Ninja Magic - Discography 2007

Genre: True Epic Power Ninja Metal
About: Obviously inspired by the pre-Dragonforce project "Shadow Warriors" (which I have on this blog), this is the only active Ninja Metal band I know about. Well, I'm not sure if they are active, last I heard they were looking for a new vocalist. I would really like a new album though. The first two albums are about typical ninja themes, and the third one is a dramatic shift in themes with the same type of music. Highly recommended. But if you were a ninja you wouldn't be still reading this because you'd have downloaded it and are listening already.

Included:
Ninja Magic - Ninja Nation (2004)
Ninja Magic - Catchy as Ninja, Chatcy as the Night (2005)
Ninja Magic - Back in Business (2007)

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(Files acquired legally from when the band had an official website up, and offered the music for free... if my memory serves me.)

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. :)

Vougan - Mind Eceeding (2007) with bonus track

Genre: Heavy Power Progressive Metal
About: I cannot believe how unknown this band, and especially this singer, Carlos Zema is. He is just about my favorite singer, because he can combine the agression of growling vocals with the melodies of clean vocals. This album proves that perfectly so check this out, and also "Virus from Hell" which he does guest vocals on. The other musicians are equally amazing, with lots of surprises, most of which being in "L.O.S.T."

I included a bonus song that was on their myspace for a while, and according to their official site, they just finished their [extremely limited, grrr] US tour and are working on a second album now!

Vougan metal archives

Virus From Hell metal archives

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Soul Takers - Flies in a Jar (2007)

Click here for Cover art- NSFW lol



Genre: Female-Fronted, Melodic Metal, Melodic Rock, Progressive Metal
About: Aka (incorrectly) as Soultakers. This is a really great album and unique vocalist.

"The thrilling and dramatic atmospheres of their first release, where decadent Classical music and heavy metal blended in a thoroughly personal style, are confirmed and developed in this album. 'Flies in a Jar' will drive you into a total experience, alternating evocative and tormenting melodies and Heavy Metal ride intriguing refrains and refined arrangements. " -CD universe

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Ministry of Sound - The Annual 2006-2009 (Complete and correct id3 Tags!)

Genre: Trance, Electronic, dance
About: The Ministry of Sound is a club in britain, but they also put out a lot of mix albums. My favorite of which is the Annual, which they put out towards the end of every year, for the next year. So the 2006 annual was released in late 2005, etc. They take the top dance artists of the year and put them into one giant non-stop collection, and it's awesome. They are all two cd's except 2008, which is 3.

I fixed all the tags, so that the artist is Ministry of sound (and they are an artist, a remix artist similar to DJ Mystik, etc.) and the tracks are tagged Artist - Title, and the track numbers are tagged right. You won't find that anywhere else.

Included:

Ministry of Sound - The Annual 2006 (2005)


Ministry of Sound - The Annual 2007 (2006)


Ministry of Sound - The Annual 2008 (2007)


Ministry of Sound - The Annual 2009 (2008)


Mediafire Download Folder (Should all be uploaded by 5pm EST june 19 2009)

Epidemia (Rus) - Complete Discography with Correct English Tags! (1995-2009)

Genre: Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Metal Opera
About: This is the self-proclaimed "Best Power Metal band in Russia". Well, they're probably the only one. Even if they aren't, they're still amazing. They had a Demo, an EP, and 5 full lengths followed by a new EP from 2009. Most songs are in russian, but a few are in english. However the lyrics doesn't matter because the music is amazing! Even the demo is extremely high quality and well played. Some of the older songs include Tolkien and Lord of the Rings themes - "Frodo", "Ring Of Absolute Power", etc.

The two albums "Elven Manuscript" and "Elven Manuscript: Saga For All Times" are Metal Operas with many guest musicians, similar to the bands Aina, Avantasia, Missa Mercuria, and Queensrÿche. If you like any of those, don't miss out on these two albums! And if you like Heavy/Power Metal in general, all of these albums are must-listens.

It took hours to download these all on rapidshare ("rapidshit") and then fix all the tags, based on the track listings on the official english myspace, so I hope you enjoy it! They are all in 192+ kbps mp3 (including the demo), with 3 of them at 320kbps mp3.

If you download these albums anywhere else on the web, not only will it take forever, but you will have to go through the same tagging nightmare I did. Most of the titles were non existant characters (for example "Æèçíü â Ñóìåðêàõ").

Anyway, Enjoy!

Official Myspace

Download Epidemia Discography: Folder on Mediafire (Not sure if this works... can someone let me know?... If it doesn't work, individual links are below.)


