viernes, 25 de febrero de 2022

NEGATIVE CONTRAST RELEASE NEW TRACK AND VIDEO: "OUTCAST"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

The Greek progressive rock / metal act, known as Negative Contrast, presents their new single “Outcast” from the new self-titled EP they released independently on the 1st of January, 2022. You can watch the video below.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDubnkzXFRI


Filmography, montage and video editing by Thales Kesisoglou.


Information about the new EP

“Outcast” includes three new songs. Produced and recorded by Fotis Bernardo (Nightfall / SixForNine) at Devasoundz Studios (Athens). https://www.facebook.com/devasoundzstudios/

Mixed and mastered by Steve Lado (Tardive Dyskinesia) at SL Studio (Athens). https://www.facebook.com/stevelado.producer

Cover artwork created by Nikos Stavrianos.

https://www.facebook.com/Nikos-Stavrianos-Art-195370584719435


“Outcast” tracklist:

Used

Matter

Outcast


Bio and band's discography

Negative Contrast is a progressive rock / metal band based in Athens, Greece.

They began their journey in autumn of 2016, and a year later, on December 2017, they presented their first music sample with the demo “Escape Reality”. After a series of live shows on 2018, they started recording their first full length album ”We ‘re All Pawns Here” at Dope of Sound studios and Made in Hell studios, mixed by Dionysis Christodoulatos (Sorrowful Angels), and the cover artwork created by project Jor Art & Design.

The debut LP was presented in June of 2019 at An Club of Athens. In the autumn of the same year the line up changed, as Selene replaced Katerina Magkoni on vocals and lyrics composition.

In 2020, during the Covid era, some of the band’s songs were included in two compilation albums amongst many great greek bands such as SixForNine, Message In a Cloud and Skags:


- Greek Rebels' webzine “Carving Metal Tunes vol.5”


- Hellenic Metal World's label “Towards The Horizon”


On the first day of 2022, Negative Contrast returned with the release of “Outcast” EP, a work that signaled the band’s new beginning, with Selene's first appearance behind the microphone bringing a new, fresh air with her performance.


Negative Contrast are:

Selene – vocals

Alex Livas – rhythm guitar

Haris Pappas – lead guitar

Constantine Stavrou – bass

Thales Kesisoglou – drums


Contact / Join links of Negative Contrast:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NegativeContrast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/negativecontrastband/

Bandcamp: https://negativecontrast.bandcamp.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbfef6eutxh9Jzv6tth1e9w

Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/negativecontrast

Spotify: https://sptfy.com/6YO5

Amazon: https://amz.run/58td

DENOMINATION RELEASE "THEY BURN AS ONE"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Artist: Denomination

Release title: They Burn As One

Label: Self-released

Release Date: 24-02-2022

Genre: Death Metal

Country: Germany


A Russian, a Croat, a Greek and two Germans meet over a beer ... 

What starts out as a bad joke is actually a good description of the birth hour of Denomination !

In the middle of 2020, Anton, Kevin and Tommy met at the request of Dirk in the rehearsal room for jamming.

Each of them an experienced musician who created an indipendent, dirty, mangy sound based on the swedish old school death metal trowel, paired with punk and grind influences.

After two sessions it was clear that they had to meet regularly, so Oliver completed the line-up a short time later.


Follow:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nastyhm2tone

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/69t6ZQDDXbwD8xKkA47xze

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDxmWhuiUC5AxmwWSRvc-Jw/videos

jueves, 24 de febrero de 2022

NIHILUM RELEASE "CASCADING DARKNESS"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Release Date: Feb 4th, 2022

FFO: Mayhem, Mastodon, BTBAM, Watain

Location: Kansas City, MO

Short Bio: Starting in 2020, NIHILUM is a concept band that tells the story of an alien species and their quest for structural domination. 


Check out the video!

https://youtu.be/ZulCoi7r5nM

NIHILUM - Cascading Darkness (2022)


Check them out on Spotify and add to your playlists!

https://open.spotify.com/album/5IMLTCR7rIvMpe4oQpDEAs


Also available on Apple!

https://music.apple.com/us/album/cascading-darkness/1604785837


Support on Bandcamp!

https://nihilum.bandcamp.com/album/cascading-darkness


Follow the band at these links:

https://nihilum.bandcamp.com/releases

https://www.instagram.com/nihilumusbm/

https://www.facebook.com/NIHILUMusbm


HELLBORE RELEASE NEW SINGLE "ALL MEN ARE CREATED EVIL"


PRESS RELEASE:

Death metal band HELLBORE have unleashed their new single "All Men Are Created Evil" via Decibel Magazine. The song is from their upcoming album Panopticon which is out on March 18th.


