Italian metal band SECRET SPHERE sings worlwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT.
Guitarist Aldo Lonobile says: “We are excited to welcome ROCK N GROWL to the SECRET SPHERE family and we look forward to making big stept in taking SECRET SPHERE to the masses. Our goal is get out and play to as many people as possible over the next few years, and with Axel’s experience and extensive network of contacts, we are confident we have the right guy beside us“.
SECRET SPHERE recently announced new vocalist Michele Luppi to the group’s ranks. Michele Luppi is one of the top class italian singer’s, well known for his past work with Italy’s Vision Divine, finnish power/progessive metal band Thaurorod and Italy’s Killing Touch.
The band’s current lineup consists of the following:
Aldo Lonobile – Rythm and lead guitar
Michele Luppi – Vocals
Andrea Buratto – Bass
Gabriele Ciaccia – Keyboards
Marco Pastorino – Rythm guitars
Federico Pennazzato – Drums
“Portrait of a Dying Heart“, the band’s seventh LP, is scheduled for a 2012 release date through Warner Music (Japan) and Scarlet Records (Rest of World).
SECRET SPHERE, a name guaranteed to make every metal freak’s heart beat faster with excitement and anticipation. Crediting bands likeHELLOWEEN, ANGRA, DREAM THEATER and SAVATAGE as their biggest influences, SECRET SPHERE manage to honour the heritage of such big names while creating their very own brand of METAL.
ROCK N Growl is scouting guitars players to fill the job for a heavy metal band for recording and touring.
If you live in Continental Europe and you think you got the heavy metal skills below contact us immediately.
* Must be: a great rhythm/lead guitar player
* Must have: gear, professionalism, motivation
* Mainly: heavy metal skills
* Extra: composing/writing and recording capabilities
Please send your full CVs to: promo (at) rockngrowl (dot) com
FURYON & ROCK N GROWL has joined forces with ARMADA AGENCY –EUROPEAN BOOKINGS. Wietze at ARMADA AGENCY will be in charge of booking FURYON concerts/gigs in Europe.
“We look forward working with FURYON, as they established their name already on the European market and not to forget brought a very strong debut album, aswell thanks allot Axel from ROCK N GROWL for his amazing job”, said Wietze from ARMADA AGENCY.
ARMADA AGENCY represent: Furyon, Atoma, Norther, Miseration, Cirrha Niva, Selfmachine, Tornado, The Very End, Unshine, Prey For Nothing, Martyr, Diablo, Transport League, Carceri, Adagio, M.A.N. (feat. Tony J.J ex- Mnemic, Transport League), De Profundis, In Mourning, Edge Of Serenity and Imperia.
ARMADA AGENCY work(ed) with labels such as Rock N Growl Records, Nuclear Blast, Metal Blade Records, Century Media Records, Listenable Records, Lifeforce Records, Napalm Records, Pulverised Records, Romulus X Records, Tiefdruck Musik, Massacre Records, Regain Records, Kolony Records.
FURYON is a band from the U.K. who like nothing more than to challenge expectations. Raised on a diet of heavy metal, prog, and classic rock. FURYON mix all these components for a truly unique and contemporary sound. Delivering huge rock-radio-friendly songs, with technically-challenging-yet-infectiously-catchy musicianship, they are dedicated to one sole purpose: making hard-hitting songs that will stand the test of time.
Rock N’ Growl has recently announced that Croatian doom metal legends ASHES YOU LEAVE have inked an endorsement deal with, one of the biggest world’s manufacturer of amplifiers, UK’s Laney.
Ashes you Leave was formed back in 95′ and released five albums since. Their new record, “The Cure for Happiness“, also brings a new AYL sound that combines the warmth of traditional doom and the sound of modern metal. To fulfill this task lead guitarist, Berislav Poje, uses one of the most famous Laney models VH 100 R and GS 412 IA cabinet. Rhythm guitarist, Matija Rempesic, uses the Laney’s newly introduced model Ironheart IRT120 and it’s cabinet IRT 412. “The Cure for Happiness” is due to be released by the end of 2012.
Dutch metallers LORD VOLTURE have inked a worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT.
Lord Volture is: David Marcelis – Vocals, Paul Marcelis – Guitars, Leon Hermans – Guitars, Simon Geurts – Bass and Frank Wintermans – Drums.
