KILLCODE - "The Answer"- Official Music video

KILLCODE is a five piece band based in New York City. Their unique sound is a product of their diverse influences and has been described as "Southern infused Rock/ Metal with modern vocals." KILLCODE’s songs are hooky super charged sing along Anthems with BIG Guitars and Driving Rhythms.

With all members coming from established projects prior to KILLCODE, the band quickly raised eyebrows and landed on bills with the likes of Godsmack & Sevendust. KILLCODE also provided main support to Brett Scallions on the Re Fueled East Coast tour.

KILLCODE  released their new album, "The Answer", on February 20, 2018. KILLCODE combines southern-infused rock/metal with modern-day vocals to create a unique style that boasts hooky, super-charged anthems, huge guitars and driving rhythms that send your adrenaline pumping the second you hear them!

KILLCODE consists of Tom Morrissey (lead vocals), Chas (guitar, vocals), D.C Gonzales (guitar), Erric Bonesmith (bass/vocals) and Rob Noxious (drums).

"We really enjoyed recording 'The Answer' with producer Joey Z (guitarist for LIFE OF AGONY) and feel it's our strongerst record to date," said Morrissey. "It continues to deliver on our promise to bring you hard, melodic rock that is undeniably catchy, while still bringing the riffs and guitar work that we feel has been missing in todays modern world." - Commmented the band.

KILLCODE's future is bright and they are doing a great job of carrying the torch for the new generation. They aren't showing any signs of slowing down and are ready and able to take their rightful place alongside the biggest rock acts out there.

KILLCODE represents the present and the future of the New York underground Hard Rock music scene thanks to their ability of creating music that is both fresh and fun. With recent concerts with TWISTED SISTER, ADRENALINE MOB and THE DIRTY PEARLS, KILLCODE have definitely proven that they are ways more than a glorified local band!

Released: October 12, 2018

Credits

Directed by David Swajeski and Produced by Maryanne Grisz

KILLCODE's album "The Answer" is now available for download at:

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-answer/1341474492

Physical copies are available at: http://killcode.bigcartel.com 

"The Answer" track listing:

1.Slave 

2.The Answer 

3. Bleed 

4.Show Me  

5. Kicking And Screaming 

6.Shot 

7. Own It -Featuring Chris Wyse-Owl/Ace Frehely/The Cult 

8.Pick Your Side 

9.Put It Off 

10.The Haunting

Formed In: 2008

Status: Active

Years Active: 2008-Present

LINE UP

Tom Morrissey - Lead Vocals 

Chas - Guitar/Vocals 

D.C. Gonzales - Guitar 

Erric Bonesmith - Bass/Vocals 

Rob Noxious - Drums

Genre: Rock/Metal/Southern rock

Country of Origin: United States

Location: New York, NY

Current Label: Unsigned/Independent

Booking/Press Contact: 

Official Website: http://killcode.net

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KillcodeOfficial

Myspace: www.myspace.com/killcode 

Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/killcode 

Twitter: www.twitter.com/_killcode_

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/_killcode_

Last FM: www.last.fm/music/Killcode?setlang=en

Itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/killcode/id338652666

Merch: http://killcode.bigcartel.com

Moonshade - Sun Dethroned (Full-Length Album - 2018) - Bandcamp Stream

Moonshade offers a unique perspective regarding Extreme Music. The sound of the band is rooted in the Gothemburg style of Death Metal, a basis where the band includes a wide variety of different influences giving as result the personal sound of Moonshade. Formed in 2010, these 5 portuguese combo have performed in well known festivals such as Vagos Open Air and Pax Julia Metal Fest just with the release of one demo and one EP in their backs. The debut “Sun Dethroned” was released on October 26th through Art Gates Records worldwide.

Sun Dethroned is a conceptual work that deals with a two-sided personification of the human condition, in the form of two romantically involved main characters that simbolize the abstract concepts of “good” and “evil”: Lenore and God of Nothingness, the latter represented in the album cover. Throughout this piece a story is told of which the most important events are the death of Lenore (“good”), that lead God of Nothingness (“evil”) towards a spiralling descent into wrath and madness, eventually consuming all reality, including himself, finally abandoning his pitiful existence in a sea of regrets where, in essence, he mourns his lost love and mourns the innocence of his madness. In short, Sun Dethroned functions as a parabola that highlights the need for balance while firmly stating the cost of its absence.

