It‘s time to re-open the gates of BARABBAS’s holy redemption riff and find solace, tranquility and joy (not to mention an irreversible tinnitus): Closing an eight-year gap since their first full-length, “Messe pour u n chien”, the French doom metal band BARABBAS returns with a brand new studio album! “La Mort Appelle Tous Les Vivants” will be released on December 9, 2022 through Sleeping Church Records.
BARABBAS is known for its «take no prisoners» philosophy, both on records and on stages, which they already shared with acts, among many others, such as Windhand, Mars Red Sky or appeared at festivals alike Fall of Summer, Motocultor, Northern Discomfort, Malta Doom Fest to name just a few. So it may come as a surprise that the first album single the band has just unleashed today, is a melodic song with a rather elegiac feel.
“True, it’s quite different from the rest of the new album, proof we’re not a one dimensional band”, says BARABBAS vocalist Saint Rodolphe. “Besides, Emmanuel Peyraud, from the late, great French band Northwinds, agreed to play the keyboards on this track and we are big fans of Northwinds.”
Autumn is here. The perfect time of the year to take long, melancholic walks through your favorite graveyards. “Cemetery of broken dreams“ might be the perfect soundtrack next time you do so. Stream it here:
“Singing about metaphorical places is a long-standing tradition in rock. Elvis rented a room at the «Heartbreak hôtel», Ricky Nelson wandered through the streets of «Lonesome town»… A cemetary seemed like a mandatory choice for a doom band,” Rodolphe adds, half jokingly.
“La Mort appelle tous les Vivants”, BARABBAS‘ new ode to pessimism, was recorded by Andrew Guillotin (Monolithe, Mauvaise Foi, Arkhon Infaustus, Grist, Clégane…) at Hybreed Studio, and will be released on December 9, 2022 via Sleeping Church Records.
Album Tracklist:
La Mort Appelle Tous Les Vivants (intro)
Je Suis Mort Depuis Bien Longtemps
Le Saint Riff Rédempteur
De La Viande
Le Cimetière Des Rêves Brisés
Sous Le Signe Du Néant
Mon Crâne est une crypte (et j’y suis emmuré)
La Valse Funèbre
La Mort Appelle Tous Les Vivants (outro)
BARABBAS Live: 03.12.22 (FR) Paris / Le Klub with many more shows to be announced soon!
ROYAL HUNT have shared a video of MATS LEVEN recording guest vocals on their new concept studio album “Dystopia. Part 2”, out on October 26th via King Records (Japan/SE Asia) and on October 28th via Northpoint Productions (EU/N & S America).
A short pre-view can be found on their YouTube channel:
A longer bonus video is available in Crowdfunding campaign for “DYSTOPIA – PART 2” which is almost completed.
Mats Leven already made a guest appearance on ROYAL HUNT´s previous album “DYSTOPIA – PART 1” where he introduced his character in the story of Dystopia. Watch “The Art of Dying” on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R9yfEw08FnQ
MESSAGE FROM THE BAND: “We´ve been graced – once again – with a guest appearance by no other but Mats Leven himself. Excellent performance – as usual, mind you – and such a pleasure to work with. Here´s a little video of him spreading the joy over one of the songs from our upcoming album..
Cheers! RH”
ROYAL HUNT will release their new studio album – “Dystopia. Part 2” – on October 26th via King Records (Japan/SE Asia) and on October 28th via NorthPoint Productions (EU/N & S America). The second and final part of the concept will again feature guest performers: Mats Leven (TSO, Skyblood, Vandenberg), Mark Boals (Y.J. Malmsteen, Ring of Fire, Royal Hunt), Henrik Brockman (Royal Hunt, Evil Masquerade, N´Tribe), Kenny Lubcke (Narita, Zoser Mez) and Alexandra Andersen (Royal Hunt, JSP). “Dystopia – Part 2” will be released in following formats: regular CD, various Deluxe editions/bundles and a gatefold, heavy vinyl double LP (availability date pending).
