The international progressive metallers UNIVERSAL MIND PROJECT just released a music video for the track "Truth" from their debut album "The Jaguar Priest".
The album is available now in Europe and North America through Inner Wound Recordings and will be released in Japan on May 25th through Bickee Music.
"Truth" features a guest appearance by Mark Jansen [Epica, Mayan].
‘Artifacts‘, filmed by Breaking Schemes, is the new official videoclip taken from the second and title-track of our upcoming album.
“Artifacts are mementos of our past that transcend time and carnal fragility”.
The amazing work made by director Aurora Ovan couldn’t express in a better way what Overtures new album is willing to leave in your mind. Go beyond the music. Follow the words and the harmonies, feel the inner meanings of this amazing piece of art.
"DUALISM" - the third full-length album by Ukrainian metal band MOR.
MOR purposely suspended its activities for one year and concentrated on studio work to blow the ears of fans and just quality music lovers again with new incendiary hits! The year is quite a time, of course - during this period there were lineup changes and many experiments with sound, which has left its mark on the new material.
Attacking with an onslaught of crushing hyper-speed with straight-ahead black metal brutality sure to impress and amaze die-hard fans of the best of the classic Norwegian scene. Swiss one man black metal band, ENOID is streaming their third single 'Ces Cicatrices Dans Mon Ame', which is one of eight tracks from the upcoming album 'Exilé Aux Confins Des Tourments' set for co-release via Satanath Records (Russia) and Black Plague Records (USA) on May 5, 2016. The album is ENOID's seventh release marking the 20th anniversary since establishing in 1996. All instruments and the mix of the album were done by Bornyhake (Borgne, Kawir, Manii, Triumfall, Pure...) along with cover art done by Maxime Taccardi.
Unleashing their debut album 'Wormz' on April 15th via Famined Records, Montreal, QC's DEATH LULLABY is proud to announce show dates in Quebec City, Montreal (CD Release Party at Foufounes Electriques) plus two dates in July supporting Silverstein in Keswick, NB.
Italian melodic death metal band Shantak has just launched album promo video!
Shantak is a Melodic Death Metal project born in Brescia, Lombardy (IT).
The founding members Matteo "Dreary" Spada and "Nicola "Chaerberus" Belotti start off the band in July 2013. They began as a black metal cover band.
August 2013: Integrated Federico "LeechFace" Albini and Simone "Mazza" Mazzardi.
After a few months from the foundation they began to write unpublished music.
September 2013: Played 4 songs on the stage of a party in Gardone Val Trompia.
October and November 2013: Changed lineup and integrated Luigi "Ildorac" Colucci at the guitars.
February 2014: Played 6 pieces on the stage of Circolo Colony in Brescia with Darkend and Confusion Gods.
April 2014: Recorded "Alpha for Awakening" demo at OmicronStudio di Invernici Francesco.
May 17th 2014: Released "Alpha for Awakening" demo.
June 18th 2014: Signed with Senseless Life Records
June 21th 2014: Played 7 songs on the stage of "Festa della musica Brescia" playing for the first time "The Disinterment" and "Standing on the Left Side of the River".
October 30th 2014: Played 7 songs on the stage of Circolo Colony with Malograno and Magenta Harvest (from Finland).
March 9th 2015: Signed with Sliptrick Records.
April 3rd 2015: Changed lineup and integrated Luca Abbattiscianni at the guitars.
Summer 2015: Changed lineup and re-intefrated Luigi Colucci at the guitars.
Rome based Heavy/Stoner metal band Funeral Mantra has just launched new lyric video!
Funeral Mantra was born in October 2010 as a cover band. Just a bunch of friends playing Black Sabbath, Spiritual Beggars, Kyuss.
In the first 4 months of 2012 the band starts playing live as a Spiritual Beggars tribute. Venues are located in the Rome area [Closer, Jailbreak] as well as just outside Rome [Porky's, Dissesto Musicale].
In the spring of 2012 Adriano ZioNano, experienced drummer, joins Funeral Mantra. The sound becomes heavier and heavier.
In autumn 2012 G [guitar] leaves the band and is replaced by Roberto Randy, virtuous musician and a huge Randy Rhoads-Zakk Wylde fan. Once the band's become stable, original riffs finally begin giving life to heavy, fat tunes influenced by BLS, Black Sabbath, Orange Goblin, Sasquatch, The Sword, Kyuss, Down.
In February 2013 Daniele leaves the band, and Simone The Dude becomes the new singer. Funeral Mantra start playing their own material live and, in November 2013, they record the first 4-track studio demo.
In February 2014, Marco Karonte takes Adriano's place on drums. And the band finally finds its true and final lineup.
Funeral Mantra's sound is a solid, granitic heavy-stoner mix, with an old school and dynamic soul. The band's songs mostly revolve around introspection, death, afterlife, reincarnation and dreamy substance induced scenarios.
