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MYSTIC BLADE Signs with Wormholedeath for Upcoming Album “The Master Is Inside”

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 23, 2024

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Innovative French heavy metal project Mystyc Blade is thrilled to announce its signing with Wormholedeath. This exciting partnership paves the way for the release of the highly anticipated album, “The Master Is Inside,” set to drop on October 18th, 2024.

“I am excited to announce that Mystyc Blade has signed with Wormholedeath This partnership marks a significant milestone in my musical journey, and I am eager to share my vision and passion for innovative heavy metal with a broader audience. Working with Wormholedeath will allow me to bring my music to new heights, and I am thrilled about the opportunities ahead.”

A Masterpiece Forged in Fire: The Making of “The Master Is Inside”

The development of ‘The Master Is Inside’ was a meticulous and intense process. From the initial concept to the final production, every aspect of the music was carefully managed. The songwriting and composition phases aimed to blend power and finesse, creating tracks that lead the forefront of innovative heavy metal. Every note was carefully thought out, ensuring that the final album is both cohesive and impactful.

Beyond the Shred: Experimentation Breeds Innovation

Experimentation played an important role in shaping the album’s sound. A bottleneck guitar was used, synths were incorporated for atmospheric depth, and choirs were added to give the songs an epic feel. Unconventional sounds like wind, trains, spaceships, and cannons, and other surprises were included to create vivid imagery and enhance the storytelling. Each detail was chosen with care to make the music rich and immersive.

“The Master Is Inside” delves deep, exploring themes of self-discovery and societal critique through powerful storytelling. Danjon’s introspective lyrics resonate with raw honesty, urging listeners to confront their inner demons and the complexities of the world around them.

Mystyc Blade: A One-Man Metal Machine

Christophe Danjon is the creative force behind Mystyc Blade. A self-taught musician, Christophe developed his distinctive style early on, focusing on instrumental music. His pursuit of excellence led him to the Music Academy International (MAI) in Nancy, where he honed his skills further. After graduating, Christophe seized notable opportunities, including opening for Angra and Calvin Russell.

As a guitar and vocal instructor, Christophe shared his expertise while perfecting his craft and composing two orchestral pieces, showcasing his versatility. Taking full control of his career, he composes all the music for Mystyc Blade, blending power and finesse to create ambitious and memorable compositions. His music delves into emotional and psychological depths, enriching his powerful performances.

01 Don’t Forget to Live
02 Feel Invincible
03 Stay Away… Last Warning
04 Pyramids and Mystery
05 My Shield
06 Lies
07 Later Is Too Late
08 Song of Butterflies
09 Turn the Page
10 Forever Alone
11 The Master Is Inside

To celebrate the signing, Mystyc Blade is proud to unleash the single and video for “Feel Invincible”!

Listen to the single here: orcd.co/feelinvincible

Connect with Mystyc Blade:
linktr.ee/Mystyc_Blade
www.youtube.com/@mystycblade
www.facebook.com/mystycblade
www.instagram.com/mystycblade
soundcloud.com/mystyc-blade
www.tiktok.com/@mystycblade

FINGER ELEVEN Debut Music Video for New Single ‘Adrenaline’

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 23, 2024

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5X Platinum-selling and Juno Award-winning rock outfit FINGER ELEVEN reveal the music video for their latest single “Adrenaline”–a rousing, intense anthem about banding together, even in tough times, to push forward–released digitally earlier this month via Better Noise Music. Watch it streaming below or via YouTube HERE.

“Adrenaline” was one of the Most Added tracks in the U.S. and is quickly climbing up the Active Rock charts. In Canada, it achieved the #1 Most Added spot for two consecutive weeks and is currently in the Top 10 at #9 on the Canadian Active Rock chart, making it the most-increased song this week. Listen/download “Adrenaline” at https://fingereleven.ffm.to/adrenaline.

One of the best-selling Canadian bands of all time, FINGER ELEVEN—Scott Anderson (vocals), James Black (lead guitar, backing vocals), Rick Jackett (rhythm guitar), Sean Anderson (bass), and Steve Molella (drums)— recently crossed 1 billion overall career streams, averaging 5 million streams per week. The Toronto-based band have released a series of consecutive hit albums and chart-topping singles including “One Thing,” “Paralyzer,” and “Together Right,” which topped the radio charts for five weeks in a row at #1.

FINGER ELEVEN is currently on tour across North America with rock icons Creed on their “Summer of ‘99” tour which features additional interchanging support from Three Doors Down, Daughtry, Switchfoot, Tonic, and Big Wreck. The band will make a stop at Louder Than Life festival during the jaunt and will also appear as direct support to Creed back in Canada for two arena shows in November. See dates below. Tickets are on sale now at http://fingereleven.com/.

