GÅTE Won Norwegian Eurovision Final with ‘Ulveham’ Song

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With an immense honor GÅTE announce that they won the Norwegian Eurovision final with ‘Ulveham’ Song.

Gåte comment: 

“It is really amazing to see all the support for us and Ulveham!  Thank you so much for giving us your vote! Our mission has always been to shine a light on the amazingly rich treasures of folklore and traditional music from Norway. This gives us the best opportunity to show them to the world!”

With Gunnhild’s powerful vocals and a mesmerizing live performance, Ulveham, has unleashed an avalanche of positive feedback worldwide. With their captivating blend of traditional folk and modern rock, this unique cultural gem was quickly crowned favorites by the Norwegian press.


Ulveham has clearly stirred up something fundamental in souls across borders and generations, calling forth an inner primal strength. 

The performance is also an astonishing portrayal of raw female energy where Gunnhild Sundli excels in her role as lead vocalist. 

The song itself is based on a thousand year old tale of ” Møya i Ulveham”, where a young maiden undergoes a series of injustices, but by upholding justice and goodness, even in the toughest trials, she triumphs over evil forces and breaks the curse placed upon her. 

Listen to the single here: https://orcd.co/ulveham

Lyrics and Music: 
Sveinung Eklo Sundli, Ronny Graff Janssen, Gunnhild Sundli, Magnus Børmark, Jon Even Schärer and Marit Jensen Lillebuen. 

About Gåte: 

Gåte emerged in the early 2000s, seamlessly blending traditional Norwegian folk music with explosive rock, catapulting them from the confines of a practice space to grand stages in record time!

With this unique take on folk/trad rock and their triumphant live shows the band has managed to captivate massive audience.

The critically acclaimed band took a 12-year break before making a much-anticipated comeback in 2017, where Gåte again experienced enormous success with lauded live shows, two critically acclaimed studio albums, two EPs, and a mesmerizing live record. 

Gåte’s music is a dark, mesmerizing and stunningly beautiful take on Nordic folk. Where they flirt with elements from traditional Norse and pagan music as well as from more modern genres like rock and industrial.

photo: NRK

ORNAMENTOS DEL MIEDO to Release New Album “Escapando a Través de la Tierra” on March 15th

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Hot on the heels of its latest full-length album, “El cosmos me observa en silencio”, Spanish death-doom metal entity ORNAMENTOS DEL MIEDO spews forth “Escapando a Través de la Tierra”, a six-track concatenation of abysmal atmospheres.

The album will be released on March 15th 2024 via Meuse Music Records and Tragedy Productions.

Stream the album’s opening track, “Flores Muertas”, at THIS LOCATION.

Tracklist:

01. Flores Muertas
02. Cielos Pùrpuras
03. Pozo Infecto
04. Fragmentos de Espejos
05. Escapando a Través de la Tierra
06. Donde la Linea Termina

ORNAMENTOS DEL MIEDO is a death-doom metal project created in 2017 in Burgos (Spain).

The project was born from the ashes of Graveyard of Souls by the hand of Angel Chicote and has always had an atmospheric base as a sign of identity, accompanied by guitars that move between melancholy and despair, navigating over extremely slow rhythms. All this sprinkled with lyrics that revolve around the philosophy, the human condition, trying to see life without veils.

“Escapando a Través de la Tierra”, is ORNAMENTOS DEL MIEDO‘s fifth full-length album, consisting of 6 tracks.
As in the previous works, atmosphere, melancholy and heaviness dominate every corner of this album. The lyrics talk about interest disguised as friendship, mental illness, forgotten memories. Here there are no more demons, monsters or fantastic beings than those that life gives us.

https://ornamentosdelmiedo.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/p/Ornamentos-del-Miedo-100063637597252/

ACT OF DENIAL Unleash Brand New Mesmerizing Single ‘Unbury The Hatchet’, Ft. Eugene Ryabchenko as Guest Drummer

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International melodic death metal project ACT OF DENIAL is back with a new mesmerizing tune ‘Unbury the Hatchet’ song that brings you back to 90 and early 2000 with some old school Gothenburg vibe. ‘Unbury The Hatchet’, has a new guest on drums, Eugene Ryabchenko (best known as drummer of FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE).

‘Unbury The Hatchet’ is available only on bandcamp, so make sure you follow AOD page on bandcamp – https://actofdenial.bandcamp.com – not to miss this absolute banger!

AOD shared:
To all Denials!!
Yesterday evening we dropped our new single ‘Unbury the Hatchet’. Song is available only in our Bandcamp pay per download. To avoid any inconvinience below you’ll find some random questions and answers that we have been getting lately together with explanations what we have mentioned earlier.

Please, read the Q & A section at THIS LOCATION.

Here’s what Eugene Ryabchenko – best known as drummer of FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE – had to say on the single: https://www.facebook.com/reel/339689595557614
Also check out Bjorn Speed Strid, talking about new song and lyrics content: https://www.facebook.com/reel/3218814701756822

‘Unbury The Hatchet’ line-up:
Voi Cox – Lead guitar, programming
Luger – Rhythm guitar
Bjorn Speed Strid – Vocals, backing vocals
Steve Di Giorgio – Fretless bass
Eugene Ryabchenko – Drums
John Lönnmyr – Keyboards

‘Unbury The Hatchet’ Credits:
Music by Luger and Voi
Lyrics Bjorn Strid
Mix Fredman studio and Fredrick Nordstrom

ACT OF DENIAL released their highly acclaimed debut album ‘Negative’ on August 13th 2021, watch and stream below the singles from the album:

‘Your Dark Desires’ lyric video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l5Gwen28F0
‘Your Dark Desires’, feat.Ron Thal Bumblefoot – https://youtu.be/8OjyWawefVQ
‘Slave’ feat. ex-SOILWORK guitarist Pete Wichers – https://youtu.be/psHeD-W2IkU
‘Down That Line’ – https://youtu.be/mLwkF-3n1lE
‘Controlled’, feat. DEATH’s Bobby Koelble – https://youtu.be/FN3OaF8AlcM
“Puzzle Heart” – https://youtu.be/r9gybjyO0wc

The album was mixed at Studio Fredman by legendary producer Fredrik Nordström (At The Gates, In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Arch Enemy). Album Cover Artwork: Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg.

