THESE WICKED RIVERS Announce EU Tour Dates + Share Acoustic Recording of ‘The Family’

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Derbyshire’s premier blues rockers THESE WICKED RIVERS have announced details of their first European tour, as well as sharing an acoustic version of new track ‘The Family’, which appears on their highly anticipated new album ‘Force of Nature.’ The track is an ode to their fans, affectionately referred to as the “Rivers Family”, and celebrates the joy, spirit and togetherness of the rock and roll community.
 
Recorded at Cider Press Studios with Dave Draper at the helm, this unique version of the track showcases the band’s versatility as musicians and songwriters – at home equally on festival stages as they are in a more intimate, stripped-back setting. 

Following the band’s stellar December 2023 headline tour, which saw them sell out shows across the country and the announcement of another UK headline run in May/June, the band are expanding their reach into Europe with a run of 11 shows across Holland, France and Germany this April.
 
Multi-Instrumentalist Rich Wilson says of the European tour announcement: “When it comes to bucket lists there’s a few things that we’ve already ticked off as a band, and next on that list is touring Europe. The past few UK tours have been so special and we could not be more excited to now be breaking out of the UK for the first time to share our music with more new faces in more new places.”
 
Regarding the new acoustic recording Guitarist Arran Day enthuses: 
“We wrote this for our beloved, loyal, beautiful rivers family, our fans. When we play this live and look out into the crowd and can feel the love in the room, it’s an honest connection between those playing the music and those that make the music happen.
We felt that a song with an honest but powerful message deserved an honest portrayal.”

Tickets for the Force of Nature European tour go on sale 19th January  HERE

These Wicked Rivers ‘Force of Nature’ 
2024 European Headline Tour Dates
12-04 De Smidse / Niekerk – Holland
13-04 Het Podium / Hoogeveen – Holland
14-04 Bosuil / Weert – Holland
17-04 Black Shelter / Nantes – France
18-04 Ecuries De Baroja / Anglet – France
19-04 Sortie 13 / Pessac – France
20-04 La Luciole / Alencon – France
24-04 Gaststatte Stock / Hagen – Germany
25-04 Boerderij / Zoetermeer – Holland
26-04 De Piek / Vlissingen – Holland
27-04 Alte Schlosserei / Wuppertal – Germany

THESE WICKED RIVERS UPCOMING UK TOUR DATES 2024
Jan 20th Derby The Flowerpot (sold out)
Feb 04 Huddersfield The Parish
Mar 09 Wolverhampton Uglyfest KK’s Steel Mill
Mar 16 Matlock Bath The Grand Pavilion (‘Force of Nature’ Album Celebration Show)
May 17 Bridgwater Cobblestones
May 18 Stoke Sugar Mill
May 19 Manchester Night & Day
May 24 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
May 25 Bournemouth Bear Cave
May 26 Call Of The Wild Festival
May 31 Leicester 02 Academy
June 01 Edinburgh Bannermans
June 02 Leeds Brudenell Social

Pre-order new album ‘Force of Nature’ (out 1st March 2024) HERE 

Collectively These Wicked Rivers are aiming for the top. Described by Classic Rock Magazine as “The sound of what might’ve happened if Clutch got a bit stoned with Audioslave and Zakk Wylde – and then jammed late into the night”, the band blend subtle blues touches with a hard rock edge, adding soulful vocals to create a sound that is as dramatic as it is exhilarating.
 
Preaching a simple gospel of ‘peace, love and lampshades’ (a reference to the bands intimate stage set up), These Wicked Rivers have toured the length and breadth of the UK with the likes of Hayseed Dixie, Those Damn Crows, Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons and Kira Mac, building a devoted fanbase and gaining new fans in every town and city they play. Now signed to the freshly minted Fat Earth Records label, the band have toured extensively across the UK over the past 12 months and are now ready to explore new horizons.