ROYAL HUNT keep expanding their trademark sound. As the story which inspired the project – Ray Bradbury´s classic novel “Fahrenheit 451” – gets more intense towards the end, the music turns into more dynamic, heavier direction. Once again the guest singers add even more dramatic contrasts to an already cinematic yet solidly rocking soundscape.
Simply a “must have” for any symfo/prog/power fan out there!
MESSAGE FROM THE BAND: “Thinking back to the release date of the “Part 1” back in 2020 makes you realize what a crazy time we all went through just during the last two years: who could have imagined that our “Dystopia” – project would reflect the harsh reality in such detail? And the madness is still ongoing. In any case, “Dystopia – Part 2” is even more relevant today than ever: we followed the general concept yet filled it up with images of current events in order to make it resonate with every person, everybody living through 2020 to 2022 and watching insanity to unfold in real time”.
TRACKLIST:
MIDWAY (RESUMPTION)
THORN IN MY HEART
THE KEY OF INSANITY
LIVE ANOTHER DAY
THE PURGE
ONE MORE SHOT
SCREAM OF ANGER a) Hit and Run b) The Thrill of the Chase
LEFT IN THE WIND
RESURRECTION F451
CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN ROYAL HUNT run a crowdfunding campaign for “Dystopia – Part 2” – one gets access to bonus videos, listening parties and early access to the album – by pre-ordering the deluxe edition of the album or any bundle at royalhunt.com
ROYAL HUNT line-up André Andersen – keyboards DC Cooper – vocals Andreas Passmark – bass Jonas Larsen – guitars Andreas HABO Johansson – drums
CASEY & SOETEMAN consist of USA bassist Jim Casey and guitarist Hans Soeteman from the Netherlands. They play and produce their own brand of highly commercial music they call “Groove Rock Fusion“. Call or email us now to hear about this incredible story.
Jim Casey is best known as the bassist from KLIK, Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Hottest Unsigned Band“, and bass gear titan Larry Hartke’s pick for “Hartke’s Hottest Unsigned Bassist“.
Bryan Beller, Bassist for Steve Vai, Joe Satriani & The Aristocrats says: “Jim Casey combines a rock steady groove, a sticky-sweet and thick tone, and an abundance of slinky funk chops for any tune he gets his hands on. You just can’t help but move when he’s laying it down.”
“When Casey first e-mailed me a track I will never forget that day. No more than I could forget the first time I heard Jimi Hendrix or Jaco Pastorius. Everything this guy plays is mind blowing.”- Larry Hartke
Hans Soeteman, the explosive guitarist from the Netherlands, is best known for his acclaimed progressive rock band Dasinu and has been hailed all over the Netherlands for his live performances, heady compositions and elite productions.
America’s largest source for bass music news, Bass Musician Magazine exclaims: “The album is a high-energy display of Groove Rock Fusion at its finest; think Funk meets Progressive Rock. There are giant-sized helpings of lip-curling bass groove and astronomic guitar shredding in eight original tracks“. – Raul Amador, Editor, Bass Musician Magazine
All tracks on NONSTRUCT are composed, produced and performed by Hans Soeteman & Jim Casey. NONSTRUCT has been remastered and mastered by acclaimed engineer Peter Doell, known for his work with Miles Davis, Toto, Marcus Miller, Marilyn Manson & Céline Dion.
NONSTRUCT will be available on all streaming platforms (except Spotify) and in all digital music stores on November 1st.
DEVIL’S TRAIN have released their new official video for the song ‘Rising On Fire’, taken from the band’s new album “Ashes & Bones” that was released on June 24, 2022 via ROAR! Rock of Angels Records!
