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MANTICORA Release New Single And Video ‘The Farmer’s Tale, Pt. 3 – Eaten by The Beasts’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 31, 2020
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MANTICORA, the Danish prog-thrash veterans, are releasing the first single/video “The Farmer’s Tale, Pt. 3 – Eaten by The Beasts“ from their upcoming album “To Live To Kill To Live”, the follow-up and 2nd part of a huge concept, to 2018’s “To Kill To Live To Kill” – both albums, based on the 334-page horror/thriller novel that lead singer Lars F. Larsen wrote (also released in 2018).

The video for the song “Eaten By The Beasts” deals with the brutal murder of a young criminal, who has raped the daughter of a farmer. The farmer hires a hitman to get rid of the rapist, and the rapist is eaten alive by a number of huge, hungry pigs, owned by the farmer. It’s all karma, and the video is based on the concept.

The music on both albums was recorded partially in the band’s own studio and recorded/mixed in Hansen Studios, with World-famous producer, Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Destruction, a.o.) who also produced the first two MANTICORA albums back in the last millenium.

MANTICORA have released 8 critically acclaimed albums, since 1999, and toured numerous times around Europe, North America and Japan + played at prestigious festivals, such as Wacken Open Air, Sweden Rock Festival, Copenhell, Karmøygeddon, ProgPower USA, etc.

MANTICORA Reveal Cover Artwork And Tracklist Of Upcoming Album “To Live To Kill To Live”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 11, 2020
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Danish thrash/prog metallers MANTICORA are presenting the cover artwork for their upcoming (9th) album “To Live To Kill To Live”– yet another amazing piece of art, painted by the talented Danish painter/tattoo artist David Troest.

At the same time, the band exposes the tracklist for the new album, which is the follow-up to 2018’s “To Kill To Live To Kill” – the 2 albums, combined, completing the MANTICORA concept double-album, based on the thriller/horror novel that lead singer, Lars F. Larsen has written.

The 334 page novel itself was released in May 2018, followed by the first album of the concept in August 2018.

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Tracklist for “To Live To Kill To Live”:

01. Katana – The Moths And the Dragonflies/Katana – Mud
02. To Nanjing (instrumental)
03. The Farmer’s Tale Pt. 3 – Eaten By The Beasts
04. Slaughter In The Desert Room
05. Through The Eyes Of The Killer – Filing Teeth
06. Katana – Death Of The Meaning Of Life
07. Tasered/Ice Cage
08. Goodbye Tina
09. Tasered/Removal
10. Stalin Strikes (instrumental)
11. Ten Thousand Cold Nights
12. Katana – Beheaded

 

The music on both albums was recorded partially in the band’s own studio and recorded/mixed in Hansen Studios, with World-famous producer, Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Destruction, a.o.) who also produced the first two MANTICORA albums back in the last millenium.

MANTICORA have released 8 critically acclaimed albums, since 1999, and toured numerous times around Europe, North America and Japan + played at prestigious festivals, such as Wacken Open Air, Sweden Rock Festival, Copenhell, Karmøygeddon, ProgPower USA, etc.

Watch:
“Echoes Of A Silent Scream” (2018 video from the album “To Kill To Live To Kill”)

“From The Pain Of Loss…” (2010 video from the album “Safe”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stxeF6tYicc

MANTICORA To Release New Album “To Live To Kill To Live”, Second Part Of Grand Concept

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 16, 2020
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Danish thrash/power concept masters, MANTICORA are announcing the release of their 9th full-length album, which will be named: “To Live To Kill To Live”.

The album, which is the 2nd part of their grand concept (a 334 page horror/thriller novel and a double concept album, written upon the novel) is set to be released on August 28th, 2020 through ViciSolum Records!

It will contain more than an hour of new music and each song will have its own piece of artwork, making the story-telling – which MANTICORA have specialized in – more than just words. It’s all or nothing, according to the band.

Once again, Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Pretty Maids, a.o.) will be skillfully mixing and mastering the album and David Troest will be delivering mind-bogglingly eerie pictures for both frontcover and booklet, as he did on the first album in the concept.

Kristian Larsen (guitars) comments on the album:

6 years in the making, and now we’re looking at the wrapping up of this huge project of ours. It feels really good to finally being able to round things off, but at the same time, it’s strangely sad that we can see the end of this. So many things have happened during the last 6 years – both within the band, our personal lives and with the music industry. We have toured around the globe and played huge festivals on the basis of the first of these 2 albums, and I seriously can’t see, why we shouldn’t do it again!

Having developed a project like this – from the first written words from Lars, to the first riffs from me and the boys – has been a huge experience for all of us. We’ve matured a lot as a band in the process and at the same time learned many new things along the way.  Doing such a huge concept is an immense and time-consuming project and it is now reaching its zenith. All of us have a feeling that “this could very well be our best effort yet” and we are beyond proud of what we have achieved with these 2 albums and the novel.

MANTICORA have released 8 critically acclaimed albums (and a 334 page novel), since 1999, and toured numerous times around Europe as well as in North America and Japan + played at prestigious festivals, such as Wacken Open Air, Sweden Rock Festival, Copenhell, Karmøygeddon, ProgPower USA, etc.

Manticora Live:
22.05.2020: DK – Gylling, Hads Herred Rock festival
…MUCH more to come…