Swiss folk metal stars Eluveitie are currently working on the follow up to their highly acclaimed 2017 album, Evocation II - Pantheon. The band have already ensconced themselves at Tommy Vetterli's Newsound Studio in Switzerland to kick off the recording process. A year ago, the band released the first single 'Rebirth', which gave fans an exclusive taster of what to expect from the forthcoming album. Now the band is back in the studio to record the whole album. The band have released an official video statement from the studio: https://youtu.be/W46wFWRZjg4 The official video for 'Rebirth' was produced by Wolfgang Wolman and Oliver Sommer (AVA Studios) and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/d-pSq4MJmy8 Eluveitie released their second studio album Slania over a decade ago and to celebrate, the band have announced a very special anniversary edition of this masterpiece. Slania - 10 Years includes a raft of bonus tracks, including demos and acoustic versions, and will be released on November 16th via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-order Slania - 10 Years here: http://nblast.de/EluveitieSlania10Years The track listing of the 10th anniversary edition reads: 01. Samon 02. Primordial Breath 03. Inis Mona 04. Grey Sublime Archon 05. Anagantios 06. Bloodstained Ground 07. The Somber Lay 08. Slania’s Song 09. Giamonios 10. Tarvos 11. Calling The Rain 12. Elembivos Bonus: 13. Samon (Acoustic Version) 14. Interview With Slania 15. Samon (demo) 16. Primordial Breath (demo) 17. Inis Mona (demo) 18. Bloodstained Ground (demo) 19. Tarvos (demo) Eluveitie are: Jonas Wolf | guitars Matteo Sisti | whistles, bagpipes, mandola Nicole Ansperger | fiddle Alain Ackermann | drums Chrigel Glanzmann | vocals, whistles, mandola, bagpipes, bodhran Fabienne Erni | vocals, celtic harp, mandola Kay Brem | bass Michalina Malisz | hurdy gurdy Rafael Salzmann | guitars www.eluveitie.ch www.facebook.de/eluveitie
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Old school heavy metal newcomers Burning Witches are set to release their new album Hexenhammer on November 9th. Today, the band are premiering the official video for the title track, over on YouTube. Check it out, here: youtu.be/1OCmwMFKDlE The band commented on the video:- "The filming of the 'Hexenhammer' video was an exciting new experience for the band. Our second video dives into the story of Malleus Maleficarum, written by the discredited Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer, to legitimate his cruel deeds against woman in the 15th century. The title track stands for the album, it is melodic and heavy and reflects the sound of the band in a perfect way! We hope you will enjoy the video, which opens up a new authentic chapter for the band! We wanna thank the Witchcraft museum in Gränichen/Switzerland and its founder and director Miss Wicca Meier-Spring and her team for the support on this large project. Also we wanna thank the Operahouse of Zurich for the costumes and the props. Ancient recordings and editing by Michael Buzek - cheers to the whole team for making this amazing venture possible!" Hexenhammer is now available for pre-order on a variety of different formats: All formats: nuclearblast.com/bw-hexenhammer Limited Digipack CD: nblast.de/BurningWitchesCD Limited Edition Double Gatefold Black Vinyl: nblast.de/BurningWitchesVinyl Limited Edition Double Gatefold Red Vinyl: nblast.de/BurningWitchesNBShop Limited Edition Double Gatefold Blue Vinyl + poster: nblast.de/BurningWitchesNBShop Digital album: nblast.de/BWHexenhammerIT Watch and listen to 'Executed' over on YouTube: youtu.be/840vcVzth-0 Hexenhammer was produced in the Little Creek Studio by the same team as its predecessor: V.O. Pulver (PRO-PAIN, DESTRUCTION, NERVOSA, PÄNZER) and DESTRUCTION legend Schmier, who also helped and advised as a close friend of the band. The result is a truly brilliant heavy metal album. Burning Witches are not only the hottest export from the Alpine Republic, the five piece from Switzerland are also one of the most thrilling newcomers in old school heavy metal spanning the last few years. Their new album Hexenhammer will be released on November 9th and in a new trailer released today, the band reveal how it all started: youtu.be/mm89QYxQiw0 *Subtitles are available for the German speaking parts - please enable on YouTube The new album is now available for pre-order on a variety of different formats: All formats: nuclearblast.com/bw-hexenhammer Limited Digipack CD: nblast.de/BurningWitchesCD Limited Edition Double Gatefold Black Vinyl: nblast.de/BurningWitchesVinyl Limited Edition Double Gatefold Red Vinyl: nblast.de/BurningWitchesNBShop Limited Edition Double Gatefold Blue Vinyl + poster: nblast.de/BurningWitchesNBShop Digital album: nblast.de/BWHexenhammerIT Hexenhammer was produced in the Little Creek Studio by the same team as its predecessor: V.O. Pulver (PRO-PAIN, DESTRUCTION, NERVOSA, PÄNZER) and DESTRUCTION legend Schmier, who also helped and advised as a close friend of the band. The result is a truly brilliant heavy metal album. Burning Witches are: Seraina | vocals Romana | guitars Sonia | guitars Jay | bass Lala | drums Shadowpath was formed in 2005 from an initial concept for a rock band called Spellbound. The Shadowpath line-up was put together quickly and what followed, was a lot of fun, heavy work and creative intensity. The first 10 songs were written, arranged and recorded as a demo Into The Shadows. While constantly creating fresh and innovative music, the band then worked with a variety of inspiring musicians, in particular Dominique (now Deadline X), who not only recorded a couple of amazing tracks during that period, but also played several concerts with Shadowpath (eg. with Lunatica). The band then recorded a second demo EP, Dissipating Flows, which included a collaboration with international guest artists such as Chilean guitarist Pierre. Shadowpath went on a small concept tour through different Swiss locations (with Deep Sun, Mind Patrol, Under My Skin, etc.), after which a major project arose as the band decided to finally record their debut studio album, Rumours Of A Coming Dawn. It was recorded with Gisselle (ex-Confess) and mixed at SOS Basement Rec. and mastered at Echochamber in Zurich. The album received an independent online release in 2017 and gained incredibly positive feedback from various reviewers comparing the groups music to bands like Opeth and Nightwish. Singer Simone Christinat (Ex-Felony, Ex-Elis, Ex-Legenda Aurea) has now joined Shadowpath for live shows and to work on the bands second album, which is going to be another incomparable, intriguing piece of woven acoustic dreams. Shadowpath create a melodically sweet, melancholy, gloomy, yet uncompromisingly brutal world, always accompanied by subtle, intense lyrics full of emotions. Their soundscape, as it has since the very early days, includes all the different influences from symphonic, progressive, gothic, death and power metal – or as one reviewer once put it: “An open-minded sound and a healthy disregard for traditional genre limitations”! Sliptrick Records will be re-releasing Rumours Of A Coming Dawn worldwide on CD and the usual digital platforms soon! Rumours Of A Coming Dawn | Released TBA, 2019 on Sliptrick Records Shadowpath are: Philipp Bohny – Keyboards/Growl and Backing vocals Simone Christinat – Lead vocals Samuel Baumann – Drums Stefano Riario – Guitars Band links: Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | Twitter | On Sliptrick Italian epic metallers Sound Storm are both excited and proud to introduce the new members who have recently joined the symphonic metal band. Now made up of 7 experienced musicians each bringing their own elements to the music, Sound Storm will feature two different style of vocals both of which are quite different from the previous singers. Due to ex members’ quitting over the years (due to personal decisions), the band wanted something different than before, as they've been craving for something totally different from the past. Sound Storm is a continuous evolutionary process, and these changes are just the start of their (r)evolution. The new line-up is made of: Chiara Tricarico - Vocals Andrea Racco - Vocals Valerio Sbriglione - Lead and Rhythm Guitar Elena Crolle - Piano, Keyboards and Arrangements Massimiliano Flak - Bass Rocco Mirarchi - Rhythm Guitar Mattia Rubino - Drums Sound Storm know their fans will give the warmest welcome to Chiara, Andrea and Mattia as permanent members of the band both in the studio and live activities as they are immensely talented and will help the band reach new heights. The new members will have their official touring debut with Sound Storm in September and October alongside the mighty Haggard on the upcoming "Bards of Symphony and Metal" tour, it will definitely be a blast! Confirmed tour dates: Tue 18 Sep - Essen, Turock (GER) Wed 19 Sep - Z7 , Pratteln (SWI) Thu 20 Sep - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER) Fri 21 Sep - Backstage, München (GER) Sat 22 Sep - Hellraiser, Leipzig (GER) Sun 23 Sep - Bi Nuu, Berlin (GER) Mon 24 Sep - Markthalle, Hamburg (GER) Tue 23 Oct - Szene ,Wien (AT) Thu 25 Oct - Form Space, Cluj-Napoca (ROM) Fri 26 Oct - Quantic, Bucharest (ROM) Sat 27 Oct - TBA, Sofia (BUL) Tue 30 Oct - Dom Im Berg, Graz (AT) Wed 31 Oct - Dagda Live Club, Retorbido (ITA) facebook.com/soundstormworld instagram.com/soundstormworld youtube.com/powerofsoundstorm The Nordic Epic Metal masters Sirenia are going to return to the