Songwriter / Guitarist PAUL JOSEPH (100 WATT VIPERS) has teamed with Singer / Songwriter STEVE FELDMAN(IRON BUTTERFLY) on their soulful, bluesy masterpiece, "Cold Rain Falling." Produced by JOSEPH, the black and white, CONNIE CROWDER directed video features the duo performing the track with a natural blend of earthy passion and polished synchronization in Jacksonville, FL.
What more needs to be said?
Norwegian multi-instrumentalist SYLVAINE has teamed up with dark synth project CARPENTER BRUT for a brand new song, "Stabat Mater," which is taken from CARPENTER BRUT's new album, 'Leather Terror.' The song can be heard below.
SYLVAINE comments on the collaboration: "Working with Carpenter Brut was a very inspiring collaborative experience, allowing me to explore some musical territories I hadn't been much within before. Having a lot of creative freedom on the track, I decided to work with the duality between very legato, almost ghostly sounding vocal lines, along with more rhythmic, strict background vocals towards the end. I had so much fun working on this track, both lyrically and vocally speaking, and feel very grateful to have been part of such a killer project, alongside so many incredible musicians. Do yourself a favour and give this record a spin"
SYLVAINE is supporting the release of her brand new fourth studio album, 'Nova,' which is out NOW! Stream/download/order HERE.
In addition, SYLVAINE will be embarking on her first ever North American tour this spring in support of AMORPHIS, along with UADA and HOAXED! SYLVAINE will join the tour on April 18 in Millvale, PA and will cross the country before circling back to the East Coast where the trek will conclude in Baltimore, MD on May 12. The full run of dates can be found below! Tickets are on sale now at THIS LOCATION.
SYLVAINE North American Tour (w/ AMORPHIS, UADA, + HOAXED):
04/18: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre [TICKETS]
04/19: Joliet, IL @ The Forge [TICKETS]
04/20: Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre [TICKETS]
04/22: Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater [TICKETS]
04/23: Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell [TICKETS]
04/25: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre [TICKETS]
04/26: Vancouver, BC @ The Imperial [TICKETS]
04/27: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon [TICKETS]
04/29: San Francisco, CA @ The UC Theatre [TICKETS]
04/30: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre [TICKETS]
05/01: Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater [TICKETS]
05/03: Austin, TX @ Come and Take it Live [TICKETS]
05/04: Dallas, TX @ Amplified Theater [TICKETS]
05/06: Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage (The Loft) [TICKETS]
05/07: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum [TICKETS]
05/08: Orlando, FL @ The Abbey [TICKETS]
05/10: Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre [TICKETS]
05/11: Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry [TICKETS]
05/12: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage [TICKETS]
To speak to Sylvaine, the one-woman multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and composer born Kathrine Shepard, is to speak to some spirit that exists beyond the veil of convention and stereotypes. This is not a woman playing to the vogue dark melodic folklorist trope that has become so prevalent in the metal scene but rather, this is a woman who is a serious and classically trained composer and arranger whose songs, that originate on unplugged electric guitars in lavender and black bedrooms, end up exploding against the unlimited conventions of what modern music can accomplish.
For some time, Kathrine Shepard has been seen as the petite pixie of the Norwegian black gaze scene but her small eleven features and lightheartedness belie the woman warrior behind Nova, her complex and personal fourth release. Following her 2018 Atoms Aligned Coming Undone release, Sylvaine (a play on the name of one of her beloved French poets, Paul Verlaine) gives us Nova, an album that is both a musical and personal reawakening of a singer/composer finding her way in this world.
The Lord of the Rings type choir arrangement heralds in the opening of her latest release as we the entranced listeners follow her to the realm of Lothlorien. The creation of this ambitious release began in 2019, before the world changed before all of our eyes. Experiencing a personal loss in a time the world was suffering a collective loss, Sylvaine composed on her guitar and wrote in her notebooks, eventually leading her into the small rooms of Drudenhaus in early 2021. Sequestered away in the countryside of France, the Norwegian native and her musical cohorts would all contract Covid. Asthmatic since birth, our heroine isolated herself in a small room to score out the different soprano and alto melodies of an actual choir to make her vision for the opening track “Nova,” come to life. Sung in an imagined language, the syllables of NO-VA continued to emerge, suggesting to the singer something linguistically symbolic and important.
“I’ve been wanting to write a choir piece since my 'Wistful' days,” she says, “Just a purely vocal piece. I love harmonies and the most personal instrument you have is yourself, your voice. I wanted to really show who I am this time around.”
Naked on the cover, which may raise some eyebrows, Sylvaine insists to her fans that this is a symbol of her own vulnerability and personal rebirth that transpired over these years of creating Nova. “Nova" in terms of language is connected to words such as nuova (Italian) or nueva (Spanish), meaning ‘new’ and speaks to a rebirth, to loss, the temporality of life, grieving as nothing lasting forever, but looking forward as new doors are forever opening.
Album tracks “Mono No Aware” and “Fortapt” are compositions in the 10-minute range, showing the progressive skills of the multi-instrumentalist’s musical mastery and magic. Taking the loud and quiet back-and-forth of the ‘90s a step farther, she manages to haunt every note with primal sincerity. “Fortapt” is a particularly unique track, paying homage to Sylvaine’s Norwegian roots. And while critics may want to pin a song like “Nowhere, Still Somewhere” in the shoegaze or dreampop category, her mysterious resonance adds something to the composition that makes Sylvaine’s work defy categorization.
Much like Joan of Arc, Sylvaine is not a one-woman army without her legionaries. Instead of enlisting members of the folk metal glitterati, she has been a bit more selective about her surprise guests on her album, choosing Scottish violinist Lambert Segura of SAOR and cellist Nostarion aka Patrik Urban, whom she met while performing a very special acoustic show in Belgium in 2019. For Sylvaine, it felt emotionally appropriate to weave classically trained instrumentalists into her work, demonstrated on the last track on the album, "Everything Must Come to an End."
Unlike so many of the pixie dream girls haunting the American metal landscape right now, Sylvaine sings but also screams from the very depths. There is absolutely no one in the metal game right now who can match her vocal range, which traverses from the elvish sounds of Enya and Lisa Gerard to the black metal Ericthro screeches of her kvlt counterparts of the land of ice and snow.
