PATRICIA THOMAS BAND MANAGEMENT

VULTURE INDUSTRIES BEHIND THE SCENES DOCUMENTARY STREAMING. FIRST U.S. APPEARANCE CONFIRMED

The recent collaboration between Norwegian Avant-garde metallers VULTURE INDUSTRIES and the HAPPY GORILLA DANCE COMPANY which resulted in the theatrical performance “Turning Golem”, has proved to be a considerable crowd-pleaser, so much so, in fact, that the show has been booking into various venues and festivals both this year and next. Interest in the show, which is part rooted in the heavier segment of experimental/progressive metal which features VULTURE INDUSTRIES performing music from their latest release “The Tower”, and part theatre performance which features the HAPPY GORILLA DANCE COMPANY, has grown, and as a result journalist Andrea Chirulescu has produced a “behind the scenes” documentary which explores the he ideas and concepts behind “Turning Golem”.

Featuring interviews with VULTURE INDUSTRIES frontman Bjornar E. Nilsen, who explains how the whole idea came about and how it developed, as well as with the other members of the band – guitarists Oyvind Madsen and Eyvind Huse, bassist Kyrre Teigen and drummer Tor Helge Gjengedal, who talk about the difference between performing as a band as opposed to being part of a performance ensemble, whilst members of the HAPPY GORILLA DANCE COMPANY explain their part in the project. The documentary, which is in English, was filmed in Bergen when “Turning Golem” was recently performed at the Garage, and is currently streaming on the YouTube Channel of the Norwegian webzine Eternal Terror. It can be seen below and at http://youtu.be/VTSeoKbqBBE

2013 has been a busy year for VULTURE INDUSTRIES who released their third full-length album, “The Tower”, their third full-length album on Season of Mist in September. As well as collaborating with the HAPPY GORILLA DANCE COMPANY, the band also worked closely with Romanian multi-media artist COSTIN CHIOREANU, whose video “Lost Among Liars”, a track from “The Tower”, recently featured at this year’s Kort and Kortkino Film Festival, Sandnes, Norway. The video can be seen below and at http://youtu.be/Q2mYnayKNd8

Next year will also mark the first appearance of VULTURE INDUSTRIES in North America, with the band set to play at the prestigious Music, Film and Interactive Festival, South by Southwest, better known as the SXSW Festival, in Austin, Texas in March. Other confirmed appearances by VULTURE INDUSTRIES in 2014 include The Headway Festival in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on the 11^th January, Prog Power Europe, in Baarlo, Netherlands on the 4^th October, and performances of “Turning Golem” at the Boule Noire in Paris, France, on the 21^st February and at Metal Days in Tolmin, Slovenia, in July.

More information about VULTURE INDUSTRIES can be found on the band’s website at http://www.vulture-industries.net

VULTURE INDUSTRIES INFO
Band Contact: bjornar@vulture-industries.net
Management & Booking: Propulsion Music: http://www.propulsionmusic.no/
Vulture Industries Website: http://www.vulture-industries.net
Vulture Industries on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vultureindustries
Vulture Industries on SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/vulture-industries
Vulture Industries WebShop: http://vultureindustries.bigcartel.com/
Vulture Industries on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/vultureindustries
Vulture Industries on ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/vultureindustries

DARK METALLERS FOSCOR COMPLETE WORK ON NEW ALBUM AND LAUNCH INTO A NEW ERA FOR THE BAND

Posted: November 25, 2013 in FOSCOR, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES

When Dark Metallers FOSCOR celebrated the Tenth Anniversary of their debut album in 2012, they were not just marking a decade of music; they were also drawing a line under one era in the band’s history, and preparing to embark on the next and most ambitious one. With work on FOSCOR’s fourth full-length album now completed, and a complete visual overhaul of their online presence and logo, the groundwork for the new phase in the band’s career is well and truly established.

