PELLEK – OCEAN OF OPPORTUNITY 2013
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Norwegian singer PELLEK is in constant motion, after his successful debut album “Bag of Tricks”, released in 2012, he is back with a full band launching a new album “Ocean of Opportunity”. An audacious release with enormous proportions showing a new era of PELLEK’s work. With a crystal clear production, “Ocean of Opportunity” brings 09 tracks with a impressive effort of Per Fredrik “Pellek” Åsly, or
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Due to be released later this week (May 3th), Breathing Scarlet is the latest album by Minneapolis rockersSemeron, a band very much rooted in the early foundations of heavy metal. A highly energetic, if entirely predictable, riff-heavy power rock compilation, the record, despite an exhilarating pace, remains largely the same from the word go.
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A very interesting, passionate, trance-like brand of modern hard rock with metallic overtones and the amazing vocals of Michael Rock. Brilliantly-crafted songs and exceptional performances from everyone involved, which includes Cryptopsy drummer Flo Mounier and band founders and ex-Nile men Chief Spires and John Ehlers. (2013)
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The Finnish rock band Dead Cult Diaries released the day his debut album “The World Is Too Small”
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Mitch Malloy has released a new single called “Dakota Kid” and is expected to be featured on an upcoming album.
Factory of Dreams – Some Kind of Poetic Destruction 2013
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Some Kind of Poetic Destruction (2013) is the fourth album by Portuguese/Swedish progressive metal act Factory of Dreams. The album is a conceptual science fiction work following the story of Kyra, a “unique and mysterious character who holds the key to our fate”. Kyra, along with two other characters in the story, known only as Kyra’s boyfriend and the child, are each represented by a different narrator,
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Trifathom is a Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal band from South San Francisco, California. We introduce a mix of heaviness, melodies, and a hint of technicality with a tad of thrash to bring something new to our fans.
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Nosound is an Italian band formed in 2002 by Giancarlo Erra (vocals and guitars). Together with Giancarlo we have Paolo Vigliarolo (guitars), Alessandro Luci (bass), Marco Berni (keyboards) and in the past year the band was joined by the ex-Porcupine Tree and Blackfield Chris Maitland (drums). The album also has Marianne De Chastelaine (cello) in a couple of tracks.
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Steve Cone is a New York native and has been a member of several prominent bands in his years of making music. After relocating to the desert, Cone built a studio and started writing his own brand of metal, forged in the classic European tradition of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends such as Iron Maiden, Saxon but also Accept and Motorhead to name but a few.
His mix or heavy metal/ progressive hard rock is tempered with his own street-smart style picked up from his days of playing the dark, seedy clubs of New York City. The results have been nothing short of impressive with each Cone release topping its predecessor with intelligent yet wild songs about power, betrayal, and the various dark places in our minds.
VINDICTIV – Cage Of Infinity 2013
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Swedish metallers VINDICTIV will release their new album, “Cage Of Infinity”, on May 10 via Escape Music. The CD was mixed by Lars Chriss (LION’S SHARE) and mastered by Mike Lind. The cover artwork was created by Carl-André Beckston.
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Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: Lion Music
Release date: May 11, 2013 (digital)
Opposing traffic weave very melodic and orchestral tapestry mix of technical, complex musicality and offer a fresh perspective on the prog genre combining flamenco, classic rock, heavy metal and progressive rock for a spectacular final product: high quality progressive metal in the spirit of the Seventh Wonder, circus, Fates Warning and Crimson Glory.
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English band Voodoo Six releases in late May album “Songs To Invade Countries To” and today released the first single “Your Way”.
Shadows Past – Perfect Chapter 2013
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Already formed back in 2005, it took this Swedish band a rather long time to release this debut album. The first orchestral and fast part and growl at the beginning of the song “Wherever I Go” sets you on the wrong path. It sounds like a start of a new Dimmu Borgir album, but after 10 seconds you hear the style you can expect on the rest of the album; melodic power metal in the vain of Helloween, Kamelot and Symphony X.
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