Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS are featured, with their two brand new singles ‘Fenrir‘ And ‘Dødssang‘, on United Music Mafia (UMM) label’s mass compilation of new music from all their artists.
The band adds “Everyone here in the Berserker camp are very proud to announce our double single release. ‘Fenrir’ and ‘Dødssang (Death Song)’ are both out today and are our first official release through United Music Mafia. A feast of sounds fit for Valhalla 🛡⚔️ Enjoy our Heathen Tribe, Skål 🔥”
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.
The band’s next album ‘Tales Of Rune’ is on course for a release date in early 2022. More information TBA.
REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS are: Ren Marabou (Vocals and Guitar) Terence McCann (Drums) Michael Casserly (Bass)
Have you ever wanted to watch Lord Of The Rings characters play football? Chaotic Italian bunch NANOWAR OF STEEL have made it happen! On their single “Il Signore degli Anelli dello Stadio”, the parody metallers combine their love for the classic J. R. R. Tolkien fantasy with the world’s favorite team sport!
NANOWAR OF STEEL on the song: “’Il Signore degli Anelli dello Stadio’ (‘The Lord of the Stadium Rings’) is the first epic-football-metal song ever released (at least by NANOWAR OF STEEL). What would happen if all of a sudden, all the creatures of the Lord Of The Rings had their own football team? And more importantly, which songs would their supporters sing? NANOWAR OF STEEL has got the answer for you!”
Parody metal powerhouse NANOWAR OF STEEL turns to the musical roots of their homeland, bringing heavy new life to traditional Italian music on their new album Italian Folk Metal! Filled with references to Italian folklore, NANOWAR OF STEEL puts its own comedic metal twist on the various traditional sounds of their beautiful country. Each song on Italian Folk Metal is performed in a distinct style of Italian folk music: Napoli-based sounds of musica neomelodica clash with melodic guitar sweeps on “Scugnizzi of the Land of Fires” and speedy accordions (prominently known from northern Italy‘s mazurka) are layered with dizzying guitar solos on “La Mazurka del Vecchio che Guarda i Cantieri“. Mixed with the band’s eclectic, comprehensive brand of catchy, comedy-infused metal, Italian Folk Metal is a truly multi-faceted listening experience and a deep dive into the roots of Italy’s folklore!
In the process of recording the new album in Rome and Milan during the summer of 2020, NANOWAR OF STEEL took the Italian-focused theme as an opportunity to gather Italy’s crème de la creme of musicianship: the album features Francesco Paoli from FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE on “L’assedio di Porto Cervo”, Alessandro Conti of LUCA TURILLI’S RHAPSODY and TRICK OR TREAT fame on “La Mazurka del Vecchio che guarda i Cantieri” and FROZEN CROWN’s Jade on “Rosario”, among others. Italian Folk Metal showcases NANOWAR OF STEEL’s musical versatility at its best!
Italian Folk Metal tracklist: 1. Requiem per Gigi Sabani in Re minore 2. L’Assedio di Porto Cervo 3. La Maledizione di Capitan Findus 4. La Marcia su Piazza Grande 5. La Mazurka del Vecchio che Guarda i Cantieri 6. La Polenta Taragnarock 7. Scugnizzi of the Land of Fires 8. Rosario 9. Il Signore degli Anelli dello Stadio 10. Gabonzo Robot 11. Sulle Aliquote Della Libertà 12. Der Fluch des Kapt’n Iglo 13. El Baile del Viejo que Mira las obras
Swedish Hard Rockers DEAD LORD have announced the details for their upcoming EP release, ‘Dystopia’! A continuation and closing chapter for the band’s 2020 full-length LP, ‘Surrender’, the ‘Dystopia’EP starts off where that record ended, with the title track serving as a front bookend. The remainder of its tracklisting features a collection of cover versions from acts like D-A-D (‘Sleeping My Day Away’), Winterhawk (‘Ace In The Hole’), Moon Martin (‘Hands Down’) and Rory Gallagher (‘Moonchild’), before closing out with the Swedish version of ‘Letter From Allen St.’. The ‘Dystopia’ EP, which features front cover artwork by Juan Machado (Shown above!), will see a March 11th, 2022 release via Century Media Records.
