Get ready as something special is about to be unleashed, heed “The Calling” by PRIMITAI – a killer slab of high quality melodic metal! Primitai (pronounced Primi-tie) are a London based melodic metal band drawing inspiration from classic heavy metal and combining it with a modern production, intensity and a subtle progressive edge. Whether sharing the stage with NWOBHM bands like Saxon, power metallers Edguy, thrash bands like Warbringer, or even Scandinavian sleaze rock like Crashdiet, the power, melody and intensity of Primitai’s songs and performance has struck a chord with fans across a wide spectrum of metal.
It’s also worth mentioning that cover artwork of “The Calling” was painted by Claudio Bergamin – artist known from cooperation with acts such Battle Beast, Nocturnal Rites, or most recently – Judas Priest, for which he did the already iconic “Firepower” album artwork.
“The Calling” will be released on May 25, 2018, on Dissonance Productions. Pre-orders: http://bit.ly/THECALLING
Danish thrash/power metallers, MANTICORA, are presenting the cover artwork for their upcoming (8th) album – a stunning picture, painted by the extremely talented Danish painter David Troest. As the new album “To Kill To Live To Kill” is another MANTICORA concept double-album, based on the thriller/horror novel that lead singer, Lars F. Larsen has written, the artwork resembles the stories of the novel.
Larsen explains: We have always tried out new cover artwork artists for each album, so when looking for the perfect person to give justice to the novel and the two albums, we wanted someone who’d be able to grasp the essence of the stories within the book, and when looking at David’s pictures in general, it’s evident for even the feeble-minded that he’s that exact guy. He also lives less than an hour away from us, so it was a win-win situation for everyone to be able to meet up and do corrections on the front cover and all the other pictures that’ll appear in the booklet. We’re already beginning the work for the second album as well, so we can follow the release schedule of having the albums out 12 months apart.
The two concept albums, which are a part of a grandiose concept, based on the thriller/horror novel that lead singer, Lars F. Larsen has written, will be released as two separate albums, one year apart.
The novel itself is scheduled for a May 2018 release, followed by the first album, which will see the light of day on August 3rd, 2018, released by ViciSolum Records, worldwide.
Tracklist for “To Kill To Live To Kill”:
01. Piano Concerto 1 – B Flat minor…
02. Echoes Of A Silent Scream
03. Through The Eyes Of The Killer – Towering Over You
04. Katana – Awakening The Lunacy
05. The Farmer’s Tale Pt. 1 – The Aftermath Of Indifference
06. The Devil In Lisbon (instrumental)
07. Growth
08. Humiliation Supreme (instrumental)
09. Nothing Lasts Forever
10. Katana – Opium
11. Through The Eyes Of The Killer – Revival Of The Muse That Is Violence
12. The Farmer’s Tale Pt. 2 – Annihilation At The Graves
The music was recorded and mixed in Hansen Studios, with World-famous producer, Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Destruction, a.o.) who also produced the first two MANTICORA albums back in the last millenium, and vocals were recorded with Tommy Hansen at Jailhouse studios (Helloween, Beyond Twilight, Jorn, a.o.). Tommy has previously produced five albums for the band.
MANTICORA have released 7 critically acclaimed albums, since 1999, and toured numerous times around Europe as well as in the US + played at prestigious festivals, such as Wacken Open Air, Sweden Rock Festival, ProgPower USA, etc.
Three years of concerts and festivals in Europe, many hours spent in recording studios and finally the new EVERSIN album is ready to be released. It will be entitled “Armageddon Genesi” and will come out via My Kingdom Music on June 29th, 2018 on digipack, vinyl and digital format!
See below the album coverart, realised by MoonRing Design and the tracklisting:
1. A Dying God Walks The Earth
2. Legions
3. Jornada Del Muerto
4. Soulgrinder
5. Havoc Supreme
6. Where Angels Die
7. Seven Heads
8. Armageddon Genesi
9. To The Gates Of The Abyss
Seeking one’s own unique place in the world, finding it and occupying it can be a rather taxing undertaking, one that many bands have to struggle through to find their creative niche. NAILED TO OBSCURITY have obviously not only found their niche, but also a new record label. That’s why Nuclear Blast is pleased to announce that the band has been added to their diverse roster.
