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0 Rockshots Records: New Album Out Now! âWar of The Jewelsâ + New Music Video âApocalypseâ – Tolkien Inspired Progressive Rock Orchestra AINUR
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 19, 2021
For fans of Ayreon, Dream Theater, Nightwish, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lords of The Rings, The Hobbit
Rockshots Records: Tolkien Inspired Progressive Rock Orchestra AINUR New Music Video âApocalypseâ
New Album âWar of The Jewelsâ Out Now!
Inspired by Tolkienian mythology, prog-rock orchestra Ainur has been composing J.R.R. Tolkien masterpieces into galloping escapades across the audio landscape for nearly two decades.
Their next anticipated record âWar of The Jewelsâ is now out via Rockshots Records as of Friday, March 19th, 2021 (CD+Digital) with the vinyl release on June 12th. For its release day, the band is sharing their new music video for the full-length’s closing track âApocalypseâ.
“This song concludes the album and we wanted to end an epic album like this with an epic song. Apocalypse is the musical representation of the sinking of Beleriand when ‘the valleys were upheaved and the hills trod down, and Sirion was no more’. The rhythm of the beginning of the song leaves space to a moment of darkness and immobility broken by the string section movement and it grows up until the ending explosion. It is also a song of hope: the war against the Dark Lord has finally ended and the Middle-Earth can now focus on a new beginning ‘hoping from now on the sun will shine’.”
The music video for âApocalypseâcan be viewed via Rockshots Records YouTube channel – https://youtu.be/ca59N60FvnI
For âWar of The Jewelsâ, Ainur take an interesting evolution in sound from previous releases, completely immersing fans in J.R.R.Tolkienâs war atmospheres. They have imagined every story and every battle and recreate them through unique and deep music. The compositional process of âWar of The Jewelsâ was very long. It started in 2009 (or maybe before) and it ended more or less last year. Ainur sees it as their ârebirthâ album. They have been working hard composing and arranging their music to create the best tribute to Tolkienâs histories that they can.
The band comments:
“‘War of the Jewels’ is the eleventh volume of âThe History of Middle-Earthâ. In Tolkienâs mythology is the tale of the big wars that came out after the creation of the Silmarils by FĂ«anor. The main theme is the big battles of Beleriand, except for Nirnaeth Arnoediad that will have big space in our next album. The main implied character is FĂ«anor, the mightiest of the Elves. Musically, itâs a thematic album as all our previous and future ones and you will recognize musical themes that we already used in âFrom Ancient Timesâ, âChildren of HĂčrinâ and âLay of Leithianâ; however, the atmospheres are more aggressive and mighty than in the past because the topics we have put in Music this time needed a more powerful musical support.”
Fans of Tolkienâs work along with fans of Ayreon, Queen, and John Williams will be surprised by the majesty and the energy of this work.
âWar of The Jewelsâ album order:
Digital https://smarturl.it/WarOfTheJewels
CD Digipak –Â http://bit.ly/Ainur_Digipak
Vinyl – http://bit.ly/Ainur_Vinyl (available on June 12, 2021 – Record Store Day)
Videos:
“Spirit Of Fire” ft. Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) & Ted Nasmith – https://youtu.be/7i3XlsPVJsI
Kinslaying (The First)” ft. Ted Nasmith – https://youtu.be/LdWz7xWtMIY
Track Listing:
1. Fate Disclosed ft. Ted Nasmith (2:08)
2. Wars Of Beleriand (6:58)
3. Hell of Iron (5:46)
4. Wars Begin (7:01)
5. Kinslaying (The First) ft. Ted Nasmith (7:43)
6. Grinding Ice (8:27)
7. Battle Under The Stars ft. Derek Sherinian (4:39)
8. Spirit Of Fire ft. Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) & Ted Nasmith (7:17)
9. The Broidress (3:43)
10. The Great Battle (Or The War Of Wrath) ft. Ted Nasmith (11:58)
11. Apocalypse (4:24)
12. Apocalypse (Acoustic Bonus Track-digital only) (3:46)
Album Length: 1:13:55
Artwork by Felipe Machado (Blind Guardian, Axel Rudi Pell, etc)
Ainur is:
Luca Catalano – Composer, Guitars, Vocals
Marco Catalano – Composer, Drums, Vocals
Alex Armuschio – Composer, Keys, Lead Vocals
Max Clara – Lead Vocals
Roberta Malerba – Lead Vocals
Elena Richetta – Lead Vocals
Giuseppe Ferrante – Bass, Contrabass
Luca Marangoni – Violin
Carlo Perillo – Viola
Daniela Lorusso – Cello
Cristiano Blasi – Flutes
Chiara Marangoni – Horns
Wilma Collo – Lyrics
Discography:
2006 – From Ancient Times
2007 – Children of Hurin
2009 – Lay of Leithian
2012 – Progressive Rock Night (DVD)
2013 – The Lost Tales
2014 – There and Back Again (single)
2019 – Fall of Gondolin (single)
2020 – Shadow from the East (single)
2021 – War of The Jewels
For more info:
Rockshots.eu
Ainur.it
Facebook.com/ainurprogrockorchestra
Instagram.com/ainurprogrockorchestra
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0 Rockshots Records: Tolkien Inspired Progressive Rock Orchestra AINUR New Music Video “Kinslaying (The First) ft. Ted Nasmith”, New Album “War of The Jewels” Out March 19th, 2021
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – February 22, 2021
For fans of Ayreon, Dream Theater, Nightwish, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lords of The Rings, The Hobbit
Rockshots Records: Tolkien Inspired Progressive Rock Orchestra AINUR New Music Video “Kinslaying (The First) ft. Ted Nasmith”
New Album “War of The Jewels” Out March 19th, 2021
Inspired by Tolkienian mythology, prog-rock orchestra Ainur has been composing J.R.R. Tolkien masterpieces into galloping escapades across the audio landscape for nearly two decades.
