Finnish groovy trad rockers, Jackie’s Land, are releasing their new born debut album later this month. ‘Fortune & Fame’ is the last 4th single with a nice warm vintagey Black Crowes, Rolling Stones vibe, groovy riffs and a great chorus.
‘Fortune & Fame’ starts with some easygoing open tuned electric guitar which delivers nice warm “vintagey” vibes with hints from bands like the Black Crowes and even the Rolling Stones. After the peaceful intro the song rolls into a grooving main riff and some true to the style slide guitar licks. Like the earlier single releases ‘Fortune & Fame’ also delivers a nice and crisp sounding old-school rock song with a groovy main riff and a melodic chorus that’s guaranteed to stick in your head for the rest of the day.
“I guess the message of the song is kind of self-explanatory and represents our attitude quite well; we’re not here for the fortune or the fame but just want to do our own thing as best as we can and have fun while doing it. With this song we had a pretty strong sense how we wanted the finished track to sound like, and producer Jussi Vuola really did a great job with capturing those sounds.” says guitarist Jouni Möysä.
Music Video by Petri Vilen
Along with the song there’s a high-quality music video the band made with videographer and film maker Petri Vilen. “We wanted to make a video that represents us as a band and has a feel-good attitude. Standing in front of a green screen looking serious and grouchy with our instruments didn’t really feel natural for us so we decided to go the other way and do something totally different. The basic idea for the plot came to us pretty easily somewhat through the song title. Together with Petri Vilen we crafted the screenplay, and the finished video is something way beyond all our expectations.” says the singer Ilmiö with a grin on his face.
Music by Jouni Möysä Lyrics by Jouni Möysä, Ilmiö Oksanen Recorded & produced by Jussi Vuola, V.R. Studio Mixed by Jori Saloranta, V.R. Studio Mastered by Jaakko Viitalähde, Virtalähde Mastering Distributed by Playground Music Scandinavia
Endline is a melodic hard rock band formed in January 2023, whose musicians are long-time professionals. Janika Rissanen the lead vocalist, was recruited through a performance in Voice of Finland and despite the title of the band’s youngest member, she has accumulated experience for several years also.The band has released their debut single called Lost.
”The Voice of Finland was one of the best experiences of my life from start to finish. The entire production, the coaches and above all our own and other teams’ singers genuinely wanted to develop and strive for the best possible performance every single time. I also made good friends from this trip, with whom we will stay in touch for a long time. In Endline, I started almost immediately after finishing my TVOF-journey. Markus sent me a message, asking if I would be interested in coming and trying out how singing in their band would feel. The experiment quickly stretched into a year-long journey, which we are still on. We’ve been welded together well with the boys, and I couldn’t wish for a better team for myself. I have always dreamed of singing as a profession, of performing songs on big stages and above all, a great band that stands as support and security in the middle of everything. I would never have thought that a song sung by me could ever be found on Spotify, let alone on any other streaming service. So, here’s a clichéd message to all our listeners, fans and support teams: believe in yourself and work for your dreams! Sometimes it might take you in situations like this.” – Janika Rissanen – Vocals
The brand-new single “Lost” is a combination of longing and loss. Different memories give a perspective on the search for one´s own path. However, the catchy melody and interpretation of the song also give hope and leave room for interpretation to the listener.
”The song’s lyrics were created one evening when I was staying at the home. There’s absolutely no personal connection in the lyrics, but I guess that the passing of a loved ones and a friend that happened within the last years subconsciously influenced the creation of the lyrics. With the song and the lyrics, I want to tell you that even though it sings about longing and loss, the memories will still remain forever and you can use them to seek comfort and strength on this path of life. Go check out our song and best regards to all of our listeners!” – Julle Tikkanen, Drums
Endline released their debut single” Lost” on all streaming services on 9th of February 2024. There are new releases to come, which we will be waiting for with interest.
Trevor Rabin, the South African guitarist, singer, multi-musician, writer and producer, released ‘Rio’, his first solo album of vocal material in 34 years, in October last year. The deluxe edition of the album included 3 bonus tracks, including a demo version of a track titled ‘Fragile’.
Trevor had this to say about the track: “I’m particularly pleased with the space, in terms of production, and happy with the simplicity of the lyric. Life is harsh, fickle and Fragile. My intention regarding the guitar solo was for it to drip onto the “page” so to speak.”
‘Rio’ is available as a Ltd CD+Blu-ray Mediabook & Ltd Deluxe Gatefold Red 180g 2LP + Blu-ray (including 8-page LP-booklet and obi strip), both featuring bonus material, 5.1 surround sound & liner notes. Also available as Standard CD Jewelcase, Gatefold 180g 2LP+LP-booklet (with etching on side D), and as Digital Album. The cover for the album was created by Trevor himself: “I dabble with digital art so I sent some images of mine to the label and was pleasantly surprised when they liked them.”
