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Saudi melodic death outfit Immortal Pain make a triumphant return with their new single “Unhealed"

21/5/2022

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     Immortal Pain, from Saudi Arabia, have been together since 2005, ripping up local stages with their take on melodic death metal. It has been a long time since they released music, but they are breaking their silence with a stand-alone single “Unhealed” via label Wall of Sound Dark Mode. The band firmly believes listeners will love this single as it will deliver an all-new original track that resembles the classic Immortal Pain vibes and energy with a modernized sound. They share the listener experience that fans can expect:


     “They will be experiencing a deeply emotional story, musically speaking, with some old-school melodic death metal sounds, catchy riffs, inspirational lyrics, and limitless feelings. This will also be our first official single after releasing the original 2007 demo tracks EP “Origin Demoes” in 2021.”


     “Unhealed” is a straightforward, deep track that offers motivating energy and amazing melodies. Over the years, the sound of Immortal Pain has definitely developed, as they have matured musically. They have been playing together for over a decade, and the chemistry is apparent. They continue to experiment with different sounds and techniques, but they don’t stray too far from the classic sound and style that they have become known for.

     Immortal Pain’s live shows are packed with energetic, exciting fun as they consider each gig to be a celebration with their fans in a mutual love for music. They always give a 110% on the music and fan experience, as it is what they deserve. Along with playing live gigs this year, Immortal Pain will also be working on a number of singles, so fans can expect a lot more noise from the group.


     Immortal Pain is powerful and melodic, adding an edge to typical melodic death metal. They incorporate personal themes to drive home the passion and emotion even more. They are recommended for fans of Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Arch Enemy.

     The single ‘Unhealed” will be released on May 20, 2022, and can be streamed and downloaded on digital platforms at the following link - https://linktr.ee/immortalpainofficial


     Keeping the metal scene alive, Immortal Pain is a Saudi Arabian Melodic Death Metal band from Jeddah. The band was formed back in 2005 by Emad Ashor (Vocalist / Rhythm Guitarist), Rasheed (Lead Guitarist) and was later joined by Moaiyd Alshammari (Drummer) and Anan Alsabban (Bassist).

     Their music is a mix between Thrash Metal and Melodic Death Metal and was heavily influenced by bands such as Iron Maiden, Arch Enemy, Kalmah, Metallica, and many other iconic groups.


     The band was heavily active during the prime years of metal music in the Kingdom and continues to perform to their fans to this day. Immortal Pain released a number of demos over the years and continues to create new music and is releasing their first official single “Unhealed” in May 2022 with additional releases planned for the following months.
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  • Instagram.com/immortal_pain_official
  • Facebook.com/ImmortalPainOfficial
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Saudi Arabian melodic prog metallers Ana.n7n unveil new single "Sonnaa Al Dayaa"

12/6/2021

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     Saudi Arabia's Aana.n7n is a melodic progressive metal quintet that is passionate about three things: writing stories, making music, and creating visual art. They are only one of a few bands from their country doing heavy music in Arabic vocals.

     The band says that:-

     "There isn’t a lot of music in our genre that converses with the listener using vernacular language and we truly wanted to showcase this in our stories, music, and visuals. We genuinely think it’ll be received positively by most local listeners and worldwide, be it they’re into the type of music we make or not. This album is unique in the way it is presented and we feel like it could set a standard for other acts to follow."


     Today, the band presents their fourth single "Sonnaa Al Dayaa" (translated to English 'Those Who Corrupt'), to follow their three previously released tracks "Youm Bedon Shams", "Al-Awwal" and "Esh Sawet". All will be featured on the band's yet to be titled debut album to be released later this year from Saudi Arabian based label Wall of Sound Records.

     Listen to "Sonnaa Al Dayaa" at the following links:

  • YouTube - https://youtu.be/S7VnRl256Ro
  • Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3gqREii
  • Bandcamp - https://anan7n.bandcamp.com/track/feat-7mnd 


     The planned debut full length will be a concept record that will tell one story about how social media affect us along with the people around us. Each track will be a chapter / themes covering topics such as the double life of a social media influencer, the effects of social media on self-esteem, cyber-bullying, etc. The band is aiming to take the listener through an engaging journey of ups and downs. They want people to be keener to the experience of listening to one coherent narrative of music, and they hope they manage to achieve that with this album.


     "The themes of the songs affect the sound textures we choose, this is best exemplified in songs like Youm Bedon Shams (Galactic and dark), Al Awwal (anxious and competitive), and the yet-to-be-released Al Rakhees (dirty and deceiving)."


     All the songs on the full length are meant to be viewed with accompanying artwork on Instagram and YouTube for the full audio and visual experience. It will also be sung entirely in Arabic and be an album that is percussive, heavy on the bass, with synth providing a melodic and dark background to it, along with Middle Eastern melodies. Post-Covid, Aana.n7n is very much looking forward to hitting the stage and incorporating their visual art with their live performances.


     Previous singles - Music Videos:

  • Youm Bedon Shams - https://youtu.be/hh-TMQI7Vxc 
  • Al Awwal - https://youtu.be/fzRToCE_k8g
  • Esh Sawet - https://youtu.be/t3ea64RM3WA 


For more info:

  • Label: Wallofsoundsa.com | Facebook | Instagram
  • Band: Instagram.com/ana.n7n | Twitter.com/anan7n | YouTube | Spotify | Anan7n.bandcamp.com

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Saudi Arabian melodic death crew Wasted Land unveil new single in eight years “Fade Away”

2/6/2021

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L-R - Wastend Land - Ahmed Khojah - Guitar, Emad Mujalid - Vocals, Ayman Al Ghamdi - Guitar

     Saudi Arabia’s Wasted Land has a new single coming out entitled “Fade Away”, this is following their self-titled 2013 album. Since that full-length, the band suggests that they have evolved over time from being melody and folk focused into something heavier, but still having a strong melodic base.

