CORTEGE was founded in 1996 and it’s still activ, excluding a break in 2005-2009. The band has released two full albums: Anachoreo (2012), Touching the Void (2016) and compilation Where the Watchers Are Imprisoned Part I (2017) which consist demos Awareness (2000) and Introduction to the Slaughter of Your Gods (2001).
After almost two years of work in the MAQ Records studio, band prepared material for a new album, which will be titled “Vandari” which musically firmly embedded in the classic and old school death metal.
Music was recorded, mixed and mastered at MAQ Records with cooperation of Jarosław Toifl, who was working in the past with bands: Crystal Viper, Darzamat and Infernal War. Cover artwork was done by band drummer – Kamil Szuszkiewicz.
After the Norwegian label Whispering Voice Records failed to fulfill its publishing contract, the Silesian band launched cooperation with the underground label ADG Records, which already has several interesting releases in its portfolio, including Denomination, Hexenaltar and Wolfpath. Release date for “Vandari” is scheduled on June 22, 2023.
In autumn 2022, the clip for the single “Filth” was released and soon band will present music video for “Purgatory“. Below you can check video trailer. Full video will appear exclusively at Death Metal Promotion Youtube channel.
01. Reluded 02. Behind the Temple Veil 03. Tired of Dying 04. Collision Course 05. Rahu 06. Vandari 07. Filth 08. Mitote – The Hum of a Thousand Voices 09. On the Edge 10. Purgatory 11. Ketu 12. To Die, To Sleep, No More
GYPSY PISTOLEROS release new anthemic single ‘What’s it like to be a Girl?’ on Friday 23rd June through Earache Records. It’s a tale of a beautiful cross dressers couragously crazed crusade against toxic masculinity! ’ with accompanying video. A 70’s Glamtastic Romp where Marc Bolan & The Sweet meet Phoenix Nights concluding with a B-Movie Horrortastic twist?
This is from the brand-new forthcoming genre defining album ‘Duende a go go loco!!’ Recorded at The Old Cider Press Studios, Pershore by the legend that is Dave Draper, who recorded, mixed, mastered and played most guitars on the album too.
GYPSY PISTOLEROS LINE UP: Gypsy Lee Pistolero – Vox Shane Pistolero Sparkz –Guitars Kerry Pistolero White – Bass Crag Pistolero Shape – Drums
The forthcoming album is released both digitally & physically through Earache Records on November 3rd. Pre-sale begins on Earache Records Webstore June 23rd
Join below the teaser trailer premiering for GYPSY PISTOLEROS New single ‘What’s it like to be a Girl?’ It’s a 70’s Glam trip !
GYPSY PISTOLEROS are “The World’s Greatest Flamenco Punk Glam Rock band Ever!” They are touring throughout the year to promote the next three singles and album! They have also just signed to SD Entertainment Booking Agents (sdentertainment.co.uk)
Gypsy Pistoleros are still something utterly unique and interesting in today’s predictable musical landscape. The sound is flamenco in a head on collision with punk/rock riffs, pounding bass and thrashing drums.
The songs span madly in the best rock ‘n’ roll tradition with big hooks, attitude, and sleaze. Yet those flamenco breaks got into your head and refused to leave – this hybrid rocks.
This mongrel offspring of fiery flamenco passion and gritty gutter glam Punk, the Gypsy Pistoleros’ were born roamin’ somewhere between Zaragoza and Worcester, brought into the world to a soundtrack stack-heeled anthems of sleazy ‘70s Glam. Standing alone in musical ancestry and sum sound, they are one of those most rare acts who can honestly claim the tag ‘unique’.
“Duende a go go loco” the new album is going to be hailed as the band’s masterpiece; an album that brings together all facets of this unique mongrel offspring of fiery flamenco passion and gritty gutter glam Punk.
You will never hear another band like this.
GYPSY PISTOLEROS ‘Dare to be Different! Duende a Go Go Loco U.K Tour’
It’s the moment everyone worldwide has been waiting for. The NUCLEAR POWER TRIO has returned bringing with them news on their sophomore release Wet Ass Plutonium. The next chapter in this tyrannical trio’s musical endeavors will be dropped on July 28, 2023 and features 9 new tracks.
