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0 Rockshots Records – Out Now! LIONSOUL’s New Album “A Pledge To Darkness”
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Montreal, QC – April 29, 2022
Rockshots Records – Out Now! LIONSOUL’s New Album “A Pledge To Darkness”
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Out Now! LionSoul unveils their new album “A Pledge To Darkness” via Rockshots Records. The band’s third full-length follows their previous releases “Welcome Storm” (2017) (Limb Music), “Omega” (2013), and EP “The Throne” (2015). Since the band’s formation in 2012, they have shared the stage and toured with artists such as Domine, Iron Savior, GammaRay, Kissin’ Dynamite, Geoff Tate, Tygers Of Pan Tang in Italy and across Europe along with festival appearances on Metal For Emergency (IT), Biker Fest (IT), and Loud and Proud Festival (IT).
The new album “A Pledge To Darkness” is a huge step forward in LionSoul‘s career as it is more heterogeneous, in some ways darker than the previous ones. Featuring 11 roaring cosmic tracks, it brings with it nuances ranging from thrash to melodic death metal, including some death metal vocals in order to give more emphasis to certain passages. The album is a composition of different stylistic approaches that converge into the power/heavy roots that still remain at the basis of their sound. The songs range from a classic power metal opener with spatial atmospheres up to a futuristic western ballad, from speed metal tracks – that wink at thrash and melodic death metal – to 80’s synth-wave tunes, from mid-tempo hymns in Teutonic/industrial style to the almost omnipresent Cyberpunk themes. “A Pledge to Darkness” remains in all respects a power metal album, but with some dosed contaminations. Overall, its goal is to take you on a hyperspace voyage from Tatooine to 2049 Los Angeles, while passing through Tranctor. The band explains further:
“Imagine your planet at the end of its life and you have the burden to preserve the knowledge so you take a spaceship for a trip to L A in 2049 meanwhile you pass through a portal between 1953 to 1986 and also you change your skin to save the human race from a virus.”
Recommended for fans of speedy heavy metal, power metal, hard rock, and 80’s soundtracks, “A Pledge to Darkness” is now available as of April 29, 2022.
Album order – https://bit.ly/LionSoul_CD
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3vRBeXU
Lyric Video – Wailing In Red – https://youtu.be/w-50helLg4M
Music Video – Amber of Illusion – https://youtu.be/HyiHCtyvv20
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Track Listing:
1. Continuum – 1:35
2. Exile to Arise – 4:27
3. Amber of Illusion – 4:48
4. Wailing in Red – 4:37
5. No Beginning (Nor An End) – 4:38
6. Soldier Through Time – 3:47
7. Skin 2 – 3:39
8. A Pledge to Darkness – 5:13
9. Red Flame – 4:15
10. Man, Machine, Almost Rhyme – 5:30
11. The Stranger – 5:22
Album Length: 47:56
Album Credits:
– Written and Produced by Ivan Castelli and Aurelio Parise
– All growl vocals and by Claudio Facheris
– Recorded and Mixed by Fabrizio “Izio” Romani at Media Factory Studio – Esine (BS)
– Vocal parts recorded by Andrea Facheris at Loft-1 Studio – Dalmine (BG)
– Mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio in San Marino
– Cover art by Stan W. Decker
For more info:
Rockshots.eu
www.lionsoul.it
Facebook.com/lionsoulband
Twitter.com/LionSoul_band
Instagram.com/lionsoulofficial
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0 Wacken Metal Battle USA – National Final – May 7 – Los Angeles – One Band To Play Wacken Open Air – The World’s Largest Metal Festival
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Montreal, QC – April 28, 2022
Wacken Metal Battle USA – National Final – May 7 – Los Angeles @ The Viper Room
One Band To Play Wacken Open Air – The World’s Largest Metal Festival
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WMBU National Final Spotify Playlist HERE.
After two years of hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, Wacken Metal Battle USA returned in 2022 for battles across America. From the months of January to April, over 100 bands from across the states battled each other out in Portland (OR), Seattle (WA), Las Vegas (NV), Akron (OH), Los Angeles (CA), San Diego (CA), Orange County (CA), Crockett (Bay Area – CA), Phoenix (AZ), Tucson (AZ), Austin (TX), San Antonio (TX), Lubbock (TX), El Paso (TX), and Houston (TX).
