Unknown Music Thursday

This blog posts are about the unknown and undiscover bands that are upcoming. I will help you discover new music and bands. I will get music from band management teams and record labels.

New Unknown Music Thursday Blog Three Wolf Moon Self Titled

In this New Unknown Music Thursday Blog, we are going to get into a new and upcoming band known as Three Wolf Moon. This is their first record which is called “Masters.” This record was just released this month of August in 2013. Here is a little bio from their website (www.threewolfmoon.bandcamp.com):

Three Wolf Moon is the psychedelic-folk-rock imagining of friends Adam Grant, John Sayer, Tyler Maynard, Max Grant and Evan… Joel. Three Wolf Moon is emotive and transcendent, eerily transitioning from sparse song-writing to ambient fullness, added by masterful keys and the robust sound of two drummers.

The haunting sound of Three Wolf Moon is sure to have its audience howling.

This band was former around the late part of 2011 in the western part of Canada. They worked on this record the whole year of 2012. There is not much information on this band. Let us get into the music.

Track List:

Drone

I love the keyboard to organ playing at the beginning of the song. There is nice calming acoustic guitar over the organ playing with singer coming in over the top. His singer reminds of singer from Counting Crows to Black Crows. There is some 1960’s and 1990’s influence in this band. I am not fan of all the reverb but I can live with it. I love the drum beat with the dancing bass in the background. This band is like taking elements from The Doors and Black Crows and mixing it. It is a really nice mix. There is a nice guitar break to a short solo towards the back half of the song. It has a nice groove and pace to the song. I am enjoying the time changes. This is a nice jamming song. I love how this song is ending with the fade out.

Dog

I love the piano playing at the beginning with the calming drums and bass playing. The guitar is perfect support element to the song. It is crazy since knowing the name of the song. I can picture a dog running in the park in a warm summer day. I love his singer’s singing. It fits where this band is going with their music. There is some pretty solid lyrics on this song. The blending of the guitar and piano is the key to the success of this song. I love drumming and the bass playing on this song. I am not a fan of Jam bands but I am really digging this band. I love the organ that is being put forth on this song.

Joe Walsh

This next song is name after one of my band members from The Eagles and The James Gang. I love the overdrive guitars at the beginning and the hard-hitting drums. There is some nice organ and bass playing at the beginning. I love the music and the pace. I love the guitar break a quarter into the song that turns into a nice solo with some nice effects on the guitar. There is some nice drumming on this song. I love the guitar, bass, and drums paces towards the middle of the song. The organ is kind of not fitting in the song now. It just rebound from it almost death on this song. The singing and well placed back up singing is awesome. There is some nice lyrics on this song. This song kind of reminds me of early Deep Purple like Mark III and late Black Sabbath with Ozzy like their last two records before Ozzy was fired.

In Bad Dreams

I love the acoustic guitar at the beginning of the song. The organ, bass, and drumming comes in shortly after the guitar. The singer with a ton of reverb comes after that build up. I love the lyrics. I am not a fan so much with his singing. I love guitar break and back into the main riff. I love the guitar solo towards the middle of the song. This song has a nice pace to it. Nice snare drum roll into a nice guitar break and solo. I love the ending to the song.

Water Wine

I love the guitar, drums, and bass playing at the beginning of the song. I love the bass playing quarter into the song. There is also some nice guitar playing in this song. The drums are solid that becomes a nice support device. I love the singing and the lyrics. I love the time change towards the middle of the song. I just feel this singer does too much screaming then singing. The guitar playing with the piano towards the end of the song is solid. The two drummers adds to the nice sound on this song and the band.

The Worst

I love the beginning of the song. I love the acoustic guitar and the nice drums and bass playing. I love the movement of the bass playing on this song. The singer on this song reminds me of a little Neil Young. There is some solid lyrics on this song. This is pretty solid song. There is some nice back up vocals towards the middle of the song. I love the slight time change towards the back half of the song. There is a nice guitar break during this time frame.

