From Gothenburg comes the band Graveyard that with their second release "Hisingen Blues" captured first place on my top 10 list of the best album of 2011 with a classic retro album, an album that really will live long. Really nice beats spiced with a passion for the musical. "Hisingen Blues" has been tossed around in the top layer during most of the year and rooted down really well. A worthy winner in my book.
Today there isnt any other album that fully fill my needs in the music world. Stones and I are going to see them at the club concert they are doing :D Thats gonna be soo awesome.
This new album "Sounds Of A Playground Fading" is diffrent in many ways, one of em is that Jesper is not there, but they have another great guitarrist there, Niclas Engelin. Niclas is with In Flames now, at the same time he is in Engel, a band thats really great as well. In Flames Album has many highlights, this tune is one of em.
Thetania´s #2 Is Pagans Mind´s new album "Heavenly Ecstasy". Its their 5th album.
This Norwegian band came to Stockholm couple of years ago, and Cheezuz I liked it a lot...its like a mix of Dream Theater and old Saga.
The bass player Steinar is really funny and a competent bass player, Guitar man Jorn is a great guitar player, Ronny on the keyboard is fabulous, drummer Stian is a great drummer and a great guy and then last one.. Nils the vocalist, has a dream voice!!
I have now reached #3 and its closing in :D Ive choosed one of my closest god´s in this area,
Black Country Communion or BCC, they released a album this year just called "2"
Ive choosed a tune that eint that rocky as the album in its whole is..its lyrics are written by Joe Bonamassa, and the music is by Hughes, Bonamassa, Shirley.
As I told u in the beginning of this top ten, I was totally astonished when I saw them earlier this year. The day after I worked at Europe´s concert and Joe B, Derek Sherinian and some of their tech´s came, and Joe came up stage and play´d a tune with John Norum that was awesome! and I got a hug and a chat with Derek, whom i really like since Dream Theater.
"Unto The Locust" is a album that contains almost everything and executed in a brilliant way. Their new musical path is a wise choice, the best thing they've done and actually managed to combine a highly effective record.. An impressive sequel to "The Blackening"
Todays tune is "This Is The End"
Live video from Madrid, Spain at la sala riviera 16/11/2011
This is a group that done a sorta diffrent album this time... little Lighter but more complex, not that hard but cooler..
Opeth and the album Heritage.
I do love this one....Saw them at Hovet some time ago, and they were lovely. Im in the middle of all X-Mas cooking here so...lets get down to the Video.
A record that has really rooted in my ear. A beautiful rainbow-story with a wonderful retro splash. Really nice cover that shows the indications that psych rock is at the center of this work. Is warmly recommended. Imagine if you could get this on vinyl!
"Arrows & Anchors" is indeed a dramatic and somewhat profound works with numerous throws from the one to the second element, that it is impossible to separate them at all, but everything falls so naturally in place in the end without that it will be strange or odd in any way.
Todays tune "" is record at Violitionist Sessions from Denton, Texas, July 2011.
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More info @
Official Fair To Midland Web The Violitonist Sessions
Listen to ”Fair To Midland - Amarillo Sleeps On My Pillow" on Spotify here!
Good Morning! On #6 I have choosed 2 of my friends band, Hong Faux! Stones and I were on their release party on their album "The Crown That Wears The Head" at Marie Laveau the very same day as Rival Sons (My #7) had a gig at Strand.
Hong Faux is a great rock band also with blues in their music. Their lyrics is outstanding, listen to it.
Ladys And Gents, here is Hong Faux!
Cheers, Thetania
More info @
Official Hong Faux Web Official Hong Faux Facebook
Listen to ”Hong Faux - Feign Death to Stay Alive" on Spotify here!