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SHAMAN’S HARVEST Release New Single ‘Pretty People’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2022
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SHAMAN’S HARVEST and Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group present ‘Pretty People’, feat. SEVENDUST’s Clint Lowery in front of March 11th release of New Studio Album “Rebelator”. Pre-Order: https://smarturl.it/ShamansHarvest

Singer Nathan Hunt shares, “Clint and I have been threatening collaboration for a long time now. Shamans has been a fan of his work since the band’s inception, so you can imagine there being nerves going in, but it felt like writing with a band mate. We both belong to the same tribe of Lumbee that hail from Pembroke, a place where ya can’t throw a stone without hitting a Lowery or a Hunt, so we’d talk about family ties and occasionally lay down a part. He came in with a fantastic slinky riff and a theme I got behind immediately and we were off writing.  The melody feels carnal and gritty. It’s a Shaman’s Harvest tune with a twist. I’m stoked for the world to hear a rock song a couple of old Lumbee dudes wrote in an afternoon in St. Louis.”

The lead single from the new studio album titled “Voices” is climbing the US Active Rock radio charts and can be previewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTVgAHxyeSI.  In May, the first reveal from the new recordings was “Bird Dog,” which can be heard here: https://youtu.be/UV4HdAHx8go, while “Under Your Skin,” can be heard here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL_s0HIDZBE.  The combined streams to date for “Voices,” “Bird Dog” and “Under Your Skin” are approaching 4 million plays.  Both “Bird Dog” and “Red Hand Black Deeds” will be featured in the upcoming feature film The Last Victim starring Ron Perlman and Ali Larter.

The band has released six albums prior, with a combined 250 million plus streams their repertoire.  The majority of those are in the U.S., with 200 million plays. Europe accounts for 45 million, with other continents amassing the additional 5 million. To date, Shaman’s Harvest has sold over 100,000 albums and 415,000 singles.  At radio, the band’s last album yielded two Top 30 Active Rock singles in “The Come Up” and “Devil In Our Wake.” The prior album, and first with Mascot Label Group, Smokin’ Hearts and Broken Guns enjoyed massive success at the format with four Top 40 Active Rock singles, the highest chart position being #11 with “In Chains.”

They have toured with a who’s who in Rock, amongst whom are Godsmack, Nickelback, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Alice In Chains, Shinedown and Seether alongside others. They’ve been a consistent draw at festivals that include Rock On The Range, Rocklahoma, Carolina Rebellion, Rock USA, Rockin’ The Rivers, Rock Carnival, and on the Shiprocked cruise. 

Shaman’s Harvest is vocalist Nathan Hunt, guitarist Josh Hamler and Derrick Shipp, and drummer Adam Zemanek.

Track list

  1. Under Your Skin
  2. Toe The Line
  3. Flatline
  4. Voices
  5. Wildfire
  6. Lilith
  7. Mama
  8. Hurricane
  9. Pretty People
  10. Wishing Well
  11. Bird Dog

THE DAMN TRUTH Release New Single ‘Only Love’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2022
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THE DAMN TRUTH – the critically acclaimed Montreal-based four-piece rock band, have announced they will release “Only Love” – their captivating new single on Friday January 14th. The single is accompanied with a colourful and innovative music video. Watch it below.

Produced by legendary record producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, The Cult, Bryan Adams), “Only Love” is the third single taken from the band’s third studio album “Now or Nowhere.”

The single and album are available from www.Linktr.ee/thedamntruth

Says TDT’s lead singer Lee-La Baum, “The lyric, only love can keep us going, serves as a reminder that things during the pandemic are challenging, and hardships are everywhere, but if every day has a new morning and we consider every morning a new beginning, then why shouldn’t love guide it?”

“When Bob first heard Only Love on the first day at The Warehouse (Bryan Adams’ studio in Vancouver, Canada), he liked it right away but wanted us to try to speed up the tempo. Only Love started out as our only ballad on the record, but Bob had a slightly different vision. He basically sent us into the studio, and said: ‘Just give it a try, don’t think, just play it. We’ll know right away if there’s something there’.”

Continues Lee-La, “We played the song at almost double the speed, it felt rushed and awkward, but after laying down the take, we filed into the control room and listened back. It was undeniable. There seemed to be magic to it now.”

The Damn Truth embark on a 13-date UK Tour kicking off at the York Grand Opera House on February 10th and finishing at Southampton 1865 on February 25th.

In addition to the Damn Truth supporting King King on various dates in February 2022, the band will also headline their own shows including Leek Foxlowe Arts (Feb 13), Leeds Lending Room (Feb 15), Bristol Exchange (Feb 16), and Southampton 1865 (Feb 25).

