MAJUSTICE have released a video for “Ancestral Recall”, the title track from their upcoming debut album. It can be viewed below.
This song features the soaring vocals of Iuri Sanson (Eternity’s End) and shredding fretboard pyrotechnics of guitarists Jien Takahashi and Kelly Simonz.
Ancestral Recall will be released by Marquee/Avalon in Japan on March 22, 2023, and worldwide on March 24 via FC Metal. Ancestral Recall has a special guest performance from legendary vocalist Mike Vescera (ex-LOUDNESS/ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) who delivers incendiary lead vocals on two songs, “Now Your Turn” and ”Infinite Visions”. The video for “Now Your Turn” can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/L9d2XiqCZoQ
And “Temple of the Divided World” features the leather-lunged vocals of Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear) in a duet with Iuri. The video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/Q-jH66rp_l0
MAJUSTICE is a Japan-based multinational power metal band formed in 2021 by guitarist Jien Takahashi (STORMHEART), who was heavily influenced by Timo Tolkki’s composition skills (during the “classic” STRATOVARIUS period), as well as the guitar wizardry of Marty Friedman and Yngwie Malmsteen.
MAJUSTICE features the powerful vocals of Iuri Sanson (ETERNITY’S END), the genius of keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij (RING OF FIRE), and the fretboard pyrotechnics of guitarist Kelly Simonz (KELLY SIMONZ’s BLIND FAITH). The lineup is rounded out by bassist Kaz Nakamura and drummer Yosuke Ibuki.
The band’s debut album is titled Ancestral Recall, and features the tracks “Ancestral Recall”, “Tears Of The Sky”, and ”Temple Of The Divided World”. In addition, 4 songs written by Timo Tolkki appear on the album: “Sonata Black”, “Dangerous”, “Infinite Visions”, and “You Rock My World”; originally slated to appear on an album by Timo’s now-defunct band INFINITE VISIONS, these songs were acquired by MAJUSTICE and given new life.
L.A and Las Vegas-based hardcore outfit IMPERIAL TIDE — Landon Hill, vocals; William Barber, guitar; Keene Dadian, guitar; Tanner Galambas, bass; and Russel Schoenbeck, drums — have shared the video for their crackling-with-intensity new single “Off the Leash.” Watch it here.
The video is meant to grab your attention — and keep it — minus any BS or artifice.
“We wanted to make a music video that the audience could immediately identify who we were as a band,” says Hill about the visual. “No glitz or glamour — just raw, black and white, and in your face. We made the point to film this video entirely by ourselves, with no filter between us and the fans.”
Regarding the deeper meaning behind the song, Hill continues, “‘Off the Leash’ is about cutting off those around you with disingenuous motives. We build a support system through life and sometimes those we surround ourselves with don’t have the drive or intentions to match. The lyric ‘All Bark, No Bite’ explains how some people just want to talk about what they want…but we’re here to take action ‘with nothing left to lose.'”
“Off the Leash” follows last year’s “Slip.” Watch the video here.
An unholy union of crunchy riffs, booming bass, and breakdowns, Imperial Tide champion an independent mindset in all aspects of their music. The group has built itself from the ground up. They screen-print their moniker on their own t-shirts, hang it on the banisters they build from scratch, and conceptualize it in visual metaphors they film themselves.
Comprised of five childhood friends with a range of experience in the music industry — musical production degrees, experience with web design and animation, hands-on merchandise production, and more — Imperial Tide have mined the depths of emotional turmoil and existential crisis in order to create music that challenges convention and alters perceptions, screaming in defiance at any and all who would try to oppose their reign. Early live appearances have included Rockville 2021 and the SO WHAT? Music Festival, as they gear up to take the US by storm in 2023.
Following their latest, much-acclaimed studio album, Innate Passage, prog- and psych rock masters, Elder, have announced an extensive European tour, with support from up-and-coming, Norwegian desert rockers Slomosa and UK’s finest Steak on selected dates!
Innate Passage, the band’s sixth full-length, was released on November 25, 2022 via Stickman Records in Europe HERE and in North America via Armageddon Shop at THIS LOCATION! It finds the mostly-Berlin-based band in the post-pandemic era as veterans at the forefront of a league of progressive and heavy groups working in large part under their influence; a stately presence as reliably forward-thinking as they are unpredictable in sound. They are among the most important acts of their mostly-still-emerging generation. Genuine leaders in style and expressive intention. Innate Passage is further proof why.
