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ELVELLON Release Magical Second Single & Official Lyric Video ‘My Forever Endeavour’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 17, 2024
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[Photo Credit: Paul Epp]

Rising symphonic metal force ELVELLON released their second single and next harbinger, “My Forever Endeavour”, taken from their upcoming new album, Ascending in Synergy, set for release on May 17, 2024. The track convinces with an enchanting, uplifting intro building up to a strong chorus that is topped by Nele Messerschmidt’s magnificent vocal skills, inviting the listener to get lost in dreamy worlds.
 
The fresh ten track offering Ascending in Synergy marks the outfit’s Napalm Records debut, and is the successor to their highly acclaimed 2018 album, Until Dawn, and 2015 EP, Spellbound. Formed in 2010, ELVELLON has brought a breath of fresh air to the scene and has delighted fans and critics alike. Dubbed as “heroes of tomorrow” by Metal Hammer, they’ve also made a stand with their video for “Born From Hope” (2015), produced by Mirko Witzki (e.g. Any Given Day, Caliban), that reached 1M views within a year. Check out their newest onslaught with the stunning lyric video for “My Forever Endeavour” below for a taste of what’s to come, and don’t forget to pre-order your copy of the upcoming album!
 
ELVELLON on “My Forever Endeavour”:
“With ‘My Forever Endeavour’ we are releasing a song that developed in the direction of the classic ELVELLON-style. It deals with the topic of bitter decisions and farewells that we have all had to make. The path of life also includes embracing these moments and taking them with you as part of your journey. Because even if it hurts, they are some of the most important ones. With this mixture of melancholic lyrics and encouraging melodies, it was immediately clear to us that this song should have a special place on Ascending In Synergy.”

Pre-Order Ascending in Synergy NOW

Ascending in Synergy proves that this promising German unit is on top of their game and skillfully manages to balance the tightrope act between diving into the early beginnings of symphonic metal, yet splicing all songs with a contemporary vibe. Opening track “Unbound” impresses with skillful orchestral arrangements and vocalist Nele Messerschmidt’s extraordinary voice. Dramatic, dark soundscapes and heavy riffs on songs like “Ocean Of Treason” and “The Aftermath Of Life” keep the listener in a tight grip. ELVELLON’s dreamlike, cinematic side shines especially bright on tracks like “Last Of Our Kind” and “The Aeon Tree”. Massive album finale “Epiphany Of Mine” closes Ascending in Synergy impactfully, leaving the listener wanting for more.
 
Magical Ascending in Synergy proves that ELVELLON is one of the most promising current bands in the German symphonic metal scene. Join ELVELLON on an exciting journey between childlike wonders and hard-hearted bitterness!

ELVELLON about Ascending in Synergy:
“We are incredibly excited to see how our fans will receive Ascending In Synergy. A lot has happened since our debut album and the songwriting process has changed a lot. It still feels like 100% ELVELLON to us, but the dynamics have expanded. It has become more orchestral and more metal at the same time. Also, lyrically we no longer stick to a single concept, but the songs are held together by a common thread.”

Tracklist Ascending in Synergy:
1. Unbound
2. A Vagabond’s Heart
3. My Forever Endeavour
4. Ocean of Treason
5. The Aftermath of Life
6. Last of our Kind
7. Into the Vortex
8. A Legacy Divine
9. The Aeon Tree
10. Epiphany of Mine

ELVELLON are:
Nele Messerschmidt – vocals
Gilbert Gelsdorf – guitars
Maddin Klüners – drums
Pascal Pannen – keyboards
Jan Runkel – bass
 
ELVELLON online:
HOMEPAGE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
NAPALM RECORDS

BIG SUN to Release Debut Album “Rite De Passage” in June

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 17, 2024
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Photo credit: Søren Schnoor

We are Big Sun. We only serve ourselves, our order and the big sun. 

The origin of Big Sun goes back to the beginning of the 19th century, and refers to a secret lodge founded by Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, also known as Karl Johan the 14th of Sweden, who before he ascended the throne of Sweden, was field marshal under Napoleon. After much internal strife, Jean Baptiste and Napoleon were reconciled in 1804, and he swore allegiance to Napoleon’s famous quote: “If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god”. 

After the Swedish coronation, Karl Johan created a secret lodge for Scandinavian and North German nobles, powerful lords and future industrial magnates – Loge du Grand Soleil, which over a number of years held secret meetings in castles and manors throughout Scandinavia. The Lodge sought to be a kind of shadow cabinet and exercise their power on a political, cultural and artistic level. The lodge was ruled with a heavy hand by a Grand Master who was the guardian of the lodge’s secrets and who was given “carte blanche” to protect and spread the message of The Big Sun to the chosen ones. 

