Last weekend Kobe travelled to London to meet with Polina, mainly for the Bloodstock festival. Korpiklaani was among the interviewed bands, so you can here our hosts have a chat with the band. But the plan was also to record some episodes together, so we would have proper dual hosting as opposed to connecting via Skype, for example. While under the heavy influence of booz (yeah, Polina is a quite a drinker, we never expected this, but alas… ) the idea arose of having a booz-based episode, hence Alcohol Special. Many bands have booz-related songs, like Tankard, Korpiklaani, Volbeat, Ensiferum, and many more. As you can expect, there’s material for everyone (musically, that is). Tune in, enjoy and leave your burps (feedback) when sober. Thank you.

Hosting and Tracklist: Polina Kobe

01. Zimmer’s Hole – That’s How Drunks Drink
02. Vince Neil – Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers
03. Ensiferum – Twilight Tavern
04. Chrome Division – Booze, Broads and Beelzebub
05. Europe – Mojito Girl
06. Wolfchant – Never Too Drunk
07. Korpiklaani – Vodka
08. Volbeat – Pool of Booze, Booze, Booza
09. Tankard – Stay Thirsty!
10. Metallica – Whiskey in the Jar

Directed by: Joon-ho Bong

Tagline: She’ll stop at nothing.

If you do enjoy their modern and stylish cinema, I’m pretty sure you’ll be pleased. And, of course, in case that you are not familiar with this stunning cinema school, you’ll be surprised. Liking the movie or not.

Joon-ho Bong is a much respected film director and screenwriter. His work “The Host” is the highest grossing South Korean film of all time and sadly (in my humble opinion) it will be remade by the Universal Studios. Why do they have to remake all the great movies? I have never watched one single remake that was half as good as the original. Oh well, this is, again, a matter of personal opinion.

One more recommended film by Joon-ho Bong is the crime drama “Memories of Murder” which was based on a true story. This is his second release and was well received by the audience as well as the critics. I find an interesting aspect is that mostly of their movies do well on the box office and are also are respected by the critics.

Vlademir Lazo describes “Madeo” as an “electrifying thriller and a bizarre tragicomedy at the same time”. The plot can be summarized as the following: “A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it’s his mother’s call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned” (Pusan International Film Festival).

“Madeo” deals with several controversial themes which I don’t think I should mention as it could be a spoiler for those that haven’t watched it yet. Most of them would give you an idea about the “questions” she’s trying to find an answer. Also, for the ones who enjoy Alfred Hitchcock’s movies, “Madeo” atmosphere is indeed Hitchcockian. You’ll easily find all the elements as watching it .

The Mother (the character is unnamed) is completely engaged to seek justice. She undergoes and deals with dangerous places and people. In the real sense of the word, she is a MOTHER and they can truly understand what this woman goes through to save Yoon Do-joon, her son, from jail.

By the way, I like recommending these movies because they’re not so well known around the world and they deserve more recognition. I know that there are movies that are great, well done and even deep, but what would be new if I recommended to you guys a movie like Inception? Everybody knows about it . One more thing, I finished this suggestion after an almost twelve hours working day, so forgive the mistakes .

Watch it on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

Official website: http://www.motherfilm.com/

Madeo Official Trailer

I’m a regular visitor of the festival for more than ten years, and sometimes I admit, I must agree with the people who say that the whole festival has grown too big and too mainstream. Still, I love it for its apparent cultural diversity, which can offer you a whole day’s or even a whole week’s programme. And still, it always has to offer some concerts which I simply do not want to miss, like the Iron Maiden – Kamelot “combo” on 14^th August, completed with one of Hungary’s most popular bands, Tankcsapda.

As always, I started my Sziget day with the cultural offers of the festival, from the Green Village (environmental protection) through the Hungaricum Village (Hungarian folk traditions) to the Indian street theatre of the Roma (Gipsy) Tent. All were pretty interesting, surprising and funny, and that’s the feeling I still really love the Sziget festival for.

Ok, I stop the cultural bullshit now, we’ve come for metal, haven’t we?  :)  As a warmup I chose the concert of Hungary’s most popular rock/metal band, Tankcsapda (their name means tank-trap): I haven’t been a big fan of them earlier, but for a few years now I’m getting to love them more and more with every song I hear and every gig I see (maybe I’m growing old or what?). Their music is fantastic for letting you totally loose on a party, for having fun, for getting into the “we are rockers, let’s have some booze” feeling, but their lyrics are also often quoted for containing some very true statements about life. Laci Lukács, the head of the band is a super-talented lyrics-writer, believe me, he always hits the bulls-eye with his sentences (too bad he only writes in Hungarian). On the Youtube page of the video below you can get a glimpse of their stuff (the guy who posted the video also did the favor of translating the lyrics).

When Tankcsapda left the stage it was dark enough to have the day’s headliner of the main stage, Iron Maiden. The classic band with the classic songs – that was my overall impression of the gig, and all that’s in a good sense. Although it was a stage of The Final Frontier Tour, they only played one song from the new album (El Dorado), the rest of the stuff was chosen from the well-known songs of the band. They were criticized by some from the audience for leaving out compulsory stuff like The Trooper, and I personally missed The Clansman for Nicko’s usual Scottish dance performance behind the drumkit, but I guess if they wanted to play all of their popular stuff, they would still be playing there… I must recall one of the greatest moments when Bruce dedicated Blood Brothers to the late Ronnie James Dio whom he mentioned as one of his mentors as a singer.

As for the sound, the local media blamed the organizers for the low sound level and quality.  I might have been standing at a lucky place of the crowd, as it was just ok for me - I had the impression, Maiden did their job with the usual professionalism that has kept them on the top for the last 30 years. (As for the background of the truly pretty strict sound level rules: during its 18 years Sziget festival has had to fight a lot of legal and media battles with the majors of the surrounding districts, who blamed them for the loudness of the festival…)

The stage background was a kind of sci-fi construction as a reference for the new album artwork, and Eddie also got a Predator-like format for his usual appearance on stage.

I wish I could say the same about Kamelot’s sound quality, what I said about Iron Maiden’s… I waited for this gig very much, as I missed their last Hungarian gig two years ago. I wanted to hear Khan’s fantastic voice singing my favourites, but unfortunately I could not hear it as much as I wanted – the bass & drum sound suppressed pretty much everything else on the stage. I hereby send my warmest greetings to the guys responsible for that…

Still the band and their fans were doing their best to make the gig unforgettable – Khan seemed to especially love the people, and reacting with great smiles for the responses of the audience. Oliver Palotai even got a Hungarian flag from the first rows as a reference to his Hungarian family roots. The setlist was simply fantastic, they chose the best and most popular songs of the band – something that made the sound quality problems even more painful. Overall I can say I’m glad not to have missed this concert, it was still a great experience. But I would be even happier if they came next tour as a headliner to a place where proper sound quality can be provided for them.

Setlist of Iron Maiden:

The Wicker Man
Ghost Of The Navigator
Wrathchild
El Dorado
Dance Of Death
The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
These Colours Don’t Run
Blood Brothers
Wildest Dreams
No More Lies
Brave New World
Fear Of The Dark
Iron Maiden

The Number of the Beast
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Running Free

Setlist of Kamelot:

Rule The World
Ghost Opera
The Great Pandemonium
When the Lights are Down
The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)
Center of the Universe
Season’s End
The Human Stain
The Pendulous Fall
Karma
Forever

March of Mephisto

Directed by: Semih Kaplanoğlu

Winner of the Golden Berlin Bear Prize 2010.

