Dunkelheit Produktionen sets February 25th, 2019 as the international release date for the highly anticipated fourth album of Colombia's Lucifera, La Caceria De Brujas, on CD format; the vinyl LP version shall follow on March 18th, 2019, also via Dunkelheit. A work of blistering, anciently evil might, La Caceria De Brujas is the album which will truly launch Lucifera onto the worldwide stage and become a defining monument of Colombian metal. Lucifera formed in March 2008 as a duo of David HellRazor (guitar & composition) and Alejandra Blasfemia (vocals & bass). At that time, their music focused on much more conventional thrash metal, but over time, both music and lyrics became more obscure and conceptual. And up through the present, that dynamism between the two founding members has been maintained. Initially, Lucifera started covering Metallica, AC/DC, Motorhead, Plasmatics, Rock Goddess, Atransia, and many others, but after a while, it was decided to write their own songs. In 2009, they were contacted by Portugal's War Productions, which released their first demo tape, Sed de Venganza, which was recorded entirely during a rehearsal. The following year, France's Legion of Death Records released on 7" vinyl the band's second recording, Legiones de Metal. At the end of 2010 and into early 2011, Lucifera would embark upon their first international tour after sharing the stage with numerous bands in several national shows. The tour was titled "Destroying Without Mercy South American Tour 2010/2011," which included more than 30 dates in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, making the whole trek more than two months between these countries of South America and thus being the first and only Colombian metal band to make this possible. In 2012, after some changes of members in the band, Lucifera collaborated with War Productions again, this time for a split tape with fellow Colombian band Virgin Killer, jointly titled Unidas en Alcohol, Cuero y Metal. In 2013, the band suffers a massive withdrawal of members, with only the two founding members remaining. However, the duo continues to work on new material during 2014, and in March 2015, courtesy of Ecuadorian label Evil Domain Productions, Lucifera releases its first full-length recording, Después de la Muerte. A second international tour followed, called "Profanando la Tumba de los Caidos Tour 2015," which was more ambitious thanks to the contacts the previous one gave them, and thus reached Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina
At the beginning of 2016, the founding members decide to re-record the Sed de Venganza demo and Legiones de Metal EP with a professional sound and with new art for this edition. Ecuadorian label Tanatofobia Productions releases the eight tracks - plus new intro, outro, and an instrumental that had never been recorded before - as Lucifera's second full-length, Sed de Venganza & Legiones de Metal. At the end of 2016, Lucifera had its third international tour, doing a series of concerts in Central America, including Panama, El Salvador, and Guatemala as well as Colombia. Right after, work was finished on the band's third full-length, Preludio del Mal, which was released by Salvadorian label Morbid Skull Records. This album was crucial for the band, enabling them to reach different countries on all continents of the world, and suitably received excellent reviews all over. And now, at long last, Lucifera is set to release its defining work: La Caceria De Brujas, courtesy of Germany's Dunkelheit Produktionen. Taking all the band's foundational elements - blitzkrieg surge, fierce 'n' focused songwriting, a deadly commitment to the heavy metal ethos, an evil that's tangible yet devilishly fun - but presenting them in their most powerful and professional state yet, La Caceria De Brujas is an eight-song/39-minute tour de force of the blackest thrash metal and thrashiest black metal, or simply ANCIENT, ETERNAL METAL! The deadly duo of David HellRazor and Alejandra Blasfemia remains, standing tall all this time, and brimming with a commanding confidence that's impossible to deny. No matter which end of the metal spectrum you fall, Lucifera deliver the goods, and then some! A fourth international tour is being planned for this momentous event. In the meantime, hear the new tracks "Arde En Llamas" and "Sigillum Diaboli" HERE at Dunkelheit's Bandcamp, where the album can also be pre-ordered. www.facebook.com/luciferacolombia www.dunkelheit.cc www.facebook.com/dunkelheitprod