Full song “Never Cry Wolf” can be streamed below:
‘The majestic of a lordship, the velocity and power of an electrical charge and the beastly ruggedness of a scavenging vulture‘
LORD VOLTURE is a heavy metal band hailing from The Netherlands founded by vocalist David Marcelis. After an explosive take-off in 2010 with the release of their debut album BEAST OF THUNDER and an intensive touring schedule, the band rapidly rises to find themselves in the frontier of Dutch Heavy Metal. The album thunders through the global metal community and reviewers worldwide count BEAST OF THUNDER among the major releases of 2010 (10/12 Ancient Spirit, 88/100 Digital Steel, 85/100 Mario’s Metal Mania, 4/5 Maximum Metal, 9/10 Maxirock, 8.5/10 Metal District, 4/5 Metal Rules, 86/100 Metal To Infinity, 87/100 Metalfan, 5/7 Mindview, 8/10 My Global Mind, 80/100 Zware Metalen, 95/100 Steel and Fire Records). LORD VOLTURE’s sound and style is said to resemble US power metal masters JAG PANZER, ICED EARTH, CAGE and VICIOUS RUMORS. The band’s ever growing reputation opens doors to many headline performances, as well as support shows for BLAZE BAYLEY, James Rivera’s SABBATH JUDAS SABBATH, TOKYO BLADE, CONQUEST OF STEEL and PICTURE.
With the release of the band’s second full-length NEVER CRY WOLF in November 2011 LORD VOLTURE progresses to the next level without abandoning their traditional sound nor the uncompromising energy that characterizes the debut album. Containing upbeat thrash tracks, eloquent epics as well as catchy rockers the new album is even more dynamic in nature and yet again, the reviews speak for themselves (10/10 Planetmosh, 10/10 Sweden Metal, 88/100 Lords Of Metal, 9/10 Metal Express Radio, 92/100 Metalfan, 8/10 Metalize.me, 91/100 Metal To Infinity, 8.5/10 Metal1.info, 8.5/10 PowerMetal.de, 9/10 Terrorverlag). The tradition to invite a renown guest set on BEAST OF THUNDER with ANNIHILATOR’s Jeff Waters is being continued on NEVER CRY WOLF with no one less than CAGE singer Sean Peck. But also the LORD VOLTURE members themselves show their worth. The piercing mid and high register of singer David, the shredding solos of guitar duo Paul Marcelis/Leon Hermans and the pounding rhythm machine of bass player Simon Geurts and drummer Frank Wintermans deliver all ingredients for the ultimate metal sound. For all who bear a heart of steel, LORD VOLTURE is a definite MUST!
Germany’s Progressive Metal Band ASSIGNMENT has signed a management deal with ROCK N GROWL. The Band is enetering the new management with their just finished record “Inside of the Machine“, a conceptual masterpiece including ROBIN BECK, MICHAEL BORMANN (ex Jaded Heart, Bonfire), MATS LEVEN (ex-Malmsteen, Addagio) and CARSTEN KAISER (ex Angel Dust) on vocals!
ROCK N GROWL & ASSIGNMENT are expecting to secure a record deal very soon and establish the Band for the future. The Present already shows a Band that combines various inluences such as Queensryche or Fates Warning but also Ayreon or ealy Pain of Salvation. You can expect hard edge riffs, catchy hooks and unexpected turnovers in more than 70 min running time, including a special bonus track, a cover version of Meat Loaf’s “Nowhere Fast” and a special guest appereance of Bernie Versailles (Redemption) on lead guitar.
INSIDE OF THE MACHINE
Tracklist: 1. Upload the System (6:04), 2. The Intrusion (4:08), 3. I am the Machine (5:00), 4. Resistance (4:50), 5. Love between Heaven and Hell (4:15), 6. The Betrayal (3:32), 7. Messiahs Fall (4:16), 8. Ending Love (5:04), 9. Another Sacrifice (4:49), 10. Electric City (Home of the Machine) (4:43), 11. Walk Alone (4:42), 12. Eternal Silence (5:36), 13. Bug in the System (3:42), 14. End of the Machine (6:06), 15. Nowhere Fast – BONUS Track (4:57)
Band: Goran Panic (Guitars), Gert Sprick (Keyboards), Heiko Maag (Bass), Sven Pollkötter (Drums)
Germany’s Electro Industrial Metaller COLD RUSH have sign a worldwide management deal with ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT. Finally the time has come…… the recording of our new album is almost finished, you may be curious. COLD RUSH will be harder, more melodic and catchy. With our new singer Matthias Kupka our album is more mature, without changing the character of the band, a real gain for COLD RUSH!!!
