DIE FOR MY SINS Release First Single/Video ‘Scream’, Title Track of Upcoming Album

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Italian Heavy Metal act DIE FOR MY SINS has just dropped their brand new track “Scream”, which is the title track and first single from the band’s upcoming debut full-length.

“Scream” is set to be released on November 22 via ViciSolum Productions and the single is now available on all major digital platforms. 

Formed in 2022 by brothers Fabio and Nicolas Calluori, accomplished musicians previously known for their work in power metal outfit Heimdall and other notable bands, DIE FOR MY SINS merges their shared passion for Heavy Metal in this exciting new venture. Teaming up with renowned metal vocalist Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear, ex-Gamma Ray) as the core session singer for the album, the band also features a stellar performance from top-notch vocalist Ian Parry (ex-Elegy, Rock Emporium) on one track. The result is an explosive album, made up of 9 Heavy Metal songs characterized by a mix of powerful riffs, catchy melodies and symphonic passages.

Tracklist:

  1. Scream
  2. Time
  3. Still Alive
  4. Waiting for your Hero
  5. In the Sign of the Cross
  6. Shades Of Grey
  7. Dark Symphony
  8. Perfect Land
  9. Kingdoms Rise

Fabio Calluori about the album: “Scream is the first album of my new band called Die for my Sins, founded with my brother Nicolas (drums) and it comes after many years of experience in the metal scene with bands like Heimdall (with 6 albums to its credit) and From Depths.

The album sees the featuring of the great singers Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear, ex Gamma Ray) on 8 songs and Ian Parry (Elegy, Rock Emporium, Consortium Project) on 1 song…when we got the vocal tracks from them, we were really stunned by their amazing work! Then we have as special guests, on lead guitars, my great talented friends Luca Sellitto (Timeless Fairytale, ex Stamina) with some solos and Carmelo Claps (Heimdall) with the solo in one song.
 
‘Scream’ is an explosive album and you can find some more in your face and energetic songs like the title track, ‘Still Alive’ and ‘Waiting for your Hero’, others more melodic like ‘Time’, ‘Shades of Grey’ and ‘Dark Symphony’ and some stuff more epic like ‘Perfect Land’, ‘In the Sign of the Cross’ and ‘Kingdoms Rise’.

‘Scream’ was a very tough challenge for me because I wrote and arranged all the music and lyrics, I played guitars, bass and keys and I produced, mixed and mastered it in my Sonic Temple recording studio (www.sonictemplestudio.it). Besides I also made our videos.
We put a lot of effort and all our passion for this style of music into this album so I hope that ‘Scream’ will be really appreciated and loved by metal heads all over the world.“

“Scream” will be coming out on November 22 on ViciSolum Productions and is now available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION

DIE FOR MY SINS are:
Fabio Calluori: Guitars, Bass, Keys
Nicolas Calluori: Drums
Ralf Scheepers: Lead Vocals (Session)

Guest Musicians:
Luca Sellitto: Lead Guitars
Ian Parry: Lead Vocals on “Shades of Grey”
Carmelo Claps: Lead Guitars on “Dark Symphony”

For more info visit:
https://www.facebook.com/dieformysins
https://www.instagram.com/dieformysins_official
https://www.youtube.com/@dieformysins
https://www.vicisolumrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/vicisolumproductions/

VON HERTZEN BROTHERS Stream New Single + Video ‘Ascension Day’

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Photo Credit: Ville Juurikkala

Finland’s celebrated Von Hertzen Brothers have unveiled ‘Ascension Day’ along with a music video. This is the second single from their highly anticipated ninth studio album, In Murmuration, due for release on 25th October. 

Stream ‘Ascension Day’ here: https://vonhertzenbrothers.ffm.to/ascensionday.OPR

Pre-order In Murmuration here: https://linktr.ee/VonHertzenBrothers

Gutiarist Kie von Hertzen comments on ‘Ascension Day’: “This one was written on a small island in Eastern Finland, right next to the Russian border on a crisp April morning. On the islets around the island, there was a huge cormorant colony and you could see many sea eagles soaring above the island in search of prey.

