Finnish swamp rockers MUDDY MOONSHINE release their second splice ’Crystal Riders’ from the forthcoming album ’Are We There Yet?’. Already renamed album finally sees its daylight on March 18th 2022 via Finnish label Secret Entertainment.
The band comments: “Crystal Riders is one of the first tracks done after new vocalist joined the group. Song is straight on Muddystyle ignoring any thin red lines between genres. Track was recorded at Magnusberg Studios with Marko ’Puke’ Kataja.”
US sleaze rock rebels KICKIN VALENTINA will bring their Revenge Of Rock tour to Europe already in May. This is the long-overdue European trek for the band, after the release of their last album “The Revenge Of Rock” via Mighty Music in January 2021, followed by gigs dry amidst pandemics restrictive measures.
“After all of the craziness in the world for the past two years, we are really looking forward to getting back on tour in Europe again. Since our last album “The Revenge of Rock” came out in January of 2021, we’ve had to cancel four different tours over there. We can’t wait to finally play these new songs live for fans that haven’t had a chance to see us in a couple of years” bassist Chris Taylor states.
06.05 – Charles Dickens Bar, Helsinborg, SE (Tickets) 07.05 – Nordic Noise Festival, Amager Bio, Copenhagen, DK (w/ Blind Guardian, Soilwork, Electric Boys, and many more) (Tickets) 10.05 – Saegewerk, Neukirchen, DE (w/ El Pistolero) 11.05 – Gruner Baum, Dessau, DE (w/ El Pistolero) 12.05 – Resonazwerk, Oberhausen, DE (w/ El Pistolero) 13.05 – Lemmy’s Bar, Bad Friedrichshall, DE (w/ El Pistolero) 14.05 – Hall Of Fame, Wetzikon, CH 16.05 – Bannermans, Edinburgh, SC (w/ The La Maybe & She Burns Red) (Tickets) 17.05 – Waterloo, Blackpool, EN (w/ The La Maybe & She Burns Red) (Tickets) 18.05 – The Patriot, Newport, WL (w/ The La Maybe & She Burns Red) (Tickets) 19.05 – Nambucca, London, EN (w/ The La Maybe & She Burns Red) (Tickets) 21.05 – Call Of The Wild Festival, Lincolnshire Showground, EN (w/ Phil Campbell And The Bastards, Treatment, Reckless Love, Warrior Soul, New roses and many more) (Tickets) 24.05 – Musicon, The Hague, HL (w/ El Pistolero) 25.05 – Cadillac, Oldenburg, DE (w/ El Pistolero) 26.05 – De Cacaofabriek, Helmond, HL (w/ El Pistolero) 27.05 – Wildfest, De Spiraal, Geraardsbergen, BE (w/ Heat, Crazy Lixx, Shiraz Lane, Cruel Intentions and many more) (Tickets) 28.05 – 7’er Club, Mannheim, DE (w/ El Pistolero) 29.05 – Johnny’s Lion Cave, Truebbach, CH (w/ El Pistolero)
KICKIN VALENTINA plays loud unapologetic rock n roll. In January 2021 KICKIN VALENTINA released their 3rd full length album “The Revenge of Rock” worldwide on Mighty Music/Target Group. The album was once again produced by Andy Reilly (UFO, Bruce Dickinson, Cradle of Filth) at Muse Productions in Atlanta, and Mastered by Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More, Sabaton, Halford) at Maor Appelbaum Mastering in CA. “We are really proud and excited to introduce this full length album. It’s the most diverse KV album so far.” states guitarist Heber Pampillon.
KICKIN VALENTINA formed in 2013, and the band quickly gained attention in the U.S. and abroad. They were immediately picked up by Atlanta based indie label Highway 9 Records and released their debut self-titled EP in October 2013. In August 2015 KICKIN VALENTINA signed with Danish hard rock/metal label Mighty Music/Target Group, and have released 3 successful full length albums “Super Atomic,” “Imaginary Creatures,” “The Revenge of Rock,” and an EP “Chaos in Copenhagen” to rave reviews around the world. Their latest album “The Revenge of Rock” debuted at #6 on the top 40 vinyl chart in Denmark. The album “Imaginary Creatures” debuted on 5 different Billboard charts (Heatseeker Albums #16, Heatseekers South Atlantic #5, Independent Albums #30, Hard Rock Album Sales #11, and Rock Album Sales #42), and the single “Crazy” reached #15 on the Danish iTunes rock charts. “Chaos in Copenhagen” debuted at # 27 on Denmark’s top 100 album sales chart.
