BLACKJACKET Release New Single ‘Blood Stains’

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Blackjacket, the dynamic ensemble of seasoned musicians from the vibrant Los Angeles music scene, is thrilled to announce the release of their debut single “Blood Stains” via TLG|ZOID.

“‘Blood Stains’ is about a failed relationship. Each blood stain represents a memory of a toxic event that ultimately led to the split. The song is an attempt to finally end this toxicity and wash away all the blood stains,” says the band.

STREAM “Blood Stains” at https://ffm.to/blackjacket-bloodstains

The single was co-produced/written by Eddie Wohl (Anthrax, Fuel, ill Nino, Smile Empty Soul..etc) and Travis Huff (Valley Fever Music). It was mastered by Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More, Rob Halford, Sepultura, Starset..etc).

Join Blackjacket on their musical journey as they continue to push the boundaries of rock music and inspire audiences around the globe.

Blackjacket is:
Chris Luca – Vocals
David Bruno – Guitar, Vocals
Cheyne Fritts – Guitar
Chris Heil -Drums

For More Information Please Visit: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter/ X – TikTok – YouTube

GABRIELS’ New album “Fist Of The Seven Stars Act 4 Five Forces” Out Now

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Elevate Records is truly thrilled to announce the new album by GABRIELS, one of the most virtuosic keyboardists on the metal scene. With this new work, he brings together a highly respectable lineup for an album that will leave you truly amazed.

It’s a concept album balancing between progressive sounds, symphonic metal, AOR, and power metal—a rock opera that will take you on a grand sonic journey.

You can find it on all digital platforms and in a limited edition Compact Disc.

Album line-up:

VOCALS
KEN: WILD STEEL
YUZA: ROBERTO TIRANTI
RYUGA: GANDOLFO FERRO
RYAKU: Fabio Carmotti
TOKY: Stefano Sbrignadello
WEINN: Mayo Marian Petranin
RAOUL: ANTONIO PECERE
FUDO: DAVE DELL’ORTO
SHUREN: ANDREA MARCHISIO

DRUMS
Brantley Rogers

GUITARS
FRANK CARUSO: FIGHT BETWEEN BROTHERS
DAVIDE PERRUZZA: DEATHSTAR IN THE SKY, Assolo in YOU CAN CRY
FABIEL PEREZ: THE LONE WOLF, WHY
LEO GATTI, ADRIAN HANSEN: FIVE FORCES
PATRICK FISICHELLA: FREE LIKE CLOUDS, MOUNTAIN FORCE, SILENT SURVIVOR
GLAUBER OLIVEIRA: LIVE FOR YOU
ANTONELLO GILIBERTO : THE TIME IS HERE, TOKY MUST DIE
TRISTAN HARDERS: YOU CAN CRY, TEARS OF FIRE

BASS GUITAR
DINO FIORENZA: DEATHSTAR IN THE SKY, FIGHT BETWEEN BROTHERS
ADRIAN HANSEN: LIVE FOR YOU, FIVE FORCES, MOUNTAIN FORCE, THE LONE WOLF
MALETOTH: Toky must die, Silent Survivor, Why, Tears of Fire, Free like clouds You can cry
BETO VAZQUEZ The time is here

More information at https://www.facebook.com/GabrielsOfficial

VALKYRIE’S FIRE Sign with Eclipse Records, Debut EP “Ascension” Out November 8th

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Eclipse Records is elated to announce the signing of Valkyrie’s Fire to an exclusive worldwide deal. Based in Nashville, Tennessee (USA), the symphonic power metal band is born of true emotional passion that ignites our hearts and unlocks the deepest mysteries of the soul. The band are anxiously preparing to release their debut studio EP album Ascension via Eclipse Records on November 8, 2024. The album was recorded and mixed by Joey Grimaldi, and mastered by Jack Kosto (Firewind, Seven Spires).
 
