ALBERT + JOE BOUCHARD – Former Members of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT – to Tour UK, Playing Cult Classics

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ALBERT and JOE BOUCHARD are best known as former members of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. The original lineup sold millions of albums for Columbia Records, with such classic songs as “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper” and the #1 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart “Burning for You.” They contributed to songwriting and lead vocals on some of their greatest songs, such as “Cities on Flame” and “Hot Rails to Hell.”

The Bouchards have both released new albums recently through their new imprint label Rockheart Records/Deko Entertainment. Additionally, Albert is currently working on the last installment of the Imaginos Trilogy.  Now Shock City Productions and Deko Entertainment are bringing Albert and Joe Bouchard to the UK in a stripped down environment to play you all of the Blue Öyster Cult classics like “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper,” concert staples like “Astronomy,” and new songs from Imaginos II and American Rocker.  Joe had this to say about it, “Hi friends. Albert and I are together rehearsing for our tour of the UK. Very excited! We’re going to play a mixture of everything from both our latest solo records and some of the hits. Every night is going to be different. We’re also going to tell some good stories, so you don’t want to miss those. We’ll see you on the road soon.”

In tow will be newcomer Cold Weather Company on its first ever UK tour, and a perfect fit bringing you it’s bare-bones acoustic show featuring songs from their latest release Coalescence and more.  The guys are excited about hitting the road with the Bouchard Brothers. Vocalist/keyboardist Steve Shimchick states, “We’re honored to be supporting the Bouchard Brothers and are excited to be making our UK live debut after all of these years.”  Deko Entertainment president, Bruce Pucciarello, comments on the pairing of these two Deko acts, “For me, it’s really great when Deko artists work together.  In this case, the audiences attending are about to enjoy a special, very personal concert.”  

The tour kicks off at the Hard Rock Café in Glasgow on August 9th.

View and listen to the Bouchard Brothers (live) here: https://tinyurl.com/2c48h5v5

View and listen to Cold Weather Company (live) here: https://tinyurl.com/59xdcaky

Bouchard Brothers with special guest Cold Weather Company UK Tour:
August   9: Glasgow (Hard Rock Café)
August 10: Edinburgh (Bannermans)
August 11: Blackpool (Waterloo)
August 12: London (Underworld)
August 14: Nuneaton (Queen’s Hall)
August 15: Hull (Wrecking Ball)
August 17: Newcastle (Trillians)
August 18: Stoke-on-Trent (Eleven)

Pick up the latest releases from all of these artists below: 
Joe Bouchard merch via https://tinyurl.com/y937dqoe
Albert Bouchard merch via https://tinyurl.com/57uvj3jz
Cold Weather Company merch via https://tinyurl.com/y7667jya

EDENBRIDGE Share New Single & Music Video ‘The Call Of Eden’

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Austrian symphonic metal act, EDENBRIDGE, is currently gearing up for the release of their eleventh studio album, Shangri-La, due out on August 26, 2022 with AFM Records. 

Nine epic, new tracks take the dedicated EDENBRIDGE listener on a musical ride into the realms of finest symphonic metal. Shangri-La not only unleashes a sophisticated range of compositions along with an intoxicating and bombastic sound atmosphere the band is known and loved for, but EDENBRIDGE has created their most diverse record to date: Despite constantly high quality standards and as the new offering proves, they continually expand their musical expression from album to album without abandoning their trademarks. This time, the band has created a fine balance between emotionally magical moments, an ever-present mystical atmosphere and heavy, fast-paced riffage.

Following previously-released songs “Somewhere Else But Here” and the magical “The Road To Shangri-La”, today EDENBRIDGE have premiered a music video for new single “The Call Of Eden”! Vocalist Sabine Edelsbacher comments: “The Call of Eden deals with power and manipulation.

The lie is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end. While the truth is bitter in the beginning but sweet in the end. Realise the allurement, manipulation and the exercise of power in the inside and the outside and neither become victim nor offender – combine the powers in your heart.”

Get the song on all digital services at THIS LOCATION!

