Wanikiya Record announces with immense joy, the entry into the Wanikiya Family of the NEVERLAND ANGELS project by the great Carmine Migliore! A truly extraordinary rock opera, available in digital format, on all the best music stores, on the label’s official shop in Japan and on CrashSound Distribution! Also available in Audio CD format! We are really happy to be able to work with this wonderful project that really deserves so much!
More on NEVERLAND ANGELS Project: The NeverLandAngels collective is the brainchild of guitarist, singer and composer Carmine Migliore. Passionate about history and archaeology, the musician is in Narni during a pleasant summer break after an intense year of touring around Italy. He learns about Giuseppe Andrea Lombardini during a visit to the archaeological site Narni Sotterranea by Roberto Nini. The visit strikes the musician who decides not to remain indifferent to the events he learns during the guided tour, but to help and collaborate with the guided tour, but to help and collaborate with the association in the only way possible, that is, through his own art.
Carmine Migliore decides to found the NeverLandAngels collective of which he is author, composer, arranger and artistic producer. The collective was first joined by drummer and record producer Mattia Garimanno of the label ÆNIMA RECORDINGS label, bassist Domenico Cesarano, who takes care of all the media work, and pianist keyboardist and arranger Marilena Striano; Martina Migliore completes the line-up as singer. On 23 January 2022, produced by ÆNIMA RECORDINGS with an edition by ADVICE MUSIC, is published AnimæOltre. Storia di Giuseppe Andrea e Aloyse, the band’s first record work.
April 28, 2023 will see dark and extreme metal masters, GRAVEWORM, return with their brand new album, entitled Killing Innocence, through AFM Records. It’s the band’s first studio album in eight long years!
Following previously-released first singles, “Dead Words” and “Escorting The Soul”, today, GRAVEWORM have premiered a video for their latest single “We Are The Resistance”, now streaming here:
Formed in 1997, with nine studio records under their belt and countless tours with bands such as Kataklysm, Vader, Satyricon and Destruction to name just a few, GRAVEWORM belongs to one of the most influential acts the dark and extreme metal scene has to offer. The band’s upcoming magnum opus Killing Innocence showcases, their own blend of thrash, gothic and death metal is as powerful as ever, GRAVEWORM has not lost any of their hardness and energy over the years.
The ten new songs on Killing Innocence are characterized by dark atmospheres, powerful riffs and driving drums that captivate the listener. The album is a tribute to the band’s roots, yet produced in a contemporary and fresh way, an absolute must-have for fans of dark but captivating metal. With Killing Innocence, GRAVEWORM impressively proves that they belong to the best representatives of their genre, with an album that is poised to top the best-of lists in 2023!
The apocalypse is nigh and Finnish grindcore entity ROTTEN SOUND has crafted the perfect soundtrack to accompany humanity’s impending extinction. Aptly titled ‘Apocalypse,’ the band’s eighth studio album is dropping into 2023 with the same blistering speed and chaotic impetus as an asteroid searing through atmosphere and crushing everything upon impact.
Each song delivering abrupt yet violent aftershocks, delivering an auditory assault with its unstoppable, seismic force. The band is now sharing the official music video for the song “Digital Bliss,” which can be seen at THIS LOCATION.
ROTTEN SOUND comments on the clip, “Have you ever got sucked in YouTube cat videos, Instagram stories or other dopamine creators? Does it feel like this?”
‘Apocalypse’ is out now! Stream/order/download HERE.
ROTTEN SOUND have firmly established themselves as one of the leading acts of the grindcore scene. Expertly wielding the fierce brutality and massive aggression of their genre, the Finns add intelligent songwriting, effective arrangements, and musical proficiency as well as subtle death metal elements to their sound.
Their forthcoming album ‘Apocalypse’ embodies those aforementioned virtues to the point. The full length delivers eighteen short sharp chops that hit home perfectly.
ROTTEN SOUND was conceived in the city of Vaasa, Finland by guitarist Mika Aalto in 1993, who was soon joined by vocalist and word-smith Keijo Niinimaa. The duo still remains in place, while the original members in all other positions have been replaced several times until today.
