GLORYHAMMER Release Third Single + Official Video ‘Wasteland Warrior Hoots Patrol’

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Before their new album, Return to the Kingdom of Fife, drops this Friday via Napalm Records, power metal titans GLORYHAMMER unleash their third new single – the fast yet heavy “Wasteland Warrior Hoots Patrol”! A catchy keyboard melody leads into the epic power metal track backed by strong metal drumming and topped with high-reaching vocals. Having gained millions of streams and video views throughout their very successful career and with their last album peaking at #6 on the official German charts, nothing less is to be expected from GLORYHAMMER’s upcoming offering. “Wasteland Warrior Hoots Patrol” comes with a racing music video visualizing the band’s unique energy and staves off the final wait for the album’s unveiling!
 
GLORYHAMMER state:
“Alright you bunch of nuclear goblins, LISTEN UP! The Hootsman is coming to town, and he’s gonna cyber-detonate your brains to death with his hootatronic battle-saxophone! HOOTS!”

In the not-so-distant Kingdom of Fife, there lies a band like no other. GLORYHAMMER embodies the very essence of power metal and epic fantasy, with a sound so majestic and grandiose that it could only be the work of the gods themselves. Led by the manifestation of extreme trumpet-chaos in battle-mode, GLORYHAMMER has been waging a never-ending fight against the forces of Zargothrax since their formation in 2010.

With their soaring hyper-melodies, multitudinous orchestra-explosions and thunderous nano-guitar riffs, they have become the undisputed champions of the power metal scene, drawing in legions of fans from across the galaxy with their epic tales of intergalactic warfare, cosmic sorcery, and heroic deeds. It has been four years since the band’s last release, but the wait is finally over for another massive onslaught of power metal greatness.

With the journey back to Fife, Return to the Kingdom of Fife starts with trumpeting horns to lead them into battle, before jumping straight into “Holy Flaming Hammer of the Unholy Cosmic Frost”, telling the tale of reclaiming the lost Kingdom with the use of the mighty and majestic Holy Flaming Hammer. But the evil wizard has laid waste all over the Kingdom after the devastating war of Dundee, forming the nuclear wasteland of “Imperium Dundaxia”. Crossing through the diseased Kingdom, the mighty Hootsman and his warriors ride on nuclear motorbikes as the “Wasteland Warrior Hoots Patrol” fights goblins and controls the law of the land. The Grandmaster Proletius leads his “Brothers of Crail” to fight together and defeat the evil wizard Zargothrax. Rising to the occasion, the brave prince Angus McFife brings together warriors from across the land to fight in the name of “Fife Eternal”! Onwards on their journey, the mighty heroes must cross through the Dwarven Caverns and defeat the “Sword Lord of the Goblin Horde” to ignite the path to retrieve the legendary weapon known as the “Vorpal Laserblaster of the Pittenweem”…but our heroes are too late, for the weapon has been stolen by a great force of evil! The great journey comes to its climax as the evil sorcerer and master of nightmares, Zargothrax, wields ungodly power as the “Keeper of the Celestial Flame of Abernethy”, and the group of mighty warriors come together in one final attempt vanquish the evil double wizards from the Kingdom of Fife in “Maleficus Geminus (Colossus Matrix 38B – Ultimate Invocation of the Binary Thaumaturge)”.

This is an album for the ages – power metal shines brighter than ever on the thrilling and action-packed Return to the Kingdom of Fife!”
 
GLORYHAMMER on the album:
“Hoots! We are proud to teleport you all to as-of-yet unknown mountaintops of extreme-trumpet-confoundry with this new opus! Several orchestras were maimed during the production process, which we think reflects adequately in the hyper-sonic nano-recordings we have inscribed on disc for you to peruse. Many battles await!”

