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MADMAN’S LULLABY Release “Nocturnal Overdrive Part 2” + Single ‘Falling’ Debuts on Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart

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MADMAN’S LULLABY announce the release of their brand new EP “Nocturnal Overdrive Part 2” on Australia’s MR Records. Along with the video for the first single “Falling.” You can watch the video below.

You can purchase and stream Madman’s Lullaby at this location.

The first single “Falling” is picking up action at radio, debuting at #207 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and the #7 Most Added track on the Metal Contraband chart.

Top 20 specialty radio shows are charting “Falling” as well, WORT in Madison, WI (#19), The Foundry online (#20) and Metal Authority Radio online (#20).

“Love the sound of the band.” – Don Fredette, KSSI – Palmdale/Lancaster, CA

“Love them.” – Shawn Hardesty, ICED OUT RADIO

Madman’s Lullaby delivers another smash hit to Spidy’s web, Their latest single “Falling” needs to be in your rock music library, it will find its way to your favourite playlist as it did to mine, – Al Matchett, Spiderwebradio

Madman’s Lullaby’s EJ talks about his battle with COVID which presented a new set of hurdles in getting the new EP release, “As some of you know I was hospitalized with the Delta Variant. At one point I wasn’t sure I was going to make it, let alone ever be able to play music again. It was honestly two of the hardest months I’ve ever experienced. Today I’m beyond thankful for my health and my family that got me through it, and of course to finally be back on my drums. It’s gifted me with a bigger appreciation for everything like making music for all of you. I hope these songs will bring some good vibes in the midst of this crazy world we live in.”

“This EP contains five cracking tracks that is sure to extend their fan base world wide. The band have received excellent reviews for Part 1 and we know this release will see an increase of interest and demand in 2022. Once again, the overall package is complimented by some incredible cover artwork by world renown graphic designer,‘Nello Dell’Omo’. — Peter Naylor, MR Records.

Madman’s Lullaby‘s Nocturnal Overdrive Part 1 is easily my most played CD. – Sleaze Roxx

The passion Madman’s Lullaby exudes within their sonic art is insanely addictive and well worth seeking out. – Highwire Daze

If you like bands like Judas Priest and Queensryche and you like your metal melodic yet heavy at the same time, check these out. They will not disappoint. – Rock Media UK

Track Listing

Thick And Thin
Inside Out
Falling
Tell Me I’m Right
Ask For Nothing

All songs written and recorded by Madman’s Lullaby
Recorded at Suspect studios in San Jose, Ca and Blue Room Studios in Brentwood, CA.
Produced by Eric Hill and Madman’s Lullaby.

PERPETUAL FIRE Release Video for ‘A Place In Heaven’

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Italian legendary metallers PERPETUAL FIRE have released a new videoclip for ‘A Place In Heaven’ taken from the album “Virtual Eyes”, out now via Wanikiya Record.

This time the band presents a power ballad whose lyrics tell the desperation of not being able to go back and get back loved ones or simply ourselves, in a period of life that we regret.

The video was premiered on May 17 within the historic broadcast ‘Linea Rock’ conducted by Marco Garavelli on Radio Lombardia and can be watch on YouTube below:

Music by Steve Volta and Roby Beccalli
Lyrics by Steve Volta
Arranged by Perpetual Fire
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Steve Volta
Director of Photography: Mauro Palma
Video Editor: Roby Beccalli

‘Virtual Eyes’ is the fourth album, coming after ‘Bleeding Hands’ that was released in 2017 by Sleazy Rider Records. The new work was recorded in the studio of the guitarist Steve Volta (Pino Scotto, Pandaemonium), the lyrics (all written before the pandemic) are about dealing with difficult times, loss of loved ones, technology used in a negative way. There is also a fast instrumental track entitled ‘Sirio’, an acoustic ballad, and several power metal songs that will delight the lovers of the genre!

‘Virtual Eyes’ track list:
Never Fall – music and lyrics by Steve Volta
Stop – music by Steve Volta/Roby Beccalli lyrics by Steve Volta
A Place In Heaven – music by Steve Volta/Roby Beccalli lyrics by Steve Volta
Burn The Sky – music by Steve Volta/Roby Beccalli lyrics by Steve Volta
Sirio – music by Steve Volta
Virtual Eyes – music and lyrics by Steve Volta
Death And Glory – music by Steve Volta/Roby Beccalli lyrics by Steve Volta
Trust Yourself – music and lyrics by Steve Volta
Dunes – music by Steve Volta/Roby Beccalli lyrics by Steve Volta
The Final Battle – music by Steve Volta

Line up:
Roby Beccalli – Vocals
Steve Volta – Guitars and backing vocals
Mark Zampetti – Bass Guitar
Mauro Maffioli – Keyboards
Sergio Serz Gasparini – Drums

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

KARDASHEV Premiere ‘Glass Phantoms’ Video

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Tempe, Arizona-based deathgaze unit KARDASHEV today unveils “Glass Phantoms,” the latest single from their stirring new full-length Liminal Rite set for release June 10th via Metal Blade Records.

