Rick's Pick: Bloodshed

This week`s pick is one that many in the U.S. may not be familiar with. The Bloodshed CD "Asche Zu Asche" is one of the better metal/ RAC CDs I have heard come out of the music scene. It feature`s the unique vocals of Uwe (Proissenheads, Burndown, etc) and is one definitely not to be overlooked if you like aggressive and talented music...

Uwocaust, Ultima Fronteria

New on PC records, Uwocaust (& alte Freunde). Uwe, the vocalist of popular German hardcore outfits: Burn Down, Bloodshed, Proissenheads & A.B., has released his newest project, Uwocaust. However, it is said this album is not like other projects, that it is more or a rock feel and a bit slower than his previous material. The CD at 14 tracks comes in at 50 minutes and is packaged in a digipak.

Uwe has a distinctive voice which has made his work quite popular, so we look forward to checking out this newest release. There are sample track available on PC's site.

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Italian RAC band Ultima Frontiera, who released their last album "Arditi Sentieri" on Tuono records in 2008, hopes to record a new CD this summer.

Berlin Brandenburg 2 (Compilation)

While I am not familiar with the first version of the Berlin -Brandenburg sampler, I do intend to search for the release it in the future. Berlin - Brandenburg 2 is a double CD consisting of 17 different bands, totaling in at 113 minutes of new, never released material only available on this sampler by Rebel records.

The CD boasts a pretty impressive line-up of artists, new and old. While there are some RAC styled bands on the comp, the majority of the bands tend to lean toward hardcore. Numerous tracks on the CDs are sung in English, inlcuding a Nordic Thunder cover, however, most of the tracks are performed in German.

Some of the artists featured on the albums include: Anger Within, Kontra, Bloodshed, Frontalkraft, Cynic, Burn Down, XxX, Deathfeud, Legion of Thor, Confident of Victory, Spreegeschwader. Whether you are picking these CDs up to check out several new bands or to collect some previously un-released tracks by some of the bigger names featured on the album, I do not think you will be disapointed.