The full track-listing is as follows: 1. Big Mistakes 2. Push 3. Oklahoma 4. Paradise 5. Thandi 6. Goodbye 7. Tumbleweed 8. These Tears 9. Egoli 10. Toxic
The Ltd CD+Blu-ray Mediabook & Ltd Deluxe Gatefold Red 180g 2LP + Blu-ray also features the following bonus tracks: 1. Spek & Polly 2. Fragile (Demo) 3. Georgia
Given that his previous vocal-led solo album, ‘Can’t Look Away’, was released in 1989 (2012’s ‘Jacaranda’ was all-instrumental), Rabin has kept us waiting for more than three decades for a follow-up. Trevor admits that there was pressure from all sides, including his own family, to have speeded up the process. However, the delay is excusable. Since leaving Yes following the ‘Talk’ album in 1994 and largely as a prequel to touring as part of ARW in 2016, the guitarist entered the time-consuming world of movie soundtracks. Not just any old movies, either. Trevor’s name appears as composer for such blockbusters as Con Air, Armageddon, Remember the Titans, Enemy Of The State, Deep Blue Sea, Glory Road, and Gone In 60 Seconds and both National Treasure movies, amongst many others. “Over the past ten years I was having ideas, concepts that I couldn’t implement due to my busy schedule,” he explains, adding: “To be honest, those years flew by in a flurry. I knew that this was the time, and once I found my momentum I worked on the album 24/7.” The process proved a labour of love and as with his first and second solo records, ‘Trevor Rabin’ and ‘Face To Face’ (from 1977 and ’79 respectively), Rabin handled just about all of the instruments himself.
Stylistically, ‘Rio’– is tough to categorize. Besides guitar-driven rock-meets-pop, ‘Goodbye’ is Country & Western with an edgy drive, while ‘Tumbleweed’ begins in a burst of harmonies. No wonder its working title was ‘The Demographic Nightmare’.
“I wanted to get into many different areas,” Rabin states. “Of course there are ‘prog things’, but overall there are a lot of styles going on.”
Italy’s brutal tech-death masters HOUR OF PENANCE unveil details of their highly-anticipated ninth studio album “Devotion”, set for release on April 5th via Agonia Records.
“It has been almost five years since Misotheism [last studio album], but we are finally ready to unveil our new opus,” comments HOUR OF PENANCE. “Devotion is our anthem to the futility of war, with no light at the end of the tunnel. The main theme of the album is the misguided devotion which we, the people, give to our leaders, who mercilessly send us to our deaths under the pretense of democracy; while being guided only by imperialist ambitions and greed. The faceless crowd of the artwork stands in worship of these deformed statues of false deities. Musically, the album builds on the 20-year-old, fast-paced trademark style of Hour of Penance, and enhances it with more technicality and catchiness, interspersed with epic landscapes. We cannot wait to share these 10 songs with you all; stay tuned for more news and the release of the first single!”
HOUR OF PENANCE is a blackened technical & brutal death metal outfit formed in 1999, widely considered as one of the most intense and talented representatives of the genre to emerge from Italy. The band needed three albums to surpass its local character and transform humble beginnings into international following, which triggered massive touring across Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and Asia, with heavyweights such as Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Devildriver, Deicide, Nile or Behemoth.
From early output, through trademark installments – “The Vile Conception” (2008) & “Paradogma” (2010) – up to 2019’s “Misotheism”, HOUR OF PENANCE has been consistent in crafting their sonic identity through a complex, crushing and surgical brand of death metal. Whilst tailored for hyper speeds and untamed brutality, the group doesn’t shy away from perceptive social metaphors in their dark imaginary and lyrics.
The new album “Devotion” features long-standing members Giulio Moschini (guitars), Paolo Pieri (vocals & guitars) and Marco Mastrobuono (bass), alongside new drummer, Giacomo Torti. Recordings took place at Bloom Studio and Kick Studio in Italy, with mixing and mastering handled by Hertz Studio (Vader, Decapitated, Behemoth) in Poland. New band photos were shot by Massimiliano Rocchi.
Tracklisting: 1. Devotion for Tyranny 2. Parasitic Chain of Command 3. Birthright Abolished 4. Retaliate 5. Breathe the Dust of their Dead 6. The Morality of Warfare 7. Severance 8. The Ravenous Heralds 9. A Desert Called Peace 10. Spiralling into Decline
Tour dates: 10th Feb 2024: Firenze Metal, IT 16th -18th May 2024: Nice To Eat You Deathfest, CZ 1st – 2nd June 2024: Grabbenacht Festival, DE
Line-up: Giulio Moschini – guitars Paolo Pieri – guitars and vocals Marco Mastrobuono – bass Giacomo Torti – drums
Renowned Polish multi-talented metal musician Paul Jaroszewicz (Vader, Decapitated, Hate, Antigama, Obscure Sphinx) alongside experienced musicians on the Polish metal scene: Adrian Meissner, Rafał Tarlachan, Błażej Kasprzak and Jakub Śliwowski will inaugurate their newest project – SHADOHM.
