HEXED Release Lyric Video For New Single "Resurrection"

Swedish symphonic metal outfit HEXED have released a new single from their upcoming album. Fans can check out "Resurrection", along with an accompanying lyric video, at the link found below. The new song is the latest offering from the band's new album, 'Pagans Rising', which will see a September 30, 2022 release via Sound Pollution.

Watch the lyric video for "Resurrection" HERE

HEXED Bio:

HEXED was formed in 2015 by Lead-Vocalist Tina Gunnarsson and Guitarist/Vocalist Stellan Gunnarsson in Uppsala, Sweden. Drawing on their previous experiences as members of several different bands in the Swedish metal music scene they came together with a similar vision of composing music that was different from what all their peers were currently producing.

With mutual influences such as Queensrÿche, Crimson Glory, and Pagans Mind, it was clear from the beginning that the duo wanted to create heavy music with a focus on strong and powerful vocals combined with heavy melodic guitars.

When the songwriting, arrangements and pre-production were completed, it was time to begin with the recordings on the debut album. Before they could proceed they would need to recruit new band members. The result of that became Daniel Håkansson, a driven Bassplayer who was no stranger to the local metal scene, and also the multi-talented musician Teddy Möller became the band’s first drummer. Jay Matharu & Simon Aspsund joined the band and some line-up changes have been made since then.

HEXED Lineup:

Lead Vocals: Tina Gunnarsson

Guitars / Vocals / Keys: Stellan Gunnarsson

Bass: Daniel Håkansson

Guitars: David Nyman

Drums: Patrick Wahlberg

ENTER SHIKARI Drop New Single "The Void Stares Back" Featuring Wargasm

Enter Shikari are today sharing a brand-new single, ‘The Void Stares Back’, featuring the breakthrough rock duo Wargasm. Listen below.

It has been almost three years since Enter Shikari last released a new single. On their previous outing ‘The Great Unknown’, the final single to be taken from their UK #2 album 'Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible', we last heard the band questioning “Is this a new beginning? / Or are we close to the end?” As they now share highly anticipated new material, the answer to those questions comes into sharp focus: a new beginning is upon us.

Long-established as restless innovators operating in entirely their own lane, Enter Shikari re-emerge today with some of their most thrilling and potent work so far, in collaboration with Wargasm. ‘The Void Stares Back’ spins a startling pop sensibility into a haymaker chorus, that erupts to champion acceptance, community, belonging and the power of progress. It’s about staking your claim, being who you are, searching for like-minds and ushering out the antiquated views of old.

Lead vocalist and keyboardist Rou Reynolds comments:

"It is with elation, and more than a little nervousness, that we release this; our first track after over two years of dormancy. It is a roisterous journey made all the more so with the addition of our friends Wargasm. Thematically, the piece is about the forward march of social progress, and how, often, those with a more conventional archaic outlook on sexuality, gender, social design, economics etc, see those with differing ideas like bewildering, depraved creatures from another dimension.”

Wargasm add:

“Shikari were a big part of our growing up, so it was an absolute honour to be asked to collaborate with such an incredible and well-spoken band. They stand for the right things - we're a little more pessimistic. It was fun playing the darker devil's advocate to Rou's light...where we're going, you won't need eyes to see...”

"The Void Stares Back" is released in the wake of several large live music returns. The band headlined last summer’s Download Pilot Festival and sold out a fourth show at London’s Alexandra Palace as part of an album tour victory lap. The band plays the mainstage at this month’s Reading & Leeds Festivals in the UK.

You’ve outstayed your welcome so say goodnight

With serious momentum we overwrite

More about Enter Shikari

5 UK top ten albums

2 UK top 40 singles

2 BRIT certified silver albums and 1 BRIT certified gold album

Multiple Kerrang! award winners, AIM Award winners and Heavy Music Award winners

3000 shows worldwide

Find Enter Shikari Online

www.entershikari.com

Bristol electro-hop duo REE-VO releases debut album ‘All Welcome On Planet Ree-Vo' & reveals 'Spacebox' video.

"Rapper T. Relly and producer Andy Spaceland's gripping debut plays stylistic hopscotch in Bristol's low-end dance history. Peppered with old-school film lifts, their electro-hop wriggles and writhes" ~ MOJO

"Their music is uncompromising, fired-up, rough around the edges and equally flies in the face of the powers that be and vile elements of modern-day society... their use of rap, electronica and rhythm wind together seamlessly, demonstrating a deep textural palette that also draws on club / house, dub and EBM" ~ Amplify Music Magazine

"Combines the energy of rave culture with reggae’s penchant for social commentary... vibrant, full of life, socially aware, and infectious to its core" ~ The Big Takeover Magazine

Bristol's groundbreaking electro-dub duo Ree-Vo present their debut album ‘All Welcome on Planet Ree-Vo’ - 10 tracks that punch with a mix of red-eyed paranoia and playful future funk - along with a limited edition 10" vinyl featuring collaborations involving NØISE, Object Object, Dälek and iconic industrial dancehall artist The Bug. with his remix of 'Protein'.

Ree-Vo is Andy Spaceland (AKA Andy Jenks) and T. Relly. Recorded, produced and mixed by Andy at Bristol's Christchurch Studios, known as the home of 'Mezzanine'-era Massive Attack, this album was tweaked and fine-tuned during the summer of 2020.

Ree-Vo also presents a fun and vibrant video for 'Spacebox', the album's hookiest track with a party throwing chorus spinning tipsy visitors around the intergalactic control booth of mission control.

“Lift off, blast off, shirt off, dance off! Naked in the dancehall SPACE BOX!” is the beamed mantra, Relly transmitting to all occupants of the galaxy. We wanted to make a hedonistic and colourful dancehall track, a bold response to the suppressive circumstances of the last two years," says Andy Spaceland

This project really could only have formed in one city, steeped as it is in Bristol’s decades of less conventional hip hop and bass music. Heavily shaped by the local scene and artists synonymous with hip-hop and reggae’s cultural social commentary, such as the Bug and Flowdan, Nas, Kojey Radical, Rob Smith, Massive Attack, Big Cat Burns and Mantronix.

After art school (where Brian Eno was his examiner), Andy Spaceland got involved in bass music with Bristol's Static Sound System and a collaborative 12” with Rudy Tambala (AR Kane) as Sugarboat Vs Sufi, before his band Alpha signed to Massive Attack’s Melankolic label and he became their tour DJ. He has collaborated with Smith and Mighty, Horace Andy, Elizabeth Fraser and Madonna, and has released music on Dj Die’s label Gutterfunk as White Bully. Andy is also part of 5 Billion in Diamonds with LA producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Garbage) and is working on new material with Mark Stewart (The Pop Group), as well as Adrian Sherwood.

T. Relly is Bristol hip-hop royalty – known in the community variously for his links to all of the city’s major club nights, his passion and support for the most disadvantaged (through his work with the youth and prison leavers), through to compering stages at St Paul’s Carnival and his seminal 2018 album with DJ Rogue ‘Let Them Know’. He collaborates with many crews including Innalife and Killer Crab Men.

"Our sound has the life blood of sound-system bass culture carried through veins of hiphop and rave. I describe it like that BCuz it’s a live and living thing not just a sound, though essentially it is Bristol Dirt. Both me and Andy, as individuals, have very different sounds but as a duo, the sound for me is totally of one, which is Rare throughout collaborations. The sound just fits. It’s edgy, consciously upbeat and fun yet seriousness throughout - such as life," says T. Relly.

"This release has been a long time coming. Me and Andy met through a mutual friend and instantly became friends, when that shit happens the universe has already decided on something great happening. With that we never gave up on Ree-Vo throughout multiple frustrations, let downs and genre life getting in the way."

In spring of 2022, Ree-Vo released a limited 7" of the 'Spacebox' EP with stunning original artwork by Shepard Fairey (OBEY), featuring remixes by Batbirds (the duo of Joe Cassidy AKA Butterfly Child and Aaron Miller) and NØISE (the musical collective of Joe Cassidy, Shepard Fairey, Merritt Lear and John Goff). Earlier, Ree-Vo also released 'Combat' and a powerhouse remix of this track by iconic UK electronic music producer Surgeon (Tresor Records).

In April, the duo released the juggernaut ‘Groove With It’, growling out polemic against the relentless cacophony,, which T. Relly describes as “what I see in the struggle and ongoing battle, but also the resilience, humour, originality of people living in the system of seemingly two sides”. They've also unleashed the remix-based compilation 'Dial R for Ree-Vo'.

On July 29th, the album will be released on turquoise-blue gatefold vinyl, CD and digitally via Dell’Orso Records and Southern Record Distributors (SRD). Upon purchasing the album, folks will also receive the orange vinyl 10" (in limited quantity) featuring four remixes and collaborations involving The Bug, Object Object, NØISE and Dälek. It can be ordered at https://lnk.to/Ree-VoEDDA52.

