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TIMELESS FAIRYTALE Release New Single ‘New Dawn’

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The international Melodic Heavy (Power) Metal act TIMELESS FAIRYTALE has just dropped their brand new track “New Dawn”, which is the first single from the band’s upcoming debut full-length “A Story to Tell”. The album is set to be released on September 13 via ViciSolum Productions and the single is now available on all major digital platforms.

TIMELESS FAIRYTALE‘s guitarist and songwriter Luca Sellitto about the single: “I believe that ‘New Dawn’ is a perfect choice as a first single, cause it has all the core elements of our sound: a very melodic and memorable vocal line; a great riff, which has the potential to catch the listener’s attention from the very first few notes; an energetic drums/bass work, based on a standard power metal ‘sixtheenth-note’ groove, but with the right dose of variation; a shredding guitar solo, very classically influenced; symphonic strings arrangements and majestic backing vocals layers.

Just for the curious: I wrote the song around a very old riff that I came up with back in 1999 or 2000 and remained unused for over twenty years, but I’ve finally managed to put it in the right context and, surprisingly, it still sounds fresh and driving. I hope that all the listeners will appreciate the ‘passion and fire’ that we put into this song and get fired up by it!”

“A Story to Tell” track listing:

Entering the Fairytale (Intro)
Forever and a Day
New Dawn
Master of Illusion
Emptiness
A Story to Tell
The Best Part of Your Life
Forsaken Dream
The Last Chance
Trust Your Heart
Farewell Fairytale (Outro)

TIMELESS FAIRYTALE is founded by Danish singer Henrik Brockmann (original frontman of Royal Hunt and Evil Masquerade) and Italian guitarist/songwriter Luca Sellitto, from the band Stamina and session guitarist for Ian Parry’s Rock Emporium. The mighty lineup is completed by a killer rhythm section, consisting of Stamina’s bass player Carmine Vivo and Swedish drummer Viktor Enebjörn, from the bands Forever Still and Darknd. TIMELESS FAIRYTALE’s style is the result of a tasty combination of neoclassical/power metal, symphonic metal and classic rock.This band can be considered a “dream come true” for all fans of catchy and elegant vocal melodies, classically influenced instrumental parts and majestic/bombastic arrangements.

“A Story to Tell” will be coming out on September 13 via ViciSolum Productions.
The album is available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION

TIMELESS FAIRYTALE are:
Henrik Brockmann – Vocals
Luca Sellitto – Guitar, Keyboards
Carmine Vivo – Bass
Viktor Enebjörn – Drums

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

BYWATER CALL Release Southern Rock Banger ‘Everybody Knows’ from Upcoming Album

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Canadian roots, rock, blues and soul band Bywater Call release the Southern rock banger “Everybody Knows”, their fourth single of the year taken from their upcoming studio album Shepherd.

Stream the single HERE. Watch the music video for “Everybody Knows” HERE.

Opening with an infectious guitar riff and a burst of horns, imagine a cross between the swagger of the Black Crowes and Rolling Stones and the soul of Aretha Franklin. “Everybody Knows” is classic Southern Rock with a fierce female vocal.

“Told in three vignettes, connected by the chorus of ‘everybody knows the bed they sleep in’, this song is about how you can tell yourself whatever you want to hear, whatever makes you feel better,” says Bywater Call’s guitarist, Dave Barnes, “but ultimately, the truth is always waiting for you at the end of the day.”

“Everybody Knows” was recorded and mixed by Bywater Call drummer Bruce McCarthy at The BeatFarm in Toronto, Canada.

The new single follows the pre-sales for the band’s highly anticipated third studio album Shepherd. Pre-order links can be found via www.bywatercall.com.

Released worldwide on August 9th, 2024, Shepherd features a captivating collection of ten original songs, that showcases the Bywater Call’s continual exploration, experimentation, and reach beyond the boundaries of the music genres, further developing their own unique voice. The new songs illustrate their growth, while still paying tribute to their historical and contemporary influences.

Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.

The band was UK Blues Award nominated for the 2024 International Blues Artist of the Year. They have toured extensively in Europe where Dutch, German, and UK media praised their shows, with references to Meghan as one of the best female voices in blues and roots today.

Bywater has been busy. In 2023 alone, they played a total of 96 shows in 10 countries, 89 cities, 19 US states and 3 Canadian provinces, including Joe Bonamassa’s third Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean Cruise.

In October 2024, Bywater Call headline their second UK tour. Tickets at www.bywatercall.com.

