KORPIKLAANI – release first digital single from “Live at Masters of Rock”!

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Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI will release their first ever live Blu-ray/DVD+2CD package titled »Live at Masters of Rock«, on August 25th, 2017 through Nuclear Blast. In support of this release, the band with front man Jonne Järvelä has unleashed the first single‘Pilli on pajusta tehty’, which can be purchased here: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniDigital

Pre-order »Live at Masters of Rock« now: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniLiveNB
Pre-order »Live at Masters of Rock« digitally and receive ‘Pilli on pajusta tehty’ instantly or stream the track: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniDigital

Watch ‘Pilli on pajusta tehty’ over on YouTube:

After hearing the title of the package, it’s easy to conclude that it was recorded at the identically named festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic. But there’s even more to be excited about, this release doesn’t just include KORPIKLAANI‘s show from 2016, it even has a second full show from 2014 as bonus feature. The 2016 concert features guest appearances from Tero Hyväluoma (additional fiddler) as well as Toni Perttula (additional accordion player), Sami‘s identical twin brother. Mixing and mastering of »Live at Masters of Rock« were handled by front man Jonne Järvelä himself.

Jonne comments, “This our first ever DVD release, which we are quite proud of. It has no backing tracks, no choirs, no samples, all the mistakes are included. It is just us, KORPIKLAANI, pure live rock ‘n’ roll.”
He also adds, “I spent a lot of time during the mastering process with Svante Forsbäck who recently handled the RAMMSTEIN mastering and we worked hard to achieve the right ambience and crowd sound. So when you turn it up loud, it feels like you are right there in the middle.”

Sami adds, “For us, our bigger shows means more folk musicians, which are much cheaper than pyro, for example my brother agreed to this show for a few beers and he doesn’t even drink much!”

»Live at Masters of Rock« – Track Listing:

Blu-ray/DVD
2016:
01. Intro (Tanhuvaara)
02. A Man With A Plan
03. Journey Man
04. Pilli on pajusta tehty
05. Erämaan ärjyt
06. Lempo
07. Sahti
08. Ruumiinmultaa
09. Vaarinpolkka
10. Viima
11. Metsämies
12. Kultanainen
13. Kipumylly
14. Ämmänhauta
15. Rauta
16. Kylästä keväinen kehto
17. Wooden Pints
18. Vodka
19. Beer Beer
2014:
01. Intro (Tanhuvaara)
02. Tuonelan tuvilla
03. Ruumiinmultaa
04. Metsämies
05. Kantaiso
06. Juodaan viinaa
07. Petoeläimen kuola
08. Sumussa hämärän aamun
09. Vaarinpolkka
10. Kultanainen
11. Uniaika
12. Louhen yhdeksäs poika
13. Uni
14. Vodka
15. Ievan polkka
16. Rauta
17. Wooden Pints
18. Pellonpekko
19. Happy Little Boozer

CD1 (2016)
01. Intro (Tanhuvaara)
02. A Man With A Plan
03. Journey Man
04. Pilli on pajusta tehty
05. Erämaan ärjyt
06. Lempo
07. Sahti
08. Ruumiinmultaa
09. Vaarinpolkka
10. Viima
11. Metsämies
12. Kultanainen
13. Kipumylly
14. Ämmänhauta
15. Rauta
16. Kylästä keväinen kehto
17. Wooden Pints
18. Vodka
19. Beer Beer

CD2 (2014)
01. Intro (Tanhuvaara)
02. Tuonelan tuvilla
03. Ruumiinmultaa
04. Metsämies
05. Kantaiso
06. Juodaan viinaa
07. Petoeläimen kuola
08. Sumussa hämärän aamun
09. Vaarinpolkka
10. Kultanainen
11. Uniaika
12. Louhen yhdeksäs poika
13. Uni
14. Vodka
15. Ievan polkka
16. Rauta
17. Wooden Pints
18. Pellonpekko
19. Happy Little Boozer

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KORPIKLAANI live:

