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 First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Psy'Aviah - Bittersweet (Deluxe Edition) Release Date: April 01, 2022 Label: Alfa Matrix Format: Digital Duration: 02h 52m Genre: Trip Hop / Dark Pop / Synthwave Origin: Antwerp , Belgium This year we can congratulate Yves Schalke not only on the twentieth anniversary of his project Psy’Aviah, but also on the release of a new album. The album that completes the trilogy conceived by him will be available on April 1st on all streaming platforms. So far, only 4 out of 42 (!) tracks are available for review and your listening pleasure, but judging by them, this album fully continues the theme of two others from the trilogy - “Lightflare” (2018) and “Soul Searching” (2019)  Ever since the release of “Lightflare”, I have noticed a very precise approach to vocal production. While listening, there is n...

  Picture Credit: Monrad   Monrad - Wired Release Date: May 12, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 38:48 Genre:  Post Punk  /  Alternative Rock Origin:  Kortrijk ,  Belgium In order to prevent any confusion or misunderstanding, this article is a review of Monrad's debut album "Wired", the follow-up release to their selftitled EP . The title track of the new album was featured in  the MangoNews on June 04. Click here to read that article . Despite not being a proper concept album, Monrad's "Wired" follows a certain theme. On eleven songs, sole band member Matthew Ramon  deals with the ongoing chaotic madness we call life. Hence, "Wired" is filled with situations, emotions, quarrels, or incidents that are as common as the sun rising in the East. And yet, they are somewhat bizarre and gloomy - because life is sometimes bizarre and gloomy. Monrad's reflections on everyday life and its emotional parts are presented via atmospheric sl...

Picture Credit: Monrad   Monrad - Wired Release Date: April 15, 2021 Length: 02:59 Genre: Post Punk / Alternative Rock Origin: Kortrijk , Belgium Life can be tough some times. And it does not have to be a blow of fate or an unpredicted event that can lead to exhaustion. Daily routine can lead to numbness, too, and everything that follows is just dullness and fatigue. Fortunately, there is music that has the power to pick you up, and get your body and mind moving. In today's session of sonic therapy, I present you to "Wired" by Monrad. The track from the eponymous album is a dynamic piece of Alternative Rock, Post-Punk and some Indie. A sonorous and deep voice soothingly motivates us to keep on moving while the dark but energetic music creates the rhythm to move to. The chorus of this stunningly motivating song is supported by choirs which make the tune even catchier. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. This...

Picture Credit: Pelagic Records   Psychonaut / Sâver - Emerald Release Date: May 14, 2021 Label: Pelagic Records Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 35:40 (16:30 + 19:10) Genre: Doom Metal / Post Metal Origin: Mechelen , Belgium / Oslo , Norway Wrapped in luscious green, this Split EP is huge - not only since with 35 minutes of duration, this is EP is longer than many full-length full-length releases. Nevertheless, if you know the featured artists, you have encountered how likely they are to produce musical pieces that last at least ten minutes. And thus here we are, exploring the atmospheric sonic journey lead by Mechelen's Psychonaut and Oslo's Sâver. A-Side: Psychonaut - The Great Realisation Emerald Split EP by PSYCHONAUT The Belgian band provides us with a sixteen-minute opus of minimalism, apocalyptic scenery, and various moods. The Psychedelic Doom narrative consists of five chapters. A nameless protagonist awakens from their self-righteous dream, realizing that humankind ...

Picture Credit: So Much 4 Gravity So Much 4 Gravity - Gotta Get Out of This Town Release Date: December 17, 2020 Length: 04:18 Genre: Indie Folk Origin: Mechelen , Belgium "Gotta Get Out of This Town" is the opening track of the eponymous EP released by Belgian Indie and Folk Rock band So Much 4 Gravity. The song is a harmonic and boppy tune concerning several scenarios in which people realize they are better off leaving their home. The reasons are plentiful and reach from gossippy and conservative residents to terrorism and civil war. So Much 4 Gravity address serious issues that make people leave their environment and wrap these narratives up in a smooth package of catchy Indie Folk. "Gotta Get Out of This Town" is a song that moves both, body and soul. Content from the  MangoReviews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainablecurator So Much 4 Gravity Online: Homepage Facebook Spotify Loo...

Tim's Favourite - A deeper Advantage Release Date: January 15, 2021 Length: 03:49 Genre: Alternative Metal / Grunge Origin: Belgium From their upcoming album (tba) Tim's Favourite Online: Homepage Facebook Instagram Deezer Apple Music YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

  Picture Credit: Malfested Malfested - Shallow Graves Release Date: November 02, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 21:38 Genre: Death Metal Origin: Kortrijk , Belgium Second November is the Day of the Dead. Belgium's Malfested could not have chosen a better day to release their debut EP "Shallow Graves". The six-track release is a gory narrative about a brutal battle between humankind and the undead. I will not tell you how it's going to end. Only that much: rainbows and comfortability are not to be expected here! Malfested were formed this year and they have already released their first EP. It seems like the band is very productive and thus I am expecting them to publish the sophomore pretty soon. The music is a raging melange of several Death Metal subgenres. Call it No School Death Metal if you so desire. Rhythms that sound like the drums were bathe in blood march and mince forward like the undead army itself. There are frequent high-speed staccato a...

