The Temperance movement- "Covers and Rarities"

Once a big hope for British retro rock, today a vivid, mature hard rock scheme, seasoned on stages and with a new singer, TM releasing an album full of covers and rarities. A release to prove to any misled infidel, that they have the influences and the guts to honor them. LED ZEPPELIN, David Bowie, DEEP PURPLE (with the participation of Ian Paice) along with some Brit pop, BLUR (Tender), OASIS (Up in the sky) along with some of their own songs and the truth is bare naked laid in front of us. 

 

 

 From the DP cover where the band gives its own funk tempo, to the heartbreaking "Mothers eyes" the retro scene as it was defined by BLACK CROWES and QUIREBOYS is here, present and loud. TM have their own identity, bit ROLLING STONES,  bit FACES,  bit HUMBLE PIE, they deliver their rock brassed, smoked and with passion. Down to earth , they play the best, as music pours out of their hearts like the fountain of truth. Not overindulging they prefer to put the effort in being realistic and sensitive. 

 

They won't rediscover America with such an album, but they'll reinstate the faith of their followers, that the true belief and love for music, is still in their hearts burning like a never ending fire.

 

7

 

Matti Alfonzetti- "Shake my blood"

Modern melodic Hard rock by one of the most underrated voices, Mark Alfonzetti. For those of you who are unaware of his musical past, he has his tenures as led singer in bands such as BAM BAM BOYS, JAGGED EDGE , SKINTRADE, ROAD TO RUIN. With a raw, yet melodic voice,that brings him to the category of singers like Andi Derris, David Reece he releases this solo work, where furious melodic hard rock  like "Shake my blood"trades places with soulful mid tempo songs like "Say Goodbye". Alfonzetti is a genuine Swedish melodicHard rock singer with his heavier moments, his fondness for the modern rock sound but a soft spot for the 80s AOR scene. The tenure in JAGGED EDGE left his mark in songs like the funky, groovy 'Who do you think you are". Bluesy and melodic, in the vein of MR BIG, late years EUROPE , Alfonzetti, brings the musical dreams to life in songs like 'Sanctified" where the groove meets the melody at a song that screams for airplay. This time Alfonzetti, who has gone back to his roots and together with Mikael Hujanen, Peter Forss, Johan Norgren, Henrik Bergqvist, Joel Sahlin and his son Dante created an album full of bluesy , yet FM oriented Hard rock. 'Digging in the dirt' with its melodic bridge and its heavy blues chorus is a fine example of the album's orientation. 

 

 

If you are into bands like COLD CHISEL you may understand my point of view.A melodic, yet bluesy,deep voice that has the versatility to serve both the FM as the more down to earth blues rock directions,allow Alfonzetti move in to various musical directions keeping the groove and the fire alive, without been utterly traditional or over the top contemporary. But it's the covers where he shows his own unique interpretation on songs we all know and love like at 'Don't believe a word" by THIN LIZZY ,where he transforms the song to a piano led, heartbreaking ballad, stripped down to the bones, leaving him and a piano."Kill my blues" could be easily at any of the post reunion EUROPE albums and been among the best songs they have written. In the same vein of hard rock with a bluesy touch, comes "Evil woman", muscular and anthemic.To put it simple EUROPE,SHOUT, MR BIG, WHITESNAKE, JAGGED EDGE, you like any of the aforementioned bands ,then you are obliged to buy "Shake my soul" period.

 

7,5

 

Song of the week The Last International Playboys - Have You Ever Fallen In Love? (Official video)

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The Last International Playboys - Have You Ever Fallen In Love? (Official video)

 

Song: Have you ever fallen in love? 

