"Odyssey" is the fourth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 8 April 1988 through Polydor Records. The album reached No. 40 on the US Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for eighteen weeks, as well as reaching the top 50 in five other countries. As of 2019 it remains Malmsteen's highest-charting release on the Billboard 200.
This album is with Jens Johansson on keys, Anders Johansson on drums, Bob Daisley on the bass on this track and Joe Lynn Turner, as you can hear on the video or the spotify clip his vocals and Malmsteen's guitar work are just marvelous, what a team.
Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Malmsteen first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 20 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years. In 2009, Time magazine rated Malmsteen as number 9 among the 11 greatest electric guitar players of all time.
BALOTHIZER are a heavy psych power trio who describe their renditions of Greek island Crete’s traditional music as “post- Cretan”. Their following however has come up with a tagline that defines their concoction of thrash metal with acid-blotted Cretan folk… Cretan Music From Hell!
Crete’s musical tradition can with no doubt be described as prosperous and vibrant. Prosperous because it is overwhelmed with a variety of musical timbres; and vibrant, because it still continues to frame the every day life of its residents. Cretan history is engraved in its musical tradition.
Crete has suffered many conquerors; each leaving behind them a pebble, which in time, became part of the island's musical mosaic. The Ancient Greeks left their love for nature and pagan traditions, the Byzantines left introversion and medieval elements; the Venetians left their refined tastes, the Moors left behind them a pirate mentality and the Ottomans left an oriental flavour. After centuries of conquests, the inhabitants of the island developed their own unique musical character - carved from the roughness of rocky mountains, the energy of sea waves, the belligerent mood of the guerrilla, the sorrow and pain of romantic encounters and a Pagan's love of nature. In addition to this unique musical character, the Cretan People also displayed their tremendous fighting spirit by defending their beloved island against the threat of fascism during WWII. The sentiments of anti fascism still live large in the Cretan Spirit. This constantly evolving blend of cultures, over a period of 5000 years, gave birth to the instrument that is pivotal to the music that is so typical of this region;
The Cretan Lute: A steel string bass Mandola played with a highly percussive strumming style. During the 1970's, the musicians of Crete established a trend of combining Cretan lute with valve amplification, and as a consequence this highly aggressive and distinctly resonant sound was born. The very fibre and make up of Cretan culture has so much in common with the modern sentiments of Punk & Rock'n'Roll that it became an irresistible temptation to this multifarious trio of musicians.
BALOTHIZER ARE:
Pav Mav - Bass, Lead Vocals
Nikos Ziarkas - Cretan Lute, Vocals, Electronics
Stephen John Payne - Drums, Vocals
Today's tune "Antifa Syrtos" is taken from "Cretan Music from Hell", released November 30, 2018, enjoy!
Swedish power trio MONOLORD is back, they have released a new two tune single "I’m Staying Home".
Recorded during the No Comfort album sessions, I'm Staying Home sees the band harnessing the power of the riff once again with their trademark take on crushing sludge rock and doom!
The flipside on the single have a live performance of "The Bastard Son" recorded at the 2019 ‘Freak Valley Festival' in Netphen, Germany.
The band’s vocalist / guitarist Thomas Jäger commented, “A leftover track from the "No Comfort" session with the lyrics re-recorded to suit our current state. Stay the fuck home.”
Formed in Gothenburg in 2013, doom trio MONOLORD make their Relapse Records debut with their new album, No Comfort. The band’s enveloping, syrupy sludge is a state of mind, with guitarist/vocalist Thomas Jäger, drummer Esben Willems and bassist Mika Häkki create a massive, dynamic sound with ultra-low frequencies serving as its fourth member.
The single was mixed and mastered by MONOLORD drummer Esben Willems, released January 14, 2021 on Relapse Records.
"I Wanna Be Adored" is a song by the British rock band THE STONE ROSES. It was the first track on their debut album, THE STONE ROSES, and was released as a single. The US release charted at number 18 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart in 1990. In 1991, the single was released in the UK, Germany and Japan featuring previously unreleased B-sides.
OASIS refer to THE STONE ROSES by quoting the song in "Magic Pie": "They are sleeping while they dream/and they who wanna be adored".
The song appears on the soundtrack of the Michael Winterbottom film Welcome to Sarajevo and on the soundtrack of the 2005 film Green Street, directed by Lexi Alexander and starring Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam and Marc Warren. It also appeared on the fifth season of American Horror Story in the episode "Battle Royale" and the documentary Seven Ages of Rock. The song is also featured in the Netflix TV series Chambers.
Today's version of "I Wanna Be Adorded" is by the San Francisco KING WOMAN, a band led by the hypnotic and breathy vocal dramatics of Kris Esfandiari, KING WOMAN unveil a profoundly crafted opus of brooding, ethereal doom-rock. Produced by Jack Shirley (DEAFHEAVEN, WRECK & REFERENCE, OATHBREAKER).
"I Wanna Be Adorded" was released January 17, 2018, enjoy!
