After a long but necessary hiatus, COLDBOUND come back with a brand new single ‘Skies Are Weeping’ while at the same time reinvents a new, more symphonic and epic sound approach with the biggest production ever up to date in the history of the band.
The single will be released on all digital streaming platforms on March 3rd.
Watch the trailer here:
The Band:
Pauli Souka – Guitar, Vocals Meiju Enho – Keyboards, Choirs, Orchestrations Samuli Federley – Guitar Otto Schimmelpenninck – Bass Samuel Ruotsalainen – Drums & Percussions
The Guests:
Lindsay Schoolcraft – Guest Lead Vocals Sara Strömmer – Guest Vocals Steve Stockton – Narration Niko Salmi – Guest Solo Sakari Kukko – Saxophone Andras Miklosvari – Guest Keyboards & Piano
Mixed by/ at:
Samuel Ruotsalainen at Beat Domination Studio
Pauli Souka at Kallbunden Recordings
Mastered by/at : Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers West Artwork by: Daria Endresen Published & Released by Coldbound.
North German extreme deathers SOUL GRINDER, whose latest album “Anthems From The Abyss” has been in the stores since 11 November, today release “Live in Wuppertal”, a 30-minute concert video. The set was recorded with several cameras on 26 December at the Wuppertal Underground. The video production was realised by Steffen Hustert, while Maté Balogh, as on the album, is responsible for the sound and audio production.
“Live in Wuppertal” contains 7 songs from the band’s last 3 releases and is now available on the MDD YouTube channel. The setlist is below.
GODSLAVE have released their new digital single “Straight Fire Zone (Single Malt Edition)” on Metalville Records (Rough Trade).
With the release of the single, GODSLAVE also celebrate the premiere of their own whisky.
The world is spinning so fast right now… how nice would it be to stop it for a moment?
GODSLAVE invite you to do just that: to pause and consciously slow down. For this purpose, they offer you the band’s own whisky “Straight Fire”!
The noble droplet comes in two different sizes and is available at http://www.godslave.de/shop. For “Straight Fire”, a single malt Islay whisky was refined for 10 months in a 30l port cask, so the bottles are very limited and hand-numbered.
The German thrashers with the positive attitude celebrate the release with the single “Straight Fire Zone – Single Malt Edition”. In the accompanying lyric video, fans toast us all – the idea of the “Straight Fire Zone”: even if we can’t be together in one place, we can still feel community.
The song also features Youtube legend Rob Lundgren (MENTALIST among others) as guest vocalist, adding a special power metal touch to the thrash metal groover.
Listen to it, stop and enjoy the moment.
LINE UP Manni (Guitar) Bernie (Guitar) Mika (Bass) Thommy (Vocals) Tobi (Drums)
Finnish heavy metallers OCEANHOARSE have released their highly anticipated sophomore studio album “Heads Will Roll” via Noble Demon. With eleven brand new tracks, the album seamlessly picks up where its predecessor “Dead Reckoning” (2021) left off and even goes one step further! “Heads Will Roll” is an album packed with tense arrangements, vocal harmonies and crushing riffs and a must have release for all fans of heavier but dynamic sounds!
Ben Varon on “Heads Will Roll”:
“Heads Will Roll is literally Oceanhoarse 2.0. We kept all the elements we liked the most from our first album, and kept building on that. I think Heads Will Roll is richer in dynamics, hooks, attitude and dirt. This time around we really wanted to capture the live vibe in the studio, so we rehearsed the songs properly and locked ourselves in a nice big studio for a week, where we banged out all the basic tracks together and chose the best takes at the end of the day. Most of what you hear on the album is from those live takes, even down to many of the guitar solos! I think you can really hear the difference, and feel the band as a living, breathing organism executing these songs, warts and all.“
To celebrate “Heads Will Roll” finally being available worldwide, Oceanhoarse have released a brand new lyric video for the album’s opening track “Fall Like Dominoes”.
“Fall Like Dominoes was the obvious choice for the opening track of the album, with its big, epic build-up. I love this song, to me it sounds like a mix between Metallica and Children Of Bodom, with a serious Hoarse-y twist!” Ben Varon comments.
“Heads Will Roll” is out now on Noble Demon and available for purchase at THIS LOCATION
“Heads Will Roll” Tracklist:
Fall Like Dominoes
Help Is On The Way
Pryopen
Brick
Smoke Signals
Waves
Dead Zone
Heads Will Roll
Adrift
Nails
Carved in Stone
Oceanhoarse live: 03.03.2023 Tampere, FI – Hönö 04.03.2023 Helsinki, FI – Kuudes Linja (Record release show w/ Silver Bullet)
Amsterdam-based modern metal act, THE LAST ELEMENT, has announced a worldwide label deal with Drakkar Entertainment / Soulfood Music. In support of a new record to follow in the not so distant future, today, the band has premiered a music video for new single “Waves”, featuring a guest appearance by Jett Rebel!