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HIDEOUS DIVINITY Announce New Full-Length Album “Unextinct” + Release New Single

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 21, 2024
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Unextinct, the latest full-length album from HIDEOUS DIVINITY, will be made available via Century Media Records on March 22nd. Their newest track “The Numinous One” invites you into a sonic odyssey, transcending mortal boundaries. It unfolds a cosmic tale where the numinous being challenges life’s constraints. Dirges echo the mourning of mankind, and shadows embrace the divine horror. Stream it HERE; the awesome music video (produced by Kinorama Studio) can be watched below.

Pre-Order Unextinct here: https://hideousdivinity.lnk.to/Unextinct

HIDEOUS DIVINITY comments on the new single: “ ‘The Numinous One’ is the perfect paradigm of our new album. Everything you will find on Unextinct is there. Visually, a relentless descent into a new dimension of horror where, in a world that just survived a shipwreck, we evoke and reawake an entity that escapes our control and… bites us back. Like Lucy, we freeze in awe and horror and succumb to this impersonal, uncontrollable predator that brings extinction. Like the rat soldiers, we kneel in front of the abyss of pestilence, unable to look away. Musically, a new version of the appalling death metal monster that continues the path of Simulacrum. Join us in this first chapter of the most brutal horror soundtrack you’ll ever experience.“

They add on the album announcement: “Unextinct sets a new milestone for HIDEOUS DIVINITY, another step towards musical unspoken terror and frenzy. Every song has become a world with its own dissonances and rules made to be broken. A soundtrack of a shipwreck with the best sound production we’ve ever had: our brother Stefano “Saul” Morabito at 16th Cellar Studios really outdid himself. The new creature is coming at you on March, 22nd”

Unextinct Tracklist:

  1. Dust Settles on Humanity
  2. The Numinous One
  3. Against the Sovereignty of Mankind
  4. Atto Quarto: The Horror Paradox
  5. Quasi-Sentient
  6. Hair, Dirt, Mud
  7. More Than Many, Never One
  8. Der Verlorene Sohn
  9. Mysterium Tremendum
  10. Leben Ohne Feuer

Situated in Rome and comprised of members from Aborted, HIDEOUS DIVINITY sound is firmly grounded in the old school yet possesses technical elements, coupled with a touch of blackened atmosphere. “The Numinous One” serves as an initial preview of what the band has prepared for listeners this year.

Remember to catch HIDEOUS DIVINITY on their first shows and festival this year and in their record release parties:

  • Gothoom Open Air Fest, Slovakia, May
  • Lions Metal Fest, France, June
  • Laurus Nobilis, Portugal, July
  • Eresia Metal Fest, Italy, July
  • Hellsinki Metal fest, Finland, August
  • Deathfeast Open Air, Germany, August
  • Metal Mine Festival, Poland, August
  • Březovská Metalová Noc, Czech Republic, August
  • Rape The Escape, Austria, December 

Watch the previously released video: “Mysterium Tremendum”: https://youtu.be/t3PK3Wq6kkI

HIDEOUS DIVINITY Line-Up:
Enrico Di Lorenzo – Vocals
Stefano Franceschini – Bass
Enrico Schettino – Guitars
Davide Itri – Session Drums

HIDEOUS DIVINITY online:
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THE RODS Unleash New Album with Video Premiere for ‘Now And Forever’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 21, 2024
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Iconic heavy metal trio THE RODS has released its brand new studio offering “Rattle The Cage”! The album is out now and available as CD Digipak, Ltd. Vinyl LP and Digital formats via Massacre Records, order your album copy at: https://therods.bfan.link/rattlethecage

THE RODS are a storied heavy metal band that rocked their way through the ‘80s with a powerful, raw energy that had fans and critics alike calling them “The American Motörhead”. Once the go-to opening act for some of the biggest metal bands in the world, THE RODS toured throughout the ‘80s with the likes of Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, and Iron Maiden, among others. Along with contemporaries like Anvil and Raven, THE RODS are an integral part of what is commonly recognized today as Heavy Metal’s “golden age,” and emerged during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. 

