Helsinki-based Melodic Hard Rockers JO BELOW have released the first single from their upcoming second EP ”No Control” which is set to be released on April 16th 2021 by Inverse Records. The EP-opener ”Ms. Death” is an anthemic, arena-ready hard rock song, that will make your head bang and feet move.
Formed in 2017, Jo Below are a four-piece melodic hard rock group consisting of frontwoman Johanna Kari, guitarist Roni Seppänen, bassist Jonne Lindqvist and drummer Olli Vartiainen. The group combines traditional hard rock sounds with modern influences, calling their style of music ’modern classic rock’.
Swedish rockers BLACK INK RIVER are set to release their new album “Through The Unknown” on 29th January via GMR Music Group.
The album was recorded in the bands hometown Västerås, mixed by Nanni Johansson at Hansa Studio in Berlin and mastered by Frida Claeson Jahansson at Svenska Grammofonstudion in Gothenburg. “We could not be more pleased with the team of sound engineers and guest musicians on this record. We have some really good organs played on the majority of the songs and I’m singing a duet with the super talented singer Chasmin Marquez on the song When I’m Gone”, says DanielWahlström.
“Through The Unknown” will be available on Vinyl LP and on a double digipack with two bonus tracks and a DVD. Due to the pandemic situation, the vinyl release is delayed until the end of February.
Tracklist:
1. Through The Unknown 2. Sulphur Sky 3. No No No 4. Midnight Cowboy 5. When I’m Gone 6. Seabeast 7. Echoes In Me 8. Fools Are Running The Show 9. In A Daze 10. I Am Fire
Bonus tracks: 11. Wonderchild 12. Dementia
The album can be described as heavy rock in the vein of Mountain, Cry Of Love and Cream.
BLACK INK RIVER is: Daniel Wahlström – Vocals/Percussion Bosse Karlsson – Guitar Anders Modd – Bass Roger Johannessen – Drums
Brazilian power metallers TREND KILL GHOSTS have just released the music video for “Dethrone Tyranny”, a tribute to the renowned power metal band Gamma Ray. The version features a fast and heavy song with a strong chorus.
“Dethrone Tyranny” is the song chosen by the band to start 2021 with a positive energy and to give a gift to the fans. “At the end of last year we were thinking about doing something for this beginning of the year, so that, somehow, our fans would have a slightly lighter start to the year than last year… But how could we not let go no song from the new album, because we are in the recording phase. So the idea came up to do a tribute, a cover of one of the bands that most influenced us, Gamma Ray, so we could pay tribute to this band so important to us and also give the gift of beginning of the year to our audience”, explains guitarist Rogério Oliveira.
The choice of the track “Dethrone Tyranny”, from the album ‘No World Order’, is a kind of sample of what is to come in the next album of Trend Kill Ghosts. “We hope you like it and that this year is much better for all of us !! Great year and Kill Your Ghosts!”.
Trend Kill Ghosts is in the studio recording the new album, and posting the ‘Studio Report’ series on social media, where it shows the recording of each instrument with comments from the members. Follow each episode HERE.
Formed in 2018, Trend Kill Ghosts brings together four friends: Diogo Nunes (vocals), Rogério Oliveira (guitar), Maurílio Vizin (bass) and Leandro Tristane (drums), who bet on power metal / melodic metal. Carrying a message through music to inspire people to kill their ghosts and pursue their goals. The band has several references to power metal, with names like Gamma Ray, Helloween, Avantasia, Edguy, Savatage and Stratovarius.
The debut album, “Kill your Ghosts”, which was released in July 2019 on all digital platforms, received great reviews from the specialized media and features cameos from Ralf Scheepers(Primal Fear, former Gamma Ray and Tyran ‘Pace) in “Ghost’s Revolution”, Raphael Dantas (SoulSpell, Ego Abscence) and Lúcia Ricardo (EvenDusk) in “Promise”.
Trend Kill Ghosts is in the studio working on the second album and preparing to resume shows later this year, opening for U.D.O and Symphony X.
According Norwegian Rockers DOBBELTGJENGER the band has re-emerged “out of a colourful mist of neon tainted snow, in a vintage pink escape car, (un)fresh out of an infernal rock disco at a beat up bar in nowhere Norway, while both down and high on life” to present their third full-length album “Smooth Failing”.
By the time “Smooth Failing” hits the streets on the 9th April it will have been three years since the release of its predecessor “Limbohead”, and, as a taste of what to expect from a band that manages to stretch its sound in all directions, Karisma Records have today debuted “JOHANNA”, a single from the album, along with a video for the track. And it comes not before time, as DOBBELTGJENGER explain:
We have been waiting for SO long to release new material and we are DELIGHTED to bring forth this filthy, undomesticated and PINK(!) stoner-punk song! The video is recorded with a 2020-approved gear – an iPhone, and shot with the proper amount of social distance and in our singers living room. We all god damn need a mistress that can keep us safe in these fucked up times. So let JOHANNA put you in her comforting chains!