“The work-in-progress title for the song was ‘Bruce’ as the whole song is pretty much based on an uplifting riff, simple melody and a chord progression which somehow reminded me of ‘Born in the USA’.  The storyteller has finally come out of the darkest place and is fulfilled with unrestrained compassion, love and gratitude for everything around him. Just being able to walk down the street on an average Monday makes him feel on top of the world as that’s been something unthinkable up until the very moment described in the song.”

New album In Murmuration follows the profound and epic journey of their acclaimed, pandemic-era masterpiece Red Alert in the Blue Forest (2022).

In Murmuration will be released on Von Hertzen Brothers’ own label, DoingBeingMusic, on limited-edition crystal-clear vinyl gatefold LP, CD and digital. Merch bundles will be available from the band’s website. Pre-orders are available now.

Von Hertzen Brothers will play album launch shows in Finland and the UK at the end of 2024 before returning to the UK, Europe and the US, including Cruise to the Edge in spring 2025.  

Confirmed dates are as follows:
Nov 09: Helsink (FI) Tavastia (album release show)
Nov 16: Tampere (FI) Olympia (album release show)
Nov 28: Troon (UK) Winter Storm Festival 
Nov 29: Buckley (UK) The Tivoli 
Nov 30: Trecco (UK) Bay Planet Rockstock 
Dec 02: London (UK) The Garage 

Tracklist:

1. The Relapse
2. A Good Life  
3. Starlings
4. Ascension Day
5. Beneath the Silver Stars
6. Tightrope Walker
7. The Change
8. Separation
9. Snowstorm
10. Wait for Me

In true Von Hertzen Brothers style, In Murmuration creatively juxtaposes the band’s previous release. Whilst their imaginative, multi-genre hard rock and harmonies remain, the band’s artistic pendulum has swung more towards an air of optimism and renewal. The result is a work filled with big choruses, stadium rock anthems, art-rock with 90s vibes and catchy power-pop.

Whilst the themes within the album may not be as deliberately opinionated as on previous releases Red Alert in the Blue Forest and War is Over, there is a naturally occurring sense of constant change throughout. Precise and intriguing observations on the global political landscape, the tricky human relationships of this age, resilience and personal growth all provide lyrical subject matter. The first half of the album embodies a transformation of mood, bringing forth some positivity and love, and the second half journeys through challenging relationships, a literal call for change, separation, loss, longing and a final resolution.

Vocalist/guitarist Mikko von Hertzen says: “The shapes and the overall tone of the musical content on this album could be a bit surprising to some of our newer followers, but not to those who have been listening to us from the beginning. Musically speaking, we have proudly carried the cloaks of ‘prog-wizards’ for the last two albums, but what has not been so widely discussed lately is our ability to write good pop choruses and great catchy rock anthems with good vibes. We felt like it was now time to bring forth that side of us once again. The lyrical themes still deal with the everyday struggles of being humans in this f*cked up world, it’s a source that keeps on giving, but we wanted to step out of the forest and into the sunlight to mingle, discuss and celebrate. We live in an age of constant change where everyone is trying to find a secure footing in life, sometimes full of joy and sometimes filled with utter disappointment. Amid all that, the trick is to stay alert and lean to one another. Like starlings in murmuration. After the pandemic, and now as the world has once again opened, we have somehow felt lighter in our everyday lives. We acknowledge the contradiction of course, since the world with its horrors hasn’t changed much… It would have been easy to drown in those doomsday moods, but writing these songs we felt the need to tackle these problems from a more forgiving and positive standpoint.” 

From the anthemic opener to the reflective closer, In Murmuration ebbs and flows much like the starlings after which it is named.