Here we have a movie from Turkey. As some of you might have noticed, I enjoy looking for unknown gems from “exotic” cinema, but Turkey WAS an exception. All the Turkish movies I watched were the “Z” ones such as “Badi” (the Turkish version for ET), “Duniayi Kurtaran Adam” (their Star Wars) and “Turist Omer Uzay Yolunga” (this movie was “based” on Star Trek), so you can realize that, after watching the mentioned films, I didn’t look for other titles (yes, I had already realized that those were terrible movies, but not THAT terrible – I do enjoy watching low budget movies from time to time).

Well, I was wrong. I missed a lot of great movies that come originally from this very interesting historical nation. Now, to redeem myself, I’m trying to watch them all. It is impossible, but I want to watch, at least, the classical as well as the new releases. So, after being able to see “Egg” and “Milk” (the first Yusuf trilogy installments), I finally watched “Bal”. I have to say that this is one those movies that leaves you thinking about it for hours and maybe even days.

The scenery is fantastic, beautiful and breathtaking. You can only imagine yourself there, calmly admiring the alluring landscapes (if you live in a similar region I envy you, as I live in a concrete big city) and not thinking about all the troubles we have . I read an IMDB reviewer stating that “watching Bal is like viewing a Discovery Channel documentary in that the movies presents lots of scenes of both natural and man-made surroundings”. I couldn’t agree more concerning this description. The acting is also another plus as all of the actors were indeed impressive (I’ve read a few complains about the actors not having a Black Sea region accent, but for non natives this should not be a matter at all).

I believe that Munira Zeyneb splendidly summarizes: “Bal is a spectacular film. It’s not a film meant for festival audience. It’s not a film promoting some highly intellectual ideas few can make sense of. It features a breathtaking beauty, beauty of life itself. Without any superficiality such as music, effects and faster than life rhythm it creates suspense so much so that we stay on tip toes till the end wondering: what shall become of Yusuf? And we find it out at the end… OK I don’t want to spoil it. But let me tell you one thing when the movie was over nobody could move from their seats. This is the miracle of Dir. Semih Kaplanoğlu. No doubt Golden Bear was a well earned award for him and for Bal.”

The plot is simple. The movie isn’t. It deals about life and its perspective through the eyes of a child. “Bal” tells the story about Yusuf. The youngster lives in an isolated mountainous Black Sea region with his parents. His father is a beekeeper and Yusuf has a very strong bond with him. One day his father disappears and Yusuf, trying to find a meaning for his life, wanders through the mysterious woods in search for his dad.

Kaplanoğlu stated: “In the name of Turkish Films, this (Golden Bear) is a very meaningful prize. It’s a help to making better films.” We all hope so that we will be able to enjoy new masterpieces from his country.

Take one hour and forty minutes and let yourself travel to the years when you were a child, imagine yourself in such a magnificent and magical scenario, you won’t be disappointed. And I finish this suggestion applauding Bora Altas, Alev Uçarer, Tülin Özen, Erdal Besikçioglu, Orçun Köksal, Semih Kaplanoğlu and everyone else involved in this work of art. You deserve it.

Ps.: If you don’t like slow paced movies, don’t watch it and neither any of the Yusuf trilogy .

Bal Official Trailer

Directed by: Chan-wook Park

Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival 2009 and nominated for the Golden Palm.

South Korea is an amazing country. Technology, cars, education… all developing at an amazing speed. And the same can be said about the Korean cinema. Interesting plots, beautiful photography, superb acting, Korean movies are an exquisite delight. And something very interesting is that the citizens of this nation recognize the astonishing work crafted by their own artists. It’s one of the few countries in the world that the national movies have a better performance than the American movies.

Chan-wook Park is a renowned director. He is known for the cruel, immoral, filthy, even grotesque at times, but yet stunning, elegant and refined “The Vengeance Trilogy” composed by “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance”, “Oldboy” and “Lady Vengeance”. A must have for any person interested in an unique cinema, disassociated from the “unwritten rules”. One must have in mind that his filmography also contains other gems such as “J.S.A.: Joint Security Area” (which has a very contemporary theme, concerning the conflicts between North and South Korea) and “I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK”.

As said before, his titles are uncommon. IMDB lists as one of Chan-wook Park trade marks that “frequently uses short, surreal fantasy sequences in which a deceased character will interact with a living one in the film’s present (or vice versa)” and lists one of my favorite Park’s quotes: “Numerous times I lie in bed at night and imagine the cruelest torture. I imagine the most miserable ruining of that person’s life. After that, I can fall asleep with a smile on my face. As long as it stays in the realm of imagination, the crueler the better – that’s healthy. I’d like to recommend it to you all as well. I hope my films can help in any small way to help your imagination become at least a little bit crueler.” This might give you an idea of how his creations are like.

Before today’s suggestion I have a few more things to mention. One that I don’t enjoy, when it comes to movie reviews, is that a substantial amount of them tells you the entire plot. Some even give you hints about what happens when the film ends! And yeah, I don’t understand why they forget about a polite “spoiler alert”. Another aspect I don’t like either is that some of the reviews are simply about the technical aspects. And it’s not superficial; they go into details that most of us don’t understand at all. So, I prefer reviews/ suggestions which expose the general work of the artist, main aspects and trade marks, telling you a bit about the plot, if the movie is enjoyable or not and to which kind of people the film is usually targeted to.

So, now we should talk about what’s important, Chan-wook Park’s new movie “Thirst”, which is the object of the present article. Even though, as it is absolutely crystal clear, I’m a big Chan-wook Park fan, I felt a bit skeptical before watching it, since we all have been bombarded by vampire movies and TV series. Some of them made me speechless (such as the sublime “Let the Right One In/ Låt den rätte komma in” and others that aren’t that good or I should say terrible. There’s one that I didn’t manage to wait until the end and left the theater. I won’t mention any as everyone is entitled to have his/ her own opinions and I’m not here to criticize other people’s tastes . So, as I was heading for the International Festival to see it for the first time, I kept on thinking: “I believe that this will be the first Chan-wook Park movie that will disappoint me”. And I was wrong (fortunately).

This is a very good article I found at “Cinema Autopsy” by Thomas Caldwell which tells you a bit about the plot without ruining the movie:

“(…) After dying during a medical experiment to develop a vaccine for a deadly virus, the Priest Sang-hyun (Song Kang-ho from The Host) is resurrected as a vampire when some unidentifiable blood is transfused into him. Having lived a moral life up until now, Sang-hyun not only has a blood lust awakened within, but a lust of the more conventional kind for Tae-joo (Kim Ok-vin), the unhappy wife of a childhood friend. The sex/violence metaphor is nothing original, particularly in a vampire film, but with its amplified sucking and squelching sounds and sheer audacity, academics will be lining up to discuss Thirst’s brazen use of the abject and its approach to bodily horror. As weird and gruesome as Thirst gets, it is also very playful and Park demonstrates his great ability in creating moments of visual comedy. However, the most distinguishing element of Thirst is its love story component and as the forbidden lovers, Song and Kim generate an incredible amount of chemistry. They perform one of the most intense and erotic sex scenes ever captured on film and their movements together throughout the space of this film is akin to dancing. Their violence towards one another is tender and their tenderness for each other is violent. At first glance Thirst draws many parallels with “The Fly” and “Let the Right One In” but its true reference point are the films of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.”

If you enjoy Asian cinema, urban movies, lots of twists, vampires, horror, art, gore or dark humor, this is the movie for you. You’ll spend two hours in a different and exotic world. One warning though: it’s a great movie, but very violent and there are some sex scenes as well.

And another request, this time from Winterburner. He was eager to hear an(other) Avantgarde Special, so he sent us a request. As this kind of Metal is always special and requires specific knowledge, we had no other choice but have our Brazilian non-standard Metal god Marcus do it all himself, i.e. look for the songs and do the hosting. No wait, our beloved Polina was actually very fast in offering her candidature for the hosting, thus making this episode very easy for the remaining members of the Cast. Enjoy and do leave your feedback, as usual.