The single “JOHANNA”, can be streamed or downloaded HERE.
Vowing to bring back not just the Groove, but also the Fun, in Rock Music, DOBBELTGJENGER’s lineup of Vegard Wikne (OCEAN OF LOTION) vocals, guitars, bass and synths; Sondre Veland (MAJOR PARKINSON & OSSICLES) drums, percussion, grunts and guitar solo on Johanna; Knut-Martin Langeland Rasmussen on guitars;, Bastian Veland on guitar, synth, percussion etc., and Jone Kuven on bass, with Jonas Flemsæter Hamre (session saxophone) have created a superbly focussed album, filled with catchy songs and funky rhythms, which the band describe as:
An explosive, dark and neon saturated party album, where naive, riff based “the Strokes-esque” themes are met with vigorous grooves and cheeky falsettos. The album is about the gritty “BOOM!”s, manic “FUN!”s, gut wrenching “OH FUCK!”s and terrifying “I LOVE Y…”s of life”.
This album has been brewing on different computers for over three years. The record was written in a quite tumultuous, manic and self-destructive period of primus motor Vegard Wiknes life. SMOOTH FAILING revolves around the delight and self-deception of doing all the wrong things in your life. It´s a dark party album, made for bad decisions!
With artwork by Klende, track listing for “Smooth Failing” is as follows:
ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM
COME ON OVER
JOHANNA
DIVE IN
BUILDING SKYSCRAPERS
LIVING IN OVERDRIVE
ELECTRICAL SEASONS
LA DEE DA
DO THE WRONG THINGS
“Smooth Failing will be available in Digital, CD, and Vinyl formats and is now available to pre-order from:
Hot on the success of their cover of FAITH NO MORE’S legendary 1987 single “We Care A Lot,” SLAVES ON DOPE’sJason Rockman and Kevin Jardine, along with Bill Kelliher of MASTODON, are back with their project, THE KINGS OF QUARANTINE, this time with a brilliant cover of JANE’S ADDICTION’S iconic 1987 “Mountain Song.” The new video features a myriad of artists including Wes Borland (LIMP BIZKIT), Tanner Wayne (IN FLAMES), P-Nut (311), Louise Post (VERUCA SALT), Richard Patrick (FILTER) and, Bert McCracken (THE USED). One hundred percent of the profits for “Mountain Song” will be donated to ROADIE RELIEF, a fundraising effort to aid qualifying Roadies who have submitted an application for financial help during the Covid-19 crisis.
THE KINGS OF QUARANTINE came together in 2020 after a discussion between Jason and Bill about possibly collaborating on a cover song. “Mountain Song” is the second installment in a series of covers that will be released throughout 2021 in an effort to bring some joy and entertainment to music lovers worldwide.
“We hope to not only put a smile on people’s faces, but also help the touring staff that have been severely affected by the pandemic”, says Jason Rockman. One hundred percent of the profits will be donated to Roadie Relief, a fundraising effort to aid qualifying Roadies who have submitted an application for financial help.
After the success of their first release “We Care a Lot,” which brought awareness to the cause and stands at 370,000 views on YouTube and counting, THE KINGS OF QUARANTINE have no plans of slowing down!
Download “Mountain Song” and support ROADIE RELIEF, HERE.
In October 2020, progressive rockers THE FLOWER KINGS released their new double album “Islands” on InsideOutMusic, just a year after the group’s much celebrated “Waiting For Miracles”. Today the band have launched a brand new video for the track ‘Black Swan’, and you can watch it now here:
Roine Stolt comments: “‘Black Swan’ was a little piano melody I wrote around spring 2019 – I thought of it as ‘Polish melancholic’ or a ballet piano piece. I did present a demo for the Transatlantic sessions but when it didn’t stick there I brought it along to the TFK ‘Islands’ session. Here it found its way in to the album and concept and with a slightly more dry guitar-driven sound and with nods to both The Beatles & Queen it became one of my favourite tracks. Hasse delivers some of his finest vocal on the album here.”
With an epic length of 92 minutes, “Islands” offers all trademark sounds and melodies, the band is renowned for including vintage keys, brilliant guitar solos, odd drum patterns and symphonic elements. Rounded off by artwork courtesy of the legendary Roger Dean (Yes, Asia, Gentle Giant, Greenslade, Uriah Heep), THE FLOWER KINGS present a dynamic and complex record that is bold, bombastic and beautiful.
“Islands” is now available as massive Limited 3LP & 2CD box set with slipcase and 180 gram vinyl housed in one gatefold, one single sleeve; as Limited Edition 2CD Digipak and Digital Album. Order here: https://theflowerkings.lnk.to/IslandsID
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