CREDITS
Recorded, produced and mixed by Andy Spaceland at Christchurch Studios, Bristol
Written by T. Relly and Andy Spaceland (AKA Andy Jenks)
Lyrics by and vocals by T. Relly
Music by Andy Spaceland
Cover artwork by Bobby Klang
Released by Dell’Orso Records - EDDA52LP/CD
Distributed by SRD

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Austin electronic duo PANJOMA present 'Like Thunder' from 'Sun and Moon' EP, first release in 8 years

"Luminous, positive and upbeat, Panjoma manages to strike a balance between the song's essence and their restless experimental spirit... 'Sun and Moon' is a sonic gateway drug" ~ Amplify Music Magazine

"Original and artfully crafted music beats from the epicentre of Electroclash and shines from the neon lights of ambient-pop.. daydream believers that sit amongst the deserted soundscape of dark romanticism" ~ The Manc Review

"A strange and surreal sound clash... seductive and hypnotic... slow-burning creative growth arc that it evolves long that adds to the intrigue" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"One fascinating and compelling encounter... an invitation awash with enthralling mystery and tempting which leads to the ever riveting" ~ Ringmaster Review

Austin-based electronic artist Panjoma present their new single 'Like Thunder', a sultry and blissed-out chill song in time for spreading good summer vibes.

Originally created for Willie Oteri and Ricardo Acevedo’s 'O’Clock' Italian tour in 2018, there was still missing something. Enter songstress Mary Panjoma, who’s lyrics and vocals tightened the composition into what finally became 'Like Thunder', a feel-good ballad about love and lucid dreaming.

This single is a potent taste of goodness from Panjoma's latest 'Sun and Moon' EP. Marking the band’s return to the music scene after an eight-year hiatus, they are back with what they feel is their best work ever. They also recently previewed the singles 'Sun and Moon', 'Free' and 'Bleeding Sun'.

Formed in 2006, core members Mary Panjoma (vocals, keyboard, production) and Patrik Nilsson (bass, drum machines, samplers, production) quickly hit it off upon meeting, resulting in a marriage and the birth of Panjoma. Despite their subsequent divorce, Pat and Mary remain committed to their shared musical quest.

The 'Sun and Moon' EP follows 2014's 'Personacide' album and 2012's 'Panjoma' album in 2012. These were preceded by the singles 'Death Mantra' and 'Transmit Invocation', both with videos created by two-time Latin Grammy Award recipient Paul Beck, known for his work with David Byrne, The Calm Blue Sea, and feature films 'Waking Life' and 'A Scanner Darkly'.

An avant-garde darkwave electro femme-pop DMT-jazz band with a funky edge, Panjoma's sound is as eclectic as their influences, ranging from Bjork, Aphex Twin, Orbital and Squarepusher to Thundercat, Nine Inch Nails, Primus, Daft Punk, Le Chic, Mr. Fingers, Jazzanova and Depeche Mode.

Panjoma combines electronic sound elements with conventional instruments, which they often use in unconventional ways, such as filtered pianos or e-bows on bass, producing their unique sound using a vast array of drum machines, samplers, keyboards, software programs, and synthesizers.

They have also had their fair share of adventures with film, art, soundtracks and sync licensing, having scored the soundtrack for the independent horror film 'Psympatico' and been featured in the soundtracks for multiple documentaries, TV shows and video games, including 'American Drug War' and 'How Weed Won The West' and the beta video game trailer for 'Otherland'.

Panjoma's studio and live performance members (past and present) include Ricardo Acevedo (Lost Cat Magnet, O’Clock), Ritchard Napierkowski (The Nimbus, Ritchual, Adoration Destroyed), John Ousely (Construction Paper Records, Cosmic Pets), Richard Evans (Rivers Want) and Chris Alvarez (Saul Williams, John Spencer Blues Explosion).

For over 40 years Ricardo Acevedo / Lost Cat Magnet has written and performed new wave, art electro, techno prog, urban ambient, avant-jazz and Chillout groove music, ranging from the far-out sonic experimentation of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the '60s to the machine-driven meditations of Klaus Schulze and the Berlin School in the '70s to the conceptualism and imagination of '90s progressive electronic artists like The Orb.

Willie Oteri has been a professional musician for over 40 years, touring the US, Europe and Japan. His recordings of Progressive Jazz and Beyond have received reviews in Jazz Times, Guitar Player, All About Jazz, Bam Magazine and others worldwide.

The 'Sun and Moon' EP' is out now and is available across digital platforms, including Spotify, Beatport, Apple Music.and Bandcamp.

CREDITS
Performed and recorded by Mary Panjoma and Patrik Nilsson
Mastered by Ritchard Napierkowski, except 'Like Thunder' mixed and Mastered by Acevedo and Tiago da Silva
Cover artwork by Joseph Salazar
Live photos by Ismael Quintanilla III. Other photos by Ricardo Acevedo.
Tracks 1, 3, 4 written by Mary Panjoma
Track 2 by Mary Panjoma, Patrik Nilsson, Ritchard Napierkowski
Track 5 by Mary Panjoma, Ricardo Acevedo, Willie Oteri
Track 6 by Patrik Nilsson, Mary Panjoma
'Like Thunder' video - directed, effects, editing by Mary Panjoma
Cinematography by Ricardo Acevedo, Mary Panjoma


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Scotty McCreery Celebrates 3 Latest Back-to-Back Gold-Certified No. 1 Singles

SCOTTY McCREERY CELEBRATES NO. 1 SINGLES
“DAMN STRAIT,” “YOU TIME” AND “IN BETWEEN”

All Three Tracks Also Certified GOLD by RIAA

On the heels of three straight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with his hit song “Damn Strait,” Triple Tigers recording artist Scotty McCreery, celebrated that track along with his two previous No. 1s “You Time” and “In Between.” In addition to being recognized for the number one tracks, McCreery also received plaques to signify GOLD Certification by the RIAA for each single as well and a Music Row Gold Coin “Damn Strait” to No.1 on the Music Row Country Radio Breakout Chart.

“With Covid and not being able to gather during the last couple years, we had some lost celebrations to make up for,” shared McCreery. “I never take a number one for granted…it takes a village and every one feels like the first. I was so happy to finally be able to raise a glass with the team and the songwriters to say thanks for all the hard work.”

“All three of these songs deserved their own huge No. 1 party,” said Kevin Herring, SVP of Promotion for Triple Tigers Records. “The dedication of so many great people have culminated in achieving the chart pinnacle for all three of these songs. Nobody has worked harder or deserves more credit than Scotty, and it sure is fun to all celebrate our victories together.”

The celebration follows last week’s announcement that the North Carolina native had partnered with Dr Pepper to give fans the chance to win “The Flyaway Experience You Deserve.” The grand prize includes travel, meet and greet, and tickets to one of McCreery’s shows later this year. Fans can visit DrPepperMusic.com/Scotty-McCreery to sign up for a chance to win, get more information and learn more about McCreery.

McCreery’s Dr Pepper promotion kicked off on Aug. 1, via social media and centers around the his hist, “You Time,” which the singer wrote with Frank Rogers and Aaron Eshuis. McCreery will also be featured as part of Dr Pepper’s in-store display marketing materials in major grocery chains throughout select markets including Albertsons, Food City, Harris Teeter, Kroger, Piggly Wiggly, Walmart, Winn Dixie, and more throughout August.

“Damn Strait” is McCreery’s fifth consecutive No.1 hit, following “You Time,” “In Between,” “This is It,” and “Five More Minutes.” Upon the song’s release, Rolling Stone named it a “Pick of the Week” calling it “clever songwriting, delivered by one of the genres’ best King George disciples,” while Billboard praises, “Another ace is the clever track ‘Damn Strait,’ a rare outside cut on the project, penned by Trent Tomlinson and Jim Collins, in which McCreery name checks several of King George's greatest hits.” Taste of Country recently named it “one of the top 10 country songs of 2022 so far.”

Both “Damn Strait” and “You Time” are featured on his current album, Same Truck, produced by Frank Rogers, Derek Wells, and Aaron Eshuis. Released in late 2021, the Garner, North Carolina native shifted his perspective to reflect on the last decade of his career and life with wife Gabi and dog Moose, with Tennessean sharing, “McCreery walks a sonic tightrope that leans into his country influences while not abandoning modern Music Row hitmaking,” while Sounds Like Nashville observes, “with 12 tracks in total, those songs ended up showing more maturity than ever, and exploring everything from the common bonds his fans share to the eternal flame of romance.”

McCreery and his wife Gabi recently announced in People that they are expecting their first child, a boy, to be born in early November.

About Scotty McCreery
Scotty McCreery’s new album Same Truck is available now everywhere music is sold. It contains his No. 1 singles “You Time” and “Damn Strait.” McCreery co-wrote 10 of the 12 songs on Same Truck. He achieved new heights by earning three back-to-back No. 1 hits from his last album Seasons Change, the RIAA Gold-certified project which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Album chart: the RIAA Double Platinum-certified “Five More Minutes,” the RIAA Platinum-certified “This Is It,” which stayed at the top of the charts for two weeks, and RIAA Gold-certified “In Between.” McCreery co-wrote all 11 songs on Seasons Change, which Rolling Stone named as one of the “40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2018.” All four of his previous albums have debuted at No. 1 on a Billboard Albums chart, with current combined sales surpassing 3 million copies. He’s earned one Double Platinum, four Platinum and two Gold singles; won the 10th season of “American Idol” in 2011; was named the ACM New Artist of the Year in 2011; won the CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year (‘The Trouble with Girls’) in 2012; American Country Awards for New Artist of the Year in 2011 and Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2013; BMI Awards for writing One of the Top 50 Country Songs of the Year four times (in 2015 for “See You Tonight,” in 2018 for “Five More Minutes,” in 2019 for “This is It.” and 2021 for “In Between”); a Carolina Beach Music Award for National Dance Song of the Year (‘Barefootin’’) in 2018; and the NSAI Nashville Songwriter Award for One of the Top Ten Songs I Wish I’d Written (‘Five More Minutes’) in 2018. The North Carolina native released his first book, Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream, in 2016; it was re-released in paperback in 2020. His song “Five More Minutes” inspired a popular movie of the same name which aired on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Network during November-December 2021. McCreery launched his recording career by making history in 2011 as both the first country artist and the youngest male artist of any genre to debut his first studio album, the Platinum-certified Clear as Day, at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.

