American Wrecking Company is a fusion of many influences from
Metal, Punk, Rock and everything in between. The camaraderie and mutual
love for making music, AWC lays down infectious rhythms, choruses and
face-pounding verses. The music combined with a stage presence seldom
matched, American Wrecking Company leaves fans with an insatiable
appetite for more.
The band is comprised of founder Jeff Bloomfield, who is endorsed
by Spector and considered one of the "heaviest bassists" around. Randy
Bebich (rhythm guitar) and Ben Reynard (rhythm & lead) are both
endorsed by DBZ Guitars and Diamond Amps. The duo is known for their
highly creative approach and excellent twin-guitar attack. Drummer Dylan
Hickey brings an intense and positive energy to the mix. Vocalist T.J.
Cornelius rounds out the lineup with a voice that calls upon the legends
of metal who came before him.
The band has opened shows for Hatebreed, Fear Factory,
Motorgrater, Act of Defiance and Mushroomhead; and has toured
extensively across the western portion of the U.S.
American Wrecking Company is a machine that delivers an entertaining and "can't be missed" live performance.
CHILDRENN are back, International Exit is their second album, produced by Randall Dunn.
“A musical venture into the dim depths of mankind and the fear mongering of modern day politics”.
CHILDRENN who consist of members who have played with well-known Danish
acts such as Sort Sol, Psyched Up Janis, Kloster, and Baby Woodrose
followed up their debut album, working with one of the most respected
producers in modern alternative music, Randall Dunn.
Dunn has produced albums for such diverse acts as SunnO))), Earth,
Wolves In The Throne Room, Six Organs Of Admittance, and Marissa Nadler
.
After mixing CHILDRENN’s first album, this time, Randall Dunn flew to
Copenhagen and recorded and produced the album in full, at Black Tornado
Studios, Copenhagen, mixing it at Avast! Studios, Seattle.
The result is 10 tracks of fiery and glum rock music with
influences from 70’s psychedelic rock, kraut rock, black metal, 60’s
folk and so much more.
The lyrics, are inspired by the current state of the world, seemingly going down the drain, which is
also reflected in the almost apocalyptic title: “International Exit”.
Vocalist and lyricist Jakob Brixen explains:
“When we wrote the songs for International Exit, Manoj and I
were both filled with a mood of demise, which I think emanated from some
tendencies and scaremongering in the current zeitgeist that
has affected us a lot.
A feeling that everything could fall apart around us. A feeling of
anxiety on a personal level and on a political and global level. This is
also reflected in the lyrics that revolve around an underlying theme of
collapse with elements of decadence, profane madness, self-destruction,
denial, anger, deep darkness and longing for deliverance.”
Their debut album “Animale” was released in 2016, and was critically
acclaimed, internationally and domestically. The band has performed at
festivals such as Roskilde, Northside and Copenhagen Psych Festival in
addition to a bunch of more intimate live shows.
CHILDRENN also performed at the Danish showcase: Spot Festival, where
Rolling Stone Magazine legend David Fricke watched their blistering show
and had them on his personal top 5 for that festival.
“International Exit” will be released on Mighty Music on October 20th 2017 on CD, LP and digital
The self-titled MARTINA EDOFF
album was released in 2014, and nearly a year later, the second record
called “Unity” took her and her band on a successful North American tour
in September 2015.
She soon went to Argentina and performed for 6000 new fans as an opening act for Tarja Turunen. The tour went on to share the stage with The Winery Dogs
on their European tour in early 2016. The UK audience welcomed her the
same year for a mini tour and she later returned to the Rockingham
Festival to perform.
Now she's back with the third record “We Will Align” which will be released on AOR Heaven on September 22nd, 2017.
Amongst the already acquired fans is the respected English rock journalist Dave Ling, who discovered MARTINA EDOFF’s
eponymous titled solo debut, celebrated her with a full page article in
Classic Rock AOR Magazine and put her album on his playlist, describing
it as ”Stirring, confident melodies from an unashamed Swedish rock chick!” The great reviews kept on coming in from all over the world.
Together with her former co-producer and co-writer Jona Tee (H.E.A.T),
Martina decided to work with him on the third album. In late 2016 the
artist started to write on some new songs and found more co-writers who
completed the music in the way she was looking for, such as Jonas
Törnqvist (Deathriders, Bleed The Hunger, TreasureLland), Erik Mårtensson (Eclipse, Nordic Union, W.E.T), Benny Jansson (Ride The Sky), Billy Sheehan (Mr Big, The Winery Dogs), Jona Tee (H.E.A.T).
