MACBETH completes recording new album.

Italian gothic metallers MACBETH have confirmed that the band finished recording their long-awaited fifth album. MACBETH will start mixing ten new tracks next week at New Sin studio (Italy). More details about album title and release date will be revealed soon. Updates on www.macbeth.it and www.facebook.com/macbethband



News by: Macbeth management

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Slovakian Progressive Female Metaller working new music video called from the song "TOYS"

Slovakian Progressive Female Metaller SNOVONNE working on for new music and for new music video for the song called "TOYS" in Florida.

After the finishing THE WEDDING TOUR part. II, SNOVONNE has started to work new video for the song "TOYS"

"'it's gonna hurt a lot less if you call it a game'... Working on the new video for "Toys", coming to you by the end of summer!" Says official facebook site of SNOVONNE

"What's next for Snovonne?
Well, I am currently in Florida finishing off the new video for 'Toys' which is scheduled for the end of summer. Then I'll start working on new material, which I can't wait to get my hands on! In the meantime, Pete, Tuky and Sam are working on things in Europe. We're already planning tours for next year." - http://tragedyaxe.blogspot.fi/2012/08/snovonne-interview.html


|Snovonne|
Female Progressive-metaller - a singer and songwriter living by turns in Germany, London, USA and Slovakia. Her music combines temperament and unpredictability, orchestral and theatrical monumentality and playful bitterness of language.

|Snovonne's Music|
A brave mix of temper and heavy riffs with fragile and heart-breaking melodies. Pure elegance in all the dark shades full of expression and emotion. Every word she writes and each note she sings is lived through to the bone. This authenticity makes the Sno-fans personally relate to her – they even translate the lyrics into different languages and present them on their profiles as something that defines their personality. Rock and metal is where Sno feels at home but she usually mixes in elements from different genres. As she says: "it's depending on what the song needs".

|It's Sno, Baby - Not Sugar|
Was recorded by Sno at her home studio in London. She spent the last days of 2009 in Hannover, Germany with Jan Nemec (Magic Minds Music, worked with Celtic Frost, Grave Digger, Running Wild) mixing and mastering the album. "My Sweet Fiend", the twisted rock epic, was post-produced by Ryan Chapin and Chris Domingo (Global Mastering, FL, USA) who've achieved a Grammy award for one of Seal's albums.



|The Nightmare Bride|
Album is a finely tuned, darkly gothic concept album based around our deepest human dreams and fears. Hard rock and thrash elements combine beautifully with Sno's soaring vocals to create a deeply melodic but heavy sound. The album contains 17 tracks including two singles The Difference and Puppet's Lyric. Both of these songs were released with official video. It also features a unique cover of Sick of It All's Evil Schemer endorsed by Armand Majidi from the band. Continuing the heavy-hitter endorsement theme, the album also includes a duet on Ill Will with Bjorn Strid of Swedish death metal giants Soilwork confirming Snovonne's metal credentials.

'The Nightmare Bride,' is released by Rogue Records America / SORE Media and Snovonne is presenting the concept live on the Wedding tour 2012.



https://www.facebook.com/Snovonne
http://www.snovonne.net/


News by: D.A.C

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ACELSIA back in the studio

With three shorter releases under their belt ACELSIA have recently returned to the studio to record their full length debut.

The as-of-yet untitled album will give fans melodic hard rock that is original and full of emotion and contrast. The song writing draws on a broad range of influences and the lyrics feature personal thoughts on life and much more.

Vocalist Malene Markussen leads the way and is joined by the guitar of Odd Henning, sometimes sweet, sometimes heavy. Both have already established their credentials as songwriters.



Drums are already laid down (by guest Bjorn Tore Erlendsen of Aspherium) and it's vocals next - all building towards a release at the start of 2013. In the meantime ACELSIA will also release a single, most likely before the end of 2012.



It's going to be a busy time and the band promise to keep everyone updated!!!

http://twitter.com/acelsia
https://www.facebook.com/acelsiaband
http://acelsia.com/


News by: Justin Hulford

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Neverstar to release new single

Female fronted Neverstar, described as Evanescence meets Godsmack, will release their new single "Lose Control" on Monday 22 October. The single will consist of two songs, which marks an evolution in the band's musical direction.

Originally inspired by big names such as Nightwish and In Flames, Neverstar has spent a lot of time to break the mould, ensuring they have something unique to offer.

Front women Vega Sims commented, "Our new material offers some serious punch mixed with my opinionated and emotional lyrics. It all just feels more authentic and true to who we are and where we come from."

An extended version of Lose Control will be included in the band's debut album, which is expected to hit the streets during the spring of 2013.

This single follows the successful seven track demo EP 'When Dreams Come True'. When Dreams Come True was released in 2011 and helped the band gain a pretty decent 5000 strong Facebook following.

Lose Control will be available from all major digital music platforms and the band's website www.neverstar.com.



