The Finnish four piece Apocalyptica have dropped their very own Cello-Metal reinterpretation of classical bangers with the new EP Metal Classic, Classic Metal. Release day also sees the band unleash the focus track ‘Flight of the Bumblebees‘ originally by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow.
On the EP’s focus track, Perttu Kivilaakso states:
“‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ is one of the most well-known virtuosic pieces. I have played it during my classical years many times, always aiming for faster and faster performances. This time I thought it would be the coolest thing to make a rough and heavy ‘Bee’ for our band, basically creating the slowest and most doomy ‘Bumblebee’ ever! It’s fascinating how musical structures can work out in many various ways! This ‘Bee’ is heavy and angry, but surely flies out with a smile on her face and a blink in it’s eye!”
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HIGHLY SUSPECT SHARE NEW SONG “MIDNIGHT DEMON CLUB”
Roadrunner Records / FRKST band Highly Suspect have shared “Midnight Demon Club,” the final new single to be released from the band’s anxiously awaited fourth full-length album, The Midnight Demon Club, out on September 9th.
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Flat Earth Release New Album “High on Lies”
Flat Earth got off to a very notable start with their debut “None for One”, instantly gaining attention around the globe thanks to their well known members who have some of the most remarkable achievements in the Finnish music history under their belts. The new transformation of the quartet will see Wille Granö replacing ex-drummer Mika “Gas Lipstick” Karppinen behind the kit.
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VILLE VALO OF HIM RELEASES NEW SINGLE “ECHOLOCATE YOUR LOVE” AS VV
Finnish Love Metal pioneer, Ville Valo (VV), has released “Echolocate Your Love”, the second single to be taken from his forthcoming debut solo album, Neon Noir.
With plans for Neon Noir to be released in 2023, the elegiac goth-optimism of “Echolocate Your Love” gives a fuller picture of the wrought elegance to come.
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IRIST release new track ‘Surging Ablaze’ from the ‘Gloria’ EP
Today, IRIST release a mesmerizing new track titled ‘Surging Ablaze‘, taken from their forthcoming EP Gloria, out on September 16th via Nuclear Blast Records. ‘Surging Ablaze‘ sees the nascent post-metallers hit a new stride, transcending our mortal coil with the ebb and flow of slow-burn melody, and sludgy, crushing atmospherics.
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REVIEW: MEGADETH – ‘THE SICK, THE DYING…AND THE DEAD!’
by Carina Lawrence / Dark Art Conspiracy
Thrash metal legends Megadeth return with their sixteenth album, ‘The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!’ which is the follow-up to 2016’s ‘Dystopia’. This album marks the longest gap between releases for the band and the first album to feature drummer Dirk Verbeuren and bassist Steve Di Giorgio from Testament following David Ellefson’s dismissal last year. Steve re-recorded Dave’s bass parts, but he is not their new bassist; he just featured on the album. The new permanent bass player is James LoMenzo, who was previously in the band between 2006-2010 and rejoined fully this year. For guitarist Kiko Loureiro it is his second album with the band.
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