Host: Polina
Tracklist: Marcus, Marcus, Marcus, Marcus and Marcus

01. Arcturus – Radical Cut
02. Subterranean Masquerade – Six Strings to Cover Fear
03. A Forest of Stars – Female
04. Ulver – A Song of Liberty
05. Transcending Bizarre – Cosmic Zero Equation
06. Thy Catafalque – Csillagkohó
07. StrommoussHeld – Long Ago Gone
08. Mystical Fullmoon – As I Walk Along the Darkest Paths of My Soul
09. Ephel Duath – I Killed Rebecca
10. Oblomov – Deconstructing the Order

AVANTGARDE SPECIAL I

Several months ago we got the request from a certain Marc J. for a second Melodic Death Metal Special. The first one being episode dates back to the summer of 2007, but since then we’ve played many Melodic Death Metal songs, from both big names and less big names. As usual, we looked around to see what in our collections could fit the bill and we did find interesting material. Indeed, you cannot avoid the big bands like Amon Amarth, Into Eternity, In Flames, Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, and more – well, we did ignore the last three in favour of less known bands – to create a nice mixture of old and new. Old as in bands that have been around since a long time and new as in bands that are to continue the legacy, so to speak. So tune in, enjoy and don’t hesitate to leave your feedback.

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Tim, Marcus, Kobe

01. Kalmah – Godeye
01. Requiem Laus – Perfect World
01. To Hate – Step Of Truth
01. Into Eternity – Splintered Visions
01. At The Gates – Suicide Nation
01. Mors Principium Est – Altered State Consciousness
01. Red Descending – The Grand Memory
01. The Duskfall – Tune of Slaughtered Hearts
01. Amon Amarth – No Fear For The Setting Sun
01. Equilibrium – Snüffel

Link: Melodic Death Metal Special I

01. Nevermore – Moonrise
02. Negură Bunget – Ochiul inimii
03. Redemption – Walls
04. Edenbridge – Higher
05. Enforcer – Running In Menace
06. Hangar – The Infallible Emperor
07. Unleashed – So It Begins
08. Mael Mórdha – The Doom of the Races of Éire
09. Bittencourt Project – Dedicate My Soul
10. Triptykon – Abyss Within My Soul

01. Ihsahn – Frozen Lakes On Mars
02. Sodom – Incest
03. Korzus – Evolution
04. Darkthrone – Black Mountain Totem
05. Inferis – Arauco
06. Kreator – Catholic Despot
07. Kaledon – Power In Me
08. Necronomicon – Into The Fire
09. Sabaton – Coat of Arms
10. Borknagar – For a Thousand Years to Come

01. Opeth – Under the Weeping Moon
02. Sonata Arctica – Kingdom for a Heart
03. Strapping Young Lad – Oh My Fucking God
04. Pagan’s Mind – United Alliance
05. Nightwish – Sahara
06. Arkona – По Сырой Земле
07. Primal Fear – Riding the Eagle
08. Atheist – Unquestionable Presence
09. Dark Tranquility – The New Build
10. Subway to Sally – Eisblumen

01. Megadeth – Bite the Hand
02. Megadeth – The Conjuring
03. Metallica – Wherever I May Roam
04. Metallica – My Apocalypse
05. Exodus – The Last Act Of Defiance
06. Exodus – Beyond the Pale
07. Slayer – At Dawn They Sleep
08. Slayer – Unit 731
09. Testament – The Preacher
10. Testament – 3 Days in Darkness
11. Anthrax – S.S.C. / Stand of Fall
12. Anthrax – What Doesn’t Die

MySpace band of the Week:

01. Threshold – Fist of Tongues
02. Bel O Kan – Fire on Ice
03. KYPCK – Rozhdestvo V Murmanske
04. Canobliss – Man Is The Enemy
05. Dekadent – The Hand of Truth
06. Nivaira – Espiritu de Fuego
07. Musth – My First Desert Trip
08. Northern Kings – Wanted Dead Or Alive
09. Demolished – Adjustment Of The Face
10. Kingdom Of Deadmen – Bullet In The Head

01. Ayreon – Sail Away to Avalon
02. Fuelblooded – When Passion Dies
03. ReVamp – Fast Forward
04. HDK – Requests
05. Heidevolk – Nehalennia
06. Profound – Star Gazer
07. Grimm – Van Drakenbloed Fel
08. De Magia Veterum – The Blood of Prophet and Saints
09. Within Temptation – All I Need
10. Nox – Insane Hatred for the Supposed Creator

01. Iron Maiden – El Dorado
02. Angra – Lisbon
03. Aborym – Roma Divina Urbs
04. Gonin-Ish – Shagan no Tou
05. Tarot – I Walk Forever
06. Immolation – Majesty and Decay
07. Magica – Anywhere But Home
08. Pro-Pain – Unrestrained
09. Hellchief – Ignition
10. H.e.a.t – Danger Road

1. Black Sabbath – Lonely Is The Word
2. Elf – Ain’t It All Amusing
3. Tenacious D – Kickapoo
4. Hear ‘N Aid – Stars
5. Elf – Liberty Road
6. Ronnie And The Red Caps – Love Potion No. 9
7. Heaven & Hell – The Turn Of The Screw
8. Munetaka Higuchi – What Caused War
9. Black Sabbath – TV Crimes
10. Rainbow – Catch The Rainbow

1. Wild One
2. Caught In The Middle
3. I Speed At Night
4. Pain
5. Shivers
6. Lord Of The Last Day
7. King Of Rock And Roll
8. Scream
9. We Rock
10. All The Fools Sailed Away

1. Masterplan – Blue Europa
2. Cardiant – Fire On Ice
3. The Ocean – Swallowed By The Earth
4. Gillman – El Esequibo
5. Alcest – Écailles de Lune (Part II)
6. Black Majesty – Far Beyond
7. Rhapsody Of Fire – Reign Of Terror
8. Shining – Fisheye
9. Enslaved – Isa
10. Eluveitie – Everything Remains As It Never Was

Host: Kobina

1. Twisted Sister – We’re Not Gonna Take It
2. Amorphis – Brother Moon
3. Doro – Breaking the Law
4. Gorgoroth – Rebirth
5. Gojira – All the Tears
6. Rage – The Edge Of Darkness
7. Behemoth – Transmigrating Beyond Realms Ov Amenti
8. Benediction – Controlopolis (Rats In The Mask)
9. Ensiferum – Elusive Reaches
10. Fear Factory – Christploitation

01. Type O Negative – Life Is Killing Me
02. Exodus – Exodus
03. Death – Crystal Mountain
04. Decapitated – Human’s Dust
05. Mayhem – Funeral Fog
06. Pagan’s Mind – Dreamscape Lucidity
07. Metallica – (Anesthesia) Pulling teeth
08. Windir – Todeswalzer
09. Savatage – Ghost In The Ruins
10. Bathory – Dragon’s Breath

01. Within Temptation – Stand My Ground
02. Emerald Mind – Sweet Poison
03. Svartsot – Aethelred
04. NeonFly – The Revenant
05. Heidevolk – Ostara
06. Grand Design – Piece of the Action
07. Ereb Altor – Our Failure
08. Type O Negative – Everyone I Love Is Dead
09. Carnivore – S.M.D.
10. Type O Negative – Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity

01. Shining – The Madness And The Damage Done – Pt. 1
02. Stolen Babies – Mind Your Eyes
03. Thy Catafalque – Köd Utánam
04. Sigh – The Soul Grave
05. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum – Sleep Is Wrong
06. Musth – Fish and Ships
07. Le Grand Guignol – Le Grand Guignol – Mens Insana In
08. Lifelover – Mitt Öppna Öga
09. Diablo Swing Orchestra – Rancid Romance
10. Unexpect – Novaë