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Return To The Kingdom Of Fife Tracklist:

  1. Incoming Transmission
  2. Holy Flaming Hammer of Unholy Cosmic Frost
  3. Imperium Dundaxia
  4. Wasteland Warrior Hoots Patrol
  5. Brothers of Crail
  6. Fife Eternal
  7. Sword Lord of the Goblin Horde
  8. Vorpal Laserblaster of Pittenweem
  9. Keeper of the Celestial Flame of Abernethy
  10. Maleficus Geminus (Colossus Matrix 38B – Ultimate Invocation of the Binary Thaumaturge)

Make sure to catch GLORYHAMMER live in 2023!
Festival Dates:
10.06.23 ES – Z! Live Rock Fest / Zamora
13.08.23 BE – Alcatraz / Kortrijk
15.08.23 AT – Dornbirn / Conrad Sohm
16.08.23 DE – Burglenfeld / VAZ
17.08.23 CZ – Rock Castle / Moravsky Kumlov
18.08.23 DE – Koblenz / Festung Ehrenbreitstein
19.08.23 NL – Dynamo Metalfest / Eindhoven
20.08.23 CH – Rock The Lakes / Lake Morat
15.09.23 Baltic Sea – Full Metal Cruise / Kiel

GLORYHAMMER is:
Sozos Michael (Angus McFife) – Vocals
Paul Templing (Ser Proletius) – Guitars
James Cartwright (The Hootsman) – Bass
Michael Barber (Zargothrax) – Keyboards
Ben Turk (Ralathor) – Drums

GLORYHAMMER online:
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Exclusive Premiere for Finland: BLINDSTONE ‘Waste Your Time’ Official Video

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”Waste Your Time” is the first single from BLINDSTONE’s forthcoming album, ”Scars To Remember”. A heavy, Texas-boogie-inspired track, with a groovy breakdown, and a spectacular guitar solo.

“We all know them: The people that are all talk, yet have surprisingly little to say”, guitarist and frontman Martin Jepsen Andersen comments about the track. “All front and no substance. A waste of time. This song is about those people. “I don’t care if you waste your time, just don’t waste mine”””.

Musically, “Waste Your Time” is one of the bluesier tracks from the album “Scars To Remember”. Might be described as ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughan meet Deep Purple on a bluesy day, with Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar.

Today Metal Shock Finland has a pleasure to premiere for Finland BLINDSTONE’s “Waste Your Time” official video, enjoy it below.

Blindstone is proud to announce the new album ”Scars To Remember”. After being the best-kept secret within the heavy side of blues rock, as part of the “closed” blues scene for two decades, the band is now moving to Mighty Music and finally getting the recognition they deserve. 

”Scars To Remember” is the tenth album from the Danish-based blues power trio, which has its stylistic roots in the late ’60s and ’70s, with inspiration from bands/artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Robin Trower, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, and others. 

Formed more than two decades ago and having played countless shows in those years, Blindstone hit it hard in the US, due to their sound, and released most of their albums on the American label Grooveyard Records. Despite the long run, the band saw a turning point in their career when, in 2020, they were hired as the backing band for the blues legend Walter Trout, for a series of successful concerts around Denmark. This experience was a factor in inspiring the band to seek a slightly more direct and basic stylistic approach on their new album. The blues influence is particularly obvious in songs such as”Down For The Count”, ”Waste Your Time” and ”World Weary Blues”. 

Blindstone has always worn its influences on its sleeves, and ”Scars To Remember” does indeed contain obvious tips of the hat to influences such as Jimi Hendrix, Robin Trower, Trout, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Gales, Jeff Healey, and others. 

As always with Blindstone, Andersen’s guitar work is a focal point, as is the tight ensemble playing of the band – for example, the instrumental ”The Fields Of Bethel” comes to mind – but the band’s lyrical universe has reached new levels of seriousness and depth in the bands new collaboration with Swedish lyricist Peter Svensson, who contributed lyrics to a large part of the album. The major concerns of recent years, with a global pandemic and war in Europe, have led the band’s lyrics in a more serious, soul-searching direction, as illustrated by songs like ”A Scar To Remember”, ”Drums Of War” and ”Drifting Away”. In other words, there are no stripper poles, hot-rodded cars, or silver dollar coins to be found in the lyrics, this time around. 

