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LOST IN GREY Release First Single + Video ‘The Entourage’ from Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2024
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LOST IN GREY release their first single “The Entourage” as appetizer for the upcoming album “Odyssey into the Grey”.

Even before further details about the new album are known, LOST IN GREY are already taking us on their musical journey, which begins for us backstage.

Vocalist Anne Lill
“This new album continues the Grey Realms saga, and this song presents us, the actors, and the characters we are playing. It is also an invitation to the listener to come and join our twisted musical adventure. In the music video we can see the band members in various backstage activities before and after the show.”

Even if the video doesn’t reveal much about the “Odyssey into the Grey”, the music clearly shows where the journey is heading: epic, bombastic and complex, a very well thought-out work of art!

Composer Harri Koskela:
“‘The Entourage’ is the bombastic opening track of Lost in Grey’s upcoming fourth album, as well as the first single release. It was also the first song composed for this new album. I tend to like to start the new album composing process by exploring where I would like our music to travel next based on where we ended the previous release. This album was no exception to that, and I truly had a nice, adventurous journey with this song, as well as with the rest of the album songs. Musically ’The Entourage’ represents the album quite well, as most of our main elements are featured on it, and it’s dramatic, complex… a musical rollercoaster.”

This also marks the start of pre-sales for the album, which will be released on April 5, 2024 
Album: lostingrey.epr.rocks
Digital: save-it.cc/epr/the-entourage

The Finnish theatrical metal band LOST IN GREY was founded in 2013 by composer, vocalist and keyboardist Harri Koskela, and lyricist and vocalist Anne Lill Rajala. What originally was planned to be simply a short-term project, soon grew into a full band. Inspired by a large variety of musical genres, literature, philosophy, and the world itself, Lost in Grey creates multifaceted music and brings elements of drama to their songs as well as live performances.

Followed by the previous album releases, THE GREY REALMS (2017), THE WASTE LAND (2019), and UNDER THE SURFACE (2021), which all claimed great responses from audiences and media, Lost in Grey’s upcoming 4th album takes another giant leap towards even greater musical adventures. The vocalists Emily Leone, Anne Lill Rajala and Harri Koskela play the main characters within the overarching story of all the albums, bringing a very own touch to it through their diverse voice talents.

In recent years these theatrical metal pioneers have proven to be one of the most promising and inspiring acts coming from the Finnish metal scene, electrifying their audiences through their versatile musical storytelling and tremendous sound. Now Lost in Grey invites you to dive with them on new adventures where the music and stories dance hand in hand, and everything is possible…

Line-up:
Harri Koskela – Keyboards, vocals and composer
Anne Lill Rajala – Vocals and lyrics
Emily Leone – Vocals and violin
Aapo Lindberg – Bass
Miika Haavisto – Guitar
Jarno Suodenjoki – Guitar
Teppo Ristola – Drums

More Info:
Website: www.lostingrey.fi
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lostingrey
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lostingreyofficial
Spotify: spoti.fi/2ZFsTdv
YouTube: bit.ly/3Etq7aj

W.A.S.P Announce Second Edition of “The 7 Savage: 1984-1992” Deluxe 8LP Boxset

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2024
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W.A.S.P – ‘Capitol Years’

Due to huge demand from the public a second edition of the W.A.S.P. Deluxe 8LP Boxset from their ‘Capitol Years’ is being released on March 8, 2024 on Madfish.

Eddie Trunk – “The WASP 7 Savage Box Set is a true must for any fans of this great band. It’s everything you would want in a definitive collection. The classic albums sounding as good as ever, a beautiful comprehensive book, and all the rare tracks in one place. A classic collection for a classic band and one of the top reissues I’ve seen and heard”.

  • AFTONBLADET.SE – “The lavish and carefully crafted content is a nice time capsule and goldmine for us fans of it.”
  • Fistful of Metal – ’The 7 Savage 1984 – 1992’ packs a nostalgic punch”
  • Metal Hammer – Hoard Almighty – “A suitably big bastard”
  • Classic Rock — “A Blackie bonanza”
  • Record Collector – 4/5 – “A comprehensive early years overview”
  • Break Out – “W.A.S.P. history is well illuminated and depicted in the truest sense of the word”
  • Sweden Rock Magazine – “A fantastic booklet as well as a whole album of b-sides and covers make this colossus unmissable.” 9 / 10

W.A.S.P. is one of the most consistent and reliable forces in rock music – unstoppable and unassailable, like a heavy metal juggernaut sent back in time from a long-distant galaxy. Frontman Blackie Lawless is undoubtedly one of rock’s everlasting figures – someone’s whose attitude and vision changed the musical landscape around him, in the process bearing fruit to some of the biggest anthems of their time.