“Ashes & Bones” was released on June 24, 2022 as tri-folder digipak CD, White/Black Splatter Vinyl (LTD. 300), Grey/Black Marbled Vinyl (LTD. 300), Solid Silver Vinyl (LTD. 200) and digital streaming and download format! Also released as a super limited to 300 copies collector’s laser engraved metallic boxset that includes: the digipak cd, guitar keychain/bottle opener, patch, tote bag and signed autograph card.
Produced, Directed & Edited by Frank Kollbrunner for https://www.musikclip.ch/ Director: Frank Kollbrunner Video Concept/idea by RD Liapakis
Devil’s Train are: R.D. Liapakis – Vox Dan Baune – Guitars Jens Becker – Bass Jörg Michael – Drums
BRIGHTER THAN A THOUSAND SUNS unite with FiXT to drop their latest industrial single “FUTUREBLIND” (Aphantasia) with an official music video. The video is filled with ’80s aesthetics, bright colors, and lines reminiscent of synthwave, fitting perfectly with the gaming vibes of the single. The track is a pulsing anthem for anyone whose creative talents have been stunted and a push against conformity. Defying genre boundaries, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns fuses synths, syncopated rhythms, distorted electronic vocals, and a haunting vocal performance with provoking and thoughtful lyrics for a defiant industrial single with retro undertones in a single revolutionary soundscape.
“‘Futureblind’ is about elitist genre gatekeepers who are cemented on traditions to the extent that they can’t envision a future without them and thus actively try to disable any meaningful artistic evolution,” says Brighter Than A Thousand Suns. “Such a community of arrogance doesn’t create an inspiring environment – it merely manufactures obedience. This song serves as something of a battle cry for any artist who’s ever felt their creativity stifled as a result of feeling pressured to conform to their genre’s more predictable patterns.”
“FUTUREBLIND” (Aphantasia) is the debut single from the upcoming second volume of the FiXT: Radium future rock compilation, set for a 2023 release. The compilation will feature tracks from several FiXT roster artists including Raizer, Richy Nix, and Fight The Fade, along with several independent artists joining the compilation, by invite-only. Following in the footsteps of the first volume FiXT Radium: Nova, which brought together a group of highly visionary, genre-defying artists such as Celldweller, Fight The Fade, SWARM, The Anix, Julien-K, and Beyond Unbroken. The compilation series sets the stage for a music future without boundaries, pushing cutting-edge rock and metal with electronics and synths, of which “FUTUREBLIND” (Aphantasia) is only the beginning. Buckle up. The FiXT: Radium series is back.
“FUTUREBLIND” (Aphantasia) is out now from independent multi-genre label FiXT.
Serpentine and with regard for neither genre trends nor constraints, husband/wife duo Brighter Than A Thousand Suns have shed skin countless times since their Tragic Hero Records debut full-length Survival Machines in 2011. The band has since experimented, through several EPs and singles, in the realms of metalcore and electronic—all entwined with a gritty and brutally relatable thread they have now nailed down and seamlessly melded to their current vision. 2020 active-rock/nu-metal singles “Replica,” “Books on Fire” and “Finding Me” declare a refined, raucous, larger-than-life sound while 2021’s singles “The Warrior” and “Aphantasia” pave the way forward with a synthwave/cyberpunk-meets-rock/metal approach.
St. Louis, MO black metal duo STORMRULER – consisting of midwestern scene stalwarts Jason Asberry (vocals/guitars/bass) and Jesse Schobel (drums/vocals) – recently announced their return with the upcoming new album, Sacred Rites & Black Magick, out October 14, 2022 via Napalm Records! Sacred Rites & Black Magick weaves epic tales of war, history, black magick and sorcery beyond the standard confines of black metal, birthing an unforgettable conceptual journey of legend that any metal fan would be remiss to ignore.
Following the album’s epic first single and music video for title track “Sacred Rites & Black Magick”, which dropped last month, STORMRULER have dropped a second single – the grandiose “Internal Fulmination Of The Grand Deceivers”. The track shines with heavy bass and blast beats before cascading into icy atmosphere topped by smoke-cloaked vocals. Entrancing guitars match an ebb and flow of carefully paced interludes and merciless, speeding fury, showcasing standout leads and a blazing solo.