Sun Dethroned (Full-Length Album - 2018)

Released: October 26, 2018

PREORDER "Sun Dethroned" on:

AGR Online: https://bit.ly/2ptXNju

Bigcartel: http://bit.ly/2I6ib2J

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2OLl6Ai

iTunes: https://apple.co/2xv3JNO

Formed In: 2010
Status: Active 
Years Active: 2010-Present

Line UP
Ricardo Pereira – Vocals & Lyrics
Pedro Quelhas – Guitars
Daniel Laureano – Guitars
Nuno Barbosa – Bass & Keys
Sandro Rodrigues – Drums

Grenre: Melodic Death Metal

Hometown: Porto, Portugal

Record Label: Art Gates Records
Booking/Press Contact: moonshadeofficial@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonshadeofficial

Bandcamp: https://moonshadeofficial.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonshade_official

Twitter: https://twitter.com/moonshadeband
Myspace: https://myspace.com/moonshadeband

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbMZ5pj9y25kGRoEqa28DQ
Merch: https://moonshadeofficial.bandcamp.com/merch

Iota and the Riffaheads || Impasse || [Videoclip Oficial]

After "Insomnio" came on, Iota introduced his B-side, Impasse. Again, accompanied by a video clip in which the artist himself takes care of all the audiovisual processes.

On Impasse, he continues to submerge himself in dark environments, although, on this occasion, orchestrations, choirs, strings, winds and synthesizers accompany the typical elements of a Rock concept, resulting in a theme, Impasse, atypical structure, suggestive sonority and intense emotions; endowing it with an unusual musical and artistic aesthetic. Although, far from seeking an exaggerated grandiloquence.

Co-produced by Iota and Juan Pedro Navarro in the Ibersonic studios. Recorded, mixed and mastered in Ibersonic (2018).

  Released on October 31st, 2018

 Credits
Lyrics and music: Iota

Guitars, Basses & Synthesizers: Iota
Programming: Iota, Juan Pedro Navarro

Recording, Mixing and Mastering: Ibersonic

Co-produced by Iota and Juan Pedro Navarro.
Cover photo: Rory Clitheroe (@ Rc_fotografia87)
Design, retouch and layout: Iota

This single is avaliable on many streaming plataforms.

Bandcamp: http://iotatheriffaheads.bandcamp.com/track/impasse

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PecPsQ

CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/iotaandtheriffaheads

Formed In: 2012

Status: Active

Years Active: 2017-Present

LINE UP

Iota - Everything

Location: Crevillente, Spain

Genre: 

Record Label: Unsigned/Independent

Booking/Press Contact: riffahead@gmail.com - Tlf: 650198116

Official Website: http://www.iotaandtheriffaheads.ecoenlasondas.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/iotaandtheriffaheads
Bandcamp: https://iotatheriffaheads.bandcamp.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Wx_wi0Fpd7DuKEWdKrz9g
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3aEHUc79h5OKc3MPZ2EKJQ
CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/iotaandtheriffaheads

Moonshade - "Eventide"

Moonshade offers a unique perspective regarding Extreme Music. The sound of the band is rooted in the Gothemburg style of Death Metal, a basis where the band includes a wide variety of different influences giving as result the personal sound of Moonshade. Formed in 2010, these 5 portuguese combo have performed in well known festivals such as Vagos Open Air and Pax Julia Metal Fest just with the release of one demo and one EP in their backs. The debut “Sun Dethroned” will be released on October 26th through Art Gates Records worldwide.

"Eventide" is the new and second single extracted from Melodic Death Metal act Moonshade's debut album "Sun Dethroned".

Released: October 12, 2018

PREORDER "Sun Dethroned" on:

AGR Online: https://bit.ly/2ptXNju

Bigcartel: http://bit.ly/2I6ib2J

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2OLl6Ai

iTunes: https://apple.co/2xv3JNO

Single on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Nxwl2Y

Single on Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2QOEOwt

Formed In: 2010
Status: Active 
Years Active: 2010-Present

Line UP
Ricardo Pereira – Vocals & Lyrics
Pedro Quelhas – Guitars
Daniel Laureano – Guitars
Nuno Barbosa – Bass & Keys
Sandro Rodrigues – Drums

Grenre: Melodic Death Metal

Hometown: Porto, Portugal

Record Label: Art Gates Records
Booking/Press Contact: moonshadeofficial@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonshadeofficial

Bandcamp: https://moonshadeofficial.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonshade_official

Twitter: https://twitter.com/moonshadeband
Myspace: https://myspace.com/moonshadeband

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbMZ5pj9y25kGRoEqa28DQ
Merch: https://moonshadeofficial.bandcamp.com/merch

Moonshade - Upon Your Ashes (Official Video)

Moonshade offers a unique perspective regarding Extreme Music. The sound of the band is rooted in the Gothemburg style of Death Metal, a basis where the band includes a wide variety of different influences giving as result the personal sound of Moonshade. Formed in 2010, these 5 portuguese combo have performed in well known festivals such as Vagos Open Air and Pax Julia Metal Fest just with the release of one demo and one EP in their backs. The debut “Sun Dethroned” will be released on October 26th through Art Gates Records worldwide.

"Upon Your Ashes" is the new and third single extracted from Melodic Death Metal act Moonshade's debut album "Sun Dethroned".

