Discovering Bands: 2020

terça-feira, 10 de novembro de 2020

Sangvis - Make Some Noise (Single - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream

Sangvis is a modern/melodic death metal band formed in a small town near Tula, Russia in 2009. Current members are: Roman Zotov (guitars), Vyacheslav Sigaylov (guitars), Stepan Zuyev (vocals), Konstantin Kalyanov (bass). Right now the band is in the process of releasing their first full-length album.

"Make Some Noise" is the final entry in the band's noir-inspired series of modern metal songs. All previous titles have been featured in dozens of independent playlists and online radio stations. As the closing chapter to the story, it’s a personal song inspired by our own experience as a band, a straightforward track intended to reflect what appeals to us in music we enjoy. After a short jazzy into, full-blown metal kicks in, and the tension is built up to the melodic chorus dominated by clean vocals.

Make Some Noise (Single - 2020)

Released November 6, 2020

Stream/Download: https://band.link/sangvis

Formed In: 2009
Status: Active
Years Active: 2009-Present 

LINE UP 
Zuev Stepan - Vocals
Zotov Roman - Guitar
Sigailov Viacheslav - Guitar
Kalianov Konstantin - Bass

Country of origin: Russia
Location: Uzlovaya, Tula Oblast

Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore 
Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Booking/Press Contact: sangvischester@gmail.com

Bandcamp: https://sangvis.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sangvisband
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-39838631
VKontakte: https://vk.com/sangvis
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sangvisofficial
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

segunda-feira, 9 de novembro de 2020

Sangvis - Just a Job (Single - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream

"Just a Job" is another chapter in the band's noir-inspired series or metal songs that have already been featured in dozens of independent playlists and online radio stations. As with the previous titles, Just a Job presents a first-person narrative, telling the story of a top-tier assassin for hire. The song offers precise guitar work and evocative melodies, combined with poignant vocal performance to reflect the inner state of a professional who have learned to come to terms with doing the dirty work.

Just a Job (Single - 2020)

Released October 9, 2020

Stream/Download: https://band.link/sangvis

Formed In: 2009
Status: Active
Years Active: 2009-Present 

LINE UP 
Zuev Stepan - Vocals
Zotov Roman - Guitar
Sigailov Viacheslav - Guitar
Kalianov Konstantin - Bass

Country of origin: Russia
Location: Uzlovaya, Tula Oblast

Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore 
Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Booking/Press Contact: sangvischester@gmail.com

Bandcamp: https://sangvis.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sangvisband
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-39838631
VKontakte: https://vk.com/sangvis
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sangvisofficial
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

Sangvis - When the Lights Are Out (Single - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream

"When the Lights Are Out" is another entry in the band's series of noir-inspired songs that featured in dozens of independent playlists and online radio stations. In a departure from the band's previous, more personal songs, When the Lights Are Out is an exploration of film noir taken literally—the lyrics deal with a Hollywood actor experiencing an identity crisis. Combining faster and slower parts, it’s dominated by melodic guitar riffs, intense rhythm section and a mixture of clean vocals and growling.

When the Lights Are Out (Single - 2020)

Released September 11, 2020

Stream/Download: https://band.link/sangvis

Formed In: 2009
Status: Active
Years Active: 2009-Present 

LINE UP 
Zuev Stepan - Vocals
Zotov Roman - Guitar
Sigailov Viacheslav - Guitar
Kalianov Konstantin - Bass

Country of origin: Russia
Location: Uzlovaya, Tula Oblast

Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore 
Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Booking/Press Contact: sangvischester@gmail.com

Bandcamp: https://sangvis.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sangvisband
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-39838631
VKontakte: https://vk.com/sangvis
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sangvisofficial
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

Sangvis - New Names (Single - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream

New Names is a new entry in the band's film noir-inspired sequence of metal songs. Among their faster and more melodic tracks, the track tells a story of a young man moving upwards in the hierarchy of the criminal underworld. This song is bold and aggressive in tone, with strained melodies and in-your-face payoffs. Stylistically, this is our signature modern metal with intense clean vocals, assaultive growling, and precise guitar work with delicate production.

