May 13th will see the release of “Resurrekzión“, the brand new EP by Spanish deathgrind heavyweights RUINAS. Exactly two years after the debut “Ikonoklasta”, released in the middle of the first wave of the pandemic, the band led by Rober Bustabad of the Spanish deathgrind legends MACHETAZO returns with a bleak and brutal work, unusual at times, where the themes of death, an apocalyptic vision of Christianity and a sense of impending doom, chase each other relentlessly. After the release of the first single “Último Vector”, today RUINAS have unleashed a brand new lyric video for the EP’s title track.
Rober Bustabad comments: “‘Resurrekzión’ alludes to the frontiers of the grave and frivolizes with any possible redemption that the transit to another life or death entails. The ulterior trance. The twilight of the flesh. ‘Resurrekzión’ represents a true step forward for the band, a slight sample of what is yet to come.“
“Resurrekzión” was recorded and mixed once again by Brais Landeira at The Ocean Studios (Ferrol, Spain) and mastered by Javi Ustara at Mpire Studio (Madrid, Spain). The EP drops May 13th on Spikerot Records and is available for pre-order HERE
DAWN OF DESTINY release the cover artwork and track listing of their new album “Of Silence” which will be released on June 24th, 2022. Artwork is by Ukrainian artist Yulia Zhuchkov.
“Of Silence” includes 13 brand new songs, all written by mastermind Jens Faber. Mix and mastering was done by Dennis Köhne. The fans can look forward to a playing time of over an hour and the guest appearance of Chris Harms (LORD OF THE LOST).
In more than 15 years, the metal band from Bochum will now release their eighth album, which has something special in store for fans: there will be a strictly limited first edition of this album. More coming soon!
Tracklist: 01 – We are your Voice 02 – Judas in Me 03 – Childhood (feat. Chris Harms) 04 – Say my Name 05 – White Mystery 06 – Not the Way it Is 07 – Little Flower 08 – Burning Heart 09 – Silence 10 – Run 11 – The Curse 12 – Inner Voice 13 – This is our Legacy
Line-Up: Jeanette Scherff: Lead & backing vocals Jens Faber: Bass, Piano, lead & backing vocals Veith Offenbächer: Lead, Rhythm and clean Guitars Dirk Raczkiewicz: Keyboards & Synths Philipp Bock: Drums
Bridging the gap between traditional European roots and modern American sounds, SOLE SYNDICATE know well the secret of all the greatest, past’n’present-hard’n’heavy bands: every song counts.
‘Into the Flames’ is a darker and heavier record than its predecessor (the brilliant 2020 classic hard rock affair ‘Last Days of Eden’): earthquaking riffs & tasty solos, roaring vocals, some great melodies and a thunderous rhythmic background represent the foundation of each track.
The lyrical theme of the album is quite gloomy and leads the listener on a journey into the human mind, taking pulse on everyday life. Sole Syndicate is not a political band, but they are not afraid to write and sing about the state of things – war, mental health, environment and social injustices.
‘Into the Flames’ is the raucous and entertaining soundtrack of this crazy world of ours.
third record for the Swedish hard & heavy rising maestros
recorded at Syndicate Studios and mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio
artwork by Jonas “Urna” Beijer
first edition will be released in a 4-panel digipak
SOLE SYNDICATE are: Jonas Månsson – vocals and guitar Katja Rasila – keyboards and vocals David Gustafsson – bass and vocals Henrik Zetterlund – drums
SUPERSONIC BLUES MACHINE will release their new album “Voodoo Nation” on June 24th via Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group. The new album features special guests Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke), Eric Gales, Joe Louis Walker, Ana Popovic, Kirk Fletcher, King Solomon Hicks, Josh Smith & Sonny Landreth
Furthermore the band has shared a new official video for ‘8 Ball Lucy’ feat. Sonny Landreth, watch it below.
“The general discontent in the world at the moment is so widespread, we get told to embrace it because that’s life,” says Fabrizio Grossi. “No, that’s not life,” he asserts. “It’s how we’re forced to live nowadays. Voodoo Nation refers to the times we’re living in, at least here in the States, but I guess the whole world can relate. We’re getting to the point where we’re living out life almost as Zombies. We’re little machines.”
But there is always hope, which is what Supersonic Blues Machine has always been about.
At the core of the band is producer/bass player Fabrizio Grossi (Steve Vai, Alice Cooper, George Clinton, Slash) and drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, Meat Loaf, Brandon Flowers, John Fogerty, Red Hot Chili Peppers) with British rocker Kris Barras replacing Lance Lopez as singer-guitarist. Barras has a recent UK Top 30 album chart hit in March himself, and he is leading the pack of the British hard rock revival with several A-list singles, BBC Radio appearances and sell-out shows.
