weather and bleak environment has left a profound and distinct mark on their sound. With two critically acclaimed self-produced and released recordings under their belt, they have recently joined forces with esteemed metal mastermind Matt Hyde's new label Black Work (Alkemy Bothers). They are set to unleash their darkest material to date via their debut full length, The Endless Winter. A vile brew of black/thrash metal, The Endless Winter is abundant with punishingly memorable riffs, melodic frostbitten savagery, and plague infused revulsion down to it's frozen core. Guitarist Dakota L. Irwin describes the album as "bitter, dark, angry and disgusted." Tracked at Clear Lake Recording Studios in Los Angeles during July 2014, The Endless Winter was produced and engineered by Eric Milos and Alec Schneider. Drum engineering was handled by Sir Robert Kramer at Mekoche Studios in Bismarck, ND. Mixing and mastering duties were helmed by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Skeletonwitch, Kreator).
unstoppable team of what quite possibly could be one of the greatest lineups metal has ever seen. The pre-mix of the song 'The Night Of New Moon' can be streamed here: https:// soundcloud.com/blackwelder/ blackwelder-the-night-of-new-moon The new album was mixed by Matt Smith (Theocracy), mastered by Anfinn Skulevold (Abhoth, Access Hollywood) and Artwork by Mario Bouffier (Iggy Pop, Sacred Reich).
completely new breed of listeners. The footage ends with a large amount of empty pints covering the bar; a good time was had by all and many more are still to come. This is just the beginning!
Blackwelder are: Ralf Scheepers – Vocals (Primal Fear, ex-Gamma Ray) Andrew Szucs – Guitars (Seven Seraphim) Bjorn Englen – Bass (Dio Disciples, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) Aquiles Priester – Drums (Primal Fear, ex-Angra)
New Way Of Life will be available on CD and digital download from 9th March 2015. Electric Funeral will be available to download and on iTunes as an instant gratification track on album pre-orders from the beginning of February.
NIKLAS KVARFORTH’S SHINING MABEL GREER’S TOYSHOP TO RELEASE FIVE ALBUMS RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOOTAGE ON PRO-TAPES FOR ELECTRIC FUNERAL With the release of their ninth Album New Way Of Life out on 9th full-length album set for the 20th March April on Season of Mist, Sweden’s Pre-YES psychedelic-prog Shining have come to an outfit Mabel Greer’s Toyshop have agreement with another French released new footage for Electric label, Never Dead Productions, to BLACKWELDER ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM TITLE AND IT’S Funeral, the opening track of their release five of the band’s full-length upcoming reunion album New albums on pro tapes. Each album RELEASE DATE Way Of Life out on 9th March. will be strictly limited to 100 International power prog metal The video shows founding copies and will include pins, band Blackwelder have announced members Clive Bayley and Robert patches or stickers, depending on “Survival Of The Fittest” as the title Hagger as they meet for the individual titles. of their upcoming debut album, rehearsal, two old friends finding The Shining albums that will due to be released on April 24, each other again after 45 years, be released on tape include the 2015 via German label Golden with the same chemistry and upcoming “IX / Everyone, Core Records/ZYX Music. some terrific new songs. Smiles all Everything, Everywhere, Ends” and Hailing from the four corners around speak louder than words are as follows: of the world, Blackwelder Is a about the spirit of this reunion as I Within Deep Dark Chambers brand new metal experience they meet to jam in a bar in Nice, II Livets Ändhållplats featuring some of the top names France. V Halmstad in Power Prog Metal today. Joined by Billy Sherwood, VI Klagopsalmer Arguably the best singer in all of Hugo Barré and Tony Kaye, Clive IX Everyone, Everything, metal, Ralf Scheepers (Primal and Bob have recently reformed Everywhere, Ends Fear, Ex-Gamma Ray) fronts this Mabel Greer’s Toyshop – the 60s Never Dead Productions will extraordinary outfit at the top of prog psychedelic outfit which issue updates on the progress of his game, alongside guitar sprouted the first shoot of YES – the releases at virtuoso Andrew Szus (Seven and created a record that brings www.customcore.com and once Seraphim). Bjorn Englen (Dio new life into their trademark ready for pre-ordering the tapes Disciples, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) sound, aiming not only to rekindle will also be available from the and Aquiles Priester (Primal Fear, their love affair with the old YES Shining Legions webshop ex-Angra) round out this fans, but also to conquer a at http://www.shininglegions.com
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