Lullacry - Where Angels Fear (SOtD CDVIII)

Lullacry is a Suomi Metal band from Finland. They had a solid career start with four albums released between 1999 and 2005. But then there was silence... They lost their record label and there were even rumours of the band's end. Fortunately, seven years later they are back with a new record, Where Angels Fear. Another chance to listen to the powerful voice of the singer Tanja Lainio.

Lullacry - Feel My Revenge

At Vance - Facing Your Enemy (SOtD CDVII)

At Vance is a classical Guitar based Heavy Power Metal band from Germany. Olaf Lenk is the mastermind behind the band while the other band spots have been occupied by several people in the 14 years of the band's career. Facing Your Enemy is the ninth album from At Vance, and although it doesn't bring anything new musically, it maintains the quality of previous releases.

At Vance - Facing Your Enemy

Mezarkabul - MMXII (SOtD CDVI)

After 10 long years, Mezarkabul (Pentagram in Turkey) has released a new album. The sixth full length from the Heavy Metal band from Turkey is titled MMXII.

Mezarkabul - It's Dawn Again

Moonspell - Alpha Noir / Ómega White (SOtD CDV)

The ninth full length from the Portuguese Gothic and-whatever-they-feel-like Metal band Moonspell comes in double dosage, in the same package. Four years after Night Eternal, here are Alpha Noir and Ómega White.

Moonspell - Lickanthrope

Before The Dawn - Rise Of The Phoenix (SOtD CDIV)

Only 14 months after the release of Deathstar Rising, Before the Dawn has released a new album, Rise Of the Phoenix, the seventh full length of the band. At 32, the front-man Tuomas Saukkonen seems to be at the top of his game, with two great releases in a 14 months span (and a release of his one-man band Black Sun Aeon in between). He is definitely one of the Melodic Death Metal references these days.

Before The Dawn - Phoenix Rising

Torche - Harmonicraft (SOtD CDIII)

Harmonicraft is the fourth full length from Torche, a Stoner/Sludge Metal band from the United States.

Torche - Kicking

Vertigo Steps - Surface/Light (SOtD CDII)

Vertigo Steps is a Portuguese/Finnish duo that plays Dark Progressive Metal. Surface/Light is their third full length.

Vertigo Steps - Silent Bliss

Tempus Fusion (SOtD CDI)

Tempus Fusion is a Melodic Death/Progressive Metal band from the UK.

Tempus Fusion - Abandon All Hope

Xandria and Stream Of Passion (SOtD CD)

After yesterday night's concert (hope I have time to write a review this week), the Song Of the Day had to be from onde of the bands (Epica, Stream Of Passion and Xandria). Epica did their job very well but they are already very well known, so they were easily out. Now, the other bands simply excelled... I just couldn't decide which one to exclude. So today, and also to celebrate the 400th Song Of the Day, we will have two songs instead of one.
Enjoy!

Xandria - Forevermore



Stream of Passion - Darker Days

The Foreshadowing - Second World (SOtD CCCXCIX)

The Foreshadowing is a Gothic Doom Metal band from Italy. Second World is their third full length.

The Foreshadowing - Ground Zero

In Mourning - The Weight Of Oceans (SOtD CCCXCVIII)

The Weight Of Oceans is the third album from the Swedish band In Mourning. They play a melancholic and rough edged Progressive Melodic Death Metal. Top notch stuff!

In Mourning - A Vow To Conquer The Ocean

Silent Call (SOtD CCCXCVII)

Silent Call is a Progressive Metal band from Sweden.

Silent Call - Behold My Dreams

Morian - Ashen Empire (SOtD CCCXCVI)

Morian is a Finnish Gothic Metal band. Ashen Empire is their second full length.

Morian - Darkplay

Anathema - Weather Systems (SOtD CCCXCV)

Weather Systems is the nineth album from the british band Anathema. Far from their Doom days, this release finds them deep into the Atmospheric Rock, but still with enough Metal to grant them a Song Of the Day in the blog.

Anathema - The Beginning and The End

Seventh Seal (SOtD CCCXCIV)

Seventh Seal is a Power Metal band from Italy.

Seventh Seal - The Sacred Test

Dragonforce - The Power Within (SOtD CCCXCIII)

4 years after Ultra Beatdown and with a new singer, Dragonforce releases today their fifth full length, The Power Within. From the first single, Cry Thunder, I think this is a more mature Dragonforce, with more Power than Speed Metal.

DragonForce - Cry Thunder

Reverence - The Asthenic Ascension (SOtD CCCXCII)

The Asthenic Ascension is the fourth full length from Reverence. The french Industrial Black Metal band has expanded the boundaries of their music, but without compromising the song writing.

Reverence - Earth

Mysteriarch (SOtD CCCXCI)

Mysteriarch is a Symphonic Black Metal band from the US.

Mysteriarch - The Majestic Fall

Elysian (SOtD CCCXC)

Elysian is a Melodic Death Metal from Australia.

Elysian - Conquest

When Nothing Remains (SOtD CCCLXXXIX)

When Nothing Remains is a Gothic Doom Metal band from Sweden. For the fans of Draconian that can live without the female voice.

When Nothing Remains - Embrace Her Pain

Emptiness Of Life (SOtD CCCLXXXVIII)

Emptiness Of Life is a one-man band from Russia. It's music is instrumental Atmospheric Metal where the guitars do the singing.

Emptiness of Life - Moon Road

Scar Of the Sun (SOtD CCCLXXXVII)

Scar Of the Sun is a Greek Melodic Metal band. Their style is musically near Melodic Death Metal but the vocals are clean in an uncommon blend that sounds very good.

Scar Of the Sun - Swansong Of Senses

Nordica (SOtD CCCLXXXVI)

Nordica is a Symphonic Power Metal band from Argentina. If you don't like the singing done in Castellano you should pass on this one.

Nordica - Princesa del invierno

Eths - III (SOtD CCCLXXXV)

I'm not much of a Metalcore fan, but the third full length release from the French band Eths (precisely titled III) caught my attention. The clean female vocals and the use of French, gives melody to Eths Metalcore sound, bringing it into my liking grounds.

Eths - Adonaï

The Canyon Observer (SOtD CCCLXXXIV)

The Canyon Observer is a Sludge/Post Metal band from Slovenia.

The Canyon Observer - My Will

Age Of Artemis (SOtD CCCLXXXIII)

Age Of Artemis is a Power Metal band from Brazil. If you like Angra you'll like these guys.

Age Of Artemis - Truth In Your Eyes

Fading Waves (SOtD CCCLXXXII)

Fading Waves is the one-man band of Alexey "Lex" Maximuk. A good Post Metal act comming from Russia.

Fading Waves - Perforate The Sky

Deathaction (SOtD CCCLXXXI)

Deathaction is a Russian Melodic Death Metal band.

Deathaction - Skytrace

Onmyō-za (SOtD CCCLXXX)

Onmyō-za, commonly written Onmyouza, is a female fronted Heavy Metal band from Japan.

Onmyō-za - Kokui no tennyo

Tyrants (SOtD CCCLXXIX)

Tyrants is a Symphonic Black Metal band from Italy.

Tyrants - Ruchus