Century Media/InsideOutMusic: FROZEN SOUL, FOLTERKAMMER u.a.
FROZEN SOUL TEILEN VIDEO ZU WHITE ZOMBIE'S "CREATURE OF THE WHEEL" COVER.
Frozen Soul teilen Coverversion von White Zombie's "Creature of the Wheel."
HIER ANSEHEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS8MgvEMcx8
Das Visual ist eine Hommage an die vertraute DayGlo-grüne Ästhetik von White Zombie, während die Band dem Sound ihren ganz eigenen, frostigen Stempel aufdrückt.
"We wanted to cover a song outside of death metal that we could give justice to in our style and 'Creature of the Wheel' felt perfect," sagt die Band. "We slowed it down and made it even heavier, all the while staying true to the groove White Zombie is known for. We got outside of our comfort zone and even used a theremin to add that old school horror feel!"
Frozen Soul sind derzeit in den USA als Support von Amon Amarth, Cannibal Corpse und Obituary auf der legendären Metal Crushes All Tour unterwegs.
Opern Black Metal Band FOLTERKAMMER veröffentlichen neues Album "Weibermacht"
Die aufstrebenden Opern Black Metal-Stars FOLTERKAMMER freuen sich, endlich ihr zweites Album „Weibermacht“ zu veröffentlichen, das ab sofort weltweit über Century Media Records erhältlich ist! Aus diesem Anlass veröffentlicht die Band die letzte Single „Die Unterwerfung“, die man sich HIER ansehen kann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAFaMaF_Hh8
Sängerin Andromeda Anarchia erklärt: "This song somehow combines everything that is Folterkammer: classical music elements, raw black metal aggression, historical themes, mythology and quotes from European folklore, portraits of cunning and strong women, strong contrasts, and provocation.
"Folterkammer makes classical music, played by a metal band. Not symphonic music with an orchestral sound, more like a chamber music ensemble playing black metal recitals. Or as we call it: torture chamber music.
"The music of 'Die Unterwerfung' is strongly inspired by the classical aesthetics of the Middle Ages. Thematically, this song is about the old and well-known spicy story of Aristotle and Phyllis, which has been told in the southern part of the German-speaking regions since the Middle Ages. Since musicians are also storytellers, we wanted to translate this story into modern times and create a black metal version of it - and thus keep this wonderful old tradition alive.
"What the story is about: The beautiful and charming Phyllis seduces, tricks and humiliates the intellectual, role model figure Aristotle out of revenge in front of an entire court. Aristotle is then exposed to ridicule and disgrace and flees. In a distant land, he meditates on the deceitfulness of female cunning.
"This tale was written by an unknown court poet. It depicts the motif of the wise and powerful man who is seduced, humiliated, and disgraced by a cunning woman. Two German versions are known, the so-called Strasbourg version and the older Benediktbeuren version. We quote small passages from both versions in the intro of this song, immediately after an altered sequence from a popular German nursery rhyme at the very beginning of the intro.
"There are various explanations for the popularity of this motif: one of them is that it is assumed that the depiction was intended to appeal to the public as a warning against the deceptions and temptations of women and was therefore particularly popular in the religious context of the time.
"The motif of the superior woman who seduces, incapacitates and humiliates the wise man has been known in world literature since the 5th century and was particularly popular in Europe from the 13th to the 16th century. It probably came to Europe from the Orient at the time of the Crusades. The term 'Weibermacht' is an official art and cultural-historical term for this motif. The d*minatr*x embodies this female figure to the fullest, which is why we have highlighted her in our 'Weibermacht' album.
"In addition to the textual evidence, this motif was also widespread in the pictorial representations of the late Middle Ages. Depictions have been found on everyday objects such as knife handles, combs, and stove tiles. Sculptures and façade reliefs in various churches and cathedrals have also been documented. In art, a variety of design techniques were used to depict the motif. In addition to sculptures, drawings, copperplate engravings, woodcuts, ivory carvings etc. are also documented. A concrete example is the woodcut 'Weibermacht' (from 1513, by Hans Baldung Grien).
"It is obvious that we have also been influenced by this graphic aesthetics for our album cover, painted by the one and only Eliran Kantor."
"Weibermacht“ ist das Gegenstück zum Debüt der Band aus dem Jahr 2020, "Die Lederpredigt". Das neue Album ist eine weitere scharfe Mischung aus modernem Black Metal und klassischen Musikelementen, die dem Avantgarde-Sound der Band zugute kommen. Die Musik selbst wird durch die dynamische Gesangsarbeit von Frontfrau und Sängerin Andromeda Anarchia aufgewertet, die ihre klassische Ausbildung als Opernsängerin mit ihren Höllenfeuerschreien verbindet und so einen Strudel aus ätherischem Chaos heraufbeschwört.
Bestellen kann man das Album HIER: https://folterkammer.lnk.to/WeibermachtPR
Wheel veröffentlichen neue Single "Disciple"; Australientour mit Caligula’s Horse startet heute
Die britisch-finnischen Progressive Metaller Wheel haben kürzlich die Veröffentlichung ihres mit Spannung erwarteten dritten Studioalbums „Charismatic Leaders“ für den 3. Mai 2024 angekündigt. Das Album wurde akribisch ausgearbeitet, um den immer höheren Ansprüchen von Wheel gerecht zu werden. Die Aufnahmen mit den Produzenten Daniel Bergstrand und Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah) dauerten von August bis Dezember 2023. Das Endergebnis, das von Forrester Savell abgemischt wurde, hat alle Stärken des Vorgängers vereint: Das dritte Album von Sänger/Gitarrist James Lascelles, Lead-Gitarrist Jussi Turunen und Schlagzeuger Santeri Saksala ist ihr bisher stärkstes und bewusstestes Werk.
Die dritte Single vom neune Album "Disciple" kann man hier sehen und hören:
https://wheelband.lnk.to/CharismaticLeaders
https://youtu.be/7fcvjAS9Qqk
Das Album vorbestellen kann mant hier: https://wheelband.lnk.to/CharismaticLeaders
HAKEN kündigen "An Evening With" 2024 UK & Europatour an!
Die Progressive-Rocker HAKEN freuen sich, ihre spezielle „An Evening With“-Tour im September 2024 in Großbritannien und Europa ankündigen zu können. Sie beginnt am 4. September in Finnland und die Band wird ihr gesamtes aktuelles Album „Fauna“ sowie weitere Titel aus der gesamten Bandkarriere spielen.
Die Band kommentiert: "We've been wanting to give the European fans a full-length show for a while now, so we are really excited to be bringing 'An Evening with Haken' to the continent in September. We had such a blast with this format in North America earlier this year, and we can't wait to do it all over again. Haken music all night, including Fauna in full and hours of other music from our discography!”
Tickets sind ab sofort erhältlich. Alle Termine in der Übersicht:
4th September – Savoy Theatre, Helsinki, Finland
6th September – Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo, Norway
7th September – Stora Teatern, Gothenburg, Sweden
8th September - Södra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden
9th September – Bremen Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
11th September – Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
12th September – Huxleys, Berlin, Germany
13th September – Backstage Werk, Munich, Germany
15th September – Christuskirche, Bochum, Germany
16th September – Rockhal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
17th September – Muziekgebouw, Eindhoven, Netherlands
18th September – Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
20th September – Ritz, Manchester, UK
21st September – Kentish Town Forum, London, UK
23rd September – Alhambra, Paris, France
24th September – Dynamo, Zurich, Switzerland
25th September – Teatro Celebrazioni, Bologna, Italy
26th September – La Rayonne, Lyon, France
Quelle: Oktober Promotion