Austrian hardcore/groovemetal group CROWDOWN have released the second official video taken from their recent maxi-EP Horizon, released late last year via Sliptrick Records. The track and +18 video take a glaring, uncompromising look at the many political and societal issues in the US. The music that Crowdown present is raw and unflinchingly brutal with every shout and thrash of guitar encapsulating the dark side of human emotions that weave together a story of rage, loss and despair.
Crowdown – Horizon The debut EP by Crowdown, Horizon, is raw and unflinchingly brutal with every shout and thrash of guitar accompanied by growling bass encapsulating the dark side of human emotions that weave together a story of rage, loss and despair. Crowdown’s blend of hardcore and metal creates an EP with unrelenting energy characterised by destructive breakdowns, savage drums and aggressive vocals. But, despite the undercurrent of rage that simmers to a boil in each song, Horizon is still heavily rooted within the hardcore genre …read more
Italian Rocker MAX MONTANARI, returns 6 months after the launch of the very successful album “Saligia reborn” (which earned the artist the award as the best foreigner in South America) with a new single entitled “Con Le parole”, which, as happened to Italian artists in the early 1980s, will be launched in 4 languages which will be distributed at the end of February 2022 / Early March.
“King of lies” talks about the power of words in the modern world and how certain people (especially in government and religion) use them wisely to convince people and the “weakest” part of them to perform absurd acts, how to be killed in the name of a religion or exterminate populations only for different political beliefs (a very current topic in the Middle East as in Latin America).
The song is produced in Italian (“Con le parole”, Spanish (“Con las palabras”), Portuguese (“Com Palavras”) and English (“King of lies”), recorded in Italy and mixed in Argentina, with distribution by Alkatraz Management, accompanied by 4 videoclips (one per geographic area different from the single) that see together with the Rocker, the new collaboration with the Florentine trident called #Kaliophes (Tommaso sorre at drums, Giorgio Borri at guitar and arrangements & Antonio Shinoby at bass) who is already working on all the new material of the Italian Rocker.
Finnish dark metallers KUOLEMAN GALLERIA release their third album “Armon Loppu” on February 18th 2022. Now they present the third and last single before the album release. “Jean Grenier” is a gruesome historical story.
“Jean Grenier is a true story of 17th century poverty and endless hunger that pushed Jean Grenier to made his own solutions. He fell into insanity wearing his wolf skin cloak that gave him a dark freedom which was ripped away from him in the end. Within every human there is a beast that will step in when the situation forces to do so.” band backgrounds the single.
Seriously, was planet earth ever a cosy or even friendly place to be? We have pandemics, ecological disasters, surging prices for beer. Mankind’s only chance is escapism. So let’s enter the orbital glider and head for the stars when Planet Pink, the upcoming album by iconic J.B.O., makes its rounds on March 18, 2022 via AFM Records!
For over 30 years, J.B.O. are the specialists for vociferous escapism at the highest stage. Gold albums and top ten chart positions pave their way. Planet Pink will make no exception, even if the album was created under very special circumstances. Usually the band bosses Vito C. and Hannes „G.Laber“ Holzmann sit together on a couch and exchange ideas. This time they jammed through the phone. It worked out, because Vito and Hannes know each other better than identical twins.
After previously-released first singles, “Metal Was My First Love” as well as the album title track ( in which the Eurodance megahit “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” gets its ultimate J.B.O. touch! ), today the Erlangen-based collective released a lyric video clip for their third single “Nicht Doof” (“Not Stupid“).
Planet Pink was recorded with producer Christoph Beyerlein at Sound and Groove studio, Nuremberg. Beyerlein is part of the J.B.O. family since 1994 and the fifth band member in the studio. Supervised by the observing ears of Beyerlein, the rest of the crew sorted and refined a lot of demo recordings for only one reason: in the end there will be just one planet glow in the brassiest colours. “It’s Planet Pink”!
