FEUERSCHWANZ to Release New Album Memento Mori on December 31, 2021!

Pre-Order your copy HERE!

Shortly following their live BluRay/DVD Die Letzte Schlacht debuting on the German album charts at #4, FEUERSCHWANZ are announcing their new studio album, Memento Mori. The new album will be released on December 31, 2021 via Napalm Records and will continue the success story of the medieval rockers from Germany / Franconia!Memento Mori, the follow-up to the successful album Das Elfte Gebot (#3 German charts), sings about great adventures, past battles and outstanding heroic deeds in typicalFEUERSCHWANZ fashion. FEUERSCHWANZ manage to stay true to their trademarks, and at the same time, venture musically into new realms.

FEUERSCHWANZ on the new album:

“You take nothing with you to your grave, except your coffin... Memento Mori is the direct successor to Die Letzte Schlacht! The world of Hauptmann Feuerschwanz is in flames, overrun by the living dead and scourged by religious zealots... All of this sounds frighteningly real, even in Anno Domini 2021, so it's time to defy the storm once again and celebrate life. Let's live here, let's live now - until death sharpens his knife!”

Pre-Order Memento Mori NOW!

As a special highlight, some versions of Memento Mori will feature a bonus CD with seven cover songs by Manowar, Amon Amarth, but also O-Zone, among others.

Memento Mori will be available in the following formats:

2-CD Mediabook + 40 pages booklet

1-CD Jewel Case + 20 pages booklet

Digital Album

Digital Deluxe Album

A few days after album release, FEUERSCHWANZ will go on an extended tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland. They will be accompanied by fearless heavy metal kings WARKINGS

FEUERSCHWANZ are:

Hauptmann Feuerschwanz - vocals, guitar

Johanna von der Vögelweide - violin, hurdy-gurdy

Rollo - drums

Jarne Hodinsson - bass

Prinz Hodenherz - flutes, bagpipe, vocals, guitar

Hans der Aufrechte – guitar

NYC avant-pop duo STAR ROVER presents 'Ghosts of New York State' single

"Star Rover lives up to its name with vast expanses of polyrhythms and waves of sound that engulf the listener in a blazing covenant of inescapable tunefulness that crumbles sonic boundaries" ~ PopMatters

"Impeccable and moving music that is this intricate, deep, shifting and tastefully orchestrated... flawless" ~ The Record Stache

"As Star Rover, they create golden era post-rock mixed with sophisticated avant-pop" ~ Impose Magazine

"Ephemeral and immediate, existential yet grounded; a sort of alternative electronic folk, it by and large defies any traditional concept of genre... full of color and emotion, it resonates with the glow of an experiment gone right" ~ Atwood Magazine

NYC collective Star Rover has announced they will release their self-titled album 'Star Rover' this autumn, a coalescence of the ideas they had been investigating over the years into a cohesive yet eclectic statement. Here they meld the improvisational energy of their live sets with the depth and fidelity of the studio to create something dynamic, aggressive, nostalgic and beautiful all at once.

Ahead of the album, the duo presents the lead track 'Ghosts of New York State', teasing this series of lyrically whimsical tales - half dreamscape, half reality. The clever animated video was directed by Clara Trevisan.

With the unforeseen break in performances caused by the pandemic, Star Rover had the opportunity to work on their music without time constraints. They called on frequent collaborator and Grammy award-winning songwriter Jesse Harris to help them produce a new record at his Long Island studio, a fruitful exercise of telepathic communication in spirited live takes, using those as springboards for sonic experimentation.

"The seed of 'Ghosts of New York State' began with the fingerpicked riff, which alternates between 6/4 and 7/4 meters throughout. We wanted this song to communicate the numb and dislocated feeling of the words while maintaining a propulsive groove and nervous energy. The burst of color in the middle represents a kind of blinding epiphany. This song is about family and the weight we carry, sometimes unknowingly and unconsciously. The end mantra is " The ghost, the host. The ghost, my host," says Will Graefe.

Working with engineer Vira Byramji, they let the environmental sounds inspire the material. In several songs, one can hear the buzz of insects and crashing waves in the distance, in addition to two musicians playing in a woody beach house room. No headphones, just the room.

When Will Graefe and Jeremy Gustin began playing music together at Gustin's Bushwick loft in 2011, little did they know that they would form a bond during those early sessions over their shared love of John Fahey, as well as the spiky post rock of Deerhoof and Lightning Bolt. Later that year, they recorded their first record 'Western Winds Bitter Christians', a short lo-fi collection of grungy Fahey covers and distorted originals. Besides touring throughout the United States, Europe and Japan, they have both become in demand session and touring artists, working with the likes of David Byrne, Kimbra, Bill Frissel, Okkervil River, Sam Amidon, Marc Ribot, Delicate Steve and Nels Cline, among others.

At times in between touring and recording work with other artists, their collaborative writing began to develop into a sort of futuristic post rock that was always connected to the directness of folk melodies. This new direction led to their 2018 sophomore album 'I May Be Lost But I'm Laughing', a more produced effort featuring contributions from artists such as Sam Evian, Shahzad Ismailly, Rob Moose (yMusic), Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear), and Sarah K Pedinotti.

The next year, Star Rover collaborated with Brazilian musician (and frequent Caetano Veloso collaborator) Ricardo Dias Gomes. They wrote and recorded 'This Whole Emptiness' album in Lisbon at the studio of Marcelo Camelo.

As of August 31, 'Ghosts of New York State' will be available across digital platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music. The 'Star Rover' LP will released on October 15 and can already be pre-ordered via Bandcamp.