For more than ten years, NAILED TO OBSCURITY from Northern Germany have successfully developed their distinctive style, somewhere between melodic death metal and doom with progressive influences. Their underground debut »Abyss…« exhibited these rare first glimmers, but their albums »Opaque« (2013) and last year’s »King Delusion« especially showed a real evolution within their sound, allowing the band to take some huge steps. Their melancholic songs never fall short of the necessary brutality, and always create a distinct dynamic which mesmerises the listener who profoundly experiences every note and every word. This magic has already won over the fans of festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze and Party.San Open Air as well as those who attended their tour throughout Europe as main support to DARK TRANQUILLITY plus their appearances alongside renowned acts such as ARCH ENEMY and PARADISE LOST.
The band is currently writing new material for their forthcoming album and is enormously proud to release it via Nuclear Blast: “It’s hard to find words that express how thrilled and proud we are to announce this signing. It goes without saying that Nuclear Blast with its rich history in heavy metal is one of the biggest – no, THE biggest – label in the scene and joining their incredible roster of so many legendary and influential artists is simply a dream coming true! We are grateful for this once in a lifetime opportunity and are looking forward to this collaboration which feels like the beginning of a new, exciting chapter in the history of NAILED TO OBSCURITY!”
Be prepared for new worlds of sound by NAILED TO OBSCURITY, and stay tuned for further information!
NAILED TO OBSCURITY live:
28.04. D Nordenham – Metal Homecoming III
05.05. A Trofaiach – Feel the Noise Festival
29.06. D Manslagt – Let the Bad Times Roll Open Air
30.06. D Gardelegen – Metal Frenzy
07.07. D Nordheim – Sunstorm Festival
Progressive Metal pioneers FATES WARNING are proud to announce the upcoming release of their new live album “Live Over Europe” on June 29th, 2018 via InsideOutMusic.
Gathered during the group’s most recent European headlining run for FATES WARNING’s much acclaimed latest studio album “Theories Of Flight” in January 2018, “Live Over Europe” includes recordings from 8 different cities (Aschaffenburg / Germany, Belgrade / Serbia, Thessaloniki and Athens / Greece, Rome and Milan / Italy, Budapest / Hungary as well as Ljubljana / Slovenia) and a total of 23 songs in over 138 minutes of playing time, spanning 30 years of the group’s seminal career.
“Live Over Europe” was mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Kreator, Symphony X) and mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden and will be available as limited 2CD Mediabook, Gatefold 3LP + Bonus-2CD or as Digital Album.
Here is the complete track-listing for the release:
FATES WARNING – “Live Over Europe“
CD 1:
1. From the Rooftops
2. Life in Still Water
3. One
4. Pale Fire
5. Seven Stars
6. SOS
7. Pieces of Me
8. Firefly
9. The Light and Shade of Things
10. Wish
11. Another Perfect Day
12. Silent Cries
13. And Yet it Moves
CD 2:
1. Still Remains
2. Nothing Left to Say
3. Acquiescence
4. The Eleventh Hour
5. Point of View
6. Falling
7. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Pt. IX
8. Through Different Eyes
9. Monument
10. Eye to Eye
FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder checked in with the following comment about “Live In Europe“:
“We would like to thank each and every one of our fans that helped us make “Live Over Europe”. We had a great time making this album and we hope that you enjoyed the shows as much as we did playing them!“
FATES WARNING’s latest release, their 12th studio album “Theories Of Flight”, not only gathered critical acclaim (Some soundcheck results being: Deaf Forever / Germany – # 1, Metal Hammer / Germany – # 2, Rock Hard / Germany – # 2, Aardschok / The Netherlands – # 2, Eclipsed / Germany – # 4, Powermetal-de /Germany – # 1), but also entered the sales charts in several countries across the globe with the following highest positions: Germany: # 12, Italy: # 80, The Netherlands: # 70, Belgium (Flemish): # 175, USA: # 2 Billboard Heatseekers / # 62 Current Top 200 Albums.
