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Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder is pleased to reveal another new song off his upcoming sophomore solo album “II”, due out on June 9th. Check out the track “Waiting For Some Sun” in an atmospheric video created by Manu Giménez / MG Media Productions here
You can pre-order the album in its various formats here!
Guitarist Jason Ashcraft (Helion Prime, Dire Peril, Planeswalker, Of Romulus) has teamed up with Stu Block (Into Eternity, ex-Iced Earth) to breathe new life into a re-recording of a Dire Peril song released back in 2014 “My Vengeance Is Everything”. This song is the title track on a new two-song EP, which also features a cover of “Blood Upon the Snow” originally written by Bear McCreary for the God of War Ragnarok Soundtrack, fitting the God of War trilogy theme of the EP.
Jason Ashcraft comments:
“I was listening to the old Dire Peril EPs one evening as sometimes it’s nice to revisit the past and see how far you’ve come. While listening to them I was really digging into this song and thought to myself ‘You know there is still potential here and I bet with a new coat of paint it could really shine’. I knew there was one man I wanted to help me bring this back to life – Stu Block. He did such an amazing job on this song I’m excited for everyone to hear it!”
Also joining Jason Ashcraft on the recordings for the EP is drummer Alex Bosson (Helion Prime, Lunar), bassist Chelsea McMasters (ex-Dire Peril), guitarist Taylor Washington (Paladin), vocalists Heather Michele (ex-Helion Prime) and R.A. Voltaire (Ravenous E.H.) along with bassist Carlos Alvarez (Power Theory), guitarist Alon Mei-Tal, and Key Arrangements by Anthony Stahl.
Ashcraft continues: “I knew I wanted to do more with this release and really make it special. That’s why I decided to do a cover of “Blood Upon the Snow” and I love the way it turned out we all really made it our own. I brought Heather Michele on board for this one and she did such a great job. Even got a few words out of R.A. Voltaire (Ravenous E.H.) for this tune”.
Watch and listen to the lyric video for “My Vengeance is Everything (Chaos Reigns)” ft. Stu Block, below.
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“My Vengeance is Everything” EP was mixed by Carlos Alvarez of Dirty Viking Audio and mastered by Brett Caldas-Lima of Tower Studio.
The EP “My Vengeance Is Everything” is available as of May 26th at https://jasonashcraft.bandcamp.com/album/my-vengeance-is-everything
Track Listing:
1. My Vengeance is Everything (Chaos Reigns) – 5:44
2. Blood Upon the Snow – 4:38
Credits:
My Vengeance is Everything (Chaos Reigns) Recording Lineup:
Jason Ashcraft – Rhythm Guitars
Stu Block – Vocals
Alex Bosson – Drums
Chelsea McMasters – Bass
Taylor Washington – Lead Guitars
Blood Upon the Snow Recording Lineup:
Jason Ashcraft – Rhythm Guitars
Heather Michele – Vocals
Alex Bosson – Drums
Carlos Alvarez – Bass
Alon Mei-Tal – Lead Guitars
R.A. Voltaire – Male Chants
Anthony Stahl – Key Arrangements
My Vengeance is Everything (Chaos Reigns)
Music by Jason Ashcraft and Brett Tardif
Lyrics by Jason Ashcraft
Original vocal arrangements by Norman Skinner.
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ONLAP recently presented us their last DIY single, “Unstoppable – feat. Youth Never Dies”, and since years each song that got self-released by the band has been ruling SoMe platforms and DSP playlists, with a fan base growing day by day (415k monthly Spotify listeners, 105k YouTube subscribers) and a cross-platform streaming performance of more than 150M streams. “The Awakening”, the band’s top hit on Spotify, reckons with 23M streams only to this impressive hoard of facts. Nevertheless there’s always room for growth and development with a professional and global label backup, now, the Paris-based alternative rock act has inked a worldwide deal with AFM Records!
Nils Wasko, Senior A&R director of AFM Records, states: “One of the goals that we had set for ourselves was to find new artists who already set the pace with their own, past activities and
further develop the artist globally with a growth rate of 100% within only a few years. By signing ONLAP from Paris we are on our way to turning this into reality. Their talent and music reflects not only today’s taste and sound, their ability to work on schedule and fill the space with stunning creativity is breathtaking. Their new outputs will be a perfect showcase of ONLAP’s talent and a truly exhilarating sound experience.”
Talking about their collaboration, ONLAP shared: “After 15 years of a full indie model, we’re really glad to start this new journey with AFM Records. We really love the whole team, they’ve been listening and understanding the personality and particularities of our musical project and we just can’t wait to start releasing songs, and our new album in the end, with them. Thanks for your trust in ONLAP and for letting us creating the way we always did.”
Today, the band has released a music video for their brand new single, entitled “Nevermind“, through AFM Records. The new ONLAP track is now available on all digital services at THIS LOCATION!
This is the beginning of a huge new adventure for ONLAP,” the band comments. “We worked a lot on this track so that the color of the album and its atmosphere is marked from the beginning and from this first single. We shot the video with Aurélien Mariat and Alexis Fontaine (who work on the bands Landmvrks and Resolve), and are really SUPER EXCITED for its release, joining forces with the great AFM team!”
As their new single showcases, it’s immediate evident that ONLAP have never felt more vibrant and hungry than they are on their upcoming album, scheduled to be released the Spring of 2024. After all those years releasing a giant number of tracks, some EP’s, and 1 best-of album for the 15 years anniversary of the band, ONLAP is now taking the chance to write a full album containing 10 colossal tracks. It will be a collection of their musical history, roots and brand new influences, but most important: including a multiple degree of links inside the album, that will be revealed later. But without a doubt, the most ambitious project ONLAP has achieved in their career so far!
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Melodic death metallers RISE TO FALL will issue their fifth full-length album, “The Fifth Dimension”, on June 9 2023 via Noble Demon. Pre-orders are available at THIS LOCATION
Formed in 2006 in Bilbao in northern Spain, RISE TO FALL have established their well-deserved place within the metal scene over the past seventeen years. With a constant output and numerous live shows and festival appearances, RISE TO FALL have become known for delivering music of the highest level and their devastating live shows. With the release of four studio albums, the band has kept raising the bar, leading not only to numerous tours across Europe, but also headlining tours in Japan and China, as well as touring alongside Soilwork! So be prepared for the next chapter of RISE TO FALL, once again setting their very own benchmarks and spreading their music all over the globe!
Following the previously released singles “Intruder” and “Hierophant”, today, RISE TO FALL have shared a new video for the single “Heroes”! Watch the video here:
Guitarist Hugo Markaida comments: “The third single is a very melodic theme, in which both the clean vocal melodies and the melodic guitars are being prioritized. It is a slower song than the previous singles, but full of energy with a very catchy chorus. But all this melody and harmony explodes with the break, a very frenetic and heavy break that ends with harmonized guitars that will not leave anyone indifferent. It may be our favorite chorus.“
Tracklist:
Rise To Fall are:
Dalay Tarda – Vocals
Hugo Markaida – Guitar
Dann Hoyos – Guitar
Javier Martín – Bass
Xabier Del Val – Drums
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http://nobledemon.com
http://shop.nobledemon.com
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Tattarisuo Finland in the 1930s:
A man stole corpses from the cemetery to first dismember them and then bury them in the mud, because he expected a satanic treasure to rise from the dead as a result.
Timeleap – Today:
Based on the case of Tattarisuo, a musical monster arises from the ashes of Corpse Molester Cult to seemingly prove that death is not the end. DEAD TALKS from Lohja (Finland) are ready to unleash their full-length debut “Veneration Of The Dead” full of waltzing midtempo death metal tunes you can’t escape.
The first heavy guitar strums of ‘Son Of The Nameless One’ let a slow bulldozer roll over the listener, leaving behind nothing but wasteland. You have to face ‘The Human Plague’ now, an all-crushing stomper. The horror picks up the pace – but just a little – to make ‘508’ even more hazardous, and it seems like ‘The End Of The Tunnel’ has been reached. But DEAD TALKS live up to their name and make you face a ‘Pedophile God’. Black’n’roll reigns while the hearse is driven by the ‘Death’s Charioteer’. After this ride, it’s getting more atmospheric during ‘Skinless’ before ‘Trigger/Religion’ makes you want to start the whole terror again.
Today the band presents the first single ‘The End Of The Tunnel’ from the album today, enjoy the video below!
Video directed by Esa Valkeajärvi // Blow Up That Gramophone
“Veneration of The Dead” by DEAD TALKS will be released via APOSTASY RECORDS on August 18. 2023! Arm your ears for this strike of dread!
June 23rd sees the release of “Intergalactic Battle Tunes”, the debut album by German high-speed power metallers SCULFORGE. To raise the anticipation to intergalactic heights, with “Glorious”, a first taster of the almost 70(!) minute album, is now available as a lyric video on the MDD Youtube channel!
For those who missed the first announcements: Sculforge provide a concept album that tells an epic sci-fi story over 26 chapters. On this you will not only find great Metal Hymns between Power and Thrash, but also radio play-like interludes, which complete the overall concept. Look forward to a fresh, virtuoso and wacky masterpiece! The accordingly epically long tracklist you will find below.
Album Tracklist
Pre Orders
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