HUMP DAY – WE’RE ALMOST THERE…

Well my HeadBangers we have snow today maybe 1-2 inches, hopefully it will all be gone tomorrow. Here are 3 bands I picked for Hump Day and I hope it gets your blood moving…

IN FLAMES

“Meet Your Maker”

Love these guys and their Melodic Metal from Gothenburg, Sweden.

OVERKILL

“Scorched”

Now for some New Jersey Thrash, these guys have 20 albums, so you know they are the shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SMORRAH

“The Burden of Necrosouls”

These guys are part of my Metal Familia and have been for years, I love them and their Thrash’n Death Metal. Straight from Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Check them out.

Hope these 3 help get you through the rest of the week. 2 more days and we are done, hang in there HeadBangers. See you back this Saturday with the weekly band. Stay warm….

November 29, 2023 0

WEEK 235 – NECROWRETCH

My HeadBangers I ran across this band and since I’m French I had to add them to the blog. I love their sound and look. It gets pretty dark, but they are a Black/Death Metal Band. Take a listen…

“Numidian Knowledge”

This was just released 3 days ago. Listen to those vocals...

“Tredeciman Blackfire”

Ok this one is from 5 years ago, but I had to put it on. Can you see and hear how they really get into their music. Love it.

Let’s look at some bio on these guys:

Necrowretch was formed in 2008 by guitarist Vlad with “the impure intention to play sadistic-gravecracking-possessed death metal”. Vlad was joined by drummer Blastphemator and recorded their first demo “Rising from Purulence” after 3 rehearsals. Bassist Amphycion joined after seeing them play a gig, making the band a trio and then going on to record their second demo Necrollections in 2010. Their first EP, Putrefactive Infestation was released in 2011 on 12″ vinyl containing 4 tracks. They then released a compilation; Ripping Souls of Sinners, followed by a second EP; Now You’re in Hell, released on 7″ vinyl consisting of two tracks and featuring a cover of Death’s “Zombie Ritual”. Blastphemator later left the band later in 2011 due to a “total lack of motivation”.

“Zombie Ritual”

I’m not kidding this man has those vocals down…

Before the release of their second EP, Necrowretch were signed to Century Media Records on February 6, 2012. Necrowretch began recording their first studio album in August 2012. “Putrid Death Sorcery”, was released through Century Media Records on January 28, 2013 on CD, vinyl and digital download. Necrowretch then played live shows with touring drummer K Desecrator, who left the band on June 14, 2013 after playing 7 shows.

Necrowretch released a music video for “Putrid Death Sorcery” on 17 July 2013, with a compilation album being announced for release on 21 October 2013. Fans attending the Live Evil Festival in London were able to buy copies early from the band themselves. Bestial Rites 2009–2012 was released as a compilation of the band’s previous demo and EP material, on October 21 in Europe and November 5 in North America through Century Media Records on CD and digital download. Necrowretch were also confirmed as being one of the bands in the lineup for Hellfest in June 2015

In a post on their Facebook page, Necrowretch stated that Ilmar Marti Uibo would play all the 2014 shows and would be their drummer on the next album. Following the departure of Amphycion in August, the band announced they had signed with Season of Mist, with plans to release their third studio album in 2017. In January 2017, the band premiered the first track from their third album, titled “Satanic Slavery”, which was released on April 14, 2017. Their latest album, “The Ones From Hell” was released on February 14, 2020, on Season of Mist.

Their new album will be released February 2, 2024. Check it…

Let’s meet the band:

Vlad – Vocals, Guitar (2008-present)

Wence – Guitar (2017-present)

Pierrick – Bass (2009 -present)

Ilmar Marti Uibo – Drums (2013-present)

My Thoughts:

If you look at the pics you can see how much they are into their music. That’s how it should be, it’s all over their faces. Check out the new album in February. They are on FB and Instagram, their website is really nice check that out also. Well that’s it for this week my HeadBangers. Join me Wednesday for Hump Day and next Saturday for the weekly band. Until then don’t stand to close to the fire if you can’t handle the burn…..