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South Korean symphonic black metal group Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy have released their first official video culled from their forthcoming album The Lord Ov Shadows, due worldwide via Sliptrick Records on Jan 22nd, 2019. The track is the 6 and a half minute opus I Am The Lord Ov Shadows and shows the band in all their dark, heavy and progressive beauty. Classical gothic music is the outstanding essence of Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy, with anguished vocals and brooding instruments performing chapters and poems which evoke nothingness and wholeness, darkness and daylight, beauty and ugliness! Check out the video:- https://youtu.be/VtQgF17JwB0 “The Lord OV Shadows, finally emancipated, ordering ourselves to face the inner creature, through endless slaughter of our kind dwelling in the deepest darkness and fear. Alas, the moment of encounter, The Lord Ov Shadows has arrived.” Director & Production Designer: Senyt Director of Photography: Junhyung Lee & Wooram Jeong The Lord Ov Shadows (out January 22nd, 2019 on Sliptrick Records) available now on pre-order from: Shop Sliptrick Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy are: Material Pneuma – Vocals Gash – Guitars Senyt – Guitars Reverof – Bass Confyverse – Drums Genie – Keyboards Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | On Sliptrick Italy's Last Union release 'A Place In Heaven' lyric video ft. Dream Theater singer James LaBrie18/12/2018 Italian progressive metal band, Last Union feat. as guest Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie have released a new lyric video for ‘A Place In Heaven’. The track is taken from their debut album ‘Twelve‘, which also features Mike LePond (Symphony X) on bass, Uli Kusch (Helloween, Masterplan) on drums, will be releaed on December 21, 2018 through ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. The video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/4OVroQNzbu8 The video was directed by Marco Borsella. The quiet city of Tolentino in the Marche region of Central Italy not only boasts a rich historical background, it is also the place progressive metal band Last Union calls home. Founded by vocalist Elisa Scarpeccio, guitarist Cristiano Tiberi and keyboardist Claudio Feliziani in 2007, the band — originally known as Blazing Ice — embarked on their journey in the pursuit of sharing their thoughts and feelings about life, and ultimately their art, with the world. With the assistance of professional session bassists and drummers, the trio established themselves on the Italian scene with a string of shows that helped them evolve and refine their craft. Over the course of 20 shows, Last Union presented songs that would eventually make the final cut for their debut album. Strong and positive reactions to their music spurred Scarpeccio and Tiberi on to take the first of many bold steps. The first was to reach out to Kusch, who, after hearing the music, expressed interest in joining the band as a full member rather than just a touring drummer. A similar scenario played out with LePond and Last Union was officially born. The icing on the cake, however, was getting LaBrie to sing on three tracks. www.facebook.com/lastunion www.lastunion.it Filthiest Italian Bastards Violentor sign to Inferno Records for the release of their fourth full-length album to be released early 2019 on LP/CD/Cassette - more details coming soon... The band will tour intensively Europe in 2019 to promote the new opus - Make sure to catch them live in a club/venue near you - you'll be blown away ! Guitarist/Vocalist Alessio about the new deal:- "We are very happy to sign with Inferno Records. We met Fabien for the first time, 3 years ago in Belgium during the No Compromise Festival and there started a good friendship and respect between us, he is a real maniac of the metal music and this is what we are always looking from a label" Label's boss Fabien about Violentor:- "Wow! There's no word to describe how happy I feel about this deal with Violentor! First time I saw them live, it was in France during the Anthems Of Steel Festival in 2016.. I was simply blown away by the raw energy they deliver on stage! This band live is pure blood & Sweat, they play with their guts as if it is a question of life or death... I was then lucky enough to see them live again a few months later in Belgium during the No Compromise Festival... and again I could witness this incredible live machine! The show was so intense, they were bulldozing everything on their way! We had a nice chat after the show with guitarist / singer Alession and we could felt there was a true friendship spirit coming out of this... we briefly talked about the future of the band.. and when i got a email from Alessio asking for a possible collaboration a few months later.. well.. it was simply an offer one cannot refuse!!!" We'll get back to you with more infos as soon as possible about the artwork, content of the albums, pre-orders & everything else you need to know! For the moment.. prepare yourself - Violentor take no prisoner !!! More about the BAND Who would have thought that Global Metal Apocalypse (GMA) would be celebrating 7 years as an international metal music outlet, giving bands worldwide endless coverage through reviews, interviews and everything in and around the edges? Not me. I started GMA with the vision of unearthing, nurturing, promoting and expanding bands coverage across all continents and the islands dotted across planet earth, with the extended view of tapping into nascent metal scenes that were either unbeknownst to the wider metal community e.g. Vanuatu or Fiji or to those freshly starting out at the hands of one or two bands e.g. Surrender The Thief from Guam. 7 years later and here I am, ready to announce who has won what category(s) at the annual GMA Awards. Voting went on for two weeks and saw hundreds of votes pouring in since voting went live. GMA is run solely by myself, this has not put me off from continuing the site's