THE METAL CRYPT proudly presents: Soundtracks of My Youth - Part 12. IS ONLINE

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Most of us became interested in music at a very young age. Some of us (the most talented ones, I guess) go even farther and learn to play an instrument, form a band or become a solo artist and dream of fame and fortune. It's a shame that only a small minority have the chance to be a part of a popular band and tour all over the world while putting bread and butter on the table. This road may be tough and rocky, that's for sure.

Tons of music was probably lying around when we were all kids, being your parents' vinyl albums or your beloved aunt's cassettes or some random music that you liked on the radio, and we fell instantly in love with it.

We here at the shiny ivory tower of The Metal Crypt are always willing to dig a little deeper and we contacted a bunch of musicians and asked what were their favorite and influential bands and albums from their childhoods (a so-called "soundtrack of youth") that eventually took them on a long journey in their career.

This is the first part... enjoy!

Thanks to John Gallagher of Raven, Michael Borders of Massacre, Aku Kytölä of Coronary, Uncle Death of Creepshow, Lips of Anvil, Brian Tatler of Diamond Head, Teemu Vähäkangas of Bloodride, Pekka Montin of Ensiferum, Ricard of Proscrito, King Fowley of Deceased, Lasse Pyykkö of Hooded Menace and Phil Rind of Sacred Reich, for their sweet contribution to this first part of the series.

 

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... and the 2nd part of this series has now been published, too. Enjoy...

Thanks to Vincent Crowley of Vincent Crowley Band, Admiral Nobeard of Swashbuckle, Bobby Franklin of Medieval Steel, Kristian Havard of Xentrix, Freddy of Necronomicon, Martin Missy of Protector, Ralf W. Garcia and V.O. Pulver of Poltergeist, Joe of Evil Invaders, Vladimir Korg of The Mist, Howard H Smith of Acid Reign, Heavy Kevy of Insanity Alert, Jukka Kolehmainen of Abhorrence, Christopher Appleton of Absolva, Romeo Promos Promopoulos of Schizophrenia, Guido Gevels of Cyclone, Joachim Kremer of Assassin and R.B. "Brögi" Broggi of Messiah for their awesome contribution for this second part of the series.

 

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... and the 3rd part of the series has been published now, too.

Thanks to: Markus Toivonen of Ensiferum, Anssi Korkiakoski of Wishing Well, Stephan Gebédi of Thanatos, Mike Sabatini of Attacker, Raúl Morán of Aeolian, Ol Drake of Evile, Randy Meinhard of Sacrosanct, Chris Logue of Savage Grace, Tomi Ihanamäki of Amoth, Jeff Janiak of Discharge/Broken Bones, Anders Iwers of Dark Tranquillity, Deathlörd of Children of Technology, Christian Larsson of Last Legion, Kyle Thomas of Exhorder, Stuart Laurence of Ignitor, Avenger of Nocturnal, Kevin Wynn of Tysondog, Steve Hochheiser of Deténte, Peavy Wagner of Rage, Annick Giroux of Cauchemar, Mats Karlsson of 220 Volt and Melechesh Ashmedi of Melechesh.

 

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... and the 4th part of the "S.o.M.Y." has now been published on The Metal Crypt.

Thanks to the following nice individuals for being a part f this:

Ian Greg of Torch, Metallic Kitty of Decadence, Stefan Kauffmann of Witchbound, Dan Lowndes of Cruciamentum, Jason Conde-Houston of Skelator, Thomas Cronin of Celestial Sanctuary, Draakh Kimera and Goth Gorgon of Mörk Gryning, El Rojo of Metal Inquisitor, Fredrik Söderberg of Dawn, Nolan Lewis of Kryptos, Rich Walker of Solstice (UK), Robert "Thord" Granath of Mefisto, Oscar Clorio of Cenotaph, Steve Williams of Power Quest, Patrik Lindgren of Thyrfing, Ben Homberger of Wheel, Freddie "Wolf" Pedersen of Evil, Johnny Hedlund of Unleashed, Luther Beltz of Witchfynde, David Miller of Toxic Ruin and Darren Chaney of Unprovoked.

 

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Check out Part V of "Soundtracks of My Youth" where several musicians share the albums that influenced them early on.

Part V includes contributions from Marios Petropoulos, Chris Zoukas and Dimitris Kartaloglou of Sacral Rage, Andres Perez and Sebas Silvera of Violblast, Dan Thundersteel of Megaton Sword, Salva Esteban of Holycide, Gene Palubicki of Perdition Temple, Gerre of Tankard, Chris Reifert of Autopsy, Matt Barnes of Monstrosity, Robert Wilkerson of Evil Army, Mario Vogel of Vendetta, Chris, Nick and Daif of Stälker, Tommy ReinXeed of Majestica, Ronni Le Tekro of TNT and Lizzy, Mio, Isabelle, Mac and Milla of Frantic Amber.

 

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Check out Part VI of "Soundtracks of My Youth" where several musicians share the albums that influenced them early on.