At our concert with MEGAHERZ on 17. March 2012 we will presumably publish a Maxi CD, a small foretaste on our Longplayer. For more on this SHORTLY.
Cold Rush “Daily Crime”:
Dark, scary, stomping and mechanical just a few tags to the sound of COLD RUSH, a new German band ready to enter the gloomy fields of electronic hard beats and gothic metal sounds. Laid on machine-like rhythms, driving guitars and pounding basses dominate the sound of COLD RUSH. Crowned with massive hardcore-like vocals this breed presents itself as stylistic continuation of 90s industrial bands. COLD RUSH – A band from Munich, Germany releaesd in 2009 the debut album The Illness. The band played throughout Germany with MEGADETH, LAST INSTANCE, MONO INC., DEBAUCHERY, EQULIBRIUM, SUIDAKRA etc.
Since early 2011 the band is again in the studio and recorded their new studio album. With the new singer “Matthias Kupka”, well known from the bands SUIDAKRA and EMERGENCY GATE. MATTHIAS is a very experienced vocalist, with more than 200 live gigs all over Europe (EUROPE tour with KREATOR). COLD RUSH presents the new sound even harder, more melodic and powerful!
Denmark’s Groove Metaller CHAINFIST have sign a worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT.
CHAINFIST just finished recording a 3 track promo at Six String Studios with Søren Jensen as producer, these 3 songs are going to be mixed and mastered by the Danish guru Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios. CHAINFIST consists of Jackie Petersen (vocals), Michael Kopietz (guitar), Jesper Heidelbach (drums) and Braca Pedersen (bass). All members have the necessary background and experience it takes to play anytime, anywhere.
Michael Kopietz guitarist of Chainfist has this to say:
”A lot of thing are happening in the Chainfist Camp these days, and one of them is the signing with ROCK N GROWL. We’re really happy to be on the ROCK N GROWL arist roster, and looking forward to work together with Axel bringing this monster to life once again.”
“We can’t wait to present the new songs for the fans on stage in 2012, so get ready peeps, once again here we come.”
“Furthermore we want to welcome the newest member in Chainfist, Thomas Hvisel, who will take over the lead guitar. Thomas’s skills on the guitar is without any question what we needed in Chainfist to take the songs to a higher level and as lead guitarist in the Danish version of “Pantera Jam”, there is no doubt, the leads will be killer, and together with the recording of Jackies vocals, fans should be looking very much forward to this.”
The new material is stronger, heavier and even more melodic than the songs we made on our debut CD Black Out Sunday. – Stay tuned for more news soon!”
Biography:
Based in Slagelse, Denmark, their roots firmly planted in the Hard Rock soil, CHAINFIST music send out tentacles in various directions inspired by none other than themselves.
CHAINFIST have played around the country in numerous shows for the past 4 years, giving them the edge and experience it craves to make it big.
CHAINFIST is a unique live experience, giving a professional live show, a frantic and charismatic stage performance for which they have received much credit. The audience is simply carried away by vocalist Jackie Petersen who is always at the edge of the scene with a cut-through-steel-voice, the aggressive solos’ from Michael Kopietz, backed with a solid, heavy rhythm section by Jesper Heidelbach and Braca Pedersen. Some of these guys have previously been a member of bands like, Infernal Death, Epicenter, Panzerchrist and Frozen Sun.
In 2010, CHAINFIST turned to the studio to record their debut album “Black Out Sunday” which received several good reviews, with songs acclaimed to have great potential for the big live scene by critics. Straight forward heavy rock for the masses all based on life experience and lessons learned.
The metal year with monster horns upon the head, 2011 or better type 20\m/ is gone now, a year full of the good, bad and the sad news about the Heavy Metal world, many great albums were released, and some new stars appeared. But the important thing is that the METAL music was played loud throughout the world, from Japan to the Middle East from the Middle East to America and from the icy land, south, to the heart of the cold north, Metalheads and Metallers were united as ONE!
I asked the 3 most interesting questions about 2011 from some Artists, metal musicians and colleagues.You may like to know their opinions. You can read my questions and their answers below:
What was the most important news in the whole of the metal world in 2011 that impressed you the most?
Which metal band do you feel was the most successful in 2011?
Which are your top 3 albums’?