KICKIN VALENTINA has been busy touring America and Europe opening for artists as diverse as Buckcherry, Queensryche, Nitrogods, Pop Evil, Fozzy, Skid Row, Red Dragon Cartel, Sebastian Bach, Doro, Eve to Adam, Faster Pussycat, Nonpoint, Kix, and LA Guns to name a few. In addition to their own headlining shows, they are also actively playing a variety of music festivals including Bang Your Head (Germany), Call of the Wild (England), Rock Fest (WI), Nordic Noise (Denmark), Wildfest (Belgium), Rhon Rock Open Air (Germany), Hard Rock Hell Sleaze (England), Monsters of Rock Cruise, Lario Music Festival (Italy), Rocklanta (GA), Farm Rock (IL, TN & GA), Rock Fest 80s (FL), Soundwave (MD), Rock n Skull (IL), Wolf Fest (CO), Skull Fest (NE), Summer Rock Party (IL), Daytona Bike Week (FL), and Outskirts 53 Music & Bike Fest (GA).
KICKIN VALENTINA has received press in major publications throughout Europe and Japan such as Burrn, Young Guitar, Classic Rock, Sweden Rock, Legacy, Fireworks, Metalized, Aardshok, Metal Hammer, Deaf Forever, Rock Hard, Rock It, Powerplay, and countless online magazines around the world. They were nominated for – and won – the prestigious 2014 GA Music Award for “Rock Band of the Year,” and in 2015 they won the GA Music Award for “Video of the Year” for their single “Wrong Way.” Their song “Get Ready” has been used by the Jacksonville Axemen Rugby Team for promotional commercials and played during home games, and is also on the soundtrack for the movie “Hair I Go Again.”
Last summer, royal metal powerhouse HAMMER KING dropped a hammer strike with its Napalm Records debut, Hammer King. Now, the kings from Kaiserslautern, Germany return once more with their new “King Of Kings” music video, taken from the band’s latest critically acclaimed self-titled album!
HAMMER KING on “King Of Kings”: “Hammerous Folks! For ‘King Of Kings’, we gave our dear friend Ingo Spörl a carte blanche to create a final video for Hammer King. So this is the last chapter for this album – and we are about to begin a new chapter in the next weeks. Stay tuned! Royal gratitude to everyone of you for making Hammer King the success it was! God bless the King, may the King bless all of you.”
HAMMER KING keeps it heavy with speedy riffs, energic grooves and fist-pumping choruses, devoting their existence to the one and only myth of the godly Hammer King! The new self-titled album starts off with blasting drums and brisk guitars on “Awaken the Thunder”, with frontman and guitarist Titan Fox V showing off his incredible vocal range, whereas tracks like “Atlantis” prove HAMMER KING’s ability to write catchy and memorable choruses. Hammer King tells the lore of the Hammer King himself, a wrathful and mighty war god, who is praised in tracks like anthemic “Baptized by the Hammer”, energetic and double-bass driven “In the Name of the Hammer” and the hard-hitting “Hammerschlag”. Kneel before the king of kings, the HAMMER KING!
Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS have released their third single and animated music video ‘Sigurd the Dragon Slayer’, via United Music Mafia, now available on all major platforms including United Music Steaming and Spotify. The single is taken from the upcoming album ‘Tales of Rune‘, which is out early 2022 through United Music Mafia.
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The band revealed on the song: “Sigurd the Dragon Slayer is a song based on the Saga of the Volsungs. The Saga tells the tragic Norse tale of a Dwarf king and his 3 sons who all met their untimely and treacherous demise through cursed riches. The Saga also tells the story of one brave warrior Sigurd who became entangled and ultimately had to face the Dragon Fafnir alone. He was alone but he was armed however, with his mighty sword ‘Gram’, reforged from his Fathers sword which was given to him by Odin himself.”
Just recently Ren Marabou announced a Metal Podcast ‘SAGAS’ in collaboration with Corban Skipwith AKA ‘Serpent Tounge’, the first episode is now online, in case you missed it, watch here: https://youtu.be/0tKoCldup5M
At the beginning of January, the band released a new video for ‘Death of Baldr’, the closing track on the band’s most recent album ‘SAGAS’.watch it here: https://ummmusicvideo.com/v/FtJpCN
Furthermore REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS are featured, with their two singles ‘Fenrir’ And ‘Dødssang’, on United Music Mafia (UMM) label’s mass compilation of new music from all their artists.
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 and Fishsticks drum sticks. Signed to United Music Mafia and Managed by Split Screen Management.
REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKER are: Ren Marabou (Vocals and Guitar) Terence McCann (Drums) Michael Casserly (Bass)
THE NOMADIC have released a new single and music video for “Grand Mistakes”.
“Grand Mistakes is, along with ‘Under a Georgia Sky,’ one of the first songs I wrote on piano,” says singer-songwriter Rob. “I am excited to see what Nomadic fans think of it! It is probably a little different to the singles we have put out so far. And I hope it moves and inspires people in different ways. It is really a song that captures the essence of the fact that we learn and grow from our greatest mistakes. And also, if we choose to, we can stop family trauma and repeat mistakes from continuing in a vicious cycle.”
He adds, “This is a song that addresses the theme of conflict, reconciliation and learning from mistakes. for most of my professional life, I have worked in situations of conflict, including Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, and Israel and Palestine. I have often paused to reflect on the damage such conflict does, not only on those who directly participate, but the trauma that gets passed on, to families from generation to generation. That is, more or less, the theme of Grand Mistakes!”
