Photo credit: Christoph Eisenmenger

SOLITAER out 26th August via Long Branch Records

UK dates at UK Tech-Fest and ArcTanGent announced

German progressive metal trio The Hirsch Effekt have announced a headline UK tour ahead of their appearance at ArcTanGent festival and the release of new EP SOLITAER, out 26th August via Long Branch Records. Support comes from UK nu-core band Sunfall. The band will also perform at this year's UK Tech-Fest.

dates:

02.07.22 UK, Newark-on-Trent - UK Tech-Fest Tickets
17.08.22 UK, London - New Cross Inn /w Sunfall Tickets
18.08.22 UK, Reading - The Face Bar /w Sunfall Tickets
19.08.22 UK, Brighton - Green Door Store / w Sunfall Tickets
20.08.22 UK, Bristol - ArcTanGent Tickets

Watch the lyric video to 'NARES' taken from the new EP here: https://youtu.be/R0MduZA9Hh0

The social distancing restrictions of the Corona era prompted The Hirsch Effekt to take a radical step: what if you not only recorded by yourself for the next release, but also wrote the songs completely alone? One song per band member. And so came about the concept of SOLITAER, which means "living individually" and thus represents the antonym to gregarious - Social distancing as a song writing concept. The opinion of the other band members was welcome, but required no necessity and didn’t need to influence the work of the respective musicians. In the end three songs were created - all of which showcase typical characteristics, that are part of the The Hirsch Effekt recipe, but do not sound like typical The Hirsch Effekt songs. It not only sounds like an extremely exciting experiment, but also frankly speaking: exceedingly extreme. The SOLITAER EP is rounded off by a band version of the song 'Gregaer', which was originally created as an orchestral version.

SOLITAER will be released as limited and serially numbered LP Edition incl. black vinyl, Exclusive Napalm Records Shop Edition incl. coloured vinyl, CD Edition incl. both SOLITAER and GREGAER EPs, stream and download. Also The Hirsch Effekt's latest vinyl EP GREGAER is now available again as a limited reissue with red coloured LP.

All formats are available for pre-order here: https://thehirscheffekt.lnk.to/solitaer

The Hirsch Effekt are:

Moritz Schmidt (Drums)
Nils Wittrock (Guitar, Vocals)
Ilja John Lappin (Bass, Vocals)

For more information:
http://www.thehirscheffekt.de/
https://www.facebook.com/thehirscheffekt
https://www.instagram.com/thehirscheffekt
https://www.youtube.com/thehirscheffekt

Tracklisting SOLITAER LP:

Side A
PALINGENESIS
NARES

Side B
AMORPHUS
GREGAER (Solitaer Version)

Tracklisting SOLITAER / GREGAER CD:

SOLITAER
1 PALINGENESIS
2 NARES
3 AMORPHUS
4 GREGAER - Solitaer Version
GREGAER
5 NATANS - Orchestral Version
6 DOMSTOL - Orchestral Version
7 KOLLAPS - Orchestral Version
8 GREGAER - Orchestral Version

Credit: Jan Season

On tour with Lord Of The Lost Autumn 2022

German dark rock quintet Scarlet Dorn have revealed their new single/video 'Falling'.

'Falling' is the first glimpse of the band's new album, due Autumn 2022. More news shortly.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/NAGLgFRClJk
Stream the single here: https://orcd.co/scarletdorn_falling

Scarlet Dorn combine the elegance of darkness with the catchiness of pop. Free of genre boundaries, vocalist Scarlet sings herself directly into the heart of the listener. With industrial sounds, rock ballads and electronic beats, the band takes the listener on a journey through complex human abysses, the world of hope and sorrow, but also directly into the arms of life in all its glory. With her captivating voice, singer Scarlet Dorn exudes a variety of emotions ranging from gentle and tender to menacing and sombre.

Scarlet Dorn was founded in 2016 by the producers Chris Harms and Benjamin Lawrenz, together with the singer Scarlet Dorn. Not only through the release of the albums Lack Of Light and Blood Red Bouquet, but also through tireless touring with Within Temptation, Joachim Witt, Letzte Instanz, Lord Of The Lost among others, the band have already made a name for themselves in the dark music scene in those six short years.