We are now down to the final six independent American bands, where one will be crowned the 2022 champion of Wacken Metal Battle USA and be given the opportunity to perform at the world’s largest metal festival, Wacken Open Air!
And the final six are…
Our Dying World (LA Winner) – Melodic death metal from the greater Los Angeles area. Bringing some of the best elements from every genre, they’re hoping to bring a new feeling to the metal world and dissolve the barriers between genres to make them fit seamlessly. https://ourdyingworld.bandcamp.com.
The Stage of Dreams (Ohio Winner) – Heavily influenced by classic metal bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Judas Priest. Their upcoming EP was recorded at The Vault in Pittsburgh, PA and was produced and engineered by Multiplatinum Producer Dave Hillis. https://thestageofdreams.rocks
Mythraeum (San Diego Winner) – An alchemical process manifested through primal means, Mythraeum is an expression of the rage, misery, and longing that existence provokes. https://mythraeum.bandcamp.com
Donella Drive (Texas Winner) – Combining elements of alternative metal, post-hardcore, and progressive rock, San Antonio outliers Donella Drive cannot be categorized by a singular label. https://donelladrive.bandcamp.com
Phantom Witch (Bay Area Winner) – They were sent to this time from 1986 to bring Thrash to the future. Hold on to your butts.
Pitch Black Mass (Pacific Northwest) – From Oregon state!! Thrash Metal Heavy Hitters. https://youtu.be/kBQEKXcTjqs
Event Details:
Saturday, May 7 – Wacken Metal Battle USA National Final
The Viper Room – 8852 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA
21+ // doors @ 7:30 // $12 advance // $15 day-of-show
Tickets at https://bit.ly/viper507
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/421584889331186/
For its last three years (2017-2019), Wacken Metal Battle USA has hosted battles across the country to send one independent metal band to perform at the world’s largest metal festival Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany. 2019 saw the festival celebrate its 30th anniversary, but due to Covid, the 2020 and 2021 editions were both canceled. As the metal community regains its strength, Wacken Open Air 2022 will be the 31st edition of the festival and will be held from August 4th to 6th. The 2022 event is already sold out with a line-up that includes Slipknot, Till Lindemann (Rammstein), Judas Priest, Limp Bizkit, As I Lay Dying, Lacuna Coil, Danko Jones, Gwar, Death Angel, Tarja, and many more. Details here.
For over a decade at Wacken Open Air, independent metal bands from around the globe have been performing in front of thousands and competing against one another for one to be crowned champion of the international battle at the festival along with winning multiple prizes. For 2022, Wacken Metal Battle USA is returning to America and will be hosting qualifying rounds in select cities across the nation.
How it works:
Participating cities will host qualifying rounds plus a city final organized by a local city concert promoter where one band will move forward to the American national final (date and city to be determined). The winner of the national final will move on to perform at the Wacken Open Air 2022 and compete against the winners of 29 other countries in a final global battle. All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music industry representatives.
Rules for participation: https://metalbattleusa.com/rules/
More info:
Wacken Metal Battle USA is part of an international competition that sees bands from across the country battle each other for the chance of winning their spot among 29 other countries’ champions, and representing the USA in an international battle of the bands at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival: Wacken Open Air, which has been taking place in Wacken, Germany for the last 30 years. The winner of Wacken Metal Battle USA will perform at the 2022 festival taking place from August 4 – 6th
2019’s national final was hosted in Los Angeles, CA and featured Dissentience (Winners, East Coast), Monarch (Winners, West Coast), Nahaya (Winners, Texas), Toxic Ruin (Winners, Chicago), Violence System (Winners, Atlanta) whom were selected from over a hundred bands that participated in battles across the USA. The national final battle was Judged by a panel of metal industry that consisted of Alex Distefano (LA Weekly), Marco Barbieri (M-Theory Audio) and DJ Will (KNAC.COM).
2019 – WMBU Winner
Monarch (San Diego, CA)
Video – Live at Wacken 2019 here.
2018 – WMBU Winner
VOICES OF RUIN (Anaheim, CA)
2017 – WMBU Winner
CORPSE HOARDER (Philadelphia, PA)Video – Live at Wacken 2017 here.