Formed in 1997 in Barcelona, in the Catalan region of Spain, FOSCOR took the traditional ‘90s Black Metal and mixed it with other classical and modern extreme styles to create a sound that has seen them through the release of 3 full-length albums, a live DVD commemorating their 10^th Anniversary, 2 split releases and contributions on Official KATATONIA and ENSLAVED tribute albums, all of which have garnered them respect and a solid, and ever-growing, following. Now, with their forthcoming album, which will be titled “Those Horrors Wither”, FOSCOR has honed its considerable musical skills and decided to take the first gigantic step away from the confines of Black Metal, towards an expansive multidimensional sound that encompasses shades of Doom and Dark Rock, Ambient interludes and a healthy flirtation with Prog. It is a step that most clearly defines the band’s personal approach to their work, both musically and aesthetically, to date.

Commenting on the new sound and the new image of FOSCOR, founder and guitarist Falke and frontman Fiar had this to say: “It’s really not that strange that we would be moving in a different direction from the one we started out on because it’s a natural progression that comes from experience. We’re not saying that our long-time fans will wake up one morning and not recognise FOSCOR any more, not at all, because we have a particular style that is recognisable as FOSCOR – but we’ve taken that style and made it into something better. You could say that the new FOSCOR is evolution, not revolution, and, that being said, it actually needs new colours to define how we interpret “Darkness”, and IDEOPHONY, who has previously worked with us on design, is the perfect partner to work with us in physically visualising our new direction”.

FOSCOR are currently looking for a label to release “Those Horrors Wither”, which includes some notable guest artists, who, somewhat unusually, rather than contributing the usual vocals or solos, have written and performed connecting passages between the tracks. More information about FOSCOR can be found on the band’s website, which has been newly designed, at http://www.foscor.com

FOSCOR’s entire set from their 2012 appearance at the Aurora Infernalis Festival in Arnhem can be seen below and at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3FZXwrSXA4

Additional Information
Web: http://www.foscor.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/foscor.official
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/foscor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FOSCOR_Official
You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/user/FOSCORbcn
Store: http://foscor.bigcartel.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/foscor
Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/foscor
Management and PR https://patriciathomasmanagement.com/
email: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Booking: http://www.stigia.org
email: j.fosch@stigia.org

KARISMA RECORDS RELEASES SOPHOMORE ALBUM FROM PROG ROCKERS FATAL FUSION

Posted: November 18, 2013 in KARISMA RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES

November sees the release on Karisma Records of FATAL FUSION’s sophomore album “The Ancient Tale”, a follow up to 2010’s self-produced and privately released, ‘Land of the Sun’, which won the “Best Debut Album of 2010” in Prog Awards. Formed in Oslo, Norway, in 2008 from members from a variety of rock and blues bands, FATAL FUSION delivers Classic Prog Rock that will please a variety of rock fans, in an album that shows that the band is really on fire. “Halls of Amenti”, a track from “The Ancient Tale”, can be heard above and at http://soundcloud.com/karisma-records/fatal-fusion-halls-of-amenti

Hitting the streets on the 18^th November, “The Ancient Tale” was produced by the band with some additional help from Karisma Records and ENSLAVED’s Herbrand Larsen. Track listing as follows:

I. City of Zerych
II. Halls of Amenti
III. The Divine Comedy
IV. Tears I’ve Cried
V. The Ancient Tale

FATAL FUSIONS’s lineup consists of of Audun Engebretsen (drums), Erlend Engebretsen (keyboards), Knut Erik Grøntvedt (vocals), Lasse Lie (bass) and Stig Selnes (guitars), who utilise classical instruments, synths, mellotron and hammond organ as part of their sound. The band pays homage to the Rock and Progressive greats from the 70´s such as Genesis, Camel, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Rainbow , but by blending elements from different musical genres such as Rock, Metal, Blues, Jazz, Latin, Space Rock, Classical Music and above all Progressive Rock, FATAL FUSION creates a distinctive sound and a broad musical landscape.