Heavy, dark, deep, insightful, and maybe even a bit more inciteful than ever before: “Rattle The Cage” is THE RODS at their incendiary best! Lyrically, they’ve taken a cue from David “Rock” Feinstein’s cousin, Ronnie James Dio, providing the listener with a similar sense of hope and resiliency in the face of an ever-changing world. Musically, the band is tighter than ever! Founding members David “Rock” Feinstein and Carl Canedy are joined by new bassist Freddy Villano (Quiet Riot, Widowmaker), and the results are simply sublime: The songs are rhythmically tighter, yet more musically unbound, the grooves heavier, and the melodies more dynamic.

To celebrate todays record release day, THE RODS have just premiered a visualizer video for their latest single “Now And Forever”! Watch the clip now streaming at:

Mixed and mastered by Chris Collier, “Rattle The Cage” benefits from his masterful, modern touch, with the kind of sound that will simultaneously appeal to core fans as well as new generations of listeners! THE RODS epitomize the term power-trio, and the word “power” has never been more evident in their music than it is now. 2024 marks THE RODS’ 45th anniversary, in support, they will be playing many special dates and performances to commemorate 45 years together. With such an impressive history firmly notched in their collective belt, THE RODS are still firing on all cylinders, and as eager as ever to crank it up, louder than loud! Order “Rattle The Cage” now at THIS LOCATION!

“Rattle The Cage” track listing:

  1. Now And Forever
  2. Wolves At The Door
  3. Cry Out Loud
  4. Rattle The Cage
  5. Can’t Slow Down
  6. Metal Highways
  7. Hell Or High Water
  8. Play It Loud
  9. Shockwave
  10. Hearts Of Steel

THE RODS Live:
06.03.2024 AU Hindmarsh (Adelaide) – The Gov *
07.03.2024 AU Brisbane – The Zoo, Brisbane *
08.03.2024 AU Sydney – Manning Bar *
09.03.2024 AU Melbourne – Northcote Theatre *
*Metal Forces w/ Ross The Boss, Anvil & Butterfly

THE RODS are:
David “Rock” Feinstein – Vocals, Guitars
Freddy Villano – Bass
Carl Canedy – Drums

For More Info Visit:
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DORO Releases Digital Single of Metallica Cover ‘The Four Horsemen’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 21, 2024
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DORO has prepared a special New Year´s gift for her fans and is excited to announce the digital release of the cover of METALLICA’s classic ´The Four Horsemen´!
This track will also be included on the forthcoming digital EP Conqueress – Extended, due to be released on March 1st.
Doro’s cover of ´The Four Horsemen´ was included on the physical products of her latest studio album Conqueress – Forever Strong and Proud. 

DORO comments: “Metallica’s debut album Kill ‘Em All has just celebrated its 40th anniversary. I can still remember the first shows we played together in Europe in the mid-eighties. The Metallica guys (back then with Cliff Burton) were just great and we quickly became friends. There was a very special spirit of optimism in the metal scene that I like to remember. That’s why I re-recorded ‘The Four Horsemen’, one of the early Metallica classics. I still love the song.”

Listen to the song on all platforms: https://doro.bfan.link/the-four-horsemen

Pre-save Conqueress – Extended here: https://doro.bfan.link/conqueress-extended

Also on March 1st, DORO will kick off her German tour:
DORO LIVE 2024
“Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud“ (6 exclusive shows)

01.03. DE Kaiserslautern – Kammgarn 
02.03. DE Nürnberg – Löwensaal 
03.03. DE Ulm – Roxy 
15.03. DE Osnabrück – Hydepark 
16.03. DE Berlin – Astra 
17.03. DE Hannover – Capitol 

Tickets available now: https://bit.ly/3RWXtIo

ALESSANDRO DE FUSCO Releases ‘Scorrere’ Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 21, 2024
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“Scorrere” is the third and final track on ALESSANDRO DE FUSCO‘s new album “Nel Silenzio.” Each track on the album deals with moments that are repeated whenever the artist finds himself immersed in nature in the mountains. “Scorrere” represents the time he spends in the eddies of streams and rivers during his hikes. It is the time he devotes to himself, letting it flow unhurriedly, remembering those moments every day and breathing that mountain air ever closer to his music.

