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THRASH METAL & HARDCORE
Abysmalia - Quid Humanum Est (progressive thrash metal) – 6.75/10
The Accüsed - The Curse Of Martha Splatterhead (crossover thrash) – 9/10
Aggression - Moshpirit (thrash metal) – 8/10
Alastor - Spaaazm (thrash metal) – 8/10
Ancient Dome - Human Key (thrash metal) – 7/10
Artillery - When Death Comes (thrash metal) – 8/10
At War - Infidel (thrash metal) – 7.5/10
Beyond - Thrash (thrash metal) – 5.5/10
Colp - Future: Against All (thrash metal/hardcore) – 6/10
Dismantle - Satanic Force (thrash metal) – 5/10
Down to Concrete - Down To Concrete [demo] (beatdown hardcore) – 7.5/10
Evile - Infected Nations (thrash metal) – 8.5/10
Faithreat - Back To The Pit (crossover thrash) – 9/10
Fatality - Beers From The Grave (thrash metal) – 7.75/10
Fekete Sereg - Ősi Dal, Ősi Szó (thrash metal/power metal) – 6/10
Gama Bomb - Tales From the Grave in Space (thrash metal) – 9.5/10
Hellmouth - Destroy Everything, Worship Nothing (hardcore) – 7.5/10
Invection - Demented Perception (thrash metal) – 8/10
Kids Like Us - The Game (hardcore) – 6/10
LaZarus A.D. - The Onslaught (thrash metal) – 8/10
Mantic Ritual - Executioner (thrash metal) – 8.25/10
Megadeth - Endgame (thrash metal) – 10/10
Monolit - Revolution [demo] (thrash metal) – 7/10
Municipal Waste - Massive Aggressive (crossover thrash) – 9.75/10
Nocturnal - Violent Revenge (blackened thrash metal) – 7.75/10
Premunition - Call Of Vengeance (thrash metal) – 7.75/10
Sepultura - A-Lex (thrash metal) – 7.75/10
Skeletonwitch - Breathing The Fire (blackened thrash metal) – 7.5/10
Slayer - World Painted Blood (thrash metal) – 9/10
Voivod - Infini (progressive thrash metal) – 7.75/10
Warbringer - Waking Into Nightmares (thrash metal) – 9.5/10
Whiplash - Unborn Again (thrash metal) – 6/10