Words Can’t Explain

I love the guitar playing at the beginning of the song. There is a nice organ playing in the background with some great drum beats. I love the singing with the reberb. This makes senses for the song. I love the build up into the main part of the song. This song will slap you in the face if you are not paying attention. It will then just run away and hide while watching you in the distance. I love the pace of this song. I love the music at the middle. It seems like the song is about to end but it teases you as a music listener. I love the organ and guitar playing after that period of the song. The drums and bass playing starts to build it back up. There is a nice guitar break at this point of the song that goes into kind of guitar solo.

Night Walk

There is some nice acoustic guitar with some nice drumming and bass playing. The singer is singing and he is singing very well. He kind of reminds me a little Radiohead. I am really not a fan of the pace of this song for being the last song off this record. I do love the organ playing towards the middle of the song. The song kind of picks up towards the end. The singing is pretty strong towards the end of the song. The song might be too slow to end the record but the singing echoes the story behind the name of the band.

Line Up:

Adam Grant – Vocals and Guitars
Tyler Maynard – Keys and Synth
Evan Joel – Bass
Max Grant – Drums
John Sayer – Drums and Percussion

Here is the band’s website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.threewolfmoon.bandcamp.com

Twitter: @Three_Wolf_Moon

Ending, I was not expecting this type of music. I have to say I am pretty impressed with the music they have written for their first record. This music brings back the Jam bands of the 1960’s and 1990’s. To me, they sound like something between The Doors, Black Crows, and Counting Crows. It is a nice break from the hard rock and metal that I normally listen to and review on this blog. Maybe the northwest part of Canada has the future sound of music. This will be interesting where this band goes in the future. I enjoyed it and I recommend you checking this band out. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Unknown Music Thursday Blog My Enemyz Blood And Now Welcome…Pain

In this Unknown Music Thursday blog, we are going to get into a new and unknown band, which is My Enemyz Blood. This is their first record and it is called “And Now Welcome…Pain.” There is not much history on this because it is a young and upcoming band. This band was formed in the summer of 2012. This record, which is their first one, was release this year. Their second guitar, who is Rudy, joined in June the same year. They mix a few different styles of Metal. They talk about it on their Bio on ReverbNation.com which is Groove Metal and Thrash Metal. I cannot see Lamb Of God and Zakk Wylde sound. I hear more Pantera type of style with heavier feel that we received in the 2000’s. Let us get into the music.

Track List:

And Now Welcome…Pain

I love the sampling and the heavy guitar with some solid drumming at the beginning of the song. The singer is classic in your face extreme metal vocals. He does more singing than the old school guys. He is more like Shadowfalls and Pantera. I love his singing and the lyrics. The guitar playing is heavy and solid. The drumming and bass are a perfect support to this band. I love the guitar break and into a nice solo towards the end of the song. This is a great opening track. I love the ending of this song.

Sick

I love the guitar work at the beginning. I love the singer’s singing at the start of the song. It is perfect for the song. I love the lyrics on this song. There is some solid drumming and bass playing on it. I love the guitar playing. Damn that is one awesome drum beat with some sick playing on guitar. I love the guitar solo towards the middle of the song. I love the in the face that this song gives the listener.

Eternal Hell

I love the start of this song with a nice church bells. This reminds me a classic Slayer song called “Rain Of Blood” with that guitar riff. I love screaming from the singer and the singing. There is some solid lyrics and drumming with support from the bass player. The guitar playing has a nice grove to it. I love the guitar breaks between the singing. There are parts of this song reminds me of old school Pantera. I love the ending.

Face Your Fears

I love the sampling of the guitar and drumming. It just snaps forward with the lead singer right in your face. I love the pace of this song. He has written some nice lyrics. He is the modern-day Phil Anselmo of Pantera. There is some solid music from the bass, guitar and drums. My Enemyz Blood did a great job writing some killer music on this song. I love the guitar work. Holy shit! I do not say that too much about guitar players work since I am a bass player. I love the ending of this song.

