 Fans who missed symphonic extreme metal masters Chthonic’s triumphant return to the stage to headline Taiwan’s massive Megaport Festival in March will have the opportunity to experience the show with the release of the Chthonic Megaport 2021 live album and video on May 19. Chthonic Megaport 2021 will be available digitally and as a special limited “anti-epidemic bundle” including a physical CD, Chthonic medical-quality mask, a Chthonic mask lanyard, large and small Chthonic mask containers and a small Chthonic spray can for sanitizer will be available. Pre-orders are available at https://ciongzo.com/en/product_detail.php?id=602. After making history by successfully managing the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan was able to move forward with the Megaport Festival, the first large-scale rock festival since the unprecedented global lockdown. Taking place March 27-28 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the festival featured more than 100 artists on 10 stages. Founded in 2006 by Chthonic’s Freddy Lim, who left the organizing team after being elected as a member of Taiwanese Parliament in 2016, Megaport Festival attracts tens of thousands of people every year, with this year’s festival selling out its 20,000 tickets within five minutes. For their performance, Chthonic was joined by Audrey Tang, a long-time Chthonic fan who currently holds the seat of Digital Minister in Taiwan's cabinet. Lim shared his thoughts on the occasion:- “I felt very excited and grateful when I stood on the stage. I cherished the connection between the crowd and me, and I also wanted to cheer up the people around the world who watched the show through the live broadcast so much.” Lim also used the Megaport appearance as an excuse to reclaim his once-fit body, which he shows off on the album’s cover and in the “Set Fire to the Island” video:- “I have always been fit in the past. But after entering politics and having a baby, I didn't have enough time to exercise, so I was a little out of shape. Last year I promised the fans that if the Megaport Festival was held as scheduled, I will get my fit body back and take off my shirt in this show. So, I take off my shirt later in the song! Good to have my fit body back!”  While Taiwan is considered home of Austronesian peoples and a mystic island nation in the Orient, advanced technologies, modern cities, and upholding human rights and progressive values are also part of the image of Taiwan, and Chthonic gives the best interpretation of the contrasting images of the country. Chthonic's lyrics are inspired by Taiwanese mythology, folk stories and history, and the music incorporates elements of traditional Taiwanese folk music, enka and sorrowful melody from Taiwanese opera, accompanied by traditional Taiwanese musical instruments, such as hena, zheng - also known as "box zither"- and pgaku flute. Contemporary symphonic black metal, melodic death metal, blood-boiling riffs and solos are also integral parts of Chthonic's music. Several of Chthonic's albums have entered the In Taiwanese pop-music charts, and the band has been awarded the Golden Melody Award, the Taiwanese version of the Grammy Award. With exception of its earlier works, Chthonic's albums include Seediq Bale (2007), Mirror of Retribution (2009), Takasago Army (2011) and Bú-Tik (2013) were all released worldwide, with positive feedback from music critics. The band took on a lower profile with a reduced number of performances after Lim’s election into the Parliament in 2016, but they still released the album Battlefields of Asura in 2018, which won the Golden Melody Award for Best Band, as well as a number of other nominations. In 2019, Chthonic held a concert with a symphony orchestra in the square in front of Taiwan’s Presidential Office. It attracted 50,000 people, and its live video and audio was digitally released in 2020. From Fuji Rock and Summer Sonic in Japan to Ozzfest in the US, Download in the UK and WOA in Germany, Chthonic has performed at major music festivals around the world, and has had toured hundreds of shows in Europe, North America and Asia. The group has also worked with many internationally renowned artists, including Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe, Trivium’s Matt Heafy, guitarist Marty Friedman, Japanese folk singer Hajime Chitose, and Hong Kong diva Dennise Ho. CHTHONIC online:
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 DragonForce´s Fred Leclercq and Joey Jordison of Vimic (former drummer and co-founding member of Slipknot), who just released the brand new and critically acclaimed album 'Repulsion For Humanity' by all-star death metal band Sinsaenum on August 10th 2018 with Ear Music, are about to kick off for an extensive European tour this September! Starting on September 28th with shows in France, continuing their run all over Germany, Poland, Italy, Scandinavia, BeNeLux and many more European hot spots with a final show in Helsinki a month later, the band will be joined by very special guests Hatesphere. When you hear about artist side projects or self-styled “all-star bands”, you usually cannot help but roll your eyes at the audacity of the creators. However, when it comes to the extreme metal beast that is Sinsaenum, open your mind and ears and forget your preconceptions! Whilst they may draw their sonic power from renowned names, these are first and foremost friends joining forces as the most logical thing to do. Sinsaenum is a solidly bonded band of like-minded great musicians featuring Joey Jordison, DragonForce's Fred Leclercq, Attila Csihar from Norwegian black metal legends Mayhem and drone masters SunnO))) (who has been featured on the band's highly acclaimed debut album 'Echoes Of The Tortured`'), Sean Zatorsky from