Contributions by Max Otero of Mercyless, Anders Engberg of Sorcerer, Andre Hartoonian of HeXeN, Maria Diese of Rampart, Rami Jämsä of Convulse, Jim Mutilator of Yoth Iria, J.P. Brown of Hellwitch, Lee Payne of Cloven Hoof, Emil Norberg of Persuader, Mark Briody of Jag Panzer, Andy Dawson of Savage, Kragen Lum of Heathen, Ville Wiren of Evil Drive, Niilo Sevänen of Insomnium, Andy Boulton of Tokyo Blade, Paul Arnold of At War and Vorskaath of Zemial.

 

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Check out Part VII of "Soundtracks of My Youth" where several musicians share the albums that influenced them early on.
With contributions from Chris Black of Professor Black, Jarmo Puolakanaho of Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Christer Göransson of Mindless Sinner, Jukka Pelkonen of Omnium Gatherum, Mike Campagnolo of Razor, Tomas Halama of Heaving Earth, Jim Kotsis of Black Soul Horde, George "IronBeast" and Nick Psarogiannis of Violent Definition, Vandal of Infest, Jochen Fopp of Mirror of Deception, Mika Kansikas of Stud, Nuclear Holocausto Vengeance of Beherit, Robert Vigna of Immolation, Jon Corston of Beyond Deth, Danny Lilker of Nuclear Assault and Juan Garcia of Evildead.

 

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The 8th (and so far also the last) part of the "Soundtracks of My Youth" series has been published.

This time we got contributions back from such musicians as Markus Makkonen of Sadistik Forest, Tristan Hernandez of Aggravator, Sakis Tolis of Rotting Christ, Michael Stützer of Artillery, Kyle Nesbitt of Ninkharsag, Peso of Necrodeath, Axel "A.J." Julius of Scanner, Daniel Clavet of Soothsayer, Gonçalo Branco, João Martins, Nelson Coelho and Garras of Thrashwall, Luka Matković of Quasarborn, Mark Ruffneck of OZ, Linus Melchiorsen and Marcus Borggren of Viral, Greg May of Tyrant (USA), Howie Bentley of Cauldron Born, Quazarre of Devilish Impressions, Mark Biedermann, Tom Gears, Andy Galeon and Doug Piercy of Blind Illusion, Joseph Michael of Sanctuary, Micke Backelin of Lord Belial, Joey Love of Seizure, George Melios of Rapture (Gre) and Antti Boman of Demilich.

 

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Thanks to Dan Lorenzo of Hades, Serg MP of Bestial Invasion, Brandon Barker of Crazy Mad Ride, Brett Johnson of Bleed the Victim, Chef Highman, Chef Wolfgang Cuck and The Putri'd of A la Carte, Piotr "Anioł" Wącisz of Corruption, Alhuzzred of The Ironfist, Jørgen Kirby of Nattskog, Erik Barthold of Left Hand Solution, Claudio Carrasco of Poema Arcanvs, Borys Catelani of Barbarian, Teren of Exist in Ruin, Brett Minnie of The Medea Project, Josh "the Boss" Cole of Hellevate and Carlos "Charlie" Díaz of Höwler.

 

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This series with Kevin Rochester of Forged in Black, Thiago "Oculto" Costa of Necromante, Lois of Balmog, Justin Wallace, Skip Hilton, Simon Harvey, Scott Sayer and Joe Holland of Aeons, Jukka Kyrö of N.N.S., Phil Stiles of Final Coil, Paminos Giannakopoulos of Motherfaster, Cris J.S. Frederiksen of Svartsot, Trek Fitzgerald, Zack O'Rear and Steve White of Never Reborn, Tapio Sintonen of Wretched Path, Sérgio "Baloff" Borges of Headhunter D.C., Justin Vølus of Vølus, James McBain of Hellripper, Jukka Hiltunen of Black Royal and Kyle Edissi of Invicta.

 

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Coming with choices of Yevhen "Goreon" Kravchenko of Orbstruct, Serge Streltsov of Selfgod, Christopher "Atomic Thrasher" of Insinnerator, Sergiy "Segnir" Nikolaienko of Anger Outburst, Brett Clarin of Journey in Darkness, Eric Calvert of Throat Locust, Aku Kytölä of Prestige, Nathanael Underwood of Damim, John Carlsson of Eternal Autumn, Maxim Novikov of Somewhere Place, Eric "Ike" Baestlein of Ike's Wasted World, Brad King of Alienatör, Micki Richter of Atrocity, Federico "Ace" Iustini of Witchunter and Tero Lipsonen of Damage S.F.P..

 

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Album picks by: Floren Betti, Biel Marín, Mario "Bastard" Christiansen, Jordi "Goran" Catany and Frank Pietsch of Deathpath, Haaska, Loitsumestari Taikakallo and Ruttomieli of Moonlight Sorcery, Jonathan Seale of Iron Void, STH, RMK and LWN of Kingdom, Jamie Hollis of Offended, Jorman Khaos of Mallus Spiritus, Archfiend DevilPig (aka Kostas Koudousnes) of Embrace of Thorns, Jaro of Meatspreader, Hugo Markaida of Feelingless, Dave Coppola of Invertia, Invisus of Blodhemn, B.J. Cook of Pantheon, Jaro Kaczmarczyk of Hellhaim, Dominik Rothe and David Riekhoff of Speed Lvfter and Mike Miller of Toxic Ruin.