ADAMANTIS Signs With Cruz Del Sur Music; Re-Release Of ‘Far Flung Realm’ Debut Coming In March 2021

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Enrico

Cruz Del Sur Music is proud to announce the signing of Massachusetts based power metallers ADAMANTIS. The label will re-release the band’s “Far Flung Realm” debut on a limited edition Compact Disc and Vinyl (Gatefold LP + 7’’) in March 2021.

“We are eternally grateful to Anderson Tiago from [YouTube channel] NWOTHM Full Albums,” says the band. “He helped us first with finding our audience, and then later on by reaching out to Cruz Del Sur on our behalf. Anderson is a fantastic person to work with and one is very respected in the scene. We can’t be happier about our continued collaboration with him.”

ADAMANTIS formed in 2016 when drummer Evgeny Gromovoy and guitarist Javier Estrada moved to Boston for work where they met guitarist Jeff Taft and former singer Ashley Caval via an internet post calling for musicians sharing similar influences to start a band. The band played across New England and culminated their run with the release of “Thundermark” EP. Soon after the release, Ashley and original bassist Liz Cleary left and the trio continued working on new material, eventually adding bassist Cody Pelchat and vocalist Jeff Stark to complete the lineup.

The resultant “Far Flung Realm” full-length immediately earned high marks for its take on 1990s era European power metal. The members of ADAMANTIS cite the likes of GAMMA RAY, RUNNING WILD, BLIND GUARDIAN and early NOCTURNAL RITES as key influences as well as early MANOWAR and Viking-era BATHORY. The key, however, to the band’s sound is their democratic writing process — all members of ADAMANTIS contributed across the 10 songs that would comprise the finished product.

“Though the songs are conceived initially by a single member, every member has contributed in some way to every song,” comments the band. “After Ashley and Liz left, we kept writing songs but stopped playing shows, which allowed us to work more on our initial ideas and give them time to evolve, whereas the previous EP was primarily a way to release in a physical medium the songs we had been playing live for over a year. With ‘Far Flung Realm’ we also were fortunate to work with experienced producer Christian ‘Moschus’ Moos, who also helped shape our sound and added some light string and flute arrangements.”

“Far Flung Realm” track listing:

Into the Realm
Unbound Souls
Misbegotten Dream
Puppeteer’s Bane
Fire and Brimstone
Imagination
Journey’s End
The Oracle’s Philosophy
Second Sight
The Siege of Arkona
Voron (The Ravensong)

STYGIAN CROWN: LP REPRESSING AND T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE SOON!

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Enrico

This week-end all of us Doom Metal Maniacs should have gathered in Wurzburg at the Hammer Of Doom.We are really sad that we won’t be able to meet to enjoy our beloved music together, have a beer and party together as we always do at this time of the year.

Stygian Crown was supposed to play the festival and was super-excited about it, together with their label-mate Death The Leveller.

However we still feel like celebrating the event by re-releasing the sold-out Stygian Crown LP on a vinyl edition (that will come in a regular jacket, not a gatefold, this time). And 2 awesome different T-shirts (each design limited to 50), available for the first time in Europe.

Preorders start today!

Shirts will be available in early December. While LPs will be out on Jan 21, 2021.

It’s also possible to pre-order the LP and T-shirt as a bundle and save a bit on final price and postage.

Please consider that t-shirts included in bundles will be shipped when vinyls are in stock.

“Top-notch classic doom!” – Metal Hammer (UK), 10/10 !!

