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Metal Shock Finland’s Exclusive Premiere: IVORY MOON – New Single And Video ‘Man With A Face’ + Interview

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 29, 2020
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After releasing their new album a few weeks ago, Italian Symphonic Metallers IVORY MOON, have teamed up with Metal Shock Finland to premiere exclusively their new single and video for the song ‘Man With A Face’, taken from the band’s new album ‘Lunar Gateway’, released on October 2nd, via Volcano Records & Promotion.

‘Man With A Face’ is a melodic and powerful song, accompanied by an intense and delicate video, illustrated and masterfully created by Sergio Giardo, designer of Nathan Never. The video tells a story of a hyperuranic journey, between planets and oneiric visions, which ends in an unexpected way.

Watch and enjoy ‘Man With A Face’ here:

To celebrate the video premiering Metal Shock Finland‘s Tarja Virmakari had a pleasure to interview the the band, please read below:

  1. Hello IVORY MOON and welcome to Metal Shock Finland. Today we’ve a pleasure to premiere your stunning new single and video ‘Man With A Face’, please tell us the story behind it?

Hi Metal Shock Finland and hello to all your readers too! The new video was a beautiful unexpected gift from our graphic designer, Sergio Giardo, a fantastic artist, illustrator and cartoonist of the comic Nathan Never for the comic book publisher Bonelli Editore; The song is about how in the world people have and forced to wear many faces. Therefore it is always difficult to be yourself and not feel judged for what you are.

  1. What are your musical influences, besides symphonic metal?

Our musical tastes range from extreme metal to 70s progressive rock, from Metallica to Yes, Queen, Megadeth, Slayer, Dream Theater and each member of the band has a different musical background.

  1. Please introduce us the band members and their roles when writing music and choosing song topics.

Fabrizio zucchini is the founding member of the band and rhythm guitar. He is the composer of almost all the songs. Andrea Campisano is the solo guitarist and arranger of the songs. Fabrizio Sclano is the band’s bassist and historical member of the band. Fabio Bonuglia is the keyboardist and composer, together with Andrea, of the atmospheres of the new album. Patrizio Izzo is the male voice and singer who has been active in the field for a long time. Loretta Venditti is the female voice and composer of some of the album’s lyrics. Emiliano Cantiano is the drummer and is another well known member of the metal scene. Mainly, as anticipated, the songs were born from a collaboration between Fabrizio Z. And Andrea with the contribution of the other members.

  1. Your new album “Lunar Gateway” came out on October 2nd, via Volcano Records & Promotion. How it’s been welcomed by Symphonic Metal lovers?

We had good feedback from old fans and new ones, positive reviews from the press. We can be satisfied with how the promotion and listening of the new album is going.

  1. We’re living now quite difficult times, due to Covid-19 pandemic. Now that touring and playing live seem to be nearly impossible, how will you promote your new album?

We would have liked to do some dates in the national territory starting from December but with the current situation we have to adapt to the new provisions and we hope to be able to return live as soon as possible, and in the meantime we are preparing to be ready!

  1. What are your highlights, so far?

The songs: Based on the feedback from the critics we can say that the songs have all had a good response as we hoped.
The line-up: having changed almost completely, has a lot to give in view of the live shows and can guarantee continuity to the project

  1. Now the word is yours, what is your message to our readers, your fans and music business?

Thanks for the support from our old and new fans! Listen to all the music possible, go to concerts to be able to support and keep the scene alive! Support those who, like us, have the same passion as you! Stay metal!

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IVORY MOON was born in the summer of 2000, in Italy, and May 2002 saw the first Ivory Moon promo cd being released. In early 2004, the debut album, “On The Edge of Time” was recorded and released by Battle Hymns Records. In late 2005, the line-up underwent some changes, and the band started to work on new songs and ideas for the next album. During 2006, Ivory Moon took residence at Temple of Noise Studios in Rome, to record “Human Nature”. The album was tracked, mixed and mastered by Christian Ice and released by Ulterium Records. “Dark Time” was released in 2012 by Spider rock promotion and was followed by a promotion tour with Freedom Call. The New album ‘Lunar Gateaway’, released on October 2nd 2020, via Volcano Records and Promotion, was mixed and mastered in Temple of Noise studios, with a renewed line-up made up of old and new friends: Patrizio Izzo and Loretta Venditti voices, Andrea Campisano and Fabrizio Zucchini guitars, Fabrizio Sclano bass, Fabio Bonuglia Keyboards and Emiliano Cantiano drums. ‘Lunar Gateaway’ will keep true to the style of the previous records but with a much more modern sound. It will surely be the most complete album of the band: 10 songs of pure metal with symphonic, prog and hard rock influences, in the classic style of Ivory Moon.

