Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Disturbed album review


Here it is, The long awaited review for the new disturbed album. The album as a whole has a political and anti media essence to it. For example the song 'The Vengeful One' is about the media and how it is used as propaganda by politicians(American ones)

Their song Open your eyes is again about the media and how its used by politicians as propaganda. this time its aimed at the people who believe everything they say.

the next song, 'The Light' is about going through a dark time and how not to give up even when you feel like there is nothing left. which is true and I like the way they word this song.

their cover 'The Sound Of Silence' is amazing, David has such a good voice and fits this song. for the few of you who haven't heard of the sound of silence, look it up.

the song tyrant seems to be about a feud between two people, possibly family members. I still think this song has elements of politics with things like "turn the screams into silence", hints that the west agreed to stop broadcasting these attacks.

a very political song is legion of monsters, about how putting murderers and terrorists on the news paper and focusing on them its creating more just like them.

overall this album is amazing and i'm glad they are back. As usual Disturbed haven't failed to impress us. I know I didn't review all the songs, well because I didn't know what to put for them.

you know where to find me \m/

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Sunday, 16 August 2015

Aurelio Voltaire

Voltaire or Aurelio Voltaire (both the same person) is a Dark Cabaret musician. For those of you who do not know about Dark Cabaret, it is theatrical sort of genre. It tells a story, and can sometimes be cheerful and upbeat.

anyway back to Voltaire, he's one of the few more known artists in this genre and he likes to experiment with different genres. with him, no two albums sound the same. perhaps his most well known song is 'When You're Evil' which was featured on Kim Possible and the grim adventures of billy and Mandy. Or his song Brains which was also featured on the grim adventures of billy and Mandy. Which was how I got into Voltaire. He is worth a listen, \m/

YouTube: The Lair of Voltaire

he is also on spotify.

check out http://t.co/9Lg7hptANb he reviews bands and stuff too


Bands Worth Listening To

These bands are in no order of popularity and have random genre's:

Heart Impaled- going with what their twitter says they're a heavy metal band

Visions Of The Night: black metal

Disappearer- rock/punk

Our Last Enemy - I am assuming they are Metalcore due to the record label they're with (eclipse records)

Kobaloi - they have more than one sub genre (death, thrash, groove)

Craigh - I do not know which metal genre they are ,but they are still worth a listen.

Dark Beauty - they're a gothic/ dark cabaret styled band

Voltaire/Aurelio Voltaire - They are both the same person; although he is mainly Dark Cabaret he implements different genres into his music.

Van Canto - They are a Metal themed a Capella band; Yes you read correctly, I am picky when it comes to music but this style really fits.




Saturday, 8 August 2015

news about my blog and other things

This blog will move away from big bands and go towards smaller, unknown bands, I will still write about big bands, concerts and must know dates though so no worries there. I have started a Facebook page dedicated to underground bands the link will be down below. I am a big believer in sharing music as some of you may know and I hope you will continue reading. If you have any questions, ideas, bands I should check out or even if you are a musician yourself and want to share your work do so through my Facebook page or my twitter. I'll be sure to answer anything.

thanks for reading stay awesome \m/


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Disturbed are back and are hopefully here to stay

Yes you guessed it this post will be all about Disturbed, the very band a lot of us grew up with and was our gateway to other bands in the metal genre.

The band officially became Disturbed in 1996, even in the beginning they were successful with well known songs like 'Down With The Sickness' on their first album The Sickness.  from there they have had great success as a band.

their front man David Draiman who so many recognize lists his main influences as James Hetfield, Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson. It is easy to see why these people who make up the holy trinity of rock and metal would be the choice for Draiman. Even before the formation of the band Draiman he showed his caring side as he worked as a healthcare administrator after getting his licence.

Mike Wengren who plays drums worked on a side project with Dan Donegan called Fight or flight. I am unsure whether this side project is still running or not though.

Dan Donegan was in a band called Vandal which was an 80s style hair band, he also played in loudmouth for a while. He was the one who founded the band Disturbed.

I will not post anything about personal life as it is unfair to these musicians, feel free to share, comment and message me your thoughts through my twitter @long_marley.


Monday, 13 July 2015

Sabaton- heroes album review

Their album starts of with a song called Night Witches. This is in reference to the soviet female fighter pilots called the night witches. They explain how they were undetectable and a force to be reckoned with . They encompass historical knowledge and put it into a catchy song. This helps with remembering facts and figures with minimal effort. Each song tells a different story which is to do with world war one or world war 2.

mostly world war 2 though, their next song which also tells a story about a person is Inmate 4859. this song is about the polish army captain Witold Pilecki. Who wrote the first report about Auschwitz, he sent information out from the inside as he infiltrated this camp and later escaped to write his report. this song tells his story well and isn't something you'll forget with the style  of their songs.

Their next song of note is called To Hell and Back which is about Audie Murphy. If you know about Audie Murphy you'll know he featured in a film called To Hell And Back. 

I have just reviewed three of the songs from their album, however this album overall is really good. I'm a history buff so being about history scores extra points. Check it out for yourselves and let me know what you think of it in the comments below or through twitter. 

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Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Hammerfall (r)evolution album review

Hammerfall's newest album, (r)Evolution has a total of 11 songs on it and overall it is a good album. this band is classed as heavy metal. this album has undertones of old fashioned metal which is what makes this album good as it goes back to the roots of the metal genre.


Hector's hymn is the first song on this album, it starts of with a slow electric guitar intro then speeds up after the first few bars. throughout the song it has a consistent beat and is about a medieval fantasy  warrior named Hector. it makes the song a good start for the album. The second song on the album is (r)Evolution which is about a guy dying and what he says on his death bed. be warned though some of the lyrics may sound different to what they actually are. the last song I'm going to review individually is the song Winter Is Coming which is in reference to Game of Thrones. I think this song really puts the series in perspective. Plus i'm a big fan of Game Of Thrones which gives this album brownie points on my part.

You can find this album on spotify, google, play, YouTube, iTunes  so go check it out. Also the Record company Nuclear blast have produced quite a few good bands so if you are looking to expand your music library look into them. Including Behemoth, Anthrax, Children Of Bodom, Cradle of Filth, Meshuggah,  Fear factory and Slayer.



http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/bands/index.html