“Stygian Crown are one of the best new bands I’ve heard in an absolute age. This is an absolute corker.” – Ave Noctum (UK), 9/10

“An album that seems tailor-made to hit lovers of the darkest and most visceral underground.” – Loud and Proud (IT), 81/100

“A contender for the Doom album of the year!” – Soundmagnet.eu (AT), 9.5/10

“This band knows how to captivate.” – Rockportaal (NL)

“Consistently varied and well-thought-out compositions.” – Metal.de (DE), 8/10

“A very rich and mystical album.” – Voices From The Darkside (DE)

“A sensational depic doom debut!” – Legacy (DE), 13/15

“A new doominion is here!” – Rock Hard (GR), 9/10

“This will become one of your most occult moments for 2020 and will remain by your side forever.” – Rock’n’Roll Monuments (GR)

“Extraordinary!” – Vampster.com (DE)

“8 tracks of Stygian Crown laying the challenge down for any who might wish to dispute their doomy credentials.” – GBHBL.com (UK)

“Epic Doom like it has to be!” – Powermetal.de (DE), 8/10, Soundcheck Pos. 3

“A strong debut album, a statement!” – Heavy Music Blog (DE), 9/10

“An epic doom highlight of 2020!” – Metalfactory (CH), 9.2/10

“Doom fanatics should definitely check this out!” – Arrow Lords Of Metal (NL)

“Dynamite!” – Rocking (GR)

“The spirit of old Candlemass combined with low tuned guitars create a heavy impact” – Deaf Forever (DE), 8.5/10, Soundcheck Pos. 6 !!

“Great talent for interesting and classical epic doom songwriting.” – Streetclip.de (DE), 8/10

“Slowly rolling Doom thunderstorms meet the low-pitched rumble of Death Metal guitars – these Americans combine the best of both worlds!” – Metal Hammer (DE), 5.5/7

“One of the best recent examples of metal seriousness.” – Fligh Of Pegasus (GR)

“If you dig slow, heavy doom with heart and soul check out Stygian Crown.” – Reflections Of Darkness (DE)

“Good job! Epic!” – Queens Of Steel (ES)

“Great debut of this band that sets the bar already very high.” – Metalbrothers.es (ES), 8/10

Philadelphia Rockers SONJA Sign With Cruz Del Sur Music

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Enrico

Cruz Del Sur Music is proud to announce the signing of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rockers SONJA. The label will release the band’s first full-length studio album, “Loud Arriver”, in early 2021.

SONJA formed in 2014 when vocalist/guitarist Melissa Moore and drummer Grzesiek Czapla started to look for new musical avenues beyond their extreme black, death, grind and thrash backgrounds. Instead of entrusting an outsider with the vocalist position, Moore took it upon herself to learn how to sing. Along the way, the band added bassist Ben Brand, completing a lineup that is rife with musical diversity with influences stretching from classic and doom metal, all the way to Goth and post-punk.

In 2018, SONJA released the “Nylon Nights / Wanting Me Dead” demo, a hook-laden display of metal that was immediately lauded for its catchiness and heaviness. The demo caught the interest of Cruz Del Sur Music.

“We immediately got a good feeling and it was obvious that we were dealing with a label that was about the music above all,” says Moore. “Despite our past bands, we had never toured with SONJA and didn’t have an official release, so Cruz Del Sur to be able to ‘discover’ us meant something. A very sick label found Sonja based on our songs only, and that’s the kind of omen we respect.”

“From day one this band has had a strong vision, and we consider it our duty to serve that vision,” she continues. “As a result, we take a long time to make sure that what we are crafting is totally on point. It’s a cohesive sound and we prioritize hooks above all. Real heavy metal fire has to be there in every song along with sensual dark rhythms. No one shows up to the dojo with a full song and says ‘play this.’ We write the music together in the same room. This is a band about songwriting and the songs are bigger than anything else about us.”

Speaking of songwriting, “Loud Arriver” will feature eight songs of “beautiful, dark, mighty and wicked” heavy metal and is the product of a tandem recording process with the music being recorded by Daniel Kishbaugh and the vocals being recorded by Arthur Rizk in Philadelphia at Creep Recording Studio. As 2020 starts to draw to a close, Moore and her bandmates leave with some words of encouragement for 2021:

“Whatever is going on in the world, whether it be death and misery, or MORE death and misery, SONJA will accompany you to the end.”