Brainscabs Diagnosis=Alyson Avenue: Changes

This female fronted Swedish melodic metal outfit will fit in with all of your Night Wish, Epica and Doro collection. If you get into the groove of powerfully built music with some heavy hitters in the rock arena such as Rob Marcello of Danger Danger and Michael Bormann of Jaded Heart this will give you an idea of what will be feeding your metal drive.  “Liar”, “Will I Make Love”, “Changes”, “Amazing Days”, “Don’t Know If Love Is Alive”, “Fallen”, “Into The Fire”, “I Will Be Waiting”, “I’ll Cry For You”, “Somewhere”, “Always Keep On Loving You”, all belted out with Arabella Vitanc powerful voice to stand up and be counted with the top female vocals in the business. Alyson Avenue: Changes ..Check it out!!!

http://alysonavenue.se/

Brainscabs Diagnosis=Stala & So:"It is so"

Music By Mail

Wow did you know that these rockers feature members from Lordi and Hanoi Rocks? Now that being Said! Don’t expect the horror fest of Lordi or the Party of Hanoi Rocks. This is a light and energetic , melodic  middle of the road sound with the early seventies influence. “The Show BY SO.”, “Got To Believe”, “One Nite Stand”, “She”, “(Won’t Let You) Down Again”, “Pamela”, “Bye Bye”, “Shout”, “My Happy Day”, “Woman”, “Spring Romance”, “Everything For Money”, “E Major”, are top hit wonders bound for some main stream air. With catchy well played tunes a glam look with a personality. This experience is worth the listen just for the quality of the musicianship alone.

www.stalaso.com

Brainscab Diagnosis=Vain : Enough Rope

Jackie Rainbow Records

Vain is one of those bands that has been able to endure the time and pressure most bands collapse from. Even though not being huge in the fame game they are still around and rocking like no other. “Greener”, “Triple X”, “Hot Stage Lights”, “Stray Kitten”, “Cindy”, “Treasure Girl”, “Enough Rope”, “Solid Gold”, “The Distance Of Love”, “Vain”, “Worship You”, are all from an era of rock n roll that some say is dead, I say it never went anywhere and is here to punch the nay sayers in the nose once again. Vain is as on time today as they were in the early years.

www.davyvain.com

Brainscab Diagnosis=Tanatossis: The Darkest Reflections

Xtreem

Have you ever been in a dark, damp and smog filled building where you can’t find your way out? At the same time echoing through the halls is a cacophony of Tanatossis. “The Fall of the Fifth Sun”, “Cholera of the World”, “Addicted To Violence”, “Nuclear Waste”, “Endless Fright”, “Light of my Darkness”, “Fucking Life Goes On”, “Mountain of Water”, “Acid in my Arteries”, “Torturers lullaby”, “Oscura Pasion”, all keep you in that dark, damp place within the walls of “The Darkest Reflections”,  a creation by Tanatossis to keep the hardiest of Thrash Metal alive and well into the next generation.

www.myspace.com/tanatossis

Brainscab Diagnosis=Anathema: We’re Here Because We’re here

Kscope

13 songs of truthful and melodic rock focused on progressive over tones and catchy rhythms. Anathema pulls you in with the original musicianship of electronic anthems that will sway you in the imagery of music meant to be enjoyed through senses reserved in the back of your mind. “Thin Air”, “Summer Night Horizon”, “Dreaming Light”, “Everything”, “Angels Walk Among Us”, “Presence”, “A Simple Mistake”, “Get Off Get Out”, “Universal”, “Hindsight”, “Angels Walk Among Us (Demo”, “Presence (Demo Mix)”, “A Simple Mind(Demo)’, all brings you into a since of accomplishment  of an endeavor of music that is worth plenty of repeat performances.

http://www.myspace.com/weareanathema

Brainscab Diagnosis=Demon Boy: Dawn Of The Demon

So, the waiting is over Demon Boy has spawned a five song horror fest “Cemetery Girl”, “I Kissed a Dead Girl”, “Little Red Riding Bitch”, “Pain”, “Ravenous”, all set to raise the dead. With anthem like tunes and telling a story the way Demon Boy can tell it, expect these guys to be heard around the world. Taking over the mantel as the new” Shock Rock” demons, bound to catch you in a visual whirl wind of hard rock and grave yards. With “Dawn Of The Demon “ its October 31^st everyday. But that’s not all kiddies there is even a comic book about Demon Boy which is a must have also. There you have it good tunes and reading material too. Not to mention all the other goodies from this band you just need to go and check em out yourself.

http://www.myspace.com/demonboy31

Brainscab Diagnosis=Collapse 7: Doomsday Odyssey

NoiseHead Records

Never has a title to an LP ever defined what the content to said LP brings forth. Collapse 7’s “Doomsday Odyssey” has just brought to my ears 12 tracks of, well! “DOOMSDAY ODYSSEY!” Not painting a pretty future for mankind Collapse 7 tells a tale of fear, hate, and greed and ultimately doom. “Prologue”, “Slow-motion Hell”, “Native Devotion”, “4891”, “Cosmic Grave”, “Doomsday Odyssey”, “Crises Complete”, “Idols of Gold”, “Shades of Death”, “Crawling hate”, “Dead cold Triumph”, “Epilogue”, demonstrate the message of “Doomsday Odyssey”, by Collapse 7 with a style of hyper blasts and raging riffs matched by an angry voice . This is an experience well worth the effort to search out.

