Metal

Artist: Crucified Barbara Label: Despotz Records

From the abysm of the ever-notorious unhallowed Sweden, CRUCIFYRE writhes its way through with a subterranean motive to inflict more ghoulish audio-attack with "Black Magic Fire". Unruffled by trends, CRUCIFYRE blitzkrieg through their no-bullshit authoritarian style that is once again clearly evident on "Black Magic Fire", uttering imprecations in the name of His Dark Majesty. Also featuring a lead-guitar spot on the track "One And One Is One" perfectly executed by none other than the phenomenal Hank Shermann (Mercyful Fate, ex-Volbeat, Force Of Evil, etc). Recorded, mixed and mastered at X-Level Studios (ABBA, Roxette, Lady GaGa, etc), and album artwork cover immaculately conceived by Stefan Hansson, the Horned One shall raise the chalice once more in celebration of "Black Magic Fire"! Record Label: Pulverised Style: Metal

Following last years determined studio double LP, Euporie Tide, Causa Sui returns to improve with a third round of mindbending jams feat. Ron Schneiderman! The savage, kaleidoscopic improvisations of the quintet's previous two volumes instantly gained reverence among fans of free flowing krautrock and detuned stoner rock, and this brand new addition, recorded in the late summer of 2013, fullfills the group's potential entirely. The krautrock grooves, the low-end heavyness and the sprawling furor is still very much present - but this set is also permeated by a rare free jazz-sensibility, at times recalling American masters of improvisation such as John Coltrane and Don Cherry in spirit. Ferociously experimental, yet absolutely welcoming and corporal. One eye looking back to the golden age of improvised music, the other looking straight ahead, into the future. "Incipiency Suite", which takes up the entire B-side of this record, stands as the high pinnacle of what this group is capable of with the inclusion of Ron Schneiderman: an afternoon of spontaneously recorded parts, cut-and-pasted into an abundant whole by studio wiz Jonas Munk, creating a unique interplay between in-the-moment improvisation and creative studio editing. History: Ron Schneiderman (aka Pewt'r) from American impro-rock collective Sunburned Hand of the Man first got together with Danish stoner/kraut/jazz ensemble Causa Sui in December 2006 for a loose, improvised gig at the old cinema at Christiania - Copenhagens autonomous, and notorious, free commune. A live recording of this gig was released the following year, under the curious bandname Pewt'r jjjjj, and became widely admired among fans of free-form psychedelic rock for its updated version of late 1960s/early 1970s freak-out bands such as Blue Cheer, Guru Guru and Ash Ra Tempel. In the early summer of 2009 Ron Schneiderman was back in Denmark, this time for a threeweek stay as co-curator of the art-and-music event Festival of Endless Gratitude in Copenhaagen. During this period the group was united again for a few shows and a couple of recording sessions in Causa Sui's studio in Odense, which resulted in Pewt'r Sessions 1 and 2 The group got together again for a performance at 2012's Roskilde Festival and later again at Festival of Endless Gratitude in the summer of 2013. It was during the latter sojourn that Pewt'r Sessions 3 was recorded. Record Label: El Paraiso Style: Stoner Rock

This is heavy stuff. Not really heavy in the sense of 'heavy metal'. It is more heavy in the sense of 'heavy to digest'. London based Zoltan worked on a 4 track EP which is a hommage to Amando D'Ossorio's four movie series from the 70's. Ossorio created with this circle a highlight in European horror movie. The names of the films are reflected in the song title - Tombs of the blind dead", "Return of the blind dead", "The ghost galleon" and "Night of the seagulls". The four tracks on the album can be seen as a kind of modern soundtrack for each of the four film. They are all instrumental with depressive and creapy keboard passages as well as threatening basslines. The creepy atmosphere of each song fits perfect to a horror movie. Again, we are not really talking about metal when it comes to this EP, but from an atmosphere point of view some horror metal bands could learn something. If music is emotion, Zoltan can celebrate a success with this four track disc. Maybe the EP doesn't become everyones darling since it is special. Check it out and create your own opinion Record Label: Rise Above Style: Metal

