 With their roots in Dublin, Ireland, the folk metal band Cruachan have staggered their heavy Celtic inspired metal across world since 1992. The band are pioneers in the folk metal genre and are recognized as one of the founders of the music genre, the band has arguably gone the furthest of all in their attempts to expand this still largely unexplored subgenre. With a brutal but yet delicate mix of traditional Celtic music, pure metal and the use of Celtic mythology in their lyrics, the band has built a huge and dedicated fan-base all over the world. "We are delighted to have signed with Despotz Records and look forward to starting the next chapter of Cruachan's journey with them. We chose Despotz based on their proven track record and their professionalism. Here's to 2020! Sláinte!" // Cruachan "We're happy and proud to finally announce that we'll be working with Cruachan and their upcoming material that will be released in 2020. The band are true pioneers in the folk metal genre and we're looking forward to collaborate with joined forces of experience, impact and our genuine passion of metal music to take part in Cruachan's journey." // Ömer Akay, Despotz Records Back in 1992, three young Irishmen, Keith Fay, John Fay and John Clohessy, took their love of Celtic history and mythology, blended it with traditional Irish music and pure metal and created a whole new genre of music. The band has become known the world over as Cruachan and the genre has become Folk Metal. Since the beginning of Cruachan, the band has released eight successful albums and with their unique sound from their Irish roots with traditional Celtic music, extreme metal and a pinch of raw energy, the band has become a cult band for the folk metal community. Such as the cult classic debut album 'Tuatha na Gael', 'Folklore' that was produced by, and featuring guest vocals from the legendary Shane Macgrowan of The Pouges, and the album 'Pagan' where the artwork was created by the well-known artist John Howe who is best known from his illustrations of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". Cruachan is known for their strikingly great live performances and stage presence and has been touring and headlined festivals all over the world, such as Europe, South America and Russia to name a few. In 2020, the band celebrate their 25 year anniversary and will release a brand new album via Despotz Records. Members: Keith Fay - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Banjo, Tin-whistle, Bodhran Kieran Ball - Guitar Rustam Shakirzianov - Bass John Ryan - Violin, Mandocello, Bouzouki Mauro Frison - Drums, Percussion CRUACHAN ON THE WEB: Website Spotify
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 Eluveitie are a phenomenon that has been spreading over the world for more than 15 years. Starting with their legendary debut album 'Spirit' (2006), across the outstanding 'Slania' (2008) to their latest masterpiece 'Ategnatos' (2019), the Swiss have developed a groundbreaking recipe. And now the time has come to capture the magical live energy of the Swiss Folk Metal institution in the form of a new release. 'Live At Masters Of Rock' is out now and contains many songs off of the band’s new album as well as plenty of legendary Eluveitie classics. Get ready for tracks like 'Ategnatos' or earlier hits like 'Helvetios' or 'King' as well as the evergreens 'The Call Of The Mountains' or 'Inis Mona' that lead through the epochal band history like a raging storm. Order 'Live At Masters Of Rock' here: https://nblast.de/Eluveitie-LiveatMOR Eluveitie also released a new YouTube trailer today. Check it and find out what the band has to say about the new live album: https://youtu.be/IVLkfctG8TY The tracklist of 'Live at Masters of Rock': 01. Ategnatos 02. King 03. The Call Of The Mountains 04. Deathwalker 05. Worship 06. Artio 07. Epona 08. A Rose For Epona 09. Thousandfold 10. Ambiramus 11. Drumsolo 12. Havoc 13. Breathe 14. Helvetios 15. Rebirth 16. Inis Mona ELUVEITIE are: Jonas Wolf | guitars Matteo Sisti | whistles, bagpipes, mandola, bodhran Nicole Ansperger | fiddle Alain Ackermann | drums Chrigel Glanzmann | vocals, whistles, mandola, bagpipes Fabienne Erni | vocals, celtic harp Kay Brem | bass Michalina Malisz | hurdy gurdy Rafael Salzmann | guitars www.eluveitie.ch www.facebook.de/eluveitie www.nuclearblast.de/eluveitie  We all wade through archetypes. We all are archetypes. Distant echoes of a life both primeval and noble. To embrace these archetypes, to accept them not only as a part of life but as life itself is what some may call enlightenment, some peace of mind. Eluveitie call it 'Ategnatos'. And by using their longest ever gap between albums to gather momentum, they just forged their strongest album around it. 