The instrumentation on this album has also evolved. The three brothers Mikko, Kie and Jonne, with drummer Sami Kuoppamäki, are joined by multi-instrumentalist Markus Pajakkala, who performed with the brothers on their acoustic tour in 2023. Notable for his saxophone solo on 2022’s ‘Peace Patrol’, Markus brings a new dynamic to the album. Guests on the album include a gospel ensemble and the Budapest Art Orchestra.

Now in their 23rd year, Von Hertzen Brothers have consistently delivered music on their own terms and In Murmuration is no exception. This is their third self-produced album, the others being the award-winning Approach (2006) and War is Over (2017).

Von Hertzen Brothers are:
Mikko von Hertzen – vocals, guitars
Kie von Hertzen –  guitars, vocals
Jonne von Hertzen – bass, keyboards, vocals
Sami Kuoppamäki – drums
Markus Pajakkala – keyboards, woodwind

Von Hertzen Brothers online:  
http://www.vonhertzenbrothers.com/
https://www.facebook.com/vonhertzenbrothersofficial
https://www.instagram.com/vonhertzenbrothers/
https://www.youtube.com/@VonHertzenBrothers
https://twitter.com/vonhertzenbros
https://www.tiktok.com/@vonhertzenbrothers

FILIPPA NÄSSIL Releases New Single ‘Green Fields Of Napa’ from Upcoming Debut Solo Album

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Filippa Nässil (founder, songwriter and guitar player in Thundermother) spent two months and three weeks in the USA touring with Thundermother in the fall of 2022 supporting the band Scorpions. On off days from playing she wrote lyrics for what came to be her upcoming debut solo album “American Diaries”, that is set for release October 4th 2024. The album will contain both English and Swedish versions of all the tracks on the album. Her third single“Green Fields Of Napa” is out today via Despotz Records. 

She booked the studio in Skåne, Klippan, Sweden (Lemon Recording Studio) whilst still in the States and wrote the music for the album in one month after coming home and recorded it in December 2022 and mixed it in Medley Studios march 2023 in Copenhagen.

Filippa started Thundermother 2009, she studied music production and guitar before that. In 2022 she studied in distance at London Songwriting Academy and she thanks one of her teachers Shelly Poole for pushing her to do a solo album.

About her third single “Green Fields Of Napa”, and how it came to be, she had this to say:

“During a day off, we received an invitation to visit an expansive winery farm in the heart of Napa Valley. The surroundings were beautiful with olive trees, grapevines, and pomegranates hanging from the ceiling, ripe for the picking. We tried local wines, but as evening went by, our host prepared a meal of pasta with tomato sauce, accompanied by bread and butter. However, to my surprise, he confessed that these dishes contained ingredients from his own cannabis fields. I promptly requested an alternative dish, and as I waited for its preparation, an effect took hold while my arms went a bit too relaxed. I became intoxicated while waiting for the replacement meal from the butter I had on my bread. It was a delightful evening after all, the crackling of a fire and I just had to accept and live in the moment.”

“American Diaries” is what it sounds like, her time in Chicago meeting her blues idol “Buddy Guy” and his family, she even got invited to his birthday party turning 86 years old. On “Buddy Guy’s Blues” she plays with his son “Greg Guy”. On “Green Fields Of Napa” she tells the story of getting accidentally high, eating food on a winery, on “Richmond, Virginia” about her favorite food mexican tacos called ‘pastor’, on “San Fransisco” when her boyfriend came to visit and the joy that brought, on “For Rudy”, she sings about her time in Texas, ending up on a night club and the new friends she made there. “Mount Shasta” is her personal favorite, high up in the mountains of north California, missing her love wishing she could share that beauty with him.

“American Diaries” is a map over the USA, but in songs written, played and sung both in Swedish and English versions, by Filippa Nässil.

Filippas third single “Green Fields Of Napa” is out today via Despotz Records. Her debut solo album “American Diaries” is set for release October 4th 2024. The album will contain both Swedish and English versions of all the tracks on the album. 

