Hello music fans, Putting my iTunes on shuffle, today’s bringer of melody is Italian gothic rock band Lacuna Coil. The original lineup in 1994 consisted of vocalist Andrea Ferro and bassist/composer Marco Coti Zelati, Raffaele Zagaria on guitars, and Michaelangelo on the drums, with which they released two demos. They originally called themselves Sleep of [...]
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Ethereal Metal
Posted: April 18, 2011 in Melodic Mondays, Metal WorldTags: ethereal, gothic, italian, Lacuna Coil, sleep of right
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Celebrate Celesty!
Posted: April 11, 2011 in Melodic Mondays, Metal World, VideosTags: celesty, finland, like warriors, power metal, vendetta
From the oft-frozen land of Finland comes one of the best power metal bands among the many from this particular area of the world. Celesty was formed in 1998 in Seinäjoki, Finland. The original lineup of the band included bassist Ari Katajamäki, drummer Jere Luokkamäki, and in 1999 guitarist Tapani Kangas. This quartet apparently released [...]
From the Russian unknown
Posted: April 4, 2011 in Melodic Mondays, Metal WorldTags: Dark Princess, gothic, Gothic metal, Melodic death metal, Russian
Hailing from Moscow, Russia, Dark Princess reminds me of all of the great gothic metal bands of Scandinavia. There is a great list for you to check out on Facebook. Formed in 2004, the blistering guitar work of guitarists Aleksandr Lubimov and Ilya Klokov compliments the seemingly love-hate nature of the lyrics in the powerful [...]
Waylander- hardcore folk metal at its best
Posted: March 21, 2011 in Melodic Mondays, Metal WorldTags: celtic, folk, Ireland, O'Hagan, Waylander
Continuing with our theme this month, today’s band comes to us from Armagh, Northern Ireland. Formed in 1993 by brothers Cíaran and Dermot O’Hagan, Waylander originally envisioned their style to resemble that of an ’80s metal band. As if by accident, or perhaps fate, the first song they wrote turned out to be more in [...]
The Gentle Sounds of Metal
Posted: February 28, 2011 in Melodic Mondays, Metal World, VideosTags: Germany, metal, the very end, YouTube
Hey there music lovers, This week I bring you The Very End, a melodic death/thrash metal band from Ruhrgebiet, Germany. Unfortunately, since they formed in 2005 (?) and do not seem to be a very well known band, there isn’t much information out there to share with you. So, just check out their video for [...]
Dark Tranquility
Posted: February 21, 2011 in Metal WorldTags: Dark Tranquillity, David Gahan, Depeche Mode, Garbage, Heavy Metal, Melodic death metal, Misery's Crown, Music, Only Happy When It Rains, Septic Broiler
Hey people of the midpoint, Today I bring your attention to a great metal band that kind of blew me away. Dark Tranquility is a melodic death metal band hailing from a country that has served as a reliable bastion of great metal music: Sweden. Starting out under the name Septic Broiler, this band has [...]
It’s a Metal, Metal World
Posted: November 5, 2010 in Metal WorldTags: Billy Idol, France, Freedom Call, German, Guns n Roses, Legend of Shadowking, Prussian, Thunder God, YouTube
Rock on, Mediocrites, This latest installment comes to you once again from the plentiful resources on YouTube. German power metal band Freedom Call blast back onto the scene with their first album since 2007. Off their January release Legend of the Shadowking, Thunder God tells the story of war between the Prussian army and France. [...]