A release concert for “The Ancient Tale” is scheduled to take place at the John Dee in Oslo on the 27^th November. More information about FATAL FUSION can be found at http://fatalfusion.com.hostbaby.com/

Fan-filmed footage of FATAL FUSION performing “Broken Man” from their 2010 album “Land of the Sun” can be seen below and at http://youtu.be/_zkUqzwFtHY

Tracks from all of Karisma Records releases can be heard below and at http://soundcloud.com/karisma-records/sets/karisma-records/

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Promo and other information: post@karismarecords.no
Karisma Records: http://www.karismarecords.no/
Karisma Records Webshop: http://karismarecords.bigcartel.com/
Karisma Records KlickTrack Store: http://shop.klicktrack.com/karismadarkessencerecords
Website: http://fatalfusion.com.hostbaby.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fatal-Fusion/49222763785
MySpace: https://myspace.com/fatalfusionmusic
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/thefatalfusion
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/fatalfusionmusic

NIKLAS KVARFORTH’S SHINING ANNOUNCES DATES IN FINLAND

Posted: November 15, 2013 in OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, SHINING

Sweden’s SHINING is set to hit the road again at the start of the New Year to undertake four dates in Finland as an extension to their previously announced Razors Across Europe tour. The dates are part of the “Feverdreams” events to promote the release of the band’s full-length album “8 ½ – Feberdrömmar I Vaket Tillstånd” which came out on Dark Essence Records at the end of September. Routing for the Finnish dates as follows:

22 Jan, Klubi, Tampere
23 Jan, Lutakko, Jyväskylä
24 Jan, Klubi, Turku
25 Jan, Virgin Oil, Helsinki

A track from “8 ½ – Feberdrömmar I Vaket Tillstånd”, which features guest vocals from some of the elite of Black Metal including ATTILA CSIHAR (MAYHEM, TORMENTOR), MANIAC (SKITLIV, EX MAYHEM), GAAHL (GOD SEED, WARDRUNA, TRELLDOM, EX GORGOROTH), FAMINE (PESTE NOIRE) and PEHR LARSSON (ALFAHANNE), can be heard below and at http://soundcloud.com/dark-essence-records/shining-selvdestruktivitetens.

Other already confirmed dates include Satan’s Convention in Germany in December of this year and Blastfest in Norway in February of next year. Below you will find a full list of SHINING’s confirmed upcoming live appearances

2013
NOVEMBER
22 – Tiyatrom, Berlin, Germany
23 – Skullcrusher, Dresden, Germany
24 – Viper Room, Vienna, Austria
25 – Gala Hala, Ljubljana, Slovenia
26 – Freak Out Club, Bologna, Italy
27 – Alte Kaserne, Zurich, Switzerland
28 – Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, France
29 – Secret Place, Montpellier, France
30 – Nouveau Casino, Paris, France
DECEMBER
01 – Effenaar, Eindhoven
02 – Magasin 4, Brussels, Belgium
03 – Electrowerkz, London, England
04 – Lomax, Liverpool, England
05 – Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton, England
06 – Voodoo Lounge, Dublin, Eire
07 – The Snooty Fox, Wakefield, England
08 – Ivory Blacks, Glasgow, Scotland
28 – Satan’s Convention, Speyer, Germany
2014
JANUARY
22 – Klubi, Tampere, Finland
23 – Lutakko, Jyväskylä, Finland
24 – Klubi, Turku, Finland
25 – Virgin Oil, Helsinki, Finland
FEBRUARY
20 – Blastfest, Bergen, Norway

More information about SHINING can be found at www.shiningasylum.com

The official video for the track “Tillsammans Är Vi Allt” from SHINING’s album “VII / Född Förlorare” can be seen below and at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iULz19Cc7yw

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Shining Website: www.shiningasylum.com
Niklas Kvarforth Website: www.kvarforth.com
Shining on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/shiningofficial
Shining Webshop: http://www.shininglegions.com
Shining on SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/shining-official
Official YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/OfficialShining
Management and PR: patriciathomas@btinternet.com

FILM MAKER TO ACCOMPANY SWEDEN’S SHINING ON UPCOMING TOUR. NEW VIDEO TEASER RELEASED

Posted: November 12, 2013 in OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, SHINING

Swedish film maker Martin Strandberg is set to accompany Niklas Kvarforths’ SHINING on their upcoming headlining European tour where he will film more footage and interviews for the documentary he is making about the band. Work on the documentary, which traces SHINING’s often turbulent history, was begun earlier this year, and is expected to finish in time for a general release towards the end of 2014. A second video teaser featuring CARPATHIAN FOREST’s Nattefrost and Anders Kobro can be seen below and at http://youtu.be/DQvomP-SSTA

Whilst being the subject of the documentary, founder and frontman Niklas Kvarforth is keen to emphasize that SHINING itself has no input or influence whatsoever on the content. “The documentary was entirely the idea of Martin Strandberg, and, other than being interviewed for it ourselves, we have no hand in it at all. All we know is that family, friends, former band members and who knows who else are contributing, but what they’re contributing we will have to wait to find out along with everyone else”.