Release: 22 September 2017
“We Will Align” is a melodic hard rock album with a bluesy note along with powerful pieces and it goes back to the roots where EDOFF
has got her influences. The strong melodies are always there such as
her powerful voice. The musicians are the best to find and they are by
her side in the studio as well on stage, i.e. Björn Höglund (drums),
Nalle Påhlsson (bass), Stefan Bergström (guitar) and Jona Tee (keyboard/
hammond and production). The mixing went through the hands of the
legendary Tobias Lindell.
Discography: Martina Edoff (2014), Unity (2015), We Will Align (2017)
This melodic metalcore
quintet is bringing a brutal new album heading your way, by the name
Ascending. As a result of being influenced by bands like Pantera, Lamb
of God, White chapel, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Gojira, The Black Dahlia
Murder, Meshuggah and In Flames. Our third full length album, a record
made solely on what the members thinks sound awesome and not confined
within any genre limitations.
The album Ascending was made purely out of joy and to finally find the
musicians within ourselves. Meaning that we made parts that we thought
sounded hard, epic or interesting without trying to copy other acts or
let other bands be the law of what we could do or could not do. This
album is a transparent wall to see right in to our true animal of music
and the lyrics are a full disclosure of simple things in life and also
deep concerns within. There is nothing here that is not true and the
content of this record is truly genuine.
The beginning: There were two rock hard METAL bands disturbing the
peace and quiet in the city of Trondheim. In the south corner of the
city, dressed in black and white, Malice were playing their pitch black
drop A-tuned riffs with deep devotion. On the other side of the city,
black and black-dressed dark ass-kickin' black metal psychos were
digging up the secret of getting the crowd to dance to their beat. They
were Vantro.
As time went by and music were made and played, these warrior kids
needed to borrow blood from Malice. Malice responded to this request by
sending a warrior of their Colony. They sent T-Bag Joe on a mission to
help Vantro in the battle to reach the heart of the industry. A year
went by and the fight kept escalating and more people came to support,
but with no results in sight, they needed a revolution. The warrior from
Malice and the allied Vantro-warrior El Nigardo teamed up with the
intension of forming a colony with the most vicious and hate filled
warriors the city had to offer.
The search: First we needed a thug who could master the technique of
fry vocal, we sent for Lord Mordor a respected member of the Malice
Colony, He accepted his fate and stepped up to his pedestal. Next we
needed a master of low frequency sound waves, Sars The Virus. Sars were
an old friend of the Malice Colony and had fought with them before. This
was a sure thing, he was in.
Another gunman was needed, but after searching Trondheim vigilantly,
none was found. As fate would have it, we stumbled upon a formidable
force. A black, mirthless warrior. Big Truck from the Celebratum colony.
The Celebratum colony where highly respected black warriors from the
city core, and we needed Big Truck's unmatchable skill. Big Truck
solemnly accepted our offer. The time was right. We had the crew. The
will. And we had the plans to build our own recording fortress. In seven
days the fortress was raised and THE HATE COLONY was formed.
In 1997 Singer, songwriter Steve Newman formed the bandNewman
and since 1998 has been producing consistently high quality albums
filled with hook laden songs and thought provoking lyrics and released
10 studio albums and one best of compilation up to today. The previous
release, "The Elegance Machine", was released in 2015 and the band returned to the road with shows in Europe and their first UK headline tour. Steve Newmancontinued to write throughout 2016, songs, of which
some have featured on various artists releases, and some which are
still to come. It was within this writing process that Newman started to piece together the ideas which would become his latest release, and 11th studio album.
"Aerial" now features 12 tracks that return to the huge chorus's,
maintaining the high quality production values that have been prevalent
over the last albums. But this record, above all, is all about the
songs, you could say it's an unashamed AOR/Melodic Rock record and
follows that rule across all 12 songs to give the listener a very
consistent album. Once again Steve Newman has teamed up with Rob McEwen (drummer for the last nine Newman albums), the album also features long time friend Mark Thompson-Smith lending his vocals to "Fear Of Flying" and " Two Sides". Finally the mastering was taken care of by none other than Harry Hess (Harem Scarem) at H Bomb Mastering.
Formed in 2006 and reformed
again with new vocalist Emil Kyrk in 2016 Egonaut return with their
fourth full-length album “The Omega”, out on Mighty Music in November
2017.