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SPRING/ SUMMER USA/CANADA/ROMANIA TOUR 2024

5-July – Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa Blues Fest
11-July – Burlington, IA, The Washington

12-July – Omaha, NB, Playing with Fire
13-July – Kansas City, MO, Knuckleheads
19-July – Brezoi, Romania, Brezoi Open Air Festival
23-July – Syracuse, NY, Club 443 – SOLD OUT
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25-July – Saranac Lake, NY, Waterhole

26-July – Athens, NY, Summer Music Series

27-July – New Rochelle, NY – Summer Sizzle
28-July – Norwood, MA, Fallout Shelter – SOLD OUT

2-August – Pomeroy, OH, Big Bend Blues Bash
3-August – Nashville, TN, City Winery
4-August – Knoxville, TN, Tennessee Riverboat
9-August – Nanaimo, BC, Nanaimo Blues Festival
11-August – Wheeling, WV, Heritage Music Blues Fest
16-August – Norwich, NY, Chenango Blues Fest
17-August – Thornton, NH, White Mountain Boogie N’ Blues Fest

18-August – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
24-August – Ontonagon, MI, Porcupine Mountains Music Festival
29-August – Pelham, ON, Fonhtill Bandshell Concerts

6-September – Port Credit, ON, Southside Shuffle
7-September – Drumheller, AB, Canada Badlands Roots, Blues and BBQ

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2-October Verviers, Belgium Spirit of 66
3-October Heilbronn, Germany Waldhaus
4-October Zaandam, Netherlands De Flux
5-October Enschede, Netherlands Mystiek Theatre
6-October Weert, Netherlands De Bosuil 8-October Fulda, Germany Kulturkeller
8-October – Fulda, Germany – Kulturkeller
9-October Utrecht, Netherlands Tivoli (Cloud 9)
10-October Herent, Belgium GC De Wildeman
11-October Isernhagen, Germany Blues Garage
12-October Assen, Netherlands New Blues Festival
13-October Bonn, Germany Harmonie

For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.bywatercall.com

ELDERMOON Release New Single ‘Timor Incogniti’

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Brazilian Melodic Death Metal Group Eldermoon have released their new single Timor Incogniti, a track taken from their forthcoming album Egregora, set to be released on July 30th, 2024 via Sliptrick Records.

Here’s the groups press release on the story behind the track; “Timor Incogniti – The human race begins to fear the unknown, to fear what it can’t explain, what and who deviates from consolidated dogma, and a blazing hunt begins for those who diverge from their faith and science. Among the hunted is the sisterhood of priestesses, who will not bow their heads in the face of imposition through fear.”

Available now at: Apple Music | Spotify | & other major stores

Eldermoon are:
Alex Biembengut – Vocals | Allan Estalk – Guitars/Backing Vocals | Alan Sanglard – Guitars | Fabio Conelli – Bass

More information: Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | On Sliptrick

India’s KRYPTOS Release New Album “Decimator” with Music Video for New Single ‘We Are the Night’

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Today, India’s heavy metal powerhouse KRYPTOS unleashes their furious, new studio offering Decimator! The album is out now on AFM Records, order your copy HERE!

A music video for the band’s thunderous new single, “We Are the Night”, is now premiering below. KRYPTOS frontman Nolan Lewis comments: “Take a ride with Kryptos on our latest single “We Are the Night” as we battle through the highs and lows of touring with a never say die attitude and pure metal spirit.”

In support of their forthcoming album, the band was gearing up for numerous live dates in Europe as well as their first-ever headlining tour in Australia, which had to be postponed to 2025. Read the devastating news and recent statement from KRYPTOS here:

“Metalheads and touring bands, watch out! Our guitars, pedalboards, drumkit and other stage equipment was stolen by our Czech tourvan driver in May 2024! He took our gear and sold them to a pawn shop in Prague for next to nothing. Despite his full written confession to the Czech police, and despite us filing numerous reports, there seems to be no action whatsoever. He walks free while we’re stuck in a major financial hole due to the massive costs we had to bear to keep the Electrify Europe tour going, and to cover the loss of our beloved gear. We’re not the kind of band to ask for a handout but we welcome all support! Make sure you head to the AFM Records store and grab a copy of our upcoming studio album DECIMATOR, or head to our Bandcamp and pick up some of the merch we have for sale. We’re battered and bruised but we’re not down for the count. We’ll never give up and heavy metal will never die! We’ll be back on the road soon enough, but until then, play our music loud!”