01. Lykathea Aflame – On the Way Home
02. Finntroll – Trollhammaren
03. Shadowjack – The Last Ballad
04. Orden Ogan – We Are Pirates
05. Masterplan – Far From The End Of The World
06. Church of Misery – Shotgun Boogie
07. Ebonillumini – Into The Forest’s So True
08. Kreator – Violent Revolution
09. Jon Oliva’s Pain – Lies
10. Freedom Call – Merlin – Legend of the Past

01. Edguy – Judas at the Opera
02. Avantasia – Stargazers
03. Aina – Flight of Torek
04. Hartmann – Brothers
05. Ayreon – Elected
06. Avantasia – Scales of Justice
07. Bruce Kulick – I’m the Animal
08. Shaaman – Pride
09. Edguy – Falling Down
10. Avantasia – Avantasia

01. Ondskapt – Lord of All Unclean Spirits
02. Gorath – Apophasis
03. Lord Belial – Unrelenting Scourge of War
04. Maniac Butcher – Co Dobré Pro Mne, Dobrým Jest – To Pravidlem Nemìnným Provázejíc Konání Mé Životem Mým PovÅ¡echným
05. Kampfar – Inferno
06. Carach Angren – Departure Towards a Nautical Curse
07. Averse Sefira – Hierophant Disgorging
08. Craft – Ablaze
09. Behexen – Celebration Of Christ’s Fall
10. Negură Bunget – Èšesarul de Lumini

Episode 151 – Black Metal Special II

01. Moonspell – Memento Mori
02. Prayers of Sanity – Monochromatic War
03. Thanatoschizo – Sweet Suicidal Serenade
04. Oratory – Beyond Earth
05. Thee Orakle – The Great Masterpiece
06. Hyubris – Segnis
07. Epping Forest – Sphinxs Riddle
08. A Dream of Poe – Whispers of Osiris
09. Sirius – Aeons of Magick
10. Filii Nigrantium Infernalium – Caes de Guerra

01. Rhapsody of Fire – Sea of Fate
02. Blackguard – Allegiance
03. Ancient Bards – The Birth of Evil
04. Megadeth – This Day We Fight!
05. Satyricon – Prime Evil Renaissance
06. Annihilator – Clown Parade
07. Holy Martyr – Lakedaimon
08. Kreator – Destroy What Destroys You
09. Bathory – Lake of Fire
10. Semlah – Beyond Salvation

01. Dingir Xul – Cthulhu Arise
02. Therion – Cthulhu
03. Frostmoon Eclipse – In the Vault
04. Nile – Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten
05. Rage – Shadow out of Time
06. Draconian – Cthulhu Rising
07. Non Serviam – Which Eternal Lie
08. The Ziggurat – WindWalker
09. Cradle of Filth – Cthulhu Dawn
10. Metallica – The Call of Ktulu

01. Heaven’s Basement – Executioner’s Day
02. Cryogen – This Nightmare
03. Legend – Dawn of Empire
04. Claustrofobia – Minefield
05. Khallice – Share a Little Something
06. Archenterum – Hamon Baal
07. Khrophus – Symbols Or Not
08. Etánisis – El Último Guerrero
09. Oranssi Pazuzu – Danjon Nolla
10. Tiamat – Cain

01. Orphaned Land – Codeword: Uprising
02. Orden Ogan – Easton Hope
03. Wildestarr – Arrival
04. Mithotyn – Watchmen of the Wild
05. Troll – Ga til Krig
06. Elipse Hunter – Freedom
07. Malfeitor – Black Magic Mushrooms
08. Excalion – The Shroud
09. Forgotten Suns – Flashback
10. The Puritan – The Star Above Us Are All Evil

01. Artillery – Damned Religion
02. Mnemic – In The Nothingness Black
03. The Kandidate – Strength Through Diversity
04. Mercenary – New Desire
05. Angatyr – Et Varsel Om Dod
06. Nortt – Glemt
07. Denial Of God – The Curse Of The Witch
08. Illdisposed – Like Cancer
09. Volbeat – Mr. and Mrs. Ness
10. Anubis Gate – Yiri

01. Theudho – Fafnirs Blut
02. Behemoth – Of Fire and the Void
03. Candlemass – At the Gallows End
04. Sigh – L’art de Mourir
05. Infinite Horizon – I’m Alive
06. Angra – Angels & Demons
07. Pantera – Walk
08. Suffocation – Blood oath
09. ArthemesiA – Valkoinen Susi
10. Agalloch – Hallways of Enchanted Ebony

01. Kalmah – Wings Of Blackening
02. Azaghal – Filosof
03. Black Sun Aeon – A Song For My Wrath
04. Stam1na – Hammasratas
05. Thy Serpent – Flowers Of Witchery Abloom
06. Kylähullut – Lisää Persettä Rättipäille
07. Stratovarius – Forever Is Today
08. Swallow The Sun – Sleepless Swans
09. Sentenced – Nepenthe
10. Horna – Musta Rukous

01. Conquest – We have Returned
02. Raunchy – Watch Out
03. Delirion – Return to Serenity
04. Andralls – Crosses Shall Burn
05. Ulver – Wolf and Fear
06. Moonspell – Ancient Winter Goddess
07. Burning Black – MechanicHell
08. Deviant Messiah – Cold Blood
09. Summoning – The Glory Disappears
10. Sandstone – Anymore Lies

01. Wolf – Voodoo
02. Amorphis – Sky Is Mine
03. Be’lakor – Sun’s Delusion
04. Fairyland – Across the Endless Sea Part II
05. Dream Theater – Wither
06. Nargaroth – Frühling
07. Steel Panther – Eyes of a Panther
08. Gorgoroth – Building A Man
09. Europe – Suicide
10. Dark Moor – On The Hills Of Dreams
11. Novembers Doom – Into Night’s Requiem Infernal
12. While Heaven Wept – The Furthest Shore

01. Jorn – World Gone Mad
02. Gwyllion – Closure
03. Red Circuit – Absinth
04. Drudkh – Ars Poetica
05. Skyfire – Rise and Decay
06. Diablo Swing Orchestra – Lucy Fears The Morning Star
07. Stratovarius – Higher We Go
08. Tyr – Hold the Heathen Hammer High
09. Anaal Nathrakh – Satanarchrist
10. Sonata Arctica – The Last Amazing Grays
11. Illusion Suite – The Devil In Your Heart
12. Mastodon – The Last Baron

01. White Skull – High Treason
02. Ex Deo – The Final War
03. Avalanch – Pelayo
04. Thy Majestie – Echoes of War
05. Iced Earth – Declaration Day
06. Stormwitch – Russia’s On Fire
07. Primordial – The Coffin Ships
08. Sabaton – Cliffs of Gallipoli
09. Iron Maiden – Aces High
10. Saxon – Red Star Falling

01. Astral Winter – Longing For Winters End
02. Old Man’s Child – Ferden Mot Fiendens Land
03. Chthonic – Blooming Blades
04. The Iron Maidens – Wasted Years
05. Mob Rules – Waiting for the Sun
06. Ceremony Of Opposites – Severe Carnage
07. Izegrim – End Of Time
08. Nile – Those Whom The Gods Detest
09. Beyond Fear X – Scream Machine
10. Ram-Zet – Addict