Formed in 1998, EDENBRIDGE belongs to one of the most style-defining bands of their genre, spearheading its domain since their pathbreaking debut album “Sunrise in Eden” (2000). Their forthcoming magnum opus, Shangri-La, was recorded at the Farpoint Station Studio and was mixed by Karl Groom. The album was produced by band mastermind Lanvall, who just recently not only debuted a phenomenal live symphony performance with the “Junge Philharmonie Freistadt”, but also makes a fierce racing driver! Watch his video story at the recent Formula 4 ride at the Red Bull Ring in Austria here:

Furthermore and as a pleasant cooling, EDENBRIDGE has launched their own Pale Ale! Sabine and Lanvall reveal: “As we are big fans of the “India Pale Ale“, it was near to head in that direction. A strong beer with fruity notes! In our case, the “Shangri-La New England India Pale Ale” was born, blending perfectly with its pineapple, citrus, peach and apricot tastenotes, coming without any fruit extracts but exclusively from the hop. And what shall we say, the result is awesome!”

Find out more about the tasty Shangri-La IPA on the band’s socials and at THIS LOCATION!

The new EDENBRIDGE album will be out on August 26, 2022, the pre-sale is available HERE!

The cover art was created by United Arab Emirates artist, Muhammad K. Nazia.

Track listing:

  1. At First Light
  2. The Call Of Eden
  3. Hall Of Shame
  4. Savage Land – feat. NDR Radio Orchestra flutist Daniel Tomann-Eickhoff
  5. Somewhere Else But Here
  6. Freedom Is A Roof Made Of Stars
  7. Arcadia (The Great Escape)
  8. The Road To Shangri-La
  9. The Bonding (Part 2) – feat. Erik Martensson (Eclipse, W.E.T.)

BEHIND YOUR FEAR Release Second Single ‘The Mask’ from Upcoming Album

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Twenty years after her work with the gothic metal band FLOWING TEARS, Stefanie Duchêne‘s iconic voice can finally be heard again on her band’s debut album BEHIND YOUR FEAR. Together with experienced musicians from a wide spectrum of metal (Victory, My Own Ghost, Crimson Moon), BEHIND YOUR FEAR manage to revive the spirit of gothic metal of the 90s and 2000s that was believed to be lost.

Now the band has released their second single ‘The Mask’, taken from the upcoming album „ANTHROPOCENE“, out on 30th september 2022.

In case you missed the first single ‘New Ways’, check it out at https://youtu.be/opm60gbAUH0

Pre-Order:
https://behindyourfear.bigcartel.com/
https://behindyourfear.bandcamp.com/

BEHIND YOUR FEARS are:
Stefanie (ex-FLOWING TEARS) – Vocals, Piano
Michael (VICTORY, MY OWN GHOST) – Drums
Moritz (HORN, CRIMSON MOON) – Guitar
David (ex-FLOWING TEARS, LEAVE) – Bass
T. (CRIMSON MOON) – Guitar, Keys

More information at https://www.facebook.com/Behindyourfear

CHLOE TRUJILLO & RAV MEDIC to Release New EP “Heavy Peace”

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Artist, Fashion Designer and Musician Chloe Trujillo is a multi-faceted wonder and she has been teaming up with Mark Dalbeth (Rav Medic) from the rock act BELLUSIRA. The duo are set to release their debut ep HEAVY PEACE through Golden Robot Records digitally August 19. 

The EP has been preceded by 3 stunning singles ‘MANA,’  ‘A LADDER TO THE SUN,’ and ‘THE HEAVIEST SOUND IS SILENCE.’ 

Making our way through life, we get tested by various obstacles and internal emotions. A big part of surviving the day to day, is the ability to diversify yourself and be able to adapt. The debut EP HEAVY PEACE by Chloe Trujillo & Rav Medic, does exactly that.  

It takes you on a journey of emotions, both lyrically and musically. Moments of anger, frustration and happiness are spaced out throughout the record. 

By taking pieces of their own influences, they have been able to mold them into their own sound and feel.  

Pre-order/add/save HEAVY PEACEHERE

ABOUT CHLOE TRUJILLO ⚡️RAV MEDIC

Born in Paris France, ChloeTrujillo has immersed herself in the art/music world from a young age. Her music is infused with anything from rap, metal, gypsy & blues. She first got her Visa through performing in NYC cabarets & musical theatre. From there, she was invited to LA by Gail Zappa to record the Frank Zappa cover ‘The Torture Never Stops.’ Chloe is also wife of Robert Trujillo from Metallica/Suicidal Tendencies. 