CREDITS
Written by Jeremy Gustin (Peppermintolive Publishing) and Will Graefe (Gravymusic Publishing)
Will Graefe - Guitars, vocals, bass, programming, Casio
Jeremy Gustin - Drums, percussion, vocals, programming, Op-1
Jesse Harris - Bass, Casio
Shahzad Ismaily - Bass, Moog
Produced by Star Rover and Jesse Harris
Recorded at Secret Sun East
Engineered by Vira Byramji
Mixed by ze’ Nando Pimenta
Mastered by Michal Kupicz
Video created / directed by Clara Trevisan

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NEW VIDEO ALERT! ECLIPSE "TWILIGHT"

NEW STUDIO ALBUM "WIRED"

TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 8, 2021

Ready for some R-O-C-K? Sweden's Eclipse have released another killer single from their upcoming album "Wired”!

Check out the music video for the infectious 'Twilight' below

Pre-order/save "Wired" HERE: https://orcd.co/eclipsewired

The album will be available in the following formats:

- CD

- Crystal Vinyl (available worldwide)

- Red Vinyl (exclusive to Frontiers' US & EU webstores and Nordic retailers - Limited to 500 copies WORLDWIDE)

- Cassette (exclusive to Frontiers' US & EU webstores and Nordic retailers - Limited to 200 copies WORLDWIDE)

- Digital

The CD and Digital versions will include the exclusive bonus track 'Dead Inside'.

The LP version will include the exclusive bonus track 'Ain't No Fun'. The LP version of the album will also have a different running order for the tracklisting from the other versions.

LINE-UP:

Erik Mårtensson – Vocals

Magnus Henriksson – Guitars

Philip Crusner – Drums

Victor Crusner – Bass

COLD To Begin US Headlining Tour In Two Weeks!

Alt-rock trailblazers COLD are just a couple of weeks away from their upcoming headlining tour in the states! Joining the band as direct support on this run are New Dilemma, with Divide The Fall and Waiting For The Enemy splitting up opener duties on select dates. The two-month trek kicks off in Albany, NY on September 15th, and will conclude on November 22nd in Niagara Falls, NY.

Speaking about their fast-approaching shows, COLD frontman Scooter Ward shares, "We're looking forward to reuniting with our family of fans this fall on tour. We’ve incorporated some of the songs that we rarely played live, along with all of the fan favorites. Stay safe and we will see you all soon!”

9/15 Albany, NY – Empire Underground

9/16 Laconia, NH – Granite State Music Hall

9/17 Chicopee, MA – Geraldine’s

9/18 Norwalk, CT – Wall Street Theater

9/19 Providence, RI – Fete Ballroom

9/22 Teaneck, NJ – Debonair Music Hall

9/23 Hopewell, VA – Beacon Theatre

9/24 Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero

9/25 Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly

9/26 Cape Coral, FL – Dixie Live

9/28 Destin, FL – Club LA

9/29 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade

9/30 Charleston, WV – Rock City Cake Company

10/01 Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub Concert Hall

10/02 Harrison, OH – Blue Note Harrison

10/03 Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center

10/06 Lakewood, OH – Winchester Music Tavern

10/07 Lombard, IL – Brauer House

10/08 Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Saloon

10/09 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club

10/10 Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall

10/13 Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s

10/14 Lincoln, NE – The Royal Grove

10/15 Denver, CO – Herman’s Hideaway

10/16 Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live

10/19 Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock

10/21 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live

10/22 Houston, TX – Scout Bar

10/23 San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box

10/24 Dallas, TX – Trees

10/27 St. Louis, MO – Red Flag

10/28 Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre

10/29 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop

10/30 Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s Entertainment Center

10/31 Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse

11/03 Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27

11/04 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage

11/06 Jacksonville, NC – Hooligan’s

11/07 Greensboro, NC – Blind Tiger

11/10 Jefferson, LA – Southport Hall

11/11 Memphis, TN – Growlers

11/12 Shreveport, LA – The Lot

11/13 Monroe, LA – The Hub Music Hall

11/14 Tyler, TX – Country River Club

11/17 Indianapolis, IN – The Hi-Fi

11/19 Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs

11/20 Northampton, PA – The Gin Mill

11/21 State College, PA – Stage West

11/22 Niagara Falls, NY – Rapids Theatre

About COLD Discography:

At the turn of the century, COLD unveiled the seminal 13 Ways To Bleed On Stage, which went Gold and yielded hits such as “Just Got Wicked”, “No One”, and “End of the World”. Their 2003 follow-up, Year of the Spider, marked their highest chart position, bowing at #3 on the Billboard Top 200, receiving a Gold certification, and spawning the smash “Stupid Girl” accompanied by Rivers Cuomo of Weezer. 2005’s A Different Kind of Pain illuminated melodic strides to the tune of 37,000-plus copies sold first-week and a Top 30 debut. Meanwhile, 2011’s Superfiction continued this streak, crashing the Top 10 of the Top Rock Albums Chart upon arrival and extending a growing legacy.

The past few years have been transcendent for COLD – peaking with the successful 2019 release of The Things We Can’t Stop, subsequent singles “Shine”, “Without You”, “The Devil We Know”, “Run” and “Quiet Now", and a North American comeback tour boasting several sold-out shows. Billboard said it best: “Cold is heating up for a new era..."

COLD Online:

https://coldarmy.com

https://www.facebook.com/Cold

https://www.instagram.com/ColdMusic

https://youtube.com/Cold

NEW VIDEO ALERT! LORDS OF BLACK "WHAT"S BECOME OF US"

NEW ALBUM "ALCHEMY OF SOULS, PART II" TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 15, 2021

Ready for more new music from Lords Of Black? The band has just released a new single & video 'What's Become Of Us' from their upcoming album "Alchemy Of Souls, Part II" (October 15).