Alessandro De Fusco is a guitarist and composer from Campania, currently a guitar teacher at the “Lizard Accademie Musicali di Roma.” He studied classical guitar at the “Nicola Sala di Benevento” conservatory. Parallel to the classical path he also deepened the study of electric guitar at the Lizard Academy in Rome. Alexander Layer Project: In 2018 he composed his first solo album “Fenrir,” The concept behind this work is to use the lead guitar as the “narrative voice” of the songs, each of which is inspired by a myth from Norse mythology. In 2019 he began collaborating with the label Elevate Records, with which he released the second album “Huginn Muninn” in which Marco Sfogli (James Labrie, PFM and Icefisch) and David Folchitto (ex.Fleshgod Apocalypse) are featured as Special Guest. In 2020 he composes the single “Ymir” after joining as an artist with the “Solar Guitars” brand. In 2021 he releases “Complete Guitar Transcriptions. An anthology of transcriptions that stems from the idea of collecting all his works from the past years. In 2021 he composes the third album “Sounds From The Labs.” A collection of demos and small tracks of a few minutes, composed in his studio, during the Lockdown period. Since 2021 he has been collaborating as an Artist with “Chicken Picks – Guitar Picks.” Alessandro De Fusco: From 2022 to 2023 he decided to take a break to revolutionize his music and search for a new self.

In 2023 he split his stage name “Alexander Layer” (making it a progressive metal project), separating it from his real name, under which he formalized his first EP Album of classical music: “Nel Silenzio.” Following the release of the first album, he had the opportunity to bring his music live by performing at various events throughout the country. Opening acts: – Reb Beach (Whitesnake, Winger) – 2019. – Mario Guarini – 2020. – Richard Meiz and Diego Cavallotti (Lacuna Coil) – 2021 – Vinnie Moore (UFO, Alice Cooper, Vicious Rumors) – 2022.

More information at https://alessandrodefusco.bandcamp.com/album/nel-silenzio

JUST HEROES Release Video ‘Heroes’ from Homonymous EP

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 21, 2024
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JUST HEROES have released a new video ‘Heroes’ taken from their homonymous EP.

With influences from classic Heavy Metal bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Metallica, Just Heroes brings in their compositions lyrics that tackle themes of struggle, perseverance, and overcoming. Their music combines elements of traditional Heavy Metal with a more modern touch, creating a unique and captivating sound.  

The band’s lineup consists of experienced and talented musicians, each bringing their own influence and style to the compositions. Flavio Souza is responsible for the powerful guitar riffs that guarantee a heavy and distinctive sound. Mr. Machine takes charge of the vocals, bringing his powerful and captivating voice to the songs. Marcus Castellani (Manowar former) takes on the drums, adding rhythm and intensity to the tracks. Fabio Cavalcante Gomes is responsible for the bass, providing a solid and powerful foundation and Renato Mattar completes the lineup with his guitar-playing skills.  

With only one year of formation, Just Heroes have already released an EP titled “HEROES”. The work has received great reviews and has been well-received by Heavy Metal fans. The band continues to work on new compositions and prepares to release their first full-length album.  

With their contagious energy and passion for music, Just Heroes is ready to conquer the World Heavy Metal audience. Their authentic and powerful sound will certainly make them stand out in the scene, becoming a reference in the genre. Heavy Metal fans can expect great things from the band in the future, with catchy songs and energetic and memorable live performances.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@justheroesmetal