DENNER / SHERMANN EP “Satan’s Tomb” will be released on October 2nd via Metal Blade Records. The title track has been finally released and is streaming online now at metalblade.com/dennershermann. While there, make sure to pre-order your physical or digital copies of “Satan’s Tomb”!
Guitar Legends MICHAEL DENNER and HANK SHERMANN of MERCYFUL FATE have given an offering of supremely, classic heavy metal infused with an overload of their signature, dark magic shredding. According to the legendary guitar duo, getting SNOWY SHAW (King Diamond/Therion/Sabaton) on Drums, MARC GRABOWSKI (Demonica) on Bass Guitar, and SEAN PECK (Cage/Death Dealer) on vocals, onboard to form the band was a critical component to bringing these 4 tracks to life. Michael Denner added “Creating these songs with this line up really ignited my metal fire hotter than ever! I’m sure the fans are going to love this thing” “This mix ended up really having an old school feel to it that sounds awesome when blasting at an unhealthy volume” says Shermann.
The EP was recorded in the USA, Denmark and Sweden and was mixed by Arnold Lindberg at Sound Industry Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. The mastering was done by Maor Applebaum in Los Angeles, California.
The SATAN’S TOMB cover artwork was painted by Thomas Holm whose work on MERCYFUL FATE’s MELISSA and DON’T BREAK THE OATH is well known throughout the metal world.
The track listing for SATAN’S TOMB is as follows:
1. Satan’s Tomb
2. War Witch
3. New Gods
4. Seven Skulls
A trailer for the new DENNER / SHERMANN EP “Satan’s Tomb” has been released showcasing clips of songs from their upcoming release on October 2nd on Metal Blade Records.
Guitar Legends MICHAEL DENNER and HANK SHERMANN of MERCYFUL FATE have given an offering of supremely, classic heavy metal infused with an overload of their signature, dark magic shredding. According to the legendary guitar duo, getting SNOWY SHAW (King Diamond/Therion/Sabaton) on Drums, MARC GRABOWSKI (Demonica) on Bass Guitar, and SEAN PECK (Cage/Death Dealer) on vocals, onboard to form the band was a critical component to bringing these 4 tracks to life.
Michael Denner added “Creating these songs with this line up really ignited my metal fire hotter than ever! I’m sure the fans are going to love this thing” “This mix ended up really having an old school feel to it that sounds awesome when blasting at an unhealthy volume” says Shermann.
“Being invited to collaborate with these two guys who had such a profound, major impact on my indoctrination to metal, has been absolutely killer! And now we are continuing to write more material for a full length release too. My mind is officially blown!” says singer Sean Peck.
The EP was recorded in the USA, Denmark and Sweden and was mixed by Arnold Lindberg at Sound Industry Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. The mastering was done by Maor Applebaum in Los Angeles, California.
The SATAN’S TOMB cover artwork was painted by Thomas Holm whose work on MERCYFUL FATE’s MELISSA and DON’T BREAK THE OATH is well known throughout the metal world.
The track listing for SATAN’S TOMB is as follows:
1. Satan’s Tomb
2. War Witch
3. New Gods
4. Seven Skulls
This will be available in both CD, Vinyl formats and downloads.
Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, the original guitar players of Mercyful Fate‘s legendary “Melissa” and “Don’t Break the Oath” albums, have created a new classic in the forthcoming EP, “Satan’s Tomb”, coming in 2015 on Metal Blade Records. These songs were crafted with the Mercyful Fate worldwide legion of fans at the forefront of their collective minds. From the first riff to the last wail, one cannot help but feel the magic newly recaptured once again.
The band, which is simply called Denner / Shermann, calls into service a formidable group of allies who were capable of helping realize this menagerie of malice, was a task carefully orchestrated by these metal mad scientists. Shermann first called upon Marc Grabowski (Demonica) to handle the bass guitar, followed by the only drummer that made sense for many obvious aspects, the one known as Snowy Shaw (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Dream Evil)! Many voices were considered, but fate lead them to Sean Peck (Cage and Death Dealer). He was not only a fan but had the versatile vocal skills to make the new songs come to life like their fans would expect.
Hank Shermann comments: “We have been writing and recording with an incredible line up of musicians and the fans are in for a dark, classic, heavy metal treat for sure. We wanted to get back to the essence of what we created back in the early 80s” “The music inevitable sounds like you would hope it to be, fans of our early work should be very excited“.
Music for their debut release has been completed, and the title of the album is “Satan’s Tomb” and promises to be one of the finest pure classic metal releases of 2015.
Brian Slagel adds: “I am super excited to welcome Denner / Shermann to the Metal Blade family. I have known Michael and Hank for more than 25 years. I am honored to be able to work with these two legendary musicians. Really excited to work with all the guys on this exciting new band!“
Denner / Shermann is:
Michael Denner – Guitars
Hank Shermann – Guitars
Sean Peck – Vocals
Snowy Shaw – Drums
Marc Grabowski – Bass
After SNOWY SHAW‘s live-album “SNOWY SHAW … IS ALIVE !” and the Live DVD/CD Boxset “The Liveshow: 25 Years of Madness In The Name Of Metal”, it’s time to close the circle with the third live album “LIVE IN HELL” !
“LIVE IN HELL” has a release date set for Friday January 23, 2015 and will be released through Wunderwurld Music. It will only be available through all popular download/streaming sites!
