William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

From: Kindred Spirits ; Year: 2012; Genre: Celtic Folk Metal Had some music from this album come on whilst driving around the other day. I clearly remember when this record came out back in 2012; quickly became my favourite from the band.     Hear Of Fear and Fury on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: The Trammps - Zing! Went the Strings of my Heart     My song pick 2 years ago today: 10,000 Maniacs - Everyday is Like Sunday   My song pick 3 years ago today: Megadeth - Mastermind   My song pick 4 years ago today: Bootsy Collins - Don't Take My Funk   My song pick 5 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Les Invisibles   My song pick 6 years ago today: Asia - Midnight Sun My song pick 7 years ago today: Murray Head - Say It Ain't So, Joe My song pick 8 years ago today: Pallas - Winter is Coming My song pick 9 years ago today: Watchtower - Tyrants in Distress My song pick 10 years ago today: Exist†Trace -...

From: Blodsvept ; Year: 2013; Genre: Black Metal/Folk Metal I have not really listened to Finntroll in some time, so I decided that I would. Every now and then their music just seems absolutely perfect; today is one of those times I suppose. From wot I can understand, this one seems to be about cursed people who turn into flesh-eating beasts at night and back to human, (or something of the sort), during the day. As always, their music is truly something to behold, and I am glad to see that they have not lost a step.   Hear Ett folk förbannat on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Dance, Dance, Dance   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Offspring - Bad Habit   My song pick 3 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Antarctica   My song pick 4 years ago today: Steely Dan - Black Cow   My song pick 5 years ago today: The Moody Blues - Stop! My song pick 6 years ago today: The New Riders of the Purple Sage - Panama Red ...

From: Kindred Spirits ; Year: 2013; Genre: Celtic Folk Metal Thought that I would choose something from Waylander on this St. Patrick's Day; nothing quite like some folk metal with a good helping of Celtic music to get your day going.    Hear Kindred Spirits on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Black 47 - Land Of DeValera   My song pick 2 years ago today: Frank Mackey & The Keltic Cowboys - Rocky Road to Dublin   My song pick 3 years ago today: Black 47 - Bodhráns On The Brain   My song pick 4 years ago today: Waylander - The Vernal Dance   My song pick 5 years ago today: Thin Lizzy - Dublin My song pick 6 years ago today: Black 47 - Paddy's Got a Brand New Reel My song pick 7 years ago today: Croft No Five - The Man of Arran My song pick 8 years ago today: Cruachan - The Morrigan's Call My song pick 9 years ago today: Flogging Molly - (No More) Paddy's Lament My song pick 10 years ago today: Black 47 - The Big Fe...

From: Kindred Spirits ; Year: 2012; Genre: Celtic Folk Metal Kind of odd of me to be picking this song this time of year being that Beltaine is a late spring event, but it just felt like a great song for today. I absolutely love the mix of traditional Celtic music with extreme forms of metal. Hear Twin Fires of Beltíne on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Rush - Tai Shan My song pick 2 years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Vampira My song pick 3 years ago today: Talking Heads - Psycho Killer My song pick 4 years ago today: Asia - Open Your Eyes My song pick 5 years ago today: Icehouse - Icehouse My song pick 6 years ago today: ABBA - Dum Dum Diddle My song pick 7 years ago today: Gilbert and Sullivan - Major-General's Song My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Presto My song pick 9 years ago today: Nirvana - Drain You My song pick 10 years ago today: Amon Amarth - The Pursuit of Vikings My song pick 11 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Reviva...

From: Blodsvept ; Year: 2013; Genre: Black Metal/Folk Metal Decided to go back and indulge in some more of Finntroll's music. This is the final song from the 2013 release Blodsvept . I have to say I love the mix of folk and classical with their extreme form of metal. Hear Midvinterdraken on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Jethro Tull - Night in the Wilderness My song pick 2 years ago today: Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez My song pick 3 years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Entrow My song pick 4 years ago today: Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance My song pick 5 years ago today: Genesis - Duchess My song pick 6 years ago today: ABBA - Arrival My song pick 7 year ago today: Barenaked Ladies - The Old Apartment My song pick 8 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - 100 Years Ago My song pick 9 years ago today: Eisbrecher - Mein Blut My song pick 10 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Lookin' Out For...

From: Kindred Spirits ; Year: 2012; Genre: Celtic Folk Metal Dang, I don't know why I haven't revisited this excellent band for a while now... they just blow me away every time I hear them. Who would've thought that traditional Celtic instruments like the fife and bodhrán would be at home is an extreme form of metal? Oh yeah. Hear Lámh Dearg on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Bob James - Main Theme From Star Trek: The Motion Picture My song pick two years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song My song pick three years ago today: Buddy Holly & The Crickets- It's So Easy My song pick four years ago today: Johnny Cash - My Grandfather's Clock My song pick five years ago today: Ralfe Band - 1500 Years My song pick six years ago today: Jerry Reed - The Telephone My song pick seven years ago today: The Beatles - Penny Lane My song pick eight years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Green River My song pick nine yea...