Their first five studio albums (W.A.S.P., The Last Command, Inside the Electric Circus, The Headless Children & The Crimson Idol) contributed enough on their own for W.A.S.P. to be considered one of the greatest rock bands of all-time. Those LPs are all presented in this set, mastered half-speed at Air Studios, London for a superior, sharper, more direct and engaging sound.

Packaged within a deluxe red leatherette effect double slipcase, The 7 Savage: 1984-1992 is completed on vinyl with two more LPs: 1987’s Live… in the Raw and new compilation Bonus Tracks & B-Sides featuring the controversial breakthrough anthem ‘Animal (F**k Like a Beast)’.

Compiled with the full cooperation of Blackie Lawless, the box set also includes a 60-page book with exclusive and rare pictures from legendary metal photographers (including Ross Halfin, Tony Mottram, David Plastik and Paul Natkin), along with extensive liner notes from Amit Sharma (Kerrang!, Planet Rock). Also included is an exclusive Blackie Lawless poster, plus a 6 page folding poster replica from the debut LP.

Note: The 2nd Edition has no certificate and is not numbered.

To order the box set: https://madfish.lnk.to/WASP_7_savage_2

DISC 1 – W.A.S.P. (Half-speed Master
A.1. I Wanna Be Somebody [03:44]
A.2. L.O.V.E. Machine [03:52]
A.3. The Flame [03:42]A.4. B.A.D. [03:57]
A.5. School Daze [03:35]
B.1. Hellion [03:39]
B.2. Sleeping (In The Fire) [03:56]
B.3. On Your Knees [03:49]
B.4. Tormentor [04:11]
B.5. The Torture Never Stops [03:56]

DISC 2 The Last Command (Half-speed Master)
A.1. Wild Child [05:12]
A.2. Ballcrusher [03:28]
A.3. Fistful Of Diamonds [04:14]
A.4. Jack Action [04:17]
A.5. Widowmaker [05:18]
B.1. Blind In Texas [04:21]
B.2. Cries In The Night [03:42]
B.3. The Last Command [04:11]
B.4. Running Wild In The Streets [03:30]
B.5. Sex Drive [03:12]

DISC 3 Inside the Electric Circus (Half-speed Master)
A.1. The Big Welcome [01:22]
A.2. Inside The Electric Circus [03:33]
A.3. I Don`t Need No Doctor [03:26]A.4. 9.5. – N.A.S.T.Y. [04:48]
A.5. Restless Gypsy [04:59]A.6. Shoot From The Hip [04:38]
B.1. I`m Alive [04:22]
B.2. Easy Living [03:12]
B.3. Sweet Cheetah [05:16]
B.4. Mantronic [04:10]
B.5. King Of Sodom And Gomorrah [03:50]
B.6. The Rock Rolls On [03:52]

DISC 4 The Headless Children (Half-speed Master)
A.1. The Heretic (The Lost Child) [07:23]
A.2. The Real Me [03:20]
A.3. The Headless Children [05:46]
A.4. Thunderhead [06:50]
B.1. Mean Man [04:48]
B.2. The Neutron Bomber [04:10]
B.3. Mephisto Waltz [01:28]
B.4. Forever Free [05:09]
B.5. Maneater [04:47]
B.6. Rebel In The F.D.G. [05:08]

DISC 5 The Crimson Idol (Half-speed Master)
A.1. The Titanic Overture [03:31]
A.2. The Invisible Boy [05:13]
A.3. Arena Of Pleasure [04:15]
A.4. Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In The New Morgue) [08:43]
B.1. The Gypsy Meets The Boy [04:15]
B.2. Doctor Rockter [03:54]
B.3. I Am One [05:24]

DISC 6 The Crimson Idol (Half-speed Master)
C.1. The Idol [08:40]
C.2. Hold On To My Heart [04:22]
C.3. The Great Misconceptions Of Me [09:44]
D.1. The Story Of Jonathan (Prologue To The Crimson Idol)[16:35]
D.2. Phantoms In The Mirror [04:36]
D.3. The Eulogy [04:16]

