Mago de Oz: La Leyenda de la Llorona

Here’s another song that comes across my Pandora regularly, by a Spanish heavy metal band called Mägo de Oz. I know almost nothing about the group, and I haven’t heard anything of theirs except this one piece, “La Leyenda de la Llorona”, a delightfully energetic flute, violin, and guitar piece that reminds me of Jethro Tull in their heyday. The title refers to a legend of a woman who is doomed to wander the earth forever, weeping for her children, drowned by her hand, which is rather a downer, all things considered; but the music isn’t.