With over 100+ million streams and a tremendously successful album released just a year ago, symphonic metal titans THERION have not been idle and continue their epic “Leviathan” trilogy with striking new single ‘Litany of the Fallen’.
Cristofer comments: ”Litany of the Fallen” is a song that could have been on any of the three parts of the Leviathan trilogy. It’s a song that binds them all together.”
THERION live: 15.11.22 PT-Lisbon, Cineteatro Capitólio 16.11.22 ES-Madrid, Mon 17.11.22 ES-Barcelona, Salamandra 18.11.22 FR-Paris, Trabendo 19.11.22 FR-Grenoble, L´Ilyade 20.11.22 CH-Pratteln, Z7 21.11.22 DE-Munich, Backstage 22.11.22 HU-Budapest, Dürer Kert 24.11.22 SK-Bratislava, Majestic Music Club 25.11.22 CZ-Zlin, Masters Of Rock Café 26.11.22 DE-Aschaffenburg, Colossaal 27.11.22 DE-Nijmegen, Doornroosje 29.11.22 PL-Krakow, Studio 30.11.22 PL-Warsaw, Progresja 02.12.22 RO-Cluj, Form Space 03.12.22 RO-Bucharest, Quantic Club 04.12.22 BG-Sofia, Mixtape 5 06.12.22 TR-Istanbul, Kucuk Ciftlik Park 07.12.22 TR-Ankara, Jolly Joker 08.12.22 TR-Izmir, Sold Out Performance Hall 10.12.22 GR-Athens, Club Piraeus Academy
Since their early days – THERION originally formed as a death metal band back in the late 80’s – mastermind Christofer Johnsson has come a long way, defining and developing a perfect combination of orchestral, symphonic, gothic and incredibly catchy metal that is second to none. Supported on the road with THERION’s first full European tour since several years in November and December 2022, “Leviathan II” will add another exciting chapter to THERION’s history.
Swedish metal chronicler SABATON is on a mission to send chills up listeners’ spines. Today, the band that hails from Falun unleashes its masterpiece: “The Symphony To End All Wars” — a virtuosic, symphonic take on the “The War To End All Wars”, which was released on March 4, 2022, by Nuclear Blast Records.
The band states: “These stories about courageous heroes and extraordinary incidents during the Great War are not only worthy of a whole album and an accompanying history edition, but an additional symphonic soundtrack edition that summons new emotions and adds a new dimension to our compositions. This is an entirely different take on The War To End All Wars.”
“The Symphony To End All Wars” is available in 2 vinyl formats: Black Single LP in Gatefold and Winter Wind Single LP in Gatefold [Limited to 1,500 units] and can be streamed on all digital music platforms.
The tracklist reads as follows: 1. Sarajevo (Symphonic Version) 2. Stormtroopers (Symphonic Version) 3. Dreadnought (Symphonic Version) 4. The Unkillable Soldier (Symphonic Version) 5. Soldier Of Heaven (Symphonic Version) 6. Hellfighters (Symphonic Version) 7. Race To The Sea (Symponic Version) 8. Lady Of The Dark (Symphonic Version) 9. The Valley Of Death (Symphonic Version) 10. Christmas Truce (Symphonic Version) 11. Versailles (Symphonic Version)
“The Symphony To End All Wars” is another fantastic output of SABATON, showcasing the band’s number one masterpiece “The War To End All Wars” in a never-heard-before version that will leave you stunned by its brilliance.
“The War To End All Wars” marks the tenth album of the band and the second concept album of SABATON about World War I. It tells of the stories, miracles and atrocities of one of the darkest episodes of modern history, effortlessly marrying these true tales to loud, bruising, bone-tingling heavy metal.
SABATON climbed the international charts with “The War To End All Wars”, securing #1 positions in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Poland, Hungary and Finland. Having achieved the top position for the second time in Germany, Sweden and Finland, the album peaked at #1 in Poland, Hungary and Austria for the first time in the band’s career. This and additional outstanding results in other territories have made “The War To End All War”SABATON’s most successful album so far.