DISC 7 Live… in the Raw
A.1. Inside The Electric Circus (live) [04:31]
A.2. I Don`t Need No Doctor (live) [03:40]
A.3. L.O.V.E. Machine (live) [04:27]
A.4. Wild Child (live) [06:02]
A.5. 9.5. – N.A.S.T.Y. (live) [05:11]
A.6. Sleeping (In The Fire) (live) [05:27]
B.1. The Manimal (live) [04:44]
B.2. I Wanna Be Somebody (live) [06:43]
B.3. Harder Faster (live) [07:19]
B.4. Blind In Texas (live) [05:41]
B.5. Scream Until You Like It (Theme from Ghoulies II) [03:25]

DISC 8 Bonus Tracks & B-sides
A.1. Animal (F**k Like A Beast) [03:07]
A.2. Show No Mercy [03:48]
A.3. Paint It Black [03:28]
A.4. Savage [03:33]
A.5. Mississippi Queen [03:22]
A.6. Flesh And Fire [04:38]
A.7. D.B. Blues [03:25]
B.1. Locomotive Breath [03:00]
B.2. For Whom The Bell Tolls [03:48]
B.3. Lake Of Fools [05:33]
B.4. War Cry [05:33]
B.5. When The Levee Breaks [07:06]

About W.A.S.P.
Few Bands in the history of Rock N’ Roll have ever incited the love, the hate, the raw emotional effect this Band has had on the world. From the very beginning, in the small venues of Los Angeles California, and later to the numerous countries worldwide that banned these Winged Assassins from performing live, the Band’s unique style of Shock and Rock caused Religious organizations, Local City Councils, Parliaments, and the Washington D.C. Senate to hold hearings in an effort to bar this group from selling records and trashing stages everywhere they played.

The band’s founding member, frontman Blackie Lawless, has led the group as its lead vocalist and primary songwriter since its beginning. His unique brand of visual, social and political comment took the group to worldwide heights and sold millions of records alongside a legacy of sold out shows across the globe for 4 decades.

https://www.waspnation.com

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https://www.facebook.com/W.A.S.P.Nation
https://twitter.com/waspofficial
https://instagram.com/waspnationofficial
https://youtube.com/@WASPNationOfficial
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LUTHARO Release New Single ‘Reaper’s Call’, Announce Album Release Show

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2024
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Powerhouse metallers LUTHARO are thrilled to announce the release of their latest single, “Reaper’s Call.” This release is a tantalizing preview of their upcoming album, Chasing Euphoria, slated for release on March 15th via Atomic Fire Records.

Vocalist Krista Shipperbottom enthuses, “Hey there! You look like you could use a fix and we’ve got just the thing! Our newest single ‘Reaper’s Call’ is out now and ready to scratch every itch you need. Do you fancy soaring falsettos and gutturals that will make your stomach turn? What about a heavy dose of screaming guitars and adrenaline pumping drums? Well then, pick your poison and get ready for a thrill.”

In celebration of their new album, LUTHARO is hosting an exclusive release show on March 15, 2024, at the Corktown Pub (Upstairs) in Hamilton, ON, Canada. This electrifying event will mark the official launch of Chasing Euphoria, offering fans a firsthand experience of the new music. Tickets are available HERE for this must-attend event.

Adding to the excitement, LUTHARO is set to embark on a monumental tour across America, starting on March 22 in Cape Coral, Florida. Titled “All Hell’s Breaking Loose Across America,” the tour will show LUTHARO supporting legendary band RAVEN, with LUTHARO delivering their signature high-octane performance. The tour is in support of their eagerly anticipated album Chasing Euphoria.

LUTHARO’s unique blend of power and melody, combined with raw energy, makes them one of the most exciting acts in the metal scene today. The band will perform songs from Chasing Euphoria, showcasing their evolution and artistic depth.

The tour, with more than a month of relentless energy and unforgettable performances, will culminate in Pompano Beach, Florida, on May 4th. WICKED will join on select dates, promising each concert to be an extraordinary experience for metal fans.