”Scars To Remember” is a strong entry in Blindstone’s extensive discography, and should appeal to fans of the band’s previous releases, the aforementioned artists, and fans of heavy, blues-based rock in general. 

“Scars To Remember” will be released on CD and digital formats via Mighty Music on August 11th, 2023. 

Lineup:
Martin Jepsen Andersen – guitars/vocals 
Jesper Vegeberg Bunk – bass 
Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen – drums 

Digital single: https://bfan.link/waste-your-time-2

Webshop: https://bit.ly/bli-scar

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Exclusive Premiere for Finland: MICHAEL CATTON ‘Armageddon Again’ Official Video

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“Armageddon Again”, the new single from MICHAEL CATTON, expresses that “Oh no, here we go again” feeling we get every time a new power-hungry madman gets too close to the nuke codes. Sometimes it seems like half the world’s leaders are intent on blowing the planet to bits in an effort to win the world’s highest-stakes pissing contest.

It can’t all be doom and gloom though, so it’s all wrapped in fun, upbeat heavy metal riffs reminiscent of Ozzy and Dio and topped off with the maximum allowed number of notes in a guitar solo.

MICHAEL CATTON has teamed up with Metal Shock Finland to premiere “Armageddon Again” official video for Finland, enjoy it here:

The doomsday clock stands at 90 seconds to midnight. It begs the question: when will the clock strike twelve?

Lineup:
Michael Catton – vocals
Soren Andersen – guitar
Chris Catton – keyboards, backing vocals
Michael Gersdorff – bass
Allan Tschicaja – drums

Digital single: https://catton.lnk.to/again

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DEATH RAY VISION Share ‘From the Rafters’ Video

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Birthed at the juncture where hardcore and punk meet metal, DEATH RAY VISION have announced their forthcoming third album, No Mercy From Electric Eyes, due out June 30 via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order it here.

Today, the band has shared the video for “From the Rafters.” Watch it here.

“When society breaks down and justice is no longer upheld, the kids will take to the streets in revolt,” says bassist Mike D. “This is a song about injustice and rebellion – it does not pull any punches.”

NO MERCY FROM ELECTRIC EYES TRACK LISTING:
01. Behead the King
02. In Unholy Water
03. From the Rafters
04. Reaper
05. Premature Evisceration
06. Praise the War Machine
07. Broken Hands of God
08. An Iron Age
09. Armageddon Is the Answer
10. O Great Destroyer
11. Crawl Forth the Cowards
12. End Me

DEATH RAY VISION ON TOUR:
06/09 – Hampton Beach, NH – Casino Ballroom (w/ Killswitch Engage)
06/23 – Holyoke, MA – GatewayCity Arts (w/ Tree)
06/24 – Brooklyn, NY – Kingsland (w/ Tree)
06/25 – Providence, RI – Alchemy (w/ Tree)
06/30 – Cambridge, MA – Sonia (Record Release Show w/ Burning Wind, Apollyon, Grotesqueries and Klaxon)

DEATH RAY VISION ARE:
Keith Bennett – Vocals
Chris Rosati – Guitar/vocals
Pete Cortese – Guitar
Mike D’Antonio – Bass
Colin Conway – Drums

ABOUT DEATH RAY VISION:
Commencing writing in late 2018 following a tour with Killswitch Engage – who share bassist Mike D’Antonio with DRV – the band had a lot of creative momentum still burning following that year’s Negative Mental Attitude and kept it rolling. The results will demonstrate that they are playing at the top of their game. “We’re a lot more cohesive as a band after playing together for so many years, and we’ve gotten better at songwriting and collaborating to bring out the best in everyone’s ideas,” says guitarist Pete Cortese.