The Razors Across Europe tour will hit the road on the 22^nd November, and accompanying SHINING, whose latest release “8 ½ – Feberdrömmar I Vaket Tillstånd” appeared on Dark Essence Records in September, will be fellow management roster members CREST OF DARKNESS from Norway, also touring with their latest release “In the Presence of Death”, as well as Sweden’s STERBHAUS. Routing for the tour as follows:

NOVEMBER
22 – Tiyatrom, Berlin, Germany
23 – Skullcrusher, Dresden, Germany
24 – Viper Room, Vienna, Austria
25 – Gala Hala, Ljubljana, Slovenia
26 – Freak Out Club, Bologna, Italy
27 – Alte Kaserne, Zurich, Switzerland
28 – Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, France
29 – Secret Place, Montpellier, France
30 – Nouveau Casino, Paris, France
DECEMBER
01 – Effenaar, Eindhoven
02 – Magasin 4, Brussels, Belgium
03 – Electrowerkz, London, England
04 – Lomax, Liverpool, England
05 – Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton, England
06 – Voodoo Lounge, Dublin, Eire
07 – The Snooty Fox, Wakefield, England
08 – Ivory Blacks, Glasgow, Scotland

More information about SHINING can be found at www.shiningasylum.com

The official video for the track “Tillsammans Är Vi Allt” from SHINING’s album “VII / Född Förlorare” can be seen below and at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iULz19Cc7yw

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Shining Website: www.shiningasylum.com
Shining on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/shiningofficial
Shining Webshop: http://www.shininglegions.com
Shining on SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/shining-official
Shining on MySpace: www.myspace.com/shininghalmstad
Official YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/OfficialShining
Shining on ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/shining
Management and PR: patriciathomas@btinternet.com

PAGAN BLACK METALLERS DRAUGR DECIDE TO CALL IT A DAY. FINAL SHOW DETAILS

Posted: November 11, 2013 in DRAUGR, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES

In the same year that Pagan Black Metallers DRAUGR are celebrating their tenth anniversary, the Italian band, whose music has been a tribute to their Pagan ancestors and the history of the Abruzzo region of Italy, have decided to call it a day. In a statement issued both in Italian and English, the band explains its decision to disband – a split which, they are keen to emphasize, is entirely amicable:

“As friends, brothers and the ‘ legio linteata’ we announce our decision today to bring to an end the experience that is Draugr. Having arrived at the threshold of 2014, we decided to bring to a close this chapter in our lives which has been so important to us, in order that we may follow different artistic paths. We thank all those who have taken part in the project over the years, and especially the fans for their support. Our last show will take place on December 22 in Pescara and we will shortly be revealing more details about it”.

“Come amici, fratelli e ‘legio linteata’ annunciamo oggi la nostra decisione di chiudere l’esperienza con Draugr. Arrivati alle soglie del 2014, scegliamo di mettere fine a questo capitolo tanto significativo per noi, per seguire diversi percorsi artistici. Ringraziamo tutti coloro che negli anni hanno preso parte al progetto e, soprattutto, i fan per il loro supporto. Il nostro ultimo show, che avrà luogo il 22 dicembre a Pescara e di cui presto sveleremo ulteriori dettagli”.

DRAUGR’s debut album “Nocturnal Pagan Supremacy” was released on Christhunt Productions in 2006. Keyboards were added to the band in 2007, creating the much more epic feel which DRAUGR describes as “Italic Hordish Metal”. The sophomore album, “De Ferro Italico”, appeared on To React Records in 2011. Today’s line up includes Nemesis on Vocals, Triumphator and Mors on Guitars, Ursus Arctos on Keyboards, Stolas on Bass and Jonny on Drums.