LUTHARO Live:

  • 03/15/2024 CA Hamilton, ON – Corktown Pub (Upstairs) [TICKETS]

All Hell’s Breaking Loose Across America« w/ RAVEN, VICIOUS RUMORS, WICKED Presented by Tone Deaf Touring, GLM Artists, Silver Lining Music, Steamhammer & Global Rock Records:

  • 03/22/2024 US Cape Coral, FL – Nice Guys* [TICKETS]
  • 03/23/2024 US Panama City, FL – Mosey’s Downtown* [TICKETS AT DOOR]
  • 03/24/2024 US New Orleans, LA – Southport Music Hall [TICKETS]
  • 03/29/2024 US Austin, TX – The Lost Well [TICKETS]
  • 03/30/2024 US San Antonio, TX – Fitzgerald’s [TICKETS]
  • 04/02/2024 US West Hollywood, CA – Whisky a Go-Go [TICKETS]
  • 04/03/2024 US San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge [TICKETS]
  • 04/05/2024 US Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre* [TICKETS]
  • 04/06/2024 CA Vancouver, BC – The Wise Hall* [TICKETS]
  • 04/07/2024 US Seattle, WA – Substation* [TICKETS]
  • 04/08/2024 US Boise, ID – The Shredder* [TICKET INFO COMING SOON]
  • 04/09/2024 US Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High Saloon* [TICKET INFO COMING SOON]
  • 04/11/2024 US Denver, CO – Marquis Theater* [TICKETS]
  • 04/13/2024 US Lincoln, NE – Cosmic Eye* [TICKETS]
  • 04/14/2024 US Chicago, IL – Reggies [TICKETS]
  • 04/18/2024 US Detroit, MI – Sanctuary* [TICKETS]
  • 04/20/2024 CA Toronto, ON – The Hard Luck Bar [TICKETS]
  • 04/22/2024 CA Ottawa, ON – The Rainbow Bistro* [TICKETS]
  • 04/23/2024 CA Québec City, QC – La Source de la Martinière* [TICKETS]
  • 04/24/2024 CA Montréal, QC – Piranha Bar* [TICKETS]
  • 04/25/2024 US Sayreville, NL – Starland Ballroom [TICKETS]
  • 04/26/2024 US Providence, RI – Alchemy* [TICKETS]
  • 04/27/2024 US New Hope, PA – John & Peter’s* [TICKET INFO COMING SOON]
  • 04/30/2024 US Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre* [TICKETS]
  • 05/04/2024 US Pompano Beach, FL – Piper’s Pub [TICKETS]

More from LUTHARO:

Melodic metal outfit LUTHARO returns with a cacophony of all that is metal! The Canadian metallers bring forth their signature mixture of traditional heavy metal, melodic death metal, thrash metal and more on their latest effort, Chasing Euphoria, the follow-up to their critically lauded debut full-length Hiraeth. Due out March 15th 2024 via Atomic Fire Records, Chasing Euphoria is as destructive and violent as it is soaring and captivating. Pre-orders are available HERE.

Chasing Euphoria features dynamic production from Lasse Lammert of LSD Studios (ALESTORM, GLORYHAMMER, WIND ROSE, SVARTSOT & more!) and striking cover art from Niklas Sundin (ARCH ENEMY, DARK TRANQUILLITY, DELAIN, & more!), with orchestral arrangements from Elliot Vernon (ALESTORM).

Chasing Euphoria will be available in various formats, including CD-digipak, 1LP in different colors (red-transparent/blue/white for EU and US, pink/blue as a band shop exclusive), and digital formats.

More From Chasing Euphoria:

  • “Ruthless Bloodline” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO: Watch Here
  • “Born To Ride” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO: Watch Here
  • “Time To Rise” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO: Watch Here

NEID Unveil Details of Cover EP “Still Offensive”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2024
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Italian grindcore trio NEID have signed to Time To Kill Records for the release of a cover EP entitled “Still Offensive”, set for release on March 15th 2024. With this EP, completed with cover art by famous Italian cartoonist Zerocalcare, the band pays homage to the Italian hardcore scene of the nineties.

Stream the first single,“Colpire” (originally by Contrasto), HERE.

The band comments: “We believe that Contrasto are among the bands that have embodied the concept of militant hardcore since 1996. In their lyrics you can perceive their attachment to concepts such as occupation and self-management. We are linked by a long and thriving friendship that dates back almost 20 years; paying tribute to them with their most iconic and furious song seemed natural and representative to us”.