November 25, 2023 0

HUMP DAY – A DAY LATE….

Well my HeadBangers a day late but here I am, so let me give you 3 new ones I found…

INTO THE VEIN

“Echoes Within”

This band is from Melbourne. They have really grabbed my attention, you know what comes next hopefully …

LUTHARO

“Time to Rise”

This band is from Ontario, Canada. I love her voice, you all know how I am about my growl vocals and she has some great ones.

IHSAHN

“Pilgrimage To Oblivion”

And to round out the week how about some Norwegian Black Metal of course…

I hope you like these 3 for this week. I love finding different bands I haven’t heard before. Enjoy the rest of your week and see you Saturday for the weekly band.

November 23, 2023 0

WEEKLY BAND LIST

Week 235 – Necrowretch – Black/Death Metal – France
Week 234 – BaYat – Rock – Serbia
Week 233 – Kalmo – Doom Metal – Finland
Week 232 – Batushka – Black Metal and something more – Poland
Week 231 – Serpents Oath – Black Metal – Belgium
Week 230 – Any Given Day – Metalcore – Germany
Week 229 – Grymheart – Melodic Power/Death Metal – Hungary
Week 228 – Hrothgar – Melodic Death/ Heavy Metal – France
Week 227 – Mur.Doc 104 – Old School Thrash, Malta
Week 226 – Persevera – Metal – Sumaré, SP, Brazil
Week 225 – Wake Up Frankie – Thrash – Helsinki, Finland
Week 224 – Legion Of The Damned – Thrash/Death Metal – The Netherlands
Week 223 – GREH – Part 2 – The Interview – Karlsruhe, Germany
Week 223 – GREH – Sludgy Death – Doom Metal – Karlsruhe, Germany
Week 222 – Soilwork – Melodic Death Metal – Sweden
Week 221 – Carbon Black – Metal/Hard Rock – New South Wales, Australia
Week 220 – Stormruler – Black Metal – St. Louis, Missouri USA
Week 219 – Arkona – Pagan Metal – Russia
Week 218 – Let It All Burn – Darkwave Metal – Helsinki, Finland
Week 217 – Horse of Troja – Rock & Roll – Sweden
Week 216 – Kvelertak – Metal and a little more – Norway
Week 215 – Eternal Drak – Metal – Canada/Columbia
Week 214 – Before The Dawn – Melodic/Gothic Death Metal – Finland
Week 213 – Triddana – Celtic Power Folk Metal – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Week 212 – Caregah – Heavy Metal – Southeast of Sweden
Week 211 – Destruction – Thrash Metal – Germany
Week 210 – Black Rabbit – Death/Thrash Metal – Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Week 209 – Eldfaerd – Folk Metal – Östersund in the Northland of Sweden
Week 208 – Vomitory – Brutal Swedish Death Metal – Sweden
Week 207 – Arched Fire – Speed/Thrash Metal – Lapland, Finland
Week 206 – Lord of the Lost – Industrial Metal – Hamburg, Germany
Week 205 – Mar 17 – Primordial – Metal – Dublin, Ireland
Week 204 – Mar 10 – Ciemra – Black Metal – Belarus
Week 203 – Mar 3 – Suotana – Melodic Death Metal – The Coldest Part of Finland
Week 202 – Feb 24 – Lost Society – Thrash – Jyväskyla, Finland
Week 201 – Feb 10 – Crypta – Death Metal – Brazil
Week 200 – Feb 3 – Thyrfing – Swedish Viking Metal – Sweden
Week 199 – Jan 27 – Methane Metal – Thrash Metal- Järfälla, Sweden
Week 198 – Jan 20 – Disempath – Heavy Alternative Metal – New Jersey USA
Week 197 – Jan 13 – Krilloan – Power Metal – Ålmhult, Sweden