Speaking on their new EP, DEAD LORD guitarist and vocalist Hakim Krim finds the following words:
“Wax is the only thing that’s eternal! We know this as well as do you. So at last, here’s our latest single-gone-ep release, for you to enjoy. 6 tracks of something new, something old, something borrowed and something ice cold. A couple of unreleased tracks, homages to our fellow rockateers, if you will, along with some nuggets previously only digitally released, finally make their way to a face melting platter of rocking grooves. So even in the most dystopian of potential futures, where computers have long since lost to the nuclear storms, your record player will keep spinning. And rock will prevail!“
DEAD LORD – ‘Dystopia’ EP Tracklisting:
Side A: 1. Dystopia 2. Sleeping My Day Away 3. Ace In The Hole
Side B: 1. Hands Down 2. Moonchild 3. I staden som aldrig slumrar till
Pre-Order starts January 7th, 2022 with the launch of a next single!
In the meantime, you can still check out the video-clips as well as a stream of the release-show for DEAD LORD’s ‘Surrender’ album, which entered the official sales charts in Germany upon release on position # 25, here:
In addition to the release of their new EP, DEAD LORD are also pleased to announce a next run of European live-shows for March 2022, supported by fellow Stockholmers The Riven. See here for all upcoming dates:
DEAD LORD + The Riven – Dystopia Tour 2022
WE 02.03.2022 Vanløse (Denmark) – Stairway TH 03.03.2022 Hamburg (Germany) – Bambi Galore FR 04.03.2022 Bochum (Germany) – Matrix SA 05.03.2022 Tilburg (The Netherlands) – Little Devil SU 06.03.2022 Antwerp (Belgium) – Kavka MO 07.03.2022 Cologne (Germany) – MTC WE 09.03.2022 Vienna (Austria) – Escape Club TH 10.03.2022 Nuremberg (Germany) – Der Cult FR 11.03.2022 Strasbourg (France) – La Maison Bleue SA 12.03.2022 Nantes (France) – La Scène Michelet SU 13.03.2022 Portugalete (Spain) – Groove MO 14.03.2022 Madrid (Spain) – Rockville TU 15.03.2022 Barcelona (Spain) – Razzmatazz 3 WE 16.03.2022 Lyon (France) – Rock n’Eat TH 17.03.2022 Winterthur (Switzerland) – Gaswerk
DEAD LORD – Live 2022
TH 02.06.2022 Gdansk (Poland) – Mystic Festival SA 30.07.2022 Osterholz-Scharmbeck (Germany) – Burning Q Festival And many more dates to be announced soon…
[The Monumental Mass – A Cinematic Metal Event – Photo Credit: Christian Ripkens]
Last Friday, POWERWOLF launched a stream with real event character that reaches dimensions that have never been seen before. While other bands compensate the circumstance of not being able to perform in front of an audience within the given circumstances with filmed live performances, the wolves take several gigantic steps further!
The band is taking their fans on a journey into the depths of POWERWOLF‘s world with a fantastic setlist performed in a stage setting that is an epic highlight on its own with its visuals, size, equipment and production. In months of hard and detailed work, a story was created – told in several chapters based on POWERWOLF’s music and opulent film scenes, which are smoothly integrated into the show. All show effects, actors and locations go hand in hand with each other and bring the medium of live music to an unprecedented level. From battles with clergy to stories of nuns and monks to burning angels – cinematic images are delivered that immediately capture the viewer while literally abducting them.
Who thought to have already seen everything in live music is loudly and visually proved wrong. POWERWOLF deliver the new benchmark for music streaming events!
Due to the high demand this even goes into extension. Until January 2, 2022, you can still access this masterpiece, and who wants to get an idea in advance, can watch the video for “Fire And Forgive” HERE:
On www.powerwolfstream.com you can find all further info, the trailers, as well as tickets for THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATC METAL EVENT. This show is a true must-see for every metal fan!
[The Monumental Mass – A Cinematic Metal Event – Photo Credit: Christian Ripkens]
SECONDHAND DEPRESSION have released their brand new video for their track “The Long Road Home” via Terra Relicta and can be viewed here.
Secondhand Depression adds: “This one is probably one of the coolest tracks we’ve ever written. We tried writing about some pretty innocuous things but then twisting them to make them just slightly darker. There’s a lot of cool percussion stuff going on in this one – I think we used things like toy drums, chains… weird stuff like that. The video is really cool, the imagery is exactly the aesthetic we’re into.”