The band was formed by Fredrik and Markus in 2006 and have over the
years developed from being a straight to the point bastard between punk,
stoner and hard rock into a supersonic Doom N Roll institution. Through
the ages Egonaut has time and time again proven themselves a worthy
live band during countless club-gigs in Sweden, several European runs
and in performances on most of the major Swedish festivals such as
Sweden Rock, Peace and Love, Putte i Parken, Metallsvenskan among many
others.
After finishing off the touring cycle for the album “Deluminati” Egonaut
realized that they had pushed themselves as far as the current line-up
could take it and that some change needed to be done; enter new vocalist
Emil Kyrk. With Fredrik liberated from vocal-duties he could now fully
concentrate on the song writing and production side for a new album and
in November 2016 the band entered Nordic Sound Lab to begin the creation
of the new album, “The Omega”. Picking up where Egonaut left off “The
Omega” takes the same doomy sound that the band utilized on their
sophomore album “Deluminati” incorporating heavy doom elements, hard
rock influences, ethereal synthesizers and catchy hooks to form a heavy
ground for Emil to sing over.
The Omega is the first concept album from Egonaut and it tells the story
of a seeker, trying to find his place in the modern world and what
transpires when he finally finds it.
The recordings of “The Omega” took place in several different studios,
all to achieve the best possible sonic image to match the songs and the
lyrics and the album was once again mixed and co-produced by MRG
Produktion. The artwork was provided by Adrian Baxter and the new logo
by Costin Chioreanu, perfectly framing the release.
“The Omega” is out on November 3rd 2017 on Mighty Music
Discography:
Electric, 2011
Mount Egonaut, 2013
Deluminati, 2015
The Omega, 2017
Line Up:
Emil Kyrk – Vocals
Fredrik Jordanius – Guitars
Dennis Zielinski – Organs, mellotrons, synthesizers
Mikael Bielinski – Bass
Markus Johansson - Drums
SWEDISH HARD ROCK WITH STYLE!!!
In 2005, Reine, Andreas and Manx decided to start a band that would pick
up where their previous band had stopped. H-Can was contacted to keep
pace behind the drums. Everything felt right from the beginning and
Debbie Ray was a fact.
For several years, the band recorded a variety of songs and played
extensively around the country. But it took until 2009 before the first
album "Artificial Misery" was released on the American company “Demon
Doll Records”. As it was released in physical form only in the United
States and was hard to get hands on for the rest of the world, it was
re-released worldwide the next year both digital and physical. This time
on the Swedish company “Core Shot Production”.
Around the same time in 2010 bass player Manx decided to leave the band
and Martin Söderquist took over the job. The gigging continued around
the country and in 2012 Debbie Ray released a three track EP called
"Rock n Roll Widow". And at the end of the same year different wills and
current family situations made the band to take the decision to take a
"break" for an indefinite period. And it was long unclear whether there
would be any more of the band ...
But in early 2014 the appetite for rock n roll came back. The band
rapidly wrote many new songs. In 2016 the deal with METALAPOLIS RECORDS
was signed and now “Slave To The System” will see the light of day!!!
Inspired by classic bands like Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Guns n Roses,
Backyard Babies and Pantera, it was more than clear in which direction
to take their sound, but with a modern touch.
Mighty Music are proud to welcome Forsaken from
Malta to the family. Forsaken was formed in 1990 and is considered one
of the true survivors of the epic doom metal genre. "Pentateuch" is the
comeback album and first album in six years of Forsaken
Albert Bell, founder, lyricist and bass player of Forsaken "Signing
with Michael and Mighty Music is a crucial step forward for the band. I
have personally known Michael since the earliest days of the band. He
is both a fan and a close friend of the band. His support and friendship
are two important qualities that tipped the scale in Mighty's favor in
the process of deciding on a new home for Forsaken. Moreover, from a
business perspective, Mighty possesses all the requisite qualities we
were looking for this time round. Mighty Music has grown considerably
in stature and reputation and hosts some really awesome bands, and we
are all really elated to be in such great company. Fans can expect our
first full-length release with Mighty Music this fall. "Pentateuch" has
all the ingredients epic doom maniacs have come to expect from the band -
killer songs laced with soaring, passionate vocals from Leo, raging,
fret-shredding solos from Sean, and head crushing riffs built on a very
solid rhythm section. Combining with Simeon to build this foundation for
the band is something that comes natural to us and is always a real
pleasure. I am also really happy with the lyrics for this album....I
really poured my soul into them. Every band member left no stone
unturned into making this release a most worthy addition to our long
history and discography. It has really been a long time coming, but the
wait will be worth it and we are really chuffed that a label of Mighty
Music's calibre has taken Forsaken and our new spawn "Pentateuch" on
board, with the prospect of further releases in the future as our
alliance with Mighty continues to grow".
