Finnish melancholic metal band MARRASKUUN LAPSET released their debut EP “Lauluja Elämässä Eksyneille”. To celebrate the EP release, also a new music video is done for the closing track Jos en enää herää.
The band comments: “The five songs on the EP mirrors the different backrounds of the bandmembers. Main strenght of the band is in catchy riffs and dark lyrics. Songs are kept simple and sometimes they go in really deep & dark places but try to find hope in there. This first release is just a start and the band is currently making its next release.”
Marraskuun Lapset is founded in the summer of 2021 by Tero Hautamäki (Hellyysagrrressio, Burning Mindfields, Wasteland) & Janne Partanen (Hautajaisyö, Uhriristi).
Line-up: Marraskuun Lapset: Tero Hautamäki – Composition, arrangement, guitars & bass. Janne Partanen – Lyrics, arrangement & lead vocals
Drums – Teemu Koski Clean vocals – Hanna Ingo Backing shouts – Satu Guru Lead vocals in “Jos en enää herää” – Tomas Ahlroos Choir: Jussi-Pekka Litmanen, Jani Latva-Salo, Sofia Ingo, Hanna Ingo, Satu Kuru.
The wait is over! Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS have released their new album “Tales Of Rune” through United Music Mafia!
Ren Marabou shared: “So today is the day Heathen Tribe 🛡⚔️🔥 Tales of Rune has arrived so grab your Viking drinking horns, fill them with mead, honour our ancestors and rock out to our new album. A massive thank you to our amazing team for making this possible United Music Mafia, Split Screen Management, Sean Whitlow, Frank Beaver, Sam Armstrong, Missy Marie, Kathleen Curran, Tarja Virmakari, Kimmo Kuusniemi, Corban Skipwith and to Cassidy Guitars, Skull strings, Iron Age Guitar Accessories, Ibbotson Drums, Fishsticks Drumsticks, Viking Lifestyles and of course our amazing Heathen Tribe for all the support. Have a great Freya’s-day Heathen Tribe 🛡⚔️“
“Tales of Rune” is the Trilogy along side ‘Valhalla Waits’ and ‘SAGAS’, ‘Tales of Rune’ is their most riff filled, head banging, anthemic and energetic album to date. This cranked up Norse Mythology themed album will have you filling your mead drinking horns, and readying yourself for battle. This new album also features vocals by Berserker Cass and Berserkers Tyr on the track ‘Bragi’ (God of Music). All recorded, mixed and mastered in Meadowbank Studios Donegal. Available on all platforms from July 1st including Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music and United Music Streaming 🤘🏻🛡⚔️🔥
REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS will be performing at Monsters of Metal Live And Loud -Festival, 2 hours of high Octane Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Classics! The festival, presented by Amp Productions, will take place on July 9th at The Stables Mullingar in Ireland. Doors 9pm – Adm €15.
Ren Marabou and the Berserkers commented: “We are delighted to be working with AMP Productions, and sharing the stage again with our brothers in Monsters of Metal.”
Hailing from the Emerald Isle and based in the hills of Co.Donegal these Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers, REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS, deliver their own take on this powerful genre with a high energy stage show and anthemic, contemporary stylings. Endorsed by Cassidy Guitars, Skull Strings, Fishsticks drum sticks and Iron Age Guitar Accessories. Signed to United Music Mafia and Managed by Split Screen Management.
UK’s FELLOWSHIP have released a video for ‘Oak and Ash’ – third single taken from the debut album ‘The Saberlight Chronicles’, set to be released on July 15th, via Scarlet Records.
“‘Oak and Ash’ is one of the heavier and shreddier tracks on the album, and one that’s very personal to us. It’s about vulnerability, and how keeping yourself protected also protects you from help. We filmed the video in two sessions because Sam had covid for the first one but had a lot of fun anyway! We hope that this video shows our characters as people as much as our music.”
Fellowship burst onto the power metal scene with their debut record, laying down catchy tunes, speeding guitar-work and life-affirming lyricism.
Continuing in the magical tradition of Twilight Force, Rhapsody and Majestica, and bringing the genre’s emotional stakes to new heights, ‘The Saberlight Chronicles’ is equal parts high fantasy narrative concept-record and heartfelt collection of absolute bangers… at least that’s how they say it – they’re British, after all.
Taking on the subject of mental health at a time in our lives where we all need a pick-me-up, the album tells a mythical story of self-worth, self-discovery and the quest for courage, all through songs so catchy you’ll be singing along on the very first listen.
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Swiss-Italian cinematic/progressive metal outfit VIRTUAL SYMMETRY has just issued an official video and audio single for “Come Alive,” the lead track to be issued ahead of their eponymous fourth album, confirmed for early September release through Sensory Records.