ENMY Release Searing New Single ‘On The Edge’ from Upcoming Self-Titled Album

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With their self titled album ENMY on pre-order, ENMY is taking out all of the stops leading up to spooky season and the release of their next album. The new single “On The Edge,” a track where the band figured, “Hey we already had a song about Werewolves & Vampires…..let’s go for the trifecta and write a song about a Zombie apocalypse.”

With the full complement of emotive songwriting, heavy guitars, brutal vocals, and progressive build up ENMY continues to build up an arsenal of emotionally resonant tracks to their already electrifying supply. ENMY adds, “We wanted another song on the album that felt a little slower and less aggressive, but would then evolve into something heavier and full. This was the last song completed in the songwriting process.”

Purchase/Stream: https://link.fixtmusic.com/enmyalbum

Cincinnati-based rock sensation ENMY is back announcing their highly anticipated self-titled sophomore album, ENMY, is now available for pre-order from FiXT. Following the massive success of their debut album Breaking Down, which has already amassed over 25 million streams across DSPs, with their track “Clarity” earning a placement on the popular WWE showcase, ENMY continues to redefine the boundaries of rock and metalcore with their latest offerings. 
 
ENMY brings a fresh and energetic sound to modern rock and metalcore by crafting a unique blend of soaring vocals, groove-oriented instrumental play, and electronic melodies. Their self-titled sophomore album features ten hard rock tracks, including standout singles “Survive” and “Silver Bullet.” The currently release tracks from the album have already amassed over 7 millions streams across DSPs. With singles like the intense but with a touch of melancholy “Hourglass,” the emotionally charged anthem “Broken Man,” and the brutal, raw, and emotive “The Ledge” complete with an ominous music video directed and produced by Will Story, ENMY has proved that they are masters of fusing the essence of hard rock, alternative metal, and modern rock and capturing emotional intensity through a musical lens. Following in the footsteps of peers like Breaking Benjamin, Linkin Park, and Three Days Grace, ENMY is destined to become a staple and household name with rock & metal fans.

ENMY (pronounced “Enemy”) is a four-piece Hard Rock band originating from Cincinnati, OH. ENMY brings a fresh and energetic sound to modern day rock and metalcore by crafting a unique blend of soaring vocals, groove oriented instrumental play, and electronic melodies. Since their debut in 2020 with the single, “Demon Eyes”, ENMY has surfaced on multiple Spotify editorial playlists including New Core, New Blood, All New Metal, Hard Rock, and Kickass Metal. ENMY has also appeared on Apple Music Playlists Breaking Hard Rock, New in Rock, and Fresh Blood. In 2021 ENMY had two of their songs “Deceiver” and “DAMN” from their debut album Breaking Down (2021) played on Sirius XM Octane. In 2022 ENMY’s single “Last One Standing” was featured in the Play Station and PC video game, Bloodhunt. Their hit track “Clarity” was featured on the WWE Friday Night Raw King and Queen of The Ring segment. “The Ledge” featured twice on the WWE Summer Slam segments. 

ENMY is currently reaching 500,000+ Global Monthly Listeners across all DSPs, and they were recently featured as the cover artist for Spotify’s official New Nü (Nu-Metal) Playlist. Other recent Spotify playlist features include placement on Hard Rock, All New Metal and New Blood, as well as ENMY receiving prominent playlist features on Apple Music’s Breaking Hard Rock, The Riff, and Fresh Blood, along with editorial support on multiple music videos from VEVO and internationally playlist support from Yandex Music and VK Music in Russia. Intense and raw the group brings a fresh and energetic sound to modern day rock and metalcore and command a brutal stage show with loyal fans who commute as far away as New Jersey, Texas, West Virginia, and Florida to catch them live on their home turf. 
 
