PATRICIA THOMAS BAND MANAGEMENT

DEAD TROOPER ANNOUNCES NEW BASS PLAYER AND LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR NEW GUITARIST

Thrashers DEAD TROOPER have announced that BLODSPOR’s Andreas Stenvoll will be taking over the role of bassist which was recently vacated by Tor R. Staveness whose work with other bands such as 1349 no longer leaves him sufficient time to dedicate to the rapidly growing DEAD TROOPER. Stenvoll, an old friend of the band and a former member of TROLL, has already started rehearsing and confirms that his work with BLODSPOR will not be affected.

As well as the new bassist, DEAD TROOPER are also looking to recruit a guitarist to replace long-time member Birger Larsen, and are currently preparing to audition. The band has, in fact, released a short video to give would-be applicants a taste of what to expect from its members. Commented founder and frontman Meister Muller: “We made a video because we thought it was important to give applicants an idea of what kind of personalities we have. We like to enjoy what we’re doing, so if you have a tendency to be po-faced it’s definitely not the band for you. However, I will stress that we have big plans for DEAD TROOPER, and we are deadly serious about our music, so, aside from great skills, we are also looking for someone who is prepared to commit not just their time, but also their soul, to the band. Auditions will take place in Norway and if chosen you must be available to rehearse on a regular basis in the Oslo area”. Anyone interested in applying can contact DEAD TROOPER either though their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/deadtrooper or via email to deadtrooper@live.com

DEAD TROOPER, who describe their music as “groovy, aggressive thrash metal”, recently released the “live” album “No Tan En Vivo En Mexico”, which was inspired the band’s appearance at Mexico’s Wild Metal Fest last year and which was rained off after only one and a half songs into the set. The album is actually a live studio recording of the set the band intended to play at the festival, and was digitally released in March of this year as a thank you to all the Mexican fans they met in a biker bar when the festival was called off, and for whom they played an impromptu set. Negotiations are currently under way to release a vinyl version of “No Tan En Vivo En Mexico”, and DEAD TROOPER are currently looking for a label to release the band’s next full-length album. More information about DEAD TROOOPER can be found at http://www.deadtrooper.com/

The video below shows DEAD TROOPER playing the track “Reaping of Your Cries” at the recent Inferno Festival Kick Off. It can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bn0ph2tqMg or embedded using the following code

The video below shows DEAD TROOPER playing the track “Reaping of Your Cries” at the recent Inferno Festival Kick Off.

The “recruiting” video for the new guitarist can be seen below

Additional Information
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadtrooper
Website: http://www.deadtrooper.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/deadtroopermetal
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/DeadTrooperOfNorway
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/deadtrooper
Band Contact & Booking: band@deadtrooper.com
Management & Booking: patriciathomas@btinternet.com

REPULSIVE AGGRESSION DEBUTS TRACK FROM UPCOMING ALBUM

Posted: April 26, 2012 in OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES

Death Thrashers REPULSIVE AGGRESSION have debuted the title track from their upcoming album “Conflagration”. Recorded in March 2012 at the Strand Studio in Oslo, the ten-track album will feature a guest appearance by SARKOM and SO MUCH FOR NOTHING frontman Erik Unsgaard. “Conflagration” which will be the band’s first full-length album is set for release on the German label Schwarzdorn Production later this year. The newly debuted track can be heard on the band’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RepulsiveAggression or on the player above.

Formed in Oslo, Norway in 2008 by guitarist Saether (SVARTTJERN, BLOODSPAWN) and vocalist Holter (ex-SVARTTJERN), REPULSIVE AGGRESSION’s lineup was later completed with the addition of drummer Nødset (FRAIL GROUNDS) and a three-track demo was recorded, leading to the band getting picked up by Schwarzdorn Production in 2011. Whilst playing Death Metal with a strong Thrash influence, the extensive experience gained by its members in the Norwegian Black Metal scene can be felt throughout REPULSIVE AGGRESSION’s music, giving the band a distinctive edge both in its sound and in its overall vision. More information about REPULSIVE AGGRESSION can be found on the band’s MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/repulsiveaggression

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RepulsiveAggression
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/repulsiveaggression
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/repulsiveaggression
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/repulsiveaggression
Band Contact: repulsiveaggression@gmail.com
Schwarzdorn Production: http://www.schwarzdorn.de

ARTWORK AND DETAILS OF UPCOMING COVERS EP FROM NIKLAS KVARFORTH’S SHINING REVEALED

Posted: April 16, 2012 in OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, SHINING