Watch Scarlet Dorn live (w/ Lord Of The Lost)

03.06.22 DE - Aschaffenburg / Colos-Saal
06.10.22 DE – Nuremberg / Hirsch
07.10.22 DE – Stuttgart / LKA-Longhorn
08.10.22 DE – Cologne / Essigfabrik
12.10.22 HU – Budapest / Barba Negra
14.10.22 AT – Vienna / Szene
15.10.22 DE – Munich / Backstage
20.10.22 DE – Frankfurt / Batschkapp
21.10.22 DE – Leipzig / Täubchenthal
22.10.22 DE – Hanover / Pavillon
27.10.22 DE – Berlin / Columbia Theater
28.10.22 CZ – Prague / Club Storm
29.10.22 PL – Warsaw / Hydrozagadka
02.11.22 DE – Bochum / Zeche
03.11.22 FR – Paris / Petit Bain
04.11.22 FR – Lyon / CCO
05.11.22 ES – Barcelona / Salamandra
06.11.22 ES – Madrid / Mon
09.11.22 IT – Milan / Legend Club
10.11.22 CH – Pratteln / Z7
11.11.22 DE – Kaiserslautern / Kammgarn
12.11.22 DE – Herford / X

Scarlet Dorn are:

Scarlet Dorn - Vocals
Bengt Jaeschke - Guitars, Backing Vocals
Benjamin Mundigler - Bass, Backing Vocals
Gared Dirge - Piano
Henrik Petschull - Drums

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/scarletdornofficial
https://www.instagram.com/scarletdorn_official

Photo Credit: Peter Leukhardt

German post-hardcore trio Future Palace have released their sophomore album Run, out now via Arising Empire. To celebrate the band have released a video for their new single 'Dead Inside', once again displaying the emotional power behind their sound.

Future Palace collaborated with Peter Leukhardt (Annisokay, Beyond The Black and Rising Insane) to record the music video for 'Dead Inside'.

Watch the video for 'Dead Inside' here: https://youtu.be/q8Kt-n91QDI

Stream/purchase Run in various formats here: https://futurepalace.lnk.to/run

'Dead Inside' explores a toxic relationship, not only the mark it's left on the past but how to deal with the lasting effects. "At the beginning of 'Dead Inside' there was the personal experience, that there are people who justify their behaviour by saying that they are irrevocably emotionally cold," says guitarist Manuel. "The track deals with a sometimes tragic situation both lyrically and instrumentally - it reflects inner turmoil, helplessness and anger at the same time."

"This is certain, the new songs not only sound different, they also came from different feelings," Manuel expands on the songwriting process. "We are therefore particularly looking forward to the live shows - because capturing these feelings in music is one thing, being able to share and express them directly is another."

After all, Future Palace's music has never been as multifaceted than it is on this album: this is music that wants to be heard and felt - everywhere and always.

One of the most aspiring post-hardcore acts in Germany, Future Palace signed to Arising Empire to release their debut album Escape in 2020, which garnered several million streams across streaming platforms.

Future Palace's sophomore album Run was produced by Julian Breucker (Beyond The Black) and mixed/mastered by Annisokay guitarist Christoph Wieczorek. Run explores the fight with one's own demons, the aftermath of a toxic relationship, and how the struggle with your own salvation is only the beginning, even after escaping from a dramatic situation. Blending the rawness of Holding Absence, Spiritbox and While She Sleeps with the irresistible, sweeping sounds of Bring Me The Horizon and PVRIS, the visually stunning and vulnerable record sets these painful processes to atmospheric post-hardcore, portraying the ups and downs of emotion.

Earlier this year Future Palace embarked on their first ever headline tour across Germany, followed by a European tour supporting Annisokay. The trio will appear at Full Force Festival and High 5ive Summer Fest over the summer, as well as tour with Battle Beast in August and September. Full dates here: https://future-palace.com/#tourdates

Check out Future Palace's previous singles:

'Paradise': https://youtu.be/mJ47ISNx0lE
'Heads Up': https://youtu.be/ewjcW2ErHkQ
'A World In Tears': https://youtu.be/9uChyuRi8pA
'Flames': https://youtu.be/Mhm7QVGmUng
'Defeating Gravity': https://youtu.be/4CwfRqRl6a0

Future Palace are:
Maria | Vocals
Manuel | Guitar
Johannes | Drums

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/futurepalace
https://www.instagram.com/futurepalaceofficial
https://tiktok.com/@futurepalace
https://twitter.com/futurepalacede
https://www.future-palace.de

