VÖ: 2009

Genre: Modern/Thrash Metal

Label: AFM

Herkunftsland: Ungarn

Für Fans von: Ektomorf, (Sepultura)


Tracklist:

01. Rat War
02. Nothing Left
03. What Doesn”™t Kill Me...
04. Revenge To All
05. Love And Live
06. I Can See You
07. I Got It All
08. New Life
09. Sick Of It All
10. It”™s Up To You
11. Envy
12. Scream
13. Breed The Fire

Zitat:Ektomorf has covered much ground during last years. Every album was followed by extensive touring and the thrash metal based on numerous grooves won more dedicated souls year after year. ”˜What Doesn”™t Kill Me”™ is the eighth album released by the Hungarian band under guidance of vocalist/guitarist Zoltan Farkas and principally it does not differ a jot from their previous works. I don”™t mean this in a negative manner, since Ektomorf knows how to entertain people for a long time. What struck me is that brother Csaba has left the stage. He is replaced by Szabolcs Murvai.

For the recordings and production Ektomorf turned to Tue Madsen again and this man knows in the meantime by heart how the explosive Ektomorf sound ultimately blows your speakers. Lyrics still ventilate the main frustrations in Zoltan”™s life, such as discrimination because of his gipsy background, injustice, stand strong in this society, fight back after bad luck and more of that ilk. It is a powerful statement, caught in slogan-like words, just as the title suggests.

The ethnic influences are limited and are only featured in ”˜I Got It All”™, a song dedicated to Zoltan”™s love. In ”˜Sick Of It All”™ we even hear a bit rap. The fans can sleep at both ears. Ektomorf has created a stunning successor for the 2006 released ”˜Outcast”™. And even if Zoltan acts a bit incensed when telling him, he will never get rid of the comparison with Soulfly and Sepultura, except when he will start to make a completely different kind of music. But let us hope he will not do this, since Ektomorf”™s albums are meritorious enough to lead their own lives.
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Zitat:Although the concept has been an integral part of the Metal scene for decades, the last several years have been the true advent of female fronted bands. Any preconceptions of boundaries or limitations have been thoroughly dismantled, with women like ARCH ENEMY's Angela Gossow, ECHOES OF ETERNITY's Francine Boucher, and TO-MERA's Julie Kiss proving time and again that the ladies of Metal are more than competent enough to tackle any vocal style in truly impressive fashion. Mary Zimmer of Wisconsin's LUNA MORTIS is no exception; in fact, one could say she is the forerunner of the next generation of Metal mistresses, further transcending any perceived restrictions as to what a skilled and willful woman can achieve in the name of Metal.

Capable of channeling both Gossow's vicious lethal aggression and Julie Kiss' angelic emotive beauty, Mary Zimmer is a true vocal hybrid whose diverse singing abilities open an entire new world of possibility for what a competent female fronted Metal band is capable of. Indeed, LUNA MORTIS are absolutely competent in every possible fashion. Driven by perfectly precise drumming rife with technicality and feel, a hearty bass rhythm and the furiously inspired, razor sharp guitar tandem of Brian Koenig and Corey Scheider, LUNA MORTIS' prodigious instrumental proficiency couples with Mary Zimmer's dynamic vocal duality to create a thoroughly impressive journey through the best aspects of Progressive, Thrash and Melodic Death Metal.

Whether by the crushing aggression of "Ash", the majestic melody of "This Departure" or the divine marriage of both at play in "The Absence" and "Never Give In", it is crystal clear that all corners of the Metal spectrum are fair game for the confident competence of LUNA MORTIS. Best of all, there is no single aspect that makes LUNA MORTIS the profoundly strong band that they are; you'll find Zimmer pulling the strings of melody and malice in tunes like "Ash" or "Last Defiance", but ample power is also derived from the rhythm driving consistency of Erik Madsen's drumming, and each song - particularly "Reformation" and "Forever More" - bear overwhelmingly superior guitar riffing and dual solo virtuosity in surprising abundance. In every facet LUNA MORTIS is a recipe for guaranteed success, and the most vivid example to date of the pure potential for a band that is able to harness such willful and passionate female vocals and marry them with astonishing instrumental prowess. Once having heard them, one has to wonder how we have endured this long in "The Absence" of LUNA MORTIS.

The Cracow Klezmer Band - Balan: Book of Angels Vol.5 (2006)
Genre: Klezmer, Free Jazz

l a b e l : Tzadik (TZ 7358)

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Formed in 1997, The Cracow Klezmer Band is a phenomena.
Through their spectacular combination of impeccable
musicianship, imaginative arrangements and passionate
performances they have been universally acclaimed by audiences
and critics alike, developing into one of the most successful
and exciting acoustic groups in the world. Here they are
joined by the lush sound of strings, as Bester turns his
prodigious arranging skills to eight new songs from Zorn's
fabulous and varied Book of Angels. Also featuring the Cracow
String Quartet this is their best CD to date.

Personnel:
Jaroslaw Bester: Bayan
Oleg Dyyak: Percussion
Wojciech Front: Double Bass
Jaroslaw Tyrala: Violin
Jorgos Skolias: Vocal
Ireneusz Socha: Computer Instruments

Special Guests:
DAFO String Quartet
Anna Armatys: Cello
Danuta Augustyn: Violin
Justyna Duda: Violin
Aneta Dumanowska: Viola


http://www.tzadik.com/

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01-Zuriel [04:19]
02-Suria [07:56]
03-Dirael [06:07]
04-Kadosh [02:43]
05-Haniel [05:03]
06-Jehoel [05:17]
07-Asbeel [05:05]
08-Aniel [03:49]
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40:19 min

http://www.lastfm.de/music/The+Cracow+Klezmer+Band
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cracow_Klezmer_Band
http://www.myspace.com/cracowklezmerband


Kenne nur dieses Album von ihnen. Hier spielen sie aus John Zorns "Book of Angels", also fremdkompositionen die allerdings viel interpretatorischen freiraum bieten. Ganz im Sinne von Zorns Tzadik Label wird hier "radical jewish culture" geboten. Klezmer, Neue Musik und Improvisation treffen sich und vermsichen sich zu...klezmer
8/10

VÖ: 2001 (Remastered 2009)

Genre: Black Metal

Label: Osmose

Herkunftsland: USA


Tracklist:

01. Tara
02. Pillars Of Mercy
03. A Shield With An Iron Face
04. Manannán
05. The Cognate House Of Courtly Witches Lies West Of County Meath
06. She Cries The Quiet Lake
07. Yrp Lluyddawe
08. From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn To Ash)
09. Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181)
10. Vorago (Spell 182)
11. Bron (Of the Waves)
12. Stone Of Destiny (...For Magh Slécht And Ard Righ)
13. Tara (Recapitulation)

Spielzeit: 52:13


Nachdem mich die aktuelle Absu ziemlich begeistern konnte, habe ich einen Blick auf die weiteren Alben der Band geworfen. Und bin vor allem an "Tara" hängen geblieben. Proscriptor zählt vermutlich zu den eigenständigsten Drummern der Metalszene. Was der Typ an Geschwindigkeit - in Verbindung mit diversen Kabinettstückchen - auffährt, ist sensationell. Gleichzeitig ist er noch für das typische BM Gekrächze zuständig. Die thrashlastige Gitarrenfraktion überzeugt ebenfalls vollends. Soundtechnisch wird geschliffene Rohheit geboten, auch dort ist alles i.O.

Meine Wertung: 9.0/10

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