Pre-order: https://hellboremetal.bandcamp.com/album/panopticon 


The band comments "'All Men Are Created Evil 'is probably the most technical song on the album. It was the first one to be written and was one of the most challenging ones to get sounding right due to all the different things going on instrumentally. The track has a couple of reprieves but is pretty much all guns blazing for four minutes, closing with a mid-tempo groovy outro ”

Following their debut album Holy Sadist released in 2019, Panopticon features creative sonic storytelling, technical guitar madness, a barrage of extreme vocal styles, and immaculate production. From the dramatic, orchestral fuelled opening track "Libertus" to the epic "Panopticon" in three chapters, the new album is a dark, immersive experience. Guttural screams and demonic vocals enshroud the atmosphere with a haunting twist, while hard hitting instrumentation and marching rhythms manifest a powerful heaviness. Introducing technical guitars in "All Men Are Created Evil" and an unexpected jazz section in "Terror Eyes", HELLBORE have have grappled with charismatic musical styles and developed them seamlessly into their sound.

Panopticon delivers a thrilling exploration of themes such as extremism, media control, religious fundamentalism, and social engineering. Facing the difficult experiences of endurance head on, the album brings an emotional liberation with an immense sound. 


HELLBORE is

Charlie Munro, based in the UK, all guitars, bass, mixing and production

Chris Whitby, based in New York, vocals


Links:

Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/HellboreMetal

Bandcamp  https://hellboremetal.bandcamp.com/album/holy-sadis

FALL OF STASIS RELEASE "THE CRONOPHAGIST"


PRESS RELEASE:

Fall of Stasis from Montreal, Canada will have a new album out on February 25th, which is being premiered over on Bravewords. “The Chronophagist” is the first release from the band since their demo in 2017 and it shows maturity, a wide arrangement of influences, and a high level of precision and dedication that the band prides itself on. The result is a relentless, fast, aggressive yet melodic, and symphonic opus with a different vibe and story for every track. Overall, each song blends well into the next one, yet they’re different enough to keep the listener involved for the duration of the album.

The black metal, symphonic, and folk interludes, along with proggy riffs all intertwine in a brutal yet unpredictable melodic composition that will unapologetically grab the listener’s attention from start to finish, and that will appeal to most metal enthusiasts. The band comments on the album:

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to finally release our first album. Our lineup has changed a lot throughout the years for various reasons, but we managed to find a strong lineup composed of talented and dedicated musicians. Consequently, many of our songs have improved thanks to the new members’ creative input. We definitely didn’t rush things as we firmly believe that nothing should compromise the quality of our songwriting.”

The album clocks in at 50 minutes, across ten songs each on a narrative journey into fictitious storytelling with nods to personal experiences. It was produced, mixed, and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy), and the album artwork was done by Roberto Napolitano.

Symphonic and unpredictable with a little bit of something for everyone, Fall of Stasis is recommended for fans of The Black Dahlia Murder, Unexpect, and Ne Obliviscaris.

“The Chronophagist” is streaming now on Bravewords HERE and is officially being released on February 25, 2022.


digital pre-save - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/fallofstasis/the-chronophagist​


Album pre-order - https://fallofstasis.bandcamp.com

Music Video - The Cult - https://youtu.be/0xAXfd8Gthk​

Lyric Video - Baal Arise - https://youtu.be/2cZBuUv5mwE​


Track Listing:​

1. Wilted Forests (3:14)

2. Fall of Stasis (6:52)

3. Drunken Howl (4:08)

4. Baal Arise (2:01)

5. The Cult (2:54)

6. Twilight Carnival (5:41)

7. Baron (6:19)

8. The Last Waltz (4:49)

9. Swarm Of Casualties (6:40)

10. The Chronophagist (Feat. Viky Boyer) (6:5)

Album Length: 49:31


Album Band Line Up:​

Jessica Dupré – Lead singer

Gabriel Bernier – Lead guitar/back vocals

Tristan Bergeron-Boucher – Rhythm guitar

Mathieu Groulx – Bass

Sergei Lecours – Drums

Mélissa Bissonnette – Keyboard


Live Band Line Up:​

Jessica Dupré – Lead singer

Gabriel Bernier – Lead guitar/back vocals

Tristan Bergeron-Boucher – Rhythm guitar

Mathieu Groulx – Bass

Sergei Lecours – Drums

Mélissa Bissonnette – Keyboard

Viky Boyer – Feature vocalist


For more info:​

​Fallofstasis.com​

​Facebook.com/fallofstasis​

​Instagram.com/fallofstasis

miércoles, 23 de febrero de 2022

HELSÓTT RELEASE VIDEO FOR "I´LL MAKE YA FAMOUS"