Links:
Metal-Battle.com
MetalBattleUSA.com
Facebook.com/metalbattleusa
Twitter.com/MetalBattleUSA
Instagram.com/metalbattleusa
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0 The Circle Pit Presents Anachronistic’s Hilarious True Story In “700 And 19 Ways Of Decay”
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Montreal, QC – April 28, 2022
The Circle Pit Presents Anachronistic’s Hilarious True Story In “700 And 19 Ways Of Decay”
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Anachronistic is the product of two ex-pats joining forces to create something truly unique, a heavy black metal sound, but overlaid with hardcore vocals. Armed with a vision, lyrics, and a long list of influences, American vocalist Matt Ramarge approached Ukrainian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Umarlak to breathe life into the project. They released their debut EP “700 And 19 Ways Of Decay” last month and it can be streamed in its entirety over at The Circle Pit at https://youtu.be/e3n1kbtmLBs
They explain the album in their own words:
“We tried to encapsulate a dark and raw merging of genres with this band. The vision behind Anachronistic’s initial trilogy LP release is to get people hooked on the concept and leave fans waiting for the next chapter to come out. Sonically and emotionally this album is really fun to listen to from a “bird’s eye viewpoint”. Once fans dig deeper into the song lyrics and album cover they will realize this is a true, hilarious story that will continue through 2 more releases, getting darker, heavier, and nastier with each release. Even as a standalone release, “700 and 19 Ways of Decay” will stand strong amongst fans of black metal and hardcore.”
The premise of the album centers a lot around Matt’s life experiences and incorporates elements from his job; initially, it was intended to be a spoken word project, but it morphed into a unique, tongue-in-cheek band that is serious about heavy riffs and energetic vocals. 700-19 is the actual contract paperwork for working in Korea as a US contractor, the album art, done by Adi Dechristianize, features Matt’s actual office with his persona Major Skinnis coming out of the monitor. This is the first chapter in a hilarious true story that will span three albums, the next is already underway.
Blackened hardcore is an interesting new twist on the parent genres. It has the technical power of black metal, mixed with hardcore energy that inspires headbanging, moshing, and stage diving. Anachronistic is recommended for metalheads and non-metalheads alike, anyone who is looking for something unique and raw.
Fans of Blood For Blood, Hatebreed, and Behemoth should definitely take note.
There is a music video on YouTube for the track “Time To Drink” – https://youtu.be/V_L1Xf4dZWg
Track Listing:
1. Recall – 4:48
2. Time To Drink – 3:59
3. Late Night Fundraising – 3:11
4. Festering Stench – 4:20
5. Going To The Ball – 3:33
6. Eruption Of A Hork Filled Gut – 3:02
7. Follow The Rules Or Die – 4:55
8. Hatred For Work Causes Gout – 3:38
Album Length – 31:25
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by:
Anachronistic
Matt – Vocals / Lyrics / Concept
Umarlak- Multi-Instrumentalist
• All songs written by: Anachronistic
• Produced by: Anachronistic
• Mixed by: Umarlak
• Mastered by: Dark Prod Studios
• Album Artwork by: Adi Dechristianize
Album Band Line Up:
Anachronistic
Matt – Vocals / Lyrics / Concept
Umarlak- Multi-Instrumentalist
For more info:
Instagram.com/anachronistic2022
YouTube
Anachronistic2022.bandcamp.com
Spotify
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0 Iran’s Heterochrome Confront Personal Devastation With “Time’s Up” Off “From The Ashes”
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Montreal, QC – April 28, 2022
Iran’s Heterochrome Confront Personal Devastation With “Time’s Up” Off “From The Ashes”
“From The Ashes’ Out May 13, 2022
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Coming from Iran, the two founding members of Heterochrome have had a myriad of challenges to overcome through the years. One of the outlets they utilize to express these feelings is through music. The latest single off their upcoming album “From the Ashes” tells two of these stories as they share:
“’Time’s Up’ consists of two stories about the difficulties of love and the emotional devastation that comes from it. The first part deals with a deep sorrow from the mentioned devastation in Arash’s life, and the second part recalls a memory from Mida. Arash wrote this song shortly after a life changing period of time and brought it forward, even though it sounded different than their previous work, sounding a lot more simple and raw. Mida’s life story sounds like something out of a telenovela! A very progressive one, but a telenovela all the same.”
The album was written and recorded over four years, during which Mida had to say goodbye to their fiancé many times, sending them off to the US alone, because of the travel ban. The second verse of this song was written on one of these “goodbye nights”. The pain of saying goodbye, feeling your soul catching fire and burning with love is reflected in the lyrics. The inevitability of heartbreak in love is a universal language that almost everyone can speak.
