Rockshots Records is proud to present Nightland’s brand new single "Astralize". Produced by Nightland, mixed and mastered at AudioCore Studios, you can listen or buy the new single at the following link: http://smarturl.it/ASTRALIZE A lyric video produced by Enrico Zavatta (Design and Multimedia) is also available on YouTube 'Astralize#' (Official Lyric Video) - https://youtu.be/07uize3D3uA www.rockshots.eu
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Legendary Swedish Black Metal group Domgård are set to release their highly anticipated third album Ödelagt on Carnal Records. Five long years since the release of sophomore album Myrkviðr, the Gothenburg band has returned with 12 tracks of fierce Black Metal in the finest Swedish tradition with a thematic focus on the dark and enlightening aspects of Germanic mythology, magic and custom. The album's title track is streaming at https://domgardband.bandcamp.com/track/delagt Domgård was founded in 1997 by Vindkall, Orm & Trollheim. The following years Ulv joined as a drummer and Illbrand as a vocalist. Some unofficial rehearsal demos were recorded. In 2000 three of four members were imprisoned for several years. Four years later Vindkall and Ulv recorded the demo Blodskald before Vindkall continued on his own until 2008 when the drummer Hrimner and the bass player Hraegelmir (Panphage) joined. In 2009 Domgård recorded five tracks for a split with Cursed 13 which was released on the winter solstice the same year. The following year Heljarmadr (Cursed 13, Grá, Dark Funeral) joined the trio and contributed on two full length albums, I Nifelhels Skygd (2010) and Myrkviðr (2012). Askr joined as the new bass player in 2013 and Mardröm as a second guitarist in 2014. Line-up: Vindkall - Guitars, synth & vocals Mardröm - Guitars & vocals Hrimner - Drums & vocals Askr - Bass & vocals www.carnalrecords.com https://www.facebook.com/Carnalrecords.sweden/ https://www.facebook.com/DOMGARD/ https://domgardband.bandcamp.com/ Unsigned Budapest alternative metal outfit Madison Paradox has just unleashed a new video to the masses. The video, for the song "SINS," is a hybrid music/lyric video for the title track of their debut album that was released July 30th. The band features ex-Claps For Caroline drummer Zoltan Rivasz-Toth and will be taking 2018 by storm. "My number one track on our debut album was "Sins" from the moment we finished writing it. I knew I planned wicked and painful visuals to reflect on the lyrics themselves. It is everything we wanted our album to be, hence the album title becoming 'SINS' as well. Its atmosphere swallows me for 3 minutes and then spits me back into reality when its done feeding off my current mood.” - Peter Torok (Vocalist) Madison Paradox is an alternative metal band, established in August of 2016 from Budapest. Their story begins with finding the fifth and final member to their current formation, "We’d hit the point of no return when Zoltan Rivasz-Toth (ex-Claps for Caroline) joined as our drummer. He was well prepared to take the best out of the band with lots of experience on stage and within the music industry. We showed 2 of our demo songs and that basically set the five of us to start writing an entire LP. It’s been a year of music production along with the preparation for live shows and the shooting of our first music video for "ESC".” They played their first show 4 months after appearing on social media by opening up to Jonny Craig’s newest formation, SLAVES, in Budapest. They acknowledged it as a huge success as their first show, "The reactions were mind blowing. We thought that people barely know the band and suddenly we are standing on stage with countless people in front of us, singing our songs by heart.” The undeniable "Madison-sound" has an atmospheric, emotional appeal to their darker roots reflected by heavy breakdowns, and close-to-pop clean vocals in contrast of raw screams. The unique blend of metal music and dark melodies guarantee the euphoric feeling on their shows as well as the shivering we all strive for, which is seen on their first album S I N S that was released July 30th, 2017. MADISON PARADOX LINKS Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp Greek black metal institution Kawir stream the entirety of their highly anticipated seventh album, Exilasmos, via NoCleanSinging.com. Set for international release today via Iron Bonehead Productions, hear Kawir's Exilasmos in its entirety exclusively HERE. Since 1993, Kawir have been one of the unsung pillars of the classic Greek black metal sound. While the names Rotting Christ, Varathron, and Necromantia are incredibly important to that style's foundation, it was Kawir who kept the faith during the '90s and into the new millennium. In 1994, the then-young band released two pivotal 7"s, Eumenides and a split with Japan's Sigh - on the pivotal Cacophonous Records, no less - and then followed those up in 1996 with the To Cavirs MLP, which is the first truly pagan-oriented record to hail from the Greek black metal scene. With that mini-album, Kawir set about on a Hellenistic crusade to celebrate their native gods and mythology in their lyrics and sartorial presentation. From the late '90s onward, the band continued to remain prolific, perpetually committed to fine-tuning their idiosyncratic craft, culminating in underground classics Arai (2005) and Ophiolatreia (2008). Although 2012's Ισόθεος featured a cross-continental line-up, the album further solidified Kawir's status as unique icons in the black metal underground. Then, just last year, Iron Bonehead released the massively acclaimed Father Sun Mother Moon, which saw Kawir return to an all-Greek line-up and recast their classic sound in a whole new light, and now they continue that forward momentum with the fiery Exilasmos. If the 64-minute Father Sun Mother Moon was the sound of Kawir indulging their most epic expanses - always with power and poignancy, it must be said - then the 42-minute Exilasmos is its punchier and more restless counterpart. Across its six characteristically cascading tracks, Kawir take a decidedly darker and more aggressive turn, racing into the fray in a manner most mid '90s (or To Cavirs, as it were) but never losing the inherently heroic aspect so crucial - and so engaging, after all these years - to their Hellenic sound. Supplementing that dark heroism is the addition of a fulltime keyboardist in Aristomache, who lends mystical light and shade to the band's surge 'n' swell. Further coloring the windswept wildness of Exilasmos are an endless supply of dramatic solos from guitarists Melanaegis and founder Therthonax. But, as ever with Kawir, the sonic portrait they paint is imbued with a deep lyricism hailing the Greek pantheon. In the case of Exilasmos, the record is conceptually about the tragic dynasties of the house of Lavdakides (Oedipus Tyrannus) and the house of Atreus. Both dynasties nearly exterminated themselves, and all these violent and inhuman acts brought forth the wrath of Zeus and the curses were consequently laid upon the whole bloodline. "Exilasmos" in Ancient Hellenic Language means calming down the gods' wrath, so it perfectly describes the tragic events featured in the namesake album. Recorded at Esoteron Studio in Athens and mixed and mastered by Esoteric's Greg Chandler at Priory Studio, Exilasmos is yet another gleaming jewel in the rich Kawir canon. Long may they ascend Mount Olympus! Take the entire ascent with them exclusively HERE, courtesy of NoCleanSinging.com. Therthonax - rhythm and lead guitars Melanaegis - rhythm, lead guitars, solos, and 12-string acoustic guitar Porphyrion - vocals Echetleos - bass Hyperion - drums and ercussions Pandion - bagpipes, wind instruments, and psaltere Aristomache - keyboards www.facebook.com/kawirblackmetal www.ironbonehead.de www.facebook.com/IronBoneheadProductions Osmose Productions is very proud to announce the signing of Brazilian evil doom band The Evil! Evidence of evil on the face of the earth has never been so present. Every day, thousands are killed, tortured, raped, and robbed… The greed of politicians, the perversion of the sadists, the indifference of the drug dealers, the falsehood of the priests, the wrath of the killers… Daily examples that the doom is near! Maybe a bomb will do the service… Maybe an epidemic…. Maybe our addictions… Maybe