01. Savage Circus – Chasing The Rainbow
02. Astral Doors – EVP
03. Airbourne – Runnin’ Wild
04. Eldorado – La Gran Evasion
05. Davola – I Of The Obscene
06. Hades Almighty – the Antichrist Inside
07. Rage – Never Give Up
08. Sycronomica – The Call
09. Serenity – To Stone She Turned
10. Mirrorthrone X – De l’Échec et de son Essentialité (point I. Marginalité Démystifiée)

01. Blind Guardian – Imaginations From The Other Side
02. Circle II Circle – Heal You
03. Arcturus – Alone
04. Kamelot – Farewell
05. Saturnus – Rain Wash Me
06. Manticora – Reversed
07. Anaal Nathrakh – Revaluation of All Values
08. Demons & Wizards – Dorian
09. Mercyful Fate – Kutulu (The Mad Arab Part Two)
10. Symphony X – Revelation

01. Dark Moor – The Sphinx
02. Fatal Injury – The Truth Of The Lie
03. Kathaarsys – Part Five – Darkness
04. Tierra Santa – El Canto De Las Sirenas
05. Nocturnia – Voces Del Viento
06. Dawn Of Tears – Winds Of Despair
07. Anvil of Doom – Let The Earth Breathe
08. Silver Fist – I’ll Wait For You In Hell
09. Avalanch – El Ángel Caído
10. Nexus 6 – The Agitator

01. Immortal – The Rise Of Darkness
02. Black Tide – Show Me The Way
03. Abinaya – Enfant D’Orient
04. Empires Of Eden – New Hope
05. Threshold – Oceanbound
06. Arkona – Nevidal (The Wonder)
07. Gorgoroth – Satan-Prometheus
08. The 11th Hour – One Last Smoke
09. Watch Me Bleed – Dead Sky Black Sun
10. Belphegor – Veneratio Diaboli – I Am Sin

01. Blaze Bayley – Waiting For My Life To Begin
02. Illdisposed – My Number Is Expired
03. Therion – Lemuria
04. Anubis Gate – Find A Way (Or Make One)
05. Dying Fetus – At What Expense
06. Marduk – Funeral Dawn
07. Defiance – The Prophecy
08. Obituary – Left to Die
09. Torian – Thunder Times
10. Sabaton – Into the Fire

01. Nervecell – Flesh & Memories
02. Abigail – A Witch Named Aspilcuetta
03. Bassinvaders – We Live
04. Warmen – Eye Of The Storm
05. Into Eternity – Tides Of Blood
06. Korpiklaani – Vodka
07. Karuna – Neitherworld
08. Sabbat – Demonic Serenade + Brothers of Demons
09. Gojira – Space Time
10. Sigh – The Zombie Terror

Movie of the Week: ZOMBIE STRIPPERS – Buy at Amazon

01. Silent Memorial – Fantasy Suit
02. Mob Rules – Astral Hand
03. Red Circuit – The World Forgotten Sons
04. Klabautamann – Forlorn Sea
05. Akercocke – The Dark Inside
06. At Vance – Last In Line
07. Brainstorm – Cross The Line
08. Insomnium – Down With The Sun
09. Lunar Aurora – Geisterschiff
10. Asgaroth – The Freezing Winds of Kiljaarn

01. Fear Factory – Obsolete
02. Nightmare – The Gospel Of Judas
03. Theatre Of Tragedy – Endless Run
04. Diablo Swing Orchestra – Vodka Inferno
05. Fool’s Game – The Conqueror Worm
06. Vreid – I Krig
07. Mastodon – March Of The Fire Ants
08. Sonata Arctica – Flag In The Ground
09. Paradox – Suburban Riot Squad
10. Nargaroth – Sommer

01. Gae Bolga – Mambo N° 666
02. After All – Devastation Done
03. Hellchief – Endless Run
04. Angeli Di Pietra – Manannan Mac Lir
05. Corpus – Where I Am
06. Enthroned – Tellum Scorpionis
07. Marche Fun̬bre РOn Wings Of Azrael
08. The End Of All Reason – Ascending The Throne Once More
09. Psalm – Layers Of Impiety
10. Gwyllion – Roots Of Eternity

Also a listen worth:

Belgian Special Vol. I

01. Cult of Luna – Back to Chapel Town
02. Callisto – Wormwood
03. Neurosis – Falling Unknown
04. Isis – Hym
05. Intronaut – Sundial
06. Mouth of the Architect – Quietly
07. Jesu – Stanlow
08. Rosetta РD̩parte
09. Russian Circles – Death Rides a Horse
10. Pelican – Drought

01. Thunderstone – Dirt Metal
02. Darksun – Para Siempre
03. Wolf – Curse You Salem
04. Cruachan – The Very Wild Rover
05. Lacrimosa – Feuer
06. Primordial – Children Of The Harvest
07. Assjack – Tennessee Driver
08. Leaves’ Eyes – Emerald Island
09. Omega Lithium – Andromeda
10. Be’lakor – Outlive The Hand

Movie of the Week

01. Devin Townsend – Ziltoidia Attaxx!!!
02. Bal-Sagoth – The Scourge Of The Fourth Celestial Host
03. Gamma Ray – Men, martians and machines
04. Dragonland – Supernova
05. Keldian – The last frontier
06. Voivod – Cosmic drama
07. Iron Savior – Starchaser
08. Dawn Of Relic – When Aldebaran is visible
09. Scar Symmetry – Artificial Sun Projection
10. Cage – Planet Crusher

01. Devian – Saintbleeder
02. Behemoth – The Seed Ov I
03. Altaria – Pride & Desire
04. The Devin Townsend Project – Disruptr
05. Rebellion – Arise
06. Zandelle – Flames Of Rage
07. Abgott – Lustmord
08. Guilt Machine – Over
09. Jorn – Road of the Cross
10. Autumnia – Breathe Your Mourning Into Me

01. Raintime – Beat It
02. Nevermore – The Sound of Silence
03. Kaledon – We Will Rock You
04. Stream of Passion – Street Spirit
05. Reverend Bizarre – Deceiver
06. Strapping Young Lad – Room 429
07. Tarja – Poison
08. Lacuna Coil – Enjoy the Silence
09. Shroud of Bereavement – Forge
10. Van Canto – Wishmaster

Episode 24 – Cover Special Vol. I

01. Axxis – Utopia
02. Sencirow – Curse Of Lying
03. Die Apokalyptischen Reiter – Schenk Mir Heut Nacht
04. Vendetta – Guerilla
05. Equilibrium – Die Weide Und Der Flus
06. Sonic Reign – To Rebel And To Fail
07. Tanzwut – Der Arzt
08. Nocte Obducta РȚchter des Mondes
09. Vanden Plas – Shadow I Am
10. Odroerir – Zwergenschmiede

Host: Polina

01. Serenity – The Heartblood Symphony
02. Beherit – Pimeyden Henki
03. Einherjer – A New Earth
04. Constancia – I Never Said Goodbye
05. Manigance – Miroir De La Vie
06. Blind Guardian – Another Holy War
07. Reverend Bizarre – The Children of Doom
08. Narnia – One Way to Freedom
09. Stratovarius – Falling Star
10. Drudkh – Distant Cries of Cranes

01. Rebellion РRagnar̦k
02. Ex Deo – Storming the Gates of Alesia
03. Andromeda – Extension of the Wish
04. Enochian Theory – The Fire around the Lotus
05. Illusion Suite – Pandora’s Box
06. Children Of Bodom – Hate Me
07. Chris Caffery – I Won’t Know
08. Machine Head – Clenching the Fists of Dissent
09. Armory – Faith in Steel
10. Ahab – The Divinity of Oceans

Host: Kobe

Intro Sigh
01. Planet X – Clonus
02. Aghora – Kali Yuga
03. Spiral Architect – Moving Spirit
04. Art Metal – Vyakhyan-Kar
05. Atheist – Piece Of Time
06. Ephel Duath – Vector, Third Movement
07. Kiko Loureiro – Escaping
08. Mike Terrana – Spin Drifter
09. Cynic – Integral Birth
10. Apokatastasia – Nothing

