Kamelot

You know just who I am, don't be so distant, because when you're lost, I am solely there to share your grief.

Kamelot are a power metal band from Florida. They incorporate a lot of progressive and symphonic elements into their music - which is particularly evident in the album I have for you today.

The Black Halo is the band's seventh studio album, and is regarded one of their best by most fans. It is a concept album based on Goethe's Faust, concluding the story that started in the album Epica. There are also plenty of guest musicians on here, including Shagrath of Dimmu Borgir, Jens Johannson of Stratovarius and Simone Simons of Epica

I consider this album to be a pinnacle of the power metal genre, so definitely grab it if you haven't listened to it.

Artist: Kamelot
Album: The Black Halo
Genre: Power Metal
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/kamelot

Track Listing:
1. "March of Mephisto" – 5:29
2. "When the Lights Are Down" – 3:42
3. "The Haunting" (Somewhere In Time) – 5:40
4. "Soul Society" – 4:18
5. "Interlude I: Dei Gratia" – 0:57
6. "Abandoned" – 4:07
7. "This Pain" – 3:59
8. "Moonlight" – 5:11
9. "Interlude II: Un Assassinio Molto Silenzioso" – 0:41
10. "The Black Halo" – 3:43
11. "Nothing Ever Dies" – 4:46
12. "Memento Mori" – 8:54
13. "Interlude III: Midnight" – 1:21
14. "Serenade" – 4:33

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WVP7YQY4

Chur

Вій, брате мій, брате Вітре нестримний!
Вій, брате мій, поза хмари лети!
За небокрай, де є Вирій світлий,
Птаха мого ти на крилах своїх донеси!


Artist: Chur
Album: Brother Wind
Genre: Pagan Folk Metal
Website: http://www.chur.ho.com.ua/

Chur is a Pagan Folk Metal band from Ukraine. This band is the brainchild of one man - Chur. While his name obviously a moniker, Chur's skills at instrumentality and his knowledge of Ukrainian folk music is not fake. The man singlehandedly plays guitar, bass, drums and other percussion, and keyboards, as well as performs the vocals. He invites two other female singers to aid him on certain tracks, but aside from them, he is alone in the band. Marvel at his only release so far, Brother Wind.

Tracklist:
1. Brother Wind - (8:00)
2. Oldman - (5:55)
3. The Raven - (5:53)
4. The Sun - (4:56)
5. Kuyaba (Instrumental) - (6:36)
6. Sorrow of the Dead - (8:28)
7. Three Ways - (5:44)
8. Spring the Wonderful - (6:17)
9. The Pussy-Willow Board (Ukranian Traditional Song Cover) - (6:13)
10. Power of Slavic Warriors (1980 Цветы Cover) - (3:59)
11. Herr Mannelig (Norwegian Traditional Song Cover) - (5:47)

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Deathspell Omega

O Satan, I acknowledge you as the Great Destroyer of the Universe. All that has been created you will corrupt and destroy.

Deathspell Omega are a black metal band from France. The lyrical content of their music primarily deals with satanism (Black Metal LOL).

Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice was released in 2004 to a big mess of hype and critical acclaim. Their earlier music was raw-as-a-badger's black metal, similar to Darkthrone, but from this release they have taken a more Avant-Garde turn, with influences such as gregorian chant and an improved production.

Fucking listen to it. It's great. I don't even like black metal very much and I love it.

Artist: Deathspell Omega

Album: Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
Genre: Black Metal
Official Site: http://www.myspace.com/dsofanpage

Track Listing:
1. "First Prayer" – 5:44
2. "Sola Fide I" – 5:14
3. "Sola Fide II" – 7:53
4. "Second Prayer" – 4:41
5. "Blessed Are the Dead Whiche Dye in the Lorde" – 5:47
6. "Hétoïmasia" – 7:08
7. "Third Prayer" – 3:57
8. "Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice" – 6:32
9. "Odium Nostrum" – 4:46
10. "Jubilate Deo (O Be Joyful in the Lord)" – 6:08
11. "Carnal Malefactor" – 11:45
12. "Drink the Devil's Blood" – 4:32
13. "Malign Paradigm" – 3:40