A further new dimension affecting the sound is the addition of vocalis Bennett to the band’s ranks, who the existing members knew would be the perfect fit from his time with notable acts Wrecking Crew, Panzerbastard (both of whom shared the stage with Cortese and D’Antonio’s other band Overcast), and Ramallah. “Keith brings a whole lot of piss and vinegar, with a side of street cred. He brought a new sense of enthusiasm and excitement and got us even more fired up to make a great record,” says Cortese. Guitarist Chris Rosati adds, “Creatively speaking, Keith is a force of nature. His ability to get inside a new song and quickly come up with vocals and lyrics is really something to witness.”

Lyrically, No Mercy From Electric Eyes is a more politically charged record than their previous releases – “it’s more pissed off, and anyone paying attention to the state of the world can understand why,” says Cortese – but it’s also deeply personal for Bennett. “Every word I’m singing is from the heart,” says the vocalist. “I should have been dead a few years ago, I’m here for a reason. These lyrics are a direct line to how I feel, how I live, what I see.”

When it came to tracking, drummer Colin Conway laid down his parts at Mad Oak studio with long time associate Benny Grotto, while everything else was recorded, engineered and produced by Rosati at his home studio, Mass Metal Studios.

The record is wrapped up with a title drawn from the lyrics of one of the tracks – Cortese pointing out that it makes perfect sense given their band name – and vivid artwork courtesy of D’Antonio, which according to the bassist stems from the idea “of ‘being under the thumb of an ethereal overlord’. The fear of knowing the ‘master’ is watching your every move, from a short distance away. In this world, only obedience is accepted and absolutely no mercy is given to those who fail.” Having poured so much of their hearts and souls into No Mercy From Electric Eyes, the band hope to play the songs live as much as possible, and have aspirations of touring outside of the US for the first time, but at the end of the day they are proud of what they have achieved and believe they are worth giving a damn about, because they give a damn about everything they do. “We made a great record that doesn’t sound like many contemporary metal bands,” says Cortese. “It’s heavy as fuck without having to rely on drop Z tuning, and it’s a great balance of aggressive and melodic without sounding contrived.“

DEATH RAY VISION ONLINE:
https://www.facebook.com/DeathRayVision
https://www.instagram.com/deathrayvision

SYMPHONY OF SWEDEN Release Video for New Song ‘Bad Thoughts’

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The guys of SYMPHONY OF SWEDEN aren’t really familiar with the concept of rest: their latest EP was released in March, and the title track “Get Out Of My Mind” reached 100.000 streams on Spotify as fast as never. The success and the positive feedback gave the band strength, as they immediately set to finish a new song called “Bad Thoughts“. 

“We felt that ‘Get Out Of My Mind’ was really strong as a single, and it was also nice to release a new track ‘Down and Counting’ with Henrik Bodin-Sköld contributing with guitars. So it was great to see that people seem to like it!” – Evan added.

Lee’s statement about “Bad Thoughts“: “Evan had made a musical background that was very popish, but I got a feeling for the chorus part and wrote it almost immediately when I heard the music. I had seen a commercial about a woman who dressed very classy, she was like from the 60s, very high-end style. She was walking on the streets of New York and everybody stopped and turned around just to look at her. The power of a woman with great taste – and she also had people thinking ‘bad thoughts’.”

Stream on Spotify at spoti.fi/43ErfEH

Evan’s statement: “‘Bad Thoughts’ started life in October 2022, when I sent an instrumental track to Lee and he immediately liked the vibe but it took a couple of months before we were ready to record the vocals which we did in April along with new live drums played by Niklas ”Bullen” Bengtsson. After that, I re-arranged the pieces a bit, and for a change, we kickstart the song with the chorus-hook!”