“Touring the UK will make us the happiest, most excited creatures,” says the band. “The four of us are meant to be on the road, together, for life. That’s where we thrive, where we are whole. Nothing compares to life on the road and if we can just make it over there, we can begin to live and love again.”

Tickets are available from www.thegigcartel.com/Artists-profiles/The-Damn-Truth.htm.

The tour follows The Damn Truth’s third studio album “Now or Nowhere” released by Spectra Musique/Sony Music. The album, produced by legendary Grammy Award winning record producer, Bob Rock, is available from http://www.thedamntruth.com.

The first single from the album, This Is Who We Are Now, took flight in the UK with twelve weeks of airplay on Planet Rock and a spot play on BBC Radio 2’s Rock Show with Johnnie Walker. The single also won Classic Rock’s Tracks of the Week an unprecedented two times.

The band have also been championed by the British music press with extensive magazine coverage in Classic Rock, Blues Matters, Guitarist, Powerplay, Guitar Techniques, Record Collector, Fireworks, Blues in Britain, Hard Rock Hell, MNPR and R’N’R Magazine.

“We’re looking forward to touring the UK,” says lead singer and guitarist, Lee-la Baum. “Last time we played the UK was a one-night banger in London that left us wanting for more. We cannot wait to come back and hit the road in the UK.”

The Damn Truth are PY Letellier (bass), Dave Traina (drums) Lee-La Baum (lead vocals, guitar), and Tom Shemer (guitar).

SERIOUS BLACK Share Colossal New Music Video ‘Out Of Ashes’ From Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2022
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photo: Marko Ristic

February 25, 2022 will see German melodic and power metal act SERIOUS BLACK release their sixth studio album, entitled Vengeance Is Mine, via AFM Records. Following an impressive career, extensive touring schedules and five chart-breaking, critically acclaimed records to date, it will also mark the debut of new vocalist Nikola Mijic. With his powerful voice and expressive timbre, guitarist Dominik Sebastian’s rapid riffs and hooks, drummer Ramy Ali’s driving grooves and bassist Mario Lochert’s diverse songwriting, Vengeance Is Mine has turned into a prime example of a deeply melodic yet dynamic metal album! 

After previously released tracks such as “The Story”, “Rock With Us Tonight” or the latest, enthralling single “Senso Della Vita”, today SERIOUS BLACK has shared a spectacular music video! Filmed in premium, Blockbuster-alike quality with a major budget, the cinematic camera shots and story showcases a commendable performance of the band and actors. Band mastermind Mario Lochert comments:

“A magnificent video, an amazing song and a sad story behind it. To say: “We are happy to release this video”, like usuall…. would be wrong!

But these are songs written by life and things never happen without any reason. Without those incidents, these songs, these ideas and also this album “Vengeance is Mine” would not exist! But exactly because of it, the band welded together more than ever before and we act like an unit!

At this point, I, we want to take the chance, to say thank you, to our team for its incredible support and work, to all those of you who were and are involved in this album ( production videos, graphics, promotion and to all I forgot), without you all of this would not be possible!

Thank you very much, it makes Serious Black  proud and happy to have such an exceptional team at our side!”

Produced by i Code Film Serbia (Sabaton), you can now watch the mind-blowing video for “Out Of Ashes” HERE:

Appropriately, one of the new songs on Vengeance Is Mine, is called “Album Of Our Life” and hits the nail on the head in several respects. On the one hand, the melodic metal act surrounding bassist and founder Mario Lochert has succeeded in creating what is probably the most powerful and imaginative work of its career so far, with razor-sharp guitar riffs, grooving rhythms and anthemic melodies. On the other hand, the album’s lyrics venture into territories previously uncharted by the band. “This time, I have allowed more insights into my emotions and private life than ever before, in example into how I think, how I feel, how I am, and how difficult it can be to keep a band going when you yourself aren’t well.“ Lochert recently said.“The lyrics on ‘Vengeance Is Mine’ reflect the past four or five years. This, of course, has had an impact on the songwriting, which has become even more intense and emotional.” 

Vengenance Is Mine
 was produced and mixed by Lochert at his SERIOUS BLACK Studio in Kirchseeon, Germany. The guitars were recorded by Dominik Sebastian at his own studio and all orchestral arrangements and keyboards were cut by Bob Katsionis in Greece. SERIOUS BLACK enlisted singer Anna Likunic from Belgrade for the anthemnic background vocals. Mika Jussila (Avantasia, Stratovarius, Nightwish) was in charge of the first mastering sessions at the renowned Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, before the recordings were polished by Konst Fischer during a second, innovative mastering process to optimise the sound. Lochert adds: “This time we really pulled out all the stops to get the optimum result. And I think our efforts have really paid off!” 