Oblivious

I love the guitars, bass and drumming right in your face at the beginning of “Oblivious.” I love the classic Megadeth break and the guitar playing and right into the main riff with the singer singing over the top. I am not much a fan of this singing I have to say he has put his twisted on it that I like. There is some over the top guitar playing on this song. I will have to say these two guitar players have taken this band’s music to the next level.

Redacted

I love the screaming and drumming to guitar work. I love how they have two guitar players that give a solid and thick sound to all their songs. I love his singing but I am having a hard time understanding what he is singing. I love the sample from the news and there is a killer bass playing. This band needs to bring him out more often. I love the build up to the end of the song.

Ultimate Revenge

I love the drumming at the beginning of the song. There is a killer riff on the guitars. I love the guitar break before the singer comes into the song. There is some solid singing from the singer. I love the lyrics. They wrote some awesome music on this song. I love the music towards the end of the song. They did a great job on the back up vocals and they are well placed.

When I Leave Here

I love the fade into the song. I love the music and the pace of this song. I love drumming and the bass playing. There is some sick guitar riffs on this song. I love the rhythm on the singing and the melody from him. I love the lyrics he is singing on “When I Leave Here.” This is a nice driving song from start to finish. I love the guitar break to a nice guitar solo towards the end of the song.

Flowz Like Blood

I love the drumming and guitar playing on this song. The bass playing is pretty solid and the singer seems like he is loss on this song. I am not fan of the melody and rhythm of his singing that is what I mean loss. I love the music on this song. Singer has written some solid lyrics. I love the well placed back up vocals. I love the guitar break between the singing. There is some nice time changes on this song. There is sick guitar solo towards the end of the song. I love how they ended that song and the record.

Line Up:

Richie Z – Lead Vocals
Kevin Mendenhall – Lead Guitar
Allen Blackwood – Drums
Mike Zimmerman – Bass
Rudy Gutierrez – Rythm Guitar

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.myenemyzblood.com

Twitter: @MyEnemyzBlood and my guys @myenemyrudy and @MyEnemyMike

In closing, I have to say this is a pretty solid record from start to finish. The drummer and the guitar playing made this record the way it is from start to finish. I love the pace of all the songs. They are in your face and they will not let up. They are killing your ass from the start of the record to the end. I am not a fan of this kind of singing but the singer is pretty good. They have master the art of writing some nice driving songs. My Enemyz Blood is great at starting out all their songs. There are not many bands that can get that right. This band has found a way to do a good job on that part of song writing. The only knock I have towards this band. There is really no ending to any of their songs. They just stop. There is nothing wrong with that but the record sounds like one big song. I know there is not what they are trying to get at because they are not like Mastodon or Rush. Overall, this is a band is growing into their selves. I believe adding the second guitar player and another mind to this mix. I believe they will solve problems and come out with new ideas. I pretty excited to see how this band turns out in the future. I am hoping to see and meet these guys in person one day. It was an honor to listen and write to this review. Thanks My Enemyz Blood and Rudy for sharing this with me. I recommend you checking their music out if you are a metal person. Go get some and pass the word around! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Unknown Music Thursday Blog La Chinga La Chinga

In this Unknown Music Thursday Blog, we are going to get into a band from Vancouver, Canada. La Chinga released their debut self-titled record. The sound of the band is a throw back to the 1970’s classic hard rock. They mixed some blues, folk, and rock. They have elements from the pioneers of that era like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and MC5 to name a few bands. There is not much information on this new band. Let us get into the music.

Track List:

Early Grave

“Early Grave” starts out with a driving classic hard rock guitar riff. I love the singing. It reminds me of Deep Purple like Mark III to IV area with David Coverdale fronting the band with Glen Hughs. La Chinga has brought the 1970’s back through their music and lyrics. There is some nice lyrics and music. There is a nice guitar solo towards the middle part of the song. I love the drumming and bass work on this song. There is a strong backbone in this music and band. This is a great opening track.