Photo credit: Christian Ripkens

Available on multiple physical formats on 8th July 2022 via Napalm Records

One of only three songs with German lyrics in POWERWOLF’s discography is 'Glaubenskraft'. Celebrating its “live” premiere via the cinematic streaming event THE MONUMENTAL MASS - A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT, the song proves to be a real highlight in the live band's set, ready to be unleashed to the masses at one of POWERWOLF’s massive tours or festival headline shows this year. The incredible sound production highlights this live version and turns it into a standout hymn for each fan of the genre.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Hth9MJ76oys

The song, well placed at the end of the second chapter of the cinematic streaming event, called “Sin”, shoves a finger into the wound that the church has created for itself in recent years. The blank looking nuns in the video hovering while the band performs on an oversized burning cross speaks louder than any words.

All metal crowds will shout along to this banger of a song – whether they understand the German lyrics or not.

Pre-Order your version of THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT here: https://napalmrecords.com/powerwolf

At the end of 2021, POWERWOLF – the most successful German metal band to date – fascinated with a streaming event of unprecedented dimensions. Those who thought they had seen everything in the live sector were instantly proven wrong with unmatched audio production and visuals that can only be described as simply breath-taking. This summer, on 8th July 2022, this new benchmark for music streaming events will finally be available to view any time you crave. THE MONUMENTAL MASS - A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT will be unleashed on DVD, BluRay and many other physical formats.

POWERWOLF have stood at the peak of superlative, epic metal moments for years, but what they present with this streaming event surpasses anything seen before. After months of detailed work, a story was crafted and presented in several chapters based on the stunning music and elaborately staged cinematic scenes. All show effects, actors and stage settings work hand in hand with each other and bring the medium of live music to a level never seen before. From battles with clergy to stories of nuns, monks and burning angels, cinematic images immediately capture the viewer.

THE MONUMENTAL MASS - A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT is a live spectacle that unveils new details watch after watch, and cements POWERWOLF's status as the most outstanding band in their genre.

Cover artwork: Zsofia Dankova

THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT track listing:

Chapter I - Temptation
1 Prologue / Monumental Mass Theme
2 Faster Than the Flame
3 Venom Of Venus
4 Stossgebet
5 Demons Are A Girl‘s Best Friend
Chapter II - Sin
6 Dancing with the Dead
7 Cardinal Sin
8 Resurrection By Erection
9 We Drink Your Blood
10 Glaubenskraft
Chapter III - Confession
11 Fire & Forgive
12 Beast of Gévaudan
13 Incense & Iron
14 Where The Wild Wolves Have Gone
Chapter IV - Forgiveness
15 Amen & Attack
16 Army of the Night
17 Blood for Blood (Faoladh)
18 Armata Strigoi
19 Epilogue / Monumental Mass Theme

THE MONUMENTAL MASS - A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT will be available in numerous formats including a 96 page earbook, 48 page mediabook, deluxe box, vinyl box and other elaborate formats. The mediabook format will feature POWERWOLF's legendary headline show from Wacken 2019, Hallowed Be The Holy Ground, in full as a special bonus. The show is also included in the vinyl box – you can't get more live action than this!

THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT will be available in the following formats:

• 48 page Mediabook (incl. BluRay, DVD) in DVD Format – THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT & Hallowed Be The Holy Ground: Live At Wacken 2019

• 96 page Earbook – TV Wolf Cover (incl. Hardticket) – limited to 1000 (Napalm Records Shop exclusive)

• 96 page Earbook – Wolf Church Cover – limited to 1500

• 4 LP Vinyl Box Napalm (incl. Vinyl THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT & Vinyl Hallowed Be The Holy Ground: Live At Wacken 2019 + Cover Poster & Wide Shot Poster) – limited to 500 (Napalm Records Shop exclusive)

• 4 LP Vinyl Box EMP (incl. Vinyl THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT & Vinyl Hallowed Be The Holy Ground: Live At Wacken 2019 + Cover Poster & Torches Poster) – limited to 500 (EMP exclusive)

• 4 LP Vinyl Box Powerwolf (incl. Vinyl THE MONUMENTAL MASS – A CINEMATIC METAL EVENT & Vinyl Hallowed Be The Holy Ground: Live At Wacken 2019 + Cover Poster & Group Poster) – limited to 500 (Powerwolf Bandshop exclusive)

• Boxset (incl. Mediabook, Jewelcase, Flag, Ticket, Poster, Wristband) – limited to 900 (Amazon Germany exclusive)

