WINDIR Discography To Be Released On Vinyl For First Time Ever

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For decades, fans have been asking for a vinyl release of the iconic and beloved albums of viking/folk metal legends WINDIR. On March 5, 2021, that dream will become a reality! The black metal classics ‘Soknardalr,’ (1997), ‘Arntor’ (1999), ‘1184’ (2000), and ‘Likferd’ (2003) will be available in a special limited edition wooden box set via Season of Mist. ‘The Sognametal Legacy’ box set is strictly limited to 1184 copies worldwide.

WINDIR was founded by Terje “Valfar” Bakken in 1994 and released four albums in the period of 1997 – 2003. The Norwegian band gained a massive following with their unique blend of black and heavy metal with elements of old Norwegian folk music, solidifying their place among the early developers of the folk and viking metal sound. The identity of the group was strongly connected to their home region Sogn, which was demonstrated in the lyrics and in the concepts of the records. Eventually, they invented and adopted the term ‘Sognametal’ for their style.

The band ended abruptly when Terje “Valfar” Bakken died in 2004. The remaining musicians decided to disband WINDIR and formed VREID to march forward, bearing the torch of the Sognametal legacy.

Jarle Hváll Kvåle, bass guitarist and songwriter of VREID and WINDIR, comments on the release: “I am so happy that we are finally able to do this. There has been such a huge demand to release these albums on vinyl and I really have been looking forward to this day. These records are important cornerstones in our lives and represent a time that was very special to us. It is great to have a strong partner on board, and I am very proud that we can do this together with Season of Mist. 

“Next year marks the 20th anniversary of ‘1184,’ and we think this is a great occasion to celebrate this unique album, the most important one in the WINDIR history. With this record, WINDIR became a full band for the first time and it was the first time that me and Terje wrote an album together. It was a time filled with youthful will, aggression, pride, curiosity and of course beautiful naivety.

“So, to celebrate this record and the period it represents, we’ll have the entire WINDIR legacy available on vinyl. I can’t wait to get my hands on the physical copies and see no better way to celebrate the legacy and brotherhood of our fallen comrade Terje.”

Pre-orders have started immediately and are available in the Season of Mist shop HERE.

A teaser for ‘The Sognametal Legacy’ has been unveiled and can be viewed at the Season of Mist Youtube Channel HERE.

Norwegian black ‘n roll formation VREID have furthermore announced that they will headline the Karmøygeddon festival, with an exclusive ‘1184’ show.
“‘1184’ is a very important album for us as a band and not least for me personally”, states songwriter and bassist Jarle Kvåle. This was the first album Terje and I wrote together. It was the first time that WINDIR became a complete band even though we had played concerts together since 1995 and had been making music together since 1993. It seems inconceivable that it has been 20 years but all the more enjoyable to see how much this record still means to people. We are really looking forward to gather the full band and perform the entire 1184 album at the Karmøygeddon Festival”.

Karmøygeddon will take place on May 6 – 8, 2021, in Kopervik, Norway. Find more information HERE.

ROCKIN’1000 Global Gig Sets New Title From Guinness World Records ™

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On Friday, October 30, at Global Village, Dubai, Rockin’1000 Global Gig took the stage: the virtual concert performed in celebration of the 25th season of the main multicultural destination for families, culture, shopping, and entertainment of the United Arab Emirates. In front of the guests who made it there in person, and with over 350,000 views through online streaming, Rockin’1000 shocked the entire world with over 2,500 singers and musicians coming from over 80 countries. They held an unforgettable virtual performance, offering their talent and message of hope in the world on an international stage.

With Rockin’1000 Global Gig, Global Village beat a new Guinness World Records™ title, being awarded the record for the largest number of video participants present in a music video.

To celebrate the new Guinness Record, Rockin’1000 created an interactive map! Travel the world, find every participant’s video and create your patchwork. Enjoy!

“It’s been a pleasure to perform with our members from all over the world, and we’re grateful for this opportunity to take part in the Global Village Silver Jubilee celebrations,” said Fabio Zaffagnini, Founder and General Director of Rockin’1000. “It’s an experience that we’ll never forget, and Global Village will always have a special place in our hearts because we can’t wait to visit it in person as soon as possible.” 