Snake Eyes

The second song pretty much has the same start and sound like the opening track. I love the grove of this song and the feeling from the singing. Drummer is pound the hell out of his kit and gives a nice strong sound to the song. I love the lyrics and the music so far on this song. There is some nice guitar work towards the middle of the song that turns into a nice guitar solo. I love the build up to the end of the song.

The Wheel

I love the grove of the start of this song. There is some nice bass work on the song at the beginning. I love the pace and in the packet of this song. “The Wheel” sounds like something that early Whitesnake, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, or Deep Purple would have written. The singer fits what this band is doing. His voice is perfect for this music and the lyrics that he has written for it.

Catty!

I love the drumming at the beginning. It sound very Led Zeppelin sounding. The guitar sounds like a bright Black Sabbath sounding. There is some nice lyrics on this song. The drummer is so far making this record along with his partner in crime the bassist. I will say the rhythm selection of this band makes this band a solid one. This makes the guitar player and singer sound better without even trying and their job easier. There is a nice solid guitar solo towards the middle.

Loose My Mind

“Loose My Mind” has some nice trip out music at the beginning. The guitar playing is off the charts along with some solid drumming and bass playing. I love the lyrics but I do not like the singing on this song at the beginning of the song. In the later part of the song, it kind of gets a little better. I love the ending of this song.

Boogie Children

The beginning of this song sounds like a 1970’s porn music. I am sorry. I can not really take this song that serious. There is some solid bass playing and drumming in the background. It has a nice build up. After the 1970’s porn music, there is some great music. I love the bass playing on this song. I am not really a fan of the lyrics.

Country Mile

I love the beginning of “Country Mile.” It has a southern rock music sound to it. I really love the singer singing and the lyrics. I love the pace and grove to the song. There is a nice well placed guitar solo towards the middle of the song. I love the pick up on the song after the guitar solo. It just feel right to the theme of the song and goes right back to the main the riff. Nice touch!

La Chinga

The name of the band the title of this record has a nice pace to it. I love the bass and drum playing on this song. This is a straight ahead in your face song. I love the guitar solo towards the middle of this song. I just feel like it should be a little faster but it is still a pretty good solo. It is one of his longest one on this record so far. I love the ending with the music and the lead singer screaming.

Freedom

“Freedom” has a nice pace to it. I love the lyrics and the guitar work on this song. I just feel like the drumming is a little too strong and hard for this song. There is a nice driving pace to this song. La Chinga did a great job on the music. This is one of their best songs off this record. I love the ending to the song.

Universe

I love the guitar work at the beginning of the song. The drums and bass echo a nice guitar riff for the main part of the song. This band has found the fountain of all the driving songs. There is some nice lyrics and singer sounds great. I love the guitar work towards the end of the song. This is great end to a great record from a good up and coming band.

Line Up:

Carl Spackler: Bass and Vocals

Ben Yardley: Guitars and Vocals

Jason Solyom: Drums

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.lachinga.bandcamp.com and www.facebook.com/pages/La-Chinga

Twitter: @chinga_la

In closing, this band has brought everything that was good about the 1970’s hard rock all in their first record to the public. They did not do a lazy job on it. They pulled elements from the classic 1970’s bands from Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Grand Funk Railroad, MC5, etc. The drummer and bass player are the story on this record. They made this record from good to great. This band has a solid backbone with a very talented guitar player. There is no holes in their games or swing. This band reminds me of ZZ Top and Rush. I am not saying they sound like either band but all their players are solid and talented. There is not weak link on this band. This band gives fans of the classic rock a nice wrap of some great 1970’s music. I highly recommend this band’s music if you love 1970’s hard rock or some great rock music. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Unknown Music Thursday Blog Mad Architect Journey To Madness

In this Unknown Music Thursday blog, we are going to get into some music that most of the readers on this blog have never heard of before. The band is a Swedish Dark Power Metal band called Mad Architect. Their new record called “Journey To Madness” with their new singer Snowy Shaw. After a ton of research on the internet, I can not find too much information on this band. Let us get into the music.

