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Mango Monday Mixtape #032 | Special Ukraine Edition

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  Mango Monday Mixtape  #032 | Special Ukraine Edition   Every Monday, I present a collection of 18 tracks that I find worth listening to. If the songs are available on Spotify, they will also be added to the  MangoRotation playlist  (MR)  for 14 days. Yet, there will be no extra playlist. This Mango Monday Mixtape contains music from Ukrainian artists only. You can help the people in Ukraine by supporting these artists on Bandcamp. Also, check the band's social media profiles for more info about how to help the people who suffer from this terrible war. Furthermore, here are two soli samplers that collect money for the people in Ukraine: GRRRL Noisy Socks on Records нет войны | ні війні | No War Let us work together as mankind, for a free Ukraine, for a free Russia! __________________________________________________________ Обрій -  Поля Камбоджі   ( MR ) Old School Death Metal - Uzhhorod, Ukraine Обрій (Obrij) by Обрій Bichkraft - Yonder ...

Album Review: Arhat - Dead Life (2020)

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Picture Credit: Arhat Artwork: Dmytro Yurchenko Arhat - Dead Life Release Date: December 23, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 43:13 Genre: Technical Death Metal / Groove Metal Origin: Kyiv , Ukraine "Dead Life" is the debut by Kyiv's Arhat which was released in late December of  2020. The band plays an intense mix of Tec Death and Groove Metal. But that is not all. "Dead Life" features influences from Oriental harmonies and Slavic tunes. Those musical impacts fit the theme of the album and its lyrics as vocalist Alex  tells about history and mythology of the peoples of the Orient and Central Asia. The lyrics were written by Oleksandr Kharechko . Outstanding feature on "Dead Life" are the drums by Dmytro "La De Vill" Sychov . Plenty of fills, changes in accentuation and accurate blasts are the havy backbone of Arhat's music. The rhythms get evn more interesting when percussionist Petro Pavlovsky  joins in. The bass by Anton...