Re: Secret santa

You got me Rob :-)

I wanted to send you a selection containing bands you, hopefully,
hadn't heard before. When checking bands you've talked about here the
only way to do this seemed to be go into Europe. I did find it quite
difficult to find songs that were representative of the bands sounds
due to the fact that many have a good mix of soft, slow, heavy, fast
etc etc songs on their albums. Like you, when I first listen to many
of these bands I liked them but.... After repeated plays they grew on
me, so who knows maybe they will for you too. Most of the CD's I
picked up for a couple of quid each or so.

To answer a few of your questions and add a couple of comments:

Firewind: This is the band Ozzy got his last guitarist from.

The Letter Black: Interesting that you say they have a European sound
as they are an American Christian band.

Shinedown: I've seen comments that the southern rock style. I have all
their albums and don't really see it myself. Could it come from the
fact they've covered Simple Man?

Theory of a Deadman: A band taken under the wing my Nickelback's
singer (forgotten his name) and some of their stuff makes 'em sound a
bit too much like Nickelback.

Fireflight: Yeap this is the Christian band. The guitars are getting
louder in the mix with each album. Hard to pick a representative song
as they mix heavy with slow and everything inbetween.

Voodoo Circle: (know what you mean about the word Voodoo) If memory
serves this is their second album. It's a group put together by
members of different bands to play songs in the style of those they
like. This album is a mix of Whitesnake and Rainbow sounds. Singer is
from Pink Cream 69 and guitarist is from Silent Force.

Serenity: Usually male only vocals, but this album has three guest
female singers. The track included here has Charlotte Wessels from
Delain playing the woman accused of being a witch.

Steve

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