Host: Kobe

Intro Sigh
01. Raintime – Rolling Chances
02. Ilium – Omnipaedia
03. Black Label Society – Fire It Up
04. Cain’s Offering – My Queen Of Winter
05. Boris – Korosu
06. Ram-Zet – Left Behind As Pieces
07. Savatage – Hall Of The Mountain King
08. Therion – Chain Of Minerva
09. Artillery – Upon My Cross I Crawl
10. Fairyland – Master Of The Waves

Host: Marcus
Tracklist: Tim, Marcus, Judit, Polina

01. 7 Seals – Unforeseen Alliance – United Against the Danes
02. Crown The Lost – Drawing The Parallel
03. Lifelover – Mental Central Dialog
04. Turisas – Fields Of Gold
05. Silent Memorial – Fear
06. Subway To Sally – Besser Du Rennst
07. Immortal – Blashyrkh (Mighty Ravendark)
08. Lost Horizon – The Kingdom Of My Will
09. 3 Inches Of Blood – Deadly Sinners
10. Impaled Nazarene – Planet Nazarene

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: John M., Jeremy, Brett, Ward, Matt, Efandy

01. Abigail Williams – Empyrean: Into The Cold Wastes
02. Bolt Thrower – The Killchain
03. Carach Angren – Hexed Melting Flesh
04. Angtoria – I’m Calling
05. Emperor – I Am The Black Wizards
06. Daylight Dies – Strive To See
07. Sex Machineguns – Yakiniku Party
08. Orphaned Land – A Call To Awake (The Quest)
09. Equilibrium – Blut Im Auge
10. Opeth – Blackwater Park

Host: Polina
Tracklist: Tim, Marcus, Polina, Judit

01. Týr – Tróndur I Gøtu
02. Alestorm – Leviathan
03. MÃ¥negarm – Dödsfärd
04. Тролль Гнёт Ель – Сырный Штурм
05. Menhir – Wotans Runenlied
06. Kalevala – Гой, Олень!
07. Mägo de Oz – Hasta que el cuerpo aguante
08. Pagan Reign – Славянское Восстание
09. Falconer – For Life and Liberty
10. Arkona – Kolyada

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Tim, Kobe, Marcus, Polina

01. Dream Evil – Fire! Battle! In Metal!
02. Miasthenia – Tawantinsuyo
03. Sirenia – Sirens Of The Seven Seas
04. The Shattering – Enter Bullet
05. Crescent Shield – Under Cover Of Shadows
06. Lay Down Rotten – Conditioning The Weak
07. Pyramaze – Ghost Light
08. Meshuggah – Bleed
09. Amorphis – My Sun
10. Bal-Sagoth – Blood Slakes The Sand At The Circus Maximus

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Tim, Judit, Marcus, Polina

01. Virtuocity – Flames in the sky
02. Kelly Simonz’s Blind Faith – The Rule of Right
03. Vitalij Kuprij – Track on Fire
04. Victor Smolski – Sarabande
05. Dark Moor – Dies Irae (Amadeus)
06. Made Of Hate – Hidden
07. Rata Blanca – Los Ojos del Dragon
08. Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Far Beyond the Sun
09. At Vance – Four Seasons – Spring (originally by Vivaldi)
10. Rhapsody – The Wizard’s Last Rhymes

Host & interview: Polina
Tracklist: Tim, Judit, Polina, Marcus

01. Lazarus A.D. – Last Breath
02. Behemoth – Decade of Therion
03. Blind Guardian – Journey Through The Dark
04. Magica – Mistress of the wind
05. Cryptic Wintermoon – Once in the windblasted North
06. Beyond Fear – Scream Machine
07. Tim Ripper Owens – Believe
08. Psycroptic – Skin Coffin
09. The Arrow – Never Say Never
10. Dimmu Borgir – Kings of the Carnival Creation

Host: Marcus
Tracklist: Tim, Marcus, Polina, Kobe, Karsten

01. Voyager – Pulse 04
02. Misery – Ill of the Dead
03. The Berzerker – An Unforgotten Force
04. Black Majesty – Tomorrowland
05. Gospel of the Horns – Chaos Bringer
06. The Eternal – Without Reason
07. Mournful Congregation – Descent Of The Flames
08. AC/DC – Back in Black
09. Deströyer 666 – Cold Steel…
10. Kinstrife & Blood – The Bronze Army

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Tim, Marcus

01. Blood Tsunami – Castle Of Skulls
02. Shakra – Right Between The Eyes
03. Heaven And Hell – Falling Off The Edge Of The World
04. Black Messiah – Das Unterpfand
05. Anaal Nathrakh – Virus Bomb
06. Powerwolf – Seven Deadly Saints
07. Colosseum – Towards The Infinite
08. Metalucifer – Heavy Metal Battleaxe
09. Hibria – Screaming Ghost
10. Thronar – To Kill And Be King

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Judit, Polina, Tim, Marcus, Karsten

01. Domain – Digging Their Graves
02. Rough Silk – A New Beginning
03. Lacuna Coil – Our Truth
04. Malnatt – Fantasmi
05. Shadowkeep – With Force We Come
06. Stratovarius – Deep Unknown
07. Jungle Rot – Worst Case Scenario
08. X Japan – Silent Jealousy
09. Lumsk – Nøkken
10. Flashback Of Anger – Splinters Of Life

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Polina, Tim, Marcus

01. Axel Rudi Pell – Strong As A Rock
02. Akrea – Imperium
03. Adagio – Next Profundis
04. Dark The Suns – Everlasting
05. Soulfallen – To The Wolves At My Door
06. Negură Bunget – Hora Soarelui (Sun’s Round Dance)
07. Freedom Call – Island Of Dreams
08. Void Of Silence – Grey Horizon
09. Eternal Deformity – Crime
10. Theocracy – Laying The Demon To Rest

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Marcus, Tim, Kobe, Judit, Polina, Karsten

01. Whitesnake – All For Love
02. Lord Vicar – The Last Of The Templars
03. Heavenly – Keepers Of The Earth
04. Hammerfall – Any Means Necessary
05. Nargaroth – Abschiedsbrief Des Prometheus
06. Scar Symmetry – The Illusionist
07. Semlah – Axioms Of Life
08. Opeth – When
09. Manticora – Melancholic
10. Tyranny – The Leaden Stream

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Marcus, Tim, Kobe, Polina

01. Liquid Tension Experiment II – Acid Rain
02. Wolf Hoffmann – Aragonaise
03. 3HM – Engines Of AKI
04. Cannibal Corpse – From Skin To Liquid
05. Jeff Loomis – Jato Unit
06. Guitar Heroes – HellBilly
07. Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Caprici di Diablo
08. Quantum Fantay – Niek Shlut
09. Dream Theater – Overture 1928
10. Gojira – Dawn

Episode 34 – Instrumental Madness Vol. II
Episode 33 – Instrumental Madness Vol. I

Host: Polina
Tracklist: Marcus, Tim, Judit, Polina

01. Apocalyptica – Grace
02. Moonspell – At Tragic Heights
03. Battlelore – Epic Dreams
04. Satyricon – Die By My Hand
05. The Haunted – No Compromise
06. Enslaved – As Fire Swept Clean The Earth
07. Equilibrium – Unter Der Eiche
08. Katatonia – For My Demons
09. Blind Guardian – Punishment Divine
10. Candlemass – Hammer Of Doom

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Marcus, Tim, Kobe, Judit, Polina

