The Metal Project; 2007

The Metal Project: An attempt to catalogue every Metal song on Youtube that actually has "Metal" in the title.   Except for instrumentals (unless I like them), bedroom projects (Unless I like them) and NSBM (Unless...no, screw that. I'll not have any of that Nazi crap here.  I may have posted some by accident, mind you.)

Today's batch of songs all date from 2007.
  NWOBHM veterans Saxon appeared on a C4 documentary hosted by super-promoter Harvey Goldsmith whereby aging acts were made "relevant" again. Harvey spent the entire programme butting heads with lead singer Biff Byford while Saxon's manager wandered around looking utterly baffled. If you can find it on Youtube I'd recommend seeing it.
 The inaugral "Hard Rock Hell" festival was staged in Minehead, of all places, basically taking over a Butlins for 3 days and turning it into a Metal holiday camp.
 Iron Maiden played Bangalore, India for the first time ever and were welcomed like Gods! In return they invited Indian metallers Parikrama onto the bill at this years Download Festival, an opportunity squandered by putting them on first thing Sunday morning.

2007 saw another two Metal documentaries: The acclaimed"Baghdad Metal" -  about Iraqi band Acrassicauda and their struggle to play music in a war-torn city. - and "Global Metal" -   Sam Dunn's follow up to "A Headbanger's Journey"-exploring the diversity of metal scenes worldwide. To this day it has yet to see any kind of UK release. 
 And finally, a news story that horrified metal and alternative fans across the country,  teenage Goth Sophie Lancaster and her boyfriend were attacked by a mob of chavs. Sophie died from her injuries 13 days later.

 Time for some music. Let's start with some proper Teutonic Power Metal.

Iron Saviour - Metal Invaders (Germany)

Honour to: AveryHayes

Slowing it right down for a Manowar-style anthem.

Witch Hammer - Heavy Metal Machineria (Czech. Rep.)

Honour to:  CrisTekk

I thought Sabaton only sang about War. Here's them proving me wrong with 

a catchy piece of  rapid-riffing PM

Sabaton - Metalizer (Sweden)

Honour to: Exerios

By my reckoning this next track is the 800th song I've posted. 

These guys really like their Venom. 

Power From Hell - Black Metal Gods (Brazil)

Honour to: slayerbbk

More Latin Americans playing very fast (but not so punky. )

I  do like this one

How does he scream like that without rupturing something?

Voltax - All The Metalheads (Mexico)

Honour to: SeniorXbackMex

80s style US Trad Metal next.

Stygian Shore - Heavy Metal Queen (USA)

Honour to: avzthergoth

Lemmy loves this next band. You can sorta see why. 

Skew Siskin - Metal In Your Face (Germany)

Honour to: shujumi

 Moving on now, to a Greek band who make it perfectly clear what sort of music they like.

Emerald Sun - Heavy Metal (Greece)

Honour to: GiwrgosKoklas

With a name like that, I just had to post these guys. 

The song itself is a decent slice of Trad Metal with a definite Hispanic groove to it.

Warning: Cuts off a bit early for some reason.

Six Beer - Demonios Del Metal (Mexico)

Honour to: TheASSDEPICAS

And lastly: Something suitable for the festive season.

Psychostick - Jingle Bell Metal (USA)

Honour to: Schlpp

See you next time for more of the same.