Jaded Star is streaming their newly released debut album via Sensory Records, Memories From The Future in its entirety below.
Stream the lyric video for “Stars” below.
The band has an upcoming live show:
May 02: Methodia Stage Live – Athens (GR) (w/ C.O.D.E.)
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Italian progressive metallers Kingcrow will be releasing their new album Eidos via Sensory Records on June 23, 2015. The band has released multiple recordings, and several EPs and singles since 1996, as well as four full-length albums.
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Washington DC based modern progressive metallers Iris Divine is streaming their debut full length Karma Sown in its entirety here. The album was produced by the band, engineered by Drew Mazurek and Farhad Hossain, mixed by Mazurek, and mastered by Brian J. Anthony, and the cover art was done by Kris Combs and executed by Visual Decay. It is out March 31, 2015 via Sensory Records.
Over recent years, the Washington DC-area act has amassed a diehard following through regional live performances, but on their first full-length release, Karma Sown, Iris Divine dives headfirst into the international scene through an incredibly layered and expansive recording. Though a mere trio, the band unleashes waves of dynamic, top-tier progressive metal with dark, crunching undertones and intense storylines which unify the entire Karma Sown album, all the way through the cover art concept and overall delivery. Embodied by vocalist/guitarist Navid Rashid, drummer/programmer Kris Combs and bassist Brian Dobbs, Iris Divine’s glorious debut full-length, Karma Sown, is a triumph of a debut album, immediate and memorable but revealing layers and depth upon repeated listens.
May 03: Empire – West Springfield, VA (w/ Haken)
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Greek melodic metallers Jaded Star has divulged new details about their debut album Memories From The Future, out April 14th in North America and April 24th in Europe –via Sensory Records, a division of The Laser’s Edge.
Formed in 2013, Jaded Star was founded by vocalist Maxi Nil (ex-Visions of Atlantis) and drummer Raphael Saini (ex-Iced Earth), who recruited guitarist Kosta Vreto (Horizon’s End, Wardrum) and bassist Babis Nikou (Astral DNA, Opened Paradise, Dia Mageias) to complete the lineup. The quartet instantly amassed a vast array of new material and began touring across Europe.
With over forty-five minutes of Jaded Star’s energetic forward-thinking melodic heavy metal, Memories From The Future was produced by vocalist Maxi Nil (ex-Visions Of Atlantis), mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordstrom at the legendary Fredman Studios in Sweden (Arch Enemy, At the Gates, Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, Opeth, etc.), and features ten brand new epic anthems. The album showcases Maxi’s electrifying vocals and the masterful drum work Saini is known for. Guitar hero Kosta Vreto, with his unique finger strumming style, eschews the plectrum in favor of a raw, organic sound that literally comes straight through his hands. Babis Nikou on the bass brings a solid foundation and the chemistry between he and Maxi as the songwriting team provides emotion to match the power of the sound. The cover artwork for Memories From The Future was created by Lila Belivanaki.
Memories From The Future Track Listing:
1. The Mask
2. Wake Up
3. Keep On Fighting
4. Stars
5. Into The End Of Time
6. Healing The Inner Child
7. You’ll See
8. In Memory
9. Raining In Sao Paolo
10. Innocence
JADED STAR Tour Dates:
Mar 27: Fuzz – Athens (GR) (w/ Epica)
Mar 28: Fix Factory Of Sound – Thessaloniki (GR)(w/ Epica)
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Northern Virginia progressive hard rock/metal trio Iris Divine is streaming “The Everlasting Sea,” off their forthcoming debut full length release Karma Sown, out March 31, 2015 via Sensory Records, here.
Stream their extensive gear interview on their sound here.
With a brand of emotional, progressive hard rock/metal not quite like anything else out there, Iris Divine is musically rooted in the raw energy and rhythmic interplay of Rush and King’s X. Fans of dark, guitar-driven rock bands from Alice In Chains, Deftones to the contemporary metal riffing of Lamb of God and Pantera will connect to the heavy core of the band’s modern sound. Add to that progressive complexity and moody synths inspired by Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree, and a liberal dose of memorable hooks and melodies, to understand some elements of the band’s sound. And yet, the band has a distinct identity, not quite sounding like any of the aforementioned bands, and with an emotional urgency that pulls subtly from alternative and other influences. Embodied by vocalist/guitarist Navid Rashid, drummer/programmer Kris Combs and bassist Brian Dobbs, Iris Divine glorious debut full-length, Karma Sown, is a triumph of a debut album, immediate and memorable but revealing layers and depth upon repeated listens. The record was produced by Iris Divine, engineered by Drew Mazurek and Farhad Hossain, mixed by Drew Mazurek, and mastered by Brian J. Anthony, and its cover art conceived by Kris Combs and executed by Visual Decay.
IRIS DIVINE Live:
May 03: Empire – West Springfield, VA (w/ Haken)
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Greek outfit JADED STAR, has signed with American progressive metal leader, Sensory Records, for the upcoming April 14, 2015 release of their debut album Memories From The Future.
After touring the world and captivating audiences along the way with their previous bands, JADED STAR was founded by Maxi Nil (ex-Visions of Atlantis) and Raphael Saini (ex-Iced Earth). Joining forces with Kosta Vreto (Horizon’s End, Wardrum) and Babis Nikou (Astral DNA, Opened Paradise, Dia Mageias), the band came into existence in 2013, instantly creating an arsenal of new tunes and beginning to tour that year.
Produced by Maxi Nil, mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordstrom at the legendary Fredman Studios in Sweden, the album showcases Maxi’s electrifying vocals and the masterful drum work Saini is known for. Guitar hero Kosta Vreto with his unique finger strumming style eschews the plectrum in favor of a raw, organic sound that literally comes straight through his hands. Babis Nikou on the bass brings a solid foundation and the chemistry between he and Maxi as the song writing team provides emotion to match the power of the sound.
JADED STAR:
Maxi Nil – vocals
Kosta Vreto – guitars
Babis Nikou – bass/synth
Raphael Saini – drums
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Arcane is streaming “Keeping Stone: Sound on Fire”, off their two part debut album Known/Learned, out now via Sensory Records, here.
Produced by Sam Vallen (Caligula’s Horse), ARCANE’s massive, dual-part conceptual masterpiece, Known/Learned, delivers sixteen expansive tracks resulting in two hours of music; the first movement, Known, with a more traditionally-oriented progressive rock performance, and the second, Learned, a lighter, more acoustic/folk inspired path, both coalescing a central storyline.
The recordings were mastered by Troy Glessner at Spectre Mastering in Seattle, and the album’s cover art provided by Chris Stevenson-Mangos. A generous crowd funding campaign supported by passionate fans, organizations and fellow bands helped ARCANE produce Known/Learned, yet as the album was seeing completion, the band crossed paths with New Jersey-based progressive label, The Laser’s Edge, who now officially releases the album in North America via its Sensory Records imprint, and will follow suit in Europe on February 13th, in a deluxe 2xCD digipak and through all digital outlets.
Stream “Hunter, Heart & Home” here and “Instinct” here.
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Australian conceptual progressive rock/metal outfit Arcane will be releasing their double album Known/Learned, out in North America January 20th and in Europe on February 13th via Sensory Records. Listen to “Hunter, Heart & Home” here, and “Instinct” here.
Australia’s conceptual prog rock/metal outfit, ARCANE, continues to perform across their homeland on the launch circuit for their impending Known/Learned double-album release, set to hit the streets via Sensory Records this Winter.
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