 The great fascination for folklore and its authentic implementation determines the musical and lyric fortunes of these Bulgarian nature lovers since the band was founded in 2011. In the Rhodopes, the magnificently wooded, majestically towering mountains in South Bulgaria, the stylishly traditional Aegonia feel most comfortable. The seductively melodic and enormously atmospheric sound of these expressive aesthetes is based on exquisite ingredients from Doom, Gothic and Fantasy Metal. Most aptly, the quartet's music is described as ATMOSPHERIC FOLKLORE METAL.
LINE-UP: Nikolay Nikolov • Guitars, Kaval, Vocals Elitsa Stoyanova • Vocals, Violin Atanas Georgiev • Bass Ivan Kolev • Drums With "The Forgotten Song" Aegonia release their deeply touching debut album, which goes extraordinary quickly into the ear. A noble concept-work that is based on the eponymous fantasy novel by Nea Stand, the first book in the series "Tales From The Lands Of Aegonia". The song "Samodiva" features a sequel to the story told in "The Maid And The Mountain". Official music video - YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSyat22vAqM The accompanying music video was shot at the scenic Krushuna Falls in the summer of 2018. Aegonia will release their further video in May 2019
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 Chicago based Blackened Death Thrashers Beyond Deth have signed a two year deal with Vargheist Records (USA). Vargheist will be re-releasing Beyond Deth's first album "The Age Of Darkness" in July of 2019 as well as their sophomore effort in 2020. Vargheist already has a unique roster that seems to be growing quite quickly and Beyond Deth's multi genre traits should be a solid fit. www.Beyonddeth.bandcamp.com www.Facebook.com/beyonddeth www.vargheistrecords.com www.facebook.com/vargheistrecords Japanese Nu / Rap Metal superstars Man With A Mission release amazing 'Fly Again 2019' video30/4/2019  Japanese superstars Man With A Mission have announced the release of their brand new single ‘Fly Again 2019’. The band have released an amazing video for the song, filmed at their recent 50,000 capacity headline show at the Hanshin Koshien Stadium, capturing the huge scale of the Japanese rock phenomenon and their rapturous following. Originally released as the B-side of their debut single in Japan in 2011, ‘Fly Again’ was quick to turn into a tearaway hit for Man With A Mission in their homeland. It is a massive live favourite with fans of the stadium rock stars and the phenomenal demand for the track has not let up in eight years. And now, due to its continued stature as a huge live hit with their fans around the world, the song has been chosen to be a featured track in tonight’s episode (April 29th) of the TV show Radiation House, adapted from the hit manga series. Man With A Mission have now re-recorded it for an international release proper as ‘FLY AGAIN 2019’; a hi-octane cut with danceable rock riffs, vinyl scratching and one of the most addictive and inescapable choruses ever to come out of Asia. Having now sold out a number of headline tours in the UK following the release of their massively acclaimed debut international album "Chasing The Horizon" last year, the band return this summer to play Download Festival on June 14th. ‘Fly Again 2019’ is available to stream on YouTube now, and will be made available to download and listen on all streaming platforms from May 10th worldwide. ‘FLY AGAIN 2019’ - NEW SINGLE - WATCH THE INCREDIBLE VIDEO HERE  Tokyo Tanaka – vocals Jean-Ken Johnny – vocals & guitar Kamikaze Boy – bass DJ Santa Monica – DJ Spear Rib – drums Man With A Mission are one of the biggest Japanese rock bands and are a huge draw across Asia. They released their first international album (their fifth in Japan) Chasing the Horizon last year to huge acclaim, which has set them well on their way to global domination as one of the most exciting and intriguing new rock phenomenon. Man With A Mission were recently featured as cover stars of Rock Sound Magazine and have been receiving Radio 1 support. Following their numerous sell out stadium tours in their home country, they have also completed headline tours of the UK, Europe and US. The band were met by a rapturous response from fans when they played Reading & Leeds Festival last year for the first time to an overflowing tent.  Hells Headbangers announces May 31st as the international release date for Evil Angel's long-awaited second album, Unholy Evil Metal, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats. Formed during the dark days of 1998 in Lahti, Finland, Evil Angel finally burst upon the international metal underground in 2002 with the Dark Forces of Hell demo. For the next number of years, the band would continue to perfect its outbreak-of-evil style of black-thrashing metal across more demos, splits, and the aptly titled Metal Onslaught EP. That last-named record was crucial in pointing the direction forward for Evil Angel: each new recording brought them down into deeper depths of primitivism whilst underlining their connection to the unyielding strength of true METAL. The culmination of this devolution/refinement came in the form of Evil Angel's even-more-aptly titled debut album, Unholy Fight for Metal. Here, the quintet stoked the ancient hell-fires of early South American darkness, recalling the bestial rush/crush of early Sarcofago, Vulcano, and Sepultura while simultaneously upping the pure metal catchiness of their attack. The album became something of a mini-classic in the underground upon its release in 2007. The band followed it up a year later with a split 7" with Spawn of Satan via Hells Headbangers and then quietly went on hiatus. At long last, however, Evil Angel return with nearly the same line-up, ready to reclaim their throne and continue that unholy fight with their long-awaited second album, Unholy Evil Metal. Once again aptly titled, Unholy Evil Metal lays it all on the line about what Evil Angel are all about: UNHOLY EVIL METAL! Picking up exactly where they left off with Unholy Fight for Metal, the all-new Unholy Evil Metal dials back the bestiality a bit but roughens up true, old heavy metal with unapologetic ugliness - and of course, evil. In fact, just a cursory reading of some of the album's song titles - "Bestial Necromancer," "Nuclear Hammer," "Sacrificial Slaughter," and "Christ Decays" among them - spells in no uncertain terms how unholy (and EVIL) Evil Angel's metal is. Some bands break up or go on hiatus, only to return as hollowed shells of what they once were. In the case of Evil Angel, being buried by time and dust only made them more resolute: Unholy Evil Metal lives again, more virile and vicious than ever! Feel the first thrust of that virile viciousness with the new track "Necro Black Mass" HERE at Hells Headbangers' Bandcamp, where the album can also be pre-ordered.