Track Lists and Individual Mediafire Download Links:


Epidemia - Angel Of Twilight (EP) (2009) 
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01. The Last Sunrise 
02. Angel Of Twilight 
03. Pass Your Way (orchestral version) 
04. Pass Your Way (instrumental version)



Epidemia - Elven Manuscript: Saga For All Times (2007) 
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01. Prologue 
02. Star Portal 
03. Kings Of Mountains 
04. First God Confession 
05. Snow Saga 
06. Threads Of Destiny 
07. Without Heart And Soul 
08. Ocean Of The Void 
09. Fire Saga 
10. Dragon's Island 
11. Saga For All Times 
12. Sunlight 
13. Into The Sky 
14. Requeim (Grieving Of Her...)(Digibook Bonus)



Epidemia - Livin' In Twilight (2005) 
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01. Gates Of Time 
02. Coins Chime 
03. On The Edge Of Time 
04. Black Magician 
05. Will To Live 
06. Feanor 
07. White Falcon 
08. To Be With You Again 
09. Ring Of Absolute Power 
10. New Day 
11. Livin' In Twilight 
12. Welcome To Twilight (Bonus Hidden Track)



Epidemia - Elven Manuscript (2004) 
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01. Golden Dragons 
02. Trial Hour 
03. Born To Fight 
04. Pass Your Way 
05. Elven Blood 
06. On The Hell's Threshold 
07. Eternal Warrior 
08. Romance Of Tear 
09. Magic And Sword 
10. Splinters Of The Past 
11. Epilogue 
12. Ice Horseman (Bonustrack)



Epidemia - The Quest Of The Magic Land (2001) 
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01. Black Magician 
02. The Journey Beyond Three Seas 
03. Idol 
04. Feanor 
05. Fairyland Mystery 
06. Leaving Magic Land 
07. Fairy Of My Dreams 
08. I Prayed On You 
09. Livin' In Twilight



Epidemia - On The Edge Of Time (1999) 
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01. Gates Of Time 
02. Coins Chime 
03. To The Light 
04. Faith 
05. White Falcon 
06. N.A.S.T.Y.A. 
07. Less Of Us 
08. In Unknown Land 
09. Ring Of Absolute Power 
10. Frodo 
11. On The Edge Of Time 
12. Kingdome Of Tears 
13. Dragonheart 
14. Farewell, My Home



Epidemia - Will To Live (EP) (1998) 
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01. Will To Live 
02. To Be With You Again 
03. The Ring Of Absolute Power 
04. Shadow Of Love 
05. New Day



Epidemia - Phoenix (Demo) (1995)
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1. New Day
2. I Charmed by Eyelashes 
3. Come Back
4. Phoenix
5. Devil's Dream
6. Less Than Us

Uaral - Lamentos A Poema Muerto (2007)

Genre: doom metal, acoustic, folk, influences of depressive/suicidal black metal
About: This is music to lose yourself into. The feeling of hopelessness and loneliness present here is simply amazing. But what makes them so unique is this is achieved using almost entirely acoustic guitars. Beautiful flowing spanish folk melodies. But then seemingly out of nowhere, the vocals come in. They vary from low melodic vocals to growls, and sometimes almost grindcore/frog vocals and also suicidal black vocals. And there is actually crying in some songs

The only "happy" sounding part is track 5, but that is somewhat muffled as if it is a memory of a past time, in which things were different.

The only "metal" parts of this album are usually at the climax of the song, in which the acoustic guitar is still present but overlapped with electric guitar melodies. This band must be heard to be believed.

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Mägo de Oz - La Ciudad De Los Árboles (2007)

Genre: Folk Rock, Power Metal, Folk Metal
About: Best folk/power metal band. But this is somewhat of a departure for them because it's primarily a Folk Rock album. But it still carries the same happy spirit as their others. I think i read this album was born out of songs that didn't make it onto Gaia II.

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HeimatAerde (Discography 2008) - COMPLETE

Genre: Electronic body music, Dark Electro, Industrial, Medieval, Techno
About: This is quite simply the most unique band I have ever heard. Whether you like Techno, Death Metal, or Pop, this will appeal to you.**

The lyrics are all in German but who cares, the music is awesome. They also have medieval themes, less prevalent than in their older albums but it can be heard in their latest full-length too, such as at the beginning of "Vater" and at the end of their self-titled track. Here are some loosly-translated lyrics from that track:

"The life of light, I am full of pain
It rips out my heart bleed

The wind, he says, it is now
The body is resting in my arm
Steam rises up, it is still warm
You stay with me, I tear out"

**= Strongly recommended that you do the robot while listening

And here is some information about the genres:
Electronic body music (mainly known by its acronym EBM) is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic punk music. Dark Electro originally included horror soundscapes, and grunts or distorted vocals. Industrial uses an “industrial” aesthetic such as imagery devised around mechanical objects and industry itself.

Here is the band's official "biography":
http://www.heimataerde.de/heimataerde_eng/info_frame_eng.htm


HeimatAerde - Ich Hab Die Nacht Getraeumet (CDM)(2004)
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HeimatAerde - Gotteskrieger (2005)
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HeimatAerde - Kadavergehorsam (2006)
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HeimatAerde - Unter Der Linden (CDM)(2006)
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HeimatAerde - Leben Geben Leben Nehmen (2007)
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HeimatAerde - Vater (CDM)(2008)
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Trist - Hin-Fort (2007) (320 kbps) (Trist (Ger) - Hin - Fort)

Genre: Black Metal, Dark Ambient, Ambient, Atmospheric Black Metal
About: This is a side project of Aran, from the amazing german black metal band Lunar Aurora. I hope he releases another album now that Lunar Aurora is on hold indefinitely. (Edit: He is releasing a new album this spring!!!) It's basically the same as Lunar Aurora (in fact, some of the same samples from Andacht are used), but without the really fast black metal parts... Instead, he focuses on creating a whole new world by ambience, all kinds of sounds together, and dialogue samples from movies, to create a truly unique sound. This must be heard to be believed.