Released: October 26, 2018

PREORDER "Sun Dethroned" on:

AGR Online: https://bit.ly/2ptXNju

Bigcartel: http://bit.ly/2I6ib2J

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2OLl6Ai

iTunes: https://apple.co/2xv3JNO

Single on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Nxwl2Y

Single on Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2QOEOwt

Formed In: 2010
Status: Active 
Years Active: 2010-Present

Line UP
Ricardo Pereira – Vocals & Lyrics
Pedro Quelhas – Guitars
Daniel Laureano – Guitars
Nuno Barbosa – Bass & Keys
Sandro Rodrigues – Drums

Grenre: Melodic Death Metal

Hometown: Porto, Portugal

Record Label: Art Gates Records
Booking/Press Contact: moonshadeofficial@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonshadeofficial

Bandcamp: https://moonshadeofficial.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonshade_official

Twitter: https://twitter.com/moonshadeband
Myspace: https://myspace.com/moonshadeband

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbMZ5pj9y25kGRoEqa28DQ
Merch: https://moonshadeofficial.bandcamp.com/merch

Irreversible Mechanism - Immersion (Full-Length Album - 2018)

The unsung masters of progressive death metal return! Coming off the band's hyped debut, Irreversible Mechanism not only won the Best Guitar Performance award in their native Belarusian annual music awards, they were also hailed internationally as the next coming of Necrophagist, putting them firmly at the top of the list of tech death newcomers.

Irreversible Mechanism's sophomore album propels the band leagues forward, ascending effortlessly between intense progressive death metal and extraterrestrial ambiance.

The band's signature symphonic sound builds like a freight train through a sea of terror and reflection. 'Immersion' marks the arrival of unstoppable fury, entering with a masterful sense of space, clarity, melody, and emotion.

The additions of clean vocal highlights appear with tasteful application as a counterpoint, vast ambient soundscapes paint an alien world for the band to traverse and destroy, epic guitar leads soar over the writhing maelstrom of beauty and chaos, and electronic pulses creep up which offer a breath of calm.

Adding Dan Presland (Ne Obliviscaris) on drums for the album was the final touch. The result is a contender for the best album in today's progressive death metal world.

On September 14th, the band released their second full-length album "IMMERSION" via Blood Music.

Irreversible Mechanism “Immersion” stands as a bold statement, challenging and eclipsing genre heavyweights Rivers of Nihil and Fallujah, and ushering in a new era of progressive and technical death metal. "

Andrew Parmón who comments on the track:

This is the title song of the album and in some way it's a reflection of the full record, of it's dynamic range and it's musicality. It's also a culmination of the storytelling too. About so necessary spark from the outside of the box, which gives us hope and makes us to find the inner tools to escape, the only way to survive, whatever it takes, even through death.

On this record we also worked with Sami Raatikainen on mixing and mastering, our good friend since "Infinite Fields" and true professional, who really helped us to collect these musical pieces into one solid monolith. And also with great Dan Presland (Ne Obliviscaris), who recorded just so astonishing, so powerful drums.

It's really nice to have guys like this in your team.

Vlad Nekrash (guitarist) comments:

"Our new record 'Immersion' differs from the our debut album, by being full of experiments in composing. We are far from being the same as in the beginning. We wanted to discover new ways to ourselves and to show how we want to sound right now. Our new music allow us to go beyond the borders of simple and understandable things, it helps to evolve and not to stay the same. Every track of the new album is a new level for me personally and for the whole band."

Andrew Parmon (guitarist/vocalist):

“It’s a concept album, as our first record, but this time I think it's more deep and personal. We tried to cover the themes of the fundamental laws of the universe, isolation, time, reality,freedom. Being on different sides of the conflict (if we could say so). Story about the survival in the world without which you can’t exist, but rules of which you refuse to accept.

Talking about musical aspect I would say it's far more experimental. I don't know if it made it better or worse, but it was something we needed. And I'm so excited about it because whole band put so much effort in it, so much creativity and we're very proud of what we've done.”

Pavel Semin (bassist) comments:

"In new album we decided to move from orchestral sounding to explore other ways to create atmosphere. We add more guitar effects, layers, and synths. The album also more holistic, like a single piece divided into parts."

Ilya Studenok (vocalist) comments:

"As a person with a different music background, I’ve used a bit of my own, different approach when making this album. In a certain way this is actually what this record was missing before. When you make things more complex and a bit out of box leaving a certain stylistic foundation, you should get the accents accurate, intriguing and just right. Aside from the instrumental part, the vocals also been brought to a new level. The new record turned out to be sounding quite unexpectedly but of course more interesting."

Irreversible Mechanism line-up:
Vladislav Nekrash - Guitar/Keyboards/Backing vocals 
Andrew Parmon - Guitar/Clean vocals 
Pavel Semin - Bass 

Immersion (Full-Length Album - 2018)

"Immersion" release date: September 14th, 2018

Order: http://www.blood-music.com/store
Merch: https://irreversiblemechanism.bigcartel.com

Credits

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:
Ilya Studenok - Lead vocals
Dan Presland - Drums
Ithilian - Cello.

