Category: Metal Tuesday

This is a non-metal Metal Tuesday entry, but it was a surprising gem when The Wife and I were watch Babylon Berlin. Which I would also recommend.

Five Finger Death Punch isn’t a band I normally associate with strong metal ballads. Yet, this one is quickly becoming one of my favorites.

Damn good cover.

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.