CHR opens the show with the throwback sounds of The Night Flight Orchestra while Doug opts for some deathcore from Suicide Silence. In the indie segment, CHR checks out some experimental gothic metal from the French band Ulvånd. The gothic metal continues in Heavy Metal Valhalla where Doug highlights the 1991 debut from Type O Negative.
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New Releases: The Night Flight Orchestra : Aeromatic (2020) 6:52
The Night Flight Orchestra started when Björn Strid and David Andersson were touring with Soilwork in North America in 2007. They were bonding over classic music and the events surrounding it, and decided it needed a soundtrack. Sharlee D’Angelo (Arch Enemy), Richard Larsson (Von Benzo), drummer Jonas Källsbäck (Mean Streak) also joined. Their goal was to reclaim the ’70s/early ’80s sense for classic melody.
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Suicide Silence : Become The Hunter (2020) 19:32
Suicide Silence is an American band from Riverside, California, formed in 2002. Although primarily categorized as deathcore, they are also influenced by black metal, grindcore, mathcore, and groove metal.
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Local/Indie Band: Ulvånd : The Origins (2020) 29:57
Ulvånd are a French trio playing an experimental form of beauty-and-the-beast style gothic metal. Taking influences from Theatre Of Tragedy, Lacuna Coil, Septicflesh, and others, the band creates songs centered around life experiences, philosophy, and other introspective topics.
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Heavy Metal Valhalla: Type O Negative : Slow, Deep And Hard (1991) 44:06
Type O Negative was an American gothic metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1989, by Peter Steele (lead vocals, bass), Kenny Hickey (guitar, co-lead vocals), Josh Silver (keyboards, backing vocals), and Sal Abruscato (drums). Their lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname “the Drab Four” (in homage to the Beatles’ “Fab Four” moniker).
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