Stripped down to raw emotions, Heterochrome overflows with passion and feeling. They are recommended for fans of alternative rock and progressive metal, and bands such as Lacuna Coil, Opeth and Porcupine Tree.
The single and lyric video for “Time’s Up” can be heard via its premiere on AllAboutTheRock HERE.
“From The Ashes” will be released on May 13, 2022.
Album pre-order – https://heterochrome.bandcamp.com
Previous singles:
Baraye Farda, For Tomorrow – https://youtu.be/NaTTGZdpQq4
Badbadak (The Flight) (Music Video) – https://youtu.be/Ce1pjpfvWvE
The Bearing – https://youtu.be/pUwK1BoptaI
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Track Listing:
1. Baraye Farda, For Tomorrow – 3:39
2. Badbadak, The Flight – 3:28
3. Rage Against The People – 4:34
4. WOTB – 4:10
5. The Bearing – 4:29
6. Transition – 2:22
7. Time’s Up – 3:06
8. Through Evil Within – 5:03
9. Sargardan, Wanderer – 3:20
10. The Outlaw – 7:20
Album Length: 41:21
For more info:
Heterochrome.com
Instagram.com/heterochromeband
Facebook.com/heterochromeband
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0 Rockshots Records – The “Spotlight” Is On ANNIKEN’s New Single Off Upcoming Album “Climb Out of Hell”
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Montreal, QC – April 26, 2022
Rockshots Records – The “Spotlight” Is On ANNIKEN’s New Single Off Upcoming Album “Climb Out of Hell”
New Album “Climb Out of Hell” Due Out May 13, 2022
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Today the spotlight is being focused on Norwegian solo metal artist Anniken and her latest single off her forthcoming debut album “Climb Out of Hell” on May 13, 2022 via Rockshots Records.
Entitled, “Spotlight”, the single and album opener kicks is a track that many musicians can relate to. It’s about the anxiety and desire for success along with the love and hate relationship of being up on stage with the spotlight focused on you.
Lyric Video – Spotlight – https://youtu.be/jVj4_KrMlUo
Digital – https://bfan.link/Spotlight
Anniken has been a part of the Norwegian heavy metal scene for years with her band Darkest Sins, the studio project Ana – Metal for Charity, as well as being a part of her husband Marius Danielsen’s trilogy Legend of Valley Doom, both in the studio and with the live band. While in Darkest Sins she opened for bands such as Anthrax, Jorn, TNT, and UDO along with Legend of Valley Doom she has worked with legendary musicians such as Ralf Scheepers, Amanda Somerville, Roland Grapow, Matt Barlow, Doogie White, Jennifer Batten, and also actor John Rhys-Davies from the Lord of the Rings and Indiana Jones movies.
Writing her own songs and having a profound love of lyrics, Anniken is now progressing into her solo endeavours. Anniken‘s debut album “Climb Out of Hell” features nine tracks, a few of them co-written with her husband Marius Danielsen.
It is a varied metal album that is melodic, raw, and catchy with different types of songs for every kind of metal fan. Some slow, some fast, most of them heavy. Some of the songs have a deeper meaning to them, while others are just exactly what you think they are.
Anniken adds:
“Firstly, I want people to enjoy the music. Secondly, I want them to notice the lyrics. I love listening to music while reading them and trying to understand the stories that are being told. I hope that the listeners feel the same way. I like to also add, that some of the songs were written a while back. I had others that didn’t make the cut. Overall, it is fun to write with other artists and see how the songs turned out both in the studio and live. But writing with others also means compromising. And that is one of the main reasons behind starting my solo project. I wanted to show what I could do, without the guys (yes, the bands I’ve played with always consisted of all guys and me). It is, unfortunately, easy to underestimate female artists in metal. At least, that is my experience. There aren’t as many women within the genre as there are men. Very often I experienced that people just assumed everything was written by the men in the group. I don’t mind being “just the singer”, but I would love to show the world that I am, in fact, more.”
“Climb Out of Hell” will be available on May 13, 2022.
