DAY OFF FROM BLOGGING TODAY: ITP V.025 would like to wish readers a very SAFE, MERRY and HAPPY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. ITP V.026 coming up in 1/2026..
ITP V.025 will back with more extreme metal news on TOMORROW.
FROM SABATON:
On this day in 1914, in the cold and mud of the Western Front, war paused, but only for a moment.
The guns fell silent. Soldiers stepped out of their trenches and shared smiles where there had been fear, songs where there had been screams. They played games, exchanged small gifts and sang carols under the same winter sky. For a brief, fragile moment, they saw each other not as enemies, but as brothers.
The Christmas Truce of 1914 stands as one of history’s most powerful reminders: even in humanity’s darkest hours, compassion can break through. Hope can survive and peace can be chosen – even if only for a night.
Our song “Christmas Truce” is a tribute to that unforgettable moment. Listen to it HERE 
https://music.sabaton.net/ChristmasTruce
https://music.sabaton.net/ChristmasTruceVIDEO BELOW:SABATON: "CHRISTMAS TRUCE" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF SABATON):
VIDEO BELOW: TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA: "CHRISTMAS EVE SARAJEVO (TIMELESS) (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA):
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-