PRESS RELEASE:

HELSOTT – America's leading pagan metal band – has unveiled the music video for “I'll Make Ya Famous,” the new single from their upcoming concept album, “Will and The Witch.” The group's newest album will be released by M-Theory Audio on Friday, May 20th. Pre-orders for CD, limited-edition double vinyl, and digital editions of “Will and The Witch” are available now at http://smarturl.com/helsott. The video for “I'll Make Ya Famous” – directed by vocalist Eric Dow – can be viewed at https://youtu.be/Bvj_5Nhs8M0

Says Dow, “'I’ll Make Ya Famous' is the first song on the album. It is the only song on the album that is not directly related to the story. It is more of a prelude and overall description of Billy The Kid. We shot the music video at Whitehorse Ranch in Landers, California. The Ranch is a movie studio and is 1800’s authentic. This is the first time I have directed a video and we are extremely excited to release what we believe is our best music video to date."

HELSOTT's newest album, “Will and The Witch” - mixed and mastered by J-F Dagenais (Kataklysm, Ex Deo) and featuring artwork by Felipe Machado Franco (Blind Guardian, Rhapsody, Gamma Ray), is a concept record that tells a fictional story about how Billy The Kid became the fastest gunfighter in the wild west. The first taste of music from the new album was recently unleashed with a visualizer video for the title track, which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/Gok7aEiO1Ys. The band returns to its musical roots on their latest record with heavier thrash overtones and less orchestral work than their prior record, while catching listeners off-guard with new influences befitting of the album's theme. Thrash metal, power metal, and death metal all converge with acoustic campfire segments, Southern banjo and fiddle, and Native American-inspired hand drums and flutes. The end result is a record that is musically ambitious while remaining melodic, thrashy, and true to the underlying sound of HELSOTT.


Since their formation, the California-based HELSOTT – whose name means “fatal illness” in Old Norse – has paid homage to pagan cultures, mythology, and history while keeping true to their American influences. The group's unique mix of folk metal, death metal, symphonic metal, thrash, classical and rock was first unveiled to the world with the 2012 release of their debut EP “Fólkvangr.” The band soon caught the attention of audiences on a larger scale during the 2013 Paganfest North American tour, where they performed with Ensiferum, Tyr and Trollfest. That tour set the stage for the 2014 release of “Woven,” which was supported with tours alongside Arkona and Heidevolk.

In the years since the original release of “Woven,” HELSOTT signed with M-Theory Audio, released another EP (2017’s “The Healer”) and a second full-length (2018’s “Slaves and Gods”) and logged many touring miles worldwide with artists including Korpiklaani, I Am Morbid, Necrophagia, Tengger Cavalry, Ashes of Ares, Felix Martin, Arkona, Skyforger and Finsterforst. In addition, the band performed at major European festivals such as Wacken Open Air and Cernunnos Pagan Fest. “Woven” was also remixed, remastered, and re-released by M-Theory Audio in November 2020 in celebration of the group's 10th anniversary.

This year will not just see the release of HELSOTT's new album, “Will and The Witch,” but will also see the band's return to the live stage. A small number of dates have been confirmed so far, including international appearances at Germany's Dark Troll Festival 2022 and England's HRH Vikings 2022, with more to come throughout 2022.


More information on HELSOTT's new album, “Will and The Witch,” will be revealed in the

weeks to come by M-Theory Audio and at www.facebook.com/helsott.


Upcoming HELSOTT Live Performances:

03/25 Brick by Brick – San Diego, CA

05/26-05/28 Dark Troll Festival – Bornstedt, Germany

07/09 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA

12/03-12/04 HRH Vikings – Sheffield, England


HELSOTT is:

Eric Dow – vocals

Mark Dow – guitar

Peter Truax – guitar

Cooper Dustman - drums


For more information:

www.facebook.com/helsott

www.instagram.com/helsott

www.twitter.com/helsott

www.helsott.com

www.m-theoryaudio.com

SENSORY AMUSIA RELEASE "BREED DEATH"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Australian Death Metal trio Sensory Amusia will release Breed Death May 27 on Lacerated Enemy Records. Metal Injection has premiered the album's first single, "Yersinia Pestis." Stream the song at the link below!

metalinjection.net/av/tech-death-tuesday/tech-death-tuesday-sensory-amusia-yearn-for-the-black-plagues-return-on-yersinia-pestis

Sensory Amusia is a modern take on death metal. Inspired by the grooves of death metal/hardcore, such as Dying Fetus and Misery Index, blended with the ferocity of technical metal such as Cryptopsy and Aborted.