Track List:

Echoes From Beyond

The keyboards and guitars start the song. It is slow and mystery. The guitar riff is pretty good. Nice intro to the record.

Dreamworld

The opening track has some killer drumming and guitar work. I love the singers vocals. I am not really a fan of the back up vocals. I believe it will grow on me. I love the movement on the guitar playing. Snowy wrote some solid lyrics on this song. There is a nice guitar solo towards the middle of the song.

Universal Law

I love the guitar playing at the beginning of the song. I love the melody from the singer. This song has a nice pace to it. The keyboards are simple but it fits this song. I have to say this is my favorite song off this record so far. I believe this song should be their first single. I love the singing between the lead and back up vocals. The drums have a good beat and bass playing is perfect. I love the acoustic guitar about quarter into the song. I really do not like the singing over the acoustic guitars. The drums are calming with a nice simple bassline. The pick up after the acoustic part. It comes with a nice guitar break. I am not a fan of the singing at this part of the song. To me, it does not really fit the music, however, it is still good and this is their music style. The back half of the song has some really killer guitar work along with some solid drumming. I love the guitar solo towards the end with some great singing over the top. The drummer really made this song great. I love the ending to “Universal Law.”

Mad Architect

I love the driving pace of this next song. The drums and guitars are solid. Bass player has a nice, simple but perfect bass line. The singing on this song fits the theme and the music. I love the time changes on this song. There is some nice lyrics on “Mad Architect.” I love the keyboard playing. It really adds a nice element to this band’s sound and style. There is a nice guitar solo towards the end of the song but I just felt it was too short. Nice touch on the ending.

Transitions – Part 1

Here is another instrumental song on this record. I love the guitar work and keyboard playing. It sounds full not like most instrumental songs without the drums and bass.

Sailing Away

I love the guitar, drums, and bass playing at the beginning. I can barely hear the keyboards. I love the singing and the lyrics on “Sailing Away.” Snowy’s singing is extremely strong on this song. The music is awesome. The drumming is off the charts. Snowy’s singing style is starting to grow on me. I can now hear the keyboards on this song. I just feel at the beginning they turn it down. There is a nice guitar break towards the middle of the song. It turns into a nice guitar solo. This is one of their best songs off this record. “Sailing Away” needs to be one of the singles off this record. Damn! I love the drumming at the end of the song.

Floating

There is some good acoustic guitar work with some nice effects on the guitar. I love simple drum beat when Snowy comes in singing. Snowy’s singing is by far the best on this record. I love the lyrics. “Floating” has some great music on it. This song might be the slowest song on this record but it is pretty powerful one on this record. They did a great job on the music and how they used the keyboards to push the limits of the song.

Strange Machine

I love the music at the beginning of the song. I love the pick up on this song. I love the singing with some great back up vocals. They put some thought behind this song. There is some nice lyrics on “Strange Machine.” There is an awesome guitar solo towards the end of the song. It is the best solo off this record. There is a nice ending to this song.

Altered States

This is the bonus song off the CD version. I love the music at the beginning of the song. There is some great guitar work with some nice support from the bass playing. The drums have been off the charts throughout this record. There is some great singing and well written lyrics on “Altered States.” Snowy has a nice melody. This song has a nice pace to it. There is a nice guitar break towards the end that turns into a nice guitar solo. This solo fits and flows nicely in and out of the song. I love the acoustic guitar exiting and ending of the song and the record. The keyboards and distorted guitar fading in and out. Nice ending!

