 Following the success of the 'snuff-prevention' video clip ‚Rudra‘, the Swiss Folk / Heavy Metal hopefuls Infinitas have released their 2nd Lyric Video "Amon" on June 06th 2019. The new video clip "Amon" was created by Fernando Melo. The song is about the lives of many people who do a job that gives them no satisfaction - '1 second in Heaven, forever in Hell', it says in the chorus of "Amon". Official Lyric Video for 'Amon' - YouTube link: https://youtu.be/wORPVdpQFYM Infinitas announce to the plot of the song: "Main character in "Amon‘ is a king. His kingdom is involved in a war against the 'Legion of the Dead' (army from Hell, Orks, Monsters, Zombies, etc.) The King died in the war and he goes up to heaven. But he can't find peace there because he is worried about his kingdom. So he met a 'Dark Lord' up in heaven. The 'Dark Lord' offers the King that he can go back and finish the battle, and so the king agrees. As he goes back to the battlefield he realizes that he is not longer a human any more. He is also one of this Monsters and he's also no longer fighting for his kingdom - he is now fighting for the 'Legion of the Dead'. The 'Dark Lord' fooled him. And so the king Amon had to fight against his loved kingdom and he made a really good job, but he feels terrible doing that. When he goes back to the battlefield he shall be a mix of a monster and a wolf. So one night he breaks his oath with the 'Dark Lord' and destroys all the monsters while their sleeping - and so he saves his kingdom." LINE-UP: Andrea Böll • Vocals, Percussion Selv Martone • Guitar, Virtual Instruments Pirmin 'Piri' Betschart • Drums, Vocals, Percussion, Clarinette Live-Session Musicians: Savannah Childers • Violin Marcel 'Camel' Koller • Bass, Background Vocals ► Website ► Bandcamp ► Spotify
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 Featuring members from Elvenking, Evenoire, and Sound Storm, Italy’s Shadygrove journey into our primordial and mythological past for inspiration. The new song is inspired by a fairy tale from a small town in the North of Italy. The band comments:- "We love magic tales and love to tell them when they are real. Water fairies can be seen when the Sun goes down, and you always have to respect them. If someday you'll forget the rule your fairy will vanish into a never-ending curse.'Three Times Bad and Three Times Good' are the laws of the enchanted wood, and we like to say that are also the rules of life. If you do something bad in your life, this will happen three times on you, the same if you do something good." The single can be watched on YouTube at the following link https://youtu.be/tzzR6tQf2yY and streamed on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2wJBAS4 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, just waiting for us to look with our hearts rather than our eyes. Shadygrove make music as fresh as tomorrow’s dawn. SHADYGROVE is Lisy Stefanoni - Vocals, Flute Fabio “Lethien” Polo - Violin Matteo Antoni - 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  A few weeks after the official release of the effort, Swiss Pagan / Folk metal band NORVHAR just shared their whole 'KAUNA' EP for full-stream on YouTube thanks to the courtesy on the Unknown Melodeath Channel. In other news, both CD & Digital editions are still available on Bandcamp and the legal streaming services. Stream the 'KAUNA' EP on YouTube | Order your digital / physical copy on Bandcamp  ..For the record... Formed in 2016 from the ashes of the band Harmoniks, NORVHAR is oriented towards pagan / folk / epic metal. It consists of six skilled musicians, all of them with stage experiences. Those six friends offer a music which is inspired, epic, melodic, but which also makes you want to drink beers until the end of times. Vastly inspired by Tolkien’s universe, but also by Nordic mythology, the texts are dense and deep, filled with adventures and battles, with mystical tales and latent alcoholism. The folk melodies, sometimes played on the keyboard, sometime on the flute or on acoustic instruments, intermingle with powerful and sharp guitars, all punctuated by intense bass and battle-like drums. The vocals, straight out of the plains of Valhalla are calling the warriors to battle by their unquenchable fire. NORVHAR is going to release an album at the beginning of 2019. For fans of Moonsorrow, Ensiferum, Equilibrium, Finntroll, Wintersun. https://www.facebook.com/Norvhar/  Photo Credit: Jan Mrlík Finnish Folk Metal Superstars Korpiklaani don't seem to need any rest! After playing an extensive European tour with Turisas and Trollfest in support of their latest studio album 'Kulkija' ('Wanderer'), the band is about to kick off an 8-show Australian & New Zealand run (w/ Troldhaugen) tomorrow. But before the sextet continues their current touring cycle with a North American co-headline tour with their label mates in Eluveitie in September/October, Korpiklaani will perform a string of European festival gigs. In anticipation of these upcoming summer dates - starting at Metalfest Open Air, Pilsen (CZ) on June 2nd - the band has unleashed a brand new lyric video for the Czech version of their all-time favourite 'Beer Beer', which can also be found on the tour edition of 'Kulkija'. Check out 'Bír Bír' [ft. Fleret] over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4drIAMzV7qg Fleret comments:- "The cooperation with Korpiklaani on the Czech version of their hit song 'Beer Beer (Bír Bír)' convinced us that even folk metal superstars like them can be nice guys with stellar manners. Not only did they prove this during the rehearsal at the Masters Of Rock Café in Zlín but also on the Masters Of Rock 2018 festival stage where we played with them after only one rehearsal of their song 'Vodka', our song 'Vizovice' and then - we believe we can say - our common song 'Beer Beer (Bír Bír)' with the Czech lyrics of our lyricist Jan Mrlík. That was a remarkable and exciting experience for us and hopefully for Korpiklaani as well. Korpiklaani, thanks to all of you!" The track will be available digitally from Friday, May 24! KORPIKLAANI live: 'The Wayfarers Australia & New Zealand Tour 2019' w/ TROLDHAUGEN 18.05. NZ Wellington - Valhalla *SOLD OUT* 19.05. NZ Auckland - Whammy Bar 21.05. AUS Brisbane - The Triffid 22.05. AUS Sydney - Manning Bar 23.05. AUS Canberra - The Basement 24.05. AUS Melbourne - Max Watt's 25.05. AUS Adelaide - Enigma Bar 26.05. AUS Perth - Amplifier 02.06. CZ Pilsen - Metalfest Open Air 21. - 23.06. LT Varniai - Kilkim Žaibu 05.07. F Colombier-Saugnieu - Plane ‘R Fest 06.07. D Ballenstedt - Rockharz Open Air 12.07. UA Kiev - Atlas Weekend 26.07. SLO Tolmin - MetalDays 01. - 04.08. RO Rasnov - Rockstadt Extreme Fest 02. - 03.08. FIN Tampere - SaariHelvetti 17.08. F St. Nolff - Motocultor Festival 'Wanderers Towards Rebirth - Kulkija Ad Ategnatos' w/ ELUVEITIE, GONE IN APRIL 19.09. USA Tampa, FL - The Orpheum 20.09. USA Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade 21.09. USA New Orleans, LA - House of Blues 22.09. USA Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall 23.09. USA Austin, TX - Come and Take It Live 24.09. USA Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill 26.09. USA Mesa, AZ - Club Red 27.09. USA Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater 28.09. USA Oakland, CA - Metro Operahouse 29.09. USA Portland, OR - The Bossanova Ballroom 30.09. CDN Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre 01.10. USA Seattle, WA - El Corazon 03.10. USA Denver, CO - Summit 04.10. USA Lincoln, NE - The Royal Grove 05.10. USA Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze 06.10. USA Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall 07.10. CDN Toronto, ON - The Opera House 08.10. CDN Ottawa, ON - Brass Monkey 09.10. CDN Montréal, QC - Théâtre Corona 10.10. CDN Québec, QC - Impérial Bell 11.10. USA Worcester, MA - Palladium 12.10. USA Reading, PA - Reverb 13.10. USA Baltimore, MD - Soundstage 14.10. USA New York, NY - PlayStation Theater Are you a traveller or a wanderer? Be part of Korpiklaani's journey around the world! Use the hashtag #KorpiklaaniWayfarers on Twitter and Instagram, and your photos will appear here: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniWayfarers www.korpiklaani.com www.facebook.com/korpiklaani www.nuclearblast.de/korpiklaani  Ukrainian Wacken Metal Battle 2018 winners Motanka release a new video for the second single “Oy ty moya Zemle” (Ukrainian for “Here you are my land”) from their upcoming self-titled debut album. Motanka will release their debut album Motanka on June 7th via Napalm Records. Influenced by traditional Ukrainian folk music, metal tunes and modern electronica, the band creates a very unique mix that the band refers to as Mystic Metal. Motanka managed to capture the trance-like magic of their live shows on their debut, which leaves each and every stereotype behind