'Ategnatos' will be released on April 5th 2019 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band presents the first album trailer on YouTube. Check it and find out more about the concept and the lyrics of the upcoming album: https://youtu.be/JcoOZjwss0c Recently, the band has released the title track as the debut single. The song can be heard and watched in the form of a music video over on YouTube. The music video was produced by the Polish company Grupa13 in January 2019 and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/BG6en2WyAsw Stream or download the new single here: http://nblast.de/EluAtegnatosSingle Pre-order 'Ategnatos' here: http://nblast.de/EluveitieAtegnatos  Recordings of 'Ategnatos' took place in their beloved New Sound Studio with their engineer of choice Tommy Vetterli. “Yet it was radically different as we only had four weeks to record this time around – as compared to the eight weeks we had for ‘Origins’.” By taking mixing duties to the skilled hand of renowned studio wizard Jens Bogren in his Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden, Eluveitie returned to the very spot where they mixed their now legendary 'Slania' album more than ten years ago. With 'Ategnatos', the dedicated nine-piece not only worked with a real string quartet (a premiere!) and granted Fabienne Erni’s sublime mastery of the harp the room it deserved; they also undertook a holistic upgrade resulting in some of the most catchy, most aggressive or most epic tunes the Swiss Metal nobility has ever offered. Eluveitie are: Jonas Wolf | guitars Matteo Sisti | whistles, bagpipes, mandola, bodhran Nicole Ansperger | fiddle Alain Ackermann | drums Chrigel Glanzmann | vocals, whistles, mandola, bagpipes Fabienne Erni | vocals, celtic harp Kay Brem | bass Michalina Malisz | hurdy gurdy Rafael Salzmann | guitars www.eluveitie.ch | www.facebook.com/eluveitie | www.nuclearblast.de/eluveitie  Swiss folk metal stars Eluveitie are currently working on the follow up to their highly acclaimed 2017 album, Evocation II - Pantheon. The band have already ensconced themselves at Tommy Vetterli's Newsound Studio in Switzerland to kick off the recording process. A year ago, the band released the first single 'Rebirth', which gave fans an exclusive taster of what to expect from the forthcoming album. Now the band is back in the studio to record the whole album. The band have released an official video statement from the studio: https://youtu.be/W46wFWRZjg4 The official video for 'Rebirth' was produced by Wolfgang Wolman and Oliver Sommer (AVA Studios) and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/d-pSq4MJmy8 Eluveitie released their second studio album Slania over a decade ago and to celebrate, the band have announced a very special anniversary edition of this masterpiece. Slania - 10 Years includes a raft of bonus tracks, including demos and acoustic versions, and will be released on November 16th via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-order Slania - 10 Years here: http://nblast.de/EluveitieSlania10Years The track listing of the 10th anniversary edition reads: 01. Samon 02. Primordial Breath 03. Inis Mona 04. Grey Sublime Archon 05. Anagantios 06. Bloodstained Ground 07. The Somber Lay 08. Slania’s Song 09. Giamonios 10. Tarvos 11. Calling The Rain 12. Elembivos Bonus: 13. Samon (Acoustic Version) 14. Interview With Slania 15. Samon (demo) 16. Primordial Breath (demo) 17. Inis Mona (demo) 18. Bloodstained Ground (demo) 19. Tarvos (demo) Eluveitie are: Jonas Wolf | guitars Matteo Sisti | whistles, bagpipes, mandola Nicole Ansperger | fiddle Alain Ackermann | drums Chrigel Glanzmann | vocals, whistles, mandola, bagpipes, bodhran Fabienne Erni | vocals, celtic harp, mandola Kay Brem | bass Michalina Malisz | hurdy gurdy Rafael Salzmann | guitars www.eluveitie.ch www.facebook.de/eluveitie Italy's Shadygrove (ft. members from Elvenking, Sound Storm, Evenoire) signs with Rockshots Records24/2/2018  Rockshots Records are proud to announce their latest signing of Shadygrove for the release of their debut album "In The Heart Of Scarlet Wood". Featuring members from Elvenking, Evenoire, and Sound Storm, Italy’s Shadygrove journey into our primordial and mythological past for inspiration. Like musical time travellers or aural archaeologists, they have trawled eras beyond most bands’ inspiration to create music from the soul…for the soul! Theirs is an acoustic heaviness that is truly original and special. It’s as though, like the myths and legends that inspire them, Shadygrove have always been with us, in the Celtic Otherworld, just waiting for us to look with our hearts rather than our eyes. Shadygrove make music as fresh as tomorrow’s dawn. Fans of Blackmore’s Night and Loreena McKennitt will find much to love on their debut album “In The Heart of Scarlet Wood”. Violinist Fabio ‘Lethien’ Polo describes Shadygrove’s sound as: “Folk, ethnic, acoustic Celtic pop. We are trying to bring the popular music of our regions, mixed with Celtic and Medieval music, to a more modern view without altering its soul. We write very evocative songs to guide the listener on a journey to where nature still rules.” Singer Lisy Stefanoni explains Shadygrove’s inspirations: “We love the different styles of folk music and the various approaches of the main musicians. We also love the Celtic music. In the metal genre, folk metal inspires us the most. We listen to bands like Eluiveitie, In Extremo, also symphonic projects like Ayreon and The Gentle Storm. Those who love folk-metal will certainly appreciate our songs because we all come from that musical background. We take our fans on a journey to a place where myths are real and there is evidence of the magic forces of our planet. In this world the listener can meet legendary creatures walking into enchanted landscapes or see ancient rituals happening.” “In The Heart of Scarlet Wood” is set for release via Rockshots Records on April 6th, 2018 and available for pre-order here.
