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VELVET INSANE: New Album ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Glitter Suit’ Out Now, New Music Video ‘Riding the Skyways’ Unleashed

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 16, 2021
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Swedish glam rockers VELVET INSANE release their new album ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Glitter Suit’ today!

To celebrate this release the band’s also gifts us a new music video for the track ‘Riding the Skyways’, taken from the album.

Velvet Insane were formed in 2013 as a four-piece outfit but by the time of their self-titled debut album they were billed as a duo.

The first album took them around the world touring Europe, Japan, USA & Australia.

Their critically acclaimed debut was a fresh mix between classic rock, pop, inches of folk influences and it also contained traces of early 70’s British glam rock. And the band kept walking that glam track and now they’re back as a trio and this time it’s glam glitter boogie all over.

They hired the cult glam rockers Diamond Dogs frontman Sulo as a producer and together they’ve created a bright shining monster.

The 11 track long “Rock ’n’ Roll Glitter Suit” album sounds, breathes, and swaggers like it was made in London 1973.

Smooth pop harmonies pumped up by heavy drums and barbed wire guitars and singer that wear it well. It brings back memories of a time when Slade, TREX, Bowie & Roxy Music we’re topping the charts.

From the catchy singalong choruses of the pop gems “Velvet Tongue”, “Riding the Skyways” & “Sound of Sirens” to the frantic boogie energy in barroom stompers “Driving Down the Mountain”, “Backstreet Liberace” & “Space Age DJ”, it’s the real thing.

You also get a glimpse of Ziggy Stardust in the acoustic ballad “Midnight Sunshine Serenade”.

Velvet Insane are a band that plays with their hearts on their sleeves and it’s satisfaction guaranteed.

Dregen and Nicke Andersson from The Hellacopters jumps in the backseat in “Backstreet Liberace” and just like Rolling Stones honoured the tradition of Muddy Waters blues Velvet Insane takes on the job to keep rock ’n’ roll alive.

Listen/Buy the album: https://orcd.co/rock-n-roll-glitter-suit

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Legendary Californian Venue SWEETWATER MUSIC HALL To Re-Open in September

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 16, 2021
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Internationally renowned CA music venue SWEETWATER MUSIC HALL is set to reopen their doors after COVID shut them in 2020. The reopening also signals the relaunch of the iconic venue featuring the new restaurant, The Rock & Rye and improvements to seating, sound and other aspects as well as an updated website in Summer 2021 after being closed for over a year. 

In celebration of the September 3rd grand reopening, Sweetwater Music Hall welcomes back, George Porter Jr.

George says, “I am so looking forward to returning with my Runnin’ Pardners to such a great venue as The Sweetwater Music Hall for their reopening this September.”

Part owner of Sweetwater Music Hall, and iconic Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir says, “Holy shit! Sweetwater is reopening – been way too long! I can’t wait to light the place up again!”

In its nearly 50-year history Sweetwater has featured some of the most prominent artists in rock and blues. Located just a few miles outside of San Francisco, the venue has been a popular stop for many musicians such as: Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt, Aaron Neville, Big Mama Thornton, Carlos Santana, Clarence Clemons, Elvis Costello, Etta James, Gregg Allman, Huey Lewis, Jerry Garcia, John Hiatt, John Lee Hooker, Maria Muldaur, Mimi Fariña, Odetta, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Richie Havens, Robert Cray, Sammy Hagar, Townes Van Zandt, Van Morrison and many more.

Newly minted General Manager for Sweetwater Music Hall, Maria Hoppe says, “It is an honor to lead the reopening of this iconic and storied venue. Some of music’s most historic live moments happened here. As we welcome George Porter Jr, we also look forward to welcoming back a host of other performers as the months roll on!”

After surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweetwater has announced multiple performances for late Summer 2021 into the Fall, including two nights with David Grisman, and will continue to run at full capacity. Show dates and performers listed below.

The newly redesigned restaurant The Rock & Rye houses an expansive remodeled and weatherproofed 50-seat outdoor patio and 18-seat indoor classic café adjacent to the iconic 300-capacity North Bay music venue.

In 2007, Sweetwater closed its doors. Five years later, the venue reopened a couple of blocks away as the Sweetwater Music Hall enjoying even more success and creating music history.This reincarnation holds true to the heart of the old days, and aims to feed the soul with music, community, and excellent food. 