Album pre-save – https://bfan.link/climb-out-of-hell
Physical album Pre-Order
CD – https://bit.ly/AnnikenCD
Vinyl – https://bit.ly/AnnikenVINYL
Previous Single:
Climb Out of Hell – https://youtu.be/vYvatSJq59c
Keep the Light – https://youtu.be/k8W6yM08ND8
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Track Listing:
1. Spotlight (3:52)
2. Climb Out of Hell (3:58)
3. Back Then (4:12)
4. Just Walk (5:05)
5. Keep the Light (4:15)
6. Star (4:49)
7. No Name (4:04)
8. Save Us (4:48)
9. Amplified (3:17)
Album Length: 38:23
Album Credits:
– All songs are written by Anniken, tracks 6,7 and 8 are co-written with Marius Danielsen.
– Cover/art is a compilation of two paintings by Sylvie Rasmussen, Anniken’s grandmother.
– Album is produced by Marius Danielsen.
– All lyrics are written by Anniken, except for the lyrics for Star, which are co-written with Marius Danielsen
Vocals: Anniken
Guitar and Bass by: Marius Danielsen
Orchestrations by: Gabriels (Tracks 1,2,3,4,6,7,9), Peter Danielsen (Tracks 5,6)
Drums by: Alessandro Kelvin
Choirs by: Marius Danielsen, David Åkesson
Growl vocals by: Brandon Bordman
Solos by: Gabriels (Track 1), Bill Hudson (Tracks 2,5), Nick Giannakos (Track 3), Fredrik Enochson (Track 4), Tommy Johansson (Track 5), Jimmy Hedlund (Track 6), Nils Courbaron (Track 7), Marius Danielsen (Track 8), Terry Wapram (Track 9)
For more info:
Rockshots.eu
Facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063610741197
Instagram.com/anniken.rasmussen
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0 Hyperspace Metal Festival Announces 2023 Lineup w/ Exmortus, Striker, Judicator, Lords of The Trident and more! April 13 – 15 – Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Montreal, QC – April 25, 2022
Hyperspace Metal Festival Announces 2023 Lineup w/ Exmortus, Striker, Judicator, Lords of The Trident and more!
April 13 – 15 – Vancouver, BC, Canada
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HMF Lineup Spotify Playlist – https://spoti.fi/3MpKpW6
Wrapping up their 2022 edition on April 15-17, Canada’s premier melodic and power metal festival HYPERSPACE is wasting no time presenting their lineup for next year’s 2023 festivities in Vancouver, BC.
The lineup for the fourth edition of the festival will feature headliners California melo-death warriors EXMORTUS, Edmonton Juno Award winners and heavy metal champions STRIKER, along with HMF alumni American power metallers JUDICATOR and fantasy metallers LORDS OF THE TRIDENT among many more to be announced for the three-night event from April 13-15. (current lineup is listed below)
Festival organizer Joey Hockin of Journeyman Productions comments:
“We’re keeping the hype going and rolling out the lineup for Hyperspace Metal Festival IV! This year’s festival was really special and we’re going to one up it next year with the mighty Exmortus headlining! We’re also excited to finally welcome Striker to the Hyperspace family after years of trying to get them on our stage. Next year’s festival is going to be epic and there are still more bands to be announced! We hope you make the trip to our city to join us for this weekend of melodic metal and epic times!”
Tickets are on sale at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hyperspace-metal-festival-iv-tickets-322242725667
Facebook Event – https://www.facebook.com/events/784033792568691/
Hyperspace Metal Festival 2023 Lineup:
Exmortus
Striker
Judicator
Lords of The Trident
Greyhawk
Traveler
Lutharo
Hrom
Medevil
Odinfist
Hyperia
Hyloxalus
Thousand Arrows
Highlights of the confirmed bands include American melodic death metal band Exmortus, whose lyrics mostly deal with battles and war along with Striker, one of Canada’s favourite heavy metal shredders and 2020 Juno award winners for Best Metal / Hard Music Album of The Year for their sixth studio album “Play To Win”. Tucson, AZ’s Judicator is returning for their second performance at the festival with their historical-based storytelling metal. They will be supporting their latest and fifth album ‘Let There Be Nothing’ out now via Prosthetic Records. Making their festival debut will be Madison, WI’s Lords of the Trident. The five-piece band is known for its mixture of classic, power, and modern progressive metal combining strong vocals, complex instrumentation, and an expansive fantasy backstory to create energetic live shows. The band appears on stage in armor and costumes.
