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0 EPK – Sleep In Heads – On The Air (2018) (Noizr)

  • February 21, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Sleep In Heads

Sleep In Heads – On The Air (2018) (Noizr)

For fans of Opeth, Porcupine Tree, The Gathering, Katatonia, Anekdoten, Anathema, The Pineapple Thief

Release Date: March 1, 2018
Label: Noizr
Distribution: Distrokid

Publicist – Jon Asher – ashermedia(@)gmail.com

Management – Noizr – mng(@)noizr.com

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Release Date: March 1, 2018
Label: Noizr
Distribution: Distrokid
Album Title: On the Air

Track Listing:
1. Pacifying (7:35)
2. Vagrant (6:47)
3. Deceiver (4:42)
4. Time Like the Sand  (6:37)
5. Blue Fear (7:00)
6. Secret Shelter (7:18)
Album Length: 40:01

Album Credits:
– All songs performed by: Sleep in Heads
– All songs written by: Sleep in Heads
– Produced by: Sleep in Heads
– Mixed & Mastered by: Nikita Yudin at RadioTelescope Music
– Album Artwork by: photo by Sonya Yarovaya, design by Serj Manerny

Discography:
2018 – On the Air – LP


L-R – Roman (Drums), Sonya (Vocals), Fann (Bass), Serj (Guitars), Natali (Violins)

Photo Credit:  Galyna Dobrydina – [Download Press Photo]

Formed in 2015, Kyiv, Ukraine’s atmospheric prog metal rockers SLEEP IN HEADS are unleashing their debut full-length album “On the Air” on March 1, 2018 via Noizr.

Comprised of Sonya (vocals) (whom the band is named after when her name is loosely translated from Ukrainian/ Russian means “sleepyhead”), Serj (guitars), Natali (violins), Fann (bass), Roman (drums), the quintet are offering  fans a quality crafted dreamscapes, groovy riffs, charming female vocals and violins, all blended into a dynamic musical journey of the sleepers. Fans of bands like Opeth, Porcupine Tree, The Gathering, Katatonia, Anekdoten, Anathema, The Pineapple Thief are not going to want to miss this one.

Vocalist and band lyricist Sonya comments:

“The album’s title “On the Air” perfectly reflects its concept – it’s a life here and now, a life filled with all kinds of emotions, events, moods, like a song on the air. Each track encourages you not to become isolated, but to be open and sincere. Live so as not to destroy that important balance between your consciousness and the world.”

Album Pre-order available on Bandcamp (Digital + CD), iTunes, Amazon, Google Play.

Album Teaser can be heard at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDYp-NLsfn4 

Track By Track explained by vocalist Sonya:

1. The song “Pacifying” is an opening word of the album, which combines the meaning and message of all subsequent tracks – to discover inner peace, find your own way, be in harmony with yourself and the world, without escaping to your illusions and not hiding under the masks of lies.

2. The song “Vagrant” is about a man who wanders about in his thoughts and cannot find his own way of life. He spends his whole life searching for answers and places under the sun.
 
3. “Deceiver” talks about how much you can hurt a person with just one biting word, in one moment, ruining the confidence.

4. “Time Like the Sand” is the bitter truth about humanity, which for centuries has been chasing after profit, was hiding behind lies and destroying our world with its own hands.

5. The song “Blue Fear” is related in meaning to “Vagrant”. This is a story about a person to whom they are trying to reach out, to help get out of the gray whirlpool, but he dissolves in its own world.

6. “Secret Shelter” is a Utopia world we mentally escape into, fleeing from everyday experiences. An illusory world without evil and pain in which one can find complete tranquility. 

0 NORTH HAMMER Unleash New Track “Wanderer” via PureGrainAudio; Debut Album “Stormcaller” Out March 16th

  • February 21, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · North Hammer

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – February 21, 2018

For Fans of Ensiferum, Amon Amarth, Wintersun, Aether Realm

NORTH HAMMER Unleash New Track “Wanderer” via PureGrainAudio

Debut Album “Stormcaller” Out March 16th

North Hammer = Andrew James
Photo Credit: Diego Fernandez, Editing by Eric Dieterich of Soloman Media

 

Created by Andrew James of Edmonton, AB’s Eye of Horus and Shotgunner, his new project, one man folk metal band NORTH HAMMER is drawing inspiration from the mighty Quorthon; for Andrew is not so much a one-man band as a one-warrior metal machine. Andrew wrote and recorded the guitar, bass, vocals, and orchestration along with drums done by Doug Helcaraxë Nunez for NORTH HAMMER’s forthcoming debut album “Stormcaller” set for release on March 16th, 2018.