DEATH METAL & GRINDCORE
Aesth - Deep Within The Gore (progressive death metal) – 5/10
Antigama - Warning (grindcore) – 9/10
Augury - Fragmentary Evidence (progressive/technical death metal) – 7.5/10
Avatar - Avatar (melodic death metal) – 5.25/10
Be'lakor - Stone's Reach (melodic death metal) – 6/10
Behemoth - Evangelion (blackened death metal) – 6/10
The Black Dahlia Murder - Deflorate (melodic death metal) – 6/10
Cannibal Corpse - Evisceration Plague (death metal) – 7/10
Criminal - White Hell (death thrash metal) – 8/10
Daath - The Concealers (death metal) – 8/10
Dawn of Tears - Dark Chamber Litanies (melodic death metal) – 6.75/10
Dead Mountain Mouth - Unveil (death metal) – 7.25/10
DevilDriver - Prey For Villains (death/thrash metal) – 7/10
Disarmonia Mundi - The Restless Memoirs (melodic death metal) – 5.75/10
Divinity - Singularity (melodic/technical death metal) – 7.5/10
Dying Fetus - Descend Into Depravity
(death metal) – 7/10
Excuse For Pain - Delivering Brutality (death metal) – 7/10
Fleshgod Apocalypse - Oracles (technical/brutal death metal) – 6.5/10
Gorod - Process of a New Decline (technical death metal) – 8.75/10
Hackneyed - Burn After Reaping (death metal) – 6.75/10
Hail Of Bulltes - Warsaw Rising (death metal) – 8/10
Hatesphere - To The Nines (melodic death/thrash metal) – 5.5/10
Hypocrisy - A Taste Of Extreme Divinity (death metal) – 9/10
Insomnium - Across the Dark (melodic death metal) – 6.25/10
Job for a Cowboy - Ruination
(deathcore/death metal) – 5.5/10
Malefice - Dawn Of Reprisal (melodic death metal) – 6/10
Mortification - The Evil Addiction Destroying
Machine (death thrash metal) – 7.25/10
Napalm Death - Time Waits For No Slave (death metal) – 7.5/10
Neaera - Omnicide (melodic death metal) – 6/10
Neuropathia - Neuropathia (grindcore) – 8.25/10
Nightrage - Wearing A Martyr’s Crown (melodic death metal) – 5/10
Nile - Those Whom The Gods Detest (death metal) – 9.75/10
Obituary - Darkest Day (death metal) – 7/10
Persefone - Shin-Ken (progressive/melodic death metal) – 7/10
Scar Symmetry - Dark Matter Dimensions (melodic death metal) – 5.75/10
Skyfire - Fractal (melodic death metal) – 6/10
Success Will Write Apocalypse Across The Sky - The Grand Partition And the Abrogation of Idolatry (grindcore/death metal) – 7/10
Suffocation - Blood Oath (death metal) – 9/10
Syrach - A Dark Burial (doomy death metal) – 7/10
This Ending - Dead Harvest (melodic death metal) – 7/10
Thy Disease - ANSHUR-ZA (industrial death metal) – 8.5/10
Vader - Necropolis (death metal) – 7.25/10
Vielikan - Emotional Void (progressive death metal) – 6.75/10
Vortex Of Clutter - Everlasting Journey (death thrash metal) – 6.5/10
Woe of Tyrants - Kingdom Of Might (melodic death metal) – 8/10

DOOM METAL
Blindead - impulse (sludge/post-metal) – 9.5/10
Dawnrider (P) - Two (doom metal/hard rock) – 7.25/10
Disbelief - Protected Hell (death metal/sludge) – 7.75/10
Ea - Ea II (funeral doom) – 9/10
Isis - The Wavering Radiant (sludge) – 8.25/10
Jesu - Infinity (doom/post-metal) – 6/10
The Lamp of Thoth - Sing As You Slay (doom metal) – 8/10
Mournful Congregation - The June Frost (funeral doom) – 9/10
My Dying Bride - The Lies I Sire (doom metal) – 7.5/10
northless - No uarter For The Damaged (sludge) – 7.75/10
Novembers Doom - Into Night's Requiem Infernal (death doom metal) – 7/10
Ocean Chief - Den Förste (sludge) – 7/10
Revelation - Revelation (doom metal) – 7.75/10
Reverend Bizarre - Death Is Glory…Now! (doom metal) – 9.5/10
Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions (drone) – 8.5/10
Swallow the Sun - New Moon (death doom metal) – 7.5/10
Universe217 - II (EP) (experimental doom metal) – 8.75/10
Wino - Punctuated Equilibrium (stoner rock) – 8/10
YOB - The Great Cessation (doom metal/sludge) – 9/10

BLACK METAL
Anaal Nathrakh - In the Constellation of the Black Widow (black metal/grindcore) – 7.75/10
Endstille - Verführer (black metal) – 8/10
Fall - Black Autumnal Void (black metal) – 4/10
Marduk - Wormwood (black metal) – 7/10
OLD MAN’S CHILD - Slaves of the World (black metal) – 7/10
Pensées Nocturnes - Vacuum (black metal) – 6/10
Peste Noire - Ballade cuntre lo Anemi Francor (black metal) – 5.75/10
Shining - VI / Klagopsalmer (black metal) – 7/10
Xasthur - All Reflections Drained (black metal) – 6/10

