Voices Of Destiny - Crisis Cult

Band:Voices Of Destiny

 

Album:Crisis Cult

 

Date Released:Crisis Cult

 

Tracks:

Intro
Wolfpack
The Easy Prey
To The Slaughter
21 Heroes
At The Edge
Stormcrow
Under Control
The Great Hunt
Your Creation (Digipak Bonus)

 

Band Members:

Ada Flechtner
Chris Gutjahr
Lukas Palme
Jens Hartwig
Klaus Ackermann 

 

Formed:2004

Genre:Epic/Goth Metal

 

Label:Massacre Records

 

Located:Ludwigsburg Germany

 

Quality & Originality:Crisis Cult is there third full release I think this band went into the studio really determined to blow the doors off anything they had done to date. I love what the band has done on this album they have almost re-invented themselves a bit. The songs are extremely well structured with Andy Horn at Red Room taking on the producing, mixing and mastering on this album. I have always felt this band to be really original in there songs and a tribute to there genre with this album taking them a notch higher with a bit more balance and structure to this now veteran band. The album has so much power and raw emotion that Andy was able to take what the band had written and make it one of the best yet!!!

 

My Opinion:I first listened to this band on there first full release and was hooked. I knew that they was going to rise up the ranks pretty fast with the amazing song writing and the production of there albums. With a new singer and drummer on board I think they have almost come full circle in some ways hitting the best yet from this band. I along with some of there fans was a bit worried when the word that Ada was coming on board but after about 30 seconds into listening to this I knew something special had happened. This band has proved themselves time and time again in the competitive world of music sharing the stage with the likes of Epica, Xandria and Arven. If you like the goth, symphonic or female fronted metal this is really a early 2015 must have album!!!! 

 

Overall & Favorites:Wolfpack, 21 Heros, To The Slaughter. I have to admit I am so brought in by Ada that I have to give this a solid 9/10. I like so many musicians would give anything to work with a female like her!!

 

Contact:www.voices-of-destiny.com 

www.facebook.com/voicesofdestiny/timeline 

 

Illdisposed - With The Lost Souls On Our Side

Band:Illdisposed

 

Album:With The Lost Souls On Our Side

 

Date Released:June 27 2014

 

Tracks: 

01. Going Down

02. The Way We Choose

03. Light In The Dark

04. I Am What I Am

05. Tugging At Your Heart

06. A Dreaded Pursuer

07. To Be Dealt With

08. On A Clouded Morning

09. No More Devil To Show

10. The Plan

11. Life Equals Zero

(Digipak Bonus Track)

12. Reversed

(Digipak Bonus Track)

 

Band Members: 

Bo Summer - Subwoofer (a.k.a. Vocals)

Jakob Batten - Guitar

Ken Holst - Guitar

Kussen Jensen - Bass

Kim Jensen - Drums

 

Formed:1991

 

Genre:Death Metal

 

Label:Massacre Records

 

Quality & Originality:Denmark's veteran death metal royalty is back with there 13th album that reminds us why they have been one of the greatest in the genre all over Europe. I really like this album cause unlike so much other death metal the guitars, drums, bass and even vocals do not sound muddy and under drawn the music is extremely tight. Death metal usually has a base line where almost all albums sound very close to the same but Illdisposed is a band that broke out of that mold and it really shines on this album. The songs have a very melodic overtone that really brings this extreme brutal album together!!

 

My Opinion:If you are looking for a totally brutal album that will make you head bang and want to break stuff then you will love this album. The songs have this really heavy melodic tight feel that really drives this album. It is balls to the wall for the entire 12 songs with some of the coolest heavy guitars on the block that are extremely tight. Bo Summer has something about the way he sings that really does set this band apart from the rest of the pack in the death metal genre. Get ready to bust some skulls, jump around and fist pump till you feel something tear cause this over 20 year old band is not going anywhere!!!!!!

 

Overall & Favorites:Light In The Dark, Going Down, No More Devil To Show. I brutally give this extreme spine ripping album 8/10 for making me break a few lamps around my studio!!

 

Contact: www.facebook.com/illdisposed1/timeline

http://www.illdisposed.dk/ 

 

 

Gloryful - Ocean Blade

Band:Gloryful

 

Album:Ocean Blade

 

Date Released:June 10 2014

 

Tracks:

01. Hiring The Dead

02. El Mare, E Libertad

03. Ocean Blade

04. The Master’s Hands

05. Cradle Of Heroes

06. Black Legacy

07. All Men To The Arms

08. McGuerkin On The Bridge

09. Siren Song

10. Ocean Legacy

Genre : Metal/Prog Metal

 

Band Members: 

Johnny La Bomba - Lead Vocals, 12-String Acoustic Guitar

Jens „Shredmaster JB“ Basten - Lead And Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals

Vittorio Papotto - Lead And Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals

Daniel Perl - Bass, Backing Vocals

Hartmut Stoof - Drums

 

 

Formed:2010 

Influences:Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Manowar, Dream Evil, Dio, Thin Lizzy, Running Wild

 

Label:Massacre

 

Quality & Originality:Ocean Blade is a great example of a band that thinks outside the box of what a normal heavy metal or power metal band should be. The songs keep you guessing what direction they will go next with high power and energy of heavy guitars and vocals of the best metal and thrash mixed in with amazing melodies of prog metal. The album was mixed by the legendary Dan Swanö and mastered by Powerwolfs Charles Greywolf who did a amazing job this album has a superb sound. The mystical  song writing of  Johnny La Bomba and amazing musicians that bring Gloryful together have put together a great album.

 

My Opinion: This album is crazy good cause I can honestly say I have never heard a band that sounds exactly like them. It is like Iced Earth, Hammerfall, Overkill, Testament, Iron Maiden, Gamma Ray all tossed into a blender and out pops Gloryful. I was hooked on this album from the first second I heard it. If you like any metal or sub genre you will find something to rock out on this release. I love how the band can be so hard and driven and then a song like Black Legacy they soften up to show the amazing song writing and hard to label mystic power this band has. This band has grown so much since there first album and ep to be a contender of the best metal bands on the planet!!!!!

 

Overall & Favorites:Black Legacy, Ocean Blade, Siren Song. This album demands a full on 9/10 from me cause of my ears still ringing with this mystical madness that is Glorful!!!!

 

Contact:www.facebook.com/gloryful/timeline

http://www.gloryful.net/