While The Guardian said “…its masterful, slow-building might recalling forebears and fellow-travellers Mastodon and Cave In. Throughout Innate Passage, Elder prove themselves those bands’ equals“, Chicago Reader praised “Innate Passage as a milestone from musicians who’ve proved themselves unafraid of reinvention.” Powerplay Magazine in the UK is convinced “This could well be the band’s masterpiece“, Metal Injection agrees that “These guys know exactly how and when to take their songs to the next level, and they capitalize every time.”, while JJ of The Obelisk says “To call it one of 2022’s best albums is underselling it.”
Lauded by international music critics and fans alike, Innate Passage is a culmination of everything ELDER has done before, and after more than 15 years, they’re still pushing forward to places where neither they nor anyone they’ve influenced have yet gone. In support of Innate Passage, the band is not only gearing up for a run with live dates in Mexico, in North America and Canada with Ruby The Hatchet and Howling Giant, but they will also hit the road for an extensive European tour in 2023! Guitarist/vocalist Nick DiSalvo comments:
“After an incredibly busy year back to touring in 2022, we don’t plan on taking much time off to catch our breath in 2023. We’re looking forward to presenting our latest album Innate Passage live to audiences in as much of the world as we can reach! It’s especially exciting to be joined by another awesome crew of support bands this year – in North America Ruby The Hatchet and Howling Giant, in Europe Slomosa and Steak – not to mention the crazy festival bills we’re taking part in this summer. We’re busy preparing now for the year, so get a ticket if you want to see what we’ve been cooking up!”
20.04.23 Portland, OR (USA), Stumpfest 26.04.23 Tijuana (MX), Black Box 27.04.23 Guadalajara (MX), Anexo Foro Independencia 28.04.23 Morelia (MX), La Suavacita 29.04.23 Mexico City (MX), Sangriento 03.05.23 Buffalo, NY (USA), Mohawk 04.05.23 Cleveland, OH (USA),Grog Shop 05.05.23 Indianapolis, IN (USA), Black Circle 06.05.23 Rock Island, IL (USA), Wake Brewing 07.05.23 Kansas City, MO (USA), The Record Bar 09.05.23 Denver, CO (USA), The Bluebird Theater 10.05.23 Salt Lake City, UT (USA), Urban Lounge 11.05.23 Las Vegas, NV (USA), The Usual Place 12.05.23 Los Angeles, CA (USA), Lodge Room 13.05.23 Santa Ana, CA (USA), The Constellation Room 14.05.23 San Diego, CA (USA), Brick By Brick 16.05.23 San Francisco, CA (USA), Great American Music Hall 17.05.23 Fresno, CA (USA), Strummer’s 18.05.23 Sacramento, CA (USA), Harlow’s 20.05.23 Seattle, WA (USA), Substation 21.05.23 Vancouver, BC (CAN), Modified Ghost Festival 23.05.23 Calgary, AB (CAN), Palomino 24.05.23 Edmonton, AB (CAN), Starlite Room 26.05.23 Winnipeg, MB (CAN) The Park Theatre 27.05.23 Fargo, ND (USA), The Aquarium 28.05.23 Minneapolis, MN (USA), Fine Line 29.05.23 Milwaukee, WI (USA), X-Ray Arcade 30.05.23 Grand Rapids, MI (USA), Pyramid Scheme 31.05.23 Toronto, ON (CAN), Lee’s Palace 01.06.23 Montréal, QC (CAN), Les Foufounes Électriques 02.06.23 Providence, RI (USA), Alchemy 03.06.23 Hamden, CT (USA), Space Ballroom
05.08.23 Beelen (DE), Krach Am Bach 09.08.23 Val de Bagnes (CH), Rocklette Festival 11.08.23 Âncora (PT), Sonic Blast Festival 13.08.23 Kortrijk (BE), Alcatraz Festival 17.08.23 Compton Martin (UK), ArcTanGent Festival 20.08.23 Carhaix (FR), Motocultor Festival
27.10.23 Erfurt (DE), Bandhaus† 28.10.23 Hamburg (DE), Lazy Bonez Festival* 29.10.23 Copenhagen (DK), Pumpehuset* 31.10.23 Amersfoort (NL), Fluor* 01.11.23 Oberhausen (DE), Kulttempel* 02.11.23 Nijmegen (NL), Doornroosje* 03.11.23 Leuven (BE), Het Depot* 04.11.23 Paris (FR), La Maroquinerie* 05.11.23 Lille (FR), Black Lab* 07.11.23 Bristol (UK), The Fleece* 08.11.23 Brighton (UK), Patterns* 09.11.23 London (UK), Electric Ballroom* 10.11.23 Glasgow (UK), Slay* 11.11.23 Leeds (UK), Brudenell Social Club* 12.11.23 Manchester (UK), Gorilla* 14.11.23 Frankfurt (DE), Nachtleben† 15.11.23 Düdingen (CH), Bad Bonn† 16.11.23 Munich (DE), Hansa 39† 17.11.23 Dresden (DE), Chemiefabrik† 18.11.23 Berlin (DE), Hole 44†
*= with Slomosa †= with Steak
Elder is: Nick DiSalvo – Guitars, Vocals Mike Risberg – Guitars, Keys Jack Donovan – Bass Georg Edert – Drums
Anyone who only knows Gianni Pontillo as the shouter of the German hard rock legend VICTORY will be surprised which side he lives out on his upcoming blues album “For The Love Of Blues”.