“We’re very happy we won this title, our first Guinness World RecordsTM title of the season,” said Jaki Ellenby, Executive Director of marketing and events at Global Village. “This is just the start for us as we launch a 25 week trip to beat 25 records. This year we promised surprises, and reuniting guests and partners to break down barriers is only one of the ways we’re celebrating this important season. Our historic opening concert fascinated fans from all throughout the world, and united people and cultures through music in the spirit of social inclusion. We’re excited that we could celebrate our opening with people from all over the world, and we’re thankful for the many incredible partners who have supported us in this endeavor.”

Carried out by Global Village and Rockin’1000, in collaboration with Arabian Radio Network (ARN), Emirates and Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the concert was streamed on the screens of the Global Village main stage and live streamed on YouTube to allow people of every country and continent to witness the show.

Rockin’1000 Global Gig’s catalogue saw four covers, classified as the greatest rock songs of all time, as protagonists: The punk version of “What a Wonderful World” by Joey Ramone, “Rockin ‘All Over the World” by Status Quo, “You Get What You Give” by New Radicals, and lastly “We Will Rock You” by Queen. It’s all about timeless classics, chosen for the appeal they have all throughout the world, and for their lyrics which are particularly relevant and fitting for this important occasion. Amongst the many surprises was the participation, at the end of the show, of the group Now United, who thrilled the guests with a live performance of “Come Together.”

For further information: https://www.rockin1000.com/en/

CADAVERIA Release New Single ‘Matryoshcada’

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Unconventional Extreme Horror Metallers CADAVERIA have released their new single ‘Matryoshcada’, now available on all digital platforms.

Stream and download it here: http://bit.ly/matryoshcada

This is the second single released by CADAVERIA this year, after their return to music.

Matryoshcada – The Lyrics Concept: when the illness transfigured my body and I could no longer recognize myself in the mirror, my soul spoke to me. Fragments of me resurfaced from the past and then went away forever. So I looked deep into my eyes and there I found the light of life.

Credits: Lyrics by Cadaveria herself. Music by Cadaveria herself, Frank Booth, Marçelo Santos. Performed by: Cadaveria (vocals) Kris Laurent (guitar) Pier Gonella (guitar) Peter Dayton (bass) Marçelo Santos (drums). Recorded and mixed at MusicArt Studio and Rrooaarr Sound in September 2020. Mastered at MusicArt Studio. Produced by CADAVERIA.

Also check out the video for ‘Return’: https://youtu.be/hOYHoiMBoVw

More info:
http://www.cadaveria.com
https://www.facebook.com/cadaveria

MACHINE HEAD Release New Single “My Hands Are Empty”

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Bay Area metal titans MACHINE HEAD have released a new single “My Hands Are Empty,” today on Nuclear Blast. The song marks the first musical collaboration between MH mastermind Robb Flynn and original “Burn My Eyes” guitarist Logan Mader in 24 years.

Purchase/Stream “My Hands Are Empty” Here: https://nblast.de/MH-MHAE

From the haunting opening vocal, the classical drums, the melancholy guitar line, the listener knows they are in for something epic. The sky gets a little darker, the goosebumps start to prickle the skin, ears search to hear what comes next. By the time the verse kicks in, the heaviness overtakes.

“MISERY, cover me in waves, the heartache is slowly, withering, I become her slave”

And so begins a song of depression and opioid addiction, by MACHINE HEAD.

Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn begins, “I have some family members who have beaten their opioid addiction, and have some still in the throes of addiction. It is painful to watch, and I deal with it with great difficulty.  It is a song of sadness, but there is hope as well.  I have beaten my own drug addictions and we can fight through this, together, and share our pain with the world.”

He continues, “Musically I wanted to go for a bit of a “Through The Ashes OF Empires” vibe, and it had a grandiose vibe from the beginning, something about that vocal melody haunted me day and night. I sent it off to one of our collaborators Joel Wanasek, and he came back with a whole depth and dimension with strings and keys that really made the song come alive. I added the guitar harmony in the chorus soon after and I knew we were on to something special.

On the recent “Burn My Eyes 25th Anniversary Tour” I mentioned to Logan about needing a riff or two for a new song, he was excited to collaborate, I sent him the song and the next day he sent me back the heavy riff in the bridge and I was floored. It fit perfectly, and felt really cool to be writing together 24 years later.  Jared came up with the rhythm under the lead section and the song really locked into place.”

