Yes, yes, we know - it's December 29th. But we missed a couple of days and this song has just appeared in our mailbox, so it all balances out. For Christmas, AxamentA (Belgium) decided to hit the studio and record an extremely unusual version of "Last Christmas" (Wham!) entitled "Blast Christmas". After a 14-year hiatus, … Continue reading Advent 2022: AxamentA – Blast Christmas
Category: 24 Songs of Xmas
Advent 2022: Reign of Vengeance – Frosty the Snowman
Yeah, yeah - advent is over, pedants. But we missed a couple of days so here's a last one as a special gift to make up for it. Reign of Vengeance previously released both "Frosty the Snowman" and "Jingle Bells" in earlier years, but have re-recorded both and they're available now. We've popped "Frosty" onto … Continue reading Advent 2022: Reign of Vengeance – Frosty the Snowman
Advent 2022: Sleigher – South Of Lapland (Santa’s Gory Yuletide)
It's Sleigher the sequel! Members of Haken, Dream Theater and Protest the Hero have once again ventured South of Lapland for a festive mash-up of two Slayer classics. A year to the day since we featured their debut release ("Seasons Greetings in the Abyss"), we're back with the sequel. "“South Of Lapland (Santa’s Gory Yuletide)" … Continue reading Advent 2022: Sleigher – South Of Lapland (Santa’s Gory Yuletide)
Advent 2022: Tommy Johansson – Christmas Truce (Sabaton cover)
We featured the original version of this song in last year's rundown, and it's an interesting twist to hear it covered as a solo effort by a member of the actual band! Tommy Johansson plays guitar with Sabaton, but also sings and plays in a side project or two as well as doing other stuff. … Continue reading Advent 2022: Tommy Johansson – Christmas Truce (Sabaton cover)
Advent 2022: Azorean Metal – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
We need a good team effort in our countdown somewhere and here it is! Courtesy of many of the artists linked to Azorean Metal, a cover of the classic "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town". The full list of artists is under the video on the YouTube page. Check out our Xmas Spotify Playlist, featuring every … Continue reading Advent 2022: Azorean Metal – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Advent 2022: Bad Wolves – Carol of the Bells
Following the release of special digital deluxe version of critically acclaimed album Dear Monsters, Bad Wolves gear up for the holiday season launching lyric video of Christmas iconic song "Carol Of The Bells". Despite being a Christmas song, "Carol Of Bells" always projected a darker vibe to me. So when the label approached us about … Continue reading Advent 2022: Bad Wolves – Carol of the Bells