In late 2023 ENMY signed with artist-owned record label FiXT, joining the label’s exclusive roster for a multi-album deal. Kicking off the partnership, the band released a special deluxe edition version of the debut album Breaking Down in early 2024 with additional tracks and the all new Cinematic Version of “Never Healing” and additional bonus material. The band has released several new tracks in early 2024 building up to their next highly anticipated album, self titled ENMY, due to release on October 11, 2024. 

Album tracklist:
The Ledge
Our Demise
Fake
Survive
Broken Man
Waiting on You
Silver Bullet
Hourglass
On the Edge
The Cure

ENMY online:
https://www.facebook.com/enmymusic
https://twitter.com/enmymusic
https://www.instagram.com/enmymusic
SPOTIFY
https://www.youtube.com/@enmymusic

EIHWAR Premiere Debut Album “Viking War Trance” on YouTube

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Photo by © Eihwar

From the feral fjords of neo-Norse mythology, EIHWAR barrels onto the scene like a berserker storming a tranquil village. The Viking duo didn’t choose the warrior’s path; it tore through their souls and left behind a sonic battleground that marries ancient gods with unapologetic modern chaos. Their debut album, Viking War Trance, is a titanic clash of techno fury and primal beats that’s designed to send your senses careening into the stratosphere.

Viking War Trance was released yesterday, September 20th, and you can listen to all nine trance-inducing tracks on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.

Order the album at https://orcd.co/eihwarvikingwartrance

From the moment they took YouTube by storm, Eihwar has shook both the Internet and European concert venues. The Viking duo’s breakout single “Berserkr” has stockpiled 650K+ views. This summer, they’ve captivated audiences at major European festivals like Hellfest, Rockstady Extreme and Leyendas del Rock & Wave Gotik Treffen. 

For those of us who haven’t seen Eihwar in the flesh, picture this: vikings discovering synthesizers and headbanging to a techno beat, where trance-emboldened voices resurrect Odin and shamanic drums roll like a tempest in Asgard. That’s Viking War Trance. With tracks like “Völva’s Chant”, “Viking War Trance” and “Mjölnir”, this album doesn’t just break the mold—it obliterates it like a mosh pit filled with Viking warriors who are high on the Northern Lights’ magic. 

In celebration of Viking War Trance, Eihwar is blowing the roof off every venue from the Netherlands to France. The duo are about to start sweating and stomping on their headlining tour of Europe, which runs until the end of the year. 

Get tickets: https://eihwar.my.canva.site/#concerts

Viking War Trance 2024 – European Tour Dates:
September 21: Arcen, NL @ Elfia
September 22: Arcen, NL @ Elfia
September 28: Saint Raphael, FR @ Distortion Festival
October 04: Bordeaux, FR @ Le Salem
October 05: St Macaire en Mauges, FR @ Mauges Pit Fest III
October 19: Les Pennes-Mirabeau, FR @ La Nuit des Sorcières
November 02: Bernay, FR @ Festival de Samhain
November 10: Porto, PT @ Ampli Fest
November 13: Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Music Bar
December 04: Monthey, CH @ Pont Rouge
December 05: Erfurt, GE @ Club From Hell
December 06: Dortmund, DE @ Phantastic Lights Christmas Market
December 07: Weiher, GE @ Live Music Hall
December 08: Strasbourg, FR @ La Maison Bleue
December 10: Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Vredenburg
December 11: Tilburg, NL @ Hall of Fame
December 12: Lille, FR @ La Bulle Café
December 13: Nantes, FR @ Le Ferrailleur
December 14: Paris, FR @ Petit Bain

Cover Art by Asrunn

Tracklist
1. Viking War Trance (4:30) [WATCH]
2. Ragnarök (Viking War Trance Reforged) (7:10)
3. Völva’s Chant (4:05) [WATCH]
4. Geri And Freki (4:21)
5. Baldr (4:08)
6. Fenrir (Viking War Trance Reforged) (5:13)
7. Berserkr (Viking War Trance Reforged) (4:04) [WATCH]
8. Mjölnir (5:25)
9. Sir Mannelig (1:54)
Total runtime: 40:54

Many bands have explored the Pagan & Norse worlds over the last 15 years seeking atmospheric, acoustic and ritual sounds with great seriousness. This is not the path EIHWAR chose. Their goal is to induce the wildest trance on the dancefloors!

