Prog metal virtuoso guitarist Syrek has shared a new music video for his single 'I Think It's a Monster'. The song, an eight-minute epic musical journey, is one of the stand-out tracks from Syrek's latest concept album Story. The video features the album's all-star lineup, including Marco Minnemann and Bryan Beller (The Aristocrats), Mohini Dey and Lalle Larsson.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/u4aFAAmy3vk

Stream the song here: https://linktr.ee/syrek
 

Syrek comments:  "At some point, I had the story of Story coming together and I had a bunch of tunes written, but I didn’t have a song to jump out towards the beginning of the album, to grab people’s attention and bring them into this world i had created. Something that would set the tone of the album and introduce not only the characters of the story, but the characters playing the music of the story. So I set out to write a song that would do just that. After I had written the intro to 'I Think It's a Monster', I jokingly thought “man, this is really turning out to be a monster”, and then it suddenly came to me that the characters in Story, as one of their first experiences too, encounter a big monster. The song pretty much wrote itself from that point. It was a really cool and satisfying way to write, with the music and the story both helping to navigate each other."

Terry Syrek is among the most technically refined and sophisticated progressive rock guitar players out there. His strong compositional skills and unmistakably unique guitar sound are what make him stand out beyond the technique and speed. Terry is internationally renowned within the instrumental prog rock circles and is highly respected by his peers for his impressive, virtuosic command of the instrument, his work ethic, and his overall abilities and sensibility as a musician.

As a recording artist, he has released four full-length albums: Obscura (2001), Aum (2005), Machine Elves (2012) and Story (2021). His previous release, Aum, debuted on the Guitar Nine sales charts as the top seller in all four categories in which it was placed. Terry’s compositions have also appeared on numerous compilation albums, alongside guitarists Steve Vai, Marty Friedman, Paul Gilbert, Guthrie Govan, and Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal.

Terry has performed with the likes of Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X), Allan Holdsworth, John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Marty Friedman (Megadeth), Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society), Brett Garsed, Alex Skolnick (Testament), Reb Beach (Dokken, Whitesnake,Winger), Vinnie Moore (UFO), Ty Tabor (King’s X), Jon Finn (Boston Pops, Berklee Faculty) and the multi-platinum selling Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

The virtuoso guitarist has featured in Axe Magazine, Guitar Magazine, Guitar One, Guitar Player, Guitar for the Practicing Musician, Guitar Techniques, Premier Guitar, and the New York Times.

For more:
https://facebook.com/syrekband
https://instagram.com/syrekband

Photo Credit: Kaja Sosnowska

Experimental guitarist and composer Jakub Zytecki has today released his phenomenal new album Remind Me, along with a video to the title track.

Watch the video to here: https://youtu.be/unOlGdzES_U

Stream / purchase Remind Me here: https://biglink.to/isAm 

Purchase CDs, merch and tab books here: https://jakubsstuff.bigcartel.com

One of the finest young guitar players today, Jakub Zytecki established himself as one of the most inventive composers of his generation with previous album Nothing Lasts, Nothing’s Lost. His new album pushes sonic boundaries even further, as shown on the album's title-track and also previous singles 'Raum', 'Wait' and 'HEART'.

In terms of guitar excellence Jakub can be compared to his peers Plini, Aaron Marshall (Intervals), Chon and Polyphia, but his sound is more aligned with his wide range of influences, including The 1975, Bon Iver and John Hopkins. 

Jakubhas toured the world far and wide as the guitarist in prog-metal bandDispersE, and in 2019 he took his solo project live, touring as support toPlinithroughout Europe.

