Some of the bands have been featured previously on the blog (other samplers, bands of the month, videos or reviews) and two of them are brand new, a couple of folk metal bands. As usual, all the tracks are legal downloads from the Internet.
Enjoy!
Tracks 1-3 are free downloads from Triple J Unearthed
Tracks 4-7 and 9-11 are free downloads from Reverbnation
Tracks 9 and 11-13 are free downloads from Soundcloud
Track 8 is a free download from Bandcamp
1) SIBIN (Mildura, VIC, Australia)
http://www.sibin.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sibin/110048945697706
http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Sibin
http://www.reverbnation.com/sibin
https://twitter.com/sibin_band
Line-up:
Mark Jenkins - Lead vocal & acoustic guitar
Charles Hendy - Tin whistle & flute
Corey Barbary - Tenor banjo mandolin & electric guitar
Tim Williams - Bass
Luke McCarthy - Drums
Discography (click to buy a digital copy from i-Tunes):
"Things You Can't Polish" (11 tracks)
"Industrial Life" (12 tracks, 2012)
2) THE DEAD RABBITS (Houston, TX, USA)
https://www.facebook.com/rabbitsofrock
http://www.reverbnation.com/rabbitsofrock
Line-up:
Seamuis - vocals & guitar
Christian (GFN) - Bass
James - Fiddle
Micah - Banjo & vocals
Josh - Mandolin, & vocals
Danny Boy - Guitar and vocals
Sean - Drums
Discography:
"The Race" (4 tracks EP, 2013)
Forthcoming album out soon
3) FLANNERY (Groningen, The Netherlands)
http://www.flannery.nl
https://www.facebook.com/flannery.celtic.folk.rock
https://twitter.com/flannerymusic
Line-up:
Denny Myles - Pipes
Peter Heerema - Drums
Steven Prins - Guitar
Michiel Stelpstra - Bass
Sebastiaan Hidding - Fiddle, back. vocals
Koos van der Goot - Vocals
Discography (click to get a better quality digital song from Bandcamp, Name Your Price):
"The Epic Beersong" (digital single, 2013)
4) THE SUNDAY PUNCHERS (Jo'Burg, Gauteng, South Africa)
http://www.thepunchers.com
https://www.facebook.com/TheSundayPunchers
http://www.reverbnation.com/thesundaypunchers
https://soundcloud.com/the-sunday-punchers
https://twitter.com/ThePunchersSA
Line-up:
Mostert Francois - Acoustic guitar & vocals
Michiel Kruger - Electric guitar & vocals
Shaun "Cabbs" Hillary - Banjo, mandolin & vocals
Adrian Vlok - Bass
Darryn Small - Drums
Bruce Missing - Bagpipes, tin whistle
Discography:
"The Sunday Punchers EP" (2011)
"Sea Monsters" (Single, 2013)
5) DREAMFALL (Talavera de la Reina, Spain)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/DreamFall/201156096633993
http://www.reverbnation.com/dreamfallgroup
http://www.myspace.com/dreamfall
http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-DreamFall-l-es.html
Line-up:
Alex Romero - Vocals, flutes and pipes
Pablo Barroso - Guitar
Ruben Ramiro - Bass
Dario Jusdado - Rythm guitar
Ivan de la Cruz - Drums
Discography:
"DreamFall demo" (6 track demo, 2012)
Forthcoming album out soon
6) DRAKUM (Barcelona, Spain)
http://www.drakum.com
https://www.facebook.com/Drakumband
https://soundcloud.com/drakum
http://www.myspace.com/drakumband
https://twitter.com/drakumband
Line-up:
Javi Crosas - Vocals
Mark Martinez – Guitar
Cristian Villanueva “Feni” - Guitar
Jose Luis Parreño - Bass
Javier Rubio “Caleb” - Violin
Albert Orozco - Keyboards
Xavi Puiggalà - Drums
Discography (click to buy a better digital version from Bandcamp):
"Around the Oak" (3 track EP, 2011)
"Torches Will Rise Again" (10 tracks, forthcoming album)
DOWNLOAD:
http://dfiles.eu/files/gnqqn0cpj