  Picture Credit: Liquid Therapy Liquid Therapy - Breathe Release: September 12, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: CD / Digital Length: 50:05 Genre: Hard Rock Origin: Belgium Let me introduce you to Liquid Therapy. The Belgian quuntet consists of Hans van den Hende  (bass), Luc van Dyck  (drums), Davy Gheerardyn  (guitar), Gino Lippens  (guitar), and Bart Costenoble  (vocals).After releasing several Singles, their debut album is finally here. On ten tracks Liquid Therapy present some tough and honest Hard Rock. Heavy and metallic riffs rage in mid-tempo accompanied by massive rhythms. The vocals are clean but intense. If I was asked what autochthonous Hard Rock should sound like, I'd play Liquid Therapy as a great example. Interersting is, how bass and guitars create very fluent dynamics even when the drums play somping beats. This is Rock'n'Roll as fuck! "Breathe" is music for the stadiums and big open air stages with stunning light shows. Play this CD at a ...

Picture Credit: Devil's Bargain Artwork: Ivo de Wispelaere Devil's Bargain - Visions Release: May 09, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: CD/Digital Length: 36:31 Genre: Heavy Metal  / Hard Rock Origin: Hamme , Belgium Devil's Bargain from East Flanders formed in 2013. The quintet's first release " Deal with the Devil " is called an album in some sources, and an EP in others. Let's not split hairs here, "Visions" is the band's second output. The band invites us to a journey of occult, melodic, and timeless heavy music. So, let me introduce you to Nico Laureys  (drums), Dirk Poppe  (bass), Juan Carlos Galdos  (guitar), Jurgen van Poppel  (guitar), and Arthur Melchior Pagliarini  (vocals): here is Hamme's Devil's Bargain! The direction of Devils's Bargain's music is obvious. The quintet orientates itself to Heavy Metal and Hard Rock in the style of the 1970s and 1980s. I personally see parallels to Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Blind Guar...

Picture Credit: Sentre Sentre - Sentre (Mini-EP) Release: March 28, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: CD/Digital Length: 20:29 Genre: Modern Metal / Metalcore / Alternative Metal Origin: Roeselare , Belgium The Belgian music scene fascinates me again and again. And I really cannot tell you why I have never visited this country, yet. The West Flandres town Roeselare is the home of the four musicians Kristof Taveirne  (bass), Jonas Delbecke  (drums), Dries van Belle (guitar, backing vocals) and Nick Lamote  (vocals). Together they are Sentre. After digitally releasing several singles, Sentre now decided to collect their first four songs on a Mini-EP which they autonomously sell on CD or as a digital copy. And of course, you can stream them. All important links are to be found at the end of the article. The music these four Flandres play is extraordinary and defintely worth listening to. In a unique way Sentre make harshly punching Metalcore breaks slide into melodic Alterna...

Photo Credit: October Changes October Changes - Decay of Sleeping Beauty Release: April 24, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 04:58 Genre: Gothic Rock / Symphonic Metal Origin: Heist-op-den-Berg , Belgium October Changes from Flanders town Heist-op-den-Berg (30km Southeast of Antwerp) have gone through some major changes in their line-up. As the quintet is complete again, October Changes are: Bert  (guitar), Wesley  (drums, electronics), Sven  (bass), Luk  (guitar), and Wendy  (vocals). In this line-up they have released their newest single "Decay of Sleeping Beauty" - a very dark version of the famous fairytale. October Changes present a warm but dark mix of Gothic Rock and Symphonic Metal. Central feature is Wendy s voice that could also easily be found in the aria of a classic opera. Thr further soundscape uses elements of Symphonic Metal and combines them with melodic Gothic Rock. The outcome is a bitter sweet fairytale. If you enjoyed the mel...

Photo Credit: Deafcon Deafcon - Nicci Release: May 31, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 03:30 Genre: Rock'n'Roll / Hard Rock Origin: Avelgem , Belgium Allegedly, the titel "Nicci" refers to a novel called 'Hidden Smile'. My research finding that work lacked success. Instead, I found 'Secret Smile' by Nicci French. Anyways, "Nicci" is the latest single by Belgian Rock'n'Roll Trio Deafcon. The song introduces us to Nicci. Whether the protagonist is sick or not, she definitely is badass. Photo Credit: Deafcon CLICK HERE TO LISTEN AND WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO While listening, you might have realized that Deafcon's music sounds very familiar. Francis  on the drums, Benny on the guitar and Hugelie  on vocals and bass openly worship Motörhead. And that is pretty much the gist of it. Deafcon keep Lemmy 's Rock'n'Rol alive. The music is pretty cool, kicks butt and rolls heavily. Deafcon Online: Facebook Instagram Y...

Photo Credit: Sin Savage Sin Savage - Blinded by Lies Release: June 26, 2020 Label: seflrelease Format: Digital Length: 03:35 Genre: Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Origin: Lier , Belgium Apparently, Sin Savage are the first Belgian band to appear on MangoWave. Well, about time. The quartet from Lier has released their debut EP " Lost in the Dark " in May 2019 and is now striking back with their new single "Blinded by Lies". Straightforward Hard Rock goes along with rough Heavy Metal and creates an enormous atmosphere. Goosebumps are to be expected. The lead guitar adds to the air especially via playing epic licks that shoot for the sky. Those leads show some similarity to Baroque music. You may hear references to Vivaldi . Close to the song's end, Sin Savage make a tough break merge into an amazing bridge. The last chorus then, lets the real stadium atmosphere kick in. This is awesome, butt-kicking Heavy Metal! Sin Savage Online: Homepage Facebook Instagram Bandcamp G...