‘Negative’ album line-up:
Voi Cox – Lead guitar, programming
Luger – Rhythm guitar
Bjorn Speed Strid – Vocals, backing vocals
Steve Di Giorgio – Fretless bass
Krimh – Drums
John Lönnmyr – Keyboards

FOLLOW ACT OF DENIAL:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ActOfDenialOfficial/
Bandcamp https://actofdenial.bandcamp.com
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ActOfDenial/
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/ActOfDenial

Symphonic Metal Sensations BEYOND GOD Present ‘Cronos’ Live Video

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Gear up for an exciting symphonic metal experience with BEYOND GOD’s latest release – the live video for their track “Cronos.” It’s a thrilling musical journey that combines powerful melodies with a captivating performance. Trust us, you won’t want to skip this one!

Beyond God is a female-fronted symphonic metal band from the Netherlands. Their music incorporates elements from heavy metal as well as classical and symphonic music. Heavy guitars, bass, and drums are combined with symphonic strings, brass ensembles, and beautiful vocals to create dark, atmospheric compositions. Beyond God, as you experience it right now has Meryl Foreman on vocals, Mariusz Krawitowski on guitars, Dennis Winkel on bass, and founder Ferry Guns on drums/piano/orchestrations.
Beyond God’s new album “The Great Divide” is out via Wormholedeath.

Beyond God is:

Meryl Foreman – Vocals
Ferry Guns – Drums & Orchestration
Dennis Winkel – Bass
Mariusz Krawitowski – Guitars

Stay connected with Beyond God:

www.youtube.com/@beyondgodofficial
www.beyondgod.nl
www.facebook.com/beyondgodmusic
www.instagram.com/beyondgodofficial
www.tiktok.com/@beyondgod
linktr.ee/beyondgodnl
tinyurl.com/SpotifyBeyondGod

THE BLEAK PICTURE to Release Debut Album “Meaningless” on March 22nd

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Finnish melodic death-doom metallers THE BLEAK PICTURE, featuring current and ex members of Autumnfall and Fall Of The Leafe, will release their debut album “Meaningless” on March 22nd 2024 via Ardua Music.

The band’s doomy riffage borders on death metal heaviness, but the music manages to escape from the shallows of repetitiveness continuing in the atmospheric groove traced by the band’s acclaimed first EP, with greater emphasis on dark melodies that wrap the songs in a cosmic shroud of stars. The vocal lines frequently alternate registers, offering haunted wailing cleans, catchier verses and dread-filled death calls. The sound is instantly familiar with nods to the ‘90s, but never sounds retro or like mere homage.

The first single, “Stained”, is now streaming HERE.

Tracklist:

1. Prisoner of Your Own Sins
2. Meaningless / Nonsense
3. Misguided (Fortuna’s Hand)
4. Stained
5. Truth Divided
6. Lights of July
7. Broken Balance

THE BLEAK PICTURE was founded in 2021 as a side project of the duo’s main band, Autumnfall. The first promo was written, recorded and digitally released the same year. In 2022, the promo caught Alone Records’ ear and so it was remixed and mastered with the addition of real drums, and released on CD and LP.
The duo didn’t stop there but begun work on their debut album ”Meaningless” and finally after what feels like an eternity, the album will be released in March 2024 by Ardua Music on CD and on all major digital platforms.
Bleak and desolate, without forgetting beautiful melodies, THE BLEAK PICTURE dives deep into murky waters that can also be called melodic death doom metal.

For fans of old Katatonia, Paradise Lost, Swallow the Sun, Counting Hours, Killing Joke

Line-up:
J.Hänninen: Music & instruments
T.Ruohonen: Vocals & lyrics

Songs written, composed and recorded between the years 2021-2022 at BST Audio by J.Hänninen.
Vocals recorded in 2023 at TS-Audio by T.Salovuori.
Clean & backing vocals recorded in various places and occassions.
Drums played and recorded at The Nawetta by O.Pirkkanen.
Mixed and mastered by O.Pirkkanen at The Nawetta in 2023.
Lead clean vocals on tracks #2 & #7 by T.Tuominen.
Lead & backing clean vocals on track #6 by O.Pirkkanen.

https://thebleakpicture.net
https://thebleakpicture.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thebleakpicture

Slayer Paul Bostaph to Drum on Upcoming Impelliteri Album – “A Little More Aggressive But Still A Lot Of The Crazy Shredding”

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For The Metal Voice Jimmy Kay and Neil Turbin talked to artists at the 7th annual 2024 Metal Hall of Fame. Interviews with, Chris Impelliteri, Hammerfall, Wendy Dio, Regina Banali, Joel Hoekstra, Sean Peck (Cage) and ‘Tim Ripper’ Owens and more…

Guitarist Chris Impelliteri was asked about his upcoming studio album and the musical direction and he said,” we are finishing the new record. It will be done in four months. (The album) It’s heavy. Paul Bostaph from Slayer is playing drums on our record, so it is a little more aggressive, We worked with Mike Plotnikoff who produced and he has worked with everybody from AC/DC, InFlames so it’s a little more aggressive but still a lot of the crazy shredding.”