Track 1 is exactly one hour long, but believe me you will not get bored; you will love every second of it. It's not what i traditionally think of when i think of the word "ambient", its more of a wall of sound that is ever-changing. The two quotes are taken from the movie "Story the Film" by Dana Ranga.

The remaining tracks are different, yet similar... I really can't describe this music in words.

Close your eyes and listen as you enter a new world.

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Jimmy Eat World - Always Be (Instrumental) (256kbps AAC / m4a) (Chase this Light Single)

Genre: rock, emo, alternative, alternative rock, indie
About: This is my favorite song off of their 2007 album, Chase this Light. Unfortunately the instrumental version is only available in Tiger Woods 2009. Ripped by myself through a 3.5mm cable and a Creative Audigy 2 sound card, converted from WAV to AAC through iTunes. I apologize since the quality isn't perfect but I tend to be an audiophile and it's acceptable to me.

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Lunar Aurora - Andacht (2007) (260 kbps)

Genre: black metal, atmospheric black metal, speed metal
About: Their latest (and possibly last - they are on hiatus) effort displays a much more developed sound than previous efforts... Less about slamming you in the face with speedy blast beats for a solid hour, there's more tempo variation, more melody, more atmosphere, the production is better, it's just a more developed sound in every way possible. However tracks such as track 5 are closer to speed metal than anything else. Looking forward to future releases, but in the meantime we have this to enjoy.

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Drudkh - Anti-Urban (CORRECT Vinyl Rip!!!)

Genre: Melodic Black Metal, elements of Folk Metal
About: This is a fantastic EP. Drudkh means "Tree" in romanized Sanskrit

I searched for hours to find this. The common version floating around is a rip at the WRONG SPEED causing the length to be 9 minutes for each track instead of 6. Furthermore if you play it with itunes it skips at 2:50 minutes causing it to move to the next track, then that one skips too at 2:50!

If you look on Metal Archives you will see the 6 minute tracks are the correct length. Please spread this around and tell the people with the wrong version to delete it. I'd say buy it, but you literally can't buy it since it was limited to 999 copies. Enjoy!

Thanks goes to "nidhogg" for this correct vinyl rip!

Year: 2007
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(Edit 07/2009- there is a CD available with the bonus box of Microcosmos. The CD rip sounds almost exactly the same as this though.)

Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

Genre: Progressive Metal
About: Fantastic Progressive Metal album, as all of theirs are. I'm going to see them live tomorrow. :)

Year: 2007
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The Old Dead Tree - The Water Fields

Genre: Doom Metal, Gothic Metal
About: Extremely solid album. I recommend to all.

Year: 2007
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Nile - Ithyphallic (Digipak, bonus tracks)

Genre: Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Brutal Technical Death Metal
About: Death Metal perfection. This is probably the deepest Death Metal album you will ever find, plus theres an Egyptian flair this band adds to the music. They are from Greenville, South Carolina. And in case you are wondering, "Ithyphallic" means Erected Phallus in ancient greek, though Nile has adapted the term to mean something like 'technical.'

Year: 2007
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Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. 3 & 4: Air & Earth, Vols. 1 & 2: Fire & Water

Genre: Progressive Rock, Emo, Post-Hardcore
About: This band started out as a fairly generic emo/post-hardcore band but has since found their own very unique sound. This 4-part concept album (First half released 2007, second half released April 2008) is split into 4 parts: Fire, Water, Air, Earth, and each part has a unique sound. This album is closer to Progressive Rock than anything else in my opinion, but it doesn't fit into any one category. This is a must-listen for fans of these genres.

Year: 2007, 2008
Download Vol. 1: Fire
Download Vol. 2: Water
Download Vol. 3: Air
Download Vol. 4: Earth

Tarja Turunen - My Winter Storm ( Tarja - My Winter Storm )

Genre: Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Female-Fronted
About: Former Singer of Nightwish. She is very operatic, and this is likely the most beautiful album of 2007. But it also has plenty of heavy parts like "My Little Phoenix" and "Ciaran's Well".

Year: 2007
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Blood Stain Child - Mosaiq

Genre: Melodic Death Metal, Electronic
About: Melodic Death Metal from Japan, who is very unique because they also incorporate Electronic elements. While this album isn't perfect (some fairly bad clean vocals), it's great and unique. And the screams are amazing. "Freedom" is quite simply one of the best songs i have ever heard.

Album: Mosaiq
Year: 2007
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Mehida - Blood & Water

Genre: Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Heavy Metal
About: Great prog/power from Finland. Everyone's from Finland...

Album: Blood & Water
Year: 2007
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