CD Review Artist: Sabaton Many bands find their muse in different aspects of life as we all know. There are also many bands, in Europe predominantly, that use old tales and myths from the artist’s culture. Sabaton on the other hand find their muse in an entirely different manner.
Sabaton even has the song “Metal Machine,” in which every lyric from the song is a song title from a metal band that the band was inspired by. Sabaton musically is a fantastic power metal band. They have fast drums and fast guitars with a nice sounding distortion to make them a heavier style. Their singer is also very talented with a wide vocal range to give a sense of strong passion in the songs. All these things make their sound great and the mixing on the CD also helps accentuate the bands strengths to make this an overall great CD that any fan of power metal as well as those that enjoy hearing songs about historical battles. Updated 3/11/10
CD Review Artist: Ten masked Men What do these songs all have in common: "Disco Inferno," "Play That Funky Music," "Blue (Da Be Dee)," "Thriller," and "...Baby, One More Time?" All of these songs do have one thing in common, if you cannot figure it out. The amazing cover group Ten Masked Men has covered them all. Ten Masked Men is not for everyone, but for those that enjoy really heavy metal/death metal then you will enjoy this band. If you enjoy the famous mock metal band Dethklok then this is right up your alley. They cover nothing but pop songs death metal style. This provides a great deal of entertainment for those that care to listen to them. This band started as a joke trying to aggravate a friend by covering her favorite pop song in true Death Metal fashion. Soon their small four-song recording began to be passed around to nightclubs throughout Britain and they slowly gained notoriety. “Return of the Ten Masked Men” is their first CD released after their small EPs were given away at clubs. The reason it spread so quickly on the British nightclub scene is the same reason anyone should purchase their CDs. They bring a lot of talent and ingenuity with making great cover songs. Their guitar work and vocals are intense and “in your face” which provides a great experience to listen to. Updated 3/10/10
Dance Update Duranguense Duranguense is a recent genre that began a couple of years ago. It became really popular very soon with a new kind of dance with a mix of movements. It is interesting how it began not so long ago and it got very popular really fast. I love dancing to it and the fun part about dancing this kind of genre is that when the song goes faster if you are dancing with a partner you make very fast turns. It is fun exploring new kind of dances. I love learning new kinds of dances and music. I love Durangunse!
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Top 3 Chart Picks Every week our MDs (Music Directors) rate recent record releases to create 'The Charts!!' Here are the Top Three albums for each genre! To see the complete list.. well, you know what to do. ALT/INDIE 1 PANTHA DU PRINCE Black Noise / Rough Trade
LOUD ROCK / METAL 1 FEAR FACTORY Mechanize / Candlelight HIP HOP 1 FREEWAY AND JAKE ONE The Stimulus Package / Rhymesayers RPM / ELECTRONICA 1 FOUR TET There is Love in You / Domino Updated 03/02/2010
CD Review Artist: The Prodigy Four years since the release of their album, “Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned,” The Prodigy released “Invaders Must Die” in 2009. With hard electronica, tinged with aggressive rock influences, this album is great to listen to, especially if you are a fan of electronic music or The Prodigy. First off, the album uses a fair share of modern influences in music while looking back to their early day era, especially during the release of one of their early albums, called “Experience.” Notably, the track “Thunder” owes quite much to the band Justice while bringing in some tough beats and grooves, as well as the vibe of The Prodigy’s earlier track “Out of Space” (also from “Experience”). Some tracks have an old-school Prodigy vibe, especially with some synth riffs in tracks like “Take Me to the Hospital” and the opening track “Invaders Must Die.”
The album, as a whole, tends to take the listener into a crash course through violent electronic beats and guitar and synth riffs. With most of the tracks sounding aggressive, it seems like the track-listing works like a map through the battlefield of the album’s sound. At the closing track of the album “Stand Up,” it becomes clear that the listener has survived the plethora of sonic assaults from the previous tracks, as this track is considered uplifting. This album is available in various formats, most recently with the 2 CD & DVD package, with the second CD full of remixes of songs from the album and the DVD filled with music videos from the album and its associated live performances. Updated 3/15/10 |
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This power metal band uses historical events as a theme for their songs. Sabaton uses historical battles from World War I as well as World War II as a source of bravery and strength to inspire their songs. In “Primo Victoria,” Sabaton’s second CD, is one of their best CDs. In this CD they have songs such as their title track “Primo Victoria” which is inspired by American soldiers invading the beaches during D-Day. “Stalingrad” found its inspiration from the Russians that defended their country against the German invasion. There are many instances of bravery in battle that Sabaton strives to portray. 
