日常生活

To start of in a good mood, here's a short little story*:

A while back a mate and I discussed Myspace. He loves it (somewhat - he probably wouldn't use that word, but then again, he just might), and I didn't give much for it. Thinking (knowing) it was just another spawn of the devil-type community I never cared to join up. (Actually I tried once, but it kept sending me in circles so I gave up - it just didn't want to make friends).

Anywho, he argued that being friends with all kinds of bands made it easier for him to keep track of new releases and other fun info from the various bands he had befriended. And recently I have come to agree. Well, sort of..

Moving on, this story really has little to do with Myspace, other than the "follow bands I like" part. Actually, this has to do with Youtube, thus ending the story-bit, somewhat..

* If it didn't leave you in a good mood, write me a comment about it!

I'm subscribed to Nuclear Blast Europe's channel and every so often they serve me with delicious (and sometimes not so delicious) bands to explore. A while back they slapped Die Apokalyptischen Reiter playing Es Wird Schlimmer on the front page, demanding my attention. It happened to be the first track on their album Licht which were due for release a few weeks later. And now, a few weeks later, I sit and listen to the album, and I like what I'm hearing...

Licht is a mixture of rock and folk-metal with some rather nice melodies. I'm not usually much for the German language, and I usually want to know what bands are singing, but Die Apokalyptischen Reiter has something special about them making them a fine exception. And the girl playing guitar is pretty hot! (As most girls playing guitar are. Most..)