AVATARIUM Announce “Death, Where Is Your Sting” Album & Share First Single ‘God Is Silent’

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Following their recent signing with AFM Records, Swedish doom rock heavyweights AVATARIUM have announced the release of their upcoming, fifth studio album. Death, Where Is Your Sting, will be out on October 21, 2022.

The chart-breaking band was formed in 2012 by Candlemass mastermind Leif Edling, and released 2 EPs, four critically acclaimed full-length records and their epic live DVD, An Evening With Avatarium – Live in Stockholm January 2020, to date. The current line-up is featuring vocalist Jennie-Ann Smith, Marcus Jidell (Evergrey, Soen), Mats Rydström, Andreas Habo Johansson and Daniel Karlsson. Death, Where Is Your Sting was produced by Marcus Jidell, mixed by Mats Valentin and Jidell, and was mastered by Svante Forsbäck.

Today, AVATARIUM have premiered a first track taken of Death, Where Is Your Sting. Listen to the epic new single, “God Is Silent”, now streaming at THIS LOCATION!

Says guitarist Marcus Jidell about the band’s first single: 

”A classic Avatarium doomster with a different twist. Even though it wasn’t intentional I now hear how we got influenced by bands like Trouble, Deep Purple and Candlemass. But then again if you are looking for inspiration why not listen to the masters. 

We also want to take the opportunity to thank our followers for all the encouragement and love during the pandemic. We love you back and can’t wait to see you soon on one of our live shows”, next up is Summerbreeze Open Air”. 

Death, Where Is Your Sting will be available on October 21, 2022 as Digipak, Vinyl and ltd. 2-CD Earbook (incl. 5-track bonus CD). The album pre-sale has just started via AFM Records HERE!

Artwork: Erik Rovanpera.

Tracklist:

  1. A Love Like Ours
  2. Stockholm
  3. Death, Where Is Your Sting
  4. Psalm For The Living
  5. God Is Silent
  6. Mother Can You Hear Me Now
  7. Nocturne
  8. Transcendent

Bonus CD (ltd. Earbook)

  1. Boneflower (alternative version, live in the studio)
  2. Great Beyond (alternative version, live in the studio)
  3. Rubicon (alternative version, live in the studio)
  4. Lay Me Down (alternative version, live in the studio)
  5. The Fire I long For (alternative version, live in the studio)

POWERWOLF Release Official Live Video for ‘Glaubenskraft’

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One of only three songs with German lyrics in POWERWOLF’s discography is “Glaubenskraft”. Celebrating its “live” premiere via the cinematic streaming event THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT, the song proves to be a real highlight in the live set of the band, ready to be unleashed to the masses at one of POWERWOLF’s massive tours or festival headline shows this year. The incredible sound production highlights this live version and turns it into a standout hymn for each fan of the genre.
 
The song, well placed at the end of the second chapter of the cinematic streaming event, called “Sin”, shoves a finger into the wound that the church has created for itself in recent years. The blank looking nuns in the video hovering while the band performs on an oversized burning cross speaks louder than any words.
 
All metal crowds will shout along to this banger of a song – whether they understand the German lyrics or not!

Watch the Official Live Video for “Glaubenskraft” HERE

At the end of 2021, POWERWOLF – the most successful German metal band to date – fascinated with a streaming event of unprecedented dimensions. Those who thought they had seen everything in the live sector were instantly proven wrong with unmatched audio production and visuals that can only be described as simply breathtaking. This summer, on July 8, 2022, this new benchmark for music streaming events will finally be available to view any time you crave. THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT will be unleashed on DVD, BluRay and many other physical formats!

POWERWOLF have stood at the peak of superlative, epic metal moments for years, but what they present with this streaming event surpasses anything seen before. After months of detailed work, a story was crafted and presented in several chapters based on the stunning music and elaborately staged cinematic scenes. All show effects, actors and stage settings work hand in hand with each other and bring the medium of live music to a level never seen before. From battles with clergy to stories of nuns, monks and burning angels, cinematic images immediately capture the viewer.

THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT is a live spectacle that unveils new details watch after watch, and cements POWERWOLF‘s status as the most outstanding band in their genre!

