Glass Hammer - Perilous 2012

Al 14-lea album al trupei americane. Se simte Yes in muzica lor, si numai, dar e o auditie ok. De ascultat.

4/5







Songs:
1. The Sunset Gate (7:37)
2. Beyond They Dwell (4:00)
3. The Restless Ones (3:36)
4. They Cast Their Spell (3:21)
5. We Slept, We Dreamed (7:41)
6. The Years Were Sped (2:57)
7. Our Foe Revealed (6:27)
8. Toward Home We Fled (6:47)
9. As the Sun Dipped Low (1:32)
10. The Wolf Gave Chase (1:59)
11. We Fell At Last (1:56)
12. In That Lonely Place (6:10)
13. Where Sorrows Died and Came No More (6:34)

Musicians:
Jon Davison / vocals 
Kamran Alan Shikoh / guitars
Fred Schendel / keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
Steve Babb / bass, keyboards, backing vocals

Guests:
The Adonia String Trio: Rebecca James / violin, Susan Hawkins-Whitacre / viola, Rachel Breckman / cello
Randall Williams / drums
Amber Fults / lead vocals (In That Lonely Place)
The McCallie School Guitar Choir / guitars
The Chattanooga Girls Choir / vocals
Latin Choir / vocals
Carey Shinbaum / recorders and oboe
Tim Wardle / additional backing vocals

Soundgarden - King Animal 2012

Dupa o pauza de 16 ani, veteranii grunge-ului vin cu un nou album, al saselea al lor. Incepe domol, dar se aprnde pe parcurs. De bagat urechea la el.

5/5










 Songs:
1 Been Away Too Long
2 Non-State Actor
3 By Crooked Steps
4 A Thousand Days Before
5 Blood On The Valley Floor
6 Bones Of Birds
7 Taree
8 Attrition
9 Black Saturday
10 Halfway There
11 Worse Dreams
12 Eyelid’s Mouth
13 Rowing

Musicians:
Chris Cornell / vocals, guitar
Kim Thayil / guitar
Ben Shepherd / bass
Matt Cameron / drums

Diagonal - The Second Mechanism 2012

Al doilea material al britanicilor, dupa patru ani de la precedentul. Se simte muzica anilor '70, fain de tot, nu e de ratat.

5/5









Songs:
1. Voyage / Paralysis (6.13)
2. These Yellow Sands (7:59)
3. Mitochondria(9:41)
4. Hulks (10:35)
5. Capsizing (9:10)

Msicians:
David Wileman / guitars, percussion, synth, vocals
Nicholas Richards / guitars, synths, vocals
Nicholas Whittaker / saxophone, clarinet, flute
Ross Hossack / synths
Luke Foster / drums

Salma Gandhi - The Quest For Nonsense Never Ends 2012

Trupa suedeza, album de debut. Sound interesant, cu treceri prin multe stiluri, e de bagat in seama.

4/5









Songs:
1 Intro
2 Paranoid Cow On A Mushroom Lawn
3 Mulholland Mustard In The Custard
4 Why Does Matt Damon Always Say Matt Damon
5 Interludium
6 Marshmallow Space Station Track 8B Or 381C
7 Polish Rodeo For Drunken Teenage Midgets
8 Audio Killed The Stereo Video
9 Interludium
10 Santa Da Luna Pa Ruskie
11 Dr. Steveroll I Presume
12 Linus Plus Minus Linus
13 Outro 

Isis - Temporal 2012

Colectie de raritati si remix-uri lansata de trupa americana, care si-a incetat activitatea in 2010, dupa albumul live scos in primavara. De pus spre ascultare.

5/5








Songs:
1 Threshold of Transformation (Demo)
2 Ghost Key (Alternate Demo Version)
3 Wills Dissolve (Alternate Demo Version)
4 Carry (Demo)
5 False Light (Demo)
6 Grey Divide (Demo)
7 Streetcleaner
8 Hand of Doom
9 Not in Rivers, But in Drops (MelvinsLustmord Remix)
10 Holy Tears (Thomas Dimuzio Remix)
11 Temporal
12 Way Through Woven Branches
13 Pliable Foe
14 20 Minutes 40 Years (Acoustic Version)

Musicians:
Aaron Turner / guitar, vocals 
Bryant Clifford Meyer / electronics, keyboards, guitar, vocals
Michael Gallagher / guitar
Jeff Caxide / bass
Aaron Harris / drums

The Savage Rose - Love And Freedom 2012

Primul meu contact cu aceasta trupa daneza, care are in spate peste 20 de albume, primul scos in 1968. Trebuie musai sa bag urechea si la cele din urma, asta e fain de tot, iar vocea solistei m-a dat pe spate. Unul dintre cel mai bune albume din acest an pentru mine, de ascultat neaparat.

5/5






Songs:
1 Voice Of Revolution
2 No More Love To Give
3 Freedom To Love
4 You Made Me Stay
5 Soldier On The Run
6 Traveling Child
7 The Messenger
8 Heartbeat Of Love
9 There’s A Lovesong

Musicians:
Annisette / vocals
Rune Kjeldsen / guitar
Jakob Falgren / bass
Palle Hjort /keyboards
Rasmus Kjærsgaard / saxophone
Frank Hasselstrøm / trumpet, trombone
Anders Holm / drums
Jarno Varsted/ harmonica

Geoff Tate - Kings & Thieves 2012

Al doilea album solo al vocalului Queensryche. Cateva momente care mi-au adus aminte de ce e unul dintre preferatii mei. De ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. She Slipped Away
2. Take A Bullet (6:51)
3. In The Dirt
4. Say U Luv It (9:00
5. The Way I Roll
6. Tomorrow
7. Evil (2:
8. Dark Money (6:01)
9. These Glory Days
10. Change
11. Waiting

Musicians:
Geoff Tate / vocals, saxophone
Kelly Gray / guitars
Chris Zukas / bass
 Randy Gane / keyboards
Gregg Gilmore / drums