Scottish Pirate horde ALESTORM Premiere New Video ‘Alestorm’ from their upcoming album No Grave But The Sea Out May 26th

Scottish Pirate horde ALESTORM Premiere New Video ‘Alestorm’ from their upcoming album No Grave But The Sea Out May 26th,
so many times we have all asked ourselves when are we gonna hear something from our lovely Scottish rum soaked pirates Alestorm, and with ton of teasers about the new album including the album art dropping months ahead everyone begun to wonder when we would hear something new,
And today we can finally present a new chapter for the band called Alestorm,
what else to be expected aside from no pirate ship but still the same good old catchy melodies, and rum soaked pirates returning to the big screen, with their new track Alestorm, and of course this is a truly great song, I mean what can go wrong...
Despite leaving poor Elliot screaming his lungs off its still gives Christopher enough time to cheer us up with his hym about pirate life, drinking and set sail.
Alestorm new album No Grave But The Sea will be out May 26th on Napalm Records,

Pre-order "No Grave But The Sea" now! http://www.alestorm.napalmrecords.com

Funeral Tears - Beyond The Horizon (2017) - Review

Band: Funeral Tears

Album title: Beyond The Horizon

Release date: 13 April 2017

Label: Satanath Records (Rus)/Cimmerian Shade Recordings (USA)

Tracklist:

01. Close My Eyes

02. Breathe

03. Dehiscing Emptiness

04. I Suffocate

05. Beyond The Horizon

06. Eternal Tranquility

Funeral Tears started in Tomsk, Russia during December 2007 and is probably best known as a solo funeral doom metal project by Nikolay Seredov (founder of bands like Стахановцы (Stakhanovite) and Taiga). Melancholic melodic music and lyrics seems to define what this man is all about and represent Nikolay at different periods of life, his struggle for spiritual balance, and already with two mighty full lengths behind their back Funeral Tears has made a name inside the underground funeral doom scene.

Now we have the pleasure of enjoying and hearing the latest work of Funeral Tears, the new album Beyond Horizion is more than just beautiful slow drone riffs. Many people find funeral doom or doom metal in general to be very tedious and boring, but they miss the whole point of the slow ambient feeling, the means of provoking someones feelings, and we have been very lucky this past year with great gems from many doom bands, and its great to see that Funeral Tears are among them.

The album is clocking in at near an hour, creates the aura of getting buried into the grave of intense depression and is filled with enchanting and mesmerizing tracks with insanely breathtaking melodies. While the sound is described as funeral doom one may argue over the tempo because it's a bit to high for the songs to pass through as just a typical funeral doom. In my opinion it falls more in the doom metal scene yet mixed with some dsbm vibe over it, there's kind of a Forgotten Tomb vibe present to the whole album. I think that it's nice to have a bit of a mixture thrown into the game.

While the tracks move on, the more we get into the album the more you start to really see the whole world of Nikolay reveal itself, the misery, the darkness and the melancholic thoughts that pass through ones mind. People may say that despair is the last thing that leaves us, however in some cases that might be true. As for this it's litterely burying you underneath a rock of concrete as the songs are presented in a beautiful yet morbid way. 

With many insertions of melancholic classic guitar interludes the songs take a step into even darker paths of life. Funeral Tears may not be the most typical funeral doom band, but the music is full of agony and remorse. Like I said, many can argue over the real funeral doom part of the album, it's still there but the songs are very versatile that it does kinda leave you wondering if its more of dsbm band that draws doom influences while some songs are more directly pure funeral doom, and others tend to be more towards the more standard doom tempo, the album after all for sure doesn't leave you disappointed.

7//10

Usa based Death metal legends Suffocation has premiered a new single of their upcoming album ,we mentioned before the album is called Of The Dark

Usa based Death metal legends Suffocation has premiered a new single of their upcoming album ,we mentioned before the album is called Of The Dark Light the album is set to release worldwide 9th of June via nuclear blast records. the band themselves went public today about this information. confirming the album, and it will be the band's first album with guitarist Charlie Errigo (ex-Pyrexia) on guitar and drummer Eric Morotti (Killitorous, Blind Witness) look below for art and track list and the amazing 360 visualisation Suffocation - Of The Dark Light June 9th








Tracklist: 1. Clarity Through Deprivation 2. The Warmth Within The Dark 3. Your Last Breaths 4. Return To The Abyss 5. The Violation 6. Of The Dark Light 7. Some Things Should Be Left Alone 8. Caught Between Two Worlds 9. Epitaph Of The Credulous

