Orianthi-Violet Journey-2007

Bueno aqui les presento a una mujer virtuosa en su instumento que actualmente esta comenzando a aparecer en el mainstream musical pero que tiene bastante historia, se trata de Orianthi Paganaris u "Orianthi" como todos la conocemos.

De ascendencia Griega y nacida en Australia Orianthi aprendio la guitarra acustica gracias a su padre a los 6 años y despues comenzo con la guitarra electrica, a los 15 dejo la escuela para concentrarse en sus canciones y su musica lo cual la ha llevado a ser telonera de Steve Vai a los 15 y tambien de Carlos Santana a los 18.
Mas tarde apareceria en el Crossroads de Clapton y tambien con Carrie Underwood en los Grammys 51, tambien colaboro un poco con Michael Jackson para su ultima gira que haria, "This is It".

Todo este background nos lleva a una gran artista que lanzo su primer album en el 2007 bajo el nombre "Violet Journey" combinando elementos de country, algo de pop y un gran virtuosismo en la guitarra, es como una mezcla entre Santana y Vai, aparte de escribir y cantar sus propias canciones, el disco no fue bien promovido y no recibio la atencion necesaria, pero aqui lo tiene para que lo disfruten.

Band:Orianthi
Album:Violet Journey
Genre:Rock-pop/Country/Shred
Country:Australia
Year:2007

Violet Journey-2007

1.-Light of Manos
2.-He`s Gone
3.-Violet Journey
4.-Everyday
5.-Here on Earth
6.-Right Now
7.-Anybody Else
8.-Out of Reach
9.-Wouldn`t Change a Thing
10.-Believe

Buena demostracion de lo que hace "Light of Manos"

Ihsahn-After-2010

Coronamos la trilogia con el poderoso After.
Este album lleva el misticismo logrado en los dos anteriores albumes al extremo y tambien nos trae innovaciones musicales significativas.
Para empezar es el primer album de Ihsahn grabado con guitarras de 8 cuerdas lo cual le da una profundidad bastante tremenda.
Y tambien la inclusion de un saxofonista hace de este album una verdadera delicia auditiva no apta para cualquiera.
Es magia, es musica buena, es Ihsahn, After!!!

Band:Ihsahn
Album:After
Genre:Progressive Black metal/Experimental
Country:Norway
Year:2010

After-2010

The Barren Lands
A Grave Inversed
After
Frozen Lakes on Mars
Undercurrent
Austere
Heavens Black Sea
On the Shores

Ihsahn-Angl-2008

Segundo album de estudio de Ihsahn que es lanzado en el 2008 y bueno aqui la mejora en cuanto al primero es increible, los tracks mejor diseñados, el album mucho mejor ambientado y que decir de las letras, es casi poesia lo que escribe Ihsahn.
Para acabar de apuntalar un de por si ya excelente album se le ocurre traer de vocal invitado a Mikael Akerfeldt ( Opeth ) en el track "Unhealer" y vaya que hicieron un trabajo fenomenal, esa combinacion de voces y el feeling que transmiten es genial, sumamente recomendado este album.

Band:Ihsahn
Album:Angl
Genre:Progressive Black Metal
Country:Norway
Year:2008

Angl-2008

Misanthrope
Scarab
Unhealer
Emancipation
Malediction
Alchemist
Elevator
Threnody
Monolith

Ihsahn-The Adversary-2006

Y bueno muchas veces las trilogias son muy buenas o no?
He aqui otra tercia de albumes que merecen ser escuchados.
Esta vez a cargo del viejo frontman y guitarrista de Emperor, nada mas ni menos que Vegard Sverre Tveitian, mejor conocido como Ihsahn.
Tras la disolucion de Emperor este genio de la musica puso en su mente crear un album en solitario y comenzo a trabajarlo.
Su primer album es solitario titulado "The Adversary" fue lanzado en el 2006 y es una mezcla extrema de todo tipo de influencias, mayormente black y progresivo con algunas canciones pegandole al viejo King Diamond.
Un excelente album y muy buen primer album de estudio, pero lo mejor estaba por llegar.

