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Band:PALLBEARER
Album:FOUNDATIONS OF BURDEN
Label:Profound Lore
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
In the short timespan that they’ve been a band, Little Rock Arkansas’ PALLBEARER have literally defined and set a new standard in the realm of modern-day doom metal. Their 3-song “The Legend” demo which was first released already had made a huge impression in itself amongst the doom metal scene. Said demo would just be a harbinger for what would become the band’s debut full-length LP, 2012’s “Sorrow and Extinction” which made a massive impact not only in the doom metal scene but the entire metal scene in itself along with crossing over even within more mainstream territory. In turn “Sorrow and Extinction” was one of the most praised metal albums of 2012, landing on pretty much every metal best-of year end list and being praised by such notable outlets as Pitchfork, Decibel, SPIN, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, and Entertainment Weekly, just to name a few. The band would do some great tour runs likewise in support of “Sorrow and Exctinction” touring with the likes of St. Vitus, Boris, and Enslaved, and along with playing such notable festivals as Roadburn, Hellfest, MDF, Scion Rockfest, Fun Fun Fun Fest, and Hopscotch Fest respectively.
Now, with their new album “Foundations Of Burden”, PALLBEARER are prepared to take it to the next level unparalleled by creating an album much more advanced, moving, and sonically glorious than their debut. If “Sorrow and Extinction” created massive waves in the metal scene, “Foundations Of Burden” will create the stuff of legends. Captured by legendary producer Billy Anderson (Agalloch, Sleep, Neurosis, The Melvins etc.) at Type Foundry studios in Portland Oregon, “Foundations Of Burden” sees PALLBEARER expand their sound even further and going beyond into an emotionally driven sonic landscape more epic, vast, and ultimately more glorious and triumphant.
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Band:PALLBEARER
Album:FOUNDATIONS OF BURDEN - LP
Label:Profound Lore
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
In the short timespan that they’ve been a band, Little Rock Arkansas’ PALLBEARER have literally defined and set a new standard in the realm of modern-day doom metal. Their 3-song “The Legend” demo which was first released already had made a huge impression in itself amongst the doom metal scene. Said demo would just be a harbinger for what would become the band’s debut full-length LP, 2012’s “Sorrow and Extinction” which made a massive impact not only in the doom metal scene but the entire metal scene in itself along with crossing over even within more mainstream territory. In turn “Sorrow and Extinction” was one of the most praised metal albums of 2012, landing on pretty much every metal best-of year end list and being praised by such notable outlets as Pitchfork, Decibel, SPIN, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, and Entertainment Weekly, just to name a few. The band would do some great tour runs likewise in support of “Sorrow and Exctinction” touring with the likes of St. Vitus, Boris, and Enslaved, and along with playing such notable festivals as Roadburn, Hellfest, MDF, Scion Rockfest, Fun Fun Fun Fest, and Hopscotch Fest respectively.
Now, with their new album “Foundations Of Burden”, PALLBEARER are prepared to take it to the next level unparalleled by creating an album much more advanced, moving, and sonically glorious than their debut. If “Sorrow and Extinction” created massive waves in the metal scene, “Foundations Of Burden” will create the stuff of legends. Captured by legendary producer Billy Anderson (Agalloch, Sleep, Neurosis, The Melvins etc.) at Type Foundry studios in Portland Oregon, “Foundations Of Burden” sees PALLBEARER expand their sound even further and going beyond into an emotionally driven sonic landscape more epic, vast, and ultimately more glorious and triumphant.
The vinyl edition of the new PALLBEARER album “Foundations Of Burden” is a double LP presented on thick vinyl (limited redblack two-sided coloured edition also available), in a gatefold jacket with a printed/designed insert.
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Band:OMMADON
Album:V.
Label:BURNING WORLD
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Glaswegian Doom Metal par excellence - A must for fans of: Sunn O))), Electric Wizard, Conan etc..
" …and so the downtuned demonic dynamic duo known as Ommadon lurch forth from their slumber to lay waste to the world of man once more. They maketh the earth shake, the skies blacken and the seas boil with their searing, scalding ur‐doom sound. Drums that fall like the footsteps of some monstrous lead‐footed behemoth collide with metallic shrieks, growls and drones that appear to be guitars but could just as easily emanate from the throat of some colossal metallic pterodactyl. Ommadon are a two headed beast of doom and you will bow down before them."
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Band:CONAN
Album:MONNOS - LP (Repress)
Label:BURNING WORLD
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
LIMITED REPRESS NOW BACK IN STOCK
Conan are as heavy as interplanetary thunder amplified through the roaring black hole anus of Azathoth. A three piece, in the grand tradition of many amazing fabulous three pieces that hold a tight line and an iron-grip command over the uber-synchronised chord changes and tempo-shifts of the holy trio of bass, drums and guitar. Two men have the task of vocalising wretched thoughts over the turgid weight of Conan. They bear it well, for the task is immense. Conan have committed their filthy, ocean-sized sound to wax (and the slightly less cvlt compact disc) twice thus farwith more fetid output always on the horizon. First came the hulking mass of debut album Horseback Battle Hammer (Throne, Aurora Borealis), followed by a split with like-minded sludge-lords, Slomatics (Head of Crom, Burning World). In December 2011 Conan returned to the remote wilderness of Foel Studio, Wales and into the capable hands of producer Chris Fielding for their next album which is to be released on Burning World Records in Spring 2012. The vinyl version of Monnos will be presented at the prestigous Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland were Conan will perform.
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Band:OMAR AND THE HOWLERS
Album:BLUES BAG
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Blues
Blues Bag was originally released in 1991 as an acoustic session of tracks featuring Omar Dykes on vocals and acoustic guitar and his good friend, Fingers Taylor, on harp. Several tracks are just Omar and Fingers playing classic blues. Omar decided to bring in the Howlers on a few tracks to give the album additional depth. Gene Brandon, an original Howler drummer, recently passed away. Bruce Jones on bass still plays with Omar today. Omar himself plays harp on Big Chief Pontiac. Many of the songs are some of Omar’s favorite tracks from his entire career in the music industry. This cd is being released again as a tribute to Gene Brandon.
Re-release of classic Omar & The Howlers 1991 release.
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Band:DENVER
Album:ROWDY LOVE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
Sharing vocal and songwriting duties, Birger Olsen, Mike Elias and Tom Bevitori are the heart of Denver, while the rest of the line-up includes some of Portland’s finest players. Produced by Blitzen Trapper’s Eric Earley at Adam Selzer’s Type Foundry Studio, Denver's second record, Rowdy Love, focuses on the rare way the three songwriters’ distinct voices co-exist. There’s a natural melding of styles that’s evolved from afternoons on Olsen’s back porch and late night’s around Elias’ fire pit. The songwriting is honest and bare, whiskey-fueled, sweat-soaked, and steeped in working class life. The 140 gram vinyl component contains a digital download card.
“When we BBQ in our driveway, we prefer to do it listening to Denver, the band.” – Shovels & Rope
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Band:BOB MALONE
Album:MOJO EP
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Blues
In anticipation of the release of Bob Malone’s long-awaited 7th album “Mojo Deluxe” – Delta Moon Records presents the UK-only release of “Mojo EP.” This limited-edition EP, specially made for Bob’s first extended UK tour, contains 5 rootsy, rocking neverbefore heard Bob Malone originals, and a new version of Ray Charles’s classic “Hard Times.” Mr. Malone is no stranger to the United Kingdom – he made his solo debut at Glastonbury Festival in 2013, and as part of John Fogerty’s band, played the 2012 Hard Rock Calling festival at Hyde Park. The new EP features cameos from Bob’s Fogerty bandmate Kenny Aronoff, Stan Behrens from the band War, Tim Lefebvre from Tedeschi Trucks Band, Mike Baird (Journey, Bob Dylan, Joe Cocker), and many other legendary players.