Big Sun’s members are all direct descendants of the absolute pinnacle of the Loge du Grand Soleil’s heyday, and are now ready to lift the lodge’s vision of a return of the big truth and true art – borne forth in the essence of music – under the new lodge name Big Sun.

“In the beyond, when the sun goes out – music, the invisible thread of the universe, continues in eternity” 

“Rite De Passage” tracklist:

1. The Sun 
2. I Was Loving You 
3. Stronger Than Anyone 
4. Directions 
5. Maiden Sacrifice 
6. Lovers Die At Midnight 
7. You Know You Want It 
8. Ra Horaktus 
9. The Totem 

“Rite De Passage” will be digitally released on June 28th, 2024 via Mighty Music. It can be pre-saved at this link.

Big Sun is a heavy rock force of nature driven by the vision of a tribute to creation. Knife-sharp precision and heaviness make up the Big Sun’s enormous musical powerhouse. The musical lodge creates a melodic expression with sky-high ambitions, while staring into the abyss and the animal impulses are given free rein. Big riffs, melodic choruses and virtuosic instrumental passages consistently seek to compliment  the vocals and the songs’ messages. 

Digital pre-save link: https://bfan.link/rite-de-passage

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FULL HOUSE BREW CREW Release Video for Second Single ‘Bleed’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 17, 2024
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: Full House Brew Crew. Leave a comment
Photo Credit: Dion Bizas

FULL HOUSE BREW CREW have released their new video for second single “Bleed”! The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album “Rise of the Underdogs” that will be released on May 10, 2024 as Digipack CD and digital streaming/download format.

Pre-order here: https://roar.gr/smartlinks/fhbc-rotu/

Digital single of “Bleed” is now available across all digital and streaming platforms! Pre-save the album, here: https://bfan.link/rise-of-the-underdogs

Video directed by Domenik Papaemmanouil (LensOrama).
Filmed at Atlas Audio & Visual Studios.

Full House Brew Crew are:
Vagelis Karzis – Vocals / Guitars
Spiros Dafalias – Bass 
Giorgios Tzatzakis – Guitars
Nikos Friligos – Drums

Follow FULL HOUSE BREW CREW:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fullhousebrewcrew/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/full.house.bc/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/full-house-brew-crew
Official Site: https://www.fullhousebrewcrew.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClxbZcgJun5GW3ClhqzaVag

Album cover and layout by Vision Black

GRAND SLAM Release New Video + Single ‘Spitfire’, New Album Out June 7th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 17, 2024
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UK’s legendary GRAND SLAM have unleashed the video for “Spitfire”, the ferocious second single from the new studio album, Wheel Of Fortune – out on June 7th via Silver Lining Music.

“I simply can’t wait for you guys to listen to this track. It’s a complete monster!” exclaims front man Mike Dyer. “We had the music and the lyrics weren’t quite breaking through. I went to bed that night in the studio under considerable pressure from the boys and I read an incredible story about a young 12-year-old who had a fear of heights, he overcame his fear by jumping off a high board. Eventually, he moved from South Africa to Oxford, England and became a Spitfire ace, age 19!”

“I simply can’t wait for you guys to listen to this track. It’s a complete monster!” exclaims front man Mike Dyer. “We had the music and the lyrics weren’t quite breaking through. I went to bed that night in the studio under considerable pressure from the boys and I read an incredible story about a young 12-year-old who had a fear of heights, he overcame his fear by jumping off a high board. Eventually, he moved from South Africa to Oxford, England and became a Spitfire ace, age 19!”

Watch/Listen to ‘Spitfire’ here. Video by Fred Johanson

Grand Slam’s story has been a true journey of destiny, one where early unions ended up leaving unfinished business on the table, and one which finally sees the band attending to said-business with the brand-new album Wheel Of Fortune. From Archer’s faultless, fearless fret-driven song architecture on ‘Spitfire’ to Dyer’s swagger and style on ‘There Goes My Heart’. There are moments such as ‘Come Together (In Harlem)’ where the moody strut of original co-founder Phil Lynott is unmistakable, yet the multi-layered steamy swing of ‘Pirate Song’ makes it very clear Grand Slam are firing forwards with all guns blazing. Joined by Benjy Reid on drums and Rocky Newton on bass, the creative vigor and will to propel Grand Slam is stronger still, with the new album Wheel Of Fortune being the true statement to this.