Chase Rice Debuts Travelogue Music Video for "Key West & Colorado"

Introspective Song Praised by Billboard as “One of His Most Earnest Vocal Deliveries to Date” Previews Rice’s Forthcoming Album

Six-time Platinum artist Chase Rice continues to reveal the deeply personal elements of his forthcoming album with today’s release of the official music video for “Key West & Colorado,” a visual travelogue chronicling his own journey westward. Watch the video below.

“This song is really a story about a man trying to figure his life out – trying to figure out his past, trying to figure out his situation with the woman that was in his life that he lost, and the trip that he took to help him along that journey,” reflects the man praised by American Songwriter as “one of country music’s most intriguing and lasting acts.” “That’s what this video represents, and it shows me on my own trip across the country. There are no performance scenes because I didn’t want it to be about that. I wanted it to be about my journey for something that I just needed to do.”

Filmed over nine days with just director / producer / videographer Kaiser Cunningham joining him on the excursion, the video chronicles Rice’s trip pulling an Airstream behind his Chevrolet truck; beginning on the beaches Florida where he wrote the song with childhood friend and frequent collaborator Brian Kelley along with John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Corey Crowder and Hunter Phelps.

The video also contains subtle Easter eggs alluding to elements of Rice’s forthcoming album, with Country Now noting that he “sets the bar high” with this first glimpse at what’s to come. The full project was recorded during a two-week period with producer Oscar Charles and a live band at Rice’s farm outside Nashville, using makeshift recording environment and no click track to capture a pure, raw sound unlike any of his previous studio projects.

The shift in setting suited the set of more vulnerable, personal music from the man Billboard celebrates as “having storytelling details tumble from his lips, his portraits created quickly and efficiently,” with CMT noting, “The vocalist worked day in and day out to find the courage to knock down the wall he had kept up his entire career. Once he demolished the barricade holding him back, he left his heart and soul on the writing table.”

“I'm at the place in my life now where I just want people to know who I really am as opposed to who they think I am,” Rice admitted to PopCulture recently. “I think this record's a good start."

For all the latest news on his forthcoming music as well as upcoming tour dates, visit ChaseRice.com and follow Rice on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok @ChaseRiceMusic and on Instagram @ChaseRice.

“Key West & Colorado” Lyrics Available HERE

About Chase Rice
With more than 2.3 million albums sold and over 2.3 billion total streams, plus a legion of passionate fans at his high-energy concerts across the globe, Chase Rice has established himself as a powerful force in Nashville and beyond. With a forthcoming album crafted in his rural Tennessee home-turned-studio, his sound continues to evolve to reflect the realities of his life, as evidenced by recent single “If I Were Rock & Roll” and his latest release, “Key West & Colorado.” The new music serves as a follow up to his three-part project, The Album, featuring his latest Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen. (feat. Florida Georgia Line)” and Platinum-certified Top 10 hit “Lonely If You Are.”

This is the same gravelly-voiced Chase Rice fans first fell in love with years ago – but better. Freer. Unbeholden and uninhibited, somehow capable of evoking Chris LeDoux and The Chronic, campfire singalongs and stadium anthems, all at once. The new music builds upon the success of his sophomore album, Lambs & Lions, which featured the Triple-Platinum, two-week chart topper “Eyes On You” – Rice’s first No. 1 as an artist and the most-streamed song of his career. Lambs & Lions followed Ignite the Night, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and No. 3 on the all-genre chart, producing a pair of Top 5 hits; “Gonna Wanna Tonight” and Platinum-certified “Ready Set Roll.”

In addition to selling out arenas with Kane Brown and stadiums with Kenny Chesney and Garth Brooks, Rice also consistently sells out venues across the U.S. and Europe on his own headlining tours and he will join Jason Aldean’s Rock N’ Roll Cowboy Tour this fall.

PINK TURNS BLUE presents 'Not Gonna Take It' single ahead of extensive 'TAINTED 2022' tour & accompanying EP

"One of the most ethically driven and environmentally conscious post-punk artists of our time... powerful" ~ The Spill Magazine

"Consistent purveyors of quality guitar-laden post punk and dark-bent indie rock... one of the most honest and most direct enduring acts in post punk today" ~ Destroy // Exist

"The timeless message is driven home with a timeless sound composed with refined effect" ~ Post-Punk.com

"They have had high ranks in the charts and still have a place deep in the heart of many fans" ~ Reflections of Darkness

"When it comes to actual darkwave, Berlin’s Pink Turns Blue are rightly regarded as one of the founding acts... one of the finer exemplars of continental postpunk" ~ CVLT Nation

Ahead of their long-awaited TAINTED 2022 tour, iconic darkwave-postpunk pioneers Pink Turns Blue present the single'Not Gonna Take It', the first taste of their 'TAINTED Tour-2022 EP', which will be released on September 2 when the tour kicks off in Seattle.

Riding on the strength of their 'Tainted' album, released in late 2021 via Orden Records, Pink Turns Blue will bring this music closer to home to music lovers from one coast to another while also sharing four new songs reflecting their emotional state in today’s world.

Formed in 1985 in the first generation of gothic rock and named after a Hüsker Dü song, today Pink Turns Blue is made up of Mic Jogwer (vocals, guitar), Paul Richter (drums) and Luca Sammuri (bass). Their debut album 'If Two Worlds Kiss' advanced the darkwave sub-genre while becoming a seminal post-punk album. Emerging from the fear and uncertainty of a divided Cold War Germany, they have since released a dozen full-length LPs.

"Not Gonna Take It' is a song about standing up for oneself and for a better world. Yes, the powerful, the bullies and the rich have many resources to get their way and claim that wrong is right. And yes, we all have our moments where we feel helpless and depressed because there doesn’t seem any way out of this cunning system of lies, propaganda, lobbying and influence. But every now and then, we just get fed up and decide we are not going to take it anymore. We find ways to break free, organize and fight for the things that are worth fighting for. Right now, it seems very difficult, at times impossible, naïve and all too idealistic. But if we give up fighting, we give up living. It is an uphill battle, but our defiance and our courage keep us going,” says Mic Jogwer.

“Since Pink Turns Blue presented the ‘Tainted’ album, things have changed for the worse, or have become more desperate and we have used this time to develop a few songs from the ‘Tainted’ sessions further - songs that didn’t make it onto the album since they were not ready yet, says In defiance of the global trend that the powerful use any excuse to enforce their agenda and defend their accumulation of benefices, more and more people see through it and stand up – for themselves and never give up to make this world just a little bit better.”

Both the 'Tainted' LP and the new EP relate to a world in havoc and the seemingly powerlessness of today's youth to take over the world and change it for the better. But this album is also a call to never give up, to never lose faith or the understanding that making this world just a bit better every day is what makes our lives worth living.

"Since February 24 (actually my birthday), when Russia invaded Ukraine, things became even worse. Instead of slowly getting back to “normal” and trying to get our humanity’s shit together and to alleviate climate change and the consequential effects, now we have to cope with war and an energy, food and financial crisis (again) with the risk of losing the battle for equality, climate change, peace... you name it. So now the world is not only TAINTED but is in DISARRAY," says Mic Jogwer.

With potent singles such as 'Not Even Trying', 'You Still Mean Too Much To Me', 'There Must Be So Much More' and 'So Why Not Save The World' address such themes as climate change, its effects, the reaction to it, the split within society, isolation, health risks and financial uncertainty.

As of August 12, 'Not Gonna Take It' will be released everywhere online. The 'Tainted' LP is available now via Apple Music and Spotify, with CD and limited-edition vinyl editions available via the band's website. September 2 marks the launch of the TAINTED 2022 tour, for which tickets can be ordered at https://pinkturnsblue.com/live-dates.

