NEWSDESK, 1st June 2010
> 7HARD INTRODUCE MINUETUM
7Hard is proud to announce the signing of Minuetum for the release of their debut album entitled Haunted Spirit. The album features Jason Mercury (ex-Outloud) on guitars, Ignacio Lopez (Seliger, Lord Kraven) on bass, and also Bob Katsionis (Firewind, Revolution Renaissance, Outloud) as a guest musician on guitars. The album - produced by Bob Katsionis, and mixed & mastered by Timo Tolkki (ex- Stratovarius, Revolution Renaissance) - will be released in Europe on 02. July 2010.
The new Minuetum album is a classic keyboard based power metal album highly influenced by Scandinavian power metal band like Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica. All songs are based on the keyboard melodies of founding member and main composer Dimitris Melidis, a combination of neoclassical keyboard melodies with heavy and fast rhythm and lead guitars, typical power metal double bass-drums and atmospheric elements.
Track listing: 01. Sky Minuet, 02.The Dark Half, 03.Tribe Is Calling, 04.Follow Us, 05.Key To Glory, 06. Hero Devine, 07.Time To Fly, 08.The Ghost King, 09.Into The Night, 10. Eternal Twilight
http://www.myspace.com/minuetum
> NEW CRYSTAL TEARS VIDEO
7Hard and Crystal Tears are very proud to present the 'Nightmare Serenade' video-clip - extended uncensored version. It's over 8 minutes long, and is taken from the forthcoming album Generation X (release date 18th June 2010).
http://www.myspace.com/crystaltearsgr
> 'MAN AGAINST THE WORLD' - CHARITY SINGLE RELEASE
Multinational melodic metal band Eden’s Curse have released a digital single of their ballad 'Man Against The World' with 100% of the profits being donated towards two homeless charities, namely shelter.org.uk in the UK and feedthechildren.org in the USA.
Songwriter Paul Logue commented “We receive emails from our fans time and time again, but none moved me more than the one I received from Jared Hochstettler. He put together a montage on YouTube featuring some really powerful images of homeless men, women and children. It stopped me dead in my tracks and made me think about how fortunate I am. Right there and then I decided to do something about it and I’m delighted to gain the support of my band mates, record labels and Music By Mail in Germany, who assisted us with launching the track onto the worldwide portals, with a view to raising some money to help Shelter and Feed The Children. I urge everyone to simply watch the video and if you feel as moved as I did buy the download and do your bit to help ease the suffering of those less fortunate than ourselves.”
'Man Against The World' is available to buy NOW from all major digital retailers such as iTunes, Amazon, Napster and also the popular rock digital download site http://www.MusicByMail.eu/
http://www.feedthechildren.org/
> SKILL IN VEINS VIDEO
Skill in Veins (http://www.skillinveins.com/ ; http://www.myspace.com/skillinveins) have completed their first music video for the track 'Youth Times'. Check it out below:
> M.I.C. VS. HARLEY DAVIDSON
M.I.C. recently played a Harley Davidson show and we have the pictures to prove it. The band are currently in the studio recording their 3rd album.
http://www.myspace.com/madeinchine
