Kristendom - Awakening The Chaos

Kristendom... certainly not a moniker that rings a bell in your mind i guess!lol they are from France and play Death Metal...Awakening the Chaos is their 3rd or fourth album and i think it is their best! if you like it old school or from the 90's, then you'll be on cloud nine! ah ah! it's really groovy and i reckon it's a bit in the vein of six feet under at times from that regard, however, Kristendom's music is far more elborate and entertaining, with layers of synth used here and there to strengthen the feeling of darkness. No revolution here, ...granted.., but who cares?! these lads know their trade for sure, and that's enough for me! enjoy!

Kristendom - Awakening The Chaos
Genre: Death Metal
Tracklist:
01 It's Awakening (Intro)
02 Existence
03 Failure
04 Le Souffle Animal
05 Short Life
06 Death Is Near
07 Welcome
08 Impure
09 Necrodemence
10 W.A.R.
11 Hidden Behind
12 Chaos Theory
13 No More Sunrise (Outro)

Eternal Cycles!

Fiend Without a Face - Fiend Without a Face (2000)

We're reaching my last plays in here now with only a few days to go before i leave for good...Fiend Without a Face is a band i have never played and yet they are certainly one i like very much... the vocalist has something of jello biafra from Dead Kennedys which is just awesome! i don't know about you but i grew up with that kind of sound (and also classical music...Tchaikovsky, Bach & Wagner!) and it always bring tons of memories everytime i spin this one =) music wise it's just rockabilly, but they have a very cool way of playing it, horror-style-B-movie like!...some influences from the misfits perhaps ...or aping another band called zombies from outter space (well some stuff like that, can't remember! ah ah ) ... whatever, excellent album, warmly advised! enjoy =D

Fiend Without a Face - Fiend Without a Face (2000)
Genre: Rockabilly
Tracklist:
01 Calypso
02 Black Grass
03 Green Slime
04 Cha-Cha
05 Bank Robbin' Bandits
06 Tsunami
07 Hot Rod
08 New York
09 Don't Like
10 Cosmonaut
11 Stupido
12 Get Straight
13 Volcano

Let's go Batman, Gottam is prey to some unhinged villains!

HEAD OF DAVID - White Elephant 1989

What if you take a band like The Doors, when completely spaced out of course, and drown them into a reverating and throbbing enveloppe....well you might get something sounding somewhat like Head of David! If you don't like experimental...the kind that make you feel like you're too strung out to grasp the world around you...then i would suggest your leaving the room in a hurry!^^... however for all those still in here, and wondering what's gonna blow outta their speakers... let me give you a clue... the spirit of R'n'R might be what some call it! ah ah! enjoy!

HEAD OF DAVID - White Elephant 1989
Genre: Noise Rock
1 Jack Nicholson
2 Pierced All Over
3 Metal Texas Psycho-Out
4 Tequila
5 Snake Domain
6 Skindrill
7 Bugged

This may be called new dart!^^

Yargos - To Be Or Not To Be (2005)

Perhaps you already know Yargos but if you don't i highly advise you to lend an ear to that one! being no fan of prog metal i can tell you that they are definitely worth a shot ... everything in this album is great, the vox, the melodies, the production ... here you have it all...quality and quantity, cause the album reaches above 1 hour of running time, which is quite a lot (...well i mean quite a lot compared to the grindcore stuff i listen to! ah ah!)... and everything is pefectly balanced, no instrument encroach on any other, all fits perfectly in its place ... it's not that much violent but it definitely rocks! well...not much to add, this is just brilliant! enjoy!

Yargos - To Be Or Not To Be (2005)
Genre: Progressive Metal
Tracklist:
01 The Guilded Age
02 Why?
03 Peace Of Mind
04 Point Of No Return
05 A Time To Decide
06 Pink Confusion
07 Human Nature
08 Time Drops
09 The Summer Tree # 1
10 Full Circle
11 Sometimes It Is Easier
12 Turn Away
13 The Summer Tree Alive (Beat The Big Break) [bonus]

Shakespeare's metal fantasy!

Carnarium - Constelaciones De Requiems 2002

How about turning Barrocco for a short while...don't worry, just the time to travel back to the Renaissance period and meet that Spanish band called Carnarium! =) a pretty good band actually, they have female vox in the style of Elend's Les Tenebres du Dehors [The outter darkness] ...and perhaps even better performed! but what i like most is the brutal vox they use, in the best DM fashion! yummie! very guttural and cavernous growls with sad and creepy ambiances a la craddle of filth, typical of the BM line! Most of the songs are pretty cool, hovering between a fine blend of sweetness and agression! in that regard, i think this band has something of Septic Flesh, that is they use several simple melodic lines weaved together into a more intricate pattern. Well, a really interesting band picking a lot of different elements from various metal style and combining them in a unique way ...well worth checkin' out IMHO!^^ \m/

Carnarium - Constelaciones De Requiems 2002
Genre: Gothic Metal
Tracklist:
01 Intro
02 El Cristal
03 Desafio
04 El Lamento Del Vampiro
05 El Ocaso De Los Sueños
06 La Huida De Angora
07 Resplandor Ancestral
08 Fenix
09 El Joven Y El Diablo
10 Magdalena, Marcha Nupcial
11 Orix Tiem Mortum Dae

Vampiric Conquistadors!

강인오 (Ino Kang) - My World 2005

강인오 is a guitar player i discovered rather recently while trawling the web for something on joe satriani! ^^ and actually style-wise he's quite reminicent of good old statch. Not over technical (i mean by that no indulging in hyper speed playing) but definitely under the same sway of rock/blue influence, whether we consider his sound or the way he plays (rhythm wise). This is his first album and though it's certainly not going to revolutionize anything, the album is really cool and funky, and it will definitely make you have a good time for 3/4 of an hour! enjoy!

강인오 (Ino Kang) - My World 2005
Genre: Instrumental, Guitar virtuoso
Tracklist:
1. Confusions
2. My World
3. Into The Dreams
4. As The Leaves
5. Missing You
6. Black & White
7. The Numbness
8. Rainbow
9. Children
10. Sunset

Fast Fret!

