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SUBWAY TO SALLY Release New Live-Video for Lord Of The Lost Song “Drag Me To Hell“

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Chart-breaking German folk rock institution SUBWAY TO SALLY demonstrate their exceptional live presence once more, carving a unique stage experience in stone with their new BluRay/DVD/CD release, Eisheilige Nacht – Back to Lindenpark, out now!

In an intimate setting, the Potsdam based unit drops a colorful bunch of songs taken off their multifaceted discography and invites its listeners to be part of an exciting adventure, offering some great surprises and performances never heard or seen – till now! One of those highlights embodies the new live-video for the LORD OF THE LOST hit “Drag Me To Hell“, originally cut from their full-length Empyrean (2016), in which SUBWAY TO SALLY are accompanied by Chris Harms.

SUBWAY TO SALLY on the exceptional performance:
“With LORD OF THE LOST and especially their frontman Chris Harms, we share a long and extremely productive musician friendship. This has mainly mutual admiration and respect as its origin, because we have been watching Chris very closely for a long time and are happy that he always knows how to surprise us with great music and great productions, even outside his band. The song ‘Drag Me To Hell’ was Chris’ personal wish and we had a lot of fun rehearsing it and celebrating it with Chris – due to Corona quarantine from afar – at the EHNO! A number that pushes incredibly and, you may not believe it, fits extremely well for SUBWAY TO SALLY. Somehow we have a feeling that this will not be the last coop with our friend from Hamburg.“

Watch the official live video for “Drag Me To Hell” (feat. Chris Harms) HERE:

In 2020, SUBWAY TO SALLY returned to Lindenpark and – supported by many great artists like Chris Harms (Lord Of The Lost), Feuerschwanz, Schandmaul, Saltatio Mortis, MajorVoice and Patty Gurdy – created an extraordinary lockdown live experience with Eisheilige Nacht – Back to Lindenpark. In an intimate setting, the recording starts with “Messias” and “Königin der Käfer” from the band’s latest chart-breaking full-length, Hey! (DE #5). SUBWAY TO SALLY then continue to not only travel through their own discography with songs like eerie “Unsterblich”, animated “Tanz auf dem Vulkan” and live-sensation “Grausame Schwester”, but also present a bunch of enchanting features as well: Don’t miss when highly talented Birgit Muggenthaler-Schmack and Saskia Maria Forkert (Schandmaul) join SUBWAY TO SALLY for Schandmaul’s “Dein Anblick” and a premier version of “Kleid aus Rosen”, or when the band sets the exceptional stage on fire for an explosive performance with Saltatio Mortis on their hit “Sie tanzt allein” – just to name a selection.

SUBWAY TO SALLY on Eisheilige Nacht – Back to Lindenpark:
“After 11 years of our “EISHEILIGE NACHT-tradition”, we definitely did not want that 2020 will be seen as a red “X” in the history of our festival series. So we thought about how we could provide our fans with the EISHEILIGE NACHT feeling at their homes, when we weren’t allowed to tour ourselves. An online concert wasn’t enough for us: EISHEILIGE NACHT is not only about meeting friends, but also being a highlight of the year – with several befriended bands performing live on stage.

We wanted to implement all of this in one experience. We wanted to record this very special event where the EISHEILIGE NACHT originally began. Instead of playing a concert in an empty hall, we used the size of the hall, lined up in a circle and placed our guest musicians into our midst. This created new insights that have never been seen before in any SUBWAY TO SALLY concert film! We are very pleased that we can now, as requested by countless fans, record this event for eternity as a special concert film! “

Get Eisheilige Nacht – Back to Lindenpark NOW!

Watch the latest live video for “Kleid aus Rosen” (feat. Schandmaul) HERE

Englund + Shankar’s Project SILENT SKIES Sign with Napalm Records

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NAPALM RECORDS is pleased to announce that Swedish/American duo SILENT SKIES – featuring EVERGREY vocalist Tom S. Englund and pianist/multi-instrumentalist Vikram Shankar – have signed an official worldwide contract with the premier Austrian label.

The differing musical backgrounds and previous experiences of the musicians have formed a creative space of development for SILENT SKIES, taking the listener on a touching, melancholic journey and convincing with captivating talent. They are currently working on a successor to their stunning 2020 debut full-length.

More details to be announced soon!

SILENT SKIES on the signing with Napalm Records:
“SILENT SKIES are thrilled to be joining the Napalm Records family for our upcoming second studio record! We have a lot of admiration for the team behind this label, as well as the diversity and strength of their roster. We can’t wait to work with Napalm to bring more music and content to the fans, develop a wider promotional reach together, and look forward to a fruitful partnership with one of the most cutting-edge labels on the forefront of modern music!”

Dive into SILENT SKIES’ atmosphere and watch “Solution” HERE!

