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EARTHRISE Release Studio Video for New Single ‘From Below’, New Album Out October 14th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2022
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After recently revealing their latest single, “From Below,” critically acclaimed post-metal band EARTHRISE has followed suit with a subsequent video for the track filmed at SignatureTone Recordings studio in Minneapolis. The song is found on the band’s forthcoming, long-awaited sophomore album, “Until We Rest Beneath the Winter Way,” that’s due out October 14th.

“Until We Rest Beneath the Winter Way” frames vignettes into the life and times of Laika, the first animal sent into Earth’s orbit. Each track on ‘UWRBTWW’ represents a slice in history, as she endured it. The album culminates with the launch of Sputnik II, the second major event in humanity’s reach to the heavens, symbolized by a lifeless canine body orbiting the Earth for months on end — a somber meditation on humanity’s innumerable self-inflicted tragedies, as if stuck in orbit, forever. 

“Our second single, From Below, illustrates Laika’s time as a stray on the streets of Moscow and her swift capture by the Soviets. The immediacy of launch meant there was little time for her proper care and humane testing, let alone guarantee of her return. Her capture sealed her fate and marked the beginning of the end of her story.” – EARTHRISE

Stream “From Below“
-Apple Music: https://apple.co/3ew346V
-Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3qo7Juv
-Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3xcJ53P
-Youtube: https://youtu.be/8qidG20Je2E

Pre-Order “Until We Rest Beneath the Winter Way” – http://earthrisemn.bandcamp.com

Stream the previously released track, “Our Work in the Stars Cannot Wait“
-Apple Music: https://apple.co/3AtUKfv
-Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3TnFwRU
-Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3CBNgty
-Youtube: https://youtu.be/hEgzUmmO_PY

“Until We Rest Beneath the Winter Way” Tracklisting:
The New Man
From Below
Hypervigilant
Generation Loss
Our Work in the Stars Cannot Wait
Prisoner’s Cinema
Engineers of the Human Soul
Void Hymn
Tears of Burning Light

About EARTHRISE:
Described by MetalSucks as “heavy-as-elephant-balls post-NeurIsis-y metal with dreamy, atmospheric guitars and sickly, downtuned doom riffs,” Earthrise was founded in 2010 by bassist Andy Rutledge, drummer Jimmy Neumann and guitarist Mike Britson (Former Worlds) who released their acclaimed debut, “Eras Lost,” in 2012. With the recent additions of Jim Schloemer on synth and Sam Halvorson on vocals, the band has emerged from a 10 year hiatus to release their cosmic followup “Until We Rest Beneath the Winter Way” – a 71-minute proggy, crushingly heavy, space rock meets post metal behemoth.

LANSDOWNE Release Official Music Video for New Single ‘Medicine’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2022
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In their 15+ years as a band, they have achieved two billboard charting radio singles, over 100 million streams and views, and have licensed songs to major brands such as iRobot, the NFL, MTV, and more. Comprised of Jon Ricci (Vocals), Shaun Lichtenstein (Lead Guitar / Vocals), Glenn Mungo (Drums), Josh Waterman (Guitar / Vocals), and Mike LaRoche (Bass), LANSDOWNE has been a force to be reckoned with since emerging into the music scene in 2006.

Following their signing with AFM Records and the release of a lyric video for their mega hit “Burn Brighther” (with more than 11 million streams on Spotify alone) in mid-2022, just recently, the Boston-based hard rock act has unleashed their brand new single, the heavy rock juggernaut “Medicine”. Today, they are premiering an official music video of the song:

“The Medicine music video is an introduction to the dystopian fantasy universe that we’re creating. The world is in trouble, consumed by negativity and cancel culture, it’s become this plague that we have to come together to fight through and rise above. So in the video, you see an uprising against all of the hate and bullshit that’s permeated our daily lives. You can feel the aggression and frustration in the words and in the scenes from the video. We’ve been held down and held back for far too long by negativity, and the lyric rings true for so many of us: “We’re fucking over it.” The band states.

