The Xroadie Files


Tantric – Mercury Retrograde
Hugo Ferreira – Vocals, Troy Patrick Farrell -  Drums, Jason Gulino – Bass, Sebastian Labar – Guitar

Angry starts out just grabbing ahold of you and rocking out with a solid beat great riff and excellent vocals. Tether has a melody that just sticks in your head and has you singing along. Get Em All is a very blues flavored song with some interesting twists kick back and enjoy. Before You Could Crawl sit back grab a brew and just drift along and move to the rhythm. Lie Awake is one of those songs that has you singing along from the first and swaying to the rhythm. My Forever melodic piano floats thru the air with some very emotional vocals that bring out many emotions. Wannabe sitting around the fire with friends watching the band play. The Last Stumble slowly builds with some great guitar emotional vocals and a solid as a rock rhythm section. Letting Go has a fist in the air riff that will have the entire crowd moving and grooving. My Forever (Acoustic) a different take on an excellent song.


Domkraft – Flood
Martin Wegeland – Bass/Vocals, Martin Widholm – Guitar, Andrers Dahlgren – Drums

Landslide psychedelic sounds with a slow beat that gets heavier and just moves all around and thru you with some scorching leads. The Watchers searing guitar notes float thru the air just get ready to take a trip thru your mind. Flood get up and slowly groove to the stoner rock beat and emotional playing. They Appear To Be Alive the music envelopes you and it flows thru making you seeing many things in your imagination. Sandwalker has a very Sabbath feel old school low tones that just rumble you. Octopus pounding in your head as the music builds and travel into your very essence. Dead Eyes Red Skies melodic guitars drift around as they take you on a very strange musical trip.


Koenix – Dekade 1
M Hugi, JM Schneider, M Piccapietra, t Roth

Etre Sur Soleure is a very festive folk infused song that will have you up and dancing along as you sing. Bi De Fahrende continues the around the fire festive folk mood. Hingerem Mond kick back with a brew in the woods and just watch the band play. Marliland spoken words and then a very upbeat rhythm with loads of great playing and singing. Wildwassertanz grab your partner get up and dance a jig. Schnee around the fire as the sun goes down enjoying the festivities. Durs Fuur the crowd rises in unison and just moves and sways to the catchy rhythm. Tyras Sang stand up raise your drink and sway. Perelin a great party song to just enjoy. Winter Wie Lst stomp your feet and clap your hands as you party the day and night away. Dr Zwirbelzwerhardbargwarchwagstag walking thru the forest trying to find the sounds of one great party then join in. Starnemeer has the feeling of a great army coming up over the hills ready for one bloody battle. Hinter Dem Mond catchy and melodic to just stick in your head as the music moves along. Behind The Moon the English version of previous song.


Unorthodox – Maze Of Existence
Allassandro Menighin – Bass/Piano, Marzio Quagliato – Guitar/Synthesizer, Massimiliano Berti – Drums, Matteo Guidi – Vocals

The Non-existent Sin strange eerie piano flows all around like a fog then out of it arise the beast to devour you. Rotten Society slowly the evil envelopes you as it pulls you down then just rips you to shreds. The Mind Keeps The Madness melancholy piano tones fill the atmosphere then the pit of hell open up to destroy. Maze Of Existence moody music gathers in force as it crawls thru your senses then like it drags you into a black hole of nothingness. Ipnosi Regressiva is a fist in the air head banging riff that just cuts thru like a chainsaw with many aggressive tones. Chronic Dysthymia slowly the mist rises then out of it gathers the hordes of demons. They Are Legion the army of the dead gathers as it prepares to annihilate the earth. Gears Of Death grinding and pounding your soul into a black mess.  


Castle – Deal Thy Fate
Al McCartney – Drums, Mat Davis – Guitar, Elizabeth Blackwell – Bass/Vocals

Can’t Escape The Evil low moody bass screaming guitars pounding drums and dark vocals. Skull In The Woods is a stand up fist in the air metal riff that just makes you move to the rhythm. Prelude a nice melodic guitar piece. Hexenring driving down the road listening to the music and just drifting along. Wait For Dark fist pumping foot stomping metal music that just garbs you and holds on till the last note. Deal Thy Fate is a cruising down the road riff that will just make you speed along. Haunted the crowd rises to its feet and just rock along with this catchy riff and great musicianship with emotional vocals. Red Phantom kick back and just enjoy the ride. Firewind searing eerie guitar leads melodic guitar and a song that builds till the end.


-Xroadie

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