Razors edge - Sweet 10 thrashers (2006)

Let's raise our fist to that band from Japan! Razor Edge plays the best punk style to my ears, they have catchy and gripping rhythm and despites the fact that this is a music style which has not much novelty to bring us, they have done it all the same! ...and as you press the play button, you just feel the surge of adreanalin rushing up your spine and taking control of your neck and head! quicker (and cheaper!) than any kind of drug you might find on this planet! if there is one kind of harcore thrash punk to save one day, let it be that one! the album is very short so no time to waste...come on!!! bring your booze, your "brooze!" and let's punk!!!! hail! \m/

Razors edge - Sweet 10 thrashers (2006)
Genre: Punk, Hardcore, "Thrash"
Tracklist:
01 Razors Wind
02 Ugly Kid
03 Punkadelic
04 Dressed Foods
05 Kick Start!
06 Greedy For Me
07 We Dont's Care
08 The Sun Disappeared
09 Loose Loops
10 Toxic Toys

1.アグリー・キッド
2.パンカデリック
3.ドレッスド・フーズ
4.レイザーズ・ウィンド
5.トキシック・トイズ
6.キック・スタート
7.グリーディー・フォー・ミー
8.ルーズ・ループス
9.ザ・サン・ディサピアード
10.ウィ・ドント・ケア

Smashing thrash-o-delic punky vibes!

Kermheat - Humanchico 2005

There it's done! France has spawned another weirdo! lol there was ron thal aka bumblefoot now we have kermheat...the frog! ah ah ^^ i'm making fun of him but actually this guy is quite a killer! as technical as ron thal and as experimental as buckethead or Matthias Ia Eklundh! the album is really funny with lots of weird sounds and "fuckin' this... fuckin' that" sound clip vox... this guy is not gonna bore you ...even for a split second! summing up his style or giving a label to his music is quite impossible really...the only fact that we still can cling to in this world of his own is that there is but one rule ...there's no rule, so fend for yourself!! ah ah! and just to mention it, missing that one would be a shame!^^
ps: check out his myspace cause it's pretty cool! lots of funny pics!

Kermheat - Humanchico 2005
Genre: Instrumental, Virtuoso
01 Humanchico
02 Don't Crash Your Car!
03 High Nose
04 First Contact
05 Mindfu*ker
06 Black Stairs
07 Rigel's Sleep
08 B.P.M.
09 Kermheatron
10 Farhbot
11 Between Rails
12 W.C
13 Sorry... For The End

When a lunatic tweaks the knobs!

Yakuza - Samsara 2006

I don't think i ever played this band in here, what a shame! as it is definitely a fav band of mine =D they are quite unique in their kind and i love how they blend the different influences they put into their music...it's psychedelic, extremely heavy and absolutely brilliant! there is hardly any word i can use to describe what they do but Yakusa are utterly the masters of their trade! proficient musicians with a mighty spirit and an unquenchable thirst for the exploration of uncharted territories ...as one of my friend often says "you don't like that one? then why don't you just fuck off and die bonehead fucker!...umh..uhm.. no offense intended of course!" ah ah! i wouldn't go that far though ^^ lol so enjoy!

Yakuza - Samsara 2006
Genre:Metal, Jazz, Progressive
Tracklist:
01 Cancer Of Industry
02 Plecostomus
03 Monkeytail
04 Transmission Ends...Signal Lost
05 Dishonor
06 20 Bucks
07 Exterminator
08 Just Say Know
09 Glory Hole
10 Back To The Mountain

不三不四的人！^^

Heavy Lord - From Cosmos To Chaos

what about a nice trip to Europe, and more particularly to Holland... but don't be afraid we're not setting off to see mills and tulips... Heavy Lord is not really into that, ... not at all indeed! ah ah ... i guess they would be more interested in ancient behemoth vestiges and sabbathian riffing! actually the vox kindda remind me of Phil Anselmo, especially that peculiar husky growling, and the music itself is more akin to Cathedral like bands, that is 70's inspired rock riffs with a massive and heavy sound! a pretty good combination IMO! the album is quite short for that genre as it only last 40 minutes or so and i definitely like that, no endless boring song here, the song writting is just excellent and dynamic, ... a one-off band IMHO, so hope you enjoy! =)

Heavy Lord - From Cosmos To Chaos
Genre: Doom, Stoner
Tracklist:
01 Elephaunt
02 Scorpion Sting
03 The Ego Has Landed
04 One In A Billion
05 While Empires Burn

When trudging is a way!

春秋 - 春秋

This band is certainly better known to you than it is to me so i hope you can tell me a bit more about them ..like who they are, where they are from ...and so on and so forth! =D music wise i think their style is brilliant, like good old kickin' rock'n'roll or awesome heavy metal ... but what i think is truely cool and catchy about them is that they managed to make something original (to my ears at least!) with rather common material and that is quite a feat!... they use nothing spectacular but they come up with kindda fresh and well thought out ideas... like for instance an arpeggios added here and there, piano, accordion, pipa-like sort of sounds ... and i guess that makes quite a difference in the end, actually they created ambiances that i seldom, if ever, find in non-chinese bands! like an extreme version of 冷酷仙境! ah ah! just listen to 传奇 for example and you'll hear what i mean! ... The singer has also a great voice, i really like the way he sings and though i only get bits and pieces of what he says, i clearly feel the energy oozing from his vox! i don't know if that "spring and autumn" (Chun Qiu) moniker has a special significance or a hidden meaning to it but they kick ass all the same! rock on!

春秋 - 春秋
Genre: (heavy) Rock
Tracklist:
01 新的一天
02 凶宅
03 远方的召唤
04 天下
05 传奇
06 暴风雨所诞生的
07 猎人
08 最后的一页
09 山海间

Mainland out-and-out mighty fighters!

