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!