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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCLVI - Gamma Ray

Remembering 2001... No World Order, one of the albums that has grown on me through out the years.

Gamma Ray - Induction + Dethrone Tyranny

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCLV - Rammstein

Remembering 2001... when Rammstein did brilliant and intelligent music.

Rammstein - Mutter

Monday, November 28, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCLIV - Edguy

Remembering 2001... awesome intro!

Edguy - Jerusalem

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCLIII - The Man-Eating Tree

The Man-Eating Tree is a new Finnish band, formed in 2009, mixing experienced musicians from disbanded projects and some new blood, to play Suomi Metal.
They have just released their second full length, Harvest.

The Man-Eating Tree - Armed

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCLII - Ancient Bards

The Italian Symphonic Power Metal band Ancient Bards have just released their second full length, Soulless Child.
This album improves on their work on last year's release, the first since they wer founded in 2006, and shows the same neo-classical approach to Power Metal that the one by their countrymen Rhapsody Of Fire, but with a female voice.

Ancient Bards - To the Master Of Darkness

Friday, November 25, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCLI - Therion

Remembering 2001...

Therion - Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCL - Kamelot

Remembering 2001...

Kamelot - Wings Of Despair

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXLIX - Summoning

Remembering 2001...

Summoning - Our Foes Shall Fall

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXLVIII - Dragonland

Five years have passed since the Swedish Epic Symphonic Power Metal band, Dragonland, had released their last full length. The long wait has finally end, and Under The Grey Banner, the successor of the acclaimed Astronomy, is here.

Dragonland - Fire and Brimstone

Monday, November 21, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXLVII - Illnath

Danish Symphonic Black Metal band Illnath has become female fronted and had to re-record their third full length, Third Act In The Theatre Of Madness, with the new singer and also with new lyrics.
I have mixed feelings about the singer change, but the music is top notch.

Illnath - Snake Of Eden

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXLVI - Nemesea

Nemesea, another offspring from the Dutch female fronted Symphonic Gothic Metal family, has just released their third full length, titled The Quiet Resistance.

Nemesea - Afterlife

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXLV - Sonata Arctica

Remembering 2001...

Sonata Arctica - San Sebastian

Friday, November 18, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXLIV - Hollenthon

Remembering 2001... third song of this album that I publish on the blog, one of my all time favourite albums.

Hollenthon - To Kingdom Come

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXLIII - Ark

Remembering 2001... Jorn Lande's voice is one of a kind.

Ark - Burn The Sun

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXLII - My Dying Bride

Remembering 2001...

My Dying Bride - The dreadful Hours

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Monday, November 14, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXL - Falconer

Remembering 2001...

Falconer - Mindtraveller

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXXXVIII - Nightwish

Can't stop listening to Nightwish's new song, Storytime, the first single from the upcoming album Imaginaerum.
Awesome song! Eaggerly waiting for the album to be released.

Nightwish - Storytime

Friday, November 11, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXXXVII - Windir

Remembering 2001...
Windir started in 1994 as Terje "Valfar" Bakken one man band. It released 3 albums until in 2001 it became a full band, while he remained the singer and main composer.
The band was disbanded after "Valfar" tragically died in 2004, caught by a snow storm when he walked in the countryside.

Windir - Todeswalzer

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXXXVI - Shape Of Despair

Remembering 2001...

Shape of Despair - Angels of Distress

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXXXV - Moonsorrow

Rmembering 2001...

Moonsorrow - Aurinko ja Kuu

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Monday, November 7, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXXXIII - Opeth

Remembering 2001...

Opeth - The Drapery Falls

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXXXII - Moonspell

Today I'm bending the Song Of the Day rules, because I don't bring a song, but a jingle. An amazing jingle, but nevertheless, a jingle.
The brand behind this jingle is Optimus, a Mobile Phone Operator from Portugal with a long track record of iniciatives related to the music industry - they sponsor a yearly music festival that occurs every year and is one of the country's most important music festivals - and their idea was to join musicians in unprobable duets, around one same song, All Toghether Now from The Beatles.
The other duets are crap, but the duet joining Moonspell and fado singer Carminho is very very good, and a(nother) clear sign of the Metal genre flexibility.

Moonspell and Carminho - All Toghether Now

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXXXI - Derdian

In the last weeks, my MySpace account changed from one that requests friendship to their favorite bands, to one that receives friendship invitations from bands.
One of those bands was Symphonic Power Metal Italian band Derdian. With three full lengths released and a 13 year old career they're not exactly rookies, and it shows in their mature and pleasant sound.

Derdian - Black Rose

Friday, November 4, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXXX - U.D.O.

This one was in heavy rotation today during work. A good ballad is perfect to relax after a bumpy night.

U.D.O. - I Give as Good as I Get

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXXIX - Arryan Path

Less than two years have passed since the edition of Terra Incognita, but the Epic Heavy Metal band from Cyprus, Arryan Path is back with another full length, titled Ira mperium.

Arryan Path - 77 Days til Doomsday

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXXVIII - Trivium

Last Trivium album, In Waves, is another one that has grown on me lately.

Trivium- Watch The World Burn

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Song Of the Day - CCXXVII - Black Sun Aeon

Tuomas Saukkonen is one of the most proficuos musician and composer out there, from this new generation of musicians now entering the thirties.
Mostly connected with the Melodic Death Metal sound, he is most notted by is tremendous job singing, playing guitar and keyboards on Before the Dawn, but, amongst other projects, he still manages to get time to have his one man band, called Black Sun Aeon, where he explores a more Doomish approach to Melodic Death Metal.
They, I mean, he has just released a full length with very good music, titled Blacklight Deliverance.

Black Sun Aeon - Oblivion