Watch the video below

Pre-order/save "Skywards" HERE: https://orcd.co/souls

Prog/Power metal masters Lords Of Black are set to return in 2021 with a new album, the follow-up to 2020's incredibly well received "Alchemy Of Souls, Part I". The new album, “Alchemy Of Souls, Part II” is a continuation of the themes started on the previous album. With the downtime created by the global pandemic, Lords Of Black worked incredibly hard to create music that pushed past the boundaries of anything the band had done in the past showing a newfound musical maturity from the band, incorporating new musical elements into their style. Vocalist Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, Sunstorm, The Ferrymen) delivers another vocal performance yet to be matched, guitarist Tony Hernando delivers some of the best melodic metal he has ever written, while bassist Dani Ciado and drummer Jo Nunez prove to be a powerful rhythm section so powerful who play with absolute finesse.

Like its predecessor, “Alchemy Of Souls, Part II” is setting a new gold standard for melodic metal in the new decade.

Line-Up:

Ronnie Romero - vocals

Tony Hernando - guitars

Dani Criado - bass

Jo Nunez - drums

TO KILL A MONSTER Release Official Lyric Video for "Barely Breathing

Columbus, OH based Alternative Rock band TO KILL A MONSTER has released the official lyric video for their new single, "Barely Breathing." Created by Mike Colletti of MC Lyric Videos with single art by Dan Smotz of Goulash Media, "Barely Breathing" layers a heavy, rolling rock beat and crunchy guitar with soaring vocals by front-man and lone founding member Joey Lawson.

"'Barely Breathing' is a story about the loss of a loved one when they're all you have left. Either in love or life or anything the listener might be going through." - TO KILL A MONSTER

To Kill A Monster, formed in 2005, is an upbeat punk/rock/alternative band from Columbus, Ohio. This band has aged like a fine wine across the last 16 years. As a high energy, hard hitting band with melodic verses and catchy choruses, TKAM is never afraid to throw in a breakdown or dance beat just for fun. Along with a few stops on the Vans Warped Tour in 2013 and 2015, To Kill A Monster has had the privilege of sharing the stage with acts such as Asking Alexandria, 21 Pilots, Starset, The Devil Wears Prada, Switchfoot and many more. After a short hiatus, the band re-emerged better than ever with a whole new lineup. Joining original singer Joey Lawson is Corey Melton (drums), Josh Spence (bass), James Barron (guitar), and Scott Borealis (guitar). New music is on the way and To Kill A Monster couldn’t be more proud of what’s coming.

Black/Epic Metal Pioneers DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED Return With New Album, “Angel of Carnage Unleashed”

After 23 years of silence, Finnish cult black metallers and pioneers of the scene DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED are making their long-awaited comeback with a new full-length album, Angel of Carnage Unleashed, to be unveiled on November 12, 2021 via Napalm Records. The album sets free a unique blend of brutal, fast-driven black metal and epic anthems, in which eerie screams merge with heroic clean vocals, monumental choirs and majestic keyboards along with gory stories of famine, war, plague and the inescapable brutality of Finland’s nature in the era of the Great Northern War (1700-1721). It features the old horde from the original 1993 line-up, now augmented by Tuomas Holopainen as a full member of the band and Kai Hahto (both Nightwish) as session drummer.

Guitarist Jouni Mikkonen on Tuomas Holopainen now being a full member of the band:

“‘Tuomas was featured as a session keyboardist on all previous albums. This time he was fully on board from the moment we decided to make this album and hence it was natural for him to become a full band member. He also made a substantial contribution to the creative process.”

Today marks an historic anniversary, as 300 years ago, on August 30, 1721, the Treaty of Uusikaupunki ended the Great Northern War and put the Angel of Carnage to rest. 300 years later, she will be unleashed again by DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED with the first evil-spitting single, "In Evil, Sickness and in Grief”, along with a vicious lyric video. Expect some of the fastest and most brutal black metal accompanied by epic melodies, choirs and majestic keyboards in trademark DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED style!

Watch the new lyric video for "In Evil, Sickness and in Grief”

DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED on the first single:

“In Evil, Sickness and in Grief” is our first new release since 1998. For the comeback after 23 years of silence, we chose a song that showcases everything that the band is about: murderous blastbeats, catchy riffs spiced with haunting melodies, vicious screams contrasted by clean vocals and choirs, majestic keyboards and eerily beautiful female vocals layers. These ingredients provide the musical canvas for a lyric that features a dialogue between a peasant soldier forcibly drafted to the Swedish army and the Slaughter’s Holy Angel of War, who demands such horrific deeds from the soldier that he ends up with a shredded soul.”

Pre-order your copy of Angel of Carnage Unleashed NOW!

The new full-length contains eight songs written by the three musicians who founded the band in 1993: Pasi Kankkunen, Jouni Mikkonen and Teemu Kautonen (with substantial creative inputs from the fourth member Tuomas Holopainen). The lyrics are based on the human history of the Great Northern War of 1700-1721: how Finns experienced the many manifestations of the Angel of Carnage, sent by God to punish them for their sins.

Bassist Teemu Kautonen on the album:

“The lyrics are based on the work of the renowned Finnish historian Teemu Keskisarja. His research inspired us both to carefully embed all lyrics in the appropriate historical context and to bring forth the human dimension by focusing on stories of individual people and how they experienced this perhaps darkest period of Finnish history.”

Vocalist/guitarist Pasi Kankkunen adds:

“’It was very important for us to have the original line-up on the comeback album. We also agreed right at the beginning of the process to share the songwriting in equal proportions just as we did on the 1996 classic album, Autumn Roars Thunder.”

