The Sin And The Sentence

These Days I was wondering why Trivium have never performed on Rock in Rio stage. I know They don't need to be there to be great as they are, however, Trivium is really louder, bigger, heavier than those names who are called to perform there, anyway.. speaking of The Sin and The Sentence, when they released Silence In The Snow I really find that I like it, SITS was a great album, but yet not so great if it's compared to In Waves, or some old Trivium releases, but it was okay. But after 2 years They managed to release an album that is great in many ways: the heavy guitar parts and the solos are amazing, the screaming vocals are superb, the lyrics are terrific, catchy chorus... I think this is the best Trivium Album to date even I've been a follower since In Waves(i got it), i really dug into Trivium work, and doubtless The Sin And The Sentence is the one, it's the kind of album you got to have, because it's so fucking awesome, Hail to Trivium!  


Trivium - The Sin And The Sentence



01. The Sin And The Sentence
02. Beyond Oblivion
03. Other Worlds
04. The Heart From Your Hate
05. Betrayer
06. The Wretchedness Inside
07. Endless Night
08. Sever The Hand
09. Beauty In The Sorrow
10. The Revanchist
11. Thrown Into The Fire

Physical Album: https://goo.gl/cV9Uoy
Digital Album:  https://goo.gl/pkUYmb

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Psychotic Symphony

I think what's remarkable about Psychotic Symphony is those great solos (God Of The Sun, they start at 7:15), the vocalist (Jeff Scott Soto) sounds really like classic heavy metal singer, some catchy riffs, some tunes really got this arabian (egyptian) atmosphere, but I think what's not so cool, Derek is yet sounding like when he was in DT, sometimes a few of his solos recall Lines In The Sand, except the Divine Addiction track that reminds something from Deep Purple (tribute ?), for me the best track is God of the Sun, anyway it's a great debut, the more you listen to it more you like it!


Sons of Apollo - Psychotic Symphony



1. God of the Sun
2. Coming Home
3. Signs of the Time
4. Labyrinth
5. Alive
6. Lost in Oblivion
7. Figaro's Whore
8. Divine Addiction
9. Opus Maximus

Google Play: https://tinyurl.com/y889cptk
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/yazwqtgc



Lineup
Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen..)
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N' Roses..)
Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big..)
Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater,ex-Yngwie Malmsteen..)
Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater...)

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Phoenix

I got to learn about these guys when I was taking a look at AFM Records YTC new singles and "Before We Waste Away" was an unexpected surprise, because it's really heavy, got a catchy chorus, got this sense of at same time that there are new elements, yet sound like classic heavy metal, fantastic solos, the vocalist totally rocks, the whole album is phenomenal!


Nocturnal Rites - Phoenix



1. A Song For You
2. Repent My Sins
3. A Heart As Black As Coal
4. Before We Waste Away
5. What’s Killing Me
6. The Poisonous Seed
7. Used To Be God
8. Nothing Can Break Me
9. The Ghost Inside Me
10. Welcome To The End
11. Flames

Google Play: https://goo.gl/tYUQEh
Amazon:  https://goo.gl/AyxZAi

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Clairvoyant

I feel like over the years The Contortionist were shaping their song to get where they are now, it's undeniable some spiritual influence in their songs (the album has this concept about clairvoyance and the loss of someone). They are sounding really more atmospheric, but yet there are a lot of passages that really impress, slightly we can hear some shy screaming (Clairvoyant, the beginning reminds me of something from Cynic), but not like before, anyway it's really a piece of gem, love it!


The Contortionist - Clairvoyant



1. Monochrome (Passive)
2. Godspeed
3. Reimagined
4. Clairvoyant
5. The Center
6. Absolve
7. Relapse
8. Return To Earth
9. Monochrome (Pensive)


Buy It! 

It was all this reimagined
It was a different kind of speech
It was repetition
It was what you wanted to be

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8th SIN

I hadn't any clue who were these guys till I hear their (Before We Waste Away/2017), and since that moment I was really pumped about their sound, so I dug into their work, that was when I found The 8th Sin (2007), that's hard to say something bad about it, because this album got all elements I really love, it's probably one of the greatest power/heavy metal I've ever heard, Hail to Nocturnal Rites/8th SIN!!


Nocturnal Rites - The 8th Sin



1. Call Out to the World
2. Never Again
3. Not the Only
4. Tell Me
5. Not Like You
6. Leave Me Alone
7. Till I Come Alive
8. Strong Enough
9. Me
10. Pain & Pleasure
11. Fools Parade (Outro)
 

Buy It!!
 

"We are not like you, we are not the same
Not like the fools who follow and live their lives tomorrow
No, we are not like you, we are not the same
And so the story ends, we will never be like you"

 

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Live in Oslo

Wow.. almost one year later (09/17 Brazil) u could feel the same energy  on Circus Maximus Live in Oslo, for those who ordered digital version (1080p), it's almost like being in a CM concert, extremely recommended, fucking awesome!


Circus Maximus - Havoc In Oslo

 

CD1
1. Forging
2. Namaste
3. The One
4. The Weight
5. Highest Bitter
6. Architect of Fortune
7. Arrival of Love
8. Loved Ones


CD2
1. Sin
2. Havoc
3. Pages
4. Abyss
5. I Am
6. Chivalry
7. Game of Life



Unforgettable is Michael saying that would be talking (..15 minutes) to everyone after the concert here in Brazil.

Buy It!!

Blu-ray

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Take Me Home

I think when some music is able to "touch" your heart someway, somehow, or with great lyrics, awesome instrumental, marvelous voices, then it fulfils its role, that's art, this is what these guys do, remarkable painting!


For All We Know - Take Me Home



01. Breathe: In
02. Take Me Home
03. Fade Away
04. They’ll Win
05. Let Me Fly
06. The Big Wheel
07. Breathe: Hold
08. Colours
09. We Are the Light (feat. Anneke Van Giersbergen)
10. Some Will
11. Prophets in Disguise
12. Breathe: Out
13. We Are the Light (Alternate Version)

 http://www.forallweknow.net/

Google Play: https://goo.gl/4NZ8rG
Amazon: https://goo.gl/KWoZjQ



We are the light and We Open Doors
We're Shining Bright, Brighter Than Before
We are the Future, Move on And Explore

We Are The Light..

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