Produced by Vladislav Nekrash
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Sami Raatikainen
Recorded at sound studio 9 in Minsk, drums recorded by Dan Presland in Melbourne
Drums engineered by Troy Mccosker
Artwork by: Mark Erskine
Original art direction and design: Elza Daineko
Layout by: Elza Daineko

All songs were written and recorded by Irreversible Mechanism

Moonshade Announces New Album + New Song Released

Moonshade offers a unique perspective regarding Extreme Music. The sound of the band is rooted in the Gothemburg style of Death Metal, a basis where the band includes a wide variety of different influences giving as result the personal sound of Moonshade. Formed in 2010, these 5 portuguese combo have performed in well known festivals such as Vagos Open Air and Pax Julia Metal Fest just with the release of one demo and one EP in their backs. The debut “Sun Dethroned” will be released on October 26th through Art Gates Records worldwide.

"The Flames That Forged Us" is the official lyric video and first single extracted from Moonshade's debut album "Sun Dethroned". Video created by Titanforged Productions.

Released: September 21st, 2018

PREORDER "Sun Dethroned" on:

AGR Online: https://bit.ly/2ptXNju

Bigcartel: http://bit.ly/2I6ib2J

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2OLl6Ai

iTunes: https://apple.co/2xv3JNO

Single on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Nxwl2Y

Single on Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2QOEOwt

Formed In: 2010
Status: Active 
Years Active: 2010-Present

Line UP
Ricardo Pereira – Vocals & Lyrics
Pedro Quelhas – Guitars
Daniel Laureano – Guitars
Nuno Barbosa – Bass & Keys
Sandro Rodrigues – Drums

Grenre: Melodic Death Metal

Hometown: Porto, Portugal

Record Label: Art Gates Records
Booking/Press Contact: moonshadeofficial@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonshadeofficial

Bandcamp: https://moonshadeofficial.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonshade_official

Twitter: https://twitter.com/moonshadeband
Myspace: https://myspace.com/moonshadeband

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbMZ5pj9y25kGRoEqa28DQ
Merch: https://moonshadeofficial.bandcamp.com/merch

Irreversible Mechanism "Immersion" ["Immersion" - 2018]

The unsung masters of progressive death metal return!

Coming off the band's hyped debut, Irreversible Mechanism not only won the Best Guitar Performance award in their native Belarusian annual music awards, they were also hailed internationally as the next coming of Necrophagist, putting them firmly at the top of the list of tech death newcomers.

Irreversible Mechanism's sophomore album propels the band leagues forward, ascending effortlessly between intense progressive death metal and extraterrestrial ambiance.

The band's signature symphonic sound builds like a freight train through a sea of terror and reflection. 'Immersion' marks the arrival of unstoppable fury, entering with a masterful sense of space, clarity, melody, and emotion.

The additions of clean vocal highlights appear with tasteful application as a counterpoint, vast ambient soundscapes paint an alien world for the band to traverse and destroy, epic guitar leads soar over the writhing maelstrom of beauty and chaos, and electronic pulses creep up which offer a breath of calm.

Adding Dan Presland (Ne Obliviscaris) on drums for the album was the final touch.

The result is a contender for the best album in today's progressive death metal world.

On September 14th, we are releasing our second full-length album "IMMERSION" via Blood Music.

Tracklist:

1. Existence I: Contemplation

2. Existence II: Collision

3. Abolution

4. Simulacra

5. Footprints in the Sand

6. Beyond

7. Limbo

8. Immersion

9. Awakening

10. Seclusion [Bonus]

Irreversible Mechanism “Immersion” stands as a bold statement, challenging and eclipsing genre heavyweights Rivers of Nihil and Fallujah, and ushering in a new era of progressive and technical death metal. "

Andrew Parmón who comments on the track:

This is the title song of the album and in some way it's a reflection of the full record, of it's dynamic range and it's musicality. It's also a culmination of the storytelling too. About so necessary spark from the outside of the box, which gives us hope and makes us to find the inner tools to escape, the only way to survive, whatever it takes, even through death.

Released: August 24, 2018

"Immersion" release date: September 14th, 2018

Order: http://www.blood-music.com/store

On this record we also worked with Sami Raatikainen on mixing and mastering, our good friend since "Infinite Fields" and true professional, who really helped us to collect these musical pieces into one solid monolith. And also with great Dan Presland (Ne Obliviscaris), who recorded just so astonishing, so powerful drums.

It's really nice to have guys like this in your team.

Vlad Nekrash (guitarist) comments:

"Our new record 'Immersion' differs from the our debut album, by being full of experiments in composing. We are far from being the same as in the beginning. We wanted to discover new ways to ourselves and to show how we want to sound right now. Our new music allow us to go beyond the borders of simple and understandable things, it helps to evolve and not to stay the same. Every track of the new album is a new level for me personally and for the whole band."

