Metal Music MAYhem for 2021

Metal Music MAYhem for 2021

Metal MAYhem 2021 - 10 metal songs that stood out to be heard out loud and are sure shot head-banger. Embedded to the list are music videos from YouTube.


#01
Rotting Christ - Devadevam

Rotting Christ - Black metal band formed in Greece in 1987. One of the first black metal bands prevalent in the early 90's. This is from their 12th album 'Rituals', released in 1996.

The song is inspired from the Ode to Lord Shiva - God and The Destroyer (from the Hindu Mythology). Lyrics are in Sanskrit.


#02
Gojira - Amazonia

Gojira - metal band from France. Founded as Godzilla in 1996 and later had a name change to Gojira in 2001. Amazonia by Gojira, from their latest 2021 album 'Fortitude'.

A French band, Japanese name, English lyrics & cause of Amazon rain forest in Brazil.



#03
Lamb of God - Ghost Shaped People

Lamb of God (a.k.a. LoG) - metal band from Virginia, US. Formed in 1994 as 'Burn the Priest' and changed to 'Lamb of God' by the year 2000. This one was added as one of two bonus tracks in their self-titled eighth studio album released in March 26, 2021.

Wait for the drop at 3:07. It's dope !!!
What will you believe? Who will you betray? What's the cost of victory?



#04
Opeth - Ghosts of Perdition

Ghosts of Perdition by Opeth - a progressive metal band from Sweden formed in 1989. This is from their 8th album 'Ghost Reveries' released in 2005.

Versatility in range in here. Growls to soft melody infused and blended well in this 10.5 minute long song. Keep an ear out to the drums n' keyboards.



#05
Acid Mammoth - Them!

Acid Mammoth - doom metal band from Greece formed in 2015. This song Them! is from their 2020 released album 'Under Acid Hoof'.

If 'Ozzy' was 'Stoned' on 'Acid'. 'Black Sabbath' will sound 'Doomed' like so. Get it!



#06
Alluvial - 40 Stories

40 Stories by the progressive, technical death metal collective ALLUVIAL and this is from their upcoming album 'Sarcoma' set to release on May 28th 2021.

The vocal growl in this one is extremely reverberating to be a cherry-picked favourite for this year 2021.



#07
Tetrarch - Negetive Noise

Negetive Noise is from the recently (April 2021) released album 'Addicted' by the metal band Tetrarch, from US formed in 2007.

Strong riffs, heavy bass and vocals with strong familiarity to Slipknot and Korn with subtle undertones of Chester from LP. Special mention of lead solo by female guitarist Diamond Rowe. Definite headbanger this!



#08
Epica - The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key is by Epica is a Dutch metal band, founded by guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen after his departure from After Forever.

Formed as a symphonic metal band with gothic tendencies, Epica later incorporated strong death metal influences. This one is from their 8th album 'Omega' released in 2021.



#09
FFDP - Darkness Settles In

Five Finger Death Punch (also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP) is an American heavy metal band from Las Vegas, formed in 2005 and this is from their eighth studio album F8 (pronounced "fate") released in 2020.

It's also featured in the upcoming thriller / horror film 'The Retaliators'.



#10
Architects - Animals

Architects are a metalcore band from Brighton, UK, formed in 2004 and this is from their ninth studio album 'For Those That Wish To Exist' released in February 2021.


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