Band:Ihsahn
Album:The Adversary
Genre:Progressive Black Metal/Heavy Metal
Country:Norway
Year:2006

The Adversary-2006

Invocation
Called by the Fire
Citizen
Homecoming (ft Garm [Ulver/Arcturus])
Astera Ton Proinon
Panem Et Circenses
And he Shall Walk on Empty Places
Will You Love me Now?
The Pain Is Still Mine

Iommi-Fused-2005

Un año tardaron en decidirse en lanzar un nuevo album, esta vez con material mas reciente.
El resultado esta aqui en "Fused" tercer album de Iommi y el segundo compartiendo con Glenn Hughes de manera directa, nuevos tracks esta vez mas actuales, de igual forma un excelente album.

Band:Iommi w/Glenn Hughes
Album:Fused
Genre:Heavy Metal
Country:England
Year:2005

Fused-2005

Dopamine
Wasted Again
Saviour of the Real
Resolution Song
Grace
Deep Inside a Shell
What You`re Living For
Face Your Fear
The Spell
I Go Insane

Iommi-The 1996 Dep Sessions-2004

Segundo album de Iommi esta vez acompañado de su entrañable amigo Glenn Hughes.
Este album realmente fue grabado en 1996 y en algun momento fue conocido como "Eighth Star" por la similitud con el viejo "Seventh Star" pero fue reeditado y lanzado hasta el año 2004.
Nada que ver con Black Sabbath realmente pero en algunas canciones hay riffs bastante buenos.

Band:Iommi w/Glenn Hughes
Album:The 1996 Dep Sessions
Genre:Heavy Metal
Country:England
Year:2004

The 1996 Dep Sessions-2004

Gone
From Another World
Don`t You Tell Me
Don`t Drag the River
Fine
Time is the Healer
I`m not the Same Man
It Falls Through Me

Iommi-Iommi-2000

Ya hace muchisisisimo tiempo que no me paseaba por aqui y bueno hoy es el dia en el cual les traigo un poco mas de musica para deleitarnos.
El primer set es del maestro Tony Iommi quien ha sido mente maestra detras del mounstuo que hoy es Black Sabbath y siendo calificado por muchos como el padre del Heavy Metal pues es mas que natural que su obra trascienda mucho mas alla de Sabbath y una prueba de esto son 3 discos que edito en solitario junto a varias personalidades de la musica y que en verdad son muy buenos y vale la pena revisarlos.

Comenzamos con Iommi, un album lanzado en el 2000 en el cual hace un heavy bastante agradable y muy bien hecho.
La particularidad de este disco es que en cada track hay un vocal invitado diferente lo que le da una variedad bastante agradable al disco, disfrutenlo.

Band:Iommi
Album:Iommi
Genre:Heavy Metal
Country: England
Year:2000

Iommi-2000

Laughing Man (in the Devil`s Mask)-Henry Rollins
Meat-Skin
Goodbye Lament-Dave Grohl
Time is Mine-Phil Anselmo
Patterns-Serj Tankian
Black Oblivion-Billy Corgan
Flame On-Ian Astbury
Just Say No To Love-Peter Steele
Who`s Fooling Who-Ozzy Osbourne
Into the Night-Billy Idol

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Queen (2009)

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Queen
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: May 19, 2009
Label: Baby Rock Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
02. "Another One Bites the Dust"
03. "Under Pressure"
04. "We Will Rock You"
05. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
06. "Killer Queen"
07. "We Are the Champions"
08. "Bicycle Race"
09. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
10. "You're My Best Friend"
11. "Somebody to Love"
12. "Radio Ga Ga"

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Queen ♪♫

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nine Inch Nails (2007)