“I first heard about Eclipse Records through our bassist Dave” says vocalist Bettie Floyd, “It’s funny, because I didn’t realize they had been the record company for Mushroomhead, which was one of my favorite bands way back in the day! I am so excited for the next steps in our adventure with Eclipse Records and I have been so humbled by their response to our music so far – saying that our music sounds like a cross between Nightwish and Iron Maiden. Those are two very big names to live up to, so I will take that as a huge compliment!” Vocalist Adam Sanders adds “I am beyond excited for Valkyrie’s Fire to be in a partnership with Eclipse Records. We’ve been working hard to prepare our first EP, and it’s amazing to have the label believe in us enough to help us promote and release it in an official capacity. I look forward to seeing what the future holds for us!”

The band’s debut studio EP album Ascension , is a magnificent and unique blend of soaring vocals, blazing guitar licks, and a signature low-end bass attack in the rhythm section, and it is scheduled for release on November 8, 2024. This band has been hailed as the symphonic metal powerhouse of the American south, and the key word here is “power!” First, the band offers us a dual power vocalist approach, male and female, often in harmony, other times in unison, switching solos and trading octaves so effortlessly that they seem to be a unified, magical being. As for the power-guitar, the verse-tracks have enough chock-n-gravel “chunk” to satisfy the heaviest of head bangers, and the lead solos are simply red hot and blistering. Last but certainly not least, the power-bass and power-drums are just as complex and upbeat as they are lush and heavy and deep, dark and daring.

Pre-Save or Pre-Order Ascension at this location.

Ascension track listing
01. Ride Of the Valkyrie
02. The Maiden
03. Empty
04. Nectar Of the Gods
05. Warrior Of the Night

For more information about Valkyrie’s Fire, please visit them on their official website, and connect with the band on Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
 
Valkyrie’s Fire lineup
Bettie Floyd (vocals), Adam Sanders (vocals), Joey Grimaldi (guitar), Ryan Metroka (drums), Dave Hale (bass)

ROCKHARZ Festival 2025 Sold Out in Record Time of Just One Week

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Aerial view on the Bruce Dickinson show at ROCKHARZ 2024. Credit: Veruga GmbH

The festival tickets for ROCKHARZ 2025 in Ballenstedt are sold out! This is what the organizers announce after just one week of advance sales. The 2024 festival ended last week.

Not only were all 25,000 tickets sold within this record time. It is also the first time that this has been achieved completely within the so-called early booking phase – which normally lasts 14 days. Last year, it took just under 6 weeks, until the organizers were able to announce that there were no more tickets available.

It is also worth mentioning that, according to the organizers, 90% of the tickets were sold to regular festival customers. The organizers had granted this particular group of people exclusive one-week access to their online store.

The organizers from VERUGA GmbH are overjoyed: “This is unbelievable! That our guests have given us such a vote of confidence is a great honor!”

The ROCKHARZ Festival in Ballenstedt celebrated its 30th anniversary last year. With almost 60 bands regularly playing over four festival days and up to 25,000 visitors, it is one of the three biggest metal festivals in Germany.

Among others, POWERWOLF, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, VERSENGOLD, and SODOM have already been confirmed for the upcoming year, with many more to come.

ROCKHARZ online: https://www.rockharz-festival.com/

A RISING FORCE Return with Third Album “Truth”, Out August 9th

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‘A RISING FORCE’ returns with their 3rd Album titled “Truth” due August 9th, 2024 On Darkstar/Sony/Universal. PRE-ORDER HERE

A RISING FORCE is an all-original Minnesota rock act that signed their initial record deal with the HighVolMusic Label in December of 2020 in the middle of the covid pandemic. Their debut CD ‘Undertow’ was originally released in May of 2021, and spawned 3 singles including ‘Love and War’, “Crushed” and “Yesterdaze Hell”.

Both “Crushed” and “Yesterdaze Hell” charted in rock radio at #2 and #5 for the entire month of August on internet radio 97 Underground. Unfortunately, the untimely death of their Record Company President and Vice President Bill and Lori Chavis to Covid 19 put the release of their next single and video for the title track “Undertow” on hold, forcing the band to navigate through the legal challenges of retaining full ownership of their assets and rights to their music back.