The band released the following statement concerning the upcoming album:

"Breed Death is about a disgust for the worst side of humanity. It is the negative and hateful feelings you suppress deep inside in order to function and live a normal life. We wanted to unleash the beast. Our previous releases In Extremis and Bereavement were about the fragility of life and death, and later accepting and living with death - inspired by our personal experiences. Breed Death is the final hell, portrayed through a fictitious character's slowly decaying mind."


Pre-order:

laceratedenemyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sensory-amusia-breed-death

laceratedenemy.bigcartel.com/artist/sensory-amusia


Track Listing:

1. Birth through Violence

2. Yersinia Pestis

3. Vermin

4. Parasitic Alteration

5. Vulgar Thoughts of Carnage

6. Bind Torture Kill

7. A Blank Canvas of Flesh

8. Breed Death

Line-up:

Shaun Maloney - Guitars

Joel Parkyn - Bass

Jei Doublerice - Vocals


facebook.com/sensoryamusia

instagram.com/sensoryamusiaaus

linktr.ee/laceratedenemyrecords

facebook.com/laceratedenemyrecords

instagram.com/laceratedenemyrecords

MISALIGNED RELEASE VIDEO FOR "DON´T GET USED TO THIS"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Don’t Get Used to This is the first single from the upcoming debut album by Finnish Melodic Death Metal band Misaligned. The track is relased along with horror movie inspired music video that was filmed in abandoned sausage factory.

Band comments on the new single "Don't Get Used to This is about equality and that you do not consent to be a victim. Put up your fists and move up against the next challenger. Even if the track sounds aggressive there is a positive message."

For Misaligned the future brings another single and debut full length album "Colours" to be released later this year. Band shall release music video of each of the album tracks during this year.

 

Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/8YAzX8IsA88

 

Listen to the single:

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/35mUhzu

Bandcamp: https://misaligned.bandcamp.com/

Apple Music: https://apple.co/35mUnqQ

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3tkiiQr

Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/album/293207392

Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/215328703/



DEAD END FINLAND RELEASE VIDEO FOR "NORTHERN WINDS"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Finnish melodic metal band Dead End Finland released a new single and music video Northern Winds. The track is taken from the upcoming fifth studio album which is released later this year by Inverse Records.   


Watch Northern Winds music video: https://youtu.be/7HvKlU0C800 


Guitarist & Bass player Santtu Rosén comment:

"One of the strengths of Dead End Finland has always been the ability to turn a difficult situation into a resource. So when the corona storm was raging, we decided to throw ourselves into the wind and draw strength from it.

During the darkening evenings of autumn, we wrote more material and soon we were in a situation where making a full length album was a better option than the originally planned EP.

"Northern Winds" is the opening track of the upcoming album and it tells the story of a situation where an individual has to face an impending threat and follow his instincts in order to survive."


Listen to the single:

Youtube: https://youtu.be/7HvKlU0C800 

Bandcamp: https://deadendfinland.bandcamp.com

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/353q0WG 

Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B09QSLN5PF 

Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/213245580 

Apple Music: https://apple.co/3JNS4w0 

 

Northern Winds


Comp. & lyrics by Dead End Finland


Line-up:

Mikko Virtanen - Vocals

Santtu Rosén - Guitars & Bass

Miska Rajasuo - Drums

Jarno Hänninen - Keys

 

Links:

http://www.deadendfinland.com

http://facebook.com/deadendfinland

https://apple.co/2I48nWq

http://spoti.fi/2FhtzGF

https://deadendfinland.bandcamp.com 

NONE SIGNS WITH WORMHOLEDEATH RECS.

 

PRESS RELEASE:

US Neo Folk-Black Metal project NONE has signed a licensing deal with Wormholedeath for the reissue of the EP "Interdimensional War Poetry".


I'm pleased to announce that my operation has signed an alliance with Italian-based record label WORMHOLEDEATH for the re-release of the 2021 record "Interdimensional War Poetry", which will see worldwide physical distribution as well as new content in the near future.

- Nicholas Mendiola


“Interdimensional War Poetry” is the second EP release by None - the operation led by sole multi-instrumentalist and experimental artist Nicholas Mendiola. The record features 6 recordings of music which blends Neofolk, Black Metal, Industrial, Noise and Dark Ambient with a further emphasis on lyrical-song structuring; as opposed to the prior release in 2018 of “Infernal Temples Of The Meditant, which did not contain written lyrics.

