LAST TEMPTATION brings together guitarist Peter Scheithauer (Killing Machine, Belladonna, Temple of Brutality), Butcho Vukovic (Watcha) vocals, Julien Rimaire (Los Dissidentes Del Sucio Hotel) bass and Vince Brisach (Mitch Ryder) on drums all under the watchful eye of former Guns ‘N Roses Manager Doug Goldstein.LAST TEMPTATION are proud to have announced they have signed a world-wide deal with Crusader Records (Part of the Golden Robot Global Entertainment Group).
“We are beyond excited to be a part of Crusader Records / Golden Robot Records family. After a few talks with Mark, it was clear that GRR would be Last Temptation’s home. A label and a team that understand what rock ‘n roll is all about, and mostly understand the band’s needs. We can’t wait to share the new songs we have been polishing during those down times! And once we get a green light, the roads are calling us to meet with our fans and get that party rolling.” – Last Temptation
To celebrate the announcement LAST TEMPTATION have released a sample of their upcoming singleMain Attraction. You can check that out here:
LAST TEMPTATION delivers a riff drenched 80s Hard Rock sound mixed with the best Traditional Metal elements. They released their self-titled debut album in 2019 via earMusic to strong critical acclaim and it also included guest appearances from Bob Daisley, Vinny Appice, Don Airey, James Lomenzo and Rudy Sarzo.
“We have another supergroup on the horizon. The style and lineup of Last Temptation on their debut album will be a pleasant surprise for many Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio fans.” – Spark Tcheque République
“If you love the bands listed above (Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Diorites, Deep Purple), you should definitely go to Last Temptation. Maybe you will discover a new favourite band.” – Way Up Germany
“Fans of ’80s Metal and passionists of the early Ozzy years should definitely check-out this long-player. It’s a time capsule into the first heydays of Metal, an album that blossoms already while spinning it for the first time.” – Markus’ Heavy Music Blog Netherlands
The new album has been recorded and includes guests such as Kenny Aronoff among others and will be released in mid-2021.
Indie Recording’s latest signing, Swedish KNOGJÄRN (Eng.: Knuckle-duster), are the IN-YOUR-FACE, kick-ass kind of Hard Rock! The band is out with a re-issue of their new album “Stora och Farliga” (Eng.: Great and Dangerous), including the new track “Älskar Ingen“(Eng.:Love No One). It’s that type of music to turn the volume to 11 and rock ‘til you f***ing drop!
With its explicit Swedish lyrics and an emphasis on the “Hard” in Hard Rock, the unique sub-genre of Swedish Hard Rock is something you’ve got to love – including Knogjärn. The quartet stay true to their genre while turning it up some notches, pumping up the listener and making you fight-ready to rock extremely hard!
Since the start in 2015, Knogjärn has delivered nothing but sonic raging anger with an unapologetic, IN-YOUR-FACE attitude. The foursome drops super-charged records, but they hit even harder when on stage: “We want you to like our live performance even if you don´t like our music”, the band states. Their records are the testimony that Knogjärn always give 100%! Hard’n’heavy riffs with raging vocals and explicit lyrics speak beyond their vernacular, beloved by their ever-growing crowd of fans, who has already started to cover themselves in Knogjärn-tattoos!
HOLLOW CROWN, the rock four-piece who star in the video game LFDR, have unveiled the video for new single ‘Biblical’.
The band comment on the video: “Mother Mary Magdolin enchants a pagan deep in the forest! Delivering a fatal dose of punishing ecstasy. The music video is based around the death of Paganism to Christianity using Mother Mary Magdolin’s image to charge the pagan’s sexual centre with a fatal dose of nirvana”.
Routed in anti-establishment punk and heavy thrash brutality, HOLLOW CROWN deliver punishing riffs, hard-hitting drum patterns, pumping bass and savagely open lyrics.
The Bristol quartet rose to prominence online with their highly unique and clever approach to engagement; their own video game LFDR. First launched in 2018 and rebooted earlier this year, LFDR is fast-paced shooter available on the Google and Apple stores, which boasts over 2500 regular players and rave reviews on The Metro and more. HOLLOW CROWN released their debut EP Seventh Gate via the game, which is currently the only place it can be heard.
The excitement around LFDR and HOLLOW CROWN prompted them to book two home town shows in 2019 – Louisiana The Fleece in Bristol – both of which sold out.
With a proven real-world fanbase, the band felt it was time to unleash their sound via new single ‘Biblical’ on the wider world, releasing via conventional platforms.
In a new age where creative and intelligent marketing efforts are not just an advantage but essential to cut through the noise, HOLLOW CROWN promise to be a band that will be hard to miss in 2021.
HOLLOW CROWN will release a brand new record in 2021, more news soon.
LEVARA and Mascot Records present “Chameleon,” the second song to be revealed from the band’s debut studio album coming in 2021.
Singer Jules Galli offers, “The metaphor of being a chameleon in our human society is something we can all relate to in our own way. The chameleon learns to blend in as a means of survival… he’s got to stay invisible to predators while preying on his next meal. To me, the song is so deep that the meaning of the song keeps evolving through time. Within our authenticity lies our real power. Break free from this mode of survival and let yourself be seen, heard and accepted.” Drummer Josh Devine shares, “Chameleon is one of my personal favorites on our debut record. The meaning to me personally speaks to the idea that I don’t want to just be another chameleon, blending in to fit in with the worlds agenda to be liked or loved for someone I am not. It may be the path of least resistance, but at what cost? Stand out and be YOU! Loud and proud. I’d rather be hated for who I really am, then loved for who I’m not!”