Week 196 – Jan 6 – Silent Skies – Pop (with something more) – Sweden
Week 195 – Dec 16 – VOLA – Progressive/Djent – Denmark
Week 194 – Dec 9 – Cruachan – Folk/Celtic/Black Metal – Dublin, Ireland
Week 193 – Dec 2 – Heidevolk – Folk/Pagan/Viking Metal – The Netherlands
Week 192 – Nov 18 – Venom Prison – Death Metal – South Wales, UK
Week 191 – Nov 11 – Nothing New In Heaven – French Melodic Death Metal – France
Week 190 – Nov 4 – Dragonland – Symphonic/Power Metal – Gothenburg, Sweden
Week 189 – Oct 21 – Kallfront – Swedish Fucking Metal – The coldest part of Sweden
Week 188 – Oct 14 – Mindistry – Industrial Thrash Metal – Gothenburg, Sweden
Week 187 – Oct 7 – Bornholm – Hungarian Black/Pagan Metal – Hungary
Week 186 – Sep 30 – Saltatio Mortis – Medieval Metal – Germany
Week 185 – Sep 9 – Evil Invaders – Metal/Thrash – Belgium
Week 184 – Sept 2 – Sur Austru – Atmospheric Folk/Black Metal – Romania
Week 183 – Aug 26 – POP EVIL – Hard Rock/Alternative Metal – Muskegon, Michigan
Week 182 – Aug 18 (early, this is release date) – Kalmo – Doom Metal – Kerava, Finland
Week 181 – Aug 12 – TEOR – Post/Hardcore – Regensburg, Germany
Week 180 – Aug 5 – Jericho Six – Rock – US
Week 179 – July 22 – Bloodywood – Metal – India
Week 178 – July 15 – Turmion Kätilöt – Industrial Metal – Kuopio, Finland
Week 177 – July 8 – ViadukT – Hard Rock – Gefle, Sweden
Week 176 – June 24 – Until I Wake – Metalcore – Buffalo, New York
Week 175 – June 17 – Archspire – Technical Death Metal – Vancouver, Canada
Week 174 – June 10 – MONO INC – Gothic Rock – Hamburg, Germany
Week 173 – June 3 – Battlecross – Thrash/Classic American Heavy Metal – Detroit, MI
Week 172 – May 27 – Baest – Classic Death Metal – Aarhus, Denmark
Week 171 – May 20 – Darkest Oath – Symphonic Black Metal – Greece
Week 170 – May 13 – The Halo Effect – Melodic Death/Heavy Metal – Gothenburg, Sweden
Week 169 – May 6 – Kalmah – Melodic Death/Power Metal, Oulu, Finland
Week 168 – Apr 29 – Wind Rose – Power/Folk Metal – Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Week 167 – Apr 22 – Northlane – Metalcore – Sydney, Australia
Week 166 – Apr 15 – 2 Shadows – Metalcore/Altmetal – Vancouver, Canada
Week 165 – Apr 8 – Bury Tomorrow – Metalcore – Southampton, England
Week 164 – Apr 1 – The Failsafe – Hard Rock – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Week 163 – Mar 25 – Rhapsody of Fire – Symphonic Power Metal – Trieste, Italy
Week 162 – Mar 18 – Diablo – Melodic Death Metal – Kalajoki, Finland
Week 161 – Mar 11 – Evergrey – Progressive Power Metal – Gothenburg, Sweden
Week 160 – Mar 4 – Analepsy – Slamming Brutal Death Metal – Lisbon, Portugal
Week 159 – Feb 25 – Insomnium – Melodic Death Metal – Joensuu, Finland
Week 158 – Feb 18 – Shady Glimpse – Thrash – Shizuoka, Japan
Week 157 – Feb 11 – Nailed To Obscurity – Melancholic Melodic Death Metal – Germany
Week 156 – Feb 4 – Beyond The Styx – Metallic Hardcore Metal – Tours, France
Week 155 – Jan 28 – Mors Principium Est – Melodic Death Metal – Pori, Finland
Week 154 – Jan 21 – Becoming – Inspirational Metal – San Jose, California
Week 153 – Jan 14 – Affection – Modern Rock/Alternative Metal – Helsinki, Finland