“We have a direction that is in my heart, it’s a tribal thing,” Dyer explains, “and the Wheel Of Fortune album is Grand Slam in big boy pants without any scaffolding. This band is something very special; I’m slightly biased I know, but God, I’m really proud of that.”

Wheel Of Fortune will be released on digital and physical formats on June 7th. The album will be available in a variety of formats and pre-orders can be placed at this location

The first single/video released from the album, ‘There Goes My Heart’ is available to stream at this location (video directed, produced and edited by Paul M Green).

Grand Slam will also re-release their debut album Hit The Ground. Re-mixed, re-mastered and featuring new Artwork, Hit The Ground – Revised, will be released on May 10th on digital formats and June 7th on physical formats. Pre-orders can be placed at this location

With an overall joy at everything going in their world, Grand Slam will be here whether you are or not, because this not a band rumbling in from their past, it’s a band striding forward into their bright future.

“I want everybody to see this as a new band… and anybody that hasn’t heard Grand Slam since 1984, I want them to see this as a fresh invigoration of the project moving into the modern times” concludes Archer.

WHEEL OF FORTUNE TRACKLISTING

  1. There Goes My Heart
  2. Starcrossed Lovers
  3. Come Together (In Harlem)
  4. Trail Of Tears
  5. Feeling Is Strong (Jo’s Song)
  6. Spitfire
  7. I Wanna Know!
  8. Pirate Song
  9. Afterlife
  10. Wheel Of Fortune

HIT THE GROUND – REVISED TRACKLISTING

  1. Gone Are The Days
  2. Nineteen
  3. Hit The Ground
  4. Military Man
  5. Crazy
  6. Dedication
  7. Long Road
  8. Sisters Of Mercy
  9. Crime Rate
    *10. Grand Slam
    *not available on vinyl

Grand Slam:
Laurence Archer – guitar
Mike Dyer – vocals
Rocky Newton – bass
Benjy Reid – drums

Wheel Of Fortune is Produced by Laurence Archer
Engineered by Pieter Rietkerk
Mixed by Laurence Archer
Mastered by Matt Wortham & Andy Pearce
Recorded at Chapel Studios; additional recording at Manamana Studios

Follow Grand Slam: Website – Facebook – Instagram – YouTube – Twitter

SIX BY SIX Launch Video for New Track ‘The Mission’, Announce First Ever Live Dates

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 17, 2024
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Photo credit: Dave Lepori

SiX By SiX, the progressive power trio comprising Ian Crichton (Saga), Nigel Glockler (Saxon) and Robert Berry (3.2), recently announced the release of their sophomore album ‘Beyond Shadowland’ on InsideOutMusic on 26th April 2024. The band reconvened in Berry’s own Soundtek Studios in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2023 to bend, shape, hammer and caress their diverse musical talents into 11 impressive new tracks.  With this album, they continue to define and build upon their unique melodic space, welding guitar-driven rock, metal and prog into a unique and powerful sonic setting.

Today the band are pleased to launch a video for the new track ‘The Mission’, and you can check that out here:

Robert Berry comments of the track: “The Mission is the closing track on ‘Beyond Shadowland’ and a song that I am incredibly proud of. Propelled by Nigel’s signature drumming and featuring Ian’s extraordinary unique guitar stylings front and centre, the song is the perfect way to finish the ‘Beyond Shadowland’ journey, while hinting at the music that we still have ahead of us. On our last album, the closing track Save The Night proved to be our most popular song, so we’re hoping to repeat the trick with The Mission!”

SiX By SiX are also extremely pleased to announce their first ever live date, with the band taking to the stage at the ProgStock festival in the United States in October 2024 alongside Saga and a number of other bands.

Find more details here: https://www.progstock.com/2024

Later this spring SiX By SiX expect to announce some European dates to take place in the autumn.

Watch videos for the previous singles here:
‘Obiliex’: https://youtu.be/y7QGXoTIvlI
 ‘The Arms of a Word’: https://youtu.be/0xhTCAnwm-c

‘Beyond Shadowland’ will be available as a Limited CD Digipak, Gatefold 180g Black 2LP (featuring 4 exclusive bonus tracks) & as a Digital Album. The artwork was once again created by Rob Fowler.