Shadygrove is Lisy Stefanoni - Vocals, Flute Fabio “Lethien” Polo - Violin Matteo Comar - Guitar Elena Crolle - Keyboards Davide Papa - Bass Simone Morettin - Drums, Ethnic Percussions http://www.rockshots.eu http://www.shadygrovefolk.com http://www.facebook.com/shadygrove.italy http://www.instagram.com/shadygrovefolk The 'Releases Of The Year' series are albums chosen by myself as the best release from each country / dependency known to have an official release in the year 2017. These are alphabetized in country order so are easy to navigate. Each award has national flag featured alongside the band name, Release Of The Year' and Facebook link (where provided)
The 'Releases Of The Year' series are albums chosen by myself as the best release from each country / dependency known to have an official release in the year 2017. These are alphabetized in country order so are easy to navigate. Each award has national flag featured alongside the band name, Release Of The Year' and Facebook link (where provided)
 Over the last year Delain have been celebrating their ten year anniversary – from the release of their fifth full-length Moonbathers and an anniversary edition of their debut album Lucidity to extensive headline tours across Europe and North America to gracing some of the world’s biggest festival stages – the band is set to cap it off with the release of their first ever live DVD / Blu-Ray package coming out on October 27, 2017 on Napalm Records! 'A Decade of Delain: Live at Paradiso' was filmed at a sold out gig at Amsterdam’s legendary Paradiso on December 10, 2016. Delain was joined on stage throughout the evening by Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy), Liv Kristine, Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory), and many other special guests and collaborators. Coming as a 2-CD / DVD / Blu-Ray as well as LP Gatefold editions, 'A Decade of Delain – Live At Paradiso' is now available for pre-order HERE! The set list for the evening showcased songs spanning Delain's entire decade-long existence, including everything from the sing-along singles to cuts from the band’s vault that are rarely played live. On top of the full live concert, the package includes an exclusive documentary about the band entitled We Are The Others – A Decade of Delain, a bonus live performance of “We Are the Others” from Masters of Rock 2015, and the “Suckerpunch” music video. Says the band: After months of planning, performing and putting together our first ever live DVD / CD / Blu-Ray "A Decade of Delain - Live at Paradiso", we are very excited to be so close it's release now! What to expect? Have a look at this trailer for a sneak peek! We hope you enjoy it, and we hope it makes you extra eager to experience the complete 115 minute show and all cool extras, including the documentary "We Are The Others - A Decade of Delain" very soon! Check out Delain's teaser for their upcoming live release right HERE!  The tracklist of 'A Decade of Delain – Live At Paradiso' reads as follows: CD/DVD/Blu-Ray: 1. Intro (The Monarch) 2. Hands of Gold (featuring Alissa White-Gluz) 3. Suckerpunch 4. The Glory and the Scum 5. Get the Devil Out of Me 6. Army of Dolls 7. The Hurricane 8. April Rain 9. Where Is The Blood (featuring Burton C. Bell) 10. Here Come the Vultures 11. Fire With Fire 12. The Tragedy of the Commons (featuring Alissa White-Gluz) 13. Danse Macabre 14. Sleepwalkers Dream (featuring Rob van der Loo, Sander Zoer, and Guus Eikens) 15. Your Body is a Battleground (featuring Marco Hietala – video) 16. Stay Forever 17. See Me In Shadow (featuring Liv Kristine and Elianne Anemaat) 18. The Gathering 19. Pristine (featuring George Oosthoek) 20. Mother Machine 21. Sing to Me (featuring Marco Hietala – video) 22. Don’t Let Go 23. We Are the Others DVD/Blu-Ray Bonus Content: 1. We Are the Others – A Decade of Delain documentary 2. “We Are the Others” – live at Masters of Rock 2015 3. “Suckerpunch” official music video  In support of Delain's upcoming live release, the band will hit the road for the Danse Macabre Tour this Fall, featuring special guest and frequent collaborator Marco Hietala from Nightwish on all dates, along with a very special set list of rarely-played Delain songs! Support will be coming from Serenity and Cellar Darling. Catch this very special and exciting live package on the following dates: Oct. 26 – Paris, France – Alhambra