DRAUGR’s final performance will take place at the Tipogragfia in Pescara, Italy on the 22^nd December.

More information about DRAUGR can be found on the band’s website at http://www.draugr.it

The Official video for “Legio Linteata” can be seen below and at http://youtu.be/DyYGMJT6vq8

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Official site: http://www.draugr.it
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialdraugr
Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialdraugr
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/draugrofficial
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/OfficialDraugr
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/draugr
Myspace: www.myspace.com/furorepagano
Last.fm: http://www.lastfm.it/music/Draugr?ac=Draugr
Band Contact and Booking: info@draugr.it
Management & PR: Patricia Thomas Management https://patriciathomasmanagement.com/
email: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
To React Records: http://www.toreactrecords.com/
email: info@toreactrecords.com

SHINING’S NIKLAS KVARFORTH FEATURES IN NEW SUCHTHAUS VIDEO AND ALBUM

Posted: November 1, 2013 in OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, SHINING, SPACEBRAIN, SUCHTHAUS

Spacebrain

When sculptor Spacebrain released “The Dark Side and the Bright Side”, the debut album from his SUCHTHAUS project, in 2011, it was immediately apparent that not only was the music he produced eclectic, but so too were his collaborators, ranging from Maniac (SKITLIV, ex-Mayhem) to CURRENT 93’s David Tibet, Fredrik A. Juell (BURNING RUBBER, BERSERK BASTARDS) and singer Sibob Jawara. Now, with the band’s sophomore album “Motorbrain” taking shape, it seems that the tradition is set to continue, when SHINING’s Niklas Kvarforth dropped by Spacebrain’s Oslo home recently to check in with his old friends, and ended up contributing vocals on one of the new tracks, which also showcases a performance by SUCHTHAUS drummer Hellhammer (MAYHEM). Since Spacebrain likes to “visualise” the band’s music as well, a video for the track, which is titled “Walls of Berlin”, was filmed on the spur of the moment, and can be seen below and at http://youtu.be/k–Wu4DWeQM

To try and classify SUCHTHAUS’ music is virtually impossible, since the musicians concerned work in a completely unstructured way, drawing on their mood at the time to take the ideas for each track forward, rather than writing set pieces. And, as previously mentioned, each track is enhanced by video, a practice which is unsurprising coming from a musician who started his career as a visual artist. Commenting on the new album, Spacebrain had this to say: “Motorbrain” will be totally different from our debut, “The Dark Side and the Bright Side”, as this time we will be making a pure metal album, but one that focuses on different nuances within the genre. Let’s just say that when we had a band meeting recently we concluded that we’d better hurry up and finish this album because the darker material was not good for our mental health!” Along with Spacebrain on vocals and bass, and Hellhammer on drums, SUCHTHAUS lineup includes co-founder Fruen on vocals and guitars, Ingvar on guitars and AD/HD on bass.

Explaining how his unexpected contribution to “Motorbrain” came about Niklas Kvarforth said: “Last weekend, Hoest (TAAKE) and I were on our way to a studio outside Oslo to do some recording for a project we’re both involved in. We did however have a few hours to kill in the capital before catching our train and ended up meeting some old friends of ours – an evening which unexpectedly resulted in additional recordings in the living room of former SKITLIV bassist Spacebrain for his upcoming SUCHTHAUS album. Spacey filmed some of it, which kinda bothered me at first, but for him… I owe him way more than that. Looking forward to hearing the result.”

More information about SUCHTHAUS can be found on at http://www.suchthaus.no

Niklas Kvarforth

Hellhammer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Website: http://www.suchthaus.no
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suchthausofficial
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/suchthaus/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/suchthaus
Band Contact and Booking: trash@spacebrain.no
Press Contact: https://patriciathomasmanagement.com/
patriciathomas@btinternet.com

FIRST TWO FULL-LENGTH ALBUMS FROM NORWEGIAN BLACK METALLERS SARKOM RELEASED DIGITALLY ON DARK ESSENCE RECORDS

Posted: October 28, 2013 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES

Having released SARKOM’s third full-length album “Doomsday Elite” earlier this month, DARK ESSENCE RECORDS have today, the 28^th October, released the band’s two earlier albums – 2006’s “Aggravation of Mind” and 2008’s “Bestial Supremacy”. Originally released on the now defunct Twilight Vertrieb label, both albums are now almost impossible to get hold of, and will initially be available digitally, before an eventual release in CD format at an as yet unspecified date. Both will come with revised artwork, and are available from all the usual digital retailers as well as direct from Dark Essence Records at http://shop.klicktrack.com/karismadarkessencerecords .

