CYHRA/RED WOLF guitarist EUGE VALOVIRTA has released a touching song and video ‘A Song For An Absent Friend’, watch below.
Euge states:
“It’s for Alexi, but also for all the late friends. And to my Grandpa, who passed away some time ago.
The song actually got its start after my Grandpa’s passing and I came back to it now ‘cos I felt that I had to “play my feelings out” somehow. So I finished the song and then filmed myself playing the lead guitar and just played from my heart.
I can’t really explain it but playing guitar always makes me feel better no matter what is going on.
Alexi & I weren’t the closest friends but every time we met we always had such a great time. Whether it was playing on each of other’s albums, doing guitar clinics or playing occasional live shows or just hanging out. He was one the most caring, humble and nicest guys I’ve ever met and it feels so unfair that he isn’t with us anymore.”
On January 15th, Atlanta-based metallers HALLOWS EVE will release LP and Digipak-CD re-issues of their classic 1985 debut album Tales Of Terror via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order your copies now at: metalblade.com/hallowseve
Tales Of Terror comes newly mastered / fully restored by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony for this re-issue and also features new liner-notes by Hallows Eve bassist Tommy Stewart. Additionally, the LP format includes a double-sided poster and the 4-panel Digipak-CD includes an expanded 16-page booklet as well as four obscure rehearsal tracks as bonus.
Hallows Eve – Tales Of Terror re-issue track-listing: 1. Plunging To Megadeath (4:54) 2. Outer Limits (3:46) 3. Horrorshow (2:28) 4. The Mansion (3:05) 5. There Are No Rules (1:44) 6. Valley Of The Dolls (1:07) 7. Metal Merchants (3:21) 8. Hallows Eve (Including Routine) (8:06) CD bonus-tracks: 9. Scream in the Night (Exciter Cover – Rehearsal May 1984) (4:29) 10. The Mansion (Rehearsal June 1984) (3:42) 11. Eighteen (Alice Cooper Cover – Rehearsal May 1984) (4:20) 12. Hallows Eve (Including Routine) (Rehearsal May 1984) (8:18)
Hallows Eve bassist Tommy Stewart checked in with the following comment about the album: “‘Tales Of Terror‘ launched Hallows Eve with a bang! We were a small tribe of street kids full of passion, anger, joy, and the unbridled frustrations of youth at the same time. We wanted to channel all that energy by screaming at the world and that was ‘Tales Of Terror‘.”
Formed in 1983, Hallows Eve were one of the first thrash bands in metal history, alongside heavyweights such as Metallica, Slayer (whom they supported on their Hell Awaits tour), Exodus and Anthrax. They mixed Black Sabbath, Motörhead and Iron Maiden riffs with the energy of punk-like Dead Kennedys and added a touch of Alice Cooper‘s image. Their first two-track demo caused a big buzz on the tape-trading scene and secured them a spot on the legendary Metal Massacre VI compilation (besides Possessed, Nasty Savage, Hirax, Dark Angel, etc.), released by Brian Slagel. As a natural progress, they signed to his label Metal Blade Records later on. 1985 saw the release of the genre defining thrash classic Tales Of Terror. It featured the original versions of the aforementioned demo tracks and five new shredding songs, which took the underground by storm and gained raving reviews like a 9/10 by Götz Kühnemund of Rock Hard Germany. Long out of print in its original version, Tales Of Terror was last reissued in 2006 as part of the History Of Terror 3CD+DVD-Boxset – which also included the following Metal Blade albums: Death & Insanity (1986) and Monument (1988), as well as rare live and rehearsal recordings – and is now finally available again in re-mastered editions on vinyl as well as in the Digipak-CD format (with 4 rehearsal tracks as bonus). Stay tuned for further Hallows Eve re-issue news coming soon.
Hallows Eve – Tales Of Terror line-up: Stacy Anderson – Vocals Skellator – Guitars Tommy Stewart – Bass David Stuart – Guitars Ronny Appoldt – Drums Tym Helton – Drums * * On the songs “Metal Merchants” and “Hallows Eve (Including Routine)”
Soulseller Records have announced “Ad Numen Satanae” – XEPER’s striking new and fourth full-length album full of power, grandeur & passion!
XEPER was formed in 2007 in Treviso, Italy by guitarist Guh.Lu, best known as former member of international bands such as Setherial, Impiety and currently bass player in the Norwegian Black Metal band Gorgoroth.”Ad Numen Satanae” features musicians from the worldwide Black Metal scene such as V. Einride (Whoredom Rife) on drums, Maelstrom on vocals and guest appearances of Blasphemer (Vltimas, ex-Mayhem), Mantus (Patria) and various others.