Limited to 500 copies – yellow vinyl ! SONIC SYNDICATE's first album, »Eden Fire« (2005) saw the band rise from the intrepid Swedish underground, but it was their stunning debut under Nuclear Blast records with »Only Inhuman« (2007) that changed the band from promising contenders into one of the most revered heavy-weight fighters in the game. Their next effort, »Love And Other Disasters« (2008) pushed the bar even higher. Together with relentless touring with bands like AMON AMARTH, IN FLAMES and NIGHTWISH eventually cemented their status as the hottest new band around (Winning Best Newcomer, 2008 at both the Swedish Metal Awards and the Bandit Rock Awards). Since Nathan J. Biggs joined the band in 2009 the winning streak only got more impressive (Grabbing Best Music Video for 'Burn This City' and Best Swedish Group, 2010). The following year heralded SONIC SYNDICATE's most diverse and unique work to date, »We Rule The Night« (2010). The album accompanied by an elaborate worldwide marketing campaign, resulted in not only the first single, 'Revolution, Baby!' selling Gold in Sweden, but also led the band to their most extensive tour to date - travelling and destroying stages all over the globe for a massive two years. This eventually climaxed with an unbelievably memorable performance at Summer Breeze Open Air Festival (2011) in front of over thirty-three thousand people. After almost twenty-eight million YouTube views of the band's official music videos, and constantly being either on the road or in the studio, the band decided to take an extended break for the first time since its incarnation. The hiatus gave them chance to breath, recuperate and try an approach to songwriting they have never done before. Two years later, SONIC SYNDICATE is back! Ready to hit the studio, Jan 2014 with renowned producer, Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, MUSTASCH) with an album that is going to blow both people minds and speakers, promising to be brutal and brilliant. Going back to their roots, the self-titled album is not only a cathartic but also more heavy sound experience. Commented guitarist, main songwriter and founding member, Robin Sjunnesson: "We decided to go with this one as a "Self-Titled" release. Mainly because as an album we have put everything we've got into it. All of our experience as musicians, the evolution of the music, the sound from all eras of the band, and also the road we have taken as people. This is us, this is Sonic Syndicate in all its beauty and destruction. It shows our strength, our love for melody, our scars, our energy. The cover art is a definite representation of that. In the background, a battle-torn city laid to waste, four figures emerging together with only each other to depend on in an environment so harsh, only those with a tough heart, body and soul can survive. The tone throughout this album is definitely darker, and as my Swedish family would say "With a red-line running in the middle" so we put this into the colour-scheme. We could not be more proud of this album, and we thank our fans for the support, it's because of them that we're here. This album is for you." »Sonic Syndicate« will also feature a guest appearance by SOILWORK's gifted vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid on the track 'Before You Finally Break'. Commented singer Nathan James Biggs: "I'm honored to call Speed a friend. I've been a big SOILWORK fan for years. Those guys were a massive hand in crafting that trademark Swedish sound so it made perfect sense to ask Speed when we knew we wanted to do a song with guest vocals. Performance wise I think we have similar styles and execution, but at the same time we both have our own thing going on so the voices compliment each other to great effect. My idea was also to have a real battle between our vocals. I hate it when you have these "featuring" songs and the guest just pops up for a chorus and then does backing vocals for a while in the verse or something. This is a real fight between us for the mic and I'm sure people are gonna appreciate that. Record Label: Nuclear Blast Style: Metal

Limited to 500 copies – green vinyl ! SONIC SYNDICATE's first album, »Eden Fire« (2005) saw the band rise from the intrepid Swedish underground, but it was their stunning debut under Nuclear Blast records with »Only Inhuman« (2007) that changed the band from promising contenders into one of the most revered heavy-weight fighters in the game. Their next effort, »Love And Other Disasters« (2008) pushed the bar even higher. Together with relentless touring with bands like AMON AMARTH, IN FLAMES and NIGHTWISH eventually cemented their status as the hottest new band around (Winning Best Newcomer, 2008 at both the Swedish Metal Awards and the Bandit Rock Awards). Since Nathan J. Biggs joined the band in 2009 the winning streak only got more impressive (Grabbing Best Music Video for 'Burn This City' and Best Swedish Group, 2010). The following year heralded SONIC SYNDICATE's most diverse and unique work to date, »We Rule The Night« (2010). The album accompanied by an elaborate worldwide marketing campaign, resulted in not only the first single, 'Revolution, Baby!' selling Gold in Sweden, but also led the band to their most extensive tour to date - travelling and destroying stages all over the globe for a massive two years. This eventually climaxed with an unbelievably memorable performance at Summer Breeze Open Air Festival (2011) in front of over thirty-three thousand people. After almost twenty-eight million YouTube views of the band's official music videos, and constantly being either on the road or in the studio, the band decided to take an extended break for the first time since its incarnation. The hiatus gave them chance to breath, recuperate and try an approach to songwriting they have never done before. Two years later, SONIC SYNDICATE is back! Ready to hit the studio, Jan 2014 with renowned producer, Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, MUSTASCH) with an album that is going to blow both people minds and speakers, promising to be brutal and brilliant. Going back to their roots, the self-titled album is not only a cathartic but also more heavy sound experience. Commented guitarist, main songwriter and founding member, Robin Sjunnesson: "We decided to go with this one as a "Self-Titled" release. Mainly because as an album we have put everything we've got into it. All of our experience as musicians, the evolution of the music, the sound from all eras of the band, and also the road we have taken as people. This is us, this is Sonic Syndicate in all its beauty and destruction. It shows our strength, our love for melody, our scars, our energy. The cover art is a definite representation of that. In the background, a battle-torn city laid to waste, four figures emerging together with only each other to depend on in an environment so harsh, only those with a tough heart, body and soul can survive. The tone throughout this album is definitely darker, and as my Swedish family would say "With a red-line running in the middle" so we put this into the colour-scheme. We could not be more proud of this album, and we thank our fans for the support, it's because of them that we're here. This album is for you." »Sonic Syndicate« will also feature a guest appearance by SOILWORK's gifted vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid on the track 'Before You Finally Break'. Commented singer Nathan James Biggs: "I'm honored to call Speed a friend. I've been a big SOILWORK fan for years. Those guys were a massive hand in crafting that trademark Swedish sound so it made perfect sense to ask Speed when we knew we wanted to do a song with guest vocals. Performance wise I think we have similar styles and execution, but at the same time we both have our own thing going on so the voices compliment each other to great effect. My idea was also to have a real battle between our vocals. I hate it when you have these "featuring" songs and the guest just pops up for a chorus and then does backing vocals for a while in the verse or something. This is a real fight between us for the mic and I'm sure people are gonna appreciate that. Record Label: Nuclear Blast Style: Metal

Collection will feature all singles from the 3 top10 albums, b-sides, rarities and live recordings ahead of upcoming fourth LP. Record Label: Enemy Style: Alternative Rock

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