Michael H. Andersen, Mighty Music "Ever since I visited Albert Bell
on Malta back in 1996, I regret not having signed Forsaken to my label
earlier. I've been a huge fan of the band since I heard the doom cult
classic "Where Angels Have Fallen" for the first time in 1992-1993. The
fact that Forsaken now is a part of my family, makes my old doom heart
so proud".
"Pentateuch" will be released on the 13th of October on LP, CD and
digital. A release concert is held in Malta on the 14th of October in a
new venue called The Garage in Zebbug and afterwards the band will be
heading on European tour.
Discography:
Requiem. Demo. Self-released 1991.
“Virtues of Sanctity” 7” Ep. Arkham Productions (France). 1993.
“Evermore”. CD. Storm Records (Malta) 1996.
Demo 2002. CD. Self Released.
“Iconoclast”. MD. Golden Lake Productions (Scotland, UK). 2002.
“Anima Mundi” CD. Golden Lake Productions (Scotland, UK). 2004.
“Anima Mundi/Iconoclast” DLP. Immortal Vinyl Records (Germany). 2005.
“Evermore”. Re-Mastered, re-release. CD. Golden Lake Productions (UK). 2005.
“Dominaeon”. CD. Golden Lake Productions (Scotland, UK), 2005.
“Evermore”, DLP. Immortal Vinyl Records (Germany). 2005.
“Dominaeon”. DLP. Immortal Vinyl Records (Germany). 2006
“After the Fall”,. CD. I Hate Records (Sweden). 2009.
“Tales of Doom and Woe”. Split 12” Ep. I Hate Records (Sweden). 2010.
“After the Fall”,. DLP. I Hate Records (Sweden). 2011.
Leo Stivala - Vocals.
Albert Bell - Bass
Sean Vukovic - Guitars
Simeon Gatt - Drums
Most
metalheads know by now that the Hellenic Metal scene is brimming with
talented bands and these guys are no exception! Four guys, mostly
influenced by NWOBHM got together in Athens in late 2013 with just one
thing on their minds, to play classic Heavy Metal with a massive dose of
melody, catchiness and speed! Traditional high pitched vocals naturally
were part of the tried and true formula! As a lot of bands do these
days they made a very limited run of 150 hand numbered CDR copies of
their first output, "Burn Them To The Ground". In a relative short time
these were sold out, heading to countries around the world! German label
Witches Brew, who's owner was already a huge fan of the band, jumped at
the chance to work with them and gave that brilliant debut the silver
CD treatment!
Giorgos Skourtaniotis: Vocals (backing), Guitars (lead)
Matt Kliszka: Guitars (lead), Vocals (backing)
Charis Kambitsis: Drums, Vocals (backing)
Raff Kritoulis: Vocals
Theo Karageorgos: Bass
1. Fyrecross 04:54
2. Widow's Revenge 04:19
3. Dance of the Witch 02:55
4. Heavy Metal Battles 05:17
Moonlight Desires might only play 80s cover songs, but you’d be wrong to dismiss them as just another cover band. Formed by long-time Hamilton, ON musician Trevor Ziebarth (Actor/Writer/Composer on Teletoon’s adult comedy series Sons of Butcher), Moonlight Desires is his ode to the raunchy romances and youthful misadventures of summer’s past. By re-working synth laden pop hits of the 1980s, Ziebarth manages to turn familiar guilty pleasures into modern, guitar-driven rock anthems.
“For those unfamiliar, I created a television show with my brother Jay Ziebarth back in 2005 called ‘Sons of Butcher’. It was a unique adult comedy cartoon series that aired on Teletoon and was sold to over 200 countries around the world. The show was the first to blend video heads into a cartoon world. The Sons of Butcher characters worked in a butcher shop by day and were a spandex clad rock outfit by night, with my character (Ricky Butcher) relentlessly trying to make it as a big rock star. As a companion to the show, Sons of Butcher recorded and released a few comedy rock albums using songs from the show as inspiration, and travelled across Canada twice on a sponsored tour by Teletoon. As a live band, Sons of Butcher used to perform heavied-up covers of 80s songs and they often became fan/crowd favourites. Ultimately, I noticed the positive response and it led to the formation of Moonlight Desires in 2013.” says Trevor Ziebarth.