“Lunar Gateway” tracklist:

  1. Human Greed
  2. Here We Are
    3.Man with a Face
  3. Darkside-The Angel of the Night
  4. Astaroth
  5. Breath
  6. Blood Vampire
  7. Lochness – The Legend of the Lake
  8. The Dominion Saga
  9. The Game of Life
    Running Time: 50’59”

IVORY MOON Line-up:
Loretta Venditti – Voices
Patrizio Izzo – Voices
Fabrizio Sclano – Bass
Andrea Campisano – Lead Guitar
Fabrizio Zucchini – Rhythm Guitar
Fabio Bonuglia – Keyboard
Emiliano Cantiano – Drums

Also watch/Stream:
Here We Are [OFFICIAL AUDIO] – https://youtu.be/XIqhLz9LL0k
Human Greed [OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO] – https://youtu.be/2nGAmewEusc
The Dominion Saga [OFFICIAL VIDEO] – https://youtu.be/rpwLry05mx4

More information at:
BAND: https://www.facebook.com/ivorymoonofficial
LABEL: http://www.volcanopromotion.com

Interview With Rob The Witch, NECRONOMICON: “As long as I play my music I’m happy”

Posted by aliblackdiamond on August 24, 2020
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Interview By Alison Booth

Rob The Witch

Since their incarnation in 1988, the Lovecraftian inspired pioneer of blackened death metal, NECRONOMICON, has certainly established itself as one of the hardest working bands in the industry. Founded by composer, guitarist and frontman Rob The Witch in Quebec Province, Canada and following an early demo and EP, the band released its first full length album “Pharaoh Of Gods” in 1999.

A steady release of five further albums and a high level of commitment to touring and performing on stage has been a constant in the life of NECRONOMICON, all the while establishing an ever growing fan base around the globe. Changes in line up and other issues haven’t been a deterrent for the charismatic Witch King, resulting in the sixth brutally dark album “Unus” being unleashed in October 2019, via Season Of Mist Records.

Alison recently caught up with Rob The Witch for her Blackdiamond’s Metal Mayhem radio show on UK station TotalRock. The whole show can be heard on Mixcloud at this location, but the audio interview (split into two parts for radio) can be listened to below. Many topics were discussed with the eloquent frontman, from the worldwide pandemic to Dean guitars and more in between! Check out a few excerpts from the chat, followed by the audio:

Discussing touring, Rob stated:

“Touring is what I like the most, it’s being on the road – I don’t get enough of that. I did like around twelve hundred shows in my career, I lost count, I know it’s over a thousand. It’s just doing my music you know – recording albums, going on tour and just rocking the stage you know. That’s just what I want to do. When I started Necronomicon, I was seventeen, now I’m almost fifty, I never stop. As long as I play my music, I’m happy, I’m satisfied with that.”

Regarding the Coronavirus pandemic and getting back to touring in 2021, Rob expressed:

“Really, really not easy, that’s one thing. I think that pretty much any artist that does this mostly for a living will feel the impact pretty well. When you’re going on full tours like months at a time and spend many, many, many, many hours you know practice by yourself, but I mean like many hours per week – days per week literally practising with your band, you have situations like that coming out of nowhere in a way, it’s pretty challenging actually. For example, our drummer is stuck in California, can’t come to practice and it’s been months, so it’s really not easy.

Of course we’re trying to see what we can do now. Nothing is certain at this point how it’s going, it’s totally out of control, especially in the U.S. I mean in Canada we’re doing really good, they responded really quick, I don’t know how it is in Europe. I really don’t know how we’re going to do that, because when we finished the U.S. tour we were already planning to go in Europe and something happened and we had to pull out. And that tour started without us and the tour went to hell because Covid started. So, at first I wasn’t really happy because we had to pull out of the tour, then I realised after it was almost a blessing. These bands that were on tour in Europe were in a really shitty situation because of that. They’re having some major financial problems due to what happened there. If we’d been on that tour it would’ve really fucked us, really in a bad way. So, the fact that we’d been forced to pull out of that tour and not going, saved our ass in a way. That’s the irony of that.”