• 2 CD Jewelcase

• 2 LP Gatefold Vinyl

• Music Cassette

• Digital Album

ABOUT POWERWOLF:

The story of POWERWOLF, beginning in 2004, reads like a true fairytale, but is the result of the most hard-working and entertaining live band on the heavy metal planet. POWERWOLF has not only received plenty of Gold and Platinum awards to date, but numerous releases have entered the official German album charts at the top position of #1. With Blessed & Possessed (2015), POWERWOLF achieved Gold status (in the Czech Republic) for the first time, while its predecessor, Preachers Of The Night (2013), hit the official German album charts at #1, and the incredible DVD, The Metal Mass (2016), came in at #1 of the German DVD-Charts. POWERWOLF's holy mass in the name of heavy metal is unstoppable – their latest magnum opus, The Sacrament of Sin (2018), again entered the album charts at #1. The accompanying, almost completely sold out Wolfsnächte headline tour – in which POWERWOLF headlined large venues with their phenomenal stage performances – became a single major triumph, as well as the numerous summer festival shows in which crowds were thrilled and completely captivated by the Wolves and their unique, (un)holy metal mass. With the new studio album, Call Of The Wild, and the Wolfsnächte 2021 tour charging through the largest halls in Europe, 2021 will again be a year completely under the sign of the wolf pack.

POWERWOLF are:
Attila Dorn – vocals
Falk Maria Schlegel – organ
Charles Greywolf – guitar
Matthew Greywolf – guitar
Roel van Helden – drums

More Info:
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'Blackout 77' video streaming now

Banefyre album out 9th September 2022 via Season of Mist

Crippled Black Phoenix are proud to unveil 'Blackout 77', the very first track taken from their upcoming album Banefyre. The new full-length is set for worldwide release on 9th September 2022 via Season of Mist.

Watch the video to 'Blackout 77' here: https://youtu.be/_yl7QIvD6n4

Mastermind Justin Greaves comments on the track: “A story of when, just for a night, the underclass, the downtrodden, the subjugated and outcast, all exploded in a rage when the power in New York City went down. The tension of years of oppression and abuse was released. For one night the freaks made themselves known and fired arrows to the sky. 'Blackout 77' is one part of our Banefyre, The musical journey. Fitting with the other tales and laments giving light to life’s outcasts, the freaks, the different. Who’s laughing now?”

The album can be pre-saved here: https://orcd.co/cbp-banefyre

Crippled Black Phoenix previously announced new European tour dates in support of the new album, together with labelmates Impure Wilhelmina and MØL. A full list of confirmed shows can be found below:

25.08.22 Germany Hannover @ Faust
26.08.22 Germany Hamburg @ Bahnhof Pauli
27.08.22 Denmark Copenhagen @ Hotel Cecil
28.08.22 Germany Berlin @ SO36
29.08.22 Germany Leipzig @ Täubchenthal
30.08.22 Germany Munich @ Backstage
31.08.22 Hungary Budapest @ A38
01.09.22 Austria Vienna @ Chelsea
02.09.22 Italy Bologna @ Link
03.09.22 Switzerland Winterthur @ Gaswerk
04.09.22 France Paris @ Backstage
05.09.22 Germany Cologne @ Essigfabrik
06.09.22 Netherlands Zoetermeer @ Boerderij
07.09.22 UK London @ The Dome
08.09.22 UK Bristol @ The Fleece
09.09.22 UK Manchester @ Rebellion
10.09.22 UK Glasgow @ Classic Grand

Crippled Black Phoenix online:
https://crippledblackphoenix.net
https://www.facebook.com/CBP444
https://www.instagram.com/cbp_444

Track listing:

1. Intro/Incantation For The Different
2. Wyches And Basterdz
3. Ghostland
4. The Reckoning
5. Bonefire
6. Rose Of Jericho
1. Blackout77
2. Down The Rabbit Hole
3. Everything Is Beautiful But Us
4. The Pilgrim
5. I'm OK, Just Not Alright
6. The Scene Is A False Prophet
7. No Regrets

Abhorrent Obsessions due 12th Aug via Unique Leader

Single 'King Of The Rhine' streaming now

Melodic death metallers Carrion Vael return with explosive new album Abhorrent Obsessions, set for release on 12th August via Unique Leader.

Ahead of the album release the band have delivered a new single, 'King Of The Rhine'.