SABATON has announced the re-scheduled tour dates for “The Tour To End All Tours“. Find the whole schedule here:
The Tour To End All Tours 2023 presented by Cobra Agency 14.04. UK Leeds – First Direct Arena 15.04 UK London – The OVO Arena Wembley 16.04. UK Cardiff – Motorpoint Arena 18.04. UK Glasgow – The OVO Hydro 21.04. FR Paris – Zenith 24.04. DE Hamburg – Barclays Arena 25.04. LU Esch / Alzette – Rockhal 28.04. SE Stockholm – Avicii Arena 29.04. NO Oslo – Spektrum 30.04. DK Copenhagen – Royal Arena 02.05. DE Hannover – ZAG Arena 03.05. NL Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome 05.05. DE Berlin – Mercedes Benz Arena 06.05. DE Leipzig – Quarterback Immobilien Arena 07.05. AT Vienna – Stadthalle 12.05. DE Cologne – Lanxess Arena 13.05. BE Antwerp – Sportpaleis 15.05. DE Munich – Olympiahalle 18.05. EE Tallinn – Saku Arena 19.05. FI Helsinki – Ice Hall 20.05. FI Kuopio – Kuopio Hall
After introducing their new guitarist, Niklas Nord (Myteri, DeathTrap, The Random Victims) a few days ago, Swedish gothic doom entity DRACONIAN is thrilled to have more exciting news to share that will warm the hearts of every fan!
The inimitable Lisa Johansson, vocalist on the band’s first five albums, will now re-join as a permanent member, sharing singing duties with incredible Anders Jacobsson for more enigmatic music to come. After the release of their fifth studio album, A Rose for the Apocalypse, in November 2011, Lisa Johansson had to leave DRACONIAN due to personal reasons. In September 2012, the group officially announced Heike Langhans as new vocalist, who will now leave the band with a focus on family and her own musical projects.
To honor this special occasion and heating the fire of a bright future to come, DRACONIAN is delighted to announce that they’ll play French Hellfest festival on June 25th as a seven-piece special arrangement, with both Lisa and Heike on stage. This will be Heike’s final show and the perfect opportunity to pass back the torch to Lisa. The full show will be streamed live and will also be available for viewing at a later date.
Heike Langhans comments: “10 years with any band is no small thing and I thank DRACONIAN for the wonderful opportunities and challenges that made me confident in my path forward. The time has come for me to start a new chapter in music and life that requires my undivided focus.
I’m so grateful to Lisa for being here to step in and seeing the old songs performed in the way they should be, will be as much of a treat for me as the rest of our listeners! Thank you for all the friends and supportive fans I met along the way. I have much more in store for you all this year, so please no sadness.
I wish the band great success in 2022 and beyond! “
Lisa Johansson adds: With great excitement and with a humble heart, I rejoin DRACONIAN. I’m still a bit surprised that Johan called to ask me if I could consider touring with DRACONIAN again. Also that I said, without any hesitation, “Sure, I will!”
I wish my newfound friend Heike Langhans – who has the most beautiful voice – all the best of luck and prosperity in her future. I’ll try my best to do her songs justice. See you on the road!”
(2020), entered the charts in several countries. The prodigious album marks the unit’s most successful record to date and delivers a captivating mélange of dreary doom and contrasting vocals, and mixes Heike Langhans’ angelic voice with Anders Jakobsson’s death growls. Under A Godless Veil ’s last full-length, DRACONIAN
Under A Godless Veil tracklisting: 1. Sorrow of Sophia 2. The Sacrificial Flame 3. Lustrous Heart 4. Sleepwalkers 5. Moon Over Sabaoth 6. Burial Fields 7. The Sethian 8. Claw Marks On The Throne 9. Night Visitor 10. Ascend Into Darkness
In December 2021, DRACONIAN released atmospheric re-issues of their guiding full-lengths Where Lovers Mourn (2003) and Arcane Rain Fell (2005) on vinyl via Napalm Records.
DRACONIAN live 2022: 07.05.22 NO – Kopervik / Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 25.06.22 FR – Clisson / Hellfest 14.07.22 SE – Gävle / Gefle Metal Festival 22.07.22 SK – Revistske Podzamcie / Gothoom Festival 29.09.22 RO – Bucharest / Quantic Club 30.09.22 GR – Athens / Demons Gate Festival 01.10.22 BG – Sofia / Music Jam Club
Italian independent label Volcano Records & Promotion is pleased to announce ‘Back To Rock Party‘, a great rock show that will take place in the sunny Naples on May 21st.