Sweden’s SHINING is set to release an EP of cover songs with a choice of material that will come as a surprise to many of the band’s fans. The four-track EP, titled “Lots of Girls Gonna Get Hurt”, includes tracks from KATATONIA, KENT, IMPERIET and POETS OF THE FALL, and is due for release on Spinefarm Records on the 16^th of May. Whilst KATATONIA is an internationally recognised name, KENT and Thåström’s IMPERIET are relatively unknown outside of Sweden, where they are two of the country’s biggest names, and POETS OF THE FALL is a Finnish band with a substantial following in their own country. Cover art is by Pauline Greefhorst.

Commenting on the decision to release an EP of covers, as well as on the choice of material, SHINING’s front man and founder Niklas Kvarforth had this to say: “In no way should this EP be seen as a new direction for SHINING, and it is absolutely no indication of what you can expect from our upcoming eighth album. Like most musicians neither myself, nor the rest of the band, restrict ourselves to listening to only one genre of music. We all have eclectic tastes, and finding ourselves with some spare time in the studio, we recorded a total of six covers, and decided to release four of them. This EP simply represents some of the artists and music that we like. We know that those fans of SHINING who limit themselves to a narrow musical spectrum will hate the album, but that really is of no concern to us”.

SHINING’s eighth, as yet untitled, full-length album will be released in autumn of this year. More information about SHINING can be found on the band’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/shiningofficial

The official video for the track “Förtvivlan Min Arvedel” from the SHINING album “VII / Född Förlorare” can be seen below:

SHINING INFORMATION
Shining on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/shiningofficial
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
Pauline Greefhorst: www.pauline-greefhorst.com
Management: nelli.ahvenlahti@gmail.com
PR: patriciathomas@btinternet.com

BYFROST ANNOUNCES NEW DRUMMER

Posted: April 13, 2012 in BYFROST, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES

ORKAN drummer Rune Nesse has joined the ranks of Norwegian Blackened Metallers BYFROST as a permanent replacement for the recently departed “Alkolust”. Originally intending not to find a full-time replacement, but rather to use session drummers both for live performances and in the studio, the band quickly changed its mind after rehearsing with Nesse. Commented front man HeavyHarms: “The Bergen music community is very tightly knit, and we had known of Rune’s work for a long time. When our old drummer left we immediately started rehearsing with Rune and it was obvious that he not only understood BYFROST’s music, but that he also shared our vision for the band. So we did the logical thing and asked him to join as a full time member”.

A band known for its trademark menacing heavy riffs and headbang-inducing live performances, BYFROST’s sophomore album “Of Death”, which, like their debut album “Black Earth” was produced by ENSLAVED’s Herbrand Larsen, was released on Germany’s AFM Records in 2011, and led to several festival appearances and a European Tour. Work has already begun on the third album, and, according to the vocalist, “Rune’s arrival has been like a shot of adrenaline. BYFROST is sounding tighter and heavier than ever before. The new album is already sounding fantastic, and we can assure our fans that it’s going to more than meet their expectations”. More information about BYFROST can be found on the band’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/BYFROST

Below you can see fan-filmed footage of BYFROST performing “Horns to the Sky” live at Bloodstock in 2011.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
MySpace: www.myspace.com/byfrostmetal
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BYFROST
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/byfrost
Twitter: www.twitter.com/byfrostmetal
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/byfrost
Band Contact & Booking: byfrost@live.no
Management & Booking: https://patriciathomasmanagement.com/
patriciathomas@btinternet.com
AFM Records: http://www.afm-records.de

TROLLFEST PREVIEWS ARTWORK AND TRACK LISTING FOR UPCOMING ALBUM

Posted: April 5, 2012 in OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, TROLLFEST

Oslo’s self-styled True Norwegian Balkan Metallers TROLLFEST have today unveiled the artwork for their upcoming album “Brumlebassen”, which is due for release on NoiseArt Records in August of this year. Responsible once again for the amazing images that vividly depict the story of what will be the band’s fifth full-length album, is Swedish cartoonist Jonas Darnell, who originally created the iconic metal duck from TROLLFEST’s “Villanden” album, and has worked with the band ever since. Terje Johnsen, who has been working on the design side of TROLLFEST’S releases since the “Brakebein “album, has once again teamed up with Darnell to produce the finished package.