Cornwall-based roots rock band WILLE & THE BANDITS release their fifth studio album When The World Stood Still on January 28, 2022, on their independent label, Fat Toad Records. The album is now available to pre-order from www.willeandthebandits.com/shop.
The official music video for Good Stuff can be viewed below.
“Good Stuff is a feel-good song with a hypnotic groove and anthemic sing along chorus,” says Wille Edwards. The song features Wille on bottleneck slide and grooves almost like an ACDC track with a huge chorus that will get all the WATB fans singing back on the band’s forthcoming tour. The song asks “What makes you happy? What’s your good stuff?”
This new album documents a time when the world stood still, recorded in a place only accessible on the high tide, on the banks of the river Fowey; one of Britain’s most iconic recording studios that is coming to the end of an influential life. This could be the last album recorded at Sawmills, funded by the fans of a band considered one of the most exciting and successful independent acts in Europe,
It is no exaggeration to state that Sawmills Studio, with the artistry of John Cornfield, has produced some of the most ground-breaking albums of the last 30 years; Stone Roses’ Fools Gold, Oasis’ Definitely Maybe, Supergrass’ In It For The Money, Robert Plant’s The Fate of Nations, Muse’s Showbiz, and now Wille & The Bandits’ When the World Stood Still stands alongside as one of equal mastery.
Wille & The Bandits are a band who do not stop pushing boundaries. They were in the process of carving out a reputation as one of the UKs most original acts when the impacts of the pandemic led to a cease of touring. Wille and the Band got stuck into song-writing and an album was written; A group of powerful anthemic songs, who’s melodies and lyrics resonate with the emotions of a time that none of us expected.
“It had always been a dream for me to record at Sawmills,” says Wille Edwards, the band’s lead singer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist. “I was devastated at the thought that another piece of music history was being repurposed away from a place of inspiration for the arts.”
“However,” continues Wille, “there was a suggestion of fate when a friend took me night fishing at a secret spot, that just happened to be in the Foy River, looking across to this wonderfully situated building; one that we all know, even if we don’t realise it, from a childhood of reading Wind in the Willows. This set me on a hunt to find out if there was still a chance to record one last album at Sawmills with the man behind all the iconic albums recorded there – Mr John Cornfield. To fund this enterprise, we turned to our unbelievable fans who made the dream happen, and who we are eternally grateful, too”
Wille & The Bandits have so far recorded five studio albums to critical acclaim and are credited with pushing the boundaries of roots rock into a new era of music lovers. They were listed in the top ten must see bands at Glastonbury Festival by BBC Radio One and were personally invited to perform on the German TV show Rockpalast – a musical institution of global import.
They have played festivals across the world, from Broadway to the West End, and Belgrade to Sydney. They were picked to perform at the London Olympics after being voted one of UK’s best live acts.
The combination of one of the country’s best live bands, best producer and iconic recording studios has produced something very special with the forthcoming release of When The World Stood Still.