The lineup on both “Aggravation of Mind”, which was SARKOM’s debut album, and the sophomore album “Bestial Conspiracy”, comprises Unsgaard on vocals, Sagstad on guitars and bass, and Renton on drums. “Passion for Suicide” from the “Aggravation of the Mind” album and “Inferior Bleeding” from “Bestial Supremacy” can be heard on the player above, together with two tracks from SARKOM’s latest album “Doomsday Elite, and at http://soundcloud.com/dark-essence-records. Track listing for the albums as follows:

AGGRAVATION OF MIND

1. Bloodstains on the Horns
2. Embraced You Shall Be
3. Alpha – Omega
4. The Chosen One
5. Aggravation of Mind’s Syndrome
6. Inside the Memories
7. Passion for Suicide
8. Cryptic Void

BESTIAL SUPREMACY (2008)
1. Inferior Bleeding
2. I Call Your Name
3. Bestial Supremacy
4. Infected
5. Parallel to a Wall of Fire
6. Symbolic Revulsion
7. Artificial
8. Revival of Torment
9. Crushing the Retrospective Dominions
10. Finalizing Sovereignty

The digital release of SARKOM’s earlier albums hot on the heels for the band’s current output provides an interesting way to chart the band’s progression over the years, especially for the newer fans that have so far been unable to get hold of the original releases, and more so for a band that, according to frontman and founder Unsgaard (SO MUCH FOR NOTHING), refuses to stick to a formula just because it has proven successful, but continues to push the boundaries.

SARKOM was recently the first band to be confirmed to appear at next year’s Hammerslag Festival in February. More information about SARKOM can be found on the band’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/sarkom

The official video for “Inferior Bleeding” from SARKOM’s “Bestial Supremacy” can be seen below and at http://youtu.be/YJIVbBw_cnM

Tracks from all of DARK ESSENCE RECORDS releases can be heard below and at http://soundcloud.com/dark-essence-records/sets/dark-essence-records

SARKOM – Aggravation of Mind

SARKOM – Bestial Supremacy

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dark Essence Records contact and promo: post@karismarecords.no
Dark Essence Records: www.darkessencerecords.no
Dark Essence SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/dark-essence-records
Dark Essence on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/darkessencerecords
Dark Essence Records Webshop: http://karismarecords.bigcartel.com/
Dark Essence KlickTrack Store: http://shop.klicktrack.com/karismadarkessencerecords
Sarkom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarkom
Sarkom Website: http://www.sarkomsect.com/
Sarkom MySpace: https://myspace.com/sarkom
Band Contact: e.unsgaard@gmail.com

KARISMA RECORDS DEBUTS TRACK FROM UPCOMING ALBUM FROM PROG ROCKERS AIRBAG

Posted: October 24, 2013 in KARISMA RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES

“The Greatest Show on Earth” the title track from the new album from Prog Rockers AIRBAG has been previewed today by Karisma Records. Set for release on the 4^th of November, “The Greatest Show on Earth” will be available as a standard jewel case CD and a limited edition vinyl replica style CD, as well as a double vinyl gatefold in both black and limited edition white version. The album will also be available digitally. The track can be heard on the player above and at http://soundcloud.com/karisma-records/airbag-the-greatest-show-on

A band known for its musical craftsmanship, AIRBAG’s third full-length album has taken 18 months of painstaking work to ensure that the quality of the work surpasses what went before. Whilst “The Greatest Show on Earth” shows an edgier side to the band with the inclusion of some heavier passages, the trademark AIRBAG sound is still very much intact. With “The Greatest Show on Earth” Bjørn Riis (guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, bass, co-producer), Asle Tostrup (vocals, keyboards, programming, producer, graphic design), Henrik Fossum (drums), Jørgen Hagen (programming, keyboards) and Anders Hovdan (bass), create a sonic experience that ranges from massive walls of sound, to ambient textures and soulful soundscapes to explore the growing sense of alienation and distrust that the individual feels when confronted by society and authority, whilst at the same time being manipulated and misled into believing that each person is in control of their self-absorbed lives.