Like all TROLLFEST’s albums, “Brumlebassen” tells a story about one of the characters that inhabit the fantastical universe created by the band. This time the story is about Brumlebassen the Bee Keeper, whose task it is to care for the bees and brew the Honey Mead that is much loved by the Trolls. Brumlebassen adores his bees so much that he would secretly like to become one of them himself and he is therefore depicted wearing a bee costume! Track listing for “Brumlebassen”, which will be available as a Gatefold vinyl and limited digi pack including 12 tracks plus a bonus track, is as follows:

01. Brumlebassen
02. Böse Tivoli
03. Illsint
04: Hevlette
05. Finsken, Norsken and Presten
06. Mystisk Maskert
07. Apis Mellifera
08. TrinkenTroll
09. Verboten Kjærleik
10. Bråk
11. Sellout
12. Rundt Bålet
13. Konterbier (bonus track)

TROLLFEST, known for their exuberant stage performances which have won them myriads of fans wherever they play, recently announced that Tor Einar Rognhave (stage name St Beinhard) would be joining the band as a permanent member, to replace Per-Olav Wiik, whose personal commitments no longer allowed him the time needed for the extensive schedule of live appearances. Immediately after their show at Norway’s Inferno Festival the band set off for a 20-date European tour with KORPIKLAANI in April, followed by appearances at ExtremeFest in Austria, Germany and Switzerland in July, MetalCamp in Slovenia in August (where something special has been planned), and the Heidenfest Tour in Europe in October and November. A tour blog for the April tour will be available at http://trollfest.blogg.no/. More information about TROLLFEST can be found on the band’s website at http://www.trollfest.com

Below you can see the official video for the track “Karve” from the album “En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral”

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Web Site: http://www.trollfest.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trollfestofficial
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/trollfest
WebShop: http://trollfest.bigcartel.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/trollfest
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/trollfest

TROLLFEST ANNOUNCES NEW GUITARIST

Posted: April 4, 2012 in TROLLFEST

We are very sad to announce that due to a very busy schedule TrollfesT’s Per Spelemann (Per-Olav Wiik) has had to quit his role as guitarist with TrollfesT. We are, however, very happy to announce that his permanent replacement with immediate effect will be St Beinhard (Tor Einar Rogn). Some of you will already have seen him in our ranks, as we have recently put him through a lengthy and rigorous test drive during three gigs, and he has proved to be an extremely skilled guitarist and an ace vocalist (not to mention a good drinker in the good old fashioned TrollfesT way).

We broke the news to him yesterday, and initiated him into our ranks as an official band member complete with diploma and champagne as you can see from the photo above. If he looks just a tiny bit bemused, it’s not because of the diploma, it’s because the champagne bottle had a cork in it, and he was wondering how soon he was going to be allowed to open it!

You will get to see him on the Rockefeller Stage at The Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway at 18:15 on Thursday, and of course on the upcoming tour with Korpiklaani which starts on Friday, so feel free to make him feel welcome (he responds very well to alcoholic beverages). And if you’d like to give Per Spelemann a farewell hug (he also responds well to alcoholic beverages), he will be on stage with us at Inferno, but as part of the Devil’s Dangleberries and with a name like that who knows what’s going to happen! Here we all are below:

See you either at Inferno, or somewhere along the road on the upcoming tour – dates below, and if you aren’t able to make it, here’s the rare track we uploaded especially for our fans:

APRIL TOUR WITH KORPIKLAANI
Fri 6, PPM Festival, Mons, BE
Sat 7, Paaspop, Schijndel, NE
Sun 8, Aeronef, Lille, FR
Mon 9, Divan Du Monde, Paris, FR
Tue 10, Bikini, Toulouse, FR
Wed 11, CCO, Lyon, FR
Thu 12, Rockstar Live, Bilbao, ES
Fri 13, Razzamatazz 2, Barcelona, ES
Sat 14, Caracol, Madrid, ES
Sun 15, Capitol, Santiago de Compostella, ES
Mon 16, Hard Club, Porto, PT
Tue 17, Republica da Musica, Lisbon, PT
Wed 18, Fanatic, Seville, ES
Thu 19, Rock City, Valencia, ES
Fri 20, Le Vox, Toulon, FR
Sat 21, Magazzini Generali, Milan, IT
Sun 22, Viper Club, Florence, IT
Mon 23, Boogaloo, Zagreb, Croatia
Tue 24, Bergwerk, Millstatt, Austria
Wed 25, Pont Rouge, Monthey, Switzerland