and hypnotizes with heavy ethno soundscapes. MOTANKA on “Oy ty moya Zemle”: "This is a song about Motherland, about boundless sky, native land, joyful sun and dear moon. Wherever you are, you will be a part of the land on which you were born and grew up. And it will stay forever, this is the power of mother Earth which cherishes us on her hands.” Watch the new video HERE The Ukrainian lyrics in English: Oy ty moya Zemle – Here you are my land Here you are my land Here you are my native Here you are my mother Here you are my beloved You are forever Here you are my river Here you are my sky Here you are my sun You are my happiness Motanka is the name of the traditional doll that ancient Ukrainians used as an overseer for their protection and for the communication with their ancestors. Motanka are:
YouTube  Russian Slavic folk metal band Sieta has started a crowdfunding on their debut album "Novgorod". View The Campaign: https://igg.me/at/Novgorod The album is based on real events. It involves the times when in the 10th century knyaz Vladimir declared Christianity as the state religion of Russia. He forced the people to renounce paganism. But there was one region that did not obey his will and fought for its freedom. This was Novgorod. The album represents the opposing forces of the knyaz and the people of Novgorod using black metal and folk metal. The lyrics are in two ancient languages: Old Russian and Old Church Slavonic. They also represent paganism and Christianity in the album. In addition, as part of the crowdfunding campaign, Sieta has also made a full-band cover video of the legendary Forefather. Line-up: Alexander Mokin - vocals Sergey Stepanenko - guitars Vuk Brankovich - bass Dmitry Kim - drums Crowdfunding: https://igg.me/at/Novgorod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sietaband VK: https://vk.com/sietaband YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1dDJSXKmiq4VMq1gzcwHA Sieta — Novgorod Crowdfunding (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=ejbuLoqv07M Forefather – Theodish Belief (Full Band Cover by Sieta) - video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kM2rWLFkbI  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 Ukrainian Atmospheric Folk Metallers Motanka release mystic high quality music video for “Verba”14/4/2019  Ukrainian Wacken Metal Battle 2018 winners Motanka release a stunning and dramatic 7 minute official video for their first single “Verba” (Ukrainian for “willow tree”) from their upcoming self-titled debut album. The video underlines the strong connection of the Mystic Metal four-piece to mystical nature and ancient traditions. Motanka will release their self-titled debut album Motanka on June 7th via Napalm Records. Influenced by traditional Ukrainian folk music, metal tunes and modern electronica, the band creates a very unique mix that the band refers to as Mystic Metal. Motanka managed to capture the trance-like magic of their live shows on their debut, which leaves each and every stereotype behind and hypnotizes with heavy ethno soundscapes. Motanka on “Verba”: “One of the strongest songs that has powerful energy. The energy that all of us really need now. All we want to say is in it, all you want to know or ask, you will find in it.” The Ukrainian lyrics in English: Verba - Willow tree A lonely willow tree stays in the field. It is bended above the river. It let its branches down, It cries and fights… Our language is like one of a nightingale. Our land is the one and only. Willow tree A lonely willow tree Is bended. A lonely willow tree Lonely… Our souls are flying nearby, They are praising their land. Its branches are waving in the wind. There are sprouts - you and me. Our language is like one of a nightingale. Our land is the one and only. Willow tree A lonely willow tree Is bended. A lonely willow tree Lonely… MOTANKA about their debut LP: “For the album we recorded ancient instruments: dulcimer, ocarina and throat singing, combined with modern technologies, new instruments and analogue sound. This album is like our child, it grew, it learnt and became stronger and stronger. Every piece of the album is saturated with the mystical nature of Ukraine.We wrote most of the songs in our home town Lutsk the mystical centre of Ukraine. The power of the region remained and still is the same for ages.We have prepared the album for many years and are very excited to finally present it via Napalm Records.”