Tarja Virmakari (Chief Editor, METAL SHOCK FINLAND):
1) To pick up only one news, it’s nearly impossible… but maybe all these great artists that have passed this year, have been the news that have left me without words… it’s been a sad year in metal world in that way.
2) The most successful band… well, there are plenty of them, but I guess my reply just have to be Metallica… already for their 30 years’ of carrier. But then again IF you’d ask what is to my opionion the worst album of the year, I’d reply Lulu of Metallica and Lou Reed… but you didn’t ask it, so…
3)
In Flames – Sounds of a Playground Fading
The-Haunted – Unseen
Hypocrisy – “Hell Over Sofia”
Exo (lead Guitarist , Noctem)
1) Nergal finally recovering from Leukemia
2) Not talking about metal, just my fav. genre, extreme metal:
Fleshgod Apocalypse and Obscura, I choose both.
3)
Obscura: Omnivium
Decapitated: Carniva, is forever
Fleshgod Apocalypse: Agony
Rob Mancini
(Rob was in studio when i asked him to answer to my questions, so he answered them short. But i want to thank him here for giving me his time.)
1) That EMI sold its recorded music operations to Sony and Universal.
2) Hard to say, prob nickelback
3) Rob Moratti – Victory
Angeline – Disconnected
Sixx AM – This is gonna hurt
Axel Wiesenauer(Owner at Rock N Growl Promotion)
1) Reunion of “BLACK SABBATH”! I hope they doin the right. I’m curious to hear new songs and see them live in 2012.
2) Nightwish
3) Mystic Prophecy – Raven Lord
Andrea Rodella (Journalist, METAL SHOCK FINLAND)
1) Definitely the announcement of the Italian MetalFest bill: a new heavy metal festival!
2) Talkin’ about international charts position, probably Nightwish and Metallica (with Lou Reed), but in my heart there’s the place for Mastodon only.
3) The three most interesting albums in 2011, imho, are:
3-Opeth – Heritage
2-Hypocrisy – Hell Over Sofia
1-Mastodon – The Hunter
Joe Matera
1) As for news, it was the retirement of KK Downing from Judas Priest. It didn’t really impress me, it saddenned me as the twin guitar attack of Downing/Tipton is one of the most influential in metal. But on the other hand, it is impressive to make the decision to leave such an iconic band whom are still popular.
2) Successful metal band – Slayer because no matter what stuff they went through in 2011, they still hammered on and showed why they’re true metal warriors.
3) Top 3 metal albums of 2011:
The Hunter – Mastadon
Th1rt3en – Megadeth
Atomkraft – Cold Sweat (I know its an EP and also I’m biased since I play on title track, but this is my choice)
Ali Blackdiamond (DJ, Manager and Interviewer on FIREBRAND ROCK RADIO)
1) I’m sure there were lots of different news items that impressed me throughout 2011, but one that stands out was the news of a new Accept album to come in 2012.
Their last album Blood Of The Nations blew me away and I was lucky enough to see them live twice and meet them in 2011, so I really can’t wait to see what the next one will bring!
2) This is a hard question to answer as there were so many successful bands who released great albums and toured too.
I would say personally two for me, the first being Saxon as they released yet another album that will become a classic and it’s great to see them still going strong with no sign of stopping!
Also Wolf with their hard work as always, touring, including an awesome BOA show and delivering the best as always with their awesome album!
3)
1. Wolf – Legions of Bastards
2. Saxon – Call To Arms
3. Turisas – Stand Up and Fight
Joey Severance (Vocal, Tornado)
1) The most important news for me personally was when listenable got in touch and said they wanted to sign us!
2) Most successful metal band of 2011 had to be metallica. headlining the big 4, 30 year celebration in SF……yes, they are still metal and they still kick ass!!
3) my top 3 favorite albums of 2011 are:
Tornado- Amsterdamn, Hellsinki
D.A.D. – Dic.Nii.Lan.Daft.Erd.Ark
Symphony X – Iconoclast
* You read some answers up to now but before I give you the last one from an awesome Metaller and Vocalist, I’d like to give you mine as well.
My name is Mohsen Fayyazi and i’m the first booking and promotion manager and also the first Metal music journalist from Iran.I believe the news about the reunion of Black Sabbath was the most impressive of 2011 and the successful metal bands are all Metal bands around the world who kept Metal alive.