Liminal Rite boasts eleven deeply rousing, poignant, and musically grandiose tracks. Opening with the gorgeous drones of “The Approaching Of Atonement” before launching into the densely layered, surging “Silvered Shadows,” an air of tragedy looms over much of the record’s proceedings demanding an emotional response at every musical turn. The record follows a narrative laid out by drummer Sean Lang’s spoken word parts. Elaborates guitarist Nico Mirolla of the record’s weighty theme, “Liminal Rite explores how the past can both wound and seduce, leading us down a path of self-destruction. It’s an anecdotal tale from a fictional man’s perspective late in life on how perception and reality do not always coalesce. His experience tells a larger message of how our minds often create a false view of the past. Sean’s narration is him expressing the man’s perception and recollection of life. The failure of his memory, the nature of dementia, and how it plays into his experience are all encapsulated by the narrative sections.“

Relays Mirolla of “Glass Phantoms,” “The Lost Man’s addiction to control fails him. He ascends the stairs, exits the house, and finds himself standing in the spot where his father knelt so many years ago. Guilt masked by anger grabs him by the chest and he curses the earth beneath him. The death of his brother rises to the surface of his mind like a cloud of locusts swarms a field, ripping and tearing until hunger is satiated. He clutches a stone and sees the ghostly effigy of his father’s hand doing the same. Images of the tragedy that took his brother away flood The Lost Man, and he remembers the fury of his father as the truth was laid bare. But what was it that grave mistake that manifested by his own actions? The memory is too far in the ground, buried under broken glass and isolation. But this time will be different. This time he will not be cast aside. He is home, and he would rather die than suffer the loss of his past for a second time.“

View KARDASHEV‘s “Glass Phantoms” video below.

View KARDASHEV‘s previously released video for first single, “Compost Grave-Song,” at: youtu.be/SqhaihR0vT4

With drums tracked in Lang’s home studio, KARDASHEV returned to Endless Gate Audio in Arizona to track guitar, bass, and vocals. They then gathered at The Sound Lair in Tennessee – the first time this lineup has ever been in the same room together – to work with producer/mixer Miah Lajeunesse. The album was mastered by Ryan Williams. The band also brought in Bohren & Der Club Of Gore‘s saxophonist Christoph Clöser — which was a life goal checked off for Mirolla — to add an extra flavor to haunting, epic closer “Beyond The Passage Of Embers,” and Christopher Blaney added some piano parts alongside those of Rieth. The members also pushed themselves into new territory: Garrett recorded his own vocal harmonies rather than relying on a vocoder as on previous releases, Rieth recorded some piano parts, and Lang penned and recorded the spoken word story that haunts the record. The album comes cloaked in the cover art of Faith Veloro.

Find pre-order options at: metalblade.com/kardashev. Fans of The Contortionist, Rivers Of Nihil, Devin Townsend, and Alcest, pay heed.

Forged in 2012, KARDASHEV‘s mission statement could best be described as, “Attempting to create the most beautiful, heavy music through themes of love, loss, and altruism in the metal spectrum.” The band dropped their debut full-length Peripety in 2015 and has since focused on short form concept records, most recently 2021’s stirring The Baring Of Shadows. Rarely approaching the creation of a record with any preconceptions or plans as to what form it will take, they work until what they generally envisaged manifests itself.

SCHANDMAUL Release New Single & Music Video ‘Niamh’

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German medieval folk rock greats SCHANDMAUL will release their upcoming 11th full-length, Knüppel aus dem Sack, out June 10, 2022 via Napalm Records.The adventurous new offering once again demonstrates the unit’s inimitable talent as songwriters and storytellers and invites everyone to enter a thrilling and captivating world of sound. Today, the third single and album closing track “Niamh” opens the gates to the aforementioned ride.

A gripping interlude presented through medieval instruments paves the way for the distinctive vocal offering of Thomas Lindner, who immediately manages to bring stories to life in once mind through his remarkable talent of presenting words like a cinematic happening. Additionally, “Niamh” is highlighted through an atmospheric official video that captivates the spirit of the band and heats up the anticipation for upcoming live shows.

