KILMARA have released a single & music video for “Out From The Darkness“. The song is taken from their fourth album ‘Across the Realm of Time‘, out August 31, 2018 via ROAR Rock Of Angels Records. The album was produced, recorded, mixed, & mastered by Roland Grapow (Lords of Black, Masterplan, Squealer, Black Majesty, Eagleheart…). Artwork made by Didac Plà.
Guests on the album are Jordi Longán (ex-Ipsilon) keyboard solo on Principles of Hatred, Roland Grapow (ex-Helloween, Masterplan) start guitar solo on My Haven, background vocals on “Crawling From Darkness” and “Out From the Darkness”, Viktorie Surmøva (Surmatra, Rosa Nocturna, Victorius) vocals on I Shall Rise Again.
The powerful melodic metal band KILMARA present their new masterpiece “Across the Realm of Time“. After three critically acclaimed albums, the debut “Haunting Dreams”, the work that put them on the world map, “Don’t Fear the Wolf”, and their fantastic third album “Love Songs and Other Nightmares”, it was time for KILMARA to make their fourth album, the most important of their career. With the incorporation of the American singer Daniel Ponce and the virtuoso Argentinian guitarist Miguel Laise, KILMARA return to revolutionize their sound being now more melodic, faster, and powerful, but without losing the class and mastery that characterize them. “Across the Realm of Time” is the definitive work and consecration of KILMARA, a new step to conquer all lovers of quality metal.
KILMARA has created a collection of incredible songs that are inspired by melodic heavy metal and European progpower metal, always looking for a modern and elegant sound. KILMARA is today one of the most powerful and innovative bands to consider in the modern metal scene. With a past-present-future concept as a basis, this is a circular work in which to submerge and let yourself be carried away by the passion that exists in each topic from beginning to end.
After much awaited time, the band beloved by the entirety of the local scene, Kaoteon, has finally released a new album. The band has had a great start this year, releasing the album as part of Complexity Fest in the Netherlands. “Damnatio Memoriae” is a twist on death metal, with the wicked elements of atmospheric black metal and the brutality of death metal. Kaoteon has taken on what bands like Behemoth have created and weaved into a unique blend. This separates the band’s release from others and lets it shine out due to the gloomy atmosphere it sets.
Formed in late 1998 as a one-man band by guitarist Anthony Kaoteon (and then later joined by Walid Wolflust (also known as Walid Choughari) on vocals, the band has gone through multiple lineup changes often revolving around them. On their latest album, two session musicians, Linus Klausenitzer from Obscura and Fredrik Widigs from Marduk, were featured.
The album, in my opinion, is a great representation of what Kaoteon’s music is all about. Instrumentally, “Damnatio Memoriae” isn’t your usual blast beat only metal riffs, but a balance between the latter and great melody. The bass isn’t following the guitar but rather doing its own thing and the drums are just a complex merge of technicality with a drop of groove. With such a musically diverse-in the sense-background, the vocals cover anything from haunting shrieks to hardcore growls. The album opens up with two emotionally contrasting songs. While “Damnatio Memoriae” starts out with enraged vocals that sear hearts and instruments that roar with uncontrollable fury, the next track “Barren Lands” gives a more openly aggressive sound similar to that of modern black metal artists. And thus unfolds the album as a harmonious combination of total mayhem and melody.
Yet throughout the album, the band keeps the composition and structure efficient with the instruments building up upon each other and aggravating until they all erupted, as the vocals stared in the eyes of “the man” and spit blood onto them. With a consistent nod of oriental background and a touch of progressive music, Kaoteon slowly soared above ending the record with a glorious resurrection of what the band is all about. The album sheds light on themes such as political corruption and religious intolerance, topics to which they have been often faced in their country. And if that’s not enough, the band has released the album on its own with the help of great mixer Daniel Bergstrand.
KAMELOT are one of metal’s most unique, influential, and prestigious acts that blend symphonic metal, prog, power metal, and world music – so it comes as little surprise that the whole metal world is holding its breath in anticipation of “The Shadow Theory”! The band have already unveiled the first info and details on their new masterpiece. The band have unleashed the first world premiere of the single and lyric video for the track RavenLight as a worldwide exclusive via Loudwire.
