Wow! This is all I can say after listening to new Dagorlath record! This band is hailing from Spain and I must admit that I am soo happy having listened to this one, because I love this record. Dagorlath celebrates tenth anniversary of the band and they released their best songs re-recorded. There are eight songs on this one. The music of Dagorlath is just the way I like it. Epic fast and furious melodic hymnic metal with warrior touch and makes me smile and pump my fist in the air and it cheers my heart in these dark times of no gigs and festivals yet. The lyrics are in Spanish, so I don´t really understand what they are singing about but the musicianship, speed, melodic and fast guitar riffs, hooks and especially vocals and backing vocal harmonies are so epic! I love Hoy debes luchar and it is one of my personal favorites on this record with those sweet, sweet, harmonies. This music is perfect for keeping the flame alive and making your old warrior´s heart pumping with fresh blood. My other personal favorites are Mithrandir and Llanto de fuego. Cheers Dagorlath and keep your armor shining and your swords high for another ten years at least!
The Shan are 3 – piece garage punk band from Edinburgh, Scotland. This is their brand new e.p. What can we find here? There are three songs on this wicked little record. The music of this band can be described as dirty and raw version of garage punk, but at the same time they retain wicked melodies and guitar hooks like that evil menacing melody that I love in Grave Love or majestic melody of Bits of Shit. The vocals are harsh, sometimes shouting, sometimes screaming yet fit perfectly to the song structures of The Shan. I would love to hear how this songs sound live, I am sure this band can provide a wicked live show with blitzes from guitars shooting all around. Bullets is about war if I am not mistaken and futility of it all. This is a wicked record, can´t wait for the full length.
Grillijono K.O. are interesting relatively new band coming from Vaasa, Finland. This is their debut album that will be out with Inverse Records and Secret Entertainment. This record contains ten songs. The music of this band can be described as turborock, mixture of punk rock, metal, even thrash and black metal influences thrown in the song structures. Sharp guitar riffs, upbeat rock songs, topped with screamed yet melodic fantastic vocals, courtesy of singer Lobo-Tommi. Most of the song titles are in Finnish, so I don´t really understand what the lyrics are about, but songs Marinnadien Hautan with extremely melodic chorus and rock beat, also Fuck Me Up Before You Go-Go, Havittaja are my personal favorites. Maybe it is only me, but I can also hear some Sentenced in the songwriting, fascinating melancholy that only Finnish bands can provide in their music. I love this record, it is really one of the best that I have listened to this month.
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