TEN Announce New Studio Album “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, Out January 20th + Release Brand New Music Video

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UK hard rock stalwarts TEN used the downtime during the worldwide pandemic to work on not one, but two new albums. The first album to be released, “Here Be Monsters”, landed on February 18, 2022 via Frontiers Music Srl. And now, the label is pleased to announce the second album of the two, “Something Wicked This Way Comes” on January 20, 2023. A new single and video, ‘The Tidal Wave’ is out today.

Pre-order/save “Something Wicked This Way Comes” HERE: https://orcd.co/tenwicked

Watch the music video for the track “The Tidal Wave” HERE:

Following the success of the recent string of albums, from “Albion” to “Illuminati”, Hughes was joined once again by guitarists Dann Rosingana and Steve Grocott along with bass player Steve McKenna, keyboard maestro Darrel Treece-Birch and drummer Markus Kullman (Sinner, Glenn Hughes, Voodoo Circle) for the recording of “Something Wicked This Way Comes”. TEN continues to raise the musical bar higher for themselves, a goal they push on every release. Stunning guitar work, rich keyboards, excellent bass and drum interplay along with Hughes’ rich vocals are the order of the day here, as they were on this album’s immediate predecessor, “Here Be Monsters”.

“Something Wicked This Way Comes” was produced by Gary Hughes and mixed and mastered by Dennis Ward. TEN’s longstanding professional association with Dennis has been ongoing since he mixed their 2011 album, “Stormwarning” and has always guaranteed albums with stunning sound and production.

Fans should note that there are no ties between “Something Wicked This Way Comes” and “Here Be Monsters” or anything of this nature. The band simply crafted two high quality releases and decided to put them out separately, in a fashion not too dissimilar to what happened with their amazing first two records which were recorded one after the other in a very short period of time.

British hard rockers TEN have an outstanding history of releases in their storied and revered catalog. Starting out as a sort of solo project built around singer and songwriter Gary Hughes, TEN found their audience playing a hard rock sound influenced by such giants as UFO, Thin Lizzy, Magnum, Giant, and Whitesnake in a time when playing this particular sound was considered commericial suicide. The band’s early records such as “The Name Of The Rose”, “The Robe”, “Spellbound“, and “Babylon” established the band as mainstays in the melodic hard rock genre, which has continued throughout their now 26 year career over the course of 15 studio albums.

“Something This Wicked Way Comes” Tracklisting:
1. Look For The Rose
2. Brave New Lie
3. The Tidal Wave
4. Parabellum
5. Something Wicked This Way Comes
6. The Fire And The Rain
7. New Found Hope
8. The Only Way Out
9. When The Darkness Comes
10. The Greatest Show On Earth

Line-Up:
Gary Hughes – Vocals, Guitar, Backing Vocals
Dann Rosingana – Guitars
Steve Grocott – Guitars
Darrel Treece-Birch – Keyboards
Steve McKenna – Bass
Markus Kullman – Drums

Additional Musicians:
Scott Hughes – Backing Vocals
Karen Fell – Backing Vocals

NAILED TO OBSCURITY Release New Single ‘Clouded Frame’

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Ahead of their European tour alongside ELUVEITIE, AMORPHIS and DARK TRANQUILLITY German melodic death metallers NAILED TO OBSCURITY have released a new single and video titled ‘Clouded Frame’. A dark and sinister masterpiece, ‘Clouded Frame’ combines the band’s signature growled vocals and lurching riffs with brooding melodies. Watch the video for ‘Clouded Frame’ here:

Raimund Ennenga:“Sometimes you struggle to get all the bits and pieces together to memorize a stroke of fate correctly, but you come to realize that certain details became unreachable. They stay hidden in the blind spot of your memory. You are standing in front of the ‘Clouded Frame’, but it’s just impossible to get a proper view of what’s inside.
We took this idea as the central image of the song ‘Clouded Frame’ which – in our point of view – really captures this emotion with its eruptive moments as well as its mellow and very fragile chorus.”