Week 152 – Jan 7 – Wythersake – Symphonic Black/Death Metal, Washington, DC
Week 151 – Dec 31 – Wrap up of 2021
Week 150 – Nov 12 – The Raven Age – Heavy Metal – London, England
Week 149 – Nov 5 – Penny Billionaires – Hard Rock/Electronica – Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Week 148 – Oct 29 – Blood Red Throne – Death Metal – Kristiansand, Norway
Week 147 – Oct 22 – Shepherds Reign – Metal/Hard Rock – South Auckland, New Zealand
Week 146 – Oct 15 – Shadow of Intent – Deathcore – Hartford, Connecticut
Week 145 – Oct 8 – Darzamat – Atmospheric Black Metal – Katowice, Poland
Week 144 – Oct 1 – Jungle Rot – Thrash/Death Metal – Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Week 143 – Sep 24 – Lifechanger – Melodic Rock – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Week 142 – Sep 17 – Testament – Thrash Metal – Berkeley, California
Week 141 – Sep 10 – Bleed From Within – Heavy Metal – Glasgow, Scotland
Week 140 – Sept 3 – At The Gates – Death Metal & More – Gothenburg, Sweden
Week 139 – Aug 27 – The Soul Of Bushido – Thrash Metalcore – Lorraine, France
Week 138 – Aug 20 – WoR – Aggressive Groove Metal – North Carolina, USA
Week 137 – July 3 – Wolves In The Throne Room – Atmospheric Black Metal – Olympia, Washington
Week 136 -June 26 – Deathbale – Postapocalyptic Viking Death Metal – Germany
Week 135 – June 19 – Repaid in Blood – Pure Fking Geek Metal Revisited – San Jose, Calif
Week 134 – June 5 – Wardruna – Dark Folk Metal – Bergen, Norway
Week 133 – May 28 – Rotting Christ – Black Metal – Athens, Greece
Week 132 – May 21 – Carmilla – Metal – Sverige, Sweden
Week 131 – May 14 – Wake Up Frankie – Thrash/Rock/Metal – Helsinki, Finland
Week 130 – May 7 – Disquiet – Melodic Death/Thrash – Utrecht, Netherlands
Week 129 – Apr 30 – Thanatos – Extreme Thrash/Death Metal – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Week 128 – Apr 23 – Arched Fire – Heavy Speed Metal – Lapland, Finland
Week 127 – Apr 16 – The Haunted – Heavy/Melodic Death Metal – Gothenburg, Sweden
Week 126 – Apr 9 – Updates
Week 125 – Apr 2 – All Taken – Hard Rock with a little Grunge – Los Angeles, California
Week 124 – Mar 26 – Aeon Of Awareness – Melodic Death Metal – Germany (Song Review)
Week 124 – Mar 25 – Scythian Fate – Dark Prog Thrash – Sydney/Melbourne – Australia
Week 124 – Mar 24 – Hate & Deceit – Danish Melodic Death Metal – Slagelse, Denmark
Week 123 – Mar 21 – Beyond the Pale – Dutch Metal – Utrecht, Netherlands
Week 122 – Mar 12 – Thy Kingdom Will Burn – Melodic Death Metal – Kouvola, Suomi
Week 121 – Mar 5 – H.E.A.T. – Hard Rock/Heavy Metal – Uppsland Väsby, Sweden
Week 120 – Feb 26 – Temple Balls – Hard Rock – Finland
Week 119 – Feb 19 – Aeon of Awareness – Melodic Death Metal – Germany
Week 118 – Feb 12 – Vreid – Black Metal / Black n Roll – Sogndal, Norway
Week 117 – Feb 5 – Artilharia – Heavy/Melodic/Speed/Thrash Metal – Brazil
Week 116 – Jan 29 – This week was for Alexi, COB, Rip my dear HeadBanger
