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Crossbones releases “The Awakening”

The Albanian metallers Crossbones have just released their new album "The Awakening" on July the 12th 2019 through Alpha Omega Records. Grab your copy now and give it a listen.

https://open.spotify.com/album/0YENOunI01L5NlviBCbSIt

Crossbones - The Awakening 

EWIGKEIT: New Album DISClose Out Now Physically

On 23 February, British band Ewigkeit released their album DISClose digitally. As of today, the physical version on CD is available via the label Death to Music.

The theme of this album is indeed inspired by the growing movement of modern Ufology and the push toward official testament and disclosure of an alien presence visiting our skies: "Beyond the Black Majestic coven of 12 lie the secrets of flying saucery - the time to Disclose the truth of the Alien presence on Earth is upon us."

"But rest assured, you don’t need to embrace such beliefs [ufology] to get a big kick out of [...] the album’s [...] tracks of 'Ambient Blackened Space Doom Metal'. The heavy, jagged riffs and darting, soaring leads in 'Guardians of the High Frontier' are just too damned addictive to resist, but most irresistible of all is Fogarty’s own soaring voice (he vents some caustic shrieking, too)." No Clean Singing DISClose is the 8th album; it has the greatest audio 'density' of all the releases, and sees the guitar settle somewhere around a baritone middle ground of early Death Doom and Modern Extreme Metal topped with memorable riffs. The vocals are a mix of Blackened Metal and clean harmonies and the keyboards again add an ambience and space that is common to all Ewigkeit releases. Occult Black MetalZine writes about the album: "On  this  recording  Ewigkeit  expands  on  their  experimental  style  of  black  metal,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  are  a  concept  album  based  upon  the  growing  movement  of  modern  Ufology." Australian Metal Webzine Metal-Roos states: "This release is nothing short of epically huge." We leave the final words to The Metal Mag: "In the overall it is a beautiful emotional album that takes from the past and the future giving a beautiful piece of nice feelings. A great evolution from the first demo although managed to keep his own style! Whatever you heard of this band before or it is the first time you will get into it without doubt. So embark on this stellar journey and love this beautiful piece of art that will conquer many fans." DISClose is available on the website of the band's label Death to Music. Over the next few months, there will free downloads on the Facebook page of Ewigkeit. Check also out the page for new releases in 2019. Ewigkeit is the ever-changing project of British multi-instrumentalist James Fogarty (In The Woods, Old Forest, Jaldaboath and others). Starting off as a Black Metal project in the mid 90s, the project has veered from Symphonic Black Metal to Industrial to 70's Space Rock and back again in the many years of it's on / off existence. The project has dealt with various themes over this time - whatever has been the current interest of it's creator.

Cover artwork is designed exclusively for Death To Music productions by graphic artist Lenny Bridgeman.  Album mastering was completed by Frederic Gervais of Studio Henosis.

Tracklisting: 01 - 1947 02 - Disclosure 03 - Oppenheimer's Lament 04 - Guardians of the High Frontier 05 - Resonance 06 - KRLLL 07 - Moon Monolith

HELL:ON is probably one of the most dynamically developing Extreme Metal band from Ukraine – a country that already has a thriving metal scene. Without any doubt Hell:On holds the title of the ‘Most Touring Band’ from this county having shared the stage over the years with such metal giants as RAGE, KREATOR, AMORPHIS, NAPALM DEATH, ARCH ENEMY, SODOM, VADER, MEGADETH, WASP and others. The band is now embarking on their Hell Chains Tour this September. They will play Poland, Czech Republic and Germany. Hell:On is a five piece thrash/death metal band based in the Zaporozhye, Ukraine. They have six studio albums with guest appearances of Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), Jeff Waters (ANNIHILATOR), Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) and Marek “Spider” Pajak (VADER). Hell:On are: Slayer - Bass Hellion - Guitar Leshiy - Drums Oleksandr Bayev - Vocals Tony Alien – Guitar

An interview with Genevieve, frontwoman of Temtris.

A few words about you

Hi! My name is Genevieve and i am the vocalist from metal band Temtris, Australia. I love to train Krav Maga and run to keep fit. I also love dogs and i have two black pugs.

My favorite bands are Flotsam and Jetsam, Iron maiden, Warlock, Iced Earth ..the list goes on!

What made you get into metal and eventually start/join a band?

I actually had guitar lessons at about 12 years of age then moved on to vocal lessons at 14. I had the opportunity to join a band at the same time and loved the idea. It was mainly a cover band but we did play a few originals as well. I was already listening to bands like AC/DC at an early age but got hold of the Guns'n Roses album Appetite for distruction at 13 years old and absolutly loved it .. from then on my next big band i was hooked on was Iron Maiden after hearing Run to the hills.

How was your very first live appearance?

My first gig was at 14 at a party in a hall with about 100+ teenagers. We played songs like 18 and life by Skid row etc . The party was insane and there was a huge fight and the police came and shut down the party.. welcome to the life of rock'n Roll lol

What about your latest release? The main idea and what’s different?