On videos and being creative, Rob had lots to say:

“I don’t wanna bash any of my friends or other bands – there’s a lot of bands I respect musically and stuff like that. But if you have to shoot your band in an abandoned warehouse, stay home come on, I mean be more creative. It’s supposed to be art.
I don’t get the people going on stage with their flip flops and Cannibal Corpse shirts, even their glasses. Even fucking Judas Priest, they go on stage with outfits and stage clothes. Even Metallica, ok they don’t have armour and stuff like that – but if you see James Hetfield or Kirk Hammett in the street, they’re not dressed like they’re dressed on stage, it’s totally different. Music is art, so why don’t you do it properly you know?

When you go to see a show, you need to see something, you need to have a visual of it. I’m going to take a band that’s really shitty music to me right now – that’s Ghost, I really don’t like what they’re doing. The first album was really good, I really liked it, the rest – ugh! But they would never have succeeded if they didn’t have the image. The same for Slipknot and the same for Dimmu Borgir or any bands that had success with that, it’s a part of the game. You sell a product and the image of a band is fifty percent of the job, if not more.”

If you’re lucky, you can see the uncensored video of ‘The Thousand Masks’ – unfortunately some countries have blocked it:

Some live NECRONOMICON with ‘The Time Is Now’:

NECRONOMICON:

Official Facebook Page
Official Instagram
Official YouTube

HANGARVAIN’s Exclusive Live Show Streaming On Metal Shock Finland Tonight, July 15th at 9pm CEST

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 15, 2020
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Italian rockers HANGARVAIN have teamed up with Metal Shock Finland to stream exclusively the band’s live show, tonight, July 15th at 9pm CEST from BrutusVox Music Recording Studio. Facebook event page, at this location.

Join and stream the show here:

Furthermore, just a few days ago, Metal Shock Finland’s Tarja Virmakari had a pleasure to interview the band, talking about the live stream, the band’s latest album ”The Great Machine”, touring, Covid-19 pandemic, #UNITEDWESTAND Project and future plans. Please, read below.

1- Hi HANGARVAIN, tonight Metal Shock Finland has the honor to host exclusively your worldwide live streaming at 9pm CEST from BrutusVox Music Recording Studio. Can you reveal something about it?

Hi Metal Shock Finland and first of all thank you from the bottom of our heart for helping us to make this project possible. It’s been a while since we didn’t play together and during the crazy period we all been through, lot of our fans and friends never stopped showing us their support and love. Hangarvain is a family of people living very far from each other so as soon as we had the chance to be in the same city at the BrutusVox Studios in Torino for some rehearsals, we decided to share with our lovely fans this very deep emotion. We really want our fans to experience again the energy of a true live show as it is when we go on a proper stage, so this is gonna be really nothing else than a pure Hangarvain’s show!

2- Your latest album ”The Great Machine” was released October 11th 2019, via Volcano Records. How has it been received by your fans?

The Great Machine is our fourth album and we couldn’t be more proud of it both for the music it contains and for the reactions people had when it was released. We always been very passionate about many genres of music that’s the reason why our albums are often full of different influences, but with The Great Machine we started a journey in the roots of what we love the most trying to give our personal interpretation to the blues and soul music. It seems that people received this new chapter in an absolutely enthusiastic way. Media all over the world spent great words with high-votes reviews on it and when we toured all Europe last year right after the release we can tell you that both CDs and vinyls went sold out several times and we had to ask for new stocks of copies three times during the tour.

3- During the years, you have been known as an untiring touring band playing shows all around Europe with many big bands on legendary stages. Indeed, your last European tour, before lockdown, was with the Danish D-A-D. What are your greatest highlights from that tour?

Touring Europe with D-A-D in 2019 has been an incredible opportunity for us to visit countries where we didn’t play before and largely expand our fanbase and supporters. We had the chance to play some legendary and massive venues like we did in England, France or Germany just to name a few, as well as super-cool, big and always full packed clubs all around Europe. We toured a lot before this also with big and legendary acts, but you never have enough and always learn a lot from an experience like that. You have to be really committed and always very focused on your mission when you play 24 shows in a row preserving strengths to hit the stage hard as hell every night and give people a memorable experience.

4- Talking about Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, how this weird worldwide situation has affected your band’s activities?