TAINTED 2022 - TOUR DATES
SEP 2 Seattle, WA - Funhouse
SEP 3 Vancouver, Canada - Rickshaw Theatre
SEP 4 Portland, OR - Star Theater
SEP 6 Garden City, ID - Visual Arts Collective (VAC)
SEP 7 Salt Lake City, UT - The Urban Lounge
SEP 9 San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
SEP 10 San Diego, CA - Casbah
SEP 11 Los Angeles, CA - Part Time Punks, Echoplex
SEP 15 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
SEP 17 Dallas, TX - Cheapsteaks (aka. Cheap Steaks)
SEP 18 Austin, TX - Sunny's Backyard
SEP 22 Tampa, FL - Crowbar
SEP 23 Miami, FL - Gramps
SEP 26 Atlanta, GA - 529 Bar
SEP 27 Richmond, VA - The Camel
SEP 29 Pittsburgh, PA - Spirit
OCT 4 Toronto, Canada - The Garrison
OCT 5 Montreal, Canada - Bar Le Ritz PDB
OCT 6 Rochester, NY - Photo City Music Hall
OCT 7 Cambridge, MA - The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub
OCT 8 Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel
OCT 9 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
OCT 10 Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA
OCT 14 Pinto, Spain - DarkMAD Festival Madrid
OCT 28 Rüsselsheim, Germany - These Days Festival 2022
DEC 15 Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks
DEC 16 Manchester, UK - Night People
DEC 17 London, UK - Electrowerkz


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Elle King to Release BTS Look at "Worth A Shot" Music Video with Dierks Bentley

The CMA Fest Co-Host is Savoring the Summer with Hit New Single and Tour with Chris Stapleton

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Elle King is living her best life and having a blast along the way. As “Worth A Shot,” her new single and music video is rising the charts and continuing to garner massive streaming support, King is set to release a behind the scenes peak on set at the recent video shoot. Fans can watch below.

Collaborating with her longtime friend Dierks Bentley, “Worth A Shot,” is about a song about a relationship that is on the rocks but is ‘worth a shot’ at saving. Of the song, Wide Open Country noted, “The song is full of wordplay and lyrics regarding shots and alcohol while still telling the story about the struggling couple.”

The concept for the music video was created and written by King who collaborated with directors Stephen Kinigopoulos and Alexa Stone (Running Bear Films). Filmed in Murfreesboro, TN, the video flashes back to the Wild West in the late 1800s where King and Bentley star as husband-and-wife outlaws. With wanted signs, a liquor-filled saloon, and a shot for shot duel, the cinematic video is an unexpected take on the “highly engaging” (MusicRow) tune.

Last week King and Bentley hosted the CMA Fest primetime special on ABC which won the nightly ratings in total viewers. Filmed from Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN during the 49th CMA Fest in June, the television special features 30 of music’s hottest stars as they take the stage during the four-day festival. In addition to hosting, King had several performances in the special including her smash hit Ex’s & Oh’s” where she was joined by her friend Ashley McBryde for a performance that Music Mayhem Magazine said “Stun With a One-Of-A-Kind Collaboration.”

Fans who didn’t have a chance to tune-in to the CMA Fest Special can catch King on the road with multi-Grammy winning artist Chris Stapleton and his “All American Road Show” Tour. Her set includes “Ex’s & Oh’s, “Worth A Shot,” and version of her massive hit “Drunk (And I Don’t Want To Go Home) with Miranda Lambert. The song recently topped the charts making it the first woman-woman collaboration to reach the top spot on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart since Reba McEntire and Linda Davis’ “Does He Love Me” in 1993 which was also the only one on the 1990 launched airplay chart.

“Let me tell you, if anyone is having more fun than me this summer, I want to come join your party too,” laughed King. “I honestly couldn’t be more grateful to the fans and everyone playing, streaming and enjoying my music. This is what I’ve dreamed of and worked for since I was a teenager. I can’t believe this is my job and I get paid for it!”

EPICA Unveil Music Video For "Run For A Fall (Acoustic)"

When revisiting EPICA’s 20-year history, the band’s very first DVD recording 'We Will Take You With Us' is a significant milestone, showing the 6 young musicians on Netherland’s renowned TV show ‘Twee Meter Sessies’ in 2004. Long before YouTube emerged, this broadcast presented the symphonic metallers to a wider audience and also included the first officially recorded live versions of their early hits like "Cry For The Moon" or "Sensorium".

While many EPICA fans might have already seen snippets of this release online, the CD has long been sold out. Finally, it’s available again as part of the 'We Still Take You With Us' Earbook, collector’s boxset, and CD clamshell box.

Watch the 4K remastered clip for "Run For A Fall (Acoustic)" below.

Coen Janssen remembers the recordings:

“This was one of the very first acoustic/small settings in which we played as a band. I have very fond memories of playing in the famous Wisseloord Studios. One more thing I remember is being very nervous because it felt so ’naked’ in a way but I am very happy that we have this version to look back at!"

In case you missed it, a whole lot is happening in EPICA’s universe this year for their 20th anniversary as a band. 

You can still pre-order the early years collection 'We Still Take You With Us' and 'Live At Paradiso' that will both be out on September 2nd: 

https://nblast.de/Epica-WeStillTake 

If you missed the band during their recent run of summer festival performances, you can now enjoy their long sold-out Anniversary Show in Tilburg from home with an exclusive, pro-shot live stream of the entire performance that will contain plenty of surprises in the setlist, guests and spectacular stage effects. Tickets and bundles are available here, with early bird prices only valid until 12th August, so be quick: www.epicastream.com 

North American EPICA fans will have their chance to see the band hit the stage with Sabaton on The Tour to End All Tours. For ticket information, please click here.

EPICA North America Tour Dates:

September 15 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre

September 16 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

September 17 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

September 19 - Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House

September 21 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater

September 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium

September 24 - Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theater

September 25 - Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl

September 27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

September 28 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium

September 30 - Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom

October 1 - Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center

October 3 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium

October 4 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

October 6 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring (Sold Out)

October 8 - Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center

October 10 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit

October 11 - Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe

October 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore Minneapolis (Sold Out)

October 15 - Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

October 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia

October 21 - Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway

October 22 - Montreal, QC @ Place Bell

October 23 - New York, NY @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom

Find EPICA Online

www.epica.nl

LISTEN TO THE NEW NORDIC UNION ALBUM , "ANIMALISTIC" A DAY EARLY

LISTEN TO THE NEW NORDIC UNION ALBUM , "ANIMALISTIC" A DAY EARLY

DUE OUT TOMORROW VIA FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

In advance of the August 12, 2022 release of their new album "Animalistic", Nordic Union, which features vocalist Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids) and guitarist/producer Erik Martensson (Eclipse, W.E.T.), have released a full album stream of the release on Frontiers Music Srl's YouTube channel.  Listen to it below.

Please enjoy this preview of the album Blabbermouth.net calls what "might well be the most aggressive and exhilarating melodic hard rock record since Slave To The Grind," while also giving it a 9.5 out of 10 rating.

Pre-order/save "Animalistic" on CD, Limited Edition Green LP, & Digital HERE: https://orcd.co/animalistic

LINE-UP:

Ronnie Atkins - Lead & Backing Vocals

Erik Martensson - Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Keyboards and Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Fredrik Folkare - Lead Guitar

Henrik Eriksson - Drums

Thomas Larsson - Lead Guitar on "Scream", "Riot", & "Last Man Alive"

Produced by: Erik Martensson

Mixed & Mastered by: Erik Martensson

Executive Producer/A&R: Serafino Perugino

MEDIA ALERT: MOTHS Partner with New Noise Magazine for 'Space Force' Exclusive Album Stream

MOTHS Partner with New Noise Magazine for Space ForceExclusive Album Stream - LISTEN HERE

Debut LP Out Tomorrow!

On the eve of releasing their highly anticipated debut album, MOTHS are partnering with New Noise Magazine for an exclusive stream of the new LP, Space Force! The new album, which features the singles "Unbound" and "Space Force", will be released TOMORROW (Aug. 12), but you can hear it now over at New Noise!

Stream link: https://newnoisemagazine.com/premieres/album-premiere-moths-space-force-visualizer-video/

Speaking to New Noise about their debut album, the band comments:

“After what has been essentially three years in the making, we’re proud to finally unveil this piece of work. We’ve put our heart and souls into the release of this album and we hope it captures the attention of both established fans and new audiences. This is a rollercoaster of an album and the desire is that everyone can enjoy the audiovisual experience that ‘Space Force’ brings!”

PRE-ORDER HERE

About MOTHS

Every band wants to strike a pristine balance between evoking their influences, embracing their originality, and earning their place within the genre(s) they inhabit. That’s often easier said than done, especially when it comes to styles that have developed so quickly and broadly over the past few decades. As stoner/progressive metal quintet MOTHS proves, however, it can certainly be done. Fusing charming familiarity with captivating freshness, their prior two releases—2018’s self-titled EP and 2020’s split with Philadelphia rockers The Stone Eye—demonstrated an exceptional ability and willingness to saturate shades of their musical forebearers with plenty of wide-ranging and idiosyncratic personality.

As remarkable as both of those collections were, though, they’re mere appetizers compared to what MOTHS have crafted with their debut LP, Space Force. A “complete audio-visual experience”—as bassist Weslie Negrón puts it—the record sees the group composing their most mature, expansive, and rewarding material to date. Packed with quirkily intricate yet welcoming instrumentation, as well as highly varied and compelling songwriting and vocal approaches, Space Force is a thrilling statement of purpose and validity from one of stoner/progressive metal’s greatest up-and-coming acts.

Of course, MOTHS are also motivated by their culture, and alongside standout acts like Avandra, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Errant Society, and Parallel Dimension, they rank as one of the best Puerto Rican stoner/progressive metal groups. “It’s part of our DNA to put some Puerto Rican influences into our music. For example, the closing section of ‘Awake’ taps into Latin jazz,” Negrón reveals. In addition, he, Miranda, and González studied Popular Music at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (and Rodríguez has the same major), so MOTHS are well versed in the “odd time signatures” present in Salsa, Bomba, and Plena (among other styles).

