If you haven’t heard Katatonia released a new album, this time called Night Is The New Day. I’ve only heard one song so far and I am impressed. Katatonia is improving with every album they are making and this one I think will be a great contender on best album of the year! I ordered the album and I am waiting eagerly to get it now. In the mean time I can watch the music video for the single Day & Then The Shade.
You might now Riverside, you might not. The band has existed since 2001, where Mariusz Duda and his friends Piotr Grudziński, Piotr Kozieradzki and Jacek Melnicki started this it. They have released 4 studio albums and a live album. The genre can be described as rock with loads of atmosphere with some metal elements or maybe as symphonic and psychedelic prog. They have a similar sound to Tool, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree and some other bands you might know. I really like the “Out of Myself” album and it is probably the best progressive music that has come out of Poland ever.
Have a listen to their music and judge it yourself!
For more information about Riverside visit them on
their official homepage
Wikipedia
PROGARCHIVES
As the title says I recieved my signed Portal – Blood Red Tape CD, because I preordered it a long time ago. It is really an awesome album! I can recommend it to everyone that likes Progressive Metal, some tracks reminds me a little bit about tool. I won’t be reviewing the CD here, though you can find some samples on Portal’s homepage or on the Blood Red Tape homepage.
I also just recieved my Marillion – Happines Is The Road album, which I have waited a long long time to get. So far I have listened to two tracks while writing this, and so far it is likeable.
But what struck me when I opened the package was the cover of the album, it is really well made, it looks very very great, though mine got the corners banged up a bit in the shipping, but It is not that bad. Inside there are two books with loads of images, lyrics and names of everyone that pre-ordered the album. I really look forward to get home from class later today and listen to the music, cause the first couple of tracks on the first CD are quite good.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I got my hands on a ticket to the Iron Maiden concert that is going to take place in Horsens 27. July. I’m going with a good friend. I wanted to go to the one last year, but I wasn’t fast enough to buy a ticket, cause it was rumored that it was the last time they were going to play. Luckily I got a ticket this time. The funny thing is that the ticket costs the number of the beast ^_~
FYI the ticket can be bought here: Billetlugen.dk