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Web Site: http://www.trollfest.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trollfestofficial
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/trollfest
WebShop: http://trollfest.bigcartel.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/trollfest
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/trollfest

BETHLEHEM TO CO-HEADLINE EUROPEAN TOUR WITH SECRETS OF THE MOON

Posted: April 3, 2012 in BETHLEHEM, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES

Legendary German Dark Metallers BETHLEHEM are set to co-headline a European tour with SECRETS OF THE MOON this Autumn. Joining them on the road as support is Romania’s DORDEDUH. Routing for the 10 day tour, which will take place in September and October is as follows:

September
Thu 27 – K17, Berlin, Germany
Fri 28 – Willemeen, Arnheim, Netherlands
Sat 29 – Exzellenzhaus , Trier, Germany
Sun 30 – JH Comma, Bruges, Belgium
October
Mon 01 – Camden Underworld, London, UK
Tue 02 – Kulttempel , Oberhausen, Germany
Wed 03 – Rockfabrik, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Thu 04 – Viper Room, Vienna, Austria
Fri 05 – Bozkov, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Sat 06 – Alte Kaserne, Zürich, Switzerland

Despite their 21 year history, BETHLEHEM, who effectively invented the term “Dark Metal” and have inspired countless bands to follow in their footsteps, have, in the past, limited their live appearances, and, surprisingly, have never toured before, a conscious choice on the part of the band – but that is set to change. With a new album, which will be the band’s seventh full-length release, in the works and discussions taking place with a new label, a new lineup that has seen vocalist Rogier Droog and drummer Florian “Torturer” Klein join bassist Jürgen Bartsch who, together with former member Matton, founded the band in 1991, and long-time guitarist Olaf Eckhardt who has been in the band since 1999, and with management in place in the form of the UK-based Black and Extreme Metal manager Patricia Thomas, the band is now preparing to become much more active on the live circuit.

BETHLEHEM is also scheduled to appear at From Hell in Erfurt, Germany on the 7^th April and Barther Metal Open Air, also in Germany on the 17th August, whilst on the 27^th May the band will play its first ever show in the USA, with an appearance at the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore. More information about BETHLEHEM can be found on the band’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/bethlehemasylum

Below you can see fan-filmed footage of BETHLEHEM performing the track “Gestern Starb Ich Schon Heute” from the “S.U.i.Z.i.D” album, live at the Anti Life Fest in Madrid in March 2012.

Additional Information
Band Contact and Booking: info@bethlehem-darkmetal.com
Management and Booking: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bethlehemasylum
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/bethlehemofficial
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bethlehemasylum
MySpace: http://myspace.com/bethlehemasylum

TROLLFEST STREAMS RARE TRACK FOR FANS

Posted: March 30, 2012 in OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES, TROLLFEST

Norway’s TROLLFEST, a band known for using an eclectic, and somewhat unusual instruments, to create what it calls “True Norwegian Balkan Metal” is streaming a track dating back to the early days of the band’s existence, but which has never been released, although fans familiar with the TROLLFEST’s exuberant live appearances may have heard the track before. The band’s decision to make the track available a few months before the release of their fifth full-length album is best summed up by the close, and very interactive relationship TrollfesT has developed with its fans over the years: “While we were in the studio recording our new album we wanted to do something for all our fans while they wait for the release of “Brumlebassen”. One of the songs that often features in our live set is “Skogsfest”, which happens to be the third song we ever wrote, and was a part of an early TrollfesT promo that was never released. We know that this is a popular song with the audience at our shows, so we came up with the idea of re-recording it, and uploading it so that everyone can listen to it (it will not appear on the new album). And that’s exactly what we did! So if you’re coming to see us (and raise a few glasses together) on the KORPIKLAANI tour you may hear it then. But if you’re not, then you’re not going to miss out, because here it is – from us, to you”. “Skogsfest” can be heard below