Monstrum - VIII Dzieñ Tygodnia (2007)

Before i leave for good i still have some time to play a few more stuff after i guess it will be more difficult and perhaps too much time demanding ... anyway ... Monstrum ... did you know they existed??! ah ah! ... well at least after you listened to their music they should remain in your mind for some time! the band is not downright original ... well, they play heavy metal... but they are really great whatsoever ... i could go as far as ascribing some Maiden-like spirit and enthusiasm to them ... really! they have a knack for that genre, they sing in their own language (Polish i think) which is great but i also reckon that it will likewise be their greatest impediment to achiving a worldwide fame =) the music is rather technical and can sometimes be a bit in the line of prog stuff ... minus the keyboard! this is not my fav style nevertheless i found that band really catchy and i guess you are very likely to find it to your taste as well ... so have a go! ... and enjoy! ;)

Monstrum - VIII Dzieñ Tygodnia (2007)
Genre: Heavy Metal
Tracklist:
01 Monstrum
02 Slowa
03 Krzyż
04 Otchlań Zycia
05 List
06 21:37
07 Przemijanie
08 VIII Dzieñ Tygodnia
09 Po Drugiej Stronie Lustra
10 Lukrecja (Instrumentalny)

Proficiency exhibition!

Earthtone9 - Arc Tan Gent [2000]

A bro advised not too much pop at once for some obscure health reasons ^^, so in case you have strayed off a bit too much on the wrong side because of the previous play, try this medication! =) It is likewise a band i love cause they have flawless songs IMHO, and an awsome prod! they come from mother England and despites i labelled them metal it is not that brutal ...though the music can turn out quite ballsy at times!lol i have never seen them on stage but from what i heard they are just brilliant in that context as well ... no wonder i'd say, given the albums they have released! the music is a bit in the line of Tool to give you a clue about what these blokes sound like..or perhaps even A perfect circle to a certain extent! well hope you have fun with it! \m/

Earthtone9 - Arc Tan Gent [2000]
Genre: Metal
Tracklist:
01 Tat Twan Asi
02 Evil Crawling I
03 P.R.D. Chaos
04 Approx. Purified
05 Walking Day
06 Star Damage For Beginners
07 Ni9e: This Is The Sound
08 Yellow Fever
09 Alpha Hi
10 Binary 101

When heavy meets percussive!

Advantage Lucy - Echo Park 2005

Here is a band i like very much, the music of which hovers between My little Airport and YUI, just as does the voice of the chick singing! the melodies are pretty cool and easy going, and the atmospheres are really dreamy though far less experiemental than those of My Little Airport. Indeed the music is pretty much anchored in rock overall and not so much in electronic! i must mention that there is one song i don't like much called "is this love" which i think is rather repetitive and boring, though it is not that bad even so!lol but there are plenty of other tracks to make up for it so don't waste your time with it! my fav is certainly track 6, 潮騒, which has a somewhat bjork-like quality to it, perhaps i shun a bit "is this love" cause it is the one track following my fav indeed ...and it is definitely no match for it! ah ah! ....well a great album to me, hope you like it!

Advantage Lucy - Echo Park 2005
Genre: Indie Pop, Soft Rock
Tracklist:
01 グライダー
02 spur line
03 Anderson
04 朱い夏
05 遠い日
06 潮騒
07 is this love? (yuk! skip it! ah ah)
08 splash
09 planetaria
10 everything
11 time after time

Like leaves in the wind!

Lumen - Правда 2007

Here is a band from Russia...sorry... i can't be more specific!^^ they play cool rock music hovering between what i'd call "heavy" poppy-tailored melodies to much heavier ones ... a bit like stuffs in the genre of muse (or something alike! ah ah!), a band that is mixing soft and more energetic ambiances ... overall the music and the way it's composed is kindda like some energetic punk rock! the vox are in russian and i just love the sound they gave to the guitars ... sharp and full of warm mids!lol well the thing i would have done on that album is perhaps to shorten some bits here and there, but not that much whatsoever ... cool band definitely ... and the last song is a quiet one!lol enjoy! \m/

Lumen - Правда 2007
Genre: Pop, Punk, Rock, Heavy Rock, Metal
Tracklist:
01 6 миллиардов
02 Буря
03 Далеко
04 Иди в отмах
05 Ложь
06 Тень
07 Хватит!
08 Хамелеон
09 Пока ты спал
10 Пора орать
11 Иначе!
12 Гореть

Hey!! what is this!!???

Jorn Lande & Russel Allen - The Battle 2005

After A bro made the 666th post on the 1st of junuary 2008 ...weird it was done by the Antigöd indeed...i sure some dark scientists would glady study the phenomenon!^^... i now play "the neighbour of the beast" album, number 667th (which also happens to be the title of a DM album incidentally!...and as all these wars cause me to have a very bad memory i hope you don't know about it already! however i am sure you all know about these guys better than i do!lol so to cut a long story short i must say that this album impressed me at all levels ... despites i am not a fan of that genre ... but vocals, guitars, bass, drums, pianos...everything fits in perfectly and it all has been very well produced ... not a single weak track in my view! well ... that's what we call a killer album from beginning to end!! the battle in 2008 is gonna unfold just fine my broz! enjoy \m/

Jorn Lande & Russel Allen - The Battle 2005
Genre: Hard Rock, Progressive Metal
Tracklist:
01 Another Battle
02 Hunters Night
03 Wish For A Miracle
04 Reach A Little Longer
05 Come Alive
06 Truth Of Our Time
07 My Own Way
08 Ask You Anyway
09 Silent Rage
10 Where Have The Angels Gone
11 Universe Of Light
12 The Forgotten Ones

Riding forgotten winds!

Glorior Belli - Manifesting The Raging Beast

Now, after the main course, we usually have a log ... an icy one!lol .... in that case, a band coming from my home country ... and i must say that i am very pleased with how the BM scene is developping at the moment ... the spirit has not been left by the side of the road ... and the atmosphere is grimmer and more polished than ever! =D when i listen to them, the most famous band that comes to my mind is definitely Satyricon during their early period. Nevertheless i think they have found their own left hand path to the black kingdom cause though we have the same combination of icy atmospheres a la Burzum, raspy cavernous vox (in the style of Satyricon as a matter of fact), rather pounding and varied drum patterns ... and a huge solo in slayer's style on the last track!...i guess we can confidently say they have done it their own way ... and i just love that!lol

Glorior Belli - Manifesting The Raging Beast
Genre: Black Metal
Tracklist:
01 From Darkness There Springs Light
02 Deadly Sparks
03 Sinister Resonance
04 Severed From The Self
05 Manifesting The Raging Beast
06 Said Lucifer In Twilight
07 Serpentine Admonition
08 Altered Verses

Welcome, The Bringer of Light chose your table!

