Epica - The Holographic Principle

2016-09-23 (News)

Epica releases "The Holographic Principle". Recorded once again with esteemed producer Joost van den Broek at the controls, »The Holographic Principle« represents the most impressive and powerful expression of Epica’s boldly inventive sound yet. One listen to thunderous new songs like 'Edge Of The Blade' and 'Universal Death Squad' will confirm that »The Holographic Principle« is Epica’s heaviest album to date. Meanwhile, the shimmering soundscapes and multi-layered melodrama of 'Once Upon A Nightmare' and the towering 11-minute title track confirm that »The Holographic Principle« is also the band’s most musically extravagant and daring release so far. With lashings of sumptuous orchestration and a never-ending stream of ingenious but brutal metal riffs and propulsive rhythms underpinning the whole explosive enterprise, this is an album that raises the bar for the entire symphonic metal genre.
"With every album we tend to get heavier and that definitely goes for the new album," Isaac explanes. "You can find lots of interesting guitar riffing, accentuating the fact we are a metal band in the first place."

Opeth - Sorceress

2016-09-22 (News)

2016 marks the monumental return of one of heavy rock’s most unique, revered and fearless bands of the last three decades, Opeth. Over the years, the experimental, prog veterans have continuously reinvented themselves, pushing the boundaries of their craft and expectations of fans and critics alike.
Opeth's 12th album, »Sorceress«, is a proof that chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album’s opener "Persephone" to "The Wilde Flowers" and "Strange Brew" to the album’s counterpart title tracks "Sorceress" and "Sorceress II", Opeth’s twelfth full-length is an unparalleled adventure, where visions cleverly and secretly change, colours mute as if weathered by time, and sounds challenge profoundly.
Åkerfeldt: "I can only talk from my perspective and taste here, but we offer diversity that’s not really present in the scene today. Whatever genre. We’ve always been a special band."

Heimataerde - Aerdenbrand

2016-09-21 (News)

"Aerdenbrand" (= "Earthburn") is fusing modern club sounds with medieval romanticism and Neue Deutsche Härte. Yet again, the brotherhood of undead knights templar is facing a dark menace. A fallen angel has plunged from the sky to push the weak and the innocent over the brink. The world and the established order are threatened to be swallowed by the remorseless pit of darkness. With a skillful symbiosis of the old and the new, Ashlar von Megalon and his companions are attempting to win the battle against the ever-growing brutalization and infamousness in this world and to overcome impending doom: forward-driving electronic beats meet epic choral chants while electronic bagpipes and hard guitar riffs are relentlessly cutting their way through darkness. Fortunately, the templars are not entirely alone in their quest, receiving vocal backup from guesting knight Joachim Witt.

Syntec - The Beginning

2016-09-20 (News)

With their limited single "Catch my fall" Syntec recently started their massive comeback some 21 years after their last album "Upper World". The former Machinery Records recording artists produce warm but dark electronic pop in the vein of artists such as De/Vision, Camouflage or even Depeche Mode. The new album "The Beginning" is their third full-length to date and presents 11 new electronic hit songs. Syntec sound like they have never been away simultaneously fresh, modern and full of catchy sounds and melodies. The opening song "The Beginning" as well as "Catch my Fall", "Devil in Heaven" or "Send me an Angel" are all potential single outtakes for the clubs out there, followed by melancholic listening tunes such as "When I call your name", "She’s gone" or "January". 11 true masterpieces without any filling material make "The Beginning".
The album was mixed and mastered by Jan Loamfield of Noisuf-X/X-Fusion Music Production.

Torul - Reset

2016-09-19 (News)

Torul are back with a brand new album entitled "Reset", a short and straightforward title, welcoming a big event: Torul were joined by a new frontman Maj Valerij, a talented and charismatic vocalist who fits in right away.The album opens with "Saviour of Love" – the first single with an outstanding video – and consists of 11 new songs of which quite a few have the kind of a groove that makes you want to move. All the lush beats and bass are still there! Torul never seem to be afraid to really open the vocals, but not only in the studio, at their gigs as well — the rule: if it's powerful on record, it must be powerful live! "Reset" seems to be a further exploration of music for Torul — there are many influences of many genres Torulsson shamelessly involves and explores — therefore the album is also a bit playful while keeping the distinct melancholic vibe and an ID of Torul, in spite of a different singer.

Ennio Morricone - Paura Vol.2 A collection of Scary & Thrilling Soundtracks

2016-09-18 (News)

For almost 60 years Ennio Morricone has been composing some of the most beautiful film scores of all time.
This "Second Collection" shows the darker experimental side of Ennio with pieces that have accompanied such films as: "Revolver", "900", "Barbablu"’, "Una Pura formalita"’, "Un tranquillo posto in campagna" and many more. Frightening orchestrations, dark jazz tapestries and unsettling piano movements are brought to life.
This release attempts to shine a light on the compositional magic of an undisputed musical genius with a collection of songs appearing for the first time ever on vinyl.