Death Metal Legends Suffocation have unvailed their new album called Of The Dark Light to be released in June 9th 2017 ,

Death Metal Legends Suffocation have unveiled their new album called Of The Dark Light to be released in June 9th 2017 ,
the band themselves have not yet confirmed any more info other than it will be out June 9, the USA based distro company to Red however has confirmed
its true. and it will be the band's first album with guitarist Charlie Errigo (ex-Pyrexia) on guitar and drummer Eric Morotti (Killitorous, Blind Witness)
look below for art and track list

Suffocation - Of The Dark Light
       June 9th


Tracklist:

1. Clarity Through Deprivation
2. The Warmth Within The Dark
3. Your Last Breaths
4. Return To The Abyss
5. The Violation
6. Of The Dark Light
7. Some Things Should Be Left Alone
8. Caught Between Two Worlds
9. Epitaph Of The Credulous

Swedish Nekrodelirium announce support tour with Nargaroth and Absu , Hate

Swedish Nekrodelirium announce support tour with Nargaroth and Absu , Hate

the band is set to embark on fairly long Eu tour streatching from 19 of May to 02 of June 2017, with Bloodrocuted on the EU tour:

in colaboration with The Flaming Arts Agency..

meanwhile check out the tour dates below! and their latest video release for the track Necromentia...

19-May Zilinia (SVK) "Klub Koleko"

20-May Cluj Napoca (ROM) "Flying Circus"

21-May Bucharest (ROM) "Fabrica"

22-May Budapest (HUN) "Durer Kert"

23-May Vienna (AUT) "Viper Room"

24-May Cottbus (GER) "Gladhouse"

25-May Oberhausen (GER) "Helvete"

27-May Annaberg (GER) "Alte Brauerei"

28-May Flensburg (GER) "Roxy"

29-May Tilburg (NLD) "Little Devil"

30-May Cardiff (UK) "Clwb Ifor Bach"

31-May Glasgow (UK) "G2"

01-Jun London (UK) "Boston Music Rooms"

02-Jun Amstelveen (NLD) "P60"

More info!
https://www.facebook.com/Nekrodelirium/

 

Umeå Arena 31/3 2017. SABATON, TWILIGHT FORCE , ACCEPT Live Review

Umeå Arena 31/3 2017. SABATON,  TWILIGHT FORCE , ACCEPT

We started  the evening  slowly  by walking to the concert hall.  We arrived 40 minutes before the doors were to open. After about 20 minutes the queue started moving and we could enter the arena.

The show started on time and the lights were dimmed down. TWILIGHT FORCE  , a newly established  Power Metal band,  was the opening  the gig. The band  was dressed as if they came right out of  The Lord Of The Rings . It's always nice to see a band that has also concentrated onstage wear.

The band was formed in early 2011 and quite recently released their second full length album Heroes Of Mighty Magic via Nuclear blast.   These guys surely  know how to make a big entrance.  These days Power Metal is a sadly  underrated genre mainly because of many un inspiring bands coming from Finland.
Swedish TWILIGHT FORCE proved to be something quite different, with blistering guitar solos, and an  insane amount of fast drumming.  The songs were done to perfection, a really good  stage presence, with engaging the audience, and most of all a surprisingly  good band.  The  group set the standard for the night.  TWILIGHT FORCE,  inspired by  STRATOVARIUS and RHAPSODY,  shows that they can become one of the big names in Power Metal. I think it's safe to say that Ronnie James Dio would  have been very pleased with them.  After a short break to give you just about time to wander off to the merch stand, ACCEPT enters the stage.

ACCEPT,   formed in the 1970s in Germany,  is well known  as pioneers of Heavy Metal.  ACCEPT  is a great live band no doubt about it.   I miss their earlier singer Udo Dirkschneider fronting the band, but I must admit  that the  new singer Mark Tornillo   does a good job filling in the shoes for Dirkschneider.  My impression is that the set list is taken out of their old and new material.  The audience consisted of people from the ages of 15 to up to 70. This is a band that has been around for awhile. The overall reaction is that the elderly fans felt more satisfied than the younger. The top hits for the night were two classic  tunes Fast As A Shark and Balls To The Walls.  SABATON was the band everyone had been waiting for.  The intro to the song GHOST DIVISION begins as the bands is about to enter the stage.

