The Xroadie Files


Trapped Under Ice Vol 1 – The New Face Of Canadian Heavy Metal


Bands – Traveler, Metalian, Cauchemar, Occult Burial, Starlight Ritual, Freeways, Barrow Wight, Spell, Blackrat, Emblem

Songs – Betrayer fast heavy fist pumping metal to just bang your head to. Streets Of Fire hit the pit and slam away as you head bang. Comme Un Poignard has a riff that just grabs you and makes you move and groove to it. Fight For Survival grab your air guitar and just rock out with some catchy riffs. Demons spoken words heavy riffs screaming guitars pounding rhythms and soaring vocals. Heavy Rescue is a fist in the air sing along catchy riff tune. Morgul Blade fast heavy in your face metal mayhem. Silent Towers scorching leads galloping rhythms and melodic vocals. From the Tideless Sea eerie sounds surround you then pummel you into submission. Fast Rocker searing guitars thundering beats powerful vocals.


Vhaldemar – Shadows of Combat
Carlos Escudero – Vocals, Pedro J Monge – Guitar, Adolfo WB – Bass, Gonzalo Garcia – Drums, JonkolTera – Keyboards

Rock City pounding drums thundering bass chugging guitars a fist pumping rhythm and great sing along vocals. Black Thunder sounds of thunder a fast heavy riff that just garbs you as you speed on down the road. Danger Street soaring vocals fist in the air riffs just hit the floor and slam away as you sing along. The Rest Of My Life grab you air guitar and just jam away to some classic metal. Beginning an eerie collection of sounds and emotions. Shadows of Combat fist pumping head banging foot stomping metal to just hit the floor running and never stop. The Old Man will have the entire crowd up bouncing head banging and sing along to one crunchy rhythm. Old Kings Vision (IV) spoken words and sounds of adventure soaring vocals searing guitars and thundering rhythms. The Power Of The Night heavy metal riffage that just grabs ahold and won’t let go get ready to rumble. End Of The World evil spoken words fast speed power metal guitars thundering bass pounding drums and soaring vocals. Metal & Roll sounds of a motorcycle engine then hop on and just jam on down the road to one memorable tune.     Oblivion melodic acoustic guitar. King Of the Night will grab you and have your placing a fist in the air as you head bang and sing along this song will stick with you for days.


Pulchra Morte – Divina Autem Et Aniles
Jeffrey Breden – Guitar, Jarrett Pritchard – Guitar – Jason Barron – Vocals, Clayton Gore – Drums, Dylan Kilgore – Bass

Give No More, heavy riffs tribal best thundering bass deep growling vocals that just rip you to shreds. Black Ritual crunchy guitars pounding drums thundering bass and deep vocals that just make you wanna hit the pit and slam away. Soulstench slow doomy stoner metal that will just drag you along with it. Ignis Et Tempestaseerie classical sounds. Fire And Storm heavy pounding Sabbath style riffs that just slice thru you. Thrown To The Wolves close your eyes and be transported to a land of evil and destruction. Reflection Of A Drowning Sun fist in the air foot stomping death stoner metal mayhem. Shadows From The Cross slow riffs and rhythms just take you over and steal your soul. IX just a slow plodding drag you with it eerie song with evil intent. When Legends Die just take a strange moody trip thru your mind.


Skraeckoedlan – Eorbe
Tim Angstrom – Bass, Martin Larsson – Drums, Robert Lamu – Vocals/Guitar, Henrik Gruttner – Guitar

Guldaldern strange sounds for your brain to trip away with just close your eyes and drift then a solid catchy rhythm comes in and takes over. Kung Mammut tribal beats that just make you get up and move with a crunchy rhythm. Creature Of Doggerland prog metal stylings with some interesting and excellent musicianship. Angelica some excellent drums for an intro then get up dance and sing along. Mammutkungens Barn low bass rumbles thru you, drums that slowly meld in then a crunchy chugging rhythm with some great vocals. Elfenbenssalarnamelodic guitar floats along the airwaves then the song grows in intensity as the other instruments come together. TentaklerOchBetarmoody progressive music with lots of great playing and singing. AngraMainyujust close your eyes and take a very strange trip thru time and space. PeggysSnngjust a strange trip of a tune.


Cold Sweat – Break Out (Remastered)
Anthony White – Drums, Erik Gamans – Guitar, Rory Cathey – Vocals, Marc Ferrari – Guitar, Chris McLernon – Bass

Four On the Floor get ready for some fist in the air sing along emotional metal with screaming guitars and soaring vocals. Cryin’ Shame will have the entire crowd up grooving and swaying to the catchy rhythm. Lovestruckjust get up and bounce and sing along as you play air guitar and just rock out. Waiting In Vain close your eyes and just drift along to some amazing melodies and vocals. Take This Heart Of Mine will get stuck in your brain for days very catchy and memorable. Killing Floor is a very blues based metal song with tone of great musicianship. Riviera/Long Way Down starts with a mellow acoustic/electric guitar intro the a fist pumping riff kicks in with great drums bass guitars and powerful vocals. Let’s Make Love Tonight get out the air guitars and just get ready to rock out. Fistful Of Money great bluesy song with an Aerosmith feel. Jump The Gun awesome slide guitar soaring vocals and a run you over rhythm.I Just Want To Make Love To You excellent cover of the Muddy Waters classic that Foghat made famous.


-Xroadie

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