Current Line Up:

Snowy Shaw – Vocals
Magnus Daun – Guitars
Erik Ferentinos – Bass
Zven Lindsten – Drums
Jorgen Oscarsson – Keyboards

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.madarchitectofficial.com

Twitter: @MadArchitect777

Here is their management team:

Website: www.metalrevelation.com

Twitter: @metalrevelation

In closing, I do not get into too much of the dark, extreme, or death metal. However, I will listen to it, I love the music these bands come up with but I can do without the singing. I do love some of the singing from these bands. I am not saying that about Mad Architect is in any sub genre of the metal universe. They put out a great record that will have me listen to more these styles. Snowy’s singing comes close to that area of the metal world. As I listen to “Journey To Madness” more and more, I found myself loving his singing and style. He has a different pace and sound to other singers. The guitar playing is really good on this record and Magnus wrote some great guitar solos on this record. I love the work from the bassist and the keyboard player. The drumming is off the charts from Zven. This drummer makes this record from good to great. I was pretty impressed with his playing. I recommend you checking this band’s music out and let me know what you think of it. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Unknown Music Thursday Blog Earthen Grave Self Title

In this Unknown Music Thursday Blog, we are going to get into the music of Earthen Grave. This is their self title and first release from this band. Earthen Grave is a Chicago base doom to the classic old school metal band. Ron Holzner, who is the bassist, was with the band Trouble. It was founded in 2008 by Jason Muxlow, who is one of the guitar players. There is an unique twisted on this band. They have Rachel Barton Pine. She plays the electric violin. The band has released their EP and now this first full length record. There is not much more on the history of this young band. Let us get into the music.

Track List

Earthen Grave

The opening track has sound effects or sampling of church bells with a little guitar feedback. I love the creepy guitar riff like a Black Sabbath style along with the drums and bass playing. I love the bass line during the singing part. Mark is a perfect fit for this music. I love the lyrics. I did not know how the violin would fit into the music but it is perfect it. There is some awesome music. I love the pick up towards the end of the song with a short guitar solo. This is a great opening track for this record.

Life Carries On

I love the play back and forth on the guitar side of things. The drums and bass are solid. There is a nice guitar solo at the beginning of the song. Mark comes in singing shortly after that solo. He has a different tone of singing than the opening track. I love the pace of this song. I love how they are using the violin in this song. It almost echoes the singing and guitar. I love how they put the violin at the front towards the end as a solo and guitar solo shortly after that. I love how both guitars sound a little different. I loving the trade-off solos towards the end of the song.

Burning A Sinner

There is a classic 1970’s guitar riff with the music having the same feeling. Mark’s singing is honorary those legend in the 1970’s. I love the back up vocals. It was a perfectly place and fits the song. It is not focused. There is some good lyrics on this song. This song sounds like something that would be from Deep Purple or Black Sabbath record. Nice touch on the guitar break and solo towards the middle of the song.

Blood Drunk

I love the acoustic guitar and the violin playing over the top of it. I love the calming drums and bass. Mark and Rachel’s singing are spot on to the song. This is a pretty calming song. This should be their first single off this record. I love how they pick up the pace to heaviest part of the song. I love the music. Earthen Grave looped back to the slower part after the heavy part. I love the time changes on this song. There is a pretty nice guitar solos at the end of the song. Both guitars are hitting it together hard. There is a nice short violin solo. Nice ending to the song.

Dismal Times

I love the drums and guitar action at the beginning. There is a nice acoustic guitar with the drums and bass. The violin plays over the top of the music. The heavy guitars roar in with Mark screaming over it. I love his melody on this song. I love the lyrics and music on this song. This is a pretty good record so far. Mark is showing off as a singer on this song. I really love how they used the violin on this song. There is a nice time changes to the song. There is some nice violin action at the end of the song. Rachel is playing is awesome and great work. “Dismal Times” has a great ending.

Tilted World

I love the trade-off from the guitar player and bassist. There is some awesome riffs at the beginning. I have always love the wah wah pedal on the bass. I know I over use it when I play my bass. I love the music on this song. There is some great lyrics and singing from Mark. The back up singing is good but I just feel this song and how Mark sings. The band can do without back up vocals. This is my thought not the bands. I love the acoustic guitar with violin playing over the top. I love the mood changes in all their songs. I love the ending to this song.