“Ad Numen Satanae”, adorned with an artwork by Marcelo Vasco, will be unleashed on February 26th 2021 on CD and digitally, followed by a vinyl release during spring (date tba). Pre-orders start during January.
A first track entitled “The Hidden Genesis” can be found on all digital platforms now: YouTube premiere via Black Metal promotion:
Tracklist: 1. Fiat Interitus 2. The Hidden Genesis 3. Under The Will Of Satan 4. Riding The Spiral Of Lilith 5. Purity And Death 6. Snake That Brought The Flame 7. Ad Numen Satanae
Symphonic black metallers WELICORUSS will premiere their “Welicoruss – 15 years of Madness” documentary on January 11th at 9pm CET. Read the band’s announcement below.
“We hope youve already come to your senses after New Year’s alcoholic party and had awesome holidays! With great proud and pleasure we would like to announce that on 11.01 on Monday at 9 pm CET something amazing will happen we have been waiting for for many years – official premiere of our long-awaiting documentary (or as we used to call it “DVD” in broadcastings, although this medium has lost its relevance), dedicated to our 15th anniversary and it will be called “15 years of madness” in 4 languages (Russian, English, German and Czech)! Thiss quite voluminous work, including footage taken from the very begining of Welicoruss and first concerts in Russia, opinions of musicians playing in Welicoruss at different times, colleagues of metal scene, business guys, fans, backstage footage and much more! This documentary, we think, will be interesting not only for Welicoruss’ fans, but also for heavy music lovers who want to learn more about metal scene in Russia (Siberia), to follow Alexey’s complicated path from distant Siberia to Prague and to know what is behind band`s music and conception. We have been waiting for that moment for a long time, we hope you too!
👉Write down this date and time of premiere in your calendar- 11.01 at 9 pm CET! Let’s do it all together in one place – on our YouTube channel, and if you haven’t subscribed it yet, it’s time to do that: https://www.youtube.com/user/welicorussofficial
Just recently, WELICORUSS released a new live video for ‘Frostbounded’, from ‘Enter The Eternal Fire Fest 2020’, in case you missed it, watch it here: https://youtu.be/X30_zAGXunI
Also check out WELICORUSS drummer Ilya Tabachnik’s performance of two cool drum cover videos:
WELICORUSS released their latest album “Siberian Heathen Horde” on March 27th 2020, via El Puerto Records worldwide. Get your copy of “Siberian Heathen Horde” here – https://bit.ly/2UvYVlS
Symphonic Black Metal From The Coldest Depths of Siberia is what WELICORUSS (formed in 2005) have brought with them to us here in Europe. WELICORUSS appeared in Europe 4 years ago and they have already played all the biggest festival across the whole Europe and playing over 320 concerts. You will be absolutely stunned by their stage performance and imagery as they take you away on a journey far away to Depths of Icy Cold Siberia and back.
Finnish melodic metal band EVIL DRIVE strikes back again! On their 3rd upcoming album they present themselves more powerful and with major musical and technical improvements.
EVIL DRIVE has published 2 full-length albums so far: „The Land of The Dead“ (2016) and „Ragemaker“ (2018) both receiving excellent feedback from the media and fans alike. The much awaited third album „Demons Within“ will be launched and distributed worldwide on the 2nd of April 2021 by Reaper Entertainment Europe.
EVIL DRIVE also revealed the stunning new cover artwork today. It was done by artist Jarkko Vanhalakka.
The band states: “The long wait has ended! We proudly present the cover art for our upcoming album “Demons Within”, which will be released 2.4.2021 on CD and digital formats worldwide! Hopefully this year we get to play you the new songs live! Stay tuned for more updates!”
Tracklist: Payback Breaking The Chains Demons Within Rising From The Revenge We Are One Too Wild To Live Too Rare To Die Lord Of Chaos Bringer Of Darkness In The End Ghost Dimension
Spanish technical death metal masters WORMED are now streaming a brand new play-through video for the track ‘Bionic Relic’, which is taken from their latest EP ‘Metaportal’. The new sci-fi offering was released on July 19, 2019. Check out the play-through HERE!
WORMED comment: “We’re not fans of play-throughs, but since this world is changing and we haven’t played anywhere for a year (!!!) we thought you would like to enjoy a display of a ‘Metaportal’ track, ‘Bionic Relic’ with the full band. This was recorded on different planets. We live light years from each other and it’s quite hard to be all together for recording any footage. Become a ‘Bionic Relic’ with us!“.
‘Bionic Relic’ is taken from the bands latest EP ‘Metaportal’, which can be listened to in full HERE.
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