In the U.S., we have a tendency to clarify bedroom pop as music that is composed in the feminine space of one’s bedroom confines. Although orchestral and incredibly composed, Sylvaine does not shy away from admitting her songs always start bare bones—almost all of her compositions begin with an unplugged electric guitar. “A melody and a chord progression should be able to stand on its own without any effects whatsoever. The song will go on to manifest itself in different ways but that main guitar part has to be solid enough to emotionally work just by itself, “ she says.
But to this lover of Verlaine and the French Romantic poets (as well as a diehard Type O Negative fan), the written word is still paramount to her heart. After all, she explains, “Music is an attempt to avoid the words we can’t always express in life.”
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/sylvainemusic/
https://www.instagram.com/sylvainemusic/
https://sylvainemusic.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/sylvainemusic/
https://soundcloud.com/sylvainemusic
https://twitter.com/sylvainemusic
https://www.sylvainemusic.com/
Recording Lineup:
Sylvaine – vocals/guitars/bass/synths/arrangements
Dorian Mansiaux – session drums
Current Lineup:
Sylvaine
Live line-up:
Sylvaine - Main vocals/guitar
Dorian Mansiaux - Drums
Florian Ehrenberg - Guitar/backing vocals
Maxime Mouquet - Bass/background vocals
Guest Musicians:
- Lambert Segura (SAOR) - violins on “Everything Must Come To An End”
- Patrick Urban - cellos on “Everything Must Come To An End”
Recording Studio: Drudenhaus Studio, Issé, France
Producer, mixer, sound engineer: Benoît Roux
Mastering Studio + engineer: Karl Daniel Lidén at Karl Daniel Lidén Productions
Cover Art: Photo by Andy Julia, post-production/digital illustration by Daria Endrese
Biography: Veronika Lee
Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/SylvaineNova
Album formats:
CD Digipak
Digital
Vinyl in various colours
Baltimore progressive tech-death metal quintet GREYLOTUS have announced that they've signed with The Artisan Era! The band is excited for what the future holds after forming this partnership with one of the preeminent, rising labels for Technical/Death Metal; first and foremost, the release of their debut full-length. Today, the band is pleased to share that their upcoming album, 'Dawnfall', will see a July 8, 2022 release via TAE.
Speaking on their signing with The Artisan Era, the band comments:
"All of us in Greylotus are thrilled to be working with The Artisan Era among so many of our good friends in music. The Artisan Era truly is spearheading the modern metal scene and every release is an incredible display of writing, ingenuity, and talent. We have put every ounce of our being into writing our debut full length and are excited and honored to have The Artisan Era helping us share it with the world."
Speaking about their new album, the band comments:
‘Dawnfall’ serves as a follow-up statement to the ‘Savior’ EP, which dealt with thrusting inner demons borne of trauma and mental health struggles out into the open, and accepting the reality of existing with them.
In the metaphor of the lotus’ life-cycle, ‘Savior’ represented the stage in which the seed is buried under the mud - shelled in, unaware, and unable to budge from what it has known. ‘Dawnfall’ embodies the process of breaking out of the shell and traveling toward the sun’s light, reaching through murky waters and currents, struggling to separate True North from tricks of the refracted light.
‘Dawnfall’ explores the self-doubt that accompanies the realization that healing is a non-linear process. It wanders through the pits of self-judgment and confronts what follows when an individual accepts that the best version of themselves is not constrained by perfection.
The first single from 'Dawnfall' will be released next week!
About GREYLOTUS:
Greylotus is a progressive technical death metal band from Baltimore, Maryland.
Combining influences from all edges of the modern metal frontier, Greylotus crafts various dynamic walls of sound, ranging from passages of blisteringly technical riffs and artillery-esque blast beats, to emotional and melodic harmonies and choruses, to soundscapes brimming with ambient, orchestral, acoustic, and synth elements. After establishing the foundation of their sound in the 2018 EP, ‘Savior’, they went to work writing for their debut full-length ‘Dawnfall,’ a genre-defying experience highlighting the wide array of influences each member brings to the table.
Greylotus serves to provide a narrative for self-development through metaphor following the lotus flower’s life cycle in their lyrics. They seek to leave memorable emotional postcards that listeners can connect with and reflect upon.
After getting their first taste of the road in 2019 alongside Abiotic, Cognitive, and God of Nothing, and playing the virtual Techabilitation Festival in 2020 amid the pandemic, Greylotus are raring to perform again at United Kingdom Tech-Fest 2022 and tours TBA.
GREYLOTUS is:
Lee Mintz - Vocals
Ben Towles - Guitar
Sanjay Kumar - Guitar
Drewsif Reynolds - Bass
Matt Tillett - Drums
GREYLOTUS Online:
"Under the Gun" can be streamed/downloaded at
https://onerpm.lnk.to/EEUnderTheGun
EVOLUTION EMPIRE has released the official music video for their single "Under the Gun." The band is currently on tour supporting the "BROTHERS IN ARMS TOUR" w/ ILL NIÑO, DROWNING POOL and HED PE.
EVOLUTION EMPIRE started in Dallas, Texas, where frontman Chris Roberts and drummer Rob Youells were introduced to each other by their mutual manager, Dave Chavarri (Ill Niño, Terror Universal). The outfit is rounded off by bringing in veteran bassist Sal Dominguez (Ill Niño, ex-Upon A Burning Body) and monster lead guitarist Joe Dragich (Terror Universal). The next piece of the puzzle was to begin writing for their debut release and choose a production team. The band landed producers Eddie Wohl (Anthrax, Fuel, Ill Niño) and Chavarri.
Keep an eye out for EVOLUTION EMPIRE as they are confirmed for major U.S. and International tours throughout 2022.
WATCH "Under the Gun" below.
"BROTHERS IN ARMS TOUR" w/ ILL NIÑO - DROWNING POOL, HED PE and EVOLUTION EMPIRE:
4.04.22 - Roseville, CA @Goldfiend Trading Post
4.05.22 - West Hollywood, CA @Whisky
4.06.22 - Phoenix, AZ @The Marquee Theater
4.07.22 - El Paso, TX @The Rock House
4.08.22 - Dallas, TX @Granada Theater
4.09.22 - Houston, TX @Warehouse Live
4.10.22 - Abilene, TX @The Zone
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The official merchandise store for the band Envy Of None is now open!
