Metal Music News

Israel's Soul Enema releases new apocalyptic comic video for "Spymania"

19/7/2017

Heroes and villains are fighting the world in a mystic conspiracy thriller, coming from the factory of an Israeli Progressive band Soul Enema. "Spymania" is a part of a new album Of Clans and Clones and Clowns, released on June 23rd. A colourful and diverse 73-minute work features guest appearances from Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) and Yossi Sassi (ex-Orphaned Land) and mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Devin Townsend).

"As it turns out, an evil reptilians from planet Nibiru came down to Earth, and they are very close to get the key to universal knowledge. The super-human powers of Batman and Chuck Norris stand on their way, but it turns out, that only something related to the world of music is able to save the human race. What is it? Watch out till the end!,” the band commented.

"We used some paintings of a brilliant modern Russian artist Vasya Lozhkin, who's a big phenomenon in his home country, but still not really known in the Western World yet,” says songwriter and keyboard player Constantin Glantz, adding,

“I must state that ‘Spymania' has some amusing background. The lyrics for this song were written way back in 2006, or maybe even earlier, and it features a kind of goofy, paranoid mock story about someone being mysteriously thrown down from the roof of Empire State Building, and seen too much things you ain't allowed to see, while flying down to the ground. So much, in fact, that this person was forcefully killed even before he naturally hit the ground. Fast forward to the year 2015, and guess what — suddenly we have a totally real conspiracy scandal taking place around the same Empire State Building during a big ecological happening, when some claimed there's Kali or Satan images projected on a building windows, as part of some mystic apocalyptic ritual! The Hell you know, indeed.”

Watch a video for Spymania here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1J5EHWMwTY Soul Enema’s follow-up to 2010’s Thin Ice Crawling was released on June 23rd and can be ordered here.

Israeli black metal warriors Arallu announce new release on Transcending Obscurity Records

12/7/2017

It's truly rare to come across bands that are blending the traditional sounds in their music and Arallu, like Rudra, are one among them. After a long wait, this underrated Israeli band that have been around for almost two decades, announce their new album titled 'Six' due for release this September via Transcending Obscurity Records. Check out the official teaser on their YouTube channel AT THIS LINK and a brand new song over at the official Bandcamp page AT THIS LINK.

Arallu from Israel are imbibing their Middle-Eastern influences and channelling the same using the black metal template that they've been trying to perfect for over two decades. Not unlike their label mates in Rudra, they're forging a unique sound replete with traditional instruments like Saz and Darbuka, and exhibiting a penchant for the thrashy variant of the style. Faster, tighter and more potent than ever before, 'Six' bears the insignia of the band's progress over the years and their culmination in a release that might change their fortunes finally.

1. Desert Moonlight Spells
2. Only One Truth
3. Adonay
4. Possessed by the Sleep
5. Subordinate of the Devil
6. The Universe Secrets (Six)
7. Victims of Despair
8. Oiled Machine of Hate
9. Philosophers view
10. Soulless Soldier

Official ARALLU Bandcamp
Official ARALLU Facebook

Transcending Obscurity Official Site
Transcending Obscurity Records Bandcamp
Transcending Obscurity Records Facebook
Official Transcending Obscurity YouTube Channel

Israel's Soul Enema premiere new album ahead of release via Prog

25/6/2017

Israeli prog metal quintet Soul Enema has teamed up with Prog magazine for an exclusive premiere of their sophomore album Of Clans and Clones and Clowns, out on June 23rd. The album can be streamed from this location.

About the record, the band stated: “We are delighted and proud to present you our new album ‘Of Clans and Clones and Clowns’ in its full length! A hard, prolonged and intense work of many people, that has finally resulted in a 73 minutes of this crazy, funny, sad, colourful, expressive, rocking, exciting slice of our world, our hearts, our souls. A myriad of styles, moods, emotions, influences, experiences. Looking at the golden age of rock music, at its best representatives, it was about the great songwriting, pushing the boundaries, taking chances and setting the trends instead of following them. About depth and impressive substance. We attempted to capture these principles, the way we see it fit for a modern times, and we hope that you will find a multicoloured world we present here, deserving of a long-term interest. We’d like to thank everyone involved in album production, the fans, the friends, the supporters—you made it happen. Time to enjoy the music!”

Of Clans and Clones And Clowns features guest contributions from Ayreon’s Arjen Lucassen, Yossi Sassi (ex-Orphaned Land, Yossi Sassi Band), Sergey Kalugin and Yuri Ruslanov (from leading Russian proggers Orgia Pravednikov). The record was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at the Fascination Street Studios in Sweden.

Head over to Prog to stream the album in its entirety, and pre-order the record from Bandcamp or iTunes.