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OWYQ7VHR

- Steel Lord

Manilla Road

Yet another excellent piece of work, this time by Epic Metal pioneers Manilla Road. I dare say that Manilla Road were, indeed, the originators of the genre, taking heavy metal and mixing in doom, thrash, and power elements, and, among other things, adding a certain sound to their music that can only be identifyed as EPIC. In addition, Mark Sheltons original styles play a major part in
his composition, and his typical guitar shredding dominates the solos.
Crystal Logic (original 1983, Black Dragon Records; reissue 2002, Iron Glory records (containing a bonus track)) is a classic of the Epic genre, beginning with "Prologue," an intro that provides a atmosphere which adds to the all around epicness of the album, fading into the classic "Necropolis," which no fan of epic metals should go without hearing. The album continues through a variety of other styles, some slow, doomy ones, others faster, and bordering on thrashy (though that is not really a dominant style on the album), and finally finishing with the most epic song on the album, "Dreams of Eschaton," a 12 minute long track, a large part of which is awesome soloing with assistance from a recording/delay pedal (skill is still present, i assure you). In conclusion, this is an awesome album of epic porportions.

Artist: Manilla Road
Album: Crystal Logic
Genre: Epic Metal

Tracklist

1. Prologue (1:35)
2. Necropolis (3:10)
3. Flaming Metal Systems [bonus] (5:42)
4. Crystal Logic (4:01)
5. Feeling Free Again (2:48)
6. The Riddle Master (4:41)
7. The Ram (3:46)
8. The Veils of Negative Existence (4:34)
9. Dreams of Eschaton/Epilogue (12:01)

Total Time: 40:58

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December Wolves

Artist: December Wolves
Album: Completely Dehumanized
Genre: Black Metal

December Wolves are a Boston, USA based black metal band formed in 1993. So far December Wolves has released 3 albums. They are currently working on new material for a 2007 release.

Track Listing:
1. Conditioned By The Thoughts That I Transmit To You
2. Completely Dehumanised
3. We Are Everywhere
4. Time Flies When You Wish You Were Dead
5. Friday The 13th
6. The Gard Division
7. My Bible
8. Not With Tainted Blood
9. To Kill Without Emotion

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Woods of Ypres

This is a quite superb album by Woods of Ypres, a Ontario based Black/Doom Band. The sounds on the album range from acoustic finger picking to slow-heavy electric guitar with harsh black metal style vocals. Lyrically, Pursuit of the Sun and Allure of the Earth is about Summer, the Earth, the woods, nature, sadness, and despair. their instruments and vocals create an arctic, earthy sound, including a mix of clean and harsh vocals, clean, acoustic, and electric guitars.
Pursuit is the most recent release by this band, though a new one is scheduled for a final pressing at the end of July 2007. This album was released by Krankenhaus records in 2004. There are no particular notes about this album regarding song structure.

Artist: Woods of Ypres
Album: Pursuit of the Sun and Allure of the Earth
Genre: Black Metal, Doom Metal

Tracklist

1. Intro: The Looming Dust in the Dark (& the Illumination) (2:49)
2. The Will to Give (7:35)
3. The Sun was in my Eyes, Pt. I (6:29)
4. The Sun was in my Eyes, Pt. II (7:13)
5. Allure of the Earth (6:20)
6. Shedding the Deadwood (5:23)
7. Dragged Across a Forest Floor (9:19)
8. Summer's Envy (4:44)
9. The Ghost of Summer's Past (5:55)
10. Outro: The End of August (5:24)

Total Time: 59:11

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Enjoy the Doom,
-FO)))XCHiLD

Rush

Artist: Rush
Album: A Farewell To Kings
Genre: Progressive Rock
Band Webpage: http://www.rush.com

A Farewell To Kings is Rush's fifth album. It features a whole slew of epic tracks. The first and title track begins with an acoustic finger-picked intro followed by hard rock. Xanadu (the title is taken from Coleridge's Kubla Kahn. This track happens to be my favorite of the album) begins with a very epic intro with guitar harmonics, an E pedal tone, and drumming, but soon kicks into high gear. The lyrics are also taken from Kubla Kahn. Cygnus X-1 follows the fictional space voyage to Cygnus X-1, which is considered to be one of the most likely black hole candidates in the universe. The other tracks, while not quick as epic, help attribute to the whole album's feel.

Tracklist:
1. A Farewell To Kings (5:53)
2. Xanadu (11:07)
3. Closer To The Heart (2:53)
4. Cinderella Man (4:22)
5. Madrigal (2:36)
6. Cygnus X-1 (10:21)

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Shaaman

Artist: Shaaman
Album: RituAlive
Genre: Power Metal

Shaaman (formerly named Shaman, but the name was changed due to legal reasons) is a Power Metal band formed by 3 ex-members of Angra - Andre Matos, Luis Mariutti, and Ricardo Confessori - along with Luis's younger brother. The group released 2 CDs and a live CD/DVD before disbanding in 2006. This is their live album, RituAlive.