“Donny, Vladi P and I had a little tiff at the end of the aggressive touring cycle for the last record. We made up though and decided to spend some time in the supreme U.S. city of Miami, Florida. We went to a bunch of synthwave clubs, drove around in an orange Lambo, purchased white suits together, and watched a lot of Miami Vice. We really just fell in love with each other all over again and it was truly inspiring.” – said Supreme Drummer Kimmy
Watch the video for the first single, Nyetflix and Chill, here:
As a result of their inspirational South Beach sabbatical, the trio have concocted an LP that dwarfs the magnitude and ambition of their debut release. Arrangements include strings, real shred-harp, horn sections, and full-on synthwave leads. Elevating the songs to previously unforeseen heights are guest solos from Chris Broderick (In Flames, Megadeth), Ben Ellis (Scar Symmetry), Brian Hopp (Cephalic Carnage), and Scott Carstairs (Fallujah). Rounding out the epic compositions are orchestrations from Jesse Zuretti (Marvel), and for the first time on a Nuclear Power Trio song, vocals.
“We kept telling the label, We’ve done a great job, but it’s not finished yet, and when we finish will be, in a position like it hasn’t been, maybe ever,” said lead guitarist Donny. “You think about it, and you really ask anybody, really, what could make 2023 incredible, and they’ll tell you it’s Wet Ass Plutonium.“
“Donny told me this was a ‘trio’… One presidential harpist and a couple secret service horn sections later, there were over 750 tracks in the project. Anytime I bring it up he threatens to ‘send me over the wall’, whatever that means. I’m pretty sure this is a misappropriation of government funds, but I’m keeping my mouth shut.” – quipped the band’s producer Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Archspire).
Pre-orders for the album, which will be available on CD, vinyl, digitally, and part of a bundle including a shirt, are available now at the following location: metalblade.com/nuclearpowertrio
Tracklisting: 01. W.A.P. (Wet Ass Plutonium) 02. Apocalypse Mao 03. Nyetflix and Chill 04. Air Force Fun 05. Snark Side of the Un 06. ¡Vamos, Brandito! 07. Anti-Saxxers (Mandatory Saxination) 08. Critical Bass Theory 09. Red Scare Bear Stare
About the band: It’s been three years since Planet Earth’s most unanimously cherished year, Two Thousand and Twenty. Beloved amongst the Tellurian inhabitants for a multitude of reasons, the year’s standout contribution was unequivocally the release of Nuclear Power Trio‘s, “A Clear and Present Rager“. The EP’s unrelenting fervor for igniting peace via nylon-guitar-fueled fus-djent resonated bigly with audiences across the globe and triggered a shift in the collective consciousness of humanity.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction; we saw the trillionaire tech overlords from the year 2179 unleash a torrent of schemes to prevent the trio from creating world peace. Thankfully, not a single mission enacted prevailed, including multiple attempts utilizing the Ol’ Dirty Wizard T-800.
Unsuccessful and defeated, the overlords in the Wealthy Entitled Fartsniffers faded out of the picture faster than Marty McFly’s hoverboard kickflip, leaving NPIII to continue their quest with 2023’s triumphant return, “Wet Ass Plutonium“.
We’ve yet to see what adversarial components the group may go up against this time, although the album artwork and some of the song titles provide some interesting foreshadowing: reptilians, sardonic cartoon bears, and angry mobs of anti-saxxers loom as potential obstacles for the triumphant supergroup. As uncertain as the future remains in this turbulent zeitgeist, one thing is for sure…Peace sells, so start buying!
Nuclear Power Trio is: Supreme Drums: Kimmy Tremendous Guitar: Donny KGBass: Vladi P
Brazilian death metal outfit CRYPTA are preparing to unleash their second beast of an album, Shades of Sorrow, on August 4, 2023 via Napalm Records! Formed in 2019 by former NERVOSA members Luana Dametto (drums) and Fernanda Lira (vocals), and now featuring guitarists Tainá Bergamaschi and Jessica di Falchi, CRYPTA broke the charts with their highly praised very first album, Echoes of the Soul, in 2021. The album received massive critical and fanbase acclaim for a debut release (including landing at #55 on the Official German Album Charts and debuting at #15 on both the US Hard Music Albums and Top New Artist Albums charts).