STORMRULER says about “Internal Fulmination Of The Grand Deceivers”:
“Fulmination was chosen both as our next single and as the album’s opener for the attention that it demands and the journey upon which it will take the listener. It has a commanding delivery carried triumphantly by its soaring leads, stoic howling vocals and ice cold trem. An embodiment of what we consider to be true imperial black metal warfare.”
STORMRULER broke out in 2021 with the avid subterranean support of their debut full-length, Under A Burning Eclipse – subsequently garnering scores of acclaim upon its wide re-release via Napalm Records. The album, which Decibel Magazine called, “one of the best black metal albums of the year”, introduced STORMRULER’s beyond-their-years execution of raw, atmospheric black metal doused in extravagant lyricism.
Produced, mixed and mastered by Gabe Usery at Encapsulated Studios and featuring stunning artwork by Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design, upcoming sophomore album Sacred Rites & Black Magick blisters with more unrelenting intensity while maintaining a haunting, visceral aura more ancient and foreboding than ever. As on Under A Burning Eclipse, between each song on Sacred Rites & Black Magick is an intricately positioned interlude building the ambiance and steering the thematic intensity of the album.
STORMRULER says about Sacred Rites & Black Magick:
“This album is on another level in comparison to our previous offering. It falls in the same vein of the melodic second wave black metal worship of Under The Burning Eclipse, but with a more intense and darker touch. It’s got the high speed buzzsaw attack we love, crushing grooves, solid leads, ambience within the interludes and acoustic passages, as well as lyrics that tell a story.”
Beginning with echoing, clean dual acoustic guitars, introductory interlude “Hymns Of The Slumbering Race” begins the procession of grand ascension and hair raising riffage to come. “Internal Fulmination Of The Grand Deceivers” flashes STORMRULER’s brand of Imperial Black Metal Warfare, shining with heavy bass and blast beats before cascading into icy atmosphere topped by smoke-cloaked vocals. Entrancing guitars match an ebb and flow of carefully paced interludes and merciless, speeding fury, showcasing standout leads and a blazing solo. Similar epic songwriting, lush lyricism and skillful dynamics can be witnessed on tracks such as the brooding “Entranced Within The Moon Presence”, intricate “In The Shaded Vlasian Forest” and introspective, glistening “Along The Appian Way”. “To Bear The Twin Faces Of The Dragon” stages some of the most menacing sonic escapades and memorable leads of the 20-track offering, combining chants of sorcery with searing screams and waves of crushing melody, while tracks such as “Upon Frozen Shores” weave a sonic tale of occult doom atop triumphant soundscapes, breakneck rhythms and ghostly melodic passages. Closing battle opus “A Malice Dead & Cold” wraps the album with some of its most threatening riffs and heroic leads, fittingly drawing the curtain on the band’s sophomore excursion.
Sacred Rites & Black Magick track listing:
Hymns Of The Slumbering Race
Internal Fulmination Of The Grand Deceivers
Adrift Dark Halls Of Vinheim
To Bear The Twin Faces Of The Dragon
In Light Of Paleblood
Entranced Within The Moon Presence
Invocation Of The Black Sacrament
Sacred Rites & Black Magick
Oathpact
Ten Heralds, Ten Desolations
The Waters Of Iolamita
In The Shaded Vlasian Forest
Amid A Smear Of Crimson Cloud
Apparitions Across The Ravencrest
Sanguinare Vampiris
Upon Frozen Shores
Shadow Of The Golden Eagle
Along The Appian Way
By Winters Long Passed
A Malice Dead & Cold
STORMRULER is: Jason Asberry – Vocals, Guitars and Bass Jesse Schobel – Drums & Vocals
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