SERAINA TELLI has released her new single ‘Take Care (Acoustic – Live From The Cave)’.
Listen now to the beautiful acoustic version of “Take Care”. The gentle guitar and piano sounds, combined with Seraina’s emotional voice, makes this version a true masterpiece. It’s a call to pause and a reminder to take care of oneself in order to help others. Take a listen and let yourself be enchanted!
The electric version of the song is part of Seraina’s great debut album “Simple Talk” which was released on 21.10.2022 on Metalville Records.
Chilean metal group WEIGHT OF EMPTINESS have released their latest video ‘Defrosting’ taken from the recent album Withered Paradogma, out via Sliptrick Records on March 7th, 2023.
The band released this statement; “When our true essence manages to thaw the ice walls of the soul, we can be ourselves and face the challenge of controlling our own life, without the heavy burdens imposed by society or the rigid standards of upbringing. That also happens on a social scale, and the people also begin to understand where they want to go and where they come from. “Defrosting” invites the listener to defrost the soul and look towards our roots to find a path in the future.”
Weight Of Emptiness have also announced that we will be part of the Latin American Fullmoon Tour 2023 that celebrates the 30 years of the giants Moonspell which will include shows in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Weight Of Emptiness – Withered Paradogma The Chilean band Weight Of Emptiness releases its third full-length album called Withered Paradogma, which reflects life and death as part of the cycles of the human being. Death is just one more step, a new beginning, the awakening to a new age, where the old ways are withered …read more
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Weight Of Emptiness are: Alejandro Ruiz – Vocals | Juan Acevedo – Guitar | Alejandro Bravo – Guitar | Mauricio Basso – Drums | Mario Urra – Bass
Pyrogenesis”, the fourth album by the Tyrolean exception black metallers ASPHAGOR, has been in the stores since 10 March. These 11 songs and a playing time of over 60 minutes are probably the highlight of the quintet’s work so far.
Now the band has released an solid video clip for the album’s title track and comments this as follows:
M. Zanesco: “Pyrogenesis” is a song that centers around the idea that great power and enlightenment can arise from a spark of inspiration born from flame. The lyrics describe the journey towards this power and the potential consequences that come with it, emphasizing the destructive potential of this force while acknowledging its transformative and creative capabilities.
Hybreos: As an ode to Prometheus, we tried to create an amalgamation of Old School Death Metal with our home base of Black Metal, with a thrashy connotation. Like every track on the album this one as well has its unique approach, guiding through densely packed arrangements toward the final conclusion in a harmonic riffage. Enjoy!
The album is available on CD, as a double LP in gatefold and as a limited DigiPak in a limited BoxSet. In May you will have the chance to see the band together with The Spirit on the Dark Fortress Farewell Tour, see the dates below.
The Cosmic End Tour w/Dark Fortress, The Spirit, tour dates: 03.05.23 Germany Saarbrücken @ Garage 04.05.23 Switzerland Aarau @ Kiff 05.05.23 France Paris @ Backstage 06.05.23 Belgium Gent @ Asgaard 07.05.23 UK London @ Boston Music Room 08.05.23 Netherlands Rotterdam @ Baroeg 09.05.23 Germany Bochum @ Matrix 10.05.23 Germany Berlin @ Hole 44 11.05.23 Germany Leipzig @ Hellraiser 12.05.23 Poland Wroclaw @ Lacznik 13.05.23 Austria Wien @ Viper Room 14.05.23 Germany München @ Backstage
DISTORTED REFLECTION are really pleased and proud to announce that Ross Friedman will be the guest guitarist for the upcoming debut album! The legendary American metal guitarist will perform the solo for the sixth song “Cassandra” and this will also be the third single and lyric video out of the band’s debut album \m/ DOOM RULES ETERNALLY!!!
The album “Doom Rules Eternally” will also feature two other important guests! The iconic Greek rock guitarist Giannis Drolapas will perform the solo for the final song “The Eternal Gate” and Nicholas Leptos (Arrayan Path, Warlord), one of the very best metal singers in Cyprus and mother Greece, will perform the vocals for the opening song “Mr. Snake”.
The recording, the mixing and the mastering for the first DISTORTED REFLECTION album will be completed this summer. Right after this, the band will reveal the label that will release the work and the 3 lyric videos featuring these great guests. Stay tuned for more updates.
