HIGH FIGHTER Unleash Release Details + First Track From Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 19, 2019
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HIGH-FIGHTER

[photo by Basti Grim]

Hamburg-based Sludge Metal unit HIGH FIGHTER returns with their sophomore, brand new album this summer on Argonauta Records. Today the band is sharing with us not only the hotly anticipated release details, but also a first single taken from their upcoming record titled Champain!

After the group’s debut EP The Goat Ritual released end of 2014, followed by numerous shows all over Europe & the UK, including festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze, Desertfest Berlin, London and Antwerp, SonicBlast Moledo, Stoned From The Underground, Up In Smoke, Keep It Low, Red Smoke Festival and many more, as well as countless gigs on tour with bands alike Ahab, Conan, Elder, Downfall of Gaia, Crowbar, Mantar, Corrosion of Conformity, Mammoth Storm, Brant Bjork, The Midnight Ghost Train and Earth Ship to name just a few, HIGH FIGHTER released their first full-length and critically acclaimed album Scars & Crosses in June 2016 on Svart Records. The band’s second studio album, Champain, is set for a release on July 26th 2019 with powerhouse label Argonauta Records.

It seems life on the road has impacted HIGH FIGHTER in a huge way. As their new album has a heavier and fast-paced sound compared to their first records. The best way to describe HIGH FIGHTER in 2019 is PISSED OFF! This is a different band that announced their arrival in 2014 with their debut EP followed by Scars & Crosses. Champain isn’t for the faint hearted and the band may actually surprise a lot of their established fanbase with this album.

“We finally present you the cover art and details for our second album, we have named Champain. This album tells an anti-hero story, and we have probably never sounded that focussed and brutal on a record before.” Vocalist Mona Miluski explains. “Champain has been recorded, mixed and mastered by our dear friend Jan Oberg at Hidden Planet Studio in Berlin, and the clear, classy but epic album artwork has been designed by the talented Johnny Doe. This record is definitely not Scars & Crosses part 2, we tried to evolve our sound to a new level and this time, introducing the even more heavier side of High Fighter.”

Opening songs such as Before I Disappear, Shine Equal Dark and Dead Gift, create an eerie and gloomy atmosphere where the mood can be pitch-black in places. The soaring and brutal riffs on this album allow Mona to show her impressive vocal range, from Death Metal growls, mean screams to her Stoner Rock, Soul and Blues roots.

Stream the album opening track, Before I Disappear, just exclusively premiered with Outlaws of the Sun, HERE!

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Champain – Tracklisting:
1. Before I Disappear
2. Shine Equal Dark
3. Interlight
4. Dead Gift
5. Another Cure
6. Kozel
7. I Will Not
8. Interdark
9. When We Suffer ( feat. Anton Lisovoj of Downfall of Gaia )
10. A Shrine
11. Champain

Champain will be coming out July 26th in CD, Vinyl and Digital formats, with a pre-order and many more news to follow soon.

HIGH FIGHTER live:
14.06.19 DE – Hannover / Café Glocksee, w/ Monolord
22.06.19 DE – Freak Valley Festival
03.08.19 DE – Gössnitz Open Air
08.-10.08.19 PT – SonicBlast Moledo
18.10.19 DE – Metal Inferno Paderborn
+ many more shows to be announced soon

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SOTO Launch “HyperMania” Single/Video & Pt. 1 Of EPK

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 18, 2019
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SOTO-2019

SOTO, the modern Heavy Metal / Hard Rock group featuring vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (ex Yngwie Malmsteen / Talisman / ex Journey, Sons Of Apollo, TSO, etc.), are soon to release their third album and InsideOutMusic debut “Origami” next week, May 24th, 2019.

SOTO are therefore now debuting a new single with the album’s opening track “HyperMania” via an intense video directed by Thiago Kiss / Conceitual Films, which can be seen here:

Jeff Scott Soto checked in with the following comment about “HyperMania“:
“HyperMania is the 1st music video from ‘Origami’, there is a double entendre to the lyrics that actually became a triple one for the video itself, it will be fun to see how it is interpreted by viewers! Our Brazilian friend and director Thiago Kiss truly delivered the balance of frightening, erotic and artsy into this video. We are extremely proud to present to you, HYPERMANIA!”

