Four piece progressive extreme metal band BLACK MOON LILITH hail from Southern California. The band, aged just 15 to 19 years of age have recently released their debut single ‘Moribund’. Check out the video below:
Biography:
From Ventura County, in the 805 of Southern California, Thomas Hemmens, Nathan Hokom, Jason Maser and Emrys Mellinger produce high-level, distinctive, complex, jazz-flourished metal characterized by prominent and multifarious bass, inventive and intricate drum beats, aggressive and dynamic vocals, and heavy guitar riffs with a lyrical and emotive styling.
Hokom and Maser met in high school marching band, connecting over a shared bond of music. Maser and Hemmens studied at the same music school and had similar music preferences. The three came together to form Black Moon Lilith in February of 2021. Mellinger, attending the same music school, joined the lineup a year later.
Black Moon Lilith crafts a unique sound—progressive extreme metal showcasing a mosaic of influences including traditional metal, black/death metal, metalcore and deathcore.
The band has been hard at work writing an album’s worth of material, all while cutting their teeth playing shows in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. ‘Moribund’, their debut single, was released March 3, 2023, and is available on all streaming platforms.
SHINING is certainly one of the most controversial and musically brilliant bands in the scene. Mastermind Niklas Kvarforth has never made a secret of his mental illnesses and other psychological issues, thus, themes such as self-destruction, suicide and violence play an important role in the band’s music. Over the course of ten studio albums, including masterpieces such as the acclaimed “V. Halmstad”and “Redefining Darkness“, SHINING has garnered a large and loyal following who adore the musical genius and eccentric nature of Niklas Kvarforth.
It would not be appropriate to force SHINING into a musical genre. They root their main musical influences in black metal, but combine it incomparably with influences from various far-reaching genres such as classical music, jazz and progressive rock. SHINING‘s music conjures grim moods, aching wounds and deep emptiness. Napalm Records welcomes one of the darkest, most sinister and original bands in the genre today to their roster.
SHINING mastermind Niklas Kvarforth on the Signing: “Markus Rödl and I proudly announce today that we have reached an agreement with Napalm Records, who will release our upcoming 11th album in conspiracy with The Sinister Initiative in early 2023. A year in which the world will be force-fed a brand new, and for once suitable horrific stage show capable of visualizing our brand of darkness, new videos by brother Claudio Marino, as well as another thing or two which will inspire as well as disgust.”
Napalm Records A&R Sebastian Münch states: “Napalm Records is proud and honored to partner with one of the most influential black metal bands in the world. Very few bands understand the core essence of black metal like SHINING does. I am excited to join SHINING with the new album release, to explore and push new creative boundaries.”
Experience SHINING live in 2023!
Studio Albums: 2000 – Within Deep Dark Chambers 2001 – Livets ändhållplats 2002 – III – Angst, självdestruktivitetens emissarie 2005 – IV – The Eerie Cold 2007 – V – Halmstad 2009 – VI – Klagopsalmer 2011 – VII – Född förlorare 2012 – Redefining Darkness 2015 – IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends 2018 – X – Varg Utan Flock
SHINING are: Niklas Kvarforth – Vocals Charles Hedger – Guitar Nicolas Barker – Drums Peter Huss – Guitar Alex Friberg – Bass Markus Rödl – Sentinel
Catch symphonic metal masters XANDRIA and VISIONS OF ATLANTIS joining forces on their co-headline tour SYMPHONIC METAL NIGHTS at more than 30 shows in more than a month. The tour kicks off next week! Labelmates YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS will join them on this massive tour all over Europe! Check out the list of dates below:
