Norwegian Alternative Folk Outfit GÅTE Release Captivating New Single & Music Video ‘Svik’

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Norwegian alternative folk outfit GÅTE release their new single and music video “Svik” today! Listen to the single here https://orcd.co/svik, or watch the music video HERE!

“Svik” is a beautiful and bold tune that features Gåte at their boldest and most daring, unafraid to play with tempo, composition, and expression. The result is one hell of a track that ties all of Gåte’s strengths into one uncompromising tune. It is the story of a man, who tormented by his past becomes his own worst enemy. Of how the intoxicating path of revenge often leads to the devastating ruins of remorse, of how our anxieties and traumas hunt us, and in many ways also shape who we are. 

The music video following the single is directed by Gunnhild Sundli herself. As she states: “Through the work with the music video, I have been able to give life to the atmosphere and the images I have in my head when I sing ‘Svik'”.

The music video for “Svik” has been exclusively premiered via Metal Hammer UK!

“Svik” is the second single off their upcoming album “Nord”, to be released on Dec 3 via Indie Recordings.

“Nord” is the full-length follow up of their critically acclaimed EP Til Nord (April 2021) and marks the conclusion of Gåte as an acoustic outfit. On “Nord”, the band has really taken a step back to fully explore their musical potential and expression through a more traditional and acoustic perspective. And though there definitely is something simple and clean about Nord, the power in the courageously heartfelt, raw, and epic soundscape Gåte manages to create seems even more present and complex than ever before.

Nord will be released through Indie Recordings December 3rd 2021.

Gåte had a national breakthrough in the early 2000s with their captivating performances and groundbreaking mix of traditional folk and modern rock. With an immense respect for folk music and unparalleled talent, Gåte managed to interpret and convey traditional folk songs to a whole new generation of listeners. In 2020, the band chose to go back to their roots and dive into the vast traditional music history Norway has to offer. The result is painstakingly beautiful and emotive collection of songs delving deep into the musical past of their country, with a contemporary approach.

Proving yet again that great music and great art endures.

Gunnhild Sundli: Vocals and violin
Magnus Børmark: Guitar, vocals, percussion
Sveinung Sundli: Hardanger fiddle, organ, vocals and percussion
Jon Even Schærer: Percussion and vocals

Gåte – ‘Svik’ credits:

Music video director: Gunnhild Sundli
Movie by Valkyrien Productions: Arne Stoltenberg and Toni Kotka
Halling dancer/actor: Håkon Håvelsrud Odden
Actress: Gunnhild Sundli
Costumes: Inger Hallström Stinnerbom

Music composed and arranged by Sveinung Sundli og Jon Even Schärer
Music engineered by Magnus Børmark
Lyrics by Nora Eklo

KUOLEMAN GALLERIA Release First Single And Music Video ‘Toivomuskaivo’ from Upcoming Third Album

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2012 founded KUOLEMAN GALLERIA started as one man project but it soon grew up to full band. In early 2022 they will release their third full length album. Kuoleman Galleria’s lyrics are about the dark side of the life and the band calls their current musical direction dark metal. They deal with hidden corruption, monstrosities and fears of the human condition in a way seen in horror movies. In the world of Kuoleman Galleria there is no faith and the only hope rises from trying to get a spark from a wet match with frozen fingers. And this is pretty much also the story of the music video now released.

Band comments on the video:
“Toivomuskaivo (Wishing well) dives into the depths of a human mind. There is no eternal life just this one here right now. When the void stares at you the only option is to stare back. Wishing well inside us screams out our name and eventually we need to find out what lies at the bottom of it.”

Listen to the single on music services:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3D5WITd
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3EYLRuS
Bandcamp: https://kuolemangalleria.bandcamp.com/
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kHqHdd
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/268292652
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/202539179

OBSIDIOUS Share Bass Play-Through for ‘Iconic’

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Bassist Linus Klausenitzer of modern progressive metal band OBSIDIOUS is now releasing a drum playthrough for the band’s latest single, “Iconic!”The track is taken from the band’s upcoming debut album, which will be released via the label in 2022 via Season of Mist. Watch the clip at THIS LOCATION.

Klausenitzer comments: “When ‘Iconic’ was finished, we all felt that this track was something special. After our management, label and friends felt the same, we knew it should be the first single. Composing fretless bass over such a complex song was a challenge I enjoyed. Having our singer has also added another melody voice, which I supplement with gimmicks here and there. I like the role of the bass playing rhythm, but also using the tonal competency.”

The original song and video for “Iconic” can be found HERE.