Envy Of None is the inventive self-titled debut album from the new band featuring guitar legend Alex Lifeson (Rush) alongside Andy Curran (Coney Hatch), Alfio Annibalini, and introducing the vocal talents of Maiah Wynne.
The store is launching with two limited edition items - as well as t-shirts and copies of the band’s debut release on CD and vinyl.
There are only 100 copies of the white vinyl version of the album signed by all the members of the band (https://visionmerch.com/envy-of-none-autographed-white-vinyl-1-lp/)
Also, there will only be 100 copies of the special deluxe edition signed by the band (https://visionmerch.com/envy-of-none-autographed-special-edition/)
The special deluxe edition features a blue LP, 2CDs – the second disc includes bonus tracks, remixes and instrumental – and a 28 page book (with lyrics and track-by-track song guide by the band). This blue vinyl in this deluxe edition is different than the blue vinyl in the standard LP version).
To purchase visit: https://visionmerch.com/envy-of-none/
Follow Envy Of None:
https://www.instagram.com/envyofnone_
https://twitter.com/envyofnone_
https://www.tiktok.com/@envyofnone_
https://www.facebook.com/envyofnone
www.kscopemusic.com/artists/envyofnone
Frayle is back with a vengeance, offering up their latest single “Skin & Sorrow,” accompanied by a bewitching new music video that premieres today via Revolver here: https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-frayles-freaky-video-haunting-new-song-skin-sorrow
Directed by Frayle, the video is set in a barren field below a dead gray sky as frontwoman Gwyn Strang dons her best Puritanical ensemble while casting a number of spells, not the least of which is on the viewer entranced by her hypnotic mystique.
See the video below.
“Skin & Sorrow” is the title track from the ritual metal duo’s upcoming album, which will be released July 8 via Brooklyn’s Aqualamb Records. It follows their groundbreaking debut 1692 in 2020 that further introduced the world to their penchant for creating “lullabies over chaos.” Tracks feature Strang’s ethereal vocals laid over the voluminous instrumentals of Sean Bilovecky (formerly of Disengage), morphing into disturbing harmonies best described as music for the night sky.
Revolver calls the song an “awesomely haunting and dirgy title-track” and one that “is eerie and ethereal for its first half, but slowly lets more crunchy fuzz into the fold that builds up to a detonating finish with gobs of spiritual atmosphere.”
In addition to haunting original tracks that push heavy music into new dimensions (an inspirational mix of Sleep and Portishead, or Black Sabbath and Bjork), the Cleveland duo is known for their cryptic covers including takes on Johnny Cash’s “Ring Of Fire” and Bauhaus’ “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.”
“Skin & Sorrow” follows the trajectory and is a cornerstone of the themes and messages on the upcoming album. As Strang says, “Our first single, ‘Skin & Sorrow’ is very personal to me. It’s about watching someone close to you dying and how empty and useless you feel. It can seem like all that’s left of you is just skin and sorrow.”
Frayle will offer the first tastes of the new music on their upcoming mini-headlining tour as well as select dates opening for Candlemass. The full run of shows this spring is as follows:
4/17 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
4/20 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East*
4/21 Easthampton, MA (secret show – DM the band on socials for info)
4/22 Pittsburgh, PA @ Cattivo
4/23 Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
4/24 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*
* supporting Candlemass
Find tickets and more info at: https://www.songkick.com/artists/9546814-frayle
Frayle has also announced they will appear at UK’s Damnation Festival in May and Germany’s Gloomaar Festival in November.
More dates and full information on Skin & Sorrow will be coming soon. Presales are now available with additional Europe only vinyl variants coming via Lay Bare Recordings. Preorder Skin & Sorrow here: https://aqualamb.org
About Frayle
Heavy, Low, & Witchy. Frayle is a doom, sludge band from Cleveland, formed in 2017 by guitarist Sean Bilovecky (ex-DISENGAGE) and singer Gwyn Strang. They draw their inspiration from bands like Sleep, Portishead, Bjork, Kyuss, & Black Sabbath. Frayle makes music for the night sky.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frayleband
Twitter: https://twitter.com/frayle_band
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frayle_band/
About Aqualamb Records
Inspired by the lack of album art in the age of invisible music, Brooklyn-based record label AQUALAMB publishes 100+ page printed books of artwork and writings as a tangible accompaniment to its releases. Essentially, each album's art and liner notes (traditionally confined to an LP gatefold, a CD booklet, or the screen of some music-playing device) are reconfigured into book form. Each book includes links to the music and digital content.
https://aqualamb.org
socials: @aqualambrecords
Icelandic Ambient Rock band KONTINUUM are now premiering their brand new song, "Hafið Logar!" The song can be heard below.
KONTINUUM comments:
"Continuing our works inspired by the sculptor Einar Jónsson, we bring you, Hafið Logar.
"The song grew from his statue 'Mold (Earth),' which depicts our final resting place in the arms of the earth. At the time of writing, we had a different war in mind. Iceland's long-standing history of its fight against the sea.
"A brutal and ruthless enemy, we depended on for our survival.
Our journey is always destined to come to an end, right back where we started from.
But today, there's a different meaning hiding in there.
Another time, another war, another villain.
"Ми знаходимо спосіб вижити. Ми боремося."
"Hafið Logar" can be pre-saved on digital platforms HERE.
KONTINUUM's previous album 'No Need to Reason' was released in 2018 and can be listened to in full HERE.
KONTINUUM have the rare ability to create dark music that at the same time comes with an embracing warmth and emotional appeal. The Icelanders’ forthcoming third album, 'No Need to Reason' continues the thread spun on previous full-length 'Kyrr', but expands the possibilities and range of the band's musical horizon.
Ambient, rock, wave influences and other stylistic sources of inspiration melt into a melancholic yet glittering masterpiece. Like the blue ice, black beaches and other spectacular landscapes of their North Atlantic home, 'No Need to Reason' keeps changing and shifting, while KONTINUUM seem to keep an underlying epic and mythical theme.
KONTINUUM were conceived with the declared aim to create hypnotic and spiritual musical noise in Reykjavik, Iceland in the year 2010. After sending demo tracks of their debut album 'Earth Blood Magic' to a few labels, a first deal was quickly struck. KONTINUUM wasted no time and entered SIGUR RÓS' Sundlaugin Studio in the town of Mosfellsbær close to the Icelandic capital to record their first full-length, which was released in 2012.