Pre-order now here: https://sixbysix.lnk.to/BeyondShadowland

The full tracklisting is as follows:
1. Wren  
2. The Arms of a Word  
3. Can’t Live Like This  
4. Obiliex
5. Only You Can Decide  
6. Titans  
7. Outside Looking In  
8. Spectre
9. Sympathise 
10. One Step
11. The Mission

Vinyl-only bonus tracks:
1. SiX By SiX Orchestra Medley
2. The Arms of a Word (Instrumental)
3. Honor Bridge
4. The Mission (Instrumental)

The bands self-titled debut, released in 2022, established the trio as a power chord-driven celebration of artistry, passion and persistence. Prog Magazine said that the record was “exciting, often potent and demands repeated listens”, while Classic Rock Magazine called it “an inspired opening salvo that bubbles with chemistry.”

Background:
Ian Crichton is best known as one of the founding members of Saga, alongside his brother Jim. Saga went on to sell roughly 10 million albums world-wide and continue to perform around the world. As the driving force behind SiX By SiX, Ian takes a cunning turn, in assembling another potent band but one that focuses on his guitar prowess.  This time with established players, each with a celebrated past, refined skills, and unlimited potential.  

Nigel Glockler began his career in 1980 as the drummer for the British band Krakatoa. In 1981 he found an opportunity with singer Toyah.  By the end of the year, he joined metal legends, Saxon. Except for two brief absences, Nigel has been behind his massive drum kit as an integral part of Saxon ever since. His powerhouse drumming is the engine that drives SiX By SiX’s songs forwards relentlessly.

Robert Berry first gained international attention with San Francisco-based Hush, releasing well-received recordings and then touring the USA. In the mid-1980s Berry’s first solo album garnered positive reviews in the most influential trade publications and attracted the attention of several major labels. At the suggestion of one of those labels, Robert moved to the UK to work with guitarist Steve Howe (of Yes fame) along with drummer Nigel Glockler in an effort to revitalize GTR. When GTR stalled, Robert partnered with British rock legends Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer to form ‘3’.  With Emerson and Palmer, Robert achieved a top ten charting single and toured the USA. Robert’s melodic sensibilities complement Ian’s extraordinary guitar and Nigel’s signature drumming perfectly.

Find SiX By SiX online:
Official Website: sixbysixband.com  
Twitter: @sixbysixband
Instagram: sixbysixband
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sixbysixband

DUFT Release ‘Caved In’ Single from Upcoming Debut Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 17, 2024
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Duft has released “Caved In”, second single taken from the debut album “Altar Of Instant Gratification” to be released on May 17th by Scarlet Records. PRE-SAVE/PRE-ORDER

The song’s lyrics tap into the anguish of witnessing someone weave a web of lies, stealing and manipulating for their own gains, while you attempt to sound the alarm only to be met with skepticism. When the facade finally shatters, and the destructive world of the deceiver comes crashing down, you feel a sense of triumph. It’s probably not a healthy feeling, but a great one nonetheless.

LISTEN HERE

ICE COLD METALCORE BRUTALITY
Recorded and engineered by Leifur Örn Kaldal and Þorsteinn Gunnar Friðriksson (Une Misère) at Veldið Studio;
Drums recorded by Benjamin Bent Árnason (Une Misère);
Darkly illustrated by David Demeret & Heresie Studio (Imperium Dekadenz);
FFO: Code Orange, Jesus Piece, Zulu, End, Slipknot, God Forbid, Cancer Bats;

“Altar Of Instant Gratification” will be released in the following formats:

  • jewel case CD
  • vinyl LP
  • digital

“Altar Of Instant Gratification” showcases relentless musicianship amidst the calculated chaos of crushing metallic riffs, frantic tempos, punishing breakdowns and the lyrical rage of hardcore punk.

The main theme of the Reykjavik’s band is the ever present feeling that Planet Earth is falling to pieces: most people are too busy in childish pursuits of instant gratifications and avoiding pain to embrace the fact that the world has become a bleak hardcore place!

To strive in it, you must be willing to show courage, think critically for yourself and don’t buy into dogmatic truths – hold yourself accountable and stay true.

This ain’t no record for fainted hearts, indeed.

“Altar Of Instant Gratification” tracklist:
1 Intro
2 Caved In
3 Dragged Across Concrete
4 Instant Gratification
5 Waste From Birth
6 Scarfaced Blues
7 Doctrine
8 20th Century Doom
9 Anomic Suicide
10 Open Casket
11 Only Dead Fish Follow The Stream

Duft:
Alexander – vocals
Andrés – guitar
Gummi – guitar
Viktor – bass
Mikael – drums

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