Slated for a release on February 25, 2022, the pre-sale of Vengenance Is Mine is available at THIS LOCATION!

Album Tracklist:

  1. Rock With Us Tonight
  2. Out Of The Ashes
  3. Fallen Hero
  4. Senso Della Vita
  5. Ray Of Light
  6. Soul Divider
  7. Tonight I’m Ready To Fight
  8. Just For You
  9. Soldiers Of Eternal Light
  10. The Story
  11. Queen Of Lies
  12. Album Of Our Life
  13. Alea Iacta Est

THE HELLACOPTERS Share Title Track Of New Album “Eyes Of Oblivion”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2022
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Swedish high energy rock and roll band THE HELLACOPTERS will release their 8th studio album called “Eyes Of Oblivion” on April 1st, 2022! Produced by Nicke Andersson & Chips Kisbye (who has overseen every Hellacopters album since “High Visibility” in the year 2000), it will be the band’s first full-length since the release of their temporary farewell record “Head Off” in 2008.

As of today, you can pre-order “Eyes Of Oblivion” in a variety of formats, including a nice selection of gorgeous looking vinyls (scroll down for details) as well as a limited 2CD Box Set containing four bonus tracks!

In celebration THE HELLACOPTERS are sharing with you the album’s second single, its highly addictive title track, “Eyes Of Oblivion.“

PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM “EYES OF OBLIVION”: https://hellacopters.bfan.link/eyes-of-oblivion
LISTEN TO THE SINGLE “EYES OF OBLIVION”: https://hellacopters.bfan.link/eyes-of-oblivion-single

THE HELLACOPTERS
EYES OF OBLIVION
Release Date: April 1st, 2022

  1. Reap A Hurricane
  2. Can It Wait
  3. So Sorry i Could Die
  4. Eyes Of Oblivion
  5. A Plow And A Doctor
  6. Positively Not Knowing
  7. Tin Foil Soldier
  8. Beguiled
  9. The Pressure’s On
  10. Try Me Tonight

NICKE ANDERSSON (vocals & guitars) comments:
“The album has 10 songs and although it’s obviously not easy to be objective at all, I think musically it sums up everything we’ve touched upon from the start in 1994 up until now. Some of the songs date back as far as 10 years or more, and some were written more recently. It’s rock and roll played with high energy, so for lack of a better term I say High Energy Rock And Roll. You could say it sounds like The Beatles meets Judas Priest or Lynyrd Skynyrd meets the Ramones but the best way to describe this album is that it sounds like The Hellacopters today.“

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF “EYES OF OBLIVION” NOW: https://hellacopters.bfan.link/eyes-of-oblivion

The Hellacopters – Live in Concert 2022

11 Apr – Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland
12 Apr – Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland
13 Apr – Luttako – Jyväskylä, Finland
08 – 11 Jun – Sweden Rock, Sweden
15 – 18 Jun – Copenhell, Denmark
29 – 30 Jul – Reymire, Sweden
16 Jul – Ingolstadt, Phnx Rising Festival, Germany
22 Jul – Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden

w/ IRON MAIDEN, Airborne
27 Aug – Hamburg, Damage Done Fest, Germany

(more dates to come!)

HEIDRA Release New Album “To Hell Or Kingdom Come” in April, First Digital Single ‘Dusk’ Out Now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2022
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Photo by Jannie Ravn Madsen

2020. The year that will live forever in infamy as “The Covid year”. More than half of the population saw life crumble due to disease, economical problems caused by pandemics or mental issues as a result of lockdown. But not Danish symphonic/Viking metallers HEIDRA. The quartet took the downtime to work on their third album “To Hell Or Kingdom Come” – a record that would complete their trilogy of story-driven concept albums “The Dawn Trilogy”.

The album was recorded in Italy and Denmark in July and August of 2021 and like Heidra’s previous work “The Blackening Tide”, was recorded with producer Marco Mastrobuono (Hour Of Penance). To play the drums on the album, the band enlisted the help of Francesco Paoli (of Fleshgod Apocalypse fame) whose stellar drumming provided the backbone of “To Hell or Kingdom Come”. 

This new album takes Heidra in a more aggressive direction, drawing inspiration from classic melodic death metal, while at the same time having the band’s melodies and clean singing at its core. 

“To Hell Or Kingdom Come” will be released in digital, CD and LP (two colours, each limited to 300 units) by Mighty Music on April 8th, 2022. Pre-orders are available here.

