Karnivool - Themata (2005)

As I don't have much for now to share, I decided to share at last in my blog this amazing band Karnivool, mainly this amazing album Themata. They easily fit their songs in a progressive rock/metal genre which automatically gets points in my mind.

i will share with you the first two songs of the album, I guess a lot of people might already know them, but for those who don't, I think you will enjoy it. The first song is called "Cote", here I love the voice on the bridge before the chorus.

"Themata" was the song that brought me to Karnivool, and even today  I really enjoyed it.

Well is all for now. See you around

Coheed and Cambria - Welcome Home from "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness"(2005)

This is a quick post, because I don't want the Saturday spot to be empty by any means. This is a song that has been resonating in my head, maybe it wants to tell me something,  I believe sometimes you are hearing a song once and again in your head cause your subconscious wants to advise you about something you are clearly not seeing and its right in front of your eyes. Maybe because of some illusions I had in a recent past that proven to be only disillusions, this song talks partly about that something that could have been amazing but it really isn't. I know the lyric videos has some wrong bits, but I prefer it over the censored official video. Some parts of the lyrics in some way made me remember of the song "End of This Chapter" from Sonata Arctica, the lyrics only.

this will be a 3 post week, from Wednesday to Wednesday, check around for another post next Wednesday. Cheers.

Circus Maximus - 1st Chapter(2005) - A prog metal band I have been forgetting

Today I'm making a small pause between Therion's Discography cause I suddenly remembered a band I never talked about for some reason. This album 1st Chapter from the Norwegian band Circus Maximus is hard to divide it by songs, makes us remember in some bits of Dream Theatre. It basically tells us bit by bit a story of someone who lost faith in life and questions it and the event will give him hope.

The first song of the album is called "Sin", and is the beginning of the adventure

"All My life I have been a Drifter

Going the paths that had no ending
With satan on my shoulder
I was an angles from the underground

(...)
What you have taken away from me
Can never come back, I cry, all night"

This tells what the main character was passing and what bring him to imprisonment (to be like a slave)

The second song is Alive, I think in this song he remembers his lover and the times spent whit his girlfriend, wife from the cell he is in

When you feel alive, and there's nothing you can do
When you can't explain, is there a reason why I'm living?
When you feel alive, and there's nothing you can do
We must struggle towards this together
Together we will make it through alive...

The third song is epic, He is brought to fight in the arena as a gladiator for is live and fear controls him, the song is called "Glory of the Empire"

Now the time has come
Will I win or fall?
Victory is on my mind
Could it ever be what I have found?
Now the gates are open wide
I must enter the arena
It will bring me one step closer to my revenge

There is an instrumental song I will not post, but hear it, the 5th song reveals after he is freed from where he was after winning in the arena, the song "Silence from Angels Above" where he questions his choices, and the time to confront who he left behind

The time has come to face the end
This is a necessary thing
Cause I will hold your hand an say
Will you forgive me

Long ago I made a choice
That I thought would make a difference
And lead me back on track

 
The next song is "Why am I here?" he continues questioning what he done in the arena, and in his life that brought him to that moment

 It was only a dream. His body senses relief
He washes of the night from his face
Followed by a look in the mirror
Something doesn't feel right here
Who is this man I see?
Somehow he can't recognize himself

Then comes "The Prophecy" where he realises he is part of something bigger he found his reason to live after all that happened

I woke up in the middle of the night
Outside the rain was covered in red
Thunder and lightning covers the sky
I'm all alone in this forsaken place
What have I done to deserve a life like this
Am I the key? Have I unlocked the mystery to life?

Innocence is the secret to reveal the prophecy
A new beginning predicted by the pages in the sand

The longest song of the album is also where everything is solved and where he finally closes the first chapter and starts a new one, the song is called precisely "1st Chapter"

I've reached the point of no return
And the path that lies behind me I will never see again
From the day that I left home I had one thing on my mind
To find the hidden answer in the sand

Feels like someone's watching over me
My faith is in their hands
Voices surround me... they show me the way

The journey ends back to paradise
Beyond the mountains far away
I've returned to where the sun always shine
...to my Grand Utopia

There is a last song on the album but I will not post it, hear the full album from first to last song so you can embrace the story on it's full

I guess he understands his happy life before all that happened was an utopia, We understood the message that life is that, doubts questioning and moments of unforeseen wins you never expected when everything seemed darkness all around.

Paradise Lost - Paradise Lost (2005)

Today I bring you my favourite Paradise Lost album, the one with same name as the band, Paradise Lost from 2005, What I love the most in this album is the melody in it, I would say is the softest album from Paradise Lost, but not the worst because of that, if there is an album with touches of Progressive is this one.
The first song I'm showing you is the first one of the album
Don't Belong, it was one of the songs that I heard for a long time before diving more into it, It starts slow and increases pace in chorus. And the lyrics fit so well in a former time. The musicality in this one is superb

The second song of the album is Close Your Eyes, is not so intense as the first one but is also in my opinion an amazing one more in a constant pace. "All Born the same"

The third song of the album is a masterpiece on it's own, the transitions, the lyrics, everything fits, it's called Grey another more soft song, but if you have a taste similar to mine you will like it.

