Swedish Metal Titans PRIME CREATION Issue New Studio Update, Reveal More Details on Songs, Pre-Recording Starting

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Swedish Metal titans PRIME CREATION are busy in the studio, working on their upcoming new album. The band has just issued a new studio update, revealing also some more details about the songs!

The band shared:
“Ladies and horses!
The progress of pre recording of our new full-length is proceeding slowly but surely, while we’re still finalizing two tracks. The new album songs are all in the veins of the latest album. The topics are giving thoughts of what might happening to the world in the nearest future and the inner thoughts from people!”

Earlier the band teased about a short audio snippets coming later on, so stay tuned for more details TBA!

PRIME CREATION released their latest third album “Tell Freedom I Said Hello” on August 25, 2023 via Rock of Angels Records, receiving critical acclaim from the press worldwide.

Order the album here: https://roar.gr/smartlinks/prime-creation-tfish/

Check out the recent music videos:
Erased – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dai6FNgo1ZY
Fingers Crossed – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Zast_YME0
Tears of Rage – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp16mcd4Grw
War Is Coming – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCyG1T57dNw

Lyric videos:
Dystopia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jFwp6W6iiI
State Dominion – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIcXlPcsBOM
Lost in the Shades – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAQ5Z-CCmas

More information:
Swedish Metal titans PRIME CREATION were formed in early 2015 and consist of skilled and experienced musicians, delivering modern hard-driving melodic heavy metal. The band rose from the ashes of the power metal band Morifade.

At the end of 2022 Prime Creation signed a multi-record deal with Greek label “Rock of Angels Records” and the third album “Tell Freedom I Said Hello” was release on August 25, 2023 with great reception worldwide!

Since the start Prime Creation have played a lot of gigs, both at clubs and festivals, among them as opening act for Masterplan at a couple of occasions and at Skogsröjet Festival with acts like Europe and W.A.S.P. In September of 2023 Prime Creation went on a Baltic tour for some gig dates in Latvia.

Prime Creation are:
Esa Englund (Vocals)
Rami Tainamo (Guitars)
Robin Arnell (Lead Guitar)
Henrik Weimedal (Bass)
Kim Arnell (Drums)

More information at
Website: https://primecreationband.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primecreationofficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PrimecreationbandSwe
Instagram: https://instagram.com/primecreationband
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/artist/42RaoA2eo1Wkzo1gNwhT58

JOB FOR A COWBOY Unleash ‘Beyond the Chemical Doorway’ Video + Single

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Experimental death metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY are pleased to unleash “Beyond The Chemical Doorway,” the latest single from their long-awaited new full-length, Moon Healer, set for release on February 23rd via Metal Blade Records. The release marks the iconic outfit’s first new full-length in a decade!

Moon Healer is a vivid illustration of what happens when creativity, aggression, and volatility tangle for the first time in years. Like the band’s critically adored, 2014-released Sun Eater full-length, Moon Healer is musically multifaceted, unabashedly brutal, and compellingly conceptual. Featuring a newly refreshed and reinspired lineup of frontman and co-founder Jonny Davy, guitarists Tony Sannicandro and Al Glassman, bassist Nick Schendzielos, and drummer (since 2020) Navene Koperweis, the band seamlessly picks up the mantle where Sun Eater left off.

Watch the band’s previously released videos for “The Agony Seeping Storm” HERE and “The Forever Rot” HERE.

Compared to past offerings, Moon Healer is as bone-crushing as JOB FOR A COWBOY has ever been. But it’s more consistent and conceptual, composed with the utmost enthusiasm and confidence. “The evolution of our sound has become a big part of the band,” Davy says. “As we mature as musicians, our tastes and interests naturally expand. With age comes more experience and ideas that we wouldn’t have considered in our earlier years.“

When discussing the lyrical genesis of songs “Grinding Wheels Of Ophanim,” “Into The Crystalline Crypts,” and latest single, “Beyond The Chemical Doorway,” Davy’s writing gets cryptic and elliptical-sounding, part Philip K. Dick, part Timothy Leary. “I envision this as a death metal album born from the mystical confines of an alchemist’s laboratory. The music acts as potent potions, inducing hallucinogenic journeys that unlock the secrets of the universe.”