Album: Who shot Roy? Release date: December 10th, 2021 

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Words & music: Angel Kalantzis B

acking vocals/vocal arrangement: Anna T. Tarba 

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Me and that man- "New man,New songs, Same shit Vol2"

Third times a charm and Nergal knails it one more time.Along with a stellar list of participants , expected Myrkyr, Gary Holt and unexpected Blaze Baley, he gives us his own successful recipe of Dark, wave, alternative rock, folk,country and Americana, with some metal elements and praise the Lord (Dark or not) he is a winner.From the opener "Black hearse Cadillac' the last song we heard Hank Von Hell, a chilling moment as the album was released the day we were informed on the death of the Great Norwegian singer, a creepy , chanting introduction, and soul searching lyrics, a cry for love and attention-who really gives a fuck and listen to the lyrics and their meaning for the artist ,in his real life?the album set high standards as usual.A help from GHOSTs Papa V...Mary Goore and BOC meets Me and that man rocking over a James Bond movie theme.A blues out of the Gary Moore songbook is "All hope is gone" where instead of Johnny Cash, Blaze Bayley, yes the ex WOLFSBANE,IRON MAIDEN singer along with Gary Holt (Exodus) and Jeff Mantas Dunn (V) gives the best song of the album, a heartbreaking, emotional overcharged blues anthem. Americana and country & Western rules at "Witches don't fall in love"."Losing my blues"  and if MOTORHEAD would think to play blues, this is how they would sound with Chris Holmes (ex WASP giving this dirty 80s ,sunset strip soloing). 

 

 

 

Dave Vinsent (Morbid angel) does what he knows best at ' 'Year of the snake'', thriving the song from a low ride to self destruction to the depths of personal abandonment and misery, standing against everyone and paying the price. The haunting violin solo makes the song an Appalachian cry for freedom, a mountain song from the mountain of the dead and unbowed.Michael Graves (MISFITS) gives a stunning performance at the hypnotic, mesmerizing "Blues and cocaine" a song that makes the term "desert rock" at least obsolete with its internal, sheer, demonic power.Randy Blythe takes the mic at "Silver Halide echoes" and gives us a modern Moricone song for a western where no one survives, despite motivations and moral grounds.What makes Me and that man a project,everyone loves is that Nergal takes musicians from mostly the extreme sound territory and present them in a totally different package like Alicia  White Glutz and Dave Townsend at 'Goodbye' a haunting dark Americana ballad. The closer 'Got your tongue" with our "own" Chris Georgiadis is a great example of the alternative rock spirit that broke the limits between metal and rock in the 90s and still releases great songs to dance with. 

 

Me and that man for the third time produce an album that other artists need a whole life to conceive. We love their work and hope they'll continue to bring such dark pleasures to our lustful ears.

 

8,5

 

When rivers meet- 'Saving grace'

 

 

The killer duet of Grace and Aaron Bond from the UK returns to remind us of how good, soulful blues rock has to be played. 'He ll drive you crazy' is a song that lets the gutsy vocals of Grace Bond reign over the fuzzy guitar all together in a Zeppelin-esque piece of music. If you already had their first album you know that WHEN RIVER MEETS are a band who wear their heart on their sleeve. They like their music, groovy have a soft spot for the blues and take the lead from where BAD COMPANY, Joplin, SAINT JUDE and less THUNDER (they are still active0)left it. 

 

 

'Don't tell me goodbye '' has the 'Wild horses" /country rock/americana (sic) feeling  with both musicians taking turns at the vocals and yes we love the emotional burden it carries. Groovy as hell at 'Do you remember my name" they keep the game simple and effective, aiming straight to the heart, without imitating WHITE STRIPES, BLACK KEYS etc but with a more alternative twist.Modern blues with a soulful touch is also the main theme at "Have no doubt about it"."Eye of the hurricane" has the lead vocals roles changing with Aaron coming upfront assorting by some haunting backing vocals by Grace in a dark Americana song.The temperature rises with the rocking "Testify", an in your face rocker with some great backing vocals enforcing the final result.Grece bond gives a thrilling performance at "Shoot the breeze", a groovy blues rocker while the tempo gets funkier at "Lost and found' and the song a bit more commercial and contemporary. 