Thomas Lindner on “Niamh”:
“‘Niamh’ is a journey into the world of Irish legends and myths, into the land of eternal youth! ‘Heart, what do you desire more?’, one would like to ask.
But mankind would not be mankind if we were satisfied with something. So we strive for more and the story takes its course…
A song to dive in and let yourself be carried away!”

With six top 10 albums on the German charts (with their 2016 highlight Leuchtfeuer reaching #1 and most recently, 2019’s Artus, at #2), successful tours and numerous festival appearances, as well as millions of streams on digital platforms, SCHANDMAUL have proven that they stand at the top of their genre with good reason. Since their debut, Wahre Helden, released in 1999, SCHANDMAUL has been a reliable force of top-notch, high-level folk rock full of exciting, captivating storytelling, performed by genre-trademarked instruments such as bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy and folk flutes, all topped with the unmistakable skills of vocalist Thomas Lindner. With the title of their upcoming masterpiece, Knüppel aus dem Sack, the Munich-based outfit refers to a fairytale by the Brothers Grimm, “The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack” (original German name: “Tischlein deck dich, Goldesel und Knüppel aus dem Sack”). Knüppel aus dem Sack shows the band at their undeniable peak as songwriters, storytellers and entertainers and embodies another high that is not only directed to die-hard fans but to everyone keen on diving into the magnificent universe of the German frontrunners.

SCHANDMAUL on the album:
“With the eleventh album we announce ourselves loud and clear back after the forced silence!” (Thomas Lindner)

“We report back! A rocking album, nevertheless unmistakably SCHANDMAUL. Fresh wind came additionally by producer Simon Michael, who tickled unexpected sides from the band…” (Martin Duckstein)

“The new SCHANDMAUL album is really on fire and with the first single we literally take the “cudgel out of the sack”! Look forward with us to a fantastic video, and that we can finally rock together again at concerts. We have the music for it in our luggage.” (Stefan Brunner)

“Out of the cultural lockdown, out of the cold of winter, out of rigidity. Time to go out again, to meet and move. To new music, peacefully united. May the album be a ray of hope, especially now in these sad times. Peace.” (Matthias Richter)

Get your copy of Knüppel aus dem Sack NOW

Dive into the band’s unmistakable sonic universe, where sounds of medieval times harmonize with modern influences and create catchy anthems, as only SCHANDMAUL can create it. Atmospheric bustle “Königsgarde” (featuring guests FEUERSCHWANZ and Saltatio Mortis) sets off a brilliant firework and proves – along with tracks like the haunting “Niamh” and the buoyant, cheeky performances “Das Gerücht”, “Der Pfeifer”, “Der Quacksalber” and “Glück auf!” (featuring Fiddler’s Green) – that there is a hit lurking at every corner of this exciting offering! Another collection of haunting stories awaits with “Der Flug”, “Tatzelwurm” or “Der elfseitige Würfel, allowing you to escape from everyday life and lose yourself in a sonic universe of words and music. Packed with atmospheric folk rock, SCHANDMAUL’s Knüppel aus dem Sack is yet another exclamation mark and sparkling jewel full of lightheartedness and bewitching adventures in their almost 25-year band history!

Knüppel aus dem Sack tracklisting:
1. Knüppel aus dem Sack
2. Königsgarde (feat. Saltatio Mortis, Feuerschwanz)
3. Das Gerücht
4. Der Pfeifer
5. Tatzelwurm
6. Der Flug
7. Der Quacksalber
8. Luft und Liebe
9. Glück auf! (feat. Fiddler´s Green)
10.Irgendwann
11.Niamh
12.Der elfseitige Würfel (Bonus Track)
13.Long John Silver (Bonus Track)

Knüppel aus dem Sack Tour 2022
Presented by Sonic Seducer, Kulturnews, Piranha, Start, Folker, EMP, Radio Bob & metal.de

11.06.22 DE – Gelsenkirchen / Amphitheater*
28.10.22 DE – Bielefeld / Lokschuppen
29.10.22 DE – Berlin / Huxley´s Neue Welt
30.10.22 DE – Dresden / Alter Schlachthof
05.11.22 DE – Oberhausen /Turbinenhalle
06.11.22 DE – Nuremberg / Löwensaal
11.11.22 DE – Bremen / Aladin Music Hall
12.11.22 DE – Stuttgart / Im Wizemann
18.11.22 DE – Wiesbaden / Kulturzentrum Schlachthof
19.11.22 CH – Pratteln / Z7
24.11.22 DE – Munich / Muffathalle
26.11.22 AT – Vienna / Arena
02.12.22 DE – Hanover / Capitol
03.12.22 DE – Erfurt / Central Club
04.12.22 DE – Hamburg / Fabrik
*Folkfield Festival

