HUMP DAY – WE’RE ALMOST THERE…

Hello my HeadBangers, another Hump Day here and it’s a short week in the US, Monday was the holiday, wish every work week was only 4 days.  Still here we are with 3 songs to get you through the rest of this week…

SKULLDOZER

“Non Stop Ruthless Crushing”

How about some crushing Death Metal from the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

ARMS TO OBLIVION

“Tequila Blues”

How about some no nonsense Metal from Suffolk, UK?  Rough and Ready I’d say.

TANKIST

“The More Equal”

This is music to my ears, Estonian thrash metal, you have to love it.  Listen to that omfg…

There you go my HeadBangers.  See you back Saturday for the weekly band.

WEEKLY BAND LIST

  • 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

 

WEEK 213 – TRIDDANA

My HeadBangers, never did I think this band who plays Celtic Power Folk Metal was from Buenos Aires, Argentina.  They are just above and beyond.  Listen to this…

“Dare to Tame Me”

“The Ground of the Fallen”

This band has taken me totally by surprise.  They are so good.  Let’s look at some bio:

Formed in 2011, after several members departed from Skiltron. Triddana’s music is a fusion of Scottish and Irish folk and powerful pure metal. The name of the band is taken from the Irish word “troideanna”, which means “Fights” or “Battles”. The current lineup consists of Juan José Fornés (vocals and lead guitar), Pablo Allen (bagpipe and whistles), Diego Rodríguez (bass) and Joaquín Franco (drums).

The band have released four albums since their formation: three studio albums and another one consisting of acoustic versions of their own songs. Since 2016, they have toured Europe every year, thus alternating performances in Argentina and that continent.

Their music is usually branded as a combination of heavy metal and European Nordic “Celtic Music” and/or folk, in that it combines conventional rock instruments with traditional Celtic instruments (Highland bagpipes, Irish tin whistle, etc.). This band’s songwriting style is different from most bands also considered folk metal, featuring clean singing and a more melodic sound.

This band has a lot of history, so I’m jumping ahead in 2016.

In the summer of 2016, the band played their first concerts in Europe, the first of which was at the festival “Torres Rock”, in the province of Jaén, in Andalucía, Spain, on July 22. Their next performances took place in Germany. First, at the “Free & Easy Festival” at the renowned venue “Backstage”, located in Munich, and later at the open air festival “Chaostraum”, in Hessen.

After returning from their first European tour, the band concentrated on the production of their following album, titled “Twelve Acoustic Pieces”. This release consisted of versions of songs of their first two albums, adapted into acoustic versions, with several guest musicians, special arrangements and placing more emphasis on the traditional instruments used by the band. Norbert “Norri” Drescher, drum/percussion performer of the medieval band Corvus Corax participated, providing the whole rhythm/percussion part for the track “The Wicked Wheel”. Other featured instruments were: Irish Bouzouki, Lambeg drum and Harmonica. The album was announced and produced through the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, and after the production was completed, it was released in digital format. The digital album received by the crowdfunding contributors contained an exceptional bonus track, which was a cover of Queen’s celebrated song “Who Wants to Live Forever”, featuring a Highland Bagpipe introduction and acoustic guitar arrangements of the original parts.

“Who Wants To Live Forever – Queen Cover”

The band continued to tour Europe the following years and in particular, performing in numerous open air festivals in Germany, among which Dong Open Air and M.I.S.E. Open Air were counted. Their next full-length album, “Rising from Within”, was released independently in 2018 during their European tour of that year. Furthemore, in 2019, the band re-released and promoted during touring their debut album, featuring the vocals of Juan José Fornés. Towards the end of that same year, they announced their fifth European tour during 2020, which included their confirmation for the German festival Summer Breeze Open Air.

Let’s meet the band:

 

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Juan José Fornés – Vocals (2015-present), Guitar (2011-present)

Pablo Allen – Bagpipe, Whistles (2011-present)

Diego Rodriguez – Bass (2014-present)

Joaquín Franco – Drums (2016-present)

My Thoughts:

What can I say my HeadBangers, this was not even on my radar for this week.  But, once I listened to them it was a done deal.  I never knew where they were from, I thought I had stumbled on an Irish band lmao.  Just goes to show you never judge a book by its cover.  This band is so good I can close my eyes and think I’m in Ireland…

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All I can say is what a great job they have done and the talent here is undeniable.  Check them out on all their social media.  They are hot…………….

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…..

HUMP DAY – WE’RE ALMOST THERE…

My HeadBangers here we are almost through another week and a long weekend coming up here is the USA.  I have some hard hitting bands for you guys, let me know what you think…

FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY

“In Shadows”

They are an American deathcore band from Jersey City, New Jersey, formed in 2008. Listen to those vocals omfg.

RED DEVIL VORTEX

“More Luck Than Brains”

Just released 11 days ago.  This Modern Rock band from Los Angeles, CA.

WINGS OF STEEL

“Leather and Lace”

Here we have the Los Angeles, California based Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band formed in 2019.  Love the sound and the look of these guys.

It’s been awhile since I had 3 in one week from my place on this planet the US.  Hope you like them as much as I do.  Check out all their social media for more on them.  Have a great rest of your week and see you back Saturday for the weekly band.