Brain Drill - The Parasites - (2006)

Oh! look who's at the door! Mr Drill...and along with his wafting stench, he brought some brain and a putrified calf for the new year! how nice of him! ^^ ah ah! how to better start a new year than with a deluge of brutality, speed and aggression!? ...i see you're at loss for words as well ... actually don't exert yourself, there is no better way ... but beware, this album is extremely short ...under 20 minutes!...however when one plays that kind of music, then even a small span of time such as those 20 minutes easily tantamounts to .... more than 10 hours of ass shaking over some poppy!lol pretty technical ... very impressive actually, brutal, and yet groovy .... that's today's menu! Bon Appetit! \m/


Brain Drill - The Parasites - (2006)
Genre: Brutal DM, Grindcore
Tracklist:
01 Consumed By The Dead
02 The Parasites
03 Swine Slaughter
04 Forcefed Human Shit
05 The Depths Of Darkness
06 Revelation

Anyone fancy a second helping of freshly baked gore?!

梁靜茹 - 崇拜

You're all busy....too bad cause you can't stop me from sneaking in with a little surprise for that New Year's eve! ... My beloved Lian, the grand poppy mistress, has finally released a new album, it came out at the begining of last month, and i think it is great ... as usual!=D so mind you, when you write a comment!!lol more seriously though you may argue her style is quite the same, at least she has not lost an ounce of her wonderful voice...and she's still endowed with that magical power that carries me away! ^^ ... what's more surprising is that there is a track with some french in it ... and though there are just a few words, they are correctly pronounced ... which is an undeniable proof that she is the bestest!ah ah! =) well many warriors are bound to be disappointed with that one but at least their wives shall enjoy it! ...every cloud has a silver lining as we say! ;)

梁靜茹 - 崇拜
Genre: the best! but you can also call it C-pop!
Tracklist:
01 崇拜
02 C'est la vie
03 每天第一件事
04 会吸呼的痛
05 101
06 一秒的天堂
07 给未来的自己
08 知多少
09 生命中不可承受的轻
10 三吋日光
11 原来你也唱过我的歌 (粤语)

Enjoy a cuddly day!

Raging Speedhorn - We Will Be Dead Tomorrow

listen to that racket away in the woods! the benighted guys from Raging Speedhorn sure need some room to play their music!^^ angry riffers hovering between the power ozzing from true rock'n'roll spirit ... almost punk like... and the heavyness of metal .... add on top of that very cool and agressive vox in the line of hardcore singers ...that even turn into guttural death-like vox at times! ... it's like spitting hot blood in the face of your worst enemy ... and better twice than once ... cause there are two vocalists actually! ah ah! To cut it short, they have the attitude and energy of the Hellacopters, and the sound of that good old Godsend ... that is a 70's inspired, grainy, fat and chunky, low pitched guitar sound that seems to linger forever unless it is stopped or deflected into another massive and devastating powerchord! Ride with the devil?? oh yeah.. sure we will! on your bikes warriors! \m/

Raging Speedhorn - We Will Be Dead Tomorrow
Genre: Stoner Rock/Metal
01 The Hate Song
02 Scrapin' The Resin
03 Me And You Man
04 Scaramanga
05 Chronic Youth
06 Iron Cobra
07 Heartbreaker
08 Fuck The Voodooman
09 Spitting Blood
10 Welcome To Shitsville
11 Ride With The Devil

Piss off ...or you'll get bitten!

[Air Guitar Battle] Michael Orlando - Sonic Stomp 2006

N.Y.C has always been a breeding ground for incredible artists...Michael Orlando is one of them, a serious contestant for our Air Guitar Battle! Being a fan of Ron Thal/Bumblefoot i could not miss that one album since the great master appears on it ... and actually for the little story he is the one who told Micheal where to get the super axe he needed to fight...a Vigier! Besides their style are somehow echoing each other at times... Well, don't expect any bluesy feel with 1 note every three measures here (though it happens as well ...well more like 5 or 6! eh eh!!) ...indeed we're in another unscrutable quantic dimension where a million notes can be squeezed in a split second...and yet feel, like a giant big hole, will suck you in whatever you do to resist the attraction! ...finally, even if this guy is over technical ...cause that what he is!lol ...he sure knows how to use his skills not to bore you to death ... don't worry...everything runs smooth over here...you just need to get used to travel at twice the speed of light! =D

Michael Orlando - Sonic Stomp 2006
Genre: Instrumental
Tracklist:
01 Wheels In Motion
02 Sonic Stomp
03 Game Over
04 Jam On It
05 Horizons
06 Changes
07 Movement
08 Flex
09 Slam
10 Velvet Sky
11 A Moment In Time
12 Old School Boogie

Sliced in tiny dices!

The Destro - As The Coil Unwinds [2007]

Another cool band, coming from Texas...one thing that has always astouned me regarding them is the number of people that label this band "Death" or even "grindcore"...well, from my standards we are far from what i call that!lol ...i think i have finally found people that are worse than me at tagging a band! ah ah!... basically if you like stuff in the vein of pantera, that band should remain in your favorite for quite a while! =) the music is quite heavy and powerful with good riffs and quite a chunky sound, strongly reminiscent of the one illdisposed created for itself IMO! the massive production gives each songs all the agressivity it needs to make you feel like ripping everything down! ^^

The Destro - As The Coil Unwinds [2007]
Genre: Hardcore, Power metal
Tracklist:
01 Intro
02 Rivers Bottom
03 Beast Burden
04 Offering, The
05 Knife In Hand
06 As the Coil Unwinds
07 Bridges Will Burn
08 Structures Collapse
09 Stained Glass
10 Sever the Ties
11 Forever Embedded

When flaming lead fall from the sky!

Mystic Prophecy - Savage Souls (2006)

This one band, if you have not listened to it yet, should really please you (and as usual i hope it's no replay!)! a little and concise description about their music...when you'll open the pandora box, in a big flash of colourful light, an incredible combination will be cast into the air.... pounding riffs and great leads on the one hand, powerful drumming and cool vox on the other...and to top it all a blasting bass that rope all that up! believe me, these guys will make your head move like hell...so i hope you're no longer too dizzy from the previous war...or you neck might snap! ah ah! enjoy!