Tracklist:
1. Ancient Winds (3:08)
2. Here I Am (6:30)
3. Distant Thunder (6:30)
4. For Tomorrow (6:51)
5. Time Will Come (5:16)
6. Lisbon (6:44)
7. Guitar Solo (1:34)
8. Drum Solo (3:02)
9. Over Your Head (7:00)
10. Piano Solo (2:06)
11. Fairy Tale (6:48)
12. Blind Spell (4:23)
13. Ritual (6:19)
14. Sign Of The Cross (4:02)
15. Pride (4:17)
16. Carry On (5:40)
17. Eagle Fly Free (5:28)
18. Lasting Child (2:49)

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Jethro Tull

Sitting on a park bench, eyeing little girls with bad intent. Snot running down his nose, greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes. Drying in the cold sun, watching as the frilly panties run. Feeling like a dead duck, spitting out pieces of his broken luck.

Aqualung is the fourth, and best known, album by Jethro Tull. The music is a mixture of hard rock and folk melodies while the lyrics refer to some of societies seedier characters (Aqualung is about a homeless paedophile, Cross-Eyed Mary is about an under-age prostitute) and also presents some Pro-God but Anti-Church musings about faith and religion.

This is one of my favourite albums, so I deeply recommend it to everyone.

Artist: Jethro Tull

Album: Aqualung
Genre: Progressive Rock
Official Site: http://www.j-tull.com/

Track Listing:
1. "Aqualung" – 6:31
2. "Cross-Eyed Mary" – 4:06
3. "Cheap Day Return" – 1:21
4. "Mother Goose" – 3:51
5. "Wond'ring Aloud" – 1:53
6. "Up To Me" – 3:14
7. "My God" – 7:08
8. "Hymn 43" – 3:14
9. "Slipstream" – 1:13
10. "Locomotive Breath" – 4:23
11. "Wind Up" – 6:01

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V4T6WMM5

Blind Guardian

Artist: Blind Guardian
Album: Somewhere Far Beyond
Genre: Power Metal
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/blindguardian

Blind Gaurdian's fourth full release is a powerhouse album. It goes from heavy, speed metal to soft acoustic ballads. Hansi Kürsch's voice is once again in prime conditions, delivering his usual high, powerful vocals. The guitarwork is typical of both speed and power metal, with plenty of catchy riffs. There are many highlights from this magnificent album which include Time What Is Time, The Quest for Tanelorn, The Bard's Song (In The Forest), and the title track Somewhere Far Beyond. Recommended for anyone who loves Rhapsody, Iced Earth, or just awesome Power Metal.

Tracklisting:
1. Time What is Time (5:42)
2. Journey Through the Dark (4:45)
3. Black Chamber (0:56)
4. Theatre of Pain (4:15)
5. The Quest for Tanelorn (5:53)
6. Ashes to Ashes (5:58)
7. The Bard's Song (In the Forest) (3:09)
8. The Bard's Song (The Hobbit) (3:52)
9. The Piper's Calling (0:58)
10. Somewhere Far Beyond (7:28)
11. Spread Your Wings (Queen cover) (4:13)
12. Trial By Fire (Satan cover) (3:42)
13. Theatre of Pain (Classic version) (4:13)

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Sterbend

Artist: Starbend
Album: Dwelling Lifeless
Genre: Black Metal
MySpace Fansite: http://www.myspace.com/sterbendfans

This is Sterbend. Haunting, cold, grim Black Metal. The guitarwork is raw, the vocals reminiscent of a choo-choo train. The songs are atmospheric and somewhat heavy at the same time. Overall a very good Black Metal release. Suggested for anyone who likes the genre, and even if you don't, this band might change your mind.

Tracklisting:
1. Intro (3:23)
2. Depressing Paths Through Fullmoon Forests (7:24)
3. Einsamkeit (7:47)
4. Left To Weep And Mourn (14:35)
5. Winterwald (6:01)
6. Dwelling Lifeless (6:19)
7. Mysteries (8:32)
8. Last and Dismal Chambers (8:44)
9. Endtime Sermon (8:37)
10. Outro (3:22)

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Finch

She's the only one who knows what it is to burn.