The album opener “Name the Dead'' sets off with atmospheric organ tunes but leaves no scope for weakness, as only a few seconds later storming drums, aggressive riffs and raging growls set the stage for everything that is about to come: brutal soundscapes spliced with epic accents! The second track, "In Evil, Sickness and in Grief'', pierces through the core with a poisoning vocal attack and contrasting operatic female background layers. “Murktide and Midnight Sun” marks folk and Viking reminiscence with its clean and catchy vocal presentation, grand choirs and mystic atmosphere, followed by the heavily stomping “You Bitter Source of Sorrow” and “Where We Dwell” with its haunting, all-consuming keyboard passages. “In Thrall to Ironskull's Heart” showcases the multifaceted character of DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED with an almost balladic start, which evolves into an uptempo, epic journey into the Battle of Napue (1714). The title of the penultimate track “Massacre” conveys the track’s musical direction with precision: expect in-your-face blastbeats and gory lyrics. The final song “Black Fog and Poison Wind” unleashes a sonic monster once more, combining aggression, haunting soundscapes and evil melodies, before Angel of Carnage Unleashed ends with the tunes of a soundtrack-like outro.

Angel of Carnage Unleashed will be available in the following formats:

12P Digipak

2LP Gatefold BLACK (Etching Side D)

2LP Gatefold Crystal Clear (Etching Side D) - limited to 300 copies worldwide

Digital Album

[2LP Gatefold Crystal Clear (Etching Side D) - limited to 300 copies worldwide (Napalm Mailorder ONLY)]

DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED are:

Pasi Kankkunen - vocals, guitar

Jouni Mikkonen - guitar

Teemu Kautonen - bass, backing vocals

Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards

Kai Hahto - drums (session)

IVORY BLUE Releases Official Music Video for "Family Tables

"Family Tables" Out 9/7/2021!

Debut LP, Compound Love, Coming Soon!

Kansas City, MO singer / songwriter IVORY BLUE has released the official music video for their newest single, "Family Tables." Directed by Mikal Shapiro, "Family Tables" showcases the enigmatice chansonnier's inimitable vocal style and lyrical strength alongside minimal but moving visuals, thus invoking a deeply emotional as well as an addictively repeatable listening experience.

“What is it like if people give you the chance to shine? Sometimes we are underestimated and treated unfairly, but the people that give us the chance, will have the opportunity to see how far we can really fly!” - IVORY BLUE

IVORY BLUE lived a nomadic existence until settling in Kansas City MO and becoming part of the local musical community. After winning a nationwide talent contest in 2017 Ivory Blue started having success with some national and international radio play which continues today.

As a multi-instrumentalist, Ivory began refining their performance style, using digital looping pedals to stack harmonies and guitar parts live on stage, giving their solo shows the feel of a full band. In 2011, Ivory settled in Kansas City, MO and quickly began attracting an intense regional following for their strong vocals and incisive, deeply personal lyrics.

By 2013, IVORY BLUE was playing regularly in and around Kansas City and the first EP 'Ready Get Set' was released. in 2015. While the EP helped spread the word and got much attention from regional radio and TV stations, a big break would come in 2017.

Ivory entered NeXt2Rock, a nationwide talent search with over 1800 artists/bands who applied to find fresh and promising rock artists.

The top 5 national bands battled it off for the win in Los Angeles CA at the legendary Viper Room, with judges Scott Borchetta (BMLG), John Varvatos (fashion designer), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols Guitarist and Host of “Jonesy’s Jukebox”), Desmond Child (Musician, producer), Chris Lord-Alge (producer), Ivory Blue won over the judges and became the grand prize winner! Ivory

Ivory won the contest and a one-year record deal with BMLG who re-released the song Ready Get Set from the 2015 EP. Ivory’s 2018 re-release of 'Ready Get Set' undauntedly received National and International airplay within weeks.

In February 2020 and after studying the craft of recording and self-producing, this amazing singer-songwriter with soaring vocals, passionate love for everyone struggling through life, released ‘Elite Dreamland’. There are no words to describe the incredible artistry behind this song. a single that hits your heart about understanding how it feels to be misunderstood in a world of people that seem to know what they are doing.

IVORY BLUE produces all the tracks with the exception of Drums and Bass. Ivory is currently working with Lester Estelle (Drummer for Kelly Clarkson), Craig Kew (Bass) KC, Kurt Festge (Mastering | Citizen Kane & Vilent Femmes) NC. and Nick Poortman (LA based Los Angeles based Producer, Engineer, Mixer, and Songwriter) Nick has worked alongside producers including Justin Gray, Gil Norton, Big Tank, and Greg Haver on sessions throughout the USA, UK, Europe, and New Zealand.

On August 18th 2021 Ivory Blue signed a publishing deal with Sound Ballistics Music & Publishing out of Atlanta GA.

Ivory Blue released their music video for “FAMILY TABLES’ on August 21st, 2021 and will release the single on Sept 7th. They are currently finishing the first full length CD/Album Compound Love to be released in 2021 as well as the Red Light EP for 2022.

Who knows what is next for IVORY BLUE, but so far every step has been accounted for to reach that vision that continues to push them to success.

Velvet Chains Releases "Strangelove" and Leads a New Generation of American Hard Rock

Full Album Release on September 24th 2021

Pre order Now!
https://linktr.ee/velvetchains

From Las Vegas to the world. Velvet Chains was formed in the well-known American city in 2018 by experienced musicians from the American circuit.

The musical proposal bets on contagious rock sounds, a solid rhythmic section, and catchy guitar and voice melodies, the kind that stick in your head.