CYNIC Previews Video for New Song ‘Diamond Light Body’

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Progressive rock legend CYNIC will be releasing highly anticipated new full-length ‘Ascension Codes’ November 26 via Season of Mist! The band is now sharing a preview and video teaser for the track “Diamond Light Body,” featuring artwork by visionary artists, Martina Hoffmann and Robert Venosa. Design and animations by Randy Gaul and Jonatan Martinez (the latter worked with Masvidal on the Mythical Human Vessel trilogy). Watch and listen at THIS LOCATION.

“Diamond Light Body is a song that emerges from the ashes like a phoenix” says Paul Masvidal, Cynic founder.

Cynic’s Ascension Codes is a remarkably far-reaching work, and if nothing else, a clear indication that they have landed in a place of mastery. The album, paradoxically, acts as both swan song and rebirth. The band has recently released the mind-bending first single, “Mythical Serpents,” which can be heard at THIS LOCATION. 

Pre-orders for ‘Ascension Codes’ are now live at the Season of Mist E-Shop, the CYNIC Bandcamp, and official CYNIC shop.

Masvidal recently shared a touching tribute to late bassist Sean Malone, who died on December 7, 2020. To commemorate Malone’s legacy, CYNIC has released a never-before-heard recorded performance of the song “Integral,” in which Malone performs fretless bass.  “Integral” was originally released as a solo guitar and vocal track on Cynic’s ‘Re-Traced’ EP. The emotional tribute can be found at THIS LOCATION.

As an act of support, CYNIC is inviting fans to donate as you wish for the “Integral” song download, which comes with a guitar/bass transcription of the song and an instrumental (no bass mix) to play along with. 50 percent of proceeds will be shared with suicide prevention organizations: To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) and The Trevor Project. The remaining will go towards funding a documentary about the lives and artistry of Sean Malone and Sean Reinert.

To contribute: https://cynic-alliance.bandcamp.com/album/cynic-integral
Cynic links: https://listen.cyniconline.com/bio

TWLOHA is nonprofit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and invest directly into treatment and recovery. https://twloha.com/

The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Brazil Speed/Black Metal Kings VULCANO Are Back with New Album, First Single ‘Ship Of Dead’ Unleashed

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The first single ‘Ship Of Dead’ from VULCANO‘s upcoming album doesn’t show any signs that the veterans are slowing down. In fact, it’s a vicious speed/black metal attack like only the South-American kings of the style are able to convey.

Not a band to rest on their 40(!) year career and highly influential cult status, speed/black metallers VULCANO is back with new music roughly one year and a half after their last studio album.

“Ship Of Dead” is the first single from the Brazilians’ upcoming new studio album, “Stone Orange”, to be released on Emanzipation Productions in early 2022. Guitarist Zhema Rodero comments about the song: “It’s a reference to drug users, addicts that don’t realize they’re in the hold of the Ship of Dead. It’s a fair warning to those who still have discernment. I’ve approached this theme in our back-catalog, since “The Man The Key The Best””.

Stream ‘Ship Of Dead’ HERE.

Vulcano is a band that, by now, doesn’t need any introductions to any metal fan. It’s enough to say they got together in a middle of a turbulent socio-economical turmoil in Brazil, in 1982, in the city of Santos. Thus it’s a 40-year career, 13 studio albums, four live records, and two 7″ EPs, that just couldn’t be summed up in a few lines.

They were pioneers in Brazil and even in South America as a whole, putting in the most extreme metal stepping stone for bands that came after them and continue being formed. Their importance is also capital in the formation of the Norwegian second wave of black metal, with few of its key members citing the Brazilians as a direct influence.

“Stone Orange” is Vulcano’s 19th overall release in their career. How many bands can get to this mark and still be as relevant as the Brazilian extremists are today?

“Stone Orange” will be released in early 2022 via Emanzipation Productions.

Line-up:
Zhema Rodero – guitar
Carlos Diaz – bass
Luiz Carlos Louzada – vocals
Gerson Fajardo – guitar
Bruno Conrado – drums

CELTIC HILLS’ Jonathan Vanderbilt And Germana Noage Team Up for NOAGE’s New Album, First Single ‘Surrender’ Out November 19th

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Italian legendary Speed/thrash metallers CELTIC HILLS‘ Jonathan Vanderbilt and Germana Noage have teamed up for NOAGE‘s new album on Elevate Records, the first single ‘Surrender‘ will be unleashed on November 19th! “Surrender” will also be promoted by a video clip coming out immediately after the single.

The collaboration between the two artists began when Germana Noage sang as a guest on the record of Celtic Hills, the band of which Jonathan Vanderbilt is the author, singer and guitarist.