NWoAHM titans Dååth and Chimaira, Stéphane Buriez of French death metal veterans Loudblast as well as Heimoth, mastermind of eclectic extremists Seth. “I’ve been a death metal fan ever since and wrote some of these songs already in 1998, so it’s something I always wanted to do,” says multi-instrumentalist and virtuoso bass player of London-based Power Metallers DragonForce Fred Leclercq, who sticks to the guitar on this venture. “There was never the right time though, nor did I find the proper people to pull it off.” The end result of this mighty fusion is the second successfully released album titled 'Repulsion For Humanity', featuring some head-splitting riffs, challenging rhythms and structures, but at once such an infectious record created by one of the most influencing and incredibly versatile musicians the metal scene has to offer. It's been just a matter of time to finally bring this exciting band project live on stage:- "We are really excited about this upcoming tour in the fall and we looking forward to finally being able to meet our fans. To embark on this run with HateSphere is an honour and a great motivation to outdo ourselves every night! Those of you who have already seen us with our other bands know what we are capable of; all these energies combined will be something unique you dont want to miss! See you all very soon!“ - Joey, Steph, Heimoth, Sean, Fred. Check out this promising teaser in support of the band's upcoming 'Repulsion For Humanity Tour 2018' right HERE!  Make sure to catch this unique all-star death metal group of Sinsaenum live on the following dates, presented by Dragon Productions with very special guests Hatesphere:- 28.09.18 FR St. Brieuc / La Citrouille, with HateSphere + T.A.N.K. 29.09.18 FR Paris / Flow, with HateSphere + T.A.N.K. 30.09.18 FR Reims / La Cartonnerie, with HateSphere + T.A.N.K. 01.10.18 LUX Esch Sur Alzette / Kulturfabrik, with HateSphere + T.A.N.K. 03.10.18 DE Hamburg / Knust, with HateSphere + Critical Mess 04.10.18 DE Hannover / Musikzentrum, with HateSphere + Critical Mess 05.10.18 DE Berlin / Lido, with HateSphere + Critical Mess 06.10.18 PL Warsaw / Proxima, with HateSphere + Critical Mess 07.10.18 CZ Prag / Futurum, with HateSphere + Critical Mess 09.10.18 DE München / Backstage, with HateSphere + Critical Mess 10.10.18 HU Budapest / Dürer Kert, with HateSphere + Critical Mess 11.10.18 AT Wien / Szene, with HateSphere + Critical Mess 12.10.18 CH Zug / Galvanik, with HateSphere + Critical Mess 13.10.18 IT Milano / Legend, with HateSphere + Critical Mess 14.10.18 FR St. Étienne / Le Fil, with HateSphere + Critical Mess 16.10.18 FR Colmar / Grillen, with HateSphere + T.A.N.K. 17.10.18 DE Stuttgart / ClubCANN, with HateSphere + T.A.N.K. 18.10.18 BE Vosselaar / Biebob, with HateSphere + T.A.N.K. 19.10.18 UK London / The Dome, with HateSphere + T.A.N.K. 20.10.18 NL Amstelveen / P60, with HateSphere + T.A.N.K. 21.10.18 DK Kopenhagen / Vega, with HateSphere 22.10.18 SE Göteborg / Sticky Fingers, with HateSphere 23.10.18 NO Oslo / Parkteateret, with HateSphere 24.10.18 SE Stockholm / Klubben, with HateSphere 26.10.18 FI Turku / Apollo, with HateSphere + Mörbid Vomit 27.10.18 FI Tampere / Olympia, with HateSphere + Mörbid Vomit 28.10.18 FI Helsinki / On The Rocks, with HateSphere + Mörbid Vomit Exclusive V.I.P tickets are now available under the following link: https://sinsaenum.probitymerch.com/products/vip-upgrades-europe-tour-2018 More upcoming Sinsaenum Live Dates: 29.10.18 RUS St. Petersburg 30.10.18 RUS Moscow 01.11.18 TW Taipei / The Wall 02/11/18 CN Hong Kong / TTN 03/11/18 PHL Manila /tba 04/11/18 THA Bangkok /Hollywood Awards 06.11.18 JP Tokyo Club Quattro, with Sigh 08.11.18 AUS Sydney / Factory Theatre, with Bulletbelt, Heathenspawn & Tamerlan Empire 10.11.18 AUS Melbourne / Max Watt's, with Bulletbelt, Scaphis & Requiem 11.11.18 NZ Wellington Valhalla, with BulletBelt 13.11.18 NZ Auckland Whammy Bar, with BulletBelt www.sinsaenum.com www.facebook.com/Sinsaenum www.dragon-productions.eu  Dubai-based death metallers Nervecell announced their upcoming Asia tour Torture Over Asia 2018. Commented the band:
"We are looking forward to kicking off our 2018 touring cycle promoting our new album "Past, Present...Torture" in Asia next month. Although we've done a few Asian tours before, this run is special considering these shows will be our first live appearances since the release of the new album, and also because it will be our first time performing in countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam and Malaysia where we have never been to before. So if you are in any of the cities we'll be stopping by, be sure to come out and have a night of metal mayhem with us. See you there!". TOUR DATES May 5th Pulp Summer Slam Festival - Manila, Philippines May 6th Jack's Studio - Taipei, Taiwan May 9th Hard Rock Cafe - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam May 12th Playspace Live - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 7th Bangalore Open Air - Bangalore, India "PAST, PRESENT...TORTURE" NOW AVAILABLE Bandcamp: http://nervecell.bandcamp.com iTunes: http://smarturl.it/ppt_itunes Amazon Music: http://smarturl.it/ppt_amazon Google Play: http://smarturl.it/ppt_googleplay Vinyl/LP: http://smarturl.it/ppt_lfr Virgin Megastore: https://www.virginmegastore.ae  Hailing from the state of Texas, the band will be touring Japan and Taiwan during January 2017. 01/03 - TOKYO @ Sunrise 01/04 - TOKYO @ 20,000V 01/05 - OSAKA @ Hokage 01/06 - OSAKA @ Namba Mele 01/07 - YASU @ Bari-Hari 01/08 - KYOTO @ Socrates 01/09 - TOKYO @ Heaven's Door 01/11 - TAIPEI, Taiwan @ Revolver 01/12 - KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan @ Kaohsiung Rocks 01/14 - TOKYO @ Antiknock |
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