Ukrainian SPACE OF VARIATIONS Reveal New Single + Music Video ‘Imago’

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Ukranian metalcore force SPACE OF VARIATIONS is unstoppable – while living through the horrors of war in their home country, the band still manages to express themselves through their creative, emotional and hard-hitting music and videos. Today, SPACE OF VARIATIONS reveals a new, mesmerizing music video for the powerful album title track “IMAGO”!

SPACE OF VARIATIONS have also announced that the album release of IMAGO is being delayed once more to September 23, 2022, given the current circumstances.

SPACE OF VARIATIONS about the release of IMAGO:
“Hello world! The war in our country has changed everything. New reality is ruthless. Although it’s hard, we keep trying to be SOV – the band you’ve always known. Therefore, as much as it’s possible, we’ll be seeking balance in this chaos and sharing what we created before this terrible war began.”

The band has also announced the launch of their Patreon, which gives fans a chance to support SPACE OF VARIATIONS directly. Watch SPACE OF VARIATIONS’s statement and support them through their Patreon here:

Pre-orders for IMAGO continue to be available HERE

IMAGO track listing:
1 – SOMEONE ELSE
2 – vein.mp3
3 – NON-HUMAN CLUB 2.0
4 – DNA molecule in a million of dimensions
5 – Slaughterhouse (ぬ死)
6 – OUTER SPACE
7 – 1M followers (feat. Denis Stoff)
8 – OCEAN OF MADNESS
9 – FACE TO FACE
10 – IMAGO
11 – Brahmastra
12 – serial killer
13 – ULTRABEAT (feat. alyona alyona)
14 – ellipsis…

BLACK STONE CHERRY Release New Live Video ‘Again (Live From The Royal Albert Hall… Y’All!)’

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Reveal Live Video for “Again (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)” Taken From Live From The Royal Albert Hall… Y’All, coming out on June 24th via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group.

On Wednesday 29 September 2021 – the year of the band’s 20th Anniversary – Kentucky’s favourite sons, BLACK STONE CHERRY, realised their childhood dream of playing at the legendary Royal Albert Hall, London. Sat on the stage at the iconic Victorian building, singer-guitarist Chris Robertson pauses, looks around and says, “When you’re a kid, and you see your heroes’ playing places, and then all of a sudden you find yourself sitting on the stage, it’s pretty emotional. But we’re gonna royally rock it this evening. You better believe that.”

Watch “Again (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)” here:

Watch the live video for “Ringin’ in My Head”

The song is taken from their 2020 album The Human Condition and talking about it they say, “When we wrote “Again” at the twelfth hour in the studio, we never imagined hearing that first chorus being sung by so many voices inside the hallowed RAH. It’s one of our favorite songs to play live, and this is a memory that will last a lifetime.”

Throughout the set they tear through an impressive back catalogue, playing songs from their most recent studio album ‘The Human Condition – “In Love with the Pain,” “Again”, and the previously released live track “Ringin’ in My Head” – through to their biggest hits and fan favourites. “Blind Man,” “Hell and High Water,” “Blame it on the Boom Boom,” and “White Trash Millionaire” rock the building alongside moments of tenderness such as the touching rendition and emotional performance of “Things My Father Said.”

Talking about playing the Royal Albert Hall, drummer John-Fred Young said, “To be honest, I was terrified. It was heavy walking in there. You think about how many great acts have played this place. The prestige behind it. We’ve wanted to play the Royal Albert Hall since the first UK tour in 2007.” He continues, “Dudes from the middle of the country in Kentucky to go out here and have built an amazing group of people that we care about and come to our shows and support us. To know that with all that hard work and dedication we have put into Black Stone Cherry, we’ve accomplished something here. Walking in that place, it’s just breath-taking. You walk on that stage, and you say, we did it, and it’s a feeling that I will cherish for the rest of my life.”

On the Blu-Ray, the live footage is dotted with behind-the-scenes interviews, fly on the wall footage and archival insights into the band as kids first starting out, snippets of their first ever UK tour and heartfelt moments of reflection. But ultimately Live From The Royal Albert Hall… Y’All was about bringing rock ‘n’ roll to London, Kentucky style, and they tore the roof off that mother.