our own hands! A barren land will be left for the cancerous who dare to survive… And as long as the devastation and desolation consume the insignificant lives of the human race being extinguished, the sound of the Apocalypse will be propagated by the four horsemen of The Evil: Miss Aileen (all voices, screams and whispers), Iossif (distortions and screech noises), Theophylactus (bass fuzz), and Saenger (drums and percussions). The Evil's debut for Osmose Productions shall be released in the new year; release details to be announced shortly. In the meantime, view the band's video for "Screams" at Osmose's website HERE. www.facebook.com/theevil.doommetal www.osmoseproductions.com www.facebook.com/Osmose-Productions-192865300755575 After announcing changes in their line-up, Spanish death metal band Bizarre has now launched a single track in form of a lyric video which shows their development featuring a new vocalist and bassist, and which also serves as an appetizer for their upcoming debut album for Xtreem Music in 2018. The new song is entitled "Psyche," and you can watch the video directly HERE. "Psyche" is also available for free download at Xtreem Music's Bandcamp HERE. Release date and more details to be announced shortly. In the meantime, visit Bizarre's official Facebook page below. After the recent signing about Harlott's deal with Metal Blade Records, Ultra-Violence with Candlelight Records and Mindwars with Dissonance Productions, another Punishment 18 Records discovered band lands to a major label. We are proud to announce Bleeding Gods as new part of Nuclear Blast Records. In 2014, the band signed for us in order to release their debut "Shepherd Of Souls" that got worldwide success and awesome reviews. We wish Bleeding Gods all the success that this extraordinary band deserves. Good luck friends! www.facebook.com/BleedingGods www.punishment18records.com www.facebook.com/punishment18records With over two decades of Black Metal under their belts, Ragnarok are no strangers to live appearances, and both they, and their fans, are always ready for more. And to this end, the veteran Norwegians have inked a European booking deal with Massive Music. "Live shows, and the opportunity they give us to connect directly with our fans is something we all really enjoy, and it adds a whole new dimension to the music", commented Ragnarok's founder Jontho Panthera. "We are therefore delighted to be able to announce that we will joining forces with Massive Music as regards European booking. Massive have a huge amount of experience, and some formidable bands on their roster, and we are very excited about the possibilities this cooperation could bring. We very much look forward to working together, and to bringing Ragnarok to a stage near you!" A video for the track " Dominance and Submission" from Ragnarok's eighth full-length album “Psychopathology” can be seen at https://youtu.be/KGGck_iqy3E The entire album can be heard on BandCamp at https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/album/psychopathology http://www.facebook.com/ragnarokofficial http://www.ragnarokhorde.com http://www.youtube.com/RagnarokNorway https://www.instagram.com/ragnarokhorde/ http://www.agoniarecords.com Grim black metallist Ieschure premieres the new track "Before the New Dawn Comes" at heavily trafficked web-portal IndyMetalVault.com. The track hails from the band's highly anticipated debut album, The Shadow, set for international release on December 1st via Iron Bonehead Productions. Hear Ieschure's "Before the New Dawn Comes" in its entirety exclusively HERE. Ieschure is a one-woman black metal formation from Rivne, Ukraine, founded by Lilita Arndt in early 2016. With lyrical themes solely focused on occultism, witchcraft, and death, Arndt set to work on her first public recording, The Shadow, which was created during 2016-2017. Although seeing the light now, The Shadow is a melancholic and nostalgic work of pure black metal that could've been released 25 years ago. Breathing a similar essence of the founding early '90s wave, Ieschure conjures an immediately captivating spell of exquisite grimness and bitter majesty. In a seemingly time-stretching 