TROLLFEST have an extremely full schedule of live appearances and tours during 2012, including a tour with KORPIKLAANI in April, MetalFest in Austria, Germany and Switzerland in July, MetalCamp in August and the Heidenfest tour in October and November. Kicking off their live schedule in inimitable TROLLFEST style the band will bring a special show to Norway’s Inferno Festival when they hit the Rockefeller stage on the 5^th April. The show goes under the name of “TrollfesT & The Devil’s Dangleberries Inferno Balkan Madness” and according to the band they will be joined on stage by “a group of slightly dodgy individuals known as “The Devil’s Dangleberries” who will be in charge of all the Balkan madness that will be unleashed. The Devil’s Dangleberries incidentally is the name we first thought of calling ourselves when we started out and before we decided on TROLLFEST”. The “good friends and superb musicians” who form the Devil’s Dangleberries consist of Per Olav Wiik (TROLLFEST, UNTIME) on Bouzouki, Morten Müller (DEAD TROOPER) on Bouzouki, Birger Larsen (GROTESQUE HYSTERECTOMY) on Acoustic Guitar, Harald Odland (SJU) on Acoustic Guitar and Jon Eirik Bokn (DEAD TROOPER, ZEROZONIC) on Percussion.

“Brumlebassen” itself is set for release on NoiseArt Records in the summer, and more information about TROLLFEST can be found at http://www.trollfest.com

Below you can see the official video for the track “Karve” from the album “En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral”

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Web Site: http://www.trollfest.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/trollfest
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trollfestofficial
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/trollfest
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/trollfest
WebShop: http://trollfest.bigcartel.com/

DARK ESSENCE RECORDS SIGNS POST METALLERS KRAKOW

Posted: March 27, 2012 in DARK ESSENCE RECORDS, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES

Norway’s Dark Essence Records have today announced the signing of Bergen-based post-metal crew KRAKOW who have just recorded their 2nd full-length album, “diin”, with producer Iver Sandøy (TRINACRIA, MANNGARD). Commenting on the signing, label head Martin Kvam said “KRAKOW have taken a huge step forward and upwards with this beast of an album, creating a unique sound and atmosphere that is entirely their own, and we are very proud to have them on our label”. “diin” is scheduled for release in September of this year.

Formed in 2005 by Frode Kilvik (bass, vocals), Kjartan Grønhaug (guitar) and René Misje (guitar, vocals) KRAKOW recorded their first three-track demo within a couple of months of being together and went on to release their “Dusty Roads” EP in 2007. The band’s debut album “Monolith” appeared in 2009. Initially drawing their inspiration from bands such as ISIS, NEUROSIS, IRON MAIDEN and MASTODON, KRAKOW have gone their own way, producing a sound that is at times dark, evocative and beautiful, at other times fast and aggressive or heavy and mesmerizing. It’s with difficulty that anyone can pin a genre on KRAKOW but the names most mentioned when talking about the band are post-rock, metal and stoner rock. KRAKOW’s line up was recently expanded to include drummer Ask Ty Arctander of KAMPFAR and MONDVOLLAND. More information about KRAKOW can be found at http://www.facebook.com/krakowband

Below you can see fan-filmed footage of KRAKOW performing the track “Mound” live at the Nouveau Casino in Paris in 2011.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Dark Essence Records Contact: post@karismarecords.no
Dark Essence Records: http://www.darkessencerecords.no/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/krakowband
Website: http://www.krakowofficial.com/
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/krakow_band
Band Contact: krakowband@gmail.com

TROLLFEST & THE DEVIL’S DANGLEBERRIES TO UNLEASH BALKAN MADNESS AT INFERNO

Posted: March 26, 2012 in TROLLFEST

TrollfesT proudly present “TrollfesT & The Devils Dangleberries Inferno Balkan Madness”! No, this is not the band’s new soccer team, but it’s THE “team” that will hit the stage at the Inferno Festival in Oslo next Thursday, the 5th April. TrollfesT will be accompanied by a group of slightly dodgy individuals known as “The Devils Dangleberries” who will be in charge of all the Balkan madness that will be unleashed on stage.

Aside from being persons of dubious repute, “The Devils Dangleberries” is actually made up of really good friends and superb musicians. They are:

Per Olav Wiik – Bozouki (TrollfesT & Untime)
Morten Müller – Bozouki (Dead Trooper)
Birger Larsen – Acoustic guitar (Grotesque Hysterectomy)
Harald Odland – Acoustic guitar (Sju)
Jon Eirik Bokn – Percussion (Dead Trooper & Zerozonic)

They are all are rehearsing like hell to make this an unforgettable night, and can’t wait to bring this madness to all you in just over a week!

Fun fact: “The Devils Dangleberries” was the first name TrollfesT wanted to namethemselves before theyended up with TrollfesT.

Below you can see the official video for the track “Karve” from the album “En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral”

PATRICIA THOMAS BAND MANAGEMENT

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