German metal scene is strongest in the world and this is relatively new band but its members have been around in the scene for a long time. Deimos’ Dawn released their brand new opus. This band is fronted by none other than extreme metal veteran singer Marc Grewe(ex-Morgoth, Insidious Disease), but this time is not death metal, but thrash metal in its great form. This opus contains twelve songs of thrash metal mayhem done as only Teutonic Thrash Metal bands can do. The music is a perfect mixture of old school German thrash metal with darkened atmosphere, hint of melody in guitar solos and a bit more modern thrash metal with some tempo changes and a bit of groove. Marc’s vocals are a bit different, not only death metal growling, but also thrash metal shouting and also singing, so it only shows again how talented singer Marc is. Songs and heavy hitters like ‘The Final Illusion’, Too Much Pain Is Not Enough’ or ‘Deathstar Spangled Banner’ are sure to make you pump your fist in the air and wish to be in moshpit at these guys gig. Great album for Euro thrash scene.
Odličan noviji njemački melodični metal bend Lankester Merrin je izdao novi, drugi po redu opus. Na albumu se nalazi devet pjesama od kojih su sve ili gotovo sve savršeni primjer kako se radi preodličan melodični metal. Himnične strofe i još himničniji refreni samo stvoreni da se uz njih pjeva i digne metal rogove u zrak, te pumpa šakom u zrak. Pjevačica Cat Rogers ima odličan glas, kao stvoren za grublje pasaže, te razvijen u fenomenalne terce na melodičnijim dijelovima. Meni su highlighti ovog albuma nekako: ‘Medusa’, ‘The Heathen’, te ‘My Journey’. Ovdje nema neke dublje filozofije, samo odličan metal!
DRAKON was born in 2017 as collaboration between Veleyar (guitar, music) and Terror (vocals, bass). In 2017, the first album ‘First’ was released which contains cover of the Polish black metal band Mgła’s song. After the release line-up split, and Terror released the instrumental EP ‘The Last Battle of Angels’ and project was frozen. In the fall of 2021 Veleyar has resurrected DRAKON on his own and released album titled ‘Awakening’ (2022). After the release, the band immediately began work on the EP ‘High Tales’.
Upcoming EP titled ‘High Tales’ includes 5 songs, two of which are cover versions by Unanimated and Enslaved. Music was mixed & mastered by Theodor Borovski (Alkonost, Dissector) and cover artwork was done by Alexander Tartsus (Balfor, Depravity, Sinister, Kzohh).
EP ‘High Tales’ will be released as jewelcase CD via Sleaszy Rider on 7th April 2023 (pre-order).
Band commentary about the album: ‘Our new mini-work is lyrically a concept, and even covers for two different Scandinavian bands, seemingly thematically distant from each other, are successfully woven into this common eschatological outline of the entire material. Through reflections on the place of our people in the universe, our fate and role, skaldically-like we tell in new songs, linking them with a common meaning, a parable-warning about the impending end of the world, Ragnarok, the destruction of all life, while saying that this is the purpose of all our human race and irreversible inevitability. Only we must fight and die proudly, with honor, like gods and real warriors. Or maybe survive at the cost of a lot, in order to be cleansed of the dirt of the outgoing circle of time and become stronger, wiser and brighter.‘.
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