Check out FATES WARNING’s “Theories Of Flight” here:
Spanish Thrash Metallers ANGELUS APATRIDA are soon to release their new studio album “Cabaret de la Guillotine”, on May 4th, 2018 via Century Media Records. Following up 2015’s acclaimed “Hidden Evolution”, which entered the charts in Spain on # 2, this sixth studio album effort showcases the wide Heavy Metal range of ANGELUS APATRIDA, from neck-breaking Thrash, to truly melodic and yet powerful Metal, acting as the group’s most diverse effort to date.
Stressing ANGELUS APATRIDA’s expanded dynamic range on the upcoming album, here’s the newest single “Farewell” via a video-clip directed by Holy Cuervo (Nacho Montero and Paco Fernández):
ANGELUS APATRIDA comment about “Farewell“ as follows: “We’ve always wanted to make a quiet, melodic but powerful ANGELUS APATRIDA song, full of feeling like those ones that got us hooked when we were little kids: “Cemetery Gates”, “Fade To Black” or “The Legacy”. “Farewell“ is dedicated to the memory of our great fan and friend Alberto, who passed away a year and a half ago because of cancer. This one is for him and for all the others who fight against this disease every single day, for their friends and families. Everything has been made with a lot of love and respect: Every note of the music, every word of the lyrics and every shot of the video. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.”
Check out the other previously released singles for “Cabaret de la Guillotine” here:
“Sharpen The Guillotine” (lyric-video): https://youtu.be/2-4oJQBuBK8
“Downfall Of The Nation” (promotional video): https://youtu.be/fz4BZrr_M3A
Mixed and mastered by the longtime sonic partner Daniel Cardoso (Anathema, Anneke van Giersbergen) and with artwork by Gyula Havancsák (Destruction, Annihilator) – who also designed the artwork for the new digital single to be seen above -, the tracklisting of the album reads as follows:
ANGELUS APATRIDA –
“Cabaret de la Guillotine”
1. Sharpen The Guillotine
2. Betrayed
3. Ministry Of God
4. The Hum
5. Downfall Of The Nation
6. One Of Us
7. The Die Is Cast
8. Witching Hour
9. Farewell
10. Martyrs Of Chicago
ANGELUS APATRIDA’s will support the release of “Cabaret de la Guillotine” with a first European tour starting on the album’s street date with support by label-mates Skeletal Remains and Spanish newcomers Trallery. The final tourdates for that run as well as other recently announced concerts by ANGELUS APATRIDA can be seen here:
ANGELUS APATRIDA – Live 2018:
28.04.2018 Villarrobledo (Spain) – Viña Rock
ANGELUS APATRIDA, SKELETAL REMAINS, TRALLERY – European Tour:
04.05.2018 Essen (Germany) – Turock
05.05.2018 Roeselare (Belgium) – De Verlichte Geest
06.05.2018 Drachten (The Netherlands) – Iduna
07.05.2018 Köln (Germany) – Jungle
08.05.2018 Hamburg (Germany) – Bambi Galore
09.05.2018 Rostock (Germany) – Peter-Weiss-Haus
10.05.2018 Sebnitz (Germany) – Wonnemond Festival
11.05.2018 Prague (Czech Republic) – Modrá Vopice
12.05.2018 Mladá Boleslav (Czech Republic) – Farárova Sluj
14.05.2018 Ostrava (Czech Republic) – Barrák Music Club
15.05.2018 Torun (Poland) – NRD
16.05.2018 Vienna (Austria) – Viper Room
17.05.2018 Bratislava (Slovakia) – British Rock Star
18.05.2018 Brno (Czech Republic) – Unleaded Coffee
19.05.2018 Budapest (Hungary) – Dürer Kert
20.05.2018 Milano (Italy) – Blue Rose Saloon
21.05.2018 Barcelona (Spain) – Razzmatazz
22.05.2018 Valencia (Spain) – Rock City
ANGELUS APATRIDA – Live 2018:
02.06.2018 San Sebastian (Spain) – Intxaurrondo
08.06.2018 Juneda (Spain) – Kaliqueño
29.06.2018 Madrid (Spain) – Download Festival
13.07.2018 Viveiro (Spain) – Resurrection Fest
20.07.2018 Tarragona (Spain) – A cop de Rock
17.08.2018 Saint-Nolff (France) – Motocultor Festival
29.09.2018 Vizcaya (Spain) – DiMetal Fest