Over the three editions of Hyperspace Metal Festival, bands from all over the world have come to play power, prog, melodic death, and speed metal on the Canadian West Coast. The festival has presented lineups that have included performances by Into Eternity, Witherfall, Planeswalker, Iron Kingdom, Helion Prime, Ravenous, Crimson Shadows, West of Hell, Judicator, Odinfist, Tanagra, Scythia, Greyhawk, The Order of Chaos, Red Cain, and many more.
To follow updates for Hyperspace Metal Festival 2023, please visit the following links:
Facebook.com/HyperspaceMetalFestival
Instagram.com/HyperspaceMetalFestival
Festival Press Materials Dropbox HERE.
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0 WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA Announce Ontario Tour Dates In Support of Latest Album “Textos Raros – Vol 1 – 2001-2011”
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Montreal, QC – April 25, 2022
WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA Announce Ontario Tour Dates
In Support of Latest Album “Textos Raros – Vol 1 – 2001-2011”
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In August 2022, Toronto’s White Cowbell Oklahoma released their first archival album “Textos Raros – Vol 1 – 2001-2011” via their very own label Slick Monkey Records. The album featured over 40 minutes of eleven rare and never-released digital tracks.
Songs such as “Take Me Down to Mexico”, “(Just) Some Things a Man Can’t Keep Inside”, “Southern Grace (Live)” and “Black Mountain Top (Whiskey Woman) (Live)” have only appeared on the vinyl version of 2012’s “Buenas Nachas” whereas other recorded songs “Black Night” (Deep Purple cover) and “Streetknifes ‘R’ Go” never made the final cut of the band’s discography and were made available to be heard for the first time.
Today, in support of the record, White Cowbell Oklahoma announce they will be hitting the road across their home province of Ontario from April till June.
Apr 29 – The Casbah – Hamilton ON
Apr 30 – Palasad Socialbowl – London ON
May 13 – Soo Blaster – Sault Ste. Marie ON
May 14 – The Townehouse Tavern – Sudbury ON
June 3 – Maxwell’s Concerts & Events – Waterloo ON
Established in 1999 in Toronto, Canada, legendary rock armada White Cowbell Oklahoma has remained a behemoth of over the top rock n’ roll for over two decades. Featuring a nebulous syndicate of low-life participants and a show often compared to Kiss meets The Allman Brothers meet Frank Zappa meets The Tubes, the band has toured Europe and North America countless times, while completely disregarding musical trends, political correctness, and common decency.
The band is recommended for fans of Deep Purple, ZZ Top, and Frank Zappa.
White Cowbell Oklahoma is also working on releasing new music in 2022.
Limited signed/numbered CD versions of “Textos Raros – Vol 1 – 2001-2011” are available on Whitecowbelloklahoma.bandcamp.com along with digital stream and download on Spotify and Apple Music.
Music Video – Take Me Down in Mexico – https://youtu.be/EqH5MQwNvQc
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Track Listing:
1. Take Me Down To Mexico (3:08)
2. Black Night (4:28) (Deep Purple Cover)
3. [Just] Some Things A Man Can’t Keep Inside (7:54)
4. The ‘Bell Are On The Run (3:54)
5. Shot A Gamblin’ Man (Early Version) (3:03)
6. This Cracker’s Got The Blues (Early Version) (3:26)
7. Lone Star Love-In (4:22)
8. Rebel Woman (1:45)
9. Southern Grace (Live) (3:25)
10. Black Mountain Top (Whiskey Woman) (Live) (4:20)
11. Streetknifes ‘R’ Go! (7:50)
Album Length: 47:44
For more info:
WhiteCowbell.com
Facebook.com/WhiteCowbellOklahoma
Twitter.com/whitecowbell
Instagram.com/whitecowbell
Discography:
2021 – Textos Raros – Vol 1. – 2001-2011
2018 – Seven Seas Of Sleaze
2015 – Mixto Sixto
2012 – Buenas Nachas
2010 – Viva Live Locos
2009 – Bombardero
2006 – Casa Diablo
2003 – Cencerro Blanco
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0 M-Theory Audio – Progressive Metallers IMMORTAL GUARDIAN Unveil Video For New Single ‘Ozona’ + Tour Dates w/ Powerglove
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Montreal, QC – April 22, 2022
Progressive Metallers IMMORTAL GUARDIAN Unveil Video For New Single ‘Ozona’
On tour throughout North America now through May 7th with Powerglove
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The progressive/power metal group IMMORTAL GUARDIAN has unveiled the music video for their new single, “Ozona.” The song is the first new music from the group since last year’s release of their critically-acclaimed concept album “Psychosomatic.” The video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/vFXXsqk__hA. “Ozona” is available for download/streaming on all digital music platforms. The band is also now more than halfway through their current nationwide tour alongside video game-inspired shredders Powerglove. The full remaining tour dates are below.
