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Powerwolf Blessed and Possessed album review

This album was released on July 17th this year.they are a power metal band from Germany and their main themes are werewolves, christian themes and sometimes vampires.

Their newest album follows this pattern exactly and even includes their iconic Hammond organ sound. their first song, called 'Blessed and Possessed' starts of with Latin. Which is also used throughout their songs. it is about the werewolves who have changed into their 'true' form, and how their human form isn't what they truly are. For example "we die by the dawn all alone" their true selves die with the rising of the sun. It is an interesting take on werewolves. Their second song "Dead Until Dark" follows the same theme.

their third song "Army of the Night" is pretty self explanatory, its about werewolves fighting in a battle against unbelievers or demons. I'm not sure which.

their fourth song 'Armata Strigoi' is interesting however, as its about an army of vampires instead of their trademark werewolf theme. These Strigoi are on a mission to kill anything and possibly everything and are consumed by their lust for blood.

overall this album is similar in themes and their song structures. This isn't necessarily a bad thing for some it isn't much of a good thing either. I like them as a band and do like their stuff. It would be cool if they could sing about something other than werewolves for once. It is interesting how they can sing about werewolves in so many different ways though. This album is good, but not much different from their other albums with the same themes and same song structure. which deducts a few brownie points, nevertheless it is still a good album.

ravenous we are become death album review

this review will pave the way to lesser known band reviews, just a heads up.

They're a thrash/groove metal band from Southampton, UK, if you want to find out more about the band themselves I'll post links below, now onto the review. 

their first and only, current album is being re-released in November via a different record label which are also local. 

Their first song is called "abhor", this song gives a good indicator as to what sub genre they are. The guitar is very groove yet the vocals are thrash. You may be thinking "what?" or you may be thinking "awesome", either way it goes well together. In all honesty it shouldn't be a surprise if groove and thrash goes well together. 

On to their third song; which is called 'Suffocate', this is when it gets interesting. Although the mixture of genres are there, you can really hear who their influences are. to name a few, Machine head, lamb of god, this particular song sounds like its been heavily influenced by machine head and Metallica's music. I guess what they say is true, you sound like the bands you listen to the most. 

'Deathstiny' however sounds a lot like a mixture between Pantera and Lamb of God. If they had a love child this is what they would create. this song still doesn't sound too different from the rest of their album , genre and vocal wise. I am one for consistency so this scores them a point.

overall the album switches back and forth between sounds. This is a good thing as long as it fits and doesn't ruin the album. Lucky for Ravenous this didn't happen. This does happen with other bands though. it is an interesting first album and shows what may become of this band. 

https://www.facebook.com/Ravenousband - for more information about the band

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvAfOS6CLU8zx4ka0NkmjP8cdy1khndub - playlist of their album

if you like the album enough to buy it here's the pre-order link too

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-are-become-death/id1029073661 

got your six album review

finally the long awaited release of the got your six album from the awesome band Five finger death punch. As many fans know, they're very military oriented and have raised money for military veterans. As well as performing at bases in other countries.

The album starts of with the song 'Got your six' which is a term used in the military which means I've got your back. This song is about one soldier looking out for another and the idea that the military are family and look out for each other. We should instill this idea into society more, in my opinion.

the next song is called 'Jekyll and Hyde ' which is pretty self explanatory. For those who may not know about this I shall sum it up. Jekyll and Hyde is in reference to the book, which many of us read in school. A doctor takes a drug and starts relinquishing control of his demonic side. which is the idea of this song. He may not have taken a weird drug that makes him transform but something has. 

overall this album definitely doesn't fall short of the other albums they have released. Its just as angry as their other stuff and has similar themes. Its a good album and I'm glad the hype didn't kill it like it does with many things. let me know your thoughts on this album. what's your favourite five finger death punch album? 

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Instinctus Bestialis- Gogoroth album review

I have no doubt we have all heard of Gorgoroth, even if some of us don't like their music. This album was released on June 8th this year and has 8 songs. Overall this album has a more death metal vibe to it, although the lyrics remain black metal in nature. Usually i'd talk about each song individually but I don't see the need for this album. Personally my favourite song of this album is the first one, which is called 'Radix malorum' 

I didn't really listen to black metal until recently and this is how I came across their new album and it makes me want to windmill when I listen to it. who knows, maybe I will; I do have the hair for it. 

I hope they continue to make music of this caliber. now some questions for you guys:

do you think music and the people who make it should be judged differently?

if you don't like this album, why?

what is your favourite song of this album?

thanks for reading, you're awesome \m/