Danske metalbilly legende Volbeat su se vratili sa novim studijskim albumom. Bend se trenutno nalazi na američkoj turneji a odličnim švedskim Ghost i jako bih volio taj paket vidjeti u Europi jednog dana uskoro. No, do onda ostaje da uživamo u novom albumu ovog odličnog benda. Za one koji ne znaju, Volbeat svira metalbilly, nekakvu mješavinu metala i rockabilly/psychobilly-a. Prije nekoliko albuma skrenuli su možda u malo melodičnije, više mainstream vode, ali meni ne smeta, pošto još uvijek pišu odlične pjesme, sa odličnim uvijek prepoznatljivim vokalom Michaela Poulsena. Na ovom albumu nije iznimka, odlični oštri skoro thrash metal riffovi, koji s takvom lakoćom podupiru poletne i odlične harmonije i catchy melodije, himnične refrene i osjećaš se kao da kruzaš po fifties gradu u kadilaku sa svojim gangom dok ti topli kasno proljetni vjetar miluje lici, a topao asfalt i prazna ulica odjekuje batom tvojih čizama i neograničenim snovima. Moje omiljene stvari na ovom albumu su Wait A Minute My Girl, Say No More, Lasse´s BIrgita, a tu je i odlična obrada Metallice Don´t Tread On Me. Odličan album, čak bolji od prošlog.
South California is not only the place where great skate punk and melodic punk bands grow, it is also a place where harsher hardcore side of things rears its ugly head in form of Abrasion. They released new e.p. which contains an intro plus four songs. Abrasion lean more heavily onto metal hardcore side of things, yet they retain great deal of old school parts in between mosh and thrash metal influences. Vocals are angry and screaming and lyrics deal with loyalty, death, life, surviving…I love the song called Deaths Embrace being my personal favorite on this record, fast and energetic angry bomb of a song. Check this one out!
Abysmal Dawn, death metal giants from Los Angeles are back with new e.p. with Season of Mist. This new opus contains four songs, two of them being their own, two being covers by In Flames and Candlemass. What I love about this band is how they manage to balance between technical super played death metal, brutality, aggression and melody in many guitar solos, themes and atmospheric parts, making them combination of best parts of European and American schools of death metal. Symphonic, almost orchestral parts are perfect calm in the storm of carnage and groove combined with blast beats. Vocals are brutal growled, but you can understand what is being sung, so that is another plus for this special band. Covers are great, but real value of this e.p. are two songs by Abysmal Dawn, so go get it and give it a spin or two.
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