Andrew explains the significance of his band’s name.

“The ‘north’ part was a representation of the common theme winter that comes up in metal music, including folk metal. It is also a reference to my native Canada. ‘Hammer’ is a reference to Mjolnir, Thor’s Hammer!”

Inspired by Wintersun, Ensiferum, Amon Amarth, Aether Realm, Blind Guardian, “Stormcaller” is a 21st century continuation of the work of Norse bards with its melodic death metal folk riffs.

“The experience I’m trying to give the listeners is that of a fellow fan. I want people to be euphoric for other bands that mean something to them like Ensiferum, Wintersun and Amon Amarth. To connect personally with my music and realize that I love and worship these bands.” explains Andrew James.

Teaming up with PureGrainAudio.com, NORTH HAMMER is premiering their next track “Wanderer”, which can be heard at the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/edmonton-s-north-hammer-further-tease-stormcaller-album-with-wanderer-song-stream-exclusive-premiere

Andrew James comments:

“‘Wanderer’ is a song where he (a soldier in the ranks of a Viking faction as part of the story concept) takes to the high seas to seek his destiny. Although he had visions of clear depictions of places, he doesn’t really comprehend what his purpose is at this point. And thus, he lies awake endlessly trying to piece the puzzle together. Without a real steadfast idea of where he is going, he navigates by the star’s using his memories from the vision.”

While NORTH HAMMER is a studio project at the moment, Andrew James plans to put together a band of top-notch like-minded musicians for touring in Western Canada and beyond.

Album pre-order for NORTH HAMMER’s “Stormcaller” is available via Bandcamp here.

Song Stream – Avatar – https://youtu.be/wZC026VD8R4


Track Listing of Album:
1. Avatar (4:46)
2. Wanderer (3:42)
3. Written In The Stars (3:27)
4. Magic Mead (4:11)
5. Tip of The Spear (3:49)
6. A Soldier’s Song (4:34)
7. Black Forest Rain (2:10)
8. Spellbinder (3:36)
9. North Hammer (3:26)
10. Lion’s Winter (3:34)
Album Length: 37:18

 

For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/NorthHammerOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/andybassface
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bn6

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“The hard-charging melodic death metal of this song is itself heroic in its atmosphere, its darting, folk-influenced riffs, galloping rhythms, fiery soloing, and soaring keyboard melodies summoning mythic images of striving and triumph. While its musical antecedents are indeed clearly identifiable, it’s nonetheless a pulse-pounding, heart-swelling track, and one that proves to be very catchy as well.” – No Clean Singing

“Andrew James’ one-man project from Edmonton, North Hammer enters the heavy metal fray with the crushing debut “Stormcaller.” Especially for a first release, this album is intense, heavy and filled with high quality Ensiferum worship riffage. But North Hammer is not just a clone or a tribute, the sound of the band is clearly defined within the first few tracks and continues to develop and surprise throughout the album.” – CROM Metal

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0 WOW! Great way to start Wednesday off! A BILLION Thanks to Canada, DJs and MDs! Much love for all your support! Greber #1, Vantablack Warship #5, The Dead Centuries #7 !earshot – The National Loud Chart – For the Week Ending: Tuesday, February 20, 2018

  • February 21, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Greber · The Dead Centuries · Vantablack Warship

http://earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=106&dWeekOfID=2018-02-20

0 Dead Rhetoric – Interview – Purest of Pain – Approaching Solipsis

  • February 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Purest of Pain

http://deadrhetoric.com/features/purest-of-pain-approaching-solipsis/

0 The Spinning Thoughts – Album Review: We Have the Moon — Till the Morning Comes

  • February 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · We Have The Moon - Rockshots Records

https://thespinningthoughts.com/2018/02/20/album-review-we-have-the-moon-till-the-morning-comes/