 

Second album and the Bond family getting stronger and stronger at the songwriting and delivering departments. A Modern rock album that looks at the blues and winks at the more contemporary sounds, always within the rock context.They have the Grace with them and we hope for music s sake to keep having it by their side.

7,5

 

 

Dirty Kings-"Crown jewel"

When NWOBHM meets US hard rock with an alternative twist, you have DIRTY KINGS. Electric and eclectic, their sound is defined by the characteristic vocals who gives a bit gothic, a bit alternative color to their songs. Check out "Locomotive heart" and "Marquee lady" to understand my point. Imagine T.SO.L  meets DIAMOND HEAD and early DEF LEPPARD with a touch of ANGELS and you might understand, not to mention some early Ted Nugent guitar riffing that demolishes walls. 

 

 

 

Heavy, bit melodic and most of all original , it may be a bit more than enough at some points,but at the end is an album that combines in your face aesthetic with the recklessness of LA and the muscle of Australian hard rock dressed in the leather and spandex of the early 80s at the UK metal scene. Colorado has its own way  to produce metal with heart and balls.

6,5

 

HOUSTON-"IV"

 

Sweden rocks, rules ,reigns etc. Another album, another success and West Coast AOR lovers can laid back and enjoy their martini along the album. From SURVIVOR to Robert Tepper, melodic lines, keyboards, sing along choruses, razor sharp guitars and heartbroken lyrics about lost loves and inner strength "Hero" are all over the album. When you have songs like "You re still the woman", "Heartbreaker", "I will not give in despair". "Such is love" and "A lifetime in a moment" there are not enough words to describe the feelings created when you listen to them. 

 

 

Sugar coated, gold gilded AOR a mix between SURVIVOR, TRILLION, 101 SOUTH and FOREIGNER, this album delivers like a true IV. On the contrary to their  80s origins, the more they mature, the better albums they release, unlike "Rocky' and 'Rambo' series. So rent a convertible, a big boobs escort, a yacht and live the album to the limit.

 

8,5

Yola-'Stand for myself"

An album that starts with a soulful "Barely alive" and keeps rising the temperature with some RnB, soul, rock tunes that wink at Stax and the golden 70s all in favor of the great passionate, emotional voice of Yola. The dance floor favorite "Dancing away in tears" with the disco overtones, the honky tonk "Diamond studded shoes" or the laid back, "Be my friend" a song that could be easily at any Free album."Great divide" is another example of the versatility of her voice and the easiness she embraces different genres, a sugar coated ballad about heartbreak straight from the 60s songbooks. 'Starlight" is another jazz infused soul ballad with a dark dance twist and Yola's voice is as uplifting as ever. A bit more up tempo and modern "If i had to do it all again" is a modern pop song ready for the pop radio stations. At the same page/pace is "Now you are here, the smokey joints have been replaced by lounges with well dressed guys, but the warmth of Yola's voice is here even if the tempo has become more contemporary.

 

 

 

Yola is Bristol born and Nashville based but her voice is universal and her influences across decades and genres. So she is easily moves from the lounges to a 60s anthem like "whatever you want" with the slide guitar and the country overtones giving the tone."Break the bough" continues the up tempo ,soul effort, raising the roof of the joint with its intensity. It has to be "Like a photograph" for Yola to let her most sensitive side take over, once more in this countrified, jazzy ballad with the strings taking over like a Burt Bucharach's song, proving her voice range and her abilities to deliver emotionally, regardless the genre. The album is closing with "Stand for myself" a modern soul rock album where Yola makes her statement as a female voice with passion and nothing to prove to anyone ,but her ability to rock any place. In our days of plastic pop and lounge soul for elevators, Yola delivers music from the soul for the soul.