European stages again. In November, Morten Veland and his bandmates are heading South for an headlining tour. Supported by their fellow Norwegians, Triosphere, Sirenia will bring their epic melancholic symbiosis of orchestral opuses and raw heavy metal sounds to the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Italy. Don’t miss the chance to see them on the road. On this tour, Sirenia will play tracks from their brand new album, called Arcane Astral Aeons, scheduled for release by the end of October 2018. Be amongst the first to listen to this brand new opus live! Today, we are proud to unveil the album cover. Band leader Morten Veland about the artwork and the album: “We are very pleased to present the artwork for our new album Arcane Astral Aeons. Once more we have worked with designer Gyula Havancsák to create an artwork that renders and adorns the heart and soul of our music. The album was recorded in Audio Avenue Studios (Norway), and Sound Suite Studios (France), while the mixing and mastering took place in Hansen Studios (Denmark) with mixing engineer Jacob Hansen. This album is something unique to us as it is the first one we have made together with our fans, everyone who have supported our pledge campaign has directly contributed to the funding of the album and to make it what it has turned out to be. We are very proud of what we have achieved together and we're very eager to share it with you, hoping that you all will find it as special as we do." Sirenia on tour: 04.11.18 UK – London / The Dome 05.11.18 FR – Paris / La Boule Noire 06.11.18 FR – Nantes / Ferailleur 08.11.18 ES – Barcelona / Razzmatazz 2 09.11.18 ES – Madrid / Mon Live 10.11.18 PT – Lisbon / RCA Club 14.11.18 CH – Musigburg / Aarburg 15.11.18 CH – St-Maurice / Le Manoir Pub 16.11.18 IT – Bologna / Alchemica Club 17.11.18 IT – Milan / Legend Club more dates to be announced soon! Morten Veland about the upcoming tour: "We are excited to announce the first tour dates in support of our upcoming album to be released the 26th of October. We will return to some countries we have not been to for some time. We intend to announce further dates later on, covering more countries and territories. Stay tuned for more news and we are looking forward to see you on the road again soon." Homepage Napalm Records Swiss Blackened Death metallers Stortregn released their new album “Emptiness Fills the Void” on May 25th, via Non Serviam Records. Now the band has unleashed a new video for the song "Circular Infinity", watch it here: https://youtu.be/hHk0E_01H8Q Comments the band: "The video of "Circular Infinity", the second track of "Emptiness Fills The Void", is now unveiled! It captures the true essence of the song, as it's the most straight-forward, uncompromising and extreme piece off the album. Now, raise your cups and celebrate the infinite void!" https://www.stortregn.com https://www.facebook.com/stortregn https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement https://alphaomega-management.com http://www.non-serviam-records.com Swiss metal band, Maxxwell, have announced the release of their fourth album 'Metalized' on September 21, 2018. Metalized says it all - many concerts have left their mark. On the new record, the band rocks harder, catchier and a lot more edgier than on their earlier releases. The lyric video for the title track 'Metalized' will be released on June 29, 2018. The song is a homage to the band's big influences, with a bit of a wink. A video teaser can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/40vwMxI7DP4 Sometimes it takes a little longer for a work to reach completion. This is what happened with Maxxwell, who have taken a full four years to produce their fourth release, "Metalized". Thanks to the strength of the band's last album, "Tabula Rasa", they played support on tours with Michael Schenker's Temple Of Rock, Doro, Kissin' Dynamite, Rage & Shakra and support slots for Within Temptation, Extreme, Gloryhammer - just to name a few. In the almost 10-year career of Maxxwell, they have performed a total of over two hundred shows. The band is ready to conquer the stages of this world, and all signs point to a storm. The band's new self-confidence is also the completely autonomous way things are being done this time round. The band is overseeing the label, management, booking and production all in one. A tour has already been confirmed. Maxxwell will be accompanying "Threshold" on their "Legends Of The Shires" tour as a special guest. More to come soon... 10.10. Musikbunker – Aachen, DE 11.10. Z7 - Pratteln, CH 12.10. Colos-Saal - Aschaffenburg, DE 13.10. Boerderij - Zoetermeer, NL 14.10. Markthalle - Hamburg, DE 16.10. F-Haus - Jena, DE 17.10. Nová Chmelnice - Prague, CZ 18.10. Feierwerk - Munich, DE 