Bob’s sound is a one-of-a-kind hybrid of blues, rock and New Orleans R&B, delivered with high-energy piano virtuosity and a voice all his own. He plays over 100 solo shows a year across the globe, and has played with or opened for Bruce Springsteen, Rickie Lee Jones, The Neville Brothers, Rev. Al Green, Dr. John and many others. Bob is a regular at the prestigious WWOZ Piano Night at House of Blues in New Orleans, featured along with piano legends like Marcia Ball and Henry Butler. Mr. Malone is the keyboardist on the latest John Fogerty album – “Wrote A Song For Everyone” – playing on a revamped “Lodi” (recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London), and John’s duets with Bob Seger, Miranda Lambert, and Keith Urban. Bob’s music is heard regularly on Dr. Phil, Entertainment Tonight and The Rachel Ray Show. Malone’s six CDs have earned Top-20 spots on the Living Blues, Roots Music Report and Earshot radio charts, and are played on stations worldwide, including Sirius/XM’s Bluesville, and NPR favorites Car Talk, Acoustic Café, and Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour. Bob Malone is endorsed by Hammond Organs, QSC Audio, and Fishman Acoustic Transducers. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two cats.
“A Keyboard Wizard” – The New Yorker
Four week UK tour starting August 25th at The Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival in Colne through September 21st. 23 Dates through England and Scotland
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Band:DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS
Album:SUNSHINE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
Recorded in exquisite analog sound, Sunshine is a bold statement from a songwriter and band that draws from the last 100 years of American music and sounds truly original. Through the 11 songs (and one bonus track), many facets of the group are represented: there is the unmitigated optimism of the title track and "Flow," and the irrepressible New Orleans second-line groove of "Red Shoes." "You Better Start Praying" sounds as if it came from The Band's Last Waltz album sessions, and "Away from Me" is soul balladry at its most heartbreaking. "Fizzle Out" is an achingly beautiful pop tune, and "I Really Try to Be Good" is a hypnotic minor-key rumba. The relaxed swing of "Throw It to the Wolves for Love" is a nod to Fats Waller, and then the band covers the immortal Fats, himself, with a glorious take of his "You Must be Losing Your Mind." Besides the Waller tune, DATV has added two additional covers that have also become fan favorites, done Vagabond style. Included is the blues tune, "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water," (inspired by Aretha Franklin's version); and Davina plays a sublime solo version of Patty Griffin's "Heavenly Day." The album closes with the bonus track, an updated version of Davina Sowers' "Under Lock and Key," the title track from DATV's 2007 album (now out of print).
“The truly timeless beauty of this remarkable album puts it on a pinnacle, unrivaled and unique, a portion of cultural caviar. Stand aside, Duffy et al, here comes homage Herculean in its faith-full Monty. And yeah, I like it.” -Nick Toczek, Rock’N’Reel Magazine (UK)
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Band:ILUVATAR
Album:FROM THE SILENCE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Prog Rock
Progressive Rock legends Iluvatar return with From the Silence, their first CD of brand new material in over a decade. Featuring all of the signature elements that fans expect, this new release proves that Iluvatar have lost none of the epic grandeur that made them a modern prog legend. Iluvatar first grew to prominence in the progressive rock renaissance of the early nineties, which led to them gaining a worldwide reputation for their dynamic take on melodic symphonic progressive rock and playing on stages all over the world. On From the Silence, Iluvatar consists of longtime members Glenn McLaughlin (vocals, percussion), Dennis Mullin (guitars), Jim Rezek (keyboards), Dean Morekas (bass, bass pedals, backing vocals), and Chris Mack (drums, percussion).
Strong appeal to fans of Genesis, Marillion, Pink Floyd et al
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Band:PONG
Album:GONE
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Post Punk
Gone is the first new studio album from Pong in four years. Emerging from the ashes of seminal Austin band Ed Hall in the late '90s, the new act eschewed Ed Hall’s post-punk guitar excesses and turned their collective ear in a rhythmic, almost pop direction, Pong emerged as a whole new musical animal; a mighty retro-futuristic fusion of melody, beat, lights, and vocal effects. Talk boxes and banks of keyboards supplanted the traditional rock instruments audiences had come to expect, and dance floors began to give under the weight of ass-shaking punk rockers rediscovering their inner groove, reveling in the mix of electronics, punk, post-punk, hip hop, and humor. Embracing and paraphrasing classic rock convention with a side of rave histrionics for a post-rock world, Pong established themselves as a world of fun in a generally all-too-serious Austin music scene. Gone represents the next step in Pong's musical evolution; seven songs that blur the lines between a number of different genres to construct what might best be described as dance music from another dimension or pop music from an alternate universe.
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Band:AUTUMNS DAWN
Album:GONE - LTD DOUBLE CD
Label:Eisenwald
Format:DBL CD
Genre:Black Metal
'Gone', the debut album from Autumn's Dawn carries on the melancholic spirit found on their self-titled EP, while pushing into new territories stylistically. The depressive black metal of the past is still present in places, but it has also given way to a more refined and melodic sound, which allows the band to reach even greater heights than before. AUTUMN'S DAWN is a new musical collaboration between two musicians by the names of Sorrow (Germ, Austere, Grey Waters) and Anguish (Rise of Avernus, Troldhaugen). Both having played in numerous bands over the years, the idea for AUTUMN'S DAWN came about in 2013 while Anguish was playing session live guitar for Sorrow’s Germ.
LIMITED TO 500 COPIES ONLY
Featuring members of GERM, AUSTERE, GREY WATERS, TROLDHAUGEN and RISE OF AVERNUS ! Within just a mere few months into the band's inception, AUTUMN’S DAWN have garnered favourable attention with their own brand of melancholic music, merging their bequest of bands like Germ, Austere, Grey Waters with influences from Sentenced, Katatonia and Mono. “Gone” showcases a more mature yet heavy and contemporary musical soundscape than its rougher and blacker EP predecessor
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Band:AUTUMNS DAWN
Album:GONE - CD
Label:Eisenwald
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
'Autumns Gone', the debut album from Autumn's Dawn carries on the melancholic spirit found on their self-titled EP, while pushing into new territories stylistically. The depressive black metal of the past is still present in places, but it has also given way to a more refined and melodic sound, which allows the band to reach even greater heights than before. AUTUMN'S DAWN is a new musical collaboration between two musicians by the names of Sorrow (Germ, Austere, Grey Waters) and Anguish (Rise of Avernus, Troldhaugen). Both having played in numerous bands over the years, the idea for AUTUMN'S DAWN came about in 2013 while Anguish was playing session live guitar for Sorrow’s Germ. Single CD edition.
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Band:AUTUMNS DAWN
Album:AUTUMNS DAWN
Label:Eisenwald
Format:LP
Genre:Black Metal
Autumn’s Dawn is a new musical collaboration between two musicians by the names of Sorrow and Anguish. Both having played in numerous bands over the years, the idea for Autumn’s Dawn came about in 2013 while Anguish was playing session live guitar for Sorrow’s solo project. Written and recorded in just a few days in late 2013, this 27 minute long debut EP is a brief, raw and honest take on the genre of Depressive Black Metal, and a mere taste of what is to come from Autumn’s Dawn in the future…
“For those of us who enjoy the sorrowful atmospheres and contemplative music, Autumn’s Dawn’s self-titled EP promises to really fill that void. - THE MONOLITH
Deluxe 12” GATEFOLD vinyl, limited first press, 150 copies on black vinyl !
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Band:THRALL
Album:AOKIGAHARA JUKAI
Label:Eisenwald
Format:LP
Genre:Black Metal
Tasmanian Black Metal band THRALL have recorded their third studio album as a conceptual exploration of themes relating to the suicide forest (Aokigahara Jukai). On Aokigahara Jukai, Thrall successfully articulates misanthropy without hypocrisy. By blending traditional black metal elements, with doom, death metal and crust influences, Thrall creates unique, memorable music. The trajectory of the album takes the listener on an unrelenting furious void-ward journey from the opening track to the final deathlike strains of emptiness. Coupled with the artwork’s aesthetic qualities of smothering detail, Aokigahara Jukai is an immensely compelling document of unrivalled intensity and intent.