Week 115 – Jan 22 – Paradise Lost – Death/Doom/Gothic Metal – Halifax, West Yorkshire
Week 114 – Jan 15 – Wintersun – Power/Folk/Melodic Death Metal – Helsinki, Finland
Week 113 – Jan 1 – Dark Tranquillity – Melodic Death Metal – Gothenburg, Sweden
Week 112 – Dec 25 – SepticFlesh – Greek Symphonic Metal – Athens, Greece
Week 111 – Dec 18 – Die From Sorrow – Melodic Death Metal – Beijing, China
Week 110 – Dec 11 – Fireproven – Progressive Metal – Finland
Week 109 – Dec 4 – Wolfheart – Winter Metal – Myrskylä, Finland
Week 108 – Nov 27 – Angelus Apatrida – Thrash – Albacete, Spain
Week 107 – Nov 20 – Gojira – Heavy Metal – Bayonne, France
Week 106 – Nov 13 – Enslaved – Prog/Black/Viking Metal – Sveio, Norway
Week 105 – Nov 6 – Like A Storm – Metal – Auckland, New Zealand
Week 104 – Oct 30 – Firewind – Power/Heavy Metal – Thessaloniki, Greece
Week 103 – Oct 23 – Shiraz Lane – Rock – Vantaa, Finland
Week 102 – Oct 16 – The Agonist – Metal – Montreal, Canada
Week 101 – Oct 9 – Butcher Babies – Heavy Metal – Los Angeles, CA
Week 100 – Oct 3 – BaYaT – Alternative Rock – Novi Sad, Serbia
Week 98 – Sept 25 – Dirt – Rock – Heksinki, Finland
Week 98 – Sept 18 – Unearth – MetalCore – Boston, Massachusetts
Week 97 – Sept 11 – Stratovarius – Power Metal – Finland
Week 96 – Sept 4 – SynlakrosS – Mel Death Metal – Valencia, Spain
Week 95 – Aug 28 – Striker – New Wave Heavy Metal , Canada
Week 94 – Aug 21 – Turisas – Metal – Hämeenlinna, Finland
Week 93 – Aug 14 – Tyr – Metal – Faroe Islands (Part of Denmark)
Week 92 – Aug 7 – After Release of EP – Interview with WuF, Kasperi Merilainen
Week 91 – July 24 – Review of EP – Wake Up Frankie – Helsinki, Finland
Week 90 – July 17 – SPECIAL ON THRASH METAL BANDS
Week 89 – July 13 – SPECIAL ON MELODIC DEATH METAL BANDS
Week 88 – July 10 – Hinayana Band – Melodic Death/Doom – Austin, Texas
Week 87 – July 3 – Viikate – Rock/Metal – Kouvola, Finland
Week 86 – June 26 – Lumberhead – Metal – Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)
Week 85 – June 19 – Nidhoeggr – Pagan Death Metal – Bern, Switzerland
Week 84 – June 12 – Aetherian – Dark Melodic Death Metal – Athens, Greece
Week 83 – June 5 – Frosttide – Epic Dark Folk Metal – Jyväskylä, Finland
Week 82 – May 29 – Amthrya – Advantgarde Death Black Metal – Italy
Week 81 – May 22 – Suicidal Angels – Trash – Athens, Greece
Week 80 – May 15 – Heart of Jordan – Alter Metal – Lansing, Michigan
Week 79 – May 8 – Parasite, Inc. – Melodic Death Metal – Aalen, Germany
Week 78 – May 1 – Wake Up Frankie – Grove/Trash/Rock – Helsinki, Finland
Week 77 – Apr 24 – Abbath – Black Metal – Bergen, Norway
Week 76 – Apr 17 – Entombed – Dark/Rock Death/Metal – Stockholm, Sweden
Week 75 – Apr 10 – Cruish-Nir – Gothic/Doom – Romania
Week 74 – Apr 3 – [Amatory] – MetalCore – St. Petersburg, Russia
Week 73 – Mar 27 – Njord – Viking Rock – Sandviken, Sweden
Week 72 – Mar 20 – Mystic Prophecy – Metal – Dortmund, Germany
Week 71 – Mar 13 – Astralborne – Melodic Death Metal – Toledo, Ohio
Week 70 – Mar 6 – Shakra – HardRock/Metal – Trub, Switzerland