Intense period for the leader of Celtic Hills, Jonathan Vanderbilt, who wrote the songs both for NOAGE and CELTIC HILLS. In fact, in a few months the follow up of the successful album “Mystai Keltoy” will be released. The new studio work of Celtic Hills (album still produced by Michele Guaitoli, singer of Vision of Atlantis and Temperance) will see the participation as singer of the drummer Simone Cescutti who, after this work will give himself to a career as a singer and guitarist and who greets the fans of the band singing a song!

Earlier Jonathan revealed on the upcoming album:
“Again this time we will talk about Friuli, and the theory is at work that the location of the American Air Force Base Aviano is used to control an ancient access to the underground world, which has been used by the pagan gods since ancient times. The magical rites of the inhabitants of the mountains and the places where elves, fairies and gnomes once lived among the people are revealed. There are already definitive titles such as The Sound of the Earth in F sharp minor. A text tells how you can use the beneficial energy of the trees at dawn to strengthen your energies, but there will be no lack of historical events that accompany every CELTIC HILLS album.”

2021 has been a very positive year for CELTIC HILLS! The reviews of the ‘Mystai Keltoy’ album have been many, published on the major world newspapers and all with an average rating of around 9.

“Mystai Keltoy” (which is an enigmatic name that alludes to the Eleusian Mysteries) was released on May 15th 2021 via Elevate Records, and it’s inspired by themes ranging from ancient alien civilizations, European pyramids, legends and historical facts of Friuli, as you can already guess from the album cover. The disc was recorded and produced at the Groove Factory in Udine by Michele Guaitoli, a prominent name for being the lead singer of Temperance, Vision of Atlantis, Era.

Coverart was created by Sheila Franco.

Order the album here: http://smarturl.it/zr31wj
Stream the album on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/album/5pPqQTeqqhudestuaOr8KC

The formation of the power trio is Simone Cescutti on drums, Jacopo Novello on bass and Jonathan Vanderbilt on vocals and guitars. The cover is hand painted by Sheila Franco, the same girl who painted Blood Over Intents, and represents the myth of the ancient visitors. Jonathan Vanderbilt played and recorded the album with Panico Custom instruments, the Italian sponsor of custom lutherie of Luca Panico di Ravenna, a guitar specially created with the specifications requested by the Canadian guitarist.

Also watch/ stream the earlier videos:
‘The 7 Headed Dragon of Osoppo’ (Official Video) – https://youtu.be/Qn4cQykiyZg
‘Eden’ (Official Video), Feat. Germana Noage – https://youtu.be/5rWiTOzKdHI
‘Alliteratio’ (Official Audio) – https://youtu.be/jAG7A4G2t-E
‘The Blood Is Not Water’ (Official Video) – https://youtu.be/5SwaiwcMuho
‘The Tomorrow Of Our Sons’ (Official Video) – https://youtu.be/J6el2hinrqE
Guardian Of 7 Stars (Official Video) – https://youtu.be/odGPBPbEK6M
Blood Flows Down (Official Video) – https://youtu.be/9uDHXPp03PE
A Happy Abdicant King (Official Video) – https://youtu.be/kLaB9QfVAdU
Forum Julii (Official Lyric Video) – https://youtu.be/fMFSBhtx24U
Time (Official Video) – https://youtu.be/o-DCnVNYsbw
Warpriest (Official Video) – https://youtu.be/6kFIovUDn_c

CELTIC HILLS were born in 2010, in 2020 they sign a recording contract with Elevate Records with which they release the album “Blood over Intents” and the EP “Schrage Musik” both in 2020.
In 2021 another album is out “Mystai Keltoy” produced and recorded by Michele Guaitoli singer of Temperance, Vision of Atlantis and Era. The style played is difficult to place in a single vein of metal, as there are many influences ranging from death to power, with sound elements that can also recall a certain type of 90’s thrash. The singing is quite varied, and for some listeners it may seem unusual in a metal band. power, speed and good melodic lines distinguish the band from others. Between 2010 and 2020 they released “Horns helmet fighters” and for the Slovak Music Globalliance they came out on international compilations on volumes 2,3,4.

New CELTIC HILLS’ logo was created by https://www.wappenschmied.com.

More information at
BAND: https://www.facebook.com/CELTIC-HILLS-OFFICIAL-279464367306 | https://www.n1m.com/celtichills/
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/SplitScreenManagement | http://www.splitscreen-management.com
LABEL: https://www.elevate2records.com/categoria-prodotto/elevate-records