The second single “Long Time Gone” shows his soulful side in a song that deals with finality, farewell and hope and sometimes causes goosebumps.
The album will be released on April 14th, 2023 via El Puerto Records.
Tracklist: 01 For The Love of Blues * 02 City of Gold * 03 Long Time Gone 04 Between The Lines 05 Io Senza Te 06 Falling In Love * 07 Sing The Blues * 08 The Keeper * 09 CC Song 10 Sound of Hope
* Derek Sherinian on keyboard
PONTILLO & THE VINTAGE CREW
Singer Gianni Pontillo has left his mark on formations such as Pure Inc., The Order or Souls Revival with his voice and has refined all-star productions such as “Rock Circus” and “This Is Rock” by Das Zelt. Since 2019, the power tube is also on the road as frontman of the German hard rock legend Victory. With PONTILLO & THE VINTAGE CREW, he is now launching a new project with various guest musicians that perfectly showcases his flair for cultivated blues rock and singer/songwriter numbers.
In addition to many Swiss colleagues, the album also features a top international star: Keyboard legend Derek Sherinian, who has made music history as a live or studio musician with bands like Dream Theater, Black Country Communion, Sons of Apollo, Alice Cooper, Billy Idol and Joe Bonamassa.
RAVENSTINE have released their new official video for the song “Blue Light”! The track is taken from the band’s new album that was released on March 3, 2023 as Digipack CD, Black Vinyl (LTD. 200), White Vinyl (LTD. 100) and as digital streaming/download format!
Music by Martin Sosna & John A.B.C. Smith Lyrics by John A.B.C. Smith Video edited by Sektor 12 Pictures Additional stock footage from Pexels.com and pixabay.com
Credits: Martin Sosna – Guitar Ian O’Sullivan – Guitar Hanno Kerstan – Drums Zanil Tataj – Vocals John A.B.C. Smith – Lead and Harmony Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Lead Vocal Directed by Yvonne Allsopp
ATENA is known for exploring dark and emotional themes in their music, typically accompanied by intense riffs, screaming vocals, and heavy breakdowns. However, their brand new track takes a departure from their usual style, and ATENA slows things down and delivers a stunningly emotive ballad titled ‘Oh My’.”
The band states: “The intention behind the song was to create an emotional soundtrack that captures the sensation of life flashing before your eyes, and we actually drew inspiration from movie trailers. We love the irony in how trailers often end up being better than the movies themselves while also revealing the entire plot. The music tho is usually very good, and we wanted to capture some of that in this new track”
ATENA have pushed through to become one of the most noteworthy and experimental metalcore acts from Norway, proving that there’s more than black metal that roams in the country. Merging elements from classic metalcore with more urban soundscape, they address issues new generations face today. The new track is mixed and mastered by Swedish producer Henrik Udd (Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, Imminence).
ABOUT:
Over the last years and with 4 albums under their belt, ATENA have proven to be the fore fronters of Norwegian metalcore with their relentless mix of heavy guitars, electronic samples and hip-hop influences.
With a deep inspiration from classical composers, hip hop and love for heavy music the band entwine these elements together with lyrics of darker episodes that occur through life. ATENA’s latest, critically acclaimed album “Drowning Regret & Lungs Filled with Water” earned them international praise. According to Metal Hammer UK, “Atena’s willingness to push boundaries needs to be applauded”, while one of Norway’s biggest newspapers Dagbladet praised them for being “something semi-exotic in the Norwegian metal flora.”
ATENA are: Vebjørn Iversen – Guitar Jakob Skogli – Vocals Ulrik Linstad – Bass Fredrik Kåsin – Drums
Chief Shock Video
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
Ads
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
Click image to watch the video
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 