Andrew Parmon (guitarist/vocalist):

“It’s a concept album, as our first record, but this time I think it's more deep and personal. We tried to cover the themes of the fundamental laws of the universe, isolation, time, reality,freedom. Being on different sides of the conflict (if we could say so). Story about the survival in the world without which you can’t exist, but rules of which you refuse to accept.

Talking about musical aspect I would say it's far more experimental. I don't know if it made it better or worse, but it was something we needed. And I'm so excited about it because whole band put so much effort in it, so much creativity and we're very proud of what we've done.”

Pavel Semin (bassist) comments:

"In new album we decided to move from orchestral sounding to explore other ways to create atmosphere. We add more guitar effects, layers, and synths. The album also more holistic, like a single piece divided into parts."

Ilya Studenok (vocalist) comments:

"As a person with a different music background, I’ve used a bit of my own, different approach when making this album. In a certain way this is actually what this record was missing before. When you make things more complex and a bit out of box leaving a certain stylistic foundation, you should get the accents accurate, intriguing and just right. Aside from the instrumental part, the vocals also been brought to a new level. The new record turned out to be sounding quite unexpectedly but of course more interesting."

Irreversible Mechanism line-up:
Vladislav Nekrash – guitar, production
Andrew Parmon – guitar/vocals
Pavel Semin – bass guitar
Ilya Studenok - vocals
Dan Presland - drum recording.

Pre-order vinyl / CD: http://www.blood-music.com/store
Band merch: irreversiblemechanism.bigcartel.com/product/immersion-hoodie

Cover art: Mark Erskine.
Original art direction and design: Elza Daineko.

Mechina - Compendium (Box Set - 2018) - Bandcamp Stream

 

Mechina is an industrial groove metal sort of band. I say “sort of” because that doesn’t really begin to describe their sound. It is a mix of symphonic, science fiction, death metal, groove metal, electronic, and… just that nameless unique quality that many bands lack.

The band has defied the norm of metal and raised the standard for musical originality throughout the Midwest. With the mixture of precision inspired metal, symphonic melodies, creative and unorthodox lyrical content, and a plethora of intriguing yet intense atmospheres, Mechina has created a unique and unmatched presence in and around the Chicago area. Members reside out of Naperville, Geneva and Batavia, IL.

The band has two members: David Holch and Joe Tiberi. The wall of sound they create (mixing symphonic, electronic, and traditional instruments) is primarily created on the computer. For this reason, Mechina is not a touring band.

Even without the scifi-themed lyrics, Mechina's mixing of symphonies with electronic and heavy metal sounds has led some fans to refer to their style of music as "Mass Effect Metal", a reference to the series of video games.

Mechina are a band whose growth has been one of the most interesting to watch over the past few years. Few bands have been quite as ambitious as they have been with their music. Few have completely ignored whether or not they were going to be successful, and just went big anyway, but that is exactly what Mechina have done during their time as artists.

Starting out as a full band before eventually becoming the studio project of a couple of producers in the Chicago area, Mechina have already banged out a whole arc of albums — a conceptual trilogy told over three full discs and a smattering of singles — that have archived a whole universe constantly at war, ending with planets left barren and whole populations destroyed, played out over the soundtrack of an industrial/symphonic death band with a taste for eight-and-up-string poly-rhythmic guitar playing.

Over time, the band’s production has grown leaps and bounds, and as they’ve adopted characters into their story and adapted a new vocalist into the fold, they’ve created enough lore in their universe that someone actually took the time out of their day to try and establish a wiki site to keep track of all of it, one that I’ve already used liberally. While we haven’t quite hit Bal-Sagoth levels of craziness, I imagine Mechina could be reaching that point soon enough with their sci-fi, planet-destroying antics.

The band's music is very similar to the early Fear Factory, but what then is very different: it bombed in every respect, all forms of emotions creates and expands a new era of modern industrial metal. Yet it is inspirational rhythms, orchestral music and non-standard creative lyrical content, as well as many intriguing and intense passages in the parties. The atmosphere is obtained simply breathtaking!

For the last 5 years, one band has defied the norm of metal and continued the progression of musical originality throughout the Midwest. Music that bombards every sense, creates every form of emotion and reinforces the new age of modern metal. With the mixture of precision inspired rhythms, orchestral melodies, creative and unorthodox lyrical content, and a plethora of intriguing and intense atmospheres, Mechina has created a unique presence in the future of metal.

They have their own original and unique style of playing music in this genre, so it is recommended to listen to them all to a single industrial fans.

On January 1st, 2017 they released their seventh full-length album, As Embers Turn to Dust.  This album concludes the first half of a continuous story, started with our 2011 release of Conqueror.  