'Earth Blood Magic' received rave reviews across the board and was voted rock album of the year in Morgunblaðið, Iceland. KONTINUUM followed up on their quick success and played numerous shows in 2013, which established their reputation as a powerful live band.
KONTINUUM released the first single of their next album, entitled "I Huldusal", in 2014. This led to substantial radio play in Iceland and even topping the charts of the island's largest alternative rock radio station.
Their sophomore full-length, 'Kyrr' hit the stores in April 2015 alongside new single, "Breathe". Following the release of their second album, KONTINUUMembarked on two tours in Germany and performed at several festivals including the prestigious Roadburn Festival and Eurosonic Festival in the Netherlands, Germany's Summer Breeze, Icelandic Airwaves and Eistnaflug Festival at home as well as Lithuania's Devilstone Festival.
Now the Icelanders return with their amazing third album and the world firmly in their sight. 'No Need to Reason' is bound to turn KONTINUUM into a household name for friends of intelligent dark music. Press play, lean back, and enjoy!
Style: Icelandic Ambient Rock
www.facebook.com/KontinuumICE
www.instagram.com/KontinuumCult
Line-up
Birgir Thorgeirsson: vocals, guitars, keyboard, synthesizer
Engilbert Hauksson: bass
Ingi Thor Pálsson: guitars
Kristján Einar Gudmundsson: drums
Thorlakur Thor: guitars, piano, mellotron
Guest musicians
Axel "Flex" Árnason: additional synths, percussion
Arnar Guðjónsson: additional synths
Recording: Arnar Guðjónsson at Aeronaut Studios
Vocal recording: Axel "Flex" Árnason at Studio Sundlaugin
Bass recording: Silli Geirdal
Mixing: Arnar Guðjónsson at Aeronaut Studios
Mastering: Howie Weinberg at Howie Weinberg Mastering Studios
Artwork: Saga Sig
Shop: http://smarturl.it/KontinuumNoReason
Symphonic Power Alliance Tour to Kick Off Shortly!
Melodic metal unit SERENITY mark an intense return with their beautiful new single “In the Name of Scotland“ shortly before kicking off the highly anticipated Symphonic Power Alliance Tour on April 6 in Munich.
“In the Name of Scotland” heats up the anticipation for more music to come with stories of times long forgotten and catchy, heavy, emotive melodies, and comes along with a brand new music video portraying breathtaking scenery to carry the spirit of Scottish history. This deep reaching experience sets focus on the remarkable vocals of Georg Neuhauser, accompanied by gentle harmonies to cast a spell on the listener within the blink of an eye.
Throughout the past 20 years, SERENITY have made a strong name for themselves. The band has toured with bands like KAMELOT, DELAIN and Within Temptation, were awarded an Amadeus Austrian Music Award in 2017, and with their album, The Last Knight (2020), gathered high chart positions in Germany and Austria alike.
SERENITY on the new song “In the Name of Scotland”:
"We are happy to finally be able to go on tour again and would like to introduce you to our new single "In the Name of Scotland". The song is about the Scottish freedom fighter Robert the Bruce. A song that unfortunately couldn't be more up to date currently. "
Watch the video for "In the Name of Scotland"
SERENITY are:
Georg Neuhauser - lead vocals, backing vocals
Fabio D'Amore - bass, guitar, vocals
Andreas Schipflinger - drums, vocals
Chris Hermsdörfer - electric, acoustic & classical guitars, vocals, growls
SERENITY online:
WILL Rock Fest 2022 will feature band's Shinedown, Falling In Reverse, Jelly Roll, Jackyl, Saliva, Royal Bliss, Through Fire, and Lilith Czar. The event will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake, Illinois.
"I can't think of a better way to celebrate 30 years of WIIL ROCK than with a full day of music! This concert is dedicated to every person that has listened to our station over the last 3 decades!" says John Perry, Content Director at 95 WIIL ROCK-Chicago.
Brent Smith & SHINEDOWN add, “95 WIIL Rock has supported SHINEDOWN from the very beginning. It is an honor, and a privilege to be a part of celebrating the stations 30th anniversary. LETS GO!!!"
It will be an all ages event with the ticket price of $85.
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 8th at 10am CST!
Ticket link- https://www.ticketweb.com/event/95-wiil-rock-fest-lake-county-fairgrounds-event-tickets/11966405?REFID=press
Doors open at 12 Noon CST.
VIP: $249
VIP pass-holders will enter the festival through the express, VIP-Only Entrance lanes, using a commemorative 95 WIIL ROCK VIP laminate and wristband, which also provide full access to the 95 WIIL ROCK VIP grounds. VIPs will relax in the VIP Lounge, comfortable lounge seating, and event games. VIPs are offered a main stage viewing area, dedicated bars and specialty food vendors throughout, a festival merchandise booth, private charging capabilities (for additional purchase), private restroom facilities.
Included in the purchase:
General Admission entry
Custom laminate and lanyard
Festival Wristband for access to VIP area
Amenities:
Private viewing area
In area food vendors
In area alcohol/beer vendors
Early entry to festival grounds
VIP grounds entrance
Exclusive bathrooms access
For More Information Please Visit:
https://www.facebook.com/95WIILROCK
Composer, musician, and producer Klaus Schulze rolls out his extensive sounds, plays his legendary sequences, and creates this unique ‘Schulze atmosphere‘ for more than 50 years now. With 'Deus Arrakis' the electronic legend now presents his new studio album. The album will be released on June 10th, 2022 via SPV Recordings and contains three brand new tracks with more than 77 minutes of total playing time.
With "Osiris - Pt#1" a first excerpt of the new album will be released on Friday via all digital platforms.
'Deus Arrakis' will be available as a high-quality triple LP edition in a 3LP gatefold with black 180g vinyl, etching and printed inner sleeves as well as CD version in a digipak.