 

 

7,5

 

STEW-"Taste"

STEW-"Taste"(Uprising records)

 

Retro rock with some more heavy twist. "Still got the time" is a song where Y&T meets LED ZEPPELIN to cover MOUNTAIN and the result is a grinder. A monolithic heavy riff over which the groove take all over the place, with no mercy for th) sensitive ears of rappers, trappers and pop lovers or those who like the corpse paint and the spandex rule their "metal". Actually the ghost of Plant,Page,Bonham and Jones are all over the place. "You dont need me' is another example of retro rock with some ethnic twist and a great overtone by Rpry Gallgher at the guitar solo ing."All that i need" is a fine example of their muscular, groovy 70s influenced hard rock with CREAM, LED ZEPPELIN, MOUNTAIN and early SCORPIONS joint to worship the six string and the Gods of Rock n roll.

 

 

The band as you understand is a power trio , originated from Lindesberg ,Sweden but they could have come from UK of the 70s with no doubt 'bout their origins. Straightforward, groovy, guitar driven hard rock with excellent male (at last) vocals from a singer who likes to sing and not scream, over the groovy  melodies of the band. An add to their sound is the powerful drumming of Dahlgen and the tight sound along with guitarist's Jansson  influences who include enough psychedelia, to make an old hippie cry and then listen to "When lights go out" a song fro which Gary Moore would kill to write,and definitely to play at. An album that praises the 70s and knows how not to become vintage, retro etc. A strong release that has to be listened to.

 

8

 

Brian Setzer -"Gotta have the rumble"

I could end the reviewer in one world, rockabilly. But I use a few more. Jerry lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Fats domino, Buddy holy are all here in an album where rockabilly meets streetwise music with some unexpected but equally loved twists. The eastern climates of "Smash upon highway one" bring a different feeling, to the album while "Rockabilly riot "is what the name says, a song from a juvenile delinquents institution. Setzer uses every trick in the book of rockabilly 'Cat with nine wives", "Turn you on, turn me on", "Off you rocker" but also adds the timeless of the twelve bar music and makes the album an effortless treat for today’s listener. 

 

 

Instead of making a romantic tour to the music of the 50s, he writes songs based on the rockabilly tradition but with a more contemporary sound, plus some country elements "Rockabilly banjo" ready to set the dance hall on fire and have the rockers get into a fight with everyone else. Masculine, rocking, and most of all compelling the album just gives the shivers o those who like their music popish, without nerve, quiet. Revolutionary , definitely not, out of the box and inventive , for sure.

 

 

7,5

 

The Courettes-"Back in mono"

A duet who unlike the WHITE STRIPES prefer the more polished form of rock n roll, instead the primitive form of blues. Influenced more by The Ronettes, Shangri Las etc along buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and the early twelve bar pioneers, they release an album (their third) full of sugar coated rock n roll /pop and rockabilly "Melodic and melancholic at songs like "My one and only baby", streetwise and rebels at "Edge of my nerves" the embrace the 50s with love and affection. 

 

 

If "Grease" would need a new soundtrack or even better "Happy days" becoming a movie,Fonzy would love to swing at their songs. Denmark (Martin) and Brazil Flavia unite their creative forces and bring the glory days of garage,rockabilly back on our turntables. The difference between them and bands like The Raveonettes, is they have a far more diversified, enriched sound and they love each and every aspect of early days rock n roll, even production wise, miming the famous Phil Spector ,"Wall of sound". 

All hail to the Courettes.

 

 

7,5

Song of the week - Black Pumas - (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding Cover)

Song of the week

 

 Black Pumas - (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding Cover)

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Smith/Kotzen- "Better days"

 

 

An ep in less than a year from the first full work, product of collaboration between Adrian Smith (IRON MAIDEN) and Richie Kotzen (WINERY DOGS). Does the ep has any value? Any reason to exist? For many reasons it has. The first contains four previously unreleased tracks, the heavier of them "Rise" with the participation of Mike Portnoy and a positive lyrical message regarding the Covid 19 situation worldwide (Thank God and science for the vaccine). The opener "Better days" has the Shrapnel/Mike Varney guitar dwelling we used to love in the Cacophony days,with the soulful vocals of Kotzen soften the final result and Smith giving his own tone at the backing vocals. A metal /soul track that grabs you by the throat and demand your ultimate attention.