21.07. RUS     Usabda Otrada – Folk Summer Fest
22.07. UA       Dovzhanka – Faine Misto
11.08. RO       Brasnov – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
12.08. P          Vagos – Vagos Metal Fest
08./09.09.       CH       Hüttikon – Meh Suff! Metal Festival
16.09. J           Osaka – amHall
17.09. J           Nagoya – Rad Hall
18.09. J           Tokyo – Liquid Room
20.09. RC       Shenzhen – Red Sugar Jar
21.09. RC       Guangzhou – Tu Space
22.09. RC       Chengdu – Little Bar Space
23.09. RC       Beijing – Gawara-Tango Live
24.09. RC       Shanghai – Bandai Namco Shanghai Base Future House
07.10. FIN       Helsinki – Heavy Metal Heart Festival

w/ ARKONA, HEIDEVOLK, TROLLFEST
15.02. B          Antwerp – Trix
16.02. D         Hamburg – Markthalle*
17.02. D         Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle 2*
18.02. NL        Amsterdam – Melkweg
19.02. D         Saarbrücken – Roxy/Garage
20.02. F          Paris – Elysée Montmartre
21.02. F          Nantes – Stereolux
22.02. F          Toulouse – Le Bikini
23.02. E          Madrid – Sala But
24.02. E          Barcelona – Salamandra 1
25.02. F          Lyon – Transbordeur
26.02. CH       Vevey – The Rocking Chair
27.02. D         Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
28.02. D         Berlin – Columbia Theater
01.03. CZ        Prague – Meet Factory
02.03. D         Munich – Backstage*
03.03. D         Stuttgart – LKA*
04.03. CH       Pratteln – Z7*
05.03. I           Milan – Magazzini Generali
06.03. A          Salzburg – Rockhouse
07.03. A          Graz – Orpheum
08.03. A          Vienna – Simm City
09.03. D         Leipzig – Hellraiser*
10.03. D         Geiselwind – Musichall*
11.03. D         Hanover – Capitol
*extended shows – more info coming soon…!

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Shiraz Lane touring in Europe with Brother Firetribe this Fall!

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Shiraz Lane touring in Europe w Brother Firetribe this Fall!

New Shiraz Lane material coming up later this year

Finnish young rock dynamite Shiraz Lane will return to European venues in October and November 2017, supporting their great fellow countrymen Brother Firetribe, who are celebrating their 15th anniversary this year!

Shiraz Lane´s been working on their 2nd album in Stockholm for the whole year with a Swedish songwriter/ producer Per Aldeheim (Def Leppard, Pain, Fatboy, Soilwork…). The album will be out in early 2018, and the guys are super happy about both with their results in the studio and these upcoming Fall live dates:

“We are extremely excited to join forces and support Brother Firetribe through Europe during the upcoming Autumn of 2017. It will be a pleasure to revisit some of the awesome venues and embrace the atmosphere we were so warmly welcomed on our last tour, and are thrilled to bring our caravan to new destinations for your eyes and ears to witness. You might even have an exclusive chance to hear some new material we have been working so hard on throughout the year. Perhaps we might even release a single before the leaves fall from the trees? Time will tell..!”

Shiraz Lane will continue the album´s vocal recordings in Gröndahl Studios in this month and will play live this Summer still in Üferrock (DE), Summer Breeze (DE) and Hair Metal Heaven (UK), before focusing on the European tour, beginning on the 11th of October.

Brother Firetribe 15th Anniversary European Tour w. Shiraz Lane:

11.10. GER – Berlin, Quasimodo

12.10. PL – Wroclaw, Firlej

13.10. CZ – Prague, Nova Chmelnice

14.10. GER – Leipzig, Hellraiser

16.10. GER – Hamburg, Knust

17.10, GER – Bochum, Zeche

18.10. GER – Frankfurt, Nachtleben

19.10. FR – Paris, Maroquinerie

21.10. UK – London, Bordeline

22.10. UK – Nottingham – Rockingham Festival (BFT only)

24.10. BE – Vosselaar, Biebob

25.10. GER – Cologne, Underground

26.10. GER – Nuremberg, Hirsch

28.10. HU – Budapest, Durer-Kert

29.10. AT – Vienna, Chelsea

30.10. GER – Munich, Backstage Halle

1.11. CH – Zurich, Dynamo Werk 21

2.11. IT- Milan, Legend

4.11. ESP – Madrid, Caracol

More Shiraz Lane tour dates will be anounced later this year.

Take a sneak peak to their funny studio sessions (incl. English subtitles):

facebook.com/ShirazLane

twitter.com/shirazlane

instagram.com/shirazlane

brotherfiretribe.com

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Drudkh and Paysage d’Hiver announce split-EP

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Ukrainian black metal veterans DRUDKH and Swiss underground one-man act PAYSAGE D’HIVER (out on Prophecy) will release their limited 12″ split-EP ‘Somewhere Sadness Wanders / Schnee (IV)’ worldwide on August 25th.