On Shades of Sorrow, the band stays true to their unique sound that was introduced on their first full-length, blending classic and modern death metal with significant extreme and black metal elements. Straight from the burning gates of death metal salvation, their brand new single, “Lord of Ruins”, serves as a relentless harbinger of what the new album has to offer and a smashing dose of true CRYPTA sound, leaving the listener breathless.
The song is highlighted by a demonic, captivating official video that showcases the full power of the matchless combination.
Luana Dametto (drums) on “Lord of Ruins”: “’Lord of Ruins’ was our pick for a first single ‘cause it combines both melodic and aggressive melodies that are present throughout the whole album. So we thought it’s a good representation of what to expect of the whole piece. It’s also the final song of the record and it has a very impactful meaning. It’s the closure of the whole album concept and it also fits perfectly to the artwork concept we had in mind.”
As a raging monster on its own, Shades of Sorrow begins with the instrumental piano intro track “The Aftermath”, creating an ominous atmosphere before “Dark Clouds” kicks straight off with feral growls to drop jaws, showcasing the full extent of the band’s striking interplay from the very first second. “Poisonous Apathy” features electrifying guitar sounds and prominent hard-hitting bass, creeping into the listener’s brain. Ruthless “The Outsider” unleashes a massive drum attack and another ferocity of coals, before it fades into a softer outro that melts seamlessly into the intro of “Stronghold”, one of the slower and more melodic tracks on the album. Outstanding death metal drumming on “The Other Side of Anger” sets the scene for threatening vocals, evoking an uncontrollable storm. Dark and deep instrumental piano interlude “The Limbo” acts as an intro to the impressive guitar work on “Trial of Traitors”. Following the eerie, haunting “Lullaby for the Forsaken” comes “Agents of Chaos”, showcasing the undeniable talent of the band with its many changes. Relentless death metal tracks “Lift the Blindfold” and “Lord of Ruins” offer the last dose of true CRYPTA sound, leaving the listener breathless before the beautiful instrumental outro “The Closure” wraps the album up.
Fernanda Lira (bass, vocals) on Shades of Sorrow: “Shades of Sorrow is a semi-concept album which meaning describes a journey through the depths of our psyche when facing tough battles. It’s a trip to the many shades of pain we sometimes have to face while enduring our lives challenges. The songs are the perfect gloomy, dark, emotional soundtrack for this journey.”
It is clear that the talented women of CRYPTA have created another impressive masterpiece with Shades of Sorrow, presenting the very best of their technical ability and songwriting skills on this 13-track onslaught. Shades of Sorrow was recorded at Family Mob Studio, mixed by Daniel Bergstrand at 33 Stockholm, Sweden and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studio.
Shades of Sorrow tracklisting: 1 The Aftermath 2 Dark Clouds 3 Poisonous Apathy 4 The Outsider 5 Stronghold 6 The Other Side of Anger 7 The Limbo 8 Trial of Traitors 9 Lullaby for the Forsaken 10 Agents of Chaos 11 Lift the Blindfold 12 Lord of Ruins 13 The Closure
CRYPTA live 2023 – ECHOES OVER EUROPE PART 2 01.06.23 SK – Kosice / Collosseum 02.06.23 AT – Vienna / Escape 03.06.23 CZ – Plezen / Metalfest Open Air 04.06.23 DE – Erfurt / From Hell 05.06.23 DE – Hamburg / Logo 06.06.23 DK – Copenhagen / Beta 08.06.23 BE – Diest / Hell 09.06.23 BE – Kortrijk / DVG Club 10.06.23 DE – Weinheim / Cafe Central 11.06.23 DE – Frankfurt am Main / Nachtleben 13.06.23 DE – Torgau / In Flammen 14.07.23 DE – Berlin / Cassiopeia 15.07.23 AT – Loeben / Area 53 Open Air 16.07.23 AT – Salzburg / Rockhouse 19.07.23 ES – Vitoria / Urban Rock Concept 20.07.23 ES – Valladolid / Porta Caeli Club 21.07.23 ES – Cangas Do Morrazo / Kanekas Metal Fest 22.07.23 PT – Almada / Club Cine Incrivel 23.07.23 ES – Madrid / Revilive 24.07.23 ES – Lleida / Cafe del Teatre 28.07.23 SI – Tolmin / Tolminator Metal Fest 30.07.23 IT – Padova / Padova / Metal Fest
CRYPTA is: Fernanda Lira – Bass, Vocals Jéssica di Falchi – Guitar Tainá Bergamaschi – Guitar Luana Dametto – Drums
Los Angeles’ Grammy-nominated and genre-bending rock outfit FEVER 333 have returned with “$wing“, their first studio single in three years, now available on all streaming platforms. Stream it now HERE; the visual accompaniment can be viewed below.