OTHER
Amenra - Afterlife (acoustic) – 8/10
Amoral - Show Your Colors[/album] (pop metal) – 2/10
Amorphis - Skyforger (melodic metal) – 7.5/10
Devin Townsend Project - Ki (progressive rock) – 8/10
Divine Heresy - Bringer Of Plagues (modern extreme bullshit) – 3/10
Egoist - Ultra Selfish Revolution (avant-garde metal) – 3/10
Ensiferum - From Afar (folk metal) – 4/10
Ephel Duath - Through My Dog's Eyes (progressive metal/jazz metal) – 4.5/10
Hunter - HellWood (heavy metal) – 3.5/10
Karl Sanders - Saurian Exorcisms (acoustic) – 8/10
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Here Be Dragons (ambient/dark jazz) – 7/10
Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind (post-rock) – 9/10
Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition (progressive rock) – 8/10
Rodrigo y Gabriela - 11:11 (acoustic) – 9.25/10
Rootwater - Visionism (heavy metal) – 5.75/10
Stinking Lizaveta - Sacrifice And Bliss (instrumental stoner rock) – 8/10

1, What's your favorite song by 15? (Die Ärzte)
It's "Madonnas Dickdarm", because it's just so simply plain stupid :D


2, How did you get into 20? (Bullet For My Valentine)
I started listening to metalcore, after I recognized, that it's not as bad as I first thought.
After listening to Trivium I just listened to some songs on youtube and that's it.


3, Who is your favorite member in 1? (In Flames)
Björn Gelotte, because of his kick-ass beard and awesome tiger-tatoo


4, Whats your favorite lyric bit by 29? (Dark Age)
"Because your outside shapes my inside, every day I find to see, that this world that you are lovin' is a smiling enemy. I don't know why I have followed without asking where we go, I guess it's just to hard and hollow in a world that I don't know" - Dark Age - Outside the Inside


5, Have you ever seen 22 live? (Green Day)
Nope. I think they suck live, because of some live-videos I have seen.


6, What's your favorite album from 10? (Disarmonia Mundi)
hard question. I think I'd guess Mind Tricks because of "A Taste of Collapse".


7, Do you own any merchandise from 3? (Kalmah)
Yes! Three shirts :D


8, What is a good memory you have of 7? (Nightrage)
good memory... I like to get to sleep while listening to the amazing instrumental songs by nightrage. And I like sleeping very much, so... that's it :D


9, Is there a member of the same age as you in 2? (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes)
Nope, don't think so. The guys are some years older than me ;)


10, When did you first get into 8? (Mando Diao)
That's a long time ago! I watched MTV 2 late in the night and saw the video to "sheepdog". The next day I discovered the band and the song "Down in the past" which is still one of my favourite songs.


11, Who likes 4 along with you? (Children of Bodom)
Don't understand the question ._."
Fuckin' many people like 'em xD


12, Which song did you first hear from 16? (Soilwork)
Rejection Role - what an awesome song!


13, What song made you fall in love with 5? (Kreator)
Phobiaaaaaaaaaaa!!! XD because it kicks ass and it was the first thrash song I played on guitar :D


14, Which song do you not like by 18? (Arctic Monkeys)
Wow, eeehm I'd say... Fake Tales of San Francisco.


15, Why do you like 14's songs? (Senses Fail)
Their songs are melodic and some kind of "touching" xD I like that xD


16, Where did you first hear 6? (Norther)
Last.fm recommendation -> youtube (midnight walker) -> <3 :D


17, How long was 19 a singer before you liked them? (Lamb of God)
omg! 16 years or so :D


18, Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory? (Sum 41)
no :D sum 41 is too awesome and powerful for givin' bad memories to anyone ;D


19, When did you get into 17? (Insomnium)
2008 i'd say or 2007... definately too late ;D


20, How long have you been into 9? (Trivium)
since 2 or 3 years I think. They were my first metalcore band :)


21, If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them? (Sonata Arctica)
Hmm, I don't think so. Saw them live in Wacken. Ok but Wacken is about 700 km away, sooo I did it drive more than 300 miles to see them :D


22, How many CDs do you own of 12? (Scar Symmetry)
4


23, Does 21 have a song that makes you cry? (Slayer)
NO xD


24, Does 27 have a song that makes you happy? (Tenacious D)
yeah, ALL songs of Tenacious D make me happy. Just have to think about Jack Black and I'm smiling ;D