The music of the quartet is a mixture of musical styles and personalities through the cultural exchange: both Jerry Quinlan (voice and guitar) and Noelle Schertzer (drums) are American, Laurent Cassiano (guitar) is Brazilian and bassist Nils Goldschmidt, leader of the project, is Chilean.

Guided by what was best done in the grunge and hard rock of the 90s and 00s, the music of Velvet Chains has as reference groups such as Guns N 'Roses, Alice in Chains, and Pearl Jam, among many others from different Styles, whose elements are condensed to create a unique and characteristic sound.

The mix of styles and nationalities have always had an excellent record in the history of global music; as in The Strokes, Ill Niño, or even Slayer, who, including two Latinos in their initial line-up, managed to leave a mark in metal history.

All the artistic wealth of this mix of origins and influences will be condensed and presented to the public on September 24, when the group releases their debut album, Icarus.

To celebrate this important milestone in her career, Velvet Chains will feature guest artist contributions to some of her songs. For example, guitarist Richard Fortus (Guns N 'Roses) recorded the guitars on the single "Tattooed."

Listen to it on all digital platforms https://tinyurl.com/VC-Tattooed

The lyrical content along with the musical quality is another important factor for Velvet Chains: "Our goal was to write songs with important lyrics while covering different genres within Rock from the 90s to the 00s. You will find a bit of heavy rock, a bit of grunge, a bit of alternative rock, and much more on this album ”, explains Nils, founder of the band.

The first single "Tattooed" was released on July 30th. “He talks about how to deal with extremes in relationships and mask the pain that comes from that,” they explain. The song is accompanied by an impressive music video, produced and directed by renowned music video director Dean Karr (Marylin Manson, Iron Maiden, Velvet Revolver, etc.), who conceived the entire narrative of the video, which brings together very intense scenes, which are mixed with the impressive sound of Velvet Chains.

The second single released today on all digital platforms is called “Strangelove”, written from a collaboration between Nils and Drew: “It's about a unique attraction/love that would never work because it borders on obsession. It will probably have a very positive radio reception, as it has a super catchy beat, and it has even become one of our favorite songs to play live,” concludes Nils.

Listen now: https://hypeddit.com/link/f3myax

Icarus
Velvet Chains' debut album Icarus was co-written with multiplatinum songwriter Drew Lawrence. Recordings took place in early 2021 at different studios: drums were recorded at The Hideout and bass was recorded at The Tone Factory, both in Las Vegas, while guitars and vocals were recorded at The Killroom in Seattle. Sound engineering work was carried out by Greg Williamson, while Tristan Hardin did the mixing and mastering.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

https://linktr.ee/velvetchains

https://www.facebook.com/velvetchains

https://www.instagram.com/velvetchainsband/

BEAST IN BLACK RELEASE NEW SINGLE "MOONLIGHT RENDEZVOUS"

The countdown has started! With a big bang, Metal heroes BEAST IN BLACK start the preorder for their´cyberpunk time travel "Dark Connection" that will see the light of the day on October 29th.

Preorder the album here: https://bfan.link/dark-connection

Together with this announcement, the band releases their first appetizer of "Dark Connection". Close your eyes, get a little cosier and let BEAST IN BLACK invite you to a "Moonlight Rendezvous".

Watch the video below

Guitarist Anton Kabanen states, ”Moonlight Rendezvous is a massive dark cyberpunk love story that marks a brave new turn in Beast In Black’s journey. It felt like a mission impossible to capsulize a story worth a full length feature film into six minutes without making it feel like a trailer, and still make total sense when you put all the pieces together. But as always, the bigger the challenge the more it feeds our ambition and excitement, hence we knew we must do this! That’s the way of the Beast. And we all can easily agree that no one was as driven as our multi-talented director Katri Ilona Koppanen, who didn’t only make an extraordinary video for Beast In Black which we couldn’t be more proud of, but also her brilliant debut as a director.”

"Dark Connection" will be available as digital album, CD, Black Vinyl, Clear/Sky Blue Marbled Vinyl [limited to 300 pieces], Blue Transparent Vinyl [UK exclusive, limited to 300 pieces], Red/Ocean Blue Splattered Vinyl [Bravado Exclusive, limited to 300 pieces], White/Red Inkspot Vinyl [EMP exclusive, limited to 300 pieces] and Purple/Silver Inkspot Vinyl [US exclusive, limited to 300 pieces].

BEAST IN BLACK is:
Yannis Papadopoulos | vocals
Mate Molnar | bass
Atte Palokangas | drums
Kasperi Heikkinen | guitars
Anton Kabanen | guitars, vocals

More info:
www.beastinblack.com
www.facebook.com/beastinblackofficial
www.instagram.com/bib_band
www.twitter.com/bib_band
www.youtube.com/beastinblack
www.nuclearblast.de/beastinblack

AURI - Release New Single & Visualizer "Kiss The Mountain"

Embrace the atmospheric auditory imagery of fantastical valleys of other fairytale dimensions and soon gone fireside bards.

Dwell for just a moment in treasuries of dreamlands and ponderings that see mundane things turning into otherworldly miracles.

Feel welcomed to embark on endless adventures on long roads untrodden and ships never sailed.

As if frozen in time, you’ll be captivated by heart-burstingly elating fare-thee-wells for those dearly departed.

Today the album II-Those We Don´t Speak Of is finally released, and treats us along with a third single and visualizer: “Kiss The Mountain”.

The song lives and breathes from the beautiful, multiple-layered vocals.

Sparsely but effective underlining instrumentation makes it a true candidate for a movie soundtrack.