Mark Dalbeth (Rav Medic), who is originally from New Zealand, made the move to Australia and started rock outfit Bellusira, who went on to release two notable albums and move to America briefly under management from Will Hunt (Evanescence). The band toured the USA a few times and had Koichi Fukuda from Static-X take over guitar duties. Once that project came to an end, Mark decided to stay in America and continue his musical pursuit. 
Both parties met in early 2021 when asked to be a part of the Global Green Charity Event held at the Troubadour in LA.  

After connecting online and having a mutual respect for each other’s music, Trujillo and Dalbeth suggested the idea of doing a collaboration. The track ‘Lightning Strikes Twice’ was the outstanding result. The feedback from the single was strong and they both enjoyed working together so much, that they decided to continue to work together under the banner Chloe Trujillo & Rav Medic.

DEREK SHERINIAN Shares New Single ‘Aurora Australis’, New Album Out Now

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World acclaimed keyboardist DEREK SHERINIAN, (Sons of Apollo, Black Country Communion), one of the most significant keyboard players of the modern era, recently released his latest album, ‘Vortex’, on InsideOutMusic. The album finds Sherinian again collaborating with legendary drummer Simon Phillips, who once again co-wrote and co-produced the album, as well as Tony ‘The Fretless Monster’ Franklin, on bass.

Now, Derek is pleased to share the 11+ minute complex, sprawling closer “Aurora Australis” featuring Bumblefoot on guitar.

Derek had this to say about the track: “Simon and I cover a lot of musical ground on this track. Bumblefoot sounds amazing on guitar as usual.”

Check out the first single “The Vortex” here: https://youtu.be/3rBjzSoOuVA
Check out the video for “The Scorpion” here: https://youtu.be/UKHK-G6UDP4

Tracklisting:

1 The Vortex feat. Steve Stevens
2 Fire Horse feat. Nuno Bettencourt
3 Scorpion
 4 Seven Seas feat. Steve Stevens
5 Key Lime Blues feat. Joe Bonamassa, Steve Lukather
6 Die Kobra feat. Michael Schenker, Zakk Wylde
7 Nomad’s Land feat. Mike Stern
8 Aurora Australis feat. Bumblefoot

The album is available here: https://dereksherinian.lnk.to/Vortex

The follow-up to 2020’s The Phoenix, Vortex includes eight tracks built on his signature chameleonic sound that blends rock with elements of funk, prog, and jazz, which he started writing even before The Phoenix was finished. “Vortex is a continuation of The Phoenix,” Sherinian states. “However, I feel the composition is stronger on the new album, and I would describe it as a modern day 70s style fusion record, but with newer heavier tonality.”

When it came to guitars, Sherinian recruited a who’s who of great players, some of whom he had worked with before – Steve Stevens, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Lukather, Zakk Wylde, Sons Of Apollo bandmate Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal – and a few new allies, in the form of Michael Schenker, Mike Stern and Nuno Bettencourt. “The choice of guitarist works itself out in the writing,” he explains. “Also, like in the case of Steve Stevens, we co-wrote the song together, so it was natural for him to play on it.” Of his new collaborators, he says of Bettencourt, who appears on the scratchy “Fire Horse”, “I have always been a fan of his playing, and I am glad that we finally got to record together. He has the Van Halen swing and swagger to his playing that I love. We were both born in 1966, the Chinese year of the Fire Horse.” 

According to Sherinian, Schenker’s inclusion was a no-brainer. “Michael Schenker has been one of my heroes for many years. He asked me to play on his Immortal album, and in return, he agreed to play on “Die Kobra”. I wanted to write a great song inspired by my favorite Schenker tracks. Zakk Wylde added some great additional parts to the song, and Tony Franklin and Simon Phillips sound great, as usual.”

Keyboardist Derek Sherinian has more than made a name for himself. After all, MusicRadar.com deemed him “A true shredder, his virtuoso playing has seen him dubbed the keyboard-playing version of Eddie Van Halen,” in 2020. Moreover, in 2021 he was voted Greatest Keyboardist Of The 21st Century, and the eighth Greatest of All Time by the same site, and Prog Magazine saw him voted the ninth Greatest Keyboardist Ever. But then you don’t rack up a resumé such as his without some serious chops, having worked with the likes of Dream Theater, Black Country Communion, Billy Idol, Whitesnake – David Coverdale stating in 2020 “Derek plays like the son of Jon Lord”, – Kiss, current band Sons Of Apollo, and Alice Cooper – who in 1989 called him the “Caligula of keyboards”.

