolis "Barraza" Karazeris - Guitars (Battleroar)
Akis Pastras - Guitars
Mark Dexter (aka Marco Concoreggi) - Vocals (Lost Lullaby, Battleroar, Assedium)
Stelios Darakis - Drums (Mortal Torment, The Eternal Suffering)
Band Seven Witches
Info: Xiled To Infinity And One
Style: Heavy Metal
Years: 2002
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 109,61 Mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
01 - Metal Tyrant.
02 - Incubus.
03 - Salvation.
04 - Xiled To Infinity And One.
05 - Warmth Of Winter.
06 - Anger's Door.
07 - Eyes Of An Angel.
08 - Pain.
09 - The Burning.
10 - See You In Hell.
Rip By: GraveDigger
Download :
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Opening Scenery – Mystic Alchemy (2011)
Dec 4, 2011 14:52
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
01 Ante Bellum 5:32
02 The Third Eye 3:48
03 Seaquake Of Souls 4:39
04 Black Roses Kiss 5:59
05 The Light Beyond The Dream 5:40
06 The Seventh Gate 4:30
07 Mystic Alchemy I: The Final Destination 4:30
08 Mystic Alchemy II: Old Memories 1:40
09 Mystic Alchemy III: At Twilight 5:58
10 Silence After Storming 0:54
Finnish metal band WHEN THE EMPIRE FALLS has posted two new songs — "To The Unknown" and "The End Of Your Life" — on its MySpace page. Both cuts appear on the groups latest four-track promotional EP, which WHEN THE EMPIRE FALLS is using to procure a new record deal.Formed in 2005 under the name EMPIRE FALLS, WHEN THE EMPIRE FALLS released its self-titled debut album in 2008 via Gagagoodies/Poko Records.WHEN THE EMPIRE FALLS is:Tommi Tanhuanpää - VocalsRami Jämsä - Guitar, Backing VocalsMarkus Härkönen - Guitar, Backing Vocals Rolle Markos - Drums, PercussionJohannes Tolonen - Bass
Tracklist
1. Episode V (1:26)
2. The Sound of Rain (5:03)
3. The End of Your Life (4:52)
4. Dark Waters (4:36)
5. Victims of Circumstance (4:57)
6. Solitude State (5:30)
7. To the Unknown (4:46)
8. Crashing Down (4:15)
9. My Black Heart (6:37)
10. Echoes (4:49)
Total Time 46:51
Line-up/Musicians
- Johannes Tolonen / Bass
- Rolle Markus / Drums
- Rami Jämsä / Guitars
- Markus Härkönen / Guitars
- Tommi Tanhuanpää / Vocals
Dec 4, 2011 13:06
Hard Rock Heavy Metal |Power Metal Rock
With the release of their self-titled album Edinburgh band Symphony Of Gunfire have concreted what many have been saying around the UK for a while, that there is a new force in rock emerging. A reputation for energetic and passion drenched live shows goes before them and with their debut album the quartet show they can carry it into their recordings just as well. Their sound, an instinctive blend of hard rock, melodic shred metal with a splash of thrash here and there, is a driving and creative beast that their name represents perfectly. It majestically caresses and swoops around the ear whilst hitting hard with shotgun effect.
01. No Rats Land
02. Same Mistake
03. Not the Outlaw
04. The Ghost of Regret
05. Iron Wolf
06. Surrendered
07. End of Ends
08. There Will be Blood
09. Doomsday Riders
Produced by Dominic Hardy & Mark Grant
Recorded & Engineered by Dominic Hardy
@ Domination Studios, Crossgates, Fife
Mixed & Mastered by Brent Clawson
@ The Music Box Studios, Garden Grove, CA.
ProTools Engineers: Dominic Hardy & Brent Clawson
Add’l Vocal Editing: Liam Shepherd
Add’l Drum Programming: Brent Clawson
Bass on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7: Mark Grant
All Music & Lyrics: Symphony of Gunfire
192k
53mb
MP3
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
UK
Stejn? jako v kole minulém – ano, i to lze považovat za jistotu - mi do uší neleze Martinova záliba v temnot? – v chropotu i jednotvárnosti (pomi?me divoké kytarové sólo) zamrzlý „Sv?t pod ledem“, který tvo?í radikální protipól nadýchaných melodií. Ale práv? i díky t?mhle kontrast?m je podtržena osobitost Act Of God.