SWEETWATER MUSIC HALL SHOWS 2021
Fri Sept 3 – George Porter Jr. & Friends w/ Runnin’ Pardners
Sat Sept 4 – George Porter Jr. & Friends w/ Runnin’ Pardners
Wed Sept 8 – Natalie Cressman
Thu Sept 9 – Koolerator ft. Barry Sless
Fri Sept 10 – The 559 w/ Tim Hockenberry, Michael Landau, Gary Novak & Special Guests
Sun Sept 12 – Jackie Venson
Tues Sept 14 – Open Mic w/ Austin DeLone
Thur Sept 16 – Maggie Rose
Fri Sept 17 – Petty Theft
Sat Sept 18 – Petty Theft
Sun Sept 19 – Amendola vs. Blades vs. Skerik vs. Parker
Wed Sept 22 – Girl Friday & Cryogeyser
Thu Sept 23 – Jazz Mafia’s Grateful Brass
Fri Sept 24 – Collectivity Revamps Hendrix feat. Viveca Hawkins
Sat Sept 25 – The Nth Power
Sun Sept 26 – Hellman Summer Stomp
Tue Sept 28 – Open Mic w/ Austin Delone
Wed Sept 29 – The Skatalites
Fri Oct 1 – Mustache Harbor
Thu Oct 7 – Lilan Kane w/ Olivia Rose
Sat Oct 9 – ILLEAGLES
Tue Oct 12 – Open Mic w/ Austin DeLone
Thu Oct 14 – King Dream & Kelly McFarling
Fri Oct 22 – Jerry’s Middle Finger
Sat Oct 23 – Zepparella
Sun Oct 24 – Zepparella
Tue Oct 26 – Open Mic w/ Austin DeLone
Wed Oct 27 – Thunderstorm Artis
Fri Oct 29 – Bayonics
Sat Oct 30 – Soul Ska feat. Angelo Moore
Sun Oct 31 – The Mother Hips
Fri Nov 5 – Super Diamond
Fri Nov 12 – David Grisman (2 shows)
Wed Nov 24 – Vinyl

Cleopatra Records Mourns The Passing Of CINDERELLA Guitarist JEFF LABAR

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 16, 2021
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Photo by David Plastik

Cleopatra Records is sad to hear of the passing of the supremely talented rock guitarist Jeff LaBar at age 58. LaBar’s dexterous and melodic playing helped propel Cinderella’s 1986 debut album Night Songs to the #3 spot on the Billboard album charts and would soon be certified platinum. Being an integral part of Cinderella’s sound, LaBar would continue with the group all the way through to their final recording as a band, the phenomenal 1999 concert album Live At The Key Club, which was released on CD by Cleopatra Records’ metal imprint Deadline Music. LaBar’s talent showed through on that live recording as well as on the impressive video concert document In Concert, which was released as a DVD in 2005 capturing LaBar and the boys on their massive 1991 Heartbreak Station tour. The DVD would be RIAA Certified Gold later that year. LaBar continued to record with other projects like Freak Show featuring Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali and the band Naked Beggars and would occasionally re-unite with Tom Keifer and the rest of Cinderella for some spectacular live performances that are certain to live on in fan’s memories for years to come.

Cleopatra Records owner Brian Perera remarked “Jeff LaBar was such an amazing guitarist and a very dear friend. We will miss him and the good times we shared. We extend all our love and deepest sympathies to his family and fans.”

R.I.P. Jeff!

THY KINGDOM WILL BURN Release Video for ‘Season Of Sorrow’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 16, 2021
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Finnish melodic death metallers THY KINGDOM WILL BURN have released a video for the song ‘Season of Sorrow’ – the third single taken from their self-titled debut album, released in June by Scarlet Records.

In the band’s own words: “It’s all about the coming of winter. Finish winter. About the time when sun ceases to exist and darkness descends. It also tells how that period of time depresses someone and how they dream to run away from it. It is the fight song against darkness. As the last song of the album it creates a bridge for our upcoming second
album.”

‘Thy Kingdom Will Burn’ has been engineered, mixed and mastered by Juho Räihä at SoundSpiral Audio (To/Die/For, Swallow The Sun, Before The Dawn, Wolfheart). The superb, Lovecraftian artwork was made by Richard Luong-Tentacles and Teeth.

Prepare for the never-ending winter, prepare for a cathartic season of sorrow: Thy Kingdom Will Burn.

IMPERIAL AGE Reveal New Album Artwork, Crowdfunding Campaign + Demo Track

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 16, 2021
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photo art by Jan Örkki Yrlund

IMPERIAL AGE have launched a crowdfunding campaign for the release of their third album “New World”. The album release date is set for December 2021.

The video for the campaign includes a new demo track – ‘The Call of the Towers’.

“New World” is the successor to IMPERIAL AGE’s 2018 album “The Legacy Of Atlantis” and contains 12 songs (one of them – the mentioned “The Call Of The Towers” – is 20 minutes long!).

The cover art was painted by Darkgrove‘s Jan Yrlynd under strict instructions from Aor and Jane (the band leaders) and is actually a ciphered text written in the same metaphoric language as the Tarot cards.