“Ben Proulx did an incredible job of capturing our vision of a world that’s sick of all the negativity and a culture that’s ready to rise up and come together to fight back against all the bullshit. Breaking free from the plague of cancel culture and using our voices for togetherness and positivity, that’s what this video is about.”

Get the song on all digital platforms HERE!

Ever since they took the hard rock world by storm, LANSDOWNE built their name the old fashioned way – on the road; having performed countless shows internationally, including a 2007 tour for the troops across Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, and Kuwait, as well as sharing the stage with rock heavyweights such as Theory of a Deadman, Puddle of Mudd, Creed, Black Stone Cherry, Pop Evil, and more.

Between 2015 and 2017, the band took a brief hiatus to focus on family and other business ventures, but re-emerged with a series of hard-hitting singles, putting them back on the radar in today’s hard rock scene. Hopefully, these new LANSDOWNE tracks are just the first harbinger for a new full-length album to follow in the not so distant future, as one can be sure, they rock and create a hunger for more!

LILLASYSTER Release New Single ‘The Firestarter’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2022
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Photo by Jean-Paul Bastiaans

With nine national TV performances, The Swedish Eurovision Outtakes two years in a row, and two songs on Spotify Top 50 in Sweden with ‘Pretender‘ and ‘Till Our Days Are Over‘. The list is long, and one thing’s for sure: LILLASYSTER has built up anticipation towards their 6th album set for release in November, which is also their first one entirely in English.

With 6 singles released from the album that together has streamed over 14 million times, they are now releasing the next follow-up single ‘The Firestarter‘. It’s an energetic and powerful track with heavy riffs and big choruses performed by frontman Martin Westerstrand.

‘The Firestarter‘ is out now on all music streaming services.

HEADSHOT Release Title Track ‘Eyes Of The Guardians’ from Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2022
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On 14 October, the thrashers from HEADSHOT will release their long-awaited sixth album “Eyes Of The Guardians” on MDD Records! On this album, the guys around frontwoman Daniela Karrer will hit you with 10 neck-breaking thrash grenades for over 40 minutes. For all those who want to convince themselves in advance that the guys from Lower Saxony still know where the bodies are buried in 2022, the title track of the album is now available as a lyric video on YouTube!

In addition to the regular jewel case, “Eyes Of The Guardians” will also be released as a limited DigiPak in an TinBox edition, which will contain further gimmicks such as a signed autograph card, buttons, stickers and a stainless steel bottle opener in the album design.

The final tracklist of the album, as well as the links to the PreOrder, are enclosed!

Tracklist
01 Burned (One by one)
02 Eyes Of The Guardians
03 Scars Of Damnation
04 Ground Zero
05 Tentacular (Part 1)
06 Divide Et Impera
07 Under A Blood Red Sky
08 The Impenetrable Maze
09 Veins Of The Earth
10 Invisible

Preorder
MDD: http://mdd-records.de/headshot (CD & Boxset)
AMAZON: https://amzn.to/3Lu94JH

Hard Rockers RUFFYUNZ to Release Second Album Feat. Members of Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Rainbow & Cactus

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2022
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RUFFYUNZ is a partnership between Randy Pratt (Cactus/The Lizards), Emmy winning engineer JZ Barrell, and singer Ed Terry and a collection of drum, guitar and keyboard masters. Guest artists featured on the band’s new album “RUFFYUNZ II” legendary Bobby Rondinelli who dominates the drums (Black Sabbath, Rainbow, BOC), Don Airey (Deep Purple), Dave Maniketti (Y&T), Pat Thrall (Pat Travers, Glenn Hughes, Meatloaf), Tracy G. (Dio) & Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake). 

“Funky, Heavy & Tight” is RUFFYUNZ credo!
Bassist Randy Pratt on bass, pedals and riffs and is best known for his work with The Lizards & Cactus. Singer Ed Terry has sung live with Stevie Wonder, Sister Sledge, John Oates, Sissy Houston, Slash and recorded with John Lennon, Keith Richards, Talking Heads, Simply Red, Little Steven, David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Fleetwood Mac, David Lee Roth, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner! JZ Barrell handles recording, engineering, mixing and arranging…he earns his writing credits. Jesse Berlin is the band’s “go-to-first guitarist” usually and helps set a bedrock with embellishments. 

