Therion - Vovin (1998)

Now I'll talk to you about the other album condered with Theli Therion's best albums, Vovin. It is undeniable the quality of theli and vovin, and it marked a change of direciton form Therion first works, from there their sound followed the wave.

This albums has some iconic songs that every Therion must hear, starting by the song opening the album "Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah", When it starts fans love it and start singing along.

The second one I'm showing you works amazingly live, even better than the studio version it is called "Birth of Venus Illegitima", where choirs are more important than ever in Therion.

The next song is a longer one, but always as giantly played, it is called "Clavicula Nox" or translating, The Key of the Night, on pair with Siren of The Woods another peaceful song, and how powerful night seems, I will share a video from Jonny a Magnis Maxima youtbe channel he has a lot of Therion songs with amazing videos to them, check them out

the last song I'm showing you from this album is called "Raven of Dispersion", it's one of those songs as being the one before the last, the song talks about a cry of help to a Raven. Another video from the same channel, once again the choir with a great female voice over makes the greatness of the song

 

I still have at least 7 to 8 more albums to talk bout but the next 2 will be talked togehter, I'm counting with  you next week.

Therion - Theli (1996)

This week we go back one year, and will embrace Theli, the album that is considered by most of the fans as the best Therion album side by side with the album from the next week, Starts the era of Operatic Therion, the amazing melodies all Therion fans recognize. Some people call it Gothic metal, others symphonic, I think their quality is too much to put such a band in a stagnant category.

There are three songs I want to share with you, the first one can be mentioned as the band's song, explains a bit the name of the band and is called To Mega Therion it never fails to be played live

The second song I'm showing you is Cults of The Shadows, musically I prefer this one over To Mega Therion, but both are amazing, this one is a bit more melodic there my preference.

The last one is one of my all time favourite of Therion, when listen to this song, disconnect yourself form the world around and lets the sound submerge you in a peaceful melody, I know the lyrics are not so peaceful for what I've been reading. But we don't understand the lyrics so I only enjoy embracing the sound. Sometimes when the noise in a Bus, Subway or Train is too much, this song cancels all that.

Therion - A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming(1997)

Greetings, today I noticed I never posted anything about my all time favourite band Therion. I remembered tha band cause they will come here in 2018 and I can't lose it if I can. The first Album I want to show you something about is A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming, mainly a song which has Dan Swano's collaboration. And is called "In Remembrance"

Os Quatro E Meia - Pontos Nos Is (2017)

Those who follow my blog know that sometimes I like to bring some different stuff, cause not only hard rock and metal can have progressive elements. I bring you what we can call a fusion between rock and traditional sound. Most of you will not understand what is these songs about but they are upbeat and cheerful or other times more to the heart. I love it and decided to share with you.

The first song more festive is called Baile de São Simã, about a ball where a guy wants to be with a girl nothing of much

 The second song is my favourite form what I heard, called "Um Sim para Regressar", this can be seen in two different perspectives. One a boy who made something less honorable to a girl and repents it and ask for forgiveness, or can also be seen by the eyes of an emigrant, one who was forced to leave his country to fight for his life and now is back cause can't be more time away from his beloved country and culture. See what you think it is. This one has a really nice progression, starts slowly and becomes more rythmic at the end.

Soon I will comeback to more hard sounds, for now as the end of summer is comming lets enjoy

Paradise Lost - Collection of songs from former(Draconian times to Tragic idol) and new albums(Medusa 2017)

Last week hearing some videos on youtube, I stumbled across lots of videos from Paradise Lost, I always knew Paradise Lost album as well as the next one, In Requiem, but all the other albums I didn't knew so well.

From 1995's Album Draconian Times, Forever Failure I am not so much fan of this harsher style but It fits in this song really well

One of the first songs that made me stay tuned once again to Paradise Lost is Say Just Words from the Album "One Second" from 1997, vocally harsher and more symphonic than the album I posted last week.

From 2001's "Believe in Nothing", I'm showing you Mouth

From 2007's In Requiem the song I hear the most is The Enemy, I think it was the first song I ever knew from them.

Also the songs Last Regret and Faith Divide us Death Unites, from 2009's album Faith Divide us Death Unites, also made me stay a little while around Paradise Lost, despite I had already known of the last song which talks about abuse either physic the most visible one but also the psychological one.

From 2012's "Tragic idol", two songs Are repeatedly playing in my mp3, Honesty in Death and Fear of Impending Hell

Finally I will show you from next September's Album "Medusa" the song The Longest Winter.

 Tomorrow is me who has his Birthday but I am the one giving a present to you. Cheers

Steven Wilson - To The Bone(2017) - New Outstanding Song revealed

I Can't let it pass unnoticed so i'm posting at Wednesday once again... recently Steven Wilson revealed a 4th song from the album and I must say to you, it is a masterpiece, the progressive tone all in it, it made me remember the vibe of Don't hate me which is my favourite Porcupine Tree song, with no more words worth to be said to say how much I enjoy this one, here it is the new revealed song: Refuge

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.