The band then signed a new 2 Plus album deal with Dark Star Records/SONY/Universal and re-released the first Album, “Undertow” after the first of the year along with the video that has a memorial to their late record company President and friend Bill Chavis. In May 2022, the band released their follow up Album, “Eclipse” and toured briefly in support of Warrant, Kix, Tesla & Firehouse. The song “Believe” spent 8 weeks on the Billboard rock charts.

After a successful run in 2022, the band was thrown a curve ball by their singer, & parted ways with David Reed Watson over “musical differences and direction”. Original bass player Brian Lorenson retired from performing live, and guitarist Billy Schlump joined forces with Legacy of the Loud. Their 2nd drummer Petar Pouki returned to his Led Zeppelin tribute band.

After a few months off, Leni DiMancari Was approached by his good friend Steve Philbrook from Platinum Overdose, to start writing and recording a new album together, with Matt Jacobs on Bass and Michael Scott on drums. On the advice of the label, the band exercised their option album, and decided to call it “A Rising Force” instead of doing it as a solo effort between DiMancari & Philbrook.

The music on this album is incredibly well written and a hard driving effort, that has a very positive message to it. Stand out tracks include the first single, “Thrill of a Lifetime,” as well as “Come Alive,” and “Winters Calling.“

Over the last 4 years, the band has performed for thousands of fans, capacity crowds and they sold out of the first pressings of the album Undertow and Eclipse, to become one of Darkstar Records best-selling artists. Guitarist Leni DiMancari is part of the ESP artist roster.

The music is guitar-driven commercial hard rock combined with 4-part harmonies, and all fronted by an arena rock lead vocalist.

Members
Steve Philbrook- Lead Vocals/Guitars/Keys
Matt Jacobs- Bass/Vocals
Michael Scott- Drums/Vocals
Leni DiMancari- Lead Guitars/Vocals

www.risingforceband.com
https://www.instagram.com/arisingforceband/
www.facebook.com/ARisingForceBandMN

DEATH GOALS Share New Single And Music Video ‘Knife Bouquet’

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UK queercore duo DEATH GOALS have today shared a new single and accompanying music video, Knife Bouquet. Knife Bouquet is the first glimpse of new material from DEATH GOALS following their 2023 sophomore album, A Garden of Dead Flowers, and features a guest vocal appearance from Matt Reynolds (Haggard Cat, Heck). DEATH GOALS will be performing Knife Bouquet on their forthcoming UK tour in support of Tunic this September – with full details below.

Stream Knife Bouquet via Apple Music, TIDAL, Deezer, Bandcamp and Spotify

Speaking on the single release, DEATH GOALS comment: “Knife Bouquet is a track of necessary catharsis; wanting to move on from years-old heartbreak but unsure of how to do so. Lyrically collected from old journal entries and sonically rooted in the sound we have developed over the last two records, Knife Bouquet is a statement of intent for us as a band and one of the first tracks that came out of post-Garden writing sessions. We wrote the song with our good friend Matt (Reynolds – Haggard Cat, Heck) in mind for the final section, and we’re so glad he agreed to jump on. We’re super proud of this track and can’t wait to start playing it live.”

Upcoming DEATH GOALS tour dates:
July 27 – Washed Out Festival – Brighton, UK
September 16 – New Cross Inn – London, UK*
September 17 – Night Owl – Birmingham, UK*
September 18 – Edge of the Wedge – Southsea, UK*
September 19 – The Exchange – Bristol, UK*
September 20 – The Moon – Cardiff, UK*
September 21 – EBGBS – Liverpool, UK*
September 22 – Love Day Festival – Manchester, UK* (Performing A Garden of Dead Flowers in full)
September 28 – Misery Loves Company Festival – Bristol, UK

*w/ Tunic