Jakub has announced an extensive UK / EU headline tour in 2023, supporting fellow guitar maverick Plini, with OwaneandJack Gardinercompleting the bill. Dates:

Fri 3 March - Doornroosje KZ    Nijmegen    Netherlands
Sat 4 March - 013 KZ    Tilburg    Netherlands
Sun 5 March - Melkweg OZ    Amsterdam    Netherlands
Mon 6 March - Rockhal    Esch-sur-alzette    Luxembourg
Tue 7 March - Gebäude 9    Cologne    Germany
Wed 8 March - Logo    Hamburg    Germany
Thu 9 March  - Lido    Berlin    Germany
Fri 10 March - Rock Café    Prague    Czech Republic
Sat 11 March - Proxima    Warsaw    Poland
Sun 12 March - Kamienna12    Krakow    Poland
Mon 13 March - A38    Budapest    Hungary
Tue 14 March - Flex    Vienna    Austria
Thu 16 March - Feierwerk Hansa 39    Munich    Germany
Fri 17 March - New Age    Treviso    Italy
Sat 18 March - Legend Club    Milan    Italy
Sun 19 March - KiFF    Aarau    Switzerland
Wed 22 March - Stage Live    Bilbao    Spain
Thu 23 March - Hard Club    Porto    Portugal
Fri 24 March - LAV    Lisbon    Portugal
Sat 25 March - Nazca    Madrid    Spain
Sun 26 March - Garaje Beat Club    Murcia    Spain
Mon 27 March -   La Nau    Barcelona    Spain
Tue 28 March - Connexion Live    Toulouse    France
Wed 29 March - CCO    Lyon    France
Thu 30 March -  Le Ferrailleur    Nantes    France
Fri 31 March - Maroquinerie    Paris    France
Sat 1 April - Electric Ballroom    London    UK
Sun 2 April -  Fleece    Bristol    UK
Tue 4 April -  Saint Lukes    Glasgow    UK
Wed 5 April - Club Academy    Manchester    UK

He then joinsPliniin the USA on the following dates:

Fri 28 April -   Brick By Brick    San Diego, CA
Sat 29 April -   The Independent     San Francisco, CA
Mon 1 May -   Star Theater    Portland, OR
Tue 2 May -   Rickshaw Theatre    Vancouver, BC
Wed 3 May -   The Croc Showroom    Seattle, WA
Fri 5 May -   Soundwell    Salt Lake City, UT
Sat 6 May -   Gothic Theatre    Denver, CO
Mon 8 May -   Fine Line     Minneapolis, MN
Tue 9 May -   Bottom Lounge    Chicago, IL
Wed 10 May -   The Shelter    Detroit, MI
Thu 11 May -   The Opera House    Toronto, ON
Fri 12 May -   Club Soda     Montreal, QC
Sat 13 May -   Paradise Rock Club    Boston, MA
Sun 14 May -   Gramercy Theatre    New York, NY
Tue 16 May -   Mr. Small's Theatre    Pittsburgh, PA
Wed 17 May -   Union Stage     Washington, DC
Thu 18 May -   The Broadberry    Richmond, VA
Fri 19 May -   The Underground    Charlotte, NC
Sat 20 May -   The Abbey    Orlando, FL
Sun 21 May -   The Masquerade - Hell    Atlanta, GA
Tue 23 May -   Echo Lounge & Music Hall    Dallas, TX
Wed 24 May -   Mohawk    Austin, TX
Fri 26 May -   Crescent Ballroom     Phoenix, AZ
Sat 27 May -   Teragram Ballroom    Los Angeles, CA

Inventive, diverse, eclectic and virtuosic, Jakub Zytecki promises to become one of the most exciting musicians of the decade. 

Jakub Zyteckionline:
Instagram FacebookYouTube

Tracklisting: 

1. The Change    
2. Remind Me
3. things you can't name    
4. HEART    
5. Morph    
6. Wait    
7. MOONGHOST alt    
8. Future Shock    
9. r a u m
10. Eventually    
11. Necluda    
12. slot machines, fear of god    
13. The Ends

Glasgow-based alt-rock trio Anchor Lane have shared a lyric video for their single 'Choke'. The third and final single from the band's new album Call This A Reality? shows off what Anchor Lane do best: fast, pulsating rhythms, aggressive guitars and unshakeable vocal hooks.