 

WEEK 212 – CAREGAH

My HeadBangers please welcome from the Southeast of Sweden the Groovy Heavy Metal Band:

CAREGAH

“Smoke of Doom”

They say this is a slower groovy stoner metal song, and I am there!!!!

“Tomahawk”

I really really love the sound of this band, from the instrumental to the vocals.  It all works and produces a great sound for your gray matter.  I love it when I come across a band I have never heard before, it’s like Christmas when you open a gift and are so surprised it brings the biggest smile to my face and I have to bring it to the blog.  I was lucky enough to get an interview with Marcus who does the vocals, so let’s get to it, as always mine in blue and Marcus’s in black.

I know you started the band in 2019, that was around the time Covid hit. Did that influence you in starting the band?

Yeah, we started jamming in the fall of 2019 to see what ideas we had.  Covid came in the spring of 2020, so we tried to continue while it was not too widespread here in Sweden.  We had mouth guards and stuff, we didn’t want it to stop us when we had something cool going on!  It really was a bump in the road if you say so, but we tried to push on as best we could!

That’s about all any of us could do during that time.   There were plenty of those bumps in the road, but you guys came out of it and have a great sound.

I have dug around and really can’t find much on you guys out there, except that you all started at the same time, and you all have played in other bands. What made you all come together?

Me (Marcus) and Patrik knew each other a little bit before because our wives worked together for a while in the mid-2010s.  Then we moved up to the northern part of the country for a while around 2017-2019, I had before that ended in my previous band.  In the spring of 2019, we were back in the southeast part again, (my hometown) and I had a lot of riffs, ideas and other things lying around and had a great desire to try to form a new band.  I knew then that Patrik’s other band was on hold for a bit, so we started talking about getting a band together. The rest is history so to speak 🙂

I always ask what does the name mean and why did you choose it?

The band name comes from a word from our dialect here at home.  It’s a word you can use for most things, about things you think are cool or if someone does something bad ass or tough.  You can say that to both boys and girls. It’s often in a happy context, haha!  Then we replaced a couple of letters and played a little trick with it.  Band names are not always so easy to come up with, but I think this name does justice to who we are and how we play.

I know, there are so many bands on this planet, I would be banging my head trying to figure one out.  I love hearing about how bands choose their names.  It takes a lot of thought and others I know just pop up.   Also not knowing the language makes the name that much more unique.  

Is there anything new you can add about the band?  I read you EPK on your website, and I always like to dig a little deeper to give fans something extra that they don’t know about the band.

Yes, we are in the process of finishing our debut record which is supposed to be released in the summer of 2023. We are releasing the 3rd and final single on June 2nd which is a real monster!  We just finished shooting a damn good music video for it too. We also have Filip back on drums who was with us from the beginning.  He’s had other things to do for a while, so we’ve had Johan from the band Onda Makter join in. But now he’s smashing drums again in Caregah. We also have some gigs booked, and possibly we will go to England this autumn and play a couple of gigs.

I definitely will be looking for that single on June 2.  I’ll make sure to put it on the blog.

I love your vocals; the first time I heard it I could swear there was a mix of both growl vocals and throat singing. What do you do to keep that throat in condition?

Hehe, I thank you for that, it’s nice to hear that you like the voice 🙂  Yes, it’s a mixed bag, but it probably comes naturally as I have no theory in vocal technique.  I have picked up some warm-up exercises and such and continue to work in this way. Throw in coffee, tea and beer and you’re done!  Maybe some warm water sometimes 😉

LMAO you are one of the lucky ones.  There are vocalist that go to the extreme, even coaches.  Hey if you were born with it, we are grateful, because your vocals are great.  And I’m just not saying that.  I have read and dug deep into the history of growl vocals and throat singing.  I always say I need to write a book, most people don’t know that growl vocals can be traced back centuries ago to Viking culture. In the 10th century, an Arab merchant visiting Denmark commented on the local music as follows: “Never before I have heard uglier songs than those of the Vikings in Slesvig.”  He had no appreciation for our music back then lol.

Is there anything you would like to say to your fans, or anything you would like to add?

We are super happy for everyone who likes or shares stuff about Caregah, it feels too damn good.  Feel free to leave comments or write to us, we’ll try to answer as best we can!  And spread Caregah if you get the chance, tell a friend or just shout out Caregah if you’re walking around town or in a bar, haha!  We want to go out and play for you all, that’s the best thing about this, getting to play live.  We are working on bringing out some new merch stuff, for example, so stay updated.

Oh don’t worry, I will be looking for your new release.  It would be great to see you guys live.  You never know what time will bring.  

Marcus – Vocal and Guitar (from Unfaithful and Hiroshima Amplifiers)
Patte – Guitar (from Kräk)
Dogge – Bass (from Sledge)
Fille – Drums (from Kräk)

My thoughts:

Well my HeadBangers, I think you can tell by our conversation, I felt like I was talking more to a friend than just the usual interview.   Sometimes it just happens that way.  I wish all interviews were this way, but every band is different and when you talk to bands from all over the planet people are different.  That’s why I love my Northern Bands so much, my spirit is from the North and you can’t change it.

That’s it for this week my HeadBangers.  Join me next Wednesday for Hump Day and next Saturday for the weekly band.  Again I would like to thank Marcus for taking the time to talk to me.  I say talk and not interview because all my interviews feel like I’m talking directly to them.  That’s just the way I am.  Remember don’t stand to close to the fire if you can’t handle the burn…..

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