The band has also released the video on their own YouTube channel which can be viewed here:
Secondhand Depression announces a limited edition physical re-release of their 2020 self-titled EP. The prog/goth rock recording collective, composed of Lucas Di Mascio (Malacoda) and Michael Farina (Wolf Saga, ex-Farewell to Freeway) have put out some information on the re-release including a never before released cover of Tiamat’s “Cain” and a supplementary drum sample library for recording enthusiasts.
The drum sample library is already up for sale and there is also a free snare sample set available from recent recording sessions.
The super limited EP package will be available on Jan. 28 with a pre-order launching soon. The songs are available on all streaming services and on Bandcamp.
EP Re-Release Details: limited jewel case with artwork by Stefan Skjoedt & Yeganeh Ghasemi All four original tracks from the 2020 digital release and lyrics sheet Free download of Tiamat “Cain” cover before release on global streaming services Free download of drum samples
There is currently no price for the package, but the drum sample library is priced at $20 CAD.
Secondhand Depression Tracklisting:
Victims of a Victimless Crime The Long Road Home Failures The New Weird
Violinist, composer, ethnomusicologist TUOMAS ROUNAKARI has unveiled the Episode 3 for “Bear Awakener” backgrounds and The Bear Awakening songs.
What are the Bear awakening songs all about and how do they sound?? This episode gives an example of a bear awakening song by a Mansi singer Konstantin Atjin. Recorded over a century ago. What did he sing about? At the end you’ll get to hear this wax cylinder recording✨
Tuomas adds: “The Episode 3 is my favorite so far. Getting to the core of Bear awakening songs itself. The material that the entire album is based upon. Poetic and informative. I am also delighted to be able to share one archived wax cylinder recording with the permission of Institute for language of Finland that hosts this collection. This enables my fans to access the same mental time travelling that has inspired me so much.”
The first episode tells about the first explorers in Siberia from the 17th century onwards and what made the Finnish explorers different from others. The second episode gives an example of archive studies and what makes the archived materials inspiring. In the middle of it all we learn about bear related myths and ceremonies of the indigenous Khanty and Mansi people as well as the pre-christian Finns.
Just recently TUOMAS ROUNAKARI posted online a performance video clip, a throwback to Tokyo 2017 gig at Liquid Room, from the materials of ‘Live in Japan’ documentary by Kimmo Kuusniemi.
TUOMAS ROUNAKARI’s “Bear Awakener” crowdfunding campaign reached its goal in less than 12 hours! Watch crowdfunding video, telling more details about “Bear Awakener” and its meaning, the video can be seen at https://igg.me/at/bearawakener.
Planned release date of “Bear Awakener” is on March 13th 2022! According to an ancient Finnish bear calendar this date marked the end of winter hibernation and awakening of the bears. The crowdfunding runs until January 2th, 2022, here: https://igg.me/at/bearawakener
What is “Bear Awakener”? The name Bear Awakener comes from specific songs sung in order to awaken the bear. This album dives deep into the bear myths and is designed to re-awaken or cherish anyones connection with this mythical entity.
The myth of a bear’s origin is identical among the Finns and the indigenous Khanty and Mansi people. Both cultures run ceremonial Bear feasts that last several days. Many songs, dances and plays are performed in honor of the bear. Tuomas Rounakari has studied the bear feast songs of all of these cultures. There are thousands of verses containing bear related myths in the vast archives of Finland and the tradition is now returning among the Khanty and Mansi.
TUOMAS ROUNAKARI is an internationally acclaimed violinist, composer and ethnomusicologist from Finland. He is a one-man-band blending violin, vocals and stomping with ankle-bells. In his performance he enters various trance-states. In this album he will also be playing a traditional Khanty instrument called Ning-juh.
Tuomas is inspired by different forms of dialogue; man and nature, the seen and the unseen world, ancient and future. His first solo album Shamanviolin was a result of ethnomusicological studies of the earliest 20th century wax-cylinder recordings from Siberia. These studies have also led to many collaborations with indigenous artists. He is one of the few artists who have actually returned their art to native communities for evaluation and development.
Enjoy online concert from Kaustinen Folk Music Festival 2020. Shamanviolin at Pauanne is a full-length online concert produced by the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival 2020. The concert was filmed at the magical Pauanne where a community of folk musicians and folk healers used to live in the 1980’s. All buildings are fully hand made with many mythological decorations. This Shamanviolin concert ends with lament melodies in a burnt down sauna. The magic and unique beauty of this place is still strong. A perfect environment for my music.
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
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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