LINE-UP Wille Edwards – Lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, dobro, electric lap steel Harry Mackaill – Backing vocals, bass guitar, synthesizer Matthew Gallagher – Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, piano, Mellotron, guitar, b. vocals Tom Gilkes – Drums and percussion
PRODUCTION CREDITS Recorded at Sawmills Studio Engineered and Mixed by John Cornfield Produced by Wille & The Bandits and John Cornfield All songs written by Edwards, Mackaill, Gallagher, Gilkes Mastered by Lewis Hopkin at Star Delta Mastering
ALBUM TRACK LISTING Caught In The Middle (3.57) I’m Alive (6.22) Without You (8.33) Good Stuff (4.56) In This Together (3.42) Will We Ever (4.25) When The World Stood Still (5.08) Move To Fast (6.05) Broken Words (3.34) Daylight (3.52) Refuge (4.39) Solid Ground (7.55)
WILLE & THE BANDITS MARCH & APRIL 2022 UK TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST TROY REDFERN on all dates *except TICKETS – http://www.willeandthebandits.com
Palladium, Bideford – Friday 4 March 2022 Old Bakery, Truro – Saturday 5 March 2022 Phoenix, Exeter – Sunday 6 March 2022 The Musician, Leicester – Wednesday 9 March 2022 The Flowerpot, Derby – Thursday 10 March 2022 The Bullingdon, Oxford – Friday 11 March 2022 Philharmonic, Liverpool – Saturday 12 March 2022 Continental, Preston – Wednesday 16 March 2022 Bodega, Nottingham – Thursday 17 March 2022 Hug & Pint, Glasgow – Friday 18 March 2022 The Cluny, Newcastle – Saturday 19 March 2022 Elsewhere, Margate – Wednesday 23 March 2022 Junction, Cambridge – Thursday 24 March 2022 The 100 Club, London – Friday 25 March 2022 Thekla, Bristol – Saturday 26 March 2022 Guildhall, Gloucester – Wednesday 30 March 2022 The Greystones, Sheffield – Thursday 31 March 2022 Town Hall, Selby – Friday 1 April 2022 The Tivoli, Buckley – Saturday 2 April 2022 The Star, Guildford – Wednesday 6 April 2022 The Robin, Bilston – Thursday 7 April 2022 Arts Centre, Bridgwater – Friday 8 April 2022 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon – Saturday 9 April 2022 *Nightrain, Bradford – Thursday 21 April 2022 *The Tivoli, Wimborne – Friday 22 April 2022 *Ropetackle, Brighton – Saturday 23 April 2022
O2 Academy2 Oxford – Saturday 15 October 2022 Academy 2, Manchester – Sunday 16 October 2022 Chalk, Brighton – Tuesday 18 October 2022 Queens Hall, Edinburgh – Wednesday 19 October 2022 KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton – Thursday 20 October 2022 St Luke’s, Glasgow – Friday 21 October 2022 The Brook, Southampton – Saturday 22 October 2022 Rock City, Nottingham – Sunday 23 October 2022 Tramshed, Cardiff – Monday 24 October 2022 Wylam Brewery, Newcastle – Tuesday 25 October 2022 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London – Wednesday 26 October 2022 Komedia, Bath – Thursday 27 October 2022
Trivium singer and guitarist Matthew Kiichi Heafy is delighting fans today by releasing the first single from his long-awaited and much-anticipated IBARAKI project.
Today, Ibaraki have shared the video for “Tamashii No Houkai”,” featuring special guest Ihsahn of Emperor fame.
“‘Tamashii No Houkai’ means ‘the breaking of the soul’ or ‘soul collapse,” explains Kiichi. “It’s a Japanese term that didn’t exist before, but one we forged to reflect the song’s meaning.”
Kiichi, who is of Japanese heritage, continues, “‘Tamashii No Houkai’ is co-written by Ihsahn — the legend behind Emperor and a musician who has been a longtime influence and mentor to so much that I do in music. The writing of this song was the turning point for Ibaraki — it summarized everything from the past, present, and future of what I thought black metal was, is, and could be.”
Kiichi finishes, “‘Tamashii No Houkai’ is the perfect summary and representation of everything that Ibaraki is… and will be.”
IBARAKI — the name for a terrifying Japanese demon taken from feudal legend — is the end-result of Kiichi’s continued journey to find his voice. It’s personal, it’s deep, and its inspirations include everything from an adoration for the extremes of black metal and beyond.
It was Kiichi’s exposure to Ihsahn’s solo work that would inspire the gradual craftsmanship that would eventually become IBARAKI. It was also the beginning of a friendship and creative collaboration that would eventually compel Ihsahn to take a leap of his own into a newfound role as producer on the project. While much of the material for IBARAKI was assembled over months and years — as much a songwriting process as an exchange of ideas between friends — it wasn’t until the pandemic that the space was created and the idea could really flourish.
And “Tamashii No Houkai” is just the beginning.
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