The story told through Mechina's albums is titled "As Embers Turn to Dust". It is a century- and a planetary-spanning story of man-made gods and city-sized machines called Titans. Mechina releases the story as full-length albums with a "single" between each album. These singles fill in missing pieces of the story and bridge the gap between albums. Mechina has a habit of releasing full-length albums on January 1 of each year and a single sometime during the summer.

On May 25, 2018, Mechina released a compilation called "Compendium" as a box set that includes Conqueror, Empyrean, Xenon, Acheron, Progenitor and As Embers Turn to Dust, along with every single. Sonically, all albums have been scaled upwards, while retaining their original musical essence. Comes with authenticity signature and a number card.

Formed in: 2004
Status: Active
Years Active: 2004-Present

LINE UP
Joe Tiberi Guitars, Programming (2004-present)
David Holch Vocals (2004-present)
Mel Rose - Vocals

Country of origin: United States
Location: Batavia, Illinois

Genre: Symphonic/Industrial Death Metal
Current label: Unsigned/Independent

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MechinaMusic
Myspace: https://myspace.com/mechina
Site: http://www.mechinamusic.com
Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ru/artist/id209377965
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mechina/114376106370
VK: https://vk.com/club15319796
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mechinamusic
Merch:

Creative producers: Joe Tiberi and David Holch
Contact: Joey Rose (Manager)
Phone: (630) 768-5868
Press Contact/ Booking: Joe Tiberi [apothicajoe@gmail.com]

As Embers Turn to Dust [Compendium]

Progenitor [Compendium]

Acheron [Compendium]

Xenon [Compendium]

Empyrean [Compendium]

Conqueror [Compendium]

Buy Compendium Box Set: http://bit.ly/2BPH3MQ

Buy Compendium Singles art poster bundle: http://bit.ly/2LpZh73

Blurry Lights - (2012 - 2015) [ Full Discography] - Bandcamp Stream

Blurry Lights is a romantic piano/post-rock project of B.M. (Skyforest, Hiki). Became active since Autumn 2012. Blurry Lights' music is filled with romantic emotions and warm atmosphere, mostly inspired by big cities, rainy nights and loneliness.

"I had the idea of making something in a neoclassical way a long time ago, and I recorded some piano songs in my main project Annorkoth (split album with Kurgal and split album with Negativity). But however, it was a metal project and the piano was never intended to be played there. Finally, I decided to start a slightly different branch of my music - a different theme, different sounds. After the first release of Timeless EP, I started to moving slowly into a post-rock way." - Commented B.M.

After three years of silence, he's back with one more album! 'Our New World' is carrying a positive message, so it's probably the "brightest" album in the whole BL discography. A good soundtrack for your warm evening as usual. This one has way more guitars than any of the previous albums, and I also used an actual bass guitar instead of bass synth.

Formed in: 2012
Status: Active
Years active: 2012-Present

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Country of origin: Russia
Location: Podolsk, Moscow region
Genre: Piano/Ambient/Post-Rock

Current Label: Nekkomix
Booking/Press Contact: annorkoth@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlurryLights.Official
Bandcamp: http://blurrylights.bandcamp.com
Last FM: https://www.last.fm/music/Blurry+Lights

Blurry Lights (Full-Lentgth Album - 2015)

Dreamwaves (Full-Length Album - 2014)

A Romantic Dream (Full-Length Album - 2014)

Sounds of Emotions (Full-Length Album - 2013)

Constellations (Full-Length Album - 2013)

Cold Night Before The Dawn (EP - 2013)

Timeless (EP - 2012)

Blurry Lights - Our New World (Full-Length Album - 2018) - Bandcamp Stream

Blurry Lights is a romantic piano/post-rock project of B.M. (Skyforest, Hiki). Became active since Autumn 2012. Blurry Lights's music is filled with romantic emotions and warm atmosphere, mostly inspired by big cities, rainy nights and loneliness.

"I had the idea of making something in neoclassical way a long time ago, and I recorded some piano songs in my main project Annorkoth (split album with Kurgal and split album with Negativity). But however, it was a metal project and the piano was never intended to be played there. Finally I decided to start a slightly different branch of my music - different theme, different sounds. After first release of Timeless EP, I started to moving slowly into a post-rock way." - Commented B.M.

After three years of silence he's back with one more album! 'Our New World' is carrying a positive message, so it's probably the "brightest" album in the whole BL discography. A good soundtrack for your warm evening as usual.This one has way more guitars than any of the previous albums, and I also used an actual bass guitar instead of bass synth.

Most of the album was recorded during 2017, however it has some reworked music from 2014-2015. 