Additionally, the first part of an EPK introducing SOTO and the “Origami” album can be seen here:

And the previously released singles off “Origami” are here:
“Origami“: https://youtu.be/n6ekK2HLC4Y
“BeLie“: https://youtu.be/httACwv8ioI

“Origami” will be released as a limited digipak CD with a set of 3 stickers and a bonus track, 180g vinyl LP including the entire album on CD (Available either on black vinyl or in strictly limited coloured runs as follows: 200x Light Blue vinyl from CM Distro Europe & 100x Lilac vinyl from the band themselves!), and as digital download. The album comes packaged with classy artwork by Gustavo Sazes (Machine Head, Amaranthe, Arch Enemy).

Pre-order the album here: https://SOTO.lnk.to/Origami

The full track-listing of ’Origami‘ is as follows:
1. HyperMania
2. Origami
3. BeLie
4. World Gone Colder
5. Detonate
6. Torn
7. Dance With The Devil
8. AfterGlow
9. Vanity Lane
10. Give In To Me
11. KMAG * (Bonus Track)

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SAVAGE MESSIAH Release New Video “The Bitter Truth”

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Yesterday, May 17th, UK metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH released their brand new album “Demons”. Just in time, they also deliver an intense new video for “The Bitter Truth”. Watch the video here:

“Demons” was produced by David Castillo (Opeth, Whitechapel) and mixed by Jens Bogren (Kreator, Arch Enemy, Amon Amarth). The Brits have gradually infused their unrelenting modern metal with strains of melodic metal, topping their neckbreakingly precise riffs with fierce hooklines and anthemic choruses begging to be screamed back at the band in sold out stadiums. Once again SAVAGE MESSIAH prove that they are one of the most forward thinking bands around, creating an album steeped in diversity, even including a cover of US Country star Chris Stapleton’s anthemic track “Parachute”.

Get the album HERE!

Tracklist:

Virtue Signal (04:09)
What Dreams May Come (03:59)
Heretic In The Modern World (04:09)
Parachute (04:01)
Under No Illusions (04:10)
Down And Out (03:59)
The Lights Are Going Out (05:12)
The Bitter Truth (04:03)
Until The Shadows Fall (04:07)
Rise Then Fall (03:11)
Steal The Faith in Me (03:55)

SYMPHONY X – direct support: Savage Messiah, remaining shows:

18.05.2019 Germany, Hannover, Faust
19.05.2019 Denmark, Copenhagen, Amager Bio
21.05.2019 Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller
22.05.2019 Sweden, Stockholm, Klubben
24.05.2019 Finland, Helsinki, The Circus
26.05.2019 Sweden, Gothenburg, Pustervik
28.05.2019 Germany, Hamburg, Knust
29.05.2019 Germany, Dresden, Beatpol
31.05.2019 Germany, Aschaffenburg, Colos-Saal
01.06.2019 Belgium, Vosselaar, Biebob
04.06.2019 UK, Coventry, Empire
05.06.2019 UK, Holmfirth, Picturedrome
06.06.2019 UK, London Electric, Ballroom
07.06.2019 France, Paris, La Machine du Moulin Rouge

Savage Messiah festival shows 2019:

30.05.2019 Germany, Mannheim, The New Wave Of Heavy Metal Festival
01. – 02.06.2019 Netherlands, Nijmegen, Forta Rock
01.08. – 03.08.2019 Germany, Wacken, Wacken Open Air
05.08.2019, Germany, Greven, Tank Mit Frank
14.-21.10.2019 Spain, Mallorca, Full Metal Holiday

GRAVE Release Remastered Editions Of “Dominion VIII” & “Burial Ground” On May 24th

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Grave

Long-running Swedish death metal legend GRAVE has teamed up with Century Media Records to bring back the albums “Dominion VIII” (2008) and “Burial Ground” (2010) as classy, limited coloured and black vinyl editions, hand-numbered Digipak CDs limited to 3.000 copies each, and digitally.

Remastered in 2019 by Ola Lindgren and mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel / Temple Of Disharmony, these records offer crushing and savage GRAVE tracks that fully live up to the group’s morbid legacy.

