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Zeal & Ardor share live video for “We Never Fall”

Submitted by newseditor on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 13:32

Black metal blues alchemists Zeal & Ardor have today shared a live video of “We Never Fall”, a previously unreleased song taken from their forthcoming live album, “Live in London”, due out this Friday, March 22nd, 2019, via MVKA.

Watch the live video for “We Never Fall” below.

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Crown Of Autumn releases music video for first single “Cyclopean”

Submitted by newseditor on Wed, 03/06/2019 - 18:00

The Italian Dark Metal veterans Crown Of Autumn are now premiering the very first track taken from their upcoming album “Byzantine Horizons”.

The official videoclip for “Cyclopean” was filmed in the wonderful location of Palazzo Gonzaga Guerrieri in Volta Mantovana (MN), Italy, by Mattia Stancioiu and Nelb Rodrigues and edited by Emanuele Rastelli.

Watch the music video for “Cyclopean” below.

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Myrath to release new studio album “Shehili” on May 3rd 2019

Submitted by newseditor on Wed, 02/20/2019 - 15:31

With their incredibly personal, epic and beautiful Tunisian progressive metal, Myrath have slowly but surely established themselves as one of the most fascinating bands in the current international metal scene.

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Zeal & Ardor to release new album “Live in London” on March 22nd 2019

Submitted by newseditor on Fri, 02/08/2019 - 19:43

Black metal blues alchemists Zeal & Ardor have today shared “Baphomet”, a previously unreleased song and the first single taken from their forthcoming live album, “Live in London”, due out on March 22nd, 2019, via record label MVKA.

Listne to “Baphomet” here.

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Vasil Hadzimanov Band - Lines in Sand

Submitted by thanos on Sun, 01/20/2019 - 01:01

Vasil Hadzimanov is back with his sophomore release around three years after his debut. This time the virtuoso Serbian keyboardist, composer and arranger is expanding his musical horizons by embellishing his ethnic, Balkan folk, prog rock and jazz/fusion music with atmospheric, R&B, funk, avant garde, psychedelia, trance and electronica elements here and there. Still, the musical experimentations along with the passionate and creative improvisations are here, cuz they are the very essence of this “kind of music”, in a way.

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Motanka signs with Napalm Records

Submitted by newseditor on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 19:58

Traditional Ukrainian Mystic Metal masterminds Motanka have joined forces with Napalm Records! Their unique sound, blending modern electro, metal and ethnic motives, leads the listener back to ancient times. Adding traditional Ukrainian instruments like dulcimer and ocarina to a classic metal band outlet underlines their traditional trademarks.

Motanka is the name of the traditional doll that ancient Ukrainians used as an overseer for their protection and for the communication with their ancestors.

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Shadygrove release live video for “The Port of Lisbon”

Submitted by newseditor on Wed, 11/14/2018 - 17:36

Folk/acoustic band Shadygrove has just unleashed a live version of the song “The Port of Lisbon”, taken from their debut album “In the Heart of Scarlet Wood”.

The video was taken at “Bum Bum Festival” in Bergamo (IT), as opening act for Lacuna Coil.

Watch the live video below.

Featuring members from Elvenking, Evenoire, and Sound Storm, Italy's Shadygrove journey into our primordial and mythological past for inspiration. Like musical time travelers or aural archaeologists, they have trawled eras beyond most bands' inspiration to create music from the soul... for the soul!

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Wardruna present video for Old Norse poem “Voluspá”

Submitted by newseditor on Thu, 11/08/2018 - 23:56

Leading up to the release of Wardruna’s acoustic album “Skald”, Einar Selvik has teamed up with Finnish company Koski Syvari led by Tuukka Koski, plus a pack of wolves, creating a beautiful film to his skaldic rendition of the Old Norse poem “Voluspá” (Prophecy of the Seeress).

Filming took place in Finland where Einar spent intense days of training with the wolves and their caretakers, preparing for the shoot.

Watch the incredible video for “Voluspá” below.

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Orphaned Land announces April 2019 European Headlining Tour

Submitted by newseditor on Tue, 10/02/2018 - 01:16

In order to celebrate the success of their 8th studio album “Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs”, the biggest and most influential middle-eastern metal band, Orphaned Land, will be touring Europe again in April 2019!

Singer Kobi comments: “We're so thrilled and excited to go back on the road for the second leg of our latest album's tour. Prepare for one hell of a night!”...

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Tengger Cavalry reveals new music video for “Redefine” and announces September 2018 performance in New York

Submitted by newseditor on Sat, 08/11/2018 - 13:50

Earlier this year, Global Music Award-winning nomadic folk metal group Tengger Cavalry turned heads with the release of their sixth album, “Cian Bi”, via Napalm Records.