The Finns can field an impressive catalogue of now eight highly acclaimed studio albums, eight EPs, three split singles, a single, and a live DVD. Furthermore, ROTTEN SOUND have already conquered the stages of all major metal and hardcore oriented festivals and also toured in regular intervals alongside such renowned acts as MALEVOLENT CREATION, PHOBIA, DISFEAR CARCASS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, EXHUMED, NAPALM DEATH, and PIG DESTROYER – among many others.
With ‘Apocalypse’, ROTTEN SOUND are gearing up their musical juggernaut just in time before crushing stages all over Asia and Europe this spring.
Recording Studio: Sound Supreme (drums and vocals) Nordic Audio Labs (guitars and bass)
Recording engineer: Janne Saksa Mix: Rain City Studios by Jesse Gander Master: Audio Siege by Brad Boatbright
Line-up: Mika Aalto – guitars Matti Raappana – bass and backing vocals Sami Latva – drums Keijo Niinimaa – lead vocals
Grammy-winning rock band GRETA VAN FLEET’s much anticipated third studio album Starcatcher is set for release July 21 on Lava/Republic Records; pre-save/pre-order HERE.
The album’s first single “Meeting The Master” debuts today; listen/share HERE.
The bands notes, “‘Meeting The Master’ peers into an esoteric world heeded by the word of a wise teacher. Sung in the voice of a devout believer, and eventual group exclamation, the song details the love these fervent followers have for their teacher and their firm belief in his vision. It’s an exotic spiritual journey. A dark comedy that inevitably ends in chaos.”
The album is written and recorded by the band—lead singer Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist/keyboardist Sam Kiszka and drummer Danny Wagner—alongside Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile). Recorded at the legendary RCA Studios in Nashville, the band utilized the large recording room to capture the pure energy of their world-renowned live performances.
“We didn’t really have to force or be intense about writing, because everything that happened was very instinctual,” Jake says. “If anything, the record is our perspective, and sums up where we are as a group and individually as musicians.
Throughout the ten-song collection the band explores the duality of fantasy versus reality and the contrast between light and darkness. “We had this idea that we wanted to tell these stories to build a universe,” says Wagner. “We wanted to introduce characters and motifs and these ideas that would come about here and there throughout our careers through this world.”
The band took multiple concepts from critically acclaimed sophomore album The Battle at Garden’s Gate and brought them into Starcatcher, although Sam’s take on the new record’s big ideas hint instead at new beginnings. “When I imagine the world of Starcatcher, I think of the cosmos,” he says. “It makes me ask a lot of questions, like ‘Where did we come from?’ or ‘What are we doing here?’ But it’s also questions like, ‘What is this consciousness that we have, and where did it come from?’”
The band is best known for their renowned live performances, selling over one million tickets worldwide. They sold out their entire 2022 arena tour, holding a special energy between them and their devoted fans. With Starcatcher the band aims to capture that energy in the recording studio.
Most recently, the band performed at the inaugural Lollapalooza Mumbai and completed an extensive U.S. arena tour in March. Greta Van Fleet returns to the road next month for the Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta and Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis. See below for a complete tour itinerary.
Starcatcher follows their acclaimed sophomore album The Battle at Garden’s Gate, released in 2021 to extensive chart and critical success. The album debuted at #1 Billboard Rock Album, #1 Billboard Hard Rock Album, #1 Billboard Vinyl Album, #2 Billboard Top Album Sales and in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. The debut LP from the band, Anthem of the Peaceful Army was released in 2018 to countless accolades including #1 Billboard Rock Album and Top 3 on the Billboard 200. Their From The Fires EP, released in 2017, won Best Rock Album at the 61st Grammy Awards.
Forming in Frankenmuth, Michigan in 2012, Greta Van Fleet consists of three brothers—vocalist Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka and bassist/keyboardist Sam Kiszka—as well as drummer Danny Wagner. Together they have performed across multiple continents, sold over 3.5 million records worldwide and performed on late night television shows such as “Saturday Night Live,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
STARCATCHER tracklist
Fate Of The Faithful
Waited All Your Life
The Falling Sky
Sacred The Thread
Runway Blues
The Indigo Streak
Frozen Light
The Archer
Meeting The Master
Farewell For Now
GRETA VAN FLEET LIVE May 5-7—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees Festival May 5-7—Memphis, TN— Beale Street Music Festival September 16-17—Asbury Park, NJ—Sea Hear Now 2023 September 20, 2024—Mexico City, CDMX—Foro Sol September 27, 2024—Mexico City, CDMX—Foro Sol
In 2021, Danish heavy prog rock luminaries TIMECHILD entered the scene with a bang, operating an impressive mix of the right influences, raw talent, and an unusual bold personality for a new band.