[Cover Artwork: Zsofia Dankova]

Pre-Order your version of THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT HERE

THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT track listing:

Chapter I – Temptation
1    Prologue / Monumental Mass Theme
2    Faster Than the Flame
3    Venom Of Venus
4    Stossgebet
5    Demons Are A Girl‘s Best Friend

Chapter II – Sin 
6    Dancing with the Dead
7    Cardinal Sin
8    Resurrection By Erection
9    We Drink Your Blood
10    Glaubenskraft

Chapter III – Confession 
11    Fire & Forgive
12    Beast of Gévaudan
13    Incense & Iron
14    Where The Wild Wolves Have Gone

Chapter IV – Forgiveness    
15    Amen & Attack
16    Army of the Night
17    Blood for Blood (Faoladh)
18    Armata Strigoi
19    Epilogue / Monumental Mass Theme

POWERWOLF live:
09.-11.06.22 CH – Interlaken / Greenfield Festival
12.06.22 UK – Donington Park / Download
15.06.22 CH – Crans-Près-Céligny / Caribana Festival
16.06.22 BE – Dessel / Graspop Metal Meeting
07.07.22 DE – Ballenstedt / Rockharz
16.07.22 RO – Bucharest / Romexpo (KISS Support)
20.07.22 DE – Bremen / Bürgerweide (IRON MAIDEN Support)
22.07.22 FI – Laukka / John Smith Festival
24.07.22 FE – Selestat / Rock Your Brain Festival
26.07.22 DE – Frankfurt / Deutsche Bank Park (IRON MAIDEN Support)
05.08.22 ES – Villena / Leyendas Del Rock
19.08.22 FR – Saint Nolff / Motocultor Festival

Wolfsnächte Tour 2022
w/ Dragonforce, Warkings
11.11.22 DE – Berlin / Velodrom
12.11.22 DE – Munich / Zenith
13.11.22 CZ – Prague / Tipsport Arena
14.11.22 PL – Katowice / MCK
16.11.22 HU – Budapest / Barba Negra
17.11.22 AT – Vienna / Gasometer
18.11.22 DE – Stuttgart / Schleyerhalle
19.11.22 CH – Zurich / Samsung Hall
21.11.22 ES – Barcelona / Razzmatazz
22.11.22 ES – Madrid / Riviera
24.11.22 IT – Milan / Alcatraz
25.11.22 DE – Frankfurt / Jahrhunderthalle
26.11.22 DE – Oberhausen / Rudolf-Weber-Arena
27.11.22 FR – Paris / Zenith
29.11.22 UK – London / Roundhouse*
01.12.22 NL – Amsterdam / Afas Live
02.12.22 DE – Hamburg / Sporthalle
03.12.22 DE – Saarbrücken / Saarlandhalle
04.12.22 BE – Antwerpen / Lotto Arena
*without Dragonforce

PADDY AND THE RATS Release Cinematic New Official Video for ‘Matadora’

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PADDY AND THE RATS have unleashed the fourth single, “Matadora”, from their recently released new album, From Wasteland To Wonderland! It comes along with a wild new video portraying the dangerous life of a kingpin and his beautiful Matadora – a classic story of greed and betrayal. Sound-wise, “Matadora” delivers the finest Balkan style vibes to get you moving, with additional instruments like Mariachi-style trumpets and brass adding to the song’s Spanish flair. “Matadora” is the sort of song you can’t help but tap your foot to. Be prepared for a twisted adventure!

Paddy comments on the video:
„We really like gangster movies of Scorsese, Tarantino or Guy Richie and for a long time we wanted to shoot a video like these movies. ‚Matadora‘ has a spanish and a mariachi influence so thats why we had the idea to play this Pablo Escobar-stylish columbian druglord charachter.
It was really fun to shoot this video because all of us this a ‘70s, ‘80s look with the funny moustaches and clothes and of course it was fun because of the two beautiful girls who had an important role in the video.“ 

With their six full-length, PADDY AND THE RATS serve a top-notch pirate party fueled by a heavy dose of Punk, Polka and Folk, turning the world into a giant pub! This Irish influenced sound will assuredly bring up the urge to slam down a cold one while swinging happily along arm in arm to the beat! Formed in 2008 by singer and songwriter Paddy, the untamed unit have built a respective name within the scene due to hard work and extensive touring all over Europe – with more than 400 shows including at the world famous Wacken Open Air and the Sziget Festival. For the new album, they teamed up once again with producer Zoli Baker. The artwork was designed by Jill Colbert, who has also worked with bands like Alestorm, Exodus and Wintersun.

On a rousing 13 tracks, the Hungarians magically pull one stirring song after another out of their pirate hats, featuring a great variation of instruments like accordion, fiddle, banjo and bagpipe. The Celtic punks sail off on exciting adventures with their opener “Wasteland”, offering a longing duo of mandolin and vocals accompanied by violin injections. The spirit is incited with “Ship Will Sale”: The rousing track hits like a wild wave and invites the listener to join the party, swaying and stomping with them. The full-length pushes forward with “Party like a Pirate”, where they delight their shipmates with an eager party hit, that comes with a sweeping sing-along chorus. “Everybody Get Up” offers another power boost and slowly prepares for the end of the adventure, with its punkier, energetic sound. The last stop of the journey with the Celtic Punks is “Wonderland”. This emotional ballad provides the perfect note on which to end the album. With From Wasteland to Wonderland, PADDY AND THE RATS deliver a seaworthy adventure that fills the listener with addictive energy and simple happiness.

