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
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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 English Folk Metallers Atorc unveil details of their upcoming album "Under The Raven Banner"19/1/2019 Formed in 2012, the battle-hardened folk-metal warriors, Atorc of East Anglia have become a force to be reckoned with on the UK metal circuit, sharing stages with the likes of Evil Scarecrow, Whispered, Manegarm and Grimner they have already received praise for their diverse sound and powerful live show. Atorc are now ready to release their first full length studio album titled ‘Under The Raven Banner’ which was produced, mixed and mastered by Danny B of HVR Studios. Utilising soaring classic metal vocals alongside harsh growls, over fleet-fingered guitar and violin work and raging double bass drumming, the group's music has drawn comparisons to the likes of Ensiferum, Turisas, Iron Maiden, Bal Sagoth and Bathory. The group will be releasing their successfully crowd-funded debut album 'Under The Raven Banner' Atorc have said:- “We are excited to introduce to the fans a new chapter in the sagas of Atorc, as we battle together “Under The Raven Banner”. We are all very proud of what we have accomplished, ’Under The Raven Banner’ represents the beginning of a new era for Atorc. This album features our best production and performances to date, and is packed with epic, anthemic songs - blending catchy folk-metal with black metal drum work and classic heavy metal vocals, while Huldra’s outstanding violin playing elevates the band’s sound to new heights that we know our heathen warriors will love to hear. “ Under The Raven Banner will be released on the 4th April 2019 Atorc will be performing on stage 2 at HRH Metal on Saturday 16th February 2019 with the likes of Trollfest and Decapitated headlining. https://www.facebook.com/AtorcOfficial/ New Delhi based Indian Folk Metal band Bloodywood has released the official music video for their single, "Endurant." The viral metal trio first caught their US fans' attention with their metal rendition of the Indian folk song "Ari Ari," but has developed a sustained base of hard core followers with blistering original tracks fusing traditional Indian instrumentation with brutal guitars and mixed vocal stylings. Check it out here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfjTbY2NzsM "'Endurant' is a song for those who've faced or continue to face bullying in any aspect of life. We wanted to be as realistic and practical as possible with our message, which is why the song urges to endure and come out stronger rather than retaliate or fight back with force. The video, while maintaining the message of the song, also tries to establish that bullies are not another breed." - Karan Katiyar Bloodywood is: Karan Katiyar - Guitars, Production, Programming Jayant Bhadula - Vocals Roul Kerr - Rap Vocals Faroe Islands's Tyr reveals details for new album 'Hel'; launches first single "Fire and Flame"13/1/2019 On March 8th, the Faroe Islands' Tyr will release their eighth full-length, Hel, via Metal Blade Records. Hel is a collection of ruthlessly melodic and irresistibly compelling progressive folk metal that will immediately resonate with any who have followed the band at any point over the two decades of their storied career. For a preview of the album, the first single, "Fire and Flame", can be heard at: http://metalblade.com/tyr/ - where Hel can also be pre-ordered in the following formats: --digipak-CD --box set (digipak CD, drinking horn, leather belt clip, poster, autographed photo card - limited to 1000 copies) --steel-blue / gray marbled vinyl (US retail exclusive - limited to 500 copies) --clear mushroom brown marbled vinyl (US webstore exclusive - limited to 200 copies) --blue / white / black / red splatter vinyl (US webstore exclusive - limited to 100 copies) --180g black vinyl (EU exclusive) --turquoise blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 500 copies) --clear / blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 300 copies) --bordeaux red /black marbled vinyl (EMP exclusive - limited to 200 copies) --olive marbled vinyl (Nuclear Blast exclusive - limited to 200 copies) --white / blue marbled vinyl (Tutl exclusive - limited to 100 copies) Known for their prolific nature - dropping their first five full-lengths in the space of just seven years - the six-year gap between Valkyrja (2013) and Hel is by far the longest between any two of their records. During that period the band toured hard, taking the album around the world, including a support run with Children Of Bodom in North America and an appearance on the 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise. However, other factors played into this extended break between releases. "We approached this one differently because I learned that if I continue doing albums in the way we had up to now, I would die from a heart attack before I'm 50! That's one of the reasons we changed our method and took such a long time on this one." says guitarist/vocalist Heri Joensen. That this tactic - which also includes more songwriting contributions from bassist/vocalist Gunnar Thomsen and guitarist Terji Skibenæs than on previous releases - has been beneficial is borne out in the finished product, which is perhaps more immersive than those that came before. "Musically it leans a bit towards our album, 'Ragnarok' (2005). It's a bit more epic and also much better worked through than any of our previous albums." It also marks the recording debut of drummer Tadeusz Rieckmann, who has manned the drum throne for Tyr's live shows since 2016." states Gunnar Thomsen http://www.tyr.fo https://www.facebook.com/tyrband |
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