(recenzija) Crowbar – Zero and Below

Prvi puta sam čuo za Crowbar kada je jedan moj frend sredinom devedesetih išao u Ljubljanu na koncert Paradise Lost koji su tada (i danas su) bili veliki bend sa Draconian Times albumom i turnejom, a predgrupa su im bili nama nepoznati Amerikanci Crowbar. Kako tada nije bilo interneta, nisi mogao baš saznati o čemu se radi. Uglavnom, frend se vratio oduševljen s giga noseći duge rukave majicu Crowbar, koja je izgledala odlično. Oduševljeno nam je pričao o tome kako je predgrupa ubila glavnu grupu svojim nekim kako je rekao čudnim doomom, žestokim, a punim melodije i na momente hardcore punk udarima, a da je vokal Kirk svojim glasom i načinom pjevanja pojava. Tada smo naručili cd Crowbar – Crowbar/Live+1 i od onda je povijest.

Eto, skoro trideset godina poslije, ovi teškaši iz New Orleansa se javili novim, dvanaestim po redu albumom, prvim u šest godina. Ovdje imamo 10 pjesama odličnog sludge metala, zvuka iz New Orleansa, koji miješa melodiju, močvarni bayou doom i hardcore punk agresivu, jednom riječju sludge. Tekstovi su puni depresije i borbe s unutarnjim demonima, kao i beznađem, odrazom vremena i životnih bitaka. Ovdje ima brzine hardcore punk napada u Bleeding From Every Hole, koja je jedan od mojih osobnih favorita. No, tu je i doom žestina, kao u odličnoj The Fear That Binds You, a moji osobni favoriti su također nježnije atmosferične Confess To Nothing(moja preporuka!), te Denial Of The Truth, kao i naslovna stvar. Ovo je jedan od jačih albuma ovog benda, sigurno u top pet po mom skromnom mišljenju. Odlično!

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French death metallers Post-Mortem unveiled new music video ‘Cryptic revelations’!

About 6 years after the release of their debut full-length effort ‘God With Horns’ (2016), Progressive Death-Metal 5 piece Post-Mortem is about to release its sophomore album called ‘The monumental pandemonium’ and planned for a worldwide release on April 29th through Great Dane Records.

In the meantime, the band offered a glance from this forthcoming record and the official music video of the song “Cryptic revelations” available right now on YouTube while physical pre-orders of the album are opened now on the label’s webstore.

Long-time band founded in 1994, Post-Mortem have been active since its birth until 2008 before to get on hiatus and reunited in 2018. During the first part of their career, the French death-metallers released two EPs (‘Mystic Delights’ in 2021, followed by ‘Mankind Autopsy’ 4 years later)

In 2012, the Frenchmen decided to get back on track and bega to work on the first ever full-lenfth record of the history of the band : ‘God With Horns’, released in 2016 through Great Dane Records.

6 years later and after touring/playing on stages next to bands such as Benighted, Gojira, Crusher, Loudblast or Nostromo, Post-Mortem is about to released its second album called ‘The monumental pandemonium’, collaborating again with GD Records.

BATTLE SYMPHONY – single ‘Fire On Earth’ from upcoming album ‘War On Earth’!

Battle Symphony are proud to announce the release of their debut album, “War on Earth”, via Soman Records! 

The first album of the Symphonic Epic Metal band hailing from Greece, produced by Ektoras Tsolakis, will be released on May 15th 2022.  

“War on Earth” will be available as a digipack CD with a special bonus track and as a digital release on all streaming platforms.  

Tracklist: 

1. Fire on Earth (vocals Tasos Lazaris, Nicholas Leptos, Katie Johnson) 

2. Hail Mankind, Hail!(vocals Tasos Lazaris, Nicholas Leptos, Katie Johnson) 

3. Soul Survivors (vocals Roberto Tiranti) 

4. Genocide (vocals Gülşah Brett, Dee Theodorou)  

5. Power and Glory (vocals Tasos Lazaris, Katie Johnson) 

6. The Final Chance (vocals Tasos Lazaris, Katie Johnson) 

7. One-Eyed Jack (vocals Julian Küster)  

8. Sacrifice (vocals Tasos Lazaris, Katie Johnson) 

9. Darling (Stories cover) (Vocals Tasos Lazaris) 

10. One Day (Vocals Katie Johnson) 

11. The Battle Symphony (Vocals Tasos Lazaris, Nicholas Leptos, Daniel Heiman, 

Julian Küster, Katie Johnson – guitar solos Gus Drax, Helena Kotina, Stathis Pavlantis) 

Bonus Track 

12. Los Guerreros (Felipe Del Valle) 

“War On Earth” is a Metal Opera created by Greek journalist, author and keyboardist, Nikos Tzouannis. The project features the contributions of various vocalists and musicians, amongst others Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth), Daniel Heiman (ex – Lost Horizon) Nicholas Leptos (Arrayan Path, ex – Warlord), Tasos Lazaris (Fortress Under Siege), Dee Theodorou (Illusory), Grigoris Giarelis (Badd Kharma), hector.d (Mahakala), Gus Drax (Sunburst,Suicidal Angels,and Black Fate), Stathis Pavlantis (Reflection), Julian Küster (Black Eden), George Halliwell (Fortis Ventus), Felipe Del Valle (Delta) and Katie Johnson.  

The music of Battle Symphony is pure Heavy Metal, combined with genres such as Folk and Classical Music.  

Their upcoming debut concept album presents the sci-fi story of the conflict between the rebellion human army against the human and alien inhabitants of Planet Earth. 

 Orchestration and Arrangement by Grigoris Giarelis 

 Orchestral parts programming by George Halliwell  

Collected and Edited by Dee “K.man” Theodorou at the iCave Studio  

Mixed, Mastered and Produced by hector.d at the HD Factory 

Artwork by Mohammed Khoirul Anam 

Official links 

https://www.facebook.com/BattleSymphonyGr

https://www.instagram.com/battlesymphonyband/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwcPZ2DAfjuuzQKTriav5xQ