As you might have notice this blog plays around the progressive word, The main objective is to help on the promotion of metal and trying to change the perspective metal=noise.
However, Expect the unexpected. Mainly focussed on progressive metal or rock, but easily going to catch some good stuff to bands with only some progressive elements. And sometimes also going totally out of the progressive genre and of metal. Help you discovering what has been done of value around the world in my opinion.
In the end of August I stumbled upon the new song form Brainstorm, is one of those bands that never disappoint. despite of being Power metal is not those generic new bands from power metal that are equal to one another.
the song they present is called "Ravenous Minds" and will be present in the album Midnight Ghost which comes out in 28th September
For those who don't know Brainstorm I leave you also one
of my favourite songs from them from the album "On The Spur Of The
Moment" from 2011, "In these Walls". I don't see myself doing a new post just for this song in the future. I think it fits better right now.
Cheers. Today I was passing through my youtube subscriptions and stumbled upon new Saltatio Mortis song. Saltatio Mortis are usually a folk metal band, with way more folk elements than the traditional metal ones. On this track already the fusion is way more balanced, it almost get a song more agressive and powerful. The song is called "Dorn im Ohr" and wil lbe presented on their new album, «Brot und Spiele» coming out next 17th August
Cheers My friends. Today I decided to bring a band I am listening again on this days, contrarily to other bands I don't know their albums through so I will instead post my favourite songs from what I know from them, this is a Big return to Progressive metal posts.
I will show you two songs the first one has a title a lot of people will find it familiar as it has the same name as one of from Pink Floyd hits, "Wish you were here", However this as too little to do with Pink Floyd apart the progressive thing. I love everything in this song from the vocalists voice to the way the music evolves from start to beginning. A Special Thumbs up to the album cover Which I think is amazing.
The other song is called "Holes In The Sky" is less melodic than the other one but the progressive style remains I think more to what I would expect in some of the Threshold songs with Damian Wilson. I really enjoy it.
The last one is one of my recently found songs from them, called "Stone
Roses Edge", Seems more closer to the first song with more electric
elements with some of Speed and power metal elements as well
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".
Today, time for some folk metal I found when I heard it in Wacken in 2015 I think I leave you with the song Derdriu. today it's a quick post. Next week there will also be a quick one.
As there was not that much to hear in last post, I decided to share something more with you this week, so today I bring you a German band, I heard this and I like it instantaneously. Is not the harsh like song you may be used to from germanic countries. I find it rather melodic,check it out:
Here the lyrics for this song
durch den Nebel hallt mein schrei
Ein kurzer schmerz, es wird so kalt
alles zieht an mir vorbei
und zieht mich in die Dunkelheit
halt noch immer meine Hand
die sich nicht mehr regt
mit dem letzten Bild von dir
mach ich mich auf den Weg
Weiß wie der schnee
mein herz es zerbrach
Dort unten am See
In finsterer nacht
Ich sehe dein gesicht
Auf wenn ich nun geh
Dein licht begleitet mich,
So hell und weiß wie der schnee
Vergißmeinnicht so schön es war
Es sollte doch nicht sein
Ich weiß nicht, was mit uns geschah
Zu spät nun, ich tauch ins Dunkel ein
Weiß wie der schnee
mein herz es zerbrach
Dort unten am See
In finsterer nacht
Ich sehe dein gesicht
Auf wenn ich nun geh
Dein licht begleitet mich,
So Hell und weiß wie der schnee (x2)
P.S.: The theme of this song made me remember how my friendship with a friend which makes her birthday today has gone through so much ups and downs, And it happen to post this on this day. Just a personal curiosity
Today I'm bringing you something more from power metal, than from progressie, the first song I heard from this band it was the visual of the vocalist that bring me more attention, a bit feminine I would say, but immediately after one recognize his enormous voice.
The first song presented was Hashtag Your Life, a critic against social dependence of hashtags and how it controls your life
But then appeared a song that made me addicted to this band, called If
Clocks Were Running Backwards, amazing voice and everything fits
perfectly, check it out, the album is out July 8th of this year 2016
Today I will share an enormous song from an album which will be released this month April, And it fits here a Progressive metal/rock style, with ambience sounds. Long Distance calling, for you.