Artist: Finch
Album: What It Is To Burn
Genre: Post-Hardcore
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/finchmusic

Finch was a Post-Hardcore group from California that never gained too much sucess compared to the rest of the music in the early 2000's, but this CD is definately noteworthy. The group combined simple hardcore riffs and vocals with a strange style mix to create a beautiful sound. The title track and single What It Is To Burn remains to this day the band's most sucessful song.

Tracklisting:
1. New Beginnings (4:01)
2. Letters to You (3:19)
3. Post Script (2:49)
4. Grey Matter (2:39)
5. Perfection Through Silence (3:09)
6. Awake (4:48)
7. Without You Here (4:10)
8. Stay With Me (4:02)
9. Project Mayhem (5:19)
10. Untitled (4:13)
11. Three Simple Words (4:38)
12. Ender (13:28)
13. What It Is To Burn (4:29)

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Kiuas

Artist: Kiuas
Album: Reformation
Year: 2006
Genre: Power Metal

One album of Kiuas is already up, now for the second one. Have only heard two songs yet, but I'm sure it's as kick-ass as as it's predecesor( that isn't the correct word, is it?)The Spirit Of Ukko, which I do have.

MegaUpload link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U8XFI6D8

Tracklist:

1.	Race with the Falcons	04:47
2.	Through the Ice Age	03:58
3.	The New Chapter	04:25
4.	Of Ancient Wounds	03:33
5.	Child of Cimmeria	01:06
6.	Black Winged Goddess	05:21
7.	Heart of the Serpent	04:55
8.	Bleeding Strings	05:50
9.	Call of the Horns	03:39
10.	Reformation	06:12

Solefald

World I called Yggdrasil, Death I called end of all

Solefald is a Post-Black/Avant-Garde Metal band from Norway formed by Lazare Nedland and Cornelius Jakhellan.

An Icelandic Odyssey is a pair of concept albums that tell the story of Bragi, an Icelandic skald who has an affair with the queen but is accused of raping her and must flee or face execution. On the albums the band has said "Solefald was experimenting when everybody was being true. Now that things are changing and that we've pushed the experiment quite far already, we wanted "Red For Fire + Black For Death" to be our attempts at being true. This will be a true Nordic Viking Metal album."

These albums are excellent. You should listen to them. That is my advice as a doctor.

Artist: Solefald
Albums: An Icelandic Odyssey Parts I & II
Genre: Avant-Garde Metal/Post-Black Metal
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/solefaldofficial

An Icelandic Odyssey Part I - Red For Fire
Track Listing:
1. "Sun I Call" – 6:19
2. "Survival Of The Outlaw" – 6:37
3. "Where Birds Have Never Been" – 5:5
4. "Bragi (Instrumental)" – 1:18
5. "White Frost Queen" – 6:57
6. "There Is Need" – 5:53
7. "Prayer Of A Son (Poem)" – 1:47
8. "Crater Of The Valkyries" – 8:21
9. "Sea I Called" – 5:34
10. "Lokasenna" – 5:39

An Icelandic Odyssey Part II - Black For Death
Track Listing:
1. "Red for Fire + Black for Death" – 3:55
2. "Queen in the Bay of Smoke" – 5:34
3. "Silver Dwarf" – 3:23
4. "Underworld (Instrumental)" – 1:15
5. "Necrodyssey" – 3:47
6. "Allfathers" – 5:56
7. "Lokasenna Part 2" – 4:29
8. "Loki Trickster God" – 5:50
9. "Spoken to the End of All (Poem)" – 2:05
10. "Dark Waves Dying (Instrumental)" - 3:55
11. "Lokasenna Part 3" – 4:47
12. "Sagateller" - 5:45

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QXHTXMUK

-Steel Lord

Stone Temple Pilots

Artist: Stone Temple Pilots
Album: Shangri-La Dee Da
Genre: Grunge, Hard Rock
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/stonetemplepilots

Stone Temple Pilots was one of the most influential rock groups of the 90's grunge era. Their music is very unique mostly because of the genius Scott Weiland, who as always displays his magnificent vocal ability. This album wavers back and forth between hard, heavy rock and soft, eerie tunes. Highlights from the album are Dumb Love, Coma, Wonderful, and Black Again.