progression and alongside this continue maintaining the sister site:- Global Mainstream Arts (http://globalmainstreamarts.weebly.com/), covering non-metal music, films, comedy, theatre and related arts. With each winner, the winning percentage is stated and if you click the image, it will take you to the Facebook page of the winner; hover over to see who won the category. The winners at the 2018 GMA Awards are (Release of the Year by country follow this in separate posts):- Music Video Of The Year - Behemoth – 'Bartzabel' (21.6%) German Heavy / Power Metal machine Steel Engraved, have announced the release of their new self-titled album for January 25th, 2019 via ROAR Rock Of Angels Records. Steel Engraved's third studio outing will comprise 13 tracks guaranteed to please the fans of majestic, melodic, modern yet old-school metal. The album was produced by Mario Lochert (Serious Black) and Jan Vacik (Serious Black) at Dreamsound Studios. All vocals produced by Ralf Scheepers at RS Vocal Works. Mixed and mastered by Jan Vacik at Dreamsound Studios. Guest Vocals on “Searching For Regret” by Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear). Artwork & illustration by Dušan Marković (Dragony, Thor, Jag Panzer). The album can be pre-ordered here: http://bit.ly/se-se-CD-roar http://bit.ly/se-se-CD-mm After the release of their two previous full length albums “State Of Siege” (debut in 2009) and “On High Wings We Fly” (2012) it was about time for Steel Engraved to record their third album! Within those six years, many things happened; the band was very busy touring across Europe as well as playing a couple of one-off shows on different festivals and concerts. So it was never seriously discussed when to start recordings the predecessor of “On High Wings We Fly”. After a change in the line-up in 2016, the band felt that the time was right to get the spirit alive again! Steel Engraved is: Marco Schober - Vocals Andy Straehler - Guitar Tomas Kuchta - Guitar Max Lindner - Keys Katharina Praml - Bass Jaroslav Rod – Drums The first sessions with the new members on drums and bass revealed a much more modern and progressive approach on the sound. The mixture with old-school German Power Metal on songs like “Nightwarriors” & “Rebellion” with orchestral or synth-ie sounds allured the band to walk on new roads while keeping the origin of the band alive. Like the composition recipe on “On High Wings We Fly”, all members were involved in the songwriting process of this new album. All vocals were recorded under the guidance of Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear) in his studio in Esslingen. A great experience to witness two professional and talented singers working on the highest level! Ralf definitely did influence the whole production of the album vocal-wise, not only because of his guest appearance on the song “Searching For Regret” but with his more than valuable input in the vocal perspective. The team of two experienced sound engineers Mario Lochert and Jan Vacik of Dreamsound Studios -well known for their professional work in recording and mastering- played a significant role in the creation of the album implementing great ideas during the production progress. After signing with ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records, Marco and Andy felt the need to express that this was a new era for Steel Engraved so the self-title felt fitting for a fresh new beginning! Let Steel Engraved take you on a majestic, melodic, modern yet old-school ride! Enjoy! www.facebook.com/steelengraved www.steelengraved.de Dark Helm is a Progressive Death Metal band based in India; they have been treading the boundaries of Metal and have been experimenting by infusing sounds from the World Music scene into their brand of Extreme Music. Their writing is laden with heavy riffs with a sprinkle of some ancient, contemporary ethnic instruments (like Sitar, Kyoto, Santoor, Saz, etc.). Today, the band premiered their first track from the- forthcoming album entitled- 'Hymnus De Antitheist'. The track 'Obey' is now officially premiered via DECIBEL MAGAZINE here. The band’s guitarist/ composer, Mohanish says:- “This album is the sum total of all my hatred towards the state of humanity today. Let me clarify though; Over the past few years I have noticed my stance harden, as a rational thinker. My belief that "divinity is poison" has grown from a mere commentary on the human condition to a desperate need for a global change (if we are to survive the coming of age of the human race and become an advanced civilization worthy of wielding the tools we create). I absolutely and equally hate the idea of "New Age" spiritualism (crystal healing, myths about pineal glands, quantum mysticism, etc) and every pseudoscience scientific schmuck (Deepak Chopra and Rhonda Byrne's names come to mind) trying to make a quick buck. I also detest ignorant people who establish their allegiances to political parties rather than political stances (people who go "I love Mr. /Mrs. XYZ, hence every policy he/she suggests is a good one"). I hate unregulated "Organic food" that gets sold under the guise of being good for you, while harming the earth's resources and the fear mongering and misrepresentation of GMOs that goes with it. I hate homeopathy, mystics, gurus, astrologers, anti-vaxers, "Vastu Experts", flat earthers, 432hz'ers and every other ENEMY OF REASON. They have made people's insecurities and ignorance into a multimillion dollar industry.” Dark Helm - Obey | Track Premiere - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=837gy_m9gQo Dark Helm's album- 'Hymnus De Antitheist' can be ordered here. Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube Spotify Apple Music Bandcamp Norwegian thrash metal masters Inculter entered studios in Bergen in November to commence recording of their long-awaited follow-up to their 2015 debut, Persisting Devolution. So, what better opportunity than to send in Edged Circle Productions' very own Linn into the studio to get a full update on the recording, and why can't they just call themselves a Bergen band and get over with it!? The full video report, edited by Necro Lust Productions, can be seen in its entirety HERE. Inculter has built a strong following since their first album was released by Edged Circle and have performed as special invited guests to several sold-out shows from titans such as Mayhem and Kvelertak. Their brand-new, as-yet-untitled album for Edged Circle will hit stores during April 2019, just in time for Norway's Inferno Festival, and will also feature stunning artwork by R.K. Valbo (Obliteration, Void Eater, Deathhammer). www.facebook.com/inculter www.edgedcircleproductions.com Exclusive new video shows Ozzy Osbourne witnessing L.A.'s Mac Sabbath for the first time!16/12/2018 Earlier this year, fast food-themed Black Sabbath parody kings Mac Sabbath finally had the chance to perform for the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, and it was all caught on camera! Get an exclusive look at the very first time three generations of the Osbournes - Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Osbourne and Jack's daughter - met and witnessed a Mac Sabbath performance via Rolling Stone now! Watch here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-ozzy-osbourne-meet-mcdonalds-themed-black-sabbath-parody-band-767637/ Mysterious Mac Sabbath frontman Ronald Osbourne emerged from his basement bunker to tell Rolling Stone:- "Being Ronald Osbourne, the front-clown for Mac Sabbath, isn't easy. I have to meet all these fry-by-night 'Drive-through metal' icons like Burger King Diamond, Cinnibon Jovi and KFCC DeVille, look them in the eye and pretend like my indigestion is not acting up. Today is quite different. Today I met Ozzy Freaking Osbourne. Some big clown shoes to fill." Los Angeles area Mac Sabbath fans - don't miss your chance to see the band headline their Pre-New Year's Eve show with support from the legendary Dickies, PPL MVR and Captured by Robots on December 28 at 8:00 PM (doors at 7:00 PM) at the Fonda Theatre! Read more about the show here: www.fondatheatre.com/events/detail/363056 While online, watch the band's latest music video for "Sweet Beef" here: https://youtu.be/sIFZ-tzM_Sc Mixing raucous comedy with borderline-horrific theatrics, the only thing more petrifying than impending health problems resulting from years of overeating is a Mac Sabbath show. Show attendees should be prepared to partake in the fun - Mac Sabbath puts on a theatrical, multimedia stage show - complete with a smoking grill, laser-eyed clowns, bouncing burgers and many more magical surprises... basically anything and everything an unwary show-goer could ever want in their wildest dreams. Named by Buzzfeed as one of the "13 Metal Bands You Didn't Know How to React To" + Named as LA's "Best Tribute Band" by LA Weekly. www.facebook.com/macsabbath/ Twitter: @macsabbath Tumblr: macsabbath IG: @officialmacsabbath Joining the ranks at Sliptrick Records this week are Serbian Heavy / Progressive Metallers Dead Frog Dead Frog is a metal band From Serbia and have been playing and creating metal music for over a decade now. Influenced by bands from different metal and rock sub genres, and with the idea that metal is supposed to represent raw and powerful emotions, the group combine these styles and motifs with pure metal riffs. Dead Frog was founded by Davor Licic (rhythm guitar and lyrics) and Nikola Pancic (lead guitar and main riff maker) in 2007 and, shortly after, joined by Stefan Pancic (Bass guitar), Milos Pejcic (drums) and Zarko Ristic (vocals). The line up has stayed the same through the years, allowing the members to grow together as musicians and people while making the vision and the sound of the band unique and homogeneous. Coming from a small town in Serbia, Dead Frog have fought to represent and promote the metal sound for years, gaining a specific expression and approach to their music with absolutely no compromise. The biggest asset of this crew is the ability to combine different musical elements and create authentic atmospheres and sounds. In 2019, Dead Frog will present their first full-length album, Burning Bridges via Sliptrick Records. The album contains the very best of Dead Frog’s work so far, a pure 70 minutes from over a decade of creating and producing music. Dead Frog are: Zarko Ristic – Vocals Nikola Pancic – Lead Guitar Davor Licic – Rhythm Guitar Stefan Pancic – Bass Guitar Milos Pejcic – Drums Band links: Facebook | Youtube | On Sliptrick |
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