Guitarist Trev Lukather reveals, “Chameleon was one of the last songs we wrote and laid down in the studio. Originally it was supposed to be a deluxe track but we knew as we were writing and starting to build it, that it was an undeniable anthem that moved its way up as a serious contender on the album. My long-time friend Steve Perry who was a huge presence on this record brought a lot to the table on this track. He brought his legendary power house vocals on the BGVs and group vocals. He and I built the epic bridge solo together. He even sang on top of the guitar solo melody. It was a spiritual experience making this song and it has such a spiritual meaning to it.”
The music video was produced and directed by Jake Hays and Olivia DeLaurentis. Trev Lukather offers, “The video we made for Chameleon shows how we all blend together. We all have our unique qualities, and they are beautiful, we are beautiful. Truly showing we are one race, the human race. We had our close friends from all different backgrounds come by and sing a pass through the song. No direction other than sing along and be you. The song brought nothing but connection, happiness and love out of everyone that took the time to be a part of it. You can clearly see that in the video. Everyone shines. We all do and that’s the truth. Let’s love together, enough with the pointless hate.” Josh Devine echoes these thoughts stating, “The video really captures the notion that we are all different and beautiful, and we should be celebrating that! I’m excited for the world to hear this!” Jules Galli adds, “I am so grateful for everyone involved in this video and thankful for Steve Perry in lending us his genius on this very special song.”
Earlier this year, LEVARA and Mascot Records presented “Heaven Knows,” the first recording to be shared in front of the band’s debut studio album. To view the accompanying music video, click here: https://youtu.be/Ca0yQq05QOE.
Trev Lukather, Jules Galli and Josh Devine are LEVARA. Collectively, their musical union brings life to the individual talents of three musicians that together have enriched the aural landscape for all of us. Their songs offer an escape, as all music does, with points of reflection that relate to any listener’s life. The collective hope is simple. To be the catalyst for each and every person who comes across the music to find revelations through the experience of hearing these songs.
Their union merged in Los Angeles, one The World’s epicenters of musical creativity. Singer Jules Galli emigrated from France, while drummer Josh Devine chose L.A. as home versus his native United Kingdom following success behind the kit with One Direction. There they found common vision with Trev Lukather (guitar), son of Toto’s Steve Lukather, one of SoCal’s most successful ensembles to ever emerge from the city. On some level these three players believe the universe brought them together.
Prior to recording their debut, the band toured the United States several times and supported Toto on an arena tour last Summer. While in Europe, they staged several headline appearances across Germany and other countries, floored by the response with fans coming out at every date. In Early 2020, they began their collaboration with Producer Ethan Kaufmann at Elephant In The Room Studios in East Hollywood. The album unequivocally captured the magic they sought to see take life.
“I believe LEVARA is a band that can spark an influence for young kids and people of all ages to pick up an instrument and feel that connection,” Trev concludes. “At the same time of singing along to anthemic, feel-good, and emotional tunes, you can incorporate the heart and soul that started music in the first place. We want to inspire our generation and the next to want to pick up a guitar, pick up a bass, pick up drum sticks, or go for those high notes vocally. I feel there is a need for epic ‘pop’ tunes to have that musicianship behind them like the classic bands we all love and admire. I believe we accomplished that with our album. If we can influence that in any way, we are winning.”
The band has plans to tour late-Spring, 2021. A confirmed itinerary will be announced shortly. This week, the band’s merch store has opened, with initial t-shirt designs now available here: https://www.levaramusic.com/shop.
Norwegian southern death/grind machinery SON OF A SHOTGUN (aka SOAS) – led by Ivan “Meathook” Gujic (guitarist of BLOOD RED THRONE) – have unleashed a live video for ‘All I got left’, taken from the band’s performance on November 28th at Kristiansand kulturhus in Norway.
Watch the live video here:
The band’s upcoming EP ‘Be for oss alle’ is coming out soon, and it was mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy).
Stated Meathook: “This EP is gonna blow people’s heads of!”
SON OF A SHOTGUN started as a one man band from Norway, Kristiansand. Ivan “Meathook” Gujic – guitarist from BLOOD RED THRONE – who formed the project in 2014. He wrote all the songs, played all the instruments, sang and recorded the music. SOAS’ debut album “Mexican Standoff” came out in 2017 on his underground label http://www.norskstaalrecords.com. Featuring artists such as: Jan Axel “Hellhammer” Blomberg (Mayhem), Maurice Adams (Motor Finger), Damage Karlsen (Chrome Division), Olivier Pinard (Cryptopsy). He has kept the album away from reviews and music experts. Always going the different way, what the average bands would do. The album was released online through “Indigoboom” in 2018. Spotify, bandcamp, soundcloud. The style of SOAS can be explained as Southern Death/Grind. Meathook is always trying to do something different and original. Not only with the music, but also with the show concepts and the wholeness within the project. In May 2019, Ivan announced a new full SOAS line-up.
SOAS line-up: Kristoffer Lunden (the fuze) – drums Stians Gundownyourson – bass Henrik Nomansland – vocals Ivan Meathook Gujic – Mastermind
With “At The Destination” LAKE OF TEARS released their first single-video a spacey, groovy and driven song that was written somewhere in the dark, cold and lonely orbit and fits perfectly into this dark season. “Omnious” will be out 19th February 2021.
Daniel Brennare sends an ominous radio message to his listeners on the 1st single of the new album. Gloomy and drivingly underlaid by psychedelic, mysterious sounds narrating stories of an alien place.
The new release of LAKE OF TEARS is the perfect soundtrack for short, grey days and long, cold, dark nights. After nearly a decade of silence, Daniel Brennare, head and heart of the Swedish pioneers of dark music, finally reveals his sinister world of thought.
Let yourself be drawn into the spell of “At The Destination” and enjoy.
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