product: Darkest Sins - The Broken
label: Pride & Joy Music
release date: 21.10.2016
format: CD
PR: world-wide
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Darkest Sins is a five-piece Melodic Metal band from Ålesund, Norway founded by Marius Danielsen and Anniken Rasmussen in 2009. For the last three years, the five-piece has been working on their debut album “The Broken” which now will be released on Pride & Joy Music on October 21th, 2016. Previously, Darkest Sins have released a demo album back in 2011 and an EP in 2013. So, “The Broken” marks their first full release. The CD was mixed and mastered by Piet Sielck (Iron Saviour) who also has mixed albums for Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray, Grave Digger, Paragon and many more.
Darkest Sins has a female and a male lead vocalist who share the vocals 50/50 both live and in the studio. This creates a great diversity in the music and makes the band stand out. Even though the Norwegians are a Melodic Metal band, they like to experiment with many different genres in their music but their roots and main influences come from classic metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and the 80’s era of Black Sabbath.
Darkest Sins has proven itself as a strong live band and played shows around the most part of Norway. They have had many great special guests at their shows including Fabio Lione from Rhapsody of Fire and Tony Mills from TNT. In July 2016 they supported Anthrax in Norway. The next step will be an European tour in support of “The Broken”.
Members from Darkest Sins have also worked on different studio projects with musicians such as Tim Ripper Owens, Timo Tolkki, Mark Boals etc. More info can be found on www.mariusdanielsen.com
Darkest Sins’ keyboard player also plays in the band Tindrum with 80s legends from bands such as Europe, TNT and Jorn.
product: Scorpions - Live In Munich 2012
label: Eagle Vision
release date: 30.09.2016
format: DVD & Blu-ray
PR: Germany & Austria (printed press only)
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“Live In Munich 2012” präsentiert das letzte Konzert der Scorpions während ihrer “Sting In The Tail” Welt-Tournee und wurde in der Münchner Olympiahalle am 17.12.2012 aufgenommen. Das Konzert geht Hand in Hand mit der Dokumentation „Forever And A Day“, die im Jahr 2015 erstmals veröffentlicht wurde. Für die Dokumentation wurde die Band auf dieser Tour begleitet. Die Scorpions sind eine der größten Rock Bands aller Zeiten und sind Deutschlands Exportschlager in Sachen Heavy Music. Das Konzert beinhaltet insgesamt 21 Songs und enthält natürlich alle Hits wie “Wind Of Change”, “Rock Me Like A Hurricane”, “Send Me An Angel”, “Still Loving You”, “The Zoo”, “Big City Nights”, “Is There Anybody There?”, “No One Like You”, “Sting In The Tail”.
Zusätzlich zur Standalone DVD bzw. Blu-ray-Veröffentlichung „Live In Munich 2012“, wird auch das Doppelpackage „Forever And A Day (Doku) & Live In Munich 2012“ veröffentlicht, das dem Fan die absolute Vollbedienung in Sachen Scorpions bietet. Die Dokumentation erzählt die Geschichte der Scorpions. Der Film begleitet die Band um die ganze Welt und zeigt mit vielen Interviews auf, wie sich ihre Karriere im Laufe der Jahre entwickelt hat.
product: Not Above Evil- Always Darkest Before
release date: 30.09.2016
label: Independent
format: digi-pack CD
PR in: Europe
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Not Above Evil from Manchester, UK was formed in late 2009 by Sideeq, Daniel and David with the intention of developing a unique brand of metal driven by brutality and technical precision. Over the last few years the band has self-released two EP’s Not Above Evil (2009) and Psychosis Rage and Rapture: The Journey Down (2013) as well as two full length albums Deification (2010) and The Transcendental Signified (2011). Critics have described their material as ‘well written’ and ‘played with confidence, self-assured, devilish pace and a crushing appetite for precision’. With their newest release, Always Darkest Before (Release date: 30th of September 2016), Not Above Evil aims to further their reputation for being able to meld heavy, technical riffs with intricate guitar melodies and over the top, death-metal vocals.
product: Stop Stop - Barceloningham
release date: 07.10.2016
label: Metalapolis
format: CD digi-pack
PR in: Europe
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BARCELONINGHAM - this album title explains itself, because StOp, sToP! main man Jakob was born in Barcelona and the band’s headquarter is in the UK. Jacob was traveling all around the world to find the perfect people for his vision of a Glam and Hard Rock Band. This included also Los Angeles, where he lived in a caravan behind the famous Whiskey A Go Go. In 2009 he found guitarist Vega, who was also born in Spain and drummer Danny Stix from Bulgaria. They moved to England and played they first, 45 shows large, UK tour through bars and clubs. With their outstanding live performance, they soon had a big number of followers.
