JAKUB ZYTECKI Signs Worldwide Deal with InsideOutMusic, Launches New Single + Video ‘Bound By Better’

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Polish guitarist & producer Jakub Zytecki is pleased to announce he has signed a worldwide deal with InsideOutMusic. A forward-thinking player, Jakub has been described as an ‘ambient shredder’ by Guitar World, and was recently seen touring Europe, USA, Japan & Australia alongside Plini.

Jakub comments of the signing: “It fills me with joy to enter the next chapter of my career with the great InsideOutMusic on my side! I’m grateful for your support and there will be plenty of new music for you from me. I cannot wait to experience what the future holds while fully embracing all the emotional facets this journey brings.

InsideOutMusic label-head Thomas Waber adds: “Jakub belongs to a new generation of extremely talented guitar players, that can also write great songs. We are excited and proud to be building a career and future together!”

To coincide with the announcement, a brand new single titled ‘Bound By Better’ has been launched, featuring guest appearances from Piotr Gibner of Múlk on vocals, as well as sax player Jared Yee from Sungazer.

Stream the track at https://jakubzytecki.lnk.to/BoundByBetter-Single

Of the track, Zytecki says: “I started the initial demo of the song in April, so the whole thing came out rather quickly. I really liked the vibe of the demo – it felt like a hug that perhaps is a little bit too strong and slightly too aggressive. An angry joy kind of thing. 

Lyrically it’s probably about a middle finger towards the whole need of a constant self-improvement. A fuck off to the whole self-help industry that is shouting and screaming at every corner. Yet, it is probably about surrendering to that as well. It’s full of contradictions and I like it this way.”

Jakub will head out on a European headline tour later this year, including an appearance at Euroblast Festival in Germany. Find the full list of dates below:

21st September – Bar Museum, Martin, Slovakia
24th September – Headcrash, Hamburg, Germany
25th September – Cassiopeia, Berlin, Germany
26th September – Chapeau Rogue, Prague, Czech Republic
30th September – Backstage Club, Munich, Germany
1st October – Turbina, Budapest, Hungary
2nd October – Viper Room, Vienna, Austria
4th October – Euroblast, Cologne, Germany
3rd December – Drizzly Grizzly, Gdansk, Poland
4th December – Lacznik, Wroclaw, Poland
6th December – Hydrozagadka, Warsaw, Poland
8th December – Festrepublic Club, Lviv, Ukraine
10th December – Caribbean, Kyiv, Ukraine

Tickets available here: https://ffm.live/jz2024

Find JAKUB ZYTECKI online:
https://www.instagram.com/jakub_zytecki
https://www.facebook.com/p/Jakub-Zytecki-100044442650010
https://www.youtube.com/user/jakubzytecki

SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY Launch New Single + Video ‘The Bad Fight’ Feat. Paul Waggoner

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InsideOutMusic recently announced the signing of US-based rising instrumental progressive metallers Sometime In February to a worldwide deal. Today the band are pleased to announce their new single, ‘The Bad Fight’, is out to stream everywhere now, and for this one they received the help of a few friends. As the band explains:

“The song came together quickly, and as soon as it was written we knew we had to pull out all the stops for it. We asked our friend Paul Waggoner of Between the Buried and Me to feature on it with a guest solo that is pitch perfect. Eric Guenther of The Contortionist contributed keys, synths, and sound design to take it to the next level. Dan Briggs, also of BTBAM, sprinkled additional sound design on top. And of course, we love to feature saxophone when we can, so our friend Rich Castillo of The Callous Daoboys added his touch to create a tasteful layer.”

Stream the track here: https://sometimeinfebruary.lnk.to/TheBadFight-Single

The video for the track was shot by Luke Gura inside a courthouse near the bands hometown. Watch it here:

The band have also announced US live dates for July 2024, and you can catch them at the shows below:

July 13th – DRKMTTR, Nashville, TN
July 14th – Mag Bar, Louisville, KY
July 16th – Amityville Music Hall, Long Island, NY
July 17th – Imperial Lounge, Richmond, VA
July 28th – The Milestone, Charlotte, NC

The band recently announced a brand new track called ‘Hiding Place’ which you can listen to here:
https://sometimeinfebruary.lnk.to/HidingPlace-Single – YouTube: https://youtu.be/T_8l1CpEEJQ

Originally founded as an instrumental solo project for guitarist Tristan Auman in 2020, Sometime in February became a fully rounded prog rock trio with the addition of drummer Scott Barber and bassist Morgan Johnson after making the jump from studio to stage following the release of their EP ‘Here Goes’ in 2021.

