DRIFT INTO BLACK RELEASE "PATTERNS OF LIGHT"

 

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Drift Into Black

Patterns of Light

28 May 2021

One-man bands allow for so much freedom, and for those who are blessed with creativity it can lead to prolific output in a shorter space of time than groups. One such solo project is Drift into Black, led by ex-Grey Skies Fallen keyboardist Craig Rossi. With his fourth release Patterns of Light, the New Yorker continues a trend of four releases in four years in synth-driven gloom, inspired by the European vein of melodic doom-death metal.

Patterns of Light is proof that, just because you have a formula to work with, does not mean you are confined to it. While many of the songs here draw from the same quarters as Saturnus, My Dying Bride and Ghost Brigade, they also shy away from copycatting the above-mentioned bands. There are many interesting discoveries to be found, whether the guitar melodies on “The Burial Gown”, the prog-metal synthesizers that recall Amorphis’ finest on “Among the Beast”, the post-punk beats on “Thread of Hope”, or the dual vocal effects alternating between soft cleans and underwater-recorded growls.

It’s not just the music that demands a look-in, though - Rossi has designed another concept album with a dark, dark storyline to follow. The plot tells of loss and grief, religion and revenge; there’s even a twist to a surprisingly happy ending for such melancholic music. No spoilers, though - you have to listen to find out what happens next

If the darker side of metal appeals, and you enjoy being wrapped up in a shroud of gloom, then Patterns of Light will absolutely be of interest. Drift into Black have matured well over the last several years, and 2021 will certainly be Rossi’s year with this quality of output.

https://www.facebook.com/driftintoblack

SOUL GRINDER RELEASE "LIFELESS OBSESSION" EP

 

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SOUL GRINDER announce new EP release "Lifeless Obsession" to be released in June

"Lifeless Obsession" will be released by MDD Records on June 4th. 

If you follow the social media channels of the Bremen-based death metal trio Soul Grinder, you will have noticed that the band have been working on new material since the beginning of the year. After the success of their debut album "Chronicles Of Decay", there will now be a follow-up, a 5-track EP entitled "Lifeless Obsession", set to be released on June 4th via MDD Records!

The new material will definitely blow your head off again, that's for sure. Soon will be released a new video.

 

Tracklist:

1. Night's Bane (Nyktophobia)

2. Mercyful Fate

3. Terradeformer

4. A Worm's Repast

5. Lifeless Obsession

 

Follow Soul Grinder: https://www.facebook.com/soulgrindermetal/

BELETH RELEASE "SILENT GENESIS"

 

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BELETH are an extreme metal band hailing from the east coasts of Australia. 

Their music delivers a dark, heavy, driving punch, with an element of groove, catchy riffs, and ferocious, guttural vocals. Influences come from a large and diverse background of metal sub-genres, which can make it difficult to pinpoint a specific category to their sound. 

BELETH are set to release their debut album titled Silent Genesis, on Friday June 25th, with Narcoleptica Productions and Scorched Earth Records, as both CD and digital download.

Check out the band on Spotify and add them to your playlists!

https://open.spotify.com/album/24SEDU0ucKIzbRy6Rm69ST?si=RnnR9_nHS5u7mZnBjzp-MA

The intro/opening track off the album titled Thirteenth Spirit/Silent Genesis, was pre-released at the end of 2020. Since its release, BELETH have been receiving enormous positive feedback and a continual expanding fanbase. This is reflective in the 1000+ streams from over 30 different countries, on Spotify alone, in just the first month of its release. 

Below are quotes taken from recent reviews of their pre-release song.

 

"You can hear this is a group that know their craft and what they want out of their music"

- Independent Metal Reviews

"Damn! That intro. The anticipation, and build up. You knew something was coming and you knew it'd be big."

- A Vegan Shark Reviews

"Beleth has much more to offer than just crushing instrumentation and flawless songwriting".

- Blackened Promotions

BELETH are Chris Long and Sebasthian Bentos-Pereira . Chris is responsible for the production, recording, engineering and mixing of all instruments and music. Sebasthian is responsible for all lyrics and vocals.

Follow the band at these links:

https://belethau.com/

https://belethau.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/BelethAU

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw1l4fHPBIGh4Rqdy05uo0w

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0pcmlF3gq4PLO2vCronl8F?si=5clnjynLSlKubW00w6122g

https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/beleth/1540030444

NUCLEAR WINTER RELEASE "GREYSTONE"

 

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Nuclear Winter

Greystone

MMD Records

21 May 2021

After the success of his previous EP "Stormscapes" Zimbabwean one man metal band NUCLEAR WINTER is set to unleash "Greystone" in May 2021.

