Eclipse Records is thrilled to announce the signing of VIOLET BLEND to an exclusive worldwide deal! The band is from Florence (ITALY) and they were formed in 2014. Violet Blend just wrapped up production on their sophomore full-length album Demons with producer Alessandro Del Vecchio (Quiet Riot, LA Guns, Nanowar of Steel) and it is scheduled to be released worldwide on April 1, 2022.
“In such a dark time for music, the start of our collaboration with Eclipse Records means a real rebirth for Violet Blend” says lead vocalist and pianist Giada Celeste Chelli. “We are thrilled to start working with them, it’s a new way of inspiration. This album is also a new beginning for us, we are back on the scene with renewed energy, passion and determination!” Bassist Ferruccio Baroni adds “The fact that a label like Eclipse Records believes in our project and music is wonderful. This gives us new energy to restart after Covid-19… This is the year of Italy!”
The band’s new full-length album Demons is scheduled for release on April 1, 2022, and it was produced by Alessandro Del Vecchio (Quiet Riot, LA Guns, Nanowar of Steel) at Ivory Tears Music Works. Violet Blend are an awe-inspiring female fronted band that make us measure our internal landscape differently. There are thirteen tracks on Demons, all cornerstones for the theme of ambitious yet contradictory facades. The album is an exciting record with something for everyone, from the superlative vocals to the rhythm-chops that seem to echo the true pulse of the world. See below for the full list of song titles. Pre-Save or Pre-Order the album at this location.
Demons track listing 01. Rock DJ 02. He Said He Was Pregnant 03. Among All These Fools 04. I’m Only Happy When I’m Drunk 05. Need 06. Morning 07. Pray 08. La Donna Mobile 09. Earth 10. Muoio in un Bicchiere 11. Smells Like the Hospitals 12. A Part of Me 13. In Mezzo ai Folli
November 12th will see the release of “The Uninvited Guest“, the brand new EP from Italian punk rockers MALOTA! “The Uninvited Guest” represents the band’s rebellious attitude, dealing with personal stories of suffering, death, illness and isolation, while the mood of the songs is never imbued with sadness and nihilism, instead with anger to react to the ugliness that surrounds us. All the pain, disgust and disillusionment of the last two years can be heard in these five new tracks and with “Lampedusa” the band now released a first single.
“We chose the single ‘Lampedusa’ from ‘The Uninvited Guest’ EP because it is the first track of a new chapter of the band. It also talks about a theme that we really care about: the Human Beings. On one side who die in hope of giving a better life to their family by migrating from their homeland and on the other hand the pretty living beings who enjoy seeing cold dead bodies lying on the bottom of the sea.
We would like to dedicate the song to the Human Beings who did not survive the migration, by sea or by land, and to all those who, despite succeeding, are still victims of violence, racism and discrimination.” the band states.
Tracklist:
Lampedusa
Anti-social
Ministers of Fear
The Queen, the Lady
The Uninvited Guest
With cover artwork done by Mario Yomi, the EP was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Tommaso Mantelli at Lesder Studio in Winter 2020, in between two pandemic lockdowns. Pre-order the new “The Uninvited Guest” EP from MALOTA now via multiple digital options at THIS LOCATION
NONPOINT released the official music video for their revision of “When Doves Cry” today. The video was directed by Francesca Ludikar.
The single was originally released by Prince and the Revolution in 1984 and was one of the hit singles from the album Purple Rain.
Vocalist Elias Soriano says, “Our fans throughout the years have always had a quiet romance with the songs we like to cover. Seeing that our biggest showing in that category, our cover of Phil Collins ‘In The Air Tonight,’ was a suggestion from a friend and fan of the band, we thought it only fitting we let all our fans have a chance to throw their hats in the ring this time. So in the middle of a global pandemic, we threw up a bracket style voting tournament with a list of contenders from Metallica to DMX. As fans voted over a few weeks, it was exciting to watch it go from 16 songs to the final two, Metallica’s – Nothing Else Matters vs Prince’s – When Doves Cry. When they chose Prince, the real work began. We went through version after version. We knew we had to do it justice in the biggest way we could as tribute to Prince and still make it Nonpoint. I’m happy to report from initial response among the few who have heard it is exciting and we look forward to our fans singing it for years to come.”
1/7/2022 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater 1/8/2022 Battle Creek, MI @ The Music Factory 1/9/2022 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s 1/11/2022 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 1/12/2022 Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon 1/14/2022 Hampton Beach, NH @ Wallys 1/15/2022 Easton, PA @ One Centre Square 1/16/2022 Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents 1/18/2022 Charleston, WV @ Rock City Bake Company 1/19/2022 Charlotte, NC @ Amos 1/20/2022 Huntsville, AL @ Sidetracks Music Hall
Nonpoint will be appearing at ShipRocked January 22-27, 2022
Savannah, GA swamp rockers will be embarking on a U.S. tour later this month with RESTLESS SPIRIT! The trek will kick off in the band’s hometown on November 26 and will conclude on December 6 in Raleigh, NC. The full run of dates can be found below! Ticket links and more info will soon be updated HERE.
BLACK TUSK Tour Dates w/ Restless Spirit: 11/26: Savannah, GA @ Two Tides Brewing Metal Fest* [EVENT LINK] 11/27: West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern 11/28: Wilmington, NC @ Reggie’s 42nd Street 11/29: Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor 11/30: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Funhouse [TICKETS // EVENT LINK] 12/01: Brooklyn, NY @ The Knitting Factory [TICKETS // EVENT LINK] 12/03: New Haven, CT @ State House 12/04: Cambridge, MA @ Middle East 12/05: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie [TICKETS // EVENT LINK] 12/06: Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House *No Restless Spirit
After releasing their latest single ‘Fortitude’, taken off the upcoming full-length album “Origin”, to be released on November 5th, Finnish melodic death metal masters OMNIUM GATHERUM have exciting news to share.