     “Fade Away” has been in the works since 2017, and will be the first music video from the band, which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/a66F36A8FDw 

     Lyrically, the single talks about someone having severe depression and comparing his journey in life to that of a candle, getting shorter and shorter until it eventually burns out. Then he finds his soul’s salvation after his death. Musically, it starts with heavy doses of melody which are complimented by heavy riffs and even more melodies. To contribute to the theme of depression and life’s waning, it carries a sombre and melancholic tune near the end.


The band comments on the track:

     “It’ll be a new mixture from our old folkish style with more heavy catchy riffs and chorus. We hope we can catch the attention from the old fans and attract new ones.”


     For Wasted Land, they compose the music first and then create lyrics that fit. For this song in particular guitarist Ayman composed the lyrics a long time ago for his previous band Banj. Writing for the band is a joint endeavour between guitarists Ayman and Ahmed whenever they jam together. Vocalist Emad adds his flavours in the lyrics and of course the vocal lines. Wasted Land originally formed in 2005 to participate in Metal II gig in Dammam. Ahmed and Ayman were jamming together and felt there was chemistry between them while composing folky melodic death metal. From there they decided to add more members to create a full band. They were one of the first Saudi metal bands to get massive media exposure from outlets like CNN, BBC radio and other local and international newspapers.


Recommended for fans of In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, and Suidakra.

     “Fade Away” is available for stream and download via Saudi Arabian based label Wall of Sound Records. 

Bandcamp - https://wastedlandsa.bandcamp.com/track/fade-away
Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3yOm32h


Band Line Up:

  • Ahmed Khojah - Guitar
  • Emad Mujalid - Vocals
  • Ayman Al Ghamdi - Guitar


For more info:

  • Wallofsoundsa.com
  • Facebook.com/wallofsoundsa
  • Instagram.com/wallofsoundau
 
  • Facebook.com/wasted.land.official
  • Instagram.com/wastedlandofficial
  • YouTube 

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Saudi Arabia's Al-Namrood release their latest track Asdaa Al Dmar

27/5/2018

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Saudi Arabian Black Metallers Al-Namrood release their latest track 'Asdaa Al Dmar', taken from their upcoming tenth anniversary album. Watch / listen here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I8IZursets

Shaytan Productions congratulates Al-Namrood on their tenth anniversary release on their label.

Official Label Website: www.shaytanproductions.com
Official Band Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alnamroodofficial/
Official Label Bandcamp: www.shaytanproductions.bandcamp.com
Official Band Website: www.alnamrood.com
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GMA Awards 2017 'Release Of The Year' Part 5/6

29/12/2017

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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)


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"Release Of The Year" from Pakistan

Burzukh - "Drive"

http://burzukh.webs.com/

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"Release Of The Year" from Panama

Serpent Of Eden - "The False Existence"

http://www.facebook.com/pages/SERPENT-OF-EDEN/159006544175602

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"Release Of The Year" from Paraguay

Atomic Curse - "Speed Merchants Live Curse"

https://www.facebook.com/Atomic-Curse-707749719366525/

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"Release Of The Year" from Peru

Witchery - "State of Decay"

https://www.facebook.com/WitcheryBand


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"Release Of The Year" from The Philippines

Pathogen - "Ashes of Eternity"

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pathogen-PH/177645992334222

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"Release Of The Year" from Poland

Across The Shade - "Winter Is Coming"

https://www.facebook.com/AcrossTheShadepl/

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"Release Of The Year" from Portugal

Wrath Sins - "The Awakening"

https://www.facebook.com/Wrathsins/

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"Release Of The Year" from Puerto Rico

Falgar - "Las hijas del crepúsculo"

https://www.facebook.com/falgarmusic


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"Release Of The Year" from Romania

Diamonds Are Forever - "Melanism"

https://www.facebook.com/diamondsareforeverband/

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"Release Of The Year" from Russia

Переплут - "В стародавние года..."

https://www.facebook.com/pereplutband/timeline


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"Release Of The Year" from Saudi Arabia

Al-Namrood - "Enkar"

https://www.facebook.com/alnamroodofficial


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"Release Of The Year" from Scotland

Cnoc An Tursa - "The Forty Five"

https://www.facebook.com/Cnoc-An-Tursa

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"Release Of The Year" from Serbia

Jenner - "To Live Is to Suffer"

https://www.facebook.com/jennerserbia/

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"Release Of The Year" from Singapore

Assault - "The Fallen Reich"

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Assault/137049346343986

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"Release Of The Year" from Slovakia

Modern Age Dying - "The Age of Regression"

https://www.facebook.com/modernagedying/

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"Release Of The Year" from Slovenia

Dethrone The Corrupted - "Sephirot"

https://www.facebook.com/DethroneTheCorrupted

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"Release Of The Year" from South Africa

Displeased Disfigurement -
"Origin of Abhorrence"

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Displeased-Disfigurement/228173567199258

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"Release Of The Year" from Spain

Yggdrassil - "All Shall Burn"

https://www.facebook.com/YggdrassilDeathViking/

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"Release Of The Year" from Sri Lanka

A Village in Despair - "A Village in Despair"

https://www.facebook.com/avillageindespair/


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"Release Of The Year" from Svalbard

Rive - "Trist"

https://www.facebook.com/riveblackmetal
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