34 minutes, The Shadow indeed approximates its title, wrapping its ethereal embrace around the spellbound listener with an utterly cryogenic splendour, never ceasing its hold nor relinquishing any joy. The soundfield may be distant and withered - and unapologetically raw, of course - but Ieschure exudes a keen grasp of dynamics which allows every note (and the notes "between the notes") to ring out in the night sky with an eeriness all her own. This is music for when the light has truly died and human life ceases to move; it is the reverberation of nocturnal existence, many and terrible its denizens. Will you enter The Shadow with Ieschure? Continue the journey exclusively HERE, courtesy of IndyMetalVault.com. Begin the journey with the previously revealed "What Waits in the End" HERE at Iron Bonehead's Soundcloud. Oh wow! Back in 2008, Alestorm were mere newcomers and beginners - and yet they created a modern metal classic and a completely new subgenre. Captain Morgan`s Revenge marks the birth of Pirate Metal as we know it today and turned a couple of young Scotsmen into the hottest band the modern metal scene has to offer! Ten years later and sold-out shows all over the world, their boozy debut gets its well-deserved anniversary treatment and will be re-released on January 26th 2018 with Napalm Records! Captain Morgan`s Revenge – 10th Anniversary Edition has received a fresh remix and remastering by original producer Lasse Lammert at his LSD studios and will be coming with a rejuvenated artwork. Alongside the 'Live At Summer Breeze' bonus disc, this re-release will be a true gem for all collectors, new fans and nostalgics alike! The pirates about their upcoming Anniversary Edition: "Oh wow! Can't believe it's been 10 years already since we made this record. We were all terrible musicians back then, and it was only thanks to the immense skill of our producer Lasse Lammert that we managed to salvage a passable bunch of songs. But anyway, it seems a bunch of you people seemed to like this album, so we decided to give it a bit of spit and polish for the 10th anniversary. NO, this is not one of those shitty 'brickwall' remasters that some bands do, and NO, this is not a re-recording by a bunch of disinterested and jaded old musicians. We've taken the original multitrack source material from 10 years ago (bad playing, cheap keyboards, awful vocals and everything), and just re-mixed the whole album to be punchier, tighter, more dynamic, and more sonically delightful than before. You probably won't even notice the difference! But it's there. And it'll sound awesome on vinyl, for the first time ever!" Captain Morgan`s Revenge – 10th Anniversary Edition, coming as CD digi pack, LP gatefold and digital download, is now available for pre-order HERE!
After the band just returned from the US Vans Warped Tour as well as an extensive European run this year, Alestorm will continue to drop their anchor live on the following dates. Turn on your eyepatch and let the rum flow freely here: 25.11.17 MX – Mexico City / Cosa Nostra 26.11.17 CO – Bogota / Auditorio Lumiere 28.11.17 PE – Lima / Mangos 01.12.17 BR – Curitiba / John Bull 02.12.17 BR – Sao Paulo / Tropical Butanta 03.12.17 BR – Porto Alegre / El Toro Pub 04.12.17 UY – Montevideo / Montevideo Music Box 06.12.17 AR – Rosario / Animal 07.12.17 AR – Buenos Aires / Uniclub 08.12.17 AR – Cordoba / Casa Babylon 09.12.17 CL – Santiago / Nuevo Club Rock & Guitarras Piratefest UK Tour 2018: with support from Rumahoy and The Dread Crew Of Oddwood 09.02.18 UK – Liverpool / O2 Academy 10.02.18 UK – Sheffield / Corporation 11.02.18 UK – Newcastle / Northumbria Uni 13.02.18 UK – Aberdeen / Garage 14.02.18 UK – Glasgow / O2 ABC 15.02.18 IRE – Belfast / Mandela Hall 16.02.18 IRE – Dublin / Tivoli 17.02.18 UK – Birmingham / HRH Metal 18.02.18 UK – Manchester / O2 Ritz 20.02.18 UK – Leeds / Stylus 21.02.18 UK – Norwich / Waterfront 22.02.18 UK – London / O2 Forum 23.02.18 UK – Brighton / Concorde 2 24.02.18 UK – Bristol / Motion 25.02.18 UK – Southampton / Engine Rooms www.alestorm.net www.facebook.com/alestormband www.alestorm.napalmrecords.com |
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