To support their 2014 album "Join The Party" the band played nearly 300 shows all over the world, including festivals like Rocklahoma (USA), Glastonbury (UK). Hard Rock Hell (UK), Ice Rock (CH) or the H.E.A.T FESTIVAL in Germany. On the road to Rocklahoma they played a few shows to support Swiss superstars KROKUS or bands like WARRANT and QUIET RIOT. Their new album "Barceloningham" took the band to a new level. The album again was mixed and mastered by producer superstar Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, PRETTY MAIDS) and shows the band in a rougher and harder direction than before, but without losing their roots and trademarks
No matter if you like StOp, sToP! or not, but these dudes play pure Hard Rock which sooner or later gets you by the balls! When you think craziness has reached its final level, then these guys put one on top for sure!!!
product: Hartmann - Shadows & Silhouettes
release date: 30.09.2016
label: Sonic11/ Pride & Joy Music
format: CD
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After numerous tours as part of Avantasia, Rock Meets Classic and as mastermind of the successful Pink Floyd Tribute Echoes the exceptional singer and guitarist Oliver Hartmann now presents his new fifth studio album „Shadows & Silhouettes“ with Hartmann after nearly four years break since the latest release "Balance". The new album will be released on 30th of September on the artist owned label SONIC11 in cooperation with Pride & Joy Music.
Supported by guest musicians as the well-known session keyboarder Jimmy Kresic (Rock Meets Classic, The Roots, Soundtopia), Miro Rodenberg (Avantasia) and also the Prague cellist Irena Morisáková and violinist Adéla Peckováthe album contains 12 extra class songs combining modern melodic Rock („Irresisitible“, „Glow“ „High on you“, I would murder for you“) with many acoustic („The letting go“, „Shadow in my eyes“, „Still the same“) and partly very intimate moments („Jaded heart“, „Last goodbye“) pointing up the broadness and complexity of Hartmann. The catchy single „When your mama was a hippie“ will also be released as video clip.
The album has been co-produced again by Sascha Paeth (Avantasia, Edguy, Kamelot, Beyond The Black, etc.) and mixed/mastered at Gate Studios Wolfsburg/Germany.
product: Almah - E.V.O
release date: 23.09.2016
label: Pride & Joy Music
format: CD
PR territory: Europe
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ALMAH, led by former Angra singer Edu Falaschi, since the very beginning has been in the focus of the metal head’s attention world-wide as one of the most significant representatives on the Brazilian rock/metal stage. Edu Falaschi, Almah's leader, composer and singer, has sold more than one million albums in his 25 year spinning career.
ALMAH went on a lot of national and international tours and performed at some of the most important events in the world, like the world famous Rock In Rio Festival 2013. In the same year the band played an European co-headlining tour performing 18 shows in Italy, Spain, Germany, France and many more countries. In 2015 the Brazilians took part in ProgPower Festival in the USA and many others important festivals and shows around the globe; more than 100 shows during the band's history in total.
Since their founding in 2006, the band already has released four full-length albums world-wide (‘Almah’, ‘Fragile Equality’, ‘Motion’ and ‘Unfold’). E.V.O is the 5th release in their career.This is a conceptual album which is based on the evolution of the people’s mind and soul during the new age that the world is about to live in - called Age Of Aquarius. The author, Edu Falaschi, visited different subjects that are connected with the main concept, creating a very positive lyric and album atmosphere.
Musically, E.V.O brings a fresh and powerful album, with the modern and heavy Almah touch but also a direct connection to the Angra album “Rebirth”. Angra's album (The first Angra's album with Edu's voice). In E.V.O the vocal lines are very powerful, classical and it has a higher pitch comparing with the previous Almah releases. It's very melodic, clean and more into the bel canto style. Like the old times of Edu Falaschi's vocals.The compositions are a pleasant travel between Modern Power Metal, Contemporary Rock and Prog Metal.
The artwork shows all elements which represent the main concept - especially the woman in the center who visualizes the Aquarius constellation, and also brings - for the first time - the band's logo in a golden color and a very bright and shiny yellow cover, that fits perfectly with the positive vibration of the record.
product: Bulletrain - What You Fear The Most
release date: 23.09.2016
label: AOR Heaven
format: CD
PR in: Europe (without Sweden)
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Crafted through restlessness and wishes for something bigger, the great escape from everyday life began almost exactly ten years ago. The band expanded its fan base by playing along with bands such as Crashdïet, Bullet and Crazy Lixx, as a part of the new wave of Swedish Sleaze. Bulletrain stuck out as a heavier band than its competitors, with influences like Black Sabbath, Skid Row and Pantera.
After various line-up changes and the release of two EP’s and one digital single, AOR Heaven’s CEO Georg Siegl signed the Swedes for his label – the album “Start Talking” finally was released in 2014. Their music got great reviews all around Europe and the band played in Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands and Belgium together with bands like Epica, Warrior Soul, Hardcore Superstar and mega drummer Mike Terrana getting an overwhelming and great response as a live act.
With their hearts in the songwriting the band felt during the summer of 2015 it was time to start working on their second album and strike while the iron was hot. In November 2015 Bulletrain flew to Riga in Latvia and started recording the music for the ten songs on the album in the great “Sound Division Studios”. Ten days of hard work, high hopes and hangovers was spent in Riga. Then the band flew back to Stockholm, Sweden and headed to RamPacs studio “Ramtitam”(CrashDïet, Mick Mars, Swingfly) to record the vocals. And another intense process that lasted for another ten days was on the roll.
The fall of 2016 is soon here and Bulletrain is ready to bring you a surprise in the dark and show you “What you fear the most”. A ten track CD filled with heavy guitars, high pitched vocals and badass sing-a-long choruses. The album is mixed by the Grammy Award winning producer Tobias Lindell, the mind behind the music from bands like Hardcore Superstar, Europe and H.e.a.t to name a few. A collaboration that took Bulletrain’s music to another level and also introduced the band to the world famous mastering engineer Vlado Meller (SlipKnot, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd).