Watch the lyric video here: https://youtu.be/j2MCI2p6VLg

Stream and purchase the album here: https://slinky.to/ctaranchorlane
 

Anchor Lane comment: "'Choke' is about giving in to your imperfections and letting them rule you because it's easier than actually working on yourself. If suffering in your bad habits and being forever alone is what keeps finding you then it must be fate. Dwell in your misery. Give in. Give in. Give in."

Anchor Lane's new album Call This A Reality? was produced by Bruce Rintoul (Twin Atlantic, Fatherson, Vukovi). The album has received support from BBC Radio One through Daniel P. Carter and Alyx Holcombe, as well as plays on BBC Radio Scotland, a 'Track of the Week' on Planet Rock Radio, and a playlist addition on Primordial Radio. It also went straight into four top 10 chart positions within its first week of release, including the Official Rock and Metal Chart and the Scottish Albums Chart.

Anchor Lane have been on tour in the UK since 28th January to promote Call This A Reality?. Catch the band at one of the remaining shows below:

Feb 24: Aberdeen Krakatoa
Feb 25: Edinburgh The Mash House

Tickets available here: https://anchorlanemusic.com/upcominggigs/

Call This A Reality? follows the band's 2020 debut album Casino, which went straight to number nine on the Official UK Rock Album Chart, as well as getting the band important support from the likes of NME, BBC Radio Scotland and Planet Rock. Despite being denied the ability to tour the album due to COVID, Anchor Lane secured performances at Download and the Isle of Wight Festival, as well as key support slots with Eagles of Death Metal, Tremonti and Skindred.

Anchor Lane are:
Vocals - Conor Gaffney
Guitars - Lawrence O'Brien
Drums - Graeme Newbury

For more:
https://www.instagram.com/anchorlaneofficial/
https://www.facebook.com/anchorlaneofficial/
https://anchorlanemusic.com/

Finland’s modern metal quintet My Favourite Nemesis return with a new look, label and upcoming album. The band will release the new album Eidolon on 24th March via Seek & Strike. They have also released their captivating new single 'Breach'. This new track is the band’s first official offering introducing new female vocalist Sanna Solanterä (ex-Fireproven), who now joins longtime male vocalist, Janne Piela, for a stunning dual attack. This pairing unlocked a new array of songwriting depth, which is prominent across Eidolon.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/h0I9elLhjmk
 

Stream the song here: Spotify / Apple Music

My Favourite Nemesis comment:  "Our new track, ‘Breach,' is about facing your anxieties, finding inner peace and getting in touch with your spiritual self. Its music video gives viewers the first look at our new line-up and is a great visual live performance. On this record, people can expect great variation of songs it loosely follows a continuous story-line from start to finish. We aimed for a more streamlined approach, as compared to our previous releases. We also dialed down on some of the more progressive elements and went with more traditional song structures and hooks. Eidolon is a perfect album for fans of Architects, ERRA and Bleed From Within."

Since 2017, My Favourite Nemesis have gained a lot of attention across the Finnish modern metal scene with their catchy guitar riffs and wide variation of instrumental and vocal arrangements. The band’s explosive live performances have successfully convinced audiences in Finland and abroad - notably through two sold out shows with Swedish metal band Dead By April in Finland, and a German tour with Suffocation. My Favourite Nemesis are now ready to bring their unique brand of heavy metal excellence to a world-wide audience.

My Favourite Nemesis are:

Janne Piela- Vocals
Sanna Solanterä- Vocals
Joel Aav- Lead guitar
Janne Suominen- Rhythm guitar
Valtteri Estola- Drums

For more:
https://www.instagram.com/myfavouritenemesis
https://www.facebook.com/MFNofficial

Photo Credit: Lisa-Marie Tanck

German metal quintet Half Me have released their debut album SOMA, out now via Arising Empire. To mark the occasion, the band have also released a video for their new single 'I Am But A Guest In Exile'. 

