A roundup of the latest news from Napalm Records including updates on Kamelot, Samael, Visions Of Atlantis and Paddy And The Rats.
With their latest opus Haven, released in 2015 on Napalm Records, symphonic metal masters KAMELOT set new heights with their epic and highly emotional trademark sound: This album became the soundtrack for an unforgettable and monumental silver screen experience delivering dark melancholy, aggressive metal and soul-soothing melodies! Produced by Sascha Paeth, illustrious guests such as Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy), Troy Donockley (Nightwish) and Charlotte Wessels (Delain) gave Haven some extra magic!
The band have now unveiled a brand new video for the track ‘Under Grey Skies’, featuring DELAIN’s Charlotte Wessels!
KAMELOT vocalist Tommy Karevik states: “One of my favourite songs from Haven. About the importance of never giving up on yourself or the people around and that you can always make a difference in someone else’s life. Sometimes by just believing in them or simply listening to what they have to say. It was very nice singing with Charlotte and her voice fits the song perfectly.”
“I absolutely adore songs like Under Grey Skies that inspire hope and optimism in the darkest of times. I was proud to be part of the track and even more thrilled that there’s a video for the song to share now as well. Add to that the fact that Kamelot and Delain will share the stage again in the US this spring and I’d say there’s plenty of things to get excited about!” adds Charlotte Wessels (Delain).
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SAMAEL resurrected black metal in the early 1990s with the landmark debut “Worship Him”, introduced symphonic black metal in 1994 with the classic “Ceremony of Opposites” and pioneered industrial metal with “Passage” in 1996. They released multiple critically acclaimed albums like “Reign Of Light”, “Solar Soul”, and “Above” during the Millennial years, ended with “Lux Mundi” in 2011. After a break of six years, SAMAEL came back with a big bang, only to prove they are still way too relevant nowadays to be called “just another band from the past”. Their latest output “Hegemony” was released on October 13, 2017 and hit the charts all over Europe!
This past Fall the band played a couple of select shows around the release of their new album, one of them in the picturesque town of Lausanne in their home country Switzerland, surrounded by die-hard-fans, family, and friends! They captured that very special night with a live performance video of one of their newest songs “Rite of Renewal”!
SAMAEL about the video:
“This is the first song from «Hegemony» that we presented live and it became an instant classic. The video was shot in «Les Docks» in Lausanne during the first show that followed the release of «Hegemony», it was latter edited by Sergey Ulyanov who previously worked on other visuals for us. The song itself is a mid/up tempo track that shows a more technical side of our music. The dynamic is kept by altering fast and dense parts with open and heavy ones until the grand final with super heavy riffs and apocalyptic keyboard parts. What better title for a song than «Rite of Renewal» to start a new year? 2018 here we go!”
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Symphonic metal masters VISIONS OF ATLANTIS once more set sail to oceanic myths and the eternal dream of the sunken continent: Titled ‘The Deep & The Dark’ and set for a release on February 16th 2018 on Napalm Records, with their upcoming seventh studio album VISIONS OF ATLANTIS showcase all musical facettes of the genre with a breathtaking classic Symphonic Metal album! Even label mate Thomas Youngblood of KAMELOT describes this new record as “a game changer for the band. Very impressive!”
As an exciting Christmas gift and to shorten your wait for the band’s hotly anticipated new album, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS now offer a first appetizer and just unveiled a sneak preview of ‘The Deep & The Dark’! Dive into the myth sound of the ocean and upcoming symphonic masterpiece by VISIONS OF ATLANTIS.
Check out this album preview right HERE!
Says the band: “This is the album we have always dreamed of making. It is everything fans of this genre love and Visions Of Atlantis was founded for. This is the heart & soul of this band and Symphonic Metal. We are proud and excited that after over 4 years we put out the best 10 tracks the band has to offer. This is Visions Of Atlantis – this is Symphonic Metal!”
Coming as exclusive Deluxe Box Set, CD Digipak and Digital Download editions, ‘The Deep & The Dark’ is now available to pre-order from napalmrecords.com
Hauntingly beautiful duets between vocalists supreme Clémentine Delauney and Siegfried Samer meet classic power metal infusions, embodying the symphonic metal cake: A must-have for all genre-fans and beyond! With ‘The Deep & The Dark’ VISIONS OF ATLANTIS created their most powerful and perfectly executed magnum opus to date, waiting to be performed live at the „Symphonic Metal Nights“ in February 2018:
The track list reads as follows:
1. The Deep & The Dark
2. Return To Lemuria
3. Ritual Night
4. The Silent Mutiny
5. Book Of Nature
6. The Last Home
7. The Grand Illusion
8. Dead Reckoning
9. Words Of War
10. Prayer To The Lost
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Ireland! Shamrocks, shenanigans, sheep and pubs are some of the many highlights the Emerald Isle has to offer – that’s what Hungarian punk rockers PADDY AND THE RATS rightfully realized and quickly whipped out their fiddles and plugged in their guitars. The Miskolc-based six piece brooded over a couple of cold beers and rum casks, and decided to throw a hefty dose of pirate-isms, polka and gypsy punk into their mix! Now PADDY AND THE RATS unveil first and hotly anticipated details about their fifth record titled ‘Riot City Outlaws’, which is set to be released on April 6th 2018 with Napalm Records!
‘Riot City Outlaws’ is a bold step into a bright future boosted by the raw and powerful production by Grammy winner Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Megadeth, Social Distortion, Pennywise). Both Cameron and singer Paddy O`Reilly opted for a cool pop-punk approach in the vein of Green Day – overflowing with catchy choruses and dynamic up-tempo songs. Pirate party anthems meet shanties about the darker side of life on the Seven Seas. Tipsy ballads and a healthy infusion of Irish influenced punk rock songs round off a grimy pirate party bringing unwashed pub glory straight to your merry home!
Vocalist Paddy comments: “I think this album is the best what we have written so far and I’m really happy that we have the chance now to show this to the people as part of Napalm. We have great festivals for the summer all across Europe and waiting for the big partys what we’ll have with the new songs! I’m really excited of this year!”
The track list will read as follows:
1. Aerolites
2. Join The Riot
3. Black Sails
4. The Way We Wanna Go
5. Sail Away
6. Blow
7. Castaway
8. One Last Ale
9. Where Red Paints The Ocean
10. Another Life
11. Bound By Blood
12. I Won’t Drink Again
13. Children Of The Night
14. Raging Bull (Bonus Track)
15. Summer Girls (Bonus Track)
‘Riot City Outlaws’ is now available to pre-order HERE!
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