You can stream ‘Clouded Frame’ here: https://bfan.link/clouded-frame-single

NAILED TO OBSCURITY live:
w/AMORPHIS + ELUVEITIE + DARK TRANQUILLITY

10.11. CH Zürich – Komplex 457
11.11. DE Filderstadt – FILharmonie
13.11. IT Milan – Live Club
15.11. FR Toulouse – Le Bikini
16.11. ES Madrid – La Riviera
17.11. ES Barcelona – Razzmatazz
18.11. FR Lyon – Le Radiant
19.11. FR Paris – L’Olympia
20.11. FR Lille – L’Aeronef
22.11. IE Dublin – Academy
23.11. UK Glasgow – QMU
24.11. UK Manchester – O2 Ritz
25.11. UK London – O2 Forum Kentish Town
26.11. BE Brussels – Ancienne Belgique
27.11. NL Tilburg – O13
29.11. DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio
30.11. NO Oslo – Sentrum Scene
01.12. SE Stockholm – Fallan
03.12. FI Helsinki – Black Box
05.12. PL Warsaw – Progresja
06.12. DE Berlin – Huxleys
07.12. AT Vienna – Gasometer
09.12. DE Munich – Zenith
10.12. DE Leipzig – Felsenkeller
11.12. CZ Zlin – hala Datart Zlin
12.12. HU Budapest – Barba Negra
14.12. DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
15.12. LU Esch/Alzette – Rockhal
16.12. DE Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle
17.12. DE Hamburg – Zeltphilharmonie

Hailing from Northern Germany, NAILED TO OBSCURITY have successfully created their own distinctive, progressive style of death doom. Their underground debut Abyss… provided the first glimmers of this sound, that they’d go on to develop across their albums Opaque (2013), King Delusion (2017) and most recently Black Frost (2019), which charted on #37 in the German charts. Their melancholic songs never fall short of the necessary brutality, creating a dynamic and distinctly mesmerising experience for the listener. Throughout their career, the band have performed at festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze, Bloodstock, Brutal Assault and Party.San Open Air and have toured throughout Europe with the likes of AMORPHIS, SOILWORK, JINJER, DARK TRANQUILLITY, EQUILIBRIUM and LORD OF THE LOST as well as appearing alongside renowned acts such as ARCH ENEMY, PARADISE LOST and AT THE GATES.

URIAH HEEP Announce 25th Studio Album “Chaos & Colour”, Release First Single ‘Save Me Tonight’

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British hard rock legends and progenators URIAH HEEP announce the release of their 25th studio album, Chaos & Colour, set for release January 27th, 2023 via Silver Lining Music. Pre-orders available from November 8th on this site

Watch the video and listen to the first single, the buoyant and blistering “Save Me Tonight”, at this location (video by Natalia Jonderko Śmiechowicz).

“SaveMe Tonight” is another powerful melodic rock track which we have chosen to be the first single as well as the opening track of the album,” says Mick Box, Uriah Heep’s venerable and effervescent founding member, “it is made for rock radio and will surely be included on our new set list in 2023.”

“Save Me Tonight comes from a place of frustration and helplessness” adds co-writer and bass player Rimmer, “living through these unprecedented past couple of years but hanging on to this raging hope that we would all meet again! Once again, collaborating with Jeff Scott Soto has been a natural and very creative experience and the perfect platform for me to express these feelings and to carry on the Heep legacy.”

Chaos & Colour is an album which bristles with explosive classic rock guitars, supreme harmonies, and Heep’s famously generous keyboard foundation. It is, unsurprisingly, an album that found its extra thrust during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was as bizarre for Uriah Heep as it was for humanity in general.
 
“The album title reflects that we were in chaotic times with being locked down, tours being cancelled, businesses folding, and all the chaos that was thrown into the world,” explains Box, “and as far as I could see it, the only colour people had was through music. It helped so many people get through those difficult years, using that strength and power which music has, to make those bad times not quite so bad.”
 
There were still the looming spectre of protocols and rules to follow in the middle of 2021, as the world tried to find its feet. Heep slowly found their way into Chapel Studios in London during the summer of 2021 as restrictions were tentatively lifted, working once again with Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Corey Taylor, Black Star Riders).