Vocalist Johanna Kurkela muses over the song as follows:
"There’s a place at the edge of an ocean, where wind speaks through lungs of steel. A mountain awaiting a traveler. A dream awaiting a dreamer. You’ve come this far, do you dare to go all the way? Doubt may come and visit, but it’s just another friend along the journey. A gentle reminder of that perfect Kiss Of Life upon arrival. Imagine you’re already there. Find your smile, light a beacon, and let us hear you Roar!"

Watch the visualizer below
 

Hear the soft words that empower those feeling inadequate and reassurance to others fearing death.

AURI’s are the keys to a dimension of awe no one else sees. Only theirs to offer are the mystical, soundscapes and ethereal vocals.

Theirs to hold are the magical powers that can melt the steeliest of hearts and make grown men cry.

AURI invites the listener along for journeys no other band can provide.

Come, my love – now it‘s calm enough to go.

Order and listen to the new album here: https://auri.bfan.link/ii-those-we-dont-speak-of 

II - Those We Don't Speak Ofwill be available in the following formats that you can now pre-order:

• CD digipak

• Earbook including CD and 36 booklet art pages

• LP

  • redgold

  • red marbled (NB mailorder exclusive, limited to 300)

  • transparent + green marbled (Levykauppa exclusive, limited to 300)

  • white + red marbled (UK exclusive, limited to 300)

  • silver (bandshop exclusive, limited to 300)

  • blue marbled (US exclusive, limited to 300)

Originally born in 2011 from the special connection of Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas Holopainen and Troy Donockley, AURIwas first introduced to the world as late as 2018. Now complemented by the dynamic percussive talents of Kai Hahto, the threesome carves fantastical worlds entirely their own.
The cover artwork comes once again from Janne "ToxicAngel" Pitkänen and bestows in its simplicity and depth.
Line up:
Johanna Kurkela | voices, violin, viola, keys
Tuomas Holopainen | keys & backing voices
Troy Donockley | guitars, bouzouki, mandola, ulleann pipes, low whistles, aerophone, bodhran, voices, keys

Pre-order or pre-save the new album here: https://auri.bfan.link/ii-those-we-dont-speak-of

GHOST BATH Release Visualizer For Second Single "Hide From The Sun" Featuring CJ McMahon of THY ART IS MURDER!

Atmospheric black metallers GHOST BATH announced their fourth full-length album, Self Loather will be released on October 29th via Nuclear Blast Records. With this album, the band closes out their trilogy—tragedy, ecstasy, and dread/hatred—and hosts their most devastating and dark music to date. Today, the band releases the visualizer for the track "Hide From The Sun" featuring CJ McMahon of THY ART IS MURDER. Watch the video created by Randy Edwards Photos, here: https://youtu.be/6GTGSaZndPg

Dennis Mikula comments, "'Hide from the Sun' is the most DSBM track on the record. We've managed to achieve a devastating sound while keeping the track catchy and groovy. We worked with our friend CJ from THY ART IS MURDER who killed it on vocals and gave the tune a unique twist. It incorporates our new sound while staying true to GHOST BATH style."

Pre-order your copy of Self Loather, here: www.nuclearblast.com/ghostbath-selfloather
Pre-save the album, here: https://bfan.link/ghostbath-selfloather

Self Loather will be available in the following formats:

• CD Jewel

• CD Digipak

• Vinyl

  • Grey | White Swirl With Black Splatter

  • Clear With Red Splatter

  • Black | Grey Swirl

  • Purple With Black Swirl

• Cassette

  • White

  • Black

• CD Jewel + T-Shirt

GHOST BATH’s fourth full-length sets the mood meter to desolation/antipathy—and never quite let's go. Produced by the band with Xander Moser engineering at Tree Speak Recording Studio in Minneapolis and mixed by Jack Shirley (DEAFHEAVEN, BOSSE-DE-NAGE) at The Atomic Garden Recording Studios in Oakland, Self Loather is a sonic exercise in shadow, nuance, and, most of all, power. The band enlisted Zdzisław Beksiński to create the cover artwork which was licensed through the Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku.

GHOST BATH is:
Dennis Mikula | Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Synths, Lyrics
Tim Church | Guitar
John Olivier | Guitar
Josh Jaye | Bass
Jason Hirt | Drums

Pre-order your copy of Self Loather, here: www.nuclearblast.com/ghostbath-selfloather

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Seven Spires "The Unforgotten Name"

NEW ALBUM GODS OF DEBAUCHERY COMING SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 VIA FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

Coming off their critically praised sophomore album, "Emerald Seas", Seven Spires are set to return with their third, and by far, most ambitious album to date, "Gods Of Debauchery" on September 10, 2021. Seven Spires are set to release their new album, "Gods Of Debauchery" on September 10th. Today, the band has released another song from the album, the beautiful ballad 'The Unforgotten Name' featuring Jon Pyres.

Watch the video HERE below

Pre-order/save "Gods Of Debauchery" on CD/LP/Digital HERE: https://orcd.co/godsofdebauchery

Sample more music from the band's epic new album at the links below. It is a wonderfully diverse and expertly, passionately played metal album.

Pre-order/save on CD/LP/DigitalHERE: https://orcd.co/godsofdebauchery

“Gods Of Debauchery” (music video) https://youtu.be/_O7LUgm9JKw

“Lightbringer” (music video) https://youtu.be/B_42HNyRUck

“The Cursed Muse” (audio) https://youtu.be/S4XCUXi6wTc

“This God Is Dead” (audio) https://youtu.be/x_oNGHqOxBU

After the release of "Emerald Seas" in February of 2020, the band had multiple amazing support slots lined up to promote the record on the road. They were geared up and in fighting form, ready to bring their music to the masses and show the world what they are all about. Plans were quickly changed weeks after the album' release due to the coronavirus pandemic though and soon it became obvious that touring would be ground to a halt for a while. So, the band took the opportunity to commence work on their follow-up album, which wound up becoming the mammoth 70+ minute masterpiece that is "Gods Of Debauchery". This album, epic in scope and reach, shows progression well beyond their years.

