Releases – May 2022

The Official Tribute to William J Tsamis – 16-track album honouring legendary guitarist/composer.A true hero of the Heavy Metal underground and beyond, the legacy of guitarist and composer William J Tsamis will forever be deeply intertwined with the name of WARLORD. Among the main distinguishing factors that contributed to WARLORD’s elevated position in the pantheon of US Metal is the characteristic and classically-trained guitar- and song-writing prowess of William J Tsamis. In addition to his work with WARLORD, William J Tsamis also channelled ...

The band VONAMOR is out in 2022 with their self‐titled album, with the artistic production of the Italian, polyhedric artist Lucio Leoni for the label Time To Kill Records. Through their darkwave music and lyrics, VONAMOR’s album wonders about the various forms of love, desire, power; from the love for an elusive woman to the one for Nature; from the desire that can be fatal to the search for a maternal hug; from the most burning passion to the most intense nostalgia. With a magnetic, ...

Bube Dame König, recent winner of the German Folk Music Award, explore the fantastic dream worlds of folklore, this time travelling by water. “Von der Quelle bis zur See” (From source to sea), the trio’s fourth album, brings together thirteen lovingly arranged and lavishly produced songs – including surprising versions of almost forgotten German folk songs such as “Ach Elslein” and “Es steht ein Lind in jenem Tal” as well as a spherical rendition of the iconic Volkslied “Das Wandern ist des Müller ...

As the first artist signed to Boardwalk Records owned by Neil Bogart, with Bob Gaudio (Four Seasons) producing, he recorded “I Want You, I Need You,” which peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1981 and reached the No. 8 on Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. “I Want You, I Need You” was a number one song in some countries outside the US. Cheryl Ladd sings back-up on the song along with many other artists on the album including Christopher Cross, ...

Five years after the release of her last album “Painted Fire”, the “Faroese folk fairy” Guðrið Hansdóttir returns with her new longplayer “Gult Myrkur” (Yellow Darkness). Emotional and very personal: Guðrið, who has been going her own way as a musician for more than 20 years, convinces here again with her warm, expressive voice and, for all her love of soft acoustic sounds, with her openness to electronic sounds. In her home country, Guðrið Hansdóttir is a local superstar: her second album “The Sky ...

A powerfully expressive voice, deep-rooted kantele and invenve percussion: fleet-fingered virtuoso and one-woman band Maija Kauhanen specialises in Finnish kantele. Weaving together polyrhythms and organic beats, she creates unique soundscapes and compelling grooves.One of the most internaonally successful folk musicians from Finland, Maija Kauhanen, releases her second solo album Menneet (The Past). On the album Menneet Kauhanen takes a step towards being a singer-songwriter, but the album is sll strongly focused on her virtuoso kantele playing. Musical influences from folk music, indie pop, and ...

Unusual new sounds from the Republic of Altai! New Asia, the ensemble around singer and instrumentalist Dobrynya Satin, comes from southwestern Siberia. The region borders Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia. A land of ice-cold rivers, snow-covered peaks and barren steppes, as New Asia describe their homeland. The music of the region is characterised by throat singing and numerous traditional instruments. Epic heroic tales are still alive in Altai today, as are shamanic rituals accompanied by chants and tambourine sounds. “Chorchoc”, the title of the debut album ...

“Basma”, the second album by the Serbian folk collective Vartra, deliberately looks far back into the past: the band draws inspiration from ancient South Slavic healing rituals and invokes folk traditions from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia. The lyrics are based on traditional customs from these regions and place a special emphasis on incantations used for healing purposes. These incantations are called “basma” in the local language. Their special power lies in being able to dispel evil curses and evil spirits alike through suggestive rhythmic repetition. The ...

“Basma”, the second album by the Serbian folk collective Vartra, deliberately looks far back into the past: the band draws inspiration from ancient South Slavic healing rituals and invokes folk traditions from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia. The lyrics are based on traditional customs from these regions and place a special emphasis on incantations used for healing purposes. These incantations are called “basma” in the local language. Their special power lies in being able to dispel evil curses and evil spirits alike through suggestive rhythmic repetition. The ...

With members of Can’t Bear This Party!, South Berkeley & Freygolo, this pop punk band from Niceoffers fresh new pop punk vibes for the fans of Machine Gun Kelly or Blink 182. They’ve been featured on All New Rock (Spotify), Punk Rock (Deezer), Volume France (Spotify) & Nouveautés Rock (Apple Music)1. Hi, I’m Gary2. What I Can Get3. This Ain’t a Like Song4. The Ghost Of You and I5. Like A Millionaire6. Let Me Breathe7. The Voice Mail Interlude8. Bg is for ...

New formation from ex-members of the Deadnotes, Casually Dressed & New Native. They offer for the nostalgic 80-90’s generation a refresh punk/melodic hardcore debut album. Featured on the big German press outlets such as Visions, FUZE, Underdog Fanzine, OX Fanzine. They’ve been featured on all the biggest Spotify, Deezer & Napster playlists like All New Rock, All New Punk, Complete Chaos, Alternative Noise, Crash Course, Rock Rotation, Punk Rock & more.1. Intro2. Trembling World3. Deep End4. No One Likes5. Fleeting Feeling6. Nachteinbruch7. Separate ...

2004, like the early new millenium years, was in the middle of the Black Metal crossroad between going back to the primordial grim roots and moving to uncharted and unsurveyed territories. This is where Absentia Lunae moved their first steps, a wolf pack, as lyrical mastermind explained on this re-edtion booklet retrospective, angered by the cowardly pacified western society where they grew up.This juvenile fuel was obviously not merely drawn to shape their intense form of brutal Black Metal but showing already some ...

Mortification are the undisputed pioneers of Christian death/thrash metal and Australia’s most successful metal band. With releases on label giants like Nuclear Blast and Metal Blade, albums like “Scrolls Of The Megilloth” and “Post Momentary Affliction” which are considered classics, world tours and a sound that is constantly being reinvented, Mortification is a band that cannot be put in a box.EnVision EvAngelene, their 6th studio recording, was the start of a new era for Mortification, having fulfilled their 5 album contract with Intense Records ...

Mortification are the undisputed pioneers of Christian death/thrash metal and Australia’s most successful metal band. With releases on label giants like Nuclear Blast and Metal Blade, albums like “Scrolls Of The Megilloth” and “Post Momentary Affliction” which are considered classics, world tours and a sound that is constantly being reinvented, Mortification is a band that cannot be put in a box. Hammer Of God (1999), their 8th studio recording, continued the collaboration between Nuclear Blast (Europe), Metal Blade (USA) and ...

Separatist began in 2003 in Tasmania, Australia, as a full band. They supported the likes of Skinless and Malevolent Creation and in 2008 released their debut “The Motionless Apocalypse”. Their follow-up album was to be delivered in 2011, but a catastrophic hardware malfunction resulted in the loss of the recording, after which Separatist decided to call it quits. Fast forward to 2014 and vocalist Sam Dishington resolves to record from scratch both the debut, retitled “Motionless”, and the follow-up “Closure”. This time, though, Sam ...