0 Hellbound.ca – CALGARY 420 MUSIC & ARTS FEST 2018: DOPETHRONE AND MANY MORE

  • February 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · 420 Music & Arts Festival

http://hellbound.ca/2018/02/calgary-420-music-arts-fest-2018-dopethrone-many/

0 Vinland Radio – Episode 529 w/ Nate Bohnet

  • February 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Nate Bohnet

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/vinlandradio/episodes/2018-02-19T07_37_26-08_00

0 Yell Magazine! Vantablack Warship, The Blacker Than Black Interview

  • February 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Vantablack Warship

http://www.yellmagazine.com/vantablack-warship-blacker-black-interview/122348/

0 Another Metal Podcast #80 – w/ Greber

  • February 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Greber

http://www.anothermetalreviewblog.com/podcast/another-metal-podcast-episode-80/

0 Rockshots Records Signs SHADYGROVE Featuring Members of Elvenking, Sound Storm, Evenoire; New Album “In The Heart of Scarlet Wood” Out April 6th

  • February 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Shadygrove - Rockshots Records

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – February 20, 2018

 

For fans of Loreena McKennitt, Enya, Blackmore’s Night

Rockshots Records Signs SHADYGROVE Featuring Members of Elvenking, Sound Storm, Evenoire

New Album “In The Heart of Scarlet Wood” Out April 6th


L-R:  Simone Morettin (Drums, Ethnic Percussions) | Fabio “Lethien” Polo (Violin) | Lisy Stefanoni (Vocals, flute)| Matteo Comar (Guitar) | Davide Papa (Bass) | Elena Crolle (Keyboards)

ROCKSHOTS RECORDS is proud to announce their latest signing of SHADYGROVE for the release of their debut album “In The Heart of Scarlet Wood”.

Featuring members from Elvenking,  Evenoire, and Sound Storm, Italy’s SHADYGROVE journey into our primordial and mythological past for inspiration. Like musical time travelers or aural archaeologists, they have trawled eras beyond most bands’ inspiration to create music from the soul…for the soul!

Theirs is an acoustic heaviness that is truly original and special. It’s as though, like the myths and legends that inspire them, SHADYGROVE have always been with us, in the Celtic Otherworld, just waiting for us to look with our hearts rather than our eyes. SHADYGROVE make music as fresh as tomorrow’s dawn.

Fans of Blackmore’s Night and Loreena McKennitt will find much to love on their debut album “In The Heart of Scarlet Wood”.

Violinist Fabio ‘Lethien’ Polo describes SHADYGROVE’s sound as “folk, ethnic, acoustic Celtic pop. We are trying to bring the popular music of our regions, mixed with Celtic and Medieval music, to a more modern view without altering its soul. We write very evocative songs to guide the listener on a journey to where nature still rules.”

Singer Lisy Stefanoni explains SHADYGROVE’s inspirations. “We love the different styles of folk music and the various approaches of the main musicians. We also love the Celtic music. In the metal genre, folk metal inspires us the most. We listen to bands like Eluveitie, In Extremo, also symphonic projects like Ayreon and The Gentle Storm. Those who love folk-metal will certainly appreciate our songs because we all come from that musical background. We take our fans on a journey to a place where myths are real and there is evidence of the magic forces of our planet. In this world the listener can meet legendary creatures walking into enchanted landscapes or see ancient rituals happening.”

“In The Heart of Scarlet Wood” is set for release via Rockshots Records on April 6th, 2018 and available for pre-order here.

Track Listing:
1. Scarlet Wood (4:37)
2. My Silver Seal (5;56)
3. The Port Of Lisbon (3:42)
4. Eve Of Love (5:30)
5. This Is The Night (5:18)
6. Cydonia (4:39)
7. Northern Lights (5:56)
8. Let The Candle Burn (5:27)
9. Queen Of Amber (6:02)
Album Length: 47:12

SHADYGROVE is
Simone Morettin – Drums, Ethnic Percussions
Fabio “Lethien” Polo – Violin
Lisy Stefanoni – Vocals, Flute
Matteo Comar – Guitar
Davide Papa – Bass)
Elena Crolle – Keyboards

For more info:
http://www.rockshots.eu
http://www.shadygrovefolk.com
http://www.facebook.com/shadygrove.italy
http://www.instagram.com/shadygrovefolk
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bwL
(Bio written by Steve Earles)

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