Week 69 – Feb 28 – The Browning – Metal – Kansas City, Missouri
Week 68 – Feb 21 – Tempting Fate – Hard Rock/Metal – Los Angeles, California
Week 67 – Feb 14 – Dynazty – Hard Rock/Metal – Stockholm, Sweden
Week 66 – Feb 7 – Dreyelands – Melodic Progressive Metal – Budapest, Hungary
Week 65 – Jan 31 – HoundWolf – Heavy Metal – Witten, Germany
Week 64 – Jan 24 – Shadecrown – Melodic Death/Doom/Thrash Metal – Finland
Week 63 – Jan 17 – Sea of Treachery – Heavy Metal – Cincinnati, OH
Week 62 – Dec 21 – Immersed in Darkness – Black Metal – Brownsville, Texas
Week 61 – Dec 14 – Skälmöld – Metal – Reykjavík, Iceland
Week 60 – Dec 7 – The Local Band – Rock – Helsinki, Finland
Week 59 – Nov 30 – Re-Armed – Melodic Death/Thrash Metal – Kerava, Finland
Week 58 – Nov 23 – Ashen Crown – Metal – West Midlands, UK
Week 57 – Nov 16 – FEJD – Swedish Folk – Trollhattan, Sweden
Week 56 – Nov 9 – Forever Still – Hard Rock/Metal – Copenhagen, Denmark – This is where it all started. ONE YEAR AGO, THEY WERE THE FIRST LET’S REVISIT
Week 55 – Nov 2 – Krigere Wolf – Black Death Metal – Catania, Sicily
Week 54 – Oct 26 – Aephanemer – Melodic Death Metal – Toulouse, France
Week 53 – Oct 19 – Infected Rain – Nu Metal/Nu Metalcore – Chișinău, Moldova
Week 52 – Oct 12 – The Veer Union – Hard Rock/NuMetal – Vancouver, BC
Week 51 – Oct 5 – Ligature Marks – Metal – Portland, Oregon
Week 50 – Sept 28 – AEolian – Metal – Palma, Spain
Week 49 – Sept 21 – Smorrah – Thrash/Death Metal – Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Week 48 – Sept 14 – Beyond the Styx – Hardcore Metal – Tours, France
Week 47 – Sept 7 – Brackish Tide – Metal – Somerset County, MD
Week 46 – August 31 – Kryptos – Old School Heavy Metal – Bangalore, India
Week 45 – August 24 – Spyder Volt – Alternative Rock – Laredo, Texas
Week 44 – August 17 – Descent of The ArchAngel – Underground Metalcore – US
Week 43 – August 10 – Dark Messiah – Heavy Metal – Winnipeg, Canada
Week 42 – August 3 – Arcsin -Modern Melodic Progressive Metal – Miami, FL
Week 41 – July 27 – Methane Metal – Southern Thrash Metal – Sweden/Jersey
Week 40 – July 20 – Bloodred Hourglass – Melodic Death/Thrash – Mikkeli, FI
Week 39 – July 13 – Atarka – Metal – Birmingham, UK.
Week 38 – July 6 – Silverbullet Band – Symp Heavy Metal – Riihimaki, Suomi
Week 37 – June 29 – Hammer Down Hard – New Age Hard Rock/Metal
Week 36 – June 22 – Syth Glasgow – Old School Metal – Glasgow, Scotland
Week 35 – June 15 – Virtues – Metalcore – Brisbane, Australia
Week 34 – June 8 – Vovkulaka – Dark Angry Evil Metal – Odessa, Ukraine
Week 33 – June 1 – Executioner – Hardcore Thrash – San Antonio, Texas
Week 32 – May 25 – Night Shadow – Power/Speed Metal – San Diego, California
Week 31 – May 18 – Primitive Machine – Rock, Dublin City, Ireland
Week 30 – May 11 – Daggerplay – Punk, R&R, Power Pop, Helsinki, Finland
Week 29 – May 4 – Kalmo – Finnish Doom Metal – Kerava, Finland
Week 28 – April 27 – Repaid in Blood – Pure Fucking Geek Metal – San Jose, CA