With “Beyond The Chemical Doorway,” Davy explores Gnosticism — an occult teaching based on Gnosis, a state of transcendence achieved through intuitive, unconventional means — by way of Hieronymus Bosch’s art. Elaborates Davy, “On Moon Healer, we unravel the dismal narrative of a close friend consumed by an unwavering pursuit of enlightenment. They achieve this through a compulsive embrace of hallucinogenic drugs. This storyline emerges from the foundation set in our earlier album, Sun Eater, delving deeper into the intricacies brewing within our friend’s psyche.

“When under the influence of these drugs,” he continues, “this individual claimed to encounter entities and find themselves in indescribable worlds that defy rational comprehension. Many who undergo such experiences draw intriguing parallels between diverse facets of Gnostic philosophy, biblical depictions of angels, and the stages of Bardo Thodol delineated in the Tibetan Book Of The Dead. In the album’s opener, ‘Beyond The Chemical Doorway,’ our friend vividly voices his hallucinations, recounting the experience of breaching forbidden, gnostic-like realms, with each account culminating in the utter unraveling of his being.”

Moon Healer was produced by Jason Suecof (Death Angel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Deicide) at his Audiohammer Studios and is the first JOB FOR A COWBOY album to feature session drummer Navene Koperweis (ex-Animosity). Davy previously worked with Koperweis in the progressive death metal side project Fleshwrought, which released Dementia/Dyslexia through Metal Blade in 2010. Koperweis also worked as a session drummer for Machine Head and Whitechapel and is currently in the band Entheos, whose third full-length came out on Metal Blade in March 2023.

For pre-orders, visit: metalblade.com/jobforacowboy

JOB FOR A COWBOY:
Jonny Davy – vocals
Al Glassman – guitar
Nick Schendzielos – bass
Tony Sannicandro – guitar

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TOMY LAISTO Releases Second Single + Video ‘Drywall’ from Upcoming Album

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Finnish musician Tomy Laisto from bands like Hateform, Pain Confessor, Mors Principium Est, Omnium Gatherum and Arc Spectra is about to release first full length album as a solo artist with his own name. Second single, whiskey blues and jazzy-flavored song “Drywall”  from the upcoming album is now released on music services.

Listen to the single: https://push.fm/fl/tomylaisto-drywall

Tomy backgrounds the song:

“Drywall was originally composed for an old group of mine, it was stuck in a drawer for a period of time and i didn’t know what to do with it. I contacted my old music teacher Iiro Salmi, from elementary school asking if he would like to add some keyboards and he liked the song, and did it! He can be seen on the video as well! The lyrics were written in a dark moment, when you feel like everything is a mess and you just bang your head against the wall. And even the wall gives up on you!”

Drywall
T.L – Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Percussions
Iiro Salmi – All Keyboards

Composer: Tomy Laisto
Lyrics: Tomy Laisto

Recorded at HH-Studios by Tomy Laisto. Mixed and Mastered at Ansa Studios, Ulvila by Teemu Heinola. Images courtesy of Jenny Reiniö. All music and lyrics by Tomy Laisto.

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

AYREON to Release Spectacular Performance “01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves” on May 17th

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Ayreon live event is not just any concert. It’s a monumental occasion where the highest-calibre musicians and an enormous production come together to forge a bombastic spectacle. The rarity of these shows only adds to their uniqueness. In September 2023, Arjen Lucassen’s ‘01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves‘ sold out five performances at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Today, Ayreon is excited to announce the release of this concert on 3LP, 2CD+DVD, Blu-ray, Earbook, and digital formats on 17 May, through Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. Indulge in a taster with the first live video of “The Sixth Extinction” HERE.