New Names (Single - 2020)

Released August 14, 2020

Stream/Download: https://band.link/sangvis
Formed In: 2009
Status: Active
Years Active: 2009-Present 

LINE UP 
Zuev Stepan - Vocals
Zotov Roman - Guitar
Sigailov Viacheslav - Guitar
Kalianov Konstantin - Bass

Country of origin: Russia
Location: Uzlovaya, Tula Oblast

Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore 
Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Booking/Press Contact: sangvischester@gmail.com

Bandcamp: https://sangvis.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sangvisband
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-39838631
VKontakte: https://vk.com/sangvis
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sangvisofficial
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

Sangvis - Every Bit of Pain (Single - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream

"Every Bit of Pain" is the latest chapter in their series of modern metal songs inspired by classic film noir archetypes. The song tell a story of a priest experiencing a crisis of faith, this track is more brooding and serious in tone compared to their usual stuff. This is still a melodic death metal song, albeit updated with elements of more modern metal genres. Mirroring the narrator’s story, the song goes through numerous structural sections: unhurried melodies are followed by more brutal bursts of frustration and discomfort.

Every Bit of Pain (Single - 2020)

Released July 17, 2020

Stream/Download: https://band.link/sangvis


Formed In: 2009
Status: Active
Years Active: 2009-Present 

LINE UP 
Zuev Stepan - Vocals
Zotov Roman - Guitar
Sigailov Viacheslav - Guitar
Kalianov Konstantin - Bass

Country of origin: Russia
Location: Uzlovaya, Tula Oblast

Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore 
Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Booking/Press Contact: sangvischester@gmail.com

Bandcamp: https://sangvis.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sangvisband
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-39838631
VKontakte: https://vk.com/sangvis
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sangvisofficial
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

Sangvis - Last Day Home (Single - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream

One of their more somber tracks, Last Day Home is a new entry in their film noir-influenced narrative, it tells a story of deep frustration and extreme desperation. The song was written in a flash of inspiration by the guitarist who was going through tough times. This track’s violent guitar passages and growling vocals are meant to help vent the negativity and channel it to creative anger and rage, while ultimately offering some hints of optimism represented by melodic hooks and inspiring harmonies.

Last Day Home (Single - 2020)

Released June 19, 2020

Stream/Download: https://band.link/sangvis


Formed In: 2009
Status: Active
Years Active: 2009-Present 

LINE UP 
Zuev Stepan - Vocals
Zotov Roman - Guitar
Sigailov Viacheslav - Guitar
Kalianov Konstantin - Bass

Country of origin: Russia
Location: Uzlovaya, Tula Oblast

Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore 
Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Booking/Press Contact: sangvischester@gmail.com

Bandcamp: https://sangvis.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sangvisband
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-39838631
VKontakte: https://vk.com/sangvis
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sangvisofficial
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

sexta-feira, 5 de junho de 2020

Sangvis - Cure For The Soul (Single - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream



Sangvis is a modern/melodic death metal band formed in a small town near Tula, Russia in 2009. Current members are: Roman Zotov (guitars), Vyacheslav Sigaylov (guitars), Stepan Zuyev (vocals), Konstantin Kalyanov (bass). Right now the band is in the process of releasing their first full-length album. 

Cure For The Soul is  the first single in a series of episodes connected by a common concept inspired by the themes and aesthetics of film noir. Combining the raw energy of old-school heavy metal with the polish and variety of modern melodic and extreme metal subgenres, each song tells a part of the overarching story from the perspective of a different character: this time, a mysterious old bartender. Aggressive guitar riffing and dramatic melodies are brought to life through meticulous production and intense vocals.