“$wing” expands upon the band’s signature blend of rapid-fire rap cadences and visceral punk expression, coupled with frontman Jason Aalon Butler’s socially conscious lyrics — this time taking aim at the sports industry’s historical exploitation of people of color and the fight for agency and autonomy. Butler paints an articulate, focused picture without sacrificing venomous reproach and unbridled aggression.
“In a system that exploits the aforementioned instruments of power (the people) for financial and political advancement, we must collectively understand and redirect the dynamic once we realize that we are not powerless against it”, Butler asserts before adding, “$wing” is a sonic reminder that you are the power that they seek and you are the resource they need”.
Cover Artwork by Djay Brawner
The new music comes on the heels of the debut of their powerful new lineup and a host of high-octane live performances. The new lineup features Butler alongside Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta, Thundercat, Trash Talk) on drums, viral bass virtuoso April Kae, and guitarist Brandon Davis. This new era of FEVER 333 is beyond even what I could have imagined”, Butler says. “The talent, the funk, the passion, and the respect for this project April, Thomas, and Brandon have already delivered have shown me, once again, that this project is something more than a band on stage”.
Ushering a return to their ceremonial-like “functions” with a house party in Butler’s hometown of South Central Los Angeles recently, FEVER 333 have since indoctrinated festival crowds at the highly-publicized Las Vegas festival Sick New World and are now gearing up for a string of European dates and festival appearances — including Germany’s Rock Am Ring/Park, Hellfest France and the UK’s lauded Download Festival. Full tour dates are below.
With the release of “$wing”, the band has also announced a worldwide collaboration between their label 333 Wreckords Crew and Century Media Records to release FEVER 333 music for the foreseeable future exclusively. “I feel very lucky to have entered this partnership with 333 Wreckords Crew and the folks at Century Media for this upcoming album”, Butler reveals. “I’m calling it right now – we’re going to shift a paradigm, or two, regarding how this game gets played and how it tries to play us”.
Tour Dates: Jun 2 – Nürburgring, Germany @ Rock Am Ring Festival Jun 4 – Nürnberg, Germany @ Rock Im Park Festival Jun 6 – Wroclaw, Poland @ Zaklęte Rewiry Jun 7 – Bratislava, Slovakia @ Majestic Jun 8 – Nickelsdorf, Austria @ Nova Rock Festival Jun 10 – Donnington, UK @ Download Festival Jun 15 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Copenhell Festival Jun 16 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Festival Jun 17 – Clisson, France @ Hell Fest Jun 19 – Malmo, Sweden @ Plan B Jun 20 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Jun 22 – Oslo, Norway @ Tons of Rock Festival Jun 23 – Ysselsteyn, Netherlands @ Jera On Air Festival Jun 24 – Munster, Germany @ Vainstream Festival Jun 25 – Spalence Porcini, Czech Republic @ Basinfire Festival Jun 27 – Toulouse, France @ Le Bikini Jun 29 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Evil Live Festival Jun 30 – Lugo, Spain @ Resurrection Fest Jul 2 – Arras, France @ Main Square Festival Jul 28 – Niigata, Japan @ Fuji Rock Festival Sep 22 – Louisville, Kentucky @ Louder Than Life Festival Oct 7 – Sacramento, California @ Aftershock Festival
Today, the Queens, NY-based rockers KING FALCON have released “Ready Set Go,” the latest taste of their upcoming, debut album, slated for release later this year. A supercharged indie rocker with a Black Keys sense of blues-punk dirt, produced by Marshall Altman (Citizen Cope, Wayne Shepherd, Mark Broussard) and mixed by 12-time Grammy-nominated mixing engineer and producer Mark Needham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Fleetwood Mac), “Ready Set Go” captures the frenetic urban sprawl of the band’s hometown of New York City. Melding indie-rock adventurousness with Classic Rock swagger, King Falcon’s ultra-catchy songwriting recalls artists like Black Keys, Jack White, Cage the Elephant, The Strokes, Royal Blood, and The Killers.
