Cypriot Metallers Dark Poetry to release "Specimen" via Deathhammer Records on 1st February
Deathhammer Records sets February 1st as the international release date for Dark Poetry's album entitled "Specimen"! Album will be limited to 300 copies - silkscreen hand-printed CD!In the words of Robert Camassa (Radio producer, Cybc):
"Dark Poetry have been gravitating for the past years somewhere between the Lost and Found searching for identity, honing their craft. I'd say closer to the Lost, with botched attempts at recording and the learning curve of life's ups and downs. Their new release "SPECIMEN" unleashes feral soundscapes that suggest they have not just arrived but they mean to conquer. And you don't need to look for them at the Lost anymore. They have been Found. This ain't metal, baby... it is resounding supersonic bestial blues!"
Recording, engineering and mixing by Andreas Matheou
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege
1. Specimen Evil
2. Deep Black Eye
4. Your Own God
5. Blasphemy
6. Limbo
7. Reborn
8. Dead Silence
Dark Poetry emerged from the underground of Cyprus in 2002 and since its inception, the band was dedicated in composing original music influenced by all aspects of being, through the essence of Middle Eastern sounds. Through various experimentations and a line-up change, they set on the core members in 2010, being a 4-piece entity.
The band's first release came in 2018 with their self-titled EP, containing the tracks 'ghost' and 'absence', setting the motion for their debut album. Dark Poetry's first full-length album 'SPECIMEN' is coming out on the 1st of February 2020 through Deathhammer Records and Undersound.
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Scream guru and vocal coach Melissa Cross to offer worldwide video classes
Scream guru and vocal coach Melissa Cross - the keeper of the golden pipes of metal legends such as David Draiman (Disturbed), Corey Taylor (Slipknot), D. Randall Blythe (Lamb of God), Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath), Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage) - now offers a class to all who are interested in upping their game in the vocal department and to get the same vocal training for a fraction of the price of Cross' most coveted private lessons.
The full course consists of three sections: SPEAK (Sunday), SING (Monday) and SCREAM (Tuesday). Each section is a weekly 90-minute class. One section is $180, two sections are $324 and the full course is $432. Classes are offered at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern, and class recordings are included. Cross' impressive roster of clients occasionally drop in for surprise visits.
"Keeping voices alive and healthy is essential for keeping this scene alive," Cross says. "I am honored to finally be able to bring it to more people."
Anyone who wants to up their vocal game by the end of the year should register now before classes fill up at www.store.melissacross.com.
For more information, visit www.melissacross.com or watch the online vocal class trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewG8yDe0F9Y.
Portugal's Twin Seeds unveil their music video for "Parallel Knight"
Portugal's Twin Seeds have published a video for the track "Parallel Knight", which is taken off from the band's upcoming EP "Red Powder", set to be released on September 6th.
Watch the video at this location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGyMttD8qh0&feature=youtu.be
Twin Seeds is a project created by Diogo Ferreira that relies mostly on instrumental music. Drawing influences from guitar virtuosos such as Joe Satriani, Steve vai, Paul Gilbert and Buckethead and bands in the vein of Scale the Summit, Dead Combo, Mono, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater or Deftones, Twin Seeds' goal is to create an alliance between these genres to generate feelings and explore their ideals.
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American Hard Rock / Metallers Mudd Flux sign with Sliptrick Records
In 2018, Mudd Flux stirred the souls of Mid-America with their debut EP release, MDFX, featuring four tracks including the singles All I Am (Am I) and Beyond Our Horizon. Each track is encompassed by the thunderous, articulate roar of the instruments opening an atmospheric space for soaring, heart-stopping vocals. Written and produced by the group itself, the EP personifies their experiences and talent as a whole, as well as defining an unprecedented tone to forge ahead of the mainstream.