Tracklisting:
1. Dumb Love (2:51)
2. Days of the Week (2:35)
3. Coma (3:41)
4. Hollywood Bitch (2:43)
5. Wonderful (3:47)
6. Black Again (3:26)
7. Hello It's Late (4:22)
8. Too Cool Queenie (2:47)
9. Regeneration (3:55)
10. Bi-Polar Bear (5:04)
11. Transmissions From a Lonely Room (3:15)
12. A Song for Sleeping (4:15)
13. Long Way Home (4:32)

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Artist: Stone Temple Pilots
Album: Core

This is Stone Temple Pilots' first album, and it's by far their most famous. Released during the grunge era in 1992, it was seen as a copy of bands like Pearl Jam, but it has become known as one of the staples of the grunge sound. It features major hits like Plush, Wicked Garden, Creep, and Sex Type Thing.

Tracklisting:
1. Dead & Bloated (5:10)
2. Sex Type Thing (3:35)
3. Wicked Garden (4:05)
4. No Memory (1:20)
5. Sin (6:05)
6. Naked Sunday (3:55)
7. Creep (5:30)
8. Piece of Pie (5:22)
9. Plush (5:12)
10. Wet My Bed (1:35)
11. Crackerman (3:12)
12. Where the River Goes (8:20)

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Beastie Boys

Let it flow, let yourself go, slow and low, that is the tempo

The Beastie Boys are a hip-hop act from New York City who found success with their rock-influenced style of rap music.

Licensed To Ill was their debut album and is often hailed as one the best hip-hop records of all time. It's certainly one of my favourites.

And an interesting note, Slayer's Kerry King provides guitar on the song No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn, which is itself a reference to the Motörhead live album No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith.

Artist: Beastie Boys
Album: Licensed To Ill
Genre: Hip-Hop
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/beastieboys

Track Listing:
1. "Rhymin' & Stealin'" – 4:08
2. "The New Style" – 4:36
3. "She's Crafty" – 3:35
4. "Posse in Effect" – 2:27
5. "Slow Ride" – 2:56
6. "Girls" – 2:14
7. "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)" – 3:28
8. "No Sleep till Brooklyn" – 4:07
9. "Paul Revere" – 3:41
10. "Hold It Now, Hit It" – 3:26
11. "Brass Monkey" – 2:37
12. "Slow and Low" – 3:38
13. "Time to Get Ill" – 3:37

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LYE16OLO

Blind Guardian

Artist: Blind Guardian
Album: Imaginations From The Other Side
Genre: Power Metal
Year: 1995

I think everyone who knows power metal knows Blind Guardian, and since I happen to have an album by them, I decided to put it on the blog.
If you're a power metal fan, this is a must-have.

MegaUpload link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FTPUVTFY

Tracklist:

1.	Imaginations from the Other Side	07:19
2.	I'm Alive	05:31
3.	A Past and Future Secret	03:48
4.	The Script for My Requiem	06:09
5.	Mordred's Song	05:28
6.	Born in a Mourning Hall	05:14
7.	Bright Eyes	05:16
8.	Another Holy War	04:32
9.	And the Story Ends	06:00

Mercenary

Artist: Mercenary
Album: 11 Dreams
Genre: Power/Prog ( I think, not sure though...)
Year: 2005

One of my all-time favorite albums. Mercenary is a band that has changed it's style alot of times, but I think I like this one the most. The most interesting thing about this album are the vocals, since there are three vocalists that each do their own part. There are two clean vocalists( one doing the lead, one doing the harmonic part) and one doing the growls and screams. It sounds very well together and gives a very interesting effect.

It's hard to describe how this band sounds like, cause they have such a unique sound. Hear for yourself.
MegaUpload link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=04HJ87S6

Tracklist:

1.	Into the Sea of Dark Desires (intro)	01:05
2.	World Hate Center	04:58
3.	11 Dreams	06:51
4.	Redestructdead	05:46
5.	Firesoul	07:36
6.	Sharpen the Edges	05:34
7.	Supremacy v2.0	08:12
8.	Music Non Stop (Kent cover)	04:11
9.	Falling	06:56
10.	Times Without Changes	02:58
11.	Loneliness	07:37

Dark Moor

Artist: Dark Moor
Album: Tarot
Genre: Power Metal
Year: 2007

Dark Moor is a spanish power metal band that's been around for quite a while. Their first full length album was released in 1999.
Tarot is their newest album that was released this year and I love it. I'm pretty sure every power metal fan agrees with me.

