Following the release of the universally praised studio album "Sacrificium" and the successful debut of charismatic vocalist Dianne van Giersbergen, the new EP "Fire & Ashes“ rises like a phoenix. With full symphonic force three brand new songs and two special remakes of all time XANDRIA favorites “Ravenheart” (Ravenheart, 2004) and “Now & Forever” (India, 2005) showcase the band at their very best…

Gypsy music from Budapest featuring violinist Tcha Limberger with a band of Budapest's best musicians. Multi-instrumentalist, composer and world class violinist, born into a celebrated family of Gypsy musicians and son of the legendary guitarist and singer Vivi Limberger. He grew up listening to the Gypsy-swing style of Django Reinhardt but, inspired by recordings of Toki Horvath, from an early age was drawn to Gypsy music of Budapest called Hungarian Magyar Nóta. At 21 he discarded the guitar and clarinet, up until then his two main instruments, and took up the violin…

Black Butterfly album by Russell Malone was released Sep 27, 1993 on the Columbia label. Personnel: Russell Malone (electric guitar); Steve Nelson (vibraphone); Gary Motley (piano); Paul Keller (bass); Peter Siers (drums). Black Butterfly CD music contains a single disc with 11 songs. Recorded at The Hit Factory and Sony Music Studios, New York. Malone's own writing introduces a rhythmically daring and harmonically daunting composer, in a mode best described as late Blue Note….Malone's got a signature sound waiting to be born if he continues to develop his compositional base.

Oskar Gottlieb Blarr - The Compositions for Solo Organ
Wolfgang Abendroth an der Beckerath-Orgel, Johanniskirche & der Rieger-Orgel, Neanderkirche, Düsseldorf
EAC+LOG+CUE | 2x FLAC: 836 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Ars Musici # AM 1388-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2004
Genre: Classical, Sacred | Style: Contemporary, Organ, present 21th Century

Oskar Gottlieb Blarr (born 6 May 1934 in East Prussia) is a German composer, organist and church musician. (…) As a composer Oskar Gottlieb Blarr created oratorios, orchestral works, chamber and organ music. He also composed numerous New Spiritual songs. He published many of his songs under the pseudonym Brother Choral Ogo…

Two years after the recording of their acclaimed album "Ritual Zombi", spanish Death Metal legends AVULSED returns with a new recording in form of a 5-song EP entitled "Altar of Disembowelment" that marks the band's recording debut for new drummer Erik Raya.Stylistically, "Altar of Disembowelment" continues the unmistakeable sound of AVULSED, forged during almost 25 years, but this time, the 4 new songs sounds a bit heavier and darker than ever before, with their traditional essence firmly rooted in the old finnish & swedish schools with a Bolthrowerish spice and the fucking low vocal register that forever remains intact in AVULSED.The EP was recorded in three diferent studios and mixed at Overhead Studios by Raúl Fournier "Furni", ex-drummer of AVULSED between 1994-2004 for a later mastering at Unisound Studios by Dan Swanö.Besides the 4 new songs, there's a cover version of BLACK SABBATH's "Neon Knight" that was initially recorded in late 2010 for a tribute album to DIO that ended up being a fiasco and instead of using that recording, the band decided to re-record it again for this EP.

This recital, Héroïque, is tenor Bryan Hymel’s first studio recording for Warner Classics. Its imaginatively conceived programme showcases him in repertoire that he has made his own on stages such as the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden and the Bavarian State Opera: opera in French that demands a thrilling heroism in both voice and style – and a top register of outstanding brilliance, since the album offers a grand total of 19 top C’s.

Metal Allegiance are a collective of well-known metal musicians who have jammed together at live events over the past few years. Now, they have released their self-titled debut album. The core of the band is made up of bassist David Ellefson (Megadeth), drummer Mike Portnoy (Winery Dogs), guitarist Alex Skolnick (Testament) and Mark Menghi. Skolnick and Portnoy are on every song on the album, and Ellefson appears on all but one. The rest of the lineup is a rotating all-star cast. The liner notes for the METAL ALLEGIANCE album read like a massive chunk of a heavy metal encyclopedia, with contributions from past and present members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, DREAM THEATER, LAMB OF GOD, SLAYER, EXODUS, MASTODON, PANTERA, TRIVIUM, KINGS X, HATEBREED, SEPULTURA, MACHINE HEAD, ANTHRAX, LACUNA COIL, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, PERIPHERY, DEATH ANGEL, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, and ARCH ENEMY. Live incarnations of METAL ALLEGIANCE have seen guest appearances from Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH), Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee (MOTÖRHEAD), Wolfgang Van Halen (VAN HALEN), Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan.

The nation’s favourite violinist, Nicola Benedetti, celebrates a huge year for Scotland with an album of its most famous and best loved music, featuring songs such as Loch Lomond, My Love is Like a Red Red Rose and more. The album also includes collaborations with leading Scottish folk musicians including well-known folk singer Julie Fowlis whose voice can be heard on the Disney/Pixar hit film, Brave, along with Bruch’s much loved Scottish Fantasy.