One of the bands that always stick to their German language is Subway to Sally. Their new album continues this tradition - all of the lyrics are in it. The euphonious “Bastard” is chosen for a title and is onе of the few things which are different in this disc in comparison to the older records. The succession is not a bad thing, but when it is always presented as a same attitude to the process of composing as this happened several times with Subway to Sally, the positive effect is missing and its rating is formed as a result of the listeners’ boredom. In the year 2007 the band keeps its traditional folk metal sounding. The violin, the flute and the bagpipe are exploited again and something different will be stupid after we know how good instrumentalists are these musicians. The absence of a new approach, however, makes their presence useless. The only surprise, for Bulgarians especially, is the fifth song, “Voodoo”. With one unusual beginning, implicating into the hurricane of a traditional Bulgarian folklore song, the attention is guaranteed. Eric Fish succeeds in stifling the passion even in this experiment, flooding us with another dose of typical talking. He is one of the emblems of Subway to Sally and that is why we are not surprised by the lack of real singing, but after he did this serial times now, we can easily be cheesed-off. The last important thing about “Bastard” is that you should not build your opinion on it from its inadequate cover. The choice is really strange, but the content should lead your estimation, although it does not give answers to many of the questions arising...