NEWS, 7th July 2010
> FEN SET TO RELEASE 4TH ALBUM: TRAILS OF GLOOM
Fen Explore Modern Prog Sounds With Their Fourth Record, Trails Out Of Gloom - July 13th, 2010
"Trails Out of Gloom is a hidden gem amongst the sometimes nonsensical world of progressive music. Fen are clearly masters at the complementary meshing of instruments. Trails Out of Gloom is a brilliantly composed album that sounds half way between the cleaner moments of Opeth and Anathema, whilst also retaining its own unique identity. Fen provide a delightful presentation of mellow and erudite prog." -- Power Play Magazine issue #121
Fusing elements of progressive rock with the aggressiveness of heavy metal and the melodic accessibility of modern alternative rock, Trails Out of Gloom is the kind of album that will immediately impact the listener and send them on a journey into the imagination. Formed out of necessity as much as the need for artistic expression, guitarist/vocalist Doug Harrison and guitarist Sam Levin have blasted Fen’s progressive rock sounds throughout the Pacific Northwest for the past decade, and now, the band is set to unleash that sound across the globe. After three independent releases, Fen has partnered with indie rock label, Ripple Music, for their most ambitious and accomplished set of music in Trails Out of Gloom. The album is currently available for pre-order, and will be made available world-wide in deluxe digipak CD and digital download formats on July 13th, 2010.
“Dark and Aggressive. If your tastes veer from Porcupine Tree to Tool, these could be trails worth exploring.” - Geoff Barton, Classic Rock Magazine #146
“Reminds me of what I like about progressive rock, its ability to create songs that tell stories with their instruments as well as their words.” – Cosmos Gaming
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> ABGOATR 'JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN' VIDEO
A Backward Glance On A Travel Road (ABGOATR), the side project of French experimental metallers HYPNO5E have unleashed their first video trailer for the song 'Johnny Got His Gun', based off the movie of the same name. See the trailer below:
http://www.dl-abackwardglance.com/
> DARKSEED 'MAKING OF' VIDEO
The German Gothic Metal Band Darkseed uploaded a short 'making of' videoclip of their upcoming CD "Poison Awaits", which will be released via Massacre Records on 23th of July.
Check it out here:
> FRONTIERS NEWS
Power Ballads Vol. 1
August 27 will see Frontiers Records issue their first ballads compilation titled Power Ballads Vol. 1.
The track listing will be: Journey – After All These Years (Taken From “Revelation”), Winger – On A Day Like Today (Taken From “Iv”), Glenn Hughes – Imperfection (Taken From “Music For The Divine”), Jeff Scott Soto – Holding On (Taken From “Prism”), Allen / Lande – Master Of Sorrow (Taken From “The Revenge”), Giant – Can't Let Go (Taken From “Iii”), Primal Fear – Hands Of Time (Taken >From “16.6 Before The Devil Knows You're Dead”), Pride Of Lions – Interrupted Melody (Taken From “Pride Of Lions”), Place Vendome – My Guardian Angel (Taken From “Streets Of Fire”), House Of Lords – Sweet September (Taken From “Cartesian Dreams”), W.E.T. – Comes Down Like Rain (Taken From “W.E.T.”), Blanc Faces – Everything (Taken From “Falling From The Moon”), Places Of Power – I Live For You (Taken From “Now Is The Hour”), Treat – A Life To Die For (Taken From “Coup De Grace”), Sunstorm – Walk On (Taken From “House Of Dreams”), Shadows Fade – Speak (Taken From “Shadows Fade”)
Benedictum
Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the signing of US Classic Heavy Metal band Benedictum for the release of a brand new studio album in early 2011. Since 2005 Benedictum has been heralded as one of metal's most exciting bands. Fronted by the awesome talent of Veronica Freeman, her raw and powerful vocals have been the driving force behind this international metal sensation.
This year proves to be a very intense and exhilarating time, as Benedictum are set to deliver their 3rd album of jaw dropping, head banging, female-fronted fury. After releasing two critically acclaimed albums (Seasons of Tragedy & Uncreation), produced by internationally renowned producer and bassist Jeff Pilson (Dokken, Dio & Foreigner), Benedictum is back to unleash their career defining release!
Benedictum is ready for the next step: with a new label behind them, they are currently working hard on the recording with Grammy Award winning producer Ryan Greene (Megadeth, F5, MXPX, NOFX). Benedictum is firing on all cylinders! Veronica is joined once again by lead guitarist extraordinaire, Pete Wells, bassist Chris Shrum, Tony Diaz on keyboards and drummer Mikey Pannone.
Benedictum’s success and legacy have been well documented and the band have already earned their place at the head of the power metal genre. “There is really a feeling of excitement in the air for us, the new material will be another level in our evolution as a band and we have a lot of confidence in our new label Frontiers Records and their willingness to stand with us on our journey!” states Veronica.
Ten
Gary Hughes and the other Ten guys are working hard in the studio to lay down the tracks of the forthcoming Ten album to be entitled “Stormwarning”.
According to Gary: “The album is coming on nicely. The songs are incredibly strong this time out, the strongest I feel since the first two albums. This album has very commercial overtones as did the first two but when it kicks it does exactly that. some songs being more in the Spellbound era style too”. Some of the song titles include, apart from the title track: “Centre of My Universe”, “Kingdom Come”, “Endless Symphony”, “Love Song” and “The Wave”.
Mark Zonder (Fates Warning) was chosen to lay down the drum tracks, while the mix will be handled by Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Sunstorm, Place Vendome). The cover art will be again designed (like it was for “Spellbound” and “Babylon”) by the spanish artist Luis Royo. Frontiers hopes to release the album in early 2011.
> FACTORY OF DREAMS TO APPEAR ON GOTHIC VISIONS II
Portuguese/Swedish Prog Goth metal act Factory of Dreams has issued the following announcement about contributing a track to the upcoming "Gothic Visions Volume II" compilation: "Factory of Dreams are proud to announce that they'll be part of Gothic Visions Volume II (CD + DVD) with both a song and video clip. So, grab your hands on this fab compilation this October! After last year's first release of the Gothic Visions CD + DVD Special Edition compilation Echozone will release the second one in October of this year. The Gothic Visions is produced in cooperation with the underground magazine Crawling Tunes and other media partners."
"The release will be fully promoted within the campaigns starting from August to November of 2010 and will be featured in advertisements, reviews plus featured on online radio and TV shows. The new edition includes a full packed audio CD, a DVD with more than three hours of music plus more than three hours of video clips, live performances, gothic visuals, etc."
The currently announced line up for the compilation is as follows:
Merciful Nuns, Wayne Hussey, House Of Usher, Born For Bliss, Whispers In The Shadow, Leichenwetter, Deathcamp Project, Dr.Arthur Krause, The Daughters Of Bristol, Beautiful Sadness, Factory Of Dreams, Tunes Of Dawn, Minim, Blood, Eisblume, Lilith, Verney 1826, XMH, Vlad In Tears, Stier, New Risen, Reactive Black, Traumtaenzer, In Viro, Mist Of Avalon, Mystigma, Saints Of Ruin, White Pulp, Vets Insanity, Elafynoh, Vitam Venturi, Descendants Of Cain, Place4Tears, Andreas Gross, DIE!, Downstairs Left, Denight, Golden Apes, Lost Area, White Rose Transmission, Mob Research, Dead Guitars
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