Now, “The Dying Tide Part III” is the first single and official from Timechild’s upcoming second album “Blossom & Plague”. The track, which is the last part of a longer trilogy that will open the album, shows the band from a darker and more progressive side than on previous releases. The sound is heavy and dynamic and the lyrics deal with man’s relationship with our nature, which we both exploit, but at the same time are forced to submit to.
Today Metal Shock Finland has a pleasure to premiere for Finland TIMECHILD’s “The Dying Tide, Part III” Official Video, enjoy the premiering below.
Timechild is a Danish progressive, heavy rock band formed in 2020 in Copenhagen. Their sound consists of a mixture of progressive rock and heavy metal, dominated by a powerful lead vocal and characteristic twin guitars, which together create their unique Scandinavian expression.
Since Timechild released their debut album “And Yet It Moves” at the end of 2021, things have moved fast for the new Danish band. Top reviews from both Danish and international media, Danish tours with Jesper Binzer (DAD), Thundermother and Artillery, concerts at some of the biggest club venues and rock and metal festivals in Denmark. And in 2023, the band will cross the country’s borders for the first time to go on their first EU and UK tours.
A new Timechild album, titled “Blossom & Plague”, will be released later this year.
Lineup: Anders Folden Brink – lead vocals, rhythm/lead guitar Birk – lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals Martin Haumann – drums Daniel Bach – bass, backing vocals
Welcome to the “Sabbath Of The Rat”. Armed with their most crushing lineup in ages, Danish cult extremists PANZERCHRIST release their first new music and official video in a decade. And the final result is a convincing one: the black-inspired death metal that is the trademark of the band (hell, they helped forge the style back in the mid-90s) with a renewed, fresh malignity that suits them like a coffin.
Produced by Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studios, “Sabbath Of The Rat” kicks off a new era for Panzerchrist. Expect nothing but sheer domination and merciless intensity, both on stage and on the upcoming new album.
PANZERCHRIST have teamed up with Metal Shock Finland to premiere “Sabbath Of The Rat” official video for Finnish territory, enjoy it here:
Panzerchrist was formed in 1993 by Michael Enevoldsen, which by that time was leaving his role as Illdisposed drummer. Precise as a clock, the band released their first two albums every three years- in 1996 and 1999 – until they hit gold with a record deal signed with Mighty Music and two of their most successful albums ever: “Soul Collector” in 2000 and “Room Service” in 2003.
Amidst a constant lineup change (which saw Enevoldsen himself switch from drums to keyboards and later to bass) and which transformed Panzerchrist in a global stage for the best musicians in the Danish metal scene, the band released their fifth opus, “Batallion Bwast”, in 2006, before singing to French label Listenable Records, through which they released the latest two studio albums.
In the Autumn of 2021, the band re-released the cult album “Soul Collector” on CD and – for the first time ever – on vinyl, in a limited collectors edition. Three different vinyls colours – red, yellow and black – each limited to 100 units. The sound was remastered at Angioni Studios. In 2023, the band welcomed back guitar player Frederik O’Carroll (he was in the band between 2022 and 2006) and presented a new vocalist: Sonja Rosenlund Ahl (ex-Arsenic Addict). Later on, ex-Arsenic Addict guitar player Danny Bo Pedersen was also added to the fold. With this revamped lineup, the band recorded a new album in Antfarm Studios, produced by Tue Madsen, and plans to release it in the Summer of 2023 via Emanzipation Productions.
Lineup: Panzergeneral – bass, keyboards Frederik O’Carroll – guitars Simon “Bloodhammer” Schilling – drums Sonja Rosenlund Ahl – vocals Danny Bo Pedersen – guitars
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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