Formed in: 2012
Status: Active
Years active: 2012-Present

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B.M. - Everything

Country of origin: Russia
Location: Podolsk, Moscow region
Genre: Piano/Ambient/Post-Rock

Current Label: Nekkomix
Booking/Press Contact: annorkoth@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlurryLights.Official
Bandcamp: http://blurrylights.bandcamp.com
Last FM: https://www.last.fm/music/Blurry+Lights

Our New World (Full-Length Album - 2018)

Released January 1, 2018

Credits

Album guests: 

• David Lovejoy (Sorrow Plagues) - guitar solo in 'Sunshine in December' 

• Arina Fox (Hiki) - story and speech in 'Mountain's Soul'. 

Mixing and mastering by Nekkomix 

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Hitwood - MAREA (Full-Length Album - 2018) - Bandcamp Stream

After all the loss in his life, after all his difficulties and sacrifices, the old man Hitwood begins to live a parallel life in his dreams and share his visions with us “messengers”. With the album MAREA we have discovered some of the background story of this man that after his incident, fall in coma and begins to follow his path to nowhere in the hope to find the “big answers” of life. Hitwood attention, as represented in the artwork of MAREA, was attracted by the strange colors in the sky so he decide to proceed towards to see what lies behind the mountains in the background. When Hitwood reach that place finds out that there’s no more the sun, the colors has become really vibrant like if the entire galaxy was the only source of light and in the distance he could only hear the sound of tide. 

As he proceed to this direction the sky went more dark at every step he take, a dark omen become more present and what Hitwood begins to glimpse scares him. His steps becomes more faster; when finally, the exhausted man reach the other side of the mountains he couldn’t believe to his eyes….

Formed In: 2007

Status: Active

Years Active: 2007-Present

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Antonio Boccellari  (All instruments and Songwriting)

Country: Italy

Location: Milan, Lombardy

Genre: Melodic Death Metal/Instrumental

Current Label: Independent/Unsigned

Booking/Press Conntact: hitwoodband@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitwoodmetal

Bandcamp: https://hitwood.bandcamp.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HitwoodMetal

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hitwood_metal

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnzKiTzMhCY_d9IaoqXMYQ

MAREA (Full-Length Album - 2018)

Released July 19, 2018 

Credits

Antonio Boccellari (Songwriting, All Instruments, Mixing and Mastering @ Hitwood Cave Studios) 

Carlos Timaure (Vocals on tracks 3-5-6-8-10) 

Rikk Wolf (Vocals on track 7 & Songwriting/Lyrics) 

Laurhell (Vocals on track 2) 

Gary Glays (Vocals on track 4)

Clouds Announces New Album + New Song Released

Clouds, an international doom project, the band announced their third full-length album, Dor, recently. The new record follows the 2017 Destin EP and their latest single, "Do You See Me" from earlier this year. To celebrate the announcement of their new album, Clouds gave Funeral Doom Friday a brand new music video for the self-titled track from Dor.

Daniel Neagoe assembles, once again, a memorable line up of guest musicians with special attention to vocalist, with Ana Carolina (Mourning Sun), Gogo Melone (Aeonian Sorrow), Mihu Ilie from Abigail and Mikko Kotamäki from Finnish legends Swallow The Sun showing their undeniable talent on this recording. 

The members of Clouds have a combined resumé that remains virtually unmatched in doom metal. Amongst the members of the atmospheric doom band are contributions and efforts in some of the genre's biggest and productive names over the last 25 years. Names like Pantheist, Shape of Despair, Barren Earth, and Eye of Solitude are just a handful of examples. However, their collective work in Clouds remains its own wonderfully unique entity. 

The video features Pantheist mastermind, Kostas Panagioutou, as the video's main character. The video was directed by vocalist and drummer, Daniel Neagoe. In the video, Kostas appears stricken with grief and anguish as he tries to get rid of a photo of a woman. He attempts to burn and bury the photo; he tries to run, but the photo (or perhaps the memory of her in the form of a photo) continues to reappear. It ultimately becomes too much for the main character as he breaks down in the middle of the woods.

Check out the video and song below! Be sure to also pre-order "Dor" from Bandcamp.

 Released August 10, 2018

Taken off "Dor" the bands's third full length, out November 14th.

Pre-order "Dor"from Bandcamp

Credits: Kostas Panagiotou (main character)

Directed by Daniel N and Produced by Bro'D Productions

Formed in: 2013
Status: Active
Years active: 2013-Present

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Daniel Neagoe  -  Drums, Vocals 
Jarno Salomaa  - Guitars 
Déhà - Guitars, Bass 
Kostas Panagiotou - Keyboards 
Pim Blankenstein - Vocals 
Jón Aldará - Vocals 
Anders Eek  - Drums
Mark Antoniades - Guitar

Genre: Atmospheric Doom Metal
Country of origin: International
Location: United Kingdom / Finland / Netherlands / Faroe Islands / Belgium

Current label: Domestic Genocide Records
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloudsBandOfficial
Bandcamp: https://cloudsofficial.bandcamp.com
Merch: http://doomclouds.bigcartel.com

Fractal Gates - The Light That Shines (Full-Length Album - 2018) - Bandcamp Stream

Fractal Gates is a 5 man band featuring Sébastien Pierre (Enshine, Cold Insight, Ex-Inborn Suffering, Ex-Lethian Dreams) and Stéphane Peudupin (Ex-Inborn Suffering, Ex-Lethian Dreams, Ningizzia). 