Guitarist Logan Mader adds, “During pre-pro for the BME anniversary tour last year, I had a special opportunity to collaborate with Machine Head for the first time in over 20 years.

This is a big milestone for me, to circle back on a massive orbit around life and end up doing new music with MH is epic and unexpected. The song, “My Hands Are Empty” was almost completed but needed a riff or two. Robb sent it to me, so I jumped in and added a section which ended up in the master after some arrangement tweaks by Robb. The song is amazing. It was a great feeling to be in the studio with Robb after all these years and I hope to do it again!”

The earth-pounding drums were performed by Navene Koperweis (ENTHEOS, WHITECHAPEL, ANIMALS AS LEADERS) who performed on the track “Circle The Drain” (released in February) and the song feature trading vocals in the chorus between lead singer Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern for a truly dynamic feeling musical piece.

Once again produced by Zack Ohren and Robb Flynn, and masterfully mixed by Colin Richardson, the accompanying video was directed by Mike Sloat / Roaring Mouse Productions and proved to be quite a challenge in the Covid-19-era, with Northern California health officials shutting down the shoot 24 hours prior, but ever the improvisers, were able salvage the whole affair, and the stunning results can be viewed in the video.

“My Hands Are Empty” Lyrics:

Misery, cover me in waves
The heartache is slowly
Withering, I become her slave
Succumb to the darkness

Suffocating like I’m drowning in sand
Depression’s got me by her cold dead hands

Treachery, the choices you made
Cut my heart open with this golden blade

My hands are empty, lies so petty
My hands are empty, kill me gently

Medicate, I watched you slowly die
The powders and pills
Disintegrate, you right before my eyes
The emptiness haunts me

Glass reflections of a cold dead stare
Ingesting chemicals of death with no care

Memories, they haunt me they stain
Of what you once meant to me before this pain

My hands are empty, lies so petty
My hands are empty, kill me gently

I, I will not hide these scars of mine
(Take away the shame)
I, I will not be what’s left behind
(Find someone else to blame)
Forgiveness, constricted
No longer human
A ghost in time

TRIBULATION Launch New Single & Video For “Leviathans”

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On January 29th, TRIBULATION will release their new album, “Where the Gloom Becomes Sound”, via Century Media Records (worldwide excluding North America). For a first impression of the album, the video for its first single “Leviathans” (produced by Ulf Lundén) can be viewed HERE!

“Where the Gloom Becomes Sound” is also available for pre-order HERE

TRIBULATION checked in with the following comment about “Leviathans”: “Your first morsel to the gloom-made soundscape of our new album is something that we conjured up from the cataracts and that comes in the shape of a torrential flood, an oblation to the ‘spirits of the sea and of change’, to the Leviathans!”

TRIBULATION entered Linus Björklund’s Studio Ryssviken in April and exited (informally) nearly two months later. The group – guitarists Adam Zaars and Jonathan Hultén, Johannes Andersson (vocals/bass), and Oscar Leander (drums) – used the first 10 days of their studio time to rehearse. Once the bone-oil had sufficiently run its course, the group and co-producer Jamie Elton started to hammer into the rudiments of the recording process. Elton, who also serves as TRIBULATION’s soundman and is a long-time friend, took the reins from Martin Ehrencrona, who helmed the 2018 Down Below sessions. Together, they crafted a well-appointed production, one that’s luxuriously grim and auricularly inviting. “Where the Gloom Becomes Sound” was then given to Grammy-nominated producer Tom Dalgety (Ghost, Rammstein) to mix at Psalm Studios. Once the mixing was finished – Dalgety would send over versions from his studio in Wales – TRIBULATION re-enlisted Magnus Lindberg at Redmount Studios in Stockholm to master.

The band’s resulting fifth full-length indisputably elevates the Swedes to the highest echelons. The source of their glinting darkness: a yawning, bottomless rift deep within. “We immersed ourselves in the world of myth and magic,” says Zaars. “With a specific focus on elemental magic, and the elements, in general, from both the Western and Indian esoteric traditions, not the Buddhist four elements but the five elements. Myth and magic are obviously not something new in the world of TRIBULATION, but it got a bit more specific on this album. We just present it from a slightly different perspective.”

“Where the Gloom Becomes Sound”isn’t representative of monumental change, but rather the accrual of ambition over time in conjunction with continued exposure to and profound experiments with crossroads devilry. Being their most expressive and inventive album to-date, where it will take them is only to greatness and with reverence.