Prepare yourselves for the latest offering of pure, unadulterated darkness of black metal, energy of groove metal, climate and heavy melodies of doom metal and absurdly low-tuned notes.
“Through Darkness Towards Enlightenment” is a modern combination of styles such bands as Architects, Lorna Shore, Meshuggah, Gojira and Katatonia shocking to the listener from start to finish. Five tracks of melodic trance with amazing vocals that will take you to another dimension of modern metal. The band is a conglamerate of experienced professionals focused on one common goal – bringing our vision to the masses.
Music for debut album was recorded:
drums at Santa Studio by Mikołaj Kiciak, Filip Hałucha, Sebastian Has;
guitars & bass at Heinrich House Studio by Filip Hałucha;
vocals at Santa Studio by Sebastian Has.
All was mixed and mastered by Sebastian Has at Santa Studio (Behemoth, Obscure Sphinx). Cover art was done by vocalist Adrian Meissner & Michal “Xaay” Loranc (God Dethroned, Kamelot, Nile). Band photo by Aleksandra „Kosa” Majak.
Pavulon comments: “Through Darkness Towards Enlightenment is a commentary on how I perceive the surrounding reality and is inspired by everything that I encountered throughout the years. It is a form of releasing the pressure and frustration growing within for many years, a form of catharsis, a sort of therapy – coming to terms with my demons and finding the strength to pursue my goals against all odds.“
Debut album will be released March 8, 2024 digitally and on CD by Polish well known label Selfmadegod Records. Pre-order is available in label’s webstore.
Tracklist:
1. Through Darkness 2. Blurred 3. Fair Weather Friend 4. Ripped Apart 5. Towards Enlightenment
On the day of the album’s release, the Shadohm will go on Czarna Pascha 2024 tour with the Batushka as a direct support: Dates as follows:
Adrian “Klama” Meissner (Batushka, It Follows) – vocal Paweł “Pavulon” Jaroszewicz (Batushka, Antigama) – drums Rafał “Tarlachan” Łyszczarz (Batushka, Hore) – guitars, vocal Błażej Kasprzak (Batushka) – bass Jakub “Szatan” Śliwowski (Batushka, Hore) – guitars
One of the distinguishing features of Shadohm is undeniably our custom guitars, built to order by our friend Kriz Ramirez from Mexico, at his company – K. Ramirez Guitars. Due to our preference for tuning low (even very low), we knew that Kriz would be the right person to make them, considering his years of experience as a luthier and as a musician.
We opted for a shape that is a variation of the Iceman model produced by Ibanez. All three guitars are 9-string “Spitfire” models, equipped with custom-made Fishman Fluence pickups. The bridge was built from scratch specifically for us by Kriz’s team based on the Hipshot bridge because they don’t manufacture bridges for nine-string multiscale guitars as a standard. The scale is 30” for the lowest string and 28” for the highest, making them an ideal combination for comfort (it makes catching various peculiar chords a bit easier) and also allowing all tones, even the lowest ones, to resonate without detuning. We chose this setup because we tune down to F# on the thickest string (an octave lower than the classical F# on an eight-string guitar), and the conventional solutions available on the market were insufficient.
As for the wood selection, following Kriz’s advice, we settled on flamed maple, while the fretboard itself is made of exotic Granadillo wood, which performs excellently in low tunings.
We aimed for an original look. All three guitars are in a beige shade, we swapped the classic potentiometers for knobs, and the logo on the 12th fret and the lumin laye shimmer in blue under UV light – associations with Dune are entirely accurate. You can see the details in the photos, and already in March, during the upcoming “Black Pasha” tour, you will be able to hear and see live how these instruments present themselves in all their splendor.
Yesterday marked a momentous occasion for power metal enthusiasts worldwide as Finland’s Metal De Facto proudly presented “Land Of The Rising Sun – pt. I” via Rockshots Records. This highly anticipated album promises a symphonic journey through realms of power and grandeur, captivating audiences with its melodic prowess and epic storytelling.
With each track, Metal De Facto proves their mastery of the genre, delivering fierce and epic compositions that leave an indelible mark on the listener’s soul. From soaring guitar solos to thunderous drumming, “Land Of The Rising Sun – pt. I” is a testament to the band’s musical prowess. Metal De Facto takes no prisoners with their latest release, igniting a rallying cry for metalheads everywhere. With anthems that demand to be sung along, the album embodies the spirit of camaraderie and unity within the metal community.
“Land of the Rising Sun Part 1.” is the first of two parts, themed after Japanese culture, and is available from Rockshots Records as of February 9th on CD, Vinyl Black and Transparent Splatter Vinyl.
Track Listing: 1. Rise Amaterasu 2. Code of the Samurai 3. Heavier Than a Mountain 4. Slave to the Power 5. Divine Wind 6. Tame the Steel 7. Superstars 8. 47 Ronin
Show Date: Feb 10, 2024 – On the Rocks, Helsinki, FIN (with Dreamtale and Everfrost) – Ticket Info here.
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
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