The top 3 albums that i enjoyed listening to are:
3. Turisas – Stand Up and Fight
2. Symfonia – In Paradisum
1. WOLF – Legions of bastards
Niklas Stalvind (Vocalist and Guitarist, WOLF)
1) I don’t read metal magazines, so I have absolutely no idea! Well, maybe then that Bruce Dickinson got fired from his airline company. I am very impressed how he can keep working as a pilot and be the Maiden front man, touring and recording – and be a family man. How the hell did he do it? I wouldn’t be surprised if he got a new employment at another airline.
2) Ghost and Graveyard has been very successful, at least here in Sweden. Especially Graveyard. I think that’s great, because for once it’s a band that I actually like that gets the success.
3) Graveyard. The first two would be Arch / Matheos and Ghos. When come to think of it, I don’t remember if Graveyard and Ghost released in 2010… They probably did, and I don’t read the metal magazines as I said earlier, ha ha! I have no clue! I just stay focused on Wolf.
* I also asked Nik if he and WOLF have any message for their fans, here you can read a message from WOLF:
“We want to thank our fans all over the world, for keeping the true metal alive! You are the best!“
Bay Area Thrasher “KILL RITUAL“, the new band featuring former members of IMAGIKA, DARK ANGEL and ELDRITCH, have sign a worldwide management deal Germany’s with ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT.
Rock N Growl & Kill Ritual currently shopping the new album “The Serpentine Ritual”, to find a suitable record deal very soon.
KILL RITUAL is:
Steve Rice – Lead Guitar (ex Imagika)
Josh Gibson – Vocals (ex Rock Candy)
Wayne DeVecchi-Drums (ex Doom Society, ex Imagika)
Roberto Proietti-Guitar (ex Eldritch)
Danyael Williams – Bass (ex Dark Angel)
Formed in October 2010 by former Imagika Lead Guitarist Steve Rice and Imagika Drummer Wayne DeVecchi. KILL RITUAL began as a continuation of the music Steve and Wayne had been working on before the demise of Imagika. After recruiting former Eldritch guitarist Roberto Proietti, former Dark Angel bassist Danyael Williams and SF Bay Area vocalist Josh Gibson the band immediately set to work on the writing and recording of their debut CD. Bringing in elements of the collective members history KILL RITUAL has forged a sound where classic and modern Metal meet.
“The Serpentine Ritual” track listing:
01. The Serpentine Ritual
02. Torn Down
03. Time To Kill
04. Ambush
05. Old School Thrasher
06. Coat Of Blood
07. Cold Hard Floor
08. Law Of The Land
09. The Day The World Dies
10. Prisoner Of The Flesh
KILL RITUAL’s debut “The Serpentine Ritual” was Engineered and Produced by Lead Guitarist Steve Rice and tracked at Fang Studios (drums) San Mateo California and Fossil Sound (guitars, bass, and vocals) San Jose California. Mixing/Mastering by Andy LaRocque at Sonic Train Studios Varberg Sweden. Cover and Logo art was designed by Jobert Mello for Sledgehammer Graphix (Sabaton, Primal Fear)
FURYON & ROCK N GROWL has joined forces with ARMADA AGENCY –EUROPEAN BOOKINGS. Wietze at ARMADA AGENCY will be in charge of booking FURYON concerts/gigs in Europe.
LORD VOLTURE is a heavy metal band hailing from The Netherlands founded by vocalist David Marcelis. After an explosive take-off in 2010 with the release of their debut album BEAST OF THUNDER and an intensive touring schedule, the band rapidly rises to find themselves in the frontier of Dutch Heavy Metal. The album thunders through the global metal community and reviewers worldwide count BEAST OF THUNDER among the major releases of 2010 (10/12 Ancient Spirit, 88/100 Digital Steel, 85/100 Mario’s Metal Mania, 4/5 Maximum Metal, 9/10 Maxirock, 8.5/10 Metal District, 4/5 Metal Rules, 86/100 Metal To Infinity, 87/100 Metalfan, 5/7 Mindview, 8/10 My Global Mind, 80/100 Zware Metalen, 95/100 Steel and Fire Records). LORD VOLTURE’s sound and style is said to resemble US power metal masters JAG PANZER, ICED EARTH, CAGE and VICIOUS RUMORS. The band’s ever growing reputation opens doors to many headline performances, as well as support shows for BLAZE BAYLEY, James Rivera’s SABBATH JUDAS SABBATH, TOKYO BLADE, CONQUEST OF STEEL and PICTURE.