Formed In: 2009
Status: Active
Years Active: 2009-Present 

LINE UP 
Zuev Stepan - Vocals
Zotov Roman - Guitar
Sigailov Viacheslav - Guitar
Kalianov Konstantin - Bass

Country of origin: Russia
Location: Uzlovaya, Tula Oblast

Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore 
Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Booking/Press Contact: sangvischester@gmail.com

Bandcamp: https://sangvis.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sangvisband
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-39838631
VKontakte: https://vk.com/sangvis
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sangvisofficial
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

Cure For The Soul (Single - 2020)
<a href="http://sangvis.bandcamp.com/track/cure-for-the-soul">Cure for the Soul by Sangvis</a> 
Released April 24, 2020

Stream/Download: https://band.link/sangvis

Sangvis - Femme Fatale (Single - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream

Femme Fatale, the second installment in their album-length album. A deeply personal song, at the same time inspired by a familiar film noir archetype—a facade of innocent beauty with danger lurking close behind, perhaps making it even more alluring. This contrast is mirrored by the song’s brutal riffing and sensual clean-vocal chorus, laced with emotional guitar solos. Another chapter in our story told through a series of modern metal songs.

"The story we’re telling through our songs is heavily inspired by film noir, sometimes over-the-top and verging on the cartoonish, but always sincere. This song in particular is very clear about its inspiration: femme fatale, a classic noir archetype if there is one. It’s in the title!" - Commented the band.

"You know the type. She allures with her outward charm and drop-dead gorgeous looks, only to lead you to a fatal end. An unsuspecting detective, the song’s protagonist, falls into a deadly trap set by a beautiful woman with dark secrets and darker intentions: as unoriginal as it may be, the story is resonating and just right for our series. And we believe that even today these characters have to say a lot of things to those who’ll listen, after all, even if they are a bit one-dimensional, they still were and are true in terms of what they are meant to convey. Oh, and completely unrelated, we happen to be fans of noir." - Commented the band.

Formed In: 2009

Status: Active

Years Active: 2009-Present

LINE UP

Zuev Stepan - Vocals

Zotov Roman - Guitar

Sigailov Viacheslav - Guitar

Kalianov Konstantin - Bass

Country of origin: Russia

Location: Uzlovaya, Tula Oblast

Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore

Current Label: Unsigned/Independent

Booking/Press Contact: sangvischester@gmail.com

Bandcamp: https://sangvis.bandcamp.com

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

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-39838631

VKontakte: https://vk.com/sangvis

Instagram: https://instagram.com/sangvisofficial

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

Femme Fatale (Single - 2020)

Released May 22, 2020

Stream/Download: https://band.link/sangvis

sábado, 25 de abril de 2020

Clouds - The Path Of Sorrow (Vocal Collaboration)

On March 26th, 2020 Clouds released a single called The Path of Sorrow, along with a video for it. In the making for a year, it includes guest vocals by these people:

Jakub Paweł – Panzerhund / Somnium Lacrimae
Drew Nowak – Mournspire
Valerio Granieri – Rome In Monochrome / Aurora Nowhere
Margarita Arabadzhieva
Yulia Lykhotvor – Sidus Atrum
Jarmo Kylmäaho – Lead Wings / Atrum Tempestas
Maurizio Caverzan – Ghostheart Nebula / In-sight Band / HusqwarnaH
Javier Gomez – InMemoriam

Released March 26, 2020

The single is available as a pay-what-you-want download at Bandcamp. The band and all of the collaborators have decided to donate any earnings “to hospitals and research in order to help in any way with combating and preventing viruses and diseases such as the corona virus.”

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

LINE UP
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

Clouds - The Path Of Sorrow (Single - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream

On March 26th, 2020 Clouds released a single called The Path of Sorrow, along with a video for it. In the making for a year, it includes guest vocals by these people:

Released March 26, 2020

domingo, 8 de março de 2020

Arbrynth - A Place of Buried Light (Full-Length Album - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream

Arbrynth are a folk-inspired metal band from the outer east of Melbourne, Australia. These Aussies have described themselves as Forest Metal, and while that may sound pretentious, it’s actually a fitting description of their sound.