Check out the Kickstarter Here: https://kickstarter.imperial-age.com

AT THE GATES: “The Nightmare Of Being” Enters Charts Worldwide

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 16, 2021
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Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES have scored impressive international entry results in various sales charts with their newly released album “The Nightmare Of Being”, out worldwide via Century Media Records, as follows:

AT THE GATES – “The Nightmare Of Being” – Chart Entries:

Germany: # 8
Austria: # 18
Switzerland: # 12
Sweden: # 20
Sweden (Physical): # 1
Sweden (Vinyl): # 1
Sweden (Hardrock/Metal): # 2
The Netherlands: # 77
Belgium: # 84
Finland: # 21
Finland (Physical): # 5
UK (Rock): # 3
USA (Current Hard Music Albums): #1
USA (Current Rock Albums): #4
USA (Current Album Sales): #14
USA (Album Sales) – #28

AT THE GATES vocalist Tomas Lindberg Redant commented about the initial reaction to the release as follows: “Hey everyone! We’re so happy and humbled by the fantastic response to our new album “The Nightmare Of Being”! We have never experienced anything like this before…the reviews have been amazing and also the fantastic response from all of you. It is amazing to have such a genuinely curious and interested listener base! And, last but not least, we have gotten amazing chart position reports this last week, so thank you all very much for your amazing support. It means the world to us, especially in these days of isolation and no shows. It is also especially rewarding with this level of response, considering that “The Nightmare Of Being” is our most adventurous and challenging album to date. Thank you all again.”

Check out the videos/singles released so far for “The Nightmare Of Being” here:

“Spectre of Extinction”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNKxMkHavAw

“The Paradox“: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZPvry4H9N0

“The Fall Into Time”: https://youtu.be/E8QHPfRFo2Y

“The Nightmare Of Being”: https://youtu.be/_piYcbufqrw

Or stream “The Nightmare Of Being” in its entirety in a visualizer clip showing the album’s artwork – which was developed by artist Eva Nahon – HERE

While main parts for “The Nightmare Of Being” were recorded in Sweden at several different studios – Drums at Studio Gröndal with Jens Bogren, guitars and bass with Andy La Rocque at Sonic Train Studio and vocals at Welfare Sounds with Per Stålberg -, the album was mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios (Amon Amarth, Opeth, Kreator, etc.) by Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with AT THE GATES on their “At War With Reality” comeback album from 2014.

The tracklisting of “The Nightmare Of Being” (45:44 min.) is as follows:

  1. Spectre of Extinction (4:49)
  2. The Paradox (4:43)
  3. The Nightmare of Being (3:49)
  4. Garden of Cyrus (4:25)
  5. Touched by the White Hands of Death (4:07)
  6. The Fall into Time (6:45)
  7. Cult of Salvation (4:24)
  8. The Abstract Enthroned (4:26)
  9. Cosmic Pessimism (4:31)
  10. Eternal Winter of Reason (3:38)

The tracklisting for the live bonus (35:39 min.) is as follows:

  1. Red (King Crimson cover, Live at Roadburn) (03:22)
  2. The Scar (Live at Roadburn) (03:08)
  3. Koyaanisqatsi (Philip Glass cover, Live at Roadburn) (03:37)
  4. The Burning Darkness (Live at Roadburn) (02:29)
  5. Daggers of Black Haze (Live in Stockholm) (04:48)
  6. Death and the Labyrinth (Live in San Francisco) (03:37)
  7. A Stare Bound in Stone (Live in in San Francisco) (04:09)
  8. Heroes and Tombs (Live in San Francisco) (04:04)
  9. The Night Eternal (Live in San Francisco) (06:21)

Order the various formats here: https://atthegates.lnk.to/TheNightmareOfBeing

AT THE GATES – Live 2021 / 2022:

13.08.2021 Kortrijk (Belgium) – Alcatraz Festival
02.10.2021 Larvik (Norway) – Spetakkel Festivalen
02.12.2021 Uppsala (Sweden) – Katalin
03.12.2021 Norrköping (Sweden) – Dynamo
04.12.2021 Karlstad (Sweden) – Nöjesfabriken
07.12.2021 Göteborg (Sweden) – Trägårn
09.12.2021 Stockholm (Sweden) – Slaktkyrkan
10.12.2021 Huskvarna (Sweden) – Folkets Park
11.12.2021 Gävle (Sweden) – Gefle Metal Winter fest
05.02.2022 Fredericia (Denmark) – Metal Magic Winter Festival
17.06.2022 Clisson (France) – Hellfest
23.06.2022 Nummijärvi (Finland) – Nummirock Festival
06.-09.07.2022 Ballenstedt (Germany) – RockHarz Festival *
15.07.2022 Gävle (Sweden) – Gefle Metal Festival

* Newly added dates!

More shows will be announced soon…

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