We recently gave away a Rush Marshall Fridge stuffed with special Rush gear—a T-shirt, a hat, a keychain, as well as CD and vinyl copies of Clockwork Angels and Vapor Trails Remixed, the 3CD and DVD editions of Clockwork Angels Tour, and the 2CD Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland set. The winner was Benny Bodine of Ohio, and he sent in this photo of him with his prize. Congratulations, Benny!
Having recently invited fans to make a video using one of the two exclusive tracks that the band recently recorded, Norwegian Extreme Metallers PANTHEON I, have revealed that the winning entry for the song “Martyr” was made by a fan from Serbia and can be seen below.
Commenting on the winning video, frontman Andre Kvebek said: “All the entries we received were of a very high standard, but what set this one apart was the fact that the winner, Regina Kozlik, not only used existing photos of PANTHEON I, but she also created portraits of the individual members that she drew herself. She will be receiving a package of PANTHEON I goodies in the post very soon.”
PANTHEON I are currently working on their fourth full-length album, which is being recorded at the Skansen Lydstudio in Trondheim. Drum tracks for the album, which will be titled “Adversus”, have already been laid down, with Vegar “Vyl” Larsen (KEEP OF KALESSIN, CHTON, live session drums for GORGOROTH) behind the drum kit in place of regular drummer Mads G (THE ALL SEEING I, ZEENON) who is currently unwell. Aside from Kvebek and Mads G, the line up includes former ABSU guitarist Aethyris McKay on guitars and clean vocals, cellist Live Julianne, Sagstad (TROLLFEST, SARKOM) on guitars and T.R.S. (1349, DEN SAAKALDTE) on bass. Drummer Mads G will continue with the band, and will only be absent for the recording of the new album. A label is currently being sought for the album.
A tape version, of PANTHEON I’s very first album“Atrocity Divine”, limited to 150 copies, has recently been released through Silent Scream Records. Artwork for the tape is by theNorwegian artist Kjell Åge Meland who has worked with the band on all their releases. More information about PANTHEON I can be found on the band’s website athttp://www.facebook.com/pantheoni
Nine tracks from PANTHEON I, including “Martyr”, can be heard below.
Over the course of the THRESHOLD fan video contest (http://bit.ly/Mz8Hhw), fans had the chance to shoot their own music video for the song “Staring At The Sun”, taken from the band’s latest progressive metal masterpiece “March Of Progress”.
Nuclear Blast is happy to present the winner, whose contribution can from now on be considered the OFFICIAL video clip for “Staring At The Sun”: Achim Bieler from Southern Germany – congratulations!
THRESHOLD’s keyboardist Richard West comments: “Congratulations to Achim and his team! They created a great movie with beautiful cinematography and a storyline that was both abstract and engaging. We really enjoyed this video!”
Two month ago, Nuclear Blast Records started a videocontest for the second NIGHTWISH single „The Crow, The Owl And The Dove“ – out of their top seller „Imaginaerum“.
About 200 creative fans uploaded their unique creations up on YouTube – and the results were simply unbelievable! The band members, their management and label were totally flashed by the different clips, the great ideas and the amazing results any participant showed. Tuomas Holopainen comments: „We were overwhelmed about the effort people had put into making these videos, wow! This truly caught us by surprise. Wonderful job everyone!“
It wasn’t easy tho choose a winner, as everyone would have deserved a price!
Anyway, the whole band, members of their Management KingFoo and their label Nuclear Blast have decided. The winner is Pedro José Antunes Hipólito Calvo from Portugal! His beautiful clip simply touched our heart. „The winner has a beautiful thought behind the video and is truly sympathetic and touching in its naivety“, says Tuomas Holopainen.
Pedro will receive a special award, free access to any NIGHTWISH concerts on this tour, a meet and greet with the band and lots of merchandise items.
The 2nd price goes to: Daniel McCarthy from England
The 3rd price goes to: Wolfgang Stefan Jungwirth from Austria
And since we were all so impressed, Nuclear Blast decided to also add more prices for a 4th and 5th place:
The 4th price goes to: Jennifer Klug from Canada
The 5th price goes to: Elizabeth Cooper from Australia
You can watch the clips here:
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5th place:
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