INFLECTIONS – Ars Moriendi (Mr. Bungle cover)

California (1999) is the third studio album by American experimental rock band Mr. Bungle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GSkGaoGkMc This season closes off with one of my favourite songs, from possibly my favourite album of all time. It is mostly guitar, I wanted more of a thrash metal approach to this song as that is more akin to the…

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IGORRR – Camel Dancefloor | Live @ Pol’And’Rock Festival (2021)

Gautier Serre (born June 5, 1984), better known by his stage name Igorrr, is a French musician. Under the Igorrr alias, he combines a variety of disparate genres, including black metal, baroque music, breakcore, and trip hop, into a singular sound. Serre is also part of the groups Whourkr and Corpo-Mente. The Igorrr project became…

SARATAN – Ederlezi

Saratan ("Cancer" in Arabic) is a very interesting and unusual metal quartet from Poland, playing oriental/arabic music wrapped in with some aggressive metal sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5lhLLHxoZY Saratan are: Jarosław Niemiec - vocals, bass, tar, setar, cura, kamancheh, santur, saz Małgorzata „Maggie” Gwóźdź - vocals Adam Augustyński - guitars Michał Stefański - drums, darbuka, riq, tombak

ANDRÉ ANTUNES – If System Of A Down were from India

The Nooran Sisters meet S.O.A.D. André Antunes is a guitarist and YouTuber from Portugal. Known for his excellent talents playing the electric guitar, André’s creative ability goes so much further than playing an instrument. He sees music, and in particular, heavy metal in real world events such as viral videos and tv interviews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi106DZJhuQ André…

UUHAI & HURD – Uuhai

Blend globalized rock music with the UNESCO-registered cultural legacies of Mongolian throat singing, long song, and horse-head fiddle music in creating Mongolian rock metal songs while uniting fans in shouts of “hoo-rah”. Through impressive displays of power, using a tidal wave of “uuhai”, or “hoo-rah” in English, chants shouted in unison raised up to the…

CORPO-MENTE – Arsalein

Formado inicialmente como uma dupla, por dois membros do projeto musical Igorrr, Gautier Serre e Laure Le Prunenec, Corpo-Mente é um quinteto francês. Corpo-Mente, o álbum de estreia editado em 2015, é o resultado do excelente trabalho que conjuga os vocais únicos e de personalidade singular, com um multi-instrumentalismo a incorporar elementos da música barroca, neo-folk, algum breakcore, entre outros.…

BLOODYWOOD – Raj Against The Machine (docvmentary)

After building a large online fan base with multiple viral videos, the New Delhi-based Indian metal band decided to take to the road in the summer of last year with their Raj Against The Machine Tour, marking the first time they played live as a band. The tour saw 12 shows on the three week run,…

BLOODYWOOD – Dana Dan (Indian Folk Metal)

Dana Dan is a graphic commentary on sexual assault and the need to eliminate it. It begins with the reflexive, almost homicidal rage we feel when we hear about these crimes, before moving on to a more level headed call to arms. It culminates in a gentle appeal for all of us to reflect on…

ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT – Lentävä Mato (live)

Jarno Sarkula, frontman of Alamaailman Vasarat has left the building (1973-2020) 16 July 2020 - Jarno Sarkula aka Count Stakula, the majestic frontman of Klezmer-themed Avant-Prog legends Alamaailman Vasarat suffered a fatal stroke last Sunday somewhere on Portuguese soil. He was only 47 years old.Stakula, as his real name was misspelled by a French stage…

ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT – Luonto Tuli Lähelle

From the Haudasta Lomilla DVD (2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XWa5WH03V0 Alamaailman Vasarat (translated: “The Hammers of the Underworld”) is an avant-garde Finnish musical group formed in 1997. Their music is influenced by European folk, klezmer, jazz and metal. The band’s founder Jarno Sarkula died on 12 July 2020 in Portugal. The names of the band members are taken…