01. After All – Scars Of My Actions
02. Alestorm – Set Sail And Conquer
03. Cauldron – Conjure The Mass
04. Helloween – The Departed (Sun Is Going Down)
05. Thanatoschizo – L.
06. Gojira – Indians
07. Elvenking – The Wanderer
08. Thee Orakle – All Way Down
09. Mastodon – Divinations
10. Crom – Unchain The Hero

Host: Marcus
Tracklist: Marcus

01. Boris – Dead Destination (buy)
02. Alchemist – First Contact (buy)
03. Age of Silence – The Green Office And The Dark Desk Drawer (buy)
04. Caïna – The Sleep of Reason
05. The Monolith Deathcult – Deus ex machina (buy)
06. Kalki Avatara – Purification
07. AEON – Mouldered (buy)
08. Sigh – Silver Universe (buy)
09. Aarni – The Thunder, Perfect Mindfuck (buy)
10. Godflesh – Anthem (buy)

Host: Polina
Tracklist: Tim, Judit, Polina
Movie of the week: Marcus

01. Burning Point – Manic Merry-Go-Round (buy)
02. Memory Garden – Genesis (buy)
03. Neonfly – I Think I Saw A UFO
04. Butterfly Temple – The Blood Will Overflow The Rivers
05. Hatesphere – Backstabber (buy)
06. Schattentantz – Ein Blatt im Wind
07. H.e.a.t – Fill Your Head With Rock (buy)
08. Ensoph – Dance High and Shine, Shiva (buy)
09. Cloudscape – Under Fire (buy)
10. Moonsorrow – Sankarihauta (buy)

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Marcus, Tim, Judit, Karsten
Movie of the week: Marcus

01. Saxon – Going Nowhere Fast (buy)
02. DGM – Enhancement (buy)
03. Crystallion – Guardians Of The Sunrise (buy)
04. Ragnarok – Journey From Life (buy)
05. In Flames – Behind Space 99 (buy)
06. Firewind – Mercenary Man (buy)
07. Pestilence – Out Of The Body (buy)
08. Gwyllion – Entwined
09. Warpath – Damnation (buy)
10. Ablaze In Hatred – Perfection Of Waves (buy)

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Marcus, Tim, Kobe
Movie of the week: Marcus

01. Benediction – Grizzled Finale (buy)
02. Obituary – Infected (buy)
03. Centinex – Emperor Of Death (buy)
04. Incantation – Demonic Incarnate (buy)
05. Obscura – Cosmogenesis (buy)
06. Sotajumala – Verellä Kirjoitettu (buy)
07. Hate Eternal - Spiritual Holocaust (buy)
08. Panzerchrist – Death Approaches(buy)
09. Vomitory – Redeemed In Flames (buy)
10. Vital Remains – Black Magick Curse (buy)

Host: Polina / Kobe / Marcus
Tracklist: Marcus, Tim, Judit, Polina, Kobe, Karsten

Rhapsody of Fire – Silent Dream
Nile – Annihilation Of The Wicked
Volbeat – The human Instrument
Orphaned Land – Ocean Land
Mastodon – The Wolf Is Loose
While Heaven Wept – The Drowning Years
Kamelot – Rule the World
Amon Amarth – Twilight Of The Thunder God
Amorphis – The Smoke
Lost Horizon – Welcome Back
Symphony X – Set The World On Fire
Taake – Hordalands Doedskvad Part III
Dark Moor – Wind Like Stroke (Attila)
Evoken – Suffer A Martyr’s Trial (Procession At Dusk)
Angra – Voice Commanding You
Cynic – Evolutionary Sleeper
Sigh – Finale: Hangman’s Hymn / In Paradisum / Das Ende
Threshold – Slipstream

Host: Kobe
Tracklist: Marcus, Tim, Judit, Polina, Kobe
Movie of the week: Marcus

01. Hevein – Break Out The Hammers (buy)
02. Depressed Mode – Death Multiplies (buy)
03. Ewigkeit – It’s Not Reality (buy)
04. Dark Moor – On The Hill Of Dreams (buy)
05. High On Fire – Waste Of Tiamat (buy)
06. Gojira – Death Of Me (buy)
07. Jorn – Where The Winds Blow (buy)
08. Wolf – Speed On (buy)
09. Stolen Babies – Awfull Fall (buy)
10. Edge Of Sanity – Twilight (buy)

Host: Polina
Tracklist: Tim, Judit, Polina
Movie of the week: Marcus

01. Eldritch – The Deep Sleep (buy)
02. In The Woods – Titan Transcendence (buy)
03. Kamelot – Center Of The Universe (buy)
04. Artillery – The Challenge (buy)
05. Marduk – Of Hells Fire (buy)
06. Within Temptation – Stand My Ground (buy)
07. Malevolent Creation – Alliance or War (buy)
08. Stratovarius – Forever (buy)
09. Nevermore – Narcosynthesis (buy)
10. Rhapsody – Emerald Sword (buy)

Host: Polina
Tracklist: Tim, Judit, Polina
Movie of the week: Marcus

01. Masterplan – Through Thick And Thin (buy)
02. Strapping Young Lad – Love? (buy)
03. Thunder – Everybody Wants Her (buy)
04. Doro – Heaven I See (buy)
05. Shakra – The One (buy)
06. Kalmah – Moon Of My Nights (buy)
07. Ayreon – Love (buy)
08. Draconian – She Dies (buy)
09. At Vance – Princess Of Ice (buy)
10. H.E.A.T. – Late Night Lady

Host: Marcus
Tracklist: Marcus, Tim, Judit, Polina

01. Saxon – Demon Sweeny Todd (buy)
02. Heaven’s Basement – Tear Your Heart Out
03. After Forever – Evoke (buy)
04. Kreator – Hordes Of Chaos (buy)
05. Six Magics – Caleuche (The Flying Dutchman)
06. Diabolical Masquerade – All Onboard the Perdition Hearze! (buy)
07. Silent Kingdom – Behold The Mountains
08. Hantaoma – Vent Follet (buy)
09. While Heaven Wept – Voice in the Wind (buy)
10. Miasthenia – Idolatrias (buy)

Host: Polina
Tracklist: Marcus, Tim, Judit, Polina

01. Persuader – Godfather (buy)
02. Hermh – Sin is the Law (buy)
03. Ador Dorath – Garden Of Earthly Pleasure
04. Saratoga – Gran Mago (buy)
05. Amorphis – The Smoke (buy)
06. Reckless Tide – Self Destruct (buy)
07. Promises Lie – Point Of Existence
08. Gojira – The Art of Dying (buy)
09. Arkona – Sva (buy)
10. Vomitory – Gore Apocalypse (buy)

Host: Polina
Tracklist: Marcus, Tim, Judit, Polina

01. Lord Vicar – Pillars Under Water
02. Sigh – Black Metal
03. Edguy – Pride Of Creation
04. H.E.A.T. – Never Let Go
05. Kaledon – The End Of The Green Power
06. Fleshcrawl – Scourge Of The Bleeding Haunted
07. Soulspell – Age of Silence
08. Denfire – Warrior
09. Ikuinen Kaamos – Your Gallows
10. Synthphonia Suprema – Shield Saviour

Symphonic music and Metal are related and in lots of situations make an excellent marriage or symbiosis: in Black Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal, … We could do many episodes, but here’s at least one that shows which bands are masters at implementing it into their compositions. In addition, we’ve got an interview with a young master of the art: Anton from Orias. Check this band out, for it’s worth it.

2008, part 2. We hope you enjoyed the first part and that it inspired you to check out these or similar bands. Be ready for the other song package, focussing on Karsten’s and Polina’s choices and what-could-not-be-played-last-week (added by Kobe and Judit), finalized by Marcus and Tim. As usual, keep that head banging and leave your comments on the page, shoutbox or forum.