The 4th song is called RedShift, it didn't interested me for a long time, but with years passing I learned that some musics need time to dive in our soul, and this is one of those.

The 5th song is another one that took me some time, but now I love it, Forever After, the lyrics make such sense now, and it's stronger without being harsh one of my new favourites.

The 6th song, mainly for those not so much into metal but more into rock, Sun Fading has some heaviness without being too noticed, but musically is superbly well done

 

The last song I'm showing you, and the 8th of the album is All You Leave Behind, we end this post with something heavier, one of the heaviest ones until here.
 

Next week I'll post a kind of my personal best of from them, stay tuned.
 

Blasted Mechanism - Avatara(2005)

Today I was hearing some songs, and thought to myself. Why did I never post on my blog about Blasted Mechanism, not being progressive have several songs with touches of it. And they were one of my own country obsessions for a long time. Blasted Mechanism, are a Portuguese band, which took a violent turn in 2008 with the departure of Karkow(the vocals)

Well but I'm here to talk to you about the album from 2005 Avatara. This album at the time was not so well received even by me, but it's the kind of album which grows with every audition, and even if you pass a time without hearing it, sooner or later you will want to hear it again.

The first Song which has an official video is called Blasted Empire feat Dj Nelassasin it features the band with a known Dj from here, the song full of rhythm and catchy lyrics are a wonderful start-up for this post.

The second song has also a official video-clip and is called Sun Goes Down, more melodic but also with rhythm, has some nuances pretty interesting

The third one I will talk is the 4th song of the album, was the first I was really addicted to when I first started hearing this album more properly. With a speed pace and with a power vibe all over it, I love this one. It's almost a manipulation of mind to dance if it makes sense.

Next is a song I came upon recently in terms of acknowledgement, which is called Enolough,  it's one of the songs I think is more complete on the album speed and power at some points, dynamic and then some more quiet ones, the progressive touch I talked about earlier.

The last one is my favourite, is Take That Shot, I really enjoy it, first the initial beat sets the mood for all the song, then a pretty rhythmic and melodic sound followed by revolt lyrics which make you think like:

I'll take that shot
I'll take that shot

You keep reminding me
Not to get the taste of it
Not to chew the best of it
Not to inhale it
Put it all together
And mix it with the artifact
And set your devil's loose

Maybe I will do a new post about other Blasted albums, maybe a best of or divided for Namaste(2003) and Sound in light/Light in sound(2007) lets wait and see.

Demons and Wizards - Touched by the Crimson King (2005)

This is the second and last album(for now I hope) of Demons and Wizards from 2005
the first song is a great beginning, Crimson King, you get who he is

Terror Train is about a Train who waked up and wants revenge from how he was treated, it's the official video from the album

the Gunslinger is my favourite you feel like you are in a new adventure of your own

Dorian is my favourite lyrics, mainly this part

If I stayed young
And the picture turned old
For That I would give everything 

The last song I'm showing you is Down Where I am, here another amazing lyrics, like

I fear my heart and fear my soul
And all the things that are unknown
There's a chance things will turn wrong my friend
Far too fast I'm losing ground
Well let's face it here it now
You're not welcome you should know

I fear my heart and fear my soul
Life goes on it surely will

Without me I wonder
Will I ever see light again?
Will I ever see light again?
Life goes on

I hope you enjoy all the album it is really worth it.

In Extremo - Mein Rasend Herz (2005) and Weckt die Toten!(2008)

Today another Folk metal band, again from Germany. They are called In extremo, mixking the powerful bagpipes in metal. First song is my favorite, "Liam".

The second one is called "Ai Vis Lo Lop"

Poets of The Fall - Signs of Life (2005)

Hey folks. New Month old material, isn't that what people say? no? well this month will be 100% Poets of the Fall based. Why? because I posted last month their late work, but is their former material which brought me to this amazing band. Some say they sound like Muse, I don't agree, may have some similarities here and there in the songs, but nothing else.

This week will be about their first album Signs Of Life form 2005

It starts with an amazing rock song, with what I would call some progressive elements at some points, here we have "Lift"

Next I will show you the third song from this album, "Late Goodbye" which is simply amazing, slower pace than lift, more progressive elements and change of paces. This song was part of the game Max Payne 2

Next we have, a in the sixth song of the album, "Stay", another slow pace song, more for a romantic type, enjoy

Now enters the song which brought me to Poets of The Fall, the 11th song of the album, illusion & Dream, the song makes us wander through our wake dreams

The Last song is a sweet song, like a going to sleep one to end the album, It's called Sleep, aafter my introduction who would expect that?

Next Week we will go ahead to 2006's album, see you next week


 

Opeth 4th part - Pale Communion(2014) and song from Ghost Reveries(2005)

Today I bring you to date their most recent album Pale Communion, From here I can only share with you their official video from this album, Cusp of Eternity, As I don't know this album that much to advise you in which or not to hear, just didn't want to not post this one

To compensate my lack of knowledge in this album, I will go back in time a little and share with you Isolation Years from Ghost Reveries album from 2005, in this song you can now feel the loneliness of the woman present