“A few years, while we were on the road, we broke down in the middle of nowhere in a lil’ Texas town called Ozona,” explains guitarist Gabriel Guardian. “We had no way of getting home, and no money to resolve our problem. We just wished and wished we could get home somehow…. While we waited, we decided to write a song about our experience because we knew that we weren’t the only ones going through times like this. This song is for all the traveling souls just trying to find their way back home.”
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IMMORTAL GUARDIAN‘s current tour with Powerglove has the band once again taking the sounds of “Psychosomatic” on the road following two lengthy tours that dazzled metal fans nationwide during the second half of 2021. The album has been lauded by Metal Temple for its “melody and power, two things displayed in a smashing way throughout this album” and led Metal Rules to call the group “one of the most interesting bands that have emerged in recent years on the international power metal scene.” Video clips for the title track, “Candlelight,” and “Phobia,” the latter of which featured a guest appearance by Angra guitarist Marcelo Barbosa, have captured the ears of heavy metal fans worldwide, while their videos for “Clocks,” “Lockdown” and “Read Between The Lines” have earned praise from the likes of MetalSucks, Metal Injection and Gear Gods. CD and digital editions of “Psychosomatic” are available for purchase at https://www.smarturl.com/immortalguardian.
After making a splash via their 2018 full-length debut “Age of Revolution” – which featured its own fair share of creative music videos, including the “Armageddon”-meets-telenovela clip for “Stardust” – and through tours with the likes of Marty Friedman and Exmortus, IMMORTAL GUARDIAN gathered in Las Vegas at the beginning of 2020 to record their second album. As the spread of COVID-19 and the subsequent pandemic began to ensue, shutdowns around the world began being enforced, resulting in the band completely scrapping the record that they had been working on and writing and creating a new thematic record about their emotions surrounding current events. The resulting “Psychosomatic” was a truly multi-national record, with guitarist/keyboardist Gabriel Guardian – known for his uncanny ability to play the two instruments simultaneously – remaining in Las Vegas, singer Carlos Zema recording his vocals from his home in Brazil, drummer Justin Piedimonte tracking from Montreal and bassist Joshua Lopez recording from IMMORTAL GUARDIAN‘s native Texas.
The newly-released music video for “Ozona” is but a small taste of the new territory that IMMORTAL GUARDIAN plans to take their sound in 2022. More information on additional new music and touring in 2022 will be revealed in the weeks to come by M-Theory Audio and at https://www.facebook.com/igmetal/.
IMMORTAL GUARDIAN Tour Dates (with Powerglove):
4/22 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
4/23 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
4/25 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Temple
4/26 – Calgary, AB – Dickens
4/28 – Vancouver, BC – The Red Room
4/29 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
4/30 – Portland, OR – Dantes
5/01 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield
5/02 – San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick
5/03 – Los Angeles, CA – The Whisky
5/04 – Las Vegas, NV – The Usual Place
5/05 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock Live
5/06 – Gallup, NM – Juggernaut
5/07 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
IMMORTAL GUARDIAN is:
Gabriel Guardian – guitars/keyboards
Carlos Zema – vocals
Justin Piedimonte – drums
Joshua Lopez – bass
For more info:
https://www.immortalguardian.net
https://www.facebook.com/igmetal
https://immortalguardian.bandcamp.com
www.smarturl.com/immortalguardian
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0 Rockshots Records – CARAVELLUS Unleash First Single “Memento Mori” Off Upcoming Album “Inter Mundos” Out June 2022; Album Guests From Angra, Shaman, Sons of Apollo and more!
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Montreal, QC – April 22, 2022
Rockshots Records – CARAVELLUS Unleash First Single “Memento Mori” Off Upcoming Album “Inter Mundos” Out June 2022
Album Guests From Angra, Shaman, Sons of Apollo and more!