Week 27 – April 20 – Arch Enemy – Melodic Death Metal – Halmstad, Sweden
Week 26 – April 13 – Falling Into Red – Hard Alter Rock – Pittsburg, PA
Week 25 – April 6 – Tulsadoom – Evil Barbaric Heavy Thrash – Vienna, Austria
Week 24 – March 30 – Dream Troll – Old School Rock – Leeds, England
Week 23 – March 23 – The 69 Eyes – Goth & Roll – Helsinki Finland
Week 22 – March 16 – Ghost Season – Alternative Metal – Athens, Greece
Week 21 – March 9 – Vane – Pirate Melodeath Metal – Poland
Week 20 – March 2 – Ravenscroft – Rock – Orange, California
Week 19 – Feb 23 – Love Machine – Heavy Rock – Milano, Italy
Week 18 – Feb 16 – Children of Bodom – Melodic Death Metal – Espoo, Finland
Week 17 – Feb 9 – 10 Gauge – Hard Rock – England, UK
Week 16 – Feb 2 – Everlit – Hard Rock – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Week 15 – Jan 26 – Victim of Illusion – Progressive Rock – Turin, Italy
Week 14 – Jan 19 – September Sky – Alternative Metal – Indianapolis, Indiana
Week 13 – Jan 12 – The Edge of Reason – Post Hardcore – Regensburg, Germany
Week 12 – January 1, 2019 New Years Day – The HU BAND – MONGOLIA
Week 11 – Dec 29 – Apocalyptica – Rock/Metal – Helsinki, Finland
Week 10 – Dec 22 – Hidden Scars – Prog/Indus Metal – Las Vegas, Nevada
Week 9 – Dec 15 – In Hell – Black Death Metal – Lille, France
Week 8 – Dec 08 – Fireproven – Prog Death Metal – Tampere, Finland
Week 7 – Nov 30 – Amon Amarth – Death Metal – Tumba, Sweden
Week 6 – Nov 23 – Chernobyls Uterus – Grindcore Metal – Pripyat, Ukraine
Week 5 – Nov 17 – Five Finger Death Punch – Metal – Las Vegas, Nevada
Week 4 – Nov 10 – Universal Theory – Gothic Metal – Madrid, Spain
Week 3 – Nov 03 – Mawcore – Hard Rock/Metal – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Week 2 – Oct 27 – Sin7 Band – Heavy Metal – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Week 1 – Oct 20 – Forever Still – Hard Rock/Metal – Copenhagen, Denmark