Where the Gloom Becomes Sound track-listing

In Remembrance
Hour of the Wolf
Leviathans
Dirge of a Dying Soul
Lethe
Daughter of the Djinn
Elementals
Inanna
Funeral Pyre
The Wilderness

Bonus tracks:
The Dhampir, Pt. I *
The Dhampir **
Månvisan ***

*) Bonus on Ltd. CD Mediabook, First chapter of the song
**) Bonus on Ltd. Deluxe LP Artbook, Complete version of the 18-minute song
***) Bonus on Ltd. Deluxe LP Artbook, Instrumental song

A brief album teaser clip can be seen here:

Most recently, TRIBULATION have re-scheduled their upcoming European tour together withBØLZER and Molassess in support of the new album. See a list of the newly announced dates and other live-appearances for 2021 here:

TRIBULATION “Where the Gloom Becomes Sound Europa 2021” tour dates
w/ BØLZER & Molassess

Sept. 17, 2021 – Copenhagen (Denmark) – Pumpehuset
Sept. 18, 2021 – Hamburg (Germany) – Gruenspan
Sept. 19, 2021 – Utrecht (The Netherlands) – De Helling
Sept. 21, 2021 – Vosselaar (Belgium) – Biebob
Sept. 22, 2021 – London (UK) – The Dome
Sept. 23, 2021 – Paris (France) – Petit Bain
Sept. 24, 2021 – Milan (Italy) – Slaughter Club
Sept. 25, 2021 – Aarburg (Switzerland) – Musigburg
Sept. 26, 2021 – Essen (Germany) – Turock
Sept. 28, 2021 – Heidelberg (Germany) – Halle 2
Sept. 29, 2021 – Munich (Germany) – Technikum
Sept. 30, 2021 – Krakow (Poland) – Kwadrat
Oct. 1, 2021 – Prague (Czech Republic) – Nova Chmelnice
Oct. 2, 2021 – Budapest (Hungary) – Barba Negra
Oct. 3, 2021 – Vienna (Austria) – Szene
Oct. 5, 2021 – Berlin (Germany) – Hole44
Oct. 6, 2021 – Malmö (Sweden) – Babel
Oct. 8, 2021 – Gothenburg (Sweden) – Valand
Oct. 9, 2021 – Oslo (Norway) – Parkteatret

TRIBULATION live 2021:
June 20, 2021 – Dessel (Belgium) – Graspop Metal Meeting
June 15-17, 2021 – Gävle (Sweden) – Gefle Metal Festival
Aug. 3-7, 2021 – Bergen (Norway) – Beyond The Gates Festival
Sept. 12, 2021 – Stockholm (Sweden) – Macken Festival

THE PRETTY RECKLESS To Release New Album “Death By Rock And Roll” On February 12th, 2021

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS have announced their fourth album “Death By Rock And Roll”. The album will arrive on February 12th, 2021 via Century Media Records worldwide, excl. USA. Pre-orders are live here: https://tpr.lnk.to/DeathByRockAndRoll

The album, which follows 2010’s “Light Me Up”, 2014’s “Going to Hell”, and 2016’s “Who You Selling For”, is titled after the first single, which rocketed to No. 1 on the rock charts in the US and held strong for several weeks. It marked the fifth No. 1 single of the band’s career and was heralded by Paper, Loudwire, CNN, Forbes, and more. The band also has the incredible and impressive distinction of being the first female-fronted band to have back-to-back No. 1 singles at the active rock format and the first female-fronted act to have five No. 1 singles on the Billboard chart.

The band has shared the brand new song “25.” Listen here:

“’25’ is an interesting song that came from a lot of different places,” powerhouse singer Taylor Momsen says. “It was the first song we recorded for the record in early 2019. I had just turned 25 when we wrote it. In a way, it’s an autobiography and hopefully shows that this album really ventures out into new territory with the music.”

“DEATH BY ROCK AND ROLL” TRACK LISTING:
“Death By Rock And Roll”
“Only Love Can Save Me Now”
“And So It Went”
“25”
“My Bones”
“Got So High”
“Broomsticks”
“Witches Burn”
“Standing At The Wall”
“Turning Gold”
“Rock And Roll Heaven”
“Harley Darling”