"As completely heretical and antithetical as it is to utter this, Aokigahara Jukai is hands-down the most life-affirming record I heard in 2013." - LAST RITES
Limited deluxe 12” vinyl of Thrall’s 3rd album – metallic prints, 180g black vinyl, dropcard with free digital album
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Band:BOTANIST
Album:V1 FLORA
Label:FLENSER
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
One of the Bay area's most interesting bands, Botanist is excited to announce it's sixth sequential release. Titled VI: Flora, this 11-song fulllength album was was once again recorded by Otrebor in The Verdant Realm and mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden and is scheduled for an August 11th release, once again through San Francisco's Flenser Records. VI: Flora sees Botanist continuing his story from the perspective of a crazed man of science who lives in self-imposed exile, as far away from Humanity and its crimes against Nature as possible. In his sanctuary of fantasy and wonder, which he calls the Verdant Realm, he surrounds himself with plants and flowers, finding solace in the company of the Natural world, and envisioning the destruction of man. There, seated upon his throne of Veltheimia, Botanist’s chronological sixth full-length record is a progression from the misanthropic masterplans of the destruction of mankind at the hands of plants as detailed on the project’s last two albums, 2012’s “III: Doom in Bloom” and 2013’s “IV: Mandragora.” Instead, “VI: Flora” focuses rather on the wondrous beauty of the plants themselves through a gauzy haze of dreamlike sound, with the voice of The Botanist acting as spectral underpinning to the reverie.
Botanist's previous releases, I: The Suicide Tree, II: A Rose From The Dead (released July 2011 on tUMULt), III: Doom in Bloom (TotalRust) and most recently, 2013's IV: Mandragora have seen much critical acclaim; landing on lists such as NPR's 25 Best Metal Albums, Metal Sucks Top 15 Metal Albums, Metal Injection's Top 10 Releases, and an honorable mention on Pitchfork's Top 40 Albums of 2011.
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Band:RED KUNZ
Album:TEETH HAIR AND SKIN
Label:DIVISION
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
The great collaboration that gathers Aaron Beam and John Sherman from heavy-rock heroes RED FANG together with Louis Jucker and Luc Hess (ex-The Ocean Collective, Coilguns, The Fawn) from Swiss noise rock outfit KUNZ will soon be on your record player!
We won't tell you once again who's RED FANG, and how John Sherman's powerful drumming or Aaron Beam distinctive vocal tone make this band the most exciting rock 'n' roll outfit on our planet. You already know it all, everyone loves them. But you'd probably need to be refreshed about KUNZ, a very rare and mysterious incarnation of two musicians that you've certainly heard in some of your favorite bands: Coilguns, The Ocean Collective, The Fawn, and many more. TEETH, HAIR & SKIN is the title of Red Kunz's debut album. Conceived within a single and awesome week of friendship, the album displays 20 minutes of raw bass riffing and double drums battles that somehow manage to sound like proper catchy songs.
LTD LP With Deluxe Newspaper Insert.
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Band:SHINDIG MAGAZINE
Album:ISSUE 41
Label:VOLCANO PUBLISHING
Format:MAGAZINE
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
ISSUE 41 Of the legendary Psych / Garage Bible Available at all good Independent Record stores...
This Issue features : THE WHO On The Road In The Magic Bus: Post-acid, pre-Tommy – their 1968 annus horribilis QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE Just For Love: the story of San Francisco’s pioneering acid-rockers CAN Music steps outside the realms of rock THE ROTARY CONNECTION Early psychedelic soul act that should’ve been huge Plus DAVID CROSBY • RD LAING • NYMBUS • THE MAHARAJAS. News, Reviews Etc...
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Band:FLASHBACK MAGAZINE
Album:ISSUE 5
Label:FLASHBACK
Format:MAGAZINE
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Edited by Richard Morton Jack, FLASHBACK has fast established itself as one of the world’s leading rock history magazines, with renowned contributors including Richie Unterberger, Patrick Lundborg and Aaron Milenski. The third issue’s cover stars are BLOSSOM TOES, and the accompanying feature includes full interviews with all their members, as well as several other figures close to them. Also inside are features on early FAIRPORT CONVENTION, ROOM, CULPEPER’S ORCHARD, ARCADIUM, LED ZEPPELIN, THE BEATLES, 50 overlooked EUROPEAN ROCK albums, and much more. It’s 212 pages long and full-colour throughout, with masses of new research, rare images and vintage music paper reprints.
Avaialable from all good independent Record stores...
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Band:JERRY ROGERS
Album:POINT OF CONTACT
Label:METAL POSTCARD
Format:CD
Genre:Alt Rock
Debut solo album by drummer of alt American rock / lo fi band White Fang.
All members of the band run solo projects and when on sabbatical Jerry Rogers moves from drums to guitar and drum machine and creates beautiful lo‐fi pop fuzz gems interspersed with hints of electronica.
RIYL White Fang, Parquet Courts,Burger Records etc...
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Band:CHRIS POPE
Album:ALL ABROAD THE PROMISED LAND
Label:EPOP RECORDS
Format:CD SINGLE
Genre:MOD / MOD REVIVAL
Popular live Cut from Album “Peace of Mind” by ex Chord- Chris Pope.
UK live dates with FROM THE JAM & BOOMTOWN RATS
Video Made of track to be released on You tube
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Band:PALE ANGELS
Album:STRANGE POWERS
Label:SPECIALIST SUBJECT
Format:7" VINYL
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
New live session 7” from transatlantic grunge punks, PALE ANGELS. 3 brand new tracks and a cover of The Feelies’, “Crazy Rhythms”. Recorded live in March 2014 by the Amsterdam Recording Company as part of ARC’s Live Session Series (which is due to feature the likes of Obits, Breton, Vertical Scratchers).
Follow up to last year’s debut full length Primal Play, expect more of the same, great blown out, grungy punk. Inspired by the Ramones, Hüsker Dü as well as the 90s Seattle scene, Pale Angels take simple pop song writing as a starting point to get fuzzed out and weird.
On these recordings Pale Angels are Mike Santostefano from New Jersey, Jamie Morrison from Swansea, Wales and Reza Mirehsan (The Cut Ups) standing in, in lieu of their usual drummer, Mikey Erg.
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Band:NORM and THE NIGHTMAREZ
Album:PSYCHOBILLY INFECTION
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:CD
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
Debut album by busy UK Psychobilly trio
The band are very busy playing live shows all over the UK and are good at self promotion. They play at the Bedlam weekender in Sept (Northampton) which is the biggest/best UK date in this genre. The band write all their own material.
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Band:RUBY DARNELL AND THE LAZY RANCHEROS
Album:GHOSTS.
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:CD
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
A Beautifully performed and recorded self penned album of Rockabilly and country songs.
Many DJs including BBC radio 2 Bob Harris are fans of the band.
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Band:LEW LEWIS AND THE TWILIGHT TRIO
Album:RED HOT BABY
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:CD
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
Debut album by UK Rockabilly Band.
Features two members of Jack Rabbit Slim.
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Band:THE BULLETS
Album:GO MAN GO
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:CD
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
Second album by busy UK Rockabilly band
The Bullets first album sold well 2 years ago and this their second is better. They are gaining popularity and are now being booked at some of the scenes biggest shows.
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Band:PYRAMIDAL
Album:LIVE FREAKS - LIVE AT FREAK VALLEY FESTIVAL 2013
Label:ROADBURN
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Kraut / Space Rock
PYRAMIDAL are: Miguel Rodes - Electric Bass Guitar Miguel Angel Sanz - Electric Guitar and Synthesizer Óscar Soler - Electric Guitar & Voice Lluís Mas - Drums
Live Recorded & Engineered 1st June 2013 at Freak Valley Festival (Netphen, Germany). Mixed & Mastered by Lluís Mas.
TRACKLIST: 1. Kosmik Blizzard 2. Black Land 3. Sons of Light 4. Tempel Iaru 5. Dawn in Space
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Band:UNSILENCE
Album:A FIRE ON THE SEA
Label:NINE RECORDS
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Based in the north west of England, Unsilence have been both recording and performing live since 1993. With their new album “A Fire On the Sea”, they continue to move forward and defy the odds. "A Fire On The Sea" it's the second full-length album after their debut "Under a Torn Sky" released 2009 through PsycheDOOMelic. CD contains 40 minutes of epic doom metal, full of emotions and passion. They blend powerful riffs with melodic, clean vocals, soulful lyrics, which make unique atmosphere. Definitely is one of the best epic doom metal albums in recent years.
For fans of Solitude Aeturnus, Warning, Revelation, Bathory (epic era)
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Band:HEAT
Album:LABYRINTH..
