Emil Bulls, the metal crossover band from Bavaria, just released their 6th studio album The Black Path today. Their first single for the album was “The Most Evil Spell” and was released about a month ago on March 7th. You can listen to this song and 2 others on the Emil Bulls MySpace page. Judging by those songs, which is all I’ve heard so far, the music seems pretty good but it really isn’t anything new. You’d never know they were German from the musical style and the English lyrics, they would be very well at home here in America. Still, they are worth checking out if you’re into metal.

The best part
The really cool thing about Emil Bulls is that they have a blog that gets updated every couple of days with news from the band, tourdates, videos, and tons of photos from the studio, videoshoots, and just other random stuff. Traditional websites are great for information, but they lack the interaction that’s so critical online these days. This is the kind of thing bands should be doing to create a more personal connection with their fans. Emil Bulls even has a contest where the band will come to the winner’s house for the day! Now just imagine if your favorite band did things like this. Would you be more willing to tell your friends about them and buy their music and attend their concerts? I bet you would. The only thing I would do differently is make it a part of their actual website where most of the fans already go to, so there would be more interaction and comments.

In search of The Black Path
If you like the album and want to buy it, there are a few options. EMP.de has the album for the lowest price I have found, 12.99 Euros. They also have a special package that has the album and an Emil Bulls cap for 19.99. Also, both AlphaMusic.de and Amazon.de have it for around 15 Euros.

Emil Bulls - The Black Path tracklisting:
01. The Black Path (Intro)
02. To End All Wars
03. The Most Evil Spell
04. All In Tune With The Universe
05. Pledge Allegiance To The Damned (The Unseen One)
06. Wolfsstunde
07. Nothingness
08. Collapsed Memorials
09. Close To The Wind
10. Worlds Apart
11. Pure Anger (The Hex)
12. 10050
13. Cigarette Scars
14. Glad To Be With You Again