Tracklist:

01. Intro 90s
02. Rebels Today… (Comrades)
03. Bandiera Nera (Affluente)
04. Ho Sempre Sbagliato (Kafka)
05. Colpire (Contrasto)
06. Noi Due Tagliati In Due (Frammenti)
07. Prodotto Dal Terrore / Sostenuto Dalla Speranza (Flopdown)
08. V x Cambiamento (XcaracoX)

“This EP is a tribute to a musically prolific decade, the one that goes from 1990 to early 2000s, which in our humble opinion has been overlooked for a long time, unlike the acclaimed 80’s! We feel connected to the 90’s for many reasons, mostly because some of us took our first steps in that decade, having played in hardcore-punk bands born in that period such as Tmd, Manifold, Razzapparte and Flopdown. It therefore seemed natural to us to revisit and rearrange a bunch of songs from some bands we have always loved”.

Pre orders:

  • https://neid.bandcamp.com/album/still-offensive
  • https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/neid

NEID formed in Italy in 2007 from the ashes of few other bands active since the mid-90’s in the DIY hardcore scene. NEID were one of the first musical projects in Viterbo to play raw and grinding fastcore with old school Italian hardcore influences. Although you can clearly detect influences of several hardcore and punk subgenres within their sound you can also find many elements of death metal and grindcore, all masterfully weaved together to bring forth a sound that is equally heavy and cathartic.

To date NEID have played more than 400 concerts all over Europe (Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, France, Serbia, Bulgaria, UK, Greece), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Japan, Taiwan), Russia and America (United States & Cuba).

https://neid.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/neidhc
https://www.instagram.com/neid_grind_core_official/

DOMINATION CAMPAIGN Celebrate “A Storm of Steel” Album with New Video ‘Time to Die’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2024
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Australian death metal duo DOMINATION CAMPAIGN has today released their sophomore album, A Storm of Steel. Alongside the release, DOMINATION CAMPAIGN has also released a new music video for album track Time to Die. Time to Die sees the Tasmania based pair, comprised of Psycroptic’s Jason Peppiatt and Joe Haley, focus in on the real world horror of trench warfare.

Stream A Storm of Steel via Apple Music, TIDAL, Deezer, Bandcamp and Spotify
Order A Storm of Steel here.

Speaking on the album release, Jason Peppiatt (vocals, bass, guitar) comments: “I’m stoked that A Storm of Steel is now out there in the world, and the whole thing can be heard in its entirety. Who knows… maybe we’ll even get around to playing some of these tracks live this year.”

Speaking on Time to Die, Peppiatt adds: “Time to Die details the horrors of first World War trench raids – when armies would infiltrate their enemies’ trenches in the dead of night. It aims to depict the terror of such an experience, of hand to hand combat and fighting for your life in a very real and far from glorious way.”

Having enlisted Psycroptic bandmate Joe Haley for 2021 debut, Onward To Glory, the winning formula was retained when work began on A Storm of Steel. Jason laid down vocals, bass and guitar tracks, whilst Joe took care of drums, recording, mixing and mastering. Whilst they’ve not strayed too far from the core death metal sensibilities of their first ride out, A Storm of Steel is a more melodic affair featuring guitar harmonies (and even a guitar solo), whilst simultaneously being heavier overall.

Lyrically the album is inspired by tales of war, but unlike other bombastic war-themed albums out there, DOMINATION CAMPAIGN don’t seek to glorify battle. Instead they depict the atrocities experienced – both on a grand scale and the more personal, intimate terror of conflict. The artwork by Peppiatt continues this theme, bringing a visual element to the dirty, gritty reality of life in the trenches.

Uniting old school death metal values with modern production, DOMINATION CAMPAIGN have crafted an eight-track heavy metal odyssey that follows in the footsteps of the likes of Bolt Thrower, Sinister and Deicide. With more than two decades of experience under their belts, DOMINATION CAMPAIGN have refined the art of bringing fetid tales to life in the great tradition of death metal.

A Storm of Steel tracklist:
1. Time to Die
2. The Iron Beast
3. Winds of Death
4. D-Day
5. Storm the Lines
6. Pit of Disease
7. 141 Days of Terror
8. Death Landing

DOMINATION CAMPAIGN is:
Jason Peppiatt – Vocals, bass, guitar
Joe Haley – Drums, recording, mixing, mastering

PER WIBERG Releases New Single ‘Dead Sky Lullaby’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2024
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Photo by: Soile Siirtola

Swedish multi-instrumentalist PER WIBERG releases his brilliant new single, “Dead Sky Lullaby”, via Despotz Records along with his new album “The Serpent’s Here, to be released on March 15th, 2024. 