Naturally, that broad musical palette helped make Moths, and Moths/The Stone Eye Split incredibly illustrative. Plus, their distinctive sound and fortitude led to Moths getting spotlighted on Bandcamp Daily in 2018, as well as its second track—" Adhara & Ray”—being featured in Adult Swim’s “Stimulus Swim” playlist in 2020. As such, there’s already considerable hype for what Space Force will bring to the table, and luckily, it’s guaranteed to exceed all expectations.

From its gentle and cosmic guitar prelude (“Space Cowboy Ballad”) and fusion of ‘70s heavy metal and progressive death metal (“Broken Slumber”) to its hybrid of experimental space rock and jazz rock (“There’s No Place Like Space”), Space Force is an extremely diverse, engrossing, and poised voyage. Coupled with its equally mind-bending artwork, the LP surely finds MOTHS at the most imaginative and skillful stage of their career.

MOTHS Lineup:

Damaris Rodríguez – Vocals

Daniel Figueroa – Drums

Jonathan Miranda – Lead Guitar

Omar González – Rhythm Guitar

Weslie Negrón – Bass

SICK N' BEAUTIFUL MAKE TRIUMPHANT DEBUT APPEARANCE AT WACKEN OPEN AIR

Hot on the heels of the July 15 release of their new studio album 'Starstruck', intergalactic metallers Sick N' Beautiful made their debut appearance at the legendary Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany on August 5, 2022. The band tore through a blistering set, which included cuts from their new album; mesmerizing the audience with their unique hybrid of hard rock and modern metal infused with industrial, punk, and electro-pop overtones and off-the-wall stage show.

Live, the band puts together a fission-bomb of a show to wow people with tracks from their self-produced albums "Hell Over Hell" (2015) and "Element Of Sex" (2018). In just a few months, SICK N' BEAUTIFUL managed to rise from playing the tiniest bars in Rome to the huge stages of Lucca Comics and Eutropia. But whether a small club or a gargantuan concert venue, the group is equally at home, and will take no prisoners! Extreme visuals, make-up and costumes, along with bombshell singer Herma keep the audience involved and nailed to the stage, for a performance that is truly one of a kind.

But of course, all the visuals in the world won't work if inventive, intriguing, catchy music isn't there, so make no mistake, Sick N' Beautiful has substance to their visual stimulation. The videos, the recordings, the outfits, the props and effects, the merchandise design... SICK N' BEAUTIFUL produce everything themselves in-house, and everything you see is "homemade" with dedication and painstaking attention to detail. Catchy tunes along with an incendiary stage presence have helped to generate a loyal fan base which is absolutely enamored with the storyline and the characters of the band.

Frontiers Music Srl released Sick N' Beautiful's new studio album 'Starstruck' on July 15, 2022. The band is the ultimate rock n' roll sideshow from outer space: a unique concoction of hard rock and modern metal infused with industrial, punk, and electro-pop overtones, blending in varying influences from across the musical spectrum to create a sound all their own.

Get 'Starstruck' Here!

LINE-UP:

Herma - Vocals

Nemes - Guitar

L0r1 - Guitar

Big Daddy Ray - Bass

Evey - Drums

Saliva Reaches Top 30 at Radio with "Crows" and Releases Official Music Video for the Single; Announces More Tour Dates!

Multi-Platinum, Grammy nominated band Saliva are in the Top 30 at radio with their latest single "Crows." This is the highest charting song from Saliva since 2011. In addition, the band released the official music video for the single and have announced more tour dates!

WATCH Saliva - "Crows": below

"Crows" can be streamed/downloaded HERE

"Crows is about being in a relationship with a person so who is unwilling to recognize the shadow side of their personality, which ultimately leads to destruction of their relationships. We wanted to do something different for the music video. As a band we all love The Halloween season, and horror flicks. Given the title and dark subject matter of the song this was the perfect opportunity to incorporate some of that creepiness into a video. The imagery in the video represents the duality that resides within each of us. Like the makeup and colors in the video, we all have light and darkness within. Our darkness, or shadow sides are the repressed ideas, desires, weaknesses, insecurities, and short comings that we all have, but find hard to accept. The man in this video has struggled to come to terms with his own light and dark side and has now recognized he cannot continue to be dragged down by a partner who is unwilling to do the same. Ultimately It is only in recognizing our shadows that we can take away their power over us," says Bobby Amaru, vocalist of the band.

Saliva will continue to release tracks and ultimately a full album. 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.

Saliva Tour Dates:

8/11/2022 @ The Venue Denver, CO
8/13/2022 @ Fremont Street Experience Las Vegas, NV
8/14/2022 @ The Rock Tucson, AZ
8/16/2022 @ The Liberty Roswell, NM
8/17/2022 @ Sunshine Studios Live Colorado Springs, CO
8/18/2022 @ The Gaslight Social Casper, WY
8/19/2022 @ Brown County Fair Aberdeen, SD
8/20/2022 @ The Original Minot, ND
8/26/2022 @ Rock4Vets Music Festival Surrey Township, MI
8/27/2022 @ Diesel Concert Lounge Chesterfield, MI
8/28/2022 @ Roar By The Shore South Padre Island, TX
9/4/2022 @ Buffalo Run Casino & Resort Miami, OK
9/9/2022 @ The Blue Note Harrison, OH
9/10/2022 @ Gibson City Harvest Festival Gibson City, IL
9/11/2022 @ Blue Ridge Rock Festival Alton, VA W/ Special Guest original lead singer, Josey Scott
9/15/2022 @ Schroeder Hall Goliad, TX
9/16/2022 @ Legends Pub House & Venue Chickasha, OK
9/17/2022 @ Lazy Days Canteen & Starry Nights Amphitheater Ingram, TX Don't Try This At Home Fest
9/18/2022 @ The Rusty Bucket BBQ and Tavern Midland, TX
9/23/2022 @ L-Treyns Bar Keokuk, IA
9/24/2022 @ Will Rock Fest Grayslake, IL
10/8/2022 @ Ride The Ozarks Motorcycle Rally Harrison, AR
10/22/2022 @ Call Family Distillers Wilkesboro, NC Uncatchable Concert Series

For More Information Please Visit:

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NEW VIDEO ALERT ALLEN/OLZON "ALL ALONE"

NEW VIDEO ALERT ALLEN/OLZON "ALL ALONE"

"ARMY OF DREAMERS" OUT SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 

Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce that the dynamic trio of Anette Olzon, Russell Allen, and Magnus Karlsson have crafted a follow-up to the well-received debut Anette/Olzon album, "Worlds Apart"! The follow-up album, "Army Of Dreamers", set for release on September 9, 2022, once again pairs two world class singers in Olzon and Allen together for a tour-de-force of stunning melodic metal that only the ever-talented Karlsson could craft.

Today, they have released a new video for the track "All Alone." Watch it below.

Pre-order/save "Army Of Dreamers" on CD, Limited Edition Color Vinyl (Limited to 500 Copies WORLDWIDE), & Digital HERE: https://orcd.co/armydreamers

As fans have come to expect over the course of the initial Allen/Lande albums and the debut from Allen/Olzon, "Army Of Dreamers" is purebred melodic metal of the highest order.

LINE-UP:

Vocals - Russell Allen, Anette Olzon

Guitars, Bass & Keyboards - Magnus Karlsson

Drums - Anders Köllerfors

Produced & Written by Magnus Karlsson

Mixed by Jacob Hansen

Executive Producer/A&R: Serafino Perugino

Social Media:

https://www.facebook.com/AllenOlzon

About Frontiers Music Srl:

Originally founded in Naples, Italy in 1996 by Serafino Perugino and his father Fernando as a distribution company, Frontiers has developed into one of the premiere independent rock labels in the world. Synonymous with quality music from across a broad spectrum of rock genres, the label has worked with multiple genre heavyweights and fan favorites. Aside from providing a home for classic artists from the '70s and '80s, the label has also become home to a wealth of young, up and coming talent that, with a savvy and forward thinking A&R and marketing approach, will be developed into the future of rock and metal. With a deep commitment to and passion for THE MUSIC and the artists who create it and massive global distribution, sales, marketing, and publicity channels, Frontiers is the premiere home for established and emerging rock artists. Head Office: Naples, IT | U.S. Office: Philadelphia, PA

CYBORG OCTOPUS - Premiere New Single, "Spectres"

San Francisco prog metal outfit CYBORG OCTOPUS is unleashing their sophomore album, Between The Light And Air on August 26th via Silent Pendulum Records.

CYBORG OCTOPUS premiere the music video for their second single, "Spectres". The spaghetti western video was shot on Mt. Diablo in Danville, CA by Michael Alvarez and Jade Forsythe with drone shots provided by Ian Sullivan. It was directed by CYBORG OCTOPUS vocalists alter-ego "Yanni Quarantino". Buckle up for this wild ride that is "Spectres", here: https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2022/08/04/exclusive-premiere-cyborg-octopus-conjure-spectres-on-new-single

Between the Light And Air will be available to purchase in the following formats:

• Vinyl

  • Transparent Sea Blue and Orange Crush 50/50 w/ Mustard Yellow Splatter

  • Aqua Blue and Canary Yellow A/B Side with Pink Splatter

  • Solid Baby Blue inside Ultra Clear w/ White & Purple Splatter

• T-shirt

  • 2 designs

• Wall Flag

The band is also offering new formats for their debut album, Learning To Breathe which came out in 2016. This is the first time the album will be available via vinyl. Piere d'Arterie was responsible for creating the artwork for the album.