“The three of us are from New York, born and raised, so we wanted to write a song that captured the speed and the electric energy that we felt while walking around the city,” comments King Falcon’s Michael Rubin. “The drums represent that excitement and anticipation as you emerge from the subway station, then the bass and guitars come in for that big reveal as you make your way outside. Are you ready for it? Well, get set and go.”
The single was released today alongside a cinematic music video capturing Rubin in the streets of Manhattan, rushing to get to a show on time. “This video was actually one of the more physically demanding ones we have filmed,” Rubin adds. “We basically spent an entire day sprinting around New York at full speed while carrying gear! My personal favorite part of the video is where Tom’s car won’t start. While we were shooting that scene, James accidentally broke off one of the door handles on Tom’s car so he basically had to open it with his fingernails for the rest of that scene.”
The release of “Ready Set Go” follows King Falcon’s March single “Cadillac,” brimming with garage guitar riffage, power pop choruses, soulfully melodic lead vocals, and vibrant indie-rock atmospherics. The “Cadillac” video snapshots an actual Ferris Bueller-like joyride with Rubin’s buddy’s red, rare bird 1957 Eldorado Cadillac. Rubin continues “I got to drive this beauty with no brakes, no plates, and a flat tire,” Rubin recalled. “Everybody, including the cops, waved as I cruised this spaceship around the neighborhood.”
Michael Rubin is the creative driving force behind King Falcon, but drummer and sometimes recording engineer James Terranova is essential to the band’s spirit. His fastidious, plan-ahead persona is the perfect counterpoint to Michael’s freewheeling personality, and the pair have an old-married-couple kind of connection. “I would take a bullet for him, but I may also be that person to shoot him,” Michael jokes. Up until now, King Falcon has been a guitar and drums duo, but the twosome is welcoming drummer Tom Diognardi and moving James to bass.
In 2020, the duo released the funky and infectiously catchy single, “Shake! Shake! Shake!.” However, the pandemic cleared King Falcon’s calendar before their debut show.. The guys made the most of the situation by sending its single, “When The Party Is Over,” out to labels. “That song represented me trying to convince my parents, and myself, that I could get somewhere playing guitar,” Michael says. The song turned out to be aces for the band landing in Ron Burman’s, President of Mascot Record Label, inbox where he awarded King Falcon a recording contract.
“When The Party Is Over” is an irresistible, moody mid-tempo rocker teeming with ear worm melodies. The song explores lonely New York late-night living with gritty candor, and it comes alive via a darkly alluring video. “We got chased through the park by a crazed man with a knife while making the song’s video,” Michael remembers.
King Falcon has resumed its pre-pandemic plans of playing its first live shows and touring and will be hitting the road for a string of US dates this summer. “It took two and a half years to get here,” Michael says, pausing thoughtfully. “If you asked me when I first got my guitar if we would get a label and be where we are today, I would have said, ‘oh yeah, no problem,’ but I’ve learned the reality of it all isn’t that simple. It is amazing to be where we are today, but it was definitely a challenging journey.”
King Falcon is: Michael Rubin – Lead Guitar and Vocals James Terranova – Bass Tom Diognardi – Drums
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