25, Does 23 have a song that makes you smile? (myGRAIN)
Veil of Suns - Because the beginning keyboard is sooooooo awesome :D


26, What's the last song you've listened to from 28? (Avatar)
Shattered Wings I think. Awesome new song of them :)


27, Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times? (Equilibrium)
Yes - UNBESIEGT - 59 times and coutin' ;D


28, What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once? (Raintime)
Nope - the song I've listend the less is Rainbringer


29, Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24? (At the Gates)
Nope because At the Gates is plain awesome :D


30, What song got you into 40? (Haste the Day)
When everything falls - recommended by a friend who had heared it on a metal radio.


31, What is your favorite single by 25? (Anti-Flag)
wtf ._." don't know their singles xD my favourite song is "the press corpse" I think.


32, If 49 hated you, what would you do? (Akrea)
omg I think I'd do anything for them so that they like me ^^
Awesome and funny guys :)


33, What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out? (All That Remains)
Bass-chick OK! xD - guys NO :D


34, Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend? (Rhapsody of Fire)
nope ._." their ugly old men xD


35, Who has the best voice in 46? (36 Crazyfists)
the singer xDDD


36, Do you think 26 is/are good looking? (Skyfire)
their ok I think xD


37, How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36? (Eläkeläiset)
Vihaan humppaa - 30 times :D


38, How many CDs do you own of 30? (Less Than Jake)
3 :)


39, Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad? (Arch Enemy)
EVERY song by Arch enemy makes me mad! I wanna play such crazy melodies and stuff, too! :D


40, Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is only one artist, what would you do if they joined a group? (Imperanon)
the singer joined norther or so... don't know. stupid question ._."


41, What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of? (Mors Principium Est)
of fuckin awesome melodic-death-metal xD


42, Did you hate 43 at first? (Three Days Grace)
Nope - cause their awesome :D


43, Does your best friend also listen to 33? (Wintersun)
Yep :)


44, Do you think your parents would like 37? (Bad Religion)
Awww, don't think sooo ^^" They arn't big fans of punkrock xD


45, Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance? (Stormwarrior)
If pogo counts yes... xD


46, Have you ever seen 34 in person? (Ensiferum)
wtf is "in person" - saw em live 2 times sooo... yes I'd say ^^"


47, Do you like 44's name? (Deadlock)
hmm It's ok ^^


48, Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with? (Sworn)
gwaaaaaaah xD NO! NEVER!


49, Do you know anyone that hates 39? (Die Apokalyptischen Reiter)
Due their big popularity - NO! :D