We lost about 30 shows in the first four months of the year. Some of them have been rescheduled, some of them not. We were supposed to have a very busy 2020, a great spring and an epic summer with some huge European festivals like the Hills Of Rock where we were awaited to play on the main stage on July 25th, the day before Slipknot… So you can imagine how hard it’s been dealing with what happened and how tough is still today living without anything really sure for the upcoming months. But we tried hard to stay strong and work on the future. Some shows in December 2020 with Michael Schencher have just been announced, we also have a festival in Wales on December 3rd and some headliner gigs in France and Italy plus many other things on the way to be confirmed. We really hope to be able to make it all!

5- In April 2020 your label, Volcano Records, promoted the project #UNITEDWESTAND, feat. Italian Rock And Metal Artists Against Covid-19. Please tell us more about this project.

#UNITEDWESTAND is our motto since many years now and represents well what we feel about the community of people around us and our music. So it happened that one day during the lockdown, our guitarist Alessandro wrote this song using our motto to underline that even in that crazy moment where everyone was locked in, music could make us part of something bigger and feel united. From that we took the idea to ask some friends to join the message and be part of the song so we have on board many great singers like Mark Basile (DGM), Giacomo Voli (Rhapsody Of Fire), Marco Pastorino (Temperance), Iacopo Meille (Tygers Of Pan Tang), Tiziano Spigno (Extrema) and many others. We decided with our record label Volcano Records, to use the song to support the Italian Red Cross and release it as Italian Rock Union Project.

6- And what will happen next in the HANGARVAIN -camp?

Most of all we hope to be able to confirm our tour in December adding about ten shows we’re working on these days, to the ones just announced. But we’re also very busy preparing a brand new and super-secret project that should see the light in Autumn and will bring out new music from us with a very special guest involved that hopefully will be on tour with us in Europe in Spring 2021. But before all of this, let’s have some fun tonight getting back some good vibrations with the live in studio for Metal Shock Finland. After all, that’s what music is for, staying together living true emotions.

Watch #UNITEDWESTAND video here: https://youtu.be/W0bUqdJfa1s

HANGARVAIN line-up:
Sergio “Toledo” Mosca – Voice
Alessandro Liccardo – Guitar
Gabriele “Gabo” Sinatra – Bass
Simone Crimi – Drums

Other Recording Musicians:
Alessandro Stellano (bass), Andrea Gianangeli (drums), Mark Basile (keyboards), Johnny Dema (keyboards)

Watch/Stream:
Showreel [2019] – https://youtu.be/670bJSeihyg
Black Betty [OFFICIAL AUDIO] – https://youtu.be/mY8fEyDYDDc
Rock Down The House [OFFICIAL VIDEO] – https://youtu.be/kvz6tPa0UJ4
The Great Machine [OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO] – https://youtu.be/W3T35oG98rY

More information at:
BAND: https://www.facebook.com/Hangarvain
LABEL: http://www.volcanopromotion.com

Interview With Guitarist Darren DPaul Wise, Talking About His Creative Career, And Also How Covid-19 Is Changing Perspectives On Life

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 12, 2020
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Interview by Tarja Virmakari

Darren DPaul Wise, the Dallas-based guitarist, is currently the music director for the Drew Pearson Live television show on ABC. This is a sports and entertainment primetime NFL pregame show based on the late night talk show format with a live on-set band led by DPaul. All themes and segment music have been written, recorded and produced by DPaul since 2013. His background includes multiple signed bands, session work for record labels, touring guitarist, published hit song writer and music for NASCAR, MLB, NBA, Chevrolet, various TV shows and commercials.

Just recently Metal Shock Finland‘s Tarja Virmakari had a pleasure to interview Darren, talking about his creative and successful career, but also how Covid-19 is changing perspectives on life.

– Hi Darren, and welcome to Metal Shock Finland. How are you doing today?

All good, just working on some music.

– We’re living now difficult times for the Covid 19 pandemic, how has it influenced your work in terms of music?

It’s actually giving me more time to work on music.

– What will be the first thing you’ll do when this situation is over?

Start performing live music again!

– In your opinion, it will change our life in some way, or will we return to our old habits?

It might give people some new perspective on life.

– How do you see the music business today, leaving out this current world situation?

Music is being consumed in many different ways now and that will continue so it should be embraced.

– You have a long and successful career as a guitarist, and you’re also the music director for the Drew Pearson Live television show on ABC. Can you tell us more about it?

I love writing music for any project I’m working on, it’s all a creative process.

– Your background includes many things, what can you reveal about the activities you are involved in?

I’m working on some solo guitar tracks and on a new original music project with some great people. Looking forward to getting that out there!