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Rome based Stoner/Doom metallers has just launched new lyric video!
Witches of Doom are a goth-stoner-doom band born in Rome in January 2013, when Federico Venditti –guitars-, DaniloPiludu –vocals- Jacopo Cartelli-bass- Andrea Budicin-drums- got together and started their own musical project in order to play a personalized mix of 80’s goth, 70’s hard rock blended with a 90’s sensibility that harks back to Type o’Negative and Moonspell among others.
The Roman ensemble started to write their own material and in just a few months the bulk of the debut album was already panned out. Witches of Doom want to play in front of an audience and in Spring 2013 they embark on a series of live dates within the Roman circuit where they will establish their name as one of the hottest bands in the Roman underground music scene.
In May 2013 the band finished arranging the ten tracks that will end up on their debut CD, “Obey” and in November they entered the Hombre Lobo Studios with Fabio Recchia as producer and sound engineer . The ten tracks recorded in those sessions represent a huge step forward, with defined arrangements thanks to the keyboard work of Fabio and Graziano “Eric”Corrado. The first names that spring to mind to give you an idea are Black Sabbath, Cult, Paradise,Lost, Sisters of Mercy and Depeche Mode.
Graziano “Eric”Corrado is now a full on member of the group who signed with Sliptrick Rec. soon after the band played many venues in Italy and embarked in their first tour in the Baltic countries, receiving lots of appraisal and good feedback.
The band filmed a video for the crowd pleaser U2 song New Years Day, featuring Paul Bento –ex Type O Negative and Carnivore- on lead guitar and produced by Fredrik Folkaiare from Unleashed.
The band has finished recording their second album due on May via Sliptrick Records.
Spanish Alt/Rock band Ekram has just launched new videoclip!
Pounding metal riffs and melodic choruses, Ekram embodies the true essence of 90's Hard-Alt/Rock, drawing influences from the likes of SYSTEM OF A DOWN, METALLICA, SHINEDOWN, PEARL JAM
Kaotoxin is proud to announce the inking of a multi-album deal with French Hard Rock sextet FLAYED.
Created in 2013 and having since then released two full-lengths (“Symphony for the Flayed”, 2014 and “Monster Man”, 2015) and played nearly 250 gigs (!) in Europe and Canada, FLAYED are reviving the 70’s Hard Rock feel (think AC/DC, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath…) adding more modern influences to the formula (Foo Fighters…), creating their very own approach of the style as demonstrated in their latest music video for the song “Monster Man”, title track of their latest album (see below).
First step of the newly sealed pact will be the release of FLAYED’s brand new EP this fall, supported by a new tour in November. Until then, catch the frantic stage-crushing machine’s live performances at the following events and stay tuned for more infos!
Ottawa, ON symphonic black / death metal band ENDEMISE has posted a new music video for the title track from their upcoming album 'Anathema' due out later this year to follow their 2013 debut album 'Far From The Light' released on Maple Metal Records and 2012 self-titled EP. The album was produced by ENDEMISE guitarist Dale Sauve along with Ken Sorceron (Abigail Williams) and features eight blistering tracks to burst your ear drums (album artwork and track listing revealed below). Endemise's live brutality has also lead the band to be a favourite local support on the Ottawa metal scene for touring bands such as Abigail Williams, Cattle Decapitation, Alestorm, Battlecross, Beneath The Massacre, Crimson Shadows and Vesperia.
Italian Alternative rockers Easter before Christmas has just launched new video!
Easter before Christmas is an alternative rock band formed in 2010 in Viterbo, Italy.
In their music they mix up the style characteristics of many musical genres defining their own sound with the word PRUNK!
The band has a Demo-EP and two studio albums.
During their career, they achieved many results as have been selected for important cultural festivals throughout Italy such as the "IMAF Festival" in Milan attended also by Linus from Radio DeeJay; "The Final Act - Rome" presented by italian actor and dubber Pino Insegno; and more. Playing their songs, they have shared stages with several national known artists ie. Massimo Bagnato and some guys from Asganaway. Among the others awards, in 2012, Viterbo Records gave them the "Look and Style Award" for their live performance.
Their music has been broadcast also on some FM italian radios.
In 2013, Easter before Christmas left for their first international tour and they played in almost the whole of England the songs of their first album "The Plastic Bag"
Latvian Thrash metal band SAINTORMENT launched brand new videoclip - "Empty Sign", teamed up with German portal Legacy Magazin for official premiere, the very first shot available HERE on Legacy's website.
Three years after "Grant Us Death" Ulcer strikes again! Their third album will be released 25.05.2016 via Arachnophobia Records.
"Heading Below" is over 50 minutes tied in 9 songs of the highest quality old school death metal in the vein of Swedish classics.
Gut-ripping guitars, merciless drum assault and sepulchral vocals forged with spectacular catchiness and devastating sound make it one of the pretenders to the death metal album of the year.