Drawing from a vast array of influences, Arbrynth have developed a sound that reflects the color of folklore, woven with their heavy metal roots. The result of this unlikely combination of darkness and light is a style of music that takes the listener on a journey of love and loss, set against a backdrop of nature and earth. The atmosphere in Arbrynth’s music is refined through a combination of distorted guitar-driven riffs, epic leads and acoustic guitar melodies all intertwined with relentless death growls and ethereal vocals and harmonies.

Upon doing some detective work on the Google machine, I found out that it had been roughly nine years since their last release. Their self-titled album in 2011 garnered a bit of online attention, and many of the comments I’ve read have shown a genuine excitement at this new release. Needless to say, this is fantastic music that is both crushingly hard and trance-inducingly groovy.

Arbrynth’s sophomore album “A Place of Buried Light” is a concept album exploring the themes of love and loss. Each track represents a chapter in the individuals odyssey depicting the sacrifices made as they strive for understanding. It was released on February 3rd 2020. The new album contains 7 tracks totaling 49 minutes so a robust 7 minutes per (instrumental track “The Calling” is only 1:48 which bumps the average up of the others).

Formed In: 2006

Status: Active

Years Active: 2006-Present

LINE UP
Dodds - Guitar/Vocals
Pete - Guitar/Vocals
Junty - Drums/Percussion
Shane - Bass

Country of Origin: Australia
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Genre: Progressive Death/Folk Metal (early) Post-Metal (later)
Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Booking /Press Contact: Arbrynth@gmail.com

Official Site: https://arbrynth.com
Bandcamp: https://arbrynth.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arbrynth
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/arbrynth
Twitter: https://twitter.com/arbrynth
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/arbrynth
Merch: https://arbrynth.bandcamp.com/merch

A Place of Buried Light (Full-Length Album - 2020)

Released February 3, 2020

Credits

All music & lyrics written, arranged &performed by Arbrynth

Engineered, mixed & produced by Matt Dodds

Drums recorded & engineered by Joel Taylor at the Black Lodge, Melbourne

Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege Mastering

Instrumentation performed & programmed by Matt Dodds & Dylan Imeneo.

Additional vocals performed by Stevie Grumont

Layout & design by Perry Higgins & Matt Dodds

Skyforest - A New Dawn (Full-Length Album - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream

Skyforest is a melancholic metal project from Podolsk, Russia. First ideas and recordings were made in 2013, but the project was ready to surface only in early 2014. The music continues to expand the ideas B.M. left in his previous project, Annorkoth, and basically it's a continuation of it under the new name - Skyforest. The project feature session members until he will be capable to make everything on my own.

A New Dawn" is the third album of Skyforest. It was written entirely in the first half of 2019 and takes us further into the Atmospheric (Black) Metal territory that we know from "Unity" and "Harmony".

Lyrically, it is about the journey into a new chapter of one's life. You never know what awaits you on a new day...but it's worth checking out. Many questions are still left unanswered and yet it may lead to a positive change.

The artist’s continued growth into a powerful, life-affirming creator is also reflected metaphorically in all of Skyforest’s artworks after the debut, and culminates in the wonderful paintings which adorn the new album, again masterfully captured on canvas by Sergey Shenderovsky.

Formed in: 2013

Status: Active

Years active: 2013-Present

LINE UP

B.M. - Everything

Michael Rumple (Súl ad Astral, Forestfather) - Clean Vocals

Country of origin: Russia

Location: Podolsk, Moscow region

Genre: Atmospheric Black/Post-Black Metal

Current Label: Depressive Illusions Records

Booking/Press Contact: annorkoth@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Skyforest.Official
Bandcamp: https://skyforest.bandcamp.com

Last FM: www.last.fm/music/Skyforest
VK: http://vk.com/skyforest
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/skyforest/id915802363
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/00KWdGU4pWHruBYx5rAWSN

A New Dawn (Full-Length Album - 2020)

Released February 20, 2020

Credits

All music was written and recorded in 2019.

Additional Musicians

• Clare De Lune (Edenfall) - additional clean vocals in 'The Night is No More' and 'Scattered Ashes'.