The Carolina-based group has kept their foot on the gas ever since, touring throughout the Southeast US and releasing their follow-up, the debut LP ‘There Goes’, in 2023. Their first full-length record gained attention from prog fans and peers alike, with Tristan receiving an invitation to join Between the Buried and Me in a live capacity throughout the Parallax II: Future Sequence Tour.

The band comments: “We are thrilled to be signing to the world’s premier label for progressive music, InsideOutMusic. Sometime in February wouldn’t exist without many of the artists on their roster, and it’s an honor to stand beside them. Thomas Waber has been supportive and encouraging to us for some time now, and we’re excited that we found the right moment to work together and make InsideOutMusic the home for the next era of Sometime in February.”

InsideOutMusic label-head Thomas Waber adds: “We are extremely excited to be working alongside this talented young US band. After talking to them for a while, it felt like now was the right time to welcome them to the fold, and on the evidence of the new track ‘Hiding Place’, bright things are ahead!”

Find SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY online:
https://www.sometimeinfebruary.com
https://www.instagram.com/sometimeinfebruary
https://twitter.com/sometimefeb
https://www.facebook.com/sometimeinfebruary
https://www.youtube.com/@sometimeinfebruary
https://www.tiktok.com/@sometimeinfeb

MOTHER OF MILLIONS Unveil Music Video for ‘Inside’ + Announce European Tour Dates

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Greek progressive metal powerhouse MOTHER OF MILLIONS have released a captivating music video for their latest single “Inside”, a harbinger of the band’s highly anticipated upcoming album “Magna Mater”. Scheduled for a global release on October 4th through ViciSolum Productions, the first single off the new album is now available on all major digital platforms. 

“‘Inside’ captures the essence of our new album. It’s heavy yet cinematic, holding all the key elements of our music while exploring new musical grounds“, MOTHER OF MILLIONS comment. “It’s the prologue of the Magna Mater journey and is about repressed emotions before they unfold as unexplored lands. ‘Inside’ is the opening song and our very first single from our new album and we welcome you to join us as the full story slowly reveals!” 

In addition to the album release, MOTHER OF MILLIONS are pleased to announce the first dates of their “Magna Mater” European tour, on which they will present the new album. Dates are as follows:

14 Sep | Soundart Festival Malta
23 Oct | Sofia, BG | Live & Loud
24 Oct | Sibiu, RO | Love Bar
25 Oct | Cluj-Napoca, RO | Harward Pub
26 Oct | Budapest, HU | Barhole Music
27 Oct | Krakow, PL | TBA
29 Oct | Brno, CZ | Klub Melodka
30 Oct | Lollar, DE | Kulturbahnhof
31 Oct | Bree, BE | Ragnarock
01 Nov | Vlaardingen, NL | Kroepoekfabriek
02 Nov | Antwerp, BE | Djingel Djangel
03 Nov | TBA
05 Nov | Vienna, AT | Kramladen
09 Nov | Athens, GR | Fuzz Club
16 Nov | Thessaloniki, GR | We
30 Nov | Larnaca, CY | Savino

“Magna Mater” will be coming out on October 4 via ViciSolum Productions and is available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION

“Magna Mater” track listing:

  1. Inside
  2. Feral
  3. Magna Mater
  4. Celestial
  5. Liminal
  6. The Line
  7. Halo
  8. Irae
  9. Space

MOTHER OF MILLIONS are:
George Prokopiou – Vocals
Kostas Konstantinidis – Guitars
Panos Priftis – Bass
George Boukaouris – Percussion/Keys

For more info visit:
https://www.motherofmillionsband.com
https://www.facebook.com/motherofmillionsband
https://www.instagram.com/motherofmillionsband
https://www.vicisolumrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/vicisolumproductions

AVATARIUM Reveal Details of Forthcoming Studio Album “Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead”, Unleash First Video Single ‘Long Black Waves’

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Swedish doom and hard rock collective, Avatarium, has finally revealed the first details about their forthcoming studio album, entitled “Between You, God, the Devil and The Dead”! Slated for release on January 24, 2025 via AFM Records, the band’s sixth full-length offering will be available as ltd. LP Vinyl (Black, Orange/White, Silver), 2-CD Ear Book, CD Jewelcase and Digital formats. The physical album pre-sale has just started at: https://shop.afm-records.de/avatarium

A first single, the album opening track “Long Black Waves” – combining gloomy hard rock with heavy doom metal accents – is now premiering below! Avatarium guitarist Marcus Jidell states:

“The first song is a heavy, doomy dark gospel named “Long Black Waves”. It’s a homage to bands like Led Zeppelin, Mountain and Black Sabbath. And as always we try to find our own twist on things to get the good ol’ Avatarium vibe going. Enjoy!”

