A repository for free rock/metal CD's I dug up via the internet, cuz I'm a cheap music whore who can only buy like 3 CD's a month. There's a lot out there, and most of it's pretty decent. Obviously, if you know of more free cd's post a link and I'll add it to the top. More will be added as I find them (which happens every now and then, but not on a weekly basis or anything).

The first 'link' is the band's last.fm page, the second is the closest link to the download I could get.

Anacrusis -…

Volvot Ulvoo Kuun Savuun. Damn good band that doesn't get much coverage outside of Europe, and not much over there either. One of the most original groups I've heard in forever, Turmion Kätilöt combines techno/electronica with industrial as well as shredding guitars. It kicketh much ass, though the band's CD's and single are obnoxiously hard to track down in the US. The band's got some samples on their Myspace Page as a matter of fact.

As for the rant, I bought the Blind Guardian Otherland single but the damn thing keeps recording as oTeHrLaHnD or something f***ed up like…

After stumbling accross the Wuthering Heights album Far From the Madding Crowd a few weeks ago, I have to say this is one of the awesomest bands I've heard in a long time. The combination of power metal and Celtic folk/history isn't exactly the most original in metal history, but the greatness is in the delivery, not the idea (though the lyrics and themes arn't exactly cookie-cutter cliches, either). The Celtic melodies flow perfectly with the metal, especially on tracks like Highland Winds and The Road Goes Ever On. Being a DANISH band, it makes sense that the vocalist doesn't…

Note that it's live, so if that's off-putting to you… then go away.

I'm really surprised how many people don't know that Metallica's been offering free .mp3 downloads of their concerts for quite a while from their MetallicA -Live- site (http://www.livemetallica.com/). Currently there's around 10 full concert recordings availible free from the Vault, and supposedly they update every month or so (but I haven't seen much activity on there). You can also download the newer concerts (post-2004) for around $9 (USD) per show, though those have the sucky new songs on them as well. OTOH, the free downloads' quality…

With a name like Heathen, you'd probably expect a death/doom/black/pagan band of some kind. Actually, Heathen is a traditional old-school thrash outfit, much like Metallica or Pantera. The Bay-area band had an interesting history, changing members at an extreme rate until the band more or less disbanded, only to reunite in 2001 with a new CD.

The best part of all this is that Heathen decided to release their old albums for free. You can download the first two albums, Breaking the Silence and Victims of Deception from the band's website. I highly recommend Breaking the Silence, though…

Next in Line. I haven't been keeping track of stuff like I planned (stupid real life), especially track records. The only other one I remember is track 1900, Day Nineteen: Disclosure which is slightly easier to remember because of its apt timing (heh). Though, I have yet to pass 500 plays in any one band, and my top 5 don't even add up to 1000 (nearly but not quite). <sigh> Too many different bands.

Also, for any other metalheads currently selling their soul to eMusic, I finally "completed" my list of good metal on emusic (or at least the…