50, Have you ever danced to a song from 35? (Sonic Syndicate)
Pogo anyone? XD

Clutch (my most recent concert)
George Thorogood & The Destroyers (my first concert at red Rocks , 1981)
Wino, Lionized,Stray Cats, David Bowie (2)Duran Duran (2), The Outfield, The Who, The Neville Brothers, Sonia Dada, Janes Addiction, The Grass Roots , Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Valley and The Four Seasons, The Coasters, Too Much Joy, O.M.D.,Sonic Youth, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Squeeze, Steely Dan, Taj Mahal,Terrance Trent D'Arby, Tommy James and The Shondells, , Violent Femmes, John Cougar Melloncamp, Melanie Susuras Band, Moody Blues, , Big Head Todd and The Monsters, (2), B.B. King, , Albert Collins, , Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, (3), Jeff Beck, , Eric Clapton, , The Polyphonic Spree, , Joe Cocker, , My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, , Front 242, , Ice-T, , Ice Cube, , Alice in Chains, , Fishbone, , Soundgarden, , Lush, , Pearl Jam, , Avatar, (Denver), Bad Company, , Bad English, ,
Ben E King, , Ben Folds Five, , Body Count,
Rabbit in the Moon, Nitzer Ebb, , Metallica, , Ethyl Meatplow, , Black Irish, , Buddy Guy, , Butthole Surfers, , Cosmic Pond, , Dead City Radio, , Orbiting Nubs, , Etta James, , Faith No More, , Mr. Bungle, , Four Tops, , Hot Tuna, , Index, , Infectious Grooves, , Ozzy Osborne, , Jesus and Mary Chain, , Joe Satriani, , Reverend Horton Heat, , Steve Salis Color Code, , John Hammond, Jr, , Junior Walker and the All-Stars, ,Living Colour, , Mary Wells, , Navarone, (Boulder, CO),
No Strings Attached, , Noxious Emotion, , Paul Revere and The Raiders, , Peter Noone, , R.E.M.,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, , Rollins Band, , Rossington Collins Band, , Salty Dog, , Sleeping Brotherhood Band, , Johnny Rivers , , Beat Farmers, The Blasters, P-Funk All Stars, Neurosis, GWAR, Testament, Seraphim Shock, Chaos Theory, Hippie Werewolves, Godrifle, Cyndi Lauper, Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bonnie Raitte, The Jeff Healy Band, Charles Brown, John Cougar, Steve Miller Band,
Fleetwood Mac, Whitesnake, Tesla, Vixxen, Poison, David Lee Roth, the bangels, The Jacksons, Billy Joel, Joan Armatrading, Yes, The Cars, Bus Boys, Chubby Checker, The B-52's, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Traffic, Little Feat,
James taylor,
Roberts Plant (2),
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts,
The Black Crowes,
Blues Traveller,
Allman Brothers Band,
Gregg Allman Band,
Robin Trower,
Ween,
Ministry (2),
Woven Hand (2),
Guided By Voices,
Rocket Ajax,
Xiren,
Atlas Hunter,
Skull Flux (5+),
World Seperation,
Flourescent Echo,
The Extremities,
Warlock Pinchers,
The Letches,
The Specials,

Comedy:
George Carlin
Bill Maher

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LAST UPDATE: AUGUST 8

Vanity Blvd was formed in Avesta, Sweden in 2005.



Shortly after, they were contacted by Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper) and producer, Chris Laney (Europe, Candlemass, CRASHDÏET).

Vanity Blvd. teamed up with Chris Laney at Platform Studio and recorded their debut album.



Markus Tagaris, the A&R at Gain (Hardcore Superstar, Lillasyster, Avatar) got a finished copy of the album and the band got a deal.

For more check out the oficial MySpace, YouTube Channel and web site.

Kovenrant - industrial, like deathstars (???)
The Sin: Decay - industrial
Avatar - death metal
Kalmah - ARGH!!!
Norther - Hm... death
Burzum - KAWAI!! ^_^

I know the list is short, but that's because I live where I live..

All That Remains
Avatar
Benea Reach
Bring Me the Horizon
Disturbed
Faith No More
Franz Ferdinand
In Flames
Kaizers Orchestra
KISS
Muse
Parkway Drive
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
Ratatat
Rusko
Slipknot
The Horrors
The Killers
The Prodigy
Underoath
+ Local bands.

Felt the desire to document the bands I've seen live, so I thought: What the heck, I'll do the classic "Bands I've seen live" journal at Last.fm.

Haven't experienced that much gigs/festivals, but I surely will in the future. I'll make sure to update this journal regularly.

D'espairsRay
Dismember
Ingnis x 2
Division Hate
Marduk
In Battle
Whitesnake
Ministry
Carcass
ムック x2
Avatar
Kent
Soilwork
The Hellacopters
Lillasyster
Martyrdöd
Soreption
Broken Aris
Angel No More
Nidsang
Setherial
Cynical Hatred
Sabaton
Hello Saferide
Danko Jones
Corroded
Wolf
Crucified Barbara
Satyricon
Grave
Zonaria
Degradead
Pain
Napalm Death
Trivium
Meshuggah
Children of Bodom
Volbeat
Disturbed
Slipknot
The Haunted
DragonForce
IllFigure
August Burns Red
Bring Me the Horizon
All That Remains
My Dying Bride
Mustasch
ギルガメッシュ
Opeth
Dir en grey
Marilyn Manson