Century Media Records welcome DISTANT to its roster family, the multinational juggernaut that emerged from Rotterdam, The Netherlands as well as from Bratislava, Slovakia.
DISTANT comment: “We are beyond excited for signing with one of the greatest metal record labels on earth, Century Media Records. With their perfect foundation for the next sagas of our lore, you can expect a lot more dark and evil albums coming from our camp!”
Dive headfirst into darkness and enjoy “Exofilth” HERE
Since their initiation in 2014 and the release of their inaugural EP, “Tsukuyomi”, DISTANT unleashed two studio albums, “Tyrannotophia” (2019) and “Aeons of Oblivion” (2021), as well as two EPs, “Dawn of Corruption” (2020) and “Dusk of Anguish” (2021). However, DISTANT have been breaking through the confines of deathcore and created no less than their own multidisciplinary universe by adding the fictional novel “The Rise of Tyrannotophia” into the mix that is accompanying “Aeons of Oblivion”.
Metamorphosis is the first album release from melodic gothic metal project BLACK REUSS and will be re-issued worldwide on digital and CD formats via Sliptrick Records on September 6th, 2022.
“The first stage of life is about the transformation, the transformation of a man who is between worlds and nowhere really at home. Struggles with himself and with the world. Will Black Reuss make the journey? What will he encounter in his transformation, what will he take with him and what not?”
There is one person behind Black Reuss. Music, compositions, production, lyrics everything is from one pen and as close to the person behind Black Reuss as it can be. “All is one, all seems to be in balance, all is one, the journey can begin now”
Tracklist: 01. Incomplete | 02. Grief | 03. Fear | 04. Anger | 05. Pride | 06. Lifeblood | 07. Zeal | 08. Acceptance | 09. Mind | 10. Love | 11. Joy | 12. Inspiration | 13. Exodus (Outro To Journey)
Metamorphosis | Released September 6th, 2022 via Sliptrick Records
Black Reuss is: Maurizio Dottore – Vocals/Guitars/Bass/Keys/Programming
One year after the release of critically acclaimed studio album Strange, Strange Times, Melbourne’s alternative rockers THE UGLY KINGS are heading off for the second leg of their Australian “Do You Feel Like You’re Paranoid?” tour with 9 shows in September, October and November.
Right in time before the tour, the four-piece, known for their foreboding alt-rock with blackened blues and gritty punk edge, releases a brand new official music video. “Do You Feel Like You’re Paranoid?” raises the question of developments in opinion formation in the present time, when the Internet – once the hope of freedom of speech – is often used for conspiracy theories or simple propaganda. The topic is underlined by a strong official music video!
THE UGLY KINGS on “Do You Feel Like You’re Paranoid?”: “We’re super excited to release this brand new video for “Do You Feel Like You’re Paranoid?”, from our record Strange, Strange Times, as we are about to embark on the second leg of our Australian tour this September.
It’s been fantastic to be able to tour the album this year in Australia and what better way to celebrate than to release a new video.”
The recent studio album “Strange, Strange Times is about anxiety,” the band comments. “The world seems to be getting weirder and weirder every year and we are becoming more and more in touch with everything that is happening on earth as it happens. It’s impossible to process and impossible to make sense of. Strange, Strange Times is the low hum that we all carry around with us every day, the itch on our back that we can’t scratch, it’s the first cut in a thousand cuts. Take a deep breath, close your eyes and count to ten.”
Catch THE UGLY KINGS live on the second leg of their “Do You Feel Like You’re Paranoid” tour in Australia:
03.09.22 AU – Melbourne / Hell on the bay 23.09.22 AU – Melbourne / Cherry Bar 01.10.22 AU – Adelaide / Crown & Anchor 08.10.22 AU – Darwin / Darwin Railway Club 15.10.22 AU – Hobart / Hobart Brewing Co 04.11.22 AU – Albury / Sodens Hotel 05.11.22 AU – Sydney / Frankie’s Pizza 12.11.22 AU – Frankston / Singing Bird 19.11.22 AU – Melbourne / Hotel Westwood
Swedish power metal paladins EVERMORE have released a lyric-video for ‘Court of the Tyrant King’ – first single taken from the re-release of the eponymous 2021 debut album, set to be released on September 23rd via Scarlet Records.
The Evermore debut album came out of the blue in 2021 and immediately left an impressive mark on the worldwide heavy metal scene, thanks to an inspired songwriting and a powerful yet classy performance.
The band favors a bit of a heavier tone compared to many other, more purely power metal-oriented bands, but they have always rooted themselves in strong melodies and catchy riffs.
A lot of Evermore’s sound, lyrics, arrangements and themes are a product of what feeling a particular song gave in the process of its creation. The Swedish trio tends to favor more grounded, serious or contemporary subjects when it comes to lyrical content, even though the classic fantasy-oriented themes are often still present.