Our lastest album and single we have released is different from previous albums as we have always had dark themes. This time i wanted to do something positive. Our single "Run" is about the metal crew sticking together and runing with the pack and looking after each other.

Where do you see yourself/band 5 years from now?

That's a tough one.. we have been growing each time we release a new album. It is hard to know with the music industry but i would like to think we will hopefully be on a major label and touring the festival scene.

Are you more popular in your city/country or abroad?

Temtris has a fantastic following in Sydney Australia but we do have an ever growing fan base around the world. The USA and UK seem to be responding positively to our releases.

What do you think of today’s music industry?

I think it is sad how undervalued music is .. it is in everyones daily life yet muscians are paid such a small amount for the effort they put in to create songs and albums and perform live shows. We can only hope that things improve but i am unsure of whether that is possible  sadly.

Anything else you want to say

Temtris have the new single Run available available for download on our website along with our previous albums @www.temtris.com

We have just announced our tour and would love to see you at a show. Come say hello and have a drink with us !

TEMTRIS - Five piece metal act from down-under.

Sydney metal band Temtris have released the powerful single Run from their upcoming 5th studio album Rapture (out on 1 October 2018). The Temtris crew has yet again pushed themselves to reach new heights with this latest release:Run is a big song with twin guitar solos, speed thrashing double kicks, powerful bass and soaring vocals. The theme is running together with the metal pack and Temtris cannot wait to have the metal crowd up front singing along with their horns raised in the air. Temtris is releasing the single on a limited 7 inch vinyl press with the B side having the song Paradise Road from the first sold out Temtris album,Threshold. The new single is available for download and purchase on their website www.temtris.com. The vinyl can be preordered at the same website. Temtris are a five piece act from the south of Sydney, Australia. They formed in 2000 and have released their albums Threshold (2003), Masquerade (2007), Shallow Grave (2014) and Enter The Asylum (2016). They have played shows all over Australia and supported Accept (GER) in 2014. Besides their current Australia tour, they are also planning to tour overseas in the near future. Temtris are: Genevieve Rodda - Vocals Anthony Fox - Guitar Nik - Bass Youhan AD - Drums Anthony Hoffman - Guitar

CRAFTING THE CONSPIRACY

People these days--especially American people--seem to thrive on conspiracy theories. Whether or not jet fuel can melt steel beams, or regardless of who was on the Grassy Knoll all those years ago, the fact remains: we're addicted to these odd horror-story renditions of tragedies and events that are becoming all too common; and much in the same way, heavy music enthusiasts will without a doubt find themselves hook on the melodic--yet murderously aggressive--music from Odessa-based melodic death metal-turned-deathcore outfit Crafting the Conspiracy.

Combining harmonized, melodic riffs that ebb and flow into furious grooves and segments of spine-shredding speed, Crafting the Conspiracy are a crushing act that provide the listener with a comprehensive combination of metallic influences with traces of hardcore and deathcore to provide flair--allowing them to shine brightly in a time where many claim that melodic death metal's flame is fading fast. 

Founded in early 2014, Crafting the Conspiracy is the product of five like-minded musicians on a quest to provide masterful, mindful metal. While the band's first year was relatively silent, it was not without much work being done behind the scenes. The band quickly worked on writing enough material to develop a full, fun live set--which they then took to the road, playing several shows serving as regional support for some of heavy music's biggest names.

2015 saw them opening for Thy Art is Murder, Soulfly, Within the Ruins and many more--while also playing occasional headline shows, building their resume as a local powerhouse. As 2015 began to draw to a close, the act released their breakout EP Human Error. A collection of spine-shrinking death metal anthems with moments of serene melody and over-the-too aggression both, Human Error saw the band's incredibly hard work and DIY ethic pay off, spreading their name throughout the heavy music community world-wide.

With an acclaimed release under their belts and a bright new year ahead of them--one that sees them opening for downtempo deathcore giants Traitors and the equally mammoth Enterprise Earth--it's up to pure speculation to see where the future takes these Texan Titans of melodic death metal.

Music:

Within the Labyrinth - Single by Crafting the Conspiracy

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/within-the-labyrinth-single/1382492745

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2RuYgtZkIVgFaGBEyL3Aay?si=sazNHQ8uRo6xtW-aZecjdg

YOUTUBE:

Italian death-thrash act UNISON THEORY is a respected name in the Italian metal underground that for the past years have prolifically pursued an intense and modern vision of death-thrash metal faithfully cobbling together the best and most evocative elements of Meshuggah, The Faceless, Revocation and Obscura.

Unison Theory is a project born from Omar Mohamed in 2011. After several changes in the lineup, the project finds its stability only in 2013 with the entry in the band of Simone Tempesta (drums), Tony Russo (bass) and Alexander Startsev (vocals).

With the following lineup, the band publishes the EP-promo "Under a New Flag" in February 2015 and performs many gigs in Italy in support of bands such as Hour of Penance and Embryo. When Tony Russo leaves, the band dedicates 100% of their time working on the first full-length.