Their next anticipated record âWar of The Jewelsâ is due out March 19th, 2021 (CD+Digital) (Vinyl – June 12th) via Rockshots Records, which sees the band take an interesting evolution in sound from previous releases. Ainur will completely immerse fans in J.R.R.Tolkienâs war atmospheres. They have imagined every story and every battle and recreate them through unique and deep music.
The band comments:
“‘War of the Jewels’ is the eleventh volume of âThe History of Middle-Earthâ. In Tolkienâs mythology is the tale of the big wars that came out after the creation of the Silmarils by FĂ«anor. The main theme is the big battles of Beleriand, except for Nirnaeth Arnoediad that will have big space in our next album. The main implied character is FĂ«anor, the mightiest of the Elves. Musically, itâs a thematic album as all our previous and future ones and you will recognize musical themes that we already used in âFrom Ancient Timesâ, âChildren of HĂčrinâ and âLay of Leithianâ; however, the atmospheres are more aggressive and mighty than in the past because the topics we have put in Music this time needed a more powerful musical support.”
The compositional process of âWar of The Jewelsâ has been very long. It started in 2009 (or maybe before) and it ended more or less last year. Ainur sees it as their ârebirthâ album. They have been working hard composing and arranging their music to create the best tribute to Tolkienâs histories that they can.
Today, the collective shares their music video for the next single “Kinslaying (The First)” ft. Ted Nasmith in support of the upcoming full length.
Music Video –Â https://youtu.be/LdWz7xWtMIY
Spotify –Â http://spoti.fi/3u9jFkf
Apple Music –Â https://apple.co/3a3EtjQ
The band adds:
âThis song came almost by chance. Everything began with the initial chord, then we put the classical instruments on it and everything else came in the blink of an eye. We wanted to describe one of the darkest moments in Tolkienâs mythology: the AlqualondĂ« fratricide, also called âFirst Kinslayingâ, when Elves killed other Elves for the first time. When we asked Wilma (our poetess that writes almost all our original lyrics) to write something about this dark moment, she came back with one of the best lyrics ever written for us and a verse of this song became the ‘main topicâ of the album: âNo longer Brothers, while vessels burn, beyond the riot of waves that churnâ. From minute 5 you will be amazed by the powerful sadness of these words.â
Fans of Tolkienâs work along with fans of Ayreon, Queen, and John Williams will be surprised by the majesty and the energy of this work.