Full track listing for “The Greatest Show on Earth”, which comes in at around 50 minutes and was engineered and co-produced by Vegard Sleipnes, is as follows and can be pre-ordered from http://karismarecords.bigcartel.com/artist/airbag :

1. Surveillance (part 1)
2. Redemption
3. Silence Grows
4. Call Me Back
5. The Greatest Show on Earth
6. Surveillance (part 2-3)

AIRBAG’s next live appearance will be at the release show for “The Greatest Show on Earth” at the John Dee in Oslo, Norway on the 30^th October. More information about AIRBAG can be found on the band’s website http://www.airbagsound.com

A video teaser for “The Greatest Show on Earth” can be seen below and on the band’s YouTube channel at http://youtu.be/21aX1UuuZK0

A video of AIRBAG playing “All Rights Removed” live in Oslo when the band supported Marillion on the Scandinavian leg of their world tour last year can be seen below and at http://youtu.be/iwK_hpJAPPA

Tracks from all of Karisma Records releases can be heard below and at http://soundcloud.com/karisma-records/sets/karisma-records

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Promo and other information: post@karismarecords.no
Karisma Records: http://www.karismarecords.no/
Karisma Records Webshop: http://karismarecords.bigcartel.com/
Karisma Records KlickTrack Store: http://shop.klicktrack.com/karismadarkessencerecords
Website: www.airbagsound.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Airbag/21137836128
MySpace: www.myspace.com/airbagsound
YouTube: www.youtube.com/airbagsound
Airbag Management: Jørn Terje Larsen, jt@airbagsound.com

EUDAIMONY RELEASES VIDEO TEASER FOR UPCOMING ALBUM

Posted: October 24, 2013 in EUDAIMONY, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES

A video teaser for “Futile” the debut full-length album from EUDAIMONY, the band formed by former DARK FORTRESS frontman Matthias Jell and NAGLFAR’s Marcus E. Norman (BEWITCHED, HAVAYOTH, ANCIENT WISDOM) has been released on YouTube. The video was created by Sebastian Schneider of Sonic Room Recordings and features excerpts from all the tracks from the eight track album, as well as some of the album artwork, which was designed by Ben Borucki (Irrleuchten) from the German band SONIC REIGN. The video can be seen above and at http://youtu.be/pjPheu8OO58

Aside from Jell on vocals and Norman on guitars, bass, synthesizer and programming, EUDAIMONY’s German/Swedish lineup also includes Jörg Heemann (SECRETS OF THE MOON) on drums and Peter Honsalek (NACHTREICH) on viola. Despite a lineup that could suggest a style of music that belongs somewhere within the Black Metal/DSBM genres, EUDAIMONY charts its own individual path as the band explores the hopelessness and futility of life, musically, visually and lyrically, with the use of rich melodies that are at times gentle and haunting and at times dark and brooding. Guests on the album, which was mixed and mastered by Markus Stock at the Klangschmiede Studio E, include Mick Moss of ANTIMATTER and Schwadorf of EMPYRIUM and THE VISION BLEAK.

Track listing for “Futile”, which will hit the streets on the Cold Dimensions label on the 29^th November is as follows:

1. Ways to Indifference
2. Mute
3. A Window in the Attic
4. Futile
5. Portraits (guest vocals by Mick Moss)
6. Cold
7. Godforsaken
8. December’s Hearse (guest vocals by Schwadorf)

More information about EUDAIMONY can be found on the band’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/eudaimony

“Futile”, the title track from EUDAIMONY’s upcoming album can be heard below or on the band’s SoundCloud page at http://soundcloud.com/eudaimony/sets/eudaimony

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eudaimony
Band Contact & Booking: Eudaimony@googlemail.com
General Management & PR: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Cold Dimensions: http://www.cold-dimensions.de/
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