FINGER ELEVEN Tour Dates

8/23 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium %
8/24 Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC %
8/31 San Bernardino, CA – Summer of ’99 And Beyond Festival %
9/1 Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre %
9/4 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre %
9/6 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre %
9/7 Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre %
9/10 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP ^^
9/11 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion %
9/13 San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center %
9/14 Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman %
9/16 Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater ^^
9/18 Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek %
9/20 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at FL State Fairgrounds %
9/21 West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre %
9/24 Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place *
9/25 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre %
9/26 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
9/27 Darien Lake, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater %
9/28 Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena %
11/25 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre ~
11/27 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena ~

~with Creed
%with Creed and Three Doors Down
*with Creed and Tonic
^^with Daughtry

OUR NOISE Unleash Powerful New Anthem ‘Soul Killer’

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 23, 2024

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Indie rockers OUR NOISE proudly present their new hit single “Soul Killer”, taken from the band’s self-titled album out via Epictronic.

“Soul Killer” is an anthem for anyone who has ever felt drained by a toxic relationship. It’s about recognizing the harm, reclaiming power, and moving forward with strength and clarity.

“Soul Killer” is available on all digital platforms now, here.

Produced and directed by Our Noise drummer Dan Cornelius

Emerging from the vibrant streets of Toronto and resonating through the bustling avenues of New York City, this indie-rock power trio presents as a force to be reckoned with. Their unique sound is an electrifying sonic, guitar-based blend of post-hardcore/punk, and heavy rock/grunge, with undertones of old-school funk bass grooves and 90s college rock.

The band has been compared to an array of artists and genres including Queens of the Stone Age, Quicksand, Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Cage the Elephant, the Clash, Tool, Weezer, and Refused. The undeniable chemistry of its core members is a true triad of collaboration. At the helm is the dynamic Lucy Di Santo, wielding her vocals and bass guitar with unmatched prowess; she’s flanked by the rhythmical brilliance of Dan Cornelius on drums and the melodic artistry of Steve Fall on guitars. ON’s pedigree includes the popular 90’s Sire/Warner recording act ACID TEST and Bad Taste Records’ DANKO JONES.

OUR NOISE (aka ‘ON’) self-titled debut album is now available through Epictronic Records.

Our Noise is preparing for an extensive mid-October tour of the UK (England, Scotland, and Ireland) and select regional Eastern US and Canada in November.

Connect with the band:
onmusic.ca
www.theonstore.com
www.facebook.com/onband.ca
www.instagram.com/ournoisemusic
twitter.com/ournoisemusic
www.youtube.com/@ournoisemusic

DESTINY INVEILED Release New Single + Lyric Video ‘Burden’

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 23, 2024

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DESTINY INVEILED is a metal band from Turku Finland founded in 2018. They combine different sub genres of metal in their music. Leaning towards modern metal and influenced by bands such as Stam1na and Vola, their songs will make the audience headbang while also including catchy choruses. This band is an interesting, growly but melodic fusion that you should definitely check out.

Watch ‘Burden’ lyric video on YouTube, listen on music services

Destiny Inveiled is collaborating with Turku Rock Academy of Rock Academy Finland. The band has been touring extensively after the pandemic and is consistently cooking up new material. For now the band has released four singles, all produced by Mark Bertényi and Tuomas Riihimäki. As mixing engineers, the band has been extremely fortunate to use rock solid professionals such as Joonas Parkkonen, Hiili Hiilesmaa,Jori Saloranta and Aleksi Rintala.

The band comments:
The burden that one carries accumulates over time and the weight has to be eased before its too late. The weight can be shared with others, even if its terrifying to carve it up. No one should have to break under the pressure of their own burden.

Composer: Tuomas Kapuinen
Lyrics: Tuomas Kapuinen
Arrangement: Tuomas Kapuinen, Julius Pinomäki, Lassi Kriikkula, Leo Lintupuro
Production: Mark Bertényi, Tuomas Riihimäki
Recording: Tuomas Riihimäki, Auran Panimo
Mixing engineer: Aleksi Rintala
Mastering: Jackson Shuudifonya, Southwest Mastering
Catalog number: VRDIG317
ISRC: FIV2U2400048
Distributor: Playground Music Scandinavia.

Destiny Inveiled are:
Tuomas Kapuinen – guitars, vocals
Julius Pinomäki – guitars, vocals
Lassi Kriikkula – bass
Leo Lintupuro – drums

Find out more on Instagram and Facebook.

FIVE THE HIEROPHANT Announce New Album “Apeiron” & Tour, Reveal First Single ‘Initiatory Sickness’

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 23, 2024

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UK-based, saxophone-driven, instrumental, avant-garde/post-black metal, eccentrics, FIVE THE HIEROPHANT, announce new studio album “Apeiron”, set for release on October 18th via Agonia Records.

Listen to the first single “Initiatory Sickness”, here:

A European tour will coincide with the release of “Apeiron”, starting from October 11th. Supporting the band on select dates will be Thantifaxath and Inter Arma.

FIVE THE HIEROPHANT continues to walk the winding path they’ve chosen for themselves in the beginning; further down towards within, and further out towards new horizons. Refusing to ascribe to a singular style, they blend elements of black/doom, psychedelic, ambient, experimental and jazz into one syncretic trip. “Apeiron” is a hypnotic, hallucinatory experience with heavy emphasis on the dark atmosphere, cinematic dreamscapes, and repetitive ritualistic trance-inducing sounds. The production, without a doubt, is a step up from the previous installment, “Through Aureate Void”. The band keeps expanding the use of atypical instruments, such as: horns, trumpets, gongs, bells, violins, skull shakers, ritual drums and other tools, which help to capture the haunting spirit of the music.