Learning To Breathe will be available to purchase in the following formats:

• Vinyl

  • Electric Blue Pinwheel with Doublemint Spokes and White Splatter

  • Neon Green inside Clear Smoke

  • Transparent Royal Blue, Piss Yellow & Kelly Green Tri Merge with White / Black Splatter

• T-shirt

  • 2 designs

• Wall Flag

Pre-order your copy of Between The Light And Air and  Learning To Breathe here: https://silentpendulumrecords.bandcamp.com/

CYBORG OCTOPUS is:
Ian Forsythe | Vocals
Bobby Carroll | Guitar
Patrick Corona | Keys, Saxophone, Vocals
George Lallian | Bass
Josh Mathis | Drums

Pre-order your copy of Between The Light And Air and Learning To Breathe here: https://silentpendulumrecords.bandcamp.com/merch

FALLUJAH Unleash Final Single, "Soulbreaker," Ahead Of Sept Record Release

With barely a month remaining before the release of their their highly anticipated 5th studio album, "Empyrean," Bay Area masters of atmospheric technical death metal FALLUJAH have unleashed their final single, a torrential masterpiece titled "Soulbreaker." A masterclass of guitar wizardry and a devastating gut punch of pummeling rhythm, the ripping new track takes fans into the pit with a decimating level of sonic ferocity,

Stream "Soulbreaker": https://bfan.link/Fallujah-Soulbreaker

Commenting on the song, founding guitarist Scott Carstairs says:

"Prepare to have your mind melted by our latest track 'SOULBREAKER.' This will be our third and final single from our monstrous record 'Empyrean' out on 9/9. 'Soulbreaker' is a psychedelic spiral into depravity, relentlessly beating you down with pissed off riffs and ethereal walls of sonic bliss. Try not to break your neck listening to this one."

FALLUJAH emerges, post-pandemic, revitalized as they explore new sonic realms and revisit elements of style executed on early records. With an overhauled lineup that includes primary songwriter/guitarist Scott Carstairs and compeer/drummer Andrew Baird and newly added vocalist Kyle Schaefer (Archaeologist) and bassist Evan Brewer (formerly Entheos/The Faceless), FALLUJAH are at a creative peak that's nearly unmatched in modern death metal.

Pre-Order "Empyrean": https://nblast.de/Fallujah-Empyrean
Pre-Save "Empyrean": https://bfan.link/Fallujah-Empyrean
"Radiant Ascension" Audio Stream: https://bfan.link/Fallujah-RadiantAscension
"Embrace Oblivion" Visualizer: https://youtu.be/oiUFDMCMp7U

FALLUJAH will return to the road this fall for "The Divine Ascension Tour" with Australian tech-death co-headliners PSYCROPTIC in support the new record. Additional support will be provided by INTERLOPER and COGNITIVE. Tickets are available now.

FALLUJAH North American Tour Dates:

"The Divine Ascension Tour"
Sep 11 - West Hollywood, CA - Whisky-A-Go-Go
Sep 12 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Underground
Sep 13 - El Paso, TX - Rockhouse Bar & Grill
Sep 14 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
Sep 15 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
Sep 16 - Austin, TX - Come And Take It Live
Sep 17 - Dallas, TX - Amplified Live
Sep 18 - Houston, TX - Acadia
Sep 20 - Orlando, FL - The Haven
Sep 21 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (Purgatory)
Sep 22 - Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
Sep 23 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
Sep 24 - Clifton, NJ - Dingbatz
Sep 26 - Providence, RI - Alchemy
Sep 27 - Quebec City, QC - Source de la Martiniere
Sep 28 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques
Sep 29 - Ottawa, ON - Brass Monkey
Sep 30 - Albany, NY - Empire Underground
Oct 1 - Pittsburgh, PA - Preserving Underground
Oct 2 - Cleveland, OH - Cleveland Masonic (Asylum)
Oct 3 - Chicago, IL - Reggies
Oct 4 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze
Oct 5 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theater
Oct 6 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
Oct 7 - Calgary, AB - Dickens
Oct 8 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
Oct 10 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
Oct 11 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Oct 12 - Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom
Oct 13 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
Oct 14 - Fresno, CA - Full Circle Brewery District
Oct 15 - Santa Ana, CA - Stages

About FALLUJAH:
Tech-metal outfit Fallujah intensify their metallic dynamism on stunning new album, "Empyrean." Built on an “all killer, no filler” maxim, the Bay Area-based quartet delivered just that on album number five. From video single “Radiant Ascension” and “Embrace Oblivion” to “Soulbreaker” and “Mindless Omnipotent Master,” "Empyrean" is breathtaking in atmospheric expanse and impressive in sophistication. Fallujah’s overhauled lineup has contributed massively to the level-up on display. Primary songwriter/guitarist Scott Carstairs and compeer/drummer Andrew Baird enlisted Archaeologist’s Kyle Schaefer and Evan Brewer (formerly Entheos/The Faceless) as their new vocalist and bassist, respectively.

Since forming in 2007, Fallujah have triumphed over their challenges. Whether it’s self-administering the band, going to school, writing music, or working full-time, they’ve savored release of and diehard fan admiration for five albums in "The Harvest Wombs" (2011), "The Flesh Prevails" (2014), "Dreamless" (2016), "Undying Light" (2019), and their latest "Empyrean." Indeed, diligence and creative enterprise have resulted in high-profile tours with Whitechapel, Suffocation, The Black Dahlia Murder, and more across North America, Europe, and Australia. Fallujah also prospered with critics in Metal Hammer, Allmusic and Metalsucks. The group’s Billboard chart positions on the Top Hard Rock Albums and Heatseekers Albums prove that with every twist and turn, Fallujah’s fans are with them. "Empyrean," with its revivalist spikes, bolstered atmospherics and high-powered production, is the greatest yet.

"Empyrean" is a specialist’s paradise. As a rhythm/lead player, Carstairs enters a league of his own. Tracks like “The Bitter Taste of Clarity,” “Radiant Ascension,” and “Eden’s Lament” illustrate he’s upped his chops and boosted the emotional outlay. Throughout, he’s careful about compositional placement and how his radiant, palliative leads complement Fallujah’s sapid landscape. Drummer Baird tastefully and aggressively holds down the fort, grooving and syncopating admirably on “Radiant Ascension,” “Embrace Oblivion,” and “Mindless Omnipotent Master.” Fallujah’s long-standing timekeeper has always been great, but on "Empyrean," he’s superior. Right there with him is recently joined bassist Evan Brewer, thundering and bopping on, around, and against Baird’s foundation like a seasoned prizefighter. “Duality of Intent” is but one of Brewer’s standouts. Although known for his guitar work outside of Fallujah, newcomer vocalist Kyle Schaefer’s low-end and mid-range bark perfectly matches the existential threat-themed lyrics.

Throughout "Empyrean," Fallujah surprise. Musically, lyrically, and with their bevy of guests, they add hard-to-describe depth and musical import. Vocalist Tori Letzler (Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice) reprises her angelic role on “Radiant Ascension” and “Artifacts,” while Chiasma’s Katie Thompson also reappears to elevate “Embrace Oblivion” and “Into the Eventide.” Chaney Crabb of Entheos and Cyborg Octopus’s David Wu tender their considerable talents on “Mindless Omnipotent Master” and “Duality of Intent,” respectively. Celebrated artist Peter Mohrbacher (Serenity in Murder, Rainbowdragoneyes) replays his role on "Empyrean" as well. Truly, this is an all-star cast appearing on a momentous album by a band reaching beyond.

“From the beginning of this writing process and until the end, we painstakingly made sure every aspect of this record would blow away our listeners,” states Carstairs. “We meticulously scrutinized every riff and note choice. There has never been this much effort put into a Fallujah record as we did with 'Empyrean,' and the result is a truly monstrous record that we believe is the band’s best work by a significant margin. We showed you restraint on the last record. Now, let us show you what happens when we leave it all on the table.”

Venture into Fallujah’s exosphere on "Empyrean." They’re waiting for you.

Visit FALLUJAH:
www.facebook.com/fallujahofficial
https://twitter.com/fallujahbayarea
https://www.twitch.tv/fallujahofficial
www.nuclearblast.de/fallujah

Vince Gill Wraps Four-Night Sold-Out Residency at Ryman Auditorium

VINCE GILL WRAPS FOUR-NIGHT, SOLD-OUT RESIDENCY AT
RYMAN AUDITORIUM AS PART OF HISTORIC VENUE’S
130th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Photo Credit: Catherine Powell

Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry Member Vince Gill wrapped his sold-out, four-night residency at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium last night, Aug. 7. The run of shows from Aug. 4-7 featured nearly four-hour sets and included fan favorites like “When I Call Your Name,” “Go Rest High on That Mountain,” among many others. The shows were filled with special guests including Gill’s daughter Corrina who performed a special tribute to her mom Amy Grant, singing her dad's 2021 Grammy Award-winning Best Country Solo Performance of “When My Amy Prays,” changing the lyrics to “When My Momma Prays.” The residency marked the GRAMMY Award-winner’s first solo performance at the Mother Church since two back-to-back sold out shows in 2017.

Gill’s career-spanning setlists varied night to night and featured special guest and “The Voice” Season 21 runner up Wendy Moten, giving fans unique experiences each show. Gill performed more than 30 songs with his all-star band which included Paul Franklin (steel), Billy Thomas (drums), Jimmie Lee Sloas (bass), Jedd Hughes (guitar),
Jack Schneider (guitar), John Jarvis (keyboards) and the aforementioned Moten and Gill. Gill also gave audiences a preview of new songs he wrote during the pandemic. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer movingly told stories behind each song including the poignant “Benny’s Song,” which Gill penned after the 2020 death of his oldest friend and long-time guitar tech Benny Garcia.

During the residency, it was announced by Moten that Gill will be the next CMT “Giant.” “CMT GIANTS: Vince Gill,” an all-new 90-minute special celebrating the extraordinary career and music of the country music titan, premieres Friday, September 16th exclusively on CMT. Gill continues on tour the month of August, wrapping up the successful run of dates in Atlanta on Aug. 28. Fall of 2022 sees his return to performing live with the Eagles, who he has worked with since 2017. He’ll finish the year with the return of ‘Christmas at the Ryman’ residency he shares with wife Grant Dec. 12-21.

Already a fixture on the Ryman stage with the annual ‘Christmas at the Ryman’ shows and many appearances at the Ryman’s annual Bluegrass Nights series, Gill’s residency added to the Ryman’s 130th anniversary celebration and joined the growing list of 2022 Ryman Residencies, including Dwight Yoakam (Jan. 19-21); Tedeschi Trucks Band(Feb. 22-23, 25-26); Billy Strings (May 6-8), John Mulaney, the Ryman’s first-ever comedy residency, Jason Isbell (Oct. 15-23) and Brett Eldredge (Nov. 25-27).

Since the first concert on May 4, 1892, the Ryman has celebrated an array of entertainment acts and all genres of music on its hallowed stage – from magician Harry Houdini to comic actor Charlie Chaplin and former president Theodore Roosevelt to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., plus music icons from all genres including Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, B.B. King, Sheryl Crow, Garth Brooks, Lizzo and Harry Styles.

For more on the Ryman’s 130th and full show calendar, visit https://ryman.com/ryman-130-celebration/.

About Ryman Auditorium
A National Historic Landmark, Ryman Auditorium was built by Captain Thomas G. Ryman in 1892 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle. A 13-time winner of the prestigious Pollstar Theatre of the Year award, the historic venue is well-known as the Mother Church of Country Music and is the most famous former home of the Grand Ole Opry (1943-1974). The Ryman’s thriving concert schedule hosts more than 200 shows per year, and the venue is open for daytime tours year-round. The Ryman has also been featured in numerous film and television projects including Coal Miner’s Daughter, The Johnny Cash Show, American Idol, Nashville and more. Ryman Auditorium is owned by Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP), a Nashville-based REIT that also owns and operates the Grand Ole Opry, 650 AM WSM and Ole Red. For more information, visit ryman.com.

About Vince Gill
One of the most popular artists in modern country music, Vince Gill is famous for his top-notch songwriting, world-class guitar playing and warm, soaring tenor, all wrapped up in a quick and easy wit. Gill achieved his big breakthrough in 1990 with “When I Call Your Name,” which won both the Country Music Association’s (CMA) Single and Song of the Year awards as well as a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male. Since then, Gill has won 17 additional CMA Awards, including Song of the Year four times – making him the most-awarded artist in that category in CMA history, and a total of 22 Grammy Awards, his most recent one for Best Country Solo Performance – “When My Amy Prays.” The Academy of Country Music has conferred on Gill eight awards, including its Home Depot Humanitarian Award and the Career Achievement Award. A gifted songwriter, Gill’s compositions earned him the prestigious BMI Icon award in 2014, and entry into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2007, Gill was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 2012 he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame which was placed in cement right next to his wife Amy Grant’s star. In 1991, Gill was invited to become a member of The Grand Ole Opry, a position he treasures. He continues to perform on that historic stage on a regular basis. Throughout his career he has released 20 albums, sold over 30 million albums, and charted 45 singles. Known for his many collaborations, Gill has made guest appearances on more than 1000 albums, and has performed and/or recorded with artists such as Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Sting, Emmylou Harris, Diana Krall, Jimmy Webb, Bruno Mars, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and George Jones. His collaborative efforts also include albums he has produced for Amy Grant, Ashley Monroe, The Time Jumpers and Wendy Moten. Always considering himself a musician above all else, Gill has over the years been a part of some iconic bands including Pure Prairie League, The Cherry Bombs, and The Time Jumpers. In 2017 Vince was asked to join the Eagles on the road and continues to be a part of that historic band’s tour. Gill’s current album, the critically acclaimed OKIE, is his most personal album, as he sings about his wife in prayer, about kindness and forgiveness, about his heroes in death, and about his own loves, joys, and regrets. For a complete bio, full list of tour dates, news, images and more, visit VinceGill.com.

Symphonic Metal Veterans DELAIN Present New Singer and Release New Single “The Quest and the Curse”

The wait is finally over! DELAIN, the brainchild of keyboardist, founder and main songwriter Martijn Westerholt, returns with full power, presenting themselves with a new lineup featuring the terrific Diana Leah as their next singer! Her powerful, heart-wrenching voice fits perfectly with the band's style and adds a new strength to their sound. Rejoining the fold and bolstering the band’s continuity are original guitarist Ronald Landa and original drummer Sander Zoer, while new members Diana and bassist Ludovico Cioffi continue the evolution of the band’s sound. The multi million-streaming leading Symphonic Metal outfit sets off into their next era, creating the perfect symbiosis of tested strengths and new influences.

The band's new single, “The Quest and the Curse”, implements this in an impressive manner. Trademark bombastic riffs, lush orchestrations, elements from film music, metal, pop, electronic, and much more mark an amalgamation of the old and new, and build the next chapter of the band's history.

As Martijn Westerholt states:

"The future of DELAIN looks bright!"

Watch the video for “The Quest and the Curse”

Listen to “The Quest and the Curse” NOW:

DELAIN is:

Martijn Westerholt - keyboards

Diana Leah - vocals

Ronald Landa - guitars and backing vocals

Ludovico Cioffi – bass and backing vocals

Sander Zoer - drums

THE NEW ROSES Return with Fifth Studio Album + Brand New Single "The Usual Suspects”

Sweet Poison to be Released October 21, 2022 via Napalm Records | Pre-Order NOW!

Fasten your seatbelts - THE NEW ROSES are back with their fifth studio album Sweet Poison, to be released on October 21, 2022 via Napalm Records! After their previous record, Nothing But Wild, hit the Top 10 on the German album charts, the quartet went on to share stages with rock legends like the Scorpions, Saxon and Accept. This summer, they even had the chance to tour with genre giants KISS and were the first German band invited to KISS Kruise! Sweet Poison bottles this potent energy on record, convincing with authentic hard rock and enormous hit density. THE NEW ROSES are on the way to the top of rock!

Get a taste of Sweet Poison with the first single “The Usual Suspects”, straight off the new album. Let the catchy chorus take you on an unforgettable ride on the highway of rock, while frontman Timmy Rough’s voice catapults you to new spheres. The amazing live performance shown in the official music video is just a glimpse of their latest touring experience - convince yourself and dive into the world of THE NEW ROSES.

THE NEW ROSES on the new single:

“’The Usual Suspects’ was one of the first songs we recorded for Sweet Poison and kind of paved the way for all the songs that came after that. We all realized that we don’t wanna write about the disappointments and struggles we had to deal with during all these lockdowns and being banned from the stage. No, ‘The Usual Suspects’ made us look ahead, It helped not to forget what and who we are: A damn Rock'n'Roll band! The title says it all: We’re the usual suspects and our fans are the usual suspects. We haven’t changed, we’re not bitter. We’ll be back on the road and we keep on rocking right where we had to stop…“

Watch the video for “The Usual Suspects”

Their latest effort, Sweet Poison, opens with the guitar-driven anthem "My Kinda Crazy," which kicks off the album in a worthy manner. In addition to rousing anthems, Sweet Poisonfeatures authentically rocking Americana tracks like "Playing With Fire" and "Sweet Gloria.""Warpaint" is undoubtedly a massive track in which the band unleashes its intangible energy with hard guitar riffs and powerful drums, while "The Usual Suspects" and "1st Time For Everything" impress with their catchy choruses. Tracks like "Dead Of Night" build on a distinct melody and develop into strong stadium rock anthems. With songs like "All I Ever Needed", THE NEW ROSES also show their softer side. The strong mid-tempo rock ballad revives the atmosphere of Guns N' Roses' moving ballads, while front man Timmy Rough passionately presents the full range of his voice, which can also be heard impressively on the touching acoustic track "True Love". 

Sweet Poison is an outstanding rock album with an impressive hit density, seeing the band outdo themselves again and again, reviving true 80s rock. Hold on tight, because THE NEW ROSES shift up a gear and take you on a journey to the horizon of American rock grandeur!