Just as with the other two live releases, the material was recorded during the 2 special theatrical shows :
May 27, 2011 – Brewhouse – Gothenburg – Sweden
Nov 3, 2012 – Sparbankshallen – Varberg – Sweden
LIVE IN HELL artwork :
Track list :
1. Book of Heavy Metal
2. Halloween Feat: Michael Denner & Andy La Rocque
3. Dusk / le theatre
4. Blood Countess Bathory Feat: Opera Diabolicus
5. Fire
6. Come to the / Sabbat
7. Serpentine Offering
8. The Dimmu Medley
9. My Friend/THE END. Feat: Gus G
10. Unguentum Sabbati
11. Dracula sucks / Munsters!
12. 365 reasons / Into the moonlight
13. Evil Feat: Pete Blakk, Michael Denner & Andy La Rocque, Opera Diabolicus.
Bonus Track : Heathendom
Line Up :
Snowy Shaw: lead vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards and drums
Mark U Black: Lead guitar, backing vox
Vikki Valkyrie: Bass, lead and backing vox
Petter Karlsson: Drums, lead vox on Into The Moonlight
SNOWY SHAW has announced that he is to headline 2015’s SABATON OPEN AIR. Check out his statement below:
“I’m proud to announce that together with my namesake band Snowy Shaw, I will play an exclusive show at Sabaton Open Air, Falun on Friday 14th Augustus 2015. As one of the headliners, we’ll be closing Friday Night.
Due to delays caused by the massive workload in connection to the new critically acclaimed Live DVD/CD Box – “The Liveshow: 25 Years Of Madness In The Name Of Metal”, I’ve decided to lock myself into the studio during 2015 to record all my new music and albums and won’t be doing any other summer festival shows or gigs up until then. So it’s the world premier for the new bombastic stage show. Besides a few old classics and monster hits, we’ll be playing some brand new yet unheard material + a few surprises and guests.”
Snowy Shaw has just announced that he has signed an exclusive European deal with the biggest European mailorder company EMP for the sale of his LIVE DVD/CD double pack release “The Liveshow: 25 Years Of Madness In The Name Of Metal”, reports Metal Revelation.
Snowy Shaw about this exclusive deal : “We have just signed an exclusive deal with the mighty EMP, the biggest mailorder company in Europe by far. With my brand new Live DVD/CD Box we are the first band/artist ever to do so and I’d be lying to you if I’d say I didn’t feel a sense of “Fuck yeah!” as I like to think of myself as the breaker of rules and stinky old conventions. Then I learnt I was actually preceded by my former employer King Diamond and Mercyful Fate so you could say it runs in the family, but nevertheless in this day and age, it’s all about thinking out of the box. As a dissident misfit I always have been, so you can’t force me into that box, but you can now go ahead and order my brand new Live DVD/CD Box “The Liveshow: 25 Years Of Madness In The Name Of Metal”. – Happy Halloween!”
The Live DVD/CD has been released through Wunderwurld Music, Snowy’s new label/production company.
“The Liveshow” DVD/CD includes more than 3 hours of amazing, high quality material, recorded on two special theatrical shows, and featuring very special guests from KING DIAMOND,MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, ILLWILL, OPERA DIABOLICUS and Snowy’s backing band featuring lead guitarist Kristian Niemann (THERION), Mannequin De Sade III (NOTRE DAME, ENGEL), Mark U Black (DREAM EVIL) and Vikki Valkyrie (ICE AGE). “The Liveshow” has a one of a kind track listing, as except playing own originals, SNOWY SHAW performed with his band all his personal favorites from his former bands, incl. classics such as “Eye Of The Witch”, “Halloween” and “Sleepless Nights” (KING DIAMOND), “Evil” and “Black Funeral” (MERCYFUL FATE), “The Book Of Heavy Metal” (DREAM EVIL), “To Mega Therion” (THERION) or “The Serpentine Offering” (DIMMU BORGIR) and a helluva lot more, in a truly theatrical way.
“The Liveshow” video trailer:
The recordings took place during 2 live-shows :
May 27, 2011 – Brewhouse – Gothenburg – Sweden
Nov 3, 2012 – Sparbankshallen – Varberg – Sweden
Filmed by :
Patric Ullaeus Of Revolver Film Company and Rino Hemstad & Co.
Music mixed and mastered by :
Andy La Rocque & Snowy Shaw at Sonic Train Studios
Special Guests :
Andy LaRocque
Michael Denner
Mike Wead
Gus G.
Mats Levén
Hal Patino
Thomas Vikström
Pete Black
Kee Marcello
Nyfiken Gul
David Grimoire & Adrian De Crow (Opera Diabolicus)
Mary Ann Cotton
Simon Roxx
Track list DVD :
DVD ACT I
01. Dracula Sucks!
02. Munsters
03. Typhon
04. Book Of Heavy Metal
05. Black Funeral
06. Halloween
07. Whether With Or Without
08. Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse
09. Seeds Of Hatred + drum solo
10. I Want You To Want Me.
DVD ACT II
01. Serpentine Offering
02. Blacksmith & Co
03. Man Or Mouse
04. Bouffon Bloody Bouffon
05. Eye Of The Witch
06. Sleepless Nights
07. Fire!
08. Welcome Home
09. The Medley
10. Evil
DVD BONUS:
· behind the scenes
· interviews
Track list CD (different than the DVD):
01. Singh Hai
02. Come To The / Sabbat
03. The Fashionista
04. The Dimmu Medley
05. Unguentum Sabbati
06. Dusk + Le Theatre Du Vampire
07. The Book Of Heavy Metal
08. Typhon / Drum solo
09. Vlad The Impaler
10. To Mega Therion
11. Blood Countess Bathory