Watch the music video to 'King Of The Rhine' here: https://youtu.be/1t36zYZI1Nw
Pre-order Abhorrent Obsessions here: https://orcd.co/abhorrentobsessions

Vocalist Travis Lawson Purcell described the new album: “Abhorrent Obsessions is a psychological look into the mind of the famously deranged, sick, and murderous ones amongst us. Technical, brutal, and melodically charged, we wrote this album with the utmost in absolute savagery at heart.”

Formed in 2017 Carrion Vael execute skilfully crafted melodic death/thrash and draw lyrical influences from famous serial killers and mass murders in history. Their brutal force is heavily influenced by technical, melodic and traditional death metal, incorporating aspects of slam and old school death with razor-cut precision.

Their debut album, Resurrection of the Doomed, arrived in 2017 with sophomore album God Killer following in 2020 via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions to worldwide critical acclaim.

Having shared the stage with The Black Dahlia Murder, Cattle Decapitation, Nekrogoblikon, Wolftooth and many more hard-hitters, Carrion Vael are ready to push the next chapter of their career to the fullest.

Carrion Vael are:
Travis Lawson Purcell - vocals
Trent Limburg - guitar
Alex Arford - bass
Chris Smiley - drums
Ryan Kuder - guitar

Carrion Vael online:
Facebook || Instagram || Twitter

Unique Leader Records online:
Website || Facebook || Twitter || Instagram || YouTube

Tracklist
1. Wings Of Deliverance
2. The Devil In Me
3. King Of The Rhine
4. Kentucky Fried Strangulation
5. Tithes Of Forbearance
6. Disturbia
7. Malleus Maleficarum
8. The Paint Shop

Photo credit: Alina Chernohor

2022 summer festivals & 2023 UK/EU tour with Bullet For My Valentine confirmed

Progressive groove metal juggernauts JINJER have once again beat the odds: the band announces today that with the support of the Ukrainian Ministry Of Culture, they have been granted a special exemption to exit Ukraine in order to help their countrymen the best way they can – through music. This also means that JINJER’s upcoming EU festival appearances this summer are confirmed. The band will perform across Europe starting 10th June at Greenfiel Festival in Interlaken (CH).

JINJER bassist Eugene states: “We are very honored to announce that together with the help of the Ukrainian Ministry Of Culture, we have successfully been granted permission to travel abroad as ambassadors of our country to raise funds and awareness about the war raging back home. This is a huge honor for us as a band and as citizens. We will do our part to make sure that this war stops as soon as possible! Come support, dance and scream your hearts out for Ukraine!”

Find the full list of dates below.

Click HERE to see the special DONATION MERCH that Napalm Records and JINJER launched to help raise funds for the people of Ukraine.

In addition to this exciting news, JINJER released a surprise music video for 'Call Me A Symbol', taken off their latest critically acclaimed album, Wallflower.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/XzeNF7hf5lo

Eugene adds: “I think this video for ‘Call Me A Symbol’ will forever hold a special and unique place in our hearts as a band. Filmed on our short but awesome European Tour in 2021 tour that almost did not happen because of the pandemic, and now released at such a dark time in which our country has been invaded and there is war on the streets of our home. I really hope this video and this important time in history gives people a new perspective that there are always two sides to everything. Good and evil, just and unjust - cherish the good times and face the bad head on... but never ever give up.”

In addition to JINJER being granted permission to exit Ukraine and playing EU festival dates this summer, they also announced new EU + UK tour dates with Bullet For My Valentine and ATREYU for 2023.

Dates:

JINJER summer tour 2022:
10.06. - INTERLAKEN (CH) Greenfield Festival
11.06. - NICKELSDORF (AT) Nova Rock Festival
17.06. - DESSEL (BE) Graspop Metal Meeting
18.06. - COPENHAGEN (DK) Copenhell
19.06. - CLISSON (FR) Hellfest Open Air
24.06. - OSLO (NO) Tons Of Rock
26.06. - SPALENE PORICI (CZ) Basinfire Fest
29.06. - LISBON (PT) LAV - Lisboa ao Vivo
30.06. - BARCELONA (ES) Rockfest Barcelona
01.07. - VIVEIRO (ES) Resurrection Fest
03.07. - HELSINKI (FI) Tuska Festival
08.07. - BALLENSTEDT (DE) Rockharz Open Air
15.07. - GÄVLE (SE) Gefle Metal Festival
16.07. - BORNHÖVED (DE) Blizzarrrd Rock Festival
24.07. - SELESTAT (FR) Rock Your Brain Festival
27.07. - TOLMIN (SI) Metaldays Festival
04.08. - KOSTRZYN NAD ODRĄ (PL) Pol'and'Rock Festival
05.08. - VILLENA (ES) Leyendas del Rock Festival
06.08. - SAINT MAURICE DE GOURDANS (FR) Sylak Open Air
07.08. - GDANSK (PL) Ergo Arena w/ Slipknot
10.08. - JOSEFOV (CZ) Brutal Assault
13.08. - WALTON-ON-TRENT (UK) Bloodstock Open Air
19.08. - DINKELSBÜHL (DE) Summer Breeze Open Air
20.08. - HAMBURG (DE) Elbriot Festival