Extensive touring during the "Accelerate From High" tour, introduced the group to multiple cities, diverse audiences and annual festivals. Many of the performances positioned Mudd Flux in support of national acts such as Davey Suicide, Crazytown, Locust Grove, Sons Of Texas and Aranda. By mid-year, their festival performances included Rocklahoma, Twister Fest, Rock the River, Put Up or Shut Up Metal Fest II, SuSpence Fest and the Midwest Legacy Rally.
Moving into 2019, Mudd Flux are just as relentless with their commitment to releasing their first full album via Sliptrick Records, accompanied by continuous touring and festival performances at SXSW and Rocklahoma. The group also have performances as support for the likes of Eve to Adam, UADA and Saxon.
Mudd Flux are:
Becky Scheufler – Vocals
Jason Gautney – Guitar
Richard Young – Bass
Zachary Kuder – Drums
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Sweden's Carry The Torch sign with Sliptrick Records
Swedish Metallers Carry The Torch were formed in 2010-2011, but didn't start writing music seriously before 2016. The inspiration for the music they make comes from everyday life and a lot of musical influences from all over the world. For the band these days, it's all about having fun with music but still pushing themselves to the limit, this is their mantra and main reason to continue and evolve. They wanna be the best Carry The Torch they can be and nothing less than that.
The first release from the band will be the full-length album Obsession to be release via Sliptrick Records later in the year. For the tracks, Dennis and Philip re-wrote 10 old songs and polished them until they were "up to date". The spark was there, so the band came together to record and see what the future would bring. A lot more metal in this kind of style can be expected from Carry The Torch, but when and how no one knows …keep the flame burning!
Carry The Torch are:
Dennis Johansson – Vocals
Philip Nilsson – Guitar
Victor Wahlstedt – Guitar
Björn Lindgren – Drums
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England's Jon Davis (Conan) reveals solo project Ungraven
Jon Davis of legendary British doom metal band Conan is pleased to announce his new solo project Ungraven which showcases his love of 90's metal.
In Jon's own words:-
"I am a huge fan of Fudge Tunnel, Ministry, Godflesh, Sepultura and Nailbomb. I fell in love with 'For All Those Who Died' by Bathory on Headbangers Ball and also the 'Speed Kills' comp. Since then I have referenced these bands in some of Conan's material. With Ungraven I pay homage to the industrial sounds emanating from Birmingham in the 90s with a few other influences that I've been obsessing over for a while. It's super heavy but sightly different from what I have done so far."
Ungraven's debut album will be released in spring of 2019, but to celebrate the announcement, Davis has released the track "Blackened Gates of Eternity" on Bandcamp.
Listen to the song here: https://ungraven.bandcamp.com/album/demos
More information on Ungraven will be coming soon.
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Metal United World Wide issues update with 51 countries now on board
Metal United World Wide
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
On May 5 this year, the Metal Community will come together for a united event, Metal United World Wide. To overcome the distances between the widespread individual communities, shows will be organised in over 50 countries and almost 60 cities around the world on the same date under the united banner.
All continents except Antarctica are in. Canada, the US, Germany, Ukraine and Australia are probably the less surprising participants. The Central and Latin American countries as well as Turkey, Indonesia, Thailand and India should not come unexpected either. But how about Kenya, Zimbabwe and Gabon? And did you know that Papua New Guinea, Mongolia and Lebanon have a Metal Scene? Even war-torn Syria is planning to join the party with a show in Damascus. Currently 51 countries are participating and some others are considering to come on board as well. The first line-ups have already been announced and you might want to have a look at them and check out bands from all parts of the world. Or take a trip to one of the shows?
Here is the complete list: Metal United World Wide shows
Of course such a project needs a lot of support. The Metal Community is chipping in and assisting with promotion, media coverage, artwork and of course organising shows: www.metal-united-world-wide.com/partners So where will you party on 5 May 2018?
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Chile's Half Blood release official music video for "Self Exile"
Chilean metal band Half Blood have released their Official Video for "Self Exile," the second single off of their self-titled, debut album due out later this year.
