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F.K.Ü. Release New Single ‘(He Is) The Antichrist’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 30, 2023
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F.K.Ü. are to release a new single called ‘(He Is) The Antichrist’ from the new album called ‘The Horror and The Metal’. The single will be released on November 3rd on Despotz Records.

Pre-save: https://ingrv.es/he-is-the-antichrist-497-r

“Never part of any trend, it’s horror and metal till the end”

The closing line to the title track of the new album pretty much sums up the essence of F.K.Ü.
Heavily inspired by 80’s horror movies and crossover thrash metal (mostly S.O.D. to be honest) the seed for what was to become F.K.Ü. was planted as early as 1987, but it would take another 10 years before the guys got their act together and actually created some music for the world to hear. Back then in the late 90’s, playing this type of music was probably the most uncool thing you could do, but they’ve always stuck to their knives and done their own thing and never followed trends in the current music scene. Now, after 5 albums and countless live shows, F.K.Ü. returns with their most defining and hard-hitting album to date: The Horror And The Metal.

The album is a simple mission statement and serves to cement the two fundamental pillars of F.K.Ü. Horror is the overall theme of the band and its movies from the 80’s serve as their main lyrical and visual inspiration, and Metal is what runs through these guys’ veins. With one foot in Bay Area thrash metal and one in east coast crossover metal, they have created their own concoction of thrashing horror metal anthems sure to ignite any mosh pit.

Once again produced by the band’s singer (who we in this case will refer to by his birth name) Lawrence Mackrory (BLOODBATH, KATATONIA, VOMITORY), the band locked themselves into Rorysound Studios in early 2023 to begin recording the new album. When they after a couple of months finally emerged through the front door (not unlike how Jack Torrance broke through the bathroom door with an axe) they had created a horror metal masterpiece that will eliminate any uncertainty of what their intentions are. Although they never left, it’s time for everyone to know that F.K.Ü. is back!

Quote from the band about the album:
“We’ve never before felt this confident about an album. We wanted to be direct and to the point and we really trimmed the fat off these songs and made them the best they can be. Every second on the album needed to be engaging and we really feel we have achieved that. When it all came together we felt that, instead of creating an intricate concept album, we should just be as to the point as possible. That’s why we simply decided to call the album “The Horror And The Metal”, to just make it as defining as possible, a mission statement of what this band is about.”

About the new single they had this to say: 

“Brace yourselves for this high octane thrasher chronicling the evil deeds of young Damien Thorne. No classic horror movie night is complete without The Omen, who together with The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby are the undisputed top trio when it comes to satanic horror films. It’s about time we gave it the attention it deserves.” 

F.K.Ü´s new single (He Is) The Antichrist is released November 3 on Despotz Records, their new albumwith the name The Horror and the Metal is set for February 9th. 

More from F.K.Ü.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moshoholics
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fkumoshoholics/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fkumoshoholics 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5h0HlqYN5TvocKVL1NSJ80
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/se/artist/f-k-%C3%BC/279280044

SCARLET ANGER Drop ‘Martyr’ Single & Video

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📸 Scarlet Anger – 🎨 Scarlet Anger

With their 2 previous albums SCARLET ANGER earned lots of respect and appreciation. Now the line-faithful bunch around singer Joe Block has finished the third album “Martyr“.

The album “Martyr” will be released in early 2024.

In advance, there is from the guys again full one on the cap with the new single and the video for the title song “Martyr“!

🎬 ⚙️ Video by Stereo 27 Productions

Band explains about the lyrical background of “Martyr“:
“The lyrics explore the concept of martyrdom and how one sacrifices to achieve personal goals. The text encourages facing the pains and challenges of life and overcoming one’s fears. It emphasizes the need to free oneself from negative influences and the past in order to step into the future. 

The chorus speaks of the necessity to accept pain and break free from the chains of the past or one’s habits. It’s about the ability to detach from external expectations and controls and forge one’s own path.

The middle passages address life’s challenges and the need to overcome them. It’s about dealing with emotions and fears, both positive and negative.

Finally, the last passage presents the idea that the light at the end of the tunnel is visible and that one should seize the opportunities they’ve been waiting for. It’s about the moment of breakthrough and embarking on a hopeful future.”

SCARLET ANGER is a Luxembourgish THRASH METAL band, founded in 2007 by vocalist Joe Block and guitarist Fred Molitor.

Their first gigs were followed quite quickly by the release of a first EP, called “La Realidad Es Triste …”, whose successor “Kill The King” made the band noticeable on an international level for the first time.

[ learn more here ]

LINE-UP:
Joe Block • Vocals
Jeff Buchette • Guitars
Fred Molitor • Guitars
Vincent Niclou • Bass
Rod Sovilla • Drums

More info at https://www.facebook.com/ScarletAngerBand/

ORPHANED LAND Release New Single ‘The Cave’ from Upcoming Live Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 30, 2023
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ORPHANED LAND have released their third single and live video for “The Cave” of upcoming live album
`A Heaven You May Create`.