Featuring eight sprawling and immersive songs, Virtual Symmetry was recorded by the band then mixed and mastered at Domination Studio by Simone Mularoni (DGM, Michael Romeo, Turilli Lione Rhapsody) and completed with artwork and photography by Kyrhian Balmelli.
Vocalist Marco Pastorino reveals, “With our new album, we managed to combine our best qualities and selected the best VIRTUAL SYMMETRYsongs so far. The classical prog metal trademarks with some very cool addictions, a couple of choruses sung in our native language, Italian, a very long suite as the opening track of the album, and even more. We really can’t wait to meet all of you during the upcoming European tour with the metal masters Evergrey!”
The official video for the lead Virtual Symmetry single “Come Alive” was directed by Giampiero Zappa.
Watch VIRTUAL SYMMETRY’s “Come Alive” video at YouTube RIGHT HERE and stream the song at digital services HERE.
Sensory Records will issue Virtual Symmetry on CD and digital platforms on September 16th. Preorders are available at the label webshop HERE and at Bandcamp, the standard version HERE and the 24-bit hi-res version HERE.
Watch for additional previews of Virtual Symmetry to be issued ahead of the album’s release.
VIRTUAL SYMMETRY has been confirmed alongside Fractal Universe as support for Evergrey for five weeks on their 2022 European tour, which runs from September 16th – the day of Virtual Symmetry’s release – through October 23rd. See all confirmed tour dates and more at the band’s website HERE and at their various social media points.
VIRTUAL SYMMETRY was founded in 2009 as a solo project of guitarist Valerio Æsir Villa, when the first ideas for the debut album, Message From Eternity, began taking shape. The band’s lineup has since expanded to now include vocalist Marco Pastorino, keyboardist Marco “Mark” Bravi, bassist Alessandro Poppale, and drummer Alfonso Mocerino. Featuring members of Temperance and Fallen Sanctuary, the band is a revelation in the progressive metal universe, stunning their fans and listeners with influences which range from classical music to contemporary metal and a style characterized by epic suites, rich of cinematic elements and balance between melody and technique, leading the listeners through a dynamic and emotional journey in each track.
Between 2018 and 2020, VIRTUAL SYMMETRY composed and produced their third album, Exoverse, which was recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath, UK, and featured special guests including legendary drummer Thomas Lang, a return performance by Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess, saxophonist Ruben Paganelli, the symphonic orchestra Sinfonietta Consonus, and Evergrey’s Tom S. Englund. Some honorable mentions among their live shows are 2015’s debut live show with Evergrey and Dream Theater, 2017’s live show supporting Deep Purple’s keyboardist Don Airey.
Following their latest studio album Final Days (2021, AFM Records), that hit a phenomenal #3 in the German Album Charts, power metal masters ORDEN OGAN have released a brand new single version of “Absolution For Our Final Days”, featuring LEAVES’ EYES vocalist Elina Siirala!
Just recently, the band shared a re-recorded version of “It Is Over”, that features Dennis Diehl of ANY GIVEN DAY (Listen HERE)!
ORDEN OGAN frontman Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann comments:
“Absolution For Our Final Days“ is the second track of the latest ORDEN OGAN album “Final Days“ that will be released with a special guest vocalist as a new feature version. After the release of “It is over“ feat. Metalcore shouter Dennis Diehl (of Any Given Day), that was a very intersting mixture and very well received, we asked ourselves how a track like „Absolution For Our Final Days“ would sound like with operatic vocals. ORDEN OGAN goes female fronted symphonic metal – here comes „Absolution For Our Final Days“ feat Elina Siirala of Leaves’ Eyes!
“ORDEN OGAN and Leaves’ Eyes are connected by a long live and personal history on many levels. Elina is a phenomenal singer and a great person, easy to get along with, easy to work with. It was the obvious choice to ask her if she was interested in doing this little experiment. We are happy to have her on board. It’s crazy how different a song sounds with different (style of) vocals, right?!“
Watch the new ORDEN OGAN video for their stunning version of “Absolution For Our Final Days”, featuring Elina Siirala on guest vocals here:
The original song version with Seeb is featured on ORDEN OGAN’s much acclaimed, latest magnum opus, Final Days, that has been released in March 2021 via AFM Records. The album, once again produced by the extraordinary vocalist himself, turned into a real smasher and proves: the Germans are among the best songwriters in heavy metal! Final Days combines finesse with huge riffs, clever arrangements with great melodies and even after the umpteenth spin you still discover something new.
In addition, AFM Records just recently re-issued ORDEN OGAN‘s first five studio records (Vale, Easton Hope, To The End, Ravenhead und Gunmen) on Vinyl. To complete your ORDEN OGAN record collection, visit the AFM Records store at: https://shop.afm-records.de/orden-ogan/
ORDEN OGAN have announced a series of summer dates, including appearances at Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze, Masters Of Rock or their own Pirate Cruise II, make sure to catch the band live at the following dates:
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