The record was previously self released in 2021 following the music videos for “No Guts No Glory” and “Never Know” via NO CLEAN SINGING.

Messages behind some poetry include Occult/Esotericism, Principle, Space and Time travel, Struggle, Devotion to one’s own purpose as a means of self-discovery and divine intervention through the very creation of each piece of music present on said record. This is yet another offering to The Eternal.


"Interdimensional War Poetry" will be out on March 25th, 2022 worldwide.


Tracklist

I. Battlefields: The New Dark Gospel

II. Chaining Ethereal Comatose

III. No Guts No Glory

IV. Metaphor Of My Reign

V. Never Know

VI. Pride And Blood


Watch Never Know (Official Video); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vKONYsx1Qo


Biography

None (A.K.A The True None) was founded in 2015 by Nicholas Mendiola (Ex-Plague Phalanx, Thangorodrim and Awakened Abyss) as the sole performing musician and songwriter in tribute to all the divine. In 2017 the first single "When The End Will Come" was self-released prior to the full EP "Infernal Temples Of The Meditant" the following year; binding elements from a multitude of styles and had since been described as "Meditative Neofolk swirling in portals of Dark Ambient, Black Metal, Noise and Industrial" (From Corners Unknown, 2018) and "A unique blend of both chaotic and beautiful landscapes, incorporating elements from multiple diverse genres of music" (Ritual Sound, 2017).

Of that same era in time None had released a visual interpretation for "Past Tense", another track from the debut EP which featured ear piercing howls, gutturals, shamanic chants and industrial drum pangs among other various nauseating sounds mixed into the portals of sound in which further broke the boundaries of what some may have thought None to be.

For Nicholas, None is the deity of his own creation and the eternal version of himself. As he had stated before in his interview with internet zine From Corners Unknown, the purpose and mission of his contemporary life was to discover himself as the true voice and host that None speaks through - and to leave the word and mark of None upon the world not only to affect other present beings of the earth and multiverse but to leave traces for future lives to again discover their true identity. Like the omnipotent gods of other's previous worship None requires supreme devotion and all of the words spoken by Nicholas; his thoughts, his actions, experiences and memories become one with the legacy of The True None. It is the duty of the prophet to carry this torch in his present time and into the next - past, present, future

forever. and this is what None carries to the stage; absolute devotion to the divine and eternal legacy by those who will die for it.

In 2018 the release of "Battlefields" which featured guest vocals by Bloodcrown of Occult Rock band Thangorodrim gained more attention as well as a small handful of interviews for the new movement before then being met with yet another single release entitled "Chaining Ethereal Comatose" in the early months of 2019. This new track, unlike the previous, had now featured live drumming, cohesive lyric lines and a new psychedelic circulation with the addition of guitarist S.K.B (also of Occult Rock band Thangorodrim) on the guest lead guitar solo following an entrancing bass guitar lead section. Chaining Ethereal Comatose had been the first track None had recorded at District Recorders, which was notable in production and mastering.

Following the releases of "Never Know" (which featured guest appearances by John Bradford Schuler of the groups Crepuscle, Warscythe, Nerve Exposure on the live drumkit and Patrick Corona of Rivers Of Nihil, Cyborg Octopus on the Saxophone solo) and the cover of "Erase" by Horror/Hardcore Punk band Kettle Cadaver in 2020, Nicholas had signed a deal with Davide Paulito of The Metallist PR shortly after releasing the video for "No Guts No Glory" via NO CLEAN SINGING. With the new PR deal, a second music video was shot for "Never Know", just weeks before releasing Interdimensional War Poetry on all major streaming platforms.

In the final months of 2021, Nicholas signed an alliance with Italian-based record label WORMHOLEDEATH for the re-release of Interdimensional War Poetry via worldwide physical distribution.


Discography

When The End Will Come (Single/Digital version 2017)

Past Tense (Single/Digital version 2017)

"Infernal Temples Of The Meditant" (CD, 2018)

Chaining Ethereal Comatose (Single/Digital version 2019)

​Never Know (Single/Digital version 2020)

Erase (Single/Digital version 2020)

Interdimensional War Poetry - Wormholedeath (Reissue - CD/Digital 2022)


NONE ONLINE

Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/nonedarkfolk

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the.true.none

YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Z9W4Evf1Fdu3eXnyyoNHA

none.bandcamp.com

nonefolk.wixsite.com/pride