“Jay was completely on board with what we are trying to achieve in the studio,” says Box. “We’re a band that has a fantastic heritage and to carry on that tradition it was vitally important that the band recorded in the studio all playing at the same time. Jay understood that and he pulled out the best of us as a band, as well as individual players, while getting us some amazing sounds.”
 
Led by Box, it is no surprise that themes of light, love and, ultimately, positivity are constant through the album eleven tracks. “One Nation, One Sun” is a journey of soaring balladic contemplation, “Fly Like An Eagle” takes the listener on a journey of meditation, whilst “Closer To Your Dreams” is a battle cry for all rockers to get out there and do it, with Shaw imploring that “So many have tried but slipped away/Now it’s time for you to have your say.” During the entire album, Bernie Shaw’s timeless vocals sit expertly beside the band’s phenomenal artistry (Mick Box – guitar, Phil Lanzon – keyboard, Russell Gilbrook – drums, Dave Rimmer – bass), rounding out exceptional performances throughout.

Produced by Jay Ruston, and engineered by Pieter Rietkerk, Chaos & Colour is a superb album of quality hard rock from the pioneers of the genre who continue to create top class material. Old fans will be reinvigorated whilst new fans will surely find Chaos & Colour an exceptional discovery. 

Following the intense disruption to live music caused by the pandemic, the band are ecstatic to be back on the road and continue to bring their live show across Europe this winter. For a full list of confirmed dates, tickets, and additional information visit this this location

Tour Dates:
12 November – Nürnberg, Germany – Löwensaal*
14 November – Vilnius, Lithuania – Compensa Concert Hall
15 November – Tallinn, Estonia – Alexela Concert Hall
17 November – Helsinki, Finland – Helsinki Ice Hall             
19 November – Turku, Finland – Konserttitalo
20 November – Oulu, Finland – Madetojan Sali
22 November – Umeå, Sweden – Idun
23 November – Stockholm, Sweden – Göta Lejon
24 November – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
26 November – Kristiansand, Norway – Kilden Performing Arts Centre
27 November – Stavanger, Norway – Stavanger Kuppelhallen
28 November – Bergen, Norway – USF Verftet
29 November – Trondheim, Norway – Olavshallen
1 December – Sundsvall, Sweden – Tonhallen
2 December – Gothenburg, Sweden – Gothenburg Studios
3 December – Randers, Denmark – Vaerket Teatre & Musikhus
4 December – Copenhagen, Denmark – Docken Koncerter
5 December – Malmö, Sweden – Slagthuset Teater
7 December – Stuttgart, Germany – Liederhalle*
8 December – Dresden, Germany – Culture Palace*
9 December – Suhl, Germany – Congress Centrum Suhl*
10 December – Prague, Czech Republic – Forum Karlin
11 December – Budapest, Hungary – Hungexpo Hall C
13 December – Sofia, Bulgaria –  National Palace of Culture, Hall 1
14 December – Thessaloníki, Greece*
15 December – Athens, Greece*
*Celebrating 50 years of Uriah Heep

Chaos & Colour will be available to pre-order from November 8, in Black and Coloured Vinyl configurations, as a standard CD Digipak, a Deluxe CD packaged in a hardcover book with Uriah Heep’s Chaos & Colour signature patch and in digital formats. 

Pre-orders available on this site

Chaos & Colour Track List:

  1. Save Me Tonight
  2. Silver Sunlight
  3. Hail the Sunrise
  4. Age of Changes*
  5. Hurricane
  6. One Nation, One Sun
  7. Golden Light
  8. You’ll Never Be Alone
  9. Fly Like an Eagle
  10. Freedom to Be Free
  11. Closer to Your Dreams*
  12. Save Me Tonight (Demo)**

*CD and Digital only
**Deluxe CD only

MICK BOX – Lead Guitar / Vocals
PHIL LANZON – Keyboards / Vocals
BERNIE SHAW – Lead Vocals
DAVE RIMMER – Bass Guitar / Vocals
RUSSELL GILBROOK – Drums & Percussion

Produced by Jay Ruston
Engineered by Pieter Kietkerk
Recorded at Chapel Studios UK
Mixed by Jay Ruston at TRS West, Sherman Oaks, California
Additional Engineering by John Douglass
Mastered by Paul Logus

