Atheist

Atheist was among the elite of the Tampa Bay death metal scene. Generally mentioned in the same breath as Death and Cynic, they still manage to remain one of the most unique metal acts ever. Featuring a particularly strong rhythm section, Atheist managed to incorporate elements of jazz and even latin music into their death metal outfit. After splitting up for around 15 years, they have finally reformed and plan to release a new album featuring a cover of Rush's "YYZ".

1. Unholy War
2. Room With A View
3. Mother Man
4. And The Psychic Saw
5. Samba Briza
6. Air
7. Earth

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Days of Glory - Various Artists

This is a compilation depicting several power metal songs, I sorted it with ten tracks, which currently are:


1. To Loose The Sun (Neverland)
2. Heading Northe (Stormwarrior)
3. Martial Law (Leash Law)
4. Caress of the Dead (Helstar)
5. Infernal Angel (Axenstar)
6. Cemetary Gates (Power Quest)
7. Free Like An Eagle (Divinefire)
8. Remembered (Firewind)
9. Paranoid (Mystic Prophecy)
10. Emotional Skies (Falconer)


If you are a heavy metal (trad, early) and don't know much about power metal or just the artist in this mix, then why not grab it for a random listen? Some nice tracks and a Sabbath cover from Mystic Prophecy. Pretty cool, I think. Here's the download link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7DFNK7WY

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Lolicat's Femmepunk Compilation

A selection of a few of my favourite female-fronted punk bands. Not all are strictly feminist, and there's a nice enough mix of anracho-punk (Crass), Riot Grrrl (Bikini Kill, Excuse 17), queercore (Team Dresch, Sleater-Kinney) and plain old punk rock (The Gits, Patti Smith). I haven't labelled them as an album in iTunes, sorry, but otherwise the labels are fine.

Track Listing:

1. Bratmobile, Shop for America
2. The Gits, Another Shot of Whiskey
3. Crass, Systematic Death
4. Bikini Kill, Carnival
5. Sleater-Kinney, Night Light
6. Excuse 17, We're the Seniors (And We Rule the School)
7. Patti Smith, Ask the Angels
8. Team Dresch, 107
9. Team Dresch, Don't Try Suicide

Download (megaupload): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4FVJTOA8

Mediafire won't work for me across the uni connection I'm using, so apologies for that.

the magnetic fields

love songs and stuff.

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glassjaw

Q: What do you get when you mix Mike Patton, Frank Zappa, Japanese monster movies, debilitating diseases, backstabbing acquaintances , Groovy Hardcore and 4 (or 5) guys from Long Island?

A: {cheesy, i know...} the one and only Glassjaw/


Glassjaw did most of their damage around the turn of the millenia, releasing extremely popular EPs before getting signed by Roadrunner and producing their first full length with producer Ross Robinson. Their 2 albums Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence and Worship and Tribute go from spacy to extremely heavy to upbeat hardcore to experimental from song to song. Videos were made, albums were sold, but given the serious disagreement with Roadrunner, the band left the label and now encourages fans to download them for free.

Eccentric Frontman Daryl Palumbo freespirits his way from project to project, including mod rock Head Automatica, crust/grind/experimental United Nations, and electronic House of Blow on top of Glassjaw duties, so the band has been dormant for awhile, with intermittant performances (which may or may not get cancelled due to Daryl's disease).

Unfortunately, many of today's post-hardcore bands have aped their sound, co-opting the tone while neglecting the sincerity and artistry found in Glassjaw's music.

Fortunately, they are preparing a new album, as evidenced by the brand new song, ""so You Think You're John Fucking Lennon"

This mix is composed of a cross-section of their material. check it out!
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track list:
you think you're john fucking lennon
siberian kiss
tip your bartender
el mark
pink roses
piano
radio cambodia
everything you ever wanted to know about silence
two tabs of mescaline

Songs you've never heard mix

Here's a mix of ten underlooked tracks, arguably "neverlooked". 10 bands, most of which aren't even together anymore. There's no common theme, other than the fact that I love them and no one else does. :) Download them, and you'll probably like at least 3.

1. Box The Walls - 100 Mattresses
2. Three Merry Widows - Awaken
3. Ben Park 5 - Signs are Everywhere
4. Borgia Popes - Fly
5. Slave Cradle - Wrong
6. the 1900's - When I say Cohen (OK this one's a cheat, since the band is semi-almost popular, this is a different version of one of their best tracks)
7. Sense Field - Sage
8. Detox Darling - Pretty Little Junkie
9. Blue Period - It's Over
10. Small Ball Paul - Like Swallows

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Llloyd Cole & the Commotions

Classic overlooked 80's artist. Their lead singer, Lloyd Cole, came from Derbyshire, a county in England, but the band itself came from Glasgow, Scotland. I found out about them through my dad, who in turn found out about them in the mid-80's when his sister was dating Lloyd Cole. Definitely worth a listen.

Rattlesnakes
She's A Girl and I'm a Man
Perfect Skin

The Crawpuppies

The Crawpuppies are a rock band from Northwest Indiana. They are heavily influenced by the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, and the Rolling Stones. They have released one album, and one DVD, and during live concerts, play some kickass covers (some sounding damn near close to the originals), a new album is set to come out in early 2009.

Here are a few tracks from their debut: Peaceful Amnesty

Outta My Head
Used To Be
Slave To the Puppeteer
Ode to the Eggman
Float

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Humble Pie

Humble Pie was a hard rockin blues-rock band that at one time featured Peter Frampton (but left to pursue a solo career, replaced by Clem Clempson ), and also one time Small Faces frontman Steve Marriott. Some great vocals, catchy bass lines, poundin drums, and sweet guitar licks lead to a great album, Smokin'!

Heres a few tracks from this hit album:
1. Hot 'n' Nasty
2. C'mon Everybody
3. 30 Days In the Hole

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