Swedish heavy rockers Besvärjelsen are back with a brand new single ‘Digerliden,’ whose runtime is the perfect marriage of driving doom and straightforward rock. "The title 'Digerliden' takes its name from a place in Sweden's Dalecarlian Finnmark which roughly translates as 'the dire suffering', which relates to the hardship that its ancestral people endured while trying to survive and grow crops in its vast forests and mountains," said guitarist and vocalist Andreas Baier. "It is a magical and mysterious please, and its native folk music was a well of inspiration for this song.” “The lyrics deal with people in love who hate themselves. After watching Alice In Chains' MTV Unplugged, I was very inspired by the way their harmonies work and the kind of numb yet powerful melodies," added said vocalist Lea Amling Alazam. "I also felt a bit of a need for an Arabic harmony, so I wanted to find a way to combine grunge and Middle Eastern influences." Besvärjelsen will release their new record Atlas on May 27. [via Metal Injection]
Angel Nation, the melodic metal band founded by the classically trained Finnish singer Elina Siirala (also in Leaves’ Eyes) just released a music video for ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’, the second single from their new album Antares. Antares will be released on CD and digital on April 8 and on limited vinyl on June 3 via Inner Wound Recordings. Elina Siirala of Angel Nation comments on the single: “‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’ tells a creepy tale of a dangerous obsession! Sometimes an innocent situation turns into a toxic one, reality gets blurred and one man’s war has started behind the phone screen and in person. Don’t get pulled into the vicious circle and save yourself before it’s too late! Stalking is no joke and can be extremely damaging over time! With this song I wanted to express how turning away and moving on is sometimes the healthiest way, no matter how difficult it is!” [via Metal Goddesses]
Finnish Rioghan is set to release her debut album Different Kinds Of Losses later in 2022 via Inverse Records. The album has been made in collaboration with Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Einar Solberg (Leprous), Teemu Liekkala (ex-Manufacturer’s Pride, Red Eleven) and Teemu Koskela (ex-Celesty). The first single ‘Breath’ is put now with a music video. Rioghan comments on the single:
“This song really speaks to me in a personal level, as I have wrote the original poem in a pretty dark place, and somehow me and Teemu captured the essence of it musically too, a lot of polarity, ups and downs and finally some gruesome beauty in acceptance. We chose this as the first single as I think it represents the former Rioghan a bit more than the rest of the album, so it is also kind of a transition to new things ahead.” [via Metal Goddesses]
Visions of Atlantis are set to release their upcoming studio album, Pirates, on May 13 via Napalm Records. With their latest albums, visionaries Visions of Atlantis have without a doubt proven that they are on top of the scene. Now, the band sets sail on an adventurous new journey and exciting chapter, marking a turning point of their discography with the upcoming album, Pirates. Together with the album announcement, the international band presents the first single off the new album. ‘Legion of the Seas’ shows Visions of Atlantis in an unknown way. The song is heavy, wild and sets a sign for freedom. Michele grows in his position as second frontman, while Clémentine delivers everything from energetic high notes to emotive whispers in a perfect manner – culminating in a gripping duet. Both voices now sound more matured than ever. The official music video, produced by Lichterwald Produktion, lifts Visions of Atlantis’ videos to a new level. It’s a cinematic music film, highlighting the acting skills of all band members and featuring a nasty pirate! Visions of Atlantis state: “’Legion of the Seas’ is a statement song that embodies the mindset we carry throughout the entire record. No matter what we are facing, we remain the masters of ourselves and our lives. We are delighted to welcome the listeners on board of this new age of Visions of Atlantis with this powerful video, for one of the heaviest songs of the record. Acting scenes meet a fiery band performance, all in a very cinematic way, conveying our universe the best way.” [via Metal Goddesses]
Hungarian melodic metallers Esperfall are back with a brand new song as a forerunner of their full-length album Origins In Darkness to be released in April. Fasten your seatbelt and enjoy the ride: this track will immediately get you from the first note to the last! ‘Retreat Into Dreamland’ is about struggling with our inner demons and fear…“The nightmare is alive during the day and this person is seeking some kind of shelter at night in her dreams, because when we are asleep we are not forced to face the pain and the fear of our struggles. Fear is an important element in this song like a conscious entity, and the lyrics mirror the conversation between the person and the fear itself. This song has been chosen as the first single of the album for a specific reason: it contains all the various elements of our signature ways of musical expression within one song, in a compact form. It has clean and harsh female vocals, male growls, fast shredding themes, heavy headbanger stuff, a guitar solo, a keyboard solo, a twin solo, and all of this crowned with a memorable chorus melody. This song is an adrenaline bomb from start to finish and with it’s ferocious pace, it ignites very intense emotions within us and the listeners as well from the first note to the last” – tells the band about ‘Retreat Into Dreamland’. [via Metal Goddesses]
The third single ‘Pierce the Sky (Conflict)’ from Day of Departure’s upcoming proggy narrative is fast and intense, mirroring the part of the story that tells of war and brutality. When setting out to create this album, the band wanted to create their own soundtrack to a storyline that would ring familiar to fans of the sci-fi and apocalyptic genres, but with their own unique twist on the theme. According to the band, ‘Pierce the Sky (Conflict)’ tells of the last remnants of humanity deciding they must do all they can to fight back in order to survive. The song is a driving force throughout and meant to provide a sense that the tides may be turning, only to be crushed in the end. They explain further: “This song is all-out-war! It’s a battle for civilization and the pace and drive of the song hardly let up. We wanted to elicit an unrelenting attack on the senses, as it relates to the carnage that is occurring within the narrative. We also wanted to tease the listener into thinking that there was a hopeful end to the track, but then ultimately crush all of those expectations with the finale.”
Frontiers Music Srl is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of First Bite, the debut album by Serbian melodic hard rock band The Big Deal. Out on May 13, a second single from it entitled 'Sensational' is available from today. It follows ‘Never Say Never’, which was issued a month ago.