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nine Inch Nails
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: Feb 20, 2007
Label: Baby Rock Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Hurt" [Instrumental]
02. "Closer" [Instrumental]
03. "Piggy" [Instrumental]
04. "The Hand That Feeds" [Instrumental]
05. "Sin" [Instrumental]
06. "Fragile" [Instrumental]
07. "Head Like a Hole" [Instrumental]
08. "Wish" [Instrumental]
09. "La Mer" [Instrumental]
10. "Something I Can Never Have" [Instrumental]

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nine Inch Nails ♪♫

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Green Day (2007)

This is the latest installment of this type of material they are the only ones I could get perhaps in response to the growing number of new parents who spent their youth listening to punk, Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Green Day (just one of many in the collection) remakes some of the trio's biggest hits using gentle, calming, sleep-inducing percussion and keyboard instruments (vibes, glockenspiel, etc.) instead of the more raucous combination of guitar, bass, and drums. Clearly this is an album meant more for the amusement of the parents, looking for a bit of respite from "Mary Had a Little Lamb," than for the actual musical enjoyment of the child, but since the versions of "Basket Case," "When I Come Around," and "American Idiot" are soothing enough in their own strange way, it just might do the trick.

Band: Various Artists
Album: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Green Day
Genre: Child/Lullabie
Country: United States
Release Date: Jun 5, 2007
Label: Baby Rock Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Basket Case"
02. "Longview"
03. "American Idiot"
04. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
05. "Welcome to Paradise"
06. "When I Come Around"
07. "Warning"
08. "Sweet Children"
09. "Good Riddance" (Time of Your Life)
10. "Walking Contradiction"

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Green Day ♪♫

Carnifex - Hell Chose Me (2010)

Band: Carnifex
Album: Hell Chose Me
Genre: Dethcore
Country: Sand Diego, California, United States
Year: 2010
Label: Victory Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Hell Chose Me"
02. "Dead Archetype"
03. "Entombed Monarch"
04. "Names Mean Nothing"
05. "Heartless"
06. "Sorrowspell"
07. "The Scope of Obsession"
08. "By Darkness Enslaved"
09. "The Liar's Funeral"
10. "Genocide Initiative"

HELL CHOSE ME ♪♫

Carnifex - Dead in My Arms (2007)

Band: Carnifex
Album: Dead in My Arms
Genre: Dethcore
Country: San Diego, California, United States
Year: 2007
Label: RED Distribution

"Tracklist"

01. "Intro"
02. "These Thoughts Became Cages"
03. "Slit Wrist Savior"
04. "Hope Dies with the Decadent"
05. "Lie to My Face"
06. "Love Lies in Ashes"
07. "A Winter in Remorse"
08. "Collaborating Like Killers"
09. "My Heart in Atrophy"
10. "Dead in My Eyes"
11. "Dead in My Arms"

DEAD IN MY ARMS ♪♫

Down to Nothing - Unbreakable (2008)

Unbreakable is a great compilation of the previous three albums Down to Nothing, each track is a clear progress as regards the punk genre, based on old school hardcore and after him many elements denote the clear harmony, as not all the time is screaming, basically anything technical in the musical spectrum. This version contains some topics that may be cut as claimable on the CD, but that's not necessarily bad, because maybe for older fans is something refreshing, while for new fans, is a small introduction to the world Down to Nothing.

Band: Down to Nothing
Album: Unbreakable
Genre: Straight Edge/Hardcore Punk
Country: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Release Date: Feb 19, 2008
Label: Revelation Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Save It for the Birds"
02. "One Eighty"
03. "The Normal People"
04. "Outcome"
05. "Choke Louder"
06. "3 or 4 Years"
07. "Pet Peeve"
08. "Who Are You to Say"
09. "Honorable Mention Mr. Starky"
10. "What Goes Around Comes Around"
11. "Fire Escape"
12. "Go Ahead Wit Yo' Fake Ass"
13. "Us V Each Other"
14. "I Can't Believe My Eyes"
15. "Smash It"
16. "Burn III"
17. "Unbreakable"
18. "Home Sweet Home"
19. "We're on the Run"
20. "Risk It"
21. "Skate & Annoy, Vol. 2.0" (Sk8 or Die)
22. "I'm So Lucky"