The mix of English and Ukrainian lyrics and instrumental songs underlines the diversity of Motanka. The album will be available in the following formats:
Motanka is the name of the traditional doll that ancient Ukrainians used as an overseer for their protection and for the communication with their ancestors. Motanka are: Victor Verba (Zhalnin) - vocals, keyboard, dulcimer Anatolii Zhalnin - guitar Sergii Hodik (Khodorchuk) - bass-guitar, ocarinas Dmytro Svarog (Diachenko) - drums, throat singing YouTube  The Mexican-based Aztec folk metal group Cemican – whose unique music incorporates elements of the legends, mysticism and ideologies of ancient Mexican culture – has signed with M-Theory Audio, who plans to release the group's new album in the late spring/early summer. Cemican – who combine the modern instrumentation of a metal band with traditional pre-Hispanic instruments – experienced a breakout year in 2018. In addition to their new single/video “Guerreros de Cemican” receiving regular airplay on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal, the six-piece group was invited to perform at the Paris edition of the Download Festival and Germany's Wacken Open Air, as well as Force Fest – described by Revolver as “Mexico's premier open-air festival” – in their native country. The band plans to build on their momentum on 2019, when they will return to Europe in both the winter – when they'll perform at France's Cernunnos Pagan Fest and Germany's Wacken Winter Nights – as well as the summer, when they will make their debut at the French festival Hellfest. M-Theory label head Marco Barbieri explains the decision behind signing the band:- “I was first exposed to the sound of Cemican upon hearing ‘Guerreros de Cemican’ played on Liquid Metal. Finding out more about this exciting new band I saw the captivating promo video (https://youtu.be/9UTRDQtpgL8) and that they were performing on some big shows. I was impressed and wanted to buy their record only to find that they were still unsigned and looking for a home. I immediately had to get in touch and share my enthusiasm and belief in the group and their musical and visual concept and here I’m proud to announce the forthcoming album and help further develop the band and spread their appeal.” Xaman Ek states that:- “Life is the centre of every culture, the mysticism and ancient sounds gathered in the path of the death, warrior blood and glory of an empire,”. “The rituals of the Aztecs lead by the war drums through the red path...todos somos guerreros.” (We Are All Warriors) Formed in 2008, Cemican has independently released two albums to date – 2009's “Ometiliztli” and 2012's “Ticateh Ipan Miquixtlahuac.” More information on the group's new record – which will include “Guerreros de Cemican” in addition to other new tracks recorded in late 2018 – will be revealed in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/CemicanMex and Instagram @cemican_mex CEMICAN is: Tlipoca – Drums Tecuhtli – Guitar/vocals Ocelotl – Bass/backing vocals Yei Tochtli – Prehispanic Instruments Mazatecpatl – Prehispanic Instruments Xaman-Ek – Rituals/Dance/Prehispanic Instruments  A double single "Toona“ ("Before") and "Katk kutsariks“ ("Plague Coachman") from the new album are out today. The album release concert and Metsatöll’s 20th anniversary party will be held in cooperation with Eesti Kontsert in Rock Cafe on February 23, Tallinn, Estonia. The full album will be available the day after the release concert. “Stay, companion, and think of the journey which you began when you first opened your eyes. It is you who is the coachman. And the horse you are too, and the burden you are carrying. But if you were ever to forget why the devil are you on this road, the Plague itself will seize the reins. Be you then prepared to suffer the consequences: the ones who sow the wind will have to reap the storm.” /Metsatöll 10232/ Metsatöll will release their 7th studio album "Katk Kutsariks“ on February 23. The album has 12 tracks from which a two-part song „Toona“ and „Katk kutsariks“ is released on radio today. The album “Plague Coachman” was recorded and produced by Keijo Koppel and Metsatöll, in fall 2018 in Tallinn. Front cover: Jüri Arrak “People with Bubo”, 2018. Lithography, coloured pencils. Private collection. Designed by Kristjan “Luix” Luiga. Photography by Erlend Štaub. Lyrics translated into English by Silver “Factor” Rattasepp.  Metsatöll is: KuriRaivo - bass, vocals Tõnis - drums, vocals # Markus - vocals, guitars Lauri – vocals, torupill, flutes, kannel, instrument of angst, acoustic guitar The album release concert will be held on February 23 in Rock Cafe, Tallinn, Estonia On the stage will be: Metsatöll with the original lineup The Estonian National Male Choir Tiit Kikas on the laser harp and the world’s first drone music instrument. Tickets are on sale at Piletilevi: https://www.piletilevi.ee/eng/tickets/kontserdisari-tehnoloogia-ja-muusikametsatoll-20-272272/?&design=piletilevi www.metsatoll.ee facebook.com/metsatoll |
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