When listening to SABATON you know exactly what you'll get. For the real fans SABATON truly are the greatest. And they usually have a big stage show with pyro and loads  of light. There are so many things going on the stage , that I find it hard to really focus on the actual songs.  The set list for the night  was as always the same as you'd expect from a Sabaton show. Some older and some new songs.
You have a feeling that you have seen and heard it all before. SABATON is one of those bands that you ether love or hate.  In my opinion SABATON needs to come up with something new to keep their position as one of the leading bands.  The Crowd as a whole  seems to enjoy them ,and sings along to the songs. To sum up:  The bands TWILIGHT FORCE was the only band I felt some sort of desire to see more of ACCEPT was good and tight but it was not the best set list.  They should have been given more time.  SABATON is just like always great a  live band.





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Swedish ALFAHANNE DEBUTS TRACK FEATURING KAMPFAR FRONTMAN DOLK

Swedish ALFAHANNE DEBUTS TRACK FEATURING KAMPFAR FRONTMAN DOLK

Sweden's ALFAHANNE have brought us  another track from their upcoming album called "Det Nya Svarta", the album is set for release  on Indie Recordings on the 7th April.  The track," Satans verser",  features KAMPFAR frontman Dolk on guest vocals, can be heard below!

 The band comments on the track itself it  "has so many meanings depending on who is doing the listening. But the first and obvious layer is about raising children in a world that is totally fucked up. Should you lock your doors and just protect them from what's going on? Or stand up and speak your satanic verses?"

"Satans verser" is available for streaming  below!
https://believemusic.lnk.to/SatansVerser


Recorded at the Dödskult studio by Alfahanne's Pehr Skjoldhammer and Mixed and mastered by Stamos Koliousis, "Det Nya Svarta" follows the ALFAHANNE tradition of including some high profile artists making guest appearances.  Artists which in the past have included  TAAKE’s Hoest, SHINING’s Niklas Kvarforth, HELHEIM’s V’gandr,  KVELERTAK frontman Erlend Hjelvik, Spellgoth from HORNA and TURMION KÄTILÖT, and Nattfursth from SORHIN, not just on their first two albums, but also live on stage

The album features guest appearences  by KAMPFAR's Dolk, David Lindh from YVONNE AND BRODER DANIEL,  Sanrabb from GEHENNA and Nadine Skjoldhammer.  With artwork by the Trine + Kim Design Studio, tracklisting for "Det Nya Svarta" is as follows:


1. Satans verser (with Dolk from KAMPFAR)
2. Stigmata
3. Avgrundsgravitation (with David Lindh from YVONNE & BRODER DANIEL)
4. Klubb 27
5. Mitt mörker är mörkare än ditt (with Nadine Skjoldhammer)
6. Dödsmaskin (with Sanrabb from GEHENNA)
7. Även en hund har sin dag
8. Svarta får
9. Det nya svarta

Background information

The previously  track , " Avgrundsgravitation",  which features guest vocals by  DAVID LINDH of SOOT & FLOOD, YVONNE and  BRODER DANIEL can be heard at https://youtu.be/8vB1_Nil5VA

Formed in Eskilstuna in 2010,  the self-styled “Alfapokalyptic Rockers” burst onto the scene with energy, exuberance , and an impressive swagger, which, coupled with a fan-friendly attitude quickly earned them respect,  and an ever-increasing, and dedicated, following.  ALFAHANNE's debut full-length album “Alfapokalyps” appeared on Dark Essence Records in 2014 and  was followed by "Blod Eld Alfa" in 2015.



Frontman Skjoldhammer recently explained that with their third full-length album ALFAHANNE are continuing  to explore the dark side of mankind: "Alfahanne's lyrics are very personal and have many layers of dirt. Once you dig deeper into them you find many truths as I see them.

They also state that : Alfahanne will never lean to the left or to the right or write about political issues. The only political issue that is close to our hearts is equal rights but the flipside of that same coin is that we think everyone is equally.... Equally useless." he says!

"Det Nya Svarta" is now available to pre-order in CD and Vinyl formats from http://shop.indierecordings.no/artist/16189--alfahanne and in Digital format from https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/det-nya-svarta/id1202165056?

More information about ALFAHANNE can be found on the band’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/alfahanneofficial

The video for the track  "Slutdestination Eskilstuna",  from ALFAHANNE's 2015 album "Blod Eld Alfa", which features SHINING's Niklas Kvarforth on guest vocals, can be seen at https://youtu.be/kx_RdM7xRqA

Contact information

Email: patriciathomas@btinternet.com Website: http://patriciathomasmanagement.com Official YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/patriciathomas Facebook Personal: www.facebook.com/patricia.thomas Facebook Management: www.facebook.com/extrememanagement Twitter: http://twitter.com/patriciathomas SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/patriciathomas Tumblr: http://patriciathomasbandmanagement.tumblr.com/

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