Vertical Mass Grave's cover depicts a widely known, in the world of science fiction "geeks" and cinema lovers, object. It's a Monolith. In Arthur C. Clarke's complex universe, Monoliths are advanced machines built from extraterrestrial species that appear in the solar system, triggering evolutionary shifts in human history. They are really bad-ass objects - anyone who witnessed the terror of those hominids in Kubrick's film can tell. Now, to those who already came up with a metaphor about how groundbreaking the band is, let's make it clear: Czar is a modern metal band that brings nothing new to the table. Should this be a reason to condemn Vertical Mass Grave to oblivion?
Definitely not.
Raised from the ashes of the industrial metallers Acumen Nation, Czar have created an amazingly massive sound which follows the learnings of Meshuggah and their latest immit...(ough), followers. The trio from Chicago isn't all about the bulkiness though. There's pretty much going on even when the heavy riffing doesn't engross all the attention. In "Diapers", melodic passages balance the storming, whereas coiling leads add brushstrokes of melody in the rather frigid and polyrythmic construction. The dialogue between the industrialized heftiness and the robotic sentimentality echoes through most of the songs. Still, it isn't melody nor rawness that drives the album, but rhythm.
Jan 5, 2012 19:32
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
Czech Republic symphonic/extreme metal band Inner Fear, featuring Cradle of Filth drummer Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka, is offering its brand new release "First Born Fear" as a free download from the band's Facebook Page by visiting and clicking "Like." The album is the band's first since disbanding in 2003 after the release of the band's third LP "Symbiotry."
Drummer Marthus commented on the release: "We, finally did it. The album is ready and is available to our fans for free. I'm really excited about our new lineup, as we can't wait to start touring together. The guys are just amazing and we're working on the new album already."
The new lineup sees the addition of Serhio (Infected) on bass and Serg (Preternatural) on vocals.
Genre:Extreme Symphonic / Gothic Metal
Country:Czech Republic
Format:Mp3@Cbr320Kbps
Size:119Mb
Tracklist:
1. I.N.T.R.O.
2. Fear Proclaimed
3. Imprisioned in Forgotten Dungeon
4. Lustmistress
5. I Watch the Blood Forever
6. Inner Fear
7. Love is a Poisonous Cunt
8. Our Crimson Deeds
9. Akhu
10. Secrets Holder
Tracklist:
01. Shotgun kiss is ay que
02. Pistolero
03. Para Siempre
04. Mangi
05. House of a 1000 dolls
06. Jet Boys
07. Bandido
08. Living la vida loca
09. Chicas peligrosa
10. Chica
11. Close as ever be
12. Loco Loquito
13. Wild Beautiful
Band:
Lee J. Pistolero – Lead Vocals
Iggie Pistolero – Guitars
Angel Pistolero – Bass
Leeroy Pistolero – Drums
1. Fightning god
2. Break the deamon's seal
3. Cemetery
4. Unknown sailing
5. Nature dominance
6. Ghost in the other world
7. Undead will unmove
8. Endless dowsing
01. Orchestra Intro
02. Highway Star
03. Hard Lovin' Man
04. Maybe I'm A Leo
05. Strange Kind Of Woman
06. Rapture of the Deep
07. Woman From Tokyo
08. Contact Lost - Steve Morse Solo
09. When a Blind Man Cries
10. The Well Dressed Guitar
11. The Mule (inc. Ian Paice Solo)
12. Lazy
13. No One Came
14. Don Airey Solo
15. Perfect Strangers
16. Space Truckin'
17. Smoke On The Water
18. Going Down
19. Hush
20. Roger Glover Solo
21. Black Night
"Euphory Amplified", the second EP from Finnish power metallers SERAPHIEL, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The effort was produced by Vili Itäpelto, Samuli Hyttinen and Pekka Posio, who also took care of mixing duties. The cover artwork was created by Timo Paananen while the logo ws handled by Annimari Pasanen.SERAPHIEL's first EP, "Opposing Existence", came out in 2008. It featured the band's former vocalist Kirill Shevchenko
Band Seraphiel Info: Euphory Amplified [EP] Years: 2011 Info: Finland Style: Melodic Death / Power Metal Tracklist: mp3@CBR320kbps Time: 00:17:45 Info: 41 Mb
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Tracklist:
1. Blind Seer
2. In Vain
3. Euphory Amplified
Sandalinas – Na Matter What: A Tribute To Japan (2011)
Jan 5, 2012 14:22