In 2005 Stéphane Peudupin and Sebastien Pierre both of French doom act Inborn Suffering decided to create a band that emphasised more on rock , Scandinavian metal, catchy tunes. “Mislead” was born. The band has been active 2 years and then disbanded because of various reasons in 2007.

in August 2007 Stéphane Peudupin and Sébastien Pierre decided to create a new band built on the ashes of “Mislead”. They decided to change the focus and style of the band and rename it according to their beliefs. After some line-up changes, Fractal Gates found a solid formation with Antoine Verdier on bass guitar, Arnaud Hoarau on the rhythmic guitar, Sebastien Pierre on the vocals and Stéphane Peudupin on lead guitars.

This marks the birth of Fractal Gates, Metal and Dark Rock with grooved catchy tunes and screams. The band emphasises mainly on extra terrestrial life forms, ancient civilisations, planets, esoterism, science fiction etc .. Energy could be what describes best Fractal Gates’s music.

The band released a 4 title demo CD end 2007 which received surprisingly good response over the world and that greatly motivated them to compose more songs. Fractal Gates has then been very much inspired during the composition process and in 4 months they had all the material ready for a full length CD.

In August 2008, the band entered the Hybreed studio and recorded and mixed the songs with Andrew Guillotin (7th Nemesis, Glorior Belli, Carnal Lust, Temple of Baal …). The result was very satisfying for the band, they then decided to master the works at Jacob Hansen’s studio (Volbeat, Pestilence, Deadlock …). The result is 49 mn of explosive energetic metal of the debut CD entitled “Altered State of Consciousness” (released in 2009 on rusty cage records and great dane records).

In august 2012 Fractal Gates entered studio to record their upcoming album "Beyond the Self". The album should be released end 2012 / start 2013 on a label that will be communicated soon ! The album was produced by the great Dan Swanö ! With some featurings with Sotiris (Septic Flesh) and Dan himself ! Expect over 50mn of pure entranscing energy ! Stay metal, stay Fractal ! We are the imagination of ourselves !

In 2013 was released  the 2nd album "Beyond The Self" out on Great Dane Records end february 2013. The album was reisuued after beiing sold out.

"The Light That Shines" is the 3rd opus of the band. "The Light That Shines" emphasises on catchy tunes, stellar sci-fi sounds and melodic death metal energy. As die hard fans of sci-fi, our lyrics focus on the future, our consciousness and self awareness, the unknown, the magnificance of the universe and the probable alien encounters we might be faced with. 

The new Opus has 3 guests : 
- Jari Lindholm from Enshine (solo on "The Light That Shines) 
- Ben Ellis of Scar Symmetry (Solo on "Arise").

- Jérôme Boumendil (Solo on "Chasing the Line").

The album was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö of Unisound AB and features guest appearances such as Jari Lindholm (Enshine, Ex-Slumber, Ex-Atoma) and Ben Ellis (Scar Symmetry). Expect 44mn of dreamy catchy melodic death metal energy! 

Formed in: 2007

Status: Active

Years active: 2007-Present

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Stéphane Peudupin - Guitars and Composition

Sébastien Pierre : Vocals, Keyboards and Composition

Arnaud Hoarau - Guitar

Antoine Verdier - Bass

Jeremy Briquet - Drums

Country of origin: France

Location: Paris, Île-de-France

Genre: Progressive Melodic Death Metal

Current label: Rain Without End Records

CEO: The Annunaki

Booking/Press Contact: fractalgates@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fractalgates
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fractalgates

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FractalGates

Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/fractal-gates/id317502836

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ghRTkV2iiiNnfQPOSPe9R

Last FM: www.last.fm/music/Fractal+Gates

Myspace: http://myspace.com/fractalgates

Merch: http://fractalgates.bandcamp.com/merch

The Light That Shines (Full-Length Album - 2018)

Released May 12, 2018 

Guest Musicians: 

- Jari Lindholm from Enshine (solo on "The Light That Shines) 

- Ben Ellis of Scar Symmetry (Solo on "Arise").

- Jérôme Boumendil (Solo on "Chasing the Line").

Mixed and Mastered by Dan Swanö (Unisound AB) 

Solo on "Arise" by Ben Ellis (Scar Symmetry) 

Solo on "The Light That Shines" by Jari Lindhom (Enshine, ex atoma, ex slumber) 

Solo on "Chasing the Line" by Jérôme Boumendil

BONUS with each purchase (physical or digital) : you get the fantastic artwork + wallpapers in high resolution !) 

Buy The Album at:

Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2MduCiC

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