Band mastermind Gary Stautmeister commented "I'm very happy to have completed this new album titled Greystone. I was aiming to produce something heavy but also more electronic than my previous EP. It was quite challenging mix-wise because each song uses a slightly different sound on the drums/bass/guitars, but I feel the overall production is an improvement from my previous work, and the songs are now hopefully more distinct from each other. I especially like Corridor of Shells - which is about a battle in which the surrendering army brings shame to their country."

Listen to the album's first single "Corridor of Shells" here: https://mmdrecords.bandcamp.com/album/corridor-of-shells-single

Nuclear Winter is:

Gary Stautmeister - Everything

Tracklisting:

1. The Wastelands

2. Stygian Awakening

3. The Harvest Moon

4. Orwellian Future

5. Corridor of Shells

6. The Wavering Shadows

7. Hidden Shrine

8. Graveyard Sculpture

9. The Failing Dawn

https://nuclearwinterzim.bandcamp.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/NuclearWinterZim 

LORD RELEASE "UNDERCOVERS VOL. 1"

 

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LORD

Undercovers

Dominus Records

2 April 2021

Australian metallers LORD have announced their new covers album, “Undercovers Vol. 1” due out 2 April 2021 on Dominus Records. Featuring first single “To the Moon and Back” by Australian Pop Group Savage Garden.

Bassist Andy explains, “Covers have been a big love of ours since the early days of Dungeon right up to and including now. Over the years in LORD these tracks have ended up on limited edition releases, bonus tracks in isolated parts of the world and other weird and wonderful places. These songs have been scattered over so many different places that even we struggle ourselves to remember where on earth all of these songs can be found. 

While bands around the world continue to navigate these uncertain times, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to release this collection of cover songs, as well as new recordings, to keep the LORD machine moving while we continue to write new music.” 

Andy continues, “UNDERCOVERS VOL. 1 is the first instalment of amassing this ever growing collection of cover tracks that LORD have recorded over the years whether it be in the studio or on the stage. There will be many you’re familiar with and there will also be a few surprises. Of course, we couldn’t help ourselves and decided to record two new cover songs for this release, SAVAGE GARDEN’s “To the Moon and Back” and JUDAS PREIEST’s “Reckless” and we even threw in two covers from LT’s Blackened Angel project. Artwork has been once again created by the talented TRISTAN TAIT and a hand numbered limited edition CD release will celebrate the highlights from Volume 1 of our Undercover journey.”

Listen to LORD’s single “To the Moon and Back” from the upcoming album, available now on Bandcamp , Spotify  and Apple Music. 

Listen/Pre-order here: https://lordofficial.bandcamp.com/

UNDERCOVERS VOL. 1 will be an exclusive 23 track release available on Bandcamp as both a digital release and as various bundle packs that includes a T-shirt, and a CD that is hand-numbered and limited to 500 hand numbered copies only, worldwide. 

Both the CD and streaming platforms will have a limited track listing, with Bandcamp being the exclusive destination to own all 23 tracks, which includes two covers by Lord Tim’s Blackened Angel project, as well as over 2 hours of Andy and LT talking about the stories behind the songs. The entire release clocks in at over 3 hours and 40 minutes. Pre-orders are now open.

Complete Bandcamp release track list: 

1. To the Moon and Back (Savage Garden cover)

2. Judas be my Guide (Iron Maiden cover)

3. Send Me an Angel (Real Life cover)

4. Of Sins and Shadows (Symphony X cover)

5. Message in a Bottle (The Police cover)

6. Shattered (Pantera cover)

7. Playing to Win (Little River Band, John Farnham cover)

8. Someone’s Crying (Helloween cover)

9. Hard to Live (Harem Scarem cover)

10. Creeping Death (LIVE) (Metallica cover)

11. (I Just) Died in Your Arms (Cutting Crew cover)

12. Reckless (Judas Priest cover)

13. Silent Jealousy (X Japan cover) 

14. I Want Out (LIVE) (Helloween cover)

15. The Sun Always Shines on TV (A-ha cover)

16. The Whisper (Queensryche cover) 

17. Touch the Fire (Icehouse cover)

18. Wild Child (LIVE) (W.A.S.P. cover)

19. Break the Ice (John Farnham cover)

20. Runaway (Bon Jovi cover)

21. On a Night Like This (Kylie Minogue cover)

22. Madhouse by Blackened Angel (Anthrax cover)

23. Night People by Blackened Angel (Dio cover)

LORD is essentially a continuation of DUNGEON, one of Australia's longest-running heavy metal bands, with over a dozen releases so far. Their last full length 2019 album “Fallen Idols” was LORD’s best selling and best reviewed album to date, reaching #20 in the Australian ARIA charts and #2 on the Australian Independent Labels chart.

WWW: www.lord.net.au 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/lordofficial 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/lordofficial 

Twitter: www.twitter.com/lordofficial 

YouTube: www.youtube.com/lordofficial 

Spotify: www.bit.ly/lordofficial 

Store: www.dominusrecords.com