Label:THIS CHARMING MAN
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
The five piece rockoutfit Heat from Berlin are out to rock hard. Sounds cheesy, but pretty much hits the nail on its head! Their first record was a heavy-blues driven ride through the 70s and with their new stuff, they take big step further into the vaults of old heavy metal and add some new ingredients to their already rocking roots. The new songs are filled with dust-dry twin leads, some super catchy vocal parts (a brilliant singer btw.!), and some straight forward and marching drums. And no, they are not the 564th Black Sabbath rip-off. Heat combine the best parts of 70s rock with a slight touch of the first wave of NWOBHM, early german hardrock and progrock a la Scorpions, a good piece of Witchcraft and some great old US Rock like Steppenwolf and early Wishbone Ash! All this stuff turns out super melodic and extremely catchy! Heat will release their second full length record “Labyrinth” on TCM Records at 28th of august 2014 – We are super psyched!
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Band:HEAT
Album:LABYRINTH - LP
Label:THIS CHARMING MAN
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
The five piece rockoutfit Heat from Berlin are out to rock hard. Sounds cheesy, but pretty much hits the nail on its head! Their first record was a heavy-blues driven ride through the 70s and with their new stuff, they take big step further into the vaults of old heavy metal and add some new ingredients to their already rocking roots. The new songs are filled with dust-dry twin leads, some super catchy vocal parts (a brilliant singer btw.!), and some straight forward and marching drums. And no, they are not the 564th Black Sabbath rip-off. Heat combine the best parts of 70s rock with a slight touch of the first wave of NWOBHM, early german hardrock and progrock a la Scorpions, a good piece of Witchcraft and some great old US Rock like Steppenwolf and early Wishbone Ash! All this stuff turns out super melodic and extremely catchy! Heat will release their second full length record “Labyrinth” on TCM Records at 28th of august 2014 – We are super psyched!
Gatefold LP / LP plus Mp3
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Band:THE TIDAL SLEEP
Album:VORSTELLUNGSKRAFT
Label:THIS CHARMING MAN
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Emo
Touring Europe with Funeral For A Friend and SILVERSTEIN.
Digipack CD-Sleeve with stickering.
FOR FANS OF: SADDEST LANDSCAPE, TOUCHE AMORE, PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH, LA DISPUTE
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Band:STUDFAUST
Album:WHERE THE UNDERDOGS BARK
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Metal
Norwegian heavy metal outfit STUDFAUST attack with a brand new recording! With the rock n roll and punk influences up front more than ever the dream team featuring FAUST (Emperor, Blood Tsunami ao), TORE “STUD BRONSON” BRATSETH (Old Funeral, The Batallion ao) and PETE EVIL (Mongo Ninja, Hellride ao) settle themselves on top of the international metal front!
Super line up with (ex-)members of Emperor, Old Funeral, Mongo Ninja, etc!
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Band:SOULBURN
Album:FEEDING ON ANGELS
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Death Metal
SOULBURN was formed in 1996 by founding ASPHYX members Bob and Eric when Dutch death metal legend ASPHYX was temporarily inactive. Vocalist Wannes (PENTACLE) was invited for vocal duties shortly after. In its’ short existence SOULBURN recorded 1 album. “FEEDING ON ANGELS” has often been regarded as the missing ASPHYX album.
Stunning 180 grams double vinyl with gatefold outer and double sided printed inner sleeves / Originally released in 1998 by CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS, this is the vinyl version of the remixed and mastered 2009 cd re-edition, including 7 bonus tracks! / Legendary Dutch death metal by legendary Dutch death metal artists of Asphyx and Pentacle fame / Limited edition of 500 copies, under exclusive license of Century Media.
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Band:MUTAGENOCIDE
Album:DEVOLVE
Label:RAD NAUSEAM
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Killer UK Thrash/Groove Metal debut...
"Mutagenocide's brand of metal rocks like the bastard offspring of The Great Southern Trendkill, and Lamb of God's ATPB ... the musicianship is as tight as a beggar's fist... Mutagenocide are ready to make their mark." - ZERO TOLERANCE
"These metal bastards are making a noise on the underground metal circuit... Fans of Lamb of God take note, Mutagenocide are here from Oxfordshire to f*ck you up" - BIG CHEESE
"Devolve was unanimously voted a “fucking huge hit" by the Hit or Miss panel on Mighty Matt Mason's Mattcave on TotalRock.com. Do your ears a favour and check 'em out - you'll only be pretending that you did in 6 months if you don't." - TOTALROCK.COM
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Band:OLEG PISSARENKO BAND
Album:KES SA OLED / WHO ARE YOU
Label:SIREENA
Format:CD
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
Oleg Pissarenko is a distinguished and original Estonian guitarist and composer who is known both as a creator of jazz- minimalism and philosophical jazz as well as a charismatic stage performer. Pissarenko makes original music that has been called jazz minimalism or music in its simple and natural form as well as hypnagogic minimalism and post-rock jazz. His new album “Kes Sa Oled / Who Are You” was recorded with Ahto Abner (drums), Mihkel Malgand (bass) und Raun Juurikas (keyboards)
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Band:PEE WEE BLUESGANG
Album:LIVE AT ROCKPALAST DVD.
Label:SIREENA
Format:DVD
Genre:Blues
Live performance of the legendary German blues rock project at German television boradcasting ROCKPALAST in 1981 at Sartory Säle Cologne...
On DVD for the very first time !
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Band:MAGNUM
Album:DAYS OF WONDER
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
It isn't very often that you are afforded a front row seat at the birth of a legend...but this is one such opportunity! Recorded right back at the start of it all in a pub in Birmingham, UK, this invaluable recording shows the fledgling pomp masters MAGNUM honing the talents that would one day – and not so long after this show took place, if truth be told! - make them rock n' roll household names.
Present here are early versions of classics like 'Kingdom Of Madness', 'The Battle' and 'Invasion'. This is a band waiting for its time to arrive and perfecting the skills to make the most of that time when it happens. The genius that is/was Tony Clarkin and the magnificent voice that is Bob Catley are all in place. So are the songs. Step aboard the time machine and enjoy the ride...
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Band:WILD HORSES
Album:LIVE IN JAPAN 1980
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Wild Horses had the pedigree to die for, tracing their lineage directly to Rainbow and Thin Lizzy, two of the most iconic hard rock acts in the history of the genre. In guitarist Brian Robertson and bassist/vocalist Jimmy Bain, they had a hard drinking, hard rocking heart and soul. Naturally, the land of the rising sun took Wild Horses to it's heart in much the same way it had fallen head over heels for the band's illustrious parents and thus the band found themselves in Tokyo in October of 1980 in promotion of their second album. And the rest, as they say....
Recently discovered, this recording shows the band at the peak of it's powers in front of a – very! - adoring audience. Come back with us in time that magical evening....
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Band:BATTLEZONE
Album:FIGHTING BACK
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Following the dissolution of his first post-Maiden act Di'Anno, Paul Di'Anno formed Strike, the band that eventually evolved into Battlezone. Unlike his previous outfit, a band that ploughed an altogether more melodic furrow, Battlezone was a return to the British heavy metal sound that Di'Anno had helped to define during his time in Iron Maiden. Guitarists John Hurley and John Wiggins played up a storm and the band's début album 'Fighting Back' is rightly considered a bit of a lost late NWOBHM gem.
Following a US club tour in support of 'Fighting Back' Hurley and drummer Bob Falck were releaved of their duties and the band regrouped in preparation for their next album. More of that later, for now enjoy a slab of pure British metal the like of which they just don't make anymore!
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Band:BATTLEZONE
Album:CHILDREN OF MADNESS
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Following the dissolution of his first post-Maiden act Di'Anno, Paul Di'Anno formed Strike, the band that eventually evolved into Battlezone. Unlike his previous outfit, a band that ploughed an altogether more melodic furrow, Battlezone was a return to the British heavy metal sound that Di'Anno had helped to define during his time in Iron Maiden. With debut album 'Fighting Back' under their collective belts and ith ex Persian Risk men Graham Bath and Steve Hopgood on guitar and drums respectively now on board, the band set about the task of making album number two.
“Children Of Madness” is rightly considered a bit of a lost late NWOBHM gem and the opening riff to the title track tells you very quickly that you are about to enjoy a slab of pure British metal the like of which they just don't make anymore!
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Band:BATTLEZONE
Album:FEEL MY PAIN
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Battlezone's last hurrah – for the time being, anyway – is an album of it's time. Brash and brutal, it perfectly reflects where heavy metal was back in the heady days of 1998. Reforming the band had been at the back of Di'Anno's mind for a while and with the classic line-up of John Wiggins on guitar, Colin Riggs on bass and Mark Angel on drums being joined by new boy Paulo Turin on second guitar, the band had a lot to prove and the means with which to do it!
Produced by the band and former Lionsheart guitarist Nick Beere and recorded at The Stable studios in Aldbourne deep in the UK's sleepy Wiltshire countryside, 'Feel My Pain' was just about as heavy as Battlezone got and is all the better for it. Unavailable for a number of years, the album sounds as freash today as it did when it was recorded!
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Band:SHOGUN
Album:31 DAYS
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Rising from the ashes of Tokyo Blade (one of the most enduring and hard working of the NWOBHM acts), vocalist Alan Marsh crafted that most rare of things, a melodic hard rock act that could not only compete with their cousins across the great divide in America but, on their day, beat them at their own game!
Off the back of some solid touring – most notably as support to Meatloaf in Europe, this – the band's second album for Jet records released in 1987– made quite a splash for itself. With former Tokyo Blade members Marsh, drummer Steve Pierce and guitarist Danny Gwilym along for the ride, it rocks...nicely. Available here for the first time on CD, this is definitely one worth picking up!
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Band:SURGIN
Album:WHEN MIDNIGHT COMES
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Jack Ponti is one of the great almost men of hard rock. With acts like Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi, Keel, Bonfire, Baton Rouge, Doro, Babylon A.D. and a host of others calling on his song writing and production skills, he has been in heavy demand for the better part of the last thirty years. Starting out as guitarist in New Jersey act The Rest – alongside a young Jon Bon Jovi – 'When Midnight Comes' was his major label debut with his new band Surgin'. Jon Bon Jovi was long gone to his own, soon to be mega band but he found time to help out on backing vocals on the album. Curiously, a version of 'Shot Through The Heart' also appears on the debut Bon Jovi album...
'When Midnight Comes' is a lost AOR gem from the eighties and it's easy to imagine what might have happened if Surgin' could have held it all together for a second album, but alas that was not to be. This is just about all there is, so enjoy it for what it is – a cracking slab of eighties melodic hard hard rock!
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:LEAD WEIGHT
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Wallsend, Tyne & Wear's Neat records label was the Motown of NWOBHM and from their tiny Impulse studio in Wallsend high street, magic flooded into the market place! Alongside the EMI 'Metal For Muthas' release, this and the accompanying '60 Minutes Plus Metal' release are the finest possible snap shots of a time and place at the birth of a movement that gave the world some of today's biggest rock bands. All of the label's big hitters are represented – Raven, Venom, Blitzkrieg, White Spirit featuring future Iron Maiden guitarist Janik Gers – as well as a smattering of youthful hopefuls, such as Axis and the intriguingly named Satan's Empire. Never before available on CD outside of Japan – and even there it has been unavailable for nearly twenty years! - this is a must have for rock fans everywhere...
TRACK LIST 1. Inquisitor - RAVEN 2. Cheetah – WHITE SPIRIT 3. Angel Dust - VENOM 4. S.S. Giro - AXE 5. Inferno - BLITZKRIEG 6. Noonday - ARAGORN 7. Throwing In The Tail - FIST 8. Messiah - AXIS 9. Down the Road – BITCHES SIN 10.Flying High – WARRIOR 11. Soldiers Of War – SATAN'S EMPIRE
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:60 MINUTES PLUS METAL
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Wallsend, Tyne & Wear's Neat records label was the Motown of NWOBHM and from their tiny Impulse studio in Wallsend high street, magic flooded into the market place! Alongside the EMI 'Metal For Muthas' release, this and the accompanying 'Lead Weight' release are the finest possible snap shots of a time and place at the birth of a movement that gave the world some of today's biggest rock bands. All of the label's big hitters are represented – Raven, Venom, White Spirit featuring future Iron Maiden guitarist Janik Gers – as well as a smattering of youthful hopefuls, such as Axis, Sabre and Persian Risk. Never before available on CD outside of Japan – and even there it has been unavailable for nearly twenty years! - this is a must have for rock fans everywhere
TRACKLIST 1. Live At The Inferno - RAVEN 2. All Systems Go - STEEL 3. The Fox - CRUCIFIXION 4. Give Me Your Love - GOLDSMITH 5. Maybe Someday -VALHALLA 6. Dirty Tricks - JAGUAR 7. Flame Burns On - AXIS 8. 50,000 Stallion – PERSIAN RISK 9. Lucy - DEDRINGER 10.Bursting Out - VENOM 11.Cry To The Wind – SABRE 12.Watch Out – WHITE SPIRIT 13.Kansas City – WARRIOR 14.Absolute Zero – ALIEN 15.All The Way – HELLANBACH 16.Lost And Found - FIST
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Band:BILL BRUFORDS EARTHWORKS
Album:EARTHWORKS UNDERGROUND ORCHESTRA / A PART AND YET APART
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!
A PART & YET APART - The album is a fine blend of melody and technical ability. A Part, and Yet Apart was the first release from this particular line up of the band and one that is popular with many modern jazz fans. The album includes the tracks Sarah's Still Life, No Truce With The Furies and Curiouser and Curiouser. During 2004 Bill Bruford's Earthworks travelled the globe playing concerts as far afield as Spain, Mexico, Europe and the UK. If you are perhaps familiar with the name but not heard any of the Earthworks albums A Part And Yet Apart would be a good place to start being as it one of the most accessible albums released by this remarkable band.
EARTHWORKS UNDERGROUND ORCHESTRA - The close working relationship between two leading individuals on the London jazz scene, drummer Bill Bruford and saxophonist Tim Garland, is mirrored in the creation of theEarthworks Underground Orchestra . This little big band’s debut performance in the USA at Iridium, New York City, was captured live in full roaring swing, and the result will appeal alike to Earthworks fans, and fans from Bruford’s former life in King Crimson and Yes. The CD includes Earthworks standards such as Up North and Libreville, newer material such as Bajo del Sol and Speaking in Wooden Tongues, and the beautiful ballads It Needn’t End In Tears and Rosa Ballerina. Several of the band members (trumpeter Alex Sipiagin, alto player Steve Wilson and saxophonist Tim Garland) are distinguished jazz leaders in their own right.
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Band:BRUFORD
Album:LIVE IN TOKYO / INTRODUCTION TO BILL BRUFORD
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Features Bill Bruford's "Live in Tokyo" and "Introduction to Bill Bruford".
Keyboardist Patrick Moraz and drummer Bill Bruford had obvious commonality. By the mid-1980s both were Yes alumni, both were tiring of big-stadium excess, both had roots and influences that lay closer to jazz than progressive rock, and both were looking for a more flexible music, stripped of the trappings and associated costs of their regular day-jobs. The duo recorded two albums of drum-andkeyboard based music, suffused with upbeat invention and peerless skill. Both Music For Piano And Drums (1983) and Flags (1985) were well received and retain a resonance that still rings loud and true, and is being discovered anew by an eager audience for whom it is as fresh and exciting as it was for those who discovered it the first time around. The original albums are now accompanied on Winterfold Records by In Tokyo, an A+ quality 1985 recording from Laforet Museum, Akasaka, Tokyo, and the only official Winterfold live album available from the duo. 10 tracks capture Moraz-Bruford at the peak of their game.
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Band:BRUFORD
Album:ROCK GOES TO COLLEGE / GRADUALLY GOING TORNADO
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!
ROCK GOES TO COLLEGE - This concert performance was recorded as part of a live television programme aired in March 1979 and is thought to be Bruford’s debut gig following eighteen months with UK. Bruford were filmed as part of the BBC TV series Rock Goes To College at Oxford Polytechnic and features the line-up of Bill Bruford (Drums) Jeff Berlin (Bass) Dave Stewart (Keyboards) and Annette Peacock (Vocals) playing material from the albums Feels Good To Me and One Of A Kind.
GRADUALLY GOING TORNADO - Following his debut album Feels Good To Me, and its successor One of a Kind, Bruford continued to produce intelligent, intricately crafted, and technically impressive music on this, the third in a four album series by his astonishing group, Bruford . Gradually Going Tornado also features a shift in the sound with the addition of guitarist John Clark in for the departed Allan Holdsworth. Vocal duties on this album are also handled by bassist Jeff Berlin, leading the band in a different but exciting direction. Key tracks on Gradually Going Tornado include Joe Frazier, Q.E.D and Palewell Park. This re-issue of Gradually Going Tornado has been re-mastered and also includes a bonus track in the form of a previously unreleased version of Five G.
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Band:GARY WINDO
Album:DEEP WATER / DOGFACE
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
Gary Windo was one of those people who never achieved the full recognition due to him. At least, not while he was alive. A highly original musician with an instantly recognizable style, Windo was involved in the seventies with various musicians of the Canterbury scene. Most notable was his work with Robert Wyatt on the albums Rock Bottom (1974) and Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (1975), and with Hugh Hopper on 1984 (1973) and Hoppertunity Box (1976).
This 2cd set contains the 1987 album "Deep Water" and the follow up "Dogface".
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Band:EDITH PIAF
Album:GREAT RECORDINGS / LA VIE EN ROSE
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Chanson
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Features Edith Piaf's "Great Recordings 1935-1943" and "La Vie en Rose".
GREAT RECORDINGS 1935 - 1943 - Edith Piaf's younger self dominates this chronologically jumbled collection of chestnuts from the first seven-and-a-half years of her recording career (December 1935 to June 1943). This powerfully voiced little woman's successes were often tinged with scandal; she deliberately chose to record the comparatively wholesome "Mon Legionnaire" while retooling her tarnished image following the widely publicized murder of her showbiz mentor Louis Leplee. "Les Momes de la Cloche" was her very first record; here a marvelously wry whimsy is buoyed by the rippling voice of the accordion. All but six of these recordings were made during the '30s; by the early '40s, Piaf's Weltschmerz would begin to solidify as she matured into an even more arrestingly intense performer.
LA VIE EN ROSE - La Vie en Rose illustrates the gradual ripening of Edith Piaf's artistry with recordings that reference a timeline from her first session (December 1935) to the full plume of her post-war maturity (March 1947). This quintessentially Parisian entertainer was already a bundle of piqued intensities when she made her recording debut; during the '40s she evolved into a living embodiment of the increasingly theatrical and melodramatic songs that she preferred. There are premonitions here of the almost Artaud-like extremities of her later years; "C'est Pour Ca" is a disturbing tale of heartbreak and suicide; so is "Un Coup de Grisou," which must have been partially inspired by a certain turn of events described in Emile Zola's novel Germinal. And the ritualistic, solemnly beautiful "Les Trois Cloches" might just be Edith Piaf's masterpiece.
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Band:ATKINS / MAY PROJECT
Album:VALLEY OF SHADOWS / SERPENTS KISS
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Featuring Atkins May Project "Valley of Shadows" and "The Serpents Kiss".
Atkins/May Project is the current project led by Al Atkins and Paul May. Al Atkins is a vocalist of rare talent and of course will be known by many as the founder member and original singer with British heavy metal legends Judas Priest. Over the years Al has released a number of solid well received rock albums and some of his earlier songs appear on the first Judas Priest albums.
SERPENTS KISS - Serpents Kiss is the first album to come from the duo and is a mix of traditional heavy metal and a somewhat new direction for Al: Progressive Metal. The album was recorded in early 2011 and features eleven tracks with ten of the tracks being original compositions and the final track a cover of the Kiss song Cold Gin.
VALLEY OF SHADOWS - This excellent collection of songs see Atkins deliver up some stand out vocal performances and May shred the Axe like the old guitar masters. VALLEY OF SHADOWS offers 10 Killer tracks that burst with melody and Metal mayhem. You’ll take a journey through what seems to be an evolution of Rock. with all the elements of Classic Hard Rock & Metal, yet retaining an underlying Progressive core, Valley Of Shadows will not disappoint fans of the genre who decide to take the ride!
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Band:THINKMAN / RUPERT HINE
Album:LIFE IS A FULL TIME OCCUPATION / THE FORMULA
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Features Thinkman's "Life Is A Full-Time Occupation" and "The Formula".
Thinkman was in fact not a band but a pseudonym under which Rupert Hine released his solo albums. The reason for the creation of Thinkman was that Rupert could not get a deal with a record company at the time due to the corporate music industry so the 'band' was created using actors for photo shoots. Rupert got his deal and due to popular demand the Thinkman albums are now being reissued.
'Life Is A Full Time Occupation' has been digitally remastered with lovingly chosen artwork. This CD will be a must for those who missed the album the first time and those who are keen to enhance their collections. 'The Formula' was originally released in 1986 and all the music was written by Rupert who also provides the vocals. With lovingly chosen new sleeve notes, this CD will be a must for those who missed the album the first time and those who are keen to enhance their collections.
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Band:MICK ABRAHAMS BAND
Album:MICKS BACK / NOVOX
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Features Mick Abrahams' "Mick's Back” and "Novox".
Mick's Back - An anonymous internet reviewer called only Dave42 writes: '"Mick's Back" is Mick Abraham's third solo album after coming out of retirement. It may not be quite up to the level of his 1991 album, "All Said and Done", but it isn't far off. Released in July of 1996, this album features over 50 minutes of blues, with Mick playing the guitar better than ever. Mick is backed by The Norman Beaker Band, and the combination is dynamic. My personal favorites on this CD are "The Rivers Invitation", "Bad Feeling", "Time to Love", "Long Grey Mare", and "Yolanda", but all the selections are well worth a listen. 'The album has a good mix of Mick's own compositions with those from Percy Mayfield, Peter Green, Willie Dixon, and others. Mick sings and plays acoustic and slide guitars. The Norman Beaker Band consists of the following: Tim Franks (drums, percussion), Dave Baldwin (keyboards, piano, and organ), John Price (bass guitar), Norman Beaker (rhythm guitar), Lenni (sax), John Hulme (trumpet), and Sheila Gott (backing vocals).'
Novox - Fantastic solo instrumental album from 2000.
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Band:MICK ABRAHAMS BAND
Album:LEAVING HOME BLUES / THIS IS!
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:3CD
Genre:Rock
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!
LEAVING HOME BLUES - People quite often forget that Jethro Tull , who are best known for having a personable front man who looked like a tramp and stood on one leg whilst playing the flute, didn't start off as a folk band, or even a progressive rock band; they started off as a blues band. The blues influence came largely from guitarist Mick Abrahams. It was Abrahams who - on the first album - provided the only non-Anderson lead vocal in Jethro Tull 's recorded history, and with the benefit of hindsight it is easy to see that both he and Anderson were jostling for position as the prime creative mover behind the band. Unsurprisingly, there was a massive falling out between the pair, and Abrahams left the group. But what of Abrahams? One of the main reasons that he had fallen out with Anderson was that he was a blues purist, and didn't want to follow some of the more esoteric paths that Anderson was to lead the band into. No, he just wanted to play the blues.Set also contains 'This Is' album.
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Band:THE KINKS
Album:YOU REALLY GOT ME / BEAT BEAT BEAT
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:DVD
Genre:Rock
TWO DVD FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!
YOU REALLY GOT ME - This DVD contains some of The Kinks finest moments and is full of rarely seen performances from the sixties right through to the nineties. It also contains comments from the various members of the band, including Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory. Some of the performances featured here include You really Got Me, ‘Til The End Of The Day, Waterloo Sunset, Days, Celluloid Heroes and many more, including the Dave Davies hit single Death Of A Clown. Footage comes from live concerts and television performances in America, the UK, Germany and Japan, and will merely reinforce what many people already know: The Kinks were one of the most important and most loved bands of the last forty-plus years.
BEAT, BEAT, BEAT - Beat Beat Beat was a German music programme that ran during the sixties. Not to be confused with the other well known German pop programme Beat Club, Beat Beat Beat was broadcast out of Frankfurt commencing in 1966. The programme ran to 26 episodes between its launch in 1966 and the final programme in January 1969, all of which are still in the German television archives. This volume in the Beat Beat Beat series of releases is devoted to that most British of bands led by the brothers Ray and Dave Davies, The Kinks. Captured at the height of their sixties fame and taped in November 1965, the band perform five songs including their massive worldwide hit You Really Got Me. Other songs performed here include Til The End Of The Day and A Well Respecte
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Band:ATTRITION
Album:SOMETHING STIRS / ETERNITY
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Avantgarde/Electronic
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!
Features Attrition's "Something Stirs" and "Eternity".
Something Stirs - A 12-song collection of attrition’s rarest and earliest recordings, many never before released. Remixed and enhanced from the original 4 track-tapes and live recordings. The raw post punk sound of the early live shows evolving into the dark electronic atmospheres of their first recorded works…An essential insight into the evolution of one of the UK’s original gothic industrial groups…
Eternity - A collection of tracks taken from two rare and out of print extended EP releases…The Eternity EP released on Projekt records in the USA in 1997 and the Kissing a Virtual angel EP released on Ars Benevola Mater in 1999. The songs were all recorded in collaboration with Franck Dematteis of the Paris opera on violin and viola and feature a blend of new compositions with classically influenced versions of some Attritionclassics, including the classical/trip hop collision of the title track I am (eternity)…
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Band:ATTRITION
Album:THIS DEATH HOUSE / 3 ARAMS AND A DEAD CERT
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Avant-Garde
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Featuring Attrition’s "This Death House" and "3 Arms and a Dead Cert".
THIS DEATH HOUSE - Abstract, dark ambient atmospheres. The result of improvisation with early analogue electronics over the summer of 1982. Thesetwo long pieces of unsettling electronic soundscapes were inspired by the horror film genre and in particular the works of George A. Romero. The recordings pre-date the first album proper – The Attrition of Reason - and were originally release on cassette only on the Adventures in Reality label in late 1982. This Death House has remained popular and has been re-issued sporadically over the years, on cassette, vinyl and finally CD, being remastered in 2007.
3 ARMS AND A DEAD CERT - One of Attrition’s most well received albums - originally released in 1996 on the Hyperium label in Germany and Projekt records in the USA. These recordings saw the beginning of their collaboration with Franck Dematties of the Paris Opera on Viola…adding a whole new dimension to the bands electronic sound. The album includes the Attrition classic “Acid Tongue” (featured on the Ktel records Industrial story CD - a who’s who of industrial music with Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle, Ministry, Nitzer Ebb, Neubauten et al… Totally remastered, with redesigned artwork by Attrition mainman Martin Bowes.
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Band:RUPERT HINE
Album:WAVING NOT DROWNING / IMMUNITY
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!
WAVING, NOT DROWNING - Rupert Hine released this album in 1982 and it was originally recorded to tape. Rupert and Arun Chakraverty completely digitally remastered it for re-release in 1989 on CD. The re-mastering process allowed the original overall 'sound picture' to be recreated, which had been previously lost to vinyl. Rupert warns the listener that there are strange and unidentifiable sounds on this album generally but that they are all intentional. All the tracks are from the original CD but in addition Kwok's Quease has been included, which was only available as a Bside for a limited period in a 1982 tape version. Rupert wanted this track included because he felt it represents a sense of humour to offset the album's dark side. All instruments are played by Rupert Hine but he is joined on one track by Phil Collins (Genesis ) who plays percussion. Other musicians involved are Chris Thomson (additional vocals), Phil Palmer (guitar), Geoffrey Richardson (guitar, viola), Stephen W. Tayler (saxophone), Trevor Morais (drums) and Steve Negus (drums).
IMMUNITY - Immunity has been digitally re-mastered for CD, which provided an excellent opportunity to reclaim some elements of the overall sound picture previously lost in the transfer to vinyl. This means that the original versions of two particular tracks - I Think A Man Will Hang Soon and Make A Wish - have been restored. At the time of the original album the mixes were considered too scary but now make a welcome return. Phil Collins (Genesis ) plays percussion on Immunity and Another Stranger whilst Marianne Faithfull provides vocals for Misplaced Love. Rupert's talents are also very evident and he is joined by Phil Palmer (guitar), Trevor Morais (percussion), Geoffrey Richardson (viola), Trevor Morais (drums) and Ollie W. Tayler (clarinet & recorder).
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Band:MICHAEL DES BARRES
Album:CARNABY STREET / IM ONLY HUMAN
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Features Michael Des Barres "Carnaby Street" and "I'm Only Human".
Carnaby Street - This album may quote from the idioms laid down by Wilson Pickett, Zoot Money and The Rolling Stones, but it is no exercise in retro-stylings. This is very much a piece of the second decade of the 21st century. It may even be Michael Des Barres’s most important work to date. The opening line of the title track immediately sets the tone of the album.:“I was 19 in 1967, on the streets of London. I was in Heaven. I was Oscar Wilde in velvet jeans. Everything you've heard is everything I've seen.” He is adamant that this is not an homage to mid-sixties music, but a contemporary album by a contemporary band presenting songs about that particular time in his life: a time when as a teenager just entering manhood, the world as a whole was celebrating ‘The Summer of Love’.
I'm Only Human - We are overjoyed to be bringing you a re-issue of MDB's debut solo album from way back in 1980; recorded when Michael was a very different fellow to the healthy, happy man he is today.
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Band:MERRELL FANKHAUSER / FANKHAUSER CASSIDY BAND
Album:RETURN TO MU / FANKHAUSER CASSIDY BAND
Label:BAT COUNTRY
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Features Merrell Fankhauser's "Return to Mu" and Fankhauser Cassidy Band's "On The Blue Road".
Merrell Fankhauser, one of the innovators of surf music, enjoyed success with his band The Impacts and also a hit album entitled Wipe Out. Return To Mu is an album seven years in the making, featuring a cast of famous guest artists including with Jay Ferguson and Ed Cassidy of Spirit, Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean, John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Nicky Hopkins and John Cipolinna, both of whom played for Quicksilver Messenger Service, and many others. The album is considered a masterpiece amongst friends, critics and fans, and was produced by award-winning movie and record producer, William E. McEuen. Originally released in 2003 to many good reviews, this album has had limited availability until now when it is re-issued. "On The Blue Road" is a double CD and features legendary drummer Ed Cassidy playing alongside Merrell.
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Band:FLASHBACK OF ANGER
Album:TERMINATE AND STAY RESIDENT
Label:ROCK IT UP
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
After a five year break the Melodic Power Metal band FLASHBACK OF ANGER make their return to the scene with their strongest effort until today, their brand new studio-album entitled “Terminate And Stay Resident (T.S.R.)", with Fabio Lione of RHAPSODY OF FIRE as very special guest.
The band once again manages to create an extraordinary Melodic Power Metal album while keeping all their established trademarks just like on their last output, 2009’s “Splinters of Life”.
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Band:OFFICER DOWN
Album:DEAD LANDS
Label:TNS RECORDS
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
This is the second album from UK punks Officer Down. Dead lands will have you screaming your lungs out with passion while the instrumentation and melodic cuts through your heart as you a dragged by the fast paced skate punk that is Officer Down. Having recently returned from a North American tour the band are now turning their attention to the UK and Europe ahead of the album’s release.
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Band:OFFICER DOWN
Album:DEAD LANDS - LP
Label:TNS RECORDS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
This is the second album from UK punks Officer Down. Dead lands will have you screaming your lungs out with passion while the instrumentation and melodic cuts through your heart as you a dragged by the fast paced skate punk that is Officer Down. Having recently returned from a North American tour the band are now turning their attention to the UK and Europe ahead of the album’s release.
LTD VINYL LP
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Band:GET THE SHOT
Album:NO PEACE IN HELL
Label:DEMONS RUN AMOK
Format:LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Hailing straight from Quebec City, Canada, Get The Shot was formed in 2009 by a bunch of outcasts who wanted nothing more than a chance to spit their fury at the face of the world. The band plays an unpretentious spirited hardcore tinged with the desperation of a cold and disaffected youth. Pulling off a sound akin to 90’s hardcore bands like Strife and Ringworm while incorporating elements of 80’s trash metal, its latest achievement, “No peace In Hell” is a dark and brooding record delivered with the distinctive ferocity and violent vigour of five disillusioned spirits who have nothing left to lose. No fashion, no frills, no lies. Get The Shot is all about rage and anger toward this harsh place we live in.