Mystic Prophecy - Savage Souls (2006)
Genre: Thrash Metal
Tracklist:
01 Shadow Beyond My Soul
02 Master Of Sins
03 Evil Empires
04 Savage Souls
05 In The Darkness
06 Deception Of Hate
07 Sins And Sorrows
08 Best Days Of My Life
09 Nightmares Of Demon
10 Victim Of Fate
11 Into The Fire

Fighting forever!

VA - Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas

Before X-mas is over in TW i must hurry to play that one!lol no big description needed, just very good axeman playing the famous x-mas tune. in order of appearance you have kenny wayne sheperd, eric johnson, jeff beck, the brian stezer orchestra, joe satriani, steve morse, steve vai, joe perry, alex lifeson, richie sambora and finally hotei! As you can see not the worst people they could find! i think it's cool to listen to how they revamped those songs in their manner...besides the title though it is appropriate for that period of the year, also befits any warriors..since not everyone call "axe" the same thing! ah ah! ...so hope you enjoy! ...and Merry Axe-Mas to you broz!

VA - Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas
Genre: Guitar!
Tracklist:
01 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
02 First Nowell
03 Amazing Grace
04 Jingle Bells
05 Silent Night/Holy Night Jam
06 Joy to the World
07 Christmas Time Is Here
08 Blue Christmas
09 Little Drummer Boy
10 Cantique de Noel (O' Holy Night)
11 Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Slashing santa's bag open! ^^

莫文蔚 - X

Yeah, i know, toxic war is already over! but indeed that last play triggered something else from HK (one titletrack in particular, "如果还有以后")...莫文蔚 may look like a poppy doll, well she's not! alright, alright ...but not that much even so! ^^ her style is rather ecclectic and i think you might like what she does...don't worry, it's not like the japanese childish pop i find funny for instance! she uses jungle rhythms very often but also sounds/loops that are to be found in Hip Hop or even keyboards reminiscent of Visual Kei!...and at times there are distorted guitars...actually each song has it's own style and what's great is that her voice adapts those changes! so she can sound either aggressive or very sweet, depending on the moment!...it is chiefly mainstream, but at least she proved she mastered all the different aspect of it! rock on!

莫文蔚 (Karen Mok) - X
Genre: pop, rock
Tracklist:
01 爱死你
02 看透
03 You Are So Beautiful
04 忽然东风
05 如果还有以后
06 黑雨
07 我明白他
08 腹语
09 清醒
10 双面

Tigress waiting to pounce!

Herbie Hancock - Future 2 Future 2001

As you'll hear it is not exactly like Krush but as i said i think their styles somewhat echo each other. H.H is mainly known for what he does in jazz but this one album, if it is still jazz, has nothing convetionnal in it! the music is done with samplers and turntable ...and a few keyboards of course! well, if you are acquainted with Herbie's sort of psychedelic style then you should feel comfortable in no time...i understand that perhaps some of his fan from the early fusion style period may be a little disappointed but to me H.H just shows with this record what a talented musician he is, no matter what he uses to make his music....if a bad workman blames his tool as we say, then not an instrument in this world need to fear him! ah ah! enjoy!

Herbie Hancock - Future 2 Future 2001
Genre: Jazzy, Electronic, Jungle
Tracklist:
01 Kebero
02 Wisdom
03 The Essence (featuring Chaka Khan)
04 This is Rob Swift
05 Black Gravity
06 Tony Williams
07 Be Still
08 Ionosphere
09 Kebero (part 2)
10 Alphabeta
11 Virtual Hornets

Open your Eyes and have a vision!

[TOXIC WAR] Element 1 - Uncivilized Music Compilation 1999

This will certainly be my last play in that war, as tomorrow i won't have time to play anything else before it is over! but indeed i have plenty to listen now so it's not a problem!lol So what about that last one? well, have you ever seen that movie called the terminator? Element 1 is a compilation that will bring you into kindda the same world... where human beings or natural sounds have utterly vanished...however music still exists...only it's been replaced by the rumble of machines, the clatter of hot steel being hammered, or... waves modulations! yep!....no water left, only a green glowing waste! ^^

Element 1 - Uncivilized Music Compilation 1999
Genre: Noise, Techno, Industrial
Tracklist:
01 Laurent Hô - Intro
04 Laurent Hô - Out Of Tempo
07 Cyanide - Boo
11 Elektroplasma - Failure
13 ADC - Magnetic Resonance
17 Somatic Responses - Photon Emission II
21 N Project - Android
25 Elektroplasma - Ekalyps
29 Somatic Responses - Agile Warriors
33 ADC - Sincroindustry
37 N Project - Ghost
43 Torgull - Resurrection
45 Elektroplasma - Urgences
51 Torgull - Labyrinth
61 Cyanide - Glyse
73 Pas Encore - Doing That Much
87 Ho.exe - Wavesick

After Man Was Eventually Discarded!

[TOXIC WAR] Laurent Hô - Syntetic 1997

Laurent Hô is perhaps already known to you...here is not very famous though many people from the techno movement in europe know who he is or have already heard about him. He is french and i used to listen to his stuff a lot when i was younger. His style is tekno but it is definitely different from that of most of the people making that kind of music...Laurent Hô doesn't rely that much on a pounding bass as he virtaully makes the machines dance or speak!lol he is certainly very intoxicating from that point of view as the work he does to get his own soundscape is really impressive....so if you like it industrial, then this is your man! have fun!

Laurent Hô - Syntetic 1997
Genre: Techno, Experimental
Tracklist:
01 CWKN
02 Stor
03 Pricol
04 Attrol
05 Thema
06 W Noise
07 Onobody
08 Verperk
09 Maidman
10 Tetrapak
11 Geometr
12 RS
13 DXF
14 Ernest Strangle
15 357 Kcal Part (1)
16 357 Kcal Part (2)
17 357 Kcal Part (3)
18 357 Kcal Part (4)
19 Pr P Steiner

Industrial Toxic Compound!