 

 

“Got A Hold On Me”has the 70s smoking feeling all around from the opening guitar riff that could be in any MOUNTAIN, AEROSMITH, BLACK BETTY album or even pre 1984 WHITESNAKE. The neo classical bridge solo, just shows the versatility of both guitarists as players and composers.. Magnificent collaboration with great guitar pyrotechnics.“Hate And Love”is a more metallic, still groovy exercise with the great soul overtones by Kotzen's voice. An ep worth its value and existence , as it stretches the collaboration of these two great artists, conquering new heights.

7,5

 

Bernie Marsden- Chess

 

Mr Marsden continues his tribute to his musical influences covering songs from the Chess archives/αρτιστσ. Chess is the second album in Marsden’s “Inspiration Series,” . Chess sees Marsden offer two original compositions and 10 classics that were originally released on Chess Records by artists such as Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Howlin’ Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, and Elmore James.Raw, rocking, bluesy rock n roll with honky tonk overtones and his band tighter than Jenifer Lopez jeans and the result is an album to blow your speakers .From the opener "Just your fool" where harmonica steals the show to the laid back , Chess spirit is here with Marrsden on fire both in his playing as in his singing."Back in the USA" is a storming rock n roll tune ready to set the joint on fire and will make the original artist Chuck Berry smile up in the rock n roll heaven. More to the beat at Little Milton's “Grits Ain’t Groceries,”he lets the rhythm overflow and get the mojo working with the Hammond taking over.On Muddy Waters "I'm ready" he shows to each and everyone of us, that his ready for everything and he has the guts to prove it, in the laid back,steady blues track,where harmonica, once again gives the rhythm, before he takes the ead and bring the perfection through a few, but crucial and vital notes, on the pentatonic scale.

 

 

Another lively cover cones in "You can't judge a book" by Bo Diddley,where Marsden keep the rhythm alive and well. On 'I can't hold on' by Elmore James he just let the twelve bars get all over the place.Albert King’s “Won’t Be Hanging Around.” lets Bernie slow the engines and let the emotion step upfront and he does it in a true bluesy tradition with some excellent finger picking. "Fattening frogs for snakes" by Sonny Boy Williamson set the fret board on fire, in every possible way. Jimmy Rodgers 'That's alright" keeps the laid back, steady blues thrill, Marsden so colorful revives with this interpretations of these blues standards."Who s been talking" by Howling Wolf has the thrilling passion of BB King and Santana, the Latin feeling that makes the blues so attractive, in the Marsden version. The album’s two originals are “Lester,” a short, twelve bar , ballroom boogie and “Johnny,” a  groovier instrumental where Marsden's guitar steals the show with the phrases he spits to the astonished listener, a blues catalyst to release the good vibes of the blues.

 

8

"ELDOVAR: A Story of Darkness & Light" by Elder/Kadavar

 

"ELDOVAR: A Story of Darkness & Light" by Elder/Kadavar-

 

One of the most interesting side products of the Covid 19 quarantine was collaborations that fleurish out of nowhere. Stack in Berlin and meeting in studio,  members from US progers ELDER (Nicholas DiSalvo,  Michael Risberg and Georg Edert).and Berlins own children KADAVAR decided to collaborate and the result is a project equally extraordinary with what happened to the Western World these past two years. Imagine Ozzy period BLACK SABBATH meeting Danny Elfrman and HAWKWIND in a jam/trip over PORTISHEAD turns to understand the sonic equivalent of the project. Long duration songs that start mesmerizing build over a guitar riff and atmospheric sounds where vocals come in addition to the whole song and not as lead as we are used to. 

 

 

A tripy, doomy, gloomy, spacey depending on the song result ,claustrophobic, full of abandonment or gray shades as it was most of our life when the idea of a vaccine and a therapy was months away. ELDOVAR created a post rock/metal album where melody meets melancholy and metal meets atmospheric post rock , all in favor of art and self expression. Turn off the lights, light some candles and let the music warp you, thinking about the dark days ,till the morning sun releases you from the agony. A deeply esoteric album that demands listeners attention and pays back with vast emotions. An album to listen and think , an introspective album for modern rock lovers, without barriers where atmospheric post rock and stoner cross the barriers and create a new form of music self expression.

7

Deep Purple - "Turning to crime"

 

Finally the time has come, or Covid 19 made it happen for DEEP PURPLE  to release a covers album. The band from their early days never was afraid of covering songs from other artists . "Hush" their first hit was a cover version by Joe South, but Covid 19 and touring abstinence gave them the time to go through the catalogue of influences and pick some not so obvious choice to interpret them. Well musically nobody could have the slightest doubt that 2021 DEEP PURPLE wouldn't make it. Steve Morse and Don Airey are in great shape and help the utmost as most of the songs are from the 50s, 60s. For the same reason Ian Gillan doesn't have to stretch his voice. On the contrary he looks like he enjoys the band choices to cover, as rock n roll is all around, one of his favorite genres (Gillan and the Javelins). As for the rhythms section they are steadier than Gibraltar rock and have a groove that suits more to men with one third of their age, working like a Swiss clock with African heartbeat. 

 

 

 

Now regarding the songs they pick to cover ,  Huey "Piano" Smith's "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu, Little Feat "Dixie Chicken," Louis Jordan's  "Let the Good Times Roll,"  Bob Dylan  "Watching the River Flow" ,Jimmy Driftwood's "The Battle of New Orleans" are among the not so expected ones to cover, although Ian Gillan loves 50s music, Dylan would be a hard guess. Love's "7 and 7 Is" , `` Yardbird's "Shapes of Things,"Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels' "Jenny Take a Ride!", and CREAM's "White Room" are more obvious choices. It is the closing "Caught in the Act," where parts of of five '60s favorites - JJeff Beck Group"Going Down," Booker T. & the MG's' "Green Onions," Allman Brothers "Hot 'Lanta," Led Zeppelins "Dazed and Confused" and  Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'" -in a big, smokey, organ driven, guitar loaded mostly instrumental present the powerhouse that DEEP PURPLE of today are and makes a tour de force among the survivors of their generation. 

 A covers album maybe, a one to be proud of.

 

 

7,5

 

 

Cody Jinks-"Mercy"

 

 

Country rock or Rocking country, or even better countryified Americana, terms that have nothing to do with Cody Jinks and his new work. An artist who is loyal to his country roots and his rocking spirit and uses both genres as a good gunslinger both his hands to make the best out of his guns. An artist independent in music and personal approach, who writes music and communicates it to his fans, avoiding publicists and  major record companies, is the exemption of all the rules in our days. Emotional, full of power, swagger and also melancholy and love he lets the music do the talking. When someone releases a song like 'Hurt you" in these years of political correct fascism and the AntiFa movement castrating civil rights, you know America and the world still have a chance to breathe and speak freely. An in your face song about all those who betrayed us and want to live and walk the same earth with no consequences. My favorite song of the year . 

 

 

 

On other news, Cody Jinks finds another chance to talk about the common denominator to most rock and country albums, whiskey at "When whiskey call the shots",  heartbroken, abandonment at "Feeding The Flames.” with a twist from CREAM,  country radio soft spot “I Don’t Trust My Memories Anymore” and frustration at “Nobody Knows How to Read,”“Shoulders,” and  “Dying Isn’t Cheap" . From heartbreaking country songs to more middle of the road rockers, Cody use his best tool, his voice through simple chords and orchestrations to take us to a journey deep the badlands of loneliness and isolation ,through the mountains of human harness to the rainbow at the end of the wasted days, colored by whiskey and true friendship and love. An album for those who like their music country enough with a rocking edge, music from the heart and well structured to keep the listener singing all along in his pick up truck.