Voodoo Nation is the band’s third studio album. On their evolution, Fabrizio says, “Kris comes from this British school of hard rock and blues. This is a different sound to Kenny and me with the Allman Brothers, Sly Stone & The Family & Mountain. On Californisoul (2017), we were going more West Coast Funkadelic 60s and overall jam vibe. Blues but with more of a hippy flower power.” “With Kris, we wanted his footprint there, so that’s why you hear Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Gary Moore. Kind of a Union Jack imprint over a Star-Spangled Banner.”
The lyrical front on Voodoo Nation is less forgiving than everything in the past. “I’m not saying fuck flower power because that’s always the message,” Grossi says. “But there are very introspective things and a lot of the theatrics that we are dealing with on this record which I would say are fairly common in the blues but are dealt with a twist. There is a lot of Devil’s stuff in this record.”
Louisiana slide-god Sonny Landreth features on the haunting “8 Ball Lucy.” The song is a story about it being “easy to fall into temptation when you’re broken down and somebody comes along saying all the right things. That’s the true Devil, and she’s so good at playing her cards,” he says. The 8-minute “Devil at the Doorstep” features Eric Gales – whose recent album Crown was a #1 Blues Billboard hit. “With Eric, it can start as a 3-minute 12 bars Blues and morph into an epic Led Zeppelin Dazed and Confused thing. I also think it’s a perfect soundtrack for a horror movie…If the story wasn’t real!” he adds.
They underline problems faced by musicians on “Coming Thru” and “Get It Done” – the latter features Josh Smith and “Do It Again” is another firecracker that rounds off the theme with Ana Popovic. Young Harlem blues-sensation King Solomon Hicks features on the call to arms “You and Me.” The band’s trademark soulful blues sound can be heard beautifully on “I Will Let It Go,” featuring Kirk Fletcher, and the sumptuous “Is It All” with the legendary Joe Louis Walker. The album closes with the inspirational Rootsy Rock “All Our Love” featuring Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr.
The song came together in the summer of 2020 whilst there were the biggest fires in living memory in California. “I was dropping off donated clothes in Woodland Hills. We were heading down through the infamous 405 and were literally driving through fire – on both sides of the road.”
“I realised that we’re in one of the world’s richest cities, and there’s discontent, plus climate change and everything else going on. How is this happening? It’s total devastation. I was like, no, no, we need a major reset here. For all the wrongs in the world to be fixed, it requires all our love. That’s the song, a message of hope,” Grossi ends.
Track list Money Too Late Coming thru You And Me (feat. King Solomon Hicks) Get It Done (feat. Josh Smith) 8 Ball Lucy (feat. Sonny Landreth) Devil At The Doorstep (feat. Eric Gales) Is It All (feat. Joe Louis Walker) Do It Again (feat. Ana Popovic) I Will Let Go (feat. Kirk Fletcher) Voodoo Nation All Our Love (feat. Charlie Starr)
Currently working on writing and recording their 3rd album, Spanish power metallers REVEAL announce a very special collaboration with renowned vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens (KK’S PRIEST/ex-JUDAS PRIEST/ex-ICED EARTH) on a song called “Messiah”. Tim contributes his powerful vocal style to this metal anthem, performing a duet with Reveal vocalist Rob Lundgren (a well-known Youtube presence with almost 200,000 followers). “Messiah” will appear on Reveal’s new album, which is slated for release later this year.
Tim recorded a video discussing his participation on “Messiah” that can be viewed here.
Reveal’s recording and touring lineup is completed by well-known Spanish musicians with extensive experience in the studio and live arena, including his DarkSun bandmates David Figuer (lead guitar), Dani Cabal (drums), and Helena Pinto (keyboards). Reveal have created videos for eight songs from their two previous albums, Timeline and Overlord, including “Crusaders”, “Path Of Sorrows”, “300”, & “Under Control” and they can be viewed at https://www.revealband.com/media
Italian heavy/power metallers IBRIDOMA have revealed the title and coverart of their upcoming album “Norimberga 2.0”, coming out soon on Punishment 18 Records. The artist behind the stunning album coverart is Gustavo Sazes (Cynic, Angra, Arch Enemy, British Lion, Sinheresy, Old Man’s Child).
“Norimberga 2.0” was mixed and mastered in 2021 at Domination Studio by Simone Mularoni (DGM, Elvenking, Injury, Bulldozer, Labÿrinth).
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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