Author: Enrico

FER DE LANCE To Release “The Hyperborean” This April

Enrico

On April 22, FER DE LANCE will release their debut full-length album “The Hyperborean” via Cruz Del Sur Music. The follow-up to their 2020 “Colossus” EP was again produced and engineered by Matt Russell at Altered States Studio in Chicago.

Occupying the hard-to-find place between “Hammerheart”-era BATHORY, and Rainbow’s “Rising”, FER DE LANCE have expanded upon “Colossus” with seven new compositions that are rife with intricate and melodic guitar riffs, powerful and soaring vocals, and crisp acoustic guitar arrangements. The band has also expanded their lineup, bringing on the talents of former SEPT OF MEMNON drummer, Scud, and Mandy Martillo of MIDNIGHT DICE and SATAN’s HALLOW on acoustic guitars and vocals. MP again played electric and acoustic guitars in addition to lead vocals and tin whistle. Now with a full-time drummer in the band, Rusty focuses solely on bass. All joined in on background vocals and choirs.

“The goal is always artistic progression,” comments the band. “We wanted to keep the atmosphere established on Colossus, but we were determined to expand on that statement with our debut album. The album is venomous, yet also melancholic. In addition to incorporating more diverse soundscapes and dynamics, the songs are heavier, more complex and have a deeper underlying meaning.”

“The Hyperborean” title means “one beyond the north wind.” According to the band, it combines classical myth with more modern ideas regarding the “idealized” North. The cover artwork represents the album’s journey from the Mediterranean Sea to the Arctic North and was painted by Adam Burke with the layout elegantly designed by Annick Giroux.

“The album tells the story of a mariner,” says the band. “Leaving behind the depravity and injustice of the “civilized” world, the mariner travels north in search of a land devoid of pain and suffering. At the forefront of the artwork, the temple represents both the starting place and the civilization that the mariner aims to leave behind. The aurora borealis and the mountain of ice represent the desolate destination and the stars above, the guide.” The band continues, “The mariner and his crew follow the stars in the hope of salvation. However, what they find is not what they expect and those left unburied never cross Acheron.”

In addition to already working on material for further releases, FER DE LANCE is currently slated to perform at the prestigious Keep It True festival in Germany this April. Additional live performances in the USA are also in the works.



“The Hyperborean” track listing:
1. Aurora Borealis
2. The Mariner
3. Ad Bestias
4. Sirens
5. Northern Skies
6. Arctic Winds
7. The Hyperborean

OLD MOTHER HELL: New guitarist and shows in 2022

Enrico

Finally! Old Mother Hell will be playing live shows again in 2022. Also they would like to introduce everyone to their new guitar player: Frank Herbold.

“We are more than thrilled to start the next phase as Old Mother Hell will come as a pack of four in the future. Bernd wanted to focus entirely on vocals, so we were looking hard for a new guitar player” explains the band.

From now on Frank Herbold (WeedWizard, Baleful Abyss) is wielding the axe at Old Mother Hell. With him the band will sound more aggressive and powerful than ever, because his affection for old school doom and death metal are unmistakeable. His ruthless riffs will drive everybody into a frenzy!

Bernd: “As some might know, I always looked at myself primarily as a singer and taking over the guitar in Old Mother Hell was more or less born out of necessity. I am happy to get rid of this double workload and also that Frank is breathing new live into the band.”

“Frank is perfectly fitting into Old Mother Hell both musically as well as personally. The rehearsals together are really terrific for all of us. If the C-bullshit doesn’t thwart our plans, Flesh Fest 8 in Schweinfurt will be our first show with the new line-up” the band elaborates on the news.

Frank: “I knew the guys for quite a long time and was thrilled when Ronny called me. Only a few rehearsal later everyone was sure it was bullseye perfect. I am already counting down the days till our first show and really looking forward to party with the fans out there.”

Old Mother Hell sincerely hope that Frank is as well received from the crowd as he is within the band and that they can get back on stage in 2022 and celebrate a Metal New Year!

Currently confirmed shows:

19.03.2022: Flesh Fest 8 in Schweinfurt

27.04.2022: Keep It True in Lauda-Königshofen

14.05.2022: Rock Inn e.V in Landeck in Tirol (AUT)

28.-30.07.2022: Headbangers Open Air Festival in Brande-Hörnerkirchen

THE NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION “Le Demon De L’Amour”: first single released today, pre-orders open!

Enrico

We’re extremely stoked to present you today “Precious One”, the first single of The Neptune Power Federation upcoming album “Le Demon De L’Amour”.

“Le Demon The L’Amour” was originally scheduled for a late 2021 release. but as it happened to many other bands, the release suffered a delay due to the awful worldwide COVID situation.

These fantastic Austrialian rockers once again delivered an extremely solid album,  this time focusing on the theme of “Love”. But as TNPF is not your average next-door rock band, they do their own way. So expect  8-Love-songs done their own way!

THE NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION “Le Demon De L’Amour”, RELEASE DATE FEB 14, 2022

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The Neptune Power Federation brings back the love song and rocks as furiously as ever on their fifth studio album, Le Demon De L’Amour!

Heading into the creation of their fifth studio album, Le Demon De L’Amour, Australian psychedelic rock and roll brigade The Neptune Power Federation couldn’t let go of the fact that love songs had been commandeered, in their words, by “soft rockers, bedwetters and the introvert crowd.” Whereas rock had its glory period during the 1970s and 80s, the art of the love song is now lost within heavier music. Few bands are now willing to venture into such territory — metal and rock have settled comfortably into typical, predictable lyrical tropes that fail to pull at the heartstrings the way they used to. On Le Demon De L’Amour, The Neptune Power Federation reclaims the art of the love song as their own.

Off the heels of their acclaimed 2019 Memoirs of a Rat Queen studio album, the members of The Neptune Power Federation utilized the unexpected downtime afforded from the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic to craft an album that takes more chances than its predecessor. While the band’s trademark rock swagger and prog tendencies still come into play, Le Demon ups the voltage and energy. True, there is a multitude of genre-blurring taking place, but the album’s infectious choruses and leaden riffs easily re-imagine metal and rock’s glory eras without blatant thievery.

Of course, all roads to The Neptune Power Federation run through lead vocalist Screamin’ Loz Sutch and her stage persona, “The Imperial Priestess.” Le Demon’s eight cuts find the indomitable frontwoman in top form, belting out tales of love from a female’s perspective, weaving in stories of cult worship, murder and hypnotism. The album’s artwork (created by guitarist Inverted CruciFox) also introduces her new nemesis — The Wizzard Princess. 

Recorded at bass player JayTanic Ritual’s The Ped Food Factory in Marrickville, Sydney, with mixing duties provided by Clem Bennett, Le Demon De L’Amour leads The Neptune Power Federation into their tenth anniversary next year. Their journey has taken them from the sweaty clubs of Sydney to a global audience. Now armed with eight love songs sure to melt and captivate the most hardened metal hearts, The Neptune Power Federation boldly goes where few bands dare to go.