My Metal World So Far in 2009 ... Looking good!

I know January is not even over yet but I've already heard a few great 2009 metal releases and am looking forward to more in the coming months.

Some of the best 2009 albums I've heard so far:

Silverlane: My Inner Demon - I loved their debut album but this album is so much better!! An excellent release for Silverlane. Their webpage is finally updated so check them out - Ecki is rockin' a pretty wild, but nice, hair style - Silverlane Official Website
Dark Moor: Autumnal - Another great release by Dark Moor
Clairvoyants: Word to the Wise - A really, really good debut by this band and I look forward to hearing more from them
Burning Point: Empyre - A very decent Melodic Power Metal album from this Finnish band
Entwine: Painstained - Their best album since the release of "Gone" back in 2001

Albums I'm looking forward to so far in '09:

BLOODBOUND!!!! With Urban Breed back on vocals for their third release I can hardly wait to hear the new album "Tabula Rasa" which will be released in March or April of this year. Now if they would only come to Canada that would be a show I'd never miss but, sadly, rarely do any good bands come here to play. :(
Bloodbound Official Website

WIZARD: THOR - With an album name of "Thor" I'm pretty sure I'm going to like this album. This is a great heavy metal band out of Germany and I prefer their music over Manowar.

ISOLE: SILENT RUINS - I really enjoyed their last album, "Bliss of Solitude", so I'm looking forward to hearing their new album. They're a really good Epic Doom Metal band out of Sweden if you like that sort of music.

INMORIA - This band will be releasing their debut album some time this year and I can't wait. I've downloaded some songs from their website and I really love their music - dark heavy metal from Sweden. Really great stuff. Check them out!
Inmoria Official Webiste

That's it for now. When I hear of more new releases I'll write another post about them.


\m/ Stay Metal \m/

Electronic Power Metal???

Huh?!?!?! Well damn, I just had to hear it and ... I like it!! The band is called Synthphonia Suprema and their one and only album is called Synthphony 001 which was released in 2006. They are supposed to release two more albums. The music connects metal to Italian and European electronic music, creating a new sort of sound the band calls “Synth Metal”. They play with no traditional bass, it's substituted by an electronic bass by keyboards and they use various effects on voice and guitars. It's really very different and I think, for some, this "Synth Metal" may be an acquired taste and some will just flat out hate it. Best song on the album - "Fatherland". Here's a link to their MySpace page where you can hear a few of their songs (too bad Fatherland isn't there). I hope you enjoy it but if not, well, what can I say. At least I can feel good about doing a little PR work for the band. :-)

www.myspace.com/synthphoniasuprema



\m/ Stay Metal \m/