GUESTS: Giannis Drolapas: Guitar Solo on “The Eternal Gate” Ross Friedman: Guitar Solo on “Cassandra” Nicholas Leptos: Vocals on “Mr. Snake”
Cover Artwork, CD Artwork and Logo Artwork by Tomas Arfert Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Vangelis Yalamas at Fragile Studio Drums Recorded and Edited by Dionisis Christodoulatos at CFN Recordings Studio
Connecticut, US melodic death / doom metal band FIRES IN THE DISTANCE have today shared their new single and an accompanying visualizer, Idiopathic Despair. Idiopathic Despair is the third track to be taken from FIRES IN THE DISTANCE‘s upcoming second album, Air Not Meant For Us, and is one of the sophomore album’s more introspective tracks. Air Not Meant For Us due for release on April 28 via Prosthetic Records.
Speaking on the single release Yegor Savonin (composition, guitars, programming, lyrics) comments: “Idiopathic Despair is one of the most powerful and sinister tracks from Air Not Meant For Us, and also serves as the record’s epilogue. As a deeply personal segment, the song covers introspection into some of the most brutal and debilitating aspects of living with chronic depression, and depicts interior collisions with something that cannot always be expected or controlled.”
On their second album, FIRES IN THE DISTANCE further expand on their musical foundations of wistful melodicism, crushingly heavy guitar work and intricate atmospherics. Across Air Not Meant For Us’ six tracks, FIRES IN THE DISTANCE tie together intensely personal ruminations on mental health and themes of existentialism in the form of mortality salience, without losing sight of the importance of perseverance.
Teaming up with Salt Lake City producer Randy Slaugh, FIRES IN THE DISTANCE’s chief songwriter Yegor Savonin (composition, guitars, programming, lyrics) sought to reach even greater dynamics within the band’s core sound of melodic death and doom metal. With live orchestration in the form of violas, violins, cellos, as well as piano work, proving to be an incredibly fruitful collaborative process for both band and producer.
Air Not Meant For Us marks the first time the band have recorded with new drummer, Jordan Rippe, who delivers his own wide range of ornate work and feeling to the group’s established sound. Whilst drums for the album were recorded at the historic Power Station New England, the rest of the instruments were tracked at Studio Wormwood in North Carolina with returning producer, Dave Kaminsky, who handled recording and mixing in both studios.
In addition to the collaboration with Randy Slaugh, the album also features a guest appearance from Burial in the Sky guitarist James Tomedi on instrumental track Adrift, Beneath the Listless Waves, who’s deft fretwork adds an additional layer of dynamic sheen.
Kristian Grimaldi’s thunderous vocal delivery compliments the album’s composition strongly and projects the songs to a greater level of formidability. The record is rounded out by Craig Breitsprecher’s complex and serpentine bass work which weave throughout the LP with an imperative sense of cohesion.
Seeking to retain aesthetic continuity, FIRES IN THE DISTANCE once again reached out to Caelan Stokkermans for the album’s art and layout, which masterfully conveys Air Not Meant For Us’ emotional core. With a runtime of 51 minutes across six songs, FIRES IN THE DISTANCE’s sophomore effort is a melodic doom and death metal odyssey in both artistic vision and sound.
Air Not Meant For Us tracklist: 1. Harbingers 2. Wisdom of the Falling Leaves 3. Crumbling Pillars of a Tranquil Mind 4. Adrift, Beneath the Listless Waves 5. Psalm of the Merciless 6. Idiopathic Despair
FIRES IN THE DISTANCE is: Yegor Savonin – composition, guitars, programming, lyrics Craig Breitsprecher – bass, vocals Kristian Grimaldi – guitars, vocals Jordan Rippe – drums
Finnish dark metal band KUOLEMAN GALLERIA has released their fourth full length album “Pedon synty”. As this beast borns the first cry echoes on the video of the opening track of the album.
The band’s singer Kimmo Jankkari tells: “Pedon synty (The Birth Of The Beast) carries the listener towards the altar of inner chaos and starts a chain of events that leads you into the core of darkness and back. The song is a melodic but heavy piece that goes forward determinedly and gives you a ride to your darkest innerself. It’s time for the beast to be born.”
Kuoleman Galleria celebrates the album release by playing “Deep Waters & Dark Skies Tour” in Finland with legendary Finnish dark metal band Mustan Kuun Lapset and Swedish Wormwood.
March 30. Lutakko, Jyväskylä March 31. Olympia, Tampere April 1. On the Rocks, Helsinki
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