“Long Black Waves” is now streaming on all digital providers at https://avatarium.bfan.link/long-black-waves

More than ten years ago with founding Avatarium, Candlemass icon Leif Edling made the doom metal world a darker and ultimately more interesting place. Over the next years, they released two EPs, four critically acclaimed full-length records, and a live DVD, ‘An Evening With Avatarium – Live in Stockholm’. Edling eventually left Avatarium‘s ranks due to health issues, but the band forged onward, and 2022 found them capping off a prolific decade with their latest album and AFM Records debut, ‘Death, Where Is Your Sting’.

Following the much-acclaimed record release, lauded by fans and music press worldwide and numerous live appearances at prestigious festivals or on tour with acts such as Swallow The Sun, early 2025 will see the Swedish doom maestros even double down on all expections! Their forthcoming studio offering, “Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead”, featuring eight new enthralling tracks, showcases the band’s exceptional songwriting skills and qualities. Avatarium have evolved since their 2013 self-titled debut, and although they have always introduced new elements along the way, with their epic fusion of a doom-ladden occult sound and dark, heavy yet melancholic, poetic facets, the Swedish collective fronted by extraordinary vocalist Jennie-Ann Smith proves, why they belong to one of the most unique acts the modern heavy music scene has to offer!

“18 months ago we decided to make another album and now it’s (finally) written, recorded and mixed!“ Jidell says. “At one point I thought we would never be able to finish it but here we are now! This album has the doom, the old school heavy metal riffs, the acoustic numbers and the classic dark gospel of Avatarium. I am very proud of what we have achieved and if this is our last album, we’ll definitely end with a bang!”

“Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead” was produced and mixed by Marcus Jidell, with a mastering by Svante Forsbäck (Candlemass, Amorphis and many more). The album artwork was created by Erik Rovanpera.

“Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead” Tracklist:

  1. Long Black Waves
  2. I See You Better In The Dark
  3. My Hair Is On Fire (But I’ll Take Your Hand)
  4. Lovers Give A Kingdom To Each Other
  5. Being With The Dead
  6. Until Forever And Again
  7. Notes From Underground
  8. Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead

AVATARIUM is:
Jennie-Ann Smith (Vocals)
Marcus Jidell (Guitars)
Andreas Habo Johansson (Drums & Percussion)
Mats Rydström (Bass)

For More Info Visit:
https://linktr.ee/avatariumofficial
https://www.facebook.com/avatariumofficial
https://www.instagram.com/avatariumofficial
https://shop.afm-records.de/avatarium

FORGOTTEN TOMB Stream New Album “Nightfloating”, Out Today

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Depressive Black/Doom Metal overlords FORGOTTEN TOMB offer stream of their new studio album “Nightfloating”, released today, July 12th via Agonia Records.

Listen to the album, here:

“Nightfloating” comes after four years from the critically acclaimed “Nihilistic Estrangement” and it’s an accurate picture of where the band stands these days, artistically; reinterpreting its Depressive Black Metal roots – a genre the band helped to define in the early 2000s with its classic first three records – in the light of its 25 years’ experience, FORGOTTEN TOMB reinvigorates itself with a record that blends past and present, exploring darker territories and different shades of gray. From atmospheric cuts such as the anthemic title-track and the blistering “This Sickness Withered My Heart”, to intricate yet harrowing songs such as “A Chill That You Can’t Taint” and “Unsafe Spaces”, the band tops it off with the surprising dungeon-synth detour of “Drifting” and the 10-minutes epic “A Despicable Gift”, crafting an uncompromising yet refreshing album and setting itself apart once again from all bands that followed in its footsteps. From the first note to the last, “Nightfloating” sounds unmistakably like FORGOTTEN TOMB.

The majestic cover artwork has been hand-drawn by Greek artist Satta La Main Verte, perfectly complementing the mood of the record and its lyrical themes, that follow the band’s caustic tradition while touching on various subjects, from more introspective meditations to all-out misanthropic aggression.

“We are proud of this new record, it’s been a lot of work and the fact that it’s gonna be released during the band’s 25th anniversary makes it even more special,” FORGOTTEN TOMB comments. “It doesn’t get more Forgotten Tomb than this record, it sounds like you would expect, but at the same time it’s got a fresh approach to the subject matter. There are a lot of details to be discovered throughout the tracks and we can’t wait for our fans to listen to it.”

The album was recorded at Elfo Studio in Italy between August 2023 and January 2024, and produced by Daniele Mandelli and FORGOTTEN TOMB. Daniele Mandelli, Ferdinando Marchisio and Alessandro Comerio mixed the album. Davide Tavecchia mastered it at Twilight Studio in February 2024. 