IMPERIUM DEKADENZ Announce New Album “Into Sorrow Evermore”, Out January 20th

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Lords of black metal, IMPERIUM DEKADENZ, raise darkness from the depths of southwestern Germany’s Black Forest once more and proudly announce their new album, Into Sorrow Evermore, to be unleashed on January 20, 2023 via Napalm Records. Immersed in the void, they approach themes of depression, death and desperation, luring the listener into their sorrowful reality of existence. True to the beginnings of the genre, IMPERIUM DEKADENZ stick to their roots and leave their own haunting mark on the genre, claiming their rightful place in the upper echelons of black metal.
 
Today the first single “Memories … a Raging River” is released along with an official video. The song acts as a brutal and atmospheric exclamation mark showcasing IMPERIUM DEKADENZ’s unique style. Inspired by the Norwegian second-wave black metal bands of the 90s, the band has developed their own ambient sound with a strong emphasis on melodic structuring in their songwriting that immerses their compositions into grim and desolate soundscapes.

IMPERIUM DEKADENZ on “Memories … a Raging River”:
“A look at a time that left no traces and was irretrievably swept away as if by a raging stream. Brachial guitar lines meet melancholic, filigree melodies, shaken by poignant, touching cries from an endless abyss. Resolutely we step into an approaching darkness.”

On their new album, IMPERIUM DEKADENZ continue their unique journey with dark, ambient sounds, luring the listener into suffocating spheres of black metal. Opener and title track “Into Sorrow Evermore” starts off with classic tremolo-picked black metal guitars and hard-hitting drums, building a gloomy atmosphere with the thrilling sound of vocalist Horaz spurring the album’s immersion. “Truth under Stars” lures with pummeling blast beats accompanied by tragic guitar melodies as deep growls complement them to envelop the signature grim mood of the band. “Aurora” showcases melancholic pianos, accompanied by trudging drums as icy guitars swoon with a distorted but lush melody, building up to a serene guitar solo that cries its sorrows to the sky. The influence of various metal genres can be witnessed in songs like “Elysian Fields” and “Awakened beyond Dreams”, while in between, “Forest in Gale” ensures characteristic style devices in mid-tempo speed, inducing a shift before delivering drama and dynamics. “November Monument” is a gloomy, slow doom inspired piece with steady drums that march on and guitars delicately plucking chords heavy with emotion, capturing the feeling of the approaching winter when November arrives. IMPERIUM DEKADENZ closes the album with “Memories … a Raging River”, rightly encompassing all vicious vibes of the album into one final song. The album’s flow mimics life itself, beginning with high energy that slowly fades into melancholy as it lives on.

IMPERIUM DEKADENZ state:
“In the dark and cold season, in a world that threatens to sink into its rising shadows, our new album ‘Into Sorrow Evermore’ rises from the fog of uncertainty. Melancholic, powerful, poignant, a reflection of the isolation and upheaval of recent years, but also a shadowy dream of what may come. Once again, we are happy to share our world and fill hearts. Into the darkness we strive, guided by our dreams, driven by the relentless time!”

Pre-order IMPERIUM DEKADENZ’s New Album Into Sorrow Evermore NOW

Into Sorrow EvermoreTrack Listing:

  1. Into Sorrow Evermore
  2. Truth Under Stars
  3. Aurora
  4. Elysian Fields
  5. Forests in Gale
  6. Awakened Beyond Dreams
  7. November Monument
  8. Memories … a Raging River  

AMBERIAN DAWN Unveil Second Single + Lyric Video for ABBA’s ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)’

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Genre-merging AMBERIAN DAWN does not shy away from experimenting with musical styles and combining nostalgic earworms with their dashing trademark sound. With their newest single “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” vocalist Capri’s angelic voice merges with electrifying soundscapes to transform this ABBA classic into a metal experience never heard before.

The track comes with an exciting lyric video and is cut from their upcoming covers album, bringing world famous songs by the legendary ABBA into the metal world. Take A Chance – A Metal Tribute to ABBA will be released on December 2, 2022 via Napalm Records. Following their passion, this album pays tribute to one of their biggest inspirations and ushers in the dawn of an entirely new spin on the metal genre.