Commented by FIVE THE HIEROPHANT: “After a few years of wait, and a lineup change, we are happy to present you our new album. We feel like it’s a very Five The Hierophant album, set within the specific sound we managed to forge, but with a fair bit of new ideas, twists and turns. In our opinion its more trippy and hypnotic, but less monotonous than the previous work. Once again, this is an all instrumental work, without any samples or spoken word this time. The album is called «Apeiron», meaning boundless in Greek, which reflects the atmosphere of the record very well.”

Tracklisting:
1. Apeiron
2. Moon Over Ziggurat
3. Tower of Silence I
4. Initiatory Sickness
5. Uroboros
6. Tower of Silence II

“Apeiron” was recorded and mixed between summer and autumn 2023. It was engineered and mixed by Sam Thredder at Cro’s Nest in south London. Haldor Grungerg performed the mastering of the album at Satanic Audio (Azarath, Behemoth). The front cover contains a painting by Odd Nerdrum, used with kind permission.

Tour dates:
11/10 NL Nijmegen – Soulcrusher*
12/10 DE Dresden – TBA*
13/10 PL Krakow – Alchemia / Soulstone Gathering *
14/10 PL Warsaw – Klub Hydrozagadka#
15/10 PL Poznan – Klub pod Minogą #
16/10 DE Berlin – Neue Zukunft / Unlimited Sonic Use*
17/10 FR Nancy – MDE artem*
18/10 BE Antwerp – Desertfest Belgium
19/10 SCO Glasgow – Sword of Damocles Festival

*with Thantifaxath
#with Inter Arma & Thantifaxath

Line-up:
Jon – sax
Gavin – bass, effects
Chris – drums, percussion
Kali – guitars, effects

Pre-orders:
www.agoniarecords.com
www.fth.agoniarecords.com

FIVE THE HIEROPHANT online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fivethehierophant/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fivethehierophant/

GRAVENOIRE Stream Debut Album “Devant La Porte Des Étoiles”, Out Today

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 23, 2024

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Photography: Aude Sine, Nel Walden & Gravenoire

In the shadows where the ancient and the arcane coalesce, GRAVENOIRE rises, shrouded in mist and whispers of forgotten rites.

The band is an assembly of black metal luminaries: RMS Hreidmarr (Anorexia Nervosa, Bâ’a), Maximillien Brigliadori and Emmanuel Zuccaro (Bâ’a) and Vicomte Vampyr Arkames (Ad Inferna, ex-Seth). Their debut album, Devant La Porte Des Étoiles is an unflinching homage to raw and visceral ’90s black metal.

Devant La Porte Des Étoilescomes out today, August 23, and you can listen to all six mystical songs by listening to the full album stream on Black Metal Promotions YouTube channel.

Order your journey into the shadows here: https://orcd.co/gravenoiredevantlaportedesetoiles

Formed in 2022, Gravenoire channels an uncompromising vision, meticulously crafted in the crucible of live rehearsals, devoid of digital taint. From the incantation of the instrumental Pavens to the desolate hymn Granit, every track serves as a ritualistic tome, scrawled with rebellion, mysticism, and an insatiable desire for transcendence.

Tracklist:1. Pavens (1:27)
2. France de l’Ombre (5:53) [WATCH]
3. Ordo Opera Cultura (4:03) [LISTEN]
4. Aux Chiens (4:18)
5. Granit (5:21)
6. Gravenoire (4:11)
Total runtime: 25:16

GRAVENOIRE was formed in early 2022 by Maximilien Brigliadori (BÂ’A, Diablation, former Hyrgal), Emmanuel Zuccaro (BÂ’A, Verfallen, former Hyrgal), Vicomte Vampyr Arkames (Diablation (former Seth / Ad-Inferna) and RMS Hreidmarr (Glaciation, BÂ’A, former Anorexia Nervosa / The CNK), with the clear intention of reconnecting with their past and a somewhat uncompromising vision of 90s Black Metal.

The band’s first album, “Devant La Porte Des Étoiles“, was recorded live on rehearsal, with no tracking, no triggers, no click track, no artifice. No compromise with reality, for it is through it and by it that we foresee other dimensions.

GRAVENOIRE is not, however, merely nostalgic or backward-looking; it’s a project deeply rooted in its native lands, in their popular as well as spiritual and mystical traditions, drawing its essence from sacred places, cosmic architecture and primordial telluric forces. “The cosmos is a revolving door”.

Line-up:
Maximilien Brigliadori – Guitars, Bass Guitar
Emmanuel Zuccaro – Drums, Keys
Vicomte Vampyr Arkames – Vocals
RMS Hreidmarr – Vocals

Recording Studio:
Gravenoire Rehearsal Room, Location Unknown

Production Credits:
Produced & Engineered by Gravenoire
Mixed & Mastered by Arnaud Ménard at Sicarius Productions

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravenoireoff/