Nightrage is streaming their sixth studio album The Puritan in its entirety, out April 24, 2015 via Despotz Records here. The album was produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Soilwork) and George Nerantzis at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden.
Nightrage is…
Marios Iliopoulos – Guitar
Ronnie Nyman – Vocals
Anders Hammer – Bass
Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers Nightrage is streaming the music video for “Stare Into Infinity,” off of their upcoming sixth studio album The Puritan, out April 24, 2015 via Despotz Records. Stream it below.
Album number six was produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Soilwork) and George Nerantzis at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden.
01: The Puritan
02: With a Blade of a Knife
03: Desperate Vows
04: Endless Night
05: Foul Vile Life
06: Stare into Infinity
07: Lone Lake (Instrumental)
08: Son of Sorrow
09: When Gold Turns to Rust
10: Fathomless
11: Kiss of a Sycophant
Nightrage is…
Marios Iliopoulos – Guitar
Ronnie Nyman – Vocals
Anders Hammer – Bass
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Swedish metallers Lancer is streaming their forthcoming album Second Storm in its entirety here. The album is out April 10, 2015 via Despotz Records.
Second Storm Track Listing
01. Running from the Tyrant
02. Iwo Jima
03. Masters and Crowns
04. Behind the Walls
05. Aton
06. Children of the Storm
07. Steelbreaker
08. Eyes of the Liar
09. Fools Marches On
Lancer is…
Isak Stenvall – Vocals
Fredrik Kelemen – Guitar
Per-Owe “Ewo” Solvelius – Guitar
Emil Öberg – Bass
Sebastian Pedernera – Drums
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Swedish metal quintet Lancer is streaming the music video for “Iwo Jima,” off their sophomore release Second Storm, out April 10, 2015 via Despotz Records below. It was recorded at Leon Music Studios with producer Gustav Ydenius (Enforcer, Sister Sin) and artwork comes courtesy of Dimitar Nikolov (who has previously made artwork for Steelwing and Katana).
01. Running from the Tyrant
02. Iwo Jima
03. Masters and Crowns
04. Behind the Walls
05. Aton
06. Children of the Storm
07. Steelbreaker
08. Eyes of the Liar
09. Fools Marches On
Lancer is…
Isak Stenvall – Vocals
Fredrik Kelemen – Guitar
Per-Owe “Ewo” Solvelius – Guitar
Emil Öberg – Bass
Sebastian Pedernera – Drums
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Nightrage. Photo Credit: Magnus Ewald
Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers Nightrage is streaming “Desperate Vows,” with guest vocals by Lawrence Mackrory (Darkane, F.K.Ü.), off their upcoming sixth album The Puritan, out April 24, 2015 via Despotz Records, here.
The Puritan – an uncompromising, eerie, dramatic and melodic death metal journey in its purest essence – welcomes new Nightrage vocalist, Ronnie Nyman, to the mix. Nyman joins founding member, guitarist Marios Iliopoulos, and bassist, Anders Hammer, after performing with the band last year on its Japanese and Russian tours.
Album number six was produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Soilwork) and George Nerantzis at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden.
01. The Puritan
02. With a Blade of a Knife
03. Desperate Vows
04. Endless Night
05. Foul Vile Life
06. Stare into Infinity
07. Lone Lake (Instrumental)
08. Son of Sorrow
09. When Gold Turns to Rust
10. Fathomless
11. Kiss of a Sycophant
Nightrage is…
Marios Iliopoulos – Guitar
Ronnie Nyman – Vocals
Anders Hammer – Bass
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Swedish heavy metallers Lancer is streaming a lyric video for “Behind The Walls”, off their upcoming sophomore album, Second Storm, due April 10, 2015 via Despotz Records, here.
The band’s Despotz Records debut was recorded at Leon Music Studios with producer Gustav Ydenius (Steelwing, Mustasch, Enforcer). Artwork comes courtesy of Dimitar Nikolov (who has previously made artwork for Steelwing and Katana).
01. Running from the Tyrant
02. Iwo Jima
03. Masters and Crowns
04. Behind the Walls
05. Aton
06. Children of the Storm
07. Steelbreaker
08. Eyes of the Liar
09. Fools Marches On
Stream the music video for “Masters and Crown” here or below.
Lancer is…
Isak Stenvall – Vocals
Fredrik Kelemen – Guitar
Per-Owe “Ewo” Solvelius – Guitar
Emil Öberg – Bass
Sebastian Pedernera – Drums
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Nightrage. Photo Credit: Magnus Ewald
Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers Nightrage will be releasing their sixth studio album The Puritan on April 24, 2015 via Despotz Records. Watch their music video for “Kiss of a Sycophant” here.
The Puritan – an uncompromising, eerie, dramatic and melodic death metal journey in its purest essence – welcomes new Nightrage vocalist, Ronnie Nyman, to the mix. Nyman joins founding member, guitarist Marios Iliopoulos, and bassist, Anders Hammer, after performing with the band last year on its Japanese and Russian tours.
Album number six was produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Soilwork) and George Nerantzis at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden.
01. The Puritan
02. With a Blade of a Knife
03. Desperate Vows
04. Endless Night
05. Foul Vile Life
06. Stare into Infinity
07. Lone Lake (Instrumental)
08. Son of Sorrow
09. When Gold Turns to Rust
10. Fathomless
11. Kiss of a Sycophant
Nightrage is…
Marios Iliopoulos – Guitar
Ronnie Nyman – Vocals
Anders Hammer – Bass
Nightrage on Facebook
Nightrage on Twitter
Nightrage on YouTube
Nightrage on Instagram
Nightrage on Tictail
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Swedish hard rock outfit Crucified Barbara have teamed up with newly established microbrewery Heavy Metale Brewery AB to launch the band’s cocky and loud Red Ale, inspired by their latest release In the Red via Despotz Records. The beer will be available early 2015 in Sweden’s Systembolagen.
Per Johansson, master brewer at Heavy Metale commented:
“A really fun collaboration. I, together with Ida Evileye, who is the beerqueen in the band, discussed beer back and forth. We were inside the Bitter and Brown Ale, but felt for a Red Ale. Red Ale reminiscent of both the bitter and Brown Ale. It allows the malt to take up more space and reduces the amount of hops which gives a comfortable, slightly dry and karamellig character with a hint of bitterness to rounding.”
The band also commented:
“We have longed for to make a really good beer, and now we got that opportunity in the collaboration with Heavy Metale. We have had the idea and the vision to create a ‘drink friendly’ and especially good beer for everyone and everything. Just like our music!”
Listen to “The Ghost Inside” here. Watch the music video for “To Kill a Man” here. and “I Sell My Kids for Rock’N’Roll” here http://youtu.be/oVU_8D1aJoU
The band’s Despotz Records debut was recorded at Studio Music-A-Matic, Gothenburg with producer Chips Kiesby and engineer Henryk Lip. Artwork for album number four comes courtesy of Stockholm, Sweden artist Erik Rovanpera.
1. I Sell My Kids for Rock’N’Roll
2. To Kill a Man
3. Electric Sky
4. The Ghost Inside
5. Don’t Call On Me
6. In The Red
7. Lunatic #1
8. Shadows
9. Finders Keepers
10. Do You Want Me
11. Follow The Stream
Crucified Barbara will head out for a lengthy European tour in support of In the Red this fall.
Crucified Barbara is:
Mia Coldheart – Vocals, guitar
Ida Evileye – Bass
Klara Force – Guitar, backing vocals
Nicki Wicked – Drums, backing vocals
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Best known for his work with much-missed rock n’ roll ass kickers The Hellacopters, where ex-Swedish death metal alumni indulged their love for stomping classic rock with a bad attitude, guitarist Robert Dahlqvist has returned with his first solo record, imaginatively titled Solo (Despotz Records). Those hoping for the balls-out garage fury of his previous outfit will find themselves a tad disappointed however, as this is a far more meditative, introspective work. A musician’s album, if you will.
After the sombre acoustic tones of opening track ‘Jag Va Kött Och Blod’ we are greeted with a variety of styles such as the fluid Status Quo-esque riffing of ‘Redo Nan Gang’ which will please any stray NWOBHM fans to the echoing, picked melodies of ‘Ingrid Isabel’ and the neutered Rory Erickson meanderings of ‘Inte En Dag’. As you may have guessed, it’s a bit of a mixed bag, and while the songs as a whole are easy to tune in and drop out to, it’s not an album that grabs the attention instantly and demands to be heard. But then again, that’s probably not Dahlqvist’s intention.
One major drawback is that the album is sung entirely in Swedish, which should have a significant limit on its widespread appeal. Add in a disparity of styles which means Tygers of Pan Tang-aping dad rockers nestle uncomfortably alongside indulgent, singer-songwriter orientated material and we have a recipe for head scratching rather than nodding. However, the overwhelming feeling is that Dahlqvist is doing this solely for himself and if people happen to play Solo whilst driving down an empty highway or doing the washing up it’s an added bonus. He’s undoubtedly a skilled musician and feels comfortable in his own skin, which is enough in this case.
6.0/10
James Conway