AURI Release First Single & Video “Pearl Diving” From Upcoming Album

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Last week, AURI, the enchanted three announced their new album, set to be released on September 3rd via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band unleashes their first single and video for the track “Pearl Diving”, which takes us on a beautiful journey of sounds and voices and taps directly into emotions.

Troy Donockley comments on the song as follows:
“No lifebelts needed.
Where is the sea and where is the boat but more importantly, what is ‘The Pearl’? How deep do we dive to find it? How was it made and how old is it? Shapeshifters and the whispering seagulls of the 12 note scale will tell us.
Aweigh anchor, Away!”

Pre-order or pre-save the new album here: https://auri.bfan.link/ii-those-we-dont-speak-of
Stream or download ‘Pearl Diving’ here: https://auri.bfan.link/pearl-diving

“II – Those We Don’t Speak Of” will be available in the following formats that you can now pre-order:
CD digipak
Earbook including CD and 36 booklet art pages
LP redgold
LP red marbled (NB mailorder exclusive, limited to 300)
LP transparent + green marbled (Levykauppa exclusive, limited to 300)
LP white + red marbled (UK exclusive, limited to 300)
LP silver (bandshop exclusive, limited to 300)
LP blue marbled (US exclusive, limited to 300)

With a total running time of 50 minutes, the album consists of 10 captivating tracks:
1) Those We Don’t Speak Of
2) The Valley
3) The Duty Of Dust
4) Pearl Diving
5) Kiss The Mountain
6) Light And Flood
7) It Takes Me Places
8) The Long Walk
9) Scattered To The Four Winds
10) Fireside Bard

In the fleeting moments between the state of being awake and reaching the doors of dreamworld lies aborderland whence comes the mood music of ancient stories told – the celestial unison of three creative souls known as AURI.
Originally born in 2011 from the special connection of Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas Holopainen and Troy Donockley, AURI was first introduced to the world as late as 2018. Now complemented by the dynamic percussive talents of Kai Hahto, the threesome carves fantastical worlds entirely their own.

The cover artwork comes once again from Janne “ToxicAngel” Pitkänen and bestows in its simplicity and depth.

FEAR FACTORY Release Music Video For “Recode”, ‘Aggression Continuum’ Out Now

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Yesterday, June 18th, extreme industrial metal pioneers, FEAR FACTORY released their tenth studio album Aggression Continuum via Nuclear Blast. In celebration of the new album, the band offers fans the music video for the track “Recode”. Watch the video, directed by Riivata Visuals, here:

Listen to the album on all streaming platforms: https://nblast.de/FearFactory-AC

Dino Cazares comments, “The day has finally come for all to finally enjoy the New FEAR FACTORY album, Aggression Continuum. It’s been a long journey to get to this date and I can’t say enough of how proud I am of the album. Thanks to everyone involved in making it possible for this record to come out. This is all for you, the amazing FF Family!! Machines of Hate!”

Order Aggression Continuum here: http://www.fearfactory.com

Aggression Continuum features guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder Dino Cazares; drummer Mike Heller; and former vocalist, lyricist, and co-founder Burton C. Bell. It was produced and engineered by Damien Rainaud (DRAGONFORCE, ONCE HUMAN), with keyboards by Igor Khoroshev (ex-YES), and programming on two songs from longtime collaborator Rhys Fulber (FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY). The album also featured additional keyboards handled by Max Karon and Giuseppe Bassi. Aggression Continuum was mixed by A-list rock and metal producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM), who also mixed the album’s critically-acclaimed predecessor, Genexus. The artwork for the album was created by Francesco Artusato.

FEAR FACTORY records are cinematic in scope; sonic landscapes, echoing the dystopian post-apocalyptic futures found in classic sci-fi literature and films, from Ray Bradbury to Blade Runner. Aggression Continuum, the tenth studio album, is the culmination of three decades of unforgettable songs, performances, and forward-thinking storytelling concepts, while simultaneously rebooting FEAR FACTORY onto a brilliant and excitingly unpredictable new path. Like the liquid metal T-1000 in the Terminator franchise or the Academy-Award-winning reboot of Mad Max, Aggression Continuum is a turning point where what “was” transforms into what will be. It’s FEAR FACTORY’s own Fury Road.

JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS Reveal ‘The Abyss’ EP Tracklisting + Announce New Single ‘The Purge’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 18, 2021

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London based metallers JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS will release their debut EP ‘The Abyss’ on July 16th. Today the band reveals the tracklisting and announce their second single ‘The Purge‘, coming out July 2nd.

‘The Abyss’ EP Tracklist:

The Dark (feat. Daisy Pepper)
Breathing Rage (feat. Andy Martongelli)
The Purge
Vicious
Lost
Thoughtless

Jason Payne on ‘The Purge’:
“Very proud and excited to release our upcoming single “The Purge”. It’s a song that talks about feeling stuck in your own prison and then you fight your own demons and you set yourself free from the pain. It was inspired by a personal chapter in my life and with the ideology of cleansing yourself from the sins and mistakes you did in the past. It’s about forgiving yourself and move on. Song is out on July 2nd.”