Album pre-order:
CD Digipak –Â http://bit.ly/Ainur_Digipak
Vinyl – http://bit.ly/Ainur_Vinyl (available on June 12, 2021 – Record Store Day)
Previous Single:
“Spirit Of Fire” ft. Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) & Ted Nasmith at the following links:
YouTube:Â https://youtu.be/7i3XlsPVJsI
Spotify:Â http://spoti.fi/2KJBioZ
Apple Music:Â https://apple.co/3a3EtjQ
Track Listing:
1. Fate Disclosed ft. Ted Nasmith (2:08)
2. Wars Of Beleriand (6:58)
3. Hell of Iron (5:46)
4. Wars Begin (7:01)
5. Kinslaying (The First) ft. Ted Nasmith (7:43)
6. Grinding Ice (8:27)
7. Battle Under The Stars ft. Derek Sherinian (4:39)
8. Spirit Of Fire ft. Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) & Ted Nasmith (7:17)
9. The Broidress (3:43)
10. The Great Battle (Or The War Of Wrath) ft. Ted Nasmith (11:58)
11. Apocalypse (4:24)
12. Apocalypse (Acoustic Bonus Track-digital only) (3:46)
Album Length: 1:13:55
Artwork by Felipe Machado (Blind Guardian, Axel Rudi Pell, etc)
Ainur is:
Luca Catalano – Composer, Guitars, Vocals
Marco Catalano – Composer, Drums, Vocals
Alex Armuschio – Composer, Keys, Lead Vocals
Max Clara – Lead Vocals
Roberta Malerba – Lead Vocals
Elena Richetta – Lead Vocals
Giuseppe Ferrante – Bass, Contrabass
Luca Marangoni – Violin
Carlo Perillo – Viola
Daniela Lorusso – Cello
Cristiano Blasi – Flutes
Chiara Marangoni – Horns
Wilma Collo – Lyrics
Discography:
2006 – From Ancient Times
2007 – Children of Hurin
2009 – Lay of Leithian
2012 – Progressive Rock Night (DVD)
2013 – The Lost Tales
2014 – There and Back Again (single)
2019 – Fall of Gondolin (single)
2020 – Shadow from the East (single)
2021 – War of The Jewels
For more info:
Rockshots.eu
Ainur.it
Facebook.com/ainurprogrockorchestra
Instagram.com/ainurprogrockorchestra
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0 Rockshots Records: Tolkien Inspired Progressive Rock Orchestra AINUR Shares Single “Spirit of Fire” ft. Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth), New Album “War of The Jewels” Out March 19th, 2021
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – January 27, 2021
For fans of Ayreon, Dream Theater, Nightwish, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lords of The Rings, The Hobbit
Rockshots Records: Tolkien Inspired Progressive Rock Orchestra AINUR Shares Single “Spirit of Fire” ft. Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth)
New Album “War of The Jewels” Out March 19th, 2021
Itâs been 17 years since Ainur thought to transform Tolkienâs masterpiece âThe Silmarillionâ into music. Each member of the band was lost in his own musical themes inspired by Tolkienian mythology. As if hypnotized, they outrageously composed themes for the main characters and started to imagine this huge concept work to which they still create to this day.
Their next anticipated record âWar of The Jewelsâ is due out March 19th, 2021 (CD+Digital) (Vinyl – June 12th) via Rockshots Records, which sees the band take an interesting evolution in sound from previous releases. Ainur will completely immerse fans in J.R.R.Tolkienâs war atmospheres. They have imagined every story and every battle and recreate them through unique and deep music.
The band comments:
“‘War of the Jewels’ is the eleventh volume of âThe History of Middle-Earthâ. In Tolkienâs mythology is the tale of the big wars that came out after the creation of the Silmarils by FĂ«anor. The main theme is the big battles of Beleriand, except for Nirnaeth Arnoediad that will have big space in our next album. The main implied character is FĂ«anor, the mightiest of the Elves. Musically, itâs a thematic album as all our previous and future ones and you will recognize musical themes that we already used in âFrom Ancient Timesâ, âChildren of HĂčrinâ and âLay of Leithianâ; however, the atmospheres are more aggressive and mighty than in the past because the topics we have put in Music this time needed a more powerful musical support.”
The compositional process of âWar of The Jewelsâ has been very long. It started in 2009 (or maybe before) and it ended more or less last year. Ainur sees it as their ârebirthâ album. They have been working hard composing and arranging their music to create the best tribute to Tolkienâs histories that they can.
Today, the collective shares the first single off the upcoming full length. Entitled “Spirit of Fire”, the song features Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) with narration excerpts by Ted Nasmith.
The band adds:
âWhen we realized that Roberto (Tiranti) would be a guest on this album, we had no doubt of which song he was perfect for. âSpirit of Fireâ is the most iconic track on the album, because it deals with one of the greatest characters that Tolkien has ever invented: FĂ«anor, the mightiest of Elves. He has a spirit of fire and in this song, Luca (that is the main composer of this one) had the same spirit. Big guitar riffs, chords, and progressions, but also choirs and melodies that are one of Lucaâs most characteristic styles. Roberto put the icing on the cake and made this song epic and unforgettable. We are sure it will become an Ainurâs masterpiece in the next years!âÂ
Fans of Tolkienâs work along with fans of Ayreon, Queen, and John Williams will be surprised by the majesty and the energy of this work.