Omon Ra
Cannibalissimo Ltd.
Spymania
Breaking the Waves
The Age of Cosmic Baboon
In Bed With an Enemy (ft. Y. Ruslanov, S. Kalugin)
Last Days of Rome
Dear Bollock (Was a Sensitive Man)
Aral Sea I – Feeding Hand
Aral Sea II – Dustbin of History (ft. Yossi Sassi)
Aral Sea III – Epilogue (ft. Sergey Kalugin)
Octopus Song
Eternal Child (ft. Arjen Lucassen)
Of Clans and Clones and Clowns

Soul Enema line-up:

Noa Gruman – vocals
Yoel Genin – guitars
Michael Rosenfeld – bass, sitar, violin
Dor Levin – drums
Constantin Glantz – keyboards, programming, songwriting, production

Official Website
Bandcamp

Israel's Soul Enema to release new album June 23rd; Ft. Arjen Lucassen, Yossi Sassi & More

14/6/2017

Israel-based Progressive Metal band Soul Enema is announcing a release date of the upcoming album titled Of Clans and Clones and Clowns. Out on June 23, the album is now available for pre-order from Bandcamp and iTunes.

The promising band's second album represents an interesting and varied combination of influences, including 14 tracks mixed an mastered by legendary Jens Bogren (Opeth, Devin Townsend, Paradise Lost, Symphony X).

Soul Enema has issued a statement on the forthcoming album saying:

     "Looking back, it took a lot of time and effort to create ‘Of Clans and Clones and Clowns,’ and the final result brings the feeling of a real accomplishment. It was a long, complicated process, constantly laden with a myriad of good reasons to give up or compromise. It probably couldn't be any different, as our goal was a mature, well-produced statement, consistent in quality throughout, and at the same time versatile enough in its various moods, styles and approaches.

     “A creative and diverse Rock/Metal album, exploring vast melodic and rhythmic territories — from ABBA to Zappa, from King Crimson to King Diamond, between East and West and way beyond — in true progressive fashion. Like any reflection of the world we live in, it takes a wild ride over a wide emotional spectrum: sad, funny, perfectly sane, totally insane, very direct, quite obscure, and everything in between.”

Of Clans and Clones and Clowns also features guest contributions from Ayreon’s Arjen Lucassen, Yossi Sassi (ex-Orphaned Land, Yossi Sassi Band), Sergey Kalugin and Yuri Ruslanov (from leading Russian proggers Orgia Pravednikov).

The band commented:

     “We had a great honour of featuring the instrumental talents of these, as well as other wonderful musicians. Our next aim was to ensure that all of these components work in the final picture, and that's the reason why we welcomed one of the best guys on the list to mix and master this work — Jens Bogren. It deserved the best possible treatment, just as you as a listener deserve the best possible quality. The mixing process was far from trivial, and it took some effort to shape everything our way - clear and powerful enough, yet not overproduced. So, if you like what you hear, please order yourself a CD, or the highest quality digital download, to have it the way we really meant it to sound - full-scale and uncompromising. We hope you will have your own exciting experience with the album!”

1. Omon Ra
2. Cannibalissimo Ltd.
3. Spymania
4. Breaking the Waves
5. The Age of Cosmic Baboon
6. In Bed With an Enemy (ft. Y. Ruslanov, S. Kalugin)

7. Last Days of Rome
8. Dear Bollock (Was a Sensitive Man)
9. Aral Sea I - Feeding Hand
10. Aral Sea II - Dustbin of History (ft. Yossi Sassi)

11. Aral Sea III - Epilogue(ft. Sergey Kalugin)
12. Octopus Song
13. Eternal Child (ft. Arjen Lucassen)
14. Of Clans and Clones and Clown

Of Clans and Clones and Clowns is out on June 23th, and it can be pre-ordered from Bandcamp or iTunes. Visit Soul Enema’s official website for more information, and follow them on Facebook.

GMA Awards 2016 - Releases of the year (F-J)

9/2/2017

Part 2/5 of releases of the year.

These releases represent national scenes and are not a general 'release of the year' (just to clarify)

Click your flag to see what release this year is considered the best from your national scene - these are picked by the editor.

Dutch Symphonic Black Metallers Carach Angren unleash dark horror music video‏

13/9/2016

Carach Angren are currently unleashing a sinister video clip for the track "When Crows Tick on Windows" taken from the Dutch latest horror metal masterpiece This Is No Fairytale'.

The clip is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners listed below.

Metal Obsession (AU)
Spark (CZ)
Metal Hammer (DE)
Horns-Up (FR)
Lángoló Gitárok (HU)
Metal Wani (IN)
Andfari (IS)
Metalitalia (IT)
Never Mind The Hype (NL)
Metal Hammer (NO)
Loud (PT)
Antichrist Magazine (UA)
Metal Hammer (UK)

The band comments:

"We are very proud to unveil our new visual piece of horror, 'When Crows Tick On Windows'. This clip will take you through dark, dramatic and sad scenarios accompanying the pitch black story of two children on the run. We would like to thank everyone involved and hope to see you on our current tour through the US and Canada!"

