Showing posts with label 2003. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2003. Show all posts

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Opvs Leviathan - Dark Reborn of Frozen Souls (2003) (Split with Assur (Col))




Genre: Epic Melodic Black Metal
About: This is a really full and epic sounding band from what is essentially a demo, as well as their only release. You will find epic 8-12 minute songs with evolving themes throughout these songs, and raw yet epic vocals and guitars, driving drums... Yet a completely pitiful 32 listeners on last.fm!

This is their only release, a split with "Assur" who I have also never heard of before. Edit: Added Assur because it is pretty awesome as well.

Tagged as "Opus Leviathan" because it is by far the more popular tag on last.fm, but I am not sure which one is correct... Also, for tag police, track titles cut short for who knows why, I fixed it after uploading, sorry.

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=28659
http://www.last.fm/music/Opus+Leviathan

Track List:
Opvs Leviathan
1. Soulmoon Prevails Eternally 12:28
2. En La Pálida Esfera 04:00
3. Igne Ratvra Renovatvr Integra 09:54
4. Crossing the Paths in the Universal Night 08:04
5. In the Distant Shine His Light 05:44
6. Entrance in the Dawning Black Sun 10:05
Assur (Col)
7. Passage of a Kingdom Lost in Time 08:36
8. Pagan Night 09:15
9. Around the Flaming Black Candle 05:44
10. Through the Shine of the Waterfall 04:48
Total playing time 01:18:38

4shared Download (FIXED)

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Pagan Reign - Discography (with correct English tags)



Genre: Pagan Folk Black Metal
About: Pagan Reign (Rus) is proof that good music is made in russia. This is just enthralling pagan metal. Similar to most other pagan metal, Ensiferum, Moonsorrow, etc, but with a unique touch. The first album sounds rather demo-ey and crude (though with good recording), but by the later albums they found a really great atmosphere for themselves... then broke up D:< ... Anyway, If you get this anywhere else it'll probably be weird non-existant characters like "Đŕäĺăŕńň" or Russian, so enjoy :)... With the exception of the EP is in Russian, I can't find the translations.



Pagan Reign (Rus) - Ancient Warriors - Full-length, 2001
(Re-uploaded in one part - 05/12/2012)
Mediafire Download



Pagan Reign (Rus) - Otbleski Slavi I Vozrozhdenie Bilog Velichiya (Spark of Glory and Revival of Ancient Greatness) - Full-length, 2003
Mediafire Download



Pagan Reign (Rus) - Ydeli Biloy Veri (The Fate Of The Old Faith) - Full-length, 2004
(Re-uploaded in one part - 05/12/2012)
Mediafire Download



Pagan Reign (Rus) - Vo Vremena Bylin - EP, 2005
Mediafire Download



Pagan Reign (Rus) - Tverd - Ancient Fortress - Full-length, 2006
Mediafire Download - part 1
Mediafire Download - part 2

Friday, September 11, 2009

Nanowar of Steel - Discography 2007 (9/11 rememberance post)



(mostly a repost from livejournal, so sorry if its a bit messy)


Genre: Power Metal, Parody, True Metal
About: The ultimate (only?) power metal parody band. Their song "Emerald Fork" includes the lyrics "F*ck you Bin Laden", so that is what made me think to post this. This was their first album, and despite bad production and bad playing it's great.

Track list:
01- TRUE METAL OF STEEL
02- METAL
03- THE ONLY FOREST OF THE TRUE METAL AND THE OTHER HEAVY MINERALS
04- OUR METAL IS SO STRONG 'COS OUR DICK IS SO LONG
05- EMERALD FORK (Rhapsody Remake-Cover)
06- MASTER OF PIZZA (Metallica Remake-Cover)
07- POSER
08- VAI GATTO PANCERI (BONUS TRACK)


Website (with myspace, facebook links, etc):
www.nanowar.it/

According to their myspace, they are working on a "new gay album of steel", tentatively titled "Metropolis Part 3: The Legacy", which they discuss in the Made in Naples live album. But they are busy being lazy and kvlt so it may be another year before we can hear it. They are also touring (unfortunately only in some foreign countries) on the "Goalkeeper of the Seven Keys pt. 4 Tour 2009" and videos can be found on their facebook page. Hope you enjoy, ciao.

Download Nanowar Of Steel - TRIUMPH OF TRUE METAL OF STEEL (2003)
(free and legal, from their official site):
www.nanowar.it/2003_Triumph.rar


Download other two (more recent) albums:
Nanowar - OTHER BANDS PLAY, NANOWAR GAY (2005)
www.nanowar.it/2005_OtherBands.rar - This has grown to be their most popular album, with classics like "Tricycles of Steel", "Power of the Power of the Power (Of the Great Sword)", and "The Number of the Bitch".