DRUDKH are now premiering their new EP-track, “The Night Walks Towards Her Throne”, which features clean vocals by WINTERFYLLETH frontman Chris Naughton. The lyrics were penned by Ukrainian poet Maik Yohansen (1895-1937), who was murdered by a Soviet firing squad. The track can be freely published.

The artwork of ‘Somewhere Sadness Wanders / Schnee (IV)’ can be viewed together with the track-list of the split-EP below.

Tracklist
1. DRUDKH – All Shades Of Silence (12:54)
2. DRUDKH – The Night Walks Towards Her Throne (8:08)
3. PAYSAGE D’HIVER – Schnee IV (19:51)

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DEVILFIRE TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ‘DARK MANOEUVRES’ 6TH OCTOBER

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It’s said that some of the greatest bands of our time have been forged on the road, Devilfire is no exception…

Following 10 days of gigging to 2000 capacity sold out venues as special guests to former Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen, DEVILFIRE have forged a fiery path into the European Rock N’ Roll road. Returning to the UK to a sold out festival crowd at Hard Rock Hell AOR 2017 was the icing on the cake, and the Birmingham based melodic hard rock outfit are ready to conquer the world with their debut album ‘DARK MANOEUVRES‘ this October.

Mixed by acclaimed producer Romesh Dodangoda (Motorhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For My Valentine) and co-produced by Romesh and Devilfire frontman Alex Cooper (Shy, Quireboys Spike, Ginger) at Long Wave Studios in Cardiff, ‘Dark Manoeuvres’ is a mammoth 13-track album. Calling on varied influences with a darker melodic sound, this hook laden, riff filled collection of music has been carefully crafted with passion. ‘Dark Manouevres’ is set to push rock’s boundaries with its honest British roots.

“I try to put my heart on the page, be as open and honest as its all I know”, says Cooper, “Dark Manoeuvres is a therapy for me. As an artist all you can do is try to put the listener into your shoes. I feel that is the greatest power of music. It’s always what I’ve loved when listening to any music that I emotionally connect with. With this debut album we’ve taken our time to curate the best possible music we can at this stage, and I honestly believe we’ve accomplished what we set out to do.”

‘Dark Manoeuvres’ is such an accomplished debut album, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was Devilfire’s third, not first full length studio release. From the opening foot stomper ‘Ready For War’, to the true immediacy of singles ‘Waiting For A Rockstar’, ‘She’s Always On The Run’, to the swing of ‘Tear Me Apart’, and passion of closing track ‘Somehow’, this new album wears its hooks loud n’ proud, whilst easily stamping Devilfire’s own take on modern rock music.

“The songs on this record are just so good”, agrees Romesh Dodangoda, “Devilfire are definitely a band for the future.”

Watch ‘Waiting For A Rockstar’ (official music video):

Devilfire live:

26th Aug – BIRMINGHAM – o2 Academy (Headline Show)

2nd Sept – SHEFFIELD – o2 Academy HRH Sleaze

More dates to be announced.

Devilfire’s debut album ‘Dark Manoeuvres’ is out 6th October.

Tracklist:

1. Ready For War?

2. She’s Like Fire

3. (In And Out Of Love) All Of The Time

4. Waiting For A Rockstar

5. Lay It On The Line

6. Kill Your Love

7. Tear Me Apart

8. God Give Me Vengance

9. Devil In Your Eyes

10. (You Gotta) Revolution

11. She’s Always On The Run

12. A Thousand Times

13. Somehow

Devilfire vocalist Alex Cooper talks about the new album:

“‘Dark Manouevres’ is very much an inside look at my life over the last four years…the good times and bad on the UK rock n’ roll scene. Love, loss, hate, jealousy, arguments, all thrown against a background of excessive drink, drugs, and ego fuelled behaviour. Though not to blow these things out of proportion, it isn’t like the dye of Motley Crue in the 1980s. These things are very subtly done nowadays, hence the album title.

I’m an honest person, sometimes too honest, I put my life on the page and I don’t care who knows. Turn the page…”

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The Casualties announce departure of Jorge Herrera and new shows in Europe

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THE CASUALTIES have announced the departure of frontman Jorge Herrera due to growing tired of the strains of life on the road. The band will fulfill all previously announced dates including the European festival tour in August. The band’s longtime friend David Rodriguez (STARVING WOLVES, KRUM BUMS) will be handling vocal duties.

