This week I’m going with something that sound quite a bit like Iron Maiden (the vocals definitely sound more like early Maiden), which is always a good thing:
Tag: Heavy Metal
Monday Metal: Alley Cat by Seventh Wonder
This week I feel like some progressive power metal so we’re going to listen to some Seventh Wonder:
Monday Metal: Bleed by Sinbreed
I’m feeling old school but not old school. After digging through some classic sounding power metal I came across a band that I hadn’t heard of before, Sinbreed. They’re a German power metal band that has a nice old school sound to them but have only been around since 2005. I haven’t had a chance to listen to a lot of their stuff but what I’ve heard so far I’m digging:
You are a Pirate
Argh Mateys, it is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. That means you bunch of scallywags and landlubbers are honorary pirates for today only:
You better be off me ship come midnight.
Monday Metal: Magnetic North by Alestorm
Argh matey, it be time again for more pirate metal. OK, so I finally got around to buying Alestorm’s new album. It’s damn good, which isn’t surprising considering how awesome Alestorm is. Of all the songs on the new album I must say I like Magnetic North the most so here it is:
Monday Metal: Kaptein Kaos by TrollfesT
I don’t even know what the fuck this is, I just stumbled across it when searching for new folk metal and it made by LOL:
OK, I actually know what TrollfesT is but this video, holy shit, I’m not sure what it’s about but it’s awesome.
Monday Metal: Maleficium by Morgana Lefay
I think we need something that sounds old school so we’re traveling back to 1996. The song is Maleficium and it is by the power metal band Morgana Lefay:
A Metal Funeral for a Metal Man
Earlier this year the great Oderus Urungus, the now former lead singer of GWAR, left us. It was a sad day for the metal community as Oderus brought us so much quality entertainment. But two days ago he was given an appropriate funeral:
This past Saturday, August 16, the vocalist was given his second memorial service, which entailed sending out his costume on a raft filled with various offerings into the middle of Hadad’s Lake in Virginia, and setting it ablaze with a flaming arrow. The band’s annual Gwar-B-Q took place following the public memorial service.
Fucking metal! May Valkyries carry his spirit to Valhalla so he can do battle against the enemies of metal! By the way, this is what I want for my funeral.
Monday Metal: The Call of the Mountains by Eluveitie
So Eluveitie’s new album has been released and it’s awesome (as expected). As part of the album release the band also recorded a new music video for, what I believe to be, the best song on the album (although I’m not terribly happy that the “bonus” tracks were just this song recorded in several different languages but whatever). In addition to being a great song this video also has a lot of Anna Murphy, which is always appreciated:
Monday Metal: Dark Wings of Steel by Rhapsody of Fire
I feel as though we need something that screams dragons, sorcery, and other common power metal themes. When it comes to power metal with a fantasy theme (but I repeat myself) one band always jumps to my mind: Rhapsody of Fire. This week we’re going to be listening to the band’s latest song Dark Wings of Steel: