Svi koji iole nešto slušaju i znaju metal, znaju tko je KK Downing, Legendarni gitarist legendarnih Judas Priesta je prije nekoliko godina izašao iz benda. Nisam ni znao da je KK počeo tezgariti na slavi i prošlosti svog bivšeg benda. Inače me nerviraju ta tezgarenja kada gitarist jedne od postava nekog benda s prvog albuma osnuje svoje verziju benda i varijaciju na ime, pa onda pjevač s drugog dema tezgari svoju verziju i tako dalje. E, pa ovdje srećom to je, ali nije slučaj. Dakle, KK je okupio odlične muzičare među kojima je najpoznatiji Tim Ripper Owens, pjevač koji je upravo u Judasima zamijenio Halforda na dva albuma koji su mi bili žešći smor uz pokoju iznimku dobre pjesme. Ali, mora se priznati da je Owens odličan vokal. U kombinaciji sa himničnim melodičnim metal pjesmama i KK ovim sviranjem kao i sing along himničnim heavy metal pjesmama, ovaj album ispada sasvim solidan uz mnoge ode metalu kao što su Raise Your Fists, odlično odabrana kao single, odličnu Brothers of the Road u više hard rock utjecaju, kao i Metal Through And Through koju sam preslušao više puta zaredom. Ako volite metal, nepatvoren i melodičan, ovo će vam biti sasvim super album.
CHUGGER is a five-piece death machine hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden. Sonically they walk the razorwired border between groove metal and death metal, expertly navigating and picking between the two. Like a bastard child of Lamb of God and Machine Head, fused with a healthy dose of old-school At The Gates, this groove death metal monster proves that the golden days of Gothenburg metal is far from over. Visually the band dips their blood stained fists in buckets filled with Rammstein, Slipknot and the horror movies we all love to hate. On stage CHUGGER is a well oiled machine that has delivered intense performances on top stages across multiple continents all over the world, even praised by the founding father of Wacken Open Air himself. If you have the opportunity to catch them live – buckle up, kid. You’re in for a treat!
“Every track really shows what Chugger is truly capable of after years of honing their craft to the point where it’s extremely deadly to the touch.” “Chugger is part of a terrific group of contemporary bands that keeps Sweden at the very forefront of modern metal.” “Fits along side the likes of Lamb of God, In Flames and Arch Enemy”
Finnish dark metal band Kuoleman Galleria is about to release their third full length album on February 18th 2022. Now they present the second single from the album called “Pystyyn kuollut”. Track also features Mikko Heikkilä (Kaunis Kuolematon & Dawn of Solace) on clean vocals.
The band comments on the new single: “‘Pystyyn kuollut’ is a state of mind, filled with despair. When death whispers and tells you to rest. When a solution after another are out of your reach and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. And finally – when you can see the end of the tunnel, it disapears in blink of an eye. When everything is just black. Confront your shadow on your way to the final destination – And then.. embrace it.”
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