Order From Wasteland To Wonderland NOW

SOULFLY Release New Single ‘Scouring The Vile’ Feat. John Tardy

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Underground icon, extreme metal trailblazer, third world warrior, and leader of a diverse and dedicated tribe, Max Cavalera not only survives but thrives, blasting out riff after killer riff. The same voice, body, and spirit which launched SOULFLY in 1997 summons impossibly heavy noise to this day, throwing down ten slabs of monstrous music on the band’s twelfth album, Totem which will be released via Nuclear Blast on August 5th.

Today, the band releases their second single entitled, “Scouring The Vile” which features John Tardy of OBITUARY. Check out the track video here:

Listen to “Scouring The Vile” on all streaming platforms:  https://bfan.link/soulfly-scouring-the-vile

SOULFLY‘s Max Cavalera comments, ‘“’Scouring the Vile’ is SOULFLY’s personal fuck you letter to cancer! The lyrics are angered by the loss of loved ones. It was amazing to share the vocals with an old veteran, John Tardy of OBITUARY.“

SOULFLY – Totem
Release Date: 06 August 2022

  1. Superstition
  2. Scouring The Vile
  3. Filth Upon Filth
  4. Rot In Pain
  5. The Damage Done
  6. Totem
  7. Ancestors
  8. Ecstasy Of Gold
  9. Soulfly XII
  10. Spirit Anima

Pre-save The Album Here

Totem was recorded at Platinum Underground in Mesa Arizona by John Aquilino and Arthur Rizk with assistance from John Powers. Produced by Max alongside Arthur Rizk (KREATOR, MUNICIPAL WASTE, CODE ORANGE), the album boasts guest appearances from John Powers (ETERNAL CHAMPION), Chris Ulsh (POWER TRIP), and John Tardy (OBITUARY). Arthur Rizk was also responsible for playing lead guitar on the record. The artwork for the album was created by James Bousema.

REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS Reveal Release Date, Tracklist & New Teaser Video for Upcoming Album “Tales Of Rune”

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REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS Reveal Release Date, Tracklist & New Teaser Video for Upcoming Album “Tales Of Rune“!

Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS are pleased to reveal new details of upcoming album “Tales Of Rune”, coming out on July 1st through United Music Mafia. Furthermore the band has unveiled the album tracklisting and 4th teaser video.

Ren Marabou shared:
“It’s official, the new Ren Marabou and the Berserkers album ‘Tales of Rune’ will be released on July 1st through United Music Mafia. Our most riff filled, head banging, anthemic and energetic album to date. This cranked up Norse Mythology themed album will have you filling your mead drinking horns, and readying yourself for battle. All recorded, mixed and mastered in Meadowbank Studios Donegal.
We can’t wait for you all to hear it. Have a great Thor’s-day Heathen Tribe 🛡⚔️“

Pre-order the album at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/renmarabou/tales-of-rune

“Tales Of Rune” Tracklisting

  1. Fenrir
  2. Dødssang (Death Song)
  3. Kinsmen Die
  4. The Three Norns
  5. Huldra
  6. Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
  7. Brand of Sacrifice
  8. Let’s Drink Mead
  9. Odin’s Sons and Daughters
  10. Bragi (God of Music)
  11. Finngaill (Fair Foreigners)

Watch the teaser video #4 below.

Also check out earlier teasers:
teaser #1 – https://www.facebook.com/aaron.gaffey.94/videos/388561036504623
teaser #2 – https://www.facebook.com/aaron.gaffey.94/videos/533635801715222
teaser #3 – https://www.facebook.com/aaron.gaffey.94/videos/391728406213527

Just previously REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS announce that they are confirmed for Monsters of Metal Live And Loud -Festival, 2 hours of high Octane Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Classics! The festival, presented by Amp Productions, will take place on July 9th at The Stables Mullingar in Ireland. Doors 9pm – Adm €15.

Ren Marabou and the Berserkers commented: “We are delighted to be working with AMP Productions, and sharing the stage again with our brothers in Monsters of Metal.”

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

Hailing from the Emerald Isle and based in the hills of Co.Donegal these Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers, REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS, deliver their own take on this powerful genre with a high energy stage show and anthemic, contemporary stylings. Endorsed by Cassidy Guitars, Skull Strings, Fishsticks drum sticks and Iron Age Guitar Accessories. Signed to United Music Mafia and Managed by Split Screen Management.