Beneath A Shovel Load

I love the feedback guitar that turns into a guitar solo with the acoustic guitar in the background. The drums and bass are solid back up and support to the acoustic guitar. I love the snap into the main riff. Mark’s singing and melody are awesome. He wrote some nice lyrics. I love the pace of the song. This is a nice driving song. This is my favorite song so far off this record. I could see this song being a single off this great record. I love the double bass at the end of the song from the drums. We need more double bass. I love the guitar and violin solos at the end of “Beneath A Shovel Load.”

Fall In

I love the drumming at the beginning with nice touch simple bass line. The guitar playing is awesome. I love the main riff for the versus. Mark kind sounds like Glen Danzing on this song. This is the first time I kind of say he sounds like someone. He has his unique way of singing that is a good thing. This is a very good song and I enjoyed it. I just feel this song is a little too long. I love the effects on the guitars and the hard-hitting drums towards the end of the song. Nice touch on the drums and bass towards the back half of the song to set up the trade up guitar solos. I love the fading out guitar playing end.

Relentless

I love the guitar work at the beginning. This is a nice driving song. The drums and bass are solid. He does sound like Ozzy of Black Sabbath but he has the same melody and rhythm on his vocals. He has a kind of Glen Danzing sound again. The more I think about his singing. It kind of reminds of Riot “Thundersteel” singing. I love music changes and the ending to this song.

Death On The High Seas

Here is the longest song off this record. I love the violin playing at the beginning. I love how she put some distorted on it that has a really nice effect. I love the pace and the music on this song so far. The music does kind of sound like the seas or the water hitting a ship. Mark has some nice singing on “Death On The High Seas.” There is a nice guitar solo towards the middle of the song. I love the violin playing at the mid-point of the song. I love the fast pace of the song just past the mid-point of the song. It is almost like they are in storm on the high seas. Earthen Grave has done a great job on the music. I love the ending.

Death Is Another Word

“Death Is Another Word” is their first single off this record. I love the guitar playing that fades into the song. I love the guitar playing at the beginning. The drums and bass are solid. I love the main riff with Mark singing over the top of it. I love the pace of this song. Mark is singing great with some good lyrics. Mark sounds like Ozzy during the chorus part. Earthen Grave has put some thought behind this song. I love the fade out for the end of the song and the record before the live bonus track.

Stargazer (Live)

This is a classic Rainbow song. I love how they use the violin on this song. It is well placed. The music is right on. Mark is singing awesome of this classic Rainbow song. Mark has a little Dio in him. I believe Dio would approve Mark’s singing on this song. Earthen Grave has nailed this song. I love how the violin is playing the classic Blackmore guitar solo along with one of the guitar players. For being a live recording, the production team did a great job of recording this song.

Current Line Up

Mark Weiner – Vocals
Tony Spillman – Guitar
Jason Muxlow – Guitar
Ron Holzmer – Bass
Rachel Barton Pine – Eletric Violin
Chris Wozniak – Drums

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.earthengrave.com

Twitter: @earthengrave

In closing, this is my first post under “Unknown Music Thursday” on my blog. I am honor to have put this band’s music as my first post. I received an email from Bandcamp to check out this band’s music. This is how I discovered this band. There is many bands in the past that use a violin player in the classic rock. There is not too many hard rock and metal bands use violin player. I am pretty impressed with the music and how they used the violin in their music. Rachel is awesome player. I have always love Ron’s bass playing in Trouble and he did not disappoint on this record. Chris is a great drummer and Earthen Grave has picked a great one. Tony and Jason are some guitar players and they know how to write their solos. Earthen Grave should be proud of the music they put on this record. They are upcoming band and I wish them the best of luck in the future. I will be picking up this record and see them live. I highly recommend you checking out this band, if you are hard rock and metal fans. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

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