Year : 2018
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : Austria
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 121 mb
Bio:
Madog was founded in 1991 by the brothers Hans and Otto Zedrosser.After several performances in the area of Carinthia, the band established itself relatively quickly as a mood guarantor in the live sector.At the end of the 90s Christian Koller - drums, and Alex Humer guitar were changed.This line-up lasted until 2012, when Lukas Lobnig took over the position on the drums, and with his training at the Conservatory Klagenfurt and his powerful performance, he perfectly complemented the band as a worthy successor to Chris.With the release of the first album "Dreamland" in the year 2000, which received only positive reviews in various music magazines, increased the awareness in the domestic and also internationally, the band became aware.There followed numerous appearances in Germany and abroad (Germany, Italy) and Madog was able to continue to expand its fan base, u. a. even a fan club was founded in the Franken (D) area.In 2001, the second album "Fairytales of darkness" was released, which also received praise and recognition in the international press. "Fairytales of darkness" was re-released a year later by the record company "Sound riot records" (Portugal) with a new cover, bonus track and remastering by Achim Köhler, and distributed worldwide.This allowed Madog to finally kick off and the band was also able to record numerous gigs at festivals and in concert halls with various greats in the Metal genre. (Doro, Gotthard, Axxis, Rage, Brainstorm, Circle II Circle, Speed Limit, Mystic Prophecy, Kissin 'Dynamite, Sonic Syndicate, Graveworm, Russkaya, Belphegor, just to name a few.) Through their continued stage presence, the band has more than earned their status as Austria's Metal veteran and is not only a live guarantor, but now also known for their pyro shows.After several family events (offspring, house building, etc.), the third album is now in the works and will be released in 2016. And it will again be inspired by heavy metal anthems and the distinctive voice of Hans Zedrossers.
Album:
MADOG unleash their third album, an intense guitar driven beauty called “Raven”, they throw every bit of raw power they have at their disposal and inject it directly into these twelve-tracks on display. Opening as a concept album with the natural sound of ravens with an eerie ambient glaze, when the second tracks explodes “Raven” with its in-your-face precision a theme is instantly set of what is to come.As the envelope of dense-sonic noise opens fully, the escapades of the Austrian quartet is revealed in full, “Monstergate” is on the side of doom-Metal to a point, the band is incredible, working extremely well as a unit, all the while making “Raven” a listenable affair, even on “Monstergate” where they execute break-neck speed riffs backed with thundering drums and throbbing bass. Lead singer Hansi Zedrosser has a knack at delivering the tongue-in-cheek lyrics with a passion, his voice does not split glass with high-pitched screams but keeps it flowing more so, an interesting vocal-delivery than a audio-acrobatic is exhibition.“Sinner” opens with an almost eastern feel, a sitar sound before the star of this show comes in, that being guitarist Alex Humer, his work is astounding throughout, on “Hell Defender” he outshines Zedrosser at times burying him under the weight of riffage. A highlight comes in the form of the full-throttle “Riding For The Priest”, a song which cleverly stutters to a start, the drum work by Lukas Lobnig becomes more prominent here, the vocals match the music pound for pound as they ride a helter-skelter of nostalgic-style power-Metal.“Children’s Cry” gives us more of what came before, the band is relentless, rarely coming up for air and pushing forward constantly, “Loud” opens with high-guitar strokes, as both guitar and bass share the spotlight, a mix of well executed techniques make this another accessible tune. The magnificent acoustic picking of “Glorious” lures the listener into a false sense of security, there is no lighter in the air anthemic ballad here. The following and last track “Out In The Fields” follows the same construction, a nice blending of clean-acoustic and distortion which bleeds and beams into different directions.MADOG continue to pump out loud metal, the heart of “Raven” is one gigantic-distorted guitar lick which flexes in different directions while still staying connected. Overall “Raven” is not a weak album, singer Hansi Zedrosser may sound to struggle at times but that may simply be his style of delivery, but anyone would struggle under the weight of noise the other three musicians display.
Line-Up:
Otto Zedrosser - Bass
Lukas Lobnig - Drums
Alex Humer - Guitars
Hans Zedrosser - Vocals, Guitars
Tracks:
01.Call Of The Raven
02. Raven
03. Monstergate
04. Sinner
05. Hell Defender
06. Place Of War
07. Riding For The Priest
08. Childrens Cry
09. Loud
10. Rise And Fall
11. Glorious
12. Out In The Fields
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