Randal Collier-Ford - Remnants

2015-11-01 (News)

Randal Collier-Ford is back with "Remnants". The album takes us to edge of the futuristic and the esoteric, blending the elements to soothe the listener into a black whirlpool of unexpected evolving sound design. For mastering and artwork is responsible no one else but Simon Heath.

Erdling - Blitz und Donner

2015-10-31 (News)

The debut single from Dark-Rock-group Erdling effectively combines deep emotions, hard sounds, expressive German-language lyrics and anthemic qualities. It is limited to 666 copies in hand-numbered Digipaks.
Ex-Stahlmann-guitar-player Neill Devin is setting high standards for his new band Erdling (=earthling), right from the start. The debut single "Blitz und Donner" (=thunder and lightning) was graced with a massive production from Chris Harms (Lord Of The Lost) at the renowned Chameleon Studios in Hamburg and is instantly captivating with an intriguing, yet catchy melody on a massive wall of guitars, thundering drums and fat electronic sounds, all culminating in a veritable battle cry of a chorus. The thunderstorm continues on the B-side-track "Firmament" and with two club-compatible remixes, the single also caters to the dance floors. With their thunderous anthem, Erdling embark on an irresistible tightrope walk between German-language Modern-Metal and Neue Deutsche Härte: An impressive debut that serves as a formidable appetizer for the first album "Aus den Tiefen", which will be coming our way soon.

New video from Mortiis - Doppelganger

2015-10-31 (News)

Mortiis has unveiled the video for "Doppelganger," the first single from the long-awaited upcoming "The Great Deceiver" album. The "Doppelganger" single is available as a free download at www.mortiis.com.The download also includes a:wumpscut: remix, the downloadable video, a screensaver and other graphics.
"As a song, 'Doppelganger' not so much investigates or peeks into a conflicted psyche, as it just rips it open and exposes someone for being a two faced piece of shit," Mortiis said. "I absolutely see myself as that. Sometimes. Other times I try to be a good person. I often fail. Perhaps I treat myself harshly. But it´s there now, in my face, and I don´t disagree with what the song is saying."
The video, directed by Robyn Van Swank with Nick Plotquin, brings the track to life with horrific images of bloodletting, mutilation and torture. "I thought there was a rough sort of irony in it all with the physical and psychological mutilation," Mortiis said. "The knife imitates the words...the truth bleeds out..."
The video for "Doppelganger" is also Mortiis' reaction to years of being artistically held back by record companies that shied away from the graphic content that visually sums up Mortiis' music. "I always thought that was ridiculous," he said.

Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful (Tour Edition)

2015-10-30 (News)

Right before the European leg of the "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" tour kicks off, Nightwish announce a strictly limited (no re-prints!), special tour edition of their current record,
coming with a bonus DVD. The DVD contains all 21 making-of episodes, which came along before, during and after the album release. Besides those, the DVD includes two new, unreleased live clips for 'Yours Is An Empty Hope' and 'Stargazers' as well as five special clips including documentary scenes for the songs 'Planet Hell', 'Last Of The Wilds', 'Storytime', 'Arabesque' and 'Last Ride Of The Day'. On top, there will be a huge photo gallery with more than 400 pictures, taken on the road and during the promotional period of "Endless Forms Most Beautiful".

Ost+Front - Sternenkinder

2015-10-29 (News)

One of the currently most influential bands in heavy German-language Rock music returns. Ost+Front's new single "Sternenkinder" (limited to 999 copies in a hand numbered Digipak) provides an anthemic first look into the upcoming album "Ultra", which will be due for release in early 2016.
Hard guitar riffs meet orchestral prowess and choral pomp… on the first advance single from their upcoming new album, Ost+Front display a musical versatility and maturity like never before. As a band that has never been shy of tackling controversial subjects, they are displaying an almost poetic care on their latest effort, treating a painful matter with the utmost respect in a song that is a haunting, yet catchy fusion of Metal and Symphonic elements. As a b-side "Sternenkinder" offers a magnificent orchestral version of another song off the next album, the heavily Classical-influenced "Moldau." Additional remixes from Blutengel and Rob Dust cater to the clubs with smashing beats. With this impressive appetizer for their third album, Ost+Front have properly established themselves as one of the most important innovators on the scene.

Studio-X vs Simon Carter - Ad Astra Volantis

2015-10-29 (News)

The cutting-edge duo of STUDIO-X vs. Simon Carter serves us their second album taking us at full speed on a hi-energy futuristic journey through the star systems…This new full length release nicely reminds us that the collaboration between UK artist/DJ Simon Carter and Australia’s trance dance studio guru Lawrie Masson is above all based on a creative eclectic combination of modern music styles guided by a straight dancefloor approach. The sound, style, complexity, multiple sound manipulations and the journey for the listener is completely unique, no one else offers this sort of emotive, powerful and danceable dark-electro music, definitely a DJ’s dream album, there’s more than something for everyone here and each and every track is dancefloor friendly.