First of all, we wish you all a fantastic and everheavy Metal year that is 2009. Second, it’s time for a flashback at what 2008 has brought us. Since there were a lot of releases to choose from and each crewmember had 3 choices, we’re presenting you Part 1 of this Special, filled with what we thought were the best bands of last year. So sit back, enjoy and leave your impressions on the site or forum.

Time for another Special, about drumming. Some people pay attention to them, on the album or at gigs, others don’t. It depends on your preferences. But everyone knows Mike Portnoy, Mike Terrana, Bobby Jarzombek, Hellhammer, Daniel Erlandsson and others. Right? With this special we tried to look for (one selection of) songs (there are plenty more, of course) where the drummer doesn’t stick to a simple beat, but tries to make the song more interesting via fills, grooves and more. Enjoy and don’t hesistate to post your feedback.

First song

Band: Savage Circus
Song: It – The Gathering
Album: Dreamland Manor

Second song

Band: Rage
Song: Living My Dream
Album: Unity

Third song

Band: Dark Funeral
Song: King Antichrist
Album: Attera Totus Sanctus

Fourth song

Band: Demons & Wizards
Song: The Gunslinger
Album: Touched By The Crimson King

Fifth song

Band: Arch Enemy
Song: Web Of Lies
Album: Wages Of Sin

Sixth song

Band: Mayhem
Song: Pagan Fears
Album: De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

Seventh song

Band: Angra
Song: Running Alone
Album: Rebirth

Eighth song

Band: Nile
Song: Laying Fire Upon Apep
Album: Ithyphallic


Ninth song

Band: Satyricon
Song: Woods to Eternity
Album: The Shadowthrone

Tenth song

Band: Dream Theater
Song: The Dance Of Eternity
Album: Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

Episode Crew

Marcus / Tim / Judit – Songs
Kobe – Host / Shownotes
Karsten – Webmaster / Director

After a short absence, I/Tim am back to reclaim my place on the throne of song supplier. But it’s thanks to the great cohesion and teamwork that such moments can be easily dealt with. Anyway, we have a new episode ready. Not only do you get another load of qualitative and new released Metal, Polina also had a great interview with the guys from Apocalyptica. In that regard we, well, she would like to offer special thanks to Ulysses, Isabel and Björn for help in organising the interview. As usual, enjoy the show and leave your comments.

First song

Band: Ewigkeit
Song: Esc
Album: Radio Ixtlan

Second song

Band: Pitiful Reign
Song: Visual Violence
Album: Visual Violence

Third song

Band: Boomerang
Song: Phoenix Rising
Album: Sounds Of Sirens

Fourth song

Band: Markus Grosskopf’s Bassinvaders
Song: The Asshole Song
Album: Hellbassbeaters

Fifth song

Band: Apocalyptica
Song: Prologue (Apprehension)
Album: Reflections

Sixth song

Band: Cynic
Song: The Space For This
Album: Traced In Air

Seventh song

Band: Garcharot
Song: Deny The Weak
Album: Core Of Despair

Eighth song

Band: Ásmegin
Song: Hiertebrand
Album: Arv


Ninth song

Band: Grave Digger
Song: Pray
Album: Pray

Tenth song

Band: DOOM:VS
Song: Dead Words Speak
Album: Dead Words Speak

Episode 89 Crew

Tim / Judit – Songs
Polina – Song / Interview Apocalyptica
Kobe – Host / Songs / Shownotes
Karsten – Webmaster / Director

This week, Tim has gotten a little vacation time, and left the song picking to the rest. And I, Kobe, took this advantage to showcase some of the latest purchases I made. Be prepared for some extreme, progressive and just simply weird metal! Ofcourse, this is not only my episode, so you have 3 excellent songs from Marcus and Judith to counter my weirdness! Well, maybe Marcus his songs won’t succeed in that, but you all know Marcus.

First song

Band: Mastodon
Song: The Wolf Is Loose
Album: Blood Mountain

Second song

Band: Toxic Holocaust
Song: Nuke the Cross
Album: An Overdose of Death…

Third song

Band: Unexpect
Song: Feasting Fools
Album: In A Flesh Aquarium

Fourth song

Band: Oceans Of Sadness
Song: Roulette
Album: The Arrogance Of Ignorance

Fifth song

Band: Alarum
Song: Velocity
Album: Eventuality

Sixth song

Band: Royal Hunt
Song: The First Rock
Album: Paradox 2… Collision Course

Seventh song

Band: Sigh
Song: Inked In Blood
Album: Hangman’s Hymn

Eighth song

Band: Meshuggah
Song: Concatenation
Album: Chaosphere


Ninth song

Band: At The Gates
Song: Slaughter Of The Soul
Album: Slaughter Of The Soul

Tenth song

Band: Taake
Song: Atternatt
Album: Taake

Episode 88 Crew

Marcus / Judit – Songs
Kobe – Host / Songs / Shownotes
Karsten – Webmaster / Director

You could call this a Special, since we’ve got Agalloch as central band. Our Brazilian Dark/Black Metal god Marcus had an interview with Don, the guitarist of the band. As a result, we adapted our playlist to find similar styled bands, meaning Dark, Folk, Pagan, Doom kind of Metal. Listen, learn and don’t forget, your comments are very welcome.

First song

Band: Empyrium
Song: Ode To Melancholy
Album: Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields

Second song

Band: Novembers Doom
Song: They Were Left to Die
Album: The Novella Reservoir

Third song

Band: Thurisaz
Song: A Timeless Flame
Album: Scent Of A Dream

Fourth song

Band: Greifenstein
Song: Natürliche Selektion
Album: Von Inneren Welten

Fifth song

Band: Agalloch
Song: Our Fortress Is Burning… II – Bloodbirds
Album: Ashes Against the Grain

Sixth song

Band: Enslaved
Song: New Dawn
Album: Vertebrae

Seventh song

Band: Falkenbach
Song: Of Forests Unknown
Album: Heralding – The Fireblade

Eighth song

Band: Ulver
Song: Capitel I : I Troldskog Faren Vild
Album: Bergtatt – Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler


Ninth song

Band: Summoning
Song: Ashen Cold
Album: Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame

Tenth song

Band: Drudkh
Song: Furrows of Gods
Album: Krov u nashykh Krynytsyakh

Episode 87 Crew

Marcus / Tim – Songs
Kobe – Host / Shownotes
Karsten – Webmaster / Director

The weather is changing rapidly, with snow already falling in Europe. In that context we offer you another diverse trip from the heat in hell (Helstar) to the ice-cold temperatures from the north (Moonsorrow), with a deadly surprise (Kreator). Don’t worry, we also cross the Atlantic to Argentina and add something new from Central Europe. Enjoy!

First song
Band: Auvernia
Song: You Will Come
Album: Towards Eternity


Second song
Band: Pain
Song: Zombie Slam
Album: Psalms Of Extinction


Third song
Band: Helstar
Song: Pain Will Be Thy Name
Album: The King Of Hell


Fourth song
Band: Mr. Scarecrow
Song: 30 Silver Pieces
Album: 30 Silver Pieces


Fifth song
Band: The End Of All Reason
Song: Redemption (Chariots From The Beyond)
Album: Fragmented


Sixth song
Band: Darkthrone
Song: The Winds They Called the Dungeon Shaker
Album: Dark Thrones And Black Flags


Seventh song
Band: Moonsorrow
Song: For Whom the Bell Tolls
Album: Tulimyrsky


Eighth song
Band: Kaledon
Song: The End Of The Green Power
Album: Chapter 5: A New Era Begins


Ninth song
Band: Kreator
Song: When Death Takes Its Dominion
Album: Enemy Of God