LINE-UP:

Adrienne Cowan - Vocals and Orchestration

Chris Dovas - Drums

Jack Kosto - Guitars

Peter de Reyna – Bass

Chris Dovas - Drums

Permafrost – new single ‘Restore Us’ available 3rd September 2021 on Fear of Music

We’ve become numb to endless conflicts and mountebanks posing as leaders. A figurative plague has divided us for most of the modern era. It took a literal one to bring us together, albeit in the darkest of ways.

One would be forgiven for feeling a little nostalgic for better times about now, and we’re long overdue for a hard reset. With “Restore Us,” Permafrost has just released what could be the theme song for the post-lockdown era.

Permafrost was formed in 1982, in Molde, Norway by Frode Heggdal Larsen and Kåre Steinsbu, during the first post punk era, taking their name from a Magazine track. They released
the Godtment EP a year later. Robert Heggdal, Trond Tornes and eventually Daryl Bamonte, who had worked with bands like Depeche Mode, and The Cure, rounded out the group. In 2019 they released the Permafrost EP to high praise. The well-received “Femme Fatale” and “Closed Eyes” singles were released earlier this year, spending several weeks at the top of many indie charts, including the Indie Disko Top 40.

As industry veterans, their long arc provides some crucial perspective as we enter uncharted waters. In fact, ideas for the song have been germinating for three years, with it ultimately coming into focus over the past year. Both foreboding and optimistic, “Restore Us” is less the battle hymn that is usually the stock in trade of the post punks, and more of a face-the-facts statement that it's time.

The accompanying video’s footage was shot in 1987, by keyboardist Daryl Bamonte, on Depeche Mode’s Music For The Masses tour, who was working with the band. It shows the energy and enthusiasm of a group on the ascent, in a country concurrently starting its slow decline into the new consumerism era, reaching its logical conclusion when a failed salesman became president three decades later. A man forged in that epoch, with a commitment to a laissez faire modus operandi, and putting profits over people, became the glaring symbol of our ultimate undoing.

The film takes us back to a time when bands were embracing a “get in the van” lifestyle, while naively passing through the intestinal tract of the beast, getting their kicks on Route 666, during the unraveling of an American Dream that probably never was. As the song concludes, shifting from its dark minor key to one more sanguine, we also see oddly foreboding, shaky footage of an airliner.

The emergence from dark times presents opportunities if we take them. Restoration doesn’t have to mean going back to the time portrayed in the video. Were the “good times” really that good, or were we being fooled all along, ignorantly living in our bubbles? As we get back on the road perhaps we should reconsider the route this time around. The recent reminder that the world is indeed very small and connected can also be an instruction to restore our humanity.

SYDNEY SHERWOOD Teams up with KASON LESTER for "Cycle of Silence"!

New Jersey based Singer / Songwriter SYDNEY SHERWOOD flexes her lyrical prowess with her newest single, "Cycle of Silence," which sees the gifted chanteuse teamed with fellow American Idolalumni KASON LESTER. A deeply reflective and relatable track, the song comes to life through the pairing of the two distinctive young vocalists on this stunning duet.

"'Cycle of Silence' is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever recorded. I had the idea for it back in the winter and wrote it with my talented friends, Joe Makoviecki and Brian Craddock. It’s about two people who are in a constant state of miscommunication, who wish that they could fix things, but aren’t really willing to hear each other out. I brought it to my good friend Kason Lester, who I met on American Idol and asked him to help me bring the duet to life and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out! " - SYDNEY SHERWOOD

"Sydney is rock's answer to pop's P!NK or country's Carrie Underwood, she exudes all the power and confidence and sings with no-nonsense authority, all while remaining firmly situated in heavy alternative rock. Sydney Sherwood cannot be merely compared to female singers of her generation and writes and performs with a conviction that fans of 3 Doors Down or Daughtry would instantly recognize." - Joe Makoviecki (Singer, songwriter of Jackson Pines)

Sydney Sherwood is an 18-year-old singer/songwriter from New Jersey. Sydney began singing and playing guitar as a way to express her emotions after her brother was diagnosed with cancer.

Since her brother's diagnosis, being a childhood cancer advocate has become a big part of Sydney's life. She has performed and spoken at many childhood cancer events over the past twelve years and continues to be a voice for all children with cancer, as well as their siblings.

Sydney began writing her own music when she was 13, and on March 3, 2019, she released her first EP, Beauty from Ashes. Her release show was held at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. In 2019, Sydney also received a golden ticket to Hollywood from American Idol celebrity judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie.

Over the course of the pandemic, Sydney has been writing and recording her new album, Headspace, which will be released February 27, 2021.

Sydney’s goal is to touch the lives of others through the music that she writes, as she takes inspiration directly from her life experiences.

DANKO JONES CELEBRATE 25 YEARS WITH ENGINE REVVING MASTERPIECE "POWER TRIO" OUT NOW!

TICKETS FOR DECEMBER TOUR DATES ON SALE NOW!

PURCHASE HERE!

The wait is finally over, Danko Jones deliver engine revving masterpiece Power Trio, today via Hamilton's Sonic Unyon Records. The album celebrates 25 magnificent years of soul-shaking rock and roll. Listen now at THIS location. In addition to the album release, the band is very happy to announce a new music video for catchy single 'Ship Of Lies', which is a future classic, and the focus track of this incredible album.