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WEEK 234 – BaYat – PART II – THE INTERVIEW

My HeadBangers here I am back with the Interview. It came in about 2 hours after I had posted the first part. Sorry guys but, it’s worth the wait, and the time difference always effects us. When I got up this morning I didn’t even want to move but, the metal cat Snake made me lol. So I got my Lemon Water, tied my hair back in a pony tail and here I am. I want to thank Anton Hedberg at Rexius Records for contacting me about the band and putting me in touch with BaYat’s manager David Anthony Kitching who worked with me getting the questions answered and back to me, a big thanks to David, it was a pleasure working with him, I look forward to working with him in the future. OK let’s get to the Q&A provided by their Vocalist, Milos, aka M8. As always mine in blue and Milos is in black.

My first question is why the change with the band line-up? Did any of you know each other before the change? I am so bad at putting more than one question together, sorry about that, I’m working on it.

That is something that happened naturally and logically even though that is not that often. The previous lineup moved from almost 10 years of doing covers to the original band and with 2020. And everything that has been happening we ended up in different places, emotionally, in genre, in creativity so we decided to part ways.

The current lineup is completely new for everyone and Ghost (drums) and Z (Guitar) knew each other and I knew Johnny from before. Blitz was auditioned and he was a great addition to the band, I am really satisfied with how we work and sound together already. It feels like we have known each other for years now even though we got together recently.

BaYat was on the blog at Week 100, awhile I know, now for Week 234. At Week 100 I spoke to my readers a lot about the message I was getting through your music. Now that the line-up has changed is this going to change the music too?

Well, I feel like that we changed the sound a bit on this EP. The first album was different, nothing major but at least I can feel the difference. From the start, we had an idea of creating the trilogy, having the warnings on the first album and this EP that says that we ignored those warnings and that we need to start over. Initially 3rd one will be some sort of closure to this story and I always had in mind that it should be even rawer just more RnR. And with this line up I believe that we are on the right way. The new guys brought slightly different sounds but the point and foundations are the same.

I bought your new EP and I’m listening to the songs at this writing. What was your inspiration for these songs? I really am interested in learning about “So It Begins”. I love Wasted Land, but “So It Begins”, feels like you are pulling it right out of your heart/soul. What a great song to end the EP with.

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it.. Inspiration really comes from everyday experiences that surround us and the feelings that are created by those situations. “So It Begins” had its first version in 2016. but that idea never saw the light of the day. When we started this bend I found that one again and it fit perfectly in the ambiance and storyline. We did remodel it a bit and I have made some changes to my earlier lyric and there she was.

But it’s original message is environmentally oriented but It has many layers and represents those emotions that most of us feel at least once. All in all, we are really satisfied with how the music lyrics and video came out, that was our message and that is why the first album is named after that one.

As for the rest of the songs they were created in that period from 2020. Where we had a lot of time to think about the stuff and a lot of things have changed. I have to admit I was in the right place for those types of lyrics at that moment so again that fit perfectly in this second EP called “Purge”.

The whole EP is great, and I mean that. How long did it take you to come up with these 6 songs?

Thanks again. It wasn’t that long. I believe 4 studio songs were finished in 2021 and “Wasted Land” and “So It Begins” were arranged and recorded live a couple of months ago. We were busy looking for the right people for the band.

Who comes up with these songs? I mean the words are hitting you right in the face. Is it one person or does everyone contribute? Whoever comes up with the words you get a head bow from me, they are just fire.

We were usually doing it that way the guitar player from the first lineup had some riffs recorded sometimes somewhere and meantime I was writing on some topic that affected me or my surroundings.

Then we just feel when lyrics hit the riff and vice versa and start building. Sometimes from chorus sometimes from just riff sometimes from verse. You just lose yourself in the process until you are satisfied.

Most if not all of the songs were created that way. A new lineup has a similar workflow for now but we are still preparing to promote this EP and for the live gigs so we’ll see once we start working on the new material.

What is next in store for BaYat?

Right now we are 100% focused on live gigs and potential tours for promotion of our latest EP. Pubs, moto gatherings festivals, we want them all. And of course, slowly we are thinking about the 3rd album.

Winter is coming so what will BaYat be doing during this time?

Gigs relaxing with families during the holidays and preparing for next year’s challenges.

Do you have any plans for touring?

As I mentioned yes we do have plans but for the end of this year we are focused on playing live again, it’s been too long. We will go into more detail and full organization in 2024.

Is there anything you would like to say to your fans?

Thank you all for the support so far hopefully we won’t have any of these long breaks and we’ll see ya soon live. Till then stay smart and listen to good music.

My Thoughts

My HeadBangers I am serious when I say listen to this EP. Itunes has it that’s where I bought mine. It was the best money I’ve spent in awhile. I already have it on my phone and a CD in my beast. Do yourself a favor and check it out, it’s on YouTube, so get to it.

See you all this Wednesday for Hump Day, and remember, don’t stand to close to the fire if you can’t handle the burn…..