All editions are available for pre-order here:
Through his collaboration with Hans Zimmer for the Oscar-winning soundtrack to the remake of the classic film 'Dune', desert fever has broken out again in Klaus Schulze. "I needed more of that 'Spice,'" Schulze recounts. "From there I felt completely unleashed and just played and played… at the end of that second private ‘Dune‘ journey I realized: ‘Deus Arrakis‘ became another salute to Frank Herbert and to that great gift of life in general.“ Since his beginnings in bands like 'Tangerine Dream' and 'Ash Ra Tempel' or in his over 50 solo albums from 'Irrlicht' to Mirage', 'X' and 'Dune' to 'Farscape', 'Kontinuum', 'Silhouettes' and now 'Deus Arrakis', in his productions under the pseudonym 'Richard Wahnfried' or the numerous film scores and collaborations with artists like Arthur Brown, Michael Shrieve, Rainer Bloss, Lisa Gerrard or most recently Hans Zimmer: Klaus Schulze has always remained true to his unmistakable way of creating music and yet always remained open to the new, the innovative, the experimental.
KLAUSE SCHULZE Online:
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialKlausSchulze
Kicking off April 21 alongside Rotting Christ, Borknagar, and more!
Rising Black Metal outfit STORMRULER are ready to unleash their unique, Midwestern brand of fantasy-inspired black metal on stages all across North America once again! Earlier this year, the band announced that they had been invited to join the lineup for the 2022 Devastation on the Nation North American Tour. The trek kicks off on April 21st in Berkeley, CA, and concludes in Los Angeles, CA on May 22nd. A complete list of dates can be found below.
Speaking on joining this excellent lineup for the upcoming Spring trek, Jason & Jesse from Stormruler comment, "We're incredibly proud to announce that we'll be a part of this year's Devastation On The Nation tour supporting the mighty Rotting Christ and Borknagar. We are eager to lay siege alongside all of our fans across North America, leaving behind a sea of ash and embers."
STORMRULER on the "Devastation on the Nation" 2022 North American Tour
w/ Rotting Christ, Borknagar, Abigail Williams, Ghost Bath & Vale of Pnath
4/21 - Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone
4/22 - Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom
4/23 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
4/24 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
4/26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
4/27 - Denver, CO - The Roxy Theater
4/28 - Kansas City, MO @ BLVD
4/29 - Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre
4/30 - Chicago, IL - Reggies *SOLD OUT*
5/01 - Detroit, MI - Sanctuary
5/03 - Toronto, ON - Lees Palace
5/04 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques
5/05 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial
5/06 - Manchester, NH - Jewel
5/07 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar *SOLD OUT*
5/08 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage
5/10 - Greensboro, NC - Blind Tiger
5/11 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
5/12 - Birmingham, AL - Zydeco
5/13 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (Hell)
5/14 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
5/16 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
5/17 - Fort Worth, TX - Haltom Theater
5/18 - Austin, TX - Come and Take It Live
5/19 - El Paso, TX - Rockhouse Bar
5/20 - Phoenix, AZ - Nile Theater
5/21 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
5/22 - Los Angeles, CA -1720
Order 'Under The Burning Eclipse' Here
STORMRULER – featuring the dark lyrical genius and deft skill of guitarist/vocalist Jason Asberry and drummer Jesse Schobel – have built a noteworthy subterranean following since their formation, leading to their recent signing with Napalm Records. Combining unrelenting black metal atmosphere and vision from varying metal genres with a brutal, modernized twist of inspiration, careful listeners may just be able to identify themes from some of their favorite stories, games, and more…
Featuring 19 tracks alternating between ominous instrumental ambiance and incendiary black metal riffs and fury, their latest album, 'Under The Burning Eclipse', tells harrowing tales of war, death, victory, and defeat, and delivers an unmatched, hellscaped auditory experience. The album is a solid hour of fantasy-laden, grim fables transfixed in blackened scourge. Fans of extreme metal will not want to miss this debut offering from the mighty STORMRULER!
STORMRULER Online:
Website: https://www.stormruler.net/
Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, pop-punk outfit In Her Own Words has today released their new single and incredibly fun accompanying music video "Circles" featuring Derek Discanio of State Champs. Not only that, but IHOWfans can also look forward to the band's forthcoming album 'Distance or Decay' out on Friday, May 27 (via Thriller Records). Speaking on today's news, IHOW vocalist Joey Fleming shared:
“'Circles' is a song about doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. It’s about my lack of ability to accept what I can’t change, and going through the same motions over and over again.”
Pre-order 'Distance or Decay' here, stream "Circles" here, and watch the music video below.
In Her Own Words are ready to climb every mountain they have to, as they ascend every music scene that they have clawed to be a part of. The band has written their most magnetic music to date, which is anchored by their latest single “Circles”. This time out, IHOW has swung for the fences, and connected with a smash that is surely going to connect with all of their extremely loyal fans and strangers alike. The dynamic lyrics and vocals provided by Derek Discanio (State Champs) are exactly what the track needed to push it over the edge. There is something that is always familiar about Joey Fleming’s soulful vocal style, like your favorite hoodie, it just warms you up. When you mix the cold winters of upstate New York, with the palm trees and haze of Los Angeles, you get a powerful blend of dream versus reality. That is exactly what IHOW is- aggressive instrumentation and pop shimmer at the same time. Salty and sweet, with the energy of firing pistons ready to take on the world.
NYC/New Jersey metal collective TOMBS and Atlanta blackened heavy metal outfit CLOAK will be embarking on a run of co-headlining live shows throughout the East Coast this spring, in which they will be supported by RESTLESS SPIRIT! CLOAK will be hitting the road separately tomorrow, April 2, in Harrisonburg, VA and will play another headliner before they are joined by TOMBS on April 5 in Providence, RI and will conclude in CLOAK's hometown of Atlanta, GA on April 10. TOMBS will then return to Brooklyn, NY for a homecoming show on April 16 along with EVOKEN and RESTLESS SPIRIT.
After this run, each band will respectively hit the road again in May! CLOAKwill be supporting ACID WITCH on a handful of U.S. dates while TOMBS will be embarking on a full North American run with label-mates ABYSMAL DAWN in support of ORIGIN. All dates and ticket links are below!
TOMBS will be touring in support of 2020's 'Under Sullen Skies,' which was been named one of the best metal releases of 2020 by Metal Insider, Decibel Magazine, The Pit, Riff Magazine, Chicago Music Guide's Global Music Podcast, and others while drummer Justin Spaeth has been dubbed one of the best drummers of 2020 by Sick Drummer Magazine. 'Under Sullen Skies' can be streamed, downloaded, and ordered HERE.