After two years of pandemic and the struggle that artists and their fanbase suffered being away from shows, live events are coming back also in the south of Italy where Volcano started the journey in 2013 before hitting the international market during the years with several Volcano Rock Fests in both Europe and US. ‘Back To Rock Party’ will be animated by two very good young bands, WaterCrisis and Furious Jane that will both present new releases there, while the main event of the night will be Italian rock stallion Hangarvain as part of their Sin & Desire Tour that will bring them all around Europe within the end of the year.
Underground icon, extreme metal trailblazer, third world warrior, and leader of a diverse and dedicated tribe, Max Cavalera not only survives but thrives, blasting out riff after killer riff. The same voice, body, and spirit which launched SOULFLY in 1997 summons impossibly heavy noise to this day, throwing down ten slabs of monstrous music on the band’s twelfth album, ‘Totem‘which will be released via Nuclear Blast on August 5th.
Today, the band offers the tribe the first taste of the album with the single, “Superstition“. Check out the lyric video created by Aimed & Framed alongside 3D character artist, Álvar GómezPadilla, below.
SOULFLY‘s Max Cavalera comments, “Totem is a celebration of the spiritual nature. It was a 2-year journey writing with Zyon. This album is about all the joy, the fun, and the anger in Metal.”
Totem was recorded at Platinum Underground in Mesa Arizona by John Aquilino and Arthur Rizk with assistance from John Powers. Produced by Max alongside Arthur Rizk (KREATOR, MUNICIPAL WASTE, CODE ORANGE), the albumboasts guest appearances from John Powers (ETERNAL CHAMPION), Chris Ulsh (POWER TRIP), and John Tardy (OBITUARY). Arthur Rizk was also responsible for playing lead guitar on the record. The artwork for the album was created by James Bousema.
SOULFLY is: Max Cavalera | Vocals & Guitar Zyon Cavalera | Drums Mike Leon | Bass Guitar
Today, extreme metal titans KREATOR are proud to unveil “Midnight Sun,” the third single from their forthcoming fifteenth studio album, “Hate Über Alles,” which will be released on June 10th, 2022. The eagerly anticipated full-length is a strong album-of-the-year contender as well as a global statement against hate & the division of society. Before its release next month, KREATOR give you another treat in the form of the most unusual song “Hate Über Alles” has to offer. “Midnight Sun” manages to couple heavy guitar shredding and captivating groove metal with a melodramatic, larger-than-life chorus including female backing vocals, impressively showcasing KREATOR’s continued evolution of the genre they helped create.
Mille Petrozza comments: “Midnight Sun is something a little new for us, our first time collaborating with a female artist. When I was writing the song, I could hear this Oracle type voice over the pre-chorus and chorus and I immediately reached out to my talented friend, Sofia Portanet who is an emerging artist, here in Germany. Sofia added exactly what I was looking for and gives the song a really dark, ethereal vibe.
The video is the second production we shot with Tom Schlagkamp and his team. The concept was drawn up from the song’s lyrics which I envisaged to take place during a ritual sacrifice. Director, Tom came back with an idea loosely based on Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’ which has powerful visuals, perfect for a killer metal music video!“
KREATOR – Hate Über Alles Release Date: June 10, 2022
01. Sergio Corbucci Is Dead 02. Hate Über Alles 03. Killer Of Jesus 04. Crush The Tyrants 05. Strongest Of The Strong 06. Become Immortal 07. Conquer And Destroy 08. Midnight Sun 09. Demonic Future 10. Pride Comes Before The Fall 11. Dying Planet
Cover artwork by Eliran Kantor
For 37 years, KREATOR has spear-headed a thrash metal crusade, inspiring generations of metal heads and musicians alike. The collision of traditional and contemporary values is a sentiment that Mille Petrozza has breathed in to the soul of this monumental new album; recruiting visionary producer Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Cavalera Conspiracy, Ghostmane and Turnstile) from Philadelphia to work with the band at the legendary Hansa Studio in Berlin. “Hate Über Alles” features gorgeously grim cover artwork painted by renowned artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Thy Art Is Murder, Helloween), serving a bold statement against hate and division in today’s society.