'Legenda', the second album of Armia is in my opinion not only the most unique landmark of Polish music, but also one of those records which stick to you for a lifetime. Right from the moment I heard it as a teenager, I was totally blown away by the utter darkness these songs channeled and the unconquered spirit they possessed. The whole opus has this grim, dark and cold feeling which perfectly corresponds with the Polish reality of the early 90's with its fear and trembling. At the same time, there is a deep yearning for the worlds far beyond this place. In this respect, I find the band's founders Tomasz Budzyński and Robert Brylewski a perfect songwriting duo with the gift of creating new realms through sound. 'Opowieść zimowa' is perhaps one of their strongest songs – full of horror and weird kind of beauty at the same time. Covering it has been on my mind for years and I couldn't be more happy that we have finally done this. This is our homage not only to Armia, but to Polish music in general and the otherworldly power it was able to conjure back in the day.
Artist: Vidian
Track: A Piece of the End
Album: A Piece of the End MCD
Label: Arachnophobia Records
Year: 2016
Finnish cinematic metal band Dark Sarah (of ex Amberian Dawn singer Heidi Parviainen) will release a new album called "The Puzzle" later this year. The first music video for the song "Little Men" is just released.
Musically "The Puzzle" album will continue the cinematic metal sound, but this time a bit heavier and faster, combining different music styles spiced up with black humor and mystical stories with creatures of the Underworld.
Story: In the end of the debut album called "Behind the Black Veil", released last year through Inner Wound Reordings, the Evil Tree had broken into pieces and Dark Sarah´s soul with it. She did not die, but was left in a loop between two worlds, between life and death. She was sent down to the River of Death to drift along the streams and she ended up on an island in the middle of a mighty ocean. She woke up on the shores of the misty island. It was a magical rocky island, the rocks were black and they sparkled like covered by millions of diamonds in the endless night. Sharp cliffs and huge statues painted the dark sky, the ocean was wild on its shores.Dark Sarah felt the air in her lungs - she was alive after all. She felt the strength coming back to her limbs, she got up and started to explore the island. She found a cave and went in. There she saw a light twinkling in the back of the cave and started to move towards it slowly. She looked through the small hole and was mesmerized.
And THIS is the place for the first music video called "Little Men". It is surely something REALLY DIFFERENT and same time REALLY CRAZY!
Guests on the album: Manuela Kraller (ex Xandria) - Fate, JP Leppäluoto (Charon, Northern Kings) - Dragon and YET UNNAMED GUEST - Evil Siren Mairmaid
Ukrainian female-fronted melodic metal band Scarleth has just launched new lyric video!
Scarleth comments: Lyric video for one of the most aggressive and heavy songs of the new album is online now! It is “Double Memory” – futuristic world of altering memories and consciousness. Watch and enjoy.
Scarleth is remarkable and experienced Ukrainian metal band playing music on joint of modern heaviness and diverse melodism. For the time being the band has played several hundreds of live shows, released two full-length albums worldwide and took part in festivals where Sergey Mavrin, Cherniy Obelisk, Dark Lunacy and other famous bands performed. Band’s style is expanding constantly and represents mind-blowing mixture of many melodic genres - from power, folk, doom and gothic metal to modern/progressive metal. Band completely deserves to be called one of the most outstanding young musical representatives of its style.
Greek melodic death band Aetherian just released a music video for their new single “The Rain” and they are currently working on new songs for their upcoming debut album.
Aetherian is a melodic death metal band from Athens formed in 2013 by Aggelos and Panos. By 2015 Aetherian released 2 singles and an EP titled “Tales of our Times” which were all included in a CD print version by Goressimo records. At that time Nikos joined the band and Aetherian performed several live shows with various local bands. “Tales of our Times” drew the attention and received great reviews from several zines.
L-R - John Laflamme (Guitar) - Fred B. Simard (Bass) - Dre Versailles (Vocals) - Dim Gervais (Guitar) - Chris Bonavia (Drums) (Photo Credit: Edwin Arsiny Moran)
Aylmer, QC's heavy hitting southern riffing speed demons INIRE are proud to unleash their new video 'Endless' in support of their upcoming album 'Cauchemar' due out May 20th (album artwork and track listing to be revealed at a later date) and produced by Chris Bonavia to follow up their 2009 debut album 'Born The Wicked, The Fallen, The Damned'.
"After so much hard work, there are no words to describe how excited we are to finally present 'Endless' the first glimpse into our upcoming sophomore release." comments vocalist Dre Versailles.
The US symphonic metal band MIDNIGHT ETERNAL just released a music video for the track "Signs Of Fire" from their upcoming self-titled debut album. The album will be released in Europe and North America on April 29th through Inner Wound Recordings and in Japan on April 27th through Avalon/Marquee.