In addition, the band has just released a music video for their brand new song, "Ex Oblivion," inspired by the haunting H.P. Lovecraft story of the same name. The single is the first of TOMBS' upcoming 'Ex-Oblivion' digital EP, for which the final single will be made available on July 13. All songs will be available via Bandcamp, YouTube, and across all streaming services while a vinyl counterpart will be announced at a later date. The video, which was created by Guilherme Henriques, can be found at THIS LOCATION.
CLOAK will be supporting 2019's 'The Burning Dawn,' which was named one of the Best Albums of the year by Metal Insider (#6), A&P Reacts (#8), Treble Zine (#11), and many others. The album streamed, downloaded, and ordered HERE.
CLOAK is also finalizing their new album, which will be releasing in early 2023
TOMBS/CLOAK U.S. Dates (w/ Restless Spirit):
04/02: Harrisonburg, VA @ MacRock (Cloak only)
04/03: Westfield, MA @ Hutghi’s (Cloak only)
04/05: Providence, RI @ Dusk
04/06: Philadelphia, PA @ Silk City [TICKETS]
04/07: Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery [TICKETS]
04/08: Winston Salem, NC @ Break Time [TICKETS]
04/09: Greenville, SC @ Radio Room [TICKETS]
04/10: Atlanta, GA @ Boggs [TICKETS]
04/16: Brooklyn, NY @ Kingsland (Tombs Only) [TICKETS]
TOMBS + ABYSMAL DAWN (supporting ORIGIN):
05/23: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad [TICKETS]
05/25: El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse Bar & Grill [TICKETS]
05/26: Denver, CO @ HQ [TICKETS]
05/27: Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep [TICKETS]
05/28: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall [TICKETS]
05/29: Mesa, AZ @ Nile Underground [TICKETS]
05/30: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720 [TICKETS]
05/31: San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick [TICKETS]
06/01: Fresno, CA @ Full Circle Brewery District [TICKETS]
06/02: San Francisco, CA @ The Great Northern [TICKETS]
06/03: Portland, OR @ Dantes [TICKETS]
06/04: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon [TICKETS]
06/05: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater [TICKETS]
06/07: Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
06/08: Calgary, AB @ Dickens
06/10: Winnipeg, MB @ Good Will [TICKETS]
06/11: Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze [TICKETS]
06/12: Madison, WI @ Crucible
06/13: Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood [TICKETS]
06/14: Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs Bar [TICKETS]
06/15: Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck [TICKETS]
CLOAK (w/ ACID WITCH):
5/24: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
5/25: Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts (Supporting Coroner, Vio-Lence, + Exciter) [TICKETS]
5/27: Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus [TICKETS]
5/28 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Funhouse
TOMBS Lineup:
Mike Hill – guitars, vocals, electronics, synth
Todd Stern – guitars
Drew Murphy – bass, vocals
Justin Spaeth – drums, guitars, electronics, synth
Presskit: https://presskit.season-of-mist.com/Tombs/
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For more on TOMBS, visit their official FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, and BANDCAMP.
CLOAK Line-up :
Scott Taysom – Vocals & Guitar
Max Brigham – Guitar
Sean Bruneau – Drums
Billy Robinson – Bass
For more onCLOAK, visit their officialFACEBOOK,INSTAGRAM, andBANDCAMP.
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Genre-blending hip hop-and-rock artist Call Me Karizma has released his latest track "Young, In Love & Depressed AF" (out via Thriller Records). Speaking on today's release, Karizma shares:
"Years ago I wrote this song with my good friend and producer, Skimmy. The line just came to me right when I started listening to the music, and I thought to myself “this is like the real-life version of that Khalid song.” This was only a short time after his record that went “Young, dumb, broke, high school kids” blew up, but I felt that I couldn’t really relate. Though I was pretty broke, I was an early-twenties guy, trying to manage love, sadness, and life in general.
This is the anthem for all people, no matter their age or circumstance. Everyone at some point has felt in love and depressed as f*ck. Years later, especially with the mess the world is in, I feel that it’s time for the world to hear this song."
Prior to today's release, Call Me Karizma released fan-favorite track "Dead Body" and previously "DELINQUENTS" which together has garnered over 1 million streams and counting across platforms. Stream "Young, In Love & Depressed AF"here, and watch the music video below.
Call Me Karizma is the voice of the unheard and outcasts. Having signed to Thriller Records (a new label founded by Bob Becker, the mastermind and founder of world-renowned alternative rock label Fearless Records) and blending influences of rock, hip-hop, pop, and punk, Karizma does not shy away from storytelling, covering topics on mental health, politics, and relationships. In late 2020 he released his first album 'To Hell With Hollywood' as an independent artist. Without a manager or record label, he charted on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Charts. Karizma recently wrapped up touring in support of his latest EP, 'Bleached Serpent'.
Find Call Me Karizma Online
Carpenter Brut
Releases New Album Leather Terror Today
Via Universal
With Lead Tracks “Imaginary Fire”
Featuring Greg Puciato (Formerly Dillinger Escape Plan)
And “The Widow Maker”
Featuring Alex Westaway (Gunship) &
Music Video Starring Actor Dylan Sprouse
Order The Album Now HERE
North America Tour Planned For Summer 2022
French synthwave icon Carpenter Brut has just released his brand new album Leather Terror today via Universal Records. Leather Terror is the second in Carpenter Brut’s Leather album trilogy, the next chapter following his widely acclaimed 2018 album Leather Teeth. That album featured in numerous Best Album lists across the board of rock, alternative and electronic music that year. Kerrang championed the mysterious French artist as one of the Best Live Bands On Earth whilst Carpenter Brut was also honoured as a performer at the Metal Hammer awards.
While Leather Teeth was in part a celebratory take on ‘80s glam rock, in his new opus, Carpenter Brut – across the space of twelve tracks – gets more malevolent, documenting the rise of his protagonist as a serial killer who wants to take revenge on all those who mistreated him when he was younger.
Leather Terror reflects both a serial killer, and an artist, in their prime: Bold and daring while full of shock and awe, creating a true spectacle out of great darkness with a flamboyant disregard for rules.
The albums form the soundtrack of an imagined movie from 1987. The previous record introduced the story of Bret Halford, an introverted science student. He liked a girl who didn’t like him and much preferred the team’s star quarterback. Bret got mad and tried to create a concoction that would allow him to control them all, but ends up disfigured and decides instead to become a rock star. This is how he will seduce the girl, and all other girls: By becoming Leather Teeth, singer of Leather Patrol.
