On saying that, 'The Serpent's Curse' is really very good. When you cut through all the pomp and drama you will find an album of ferocious symphonic and Goth Metal that could make a good soundtrack for an invasion of the armies of darkness as they march across the tabletop of yer local war games emporium.
The one thing it lacks is a killer track. Opener 'Cry Of Our Nation', after a gentle intro kicks in with a big symphonic heavy as fuck drive that promises some serious action and sets the scene for the rest of the album. There are bits that fleetingly grab your attention but there is no one track that demands you press play again; nothing that could set this record apart from the rest of the herd.
The biggest disappointment, however, about 'The Serpent's Curse' is lead vocalist Emily Alice Ovenden. As a member of the number one selling act Mediaeval Baebes, she has strangely omitted to bring any ye olde worlde influences to bear on the album. I say strangely because Pythia seem to have borrowed bits from everywhere else except the one place that could have made a real difference; the traditional heritage of their homelands.
It is a mix that has been proven to work very well and would have lifted this album from the very good to the simply outstanding.
Despite the criticisms though, this album is more than capable of standing on its own two feet and if the dramatic, heavy and pompous Metal of the Wagnerian Gothic is your thing then I think you will find 'The Serpent's Curse' most worthy of your time.
Play loud.
Band Pythia Info: The Serpent's Curse Years: 2012 Time: Symphonic Power Metal Info: UK Info: VBR V0 Info: 83 mb
Tracklist:
01. Cry Of Our Nation
02. Betray My Heart
03. Kissing The Knife
04. Just A Lie
05. Dark Star
06. Long Live The King
07. The Circle
08. My Perfect Enemy
09. Heartless
10. Our Forgotten Land
Vick LeCar offers up a very good serving of hard rock that has some great influences, but really stands out on it's own due to his passion for solid writing.
Band Doogie White & La Paz Info: Granite Info: Scotland Style: Hard Rock Years: 2012 Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps + Covers Info: 109 ?? (+3% ?? ??????????????)
Metal Mind Productions will release the debut album by DOOGIE WHITE & LA PAZ called Granite on February 13th in Europe and March 6th in North America. The new song called 'Just For Today' can be heard below.
Says White: "’Just for Today’ was the first of three brand new songs and the first one we wrote together after a number of years for the album. The chorus wrote itself really. I wanted to keep the lyrics and melody in the style I did with La Paz. I think we captured it very well. I thought back to how my world was back then…
Tracklist:
01. Too Good To Lose
02. This Boy
03. Lesson In Love
04. Amy
05. Just For Today
06. What Do You Say
07. Still In Love
08. Young And Restless
09. Shame The Devil
Info:
Doogie White - Vocals
Alex Carmichael - Bass & Vocals
Andy Mason - Keyboards
Paul McManus - Drums
Chic McSherry - Guitars & Vocals
Band Bad Habit
Info: Revolution
Style: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR
Years: 1995
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 127,56 Mb
Info: Sweden
Tracklist:
01 - Sad But True.
02 - Hunger.
03 - Waterflow.
04 - Too Late.
05 - Still In Love With You.
06 - Revolution.
07 - Reach For The Sky.
08 - Watchin' Over You.
09 - Another Night.
10 - High On You.
11 - Wipin' Your Tears Away.
12 - Broken Dreams.
13 - Rumours.
14 - Scandal Nights.
Band John Sloman
Info: Dark Matter
Style: Hard Rock
Years: 2003
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 145,84 Mb
Info: UK
Tracklist:
01 - Humankind (What's On Your Mind).
02 - New Day.
03 - Joe Public.
04 - Room At The End Of The Hallway.
05 - Rage Of The New Age.
06 - Weatherman.
07 - Rose Without A Thorn.
08 - Really Don't Want To Know.
09 - Jammin' With Jesus.
10 - Dream A Dream (For Lawrence).
Band Spider
Info: Raise The Banner
Style: NWOBHM
Years: 1986
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 85.85 Mb
Info: UK
Tracklist:
01 - Raise The Banner (For Rock 'n' Roll).
02 - Gimme Gimme It All (Extended Version).
03 - I'm Not The Only One.
04 - Need To Know 'bout You.
05 - When You Hear That Song.
06 - Bad Boys.
07 - Mind Heart Body And Soul.
08 - Rock Tonite.
09 - Games In The Park.
10 - So Sorry.
Band Air Supply
Info: Across The Concrete Sky
Style: Soft Rock / AOR
Years: 2003
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 117.06 Mb
Info: Australia
Tracklist:
01 - Shadow Of The Sun.
02 - Big Cat.
03 - Love Is The Arrow.
04 - We Are All Children.
05 - A Place Where We Belong.
06 - Feel Like Screaming.
07 - I'll Find You.
08 - Come To Me.
09 - I Want You.
10 - You Belong To Me.
11 - Goodnight.
01 - From The Underworld (Single A-Side, 1967).
02 - Paradise Lost (Single A-Side, 1967).
03 - I Can Fly (Single A-Side, 1967).
04 - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die (Single A-Side, 1968).
05 - Sunshine Cottage (Single A-Side, 1968).
06 - The Game (Singe A-Side, 1969).
07 - Sweet William (Single B-Side, 1967).
08 - Come On, Believe Me (Single B-Side, 1967).
09 - Diary Of A Narcissist (I'm So Pretty) (Single B-Side, 1967).
10 - Understand Me (Single B-Side, 1967).
11 - Our Fairy Tale (Single B-Side, 1968).
12 - Miss Jones (Single B-Side, 1968).
13 - Beauty Queen (Single B-Side, 1969).
14 - Follow The Leader (Unreleased).
15 - Charlie Anderson (Unreleased).
16 - Bang! (Unreleased).
17 - Mother's Blue Eyed Angel (Unreleased).
18 - On My Way Home (Lp Paradise And Underwold).
19 - Goodbye Groovy (Lp Paradise And Underwold).
20 - Mixed Up Minds (Lp Paradise And Underwold).
21 - Impressions Of Oliver (Lp Paradise And Underwold).
22 - Sad (Lp Paradise And Underwold).
23 - Something Strange (Lp Paradise And Underwold).
24 - On Your Own (Lp Paradise And Underwold).
25 - She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (Lp Paradise And Underwold).
26 - Fare Thee Well (Lp Paradise And Underwold).
01. Wrongs To Right
02. Someday Somewhere
03. Wash Away Yesterday
04. Rainy Day Song
05. Follow The Lights
06. Broken Old Record
07. Steal Your Love (bonus track)