Oct. 27 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7 Oct. 28 – Bochum, Germany – Zeche (SOLD OUT) Oct. 29 – Munich, Germany – Backstage Oct. 31 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli (SOLD OUT) Nov. 1 – London, UK – Koko (SOLD OUT) Delain will follow the Danse Macabre Tour with a string of dates in South America in late 2017 and a full North American tour with Kamelot and Battlebeast in Spring 2018: Nov. 18 – Sao Paolo, Brazil – Manifesto Nov. 19 – Granfinos, Brazil – Granfinos Nov. 21 – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – Theatro Odissea Nov. 23 – Santiago, Chile – Club Subterraneo Nov. 24 – Rosario, Argentina – Teatro Vorterix Rosario (w/ Amaranthe) Nov. 25 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio Luna Park (w/ Tarja and Amaranthe) Apr. 16 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom Apr. 17 – Charlotte, NC – Filmore Underground Apr. 18 – Silver Springs, MD – The Filmore Apr. 20 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza Apr. 22 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis Apr. 23 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House Apr. 25 – Albany, NY – Upstate Concert Hall Apr. 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall Apr. 27 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall Apr. 28 – Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze Apr. 29 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly's May 01 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater May 02 – Salt Lake City, UT – Complex May 04 – San Jose, CA – City National Civic May 05 – Anaheim, CA – Grove Anaheim May 06 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theater May 08 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues May 09 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues May 11 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade May 12 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues May 13 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution www.delain.nl www.facebook.com/delainmusic www.instagram.com/delainofficial www.twitter.com/delainmusic  Eight years after melodic death / folk metal masters Eluveitie released their acoustic album 'Evocation I', the Swiss musicians have stored their electronic instruments again in the rehearsal room. 'Evocation II - Pantheon' will be released August 18th via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band has released a video clip and second digital single "Lvgvs". The clip can be seen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jMKykGYsmFY Chrigel Glanzmann states: "We're excited to present to you the second single and video clip of our upcoming acoustic album: Lvgvs! Lvgvs is one of the most enigmatic, fascinating and mystical deities in the Celtic pantheon and occupies an important place in 'Evocation II'! And so is our brand new single: 'Lvgvs' it comes with playful lightness, but is still very deep at the same time, full of mysticism, eclectic details, deepness and emotion. And furthermore we're also happy to have our good, old buddy Netta Skog from Ensiferum and her Accordion on board in this song!“ Get your physical copy of the album, here: http://nblast.de/EluveitiePantheonNB If you can't wait to listen to some new Eluveitie stuff, purchase 'Lvgvs' instantly or pre-order the digital version of the new album, here: http://nblast.de/EluveitieDigital  Shortly after the tour-dates being announced lots of requests kept coming in from Eluveitie fans if it would be possible to have "Meet & Greets" with the band members on this tour like on previous ones before. Eluveitie is happy to offer the following VIP Package for every show on the Maximum Evocation Tour! The package for € 50,- includes: - Meet & Greet (including a performance of two brand new acoustic songs) - Tour shirt - Early entry into venue (15 minutes) - Keychains + Tour Laminate - Picture with all VIP guests and the whole band (will be sent to you by mail) Exclusive VIP experience: http://merch.booyamusic.net/eluveitie/tickets-and-vip.html ELUVEITIE & AMARANTHE Tour 2017 w/ The Charm The Fury 25.10.2017 IT – Parma, Campus Industry 26.10.2017 HU – Budapest, Barba Negra 27.10.2017 PL – Warsaw, Progresja 28.10.2017 CZ – Zlin, Masters of Rock Cafe 29.10.2017 AT – Vienna, Simm City 30.10.2017 DE – Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn 31.10.2017 SI – Ljubljana, Kino