The band has also fulfilled an old request from fans: Symphony Of Sweden recently launched their first merchandise. Evan said that at the moment they are taking just small steps. “There will be a challenge to find the perfect spot regarding different sizes, colors, and styles. For now, we will stick with not too many choices as I think fast delivery times are very important nowadays so we need to have everything in stock, that’s why we should keep the store simple and easy.“

Midsummer is just around the corner, but the fans shouldn’t worry about the band’s future: Evan and Lee will work hard during the summer heat as well. “We will definitely work hard on new tracks for the album. I feel we are a little behind the schedule, so, for me, it will be The Summer Of Work!” – Evan added. “But sure, there will some days off as well. I will visit Budapest for a few days, and also in the late summer, we will have a couple of days of wine tasting in Italy. But other than that I hope I will get huge electricity bills due to heavy studio use!“

Lee ain’t rest either! “I’m working hard on my body, and of course on new music and my voice. We know where we want to go and we are not slowing down until we get there! But okay, I may take a beer with Evan or some beautiful woman, who knows…”

Welcome to the musical world of Symphony Of Sweden!

Coming from the North of Sweden with winter and ice bears all over the place, the music is the other way around. Grand and epic with huge arrangements, the missing link between pop and metal – this is Symphony of Sweden! Add the powerful voice of Linus “Lee” Wester and the creative talent of Pontus “Evan” Hagberg you will have a concept that brings you on a journey from here to eternity.

Symphony Of Sweden is:
Pontus „Evan” Hagberg
Linus „Lee” Wester

Evan and Lee lived in the same small town up north in Sweden. Lee had his own little service point, betting shop, tobacco store nearby which also happened to be Evan’s local service point where he went to get his parcels. After saying hello to each other for a couple of years, there was one day Evan had a parcel to get – which obviously was music-related. They fell into conversation with each other, a few days later Evan invited Lee to his studio. Evan: „he had found one of my instrumental tracks on Youtube and sang it with a new melody on top and lyrics for me in the studio, right there when he just arrived! I was blown away, and a week later we had our first ever track produced and completed. As soon he sang his first two words in the studio I wanted to work with him!”

The band released their first album, Inner Demons in January 2021, and their second album, Saints Of Yesterday came out on the 3rd of February, 2022.

FIXATION Unleash Ultimate Anthem ‘Flat Earth’ to Kickstart Festival Season

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With exceptional vocal performances, heavy guitar riffs, electronic elements and an incredibly catchy chorus; FIXATION release their brand new single “Flat Earth”. This captivating track showcases a more pop-oriented sound compared to their previous releases, while it remains true to their signature hard-hitting and atmospheric essence.

“Flat Earth”s massive, intense chorus is set to be a summer festival anthem, inviting audiences to jump and dance along.

Listen to the single here:https://orcd.co/flatearth

Fixation states:
Flat Earth is a track that delves into the minds of people who persuade themselves into believing conspiracy theories. People that are so centered around their own perception of the truth that they refuse to see it any other way. The lyrics sums it up: «Even if they see it, they probably won’t believe it.

ABOUT
Fixation’s unique blend of electronic elements, stadium rock, and post-metal, combined with their emotionally charged and thought-provoking lyrics creates a rollercoaster of melancholic aggression that leaves audiences wanting more. They made their first appearance in 2020, and has since then positioned themselves as one of the most promising new international acts. Garnering high praise from notable media outlets like Kerrang Magazine and BBC Radio 1 they have earned a reputation for their raw talent, and impactful music.


Fixation’s Fixation will be releasing their highly anticipated debut album “More Subtle Than Death” September 8th, as well as appearing at festivals such as QStock (FI), Download (UK) Raumarock (NO) and Rock Imperium (ES). In addition to festival apperances, Fixation joined forces with acclaimed musician Devin Townsend on his European tour earlier in 2023. In October, Fixation is set to join Annisokay on tour, on what will be their second European tour in 2023.

“It`s a huge sound from a band that’s going to be absolutely massive” Kerrang! Radio

Fixation is:
Jonas Hansen – Vocal
Martin Selen – Guitar
Tobias Østerdal – Guitar
Martin Gravdal – Bass
Ola Dønnem – Drums

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