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
Melodic Progressive Metal from Spain
Tracklist:
1. No Matter What
2. Fly To The Sun
3. As The Rain Falls
4. The Healer Talks
5. Bad Dreams
6. Living On The Edge
7. All Along The Everglades
8. Battlefield Blues
9. Battlefield Blues (Acoustic)
10. Shadows In The Rain
11. Die Hard
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RATA BLANCA – MAGOS, ESPADAS Y ROSAS (XX ANIVERSARIO) 2011
Jan 5, 2012 13:13
Hard Rock Heavy Metal |Power Metal
BandRata Blanca Info: Magos, Espadas y Rosas (XX aniversario) Style: Hard Rock\Power Metal Years: 2011 Info: mp3 ?BR 320 Info: 98mb Upload: Depositefiles Info: :Argentina
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Tracklist:
01-La leyenda del hada y el Mago (En Vivo)
02-Mujer Amante (En Vivo)
03-El beso de la Bruja (En Vivo)
04-Haz tu Jugada (En Vivo)
05-El camino del Sol (En Vivo)
06-Días Duros (En Vivo)
07-Por qué es tan difícil Amar (En Vivo)
Band Demetori Info: Begierde Des Zauberer Years: 2011 Time: Instrumental Speed / Power Metal Info: Japan Info: mp3 VBR 267 kbps Info: 83 mb
Tracklist:
1. Introduction 03:03
2. Alice in Underground 06:24
3. Dawn of the Dead 05:55
4. Final Sorcery 04:46
5. U.N. 04:55
6. Frenzy Night 05:05
7. Desire Dream 06:48
8. The Endless Deadly Sins 01:27
9. Strawberry Crisis!! 03:42
Band Strangeways Info: Age Of Reason Info: England Style: Melodic Rock/AOR Years: 2011 Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps Info: 127 ?b Upload: Depositfiles; Ifolder
Tracklist:
01 - The Sentinel
02 - Run
03 - Playin' It Over
04 - As We Fall
05 - Call
06 - End Of The Day
07 - Alive Again
08 - Silver Moon
09 - Frozen
10 - Long Road
Info:
Terry Brock (vocals)
Ian James Stewart (guitar)
David Stewart (bass, backing vocals)
Dave Moore (keyboards)
Jim Drummond (drums)
Jan 3, 2012 15:02
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
HUNTED hail from Wales, UK, they’ve started as a cover band but went to develop their own sound, influenced by such bands as IRON MAIDEN, BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON, DIO, DREAM THEATER, ICED EARTH to name just few of the prominent ones. They also fuse some marks of Progressive into their sound, some thrash and power touches also, which makes for an interesting sound - at once classically Heavy Metal yet enhanced by embracing the other subgenres. They’ve released a demo EP ‘Alone’ before and tested themselves live in many venues. ‘Welcome The Dead’ is their first album, at first self-produced, but now under Massacre Records. The album has a very promising intro, and builds up with a great strength and the sequences of songs are well assembled. Some of the most remarkable tracks were ‘Aria (In Memoriam)’ - grand song opening with beautifully strummed and picked guitars with an acoustic sound that will come in and out during the song, bursting into the powerful melody, epic song with many layers, showing their fusion of the Metal genres truly well, even some Doom metal between its more audible / noticeable Progressive references.
Not to mention it shows of their musicianship in ample measure, the guitars squeeze in a lot of emotion, the vocals are to be commended throughout. ‘The Incident’ which is a sample track atmospherically introduces the next song, ‘Impaled’, the dramatic culminating song with a great narrative with an emotive story of child witnessing murder of his parents. It demonstrates a great use of communicating main and backing vocals as well as instruments for a nearly theatrical piece. The track is underlined by a manic drumming that gets your blood sufficiently boiling. ‘Shadows’ was yet another song that stood out for me, love the heavier, darker guitars, another emotively charged song. The closing of this album is served by a cover of NEVERMORE’s ‘The Heart Collector’ and a truly wonderful one it is! An impressive debut, it sounds already quite accomplished, and I’m sure we’ll hear even more about this band in future as their reputation and body of work will grow. I’ve enjoyed it beyond my anticipation and could only heartily recommend it.
01. Silence of Minds 1:19
02. Chosen 6:02
03. Aria (In Memoriam) 4:28
04. Impaled 8:48
05. The Incident 0:33
06. I Want Nothing 5:09
07. Scars 5:22
08. Shadows 5:37
09. The Heart Collector (Bonus Track) 7:01