Check out the video for 'I Am But A Guest In Exile' here: https://youtu.be/VKjWRTgfyZ0

Stream/purchase SOMA here: https://arisingempire.com/soma

The band comment on the single:

"'I Am But A Guest In Exile' is leading into the final act of the album. The fear of being replaced is getting out of hand and delusion is spiralling out of control. The entity that has accompanied them for so long is beginning to force itself onto the protagonist. Has it already taken over? There’s no way to determine from the outside so is it even possible to notice from within? While suffering from sleep withdrawal and schizophrenic episodes the protagonist is repeating their mantra to stay in control: Don’t black out."

Formed in Hamburg in 2018, Half Me - guitarists Chris and Julius, vocalist Chris, drummer Max and bassist Tobias - are one of the latest additions to the Arising Empire roster. Musically, Half Me blend a modern rendition of metal and hardcore with highlights of 90s nu-metal. Pounding riffs and breakdowns are accompanied by brutal, yet sometimes elegant, vocals that all balance together to formulate the band’s own distinctive sound. 

In the space of just two years, Half Me have made an impact in the music scene by self-producing their music and videos, displaying their intensive and energetic demeanour. Debuting with four singles initially, it was their their single 'Exitwound' (featuring Jack Bergin of Void of Vision) that gave the group a breakthrough and landed the band in the spotlight of Knotfest’s Countdown to Oblivion.

Riding the high of their recent success, Half Me’s highly anticipated debut album SOMA is finally unveiled and it’s very much worth the wait.

Check out Half Me's recent singles:

'Ex Negativo': https://youtu.be/csShnPrEZu8
'Blacklight': https://youtu.be/U043y8JwgkA
'Half Me': https://youtu.be/LSOGsadBt3g
'Wraith': https://youtu.be/3tPGtDtItJs
'Trauma Culture': https://youtu.be/pcpA9wJ--KE 

Half Me are:

Christopher Zühlke | vocals
Christopher Hesse | guitar
Julius Jansen | guitar
Tobias Max Sajons | bass
Maximilian Eisersdorff | drums

Half Me online:
Facebook || Twitter || Instagram || TikTok

SOMA tracklisting:

01. Wraith
02. Trauma Culture
03. Distort
04. Magma Hour
05. Ex Negativo feat. Marcus Lundqvist (thrown)
06. Zenit
07. Proxy
08. Outbreak
09. Blacklight
10. I Am But A Guest In Exile
11. Mitternacht
12. Half Me

Acclaimed young alt-pop/prog trio Exploring Birdsong have revealed their new single/video 'Bear The Weight', from their long-awaited second EP, Dancing in the Face of Danger, to be released 24th March via Long Branch Records.

Watch the video to 'Bear The Weight' here: 
https://youtu.be/vg3PMTmUOvM

Stream the single and pre-order the new EP here:
https://exploringbirdsong.lnk.to/dancinginthefaceofdanger

The band comment: 

"'Bear the Weight' has gone through a few different structure changes since we first formed the skeleton for the song back in 2019, but contains one of our collective favourite choruses. Lyrically it is one of the conceptual on the record; it is written from the perspective of one of thousands of workers, working on a building / structure of massive scale against their will. They are merely a number, and the only thing to relieve them of their duties is death - however they know they will only be replaced by someone else, so to prevent someone going through what they have experienced, they continue. ‘We bear the weight, to defend the man who would fall in your place’."

A beautifully curious blend of pop-sensibility, delicacy, experimentation and heaviness. British piano-led, guitar-less trio Exploring Birdsong are paving their own musical path with their new record Dancing in the Face of Danger.

Their acclaimed 2019 debut EP The Thing With Feathers - a concept release centred on the Seamus Heaney poem ‘Bye Child’ and the story of Kevin Halfpenny, one of the most bizarre cases of child cruelty ever recorded - caught the eyes of key players in the UK press (Prog magazine, Kerrang! Magazine, Classic Rock Magazine) and achieved two Progressive Music Awards nominations in the same year.