ANTI-CLONE Debut Chilling Music Video ‘Human’

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UK masked metallers, ANTI-CLONE, have revealed a thought-provoking and disturbing new music video for their latest single, ‘Human’. The explosive song is the title track from the band’s forthcoming new EP, out 16th September, and is a welcome return which will cause sparks amongst the metal collective with the song’s stark warning about humanity in the digital age.

Directed by the band and Dead Pixels Photography, the new video demonstrates the abuse of power, and how tyrants use charisma and rhetoric to captivate and ensnare a willing audience. This is counterbalanced with the actions of a lone individual standing up and saying no, albeit through truly extreme means. The visuals echo the message of the song and are played out in the most dramatised version possible, conveying the warning signs we frequently see on our screens everyday.

Anti-Clone vocalist “Peter “CLΩNE” Moore said, “‘Human’ is an anthem rooted in the horror of what it means to be human. Its intention is to hold a mirror to humanity (or lack of) and explore just how far we’ve fallen in the sense that we fetishise war, and that we hold guns and gods above basic human rights, decency and life. Every time you turn on the TV, or read the news,  you are greeted by the same bleak reality be it the war in Ukraine, or the most recent school shootings in the United States. ‘Human’ is a case study into the psyche of the human race and how we can learn to be better.”

Written with cataclysmic recent world events in mind, Anti-Clone’s new EP’ Human’ is a step into the mindset of four people trying to contend with everyday life while the world appears to be burning around them. As a follow up to the group’s ‘The Root of Man’ debut album, ‘Human’ takes on a more melodic, nuanced sound that still promises as much aggression as its predecessor. 

Recorded at Red City Recordings, Manchester and Safe Haven Studios, ‘Human’ was produced by David Radahd-Jones (Heaven’s Basement) and mastered by Grant Berry at Fader Mastering. 

The EP will be released Friday 16th September 2022 via the band’s official web media channels.

PRE-ORDER THE HUMAN EP/LIMITED EDITION MERCHANDISE HERE.

Originally formed in 2011, Anti-Clone have come a long way since the Axe and Cleaver in Boston, UK. The nu-metal/ industrial juggernaut released their debut EP ‘Hands Sewn Together’ in 2014 to critical acclaim, garnering reviews in magazines such as Big Cheese and Terrorizer. Produced by Matt Hyde (Slipknot, Bullet For My Valentine, Machine Head), his wealth of experience with some the world’s best known metal bands was invaluable in shaping fledgeling band’s sound. On the back of this release they went on a full European tour with Ragga metal titans Skindred, exciting audiences from France to Poland and everywhere in between. 

Anti-Clone followed up 2014’s ‘Hands Sewn Together’ with 2016’s ‘The Root of Man’, again produced by Hyde. The general reception of the album was fantastic, with a 4K review from Kerrang! (as well as full page feature and video of the week) and a 7/10 review from Metal Hammer (as well as ‘HOT NEW BAND’), among many, many more. The success of this album saw Anti-Clone joining such acts as Mushroomhead, Hacktivist, Bleed From Within and Dope, as well as playing at the 2016 edition of Bloodstock festival, 2017’s inaugural HRH Metal, Amplified Festival and a headline slot at one of the stages at MacMillanfest. 2017 also saw the band embark on their debut headline, exciting audiences all over the UK.

Major lineup changes saw the band undergo a period of hibernation from 2018 onwards. However, Anti-Clone are very much back in the saddle now with 2022’s comeback release ‘Human’. Produced by David Radahd-Jones at RED Studios in Manchester, his attention to detail led to the honing and refining of what the band wanted to accomplish in this new phase of its existence. This release sees the band explore a new more melodic sound, while retaining the cutting edge that established them in the first place. Get ready to experience the new Anti-Clone, and the new world order.

Anti-Clone is:

Vocals – Peter “CLΩNE” Moore
Guitar – William “26” Richardson
Bass – Pat “KAKES” Godin
Drums – Drew “ALPHA” Moore