Metalish = not much cop

In a fit of enthusiasm following my recent discovery of Hassidic band Metalish, I went and ordered their most recent album 'Lo L'Fached' online. It came today and I have to say that it is massively disaapointing. Not very Metal at all - just Hassidic pop with a few guitar solos and an 80s AOR feel. Ah well, that's $15 I won't get back...

Having said all that, one thing I do respect about Hassidic pop is that, unlike other fundamentalist pop scenes such as Contemporary Christian Music, they do have a love of music for itself. They don't simply plaster jewish lyrics over bland pop styles (although they do that too), they also revel in dance and melody. The tradition of the niggun honours songs without words and that can only be a good thing for music.