Read what Jason has to say of their upcoming 6-tracks EP “The Abyss”:
“The Dark is a song that sums up the theme of this EP, “The Abyss”. It’s about death, obscurity and the “nothing”. It talks of things like trying to reach to the void, feeling confused and betrayed, and about a person that’s losing his essence. Without a consciousness, and with no purpose in our lives, we’re just a bunch of roamers taking a road to the abyss, and that leads us to the dark and lashes us to insignificant beings floating in “the nothing”.
When I was writing this EP, I got affected by the outside world. It’s a dark period that we’re living. I caught the essence and the feelings that this time put me through and made a whole EP about existentialism and nihilism. This period made me question who am I, what’s my purpose, what have I done with my life and what if this all ends now? Would it matter? Do we matter? Does life matters? Of course, it does! In my opinion, there’s no point of doing anything or living if this doesn’t matter. However, when I wrote this EP, I don’t give you the bright side of the story. That’s for the fans to find out. My whole point with this work is to make people question their lives and feel these emotions. This record means so much to me, since it’s about everything I felt and still feel. I’m a person who never stops asking questions. I always want to know more. Specially, when it comes to existentialism, I’m always in internal conflict, since I question everything. This is my message, this is my music and it’s about how I feel, and hopefully, people will relate to it.”

Stay tuned for more details.

Furthermore, JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS’ show at Camden Rocks which was scheduled for July 10th, has been postponed to a later date! More information TBA.

May 20th, the band performed live their new single ‘The Dark’ at Under The Bridge (Chelsea Football Stadium). The band has posted the official live video on their YouTube channel, in case you missed it, watch it here: https://youtu.be/MFeUOF3uCTE

‘The Dark’ single was released on June 4th.

Also watch ‘The Dark’ official video, here: https://youtu.be/TIENdwGGGgw
or via VEVO: https://youtu.be/WqONzeGUCtY

With a history boasting over 300,000 streams, 50 live shows and a modest lifetime of musical creation with past acts, London based metal artist Jason Payne has taken 2020 to embark on a new journey; JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS. A culmination and reincarnation of his strongest rock compositions, with numerous releases ready and waiting taking influence from the likes of Slash, Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Korn, and many other legendary over the years. Think big riffs, impactful grit-laden vocals, and an energy just screaming to be invited to the live stage.

Watch the official video for ‘Waking The Damned’, for their debut single, here: https://youtu.be/f_hDsqhQHTQ

Photo credit: Blackham Images

More information at
BAND: https://facebook.com/therealjasonpayne | https://thejasonpayne.com
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/SplitScreenManagement | http://www.splitscreen-management.com

CROBOT Release New Video ‘Everyone Dies’ From New EP, Out Today

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CROBOT and Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group have announced the global release of an EP titled Rat Child today, June 18. The complete track listing features “Mountain” (featuring Frank Bello), “Kiss It Goodbye” (featuring Howard Jones), “Everyone Dies,” (featuring Stix Zadinia), and “Rat Child.”

Today, the band and Mascot Records present the music video for “Everyone Dies” featuring Steel Panther’s Stix Zadinia, who also co-wrote and mixed the track. He appears in the official video alongside the members of Crobot. Zadinia shares, “I think this song will floor people. You haven’t heard Crobot quite like this before. Writing this song with them has been a fantastic experience, and I can’t wait for people to hear it!” Crobot singer Brandon Yeagley offers, “Whether you’re jammin’ in your Delorean or Mini-Cooper, we’ve always got something to take you back to the future. Riffs? Check. Spandex? Check. Sequins? You bet yer sweet Granny’s ass…So when you’re ready to rock, just call on your neighborhood friendly Crobot. We’ve got a real mutha for ya!” The music video was directed and edited by Wombat, and is dedicated to Brandon’s father Rick Yeagley who passed away in October, 2019.

To Purchase: https://smarturl.it/Crobot-Band

Previously, the band and label presented “Kiss It Goodbye” featuring Light The Torch’s Howard Jones, which can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/TnUYrd75vIE. On the announcement of the Rat Child EP, the first reveal was “Mountain,” featuring Anthrax’s Frank Bello which can be screened here: https://youtu.be/_8uLFqkpSyo.

The band’s most recent studio album Motherbrain was a global hit. Cumulative streams surpassed 20 million plays, 14 million of which were of the single “Low Life.” The accompanying music video for the track has been viewed over 1.5 million times, while the song was a Top 10 hit at Rock radio in America with a lengthy 29 week run on the Billboard charts. The follow-up “Gasoline” had a strong run on the U.S. charts as well.

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