Watch "Self Exile" here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBhsjZ1rpbI
"We were really tired about the empty lyrics of pop music, even on the metal scene in some cases, there's so much happening around the world right now and it seems that it didn't care, true pain, true horror, but all that matters now are how big is your ass or how much money do you have playing like a fake gangsta, so fuck it, we choose Self Exile." - Half Blood
1.Adamas
2.Self Exile
3.Crisis
4.The Choice
5.El Origen
6.Forever
7.No Future
8.Not your own
9.Release
10.G.T.F.A
Half Blood was created in late 2014 when Manuel Castillo (ex-Dissors) and Pablo Abatte (Nueve Círculos) began the search for a new live and studio, professional sound. Javier Contreras (ex-Dissors) later joined the project and together they started composing Half Blood's first songs.
In the process of finding Half Blood's sound, Sebastián Aguilera (ex-Wormhole Project) and Francisco Arévalo (electric bass professor from Instituto ProJazz and session musician) joined the band. After writing 15 songs and with the intention of recording they got in touch Logan Mader (ex-Machine Head and producer for Gojira, Cavalera Conspiracy, Fear Factory, etc.) who showed interest in the project and took it on.
The Half Blood debut, self-titled album was recorded at Logan Mader Studio in September 2016. Due to personal differences, Javier Contreras stepped aside, giving way to Ismael Gutiérrez (ex-Sumission and Kitsune Metaru).
Half Blood will be released in mid 2017 and will be available in physical and digital format through Itunes, Spotify, Amazon.
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Canadian Reggae Metallers Ninjaspy unveil new album 'Spüken' + new video 'Speak'
Ninjaspy, a trio of blood brothers have been experimenting with metal fusion since 2006. Hard, heavy, hook-laden music that runs the gamut of reggae, surf, metal and more make up the band's rule-breaking formula for notoriety. All this combined with an explosive and powerfully unhinged live show got Ninjaspy off the ground in a hurry. Releasing their 2007 debut 'Pi Nature' and their 2013 EP 'No Kata' with a graphic novel, the band of brothers have teamed up once again with prolific producers GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mudvayne, Gallows) and Ben Kaplan (Biffy Clyro, Atreyu, Haste the Day) for their next full length 'Spüken' due out April 14, 2017.
Years in the making since spring 2014 when Ninjaspy launched the "Jump Ya Bones" and crowd funding Campaign, the band was able to raise $15,000 to fund the new full length. They began recording in November 2014, taking their culmination of nearly a decade of songs and narrowing them down to an epic 10 track experience to demonstrate all their downbeats to breakdowns to their weaving of reggae, hardcore, metal and much more.
"These 10 songs span a decade, so there are a lot of different feels happening from song to song that represent what we got into over the years. It's like we spent 10 years swallowing everything life threw at us, then we threw it all back up again, and are now able to listen to the blended, half-digested version of it." says vocalist / guitarist Joel Parent.
'Spüken' was recorded and mixed sporadically over the next two years at in Vancouver BC and in the spring of 2016 between recording sessions, the band teased fans with a filmed and recorded live acoustic performance of their track 'Azaria', a song that is included with full metal instrumentation on the new genre-bending album. It showed the true diversity of the band and their ability to take manic and intense music and make it tender and raw.
The band's first full single / music video 'Speak' can be watched at the following link below and can be downloaded from their online store, iTunes, CD Baby and Bandcamp.
Music Video - Speak - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32B6xJBNHYs
1. Speak (4:43)
2. Shuriken Dance (4:02)
3. Brother Man (4:54)
4. Dead Duck Dock (4:45)
5. Become Nothing (3:18)
6. What! (3:08)
7. Jump Ya Bones! (3:55)
8. Grip The Cage (4:10)
9. Azaria (4:02)
10. Slave Vehemence (5:44)
http://www.ninjaspy.net/