Dark Epic metallers DESERT have released their first internet single “Assassin’s Fate” lyric video. The song is taken from the upcoming album “Never Regret”, which is scheduled to be released worldwide on March 30, 2015 via Raven Music. The song theme is inspired by the famous video game saga – “Assassin’s Creed”. DESERT’s frontman, Alexei Raymar, is well known as a “heavy” gamer. Check out the video below.
Produced and arranged at A.G.Studio in Tel Aviv, Israel by Alex Zvulun and Desert
Recorded and engineered at A.G.Studioin Tel Aviv, Israel by Alex Zvulun
Mixed and mastered at A.G. Studio in Tel Aviv, Israel by Alex and Vitaly Zvulun
Technician – Vitaly Zvulun
Cover artwork and booklet design by Jobert Mello,SledgeHammer Graphix
Band photos by Guy First
Dark Epic Metallers DESERT are set to release their new album “Never Regret” on March 30, 2015 via Raven Music. All those who participated in band’s Indiegogo album campaign – the band will give all perks a month before the official album release date at the end of February. First internet single “Assassin’s Fate” will be released on November 13 as a lyric video via Youtube, Vimeo etc. Following the success of Desert’s previous record “Star Of Delusive Hopes”, which had received great response by fans and press worldwide, “Never Regret” was recorded, mixed and mastered at A.G. Studio in Tel-Aviv, Israel, with the producer Alex Zvulun. The artwork was done, as usual, by the great Brazilian artist Jobert Mello (SledgeHammer Graphix) – the one who stands behind the artworks of Sabaton, Primal Fear, Grave Digger, Leave’s Eyes and many others. The album line-up features guest appearances by great musicians such as:
Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear, ex-Gamma Ray) – lead vocals Infy Snow – female lead vocals Alex Zvulun (The Fading) – lead guitars Merry Ann Genin- violin
Desert’s lead singer Alexei Raymar comments: “I’m really thrilled about finally being able to present to all of you the final result of our 2 years intensive work! “Never Regret” includes 11 tracks, and expanding on the musical direction of our previous record – 11 great, dark, heavy and epic masterpieces will show off all our ideas, creativity and passion along with more skills, maturity and a solid concept. Tearing and screaming guitars, bombastic choruses, epic keyboards and even cinematic elements – that’s “Never Regret” sounds like. Lyrically, the album continues to explore the themes of courage, struggle for freedom and justice, depicts dramatic stories based on real and fictional heroes. Use your imagination and prepare yourself for the experience you’ve never heard before from DESERT!!!”
Track list for “Never Regret” will be as following: 1. Chasing The Pray 2. Assassin’s Fate 3. Son Of A Star(feat. Alex Zvulun) 4. The Wolf’s Attack 5. Never Regret 6. The Road To You (feat. Infy Snow and Alex Zvulun) 7. 1812 (feat. Ralf Scheepers) 8. Flying Dutchman (feat. Merry Ann Genin) 9. Final Journey 10. Imperial Eagle 11. Invincible
Desert Management has issued that Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear, ex-Gamma Ray) made an appearance on DESERT‘s upcoming album as guest vocalist.
Ralf Scheepers
The statement from DESERT: Horns up, Warriors! Now we can officially confirm, that one of the special guests on our upcoming album will be the one and only – Mr. Ralf Scheepers ! The legendary voice of Primal Fear, Gamma Ray and Tyran’ Pace. Ralf kindly agreed to contribute his voice to one of the songs on our new record. We are still excited, that one of the best Metal singers in the world, who’s voice built our musical taste something like for 20 years, had sang one of the most killing and powerful songs we ever wrote !!! We have no patience to show you the results of this collaboration! Stay tuned for more breaking news \m/
Israeli dark epic metallers DESERT have checked in with the first part of their studio diary.
The band comments: “Here is coming the first part of the studio diary, where you can see Assaf, making an outstanding job, on drums recording for our upcoming album. Enjoy and to be continued !”
It is the third time in four years that SABATON are parking their war machine in Tel Aviv; Only this time it was a very special visit of theirs’, with record-breaking affection the crowd showed them whether if it’s in the traditional pre-concert signing session in the local metalshop, news about their visit here before the show spreading live throughout the internet, or during the concert itself in which you solemnly think for yourself that perhaps the crowd is actually louder than the band…
SABATON released their latest album “Carolus Rex” in May 23rd 2012; It gained great success, and was supported by the world wide Swedish Empire Tour 2012, from which the show was a part of.
The opening act were no other than DESERT, a local dark power metal act who are very close (personally and musically) to SABATON and opened for them on their previous visit in Israel as well. During the show a special surprise Desert had promised was fulfilled, when Joakim Broden (Sabaton’s vocalist) came onstage to sing a duet with Desert’s frontman Alexei Raymer on the song “Lament for soldier’s glory”, just like in the original recording. That was a great warm up for the main show of the evening, and Desert made their best to make the crowd bang their heads in the power metal constant rhythm.
Between Desert and Sabaton there was an interval of about 20 minutes that was ended by the song “The Final Countdown” by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. The crowd sang along with the recording with occasional feelings of “What the hell”… all until there was complete silence. A minute later, Sabaton stormed the stage and just like in their 2010 show in Israel, started playing the powerful song Ghost Division, getting the crowd into total ecstasy that lasted for an hour and a half. The show went on and on with the well-known to the crowd hits the band writes so well. The show was a one long high point, spiced up with some talking of Joakim and odd reactions of the crowd to the band (Who throws a teddy bear onstage? Dudes…).
It’s hard for me to pick the song I enjoyed the most in the evening, but I’ll go for 40:1. I think it’s the second song of theirs I heard, and a superb one in my opinion since. I’ve got nothing bad to say about the concert; the sound was sharp and bright, the playlist was diverse covering their most popular material and the crowd was simply AWESOME. I hope they’ll come back a few years from now for the fourth time, perhaps with some more bands for some sort of a mini-fest… Who knows what tomorrow will bring!
Setlist:(by Setlist.fm) (The Final Countdown – Europe song)
The March To War
Ghost Division
Uprising
Gott Mit Uns
40:1
Cliffs of Gallipoli
Dominium Maris Baltici
The Lion From the North
The Price of a Mile
Into the Fire
Carolus Rex
Poltava
Attero Dominatus
Encore:
The Art of War
Panzer Battalion
Primo Victoria
Metal Crüe
Encore 2:
Counterstrike
Dead Soldier’s Waltz
Masters of the World
Israeli Power/Epic metal band DESERT has published the following statement on their official Facebook page:
“Horns up, Desert Warriors! After 4 months of intensive work in the studio, with the producer Erez Yohanan, we can proudly say, that the writing process of the material for the upcoming DESERT’s album is done!!!! From all the written stuff we choosed 10 absolutely killing tracks, and honestly we can say, that we are proud off the results !!!
Desert warriors – we prepared a really great present for all of you, who supported us through this years! You will hear kind of songs that we never used to play before and even one really epic almost 9 minutes track (the longest and most expressive song we ever made). Right now we are finishing the work on lyrics and some vocal parts, so it’s planned to enter the studio at the end of October and to record the next DESERT album. So keep your fingers crossed for us and stay tuned for the news from the studio!”
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