08.09.22 DE – Hamburg / Logo 09.09.22 DK – Copenhagen / Spillestedet Stengade 10.09.22 SE – Gothenburg / Valand 11.09.22 SE – Stockholm / Slaktkyrkan 13.09.22 DE – Berlin / Frannz 14.09.22 PL – Wroclaw / Akademia 15.09.22 DE – Dresden / Club Puschkin 16.09.22 CZ – Prague / Storm 17.09.22 CZ – Zlin / Masters Of Rock Cafe 18.09.22 SK – Zvolen / DK ŽSR 20.09.22 PL – Bielsko-Biała / Rudeboy Club 21.09.22 DE – Munich / Backstage Club 22.09.22 AT – Graz / Explosiv 23.09.22 AT – Vienna / Szene 24.09.22 DE – Leipzig / Hellraiser 25.09.22 DE – Erfurt / From Hell 27.09.22 DE – Cologne / Helios 37 28.09.22 DE – Bochum / Matrix 29.09.22 NL – Enschede / Metropol 30.09.22 NL – Utrecht / De Helling 01.10.22 NL – Tilburg / 013 02.10.22 BE – Bree / Ragnarock 04.10.22 UK – London / The Underworld 05.10.22 UK – Manchester / Rebellion 07.10.22 FR – Paris / Backstage By The Mill 08.10.22 FR – Lyon / CCO 10.10.22 ES – Zaragoza / La Intento 11.10.22 ES – Vitoria / Urban Rock Concept 12.10.22 ES – Barcelona / Boveda 13.10.22 IT – Milan / Legend Club 14.10.22 DE – Weinheim / Cafe Central 15.10.22 CH – Wetzikon / Hall Of Fame
After an intense summer, with many major European Festivals (Hellfest, Pol’and’Rock, Reload), Romania’s DIRTY SHIRT are offering up a sizzling new music video ‘Hot for Summer’:
The video was produced by Vlad Bornuz (Dirty Shirt – Dope-a-Min, E-an-na – Toropeala), and the song was composed by Mihai Tivadar, with lyrics by Mathieu “Boots” di Pilla & Mihai Tivadar, along with audio production by Adrian “Bila” Uritescu (Low5Bass Studio, Deva).
“Hot for Summer is probably the craziest song of the album, a very short song that changes the ambiance constantly. After a very soft and cliché intro, we enter the first chorus in English, kind of a Eurovision style of music with some 80s influences. Then it changes completely, with a Balkan part, followed by a very aggressive metal drop. After that, we go back to the chorus, but this time in Italian to reinforce the Eurovision feeling. Moving along to a marching section, which develops into a Tango part, sang in Italian, that resumes the Balkan melodic line. The song ends in symmetry, recalling the soft intro. Thematically, the song criticizes the mainstream music industry, with how boring these pop summer hits can sound, and with a generally very simplistic and repetitive recipe, which revolves around a financial objective.” adds vocalist Mihai Tivadar.
Dirty Shirt‘s sixth album “Get Your Dose Now!” is a shorter nine-track album, with a little more than 30 minutes, but Dirty Shirt maintains that the listening experience will be very intense, as they combine many influences, and the songs change constantly with complex orchestrations. It was produced by Mihai Tivadar, mixed and mastered by Adrian Bila Uritescu and the album artwork was done by Lia Cucuianu.
Dirty Shirt brings a truly unique live experience, huge energy, huge emotions, and fun, with a scaling lineup based on the performance, which adds a lot of authenticity and a great live sound. The band will continue their European tour in support of “Get Your Dose Now!” with shows in Romania, France, Belgium, and Poland (dates to be announced soon).
Recommended for anyone looking for something interesting and lively, Dirty Shirt is for fans of Twelve Foot Ninja, Dubioza Kolektiv, and Eluveitie.
Dirty Shirt is a top Romanian crossover folkcore metal band, winner of second place at the international final of Wacken Metal Battle 2014 and of several awards at Metalhead Awards and Maximum Rock Awards. The band’s unique style derives from mixing the heavy sound of modern rock/metal with the festive ambiance of East-European traditional music, the eclecticism of world music (country, reggae, and tribal rhythms), the electro sound of industrial music, the energy of hardcore, and the groove of funk. It’s not surprising to find great appreciation for Dirty Shirt albums in hundreds of reviews all over the world, including in well-respected magazines such as Metal Hammer (DE, HU), Rock Hard – (DE, FR, SLK), Metalsucks – USA, Hard Rock Mag – FR, Terrorizer – UK, etc.
Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the upcoming release of “Beyond The Gates Of Hell”, the new album by French heavy metal act RISING STEEL. Their third full-length record, it sees the quintet in ferocious form as they continue to evolve following 2020’s well-received ‘Fight Them All’ with this fresh slab of explosive riffs and rhythms.
’Beyond The Gates Of Hell’ is out on 18th November, but a first single and video from it for the song ‘Run For Your Life’ is now available.
Check it out:
Hailing from Grenoble, Rising Steel deliver a heavier interpretation of classic metal via acknowledged influences coming mainly from the ‘80s NWOBHM, hard rock and thrash metal scenes. Solid and powerful with crushing riffage meted out at a galloping pace, the group is inspired by legends such as Judas Priest and Iron Maiden and is recommended for fans of early Metallica, Accept, Saxon, Grand Magus, Nevermore and Slayer.
After releasing an EP in 2014 entitled ‘Warlord’, followed by their debut full-length album ‘Return of the Warlord’ two years later, Rising Steel shared stages with the likes of Jaded Heart, Sister Sin, Nightmare, ADX, Nashville Pussy and Annihilator. After relentless gigging and writing new material, the band recorded their second full-length effort, ‘Fight Them All’, which received rave reviews.
“BEYOND THE GATES OF HELL” TRACKLISTING: 1 Beyond The Gates Of Hell 2 From Darkness 3 Life Awaits 4 Death Of A Vampire 5 Run For Your Life 6 Infinite Pain 7 Skullcrusher 8 My Burning Time 9 Beast 10 We Are Free
RISING STEEL is: Emmanuelson – vocals Tony Steel – guitars Steff Leadmaster – guitars Stone Warrior – bass Steel Zard – drums
APHYXION are setting the sails again, this time with their first ever feature partner.
OCEANS OF TIME is a real metalcore banger with all element’s fans will be expecting or hoping for: Fierce growls meet catchy choruses, all of which with the support of vocalist Jan Listing from the band’s new label mates CHAOSBAY. Their first ever collaboration partner for a duet also appears in the new video.
Check it out below:
The single focuses on the magic moment before a human being’s transition from life into death. It appears as a junction: Looking back at a whole life span while struggling with the uncertainty of what is to come now: Is it a nowhere or a somewhere?
Lyricist and singer Michael Vahl comments on the genesis of ‘Oceans Of Time’
‘I like working with intertextuality and have been doing so in almost all my lyrics since we started the band back in 2007. Interpreting and conveying a text or media into something new has become a big part of our lyrical expression, and that is also the case in Oceans of Time.
I remember seeing “American Beauty” in my early teenage years – probably just around when the band started. I was completely absorbed by the ending monologue, which is basically a speech about the beauty of life – delivered by a dying person with a stoic inner peace.
In the lyrics for Oceans of Time, I revisit the monologue – but this time out of the context from the movie, which makes it even more open for interpretation.’
As the song was in the final stages of production, the band tried many different variations on both different bridges and the chorus of the song and got near desperation on how to bring the song to full blossom. All of a sudden, a new best solution entered in the shape of a collaborating artist. The band elaborates on this turn of events:
‘We’ve been wanting to have a feature on one of our songs for a long time, but without really having an idea of who would be a good fit. As we joined the roster of Circular Wave, we came to know the guys from CHAOSBAY – and instantly, we knew that this would be a fit. Jan Listing is a great vocalist with an enormous range, and he has brought so much good to the song.’
About APHYXION APHYXION are not ones to succumb to genre definitions, and the release of their third full-length album ‘Void’ in 2019 marked the switch from their death metal heritage towards a more contemporary metalcore sound, creating something that elevated the band to a new level. This band keeps moving boundaries, for themselves but also for their ever-growing fanbase. They were the youngest band ever to play at Wacken Open Air and have also had the opportunity to support the likes of Metallica, Soilwork and Soulfly, accumulating more than 450 shows all over Europe to date.
Aphyxion are:
Michael Vahl (Lead Vocals) Jais Jessen (Vocals, Bass) Jonas Haagensen (Guitar, Production) Jesper Haas (Guitar) Jakob Jensen (Drums)
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