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Brazil’s CARAVELLUS will be releasing their third studio album “Inter Mundos” via Rockshots Records on June 17, 2022. In lead up to its release, the band is sharing their first single “Memento Mori” with a lyric video that can be viewed at https://youtu.be/olNA-FjyE58
“Each song on “Inter Mundos” tells a part of the story. Arteiro meets DEATH in the song “Memento Mori”. In “Inter Mundos”, THE DEATH appears to Arteiro without a sickle or hood. She arrives smashing bones, in the form of a jaguar, named Caetana, and her three hawks: Sombrifogo, Caintura and Malermato. This personification of Death was created by the fantastic Brazilian writer, Ariano Suassuna. We have inserted it as a tribute to this great Brazilian writer.
Musically, “Memento Mori” is the most doom metal song in Caravellus’ discography. It’s an empowering, grooving and dark song! ” adds guitarist Glauber Oliveira.
CARAVELLUS brings the technical sophistication of progressive power metal while transcending the genre by writing amazing songs with masterful musicality and Brazilian cultural roots. Their arrangements and song structures are highly technical, challenging instrumental work with unbelievable melodic vocal harmonies. With elements of thundering metal, rock, jazz, classical, Brazilian folk rhythms, solos plus unstoppable guitar shredding and intense keyboards, CARAVELLUS emerges as a new bastion of Brazilian progressive metal.
CARAVELLUS was originally formed in 2002 by virtuous guitar player Glauber Oliveira as a studio project with session musicians. After the first demo recordings (2002 – 2004), the line-up was completed to include Daniel Felix on keyboards, Charles Erlan on drums, Paula Araújo on vocals, and Pedro Lee on bass guitar.
In 2007, CARAVELLUS released their debut album “LIGHTHOUSE AND SHED” via Erpland Records. After its release, the band parted ways with Pedro Lee, Charles Erlan, and Paula Araújo.
Beginning a new course with new members and new ideas, Raphael Dantas (vocals), Cleison Johann (bass), and Pedro Nunes (drums) were recruited towards the end of 2007 in December.
CARAVELLUS‘ second album “KNOWLEDGE MACHINE” was released in 2010 by French label Metalodic Records. The sophomore full-length provided CARAVELLUS with a series of tours and important concerts as a support for bands Angra and Shaman.
Fast forward to 2018, CARAVELLUS began the process of writing and producing “INTER MUNDOS”. Deepening their Brazilian roots (such as maracatu, ciranda, frevo, caboclinho, coco de roda) combined with heavy metal, progressive rock, and jazz, the band’s present lineup consisting of Glauber Oliveira (Guitar), and Daniel Felix (Keyboards), Leandro Caçoilo (Vocals), Emerson Dácio (Bass) and Rafael Ferreira (Drums) have created a conceptual, technical and dense album.
Band founder Glauber Oliveira adds:
“The new CARAVELLUS album is the result of the musical maturation and refinement of the artistic mission established by this band. Culturally… If Brazil were a river, the northeast region of Brazil would be its source of this river.”
“INTER MUNDOS” is a concept album telling a love story between characters Arteiro and Aurora. The story takes place in the northeast of Brazil, in an unnamed village… with no precise location. It’s a kind of mythical place where the plot brings up universal issues, such as class conflict, corruption, religious intolerance, life, and death. The entire plot is steeped in a metaphysical atmosphere, where reality and fantasy merge seamlessly.
The album also features guests from Angra, Shaman, Sons of Apollo, and more.
Album pre-order / save – https://bfan.link/inter-mundos
CARAVELLUS is:
Glauber Oliveira – Guitars
Leandro Caçoilo – Vocals
Daniel Felix – Keyboards
Rafael Ferreira – Drums
Emerson Dácio – Bass
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Track Listing:
1 – Visagem (2:48)
2 – Knight Of The Sun (6:55)
3 – Panis Et Circenses (5:02)
4 – Triumvirate (6:02)
5 – While I’m Still Here (2:52)
6 – The Ambush (1:39)
7 – Memento Mori (7:42)
8 – Incantation (6:25)
9 – Elegia (2:29)
10 – Insurrection (8:07)
11 – Inter Mundos (6:55)
12 – Ouroboros (7:44)
13 – So Near, So Far (6:06)
14 – Vynno D’agua (2:42)
Album Length: 1:13:36
For more info:
Rockshots.eu
Facebook.com/caravellusofficial
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