On September 29th the “VELENO ACROSS EUROPE TOUR 2022” kicks off and continues through 40 cities until its end on November 13th.
As special guest OMNIUM GATHERUM will be part of the package together with FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE supported by DARK MIRROR OV TRAGEDY, CHAOSEUM, IRONY OF FATE, SCREAMING SAVIOUR, ETHEREAL SIN, W.E.B, SOULLINE and WAR KABINETT.
The band about the announcement of the tour:
“Unfortunately, the European tour with Insomnium got cancelled lately, but worry not as we’re more than happy to present another pretty long trek for European metalheads in a really good company with our Italian buddies – a tour with Fleshgod Apocalypse. Still a bit of wait til next year, but we’re supercharged and loaded til then so good times and brutal gigs ahead! See you on the road folks!”
Everyone who hasn’t checked out the latest single ‘Fortitude’ yet, can watch the video, which was directed, filmed and edited by Jari Heino with aerial footage by Jani Vihavainen, HERE:
To listen to “Fortitude” on all digital streaming platforms and to pre-order your copy of “Origin”, which will be available as Ltd. CD Digipak, Gatefold LP and digital album, click the link HERE: https://omnium-gatherum.lnk.to/Origin
OMNIUM GATHERUM live:
04.11. Helsinki, FI – Tavastia 05.11. Kouvola, FI – House Of Rock 06.11. Turku, FI – Utopia 10.11. Hämeenlinna, FI – Suistoklubi 11.11. Jyväskylä, FI – Lutakko 13.11. Tampere, FI – Olympia
Origin North American Tour 2022
26.02. Brooklyn, NY – The Kingsland 27.02. Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery 28.02. Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 01.03. Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell) 02.03. Orlando, FL – The Haven 04.03. Austin, TX – Come and Take it Live! 05.03. Houston, TX – Satellite Bar 06.03. Dallas, TX – Amplified Live 08.03. Denver, CO – Oriental Theater 09.03. El Paso, TX – Rockhouse Bar & Grill 10.03. Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater 11.03. San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick 12.03. Los Angeles, CA – Catch One @ Jewel 13.03. San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge 14.03. Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom 15.03. Seattle, WA – El Corazon 16.03. Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre 18.03. Calgary, AB – Dickens 19.03. Regina, SK – The Exchange 20.03. Winnipeg, MB – Park Theater 21.03. Minneapolis, MN – Amsterdam Bar & Hall 22.03. Madison, WI – The Crucible 23.03. Chicago, IL – Reggies 24.03. Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground 25.03. Montreal, QC – The Ritz 26.03. Quebec City, QC – Source de la Martiniere 27.03. Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs
Veleno Across Europe Tour 2022
29.09. Ubach Palenberg, GER – Rockfabrik 30.09. Pagney, FR – Chez Paulette 01.10. Paris, FR – Petit Bain 02.10. London, UK – Underworld 04.10. Nantes, FR – Le Ferraileur 05.10. Barcelona, ES – Boveda 06.10. Madrid, ES – Copernico 07.10. Lisboa, PO – RCA Club 08.10. Porto, PO – Hard Club 09.10. Bilbao, ES – Live Stage 10.10. Toulouse, FR – Le Rex 12.10. Roma, IT – Largo 13.10. Milano, IT – Slaughter CLub 14.10. Sion, CH – Le Port Franc 15.10. Schaffhausen, CH – Kammgarn 16.10. Leipzig, DE – Hellraiser 18.10. Munich, DE – Backstage 19.10. Kosice, SL – Collosseum 20.10. Budapest, HU – A38 21.10. Sofia, BG – Mixtape 5 22.10. Bucharest, RO – Quantic Club 23.10. Cluj Napoca, RO – Form Space 25.10. Praha, CZ – Futurum 26.10. Poznan, PL – U Bazyala 27.10. Warsaw, PL – Proxima 28.10. Vilnius, LV – Vakaris 29.10. Riga, LV – Melna Piektdiena 30.10. Helsinki, FI – Aaniwalli 01.11. Stockholm, SE – Slaktkyrkan 02.11. Oslo, NO – Roverstaden 03.11. Gothenburg, SE – ValanD 04.11. Aalborg, DK – Metal Fest 05.11. Siegburg, DE – Kubana 06.11. Brugge, BE – Entrepot 08.11. Vienna, AT – Szene 09.11. Weinheim, DE – Cafe Central 10.11. Berlin, DE – Music Und Frieden 11.11. Essen, DE – Turock 12.11. Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje 13.11. Leiden, NL – Gebr Nobel
Black Lion Records is pleased to announce the signing of German Death Metal group CREDIC.
Credic is a five-piece melodic death metal juggernaut from Stuttgart that sounds like the early Gothenburg scene taking a stroll through the sonic netherworld of “Stranger Things”, the band was brought to our attention from our promotional department All- Noire and we instantly felt that this was something very fitting both musical style wise but also story wise. So its with great pride we welcome them into Black Lion Records. Credic’s sound is perhaps best linked to bands such as Amorphist, Dark Tranquility but the band takes things much deeper path. Imagine a cross between Gothenburg metal and the score to “Stranger Things”, sounds like a massive, zeitgeisty metal album taking a stroll through Hawkins, Indiana. You might wanna call it arcade death metal or not: This is a first, not only in the cosmos of melodic Death metal.
Credic had this to say We’re more than stoked to reveal that a new era in our career begins. Inspired by the sounds from Gothenburg in our early days we come full circle back to Sweden where we found the home for our upcoming album.
We cannot imagine a better place to unleash this beast and put all our trust in the hands of the mighty Black Lion Records.
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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