Recognition!

Hello again. No this is NOT the post I promised. This is just something I've been meaning to post for a while now. Remember Maldia? Well, it seems that we'll be hearing from them again. A while ago, I received an email from Jesus (sorry friend, but my computer doesn't seem to want to accent the "u" today), the guitarist of Maldia. According to him, the band is currently working on some new material with more of a modern vibe (in his words, "trying to be less classic but keeping the good stuff"). I personally have no problem with classic metal, but I'm going trust his decision on this. Considering their impressive debut, we can expect great things from Maldia's upcoming work. In the meantime, here's the music video for their debut's first track "Bajo Mi Cama" ("under my bed") for your enjoyment.

Well then...

It would seem that my internet hates me. I had intended to write this post yesterday and schedule it for release today. Sadly, I have not been able to access the internet at my house since lunchtime yesterday. As a result, I'm writing this in the backroom of a local coffee shop. Furthermore, as you may have noticed, I am several hours late in doing so. To prevent a repeat issue, I will be queuing an additional blog post that will be released next week on schedule. Without further ado, let's hear some music.

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Drop Alive is a two-man hard rock outfit from Pavia, Italy. I say hard rock, but Drop Alive's eponymous debut opens with a pulverizing wall of rhythm guitar that reminded me of the works of Canadian thrash metal giant Annihilator. The album is a bit short, at some thirty-odd minutes in length, but it hits hard and fast from start to finish. Interestingly enough, the band's frontman, Simon, was responsible for all instruments (except the drums) and songwriting for the album. Drop Alive isn't quite a one-man-band like Brad Sucks, but there is still a tremendous sense of unified artistic vision on the album. I could go on, but I think the music speaks for itself. It's amazing, and it's free. Honestly, what more could you want?

Some belated music

Well, so much for consistent posts...For the record, my internet access is a bit inconstant. I'll shoot for Fridays at 9AM pacific time, but I will occasionally by unable to meet that posting goal. Anyways, here's some music.

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Daniel Bautista is a prolific guitarist hailing from Las Palmas de G.C., Spain. His repertoire spans from classic metal to metal versions of the classics, as well as other less metal-based styles. Daniel offers an impressive discography of free albums: twenty years of free works! For delivering both quantity and undeniable quality, Bautista deserves a look. For more information (and the aforementioned free music), visit his website at http://www.danielbautista.com. Cheers.

More music, and a new schedule

Greetings. Now that I've graduated, and had a short celebratory break, I can continue posting to ROTGM. In fact, I have good news. For the rest of the summer, you can expect new posts every Friday at 9AM Pacific Daylight Time. For the sake of consistency, I will be writing the posts before Friday and then setting them to release on schedule. I'm looking forward to this. So, without further ado, here's some music.

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Dead Relic is an alt-metal band that hails from La Laguna, Spain. This eponymous EP is a feast for the ears. The production is crisp, the vocals are articulated well, the instrumentals are flawless. The mood of the recording turns on a dime, and the band creates some satisfying contrasts between song segments. I really enjoyed the layering of guitar parts. There's some interesting combinations of clean and crunch here. It's not particularly heavy in the grand scheme of things, and it has some great melodies. You owe it to yourself to give it a listen!