Once again i apologize, my Level of german is somewhere between "order beer" and "review albums"
A DAY TO REMEMBER: Fine song with the big Avicii style outro which really defined the time.
I find the way he says “eventshually” really irritating
I originally thought the opening chords and melody we're played on the same guitar, and that it was very cool. So I was disappointed when I worked out they didn't do that. Lindsay Buckingham would have.
FALCONER: From the first 10 seconds I thought “oh, I'm going to enjoy the hell out this one” , and yes, correct. Solid meat-and-potatoes metal. Nice little things to enjoy like the bass fills. Will check out more of their stuff.
MACHINEHEAD - Hay-LOOOOO. Didn't really know the band till Graspop last year. Crowd surfed for the first time in well over a decade, and have listened to them a bit since, so this is in my current rotation (and was my nomination). Makes you want to get out of bed, drink some whisky, and punch a priest. Excellent. (Also I put no thought into the video not being the 9 minute proper version - I would have if I'd thought about it…)
METSATÖLL: Folk metal is such a delicate balance for me. Sometime I love it (one of my noms is folk metal with the full suite of ridiculous instruments) and sometimes I find it very silly… this is right on that line. Bass lines are great (maybe it's these headphones but I seem to be noticing the bass more than usual).
MONO: I've been listing to the list while working, at least 6 times. So I've spent a full hour listening to this song and I could not tell you much about it. Does it have vocals?! No idea. I just tune it out.
Ok I really concentrated this time Conceptually I like it, and I like the heavy part at the end, but it feels like it's missing something for a 10 minute song… like a painting with an amazing background and no subject. I guess they call that a “landscape”.
OMEGA LITHIUM: It's kinda like Lacuna Coil without the guy singer. And he is definitely not why people listen to lacuna coil. I like it. Good atmosphere. I like the little break near the end where they decide to just do a bit of military snare drum. Interesting choice, no complaints.
Haha, ok after listening to more Omega Lithium it seems like they do have a guy singer, just not in that song. And he's not as good. So exactly like Lacuna Coil

PHAROAH: From the galloping intro I was in to it. Feels like a band knows exactly what they're doing, to the point that it's almost too polished. That's my only criticism though, other while a solid song with all the right bits in the right places. Goes on a fun and interesting little journey. More cool bass.
RÖYKSOPP: Walmart brand kate bush

I like Kate bush, and this a pretty great homage. Singer carries it and I read she's a guest vocalists so I'm interested in what the rest of the bands stuff is like without her. Feel like the start of the song is better than the end. Where's my big Avicii outro?! Instead it seems to forget what it was doing, try something else, and then quickly give up on it.
UNLEASHED: Yup. 4 seconds in and I'm convinced this is gonna be good. A lot to like in a sub 3 minute song. Growl vocals are always a bit of hard sell for me, but this is great. Duelling guitar solo is very cool.
TOM WAITS: As I said in an earlier comment, every couple of years I'll give Tom waits another spin, some of it is great and some I just do not get. The problem is it's impossible to tell which is which before listening to the album a bunch. And the bad stuff might be great with more listening… there is literally no way of knowing. This is weird, off kilter, and fantastic - the sort of stuff that keeps me coming back. Excellent nomination, thanks!