Kama - Freternia - A Nightmare Story

This is sadly a pretty unknown band. I got to know about them when I bought my Helloween Tribute, "Keepers of Jericho Part 2". Both parts of this tribute are AWESOME and feature tons of great bands! The first part have mostly big power metal bands like Rhapsody, Sonata Arctica, etc. The second part is the opposite, it features not-that-much-known bands. And Freternia was among them.

But I really got into this band after I heard one song and I noticed that I already had heard this vocals before. Again, the vocalist of this band was also the vocalist of IronWare, another band that I heard in another compilation! This time was "Louder Than the Dragon", a Limb Records band compilation that featured one song from every major band of the label. And IronWare was one of those with their awesome song "Holy Man". I loved that song and when I heard the same vocalist in Freternia I knew I would like this band too.

So I looked for their cds... But they were really hard to find! I even gave up.... Luckly I found this digipak in one of my travels to Galeria to Rock and it was really cheap too!!

This digipak was made by Scarecrow Records, a Mexican label. It features one bonus track and also comes with a mini catalogue of the label's latest cds. I love those catalogues!

Kama - Turisas - The Varangian Way

Well this was a weird thing to catch on ebay. Long ago when I was an ebay rat, I would dig every corner of that website looking for any kind of rarities from bands I like. And Turisas was one of those bands.

This is a promo version of their second album, "The Varangian Way". It's weird because its in a DVD case. And it also feature the bonus DVD that comes with the limited edition! I've never seen a promo like this. Obviously the DVD is a hand made copy, but the CD is official. The cover is printed in those ordinary glossy papers from normal DVDs.

I don't know if the guy made this to look more atractive to buyers by adding the bonus DVD or it's really official.

Kama - Opeth - Ghost Reveries

This band is becoming a favorite to me. I had only known this album "Ghost Reveries" until recently, when I decided to listen to their discography properly. And I'm really happy for doing it! Their music is amazing, very somber with great vocals going from extreme and death'ish to very calm and clean.

The guitars also play a big part here. From heavy and fast to acoustic and slow. Everything is in perfect balance in this band and specially this album. It was the first album I listened and the first I bought. And couldn't be a better edition! Digipak in matted paper instead of the glossy standard. And it features a bonus DVD with a very entertaining documentary. Also the bonus track of Deep Purple cover.

I'm planning on start a big collection on this band, so stay tuned if you are an Opeth fan!

For more info on Opeth: Metal-Archives

Carlos Arturo - Bon Jovi Collection

And last but not least, Carlos show us his Bon Jovi Collection. He claims that many people don't like Bon Jovi but he loves it anyway. Well, I disagree. Hard Rock may not be everyone's cup of tea, but his band is part of history with many epic and known singles! Who knows, maybe a lot of people wouldn't have been born if wasn't for his songs hahahha!

Carlos Arturo - Avantasia Collection

Also, Carlos sent us his full Avantasia collection picture! Check it out! Those limited editions are just marvelous!

Carlos Arturo - Kiss Collection

So Carlos sent me a new email with many pictures of his Kiss Collection. The guy is a HUGE fan of this band and he "would die for it" as he says! That's a true fan! And kiss is a hard band to collect, since they have sooo many things released and Mr. Simmons just love to make some extra money with merchandise. But nonetheless, every Kiss collection is epic when the fans are dedicated! And this one is epic!

Leonardo Gabriel - Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Ascending to Infinity

Finally one picture of my new toys! (hahahaha) :-B
The new work of Luca Turilli, the "Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Ascending to Infinity". Great art cover! (Releases dates:  June 22/27 in Europe/ Japan)

Limited Digibook Edition CD + DVD - front

back details

Patch (digibook) first 250 purchases

Japanese Edition - outside

Japanese Edition - inside

Japanese Promo

Limited 180g Orange 2 LP - inside details

Limited 180g Orange 2 LP - numbered certificate

Japanese releases - Promo poster + Promo CD + Standard CD

Collection

For More Infos: Metal Archives band page