Song Of the Day - CLXXXIX - South American Metal Tour: Venezuela

We finish our South American Metal Tour with Grand Bite, a perfect example of great eighties Heavy Metal.
This song also felt quite appropriate to finish the tour. Enjoy!

Grand Bite - Dioses del Metal

Song Of the Day - CLXXXVIII - South American Metal Tour: Venezuela

Today Korpus Inc., a Trash/Death Metal band.

Korpus Inc - Gritos En Silencio

Song Of the Day - CLXXXVII - South American Metal Tour: Venezuela

Today, probably the biggest legend from Venezuelan Metal, with a carreer spanning over almost 30 years.
The Heavy Metal band Gillman.

Gillman - Guaicaipuro Cuauhtemoc

Song Of the Day - CLXXXVI - South American Metal Tour: Venezuela

Today, Sexto Sonar, very interesting Progressive Metal band. Probably the most consistent Venezuelan band that I've listened to.

Sexto Sonar - Olvidando El Ayer

Song Of the Day - CLXXXV - South American Metal Tour: Venezuela

Today I present you a band from a genre that I don't listen to, Sludge Metal.
You won't see many bands of this genre in this blog, at least in my posts, but doing the week of Venezuelan Metal, I cannot go around Cultura Tres.
Yes, it's not my favourite, but even when the genre is not the kind of thing that I'm looking for, I can still recognize quality when I see it.

Cultura Tres - Crosses And Lines

Song Of the Day - CLXXXIV - South American Metal Tour: Venezuela

Today a really nice Atmospheric Black Metal band, Fethuruz.

Fethuruz - ... And Nature Begins

Song Of the Day - CLXXXIII - South American Metal Tour: Venezuela

On to the last country in our South American Tour: Venezuela.

Venezuela really surprised me with one of the highest levels of quality and professionalism of the videos and such.
The Metal scene there is very different from the rest of the Spanish speaking South America, with much less predominancy of Black Metal bands.

We start the week with the Gothic Metal band Alchera.

Alchera - Hasta que el sueño nos una

Song Of the Day - CLXXXII - South American Metal Tour: Colombia

We finish the week with a band formed just one year ago, but with a very promising Power Metal EP, called The Spirit Machine. Led by guitarrist Nicolas Waldo and singer Felipe Machado Franco, they are Vorpal Nomad.

Vorpal Nomad - The Trick That No One Understood

Song Of the Day - CLXXXI - South American Metal Tour: Colombia

Today the Heavy Metal band, Thunderblast.

Thunderblast - Spirit Of Vengeance

Song Of the Day - CLXXX - South American Metal Tour: Colombia

Today a Symphonic/Gothic Metal band, with strong Progressive influences, Nova Orbis.

Nova Orbis - Unstable Mind

Song Of the Day - CLXXIX - South American Metal Tour: Colombia

Today we time travel to the eighties with the revivalist sound of the Power Speed Metal Colombian band Nightmare.

Nightmare - When Hell Is Out Of Control

Song Of the Day - CLXXVIII - South American Metal Tour: Colombia

Gothic music today, with another good Colombian band, Gaias Pendulum.

Gaias Pendulum - In the deep of Gaia

Song Of the Day - CLXXVII - South American Metal Tour: Colombia

Today Awaken, a Death Metal band with some interesting Power Metal influences.

Awaken - Theater of salvations

Song Of the Day - CLXXVI - South American Metal Tour: Colombia

Well, back to our South American Metal Tour, this week in Colombia.

Starting the week with a Power Metal ballad by Askariz.

Askariz - Ilusión

Song Of the Day - CLXV - South American Metal Tour: Ecuador

I couldn't end our Ecuadorian week without bringing to light the Gothic Metal scene in the country. Quite a number of interesting bands and, although none of them really strikes out as being awesome, many have great potential.
I chose Decapitados for today's post because there was only one thing that I don't like about them, which is the voice of their Female singer which has a tone that doesn't fit in with the ambiance of the songs. On the other hand their Male singer as a voice that matches the songs perfectly.

Decapitados - Tiempo de Muerte

Song Of the Day - CLXIV - South American Metal Tour: Ecuador

Good Heavy Metal balads from Ecuador. This time with the band Crossfire. They have two full length releases.

Crossfire - Tanto Que Decirte

Song Of the Day - CLXIII - South American Metal Tour: Ecuador

Today a band playing Heavy Metal with some Folk elements.
Aztra have released four full lengths in their ten year career.

Aztra - Sin Opción

Song Of the Day - CLXII - South American Metal Tour: Ecuador

Another great Progressive Metal band from Ecuador is Viuda Negra. They have released two full lengths.
I leave you with a good Metal balad, something rare these days.

Viuda Negra - Ausencia

Song Of the Day - CLXI - South American Metal Tour: Ecuador

Another great Ecuatorian band is Romasanta.
They play great songs in old school Speed Power Metal mixed with dreadful balads.
From a fast listening to what was available in Youtube I would say that their 2007 full length is the best of their three releases.

Romasanta - Marcas de Ayer

Song Of the Day - CLX - South American Metal Tour: Ecuador

Maybe glued too much to Dream Theater's style, but these Ecuatorian musicians are talented enough, and original enough, by using violin for instance, to make their country proud for having a great Progressive Metal band.
Jethzabel has just one full length, released in 2007, but I sure hope they are working on more material and evolving their sound.

Jethzabel - Jezabel