Dancing in the Face of Danger, recorded and mixed at Northstone Studios, Bridgend, builds on the musical foundations of The Thing With Feathers. The five-track EP has an evolutionary growth; synthesizers and a live string section add texture and gravity to the piano-led core, and whilst the record isn’t conventionally conceptual, lyrically, the band describe each track as ‘having its own tale to tell’.

Rarely are new groups as exciting, talented or unique as Exploring Birdsong. Straddling pop, progressive rock and uncategorisable genre-blending beauty, the band are unplaceable for the most part, but bring to mind elements of Kate Bush, Sleep Token and Agent Fresco.

Rarely too do you hear voices as captivating as frontwoman Lynsey Ward’s. Powerful, controlled, and spine-chillingly tender, Lynsey’s vocals help mark Exploring Birdsong as a prospect to watch, from the release of their acclaimed debut The Thing With Feathers (2019, Long Branch Records) to 2023's EP Dancing in the Face of Danger.

The young group most recently made their European debut at Euroblast festival (Cologne, DE) - their first live performance since their five city inaugural headline tour across the UK in September 2021, including London, Manchester and Birmingham, and following the successful support tours with the likes of Sleep Token and Thank You Scientist. 

Exploring Birdsong are:
Lynsey Ward - vocals, piano
Jonny Knight - bass, synthesisers
Matt Harrison - drums, percussion

Exploring Birdsong online:
https://www.instagram.com/exploringbirdsong
https://www.facebook.com/ExploringBirdsong
https://www.exploringbirdsong.com
https://twitter.com/exbirdsong

Tracklisting:

1 Pyre
2 The Way Down
3 Bear The Weight
4 Ever The Optimist
5 No Longer We Lie

Photo Credit: Luna Perri

UK trio Black Orchid Empire are streaming a guitar playthrough for their new single 'Deny The Sun', taken from their new album Tempus Veritas, set for release on 14th April via Season of Mist. 

Watch the playthrough of 'Deny The Sun' here: https://youtu.be/cRod3wHyyCY

Guitarist / vocalist Paul Visser comments: "We’re so stoked about the love everyone’s been showing for 'Deny The Sun'! We hope the guitarists out there are enjoying the riff - it was the first thing I wrote on the red Solar you see in this playthrough. Big thanks to both Solar and Neural DSP for being awesome!".

Pre-order Tempus Veritas here: https://shop.season-of-mist.com/list/black-orchid-empire-tempus-veritas

Watch the previously released video to 'Deny The Sun' here: https://youtu.be/b1uukX9KALY

Stream the single and pre-save the album here: https://orcd.co/tempusveritas

On new album Tempus Veritas, Paul continues: "Interwoven with the fabric of our history as a species are countless opportunities for stories. Little pieces of imagined narrative, set within events we all collectively know as historical, that seek to explore what it means to be human - this is the idea behind Tempus Veritas. Whereas Semaphore looked to the future, this record reinvents the past, wondering what it was like to be inside the mind of a person living through times of consequence. Musically, we continue to seek the boundary between the savagely technical and the undeniably beautiful and attempt to push it as far as possible. We poured our entire creative beings into making this album - we sincerely hope you enjoy it."

Catch the band at this year's Portals festival alongside Mono, And So I Watch You From Afar and many more, on 27th-28th May in London. More live dates to be announced soon.

Black Orchid Empire create huge, memorable rock music that combines heavy-hitting savagery with intense melodic beauty. Their technical, fearlessly complex grooves and gigantic sing-along choruses have already earned them a widespread fanbase.
 
A ferociously tight live band, Black Orchid Empire have toured Europe and the UK extensively, supporting Skunk Anansie, HED p.e, INME and Black Map as well as festival slots at Download, Standon Calling and Planet Rockstock. Black Orchid Empire have sealed the bands reputation as a force to be reckoned with.
 
Having released their debut album Archetype (2016) to universal acclaim, Black Orchid Empire signed with German label Long Branch Records to release the follow up albums Yugen (2018) and Semaphore (2020). Both albums received stellar reviews and over 1,000,000+ combined streams.
 