You can pre-order ‘01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves‘ here.

This live production, based on the critically acclaimed 2008 concept album ‘01011001,’ was performed in its entirety, followed by a number of encore songs. The stage came alive with an imposing backdrop, LED screens showcasing fantastic visuals, lasers, pyrotechnics, special effects, and a unique live surround sound experience – a setup that would be at home on Broadway or London’s West End.

Arjen Lucassen reflects on the show: “When I wrote the 01011001 album back in 2007, it was never meant to be played live. So I could make it as complicated as I wanted with countless instrumentalists and no less than 17 singers! When we considered playing this album live, I really didn’t think we could do it and find the right musicians to bring this album to life. But… it appears we did, the crowd seemed to really enjoy themselves! I’m so proud of everyone involved. “More is More” was the credo of these shows. I think we kept our word!”

Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen, alongside keyboardist Joost van den Broek, assembled a remarkable lineup, featuring many original cast members from the 01011001 album and various special guests such as Simone Simons (Epica), Damian Wilson (Threshold), Anneke van Giersbergen, Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Tom Englund (Evergrey), Daniel Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation), Marcela Bovio (MaYan), Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers), Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis), Maggy Luyten (Beautiful Sin), Michael Mills (Toehider) and Wudstik, among other incredible musicians.

The band featured top instrumentalists from the genre – Ed Warby (Drums), Johan van Stratum (Bass), Timo Somers (Guitar), Marcel Coenen (Guitar), Joost Van Den Broek (Keyboards) and more. The enigmatic Lucassen himself made an appearance, marking this as the largest cast in Ayreon’s live show history, which is no mean feat. ‘Live Beneath the Waves‘ vividly brings to life the water planet Y, immersing audiences in this technological underwater world.

Arjen says about the show: “01011001 is one of my favourite Ayreon albums, and putting this show together was really exciting and rewarding. When I first approached the cast and crew via email, messaging, etc., within minutes I got back the most heartwarming and enthusiastic reactions. Everyone was excited about helping me bring the album to life..” Head producer Joost van den Broek adds, “This live production raised the bar even higher for us in all aspects and made the most impressive and epic show yet. The album 01011001 has a very specific sound and feeling that we had to translate to the stage as well as possible and as grandiose as possible.”

The opening song “The Age of Shadows” showcases eight incredible singers, perfectly introducing the show and setting the tone for the musical journey to come. What follows is a mesmerising ride, so buckle up and enjoy your stay on Planet Y!

Track List
01 March Of The Machines
02 Age of Shadows
03 Comatose
04 Liquid Eternity
05 Connect the Dots
06 Beneath the Waves
07 Newborn Race
08 Ride the Comet
09 Web of Lies
10 The Fifth Extinction
11 Waking Dreams
12 The Truth is In Here
13 Unnatural Selection
14 River of Time
15 E = MC2
16 The Sixth Extinction
17 Speech
18 This Human Equation
19 Fate of Man
20 The Day That The World Breaks Down

More information at https://www.arjenlucassen.com/

Polish Legendary VADER Announce Next Part of European “40 Years of the Apocalypse – Anniversary Tour 2024”, North American Tour with Kicks Off This Week

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Polish Death Metal Legends VADER have announced their “40 Years of the Apocalypse – Anniversary Tour 2024” in Europe for this Summer, joined by Maurycy ‘Mauser’ Stefanowicz (Vader guitarist in 1997–2008). See the tour dates, shows and details below.

Vader’s Peter shared:
“VADERMANIAX !!! We are so excited to inform You about the upcoming NEXT PART of EUROPEAN 40-Years Of Apocalypse – anniversary Tour 2024 !!!! This will be double special , because we are going to play the whole “Black To The Blind” album as a part of the set – starting on June 13th at “Hellraiser” in Leipzig . Together with best team of Massive Music we will bring extraordinary experience to all Metal Maniax in 23 cities. Do You need more? Here we go: for the WHOLE tour Maurycy ‘Mauser’ Stefanowicz will join us on stage playing the WHOLE set, bringing back some classic Vader tunes each evening \m/ Vader with THREE guitars are even more deadly and vicious \m/ Now I’m asking You: ARE YOU F****NG READY????”