MegaUpload link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=43HFAIV9

Tracklist:

1.	The Magician	01:29
2.	The Chariot	04:24
3.	The Star	04:29
4.	Wheel Of Fortune	03:59
5.	The Emperor	04:09
6.	Devil In The Tower	07:52
7.	Death	05:00
8.	Lovers	04:06
9.	The Hanged Man	05:31
10.	The Moon	11:31

Lurker of Chalice

I've actually only got to listen to this once a while back, so I can't really say anything about it. Brian requested it so I thought I might as well post it here.

Artist: Lurker of Chalice
Album: Lurker of Chalice
Genre: Black Metal

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Kiuas

Somewhere within the darkest moors, between black cliffs like the devil's teeth, a child was born with a warrior's heart, son of the stars, of ice and flame

I love this album so much I often find it creeping into my mind on the vinegar strokes.

But enough of that.

Kiuas are a power metal band from Finland, but expect none of the flowery nonsense of fellow Finns Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica. These guys pack a serious punch, grouping them with the more 'extreme' power metal bands like Children Of Bodom and Norther. But don't compare them to those losers! Kiuas have wisely largely eschewed the faceless death grunts of their peers in favour of the strong, clean voice of Ilja Jalkanen, who compensates for his limited range with his obvious enthusiasm for the material. Secondly, Kiuas have cleverly mixed in elements from other styles of metal too, from the occasional blastbeat and black-metal riffing sequences in the title track and On Winds of Death We Ride to the traditional Finnish music-inflected Across the Snows to the groovy stomp of Thorns of a Black Rose to the beautifully orchestrated And the North Star Cried. But the serious highlight is the thunderous and painfully awesome Warrior Soul, a top-notch pagan anthem with what is possibly the catchiest chorus ever.

Oh, and for the curious, Ukko was the Finnish god who specialized in storms and lightning. I didn't know that until recently. The title track makes a whole lot more sense now.

Artist: Kiuas
Album: The Spirit Of Ukko
Genre: Power Metal
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thespirtofukko

Track Listing:
1. The Spirit Of Ukko - 5:52
2. On The Winds Of Death We Ride - 4:21
3. No More Sleep For Me - 4:05
4. Warrior Soul - 5:49
5. Until We Reach The Shore - 4:27
6. Across The Snows - 5:59
7. Thorns Of A Black Rose - 4:48
8. And The North Star Cried - 6:58

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YA0H7V70

-Steel Lord

Iced Earth

What do I see
On the icy plains
The desolate one
It's my terrain
The wind it blows cold
Howling my name
I am the king
The king of this waste


Artist: Iced Earth
Album: Iced Earth (1991)
Genre: Power Metal

Iced Earth is an American power metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, progressive metal, and NWOBHM. In 1999 their leader and songwriter Jon Schaffer teamed up with Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi Kürsch to form a side project called Demons & Wizards.

Tracklist:
1. Iced Earth – 5:23
2. Written on the Walls – 6:07
3. Colors – 4:54
4. Curse the Sky – 4:44
5. Life and Death – 6:04
6. Solitude – 1:44
7. The Funeral – 6:16
8. When the Night Falls – 9:01

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Arathorn

Artist: Arathorn
Album: Niemals Kroenender Als Was Einst War
Genre: Black Metal
M-A Page: http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=3060

This band blows my mind. The atmosphere created by this band in overwhelming. The style is ancient and medieval, reminiscent of walking through the streets during the Plague years, dead bodies strewn across the land. The special thing about this sound is that, unusually, the tremolo-picked guitars lend to the background while the keyboards (sometimes a church organ) take control of the melody. The vocals sound like an elder wiseman weaving a tale of death and sorrow. I recommend this album for anyone who likes Keyboard-oriented Black Metal. Hell, I want everyone to get this. This album is a must-have for anyone's music collection.

Tracklist:
1. in spectren pulsierender todesrinnung (8:53)
2. O ultima privire asupra luptei din tinuturile Transivaniei (10:10)
3. die inthronisation (der koenig erwartet euch ...) (6:22)
4. Die Hymne des Winters Zorn (16:34)

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Nevermore

Sometimes when I'm alone I still feel you, your breath on my neck, you're still with me, and I'm still dreaming neon black

Nevermore are a wicked-awesome progressive metal band from North America. Their music incorporates a myriad of influences from power, thrash and death metal. By request, I have uploaded two of their best albums - Dreaming Neon Black and This Godless Endeavour.