7

 The Damn Truth- "This is who we are now"

 

Canada's new big hope in retro/traditional ,70s influenced hard rock comes on our turntables with "This is who we are now". The Damn Truth are Lee-la Baum (lead vocals/guitar), Tom Shemer (Lead guitars), PY Letellier (Bass0, Dave Traina (Drums). Their new album,their third, is  full of anthemic ,guitar driven hard rock in the vein of BAD COMPANY, PAT TRAVERS, LED ZEPPELIN, early HEART with the magnificent vocals of Lee- La Baum taking the lead and the harmonies where all the other members participate upgrading the final result. A touch of Anastasia meets Grace Slick gives a deep, soulful voice who commands in favor of the music and the songs ,letting the vocal extremities skip the landscape. "Tomorrow" could be easily on any Van Halen -Hagar period album as also at any Thunder album and been among the standing out ones.Powerful she helps the whole imagery come to reality. 

 

 

 

A bit psychedelic "Lonely", a bit rocking "The fire", a bit out of this world, melancholic and sensitive "Everything fades', the Zep-esque "Shot em" with its epic overtones, a song that could be at IV easily, they create muscular songs for those who like their rock unpretentious and sweaty,yet sensitive enough and most and above all trippy. Hippies in their heart, they finished the album during the pandemic and although six songs were produced by Bob Rock , the rest had to be finalized with another producer. Still the album is full of youthful enthusiasm and optimism like "Only love'. They love music, they love the world and all this comes out in every note, in every world. Embrace their music and love will conquer you.

7,5

Song of the week/the month/of the year DAYLIGHT MISERY - CANCERWORM (feat. Aaron Stainthorpe, Sakis Tolis & Gus G.)

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For donations outside of Greece, please use the PayPal account here: https://www.floga.org.gr/thelw-na-boh... !!! IMPORTANT: THE MONEY IS TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY TO “FLOGA PARENTS ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER”. IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THE FINAL AMOUNT COLLECTED, YOU HAVE TO MENTION “DAYLIGHT MISERY” IN THE SUBJECT/REASON !!! If you wish to receive a receipt for your donation, please fill in the following form (you need to translate it in English first): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... The donations will last until January 31, 2022 and the total amount will be announced in early February. Thank you for your participation! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE READ: Dimitris Theodoropoulos, founder and guitar player of the band Rex Mundi, was a true gentleman, a gifted musician, one of the kindest human beings, a genuine rocker, and most of all a devoted husband and a great father. Also, unfortunately, for many years he was a patient, he was suffering from Ulcerative colitis (from the age of 18), an inflammatory disease of the large bowel. All such patients instead of the condition of their large intestine (total endoscopic and clinical remission or light symptoms) after 8 - 10 years of the disease have increasing possibility of developing colon cancer in comparison with the rest population. Patients with Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s colitis involving more than one-third of the colon are at increased risk for colorectal cancer and should undergo regular surveillance colonoscopies as early identification of dysplasia is critical to prevent colorectal cancer. Our friend for the first time in his life and for several reasons, he didn’t have an endoscopy for almost 2 - 2,5 years and when he did it, he was so unlucky, he had already a metastatic colon cancer. He was a great fighter but unfortunately, he was diagnosed in an advanced stage of the disease. The vast majority of people nowadays that are diagnosed with malignant diseases in early or less advanced stages will be cured with the multimodality treatments but still many of those who are diagnosed in metastatic or advanced stages will not. So PLEASE first of all don’t be afraid of the malignant diseases because we can face them in a great percentage but the most significant of all is: DON’T FORGET YOUR SCREENING, IT SAVES LIVES. EMMANOUEL A. TSIGKOS CONSULTANT SURGICAL ONCOLOGIST ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SONG CREDITS: Music by Nicos B. 

