Canadian FALLEN STARS Announce New Full Length Album, Release Teaser Video

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FALLEN STARS are a thrilling explosion of sound hailing from the wetlands of Vancouver. This fantastic five piece brilliantly fuse Hard Rock and Pop-Metal, generating a completely refreshing sound. Their music is simultaneously warm and whimsical yet righteous and rare. Front woman, Rose has a soul shaking voice that rattles listeners to the core. Her vocal range is impossibly well suited to the wall of sound surrounding her by this group of fiercely talented artists. Fallen Stars are proud members of the LGBTQ+ and Queer community. The Band’s natural inclusivity is palpable in their endlessly passionate music. The band has garnered some serious and well-deserved accolades over the years. Their upcoming full-length record “Execution” illuminates the band’s endless versatility and talent. Stay tuned for everything this ferociously gifted group has to offer. The album will be unleashed in the early summer.

Teaser for the album can be viewed here:

Tracklist:
Devil Among us
November
Run
Stillwater
Time Ticks on
Trial By Fire
True Love
Vicious Cycle

Fallen Stars are:
Rose Anson – Vocals
Dave Keske – Guitar
Eddison King Pang – Guitar
Jade Weekes – Bass
Danny Sever – Drums

Execution will be released on June 18th on all major platforms. Pre-save is available here.

Saudi Arabian WASTED LAND Release First Single In Eight Years “Fade Away”

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L-R – Wastend Land – Ahmed Khojah – Guitar, Emad Mujalid – Vocals, Ayman Al Ghamdi – Guitar

Saudi Arabia’s WASTED LAND have a new single coming out entitled “Fade Away”, this is following their self-titled 2013 album. Since that full-length, the band suggests that they have evolved over time from being melody and folk focused into something heavier, but still having a strong melodic base.

“Fade Away” has been in the works since 2017, and will be the first music video from the band, which can be viewed below.

Lyrically, the single talks about someone having severe depression and comparing his journey in life to that of a candle, getting shorter and shorter until it eventually burns out. Then he finds his soul’s salvation after his death. Musically, it starts with heavy doses of melody which are complimented by heavy riffs and even more melodies. To contribute to the theme of depression and life’s waning, it carries a somber and melancholic tune near the end. The band comments on the track:

“It’ll be a new mixture from our old folkish style with more heavy catchy riffs and chorus. We hope we can catch the attention from the old fans and attract new ones.”

For Wasted Land, they compose the music first and then create lyrics that fit. For this song in particular guitarist Ayman composed the lyrics a long time ago for his previous band Banj. Writing for the band is a joint endeavour between guitarists Ayman and Ahmed whenever they jam together. Vocalist Emad adds his flavours in the lyrics and of course the vocal lines.

Wasted Land originally formed in 2005 to participate in Metal II gig in Dammam. Ahmed and Ayman were jamming together and felt there was chemistry between them while composing folky melodic death metal. From there they decided to add more members to create a full band. They were one of the first Saudi metal bands to get massive media exposure from outlets like CNN, BBC radio and other local and international newspapers.

Recommended for fans of In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, and Suidakra.

“Fade Away” is available for stream and download via Saudi Arabian based label Wall of Sound Records. 

Bandcamp – https://wastedlandsa.bandcamp.com/track/fade-away
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3yOm32h

MIMI BARKS Releases New Single/Video “Grind”

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London based Trap Metal artist MIMI BARKS has released a new single/video ‘Grind’, the 6th single of the upcoming album DEADGIRL.

MIMI BARKS comments:

“Can’t nurture a seed without water and warmth, can’t fix someone when you’re broken inside, push down to feel superior, watched the spark ignite the fire and turn to ash, and it’s too late to realise that you can’t love anybody when you despise yourself”

If Trap Metal came screaming out of the digital womb, a sonic playa hater wired to disrupt the code of those who came before, then the likes of MIMI BARKS are the future of the glitchy genre. Her “from-the-heart-guts-n-soul” smash of trap beats and raspy, pissed-off vocals has been self-christened: “DOOM TRAP” and the name fits. It’s the bitter pill the former Berliner-now-relocated-to-London intends to smear all over the genre in a way that’s punk-as-fuck and louder-than-hell. This is the sound of music eating its young. Imagine Hip Hop word fire, electronic beats and slashing guitars chewed up and spat out by Trap’s chopped beats, distorted basslines and general weirdness.

INHUMAN CONDITION Release New Video for “The Neck Step”

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Florida death/thrash outfit INHUMAN CONDITION have released their fourth and final single from their anticipated debut album “Rat°God”, before it comes out June 4th on Listenable Insanity Records.  The video for “The Neck Step” can be viewed below.

