Ponamero Sundown - Rodeo Eltctrica - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2016 . After a couple of years of silence, Ponamero Sundown is finally back. We welcome you all to Veddesta. The plan behind the album was trying to renew themselves both musically and soundwise but also working around the vinyl concept. There might be one or two new paths taken but mostly its business as usual, meaning loads of riffs and tons of groove. (Veddesta is an industrial area in the northern parts of Stockholm where their home base was located for many years and where this album was written and mainly recorded.)

Soziedad Alkoholika - Confrontacion [COMPACT DISCS] Spain - Import date 05/17/2024

Mega Colossus - Showdown / High-octane melodic metal from the heart of Raleigh, North Carolina! / Sometimes, a good classic movie reference is all you need. Case in point, Mega Colossus guitarist/vocalist Bill Fischer who compares the band's new Showdown studio album to it's 2021 Riptime predecessor with a nod to an iconic series from the 1980s InchShowdown is to Riptime as Temple of Doom is to Raiders of the Lost Ark.Inch Fischer is spot on. Showdown takes Mega Colossus's brand of triumphant, big melodic metal to new heights without forgetting where the band came from. It's like the perfect sequel - but better! Recorded with Al Jacob at Warrior Sound in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in early 2023, Showdown catches Mega Colossus in full stride, expanding upon it's template of dueling twin-guitar harmonies and gallops. Buchanan's vocals (think of him somewhere between Diamond Head's Sean and Harris and Dragonforce's Marc Hudson) are strident and effortless, carrying forth grandiose, bold choruses that even possess the occasional Styx reference. But above all else, Showdown is the amalgamation of five very different musicians with something unique to offer to Mega Colossus. It is no wonder, then, that Showdown has emerged as an epic display of uncanny and striking melodic metal, with all the depth and charisma of a band now entering it's 20th year.