 Latvian heavy metal band Skyforger have released a brand new video for their track Nothing Is Forgotten from their latest 2015 album Old Prussia, dedicating it to the 100th anniversary since the independence of their Latvian homeland. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD04RxYsM54 Kristīne Neikena, who directed the video, says that main idea is there to remind that when it comes to Latvian history, “nothing is forgotten”, including the hardships and struggles of the Latvian people throughout the years. The video tells the story through the eyes of a young woman played by Maija Arvena, a rising Latvian film star. Her character's journey is an emotional and symbolic account of the pivotal moments in the history of a Latvian nation, its birth, hopes, rise, fall and, ultimately, rebirth and strength while national landmarks, nature and events feature in the background. Peter Kvetjovskis, Skyforger's vocalist, adds: “As we celebrate the centenary of Latvia's independence today on 18th November, we want to dedicate this video as an epitaph of sorts to all those whose lives were broken by all the wars and conflicts that have befallen our land, and to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, so that future generations could live happily as a free and independent nation. The thing is, history tends to remember only the key figures, including the villains and monsters, while the lives of hundreds of thousands of “ordinary” folks slowly disappear and vanish from the nation's memory… Well, our song is about exactly these people and in their memory!” The video is directed by Kristīne NEIKENA, cameras by Mārtiņš EGLĪTIS and Tomass BEĶERIS, art direction by Elza BUKUMA, edited by Mārtiņš LAZDĀNS.
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 Romanian new age melodic metal group Scarlet Aura have been forced to re-organize their proposed tour of the US due to visa issues out of their control (read more on their Facebook page …here). Not to let a bad situation get them down, the band have managed to secure dates in Eastern Europe running from September 22nd to October 25th, so the US loss becomes Europe’s gain. Scarlet Aura will play numerous dates covering Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania featuring tracks from their forthcoming album Hot’n’Heavy to be released via Sliptrick Records on December 11th. Lucky punters attending the show will have an opportunity to buy the album prior to the official release date direct from the bands merchandise stand.  Tour dates: 22.09 | Ruse, BG 28.09 | Kiev, UA 29.09 | Zhelty Vody, UA 30.09 | Zaporozhe, UA 01.10 | Krivoy Rig, UA 02.10 | Kharkov, UA 03.10 | Elec, RUS 04.10 | Voronezh, RUS 05.10 | Bryansk, RUS 06.10 | Ivanovo, RUS 07.10 | Kolomna, RUS 08.10 | Obninsk, RUS 09.10 | Moscow, RUS 11.10 | Riga, LV 12.10 | Liepaja, LV 13.10 | Alytus, LT 25.10 | Suceava, RO Hot’n’Heavy | Released Dec 11th, 2018 on Sliptrick Records Hot’n’Heavy Scarlet Aura are: Aura Danciulescu – Lead Vocals Mihai Danciulescu – Lead guitar/Vocals Rene Nistor – Bass Sorin Ristea – Drums Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | Twitter | VK | On Sliptrick “Method To Madness” is the third album by Latvian Groove Metallers Undusted; recorded last November9/7/2018  “We are the band and we act as a team. We collaborate and negotiate to find a new sound. That particular album has fulfilled every band’s member demands. We encounter this for the first time”, - frontman Igor states. Preserving the original playing style with groovy drums and broken beats, melodic guitars are introduced into the tracks, filling the atmosphere with the cryptic sense. Lyrics should not be overlooked as well. The whole album is telling a story of one’s overwrought angst, inner struggle against uncertainty in front of the hopelessness, about the consciousness mending superior powers, putrefaction and lordship. “Method To Madness” will love not only the fans of metal music, but the sincere aesthetes of sound. For fans of: Meshuggah, Gojira, Lamb of god, Slipknot, Thy art is murder, Carnifex, Omega Diatribe, Decapitated, Heaven Shall Burn, Caliban, Chimaira, Parkway Drive.
