Say hi to Each of the Days

Self described as a metalcore band, Each of the Days is from Nagoya, Japan.  I, personally, would categorize them closer to plain hardcore as they are missing much of the techno aspects I usually associate with metalcore (thinking EotD is more towards August Burns Red or As I Lay Dying), but when it comes to all these sub-genres is the classification really all that important?  The music is good, the concerts are fun, and the moshpit is crazy...Just the way I like it.

Each of the Days has six members.  Two guitarists, a bassist, vocalist, drummer and can you guess the last?

 A percussionist!

As you've probably guessed I'm a sucker for different or unusual instrumentations.  I love a little something unique and the extra percussionist in Each of the Days sells it for me.  It enables them to do quite a bit rhythmically and allows them to use more percussion then what's found in a typical rocker's drum kit.  Listen carefully for those little unique touches, they're what's going to keep the band relevant and interesting as they continue to "grow-up."

Check out a recent music video from them:

Notice anything else awesome?

Female drummer is wicked.  Female drummer in f*cking leopard print heels is crazy awesome.  Most bands don't have female drummers and I suspect that's it for a similar reason there aren't very many professional female concert pianists.  That isn't to say it's a correct assumption, but here it is:  women don't have the muscle and stamina to perform for a two hour concert.  Proving it's not true is Mako, the cutest female drummer ever.

And just for the fun of it, here's a 2nd "live" video:

So there you go.  A new band from my home away from home.

In a poor attempt to make up for my extreme non-posting these last few months expect a few more in the next few days.

Say hi to Septic Flesh

Today, I'll be taking a moment to introduce you to my favorite flavor of the month:

Septic Flesh

They're old, they've been around, disbanded, re-banded (I know that's not a word, but with so many bands doing it these days, it totally should be) and otherwise proven themselves in most of the metal world.  I think?

I'm a little behind on album releases, which I will blame on living in Japan, but Septic Flesh released a new album in April of 2011.  It may not be new to you, but it's new to me...  I was doing my daily dose of Youtube surfing and ran across one of their songs.  Which has been followed by about a month of listening to very little else.  (I'm a little bit obsessive about my music; I've mentioned that before right?)

Septic Flesh is a Greek band that started in 1990, broke up in 2003, and had a reunion tour followed by an album in 2007-2008.  Check out their official website if you want to know more boring biography details.

 Their sound is dark, melodic metal at it's best.  The guitarist recently completed a degree in classical composition and the newest album, The Great Mass, has some slight reflection of his newly earned degree with its use of  a symphony as well as allusions to classical forms spread through-out the album.  But make no mistake, it's not the all too common mix of screaming guitar and Moonlight Sonata.  It's so much more and, thank god, so much better than that. 

A short teaser for the album:

Interested? 

(also, I love parentheses, so get used to seeing them!)

Say hi to Gevolt

I'm going to try to make a regular (twice a month-ish?) article introducing various bands.  To do this regularly, as I hope to do, I'll need lots of suggestions!!

I'm going to try to keep away from super well-known bands, but may include a few if I really like them...or if I run out of ideas.

To keep it fresh, I'll also be venturing into lots of different genres, though I'll try to keep it geared towards bands you can headbang to.

So...
To start with I'll be introducing you to

Gevolt

 

(official promotional photo from their website, by Igor Kruter)

Gevolt calls itself Yiddish metal and is the first band I've ever heard that sings in Yiddish, so kudos for that Gevolt. And somewhat ironically, considering history, Yiddish sounds a lot like German... In fact, Gevolt sounds a lot like Rammstein, mostly due to the vocalist's Till-like voice.

BUT.

I don't want you to think they are copycats of the more famous Rammstein, Gevolt clearly has it's own, unique sound.  It's metal with a violin and just a touch of electronic something.

Gevolt is composed of six members:

Vadim Weinstein - drums
Eve Yefremov - violin
Anatholy Bonder - vocals
Michael Gimmervert - guitar
Dmitry Lifshitz - synthesizer
Mark Lekhovitser - bass guitar

They've released two albums, Sidur and AlefBase.

I don't want to bore you with the same information you can find on their website, so on with the music!



Here's their latest PV for the song, Tshiribim Tshiribom:

And if you look here you can download their album, AlefBase, from their official website.  FOR FREE!!! (if you like it there's an option to donate or buy the album as well)