EVIL ANGEL line-up 2019 TooLoud - drums Dr. Evil - guitar Von Bastard - guitar Orgasmatron - vocals Revenant - bass www.facebook.com/evilangel.band www.hellsheadbangers.com www.facebook.com/hellsheadbangers  Dark/Gothic Metallers Animae Silentes have released a new single & lyric video for the song "Bring Me Back Tomorrow", feat. To/Die/For guitarist Juppe Sutela! Watch the lyric video here:- https://youtu.be/o2m5LXbeBSo The song was produced, recorded and mixed by Animae Silentes. Mastered by Mika Jussilla (Finnvox studios). Furthermore Animae Silentes reveal that they have entered the studio to record the band's new EP, set to be released in Autumn 2019! More information TBA. Italian Dark/Gothic metal act Animae Silentes was formed in June 2015. In February 2017 the band released the debut album “Suffocated” as independent and immediately began promoting the album with a series of live shows, mainly in Northern Italy. Among the live experiences, the band shared the stage with names like Lacrimas Profundere at “Venice Vampire Fest” and also Votum and Swallow The Sun at “Metal Gates Festival” in Romania in November 2017. In the summer 2017 Animae Silentes sign a record contract with the label Sliptrick Records for the reprint and promotion of Suffocated and made it’s first foreign experience with a mini tour in Latvia. https://www.facebook.com/animaesilentesofficial https://alphaomega-management.com https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement  Hyperia are known for their wailing vocals, shredding guitars and fast, heavy music. Formed by Colin and Marlee Ryley in September 2018, they found 3 members from the metal community and hit the ground running. With the recent release of their debut EP Fish Creep Frenzy, Hyperia have been thrashing their thing at venues and taking the metal community by storm. Colin and Marlee Ryley are former members of short lived folk metal band Loremaster and long lived melodic death metal band Skymir. Jordan Maguire is a past member of black/death metal band Pecado while David Kupisz and Scott DeGruyter are both long time members of the local music scene. With no signs of slowing down, Hyperia are in full force as they continue to write music, play shows and initiate bang-overs. Delivering a high energy show and entertaining performance, Hyperia create an experience you won’t want to miss. Their debut album Insanitorium is set for release later in 2019 via Sliptrick Records and it will feature 10 songs of hard hitting melodic thrash metal madness. Hyperia are: Marlee Ryley – Vocals Colin Ryley – Lead Guitar/Vocals David Kupisz – Rhythm Guitar/Vocals Scott DeGruyter – Bass/Vocals Jordan Maguire – Drums Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | On Sliptrick  Against this backdrop of postmodern dystopia, chaos, and confusion arrives 'Human Target', the earth-scorching fifth album from extreme metal titans Thy Art Is Murder. In anticipation of the album release on July 26th via Nuclear Blast (Rest of World) / Human Warfare (Australia, New Zealand), the band has unveiled a music video for the title track, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMl3exzgGto Comments Thy Art Is Murder guitarist Andy Marsh:- "'Human Target' was the last song written for the album as I felt we lacked an opening track to set the mood and provide the impact for what was to come. Human organ harvesting had been brought to my attention as a serious matter that wasn’t receiving much coverage (or not enough for me to hear about it) and I thought the issue required more scrutiny and awareness. To distil the metaphors of proletariat subjugation down to the visceral injustice of taking away the engines of life, seemed to be a powerful atmosphere to open the record."