30th May – Lodz (PL) at Scenografia*
31st May – Sosnowiec (PL) at Komin*
1st June – Kamenite (CZ) at Kamenite Cas Rock Fest*
13th June – Leipzig (DE) at Hellraiser
14th June – Holzappel (DE) at Mahlstrom Open Air*
15th June – Cerveny Kostelec (CZ) at Czech Deathfest*
16th June – Zabrze (PL) at CK Wiatrak
18th June – Wien (A) at Viper Room
19th June – Budabest (HUN) at Blue Hell & Kvlt
20th June – Kosice (SK) at Collosseum
21st June – Timisoara (ROM) at M2
22nd June – Bucarest (ROM) at Quantic
23rd June – Sofia (BUL) atMixtape 5
25th June – Kranj (SLO) at Trainstation Subart
26th June – Bologna (ITA) at Alchemica
28th June – Mannheim (DE) at MS Connexion Complex
29th June – Freudenberg (DE) at Green Hell Festival*
30th June – Drachten (NL) at Iduna
2nd July – Rotterdam (NL) at Maassilo
3rd July – Amersfoort (NL) at Fluor033
4th July – Hamburg (DE) at Logo
5th July – Osnabruck (DE) at Bastard
6th July – Nijmegen (NL) at Doornroosje
*Vader only

VADER will kick off their North American “40 Years of the Apocalypse – Anniversary Tour 2024” with ORIGIN + INHUMAN CONDITION on February 3rd!

On the North American tour, the band shared:
“VADERMANIAX !!! We are so happy to announce Vader anniversary tour in USA/Canada in February/March 2024 \m/ Together with Continental Touring and Massive Music we will bring very special, over 90-minutes long set showing the whole four-decades-long history of Vader. We will share stage with Friends from Origin and Inhuman Condition. ARE YOU READY TO RAISE THE APOCALYPSE TOGETHER WITH US?”

Feb-3 Atlanta, GA The Loft
Feb-4 Knoxville, TN The Concourse
Feb-5 Greensboro, NC Hangar 1819
Feb-6 Harrisburg, PA Stage on Herr
Feb-7 Brooklyn, NY Monarch
Feb-8 Providence, RI Alchemy
Feb-9 Montreal, QC Le Studio TD
Feb-10 Quebec City, QC La Source de la Martinière
Feb-11 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
Feb-12 Detroit, MI The Sanctuary
Feb-13 Chicago, IL Reggies
Feb-14 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theater – Studio B
Feb-15 Winnipeg, MB Bull Dogs
Feb-16 Regina, SK The Exchange
Feb-17 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
Feb-18 Calgary, AB Dickens
Feb-20 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theater
Feb-21 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Feb-22 Portland, OR Bossanova Ballroom
Feb-23 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
Feb-24 Los Angeles, CA 1720
Feb-25 San Diego, CA Brick by Brick
Feb-26 Mesa, AZ Nile Theater
Feb-27 El Paso, TX Rockhouse Bar & Grill
Feb-28 Austin, TX Come And Take It Live
Feb-29 Houston, TX Scout Bar
Mar-2 Miami, FL Gramps
Mar-3 Tampa, FL The Orpheum

Don’t miss the chance to see the invasion of Polish extreme metal legion!

