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Judas Priest tribute band Judas Rising performing the song Grinder live at LiveWire with special cameo appearance by Maribeth on bass for her birthday celebration. Other performances included Oily Anal Discharge, Inner Decay and Dark Avengeance.

Dreamgrave is six piece ensemble from Hungary, Szeged. Members are Dömötör Gyimesi (vocals, guitars), János Mayer (keyboards), Mária Molnár (vocals), Ádám Kovács (guitars), Domonkos Altorjay (drums), Márton Attila Kovács (bass). Genre is described as progressive dark metal. Presentiment released independently on October 15th 2014. This release contains eight tracks. My first thoughts are, this is melodic, complex and very progressive song structures. One of the things that perked my ears was the vocals of Maria Molnar, she has an excellent voice and it blends well with the death metal style growls. By no means is this a new thing, I have heard bands with a similar style before, like Therion, Epica, Within Temptation and several others but I do enjoy how good that sounds on this album. One of the songs that stuck out in my mind the most would have to be the song Presentiment 2, it is an amazing and epic melodic piece which is mostly stringed instruments and vocals b...

Battleroar is a six piece band from Athens, Greece. Genre describe as Heavy/Epic/Powermetal. Members are Gerrit Mutz - vocals, Stavros Aivaliotis - Bass, Alex Papadiamantis - Violin, Nick Papadopoulos - Drums, Antreas Sotiropoulos - Guitars, Kostas Tzortzis - Guitars. Blood Of Legends album released through Cruz Del Zur Records on May 6 2014. Epic and adventurous are the feelings I got the first time I listen to this album. If battles of the ancient times needed a soundtrack this would be most fitting. Even in the opening track "The Swords Are Drawn", there is a wealth of progressive passages and catchy solos. Every instrument compliments each other perfectly. Its good to hear the violin (Alex Papadiamantis) on many of the tracks which adds another layer to explore in all the arrangements. Vocals can be best described as a cross between James LaBrie (Dream Theater) and Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden). The guitars are progressive and have great tone. The solo work is creative ...

Vesperia is a four piece band from Canada. Members are Morgan Rider (Vocals, Bass), Casey Elliott (Guitar), Frankie Caracci (Guitar), Cory Hofing (Drums). Genre described as epic viking metal. Their latest full length album is "An Olden Tale" released in early 2013. The band has been around since 2005 and also released a full-length in 2011 titled ‘Voyage from Vinland and 2012 demo ‘The Swordsman. The new album begins with the track "1000 Years Ago" and sets a feeling of adventure and exploration. "With Omens of Sorrow", thunders in with some solid double kick work by drummer Cory Hofing. The vocals are aggressive and exhibit several ranges from low growl to high (black/metal style) pitch. One of my favorite songs is Bring Me The Triumph, this composition features a wide field of elements from heavy death metal style riffing to the folk metal arrangements and to tie it all together with very memorable solos. The title track "An Olden Tale" bu...