Since their appearance on YouTube in February 2023, Eihwar has shook the Internet and concert venues. The band experienced rapid expansion on YouTube and was quickly booked by major European festivals such as Hellfest, Rockstadt Extreme Fest and Leyendas del Rock & Wave Gotik Treffen with more to be announced.

Hear ye, hear ye! From the mystical lands of neo-Norse lore, Eihwar crashes onto the scene like a berserker raid on a quiet fjord village. Mark and Asrunn didn’t choose the warrior’s path; it chose them, burgeoning from the primal yet uncharted terrain of their souls, birthing a sonic juggernaut that marries ancient gods with the unabashed chaos of the modern age.

Imagine, if you will, a parallel universe where Vikings discovered synthesizers and started headbanging to techno. This is Eihwar’s debut album, Viking War Trance. A wild rumpus of a record that doesn’t just break the mold—it smashes it with the ferocity of Thor’s hammer. It’s got everything: technoid beats forged in the heart of a dying star, trance emboldened voices, and shamanic drums that could start a storm in Valhalla. Imagine being in a mosh pit with Viking warriors, channeling the rage of Fenrir and the sorrow of Baldr, all swagger and sweat!

Line-up
Asrunn: Vocals, Traditional Percussions
Mark – Vocals, Machines

Recording credits are being kept anonymous intentionally

Biography
Eihwar

Website: http://www.eihwar.com
Bandcamp: https://eihwar.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eihwar.music
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/eihwar.music
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@eihwar
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eihwar
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VFxoCJQPfQauZujESPjQK
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/artist/224131655
TIDAL: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/41105436

THE DARK (Feat. Of Mice & Men) Drop Debut Single + Video ‘Chemicals’ + Sign to Arising Empire

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 21, 2024
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Photo Credit: Niko Mani

Los Angeles-based The Dark have signed with Arising Empire and dropped their debut single, ‘Chemicals’, out now worldwide.

Stream here: https://arisingempire.com/thedark

The band, fronted by Craig Johns Jr. with guitarist Alan Ashby (Of Mice & Men), alongside Derek Vautrinot on drums and Nick Goins on bass, are already making waves. Released by the independent label Arising Empire – home to metalcore upstarts thrown and previously to While She Sleeps – this debut signals a bold new entry into the heavy music scene.

‘Chemicals’ paints an apocalyptic vision of the end of the world through the eyes of two lovers. While the entire world is falling apart, two people choose to solely focus on each other and allow the world to collapse into ashes around them.

The band comment: “Influenced by 90’s bands like Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, Fudge Tunnel and Filter, ‘Chemicals’ felt like a natural choice for our first single.”

Singer Craig Johns Jr. continues: “It’s something I’m less than proud of, but this story of two lovers focusing on each other while the world falls apart… This comes from a very real place I’ve found myself in in the past. There have been times where I’ve wrapped myself in things like lust and drugs, rather than facing the harsh reality of living in poverty in a major city like Los Angeles. Sometimes it’s easier to obsess over what’s in front of you, an easy escape, whether it’s a partner or a substance, and end up willfully blind to the bigger picture. This band is our love letter to the dark side of our human nature.”

The Dark are:
Craig Johns Jr. | vocals
Alan Ashby | guitar
Nick Goins | bass
Derek Vautrinot | drums

The Dark online:
https://www.facebook.com/thedark.fm
https://www.instagram.com/thedark.fm
https://www.tiktok.com/@thedark.fm
https://twitter.com/thedark_fm