You can support the band via the AFM Records shop at: https://shop.afm-records.de/kryptos/ or via their Bandcamp on: https://kryptosindia.bandcamp.com/

Album Tracklist:

Sirens of Steel
Fall to the Spectre’s Gaze
Turn Up the Heat
Electrify
Solaris
Decimator
In the Shadow of the Blade
Pathfinder
We Are the Night

KRYPTOS, who was formed in 1998 in Bangalore, India, have long been considered one of the spearheads of the Indian heavy metal revolution. With six critically acclaimed albums under their belt, they have supported some of metal’s biggest names, like Iron Maiden, Testament, Kreator, Exodus and many more, earning themselves a reputation as a fiery and exciting live act.

The band released their debut album ‘Spiral Ascent’ in 2004 and ‘The Ark of Gemini’ in 2008 before heading out on their first European tour in 2010, making them the first Indian heavy metal band to do so. After signing with AFM Records in 2012, the band unleashed four more frenetically-acclaimed studio albums, are a welcome live act at Wacken Open Air and played their first, extensive European headline tours, including numerous sold-out shows in Scandinavia and central Europe.

Their high-voltage, seventh album Decimator continues where the band left of with their critically-acclaimed, 2021-album ‘Force Of Danger’, and sees them combine crushing riffs, barbwire vocals and powerful songwriting that grabs the 80s by the throat and drags it kicking and screaming into the modern age. If you’re a fan of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Accept and Kreator, this album will snap your neck in half and have you raging into the night like you’ve never raged before!

“Decimator is without question our finest hour so far.” Lewis says. “We’ve sharpened our songwriting to a razor point and the album is absolutely exploding with pure heavy metal power and attitude. Once you’ve popped it into your stereo, you’re going to be raising your fist, air-guitaring to the riffs and humming the solos all year long. It’s as perfect a combination of classic 80s metal and caustic thrash sensibilities as you’re ever going to get!

Strap in and bang your heads to the raging new Kryptos album “Decimator”. Expect nothing less than pure traditional heavy metal that echoes back to a time when riffs were king and the nights crackled with power!”

KRYPTOS is:
Nolan Lewis (vocals, rhythm guitar)
Rohit Chaturvedi (lead guitar)
Vijit Singh (drums)

For More Info Visit:
https://www.facebook.com/KryptosIndia
https://www.instagram.com/kryptosindia
https://kryptos.bfan.link/decimator

LOWER HOLLOW Unleash Second Single ‘Burning Bridges’ from Upcoming Album

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Lower Hollow, the South African metallic hardcore band, is back with their second single “Burning Bridges” from their forthcoming album “Threnody: Songs of Fortitude,” set to release via Mongrel Records on the 19^th July 2024.

Following the success of their debut album “Bloom & Expire” in 2023, Lower Hollow faced significant changes, parting ways with three founding members. Rather than disband, the remaining members chose to reimagine and rebuild, staying true to their vision of a sound that is fast, aggressive, atmospheric, honest, and heartfelt.

The new single delves into themes of manipulation and emotional hurt, highlighting the journey from victimhood to self-empowerment. As new vocalist Trystan Bryce explains, “’Burning Bridges’ speaks heavily to being taken advantage of, repeating the same toxic cycles, as well as continuously being manipulated – causing a great deal of emotional hurt. While describing how one could be on the highest pedestal and completely oppressive towards another person. Essentially, using them as a steppingstone to achieve their goals at the expense of their victim. This track also speaks to breaking away from the cycle of being that victim of manipulation and leeching. Ultimately – becoming connected to one’s inner self once again.”

Buy and stream the single at https://orcd.co/burning-bridges

Pre-save the album at https://orcd.co/threnody

Lower Hollow’s “Threnody: Songs of Fortitude” will be followed by a nationwide tour, promising an explosive live experience for fans across South Africa.

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

OUR NOISE Drop Explosive New Single + Video ‘Gator’

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Rock trio OUR NOISE is back with a bang, releasing their new single “Gator” from their self-titled album, out now on Epictronic. This track, available on all digital platforms, comes with an energetic music video you don’t want to miss.

“Gator” is a sonic explosion, marrying the infectious melodies of Weezer with the raw energy of PJ Harvey. It’s a potent blend of catchy melodies and driving rock that evokes the spirit of the 90s alternative scene.

“Gator” is available on all digital platforms now!

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