The first digital single, of the song “Dusk” is released today, Friday January 14th.

Heidra is a Copenhagen-based metal band playing a mix of melodic, black, and power metal with folk-themed undertones, powerful choruses, and brutal growls. Heidra has a strong following in the Danish metal scene with an established yet growing fan base and a rich gigging history around the country. 

Heidra was formed in 2006 and has been steadily growing in strength, in song-writing and as a live performing band over the years. Heidra released their debut EP “Sworn to Vengeance” in 2012 which was followed by the band’s first full album “Awaiting Dawn” in 2014. The album was recorded in Andy La Rocque’s (King Diamond) Sonic Train Studios and accompanied by the bands’ first professional video filmed on location at the iconic Møns Klint for the song “The Eyes of Giants”. 

These two critically acclaimed releases pushed Heidra forward and landed the band a series of concerts, including two smaller international tours with bands such as Ektomorf, Infest, and Noctem, a Danish tour and support concerts in Denmark for folk metal giants Korpiklaani. 

In 2016 the band was given a support slot on a full European tour in support of Ensiferum and Fleshgod Apocalypse. This propelled the band, literally and figuratively onto the international stage and opened the door to many new fans and new friendships. 

At the conclusion of the tour work began in earnest to a follow-up album, expanding upon and continuing the epic narrative begun on “Awaiting Dawn”. “The Blackening Tide” was recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Marco Mastrobuono in Rome at Kick Recording Studio in 2017, and marked a further evolution in song-writing prowess and metal riffing majesty. 

Following the release of “The Blackening Tide”, Heidra once again set out to conquer Europe, supporting Omnium Gatherum on their European tour in the fall of 2019. The following chapter is called “To Hell Or Kingdom Come” and starts now.

Line-up:
Morten Bryld – vocals, keys, acoustic guitars
Martin W. Jensen – guitars
Carlos G.R. – guitars
James Atkin – bass, vocals

Webshop: https://bit.ly/heidra

KONVENT Announce New Album + Share Colossal First Single ‘Grains’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 14, 2022
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[photo: Sebastian Apel]

After their debut full-length album, Puritan Masochism, took the entire doom and heavy metal scene by storm upon its release two years ago, March 11, 2022 will see critically acclaimed Danish blackened death doom outfit KONVENT return with a sophomore offering that doubles down on the band’s songwriting talent and brutal, heavy sound!

The sonic evolution of KONVENT over the course of just two years is immediately evident on Call Down The Sun, surprising with new elements at every turn. Undoubtedly inspired by recent dark times, the ongoing pandemic and cancellation of live performances, the new album sees the Copenhagen-based band more pissed off, fast-paced and pitch black throughout. Rikke Emilie List’s guttural, sublime growls and fierce screams perfectly integrate with a heavy as hell wall of blackened death and funeral doom metal riffs from guitarist Sara Helena Nørregaard, backed by a thick, profound rhythm section provided by bassist Heidi Withington Brink and drummer Julie Simonsen.

But give ear, as today KONVENT has unleashed a first single taken from Call Down The Sun! “Grains” is a ground-shaking, stomping black doom metal epos that will be a must-hear on the band’s upcoming live setlists – showcasing their deep black soul with a hint of post-metal and even progressive elements.

“‘Grains’ is about realizing the repetition of self-destructive patterns and not knowing how to break out of that cycle. It is the first KONVENT song containing Danish lyrics, as we felt like the song called for it.” Vocalist Rikke comments.

“In our search for a video producer, we found Martin Goltermann and we quickly shared the same vision for the video; atmospheric shots of sand and the sea reflecting the lyrics and a black-haired woman’s journey. As we were in a hurry, Julie had to step in and embody the part of the woman. After two days of shooting by the windy coast and in our cold rehearsal space, Martin wanted to go out again with Julie to get a few final shots. However, it had been snowing during the night and he managed to capture these beautiful shots of Julie gliding through the winter landscape. We loved it so much that we scrapped all the other footage.”

Recorded and mixed by Lasse Ballade at Ballade Studios, Copenhagen and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege Studio, the new album’s thunderous apocalyptic sound is impossible to escape. Call Down The Sun a refreshing, vibrant record that is not only poised to top 2022 Album Of The Year lists, but reign as one of the best death and blackened doom metal records of modern times!

Pre-Order Call Down The Sun HERE

Tracklist:

  1. Into The Distance
  2. Sand Is King
  3. In The Soot
  4. Grains
  5. Fatamorgana
  6. Interlude
  7. Never Rest
  8. Pipe Dreams
  9. Harena

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