Since their formation, THE LAST ELEMENT has reached +3 Million streams on Spotify alone and +10 million across platforms, fully DIY and this only proves they are getting the recognition and support from their listeners. With these numbers increasing daily and previous releases added to editorial playlists such as “New Blood” “New Core” “New Metal Tracks”, THE LAST ELEMENT is definitely levelling with established names in the genre on the way to determine their goal in life to share their music and lyrics with a global audience.
Label manager Maximilian Föse comments: “We are super stoked to join forces with THE LAST ELEMENT. From the very first moment of hearing the songs we knew it is a good fit! The bands attitude is killer and we can’t wait to let the world hear the new stuff we are preparing together. We believe a lot of new people will find the new music very enjoyable.”
“Now we head for a new road, a new opportunity with Drakkar and we can’t wait!” Says the band about their signing with the Hamburg-based label. “We are very excited to be part of the roster, we’ve met with Max and knew this would be a good fit for us! We’ve got loads of songs coming up and we really wanted to professionalize the process. So here we are!”
Watch the band’s new video for “Waves”,featuring multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Jett Rebel, here:
About the new single, vocalist Jasper reveals:
“The song tells a story about falling in love and feeling like both of you are on the same level, made of the same cloth, the same frequencieis and waves. But with time the other one pulls away, not sure why, cause the love between you both feels so real. The chorus is the plea don’t you feel the same way? Do you know that I’ve changed (over the years) but my heart is still the same, always there for you.
It’s an emotional song with the hapiness as the main theme, but the sad undertone of realizing you might have lost the one you love the most. We feel like the whole track is a strong tale telling my personal story in that regard. In the bridge Jett Rebel also has a part with a dashing guitar solo to really make the whole song feel as one epic ballad.”
THE LAST ELEMENT started in 2018. Immediately they found common ground, both Jan (bass) and Jasper dealt with hardship in the past, each song they wrote was a way to lift a burden. Jan most notably dealt with the suicide of his life partner, and Jasper came from a history of child abuse and the fallout that created. They bonded over the troubles they lived but more importantly who it made them and what it made the band, they became stronger, the damage, the scars of their past gave the fuel to their music and helped them write what is closest to their hearts. THE LAST ELEMENT is the bond between them, and all the people who are scared to get hurt or that have to deal with misfortune, “we all heal when we are together, together we are stronger. Thus our music became the translation of those feelings, the dark, the heavy, the rage but also the light, the love and hope. The band says.
“With our songs, music, videos and stories we want to keep that as a theme that, no matter how dark the cloud, there’s always a silver lining of hope and resilience. (this is also portrayed in our artwork and band pictures, we combine black with a color of choice).”
THE LAST ELEMENT is: Jasper Roelofsen – Vocals Noah Grim – Guitar Jan Bijlsma – Bass Mark Cappon – Drums
DISILLUSIVE PLAY are excited to announce the signing with Wormholedeath label for the distribution and promotion of their second full album entitled “Songs for the Non-Existent”, which will be released in Spring 2023.
The album will include 11 songs.
For Disillusive Play there were never strict limits on the music style. The different influences of every member are put together and the final outcome can be described as hard/heavy rock with a metal attitude and some progressive nuances. However, if some influences should be mentioned, these would be bands like Queensrÿche, Conception, Marillion, King Crimson, Pendragon, and also more modern bands such as Halestorm, Stone Sour, Avenged Sevenfold and many, many others.
After a very hard working and tough period, Disillusive Play is coming back with some very strong inspirations that deal with several aspects of society, everyday life, and feelings. A wide range of thoughts is revealed concerning criticism, racism, inequality, persistence, weakness, unfulfilled dreams, family, past relationships, life choices, suppressed souls, despair, and hope.
Music is unity! This is the motto that also unites the members of Disillusive Play. A no-destination journey with the sole goal of writing and producing the music of their hearts and communicating it to our fans, pure, unfiltered, and full of energy in every live. Disillusive Play is a band based in Athens, Greece that has been together since 2014. Disillusive Play music can be considered Melodic Progressive Metal.
Disillusive Play has a strong presence in the local live scene with many lives together with well-known artists and bands such as: “Gus G”, “Newman”, “La Tulipe Noire”,” The Silent Wedding”, “Meden Agan” and many more, together with a powerful presence in local music festivals (Ladies of Metal Festival, etc) and club gigs.
“Open Arms” is Disillusive Play’s first full release. The album is featuring Johnny Thermos of “The Silent Wedding” on keyboards. The 9+1 compositions have a modern metal sound with progressive parts and nuances. “Open Arms” has been released in 2018 and is available for purchase and streaming on all major digital music platforms as well as in physical form.
The Band will release their new full studio album near the Summer of 2023.
The new album, entitled “Songs for the Non-Existent”, will feature Marios Karanastasis (The Silent Wedding) on the duet of the album, Bob Katsionis (ex. Firewind) on Keyboards, Iliana (Enemy Of Reality) in backing vocals, and guest appearance of bass player Panagiotis Bourazanis in one track.
Line-up
Vocals: Antigoni Kalamara Lead guitar: Jim Knikos Rhythm guitar: Fotis Trivizas Bass: Michalis Mytilinis Drums: Aris Dolianitis
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
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