JINJER w/ Bullet For My Valentine + Atreyu
EU / UK Tour 2023
29.01. - COLOGNE (DE) Palladium
31.01. - PARIS (FR) L'Olympia
01.02. - TILBURG (NL) O13
03.02. - WARSAW (PL) Stodola
04.02. - HAMBURG (DE) Sporthalle
05.02. - BERLIN (DE) Verti Music Hall
07.02. - PRAGUE (CZ) Forum Karlin
08.02. - MUNICH (DE) Zenith
10.02. - BUDAPEST (HU) Barba Negra
11.02. - ZAGREB (HR) Bocarski Dom
13.02. - ZURICH (CH) The Hall
14.02. - MILAN (IT) Alcatraz
16.02. - BARCELONA (ES) Razzmatazz
17.02. - MADRID (ES) La Riviera
18.02. - LISBON (PT) Sala Tejo
21.02. - TOULOUSE (FR) Bikini
22.02. - ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE (LU) Rockhal
23.02. - OFFENBACH (DE) Stadthalle
26.02. - BRUSSELS (BE) Ancienne Belgique
27.02. - CAMBRIDGE (UK) Corn Exchange
28.02. - BRISTOL (UK) O2 Academy
01.03. - LIVERPOOL (UK) Mountford Hall
03.03. - NEWCASTLE (UK) O2 City Hall
04.03. - GLASGOW (UK) Barrowland
06.03. - LEEDS (UK) O2 Academy
07.03. - BIRMINGHAM (UK) O2 Academy
08.03. - SOUTHAMPTON (UK) O2 Guildhall
10.03. - SWANSEA (UK) Arena
11.03. - LONDON (UK) Roundhouse

Purchase new album Wallflowers here: https://smarturl.it/Wallflowers-NPR

Although they were forced to cancel a North American tour with Slipknot as well as a Latin American headline tour due to the war in Ukraine, Jinjer called upon their fans to help raise funds for their countrymen and women by releasing two special donation T-Shirt designs that can be bought here: https://linktr.ee/JinjerOfficialMERCH

Jinjer are:

Tatiana Shmayluk - Vocals
Roman Ibramkhalilov - Guitars
Eugene Abdukhanov - Bass
Vlad Ulasevich - Drums

Jinjer online:
FACEBOOK
TWITTER
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HOMEPAGE
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Holding Absence release new single 'Aching Longing' featuring Alpha Wolf

The Lost & The Longing EP out 15th August 2022 via SharpTone Records

Holding Absence and Alpha Wolf have announced a split EP titled The Lost & The Longing, due for release on 15th August 2022 via SharpTone Records (ROW) and Greyscale Records (Australia and New Zealand). The EP includes four new tracks, two of which feature collaborations between both bands.

To mark the announcement, Holding Absence have released their new single 'Aching Longing' featuring Alpha Wolf.

Check out 'Aching Longing' here: https://bfan.link/the-lost-the-longing

Lucas Woodland of Holding Absence comments: "We’re ecstatic to be announcing The Lost and The Longing, our split EP with Alpha Wolf! They are a band we’ve loved as people and musicians for years now, and we’re so grateful they wanted to drop this release with us.

"We can’t wait for people to hear our two new singles 'Aching Longing' and 'Coffin', too! 'Aching Longing' is our band at its heaviest yet, and 'Coffin' is on the complete opposite side of the spectrum… We are always trying to stretch our band into new shapes, and can’t wait for people to hear what we’ve produced with these two tracks!"