For more information:

www.neverstar.com
www.facebook.com/neverstar

News by: Neverstar

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Upon Wings Release Music Video for "The Dream"

Operatic metal act UPON WINGS is has unleashed its debut music video for "The Dream.":


"This was a huge accomplishment for UPON WINGS, to release our first music video," frontwoman Anne "Autumn Rains" Erickson said. "We've received such a warm response for 'The Dream,' and I'm glad we were able to put together a music video to compliment the song. We are honored by the positive response and can't wait to release new music soon."

"The Dream," UPON WINGS' debut single, arrived last spring via iTunes, Amazon MP3 and Google Music, and the song has gone on to garner nearly 10,000 Soundcloud plays and score airplay on a variety of metal radio stations.

UPON WINGS hails from the U.S. and can be described as operatic metal with a classical influence. After creating the idea for UPON WINGS, Anne "Autumn Rains" Erickson entered the studio with Michigan-based, Grammy-nominated producer and engineer Glenn Brown to put the ideas onto tape. The result is music with a strong Euro-classical influence, showcasing Autumn Rain's classically-trained mezzo soprano vocals.



For more information on UPON WINGS, please visit these websites:

www.uponwings.com
www.twitter.com/uponwings
www.facebook.com/uponwings
www.youtube.com/uponwingsofficial

News by: Press Release

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Imaginaerum by Nightwish : Dates and samples

The general release date for Imaginaerum directed by Stobe Harju ( Nightwish 's film) will be on November 23,2012 in Finland but the world premiere of the movie and concert Imaginaerum will be AT Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland, on November 10, 2012

The soundtrack called The Score for the movie Imaginaerum will be released in 9th November 2012.
 The samples for The Score :

News by Alice C.

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Seduce The Heaven first video clip

This is Seduce The Heaven 1st video clip for the song "Illusive Light".The band announced that the release of their work "Field Of Dreams" is not so far.

                                               

News by Alice C.

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Liudmila Angel of Wichtcraft

Interview with Liudmila Angel of Wichtcraft
by Darkzen 

A vocalist in the dark progressive metal band



Thanks Liudmila for this Interview!


Who is Liudmila Angel! Tell us a little about yourself!

I'm an ordinary musician from the coldest country Russia. I'm also a writer. Music is my life, I don't know how I can live withiout music. All my feelings, emotions and dreams I import into my songs. My life here in Russia is not so easy, all the musicians have to work hard to earn enough money. I have a dream to see the world, I like to communicate with different people all over the world, and I'm happy that many of them want to listern to my music. They say, oh I know one of your songs, I like it.

Tell us what your musical influences??
Within the Metal and out of this genre Oh, my favourite band is Evanescence, so ones upon a time I watch the music video on TV, it was "Bring me to life", I thought who is this girl? She didn't look like all these stars from TV, not so slim, not so perfect but she was so beutiful, so sincere and her voice was exellent.

What is your vocal range??
About 2,5 octaves.

What are your hobbies, you have some???

I help homeless animals, I like them and try to do their life more comfortable. I don't eat meat because I want that people understand how it is painfull for them to live in such a kind of prison as a butchery.

You write some songs? If this is how you get inspired??

Now I write all the lyrics of Witchcraft and all the music. I'm inspered by my naightmares and dreams, by my lonelyness and pain.

Tell us a little about your album "The Voice Inside" as it was an album with different songs, which was the theme of each???

Oh, it was our first album and I think that this album is just a kind of the collection of the songs of different periods of our musical life. There was no any conception or one story. Just a namber of songs that we composed and we have in this period.

Tell us a little to the Latino community from his album "Ash"! what is the theme of the album? As this album was born? And we want to convey???

ASH - it is not an abbreviation, it means all that we have after life. In this album we tell one story of one man who talks to us by different voices from the blank noise. He is dead, and he wants to find some unswers to his questions.


Listen to some of the songs contain lyrics that deal with death and what may or may not happen after this. It is based on their particular beliefs? or based on the history of the album?
It based on the story of the album.

That means the disc artwork??

It is a tree that is made of human bodies that are going to turn to ash. It doesn't matter who you are while you are alive because after the Death we all will turn to ash. I created this art-work by myself.

The violin is very prominent in his music, for example, the beginning of "Alive" or "Black Water" - Why is the sum of the sound that was not previously? Any plans for more tools in future releases of more atmospheric?

The violin is our important component but not the main. It makes some songs special, more autmospheric. In the new album it will lead ballads.

It feels to be part of a genre like this always being different from the rest of the other commercial bands??

We try to compose such a kind of music that we like, and we have no more promotion, we have no any big label but people find our songs in the internet, they like them. Ofcourse we as every band in the world want to have many big gigs and millions of fans, I think we have enough fans here in Russia, so the world is open for us!

They have already thought the new title of the next album???

The next album will be in Russian language and it's mane is "7".

Some new music video?? A tour here in America???
Now we are working at our new music video to the song "the 7-th sin". If you want to see us in America we will be happy to see your country and your metal-fans!

Thank you very much for your time my friend! The last words are all yours for the readers of Rock & Metal Magazine and Femametal.com!
You should believe in you dreams and follow them. Our way is the only one! We love you! Stay metal

More Info: http://www.witchcraftband.ru/

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