Mille Petrozza comments: “Hate Über Alles reflects the time we’re living in. Everything is really loud and aggressive. The way we communicate has changed, thanks to social media. It causes a lot of imbalance. The world is in a state of disrepair. Life is not harmonic right now, it’s disharmonic… that’s where I was going with the title.”
Decades into their game-changing career, German metal legends Kreator find themselves more successful and influential than ever. They’ve stuck to their guns, weathered the trends and outlasted their peers – never once wavering from the ferocious noise that excited them as teens. If anything, that thirst for sonic warfare is just as strong, if not stronger, today. Where others have suffered from creative malnourishment and artistic uncertainty, something which even metal’s biggest and best are prone to, Kreator have always charged full steam ahead – thanks to the red-eyed conviction and fearless determination of founding singer and guitarist Miland ‘Mille’ Petrozza. On 1985 debut Endless Pain, the Essen innovators created the template for extreme noise to come, fusing elements of thrash and black metal in ways that had never been heard before. Their sophomore album of the following year, Pleasure To Kill, became one of the landmark albums of 1986 – making metal history alongside key releases from Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth. And onwards they marched, bringing hellish anthems to the masses in every album that followed, with a track record few could ever rival.
The last decade has been a particularly exciting time for the group, with 2012’s Phantom Antichrist proving how they could embrace modern production techniques and move with the times without forsaking the underground spirit and defiance which made them a household name in the first place. Its successor, 2017’s Gods Of Violence, saw them topping the German charts for the very first time in their career, a feat virtually unheard for a band of such thunderous intensity. Returning this year with fifteenth opus Hate Über Alles – which marks their first studio album with Frédéric Leclercq (ex-Dragonforce, Sinsaenum) on bass, joining Mille, guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö and drummer Jürgen ‘Ventor’ Reil – the metal titans are once again channelling an unholy heaviness strong enough to tilt the earth off-axis.
Conquering and destroying in the way only Kreator can, Hate Über Alles will undoubtedly sit proudly as the finest metal of its year. And so onwards they march once more…
KREATOR Live 2022
2nd Jun – Czechia – METALFEST OPEN AIR 18th Jun – Finland – METAL CAPITAL FEST 24th Jun – France – HELLFEST 26th Jun – Italy – ROCK THE CASTLE 30th Jun – Portugal – VOA HEAVY ROCK FESTIVAL 1st Jul – Germany – RUHRPOTT RODEO 03rd Jul – Finland – TUSKA 04th Aug – Spain – LEYENDAS DEL ROCK 19th Aug – France – MOTOCULTOR FESTIVAL 20th Aug – Netherlands – DYNAMO METAL FEST 23rd Sep – Mexico – MEXICO METAL FEST
KREATOR will embark on a European co-headline tour alongside LAMB OF GOD in November & December 2022.
State Of Unrest Tour 2022 KREATOR | LAMB OF GOD with guests: Thy Art is Murder & Gatecreeper
18th Nov – Denmark – COPENHAGEN, Forum Black Box 19th Nov – Sweden – STOCKHOLM, Fryshuset Arenan 21st Nov – Finland – OULU, Teatria 22nd Nov – Finland – HELSINKI, Ice Hall Black Box 24th Nov – Poland – WARSAW, Stodola 26th Nov – Germany – MUNICH, Zenith 27th Nov – Germany – BERLIN, Columbiahalle 29th Nov – Netherlands – TILBURG, 013 30th Nov – Belgium – BRUSSELS, AB 02nd Dec – Germany – LUDWIGSBURG, MHP Arena 03rd Dec – Germany – ESSEN, Grugahalle 04th Dec – Germany – SAARBRÜCKEN, Saarlandhalle 06th Dec – Spain – MADRID, Riviera 07th Dec – Spain – BARCELONA, Razzmatazz 09th Dec – Germany – WIESBADEN, Schlachthof 10th Dec – Germany – HAMBURG, Edel Optics Arena 11th Dec – Germany – LEIPZIG, Haus Auensee 13th Dec – UK – LONDON, O2 Academy Brixton 14th Dec – UK – GLASGOW, O2 Academy 15th Dec – UK – BIRMINGHAM, O2 Academy 16th Dec – UK – BRISTOL, O2 Academy 18th Dec – UK – MANCHESTER, Academy 20th Dec – France – PARIS, L’Olympia 21st Dec – Switzerland – ZURICH, Samsung Hall
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