Johan Randen – Summary 2012
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Child prodigy develops into as serious guitar wizard could be the headline for Johan Randen’s very young career. At age 12, he played guitar with Sweden’s eclectic prog trio Freak Kitchen. At age 14 he cut his first album, at 17 a second. Along the journey Randen performed with the likes of Bronk (Staffan Astner, Per Lindvall, Sven Lindvall), Janne Schaffer, Simon Andersson (Pain Of Salvation), Andreas Brobjer (Lady Gaga), Jonas Reingold (Flower Kings, Karmakanic) and many more. Cripes! Did this kid ever take time to watch Power Rangers?
Even the most cursory listen to his third album Summary reveals Randen’s skill and genius. He’s not only an exceptional guitar player, echoing everybody from Steve Vai to Jeff Beck to Steve Morse, but also an excellent composer. Every song displays his skills in an attractive arrangement, offering a complete experience.
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2012, The sound of these five maniacs is typical for old German Heavy/Speed Metal-bands, like e. g. Steeler (STEELER and RULIN’ THE EARTH), old Stormwitch, Fact or Atlain. The guitar-sound is typically raw for that time. They all were simply-structured, but effective (the songs of the METAL OR WHAT???-demo for all senses!). But they never get boring or stupid! The vocals of their singer Thomas Bennecke sometimes sound a bit weird but never disharmonic, so this unique style is what true fans of that kind of music want to hear, because bands like Reaper still keep the underrated Metal-movement of the past alive. All the music was remastered by Sasch Menschl without losing the spirit of the old recordings.
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OUT OF AN ANCIENT WORLD is the debut album from Riversea, the band is the nucleus of Marc Atkinson (vocals/acoustic guitar) and Brendan Eyre (piano/synths), however Marc & Brendan are joined on the album by Alex Cromarty (The Heather Findlay Band) on drums,with guitar duties spread between Bryan Josh, Liam Davison (Mostly Autumn), Paul Cusick, Adrian Jones (Nine Stones Close), Mark Rowen (ex Breathing Space), Adam Dawson (Stolen Earth), and Ashley Mulford (Sad Cafe,Mandalaband). Bass duties are performed by Dave Clements, and backing vocals provided by Olivia Sparnenn (Mostly Autumn), Janine Atkinson Benn and Louise Dawson, last but not least,Tony Patterson (Regenesis/So Gabriel) adds flute. Cover art and artworks by Ed Unitsky
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Artist: Lincoln Durham
Title Of Album: The Shovel Vs. The Howling Bones
Year Of Release: 2012
Genre, Style: Blues
Country: USA
Type, Quality: CBR 320 kbps
Total Size: 90 mb
Gasolin’ – Gasolin’ (1971)
Band Gasolin’
Info: Gasolin’
Style: Rock
Years: 1971
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbs
Info: 101.74 Mb
Info: Denmark
Mortalicum – The Endtime Prophecy (2012)
2 years after the debut album, MORTALICUM follow up with a new vintage heavy doom-rocking release. These Swedes play genuine, earthy Doom Metal combined with a healthy dose of early ’80s Heavy Metal and ’70s Hard Rock, with a really warm vibe. Imagine a blend of BLACK SABBATH, GRAND MAGUS, DIO, RAINBOW, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, DEEP PURPLE, THIN LIZZY, TROUBLE and SAMSON… MORTALICUM take it from there and add their own personal touch. What we have here are songs with dramatic arrangements, riffs heavier than lead and hotter than hell, doomy grooves, beautifully yet crushingly jamming bass lines, thundering drum patterns, interlaced with melodies that will enchant you and linger in your head, heartfelt guitar solos, emotion-filled, distinctive singing and passionate performance.
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Among tons of bands having the ‘sacred’ word in their name, Germany’s SACRED GATE release their first full-length after 2011’s“Creators Of The Downfall” EP. They are a quintet by now and their deal with Italian Metal On Metal label gives them the chance to have their name and work heard in a wider audience.
The album itself is in the vein of lots of this label’s releases. We’re talking about a Heavy/Power Metal album with enough references to the glorious 80s and a spirit of revival of the epic/powerful years of US and European Metal that ruled the world two decades ago. Galloping rhythms, twin leads and a nice sense of melody are the basic ingredients in this album with only the singer being the weak link when he tries to reach ultra high notes, else he fits like a glove to the songs’ needs.
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Artist: Indigenous
Title Of Album: Indigenous Featuring Mato Nanji
Year Of Release: 2012
Genre, Style: Blues Rock
Country: USA
Type, Quality: CBR 320 kbps
Total Size: 168 mb
Indigenous – The Acoustic Session 2010
Artist: Indigenous
Title Of Album: The Acoustic Session
Year Of Release: 2010
Genre, Style: Blues
Country: USA
Type, Quality: CBR 320 kbps
Total Size: 110 mb
Indigenous – Indigenous 2003
Artist: Indigenous
Title Of Album: Indigenous
Year Of Release: 2003
Genre, Style: Blues Rock
Country: USA
Type, Quality: CBR 320 kbps
Total Size: 119 mb
Indigenous – Circle 2000
Artist: Indigenous
Title Of Album: Circle
Year Of Release: 2000
Genre, Style: Blues Rock
Country: USA
Type, Quality: CBR 320 kbps
Total Size: 118 mb
Indigenous – Things We Do 1998
Artist: Indigenous
Title Of Album: Things We Do
Year Of Release: 1998
Genre, Style: Blues Rock
Country: USA
Type, Quality: CBR 320 kbps
Total Size: 124 mb