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IN FLAMES release new single ‘Meet Your Maker’

January 17, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

The clock is ticking… on February 10th, Swedish modern metal visionaries IN FLAMES will release their fourteenth studio album Foregone – the new masterpiece from a band whose artistry and influence on modern metal is undeniable.

Today, IN FLAMES release the fifth single from Foregone – ‘Meet Your Maker‘ is a pulsating track with a hypnotizing power and furious anger. Like a raw nerve exposed, the song speaks of the desperation and frustration brought on by the chaotic dystopia of post-pandemic society.

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VILLE VALO NEW VIDEO FOR ALBUM TITLE TRACK, NEON NOIR + ALBUM OUT NOW

January 13, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Finnish Love Metal pioneer, Ville Valo (VV) of HIM, has today released his debut solo album, Neon Noir. Available via Heartagram Records, distributed by UMG/ Spinefarm, all digital & physical versions can be found HERE.

Ville Valo comments: “I firmly believe Neon Noir sprinkles some much-missed glitter all over modern day doom and gloom. It’s 12 lessons in reckless abandon without spilling the red.”

Watch VV’s brand new video for album title track, ‘Neon Noir’, HERE.

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LOVEBITES release new single ‘The Spirit Lives On’ and announce new album

January 13, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

LOVEBITES, one of Japan’s most important names in heavy metal, return from hiatus with a new member and their new single ‘The Spirit Lives On’. The track is the second to be taken from their fourth studio album, Judgement Day, due for release 24th February 2023 via JPU Records.

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REVIEW: VV – ‘Neon Noir’

January 12, 2023 carinadarkart 1 Comment

by Carina Lawrence / Dark Art Conspiracy

Finnish Love Metal pioneer, Ville Valo (VV) of HIM, will release his debut solo album, ‘Neon Noir’ on January 13th via Heartagram Records, distributed by UMG/ Spinefarm. HIM disbanded in 2017, and as a huge fan of theirs, I was heartbroken, so I was very excited about Ville’s debut album. Fortunately for us HIM fans, this is the perfect bridge between HIM and Ville’s new era of music. We got a taste of Ville’s solo work in 2020 under the VV banner with the EP ‘Gothica Fennica Vol. 1’, which included three Neon Noir tracks. The three previously released songs are also some of the best and most quintessentially HIM-sounding offerings, and hearing the rest of the album, they fit perfectly with the tone and mood.

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RIVERSIDE Release new single/video “Friend or Foe? (Single Edit)” off upcoming album “ID.Entity” + Announce first leg of European Tour

January 11, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Poland’s pioneering and leading Progressive Rock band RIVERSIDE will soon release their new studio album “ID.Entity” via InsideOutMusic on January 20^th, 2023. Today, RIVERSIDE are pleased to reveal a new single and video in promotion of the upcoming album.

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SABATON receives The Swedish Skeptics Association’s ‘Enlightener Of The Year Award 2022’

January 10, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

SABATON have been awarded the ‘Englighter of the Year Award 2022 (Årets Folkbildare 2022)’ by The Swedish Skeptics Association (Vetenskap och Folkbildning), making them the first ever rock band to receive this prestigious accolade.

The ‘Enlightener of the Year Award’ is an annual title that began in 1987. It is traditionally presented to academics, authors, journalists and media outlets that go above and beyond what is expected in order to educate people.

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