[TOXIC WAR] Blockhead - Downtown Science

Blockhead walks a fine path between many different styles...the rhythm is grounded in Hip Hop most of the time but as far as everything else is concerned, the musical scope used here is quite extended! going from R&B to rock, to electronic or even heavy metal riffs, then suddenly a smidgen of blues or a traditional tinges is cast forth and take over ....well i let you do the listing of all that is to be found in there!lol what is sure is that this artist's mind is brimming over with original ideas and should not bore you for a split second! enjoy! =D

Blockhead - Downtown Science
Genre:Hip Hop, Electronic
Tracklist:
01 Expiration Date
02 Roll Out The Red Carpet
03 Serenade
04 Cherry Picker
05 Crashing Down
06 Stop Motion Traffic
07 Art Of Walking, The
08 Good Block Bad Block
09 Dough Nation
10 Quiet Storm
11 First Snowfall, The
12 Long Walk Home

Side effects!??

[TOXIC WAR] DJ Krush - Zen

You certainly know Dj Krush as he is an important figure on the hip hop stage. This album has plenty of featuring and i think that is its main interest, cause the music in itself though it is cool, reminds me a lot of stuff Herbie Hancock does when he indulges in that genre....well, it's not a harsh criticism being compared to Herbie Hancock! Anyway, the album is pretty cool ...funky and smooth...and the different textures Krush comes up with are always interesting...there is of course a lot of work which has been done on the sound itself, so don't miss it!^^


DJ Krush - Zen
Genre: Hip Hop
Traclist:
01 Song 1
02 Zen Approach - (featuring Black Thought)
03 Danger Of Love - (featuring Zap Mama)
04 Sonic Traveler - (featuring Tunde Ayanyemi)
05 Duck Chase - (featuring PhonosycographDISK)
06 Vision Of Art - (featuring Company Flow)
07 Day's End - (featuring Kazufumi Kodama)
08 With Grace - (featuring N'Dea Davenport)
09 Candle Chant - (featuring Boss The MC)
10 Endless Railway - (featuring Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson)
11 Whutz' Da Solution - (featuring Kukoo Da Baga Bonez)
12 Paradise Bird Theory - (featuring Sunja Lee)
13 Final Home - (Mista Sinista remix, hidden track)

Smoking and Glowing!

[TOXIC WAR] 鬼束ちひろ - This Armor

i don't think i ever played 鬼束ちひろ in here, so it was high time to fix that! her music combines some jazzy melodies with more conventional rock ones....but overall, it is mainly J-pop. Her Voice is rather low pitched for a woman (especially if we compare it to the one of 刘芳!) but she has a truely great voice and i'm sure with such titletracks on her album, she'll have no problem corrupting your mind!lol enjoy!

鬼束ちひろ(Onitsuka Chihiro) - This Armor
Genre: Jpop, Jazz
Tracklist:
01. ROLLIN'
02. 茨の海
03. ｼｬﾄﾞｳ
04. "Everything,In My Hands"
05. Our Song
06. 流星群
07. LITTLE BEAT RIFLE (album version)
08. Arrow of Pain
09. infection
10. CROW

Warrior babe!

[TOXIC WAR] 刘芳 - 声声醉 4

That artist bears the same name as the 琵琶 virtuoso also called 劉芳! but they are different persons, and of course plays different genres! but both of these 刘芳 have their style anchored in rather Chinese tradional music! the one here is on the vocal side and i just love her melodies, ...and above all her voice which is so sweet that it has the power to soothe you away! ah ah! i suppose she sings about love mainly or that kind of things,... though i hardly get a word!lol anyway, the perfect artist to relax at home while taking care of your loved one! =)

刘芳 - 声声醉 4
Genre: Chinese
Traclist:
01 纸飞机
02 无声的雨
03 东南西北风
04 月亮惹的祸
05 七月初七
06 吻别英文版
07 我是不是该安静地走开
08 飘摇
09 单身情歌
10 七里香
11 醉清风

Ancestral hallucinogenic

[TOXIC WAR] Keren Ann - Nolita (2005)

This is some strange band! ^^ actually i don't really know how to describe the music....it all seems like a long ballad to me..a stroll somewhere! and indeed that's why each of the songs from that album is to be considered more like an emotion or a feeling and not really like a song, ...though it is one of course! describing different moment of a same day during which you experience several moods...at times you feel like time has stopped... but there are suddenly sunbeams piercing through, shining on the melancoly around ....cause it is only melancoly, ..you never experience boredom...That is in a few words the kind of things you may feel or expect when you'll try to intoxicate yourself once again! hope that helps =)

Keren Ann - Nolita (2005)
Genre: like a stroll somewhere...
Tracklist:
01 Que N'ai-Je ?
02 Greatest You Can Find
03 Chelsea Burns
04 One Day Without
05 La Forme Et Le Fond
06 Nolita
07 Roses & Hips
08 Midi Dans Le Salon De La Duchesse
09 L'onde Amère
10 For You And I
11 Song Of Alice


I'm breathing!

[TOXIC WAR] Sylvain Chauveau - Des Plumes Dans La Tete

As you can see this is a french artist, but he is not at all famous and remains known to only a very small number of people. His music is minimalistic to say the least and you must pay as much attention to the sound itself as to the music work. Basically this is the OST of a movie ("feathers in your head") but that artist must be considered as some kind of poet making music rather than a musician only....difficult to describe but very emotional, this guy often re-uses his own theme and melodies but try to see them from a different angle....hope you like it!

Sylvain Chauveau - Des Plumes Dans La Tete
Genre: Intrumental (piano), Weird Jazz!
Tracklist:
01 Des Plumes dans la Tête (Variation 1)
02 Situation Initiale
03 Pour les Oiseaux
04 Feu
05 Le Brasier de Tristesse
06 Ferme les Yeux
07 Des Plumes dans la Tête (Variation 2)
08 Les Débutants 1
09 Pour les Oiseaux (Variation 1)
10 Anthracite
11 Nocturne Urbain 2
12 Pour les Oiseaux (Variation 2)
13 Sinon le Vent qui Passe
14 Noir
15 Ferme les Yeux (Variation)
16 Les Débutants 2
17 Pour les Oiseaux (Variation 3)
18 Blanche Comme l'Infini
19 Situation Finale
20 Des Plumes dans la Tête
21 Suber
22 Datebook

Close your eyes and breathe!

