Oceanwake - Lights Flashing In Mute Scenery(2019)

Something new this way comes. I would put Oceanwake somewhen between Doom, Black and Post-metal. a Really dark atmosphre where the Growls are justified for me. The music is also pretty dark and it something to absorve.
The first song, called "Posthuma", has all the said parts pretty evident to me

The Second song, called "Travelogue" has a slightly different beat to it right in the beginning of the song, being more what I imagine from Doom and less of the others.  The voice also helps a lot to this idea to me.

SOTO - Origami (2019)

Next 24th May, there will be a released an album which promises a lot, from SOTO. The tittle track is amazing, Origami, I can't stop hearing it. heavy enough without being too much for my taste.

The other song revealed so far is called "BeLie" is less heavy than the first one, going in a more melodic direciton. the voice makes me remember Jorn Lande at spaces.

Richard Barbieri - Variants.1+2, 3+4 & 5(2019)

Cheers everyone. Hope you are having a good year, we are almost falfway through. I recently started to pay more attention to Richard Barbieri the ever present talent together with Sevten Wilson's solo career or Porcupine Tree. His solo works Variants are coming around, and if the hte first song «New Soul» are that kind of song you put playing and let it sink in or do something with it in the background

The Second one is more the music to be marvelled upon, called «Vibra», brilliantly executed with a mix of sounds that grows within one.

Hope you enjoy Richard Barbieri's work as much as I do.

Cheers and see you soon

Motanka - Motanka(2019)

Recently passing on Napalm I satumbled upon this magestic song, it took me time to mature it in my head but it is really good. Heavy when it needs to be and melodic at the other times. a mix of heavy and traditional music. I leave you with Verba from the album coming about in June.

Voyager - Brightstar(2019)

I recently stumbled upon this guys on Season of Mist. The music I heard "Brightstar" gives me a vibe of Leprous/Rendevous Point with other parts more Brainstorm came to my mind. They alternate melodic parts, with others way more agressive, like what Leprous used us to. I really enjoyed this I must say.

SÂVER - They Came With Sunlight(2019)

This is one of those sound that I was about to skip it after the first two minutes, but than it easily kept my attention. As expected from Norwegian bands, this amused me a lot. Vibes of what in bands so different like Ulver, Borknagar, Leprous, Ihsahn. Some harsh and agressive sounds(the most one so far this year in the blog probably), alternating with others so pleasant. A good album to pay attention in near future. Musically irrepreensibl,  I leave you for now with "Dissolve to Ashes"

MORK - Det Svarte Juv(2019)

This song, might be the heaviest one in the recent times in my blog. It is in that frontier between what I can and enjoy to hear, and what starts to be too much for me. This guys, I enjoyed it. it has a dark vibe around the music "På Tvers Av Tidene" that for me is most of time senough to caught my attention. I think those who enjoy that feeling more doom metal, black metal, will surely enjoy this one.

Myrath - Shehili(2019)

Seems Myrath are offering us a new album. I usually enjoy having time to  hear an album well before jumping to the next one. But I don't mind in this situation. The oriental and Northern Africa vibes are there for us to notice. And seem to get more and more detailed. I hope they put their own local language more into songs. For me more songs with this registry will never be enough. I will leave you with "No Holding Back"

Glad I could fill this month with Posts, unlike February, hope I can keep the pace till the end of the year. I am waiting for more to do a post about new Devin Townsend album, keep tuned to the blog.

The Riven - Far Beyond(2019)

Seems another Swedish band is coming by. I wasn't expecting much from here, I didn't eve knew who they were. But I really enjoyed her voice. And it fits pretty nice with the instruments. The vibe is near more something coming somewhere near the Grunge scene.

Cosmic Wolves (Demos 2019)

Today I stumbled upon a band clash for who would win a slot on Vagos Metal Fest this year, and doing so, I noticed I only knew Allamedah from the lot. I decided as such, to search the other bands, all the two people who follow me, may know I am not that fond of black or thrash metal, I hear it but not everything in those genres is my place. However this band caught my attention, more calm, melodic, more closer to what I seek in music. Coming from my country, Portugal, even better.

The first song I heard Rise of the Samurai, has the oriental style in it that immediately caught my eye, the music makes me remember something coming from the post metal/post rock genres, maybe something drinking close to Mono and those areas.

The Second song is a demo, is called Sakumi, and is different from the last one, in some moments made me remember of Les discrets or Alcest, still following some of what is heard in the post styles. I once again can connect the sound to Mono. I will follow this band for sure in the future. hope they can hang-on in a country not that much focused on this style of music.

We Are the Catalyst - Ephemeral(2019)

Another new sound around here. The first part made me rememeber of Dolores O'riordan in "Ordinary Girl" but the sounds transprot me more to something more near Dealin or Within temptation early era. For sure something different from what you usually find around here. I leave you with the song "Over Pale Waters". Her voice seems interesting, no need to by yelling all the time.

The Ghost Next Door - A Feast For the Sixth Sense(2019)

Greetings. I recently on my search found this band. It is a mic of melody with a harsh voice, it fits pretty well to me to be honest. Thos ewho are more into harsh voices, may found very interesting this band from San Francisco.