MY TOP 5 SOUNDTRACKS

By Johanne James

A SUDDEN RETURN TO THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN

MARTYR at True Thrash Fest 2020, Osaka, Japan-PART 2

RECAP: 16th February I got a message from Miki, our promotor, label manager and also organizer of the True Thrash festival in Osaka, Japan. The guy is in panic mode, Sacred Reich and Vio-Lence cancelled their trip to play at True Thrash festival 22 and 23 February 2020, if Martyr can hop on a plane to fill in the gap. And so we did...... On our first day we travelled and did some sightseeing, eating and boozing. On the second they we hang out at the first day of the festival to check out the other bands and meet a lot of fans. On the third day, after hardly having any sleep since we arrived it is finally time to hit the stage.

AMARANTHE

An Unstoppable Force

The Swedish six-piece Amaranthe is a hardworking modern metal band that found its origin in 2008 and that is not afraid to cross musical borders. So far they released 5 studio albums [ `Amaranthe’, `The Nexus’, `Massive Addictive’, `Maximalism’ and `Helix’], which also incorporates dance beats, electronic soundscapes, melodic elements, very aggressive approaches, clean and harsh vocals, all blended together into their own recognizable and addictive ear candy. Having three vocalists sharing the front position makes Amaranthe extra special in the metal scene and there is no doubt that their hybrid, sonic adventures have become very successful over the years. Amaranthe also grew into a very professional and energetic live band that toured the world with many other well-known bands. Armed and ready to unleash their new studio album `Manifest’ on October 2nd, Amaranthe invited journalists for an exclusive, digital listening session, annex press conference, to unveil what we all can expect.