As reminders of the superb quality of these albums, Costin Chioreanu (At The Gates, Exumer), who created the artwork for both records and reworked the “Dominion VIII” cover for its 2019 edition, produced animated art clips, which can now be viewed here:

‘Dark Signs’ (from “Dominion VIII”): https://youtu.be/2PB6SgxSVn4
‘Liberation’ (from “Burial Ground”): https://youtu.be/-Q1spxp-7RY

“Dominion VIII” is available as the following limited vinyl colours:
100x clear and 200x petrol green vinyl: https://grave.lnk.to/dominionviii2019/CMDistroEU
200x transparent red vinyl http://www.emp.de & http://www.nuclearblast.de

More links to order it: https://grave.lnk.to/dominionviii2019

“Burial Ground” is available as:
100x clear and 200x orange vinyl https://grave.lnk.to/burialground2019/CMDistroEU
200x blue vinyl http://www.emp.de & http://www.nuclearblast.de

More links to order it: https://grave.lnk.to/burialground2019

MOTANKA Release Lyric Video For “Oy ty moya Zemle”

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[Photo Credit: Viktor Golikov]

Ukrainian Wacken Metal Battle 2018 winners MOTANKA release a new video for the second single “Oy ty moya Zemle” (Ukrainian for “Here you are my land”) from their upcoming self-titled debut album.

MOTANKA will release their debut album Motanka on June 7th via Napalm Records. Influenced by traditional Ukrainian folk music, metal tunes and modern electronica, the band creates a very unique mix that the band refers to as Mystic Metal. MOTANKA managed to capture the trance-like magic of their live shows on their debut, which leaves each and every stereotype behind and hypnotizes with heavy ethno soundscapes.

MOTANKA on “Oy ty moya Zemle”:
“This is a song about Motherland, about boundless Sky, native Land, joyful Sun and dear Mom. Wherever you are, you will be a part of the land on which you were born and grew up. And it will stay forever, this is the power of mother Earth which cherishes us on her hands.”

Watch the video here:

The Ukrainian lyrics in English:
Oy ty moya Zemle – Here you are my land
Here you are my land
Here you are my native
Here you are my mother
Here you are my beloved
You are forever
Here you are my river
Here you are my sky
Here you are my sun
You are my happiness

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[Artwork by: Josh Graham, Suspended in Light]

MOTANKA about their debut LP:
“For the album we recorded ancient instruments: dulcimer, ocarina and throat singing, combined with modern technologies, new instruments and analog sound. This album is like our child, it grew, it learned and became stronger and stronger. Every piece of the album is saturated with the mystical nature of Ukraine. We wrote most of the songs in our hometown Lutsk – the mystical center of Ukraine. The power of the region remained and still is the same for ages. We have prepared the album for many years and are very excited to finally present it via Napalm Records.”
Pre-Order Motanka HERE
Tracklist:
1. Alatyr
2. Fire Burns
3. Air
4. Des’ u horakh
5. Oy ty moya Zemle
6. Bosymy nizhkamy
7. Voroh
8. Berehynya
9. Horizon
10. Pace of the space
11. Khreshchennya
12. What are you living for?
13. Verba
14. Kroda
The mix of English and Ukrainian lyrics and instrumental songs underlines the diversity of MOTANKA.
MOTANKA is the name of the traditional doll that ancient Ukrainians used as an overseer for their protection and for the communication with their ancestors.

EINHERJER Sign Worldwide Deal With Napalm Records

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EINHERJER

[Photo credit: Jørgen Freim]

Napalm Records is proud to announce that the Norwegian Viking Metal legends EINHERJER return after 23 years and the release of Dragons Of The North in 1996!

Napalm Records A&R Sebastian Muench comments:
“In 1996 Napalm Records released what today can clearly be described as one of the best Viking / Pagan Metal albums ever written, Dragons of the North. 23 years later it is a pleasure to announce the re-signing of EINHERJER. Welcome back to the Napalm Records family and together we can create yet another masterpiece!“

Frode “Grimar“ Glesnes on the signing:
“We’re thrilled to announce that we have signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. We’re currently writing the follow-up to 2018’s Norrøne Spor and I can’t wait to see what a powerful entity such as Napalm Records can make out of our Norse Heavy Metal.”

Get your dose of Norse Heavy Metal and watch Mine Våpen Mine Ord here:

Einherjer was formed by Frode Glesnes and Gerhard Storesund in 1993 and became one of the leading Viking/Pagan metal bands by releasing genre classics as Dragons Of The North, Blot and Norrøne Spor.

After 23 years the reunion has finally come and EINHERJER re-signs to Napalm Records with both founding members, Frode “Grimar“ Glesnes and Gerhard “Ulvar“ Storesund. Aksel Herløe and lead guitarist Ole Sønstabø complete the band.