‘A Heaven You May Create’ commemorates the band’s remarkable 30th anniversary, marked by an exceptional performance featuring a symphony of 60 talented musicians. This concert was captured on film and recording in 2021, a challenging period during the Covid-19 pandemic that disrupted the global economy. In a brief respite between lockdowns, when the world temporarily regained a semblance of normality, Orphaned Land seized the opportunity to deliver a special performance. The renowned “Heichal HaTarbut” in Tel Aviv, Israel, played host to this event, with an enthusiastic audience of 2,500 people in attendance.

The album will be available in the following formats:

  • CD+DVD Digipak with 13 audio + video live tracks incl. an additional 3 live videos
  • Black 2LP Gatefold vinyl with 15 live tracks
  • Digital album with 15 live tracks

Tracklist:

Mabool – Overture*
Mabool (The Flood)
The Storm Still Rages Inside
Like Orpheus
The Kiss of Babylon (The Sins)**
Sapari
The Cave
In Propaganda
All Knowing Eye
Brother
A Never Ending Way**
Ocean Land (The Revelation)
Birth of the Three (The Unification)
All Is One In Thy Never Ending Way (Epilogue)
Norra El Norra (Entering the Ark)
*DVD only
**LP, DVD and Digital album only

Listen to their new single `A Heaven You May Create`now.

MERCYFUL FATE Release “Melissa” Digitally in Honor of Album’s 40th Anniversary

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 30, 2023
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Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce that it is releasing MERCYFUL FATE‘s classic Melissa digitally on October 30 in celebration of the album’s 40th Anniversary. What makes this release special is that it’s a version of Melissa that was remastered in 2005 by Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound in NYC and has, up until now, not been available to fans digitally. Thanks to the band and as a treat to their fans, this remastered version of Melissa is now available across all digital service providers including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and more!

To further celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Melissa, the band worked with their merch company Bravado to create a new line of Melissa themed items that are now available to fans worldwide.

Go to the below locations to check out the Melissa 40th Anniversary items that includes Melissa (2005 edition remaster by Ted Jensen) and much more.

Tracklisting:
01. Evil
02. Curse of the Pharaohs
03. Into the Coven
04. At the Sound of the Demon Bell
05. Black Funeral
06. Satan’s Fall
07. Melissa

Digital: https://www.metalblade.com/mercyfulfate
Merch: https://umg.lnk.to/MercyfulFate_

About the band:
MERCYFUL FATE was formed in early 1981 in Copenhagen, Denmark by vocalist King Diamond and guitarist Hank Shermann. They were later joined by guitarist Michael Denner and bassist Timi Hansen, and soon thereafter drummer Kim Ruzz would join to complete the band lineup. The band recorded two demos in 1981 and later signed with Rave On Records in Holland for the recording of their successful self-titled EP, released in November of 1982. The Mercyful Fate EP was soon in heavy rotation around core metal radio stations, launching a new breed of heavy metal with their unique sound.

The band joined Roadrunner Records in 1983 and their debut full-length, Melissa, was recorded and released that same year. The following year, MERCYFUL FATE returned to the studio to record their now legendary Don’t Break The Oath full-length, released in September of 1984.

MERCYFUL FATE embarked upon a two month US tour in support of the record, which took them across the States several times sharing the stage with the likes of Motörhead and Exciter. The shows had created a brush fire within the metal community. The band reaped recognition globally, closing the year with a five-date tour in Germany with Motörhead, Girlschool, Helix, and Talon.

MERCYFUL FATE‘s first concert of 1985 was in their hometown of Copenhagen at an old movie theater with a large capacity. The show sold out and their stage show exhibited a new level of distinction. The night was a huge victory and a new highlight for the band.

By April of 1985 however, MERCYFUL FATE decided to part ways for each to pursue new challenges. The King Diamond band was born and reaped critical acclaim the following years with five studio albums on Roadrunner Records. King Diamond has since signed with Metal Blade Records and is going stronger than ever before.

In the Summer of 1992, MERCYFUL FATE decided to reunite and penned a new deal with Brian Slagel and his label, Metal Blade Records. In The Shadows was released in 1993 and was an instant triumph furthered by a sold out US tour.

MERCYFUL FATE has gone on to release another five studio albums and have toured Europe, the US, and South America multiple times. The highlight of 1999 was their critically acclaimed album 9 which was followed by a European tour with Metallica, where King Diamond and Hank Shermann joined the band onstage several times for the medley “Mercyful Fate” which Metallica had recorded on their Garage Inc. double tribute album the year prior. Tours in the US and in South America followed, marking the band’s last live performances for over a decade. MERCYFUL FATE then went on hiatus, but made a brief appearance when members joined Metallica onstage in 2011 for their 30th anniversary show in San Francisco, California.

Currently, MERCYFUL FATE is hard at work on a new album and back in June of 2022, gave fans a taste of the new material when they debuted a song called “The Jackal Of Salzburg“when they performed alongside Volbeat in Germany as well as at Psycho Las Vegas in the United States. MERCYFUL FATE continued performing in 2022 with stops at multiple festivals worldwide, including Bloodstock (UK), Wacken Open Air (DE), Hills of Rock Fest (BG), Tuska Open Air (FI), Rock the Castle (IT), Hellfest (FR), Copenhell (DK), Graspop (BE), Sweden Rock Festival (SE), and Mystic Festival (PL), toured North American tour in the fall with Kreator and labelmates Midnight as support, and wrapped up live shows for the year with performances at the Heaven & Hell Festival (MX) alongside KISS, Slipknot, Megadeth, and more and Monterrey Metal Fest (MX) alongside Judas Priest, Stryper, Pantera, and Behemoth.