The band’s concept is to use “known” drummers, guitarists and keyboardists as guests on their records. Once the guest guitarist has done his or her thing, Jesse trades solos with them…and he really throws down the gauntlet, as he SHREDS!!

Says Randy, “Hey folks, here’s a first look at a video for a song from our upcoming release ‘RUFFYUNZ II,’ reuniting my longtime rhythm section partner, Bobby Rondinelli on drums. We have a groovy list of guests Don Airey (Rainbow, Ozzy and Deep Purple for decades) on smoking Hammond B-3, Dave Maniketti on BADASS guitar, Tracy G. (Dio & WW III) on BRUTAL guitar, Joel Hoekstra from Whitesnake…AND starring in our video, Pat Thrall from the CLASSIC Pat Travers band line up, Hughes Thrall, Asia…and if you’re old AND cool enough to know the band AUTOMATIC MAN…that’s Pat! Please check out ‘Hype in My Head’ and watch for the imminent release of our new album, RUFFYUNZ II on Hyperspace Records.”

Watch the promotional video:

“RUFFYUNZ II” will be available for listening FREE on hyperspacerecords.com

To purchase “RUFFYUNZ II”: www.grooveyardrecords.com

SPACE OF VARIATIONS Release New Single + Visualizer ‘1M followers (feat. Denis Stoff)’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 24, 2022
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[Photo Credit: Arina Kasatkina]

After Ukrainian metalcore unit SPACE OF VARIATIONS had to delay the release of their new album due to the ongoing war in their homeland, the day has finally come for IMAGO to meet the world, unleashed today via Napalm Records! Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for full speed when diving into the thrilling, high energy soundscapes of the outfit’s second offering.

SPACE OF VARIATIONS adds:    
“After a worldwide pandemic, an unjust war, two album release delays, and a lot of hoping, worrying, praying, and thinking that this album may never come out – IMAGO is finally out! This one is for our people back in Ukraine, for our friends, family, and fans. This one is for us! Hope you can enjoy the music as much as we do …”

SPACE OF VARIATIONS invaded the underground metalcore scene leaving a lasting impression that makes fans instantly hungry for more. Their unique, powerful songwriting skills exceed all expectations, fearlessly merging different genres while captivating with their futuristic style. The unpredictable and emotive atmosphere of the album reflects SPACE OF VARIATIONS’ attitude: always on a roll at maximum speed, unapologetically crashing the scene.

Their newest single, “1M followers (feat. Denis Stoff)” comes with a vicious visualizer and delivers the final jab of the album release. In the tradition of acts like Bring Me The Horizon and Architects, the song delivers mesmerizing, punching riffs and pounding drums. In preparation of their EU/UK tour supporting Within Destruction kicking off soon, followed by an extensive North American tour with JINJER and P.O.D., SPACE OF VARIATIONS will reveal their full spectrum of pure metal energy that cannot be missed.

SPACE OF VARIATIONS on IMAGO:
“The main symbolism of the album is hidden in its title – IMAGO. In entomology, imago is the last stage an insect attains during its metamorphosis. In psychology, it’s one of the fundamental concepts, an unconscious mental image a person has of himself, other objects of reality and his blood ties through the prism of his perception. As an insect breaks through the shell of a chrysalis to free itself from the protective cocoon surrounding it, you, too, through inner transformation can really become the new being, which, in fact, you were always meant to be. Imago = new stage, Imago = maturation.

Only in retrospect can one see the imago, which was previously hidden in the shadows. The future is being prepared in the bosom of the past and the present.

Imago is the most complete convergence with yourself that can only happen.

With this album, SPACE OF VARIATIONS are definitely moving to a new round of self-development as a creative organism.”

Get your copy of IMAGO NOW!

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