http://www.myspace.com/collapse7

Brainscab Diagnosis=Celtachor: In The Hall’s Of our Ancient Father’s

Through the majestic darkness of the inner eye, the tourchered souls of warriors shall rise and smite the pure of heart. Celtachor takes the fires of the night and transforms them into a sound of Celtic chant of the unknown. “Nemed’s Wake”, “Rise of Lugh”, “In the Hall’s of Nuada”, “Rider’s of the Fomor”, “The Son’s of Tuireann and the Blood fne”, “The Wavesweeper”, is a blend of black metal and Celtic flute simple in its approach, dynamic in the presentation. The Hall’s of our Ancient Father’s is an experience to be had for those of a searching nature.

http://www.myspace.com/celtachor

Brainscabs Diagnosis=Seven Thorns: Return to the Past

Nightmare Records

 Seven Thorns, Return to the Past Should be considered the Power Metal Anthem of the year. With all the components from Guitars, drums and epic keys, these seven players plus guests has raised the bar on catchy and powerful metal that all can sink their teeth into.  So, raise your mugs up high and spread your arms wide to the sky for this is Seven Thorns. “Liberty”, “End of the Road”, “Through the Mirror”, “Freedom Call”, “Countdown”, “Forest majesty”, “Spread Your Wings”, “Fires and Storms”, “Return to the Past”, is the guidon of Power Metal for bands and fans to rally to and fight for what they believe in.

http://www.myspace.com/seventhorns

Brainscab Diagnosis=Annihilationmancer: The Involution Philosophy

Pure Steel Records

Metal as a challenge is what I say. Annihilationmancer has challenged the threshold of modern metal as we know it. Thrashing to a sound not unfamiliar of days past (Megadeth, Metal Church eg: 80’s era.) but with a freshness of originals in “The Involution Philosophy”.  “Antimateria”, “Etereo”, “The Involution Philosophy”, “Apolide”, “ Impoverishment God Existence” , “ Corner of the Answers”, “ Reflected in her Life”, “ Mind Surrounds the Cavities of Fear”, fills the mind, the soul and the blood with pure METAL that is familiar enough to catch your attention, but original enough to keep searching for more.

http://www.myspace.com/annihilationmancer

Brainscab Diagnosis=Virgin Steele: The Black Light Bacchanalia

Steamhammer/SPV Music

Here is a band that has been around for a while and has not lost their passion for doing up a great slice of metal for the fans. Virgin Steele has lead the way in epic, sword and sorcery metal for over a decade. Brining the message of pagan gods and the wars fought for the salvation of man. “By The Hammer Of Zeus”, “Pagan Heart”, “The Bread Of Wickedness”, “In A Dream Of Fire”, “Nepenthe”, “The Orpheus Taboo”, “To Crown Them With Halos”, “The Black Light Bacchanalia”, “ The Torture’s Of The Damned”, “Necropolis”, “Eternal Regret”, all weave a masterful tale blended with classic sound of a “True Metal” band. Iron Maiden, Manowar and Manilla Road are already in your collection! Now is the time to add Virgin Steele!!!

Oh! There is a bonus disc also with “ When I’m Silent”, “Silent Sorrow”, “From A Whisper To A Scream”, that will just keep you listening to “The Black Light Bacchanalia “ for a long time to come in the future.

www.myspace.com/virginsteele

Brainscab Diagnosis=Sanctus Infernum: Sanctus Infernum

BadMoodMan Music

I have known some of the boys from Sanctus Infernum for some time now in some other local bands in the Wichita, Kansas area. I do believe they have gotten it right with this recording. Slamming out eight creations of dark, heavy, suffering, metal tunes fit just right in my riff leaden hart that craves for more. “Flesh Without Sin”, “God Unto Myself”, “The Journey Back”, “Facing The Black”, “Suffer”, “Waking The Dead”, “What Calm is Without Storm”,  “Let It Be So” will bring you into a world of melodic extremes of raw classical metal. Mark Anderson - Guitar (Grand Facade, Manilla Road), Ricky Vannatta - Vocals (Grand Facade, Chapel of the Eye), Chris Johnson – Drums,  Jason Banks – bass have created a monster sound that needs to be experienced by all fans of heavy.

http://www.myspace.com/sanctusinfernum

Brainscab Diagnosis=Blackened Symphony: Eyes Of Eternity

Noisehead Records

With so many extreme metal bands out there when is it time to stop and listen to the ones that really make some noise. Well, this is one of those times. Blackened Symphony’s “Eyes Of Eternity”, catches the imagination of all that is metal. Throwing the listener sounds of progressive epic dark muze that makes for a uniquely spine thumping experience of extreme. “Apocalypse Of Human Creation”, “Eyes Of Eternity”, “Mother Fuckers’, “Initation Of The Depths”, “Flash Of Death”, “Morbid Evolution”, “Dead Line”, “Kingdom Of Ice”, “Falling Down”, “Agony”, all swaying of death, darkness and hate. Experience the symphonic force of Blackened Symhony’s “Eyes Of Eternity.

http://www.myspace.com/blackenedsymphony

Brainscab Diagnosis=Rhapsody of Fire: The Cold Embrace Of Fear

Nuclear Blast Records

“The Pass of Nair-Kaan”, “Dark Mystic Visions”, “The Ancient Fires of Har-Kuun”,  “The Betrayal”, “Neve Rosso Snague”, “Erian’s Lost Secrets”, “The Angels’ Dark Revelation”, all done in VII acts presented to you by Rhapsody of Fire. “The Cold Embrace Of Fear”, is a masterwork of classic, opera and metal spinning a tail as the title implies. If you have always been a fan of this band or are just a fan of story telling then again Rhapsody Of Fire has set the bar again.

www.rhapsodyoffire.com http://www.myspace.com/rhapsodyoffire