The band’s current lineup is King Diamond on vocals, Hank Shermann and Mike Wead on guitars, Bjarne T. Holm on drums and Joey Vera on bass.

https://mercyfulfatecoven.com
https://www.facebook.com/mercyfulfateofficial
https://www.instagram.com/mercyfulfatecoven
https://twitter.com/MercyfulFate_HQ
https://www.youtube.com/c/MercyfulFateOfficial
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Soweto’s SHAMELESS Release New Single ‘Nakhu Ses’Fika’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 30, 2023
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Pictured: Rock, Thabang & Musa. Photo by: Frank Marshall

SHAMELESS are a trio from Soweto, South Africa, where they are one of a small but growing number of rock/alternative bands. Their music is influenced by the music they grew up with, they have dubbed their sound Nkabi Rock / I Rock Yase Kasi (Assassin Rock / Rock from The Township, in isiZulu).

They describe their sound as “an extension of rock” which fuses metal, blues, kwaito, mbaqanga, isigxaxa and a smattering of jazz. On the 27th of October they released the second single from their upcoming album “Nkabi Rock” (to be officially announced soon).

Buy and stream the album at https://shamelessband.ffm.to/nakhusesfika

Their new single “Nakhu Ses’Fika” begins with a marching pattern on the snare & kick, broken by a short fill and the entrance of the thundering bass & distorted guitar – it sits somewhere between doom & punk. The driving riffs are broken from time to time by clever little melodic pieces that the whole band play together and which give the listener a second to catch their breath before diving in again.

The opening lines “Nakhu Ses’Fika Kau, Siyajika Lento Kau” (which mean “we’ve arrived and are going to change things/turn them on their head”). In some ways this sentiment is an introduction to Shameless, a warning to anyone not paying attention, they’re coming in hot.

Listen to ‘Nakhu Ses’Fika’ below.

About Shameless
The band members (Thabang Khonje, Musa Zwane & Thabo Masina aka Rock Ruler Live) met on stage at a local, community jam session called Sawubona Music Jam where they instantly “knew they had fire and a musical connection like the holy trinity”.
 
They played their first shows without a name, but with their first batch of original songs. As the need for a name grew they looked at themselves and their surroundings; rock music is very rare in South Africa, especially in the so-called eKasi (townships) – segregated neighbourhoods where black people were forced to live under apartheid.
 
Full with the energy of their music they realised how shameless they are to be mixing two cultures – western rock music and African eKasi street culture. They are called Shameless Band on DSPs and Shameless Band SA on socials, you can call them Shameless.

Now in 2023, their 6th year as a band, they have achieved more than most rock bands could expect to in South Africa. From a Converse advert to the main stage at AfroPunk Festival and most notable stages & festivals in-between. They released their first EP “Impicabadala” in December 2021 with the lead single “4 x 4” that has since become something of a cult anthem in South African alternative communities.
 
Their electrifying live show has seen them play all over the country to audiences that never quite seem to get their fill, despite the encores, the fans want more. This has made shameless a darling of local promoters – who all know how to fill a room: simply book Shameless.
 
The band have come a long way since their very DIY beginnings; recording their debut EP “Impicabadala” and playing every small stage or room that they could find. They have now signed an exclusive deal with von Plato’s DiscovrMe (DiscovrTV’s indie label) which is underwritten by Tic Tic Bang.

The combination of these two organisations and the producer means that three big fans of the band – Hugh Davison, Finn MacKinnon and Julian von Plato – have stepped into management, production and label roles with the combined goal of growing Shameless’ audience both in South Africa and in international territories.
 
According to Musa “This year was a year of getting our shit together. We’re slowly getting there and looking forward to getting back on stage to celebrate the release of the new music.”

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

NIGHT SLASHER Release New Official Video for ‘Pit Of Hate’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 30, 2023
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Straight from hell, NIGHT SLASHER bring their world to life clad in apocalyptic leather with buzz saw altars over the stage. They look the way they sound and this is what you’ll get at every Night Slasher live show you’ll see. The group tried to capture this vide during the filming of their music video for the track Pit Of Hate, taken from the forthcoming album, the self-titled, Night Slasher. The video is the second largest project the group have undertaken (the first one being the upcoming album itself).

Stage clothes and stage decorations were made with the help of a good friend of the band Jegor Gorbachiov of BDD Customs.

Night Slasher | Released February 6th, 2023 via Sliptrick Records

Night Slasher is:
Laurynas Karka – Vocals | Juozapas Bočkus – Guitar/Backing Vocals | Tomas Ivanovas – Bass/Backing Vocals | Dmitrijus Matvejevas – Drums

More info at Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | On Sliptrick

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