Undusted is a Groove Metal band from Latvia, formed in 2005. Despite the numerous guitar player’s line-up changes, the band has performed a tremendous amount of shows, took part in a different Open Air Festivals and Celebrities in Latvia and Estonia, sharing stages with the Metal Star Bands like: Amatory, Stigmata, The Korea, Insense, etc. and therefore gained a wide popularity in the underground music sphere. First release named "4 Of A Kind" is an experimental way to create a metal music structure and sound. It is recorded on the fretless guitars and is a composite of the several tracks created in one pot-pourri. Second release "Outdated Beliefs" consists of 5 tracks and sounds more likely to the customary metal music, comparing with the first release. "Method To Madness" was mixed & mastered by a different sound engineer and it’s sounding is the band’s absolutely new step in the sound production. https://www.facebook.com/undustedmetal https://undusted.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/undusted https://www.youtube.com/user/Ugorj https://www.instagram.com/undustedband/ 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)
  Latvian thrashers Saintorment are set to release their new album "Defective Mind" December 20th via More Hate productions. Now the band has launched the album preview! Watch it here:- https://youtu.be/CepFad4XSGA "Defective Mind" will be released via More Hate Productions, the CD will come with a 12 page booklet. The pages of the booklet will take you on a trip around our home-town, where you will visit all the places we see every day and which give us inspiration, sometimes apathy and often fill us with anger, the booklet also includes the lyrics and facts about the album. https://www.facebook.com/SaintormentSNT/  Hailing from Kuopio, Finnish industrial death metal group Project Silence will be supporting Soilwork + Aborted for their Baltic show in Riga (Melna Piektdiena) on February 14th. The band is currently promoting their latest album Slave to the Machine (released in June 2016 via Sliptrick Records). It’s a lethal mix of technical death and Teutonic Industrial metal. Despite the bold change in style compared to their earlier work, containing a progressive inclusion of more melodic, keyboard-driven atmospheres within their trademark extreme metal elements, the new tracks have been positively received by both the press and fans. Listen to Project Silence on: Spotify Official Website | Facebook | Youtube  February 2016; Enter Shikari head out on a tour of the UK, taking in some of the biggest venues they have ever headlined in their decade-long career. In the DIY fashion that the band have become synonymous with, the video screen content and programming for the front of house quadrophonic audio system has all been created and slaved over for months by the band themselves. Wary of the potential disaster / glorious victory that lies ahead, but never ones to shy away from lifting the curtain to show the inner-workings of their endeavours, the band consider it a wise move to ensure someone is on hand to capture it all on video. Enter Shikari met photographer / videographer Alexey Makhov on one of their now regular trips to Russia; so when he mentioned his availability prior to the tour, it struck everyone as a no-brainer. The resulting 30 minute mini-documentary mixes beautifully shot & edited live footage, behind the scenes access, and candid interviews with the band; following them from the tour’s production rehearsals right through to its conclusion at a sold out show at London’s 9000 capacity Alexandra Palace. Frontman Rou Reynolds had this to say on the subject “It was great to have Alexy along to document the biggest tour of our lives. He captured both the tension behind the scenes and the emotional release on stage perfectly! " A full audio recording of the Alexandra Palace show, however, DOES exist, and has now been mixed and mastered. Details of what will be happening with that will be forthcoming shortly. Enter Shikari have a small number of European festival dates remaining this summer, along with an outdoor headline show at Budapest’s Barba Nagra Track, before heading to Japan and finally rounding off their live 2016 with a short Australian run. ENTER SHIKARI - LIVE 2016 JULY 30th - Amber Beach Party Festival - Russia AUGUST 11th - Kubana Festival - Latvia 19th - Zaxidfest Festival - Ukraine 20th - Rock Am See festival - Germany 22nd - Here Come The Wolves Festival - Austria 24th - Barba Negra Track, Budapest - Hungary 25th - Czad Festival - Poland SEPTEMBER 3rd - Home Festival - Italy 6th - Tokyo, Japan 8th - Osaka, Japan 9th - Nagoya, Japan 10th - Tokyo, Japan 19th - Melbourne, Australia 20th - Brisbane, Australia 21st - Sydney, Australia 22nd - Adelaide, Australia 24th - Fremantle, Australia  Swiss Melodic Death Metal band Xaon will release its debut EP "Face of Balaam" on October 16, 2016. The official video for first single "Discrowned," featuring vocals by Soilwork's Björn "Speed" Strid, can be viewed at here. Brilliant melodies combine with the aggression of Death Metal throughout "Face of Balaam", yet that description doesn't quite do justice to the range of styles influencing the sound of Xaon. Consider the contributions of legendary acts like Anathema, Type O Negative, My Dying Bride, Soilwork, Demonical, Ulver, and even Finnish act Disgrace's early-to-mid 90s output, and you'll get the picture. Face of Balaam was produced and arranged by band members Vinc and Flo, recorded between June and August 2015, mixed and mastered by Julian at Parallel Focus Studios. Vocals engineered by Rob Carson at Carsonian Sound Solutions. All vocals, except "Discrowned," by were performed by Franco-American singer Rob Carson. Samples on "How we become Ephemeral Birds" and "Discrowned" by J.-P. Lana. The album artwork was created by Californian artist and painter Erik Burton Kirchner.
In other news, Xaon be touring Europe with Sirenia, Tyr, Unleash The Archers, and Relicseed in November. Tour dates below: Nov 10 Berlin, Germany @ Postbahnhof Nov 11 Rostock, Germany @ Alte Zuckerfrabrik Nov 12 Aalborg, Denmark @ Aalborg Metal Fest Nov 13 Hamburg, Germany @ Logo Nov 14 Gdansk, Poland @ B90 Nov 15 Erfurt, Germany @ From Hell Nov 16 Prague, Czech Republic @ Nova Chmelnice Nov 17 Wien, Austria @ Viper Room Nov 18 Zug, Switzerland @ Galvanik Nov 19 Monthey, Switzerland @ Pont Rouge Nov 20 Weinheim, Germany @ Cafe Central Nov 21 Cologne, Germany @ Essigfabrik Nov 22 Leiden, Netherlands @ Gebr, de Nobel Nov 23 Amstelveen, Netherlands @ P60 Nov 24 Arnhem, Netherlands @ Willemmen Nov 25 Roeselare, Belgium @ De Verlichte Geest Nov 26 TBA Nov 27 London, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy Islington http://www.xaonmusic.com/ www.facebook.com/xaonmusic twitter.com/Xaon_music |
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