Nanowar - MADE IN NAPLES (2007)
www.nanowar.it/2007_MIN.rar - Half of this album is a live concert, and it really shows how much they have progressed as a band. I really hope i can see them live one day, but alas they are across an ocean. Live versions of the songs in the first two albums tend to be even more hectic and awesome live. The second part is new recordings, whether live or studio. There is a mini-story, with song titles like "T.K.D.Y.N.S. (To Kill the Dragon You Need a Sword)", "Fight the Dragon (For the Village)", and Christmas with nanowar is a beautiful ballad of steel with a thrash metal interlude about santa claus. :)

Friday, September 4, 2009

Mars Electric - Fame Among The Vulgar (2003)




Genre: Melodic Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative
About: Seems a bit heavier than their first album, but it's the same great band. See the previous post for more info on this criminally underrated band.

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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Kaledon - Discography 2008




Genre: Power Metal, Melodic Metal, Speed Metal
About: This is a really great and surprisingly unique power metal band from Italy. The albums are one ongoing epic story about the land called "Kaledon". So if you like even one song you should really listen to them all. And here they are all in one rar file! :) And I must say, it's an impressive pace they are putting out these albums, especially since they all sound coherent to each other, all telling different parts of the same story.

Note: They're all in one folder, but they are tagged right so if you add them to a music organizer such as itunes, winamp, etc, they should be sorted properly by album.

Included:
Kaledon - Legend of the Forgotten Reign - Chapter 1: The Destruction (2002)
Kaledon - Legend of the Forgotten Reign - Chapter 2: The King's Rescue (2003)
Kaledon - Legend of the Forgotten Reign - Chapter 3: The Way of the Light (2005)
Kaledon - Legend of the Forgotten Reign - Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods (2006)
Kaledon - Legend of the Forgotten Reign - Chapter 5: A New Era Begins (2008)

Download pt 1 (Hosted on Mediafire, as always)
Download pt 2
Download pt 3
Download pt 4


Or, if you prefer, the band is now offering all 5 of their albums for free, with optional donation to their paypal account. Please support the band if you feel their work is worth your hard-earned money. It's fairly slow download, but at least one of the files i have uploaded on mediafire (track 14 of chapter 2) is staticy. Seriously, why can't people check their files? Anyway, here's the link:
id3 tags are royally messed up, but you may want to get part 2 because as i said my track 14 was staticy.

Download all albums from Kaledon's Official Website

Monday, March 23, 2009

Fuck The Facts - Complete Full Length Studio Albums Discography! (2001-2008)





Genre: A fantastic genre-bending band with lots of great and original ideas. Highly recommended. Basic genres are:
Early- Grindcore, Noise.
Mid- Experimental, electronic.
Later- Death Metal, Progressive Metal.
(but every album is different, see details below.)

About: Topon has stated numerous times that the name "Fuck the Facts" was chosen, in part, as a statement about his attitude towards the music he wrote. He tried not to feel hampered by genre labels, and that is reflected in the musical style. The earlier Fuck the Facts recordings up until approximately 2000 featured a combination of grindcore and noise.


Download Fuck The Facts - Discoing the Dead (2001) (grindcore, noise, death metal, electronic, experimental, disco, jazz)

Though those two genres were prominent during this era of recording, many other styles crept into the music as well including death metal, electronic and even as some as diverse as disco and jazz. When Discoing the Dead was released in early 2001, it retained many of these experimental styles, paving the way for the beginning of the first incarnation of Fuck the Facts as a full band.


Download Fuck The Facts - Escunta (2002 release date) (Noise, Experimental)

[This album is really all about mindfuck (similar to the movie- "The Machinist"). It's genius in my opinion. My favorite at first listen is "They Call It Dance Musick". Then there's "Fuck The Facts Is Sexy" which is what I would imagine getting run over with a train would sound like.
(Re-ripped on 07/27/2009 using EAC... more info and logs included)]
Vagina Dancer and Escunta, recorded in 2000 and 2001 respectively, are the core of these noise recordings. [However, Vagina Dancer is not listed on metal-archives as a full length album, plus it was only ever released on tape so I am not including it here.]


Download Fuck The Facts - Mullet Fever (2001) (punk, grindcore, experimental, rap, hip-hop, jazz, electronic, noise)

Mullet Fever was released in 2002 and featured a more punk-influenced grindcore sound. However, many of the songs included more experimental (for grindcore) styles including rap, hip-hop, jazz, noise and electronic. [Track 19 is actually closer to raw black metal] The album was largely recorded in one session of the band recording their own jam session and some minimal editing afterwards, and may explain why this album stands out on its own in terms of musical style and scope.