As an homage to their Canadian music heritage, the band decided to take their name from the popular 80s song ‘Moonlight Desires’ by iconic singer/songwriter Gowan.
“I wanted to have a direct (1980s song) reference …but I also thought it would fit in nicely with the band’s heavier direction.” says Ziebarth.
Joined in the studio by drummer Dave Dunham (Not Of, DAVIDS, ex-Chore, ex-Sons Of Butcher) and lead guitarist Marco Bressette (Dead Tired, ex-Threat Signal), he says “Just The Hits: 1981-1985” is “…a more layered, fully realized version of the band. We really just wanted to show people a good time, while still staying true to our metal, grunge and hard rock influences. Thanks to Mitch Bowden at Mechanical Noise, the production sounds big and warm, and I think this album really captures the fun of what Moonlight Desires is all about.”
While their 2014 debut album “Frankie Goes To Hamilton” delivered a rollicking arrangement of classic love songs, the band’s follow-up “Just The Hits: 1981-1985”transforms timeless hits such as “Sunglasses At Night” by Corey Hart and “Something About You” by Level 42 into party rock anthems. Satisfying that hunger to escape the shackles of reality with fun times and familiar hits, Moonlight Desires entire catalogue will be available for the first time on all major digital platforms (including iTunes, Spotify, Google Play) on September 15, 2017.
1. A Criminal Mind (3:43)
2. Sunglasses At Night (2:56)
3. Out of Touch (3:17)
4. Hungry Like The Wolf (2:59)
5. Young Turks (3:51)
6. Bettie Davis Eyes (3:01)
7. Holding Back The Years (3:31)
8. Valerie (3:15)
9. Promises Promises (3:03)
10. Something About You (2:50)
11. The Power of Love (4:38)
Album Length: 37:09
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Album Band Lineup:
– Trevor Ziebarth – Vocals, Rhythm/Lead Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion
– Dave Dunham – Drums, Percussion
– Marco Bressette – Lead Guitar, Solos
– Mitch Bowden – Guitars, Keyboard
Live Band Lineup:
– Trevor Ziebarth – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
– Marco Bressette – Lead Guitar
– Nick K. Daleo – Rhythm Guitar
– Jay Ziebarth – Bass, Vocals
– Scott Brady – Drums
Discography
2017 – Just The Hits: 1981-1985
2014 – Frankie Goes To Hamilton
The Finnish rock/metal band Rough Grind is ready to give the world a
taste of what they have been working on. Inverse Records will release
the band's new EP "Four for the Road" on August 30th 2017. A lyric video
of the first single, "Dead End Street", can be seen and heard on
Inverse Records' YouTube channel https://youtu.be/Aou_Q_q9nDI
Rough
Grind hails from Jyväskylä, central Finland. The band describes their
music as "Dark Roasted Rock", and it really packs a punch of attitude
and strong messages. Their first EP "Son of a Gun" was released in 2014
and the previous single "The War Nobody Won" in 2017 and it got decent
air play around the world.
EP Track list:
1. Coffin to Go
2. Dead End Street
3. Face the Music
4. The Man You Used to Know
Discography:
"Son of a Gun" (EP/2014)
"The War Nobody Won" (Single/2017)
"Dead End Street" (Single/2017)
"Four for the Road (EP/2017)
Members:
Sami (vocals, guitar)
Ville (guitar)
Ari (bass)
Killi (drums)
RAPTORE, from Buenos Aires, formed in 2012, have a lot to offer all
Traditional Heavy Metal fans around the world, this was clearly apparent
the first time their songs burst forth from the Brewery speakers!
Having already been released in South America since 2016, Witches Brew
proudly presents an exclusive European edition of their debut full
length includes 2 additional bonus tracks! This is, simply put, high
octane Metal, chock full of rabid, razor riffs and super catchy
choruses. Features the fantastic artwork from well known artist Mario
Lopez!
Current line up:
Juliбn Hernбndez - Drums
Michel Amir - Bass
Nico Cattoni - Vocals, Guitars
Rage N' Fever line up:
Michel Amir - Bass
Nico Cattoni - Vocals, Guitars
Germбn Bobbera - Drums
Ignacio Irigoin - Guitars
1. Rage N' Fever 04:09
2. Night On Fire 03:42
3. My Own Grave 04:02
4. The Flame 03:50
5. Evil Hand 04:01
6. Time Has Come 06:36
7. Runner Of Death 03:44
8. Back In The Oven 05:35
9. Witching Hour 02:33
10. Desperadoes 02:39