Unbreakable ♪♫

All credits of this post is to thank my friend Alicia Thanks! without you it would be possible :)

Down to Nothing - The Most (2007)

Band: Down to Nothing
Album: The Most
Genre: New Wave/Punk Hardcore
Country: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Release Date: Jun 17, 2007
Label: Revelation Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Along for the Ride"
02. "Conquer the World"
03. "My Disguise"
04. "No Faith"
05. "Serve and Neglect"
06. "Down on You"
07. "Well Deserved"
08. "Running Out"
09. "Higher Learning"
10. "Your Loss, Your Regrets"
11. "Up River"
12. "Quick to Judge"

The Most ♪♫

Down to Nothing/Kids Like Us [Split CD] (2005)

Band: Down to Nothing/Kids Like Us
Album: Down to Nothing/Kids Like Us [Split CD]
Genre: Alternative/Hardcore Punk
Country: United States
Release Date: Jun 21, 2005
Label: Knife Or Death Records

"Tracklist"

01. "We're on the Run" (Down to Nothing)
02. "Risk It" (Down to Nothing)
03. "Skate and Annoy, Vol.2.0" (Down to Nothing)
04. "I'm So Lucky" (Down to Nothing)
05. "Holyshit" (Kids Like Us)
06. "Mike P. Does Coke" (Kids Like Us)
07. "Synthesizer Nerd" (Kids Like Us)
08. "Bad Reputation" (Kids Like Us)

Down to Nothing/Kids Like Us ♪♫

Down to Nothing - Splitting Headache (2005)

Right down to the gross out comic book style album cover, the second full album by Down to Nothing strongly recalls the early 80's heyday of D.I.Y. street punk. At 11 songs that only rarely break the two minute barrier, Splitting Headache is all shouted vocals, massed guitar riffs, righteously sloppy cymbal heavy drumming, and lots and lots of good old fashioned swearing. It's a mess, but it's an energetic mess, one that will leave the receptive listener aching for a little cathartic slam dancing by the end of it. Particular attention must be paid to the outstanding "Us v. Eachother," one of the best old school punk songs of the year. As punk evolves through each successive generation of teenagers, mutations are accepted and elaborated upon to such an extent that the punk rock of 2005 only rarely sounds like the punk rock of 1981, and the punk of 1976 sounds like classic rock in comparison. Splitting Headache, however, is proof that there are certain punk verities that will never go out of style.

Band: Down to Nothing
Album: Splitting Headache
Genre: Straight Edge/Hardcore Punk
Country: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Release Date: Jul 12, 2005
Label: Thorp Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Go Ahead Wit Yo' Fake Ass"
02. "Us V. Eachother"
03. "I Can't Believe My Eyes"
04. "Smash It"
05. "Burn III"
06. "Unbreakable"
07. "Home Sweet Home"
08. "We're on the Run"
09. "Risk It"
10. "Skate & Annoy, Vol. 2.0" (Skate or Die)
11. "I'm So Lucky"

Splitting Headache ♪♫

Down to Nothing - Save It for the Birds (2003)

Band: Down to nothing
Album: Save It for the Birds
Genre: Straight Edge/Hardcore Punk
Country: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Release Date: Jul 29, 2003
Label: Thorp Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Save It for the Birds"
02. "One Eighty"
03. "The Normal People"
04. "Outcome"
05. "Choke Louder"
06. "3 or 4 Years"
07. "Pet Peeve"
08. "Who Are You to Say"
09. "Honorable Mention Mr. Starky"
10. "What Goes Around Comes Around"
11. "Fire Escape"

Save It for the Birds ♪♫

Winter's Verge - Tales of Tragedy (2010)

Band: Winter's Verge
Album: Tales of Tragedy
Genre: Power Metal/Melodic/Progressive
Country: Cyprus
Year: 2010
Label: LMP

"Tracklist"