The end goal of Evermore is to create music that makes you feel “something”; ‘Court of the Tyrant King’ evokes that sense of empowerment, uplifting mood and motivation that is sostrongly associated with the metal genre.
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artwork by Christoph Peters
EVERMORE is: Johan Haraldsson – vocals Johan Karlsson – guitar, bass, piano, orchestrations Andreas Vikland – drums
TESTAROSSA have released their new single + video ‘World’s Greatest Lover’.
“World’s Greatest Lover” is very much autobiographical and certainly not sarcastic at all. The song highlights the experiences of being better at making love than anyone else on the planet. The opening riff of the song is just as sexy as the individual that the song is about, which coincidentally happens to be the entire band. If you’ll just let us slide into your ear hole, you’ll understand.”‘ – Testarossa
Joe & Shaun from JP Audio Labs make the song sound incredible, however, this is a song that must be experienced live. To encounter the world’s greatest lover is not something you simply do while staying home.
Testarossa is the lifeblood of the rock n roll party. The soundtrack for having a good time, all the time. And no one does it better than Testarossa. From being the World’s Greatest Lover to your Mother’s favorite lover, Testarossa is sure to entertain the ones in our lives who mean the most: YOU! Testarossa is not simply another rock and roll band, they are THE rock and roll band you must experience with your own eyes and ears.
These four gentlelads that make up the band have been predestined by the grace of the rock and roll gods to have been brought together to make the quintessential soundtrack for the rock and roll party, which can never end so long as YOU don’t stop the groove from getting on the move. Unparalleled in their energetic live performances, Testarossa is certain to keep you entertained and of course, keep you loose as life can make one… uptight.
Following their latest, chart-breaking album Heat Wave (2020), that has been praised by both fans and international music press alike, the new album by Sweden’s heavy rock queens THUNDERMOTHER looks set to be a next landmark and sees the band double-down all expectations. Black And Gold takes its listener and the dedicated rocker on a wild, high voltage and powerful ride into the filthy yet catchy rock ‘n’ roll sound THUNDERMOTHER is known and loved for: Creating infectious party rock songs with an irresistible feelgood appeal!
Today, THUNDERMOTHER are celebrating the hotly-anticipated release of Black And Gold in style with a brand new music video for “Loud And Free”! “We have been jamming this epic party track on soundchecks during the years. We’re stoked it’s finally a finished song!” Guitarist Filippa Nässil comments.
“We are crazy, we know our worth and we know rock n roll. We can’t wait to play it live!”
Join the THUNDERMOTHER rock ‘n’ roll army and watch their excellent new video here:
With four critically acclaimed studio albums to date and countless, frenetically acclaimed live shows under their belt – not even the Corona pandemic could completely slow the band down and they played concerts from such as the roof of a fire truck, THUNDERMOTHER were born for the stage, their energetic live shows have to be seen. The band is currently on a US tour with legendary SCORPIONS, all of their upcoming live dates can be found below.
Black And Gold, was recorded at Baggpipe Studios, Stockholm, and was mixed and mastered by Søren Andersen at Medley Studios in Copenhagen. Out now on AFM Records, you can purchase your copy of this MUST-HAVE hard rock album – one that belongs into every well-sorted rock record collection – at THIS LOCATION!
Black And Gold track listing:
The Light In The Sky
Black And Gold
Raise Your Hands
Hot Mess
Wasted
Watch Out
I Don’t Know You
Looks No Hooks
Loud And Free
Try With Love
Stratosphere
Borrowed Time
THUNDERMOTHER LIVE North American Tour 2022, with SCORPIONS:
Aug 21 Toronto, ON (Budweiser Stage) Aug 24 Quebec City, QC (Centre Videotron) Aug 27 Montreal, QC (Bell Center) Aug 30 Detroit, MI (Pine Knob Music Theatre) Sep 01 Rosemont, IL (Allstate Arena) Sep 05 Atlantic City, NJ (Borgata Casino) Sep 07 Belmont Park, NY (UBS Arena) Sep 09 Mashantucket, CT (Foxwoods Casino) Sep 12 Hollywood, FL (Hard Rock Live) Sep 14 Tampa, FL (Amalie Arena) Sep 17 Houston, TX (Toyota Center) Sep 19 El Paso, TX (Don Haskins Center) Sep 21 Tulsa, OK (BOK Arena) Sep 24 San Antonio, TX (Freeman Coliseum) Sep 27 Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center) Sep 29 Denver, CO (Ball Arena) Oct 01 San Diego, CA (Viejas Arena) Oct 04 Los Angeles, CA (The Forum) Oct 07 Fresno, CA (Save Mart Center) Oct 09 Portland, OR (Moda Center) Oct 13 Spokane, WA (Spokane Arena) Oct 15 Tacoma, WA (Tacoma Dome) Oct 18 Oakland, CA (Oakland Coliseum) Oct 21 Las Vegas, NV (Mandalay Bay)
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