"With, Power Trio, our 10th studio album, we’re not celebrating our 25 years as a band by releasing a greatest hits “look back”, but rather, releasing a new slab of hot rock. Hotter than you’ll hear all year. It is the album that took 25 years for us to make and it was time well spent," says Danko Jones.

The album has already garnered fantastic success around the globe with millions of streams and features in NEXT Magazine, NOW Magazine, Loudwire, Metal Sucks, Guitar World, CTV News Atlantic, The Strombo Show, Global News, CBC Music, Exclaim! Magazine, Louder Sound, and Bravewords among others. Lead single, "I Want Out" also saw success at radio as it hit No. 13 at Canadian Rock Radio and No. 1 on the German Rock Radio charts.

With such a simple, self-evident title, Power Trio, speaks to the special triangular alchemy Danko shares with his trusty bass-slinging accomplice JC and drummer Rich Knox, while also staking out the band’s place on a storied lineage of three-piece titans that includes the Jimi Hendrix Experience, ZZ Top, Rush, Motörhead, Venom, Dinosaur Jr., and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, to name a few. When you choose to start a power trio, you’re not simply forming a band, you’re entering a blood pact—a tacit acknowledgement that all three members need to carry their equal share of the weight lest the whole enterprise collapse. There’s nowhere to hide in a power trio—no second guitarist to cover your mistakes, no keyboard player to smooth things over, no horn section to distract the crowd. If you fuck up, the whole band fucks up. Everybody needs to be on their A-game at all times, and on Power Trio, Danko Jones are in peak physical condition, delivering each engine-revving riff, soul-shaking stomp, and shout-it-loud hook with a sniper’s precision.

Tomorrow, August 28th, the band will also be performing two live stream shows to kick off the album release. The first show will start at 8:00PM CET and the second at 8:00PM ET / 5:00PM ET. Tickets are available HERE!

Tickets for Danko Jones' December tour dates supported by The Anti-Queens are on sale now! All dates are below. Tickets can be purchased at THIS location.

TOUR DATES w/ The Anti Queens:

12.08.21 @ Warehouse St. Catharines, ON

12.10.21 @ Maxwell's Waterloo, ON

12.11.21 @ Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON

12.14.21 @ London Music Hall London, ON

12.17.21 @ Bronson Centre Ottawa, ON

12.18.21 @ Biltmore Theatre, Oshawa, ON

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DAWN OF SOLACE (feat. Wolfheart mastermind Tuomas Saukkonen): New Music Video for "White Noise"! "Flames of Perdition" to be

On January 24th 2020, more than a decade after its predecessor The Darkness, Finnish death and gothic doom metal icon Tuomas Saukkonen returned with Waves, his sophomore solo-album under the flag of DAWN OF SOLACE. Grey, heavy and dark, but still sorrow carrying certain beauty and strength - the long-awaited record turned out to be an honest picture of the current times for its writer and delivered exactly that kind of atmosphere everyone had hoped for.

Already while recording the album it was clear that DAWN OF SOLACE was brought back to life and this time without the passing of another 14 years! To be released on November 12th via Noble Demon, Flames of Perdition picks up where DAWN OF SOLACE left off with Waves, creating a world full of electrifying melancholy that evokes profound sadness. Like life itself, the darkness of DAWN OF SOLACE has evolved and made a few steps towards the void. This time with an extra amount of solitude that we all have gotten to know during the past 1.5 years.

Watch the music video for "White Noise", featuring Mikko Heikkilä of Kaunis Kuolematon on vocals, right here:

"'White Noise' was the first song that I wrote for 'Flames Of Perdition' and it was like floodgates were opened and rest of the album just followed like a dark stream. 'White Noise' carries and reflects the mood of the entire album and gives a meaning to terms melancholic, sombre and heavy and the lyrical concept of solitude and loneliness has been given a stronger meaning during the past 1.5 years." Tuomas Saukkonenstates.

Flames of Perdition is now available for pre-order digitally, in different vinyl colors, as digipak CD or in various merch bundles here:

https://dawnofsolace.bandcamp.com/

https://music.nobledemon.com/flames

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LUCIFER – Release New Single and Video For “Bring Me His Head! Pre-Order Starts Today!

LUCIFER are evidently one of the hardest working bands in rock right now. After turning heads with the release of their iconic album cover artwork last week, the group now has the next ace up their sleeves.

Today we are thrilled to share their brand new single and video for “Bring Me His Head”, the second single of their new studio album “LUCIFER IV”, which will be released on October 29th this year!

You can now check it out on all major streaming platforms HERE.

For this video, singer Johanna had the idea to pay tribute to Brian De Palma's 1976 horror classic "Carrie".

She says: "'Carrie' is one of my favorite movies. Being an outsider myself my entire life, I've always identified with her. We are very excited that this time we got to work with director Amir Chamdin and photographer Crille Forsberg on our videos. Their body of work is quite breathtaking, if you look it up, so it was a real honor. The video to 'Bring Me His Head' is only one part of the story but we can't give anything more away at this point."

Watch the video below

“LUCIFER IV” is available in the following formats:

·Ltd. black Gatefold 180g LP + CD (in deluxe hardcover gatefold sleeve)

This format is only available in the 1st pressing!

·Ltd. CD Digipak

·Digital Album

Pre-Order your format of choice HERE!

LUCIFER is:

Johanna Platow Andersson – Vocals

Nicke Platow Andersson – Drums

Linus Björklund – Guitar

Martin Nordin – Guitar

Harald Göthblad - Bass