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VADER released their 16th studio album “Solitude In Madness” on May 1st 2020 via Nuclear Blast. Get your copy and enjoy the madness: https://nblast.de/VaderSolitudeMadness

Watch:
“Blood Of Kingu” official video: https://youtu.be/MtLx9HhHlsg
“An Act Of Darkness” visualizer video: https://youtu.be/Wu68nA9pCZo
“Shock And Awe” lyric video: https://youtu.be/C1_SREPVPT0
“Into Oblivion” official video: https://youtu.be/jVtC6a_YJV0
“Bones” visualizer video: https://youtu.be/RAsshq_CCQ8

Also, purchase the re-issue of VADER’s classic album “De Profundis“ here: http://nblast.de/Vader-DeProfundis

More information at:
http://www.vader.pl | http://www.facebook.com/vader | https://www.facebook.com/vaderstore |

GOTHMINISTER Wins First Heat of ESC Pre-Qualifications for Norway with ‘We Come Alive’

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GOTHMINISTER made it into the Melodi Grand Prix Final 2024 for Norway! With its gripping single, “We Come Alive”, the industrial goth metal act has won the first round of the country’s preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest, and is currently considered one of the top 3 favorites by both press critics and fans alike. The Norwegian MGP Final will take place on February 3, 2024.

GOTHMINISTER mastermind, Bjørn Alexander Brem, states: “Gothminister is thrilled to win first heat in Norways national selections for Eurovision. On Saturday February 3rd Gothminister will perform in front of 9.000 people in the MGP Final in Trondheim Spektrum. The winner of the 9 remaining artists will represent Norway in Eurovision 2024. 

It`s time to VOTE for rock & metal to Eurovision! Let`s show everyone that rock & metal fans are the most loyal in the world! You can support GOTHMINISTER by giving your VOTE during the MGP Final show Saturday night February 3rd.

Without rock & metal, Eurovison is dead. VOTE for Gothminister with “We Come Alive”!”

How to support GOTHMINISTER in the upcoming Melodi Grand Prix Final and to hopefully see him taking over the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, visit: https://delta.nrk.no

Watch GOTHMINISTER’s recent performance of “We Come Alive” at the semi-final, now streaming here:

In the world of dark and heavy sounds, GOTHMINISTER have earned themselves a reputation of being “one of the most iconic gothic/industrial metal acts”. Not only has their power-laden sound and unique blend of modern gothic industrial metal, danceable EDM parts and a pinch of retro charm inspired their audiences since 1999, its eloquent fantasy stories and impressive theatrical live shows have also transported them to uncharted territories. The band’s sophisticated music videos received more than 30 international film awards to date to date.

Their forthcoming studio offering, Pandemonium II: The Battle Of The Underworlds, is set to be unleashed on May 3, 2024 as limited clear vinyl and CD-Digipak via AFM Records. Taking up where its 2022 predecessor ‘Pandemonium’ left off: The much-acclaimed album conquered the charts, made it to number one on the German Alternative Charts, and was voted as the ‘Album Of The Year 2022’ at the Dark Music Awards. GOTHMINISTER´s music videos for ‘Pandemonium’ and ‘Demons’ alone won stunning 19 film awards worldwide.

All of the new GOTHMINISTER album tracks were composed and written by Brem, who also produced the new release. The mix is courtesy of Henning Verlage (Unheilig, Eisbrecher) and Norwegian sound engineer Morten Lund, who has worked with Morten Harket (A-ha), among others, was in charge of the album mastering. “The new material is faster and catchier than that of the predecessor album, but at the same time it sounds even more complex and modern, with more sophisticated vocal melodies and challenging breaks,” Brem reveals, “at the same time the driving beats for the dancefloor and the concept of ultra-low-sounding, tough guitar riffs are still present and link both recordings.”

Don’t miss this horror show beyond your imagination, and pre-order your album copy now at:
https://gothminister.bfan.link/pandemonium-ii-the-battle-of-the-underworlds 

GOTHMINISTER Live:
05.-06-07.2024 Mulheim an der Ruhr, Castle Rock Festival (DE)
28-29.06.2024 Rock Am Härtsfeldsee, Dischingen (DE)
21.04.2024 Parsippany, NJ, Dark Force Fest (USA)

For More Info Visit:
https://www.gothminister.com
https://www.facebook.com/officialgothminister
https://www.instagram.com/officialgothminister
https://www.afm-records.de