[TOXIC WAR] Diva Destruction - Passion's Price

Diva Destruction is a band in which two women from the US launched into creating a strange mix between spacey electronic and gothic rock! to me it sound a bit like some pop stuff from the 80's, mostly because of that basic 4/4 drum rhythm made by a machine (sounds like it at least!lol) but that's not very important! the music is pretty cool and dark, almost like a remote church choir trying to summon old demons .... or lost lovers perhaps cause the lyrics revolves around rather romantic themes! ^^

Diva Destruction - Passion's Price
Genre: Gothic Electronic
Tracklist:
01 The Broken Ones
02 In Dreaming
03 Enslaved
04 Glare
05 Snake
06 Hate You To Love You
07 Cruelty Games
08 Prey
09 You're The Psycho
10 My Turn
11 Bed Of Lies
12 Lovers Chamber
13 Knights Disguise

Innimical Mermaid!

[TOXIC WAR] Baphomet Engine - Baphomet Engine

Baphomet Engine comes from Brazil if i am not mistaken and was set up by two guys who are former metal heads! one was playing thrash metal and the other punk music. That's probably why these guys do not really sound like the usual zippy indulging into trance music!lol they have rather psychedelic and dark ambiances but what's more interesting is the wide array of sounds they use in their composition, plenty of texture and colours to subjugate your mind! it is quite impressive IMHO! enjoy!

Baphomet Engine - Baphomet Engine
Genre: Psychedelic, Trance
Tracklist:
01 Prelúdio
02 Calling To Death
03 L´Aliénation Mentale
04 Hades
05 Looking For Dragons At Spitsbergen
06 The First Possession
07 Dancing On The Barrows
08 Miss Dymphne Tryplet Is Dead
09 Templar Warriors

Brazilian binary Samba!

[TOXIC WAR] Four Tet - Rounds

Four tet is some strange stuff for though it is electronic, it is not easy to pigeonhole (to me at least!) but one thing is for sure the music is really cool and laid back...this is not the irksome type! i discovered that band thanks to Radiohead, cause they were doing remixes for them, and since then it has stayed a band of interest to me...so i hope it will turn out to be one for you as well! =D

Four Tet - Rounds
Genre: Electronic
Tracklist:
01 Hands
02 She Moves She
03 First Thing
04 My Angel Rocks Back and Forth
05 Spirit Fingers
06 Unspoken
07 Chia
08 As Serious As Your Life
09 And They All Look Broken Hearted
10 Slow Jam

Uncanny Entanglement!

[TOXIC WAR] Yeska - Skafrocubanjazz

As this is just the beginning of the war, let's not play too toxic an album!lol yeska is an american band which i listened to quite a lot some years ago, a bit less now, though i still enjoy the music, no doubt about it! The musicianship is great and the music itself hovers between, jamaican and cuban music...and i must say those two styles blend together particularly well =D it's very funky and also very varied, though it remains within the compass of these two genres of course....what do we wait for? let's intoxicate ourselves!


Yeska - Skafrocubanjazz
Genre: Jazz, Cuban
Tracklist:
01 Fideo (Para Aqui)
02 4th Generation
03 Walter's House
04 Falafel Combo
05 Second Menu
06 Cantaloupe Island
07 Skaliente
08 Stakes Are High
09 Chilaquiles
10 Fideo (Para Llevar)

Cuidado por favor!!

过失乐队 - Never Say Die 2006

Well everybody is about to go to bed so i take advantage of it to play that great band from china! they play some punk-with-an-attitude music, almost hardcore at times! what i love most about this band is the voice of the vocalist and the high level of energy the band display,... they also use some kind of megaphone or some other sh$$, like dual vox to achive a great effect of anger, ...like some call for uprising!lol well, of course music-wise it's pretty basic, but these chinese guys have a knack for that old angry punkshit that makes me spine shiver! groovy and straightforward that how i like it..that's how they make it!! Moreover, the production is pretty decent, which is not often the case with rather "underground" punk...so one more reason to enjoy that rather short-but-intense in-your-face album! \m/

过失乐队 (Demerit) - Never Say Die 2006
Genre: Punk, Hardcore
1 INTRO
2 NEVER GONNA CHANGE
3 FUCK THE SCHEMERS
4 KEEP YOURSELF
5 FIGHT YOUR APATHY
6 I DONT WANNA HEAR IT
7 THE WORLD HAS BECOME BATTLE FIELD
8 GIVE ME TRUTH
9 VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Raise your fist and shout it out!

High Tone - Live 2003

This one band is unknown to most of you, i'm sure pretty sure about it! they come from a city called Lyon in the eastern part of france and they formed in 97 or so. They basically play Dub music, but they have also integrated plenty of other influences ranging from electro, to hip hop or Traditional, and even trance/techno music at times, so as to better widen their musical scope ...and the list is far from complete! =D in the end the outcome is just brilliant and the music itself is quite dynamic never letting you down for one second! well, it's not metal but almost as good as it! don't waste time, just light it up and rise on to cloud nine me brethren! ^^

High Tone - Live 2003
Genre: Dub, Reggae
Traclist:
01 The orientalist
02 Mother dubber
03 112 dub
04 Hard working
05 Bad weather
06 Short visit
07 Enter the dragon
08 Onew dub
09 Dehli Katmandou
10 Taniotoshi
11 Echo-logik

Jah warriors on the move!

Ten Kens -Ten Kens 2006

Welcome for a journey some 20 years back in time, despite the date displayed which is 2006! ever heard about these canadians, cause i'm not sure they are very famous indeed?! whatever..., this indie / psychedelic / pop /rock (pick one!lol) band plays some depressive, kindda angry songs in the style of the Doors and though it is utterly unoriginal if we consider their style, it is not that bad whatsoever! ah ah! Anyway, i was glad to listen to their stuff cause the melodies are pretty interesting and always entertaining, and what i like most is the fact that they have managed to get that peculiar rock sound, like a sort of sabbathian feel, that i like so much ...and which i think contribute a lot to set off the quality of their music ... well hope you enjoy!

Ten Kens -Ten Kens 2006
Genre:Pop, Rock, Psychedelic style
Tracklist:
01 The Alternate Biker
02 Downcome Home
03 Refined
04 Y'all Come Back Now
05 Bearfight!
06 Cosby Pills
07 The Prodigal Sum
08 Worthless and Oversimplified Ideas
09 A Decision of Especial Relevance
10 The Whore of Revelation
11 I Really Hope You Get to Retire

A sense of Drama hovers in the Air!