Regarding the album, Carpenter Brut has said, "After spending much of 2018 touring, I had decided to take a long break to compose the new album of the trilogy. The pandemic confirmed that my choice to stay home was the right one. I ended up taking over a year and a half to compose this album. I made a lot of decisions with the time I had that I wouldn't have had time to make if the pandemic hadn't happened. I wanted to make the whole thing as massive as possible. There is no guitar on this album. I did everything with synths. Even though I didn't know exactly how I wanted the album to sound at first, I knew I wanted it to be massive and violent.”
Leather Terror is flanked by two lead singles, the colossal synthrock anthem “Imaginary Fire” featuring vocalist Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Killer Be Killed, The Black Queen) as well as “The Widow Maker,” featuring Alex Westaway of Gunship on the pummelling synth pop track.
See the video for “Imaginary Fire” directed by Dehn Sora below.
Here’s what the media has been saying about Leather Terror:
“Leather Terror is an album of pure, devilish joy from an artist who completely understands what they're doing … Metal and synthwave gloriously clash throughout, and it's brilliant.” —Kerrang
“If the majority of Leather Terror doesn’t just make you want to get up and dance to all of its sublimely banging, schlocky glory then there’s a very good chance that Carpenter Brut’s fictional killer got to you in one of his earlier installments.” —Metal Hammer
“Carpenter Brut is back to get you dancing! Leather Terror is all the driving, quasi-industrial, synth stuff you've come to expect and love. This time you're getting a diverse roster of guest spots from Greg Puciato (Dillinger Escape Plan), Ulver, Sylvaine, and more.” —Metal Injection
“Despite the lack of guitars, Leather Terror is often just as vicious as anything from the world of metal as drums pound relentlessly, vocals range from the ethereal to the demonic, and looming keyboards slice and dice with ruthless efficiency through the album’s more aggressive cuts. In movie trilogies, the second entry can often prove to be the weakest but this isn’t the case here as the sequel expands and even improves on the superb original. Roll on the final part.” —Ghost Cult
Carpenter Brut will also be returning to North America this summer with a series of 13 tour dates announced for the U.S. and Canada, kicking off August 18 in Los Angeles and running through September 3 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
CARPENTER BRUT NORTH AMERICAN LEATHER TERROR TOUR
August 2022
18 Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda
19 Las Vegas, NV @ Psycho Vegas Festival
20 San Francisco, CA @ UC Theater
22 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
23 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
26 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity
27 Chicago, IL @ Metro
28 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
30 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
31 Montreal, QC @ MTelus
September 2022
01 Boston, MA @ Royale
02 New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
03 Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore
Tickets are on sale now at the following link: https://linktr.ee/TOUR2022CARPENTERBRUT
https://carpenterbrut.lnk.to/LeatherTerror_cbltrrr
About Carpenter Brut
Carpenter Brut draws its influences from ‘80s TV shows and B-movies loaded with synthesizers. The mysterious and discreet man evokes an encounter between Justice beats and the universe of John Carpenter. The French act pays tribute to the post-hippie/pre-AIDS culture that then set the basis of electro and metal to give us a unique, violent and crazy ‘80s revival sound. Over the last decade he built a successful career, as a major act from the darksynth scene. He has toured the world with acts like Ghost and Ministry and performed at well-known festivals such as Coachella & SXSW, and has accumulated 366 million streams of his music worldwide.
Find Carpenter Brut Online
Website: https://carpenterbrut.com/
Bandcamp: https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carpenter.brut
Twitter: https://twitter.com/carpenter_brut
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carpenterbrut/?hl=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVnLrkvF3M_H1NTOsMvgrA
“We’ve got a long way to go and no time to get there”, so the song goes! “Long Way To Go” (Live From Daisyland) is the third release from the LIVE series recorded at the world-famous venue Rock City in Nottingham, England during the band's Like No OtherTour in November 2021.
The Dead Daisies took the extremely enthusiastic and vocal crowd on a trip down memory lane with “Long Way To Go”, the classic hit from their 2016 album Make Some Noise. It’s been a crowd favourite and always in the setlist at live shows.
The song took on new life with the voice of rock, lead singer Glenn Hughes’ and the drive from the engine room with Tommy Clufetos on drums and the dynamic dueling guitars of Doug Aldrich and David Lowy.
“It’s a hard-driving rock and roll track with great significance to the world’s predicaments today. What’s really cool about the riff is the first two bars are 4x4 and the third bar is 2x4 which gives it a really interesting feel. It’s a very meaningful track to us as the music is an ode to my friend Doc Neeson and the lyrics that John Corabi came up with are very poignant”- David Lowy
The Dead Daisies continue their rock adventure into 2022 kicking off summer with a massive pan European jaunt that’s set to radiate some heat. There’s a combination of arena and amphitheater shows with Judas Priest, Foreigner, Whitesnake, some prestigious festivals and a stack of headline dates! Rejoining the band is drummer extraordinaire Brian Tichy, these will be the first shows with this lineup.
Stream "Long Way To Go" (Live From Daisyland) Here!
Rock Is Indeed Alive & Well!!!
Check all tour dates for 2022 here: https://thedeaddaisies.com/shows/
For more music, visit: https://thedeaddaisies.com/the-rise-up-ep/
Cleveland, Ohio industrial/electronic rock band GHOSTATIC has released a brand new single "Still Haunt My Dreams" to all major platforms via Imagen Records.
"After releasing my debut EP on Imagine Records, which was more electronic and bass heavy, I decided to stick to my roots and lean more on the heavy rock/metal style that grabbed my ears when I was an angsty teen. 'Still Haunt My Dreams' is a hit-you-in-the-face roller coaster, conveying the fear, damage, and emotional drain of never being able to escape your past," says Adamo Fiscella, the band's vocalist/guitarist.
From hobby to obsession, raw to mega production, here and the afterlife, Ghostatic is an ominous, all-encompassing presentation of sounds and experiences written, performed, and produced by Adamo Fiscella.
The band released the official music video for "The New Revelation" late last year. The video can be seen below:
In addition, GHOSTATIC will be playing Metal in the Mountains 2022 in Pipestem, West Virginia.