Mixing and mastering by Nekkomix

[ nekkomix.net ]

Album artwork by Sergey Shenderovsky:

[ shenderovsky.wixsite.com/artist ]

Buy physical album here:

CD digipack (ltd. 1000):

[ store.northern-silence.de/de/northern-silence/cds/skyforest-a-new-dawn-digicd?number=NSP-14832 ]

Tape (ltd. 100):

[ depthsofvoid.com/products/658561-skyforest-a-new-dawn-cassette-pre-order ]

Vinyl (ltd. 100 GOLD, ltd. 200 CLEAR):

[ store.northern-silence.de/de/northern-silence/lps/skyforest-a-new-dawn-lp?number=NSP-14834 ]

Shirts:

[ skyforest.threadless.com ]

terça-feira, 3 de março de 2020

Clouds - Durere (Full-Length Album - 2020) - Bandcamp Stream

Like mercury, like liquid sands, like a turbulent sea, one could characterize the existence of the doom formation Clouds. On purpose I don't use the word band because line-up is spilling, disappearing, emerging and changing. Like liquid sands, like mercury. Only one remains. Wonderful music that beats the rhythm of the exposed heart on the palm of your hand. The album "Durere" presents again stories of deep sadness, knowledge of own mortality and fragility hidden deep within ourselves.

In a sense, Clouds are not really a musical group, Clouds are clouds of a single sky, represented by a single character. Daniel Neagoe is an absolutely unique artist in the doom metal field, a personality who is actually invisible to those who have not been initiated. A giant, a giant in the field of music, a person with perfect musical feeling, imagination, everything that I tend to admit openly. Daniel is a very undeground musician with an unknown face. Of course, it is not an international star of a large format. He only knows him whom Neagoe conquered, domesticated, handcuffed and enslaved with his work.

Daniel Neagoe is of course known only to a very narrow audience, his name is not only associated with the creation of Clouds, but also Aeonian Sorrow, Shape of Despair, Eye of Solitude, Pantheist, God Eat God, Colossus… in which he appeared, Daniel is connected with the history of the gloomy, melancholic metal so much that one wall of a funeral chapel, made up of funeral tones, wouldn't have stood at all if the charismatic Romanian hadn't been born. The above-average composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist does not know what peace is and goes from project to project. It flashes somewhere, stays longer somewhere, but it is always recognizable.

Clouds was born as a very vague project in 2013 and since then five long-playing albums have been released under their logo. All albums were created in a unifying funeral style with great melodic themes, graded by fantastic instrumentation. The band's line up changes in each change release . Clouds were sung by Faroese bard Jon Aldara, Finnish vocalist Mikko Kotamäki, Pim Blankenstein from Official Triste, Natalie Koskinen or iconic Gogo Melone. Equally variable were the collaborating instrumentalists.

The line-up for 2020 is again interesting and atypical. In addition to Daniel Neagoe, he includes Romanian bassist Alex Costin, drums are played by another Romanian Luca Breaz, violin is held by fragile Irina Movileanu, only a twenty-two-year-old Romanian musician, Mihai Mike Dinuta know mainly lovers of Danish Saturnus.

As can be seen, this time Neagoe has turned into a country of his own origin, the line-up is mostly Romanian, and must be added, great. Seven songs of the album “Durere” represent the peak of doom art. Especially thanks to masterful instrumentation.

A funeral doom can be a damn boring thing if its creators lack imagination. Or it can be so beautiful that it hurts deep in the chest. Such is the album "Durere". Sophistically beautiful, fragile, similar to a fleeting touch of a blade that almost painlessly opens deep wounds and lets a person bleed.

Lyrics are again lyrical and profound, even though the lyrics are classic, not deviating too much from the genre. They depict mental torment, anxiety, sadness, grief, solitude.