Download Fuck The Facts - Backstabber Etiquette (2003) (death metal, technical metal)

When Backstabber Etiquette was recorded in 2002, vocalist Mel Mongeon had replaced Christoff, and her distinctive growl was markedly different than Brent's deep sound. Mel's higher pitched scream became the norm for the band. The musical style became more heavily influenced by death metal and showed more technical aspirations.


Download Fuck The Facts - Legacy Of Hopelessness EP (2005) (electronic, grindcore)

Legacy of Hopelessness showcased a bit of a departure for the band in that it had a lot more electronic influences. Keyboards are featured on nearly every track, and are sometimes the primary focus. Of course, grindcore is still quite present as well as Mel's distinctive vocals. The change in musical style can probably be attributed to the fact that this was initially intended to be a solo release by Topon, but was migrated over to the band when it was realized that another full-length release was not quite feasible.


Download Fuck The Facts - Stigmata High-Five (2006) (Progressive Metal, Experimental, Metalcore, Grindcore, Death Metal)

Stigmata High-Five represents the latest musical style of the band. The grindcore and death metal elements are still present, but so are more progressive and experimental ideas mixed with metalcore elements. The album contains longer songs with more intricate riffs and atypical time signatures.


Download Fuck The Facts - Disgorge Mexico (2008) (Progressive Metal, Experimental, Metalcore, Grindcore, Death Metal, Jazz, Fusion)

Disgorge Mexico contains shorter songs than Stigmata High-Five but retains a similar overall musical style. In some cases, the experimental ideas are expanded further to the point where one track contains a section that is reminiscent of straight ahead jazz and contains a high register melodic bass solo typical of jazz or fusion. Rhythmic elements often featured in progressive rock are still present, and metric dissonance via polyrhythms are often present.


[Biography stolen from Wikipedia... <3 whoever wrote it.]

[In case you're wondering... Yes this upload and post did take well over an hour. But very worth it :D ]

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Alkemyst - Meeting in the Mist (2003)




Genre: power metal, progressive metal, melodic metal, speed metal
About: The first album from this great french band. My favorite is "Hold On To Your Dreams" followed closely by the powerful "Up to Heaven's Gate" and the soaring ballad "A Meeting in the Mist". Longer reviews here!

Buy

Download

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Nexx - Colours (2003)




Genre: (Female-Fronted), (Hard Rock), (Melodic Rock)
About: Fantastic debut from this spanish Melodic Rock band singing in English. Female singer is fantastic (and hot). Best song is "Get Fire".

Download

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Corpus Christii - Discography 2007




Genre: Black Metal, influences: Heavy Metal
About: It's classified as Black Metal, but this is pretty tame as far as black metal goes (If you want some 'trve' black metal, go listen to something like Nachtmystium). You can hear influences of basic Heavy Metal, Power Metal, and it's very melodic, as well. Surprisingly, this band hasn't changed much in style from album to album, I commend them for that. If you're unsure of where to start, try "Stabbed" from the album "Rising".


(Edit: 07/2009: Old links are all dead. I have moved them all into one folder on mediafire, which can be found here )


Studio Albums:
Album: Corpus Christii - Saeculum Domini
Year: 2000
Download

Album: Corpus Christii - The Fire God
Year: 2001
Download pt 1
Download pt 2

Album: Corpus Christii - In League with Black Metal
Year: 2002
Download

Album: Corpus Christii - Tormented Belief
Year: 2003
Download

Album: Corpus Christii - The Torment Continues
Year: 2005
Download

Album: Corpus Christii - Rising
Year: 2007
Download

Other:
Album: Corpus Christii - Anno Domini (Demo) [Missing track 1, will re-upload if I can get it]
Year: 1998
Download

Album: Corpus Christii - Decadentia Christii (Split)
Year: 2000
Download

Album: Corpus Christii - Master of... (EP)
Year: 2002
Download

Album: Corpus Christii - F.O.A.D. (Split)
Year: 2004
Download

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Andromeda - Discography 2007




One of the best Prog Metal bands I've ever heard, with an unsurpassed live album in 2007.



Edit 07/2009: Download - Folder on Mediafire



Album: Andromeda - Extension of the Wish
Year: 2001
Genre: Progressive Metal
Download

Album: Andromeda - II=I (Two is One)
Year: 2003
Genre: Progressive Metal
Download Pt 1
Download Pt 2

Album: Andromeda - Chimera
Year: 2006
Genre: Progressive Metal
Download

Album: Andromeda - Playing off the Board (Live)
Year: 2007
Genre: Progressive Metal
Download

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