Tempus Veritas is a collection of stories that seeks to find compelling imaginary narratives hidden away in what we all think of as history. Behind every milestone or major event in humanity’s long, complex past lies a treasure trove of possibilities for invention - how did Pope Urban VIII feel when confronted by his friend Galileo about the true nature of the sun?  What really happened during an almost triumphant but ultimately doomed Everest attempt? What was it like to be a Norse settler amongst the Saxons; did the omens of the ancient gods begin to disappear?

In approaching Tempus Veritas, Black Orchid Empire sought collectively to push themselves both musically and thematically. Their pursuit of heaviness, melody, emotional power and rhythmic complexity has pushed them to create something they‘re immensely proud of. Semaphore was an album of Sci-Fi, this is an album of Hi-Fi. Tempus Veritas.      
          
Black Orchid Empire are:
Paul Visser - Vocals, Guitar
David Ferguson - Bass, Vocals
Billy Freedom - Drums 

Black Orchid Empire online:
Website || Facebook || Instagram || Youtube || Tiktok

Track-list:

1. Tempus Veritas (1:24)
2. Hydrogen (3:57)
3. The Raven (3:41)
4. Last Ronin (4:27)
5. Scarlet Haze (3:42)
6. Deny The Sun (3:15)
7. Glory To The King (3:37)
8. Summit (3:07)
9. Weakness (2:49)
10. Vesuvius (3:44)
11. Latimer (3:43)
Total: 37:26

Demonstealer, India's premier solo metal musician, has streamed his new single 'The Fear Campaign', another taste of his new album, The Propaganda Machine, out 31st March via Sweden's Black Lion Records.

Featuring Hannes Grossmann (Necrophagist, Obscura), Dominic 'Forest' Lapointe (First Fragment), Anabelle Iratni (Veile, ex-Cradle of Filth, Dean Paul Arnold (Primalfrost), you can view the lyric video for 'The Fear Campaign' here: https://youtu.be/LN2NkDoH7pE

Pre-order The Propaganda Machine here: https://snd.click/propaganda

Demonstealer comments: "'The Fear Campaign' is a track that talks about how in most countries the religious/ethnic majority is constantly kept in fear through government propaganda to be in constant fear of minorities. It's a tactic that has always worked. The opening lines of the song 'Keep them in fear, Keep them believing' really convey how this propaganda works. Musically the track is a rollercoaster and I got to work with some incredible musicians on this. I think this is some of the most intense and brutal drumming by Hannes Grossmann and Dominic Forest has just really played some of the most amazing bass lines, which don't just follow the guitar but yet blend so seamlessly with the track. Of course Dean Paul Arnold has thrown down some epic shreds and Anabelle has given the track a real haunting atmosphere that it needed. It was such an honour how these incredible musicians built this song to the behemoth that you hear."

Featuring a stellar line-up of metal musicians across the globe, The Propaganda Machine is another chapter in the story of one of heavy music’s most tenacious underground legends. The album is a brilliantly wicked 40-minute ride featuring the likes of Hannes Grossmann (Alkaloid, Triptykon, Blotted Science), Martino Garattoni (Ne Obliviscaris, Ancient Bards), and Ken Bedene (Aborted). Technical symphonic death metal at its finest – no holds-barred, full-throttle heaviness. Relentless in its brutality, triumphant in its melodies. Vocally the album is also hard-hitting, marking a lyrical turn to reality and escape from fantasy - an eviscerating take on the polarised world today, and a record that fully speaks truth to power.

Sahil Makhija, better known as Demonstealer, has long been one of the pillars of the heavy metal scene in India. From being at the vanguard of a fledgling metal scene to becoming one of its most visible and respected proponents today, Demonstealer is integral to the growth of the Indian metal community.

In 2000, Demonstealer formed Demonic Resurrection, one of India’s best known and biggest metal bands. Over the last two decades the band has become one of the most recognizable faces of Indian metal, nationally and internationally. Also in 2000 he established India’s first recording studio dedicated solely to metal - a home to all of the country's top metal bands.
 