Artist: Nevermore
Albums: Dreaming Neon Black & This Godless Endeavour
Genre: Progressive Metal
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/nevermorefans

Dreaming Neon Black

Track Listing:
1. Ophidian – 0:46
2. Beyond Within – 5:11
3. The Death of Passion – 4:10
4. I Am The Dog – 4:13
5. Dreaming Neon Black – 6:26
6. Deconstruction – 6:39
7. The Fault of the Flesh – 4:54
8. The Lotus Eaters – 4:25
9. Poison Godmachine – 4:33
10. All Play Dead – 4:58
11. Cenotaph – 4:39
12. No More Will – 5:45
13. Forever – 9:20

This Godless Endeavour
Track Listing:
1. Born – 5:05
2. Final Product – 4:21
3. My Acid Words – 5:41
4. Bittersweet Feast – 5:01
5. Sentient 6 – 6:58
6. Medicated Nation – 4:01
7. The Holocaust of Thought – 1:27
8. Sell My Heart For Stones – 5:18
9. The Psalm of Lydia – 4:16
10. A Future Uncertain – 6:07
11. This Godless Endeavor – 8:55

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-Steel Lord

Shelter Red

Artist: Shelter Red
Album: Masters of the Universe
Genre: Post-Rock
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/shelterrock

I must say, Shelter Red is the most impressive Post-Rock band I've ever encountered. If you like early Mastodon, you'll love these guys. Their sound is like a slightly less aggressive Mastodon, but the instrumentation is so much better. These musicians are much more talented than Mastodon's. The band is an instrumental band, so there's no typical Sludge hardcore vocal yells, which is good, but the band would probably sound just as good with vocals. Overall, this band will hit you like a tank. I highly recommend this album to anyone who is a fan of Sludge and Post-Rock.

Tracklist:
1. Eyes On The Floor (5:42)
2. A Fencing Match (4:33)
3. With Sabres (4:24)
4. The Legacy (5:24)
5. De En Kah (5:06)
6. The Whole Truth (4:11)
7. The Formal Challenge (3:59)
8. Few Words of Gratitude (4:00)
9. Little Heaps of Dirty White (4:19)
10. Errand of Mercy (4:46)
11. Lying in the Arched Room (5:40)

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The Rolling Stones

Please allow me to introduce myself, I am a man of wealth and taste...

To know where we are going, we must look at where we are coming from. And so, I present The Rolling Stones. One of the most influential bands of all time, and just the kind of classic rock music that everyone should have a piece of.

Here is the compilation 'Forty Licks'. Forty tracks covering their entire career, combining material from the band's formative years in the 1960's to newer tracks recorded in 2002.

Artist: The Rolling Stones
Album: Forty Licks
Genre: Classic Rock
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/therollingstones

Track Listing:

(Disc One)
1. Street Fighting Man (3:18)
2. Gimme Shelter (4:37)
3. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (3:46)
4. The Last Time (3:40)
5. Jumpin' Jack Flash (3:45)
6. You Can't Always Get What You Want (7:35)
7. 19th Nervous Breakdown (4:00)
8. Under My Thumb (3:44)
9. Not Fade Away (1:48)
10. Have You Seen Your Mother Baby? (2:35)
11. Sympathy for the Devil (6:27)
12. Mother's Little Helper (2:49)
13. She's a Rainbow (4:38)
14. Get Off of My Cloud (2:57)
15. Wild Horses (5:44)
16. Ruby Tuesday (3:20)
17. Paint It, Black (3:45)
18. Honky Tonk Women (3:07)
19. It's All Over Now (3:30)
20. Let's Spend the Night Together (3:38)

(Disc Two)
1. Start Me Up (3:34)
2. Brown Sugar (3:53)
3. Miss You (4:48)
4. Beast of Burden (4:27)
5. Don't Stop (3:55)
6. Happy (3:05)
7. Angie (4:33)
8. You Got Me Rocking (3:36)
9. Shattered (3:47)
10. Fool to Cry (4:06)
11. Love Is Strong (3:50)
12. Mixed Emotions (4:38)
13. Keys to Your Love (4:14)
14. Anybody Seen My Baby? (4:31)
15. Stealing My Heart (3:43)
16. Tumbling Dice (3:47)
17. Undercover of the Night (4:33)
18. Emotional Rescue (5:40)
19. It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (5:08)
20. Losing My Touch (5:06)

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-Steel Lord