– Just recently you announced your artist relationship with Gibson Guitars. What can you tell us about this collaboration?

I started off playing Gibson guitars and I’m very happy to be playing them again! Great company, great people!

– What are your musical highlights, so far?

Having a couple of hit songs and working on the Drew Pearson show. It’s also great to work with people who have a real passion for what they do.

– What are your future plans? New shows, live dates, albums, new videos?

About to make a new video for a guitar track and then get into the studio with my new original project.

– If it wasn’t music, what would you be doing? 

Musics pretty much all that I do so not a lot of outside interest.

– What are your advices to up-and-coming musicians?

Do the best job you can on everything you’re involved in. Your work ethic and attention to detail will help build your reputation as a professional.

– I thank-you for this nice chat, and now the word is yours, what is your message to Metal Shock Finland readers?

Hope you’re all staying healthy and safe!

For More Information Visit Darren “DPaul” Wise at: https://www.facebook.com/darren.wise.12

CARNIÇA: Brazilian Thrashers Preparing To 30 Years Celebrations Of “Heavy Rotten Metal”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 27, 2020
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Interview by Carlos Garcia

CARNIÇA (Portuguese word for “Rotten Flesh”) is a traditional Heavy/Thrash Metal band formed in 1991 in southern Brazil, with several demo-tapes and four full-lengths released, the group is now preparing to celebrate 30 years next year with the release of a new album. Some plans had to be postponed due to quarantine, but the band takes the time to compose the songs on the new album, in addition to preparing a single for soon and participation in some tributes.

The four-piece band is formed by Mauriano Lustosa (vocals), Marlo Lustosa (drums), Parahim Neto (guitars) and Vinicius Durli (bass), and their four full-lenghts are “Rotten Flesh” (1999), “Temples Fall…Time to Reborn” (2011), “Nations of Few” (2012) and “Carniça” (2017).

Mauriano Lustosa, lead singer and founder of the band, tells some of these plans and a little more about the band to Metal Shock Finland readers.

The band will celebrate 30 years in 2021, are you preparing any special things to celebrate this brand?

Mauriano: Yes! Finish 30 years on April 21, 2021. We are planning to release a new album, turn northeast, release a video and participate in less than 3 tributes for great Classic bands.

You use to call your sound “Heavy Rotten Metal”, tell us more how about this label.

Mauriano: The inclusion of Rotten is kind of an adaptation to the producer, because we play and we are a Heavy Metal band. There is a lot of tradition in our DNA. Maybe Rotten comes, maybe because the band is called “Carniça” (rotten flesh).

Paralleling the time you started and the current times, compare how the recording conditions were at the time when you have recorded the first LP and the conditions nowadays.

Mauriano: Ahhhh. The thing has completely changed!!!! Just to give you an idea, we are now recording a single during quarantine period. Each at home, in our home studios. In the past, It used to be a legend to record. It has no equipment and no technician can use it. Recording Metal was an epic !!!! Today any kid does a great job. Of course, those recordings sometimes sound similar. Many bands sounding the same in the recordings ….

The band also has a tradition of record personal versions of metal classics in your albums, such as Slayer, Wasp and more recent, a version for “Midnight Queen” of brazilian Death/Black Metal pioneers Sarcófago. Tell us more about these versions and their importance to you as a musician or even a fan.

Mauriano: We still had Venom. Not to mention several participations in tributes, whether official or not … Man, it’s a tribute, a vote of recognition for bands that inspired us to be alive today. We are about to launch the 5th. album and it will certainly have a cover. Also, live, Always we play the set list of the album we are promoting plus a cover.

Speaking about versions, you are also about to participate in some tributes, tell us a little more about these news.

Mauriano: The first is the tribute to the KISS Brazillian Rock City. We will be participating with the song “Love Gun”. The second is a tribute to the GREAT IRON MAIDEN, “South Americans Irons”. We already have the song ready, but because of the pandemic everything is stopped and we cannot disclose which song we will play. The third is a tribute to Slayer and we are in the process of closing. It is 99% correct !!!! Participating in tributes is an excellent showcase for the band. We make ourselves heard with greater scope ….

Almost 3 decades on the road, how do you see the situation of copyright bands, because even with all the market changes, many artists continue to release new works, although even some, including you, had some gaps, others also came to declare that they did not new discs are worth burning.