"Arctos", the band's debut album, composed in almost a year by remaining three members of the band, was recorded and mixed at Kick Recording Studio by Marco Mastrobuono (bassist in Hour of Penance and producer of Fleshgod Apocalypse and others) and mastered by Hertz Recording Studio (Behemoth, Decapitated, and Vader) between February and May 2016. From July 2016, Giulio Rimoli is the new bass player.

The album is now available via “Time To Kill” Records. 

www.unisontheory.com

LABEL - TIME TO KILL RECORDS

www.timetokill-records.com

PRESS AGENCY & PROMOTION - NARCOTICA

XITAN. The one-man HELLDUSTRIAL project.

What made you get into metal and eventually start/join a band?

I got into Metal when i met an ex-girlfriend in my 20’s. The only music close to Metal listened to at that time was Queen and The Offspring. However, after my she lent me some tapes by Rammstein, Guano Apes and H.I.M I never looked back. During my 20’s I joined quite a lot of bands, mostly Classic Rock whilst also Djing at local Metal Clubs.

How was your very first live appearance?

My first Live appearance as XITAN, was simply amazing. I was supporting the band Covenant, and I put up quite a show, which the crowd really enjoyed. I of course performed many times in the past with my ex bands, including a performance with Chris Boldendhal from Grave Digger at Wacken Open Air 2011. And so I built up lots of experience and confidence on stage which led me to the flawless first Live performance as XITAN.

What about your latest release? The main idea and what’s different about it?

My latest release was a Cover track from the Band GHOST entitled Square Hammer. In truth I gave this track the usual XITAN treatment turning an Occult Rock Song into Electronic Metal a style my fans have dubbed as HELLDUSTRIAL, just like my previous original releases.

Where do you see yourself/band 5 years from now?

I don’t like the question where do you see yourself, I rather prefer, where do I want to be? I want to have at least 2 releases under my belt, hope to Tour in the EU and the US. The real dream is to quite my day job and dedicate my life to Music. 

I don’t really believe it is possible to be honest, but the dream is strong and working hard for it. In truth I never believed I would even make this far, with 3 single releases, 2 lyric videos, 13K fans on Facebook and growing, around 150 x 5 star reviews and comments on FB from real actual fans, soon reaching 10K on IG, working towards 1K subs on YouTube, performing before Covenant, selling my own merch. All this in under 1 year, whilst being an Indie Artist, using my own money to fund this project. So in the end, I might not believe about making it, but I sure will work my ass off for it to happen.

Are you more popular in your city/country or abroad?

I am much more popular abroad.

What do you think of today’s music industry?

What can I say, today it’s much easier and cheaper to make music, but because of this it’s much harder to stand out. It’s much harder to get signed with a good label, but to be honest I don’t really see the worth in getting signed anyways.

But I am always hearing lots of bands saying that there is no money in this, so is this really an industry? I have made very few money off streaming, merch and digital sales, does not even start to pay off the money spent of this project. But I keep on hoping and working to make it. In the end I did this project for myself, because it was always my dream to have a music project of my own.

Anything else you want to say

If you are an emerging band or a solo artist (ROCK/Sub genres) and need #FREE exposure, send your:

1 - Short bio (English only) 2 - Recent high resolution photo* 3 - Links to your Social Media profiles or "Buy music" links*

at: [email protected] until the 4th of July, 2018.

Due to the high number of requests, please allow us up to 2 weeks to get back to you. If you want an interview, please specify in your e-mail subject "Interview". One of our representatives will contact you for further details. ---------------------- *Please don't bother sending mobile photos. If you don't care about your image, why should we? ---------------------- *Bands who already sell their albums through #Spotify #Deezer #Itunes #Amazon or any other major music distributor, will have priority. This doesn't mean the other bands are squalified.

Good luck out there!

The fearsome Spanish quintet.

“This combo born in Valencia in mid-2003 is characterized for being the most extreme and powerful proposal with female singer in Spain. [IN MUTE] are characterized not only by their musical quality but also by a strong stage presence led by Steffi, his ruthless reptilian soul vocalist. Imagine a combination of Extreme music, Progressive Metal and the virtuosity of passages with highly elaborated musicals, headed by raging and voracious growls.

Their past "One in a Million Tour" took them all over Spain and Europe, marking a milestone in the Edition of 2014 of W acken Open Air, where they reached the fifirst prize of the Wacken Metal Battle. With presence in the biggest Spanish Festivals, such as Resurrection Fest, Leyendas del Rock and Viñarock among others.

On March 24th, 2017, "Gea", the new album of the band, recorded in 2016 at Millenia Studios (Valencia) by Raúl Abellán, mastered by Vicente Mezquita, preproduced by Davish Álvarez (Angelus Apatrida), by the hand of ArtGates Records.

An album that contains 10 dark and angry cuts where we can discover the fate that will run the human being in the hands of the Mother Earth after having devoured the very essence for which she was created.

Currently, the band is immersed in the "Gea Spanish Tour", that is taking them to visit the whole country of Spain. Opening the way for the announcement of new international dates. Make sure you follow the band for their latest news.

https://www.facebook.com/inmuteband/

https://www.instagram.com/inmute/

https://www.youtube.com/user/InMuteTv