I was quite amazed that not only Christmas, but also Easter feels to have an impact on the volume of releases. In fact, I had quite a nice list of albums this week, but the level of single releases and the candidates for the country music selections has been significantly lower. Still, some really good releases – especially from Germany and surrounding countries.
Schandmaul feat. Saltatio Mortis & Feuerschwanz – Königsgarde
This week, I opted to go for the German medieval folk rock band Schandmaul and their Königsgarde to lead the list of songs. Great, powerful song with a superb chorus.
Giovanni Zarrella – Un Angelo
I just love Giovanni Zarella. I ran into him pre-Covid-19 a couple of times in Cologne – a really friendly guy (and his family is doing excellent catering…). Due to his own show in German TV, he is now able to perfectly promote his own music. The Italian artists is covering nobody but Robbie Williams in this track. I feel he does it really well.
Bausa – Frühling im Viertel
Bausa is typically known as a German rapper from Saarbruecken. This track is not rap at all. And: it is absolutely beautiful, ain’t it?
AVEC – Nothing To Me
Would you guess that this track is from Austria? I feel that Nothing To Me feels so mature, so well produced. Nice songwriting, catching song – and a signature voice. Love it!
Malou – Burnout
Malou is a pop singer-songwriter from Hamburg. One of previous releases, Breathing, has been streamed 26 million times. Burnout illustrates why all these people just cannot be wrong.
Dylan Fraser – Apartment Complex on The Eastside
Dylan Fraser is working towards his third EP release, 2030 Revolution. Before that June release, this is the first “appetizer” to the new songs by the Scottish artist.
Halby – Corner
Amazing soft blues rock from Kaiserslautern, Germany. A central sentence of Corner is Craziness is holy – one of the key quotes of Conny Plank, one of the key developers of German pop music cultures.
The Interrupters – In The Mirror
Doesn’t that lady sound like No Doubt, like Gwen Stefani? I did not know The Interrupters before, despite they are already quite successful. By the way, the ska rock band comes from Greater Los Angeles, just like the band I am thinking of when I listen to In The Mirror. An excellent song.
Grey Attack – My Last Dance
Grey Attack are a German band from Aachen. My Last Dance is a great song, somewhere between straight rock and metal elements. Great one!
Losing Gravity feat. Timmy Rough – Living in Riddles
The press kits about this single release states “American Rock’n’Roll meets Frankfurt Rock City”. Losing Gravity has been founded by Frankfurt artit Julian Lapp and Texas origin Chase Wilborn. Sounds like a perfect mash-up for good songs, doesn’t it?
Die Draufgänger feat. Stefan Rauch – Landjugend (Baby, I bin von der…)
Die Draufgänger are a brass pop band from Styria, Southwest of Graz in Austria. I just love some of the covers they do. In this song, they praise the Landjugend, an Austrian organization for rural areas young people.
Title Picture: Schandmaul – Knüppel aus dem Sack album cover
Songs of The Week – The Playlist
You may also listen to my Songs Of The Week and songs selected in some of the previous weeks on this Spotify playlist:
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Here are all my Songs of the Week postings so far:

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 11th April 2025)

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Traveling in Italy
Here are all travel-related postings about Italy:

Car Rental Review – Sicily by Car Venice Airport (VCE)

Il Milione Country House (Palazzolo dello Stella)

Hilton Garden Inn Venice Mestre San Giuliano

Food I Had Onboard XXI (January 2024 – early February 2024)

Umberto Panini Collection Motor Museum

Five Years of Flyctory.com – My 20 Most Popular Travel Posts (so far…)

Volandia Aviation Museum Milan

Museum of The Story of Alfa Romeo

Milan Cathedral Museum

Civic Aquarium Milan

Riding The Malpensa Express

Scala Museum Milan

MUDETEC / Museo delle Tecnologie (Sant’ Agata Bolognese)

Doge’s Palace Venice

Hotel Restaurant Lewald (Bolzano, Italy)

Museum Ferrari Maranello

Expo 2020 Dubai – The Al Forsan Pavilions

Grand Hotel Villa Torretta Milan Sesto (Curio Collection by Hilton)

Bolzano Airport (BZO)

Museum Luciano Pavarotti House

The Masone Labyrinth – the (Formerly) World-Largest Maze

Hotel Maranello Village

Flying With SkyAlps

Car Rental Review – Sixt Milan Malpensa (MXP) T1 – VW Golf TSI Automatic

Hotel Nord (Guardamiglio, Lombardy)

Enzo Ferrari House Museum Modena

Parma Ham Museum

Bud Spencer Museum Berlin

Driving the Ferrari 488 with Pushstart in Maranello

The Venice / Mestre Tramway – The Alternative Connection to the Lagoon?

Stadium of Domitian (Rome)

Casanova Museum Venice

Hotel Massimo D’Azeglio (Rome)

Hotel Abbazia (Venice)

Leonardo da Vinci Museum Venice

Museo Delle Cere (Rome Wax Museum)

Riding Italo Rail Club Executive Class

Hotel Flora (Milan)

Venice Music Museum

FRECCIALounge Milan

Hilton Milan

Venice City Sightseeing by Vaporetto

On the Rooftop of Milan Cathedral

Frecciarossa 1000 Executive Class

ECE 451 – The Non-Stop Train from Frankfurt To Milan

Nightjet Night Train – Single Deluxe Class

Flying Under Covid-19 conditions from Venice Airport (VCE)

Milan Cathedral (Pictured Story)

Four Countries, Four Trains – A Trip on Tracks (Day 4, 10th August 2020)

Four Countries, Four Trains – A Trip on Tracks (Day 3, 9th August 2020)

Four Countries, Four Trains – A Trip on Tracks (Day 2, 8th August 2020)

Four Countries, Four Trains – A Trip on Tracks (Day 1, 7th August 2020)

Four Countries, Four Trains – A Trip on Tracks (Preview)