Ovaj bend nam dolazi iz Glasgowa, Škotske. Moram priznati da dugo nismo imali neki škotski bend na stranicama ovog zinea. Bend postoji na sceni od 2017.godine, ali prvi single su izdali tek 2019.godine. Do sada su objavili tri singlea, a ovo im je prvi dugosvirajući opus, to jest debut opus. Ovdje imamo 8 pjesama u trajanju kojih 40 minuta. Muzika koju ovaj bend svira je melodični death metal, s puno energije, dobrog muzičarenja i što je najvažnije dobrog songwritinga. Ima dosta promjena ritma, od agresivnijih dionica prema više atmosferičnim dijelovima, samo da bi se opet vratilo na primordijalni žar i plamen death metala. Ovdje moram i pohvaliti odlično ispreplitanje vokala gitarista Scotta MacLeoda i basistice Carys Serries, od agresivnijeg growla do više shoutanja i clean vokala, svega se može naći na ovom albumu. Tekstovi se kreću u područjima keltske mitologije, škotske povijesti i fantasya i dobro su napisani, nema onih generičkih tema koje su još uvijek prisutne u puno bendova i pomalo dosadne. Album je dobar za sve poklonike melodičnog death metala i sigurno zvuči moćno uživo.
Hey, new Alestorm is upon us. Sixth full length album is out and these Scottish/Hungarian hehe maniacs never stop delivering their mixture of melodic power metal and pirate metal. I have seen Alestorm play live once here in Croatia supporting Sabaton and was in awe with their energetic and party show, especially with their frontman/keytar man Chris and how he manages to involve whole crowd in show. This one offers eleven songs of melody, energy, battle, drinking, humor and a bit of irony with some pirate no future-live in a moment philosophy delivered through the lyrics between the lines. I love the song Magyarország with Palinka for everyone shout because our part of Croatia is at Hungarian border and I can relate to this song very much. Also, my personal favorites are The Battle Of Cape Fear River, Under Blackened Banners and the title song, haha being a nice hommage to Maiden and their classic legendary album. If you are into bombastic choruses, sing along parts, great energy, this is superb album.
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.
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