01. "World of Lies"
02. "Old Man's Wish"
03. "I Swear Revenge"
04. "For Those Who are Gone"
05. "Captain's Log"
06. "Envy"
07. "Dark Entries"
08. "A Madness Once Called Love"
09. "Tomorrow's Dawn"
10. "Reflections of the Past"
11. "Curse of Time"

TALES OF TRAGEDY ♪♫

Winter's Verge - Eternal Damnation (2008)

Band: Winter's Verge
Album: Eternal Damnation
Genre: Power Metal/Melodic Metal/Progressive Metal
Country: Cyprus
Year: 2008
Label: LMP Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Eternal Damnation"
02. "My Winter Sun"
03. "Get Me Out"
04. "Hold My Hand"
05. "A Secret Once Forgotten"
06. "Goodbye"
07. "Spring of Life"
08. "Can You Hear Me"
09. "For I Have Sinned"
10. "To You I Sail Tonight"
11. "Suicide Note"

ETERNAL DAMNATION ♪♫

10 Years - Division (2008)

Division sounds like the work of a band that carefully and thoroughly deconstructed its previous hit and attempted to replicate it several more times for the follow up. Division is a smooth, radio friendly record with the debut aggressive tendencies almost entirely sanded off in favor of new producer Rick Parashar's glossy layers of instruments and vocals. Even potentially powerful quiet to loud rockers like "Russian Roulette" and "11 AM (Daydreamer)" feel over manicured and far too polite, singer Jesse Hasek's vocals losing their emotive power in the overall listlessness. Even worse, hints that the bandmembers now consider themselves "artists" occasionally rear their ugly heads: the coda of "Picture Perfect (In Your Eyes)" is nearly as long as the body of the song itself, and even worse, it features a spoken word poem read by one of the album female backing vocalists. (Simply that the album has female backing vocalists in the first place is a warning sign for this brand of alternative metal call it "November Rain" syndrome, but really, a poem? Why not just call the guy from the Moody Blues? He can't be busy.) It may well have the intended effect of prolonging the band chart life temporarily, but Division sounds if anything like the exact opposite of artistic maturation.

Band: 10 Years
Abum: Division
Genre: Alternative/Heavy Metal/Post-Grunge
Country: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Release Date: Apr 8, 2008
Label: Republic Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Actions & Motives"
02. "Just Can't Win"
03. "Beautiful"
04. "11:00 AM" (Daydreamer)
05. "Dying Youth"
06. "Russian Roulette"
07. "Focus"
08. "Drug of Choice"
09. "Picture Perfect" (In Your Eyes)
10. "All Your Lies"
11. "So Long, Good-Bye"
12. "Alabama"
13. "Proud of You"

Division ♪♫

10 Years

Knoxville, Tennessee 10 Years formed in 2002 around vocalist Jesse Hasek, drummer Brian Vodinh, guitarists Matt Wantland and Tater, and bassist Lewis Cosby. The band released the Killing All That Holds You EP themselves a year later, and started to develop a local following for their Tool and Deftones influenced alternative metal. Killing All That Holds You was eventually expanded with four additional studio tracks and some live acoustic material. 10 Years signed with Republic/Universal, and in August 2005 their major label debut appeared. "The Autumn Effect" was produced by Josh Abraham (Staind, Static-X), and set up a 10 Years tour with Disturbed that ran through the fall.

The Autumn Effect

Band: 10 Years
Album: The Autumn Effect
Genre: Heavy Metal/Alternative Metal/Post-Grunge
Country: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Release Date: Aug 16, 2005
Label: Republic Records

"Tracklist"

01. "Waking Up"
02. "Fault Line"
03. "The Recipe"
04. "Cast It Out"
05. "Wasteland"
06. "Seasons to Cycles"
07. "Half Life"
08. "Through the Iris"
09. "Empires"
10. "Prey"
11. "Insects"
12. "Paralyzing Kings"
13. "The Autumn Effect"

The Autumn Effect ♪♫