A female fronted metal band doing a cover of a Sabaton song. Could this be any more up my alley?
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A female fronted metal band doing a cover of a Sabaton song. Could this be any more up my alley?
This one came on my playlist, and I realized I hadn’t put it up here. I am now correcting the oversight.
Hm. I thought I put this band up before now. Well, it certainly fits my preferences for female-fronted power metal.
Anastasia dropped a new album, and it doesn’t disappoint. Here’s a good track.
A band making its debut on Metal Tuesday. See what you think.
Bloodbound is becoming a staple in my metal playlist. This song is one of the reasons why.
So my dearest brother got himself happily married last weekend and asked if I could supply a Metal Tuesday for him. I, of course, agreed. To mark such a momentous occasion, I decided to go with a momentous song: Winter’s Gate by Insomnium.
The album Winter’s Gate is a single, 40-minute song (though if you look at it on iTunes or Spotify or where-ever it is frequently broken up into “tracks”).
Based on a short story written by vocalist Niilo Sevänen, Winter’s Gate tells the story of a group of Vikings who set out to find a fabled island west of Ireland, despite the treacherous winter drawing near. The song/album wanders through multiple styles, from soothing, Anathema-like passages to raging black-metal-style riffs and drumming; but always with an Insomnium sensibility and style.
Winter’s Gate, despite being the band’s seventh album, may be their best work.
Kind of like a mix between Amaranthe and Skillet.
Within Temptation has a new album out, and I really like it. I’ve enjoyed their direction over these last two albums. Here’s the first track.
Could this be more Japanese? A metal band completely consisting of women in maid costumes. Good music. Now to go watch anime.