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Band:WE ARE THE DAMNED
Album:DOOMVIRATE
Label:DEMONS RUN AMOK
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Metal
"WE ARE THE DAMNED is a damn fine act coming straight from the gutter stinking up the night with their sludge-inyour- face metallic rocknroll, living you gasping for air after an hour of fist banging mania...go get this piece of dirty art" Bjorn "Speed" Strid - SOILWORK
“If you have a yearning for some groovy, punk and dirty heavy metalthen feast your excited lungs on this Portuguese posse. Delivering a brutal yet energetic pummeling from start to finish, this beast will delight fans of most genres. 8/10” ROCK SOUND MAGAZINE UK
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Band:TIGERBLOOD
Album:POSITIVE FORCE IN A NEGATIVE WORLD
Label:DEMONS RUN AMOK
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Tigerblood from Vienna are teams up with Demons Run Amok Entertainment. These five dudes bring definitely some very fresh tunes to the hardcore scene, aggressive and tight played, combined with serious lyrics, this music totally sounds up to date but without losing its traditional edge. People who heard this band the first time ever, mainly described it as a groundbreaking mix of bands like TERROR, LIONHEART or FIRST BLOOD. But judge for yourself!
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Band:ZIPLOCK
Album:ZIPLOCK
Label:AAAHH REAL RECORDS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Début full length from Norwich street punks ZIPLOCK. Ex members of a whole host of bands including SEMTEX, STRAY BULLETS and D-CONTROL.
“The tunes are heavy, brash and packing enough punches to get you interested... this LP from Ziplock is seriously good and would be a welcome addition to anyone's punk rock collection.” - Lights Go Out Fanzine
Limited to 500 copies on yellow vinyl. Only available on vinyl.
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Band:PANTHEON-I
Album:RETURN TO PROVENANCE
Label:NON SERVIAM
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
The Norwegian masters of black metal “PANTHEON I” return with an album of unreleased b-tracks and demo material. A real must have for all “PANTHEON I” fans. Over a hour playing time.
For fans who like bands as: Emperor, Den Saakaldte, CODE, Shining and more of the Nowegian elite...
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Band:TRAGIC CAUSE
Album:DEAD MAN WALKING
Label:HUMAN TO DUST
Format:CD
Genre:Thrash/Crossover Metal
For fans of old school Thrash Metal like Destruction, Napalm Death or Testament
Shared the stage with acts like Disbelief, Sepultura, Cripper and many more
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Band:HASSMORD
Album:HASSMORDS IMPERIUM
Label:HUMAN TO DUST
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Third album of underground cult German band.
For fans of Endstille and Eisregen.
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:UNHOLY EASTERN EUROPE - RUSSLAND
Label:HUMAN TO DUST
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Compilation of well known russian Bands
3-Panel-Digipack with great artwork - Must have for fans of Russian Black Metal
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Band:CTULU
Album:SEELENSCHERBENSPLITTER
Label:HUMAN TO DUST
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Ctulu is a Lovecraftian Extreme Metal outfit from Northern Germany. While being around for soon no less than 10 years, the band have released two albums and two demos. Originating from 90’s Black Metal, often regarded as “Swedish-sounding”, the three (plus session drummer Infernal Desaster from AEBA) have meanwhile evolved into their own sub-genre called “Seastorming Extreme Metal” and manage to mix this with various influences from other Metal styles.
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Band:MOLOCH
Album:VERWUSTUNG
Label:HUMAN TO DUST
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Ukraine Cult Depressive Black Metal
3-Panel-Digipack - First new release after many years!
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Band:WORTHLESS LAMENT
Album:WORTHLESS LAMENT
Label:AMPUTATED VEIN
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
"Ugly ravenous vocals as though burst from the worst nightmare in your reality accompanied by depressive hopeless riffs that turns to a hysteria and slow solos tearing the flesh like a razors..."
For fans of Depressive Black Metal...
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Band:BACK DOOR TO ASYLUM
Album:CEREBRUS MILLENIA
Label:AMPUTATED VEIN
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Second spawn of Moscow-based brutal tech-death act.
Empowered by guest vocals of Julien Truchan (Benighted) and Fabio Marin (Internal Suffering) as well as the master of drone guitars Ilya Lipkin (Re-Stoned, Foggy Realm)...
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Band:POSTCOITAL ULCERATION
Album:CONTINUATION OF DEFECTIVE EXISTENCE
Label:AMPUTATED VEIN
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Debut Full-length From South Russian act. Unrelenting brutality. Flawless production, and effortless musicianship, belting out a crushing sound that is similar to caving your cranium in.
For All Fans of Guttural Secrete, Abominable Putridity, Skinless and Repudilation.
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Band:STREAMS OF BLOOD / CHANT OF BLASPHEMY
Album:INFERNAL LAMONTATION
Label:FOLTER
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
STREAMS OF BLOOD plays Brutal Anti Human Black Metal exclusively.
CHANT OF BLASPHEMY with ex-members of VARGSANG and BLIZZARD.
Great Split Black Metal CD on Folter.
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Band:MURDER
Album:KING OF TYRANNY
Label:FOLTER
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
MURDER is a Serbian/Czech Black Metal alliance !
Inspiration comes from the sound of VENOM, CELTIC FROST, BATHORY, SLAYER and DESTRUCTION
Consisting of members from AVENGER, MASTER´S HAMMER, THE STONE...
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Band:A TEMPERED HEART
Album:LONELINESS AND MOURNFUL LIGHTS
Label:ART GATES
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
A Tempered Heart from Catalonia Spain are with no doubt the most important band of Gothic Metal in all the country...
RIYL Lacuna Coil, Epica, Old Nightwish etc...
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Band:INSIGHT AFTER DOOMSDAY
Album:THE WAY TO NIHILISM
Label:ART GATES
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Insight After Dooms Day is an incredible Modern Metal band from Catalonia Spain.
Without doubt one of the best modern metal bands from Spain.
Feats. Bjorn “Speed” Strid from Soilwork.
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Band:SOVENGAR
Album:VINDICTA ET GLORIA
Label:ART GATES
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Sovengar is an Epic Heavy Metal from Spain...
One of the best bands of Epic metal in Spain.
Feats. Thomas Quilez (BlackJack) and Molna (Wyrdamur).
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Band:TWILIGHTFALL
Album:THE ENERGY OF SOUL
Label:SVARGA
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Features members of NOKTURNAL MORTUM, ELDERBLOOD, ULVEGR and YGG.
One of the few Ukrainian bands making an impact on an international scale. Extremely unique-sounding blend of Swedish Thrash Metal with Finish Melodic Death Metal and Ukrainian folk...
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Band:DEATHERAPY
Album:LOOK WE ARE DYING
Label:MASTERPIECE
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
"Look, we are dying" 6 tracks that perfectly blend with a modern death metal, experimental approach and unconventional solutions which the genre requires.
A must for all fans of the giants of modern deathcore and death metal as: Thy art is murder, Chelsea Grin, Suicide Silence, Carnifex and Whitechapel...
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Band:MIND CONTROL
Album:HEPTAGON
Label:MASTERPIECE
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
An original and eclectic sound, Heptagon, mix modern death metal sounds and prog metal.
Innovative Progressive Death Metal For fans of Opeth, Soilwork, Symphony X, Dream Theater etc.
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Band:RAVENSCRY
Album:ATTRACTION OF OPPOSITES
Label:MASTERPIECE
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
New album from the talented female-fronted metal band
A striking and elegant album made of awesome melodies, metal approach and unique voice!
The first videoclip for the song “Missing Word” available on Ravenscry’s official youtube channel...
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Band:CLAYMORE
Album:VENGEANCE IS NEAR
Label:RED RIVET
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Bulgarian Symphonic Black Metaller's long awaited sophomore album.
Symphonic BM with Prog Influences and rich chorus work...
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Band:MORTIS DEI
Album:SALVATION NEVER COMES
Label:METAL SCRAP
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
The fourth full-length (and first officially released) album by the Polish Death Metal band.
After twenty years of playing Death Metal Mortis Dei shows its new incarnation. “Salvation Never Comes” is a concept album, so get ready and beware of the horrible Death story!
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