Embers - The Gods Are Traitors (2007)

Before the war starts, i play that MDM band which i find rather good. To me the label MDM has always seemed like an heresy in itself....a bit like christian black metal!...WTF i always say to myself??? why not "happy suicidal doom" with "blarring noiseless scream"?!...some people read way too much poetry in this world! i wish i could tag my footprint on their butt like their tag their "commercial" rubbish to the music i like! ah ah! Anyway, Embers' style is nothing really new, but it's very well crafted and executed... there are plenty of breakdowns and mosh parts, cool "leads" once and a while.... the only thing nagging at me is that i sometimes find the snare drum to be
a bit weak for that style, i like it chunky and stout!...but that has more to do with the production than anything else! no other complaint otherwise! have fun! ;)

PS: this is not the cover at all but i like the picture! lol

Embers - The Gods Are Traitors (2007)
Genre: MDM
Tracklist:
01 The Gods Are Traitors
02 Within My Soul
03 Empathy Is Killed
04 The Shine Of Hate
05 The Mission Is Murder
06 We Are The Weapon
07 Choose Your Enemy!
08 Broken Hopes, Broken Lives

You'll aGoNiZE fRoM SweEt PaIn ! ah ah!

Perhaps you are already well acquainted with that U.S band called BiS, but if that is not the case, then it should deserve all your attention for the next 40 minutes! Metalcore or that kind of "look-i-can-play-rhythm-only" metal tends to bore me to death in seconds most of the time, but this one is quite different, they have very complex chugging and heavy songs with very cool arrangements! in the end the 40 minutes of aggression that this album contains pass by at the speed of light! at times they recall me a bit that band called Soilwork but BiS's music is more elaborate and violent IMO, some tracks may even be considered Death ...just take the vox off "embrace the plague"...and what have we got left?? =D...well, what i like perhaps most in that album, is the sound, cause if this band is obviously not revolutionizing the genre, the production is definitely awesome and the drum stands out like mad, especially the double bass! yum yum!!^^ hope you enjoy, ...i can't get enough of it!

Burn In Silence - Angel Maker 2006
Genre: Metalcore / progressive?
01 Lines From An Epitaph
02 Rebirth
03 The Age In Which Tomorrow Brings
04 Embrace The Plague
05 Primal Human Pain
06 Angel Maker
07 Judging Hope
08 Well Adjusted
09 Watching Dead Leaves Fall
10 World Of Regret

Screamin' my guts out!!

Discard - Carrion (2007)

Though i had plenty to do, i decided to spend my evening reinstalling and playing an old PC RPG game called Baldur's Gate (II)...it's been a while, years actually, since the last time i launched into some of the quests it contains, but nostalgia got a grip on me, and that definitely vivified my fighting spirit! The music in the game is cool, but it was definitely better once i added my own to it! ah ah! indeed i choose Discard as a soundtrack for the epic medieval battles i waged, and i must say i lost none, so this is certainly a good band for that kind of fantastic and heroic venturing! these guys are very groovy and they'll wreak havoc in your head, as a storm in a teapot!lol their chugging riffs will blow like a fresh wind over your face, ...and all of a sudden the sleepy warrior buried deep inside of you will surge and blaze forth with all his might! .... well obviously, one should not overindulge in Baldur's Gate, ...there are side effects!lol Rock on!

Discard - Carrion (2007)
Genre: Thrash Metal / Death Metal
Tracklist:
01 Bleeding Lead
02 Pulse
03 Draconian Measures
04 The True Northern Mindset
05 Bury The Sun
06 The Antagonist
07 Fiend
08 Circles Of Bonedust
09 Demonology
10 Concubine
11 Will Above Will

Dare you, bed wetting little maggot!!!

Otargos - Kinetic Zero (2007)

A black form has been hovering over our ship for quite some time now.... i was ready to stand and slash it to pieces, but it eventually turned out to be only the black shroud the Antigöd wrapped the ship in during his absence!ah ah! having noticed a grin caused by the violence and brutality of his fellow counterparts, i decided to greet him back with an equally violent and brutal band from my home country... so let's flood the upper deck with BM! i must tell you i love that new album and especially the ambiance it creates! to give you a hint before you launch with your soul and heart into it, let's say the music is in the line of early Satyricon (up to nemesis divina /mother north ep) but the ambiance is much more futuristic (a perfect balance in between IMHO)... every theme revolve around death, life and the universe! 1E 1740.7-2942 is even the name of a massive black hole discovered in 1979 in our milky way and dubbed The Great Annihilator! what do we do now?! let's sail on to our destiny and make it our next stopover! full sail ahead! enjoy!

Otargos - Kinetic Zero (2007)
Genre: Black Metal (kind of futuristic)
Tracklist :
01 Intro
02 Open the Circular Infinite
03 Kinetic-Zero
04 M87
05 Crystallizing Nuclear Aurora
06 1E 1740.7-2942
07 Spheres of the Anticosmic
08 Vo-i-d
09 Stygian Metamorphosis
10 Time Quantaeon
11 Outro

State-of-the-Art Destruction!

DevilDriver - The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand 2005

i was introduced to Devildriver by a friend of mine some time ago (hi Raph if you read this! ^^) and i stuck to the band since then! =D indeed these metalheads play really awesome and ballsy songs, ....hearken fan of Impious!, rush to get that one if you don't have it already! equipped with riffs and breakdowns made of steel, that awe inspiring behemoth is gonna trample whatever stand in its way, so don't stand too close to your speakers! ah ah! the music itself is very groovy and catchy, to me it's like a sort of Nu-metal or some stuff in the line of Children of Bodom (minus the keyboard) but with a more aggressive, thrash/death like influence... the whole thing is punctuated with great leads (yummie!), and you can clearly hear that these guys are having all the fun they can! enjoy!

DevilDriver - The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand 2005
Genre: Thrash Metal, Death Metal
Tracklist:
01 End Of The Line
02 Driving Down The Darkness
03 Grinfucked
04 Hold Back The Day
05 Sin And Sacrifice
06 Ripped Apart
07 Pale Horse Apocalypse
08 Just Run
09 Impending Disaster
10 Bear Witness Unto
11 Before The Hangman's Noose
12 The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand

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