CREDITS

Track & clip: "When Crows Tick On Windows"
Album: 'This Is No Fairytale'

Video by Rick Jacops / Backstage Film Productions & Carach Angren

Dancers: Myrna van Rens, Eva Rutten, Lonneke van der Meijs, Loes Goumans, Annelieke Schütte-Staal, Karin Groenen

Crew: Julien Wijers, Stefan Wijers, Erik Wijnands, Ria Hendriks

Thanks to: Clemens Wijers Music Productions, Landbouwbelang Maastricht, Arons BV, Victor 4art, Rien Rooden, Stef Jacops, Merith Rooden, Joris Rooden ,Arjen Zuidgeest. Danny Ruland & Jeroen Arons, Chris Jacops, Paul Kops, Boef the Pug, Manon Wischman, Milo Timmermans

www.carach-angren.nl
www.facebook.com/carachangren

Germany's Imperium Dekadenz premiere complete new album‏

22/8/2016

German black metal stalwarts Imperium Dekadenz are now unleashing their forthcoming fifth full-length 'Dis Manibvs', which has been scheduled for release on August 26th.

'Dis Manibvs' is exclusively streaming via the official media partners listed below.

Metal As Fuck (AU)
Spark (CZ)
Metal Hammer (DE)
Rockzone (ES)
La Grosse Radio (FR)
Langolo Gitarok (HU)
Andfari (IS)
Rock Hard (IT)
Zware Metalen (NL)
Metal Hammer (NO)
Musick Magazine (PL)
Ultraje (PT)
Antichrist Magazine (UA)
Metal Hammer (UK)

Track-list

01. In Todesbanden
02. Only Fragments Of Light
03. Still I Rise
04. Dis Manibvs
05. Pantheon Spells
06. Vae Victis
07. Volcano
08. Somnia
09. Pure Nocturnal Rome
10. Seikilos

Imperium Dekadenz comment regarding their new album: “We are proud that our fifth album ‘Dis Manibvs’ is now streaming in its entirety. In our opinion this album is our most diverse output so far. It carries the typical Imperium Dekadenz mark from the first note, but we have added a new energy. Its epic and melodic parts will carry you off to mysterious and unknown places – like ancient ruins over the vulnerable sides of our spirits. We put our very hearts and souls into these songs! We hope that you enjoy this new journey into the dark realms of ancient cultures and the night."

The artwork of 'Dis Manibvs' has been created by Francesco De Luca and can be viewed together with track-list above.

www.imperium-dekadenz.de
www.facebook.com/ImperiumDekadenz

Israel's Nothing Lies Beyond release and stream 'Fragile Reality' in full

23/7/2016

Melodic death metal outfit Nothing Lies Beyond today release their debut full length album Fragile Reality. Drummer Ariel Lior comments, "We are very excited to finally release our debut album! We've been working on this for a long time, writing and poring over every detail to make an album that we can all be proud of and going by the feedback it seems we've done ourselves justice. We want to send our thanks to all of the people who supported us during the writing and production process, we couldn't make it without you. With a special thanks to our amazing producers Alex and Vitally Zvulun for all their help and advice, and also to our former guitar players and close friends - Guy Elberg and Elad Pakado. So, we hope everone will enjoy hearing the album as much as we enjoyed making it."

Stream Fragile Reality In Full Right Here!
https://nothingliesbeyond.bandcamp.com/album/fragile-reality

Hailing from the Israeli capital of Tel-Aviv, Nothing Lies Beyond are a band shining in the depths of a fledgling Middle Eastern metal scene. They're a band that's been around a couple of years now, slowly building a name for themselves on the club circuit, graduating in performances alongside their peers such as Children Of Bodom and Dark Tranquility.

Fragile Reality finally sees the band make their mark further afield with nine tracks of hook laden melodic death metal that would make you swear you were listening to something from Gothenburg from the early nineties... except with a modern finesse.

www.facebook.com/NothingLiesBeyond

Israel's Winterhorde releases their music video for "Worms of Souls"‏

26/6/2016

Israeli extreme metallers Winterhorde have a brand new video for "Worms Of Souls" (watch the video above), a track taken from their highly acclaimed album "Maestro", which was released on May 20th this year by ViciSolum Productions.

The video was directed by the multi-talented Romanian artist Costin Chioreanu, who had previously worked with bands such as At the Gates, Carach Angren, Mayhem and many more.

"Maestro" was once again produced and mixed by V.Santura (Obscura, Triptykon, Dark Fortress, etc), with mastering handled by the renowned Jens Bogren (Opeth, Soilwork, etc), and features guest appearances from Jiří Valter (Root) and Peter Huss (Shining). With renewed energy running through their veins a potent new line up Winterhorde are bound to spread their emotional darkness for those willing to feed upon the new album's magnificence.

www.winterhorde.net/
www.facebook.com/winterhorde

http://www.vicisolum.com/
www.facebook.com/vicisolumproductions

Israel's Winterhorde releases video for "Worms of Soul"‏

22/6/2016

Israeli extreme metallers Winterhorde are releasing a brand new video for “Worms of Soul”, a track taken from their highly acclaimed album “Maestro”, which was released on May 20th this year by ViciSolum Productions The video was directed by the multi-talented Romanian artist Costin Chioreanu, who had previously worked with bands such as At the Gates, Carach Angren, Mayhem and many more.

www.winterhorde.net
www.facebook.com/winterhorde