About his new single he had this to say:“I’d like to think Dead Sky Lullaby’s good traveling music, a kraut/space rock rager that boasts a Hawkwind-meets-Sonic Youth vibe with a big chorus in the vein of Killing Joke. It was recorded live in the studio, it shows and it definitely sets the tone for the rest of the album. It’s kinda divided in two parts with different type of choruses, the first part’s a bit wilder and the second has more of an epic melodic feel to it. It’s all tied together by the apocalyptic lyrics and a beat that could go on forever and ever and ever…., enjoy!”

Listen on all major streaming services here

As an unrivaled musical alchemist, WIBERG‘s work has illuminated an array of now-classic albums over the years performing with the likes of Opeth, Spiritual Beggars, and Candlemass, as well as Clutch/The Bakerton Group, Switchblade, and Kamchatka, among others, for over thirty years. However, it’s WIBERG‘s solo conjurings that serve as the zenith of his musical voyages.

In 2019, WIBERG released his debut solo offering Head Without Eyes. A record of Nordic prog submerged in a gnawing stew of jolting guitar notes and emotive melodies, WIBERG’s debut laid bare an unexplored sonic landscape that surpassed the successes of his past and solidified his strong presence as a unique solo artist in his own right. Wiberg followed Head Without Eyes with his equally stunning 2021-released All Is Well In The Land Of The Living, But For The Rest Of Us… Lights Out EP, a compelling celebration of innovative rock at its finest. Expanding and further evolving his vision, WIBERG expertly composed the definitive and established paradigms of traditional progressive rock with spirited and electrifying twists of dark tone. The Metal Observer hailed, “a great EP that serves as a fitting soundtrack to these strange, dark times,” adding, “its thick, otherworldly atmospheres represent a gloriously dark and hallucinated take on Scandinavian prog that weaves together WIBERG’s many musical influences and takes them to the next level of dark melodic exploration.

This year’s The Serpent’s Here continues WIBERG’s innovative trajectory boasting six consuming tracks, plus a fantastically gloomy rendition of Warrior Soul’s “The Losers,” that are at once grim and surreal; airy yet ominous. WIBERG paints vivid sound tapestries with his clever sense of dynamics and thoughtful lyricism. Each song moves with alluring subtlety and suspense, not unlike the conventions of classic film noir. And while WIBERG strays far from the traditional musical constructs, there’s an inescapable melodicism and intrinsic catchiness to his output that makes even his most experimental conjurings seamlessly accessible.

“The music has a strong familiar identity I’d say,” notes WIBERG, “It’s heavy in its tone but this time a little braver, uptempo, loose, and ‘rock’n’roll’ compared to the previous two albums. Overall, this is the most epic sounding of my stuff so far. Things are more defined. I worked hard with lyrics and vocal arrangements this time.”

On The Serpent’s Here, WIBERG is joined by drummer Tor Sjödén (Viagra Boys) who played drums on the previous EP, as well as bassist Mikael Tuominen (Kungens Män). Basic live tracks (drums, basses, grand piano) were recorded at Studio Gröndahl by David Castillo and, as with previous releases, the record was mixed and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren at Blacklounge Studios.

“All songs are built from rough song sketches that I showed Tor and Mikael,” elaborates WIBERG of The Serpent’s Here’s writing process. “The idea was that they could improvise. All basic tracks were recorded live in an afternoon to give it that extra spontaneous energy, and then I’d layer keys, guitars, and vocals on top of what we recorded. Overall, there are more guitars this time as well as two basses on the majority of the tracks.”

Dead Sky Lullaby is released January 12th via Despotz Records

Discover more:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1KXjg5smoL8q9PPj4h8KPp?si=qqt-n6LaTSGyQVRcsJDhrQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067328449342
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/per_wiberg/
Bandcamp: https://perwiberg.bandcamp.com

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Kimmo shared: "Esa Kotilainen and I worked on this song some years ago, but it was left unfinished. Now it is completed as a tribute to our 40 years of musical madness together. ‘Aurora Nuclearis,’ featuring and in memory of keyboard player Esa Kotilainen, who is now playing on the cosmic plane." - Click image to watch the video
    Visionary artist KIMMO KUUSNIEMI's ANCIENT STREAMING ASSEMBLY (ASA) have released “Aurora Nuclearis”, a powerful 12-minute audiovisual experience, dedicated to the Late Keyboardist Esa Kotilainen. - Click image to watch the video
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