19.10. MS Connexion Complex - Mannheim, DE 20.10. Turock - Essen, DE 21.10. Islington Assembly Hall - London, UK www.maxxwell.ch www.facebook.com/maxxwellswitzerland Switzerland's Xaon to play Rock The Castle Festival Inc. A Perfect Circle, Megadeth & many more17/6/2018 Swiss melodic dark metal band, Xaon continue their stellar 2018 with a show at the Rock The Castle Festival in Verona on June 30th. The festival will take place at the stunning Castle of Villafranca from June 29th to July 1st and will include performances from legendary acts such as Megadeth, A Perfect Circle, Carcass, Killswitch Engage and Testament, to name a few. The group also play this weekend at the Wings Of Bea MetalFest in Santhià, Italy, taking place from June 15th – 17th. Since the release of their tremendous album The Drift via Sliptrick Records in 2017, Xaon have been playing all over the world taking in a tour of Japan and various major festival appearances. Xaon are booked by our comrades in arms over at Go Loud Agency. Xaon’s latest release (The Drift) takes the band’s sound to a new sonic level, progressing from spectral ambiances to grandiose and intricate orchestrations. The album evolves from oppressing aggressiveness to majestic lamentations and due to it’s very nature, it is soberly entitled The Drift and presents the band at their electrifying best. Get your copy of The Drift from: Shop Sliptrick | Amazon | iTunes Listen to the whole of The Drift on: Spotify Xaon are: Rob – Vocals Vinc – Guitar Live members: John Six (Bass) Jordan Kiefer (Drums) Onbra Oscouŗa (Guitars) Klin HC (Guitars) Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | On Sliptrick American Maynard James Keenan (A Perfect Circle) awarded Metal Hammer Golden Gods' Icon Award13/6/2018 Maynard James Keenan received the Icon Award at Monday night’s Metal Hammer Golden Gods’ ceremony. The award was presented to Keenan by Daniel P. Carter, host of BBC Radio 1’s Rock Show, recognizing a lifetime of contributions to heavy music, with past lifetime achievement winners including Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Lemmy and Alice in Chains. Keenan was celebrated for his work with his trio of bands: A Perfect Circle, Puscifer and Tool. Keenan is in the midst of a European tour with A Perfect Circle, supporting the band’s recently released album, Eat The Elephant. A Perfect Circle kicks off the first of three consecutive, sold out shows in the UK beginning this evening at the O2 Apollo in Manchester followed by back-to-back performances at the O2 Academy Brixton. A Perfect Circle tour dates: June 12 Manchester, UK O2 Apollo Manchester SOLD OUT June 13 London, UK O2 Academy Brixton SOLD OUT June 14 London, UK O2 Academy Brixton SOLD OUT June 16 Landgraaf, Netherlands Pinkpop Festival June 17 Berlin, Germany Zitadelle SOLD OUT June 20 Zurich, Switzerland Halle 622 June 21 Dessel, Belgium Kastelsedijk June 22 Clisson, France Hellfest June 23 Esch-Sur-Aizette, Luxembourg Rockhal June 24 Dessel, Belgium Graspop June 26 Paris, France Olympia SOLD OUT June 28 Madrid, Spain Download Festival Madrid June 29 Barcelona, Spain Be Prog! My Friend Festival July 1 Verona, Italy Rock The Castle October 20 West Valley City, UT Maverik Center October 22 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater October 24 Austin, TX Austin 360 Amphitheatre October 26 – 28 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Music + Arts Experience October 29 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre October 30 Orlando, FL CFE Arena November 1 Charlotte, NC Bojangles’ Coliseum November 2 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena November 3 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena * November 6 New York, NY The Theater at Madison Square Garden November 7 Baltimore, MD UMBC Events Center November 9 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre (WRIF Radio Show) November 11 Minneapolis, MN Armory (93X Radio Show) November 13 Cedar Rapids, IA U.S. Cellular Center November 14 Park City, KS Hartman Arena November 17 Anaheim, CA The Theatre at Honda Center November 18 Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – The Chelsea November 20 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre December 2 Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow Academy December 3 Manchester, UK Victoria Warehouse December 5 London, UK Wembley Arena Pavilion December 7 Antwerp, Belgium Lotto Arena December 12 Copenhagen, Denmark Forum Copenhagen December 13 Hamburg, Germany Sporthalle Hamburg December 15 Kraków, Poland Tauron Arena Kraków December 16 Vienna, Austria Wiener Stadhalle December 18 Milan, Italy Mediolanum Forum December 19 Rome, Italy Palalottomatica |
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