Sabian Lynch of Alpha Wolf adds: "We first met Holding Absence back in 2019 at the Impericon fests in Europe and we got along like a house on fire. We really enjoy their super catchy tunes and luckily enough they enjoy our heavy tunes. We talked a bunch over social media and kept up to date with what they were doing and when Lucas (jokingly) mentioned that we should do a split, it surprisingly just seemed like the best idea ever. We both released albums around the same time and it made sense timing-wise for us both to release new music at the same time. Working with them has been a breeze and we’d do it again in a heartbeat."

Holding Absence are:

Lucas Woodland - Vocals
Scott Carey - Guitar
Benjamin Elliott - Bass
Ashley Green - Drums

Alpha Wolf are:

Lochie Keogh - Vocals
Sabian Lynch - Guitar
Scottie Simpson - Guitar
John Arnold - Bass
Mitch Fogarty - Drums

For more information:
http://holdingabsence.com
http://facebook.com/HoldingAbsence
http://twitter.com/HoldingAbsence
http://instagram.com/HoldingAbsence

https://www.alphawolfcvlt.com
https://www.facebook.com/alphawolfcvlt
https://twitter.com/AlphaWolfCVLT
https://www.instagram.com/alphawolfcvlt

http://sharptonerecords.co

The Lost & The Longing tracklisting:

1. 60cm Of Steel - Alpha Wolf ft. Holding Absence
2. Hotel Underground - Alpha Wolf
3. Aching Longing - Holding Absence ft. Alpha Wolf
4. Coffin - Holding Absence

Photo Credit: Konstantinos Stathis

Greek quartet Naxatras, forerunners of global psych rock, have announced their UK headline tour.

Dates are as follows:

14.09 - Brighton, Green Door Store
15.09 - Bristol, The Exchange
16.09 - London, The Underworld
17.09 - Sheffield, Riffolution Festival
18.09 - Glasgow, Ivory Blacks

The news follows the release of Naxatras' stellar new album IV, out now.

Purchase IV here: https://orcd.co/naxatras_iv

Watch the band's newest video ‘Omega Madness’ here: https://youtu.be/WVlr2gP5jas

IV is the band at their creative peak, with all their experience put to use. It’s been almost a decade now since Naxatras first set out from the Greek north to carve out the path fate had set for them.

Since 2012, the group have been honing the rough edges of psychedelic rock, combining heavy riffs, heady soundscapes, astral melodies and a deep appreciation for groove.

IV is - fittingly - the first new music to showcase Naxatras as a quartet. It is a significant departure for the group, already celebrated across Europe for their jamming-based approach to psychedelia. The focus with IV is now more directly on songwriting, musicianship and composition - drawing magic from early 70s prog rock and master songwriters of esoterica.

The new album has gaps that only a keyboard can fill, so Naxatras welcome a new member to the clan: Pantelis Kargas. The whole operation of the band has changed - the previously trademark analogue sound has shifted to a more surgically precise approach, the orchestration multileveled and powerful.

Naxatras' musical imprint began in 2015, with their first album I. Recorded in a single day, the record was a best-selling underground sensation and welcomed with critical acclaim.

Shortly after the band went on their first tour, with live shows in Greece and five neighbouring Balkan countries. The second album - II - followed in 2016, with the same attitude in live performance, live recording, and fully analogue mentality.

However the road proved to be the band's calling - summer 2016 led to Naxatras' first full European tour, sowing the seeds of high anticipation. 

An established act with the release of III, 40 more European dates followed, with a firm fanbase in every city on the continent. The album release show in Athens was to more than 1,000 devotees, a sold-out spectacle, and the subsequent tours included performances at Desertfest, Rock Im Waid, Duna Jam, Ozora and a series of appearances in Australia.

Naxatras are:

John Delias - Guitar, Vocals
John Vagenas - Bass, Vocals
Kostas Charizanis - Drums and Percussion
Pantelis Kargas - Keyboards and Synthesizers

For more:

http://www.naxatras.gr
http://www.facebook.com/naxatras
http://www.instagram.com/naxatras
http://naxatras.bandcamp.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6HN1s0JzLowapZ7nhOAJ71?si=w5UAkxrZQDujUwmi7tl8aA
https://www.youtube.com/naxatrasofficial

TRACKLISTING:

1: Reflection (Birth)
2: Omega Madness
3: Journey To Narahmon
4: The Answer
5: Ride With Time
6: Radiant Stars
7: Horizon
8: The Battle of Crystal Fields
9: Reflection (Death & Rebirth)
10: Shape of the Evening