Australian guitarist and singer/songwriter Robert Gaylard brings a unique perspective and vision when it comes to creating music. His inspiration and passion for starting The Nomadic began early on as a child after traveling to many countries like Myanmar (formerly Burma), Singapore and the Solomon Islands. His “nomadic” lifestyle continued on into his adulthood when he began to work for the United Nations in various countries such as: Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Israel and Palestine. His travels eventually brought him to New York in September of 2012 and motivated him to pursue his songwriting by establishing an indie rock band.
In the year 2019, Rob took a one-year leave of absence from the UN to follow his musical passion and focus specifically on songwriting and live performance. The Nomadic released its debut single “Drifting” in September of 2019, “Waiting” was released in April of 2020; “Beyond Blue” and “Manhattan View” in June; “Walk the Streets” in October; and “Jeannie” in January 2021. These were followed up by “Skaterpark,” in February 2021 and “Under a Georgia Sky” in June 2021. “Grand Mistakes”released December 3, 2021, and the single “My Mind is Racing” will be released on 28 January 2022, accompanied by the album of the same name.
Influenced by artists like Oasis, Radiohead, The Verve, Bruce Springsteen, Phosphorescent, The War on Drugs, Arizona and The 1975, The Nomadic produces a sound genre like no other as alternative rock meets blues with hints of Americana and pop.
Having been originally influenced by numerous cultures and ways of life, The Nomadic promotes and advocates for issues of social action and innovation, human rights, support for minorities, as well as doing the next right thing, including the idea that it is never too late, including for people to follow their dreams and passions.
IGNESCENT have released their new single “Remnant” to all major platforms! The single is from their EP Ascension that drops March 4, 2022.
“The definition of remnant is a small remaining quantity of something, especially after a tragedy. ‘Remnant’ is about us being blessed beyond measure despite our failures and weaknesses and despite going through tragedy and hardships. It’s about perseverance and saying to the world even when we are brokenhearted and suffering we won’t give up and we will keep going,” vocalist Jennifer Benson says. “We will come up stronger despite adversity. It’s an encouragement to others to do the same and to not lose hope and to not give in to fear. I hope this song makes people feel inspired and to rock out!” says the band.
Female fronted and from Chicago, Illinois, IGNESCENT is a rock band founded by Jennifer Benson. Since 2008, the band has been primarily touring throughout the Midwest and Nashville area. IGNESCENT headlined the Budweiser Boneyard Stage last year at Rock Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin. IGNESCENT have opened for Stryper, Flyleaf, Eve 6, Buckcherry, Megadeth, Saliva, Lacey Sturm, Otep, John Cooper of Skillet’s band – Fight The Fury, Dan Sperry of America’s Got Talent, Another Lost Year, September Mourning, Art of Dying, Letters From The Fire, Like a Storm and has played at fests with Switchfoot, Colton Dixon, Memphis May Fire, The Devil Wears Prada, and Veridia. The band has co-written songs with Jeremy Valentyne of New Years Day, including their release “Exodus,” which he also produced and performed on.
IGNESCENT’s music is a great mixture of rock and pop with a great message. Their music has a rock/alternative edge that sounds right at home with most Top 40 formats. IGNESCENT combines their musical backgrounds to form a harmony that is both addictively musical and inspiring.
IGNESCENT is more than just a rock band, they are real people with a combination of great stories, combined with moving guitar riffs and a driving beat create a sound fans connect to. Their influences include Flyleaf, Evanescence, and Jinjer. “We’re authentic people that just want to encourage others with our message”, shares Jennifer Benson.
IGNESCENT’s first CD, Electrified, was produced by four-time Dove Award winning & Grammy nominated producer Travis Wyrick (10 Years, P.O.D.) and recorded at Lakeside Studios in Knoxville, Tennessee. The first song on the CD, “Calling Out to You”, was co-written with former lead guitarist of Skillet, Ben Kasica. IGNESCENT’s newest release was produced by Cameron Pierce Mizell who has worked with Memphis May Fire and Sleeping With Sirens. IGNESCENT also co-wrote a song with Sameer Bhattacharya of Flyleaf called “Fearless”. IGNESCENT has already been booked at Rock Fest in Cadott, WI summer of 2022 and will be appearing with special guest Sameer Bhattacharya.
Ignescent on Tour:
March 5 – Ignescent at Route 20 in Sturtevant, WI featuring Sameer Bhattacharya of Flyleaf on guitar March 11 – Ignescent at The Back Bar with Trapt in Janesville, WI May 7 – Ignescent at Suicide Awareness Show in Chicago – place tbd May 13 – Ignescent at WC Social Club with Disciple in West Chicago, IL July 15 – Ignescent at Rock Fest in Cadott, WI featuring Sameer Bhattacharya of Flyleaf on guitar
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