THE CASUALTIES comment: “Attention, Casualties Army! After 27 years of performing with the band, Jorge has chosen that touring life is no longer for him. With that said, we will carry on. As anyone who follows us knows, the name THE CASUALTIES is stronger then any one member. The songs written in basements throughout New York City shall continue to ring loud. We will continue our commitment to the Casualties Army! We will tour and put forward new anthems for many more years to come. When we said ‘it’s a f*cking way of life’ back in the beginning, we meant it.”

A full list of all currently confirmed tour dates can be found below. More UK dates will be announced soon.

THE CASUALTIES
06 Aug 17 Brighton (UK) Rebellion
09 Aug 17 Nottingham (UK) The Maze
13 Aug 17 London (UK) Underworld
15 Aug 17 Warszawa (PL) Poglos
16 Aug 17 Zlotow (PL) Generator
17 Aug 17 Nowy Targ (PL) Piwnca u Winiarskich
18 Aug 17 Vyskov (CZ) Pod Parou
19 Aug 17 Volyné (CZ) Summer Punk Party
20 Aug 17 Graz (AT) Explosiv
21 Aug 17 Tannheim-Egelsee (CZ) Schwarzer Adler
22 Aug 17 Mannheim (CZ) Sommerbühne 7er Club
23 Aug 17 Erfurt (CZ) From Hell
24 Aug 17 Niedergörsdorf (CZ) Spirit Festival

THE CASUALTIES have previously released a new video for the track “Brothers and Sisters”, which was shot by the band during their most recent stop in Quito, Ecuador. “Brothers and Sisters” comes off the band’s latest album ‘Chaos Sound’. The clip can be viewed on the band’s YouTube channel at the link below.

Video credits
Produced by G3 Records
Director & Producer: Juan Fco Garcia xChesterx
Post Production: Cesar Pujota (Inixion)
Director of photography: Juan Fernando Mera (Kuns)
Special thanks to: Tóxico

THE CASUALTIES are performing in support of their latest full-length ‘Chaos Sound’. Artwork and track-list are shown below.

01. Intro
02. Chaos Sound
03. Visions of Greed
04. Running through the Night
05. Brothers and Sisters
06. Murder Us All
07. Work Our Lives Away
08. Countdown to Tomorrow
09. Fight for What’s Mine
10. Keep Your Distance
11. In the Lost City
12. Bomb Blast
13. R.A.M.O.N.E.S. (Motörhead cover)
14. Halfway to Hell
15. United Streets

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Finnish alternative metal concept SKEIN released a first single from their upcoming second album

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SKEIN promo picture by Mikko Huotari

Finnish alternative metal quintet SKEIN released a first single ‘BOUND’ from their upcoming second album named ‘DEADWEIGHT’.

Assembled with the invaluable help of producer Tuomas Kokko (Ghost Brigade, Swallow the Sun etc.), the album moves dynamically across different soundscapes, reaching from crushingly heavy guitar riffs to more etheric, atmospheric parts.

Unlike their debut album ‘Of Wings Unfolding’, which was a concept album with a strong narrative and a storyline (strengthened by a novel published alongside the physical copy) the songs on ‘Deadweight’ stand on their own. Delivered with both screaming and clean vocals, the songs explore issues from misuse of power and societal responsibility to basic human characteristics, with very personal experiences. Due the rawness and personal approach, the album is the strongest emotional outburst of Skein’s career.

Just released ‘BOUND’ -music video on Youtube:

Track list:
1. Seduction
2. Lies Divine
3. Bound
4. Lies Mundane
5. The Fear is Love
6. Deadweight
7. Mare
8. In Circles
9. The Unknown

Members:
Sami Silvennoinen – Vocals
Jarno Ojala – Guitar
Hiski Marstio – Guitar
Juha Höyssä – Bass
Kari Ruissalo – Drums

‘BOUND’ -single on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2tcP7xk

Discography:
– Deadweight, 2017, LP
– Rapier, 2016, digital single
– Of Wings Unfolding, 2014, LP
– Children of Light, 2012, EP
– The Key I-III, 2011, EP
– s/t, 2005, EP

Links:
Website: http://skeinband.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/skeinband/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/skeinband
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/skeinband/
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2rRoly1
Deezer: http://bit.ly/2qxMwO8
iTunes: http://apple.co/2qCYqp3
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2qwkfvj