“The album offers many diverse songs, here is one of the mid tempo tracks being offered as an IG for the fans, enjoy this one, more to come!!” Thomas Youngblood on “RavenLight”
“The Shadow Theory” was produced by acclaimed music producer Sascha Paeth and mastered by Jacob Hansen. Guests on the album include Lauren Hart (Once Human), Jennifer Haben (Beyond The Black) and Sascha Paeth. The amazing cover and artwork was created by Stefan Heilemann. (Find all details on track listing and available formats below)
Following the release of “The Shadow Theory”, KAMELOT will embark on a massive World Tour with label-mates DELAIN and Battlebeast, starting in North America during April and May, followed by European festivals in Summer 2018. No rest for the wicked as the band will return to Europe in September/October 2018 for their biggest headline tour to date. (scroll down for dates)
For Kamelot Diehard fans, if you want to be part of a live DVD shooting, you only have to scroll down and check the date of the concert that will be filmed in its entirety and buy your tickets NOW to secure a place. (scroll down for info)
The full “The Shadow Theory” track listing reads as follows:
The Mission
Phantom Divine (Shadow Empire)
RavenLight
Amnesiac
Burns To Embrace
In Twilight Hours
Kevlar Skin
Static
MindFall Remedy
Stories Unheard
Vespertine (My Crimson Bride)
The Proud and The Broken
Ministrium (Shadow Key)
A 2-CD edition is available with the digipack version and the following additional track listing:
16.04.18 US – Louisville, KY / Mercury Ballroom
17.04.18 US – Charlotte, NC / Fillmore Underground
18.04.18 US – Silver Spring, MD / The Fillmore
20.04.18 US – New York, NY / Irving Plaza
21.04.18 US – Worcester, MA / New England Metal & Hardcore Festival
22.04.18 US – Montréal, QC / CA Métropolis
23.04.18 US – Toronto, ON / CA The Opera House
25.04.18 US – Albany, NY / Upstate Concert Hall
26.04.18 US – Pittsburgh, PA / Cargenie Concert Hall
27.04.18 US – Chicago, IL / Concord Music Hall
28.04.18 US – Minneapolis, MN / The Cabooze
29.04.18 US – Des Moines, IA / Wooly’s
01.05.18 US – Denver, CO / Ogden Theatre
02.05.18 US – Salt Lake City, UT / The Complex
04.05.18 US – San José, CA / City National Civic
05.05.18 US – Anaheim, CA / The Grove
06.05.18 US – Phoenix, AZ / Marquee Theatre
08.05.18 US – Dallas, TX / House of Blues
09.05.18 US – Houston, TX / House of Blues
11.05.18 US – Atlanta, GA / Center Stage Theater
12.05.18 US – Orlando, FL / House of Blues
13.05.18 US – Fort Lauderdale, FL / Revolution Live
Festivals:
12 Jul 18 Vizovice, CZ Masters of Rock
08 Aug 18 Villena, ES Leyendas del Rock Festival
10 Aug 18 Derbyshire, UK Bloodstock Open Air
The Shadow Tour
14.09.18 NL – Tilburg / 013
15.09.18 FR – Paris / Elysee Montmartre
16.09.18 DE – Aschaffenburg / Colos-Saal
20.09.18 SE – Gothenburg / Pustervik
21.09.18 SE – Malmö / KB
22.09.18 NO – Oslo / Sentrum Scene
23.09.18 SE – Stockholm / Fryshuset Klubben
25.09.18 FI – Helsinki / Nosturi
26.09.18 FI – Tampere / Pakkahuone
28.09.18 DE – Hamburg / Markthalle
29.09.18 DE – Munich / Backstage
30.09.18 CH – Pratteln / Z7
02.10.18 DE – Mannheim / MS Connexion Complex
07.10.18 FR – Lyon / CCO Villeurbanne
09.10.18 HU – Budapest / Barba Negra
12.10.18 UK – London / KOKO more dates to be announced!
KAMELOT will be shooting this show as part of the band’s long-awaited DVD! Don’t miss this very special event and be part of it! Grab your tickets now, as pre-sales are up and running!
For those of you who don’t know them yet, Slave to Sirens are an all-female thrash metal band from Lebanon, who came out a little over 2 years ago. Their first performance was during Metal Bell Magazine’s “The Thrash Alliance” affiliated event. (Photos of Slave to Sirens first appearance can be found here.)Continue reading
Metal gods, Judas Priest, have just released a short preview of their upcoming album title track “Firepower”! Judas Priest New Song comes from the album that is scheduled to be released March 2018.
Just a 15-second sample of what appears to be part of the song’s chorus can show you that Priest have gone back to the roots! It is fast and loud, and Rob sounds more epic than ever.
Check it out below:
Judas Priest New Song Firepower!
JUDAS PRIEST 2018 TOUR DATES
13 March — Wilkes Barre, Pa. @ Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
15 March — Youngstown, Ohio @ Covelli Centre
17 March — Uniondale, N.Y. @ Nassau Coliseum
18 March — Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
20 March — Newark, N.J. @ Prudential Center
22 March — Uncasville, Conn. @ Mohegan Sun Arena
25 March — Ottawa, Ontario @ The Arena at TD Place
27 March — London, Ontario @ Budweiser Gardens
28 March — Oshawa, Ontario @ Tribute Communities Centre
30 March — Orillia, Ontario @ Casino Rama
31 March — Detroit, Mich @ Detroit Masonic Temple
03 April — Milwaukee, Wis. @ Riverside Theater
05 April — Green Bay, Wis. @ Resch Center
08 April — Bloomington, Ill. @ Grossinger Motors Arena
10 April — Casper, Wyo. @ Casper Events Center
11 April — Loveland, Colo. @ Budweiser Events Center
15 April — Kent, Wash. @ ShoWare Center
17 April — Portland, Ore. @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
19 April — San Francisco, Calif. @ The Warfield
22 April — Los Angeles, Calif. @ Microsoft Theater
24 April — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Comerica Theatre
26 April — Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center
28 April — Dallas, Texas @ The Bomb Factory
29 April — Sugarland, Texas @ Smart Financial Centre
01 May — San Antonio, Texas @ Freeman Coliseum
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Last month, Egyptian Heavy Metal band Divine released a new single entitled “Defeating the Undefeated”. This track is considered as another new step in Divine’s comeback to the scene with its new vocalist Adham Kafafy. Divine was formed in 2005 and Adham Kafafy joined the band last year as a new front-man. It released its first single with Kafafy entitled “Lies” that had a nice success in the African scene. Continue reading
Young Tripolitan multi-instrumentalist Adnan Jabbado has been involved in the Rock and Metal scene for many years now, starting to showcase his guitar skills at the young age of 12, and releasing a couple of guitar covers for known songs and 4 original compositions, one of which Jabbado classified as a soundtrack. Now, Adnan Jabbado’s I Come Back will be on the loose soon. Continue reading
New Jersey Thrashers Overkill released another track, “Mean, Green , Killing Machine”, from their upcoming 18th studio album, “The Grinding Wheel”, that will be out on February 10, 2017 via Nuclear Blast. Continue reading