"Still Haunt My Dreams" can be streamed/downloaded at:
Live band members:
Adamo Fiscella - Vocals, Guitar
Gavin Kerr - Bass, Vocals
Bailee Neville - Drums
Todd Shwartz - Guitar
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New Album 'Ghostlight' Coming April 29th, 2022
Finnish rockers Poets of the Fall are fast approaching the release of their ninth studio album. The band's new full-length, 'Ghostlight', will see a worldwide release on April 29th, 2022. In support of the album, the imaginative six-piece has released the lead single from 'Ghostlight', as well as an accompanying music video. Fans can check out "Requiem For My Harlequin" below.
Speaking about their new single and the music video, the band comments:
"Poets of the Fall are back again with an imaginative as ever video to their brand new single, Requiem for My Harlequin. It's an immersive voyage through the fantasy world of the lead character's mind, with its tricks and illusions, which create the beliefs and thus, the proof by which we tend to swear. The video is yet another stunning work of art by the group, a veritable blast of vivid imagery and humour, touching the deepest recesses of the soul.”
"Requiem For My Harlequin" can be described as a massive power-drama that hurls you into a dizzying carnival ride; a thick metallic power ballad full of crunchy guitars, big symphonic arrangements, and the silky-smooth golden vocals the band is famous for.
As with the band's previous eight studio albums, Poets of the Fall have gained several #1 spots on the charts, performed worldwide to an enthusiastically loyal international fanbase, and are one of the most internationally successful bands from Finland. Their music videos have hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, streaming numbers reaching over two million plays per month on Spotify alone.
POETS OF THE FALL Online:
Official website: http://poetsofthefall.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poetsofthefall
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poetsofthefallband/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poetsofthefall
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/PoetsOfTheFallBand
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/artist/1AZ30JnvQU1pbX6sbRE0Yn
Multi-Platinum, Grammy nominated band Saliva is back with their first new music in 4 years. The first track, "Revelation Man," is very personal to singer Bobby Amaru who states, "Revelation man is about a guy who couldn’t accept the struggles of his own addictions. He had to hit rock bottom to see the light. When I say “had to die to find a revelation.” I don’t mean dying literally but there were moments in my life where I felt like I had. It particularly relates with me because of my sobriety of 3 1/2 years. I went through a lot of things before I got sober. "
Saliva will continue to release tracks and ultimately a full album in 2022. The new music has a contemporary feel but sticks to the blue collar roots that their fans love.
After acquiring front man Bobby Amaru in 2011, Saliva became infused with new blood, energy, and spirit. The same energy launched Saliva’s career in 2001 with the release, _Every Six Seconds – a certified Double Platinum-selling album, containing the hits, “Click Click Boom” and 2002 Grammy nominated, “Your Disease.” Saliva’s in-your-face, anthemic writing style continued with a certified Gold-selling album *Back in to Your System_ with hits: “Always,” “Raise Up,” and the Nikki Sixx co-written, “Rest In Pieces.”*
Upon adding former Shinedown and Fuel bassist, Brad Stewart, as a permanent member, Saliva solidified their new lineup consisting of: Wayne Swinny, Paul Crosby, and Amaru.
"Revelation Man" can be streamed/downloaded at:
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Dark folk singer-songwriter THE DEVIL'S TRADE is now releasing a brand new live video for the track "Dreams for the Rot!" The video was shot during a live performance at the prestigious Roadburn Redux festival that took place in 2021 and celebrates the artist's upcoming live performances, which are scheduled for April throughout Europe! The video can now be viewed below.
The full performance of the show will be released on all digital platforms on April 15, 2022.
Mastermind Dávid Makó comments on the video: "Roadburn Redux got me in a period when you could not really complain as everyone was hurt in a way and we all had to face the same or similar struggles and losses. It happened to be the lowest period of my life so far where dark and sad meant nothing anymore I just got completely empty and hopeless and finally I got to a point where I had to find professional support to be able to get up and move on. Roadburn Redux was one of the very few things that could give me a reason to try to act like everything was normal while inside I was completely dead. I am so grateful for this opportunity and so glad to be able to share this concert with you all! Keep on going!"
THE DEVIL'S TRADE is supporting their 2020 release, 'The Call of the Iron Peak,' which can be streamed, downloaded, and ordered HERE.
The Iron Peak; a mystical place where one once found his long lost peace total silence and home. Where he would return when his time to come to pass away. A place that has became a materialization of everlasting freedom cut from society and all earthly struggles. As ancient beliefs says heaven is a place where we found peace with our loved ones in life the Iron Peak is some kind of heaven.
Listen to the call of the Iron Peak as it is calling for you to find your true self in a world you want to be isolated from. It is calling for you to make peace with yourself, with the inevitable end. It is calling for Hungarian singer-songwriter Dávid Makó, who redefined himself as THE DEVIL'S TRADE a few years ago, embarking on a long journey with his deeply personal and dark, sometimes doom infused folk songs.
Be it the folk of the Appalachians, the tales of Hungarian and Transylvanian traditionals, THE DEVIL'S TRADE fuses his past of metal and his roots laying deep in the folk songs of his immediate surroundings.
Very much like how the Iron Peak, a mountaintop both metaphorical and literal is calling for Makó, he is calling for you to share his rituals of loves and hopes lost and found along the pilgrimage of his. It is after all, the journey itself that matters the most, and how you adapt. From basements in his hometown of Budapest, to all corners of Europe, stages small and big, THE DEVIL'S TRADEhas been relentlessly walking on his path finding his voice and calling, and that is to let listeners to glimpse into himself through his heart wrenching songs.
His new album, and his debut for Season of Mist, titled 'The Call of the Iron Peak' will be released on August 28th 2020, preceded by a tour in April 2021 alongside UK singer-songwriter Darkher and Swedish neofolk/ambient artist Forndom.
www.facebook.com/TheDevilsTrade
www.thedevilstrade.bandcamp.com
www.youtube.com/user/mdgytdt
www.instagram.com/thedevilstrade
Line-up:
Dávid Makó - vocals, guitars, banjo
Studio: Templom Studio (HU)
Mix/Master: Márton Szabó
Producer: Dávid Makó
Guest musicians:
Márton Szabó, Péter Szabó on drums,
Adam Vincze on spoons and jug in ‘The Call Of The Iron Peak’
Rita Szabó, Kornél Szabó on triangulum in Dead Sister
Cover artwork: Robert Borbas aka Grindesign
Shop: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/TheDevilsTrade
Available formats:
Digipak
LP in various colours
Digital