Mauriano: Nowadays an authorial band records and keeps itself alive due to stubbornness and love for what it does. It is very exhausting and expensive to keep a band recording, promoting, playing live. Carniça, for having many years active, manages to sell merchandises, CDs … But in reality, it is tied in the financial aspect. And if you analyze it well, this is already a big thing. Many bands pay “producers” or “agents” to be able to play festivals or open to bigger bands. I don’t know, everyone knows what is best for their career and how to manage it in the best way. We don’t pay, we get paid. We play a few live shows on a year, but when we do, we play on a cool stage, with cool equipment and turning on the horn with every chord. Authorial Metal, mainly here in Brazil, is something for those who have passion, perseverance and the desire to see their work spanning decades !!!!

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Follow the band:
https://www.facebook.com/CarnicaOfficial/

Metal Shock Finland’s Exclusive Worldwide Premiere: VAIN VIPERS – ‘Let’s Party’ Video + Interview

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 9, 2020
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On March 22nd 2019, Italian glam-rockers VAIN VIPERS released their acclaimed self-titled debut album via Volcano Records. Today the band teams up with Metal Shock Finland to premiere worldwide their new video ‘Let’s Party’ from the album. Watch it here:

To celebrate the video premiering Metal Shock Finland‘s Tarja Virmakari had a pleasure to interview the guys, so let’s learn more about the band, video and their debut album:

1. Hi VAIN VIPERS, and welcome to Metal Shock Finland. Your self-titled debut album came out a year ago, via Volcano Records, how it has been received among your fans?

This is our first album. We had excellent feedback from local and non-local fans, much more than our expectations. We have sold several CDs in Italy and Europe and even in Japan, America and Australia.

2. What can you tell me about the influences and topics of your songs?

Our songs topics are the classic themes of the genre. The influences comes from the music we have listened since our childhood, combined with a modern touch.

3. How have you supported the album in this past year?

We have self-produced some videos for the singles of the disc and tried to play as much as possible despite, currently, the music scene in Italy is not the best.

4. Today we have a pleasure to premiere worldwide your new video ‘Let’s Party’ from the album. What is the story behind the song and video?

In the video you can see exactly what can happen at one of our gig… and that’s what always happens every time we go out together… which is the fourth essence of the “Let’s Party” and our way of being. This time we choose to pay tribute to our fans with a video dedicated to them, getting out of the habit of having a plot-based video.

5. What will happen next in the VAIN VIPERS -camp? Future plans?

We are composing new songs and we hope to come out soon with a new album. We are also looking for new gigs to continue promoting the album.

6. And now the word is yours: what is your message to your fans and Metal Shock Finland readers?

We want to thank them for all the support they have shown us and that continue to show us. To the Metal Shock Finland readers, we invite them to go on youtube and find our videos or on Spotify / Itunes to listen to our album. Come and join us to the Party!!!

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VAIN VIPERS are an Italian glam-rock band, they were formed in 2013 by Scott and Wild (ex Cryin’ Angels). In the spring of 2016, after several lineup changes, they finally found their current singer: Mick (ex Sex for Cash and Shabby Trick, currently in Crying Steel) and in early 2017, their drummer, Aaron. From there, they began appearing in many italian clubs, sharing the stage with the famous rock bands Bai Bang, Rakel Traxx, and Stop Stop. In May 2017, the single “Lost in Your Eyes,” was finally released, and with it their first music video. At the dawn of 2018 it was time to start on their first LP, recorded entirely at Roberto Priori’s Pri-Studio. At the end of that same year, they found in Volcano Records the thing they’ve been looking for: A label, an agreement, and an album release.

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“Vain Vipers” tracklist:
1. I Hate You
2. Bitch Please (Shut Up)
3. Kissy Doll
4. Lost In Your Eyes
5. Let’s Party
6. Reach Me In The Dark Side
7. 80’s Whore
8. Devil Is Waiting
9. Rock ‘n’ Roll
10. Weeping
Running Time: 48’33”

Also watch:
Kissy Doll [OFFICIAL VIDEO] – https://youtu.be/iY3lZgDDVq4
Reach Me In the Dark Side [OFFICIAL VIDEO] – https://youtu.be/sncW3Zwh050

VAIN VIPERS line-up:
Luca “Wild” Barchetti – Guitar & Backing Vocals
Alfonso “Aaron” Durso – Drum
Davide “Scott” Dall’olio – Bass & Backing Vocals
Mircko “Mick” Bacchilega – Keyboards

More information at:
BAND: https://www.facebook.com/vainvipers/
LABEL: http://www.volcanopromotion.com