The Clouds style combines a strong, distinctive harsh vocal with pointed melodic passages that rise like waves high and far. Occasionally, the song intersects with recitatives, tinged with very subtle tones. This combination of caustic, harsh, dense grunts with almost intangible touches of tenderness makes Neagoe perfectly masterful. It can be sentimental, but it will never slip into kitsch, which is very difficult when using similar procedures. The album retains a very recognizable style in all respects, but is stronger than the previous one, I can't help it, "Durere" is more powerful. Thundering moments in which a heavy, dominant growl catches our brains and tears our skin back are really strong. Neagoe is at the pinnacle of creation and singing techniques.

In fact, “Durere” acts like classical music, as a modern opera. The opera resembles those vast areas of symphonic thunder, beautiful melodies and also the main character, the singer who is the heroic bass of today. "Durere" is a classic feat, a perfectly balanced, unified storyline, going from birth to extinction. The album is so riveting that it works conceptually, one song is inseparable from the other. It is a compact, coherent flow of black water that spurts toward the starless sky. In the field of doom metal, “Durere” is an unforgettable peak experience.

Released March 1, 2020

Credits

Additional musicians
Emil Ciuperca : Guitars (track 3)

Andrei Oltean : Flute

Recorded, mixed and mastered in Romania
at D Studios by Daniel Neagoe
Bass recorded in Cluj, Romania at Xander Cozaciuc
Flutes recorded in Cluj, Romania by Andrei Oltean
Solo guitars recorded in London UK by Indee Rehal Sagoo
Solo guitar on Images And Memories recorded by Emil Ciuperca at D Studios

Formed in: 2013

Status: Active
Years active: 2013-Present

LINE UP
Daniel Neagoe - Vocals, Orchestration
Indee Rehal-Sagoo - Guitars
Mihai Dinuta - Guitars
Alex Costin - Bass
Luca Breaz - Drums
Irina Movileanu - Violin and additional female vocals

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/Clouds.Visions
Bandcamp: https://cloudsofficial.bandcamp.com
Merch: http://doomclouds.bigcartel.com

segunda-feira, 2 de março de 2020

Clouds - Dor (Full-Length Album 2CD- 2018) - Bandcamp Stream

Clouds, an international doom project, the band announced their third full-length album, Dor, recently. The band's highly anticipated third album, a collection of beautiful songs for our loved ones, departed or still with us.

"Dor" reflects on the emotive chord of humanity and lingers around the crushing feeling of missing someone.

After two successful full length and one EP, the Clouds music evolves slightly towards the more melodic side of doom metal, more emotional and susceptible to melancholy.

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.

Recorded as a two volumes album, "Dor" includes guest vocals from artists such as Gogo Melone (Aeonian Sorrow), Pim Blankenstein (Officium Triste), Sylvaine, Mihu (Abigail), Kayla Dixon (Witch Mountain) and the vocal contest winner Caleb Bergen (Sleepwalkers).

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.

Released November 16, 2018

Released December 25, 2018

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

LINE UP
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

terça-feira, 28 de janeiro de 2020

Iota and the Riffaheads - Tomorrow never Knows (The Beatles Sanatorium Cover)

While finalizing details for the release of the new single from Iota and the Riffaheads, Virus, Iota surprises us with this version of the Beatles classic (Tomorrow you never know), from his particular point of view. An electronic musical exercise, of pure creational therapy from the sanatorium. As a result, this hypnotic and addictive version, where Iota dives between elements of a dark and concise electronics. A twist more production, both sound and visual, compared to its previous singles.

Released on December 25th, 2019

Credits
Cover of The Beatles- John Lennon - Paul Mccartney
Guitars, Basses & Synthesizers: Iota
Programming: Iota, Juan Pedro Navarro

Recorded in Riffahead Studio - Iota
Mixed and mastered in Ibersonic - John Pete
Produced by Iota and John Pete
Audiovisuals - Iota
Translation - Iota - Rory Clitheroe

Formed In: 2012

Status: Active

Years Active: 2012-Present

LINE UP

Iota - Everything

Location: Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Genre:

Record Label: Ibersonic 2020

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

Official Website: http://www.iotaandtheriffaheads.ecoenlasondas.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/iotaandtheriffaheads
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