Timmy Rough on the new album:

“When we recorded Sweet Poison, we took all the bad vibes, all our struggle and disappointments of the last two years and turned them into this incredibly positive, high energy Rock n' Roll album. We don’t bitch at all, we wanna move forward and take our audience along with us. We stayed on our musical path, in fact I’d say we even went back closer to our roots and added some more of our Blues and Southern spirit while still keeping the catchy melodies of our last records. But hey, talk is cheap, so turn it up and have some fun!“

Pre-Order Sweet Poison NOW! 

Sweet Poison is available to pre-order in these formats:

1 LP Gatefold Black Vinyl

1 LP Gatefold Marbled Red Black (limited to 300 copies)

CD Digipak + Wristband

CD Digipak

Digital Album

THE NEW ROSES are:

Timmy Rough - vocals, guitar

Dizzy Daniels - guitar

Hardy - bass

Urban Berz - drums

CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX Premieres New Song, "Bonefire"

Progressive rock collective CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX will be releasing a brand new album, 'Banefyre,' on September 9 via Season of Mist! The band is now sharing the third new single from the offering, "Bonefire," which can be heard below.

Singer/percussionist Belinda Kordic explains, "'Bonefire' is targeted at the politicians, who’re some of the wealthiest people around, and also the most un-empathetic sons of bitches towards the poorest and most vulnerable in our society. These people in government have the power to change things around, make a difference, but they choose not to. It’s an ideological choice they make. The bottom line is.. these people just don’t give a hoot about anything but themselves. They are not all bad. But there sure are some rotten eggs. Chuck em on a fire of bones and let them contemplate on their actions for a while. 

"Ps! No politicians were hurt during the making of this song."

Mastermind Justin Greaves adds, "This song makes so much sense to me. When Belinda told me what it’s about and sent me the lyrics, i saw how pissed off she is at the way things are with the ruling class. And so am I. And so are a lot of people. I mean, the song was written two years ago, and it was bad then, but now, especially here in the UK it has reached a new low when it comes to the massive class divide and the utter contempt the dumb government scumbags show to people. The people who are supposed to be taken care of. I personally think we should burn the whole damn political system down. Throw the politicians on the fire and cleanse the energy of the world."

Pre-orders for 'Banefyre' are now live HERE while the album can be pre-saved across digital streaming services HERE.

The thread that binds CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX’s bold and towering discography — a dozen studio albums, a half-dozen mini-albums, a handful of compilations and swaths of bootlegs — could not be more apropos circa 2022. Since its 2004 creation by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Justin Greaves, CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX has served as the voice for the voiceless, whether it be animals, the unequal and the different. Greaves and longstanding vocalist and lyricist Belinda Kordic have often proffered that these beings cannot fend for themselves. Henceforth, CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX’s mission has been to shed light on the human condition and the inequalities that befall humankind and its creatures. Their battle marches on with their latest studio album, Banefyre.

Banefyre follows 2020’s Ellengæst — an effort that found CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX employ a series of notable guest vocalists alongside Kordic, prompting Metal Hammer to describe it as their “most cohesive and emotionally devastating record.” Kordic is now paired with Swedish vocalist Joel Segerstedt, who made his CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX debut last year via the “Painful Reminder/Dead is Dead” single. Piano, synth and trumpet player Helen Stanley and additional guitarist Andy Taylor complete the lineup. Greaves says Stanley and Taylor “fit so well creatively,” which has made CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX feel like a band when making plans and decisions.

Also central to this is Segerstedt. According to Kordic, the vocalist and lyricist lives a mere five minutes from her in Sweden and has quickly integrated himself into the band. “What I like about Joel is that he’s a good person,” she says. “There’s no fakeness with him; he has cajones. He’s not a bitch-talker, either. I can’t handle people who don’t have a backbone, but Joel is real and can speak his mind.”

“I like how Joel has come in and spoke for himself,” adds Greaves. “He’s in the band for the right reasons. I see him the same way as Belinda — she took an interest in the whole artistic thing behind CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX, like the vocals, lyrics, artwork and aesthetic. It’s the same with Joel. He has taken an interest in all of those things. In the past, we had people who didn’t contribute artistically and only cared about what they got out of the band. But Joel is really proactive and takes the initiative.”

Greaves assembled 13 songs (including “No Regrets,” a bonus track for his new project with Kordic, Johnny the Boy) imbued with the depth and introspection that will reinforce CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX’s standing as a band that defies genre. The album was tracked at Chapel Studios in South Thoresby, Lincolnshire, with vocals cut at Monolith Studio and Kapsylen Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. Kurt Ballou handled mixing in GodCity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts — a pivotal move in determining the album’s overall sound.

“I love the album so much because it was a different approach with the production,” says Greaves. “For my part, it was a little bit of a reaction. I didn’t want to do the same warm, safe CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX album. I’m aware that when we did [2012’s] I, Vigilante, everyone wanted I, Vigilante again. As it so often happens with this band, people complain about the next one, then grow into it. Ellengæst is like I, Vigilante. It’s a shorter album. It hit the mark and was done really well, but everyone will expect another Ellengæst. I feared that, but I care enough not to make another Ellengæst. It’s the right thing to do. That’s why we got Kurt to mix it — we wanted that analog, raw power. Even though the album has mellow moments, those are edgy as well. We just didn’t want to do the same album twice. We’re never going to be a band that people can rely on.”

Greaves’ summation of his band notwithstanding, his distinctive guitar playing and enduring knack for immersive songwriting is the propellent behind the haunting, chant-laden “Ghostland,” pensive “The Reckoning” and forlorn “Everything is Beautiful but Us,” the band’s spot-on analysis of the retreat of humankind indoors during the pandemic that revealed nature’s priceless beauty. The album is also stocked with no less than four ten-minute-plus cuts (“Rose of Jericho,” “Down the Rabbit Hole,” “I’m Okay, Just Not Alright” and “The Scene is a False Prophet”) that are intermixed with drama and melancholy.

It all ties into Banefyre’s central theme of the persecution of people who are deemed “different” by society. The album title is a play on the song “Bonefire” that Kordic named and wrote lyrics for. In classic CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX fashion, Greaves turned it into the Olde English translation to represent the bonfires that engulfed witches and politicians through the 15th and 18th centuries, hence, the name Banefyre.

The album begins with “Incantation for the Different,” which was written and orated by Chicago-based witch, artist, author and occultist Shane Bugbee, who, according to Greaves, “brought us some positive, dark energy.” Banefyre then delves into the Salem Witch Trials (“Wyches and Basterdz”), fox hunting in Great Britain (“The Reckoning”), politicians of an unscrupulous and dishonest kind (“Bonefire”) and the New York City Blackout of 1977 (“Blackout77”).

Greaves says Banefyre’s topics may have a decidedly negative and pessimistic tone, but a glimmer of hope and joy remains. “There’s always the random bits, but overall, Banefyre is about the people who have suffered because they are different. The album covers inequality and oppression, like ‘Incantation for the Different,’ which is about overcoming when you’re put down because you’re not like everyone else.”

In true CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX fashion, the Lucy Marshall-created Banefyre cover leaves plenty to the imagination, depicting four animals seated at a table — interacting and dressed like human beings. “It’s sort of like Planet of the Apes showing what animals could do to humans,” says Greaves. “The cover was specially commissioned and is unique to the album. It’s incorporating all the classic CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX elements with the love for animals and twisting the narrative around.”

CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX’s reputation was built on the back of their studio albums and live shows. The pandemic prevented the band from supporting Ellengæst, but it did provide them additional time to bring in new members to their live configuration.

“We’ve done one show since 2019,” says Greaves. “We are going to do something in Europe this year. Hopefully, we can get back on track. We’re also going to do something in the States — that’s not just talk, we’re actually going to do it. It’s well overdue. The live band is fucking amazing. We have the five of us and now we have Jordi [Farré] on drums, Paco [Fleischfresser] on synth and a really good friend of mine, Matt Crawford on bass.

“We did the Leipzig show and even though the rehearsals were better than the show itself, that lineup, our live band, is so good. Because we haven’t been under pressure to put a live band together since 2019 and spent so long talking to people, we’ve got a better band from those results. Out of disaster, we’ve got quite a good, positive thing.”

Line-up
Justin Greaves : Guitars, Drums, Bass, Samples, Saw
Belinda Kordic : Vocals, Percussions
Helen Stanley : Grand Piano, Synthesisers, Monochord, Trumpet
Andy Taylor : Guitar, Baritone Guitar, 12 String Guitar
Joel Segerstedt: Vocals, Guitar

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Recording:
Recorded at Chapel Studio, Lincolnshire, November 2020 & April 2021.
Engineered by Pieter Rietkerk
Additional vocal sessions recorded at:
Kapsylen Studio, Stockholm - Engineered by Jörgen Jugglo Wall.
Monolith Studio - Engineered by Tomas Asklund
Churchstreet Studio, Bergen - Engineered by Rene Misje
Mixed live by Kurt Ballou at God City Studio
Mastered by Magnus Lindberg
Produced by Justin Greaves

Artwork: Original paintings created for this album by Lucy Marshall
Layout master: Benedikt Demmer

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