'Human Target' was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Will Putney at Graphic Nature Audio in Belleville, NJ. The artwork was once again painted by Eliran Kantor (Hatebreed, Testament, Iced Earth, Sodom). Pre-order 'Human Target' in various digital and physical formats from www.thyartismurder.net Thy Art Is Murder is: C.J. McMahon | Vocals Sean Delander | Rhythm Guitar Kevin Butler | Bass Guitar Jesse Beahler | Drums Andy Marsh | Lead Guitar www.thyartismurder.net www.facebook.com/thyartismurder www.nuclearblast.de/thyartismurder  Swedish prog metal band Vokonis have just released a video for their song "I Hear The Siren". The song is taken from their upcoming album Grasping Time which will be released via The Sign Records in August. The band commented:- "I Hear The Siren was the last song we wrote for our new album, Grasping Time. It's a showcase of the new dual-vocal Vokonis in a nutshell with loud guitars, quiet interludes and an explosive finale" Watch the video here: https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2019/04/26/video-premiere-vokonis-i-hear-the-siren/ Upcoming shows: 17 May - Droskan, Umeå* 18 May - Folkets Hus, Vilhelmina* 22 May - Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm w/ Elder * Supporting Skraeckoedlan https://vokonis.bandcamp.com/  Hailing from Beijing, China, Life Awaits make their label debut by releasing,their newest single, Better now, through Dreambound's YouTube channel. With a mix of heartfelt lyrics - gutwrenching vocals and fantastic instrumentation, Life Awaits are here to impress and take no prisoners with this first single of 2019. Both new and old fans alike are bound to find lyrics and moments that will resonate within them, be it tapping their foot along to the beat, or screaming along at the top of their lungs, there's a bit for everyone to enjoy. Vocalist Yu opened up about the track:- "Better now is kind of an experimental song for us. We wanted to find connections between the lyrics and each note. I personally suffered from bipolar disorder for a period of time. So there’s anger in it and there’s also desperation. But most importantly, there is an exit from it all. And we hope the song can reach out to those who have the same problem and can find their own way out. This is also the first single release after signing with Famined Records. We are all very excited. And we hope it brings a new chapter to our career." You can stream or purchase "Better now" here. Life Awaits is a 4-piece Post-Hardcore / Alt Metal band from Beijing, China. Established in May 2015, the band gained massive attention since their first single < In Descent> that same year in September. Although the band is at its new-born stage, the band members have experience performing with their former bands all around Asia. This is part of the reason why the band has been named for “The most anticipated and international Chinese metal/hardcore band”. In April, 2017, the band released their music video <You> which grabbed more than 600 reposts and over hundred thousands of views. The music video was also released on Dreambound’s Youtube Channel and reached over 100k views within a week which also helped to the band to gain significant global recognition. On June 3, 2017, Life Awaits released their debut album <WAVES>. Watch the video, stream or purchase "Better now" here Follow Life Awaits on Facebook  German death metallers Abythic have just signed a contract with Xtreem Music for the release of their next album, the second in their career, which is currently being mixed and will be released after this summer. Abythic's new album will be titled Conjuring the Obscure and was recorded at the Flashback Recordings studios under the direction of T.S. (who is also drummer in Suffocate Bastard). This is what Abythic guitarist MDB says about Conjuring the Obscure: "This new album is divided into four chapters. For each chapter, a different singer sings; with each chapter, the whole equipment was changed; with each chapter, we play a different style. In chapter 1, we play more classic Swedish-styled death metal very inspired by old Grave (You'll Never See… era); in chapter 2, we play more Finnish-styled death metal like old Belial, Demigod etc; in chapter 3, we switch back to Sweden…but this time, more into death/black metal very inspired by Necrophobic; and on the 4th chapter, we are very inspired by US death metal like old Deicide and Malevolent Creation (The Fine Art of Murder era). So, we have a very dynamic album with a lot of surprises. I think we created something unique in this genre, especially by changing the styles and productions within the album. T.S. is also the drummer on this Abythic album. Normally, I played drums in the past, but this time, I'm playing all guitars on this. On the previous releases, I also wrote the whole material for the band. On this new Abythic album, you will find members from bands like Reckless Manslaughter, Selfdevoured, Anam, ex-Ingurgitating Oblivion, and Suffocate Bastard." The new Abythic logo has been made by the legendary Belgian artist Christophe Szpajdel, while the cover art has been painted by Jenglot Hitam. More details about the album will be revealed when the mixing is finished during this summer. In the meantime, you can hear their previous album HERE. For more info, consult the links blow. www.facebook.com/abythic www.xtreemmusic.com www.facebook.com/xtreemmusic666 www.xtreemmusic.bandcamp.com www.youtube.com/xtreemmusic www.twitter.com/xtreemmusic666 www.soundcloud.com/xtreemmusic |
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