Lyrics by Vassilis Mazaris 

Vassilis Mazaris - Vocals 

Nicos B. - Guitars

 Aggelos Mal - Bass 

Bill Papanikolakis - Drums (session) 

 Guest Vocals: Aaron Stainthorpe (MY DYING BRIDE) & Sakis Tolis (ROTTING CHRIST) Guest Solo: Gus G. (FIREWIND, SOLO, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE) 

Double bass quartet performed by Charis Pazaroulas 

Keyboards: Kostas Panagiotou (PANTHEIST) Piano: Celine Toli (Piano melody composed by Kostas Panagiotou - Performed by Celine Toli). 

Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Bokos at Grindhouse Studios Athens. Video by John Kaimakamis and theNightwatchers Artwork by Jon Toussas - Graphic No Jutsu. Sakis Tolis & Sakis Tolis/Vassilis Mazaris photos: Antony Kaz. Daylight Misery are: Vassilis Mazaris - Vocals Stamos Kordas - Guitars Vasilis Batilas - Guitars Aggelos Mal - Bass Yiannis Filippaios - Drums Nicos B. - Guitars (The sixth member of DM) Band Contact: daylightmiseryband@gmail.com Facebook.com/daylightmiseryband Instagram.com/daylightmiseryband daylightmisery.bandcamp.com

Crimson Fire-"Another dimension"

 

Crimson Fire-"Another dimension"(No remorse records)

 

 

Greek melodic power metalers CRIMSON FIRE return with their third full length album. For those who are into IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST,RACER X, and at the same time have a soft spot for EUROPE, Swedish melodic rock in general, TREAT etc, they have a treat for you with their new album. From the icebreaker opener "Judas" where the crowds sig along the IRON MAIDEN riff, to the more heavy prog "Don't fall from the sky", the 80s are here in the metal way. HELLOWEEN meets SILVER MOUNTAIN meets HAMMERFALL meets CRIMSON FIRE in their own unique melodic, heavy sound, where AOR and heavy Unites. 

 

 

You think the album will be a HELLOWEEN meets MAIDEN candy and then comes "On the edge" and you feel the VIXEN era melodic rock taking the creative reins. 'Fire below" has the US power metal name written all over it, name it HEIR APPARENT, LIEGE LORD , it really doesn't matter, the quality is here. And then comes 'Set the night of fire' an 80 keyboard driven song, that you may compare with BATTLE BEAST etc but Mr.Britsas and Mr.Ganitis were 80s before the whole 80s retro movement with NFO came up front. So here we have a great metal/disco song where the palm trees bow to the musical intelligence of the Greek rockers. Imagine Miami Vice with better music and the dreadful suits and haircuts of Don Johnson, in leather edition. Great guitar work that compliments the songs, retaining the metal sound without making the whole project becoming retro. On the contrary is fresh and attractive to both Metal fans and fans of good music, to understand the width of their appeal.

 

 

"No fear' is an in your face heavy rock attack that "Lightning strikes" era LOUDNESS would love to have written."Eye of the storm" has the late 80s metal feeling with a Swedish pop scent and a great performance by Mr.Britsas and the rest of the band in an amalgam of heavy music and pop sensibility. SCORPIONS, JUDAS PRIEST and JEFFERSON STARSHIP in one song."Sold my soul" is pure US metal of the early 90s, from FIFTH ANGEL to LIZZY BORDEN. I guess you understand, there is no need to praise the twin guitar attack. It is all over the place, meaningful, melodic and never over exceeding."Chasing time" is another example of their musical diversity, where the 80s pop scene meets metal in the most fulfilling way. To put it simple for fans of melodic heavy rock and melodic power metal, US influenced, this is a great addition to your cd/album collection.

7,5