Tracklisting:
1. Nightfloating
2. A Chill That You Can’t Taint
3. This Sickness Withered My Heart
4. Unsafe Spaces
5. Drifting
6. A Despicable Gift

Upcoming shows:
9.08 – IT – Codroipo (UD), Summer Music Festival
—
Monochromatic Visions Tour
Forgotten Tomb + Nocturnal Depression
26.09 – CH – Bern, Secret Show
27.09 – DE – Grosserlach,  VFRR
28.09 – DE – Oberhausen, Helvete
29.09 – DE – Erfurt, Club From Hell
30.09 – DE – Cunersdorf, Tanks MC
01.10 – PL – Wroclaw, Liverpool
02.10 – PL – Bielsko Biala, Rudeboys Club
03.10 – CZ – Plzen, Parlament
04.10 – AU – Vienna, Escape Metal Corner
05.10 – TBA
06.10 – SK – Banská Bystrica, Klub 77
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20.10 – IT – Roma, Death Over Rome Fest
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06.11 – KYRGYZSTAN – Bishkeck, Bar56
07.11 – KAZAKHSTAN – Almaty, Anklav
09.11 – GEORGIA – Tbilisi, Junkyard
10.11 – TURKEY – Istanbul, Dorock HMC

Line-up:
Ferdinando “Herr Morbid” Marchisio – Vocals + Lead, Rhythm, Clean, Slide Guitars + Synthesizers
Alessandro “Algol” Comerio – Bass
Jöschu “J.” Käser – Lead Guitars
Kyoo-Nam “Asher” Rossi – Drums

FORGOTTEN TOMB on-line:
Website: http://www.forgottentomb.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/Official.Forgotten.Tomb/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialforgottentomb/
Bandcamp: https://officialforgottentomb.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/56sxMCmVq5a2AZlmz39YOW
Bandsintown: https://bandsintown.com/a/40855-forgotten-tomb
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@officialforgottentomb

ALLEVIATE Release Video for New Single ‘Forevermore’

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Following the phenomenal success of their previous singles, which cumulatively amassed over 2.7 million plays on Spotify, metalcore supergroup Alleviate will release their debut album DMNS on 23rd August via Arising Empire, the band have released their new new single ‘Forevermore’.

Stream ‘Forevermore’ here: https://arisingempire.com/forevermore

Pre-order DMNS here: https://arisingempire.com/dmns

‘Forevermore’ leads listeners through a gripping narrative of perseverance and renewal, marked by impactful lyrics and a vibrant performance. The song highlights the band’s skill in blending intense heaviness with melodic richness, making it a standout track in their expanding catalogue. ‘Forevermore’ boldly represents Alleviate‘s artistic growth and paves the way for their eagerly awaited debut album DMNS.

Upon releasing their debut single ‘Die For Me’, Alleviate gained fans across the globe. Famous internet reactors like Nik Nocturnal and Too Lit Mafia supported their powerful sound, which combines technical riffs, heavy breakdowns, and catchy hooks.

DMNS tracklisting:

01. DMNS
02. Trying To Survive
03. Broken
04. Forevermore
05. Gravity ft. Nik Nocturnal
06. Alive
07. Better
08. Die For Me
09. Within Worlds
10. My Demise

Alleviate stand for the strength that’s hidden deep inside us all. Formed in 2020, the band consists of five successful musicians from five different bands across a variety of metal sub-genres. They combine the best of technical metalcore, deathcore, djent and post-hardcore in one powerful and beautiful style. The members have proven themselves numerous times in previous and current bands. They’ve played hundreds of shows and are experienced live performers. 

The name Alleviate itself represents what the band stands for; giving hope and spreading a positive message into the world.

Catch Alleviate live on the following dates:
18.07. DE Deichbrand Fstival
10.08. DE Rock auf der Burg Festival
07.09. DE Bookwood Festival
26.10. DE Rockenhilft Festival
01.-/02.11. DE Core Fest Festival
23.11. DE Heatwave Core Fest Vol. II Festival
14.12. DE Maelfoy Home Show 2024, Bremen

Alleviate are:
Timo – clean vocals (Our Mirage)
Marius – shouts (Breakdowns at Tiffany’s)
Ramon – guitar (The Evolutionist)
Marc – guitar (We Are Perspectives)
Yunus – drums (Time, The Valuator)

Alleviate online:
https://www.instagram.com/Alleviate.official
https://www.facebook.com/Alleviate.official
https://twitter.com/alleviateoffic1
https://www.tiktok.com/@alleviate.music