Tuomas Seppälä on the new single:
“This was an easy and obvious pick for this album. The song is a true masterpiece. It was easy to arrange into a metal version. For a while, I considered replacing the famous keyboard lead intro with guitar, but quite soon I wanted to keep the lead part played with keyboards. It gives more ABBA feeling to the song. Capri sings amazingly, once again. And for the very first time, we had a chance for our bassist to play slap bass in the middle part of the song. It’s rarely heard in metal music.”

Continuing their legacy from the previous album, Looking For You (2020), AMBERIAN DAWN have assembled to follow their passion and take a chance at being the dawn of a new era for the metal genre with Take A Chance – A Metal Tribute to ABBA. Introducing ABBA-Metal, the band does not shy away from experimenting with genres while still staying true to their metal origins. Earworms combined with characteristic AMBERIAN DAWN elements truly metallicize the ABBA legacy and transform it into a metal experience like never heard before. With skillfully implemented synthesizers creating vintage sounding keys, guitar riffs and vocalist Capri’s angelic voice, the original lines immerse perfectly with rocking instrumentals. Dashing drums ensure a high-paced experience that expresses the band’s identity without losing the catchy ABBA-reminiscent keyboards, renowned lyrics and nostalgic feeling of the original. Including evergreens like “Mamma Mia” and “Super Trouper”, AMBERIAN DAWN enchants with a variety of tracks. Representing a wide array of ABBA songs from high energy to moving metal ballads like “Like An Angel Walking Through My Room”, the band delivers astounding ABBA-Metal to a broad audience. So Take A Chance on AMBERIAN DAWN’s new album and get lost in the glorious new metal world of ABBA.

Tuomas Seppälä on the album:
“This was a ‘must do album’ for me. We had so much fun in 2019 working on our first cover song ever (which was ABBA’s ‘Lay All Your Love On Me’), that it was easy to make a decision to continue with a full ABBA covers album. The songs have been carefully selected, there’s a couple of big hit songs of course, but some of my personal favorites, like ‘The Day Before You Came’, are also included. The recording project was eventually a really big challenge for all of us and needed a lot of work, but we’re all 100% satisfied with the results. This album really sounds like an AMBERIAN DAWN album.”

Pre-order your copy NOW

Take A Chance – A Metal Tribute to ABBA track listing:
1. Super Trouper
2. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
3. SOS
4. Head Over Heels
5. The Day Before You Came
6. Angeleyes
7. That’s Me
8. Mamma Mia
9. Under Attack
10. Like An Angel Passing Through My Room
11. Lay All Your Love On Me

DAVID REECE Collaborates with Synthwave Project ION PULSE, New EP “Children Of Snake Mountain” Out Now

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Former Accept/Bonfire and current Iron Allies vocalist DAVID REECE has lent his instantly recognizable voice to Synthwave project Ion Pulse,  their new EP “Children Of Snake Mountain” is available now on all streaming sites.

While this is musically new ground for David, both his loyal hard rock fanbase and fans of the fast growing retro-orientated synthwave genre alike will surely find much to enjoy, as the EP takes the listener back to the mid to late 1980s, combining a dramatic dark synth-driven atmosphere with the more traditional elements of late 80’s styled hard rock.

Ion Pulse mastermind Mike Morphett adds:

“Ion Pulse was born from a love of the music and films of the 1980s; from Mr. Mister to Megadeth, from Teen Wolf to The Terminator. On this latest EP, “Children Of Snake Mountain”, the guitar crunch and pulsing synthesizers of their action-movie-styled anthems is joined by the soaring voice of vocalist David Reece (Iron Allies, ex-Accept)… Join the Ion Legions and storm the slopes of Snake Mountain!”

The EP brings together a total of 5 songs, including a cover of Dio’s classic track “Rock N Roll Children”.

Purchase/streaming links are:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6jI9Oy9tCAvfy69KognRh6
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/children-of-snake-mountain-ep/1638026022?uo=4&app=apple+music
Bandcamp: https://ionpulse.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-snake-mountain