Siska 02.11.2017 FR – Paris, Cabaret Sauvage 03.11.2017 UK – London, Assembly Rooms 04.11.2017 NL – Eindhoven, Effenaar 05.11.2017 BE – Antwerp, Trix 06.11.2017 DE – Frankfurt, Batschkapp 08.11.2017 DE – Berlin, Kesselhaus 09.11.2017 DE – München, Backstage 10.11.2017 DE – Leipzig, Hellraiser 11.11.2017 DE – Weissenhäusser Strand, Metal Hammer Paradise 12.11.2017 DE – Bochum, Zeche Presented by: Metal Hammer, EMP, Orkus, Legacy, Musix, Metal.de, Nuclear Blast, RTN-Touring Eluveitie is: Jonas Wolf | guitars Matteo Sisti | whistles, bagpipes, mandola Nicole Ansperger | fiddle Alain Ackermann | drums Chrigel Glanzmann | vocals, whistles, mandola, bagpipes, bodhran Fabienne Erni | vocals, celtic harp, mandola Kay Brem | bass Michalina Malisz | hurdy gurdy Rafael Salzmann | guitars www.eluveitie.ch www.facebook.com/eluveitie www.nuclearblast.de/eluveitie   Eight years after melodic death/folk metal masters Eluveitie released their acoustic album Evocation I, the Swiss musicians have decided to put aside their electronic instruments once again in favour of a new acoustic offering. Evocation II - Pantheon will be released August 18th via Nuclear Blast Records. Band mastermind Chrigel commented on the artwork and new single 'Epona': "Evocation II is a journey back to the source of it all: Antumnos, the other world. Join us on this wayfare through the Celtic pantheon, the world of the gods of our ancestors! The album cover expresses nothing less but exactly this! It's full of symbolism and meaning and depicts things of deepest meaning and importance in Celtic mythology. The symbol contains the 'great wheel', symbolizing the wheel of the year with the four seasons and the equinoxes – forming the foundations of Celtic mythology. The great wheel is framed by a tripartite Enneagram; while three is an important number in Celtic mythology in general, we also face trinity in the Celtic pantheon! While the inner circle contains the initials of the names of the deities revered on this album – arranged tripartitedly according to their relations within the pantheon and place in the mythology – the outer circle utters an invitation as well as a blessing, a magical benediction for the one to dare to enter and set forth on this journey. The core of the symbol implies triune symbolism. The depiction shows the god Lugus, who was sometimes also addressed in the plural – Lugoves – since he's a triune god, as well as a tricephalos. The 'one with the skillful hand' and 'artisan of all skills' is depicted and a combination of two important symbols: On the one hand he's shown as 'high king' (and druid of druids), a typical gallic symbolism of an essential meaning and significance. On the other hand he's framed by the gallic 'lord of the animals/lord of life' symbolism: The character surrounded with diverse animals, but being strongly connected with all of them at the same time. So after all, the album cover vibrantly and mystically expresses the content of Evocation II! Join & let the journey begin!" Today sees the reveal of the new cover artwork, as well as the launch of the album pre-orders: The first single off the new record, 'Epona', is now available to purchase digitally: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/evocation-ii-pantheon/id1245639622 Pre-order the album on Limited Edition Double Gatefold Clear Vinyl from the Nuclear Blast UK store: http://www.nuclearblaststore.co.uk/shop/nuclearblast/products.php?cat=5096 “The time feels right to go on with Evocation II! It’s time for the album”, continues Chrigel, who revived the initial concept after three successful albums in the usual Eluveitie style.Evocation II conjures up images and emotions from another time, to eras long gone. As the title already reveals, the concept of the first opus continues and is entirely dedicated to the Celtic mythology. Evocation II takes you into the Gallic pantheon and bows down to the gods after which the song titles are named. ELUVEITIE is: Jonas Wolf | guitars Matteo Sisti | whistles, bagpipes, mandola Nicole Ansperger | fiddle Alain Ackermann | drums Chrigel Glanzmann | vocals, whistles, mandola, bagpipes, bodhran Fabienne Erni | vocals, celtic harp, mandola Kay Brem | bass Michalina Malisz | hurdy gurdy Rafael Salzmann | guitars www.eluveitie.ch www.facebook.com/eluveitie www.nuclearblast.de/eluveitie |
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