Five years later he launched Demonstealer Records – India’s first metal record label. The roster included the best in India’s burgeoning metal scene, and licensed internationally renowned acts, including Behemoth and Dimmu Borgir. Demonstealer also founded and ran Resurrection Festival, alongside Demonic Resurrection bassist Husain Bandukwala. For years it was India’s only dedicated extreme metal festival. Needless to say, Demonstealer’s impact on the national scene cannot be overstated.

Aside from the success of Demonic Resurrection (5 studio albums, Metal Hammer Golden God award, multiple tours and festivals across UK and Europe), Demonstealer’s solo career is notable. From his debut album And Chaos Will Reign (2008) to 2021’s The Holocene Termination, Sahil has been blazing a thunderous solo trail.

Demonstealer is:
Sahil Makhija – vocals, guitar

For more information:
www.youtube.com/demonstealer
www.twitter.com/thedemonstealer
www.demonstealer.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/demonstealerofficial
www.instagram.com/demonstealer
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7A6AxHa4xv84XTYZVnVxUd
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/demonstealer/594767634

Tracklisting:

1. The Fear Campaign
(Hannes Grossmann, Dominic 'Forest' Lapointe, Anabelle Iratni & Dean Paul Arnold)
2. Monolith Of Hate
(James Payne, Martino Garattoni & Anabelle Iratni)
3. The Propaganda Machine
(Ken Bedene, Stian Gundersen & Anabelle Iratni)
4. The Art Of Disinformation
(Sebastian Lanser, Kilian Duarte, Alex Baillie & Anabelle Iratni)
5. Screams Of Those Dying 
(Hannes Grossmann, Dominic 'Forest' Lapointe & Anabelle Iratni)
6. The Great Dictator 
(James Payne, Martino Garattoni & Anabelle Iratni)
7. The Anti-National 
(Sebastian Lanser, Kilian Duarte & Anabelle Iratni)
8. Crushing The Iron Fist 
(Ken Bedene, Stian Gundersen, Sanjay Kumar & Anabelle Iratni)

Photo Credit: Alexis Fountain

FLOYA have released a video for their ground-breaking new single 'willows', once again displaying their captivating blend of EDM and rock. Due for release on 17th February via Arising Empire, 'willows' is a whirlwind of emotions that constantly charge throughout the song. Edgy yet poppy vocals are accompanied by a wall of meticulous guitars and synths, leading into what might be FLOYA’s biggest chorus hook to date.

Check out the video for 'willows' here: https://youtu.be/l5PYEvlR8fY

Pre-save 'willows' here: https://arisingempire.com/willows

'willows' was recorded and produced by Chris Kempe (Embark Audio), and mastered by Robin Schmidt (24-96 Mastering).

The band comment: 

"'willows' is about taking risks, it tells of how giving in to a specific moment can transform your life forever. As humans we often shy away from taking risks once we have experienced harm, but the only way to grow is to stay open.”

Fusing stomping beats and airy synths of EDM with the feel of a modern rock band, FLOYA are a truly special duo. 

Hailing from Germany, Marv Wilder and Phil Bayer found common ground by talking about their childhood influences, namely Peter Gabriel, U2 & Sting. With a vision to fuse fresh pop rock with the aesthetics of EDM and world music, the pair set out to create their unique sound. 

After the successful launch of their huge single 'The Hymn', the song was featured in an official AFL game between Port Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs on Australian Television; an impressive achievement for an act that’s been public for only a few months. FLOYA have also received significant airplay from Kerrang! Radio (UK) and Radio Contact. (BE)

Phil and Marv are on a journey of their own, exploring a vast array of genres and following one simple mantra: There are no limits. With this statement engraved on their minds, FLOYA strive to create something bigger than themselves, taking listeners on an unforgettable adventure.

FLOYA are:
Phil Bayer | vocals
Marv Wilder | guitar

For more information: 
https://www.instagram.com/floyamusic
https://www.facebook.com/floyamusic
https://www.tiktok.com/@floyamusic
https://twitter.com/floyamusic