From: Nifelvind ; Year: 2011; Genre: Folk Metal/Black Metal Was thinking about Finntroll this morning, and I realized that I hadn't picked a song of theirs in a while, so I am today. This is a rather interesting song; a perfect mix of old world folk and blistering extreme metal. That simple melody being played throughout this track makes for one awesome hook. Here is a video clip with Ett Norrskensdåd on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV Anh. 117a, 117b - Polonause in F Major (from Anna Magdalena Notebook II ) My song pick two years ago today: Exist†Trace - Requiem My song pick three years ago today: Meat Loaf - Two out of Three Ain't Bad My song pick four years ago today: Christian Pezold - BWV Anh. 115 - Minuet in G Minor (Anna Magdalena Notebook II) My song pick five years ago today: Raymond Scott - Powerhouse

From: Kindred Spirits ; Year: 2012; Genre: Celtic Folk Metal Yay! I happened to be looking at what Waylander has been up to; lo and behold they just released a brand new album! To say the least I'm having a real blast. Damn, there has been a massive amount of records being released my favourite bands all year long; I'm really having trouble keeping up anymore, but it's better than having no new music to listen to I'll tell ya! Anyway, to be truthful this was actually the first song I heard off of Kindred Spirits and I immediately loved it; I'll undoubtedly be posting more from the album in the future. Hear Echoes of the Sidhe on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Macho City My song pick two years ago today: Bad English - When I See You Smile My song pick three years ago today: The Beatles - Love Me Do My song pick four years ago today: Mr. Big - Green-Tinted Sixties Mind My song pick five years ago today: ABBA - ...

1442 Finntroll - Ursvamp From Nattfödd , Year: 2004 Genre: Black Metal/Folk Metal Getting woke up to start the workday; there's nothing better to get the blood moving in the morning than some fast tempoed, Hummpa infused Metal from Finntroll. Hear Ursvamp on YouTube. Watch a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Eric Burdon & the Animals - Sky Pilot My song pick two years ago today: The Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child My song pick three years ago today: The Cranberries - Zombie +

1054 Cruachan - The Gael I thought for sure that I added at least one of this great Irish Celtic Metal band's songs to my list, but I guess haven't. For those unaware of this band or the Celtic Metal genre, Celtic Metal is a sub-genre of Folk Metal, which in itself is a sub-genre of Black Metal. Cruachan fuses Metal sounds with traditional Irish Folk music stylings; and thus you get what has been referred to as Celtic Metal. The band's name, Cruachan, is pronounced Kroo-ah-Kahn; evidently this is the name of an important ancient archaeological site in County Roscommon, Ireland, from which the band took its name. Anyway, this is a very dynamic song, which starts out very light with a clean guitar and vocals. It builds with the rhythm section kicking in and becoming progressively fuller, then comes in the Irish Folks music as an interlude; the entire band then kicks in with full Celtic Folk Metal sound. Here is the studio version on YouTube. My song pick a year ...

848 ( Finntroll - Jaktens Tid ) I noticed that I have not added this one to my list yet, so I will remedy that with today's pick; plus, I have also felt like listening to some Finntroll for a bit now. As with many of their Humppa influenced tracks, this one is very danceable. It features Jonne Järvelä Joik , or ( Yoik ) singing, which adds another incredible aspect to the song as well. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Band of Horses - St. Augustine My song pick two years ago today: Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band +

797 ( Finntroll - Skogens Hämnd ) Time for some more Finntroll! This song has become one of my favored from the band, mostly due to the way that the song was arranged musically. I love how they go from the more melodic Hummpa influenced Metal to the very heavy thrashing sound and mix them excellently. Just by the name of song, Skogens Hämnd : "Revenge of the Forest" you can easily get an idea what the song is about without having to speak/understand Old Swedish. Here is a recording of the song on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: #425 Bon Jovi - These Days My song pick two years ago today: #57 Yes - Roundabout +

755 ( Finntroll - Trollhammeren ) For some reason I have been listening to a lot of European Metal the last little bit, and I decided on choosing a song from a band I have been listening to. For those do not know about them, Finntroll is a Metal band from Finland. I love how they mix the Progressive Folk with the Black Metal to make a very unique sound. Here is the music video on YouTube. Here is a live performance circa '06 on YouTube. It just does not sound right without Tapio Wilska. My song pick a year ago today: Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly My song pick two years ago today: Fire Bomber (Humming Bird) - Remember 16 +