Listen to “Spirit Of Fire” ft. Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) & Ted Nasmith at the following links:
YouTube:Â https://youtu.be/7i3XlsPVJsI
Spotify:Â http://spoti.fi/2KJBioZ
Apple Music:Â https://apple.co/3a3EtjQ
Album pre-order:
CD Digipak –Â http://bit.ly/Ainur_Digipak
Vinyl – http://bit.ly/Ainur_Vinyl (available on June 12, 2021 – Record Store Day)
Track Listing:
1. Fate Disclosed ft. Ted Nasmith (2:08)
2. Wars Of Beleriand (6:58)
3. Hell of Iron (5:46)
4. Wars Begin (7:01)
5. Kinslaying (The First) ft. Ted Nasmith (7:43)
6. Grinding Ice (8:27)
7. Battle Under The Stars ft. Derek Sherinian (4:39)
8. Spirit Of Fire ft. Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) & Ted Nasmith (7:17)
9. The Broidress (3:43)
10. The Great Battle (Or The War Of Wrath) ft. Ted Nasmith (11:58)
11. Apocalypse (4:24)
12. Apocalypse (Acoustic Bonus Track-digital only) (3:46)
Album Length: 1:13:55
Artwork by Felipe Machado (Blind Guardian, Axel Rudi Pell, etc)
Ainur is:
Luca Catalano – Composer, Guitars, Vocals
Marco Catalano – Composer, Drums, Vocals
Alex Armuschio – Composer, Keys, Lead Vocals
Max Clara – Lead Vocals
Roberta Malerba – Lead Vocals
Elena Richetta – Lead Vocals
Giuseppe Ferrante – Bass, Contrabass
Luca Marangoni – Violin
Carlo Perillo – Viola
Daniela Lorusso – Cello
Cristiano Blasi – Flutes
Chiara Marangoni – Horns
Wilma Collo – Lyrics
Discography:
2006 – From Ancient Times
2007 – Children of Hurin
2009 – Lay of Leithian
2012 – Progressive Rock Night (DVD)
2013 – The Lost Tales
2014 – There and Back Again (single)
2019 – Fall of Gondolin (single)
2020 – Shadow from the East (single)
2021 – War of The Jewels
For more info:
Rockshots.eu
Ainur.it
Facebook.com/ainurprogrockorchestra
Instagram.com/ainurprogrockorchestra
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0 Tolkien Inspired Progressive Rock Orchestra Ainur Signs With Rockshots Records, New Album âWar of The Jewelsâ Coming 2021
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – December 22, 2020
Tolkien Inspired Progressive Rock Orchestra Ainur Signs With Rockshots Records
New Album âWar of The Jewelsâ Coming 2021
Itâs been 17 years since Ainur thought to transform Tolkienâs masterpiece âThe Silmarillionâ into music. Each member of the band was lost in his own musical themes inspired by Tolkienian mythology. As if hypnotized, they outrageously composed themes for the main characters and started to imagine this huge concept work to which they still work on today.
Ainur has signed with Rockshots Records to release the highly anticipated âWar of The Jewelsâ, which sees the band take an interesting evolution in sound from previous releases. Ainur will completely immerse fans in J.R.R.Tolkienâs war atmospheres. They have imagined every story and every battle and recreate them through unique and deep music. The band explains in further detail:
âWe always follow the path that Tolkien himself has outlined in his tales, so we tried to create a concept that embraces the Wars of Beleriand throughout the album. Since the topic is a little bit complex this time, we thought to divide the concept into two albums: then, side by side with âChildren of Hurinâ and âLay of Leithianâ, they will flow into a big opera that will unite the third chapter of Wars of Beleriand and Lays of Beleriand.â
The band further comments on releasing with Rockshots Records:
âThis is the first album without our historical label Electromantic. We owe a lot to Beppe and his staff, but we felt that we needed something new for our project. There were some labels interested in having us on their roster but when we talked with Roberto and Valerio from Rockshots Records we realized that that was the right way. And now that we are releasing the album we can say that we made the right choice.â
The compositional process of âWar of The Jewelsâ has been very long. It started in 2009 (or maybe before) and it ended more or less last year. Ainur sees it as their ârebirthâ album. They have been working hard composing and arranging their music to create the best tribute to Tolkienâs histories that they can.
Fans of Tolkienâs work along with fans of Ayreon, Queen, and John Williams will be surprised by the majesty and the energy of this work.
The 2021 release date for âWar of the Jewelsâ through Rockshots Records will be announced at a later date.
For more info:
Rockshots.eu
Ainur.it
Facebook.com/ainurprogrockorchestra
Instagram.com/ainurprogrockorchestra
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Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780
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