The trio announced their formation earlier this year and have since won the hearts and ears of death metal and thrash metal fans around the globe.  The band consists of former MASSACRE members Terry Butler (also of OBITUARY, former DEATH/SIX FEET UNDER) on bass, Jeramie Kling (VENOM INC, THE ABSENCE, GOREGÄNG, FORE) on vocals and drums, and Taylor Nordberg (THE ABSENCE, GOREGÄNG, FORE) on guitar.

“The Neck Step is one of my favorite songs on Rat°God.  It’s a rifftastic, neck-stepping hell-ride, chock-full of devilish hooks!” Butler says about the new song.  The video for “The Neck Step” was filmed and edited by Frank McMahon at Revolt Entertainment.

Rat°God was written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Kling/Nordberg at their own Smoke & Mirrors Productions in Spring Hill, Florida. The album can be pre-ordered at inhumancondition.bandcamp.com

Rat°God track-listing:

  1. Euphoriphobia
  2. The Neck Step
  3. Planetary Paroxysm
  4. Killing Pace
  5. Gravebound
  6. Tyrantula
  7. Rat°God
  8. Crown Of Mediocrity
  9. Fait Accompli

VHF (Vinciguerra, Hoekstra, Franklin) To Re-Release Album ‘Very High Frequency’

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VHF is the band featuring guitar virtuoso Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, Night Ranger, Trans-Siberian Orchestra,  Cher, Rock of Ages Broadway) on guitar, the fretless monster, Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder, Kenny Wayne Shepherd) on bass, and 4 x published author, master of the groove, Todd “Vinny” Vinciguerra on drums. 

The band recently signed to Golden Robot Records, and they are set to re-release their 2014 album Very High Frequency digitally and via CD on June 25th. Unparalleled musicianship and mind-blowing composition greets you with VHF! 

VHF’s music is created from the bottom up – that is, the drums are the creative force behind the band.

The final piece contains parts by each musician uniquely composed, completely independent of each other, and done with complete artistic freedom by each musician.

The sound of the band varies from piece to piece, but it is a combination of ethereal trippy sounds and driving rhythms, enticing the listener to create a picture or movie to play out in their mind.

“All musicians involved get to stretch their musical muscle and simultaneously showcase their abilities. ‘Shattered Insomnia’ opens the album and has an infectious energy; each instrument clearly is audible. ‘Whispers of the Soul’ is built around a Middle Eastern melody, which is prominent throughout the song. The guitar, drums and bass lay down a constant groove to keep your head bobbing. ‘Suspended Animation’ is like a Led Zeppelin composition, with a Steve Vai-ish trippy thing going on, mixed in with classical guitar runs. ‘Conception to Death’ (For 8 guitars) is another mind-bender. Very High Frequency is a trip of sonic explorations.” – John Kindred, Hard Rock Haven.net

Pre-order the CD here or here.

FEUERSCHWANZ Release Official Video for “Kampfzwerg”

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German medieval rock masters FEUERSCHWANZ have released an official video for their studio track “Kampfzwerg”. The video consisting of video recordings from their live stream event Die Letzte Schlacht earlier this year and new performances in typical FEUERSCHWANZ manner. The song, originally released on the their chart-breaking studio album, Das Elfte Gebot (GER #3) quickly became a fan-favourite and the video comes as a harbinger of a big announcement to be delivered next week!

FEUERSCHWANZ about the new video:
“The battle dwarf (German: Kampfzwerg) – key figure of the fantasy genre or bearded, cozy beer drinker? We say: both! And bow to the grim king of mines, gold treasures and underground halls with our latest prank!

The film footage comes from our legendary online concert “Die Letzte Schlacht” (eng.: The Last Battle) – on a cold January night on the eve of the battle we descended into the glowing ovens of the dwarf forge to salvage this videographic relic from the underworld.”

Watch the official video for “Kampfzwerg” HERE:

Over the course of the past 15 years, FEUERSCHWANZ have not only become one of the hottest bands in Folk Rock, but also made a name for themselves as being the most entertaining in the genre. Having paved their way to the top by persistence, relentless touring as well as delivering top notch album after album.

Get your copy of the last studio album Das Elfte Gebot NOW

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05.01.22 DE – Nuremberg / Löwensaal
06.01.22 DE – Berlin / Huxley’s
07.01.22 DE – Leipzig / Felsenkeller
08.01.22 DE – Cologne / Carlswerk Victoria
13.01.22 DE – Frankfurt / Batschkapp
14.01.22 DE – Hanover / Pavillon
15.01.22 DE – Bremen / Aladin
20.01.22 AT – Vienna / Szene
21.01.22 AT – Graz / Dom Im Berg
22.01.22 DE – Munich / Backstage
27.01.22 DE – Saarbrücken / Garage
28.01.22 DE – Stuttgart / Im Wizemann
29.01.22 CH – Pratteln / Z7
04.02.22 DE – Oberhausen / Turbinenhalle
05.02.22 DE – Hamburg / Große Freiheit 36