Watch/ stream:
‘Let’s Drink Mead’ – https://open.spotify.com/track/1ha54ritRWP06mbInOo0pp
‘Brand Of Sacrifice’ – https://open.spotify.com/album/1yKOPpwG663aD3s8GBbGbJ
‘Sigurd the Dragon Slayer’ – https://open.spotify.com/track/0OOr73kAIK4WPkt0ZAH5jf
‘Death of Baldr’ – https://ummmusicvideo.com/v/FtJpC
‘Dødssang’ – https://youtu.be/odx-OzoufTI
‘Fenrir’ – https://open.spotify.com/track/3F8c7CKWNs0wdR5XHGOuye
‘Prophecy of the Seer’ – https://youtu.be/QAXTujQ3xdE

Remember also to check out the band’s weekly segments for fans and Heathen Tribe lovers at https://www.facebook.com/renmarabou!

REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS are:
Ren Marabou (Vocals and Guitar)
Terence McCann (Drums)
Michael Casserly (Bass)

Get brand new band merch at https://renmarabou.bigcartel.com

More information at
BAND: https://www.facebook.com/renmarabou
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/SplitScreenManagement | http://www.splitscreenproduction.com

Watch What Happened When TUOMAS ROUNAKARI Summoned the Ancient Spirits While Playing Live at Charity Concert for Ukraine

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On April 14th, Finnish violinist, composer, ethnomusicologist TUOMAS ROUNAKARI released his new album “Bear Awakener“, available now at https://rounakari.bandcamp.com! The release party was held on May 8th at Uusi Paviljonki, Kauniainen – Finland. All the contributions were donated for the benefit of Ukrainian Mothers 🇺🇦

While Tuomas was playing, happened something what is considered impossible…

Tuomas shared:
“This moment from the record release show keeps amazing me. I’ve never even heard of a bow breaking like this! It should not be possible to break’em by simply playing.
Anyways.. very grateful for this evening! Playing Bear Awakener live for the very first time. Just once in a lifetime! Ending on standing ovations✨“

Watch below what happened…

More about “Bear Awakener” album:

Awakening the Bear is a symbol of succumbing to the greater forces of existence. Awakening a new energy while being more connected to the ancient. And first and foremost – opening to a dialogue with mythical entities and re-creating harmonious and long lasting relationships with our surroundings, including human and non-human beings, seen and unseen worlds.

The songs in this album are formed by Khanty, Mansi, Carelian and Finnish ancestors. They carry a resonance of those before us who were better equipped to collaborate with nature in a sustainable and self-sufficient way. Such songs have always been Tuomas’ best teachers.

“This is music that gods are listening to” said Pekko Käppi after having listened through the freshly finished mastered tracks.

The album coverart was created by Karolina Pärnänen.

“Bear Awakener” tracklisting:

  1. First Morning
  2. In the Land of the Bear
  3. Man with a Bear’s Snout
  4. Second Morning
  5. Song of a Small Goose
  6. Origin of the Bear
  7. Third Morning
  8. Bear Clan Girl
  9. Man-observing-the-world
  10. Roopeska’s Bear Hunt
  11. Last Morning – Departure
    Running Time: 42,10 min.

“Bear Awakener” was recorded, mixed and mastered at the Verde Studio with the gear-wizard Mika Rintala. None of his modular synthesizers were used. All of the equipment used in recording was built by Mika – microphones, pre-amps, EQ and even the mixing console and electrostatic monitors.

TUOMAS ROUNAKARI is an internationally acclaimed violinist, composer and ethnomusicologist from Finland. He is a one-man-band blending violin, vocals and stomping with ankle-bells. In his performance he enters various trance-states. In this album he will also be playing a traditional Khanty instrument called Ning-juh.

Tuomas is inspired by different forms of dialogue; man and nature, the seen and the unseen world, ancient and future. His first solo album Shamanviolin was a result of ethnomusicological studies of the earliest 20th century wax-cylinder recordings from Siberia. These studies have also led to many collaborations with indigenous artists. He is one of the few artists who have actually returned their art to native communities for evaluation and development.

Enjoy online concert from Kaustinen Folk Music Festival 2020. Shamanviolin at Pauanne is a full-length online concert produced by the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival 2020. The concert was filmed at the magical Pauanne where a community of folk musicians and folk healers used to live in the 1980’s. All buildings are fully hand made with many mythological decorations. This Shamanviolin concert ends with lament melodies in a burnt down sauna. The magic and unique beauty of this place is still strong. A perfect environment for my music.

Watch here and sign up to his newsletter at https://rounakari.com/watch-full-video-for-free/

Also watch
-Tuomas’ performance video, a throwback to Tokyo 2017, from the materials of ‘Live in Japan’ documentary by Kimmo Kuusniemi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g718diJlW1s
-‘Farewell of Kamas People’ – https://youtu.be/oV16Qipd0MQ
-‘Langetus’ – https://youtu.be/HVsU7PTqqHY

More information at
TUOMAS ROUNAKARI: http://www.rounakari.com | http://www.facebook.com/shamanviolin
Web store: https://rounakari.bandcamp.com
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCliVnARlDv2Y3ykBo_YFlRA
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/SplitScreenManagement | http://www.splitscreenproduction.com