TWILIGHT FORCE unveil digital single & music video ‘Dawn Of The Dragonstar’, SONATA ARCTICA reveal details for upcoming album “Talviyö”, BURNING WITCHES digital single ‘Wings Of Steel’ out now, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY release first single and video ‘Mirrors’, DESTRUCTION release second single & video “Betrayal”.
The new opus of Swedish adventure metallers TWILIGHT FORCE, »Dawn Of The Dragonstar,« will see the light of day in four weeks’ time (August 16, 2019) through Nuclear Blast. Today, the fellowship has unveiled another epic tale off the much anticipated album in the form of animated pictures, which were produced by watchful director Stefan Altzar and captured for all eternity by diligent cameraman Tommy Eriksson.
Enjoy the magic melodies of the title track, ‘Dawn Of The Dragonstar,’ HERE.
Keyboard wizard Blackwald proclaims, “Knights and apprentices! We are delighted and excited to finally present to you the title track from our third creation – ‘Dawn Of The Dragonstar’! This hymn tells the olden tale of a mighty and ancient dragon, whose final fate is to ascend to the firmaments and become a star of guiding light. The splendour of his gleaming soul brings honour, courage and strength to all humans, elves, and dwarves.
“The video for this song portrays TWILIGHT FORCE on their journey to help fulfil the prophecy of the Dragonstar. By using the blinding swiftness of his nimble fingers, Lynd, empowered by powerful enchantments, imbues the petrified Dragonking with renewed lifeforce. However, the incantations required to enchant Lynd turn out to be volatile, and Born’s potent decoctions come in handy when Blackwald’s spellcasting manifests itself in a somewhat…unplanned manner (shapeshifting is indeed a handy school of magic, but it is better utilised for quests requiring great stealth rather than for awakening dragons). We hope you enjoy this adventure together with us, and may the power of the Dragon guide you all!”
On September 6th, Finnish melodic metal titans SONATA ARCTICA will release their tenth studio album, called »Talviyö« (which means »Winter Night«), including eleven new tracks. Today, the band kick off the pre-order for the record, and also reveal the tracklist and the formats in which the album will be available:
CD/CD-Digipack
2LP (black, blue, clear) Vinyl
Box set: CD-Digipack, 2LP Marbled Vinyl, puzzle, poster + photo card.
You can pre-order “Talviyö” here: http://nblast.de/SonataArctica-Talviyoe
The tracklist reads as follows:
01. Message From The Sun
02. Whirlwind
03. Cold
04. Storm The Armada
05. The Last Of The Lambs
06. Who Failed The Most
07. Ismo’s Got Good Reactors
08. Demon’s Cage
09. A Little Less Understanding
10. The Raven Still Flies
11. The Garden
Last month, BURNING WITCHES introduced their new front-woman Laura, alongside the visualizer video release for their brand new track titled ‘Wings Of Steel’. The song, which showcases Laura’s vocals for the first time, is now available digitally too.
Purchase & stream ‘Wings Of Steel’ now: http://nblast.de/BWWingsOfSteel
Watch the visualizer over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr0hcJw8km8
Listen to the song in the NB New Releases Playlists:
http://nblast.de/SpotifyNewReleases / http://nblast.de/AppleMusicNewReleases
Romana states: “Hey everybody – here it finally is, the first song with Laura. We wanna thank you for the amazing welcome you’ve already given the video of the song!
Right now we’re having a lot of fun composing new material for the next album, so ‘Wings Of Steel’ is just the beginning of more really great stuff to come! You set our souls on fire – we are blessed for all the support we have received, thanks a lot!”
New Jersey six-piece band FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY have revealed the title to upcoming fifth studio album, “The Sea Of Tragic Beasts”, which will be released on October 25th via Nuclear Blast Records worldwide and Human Warfare (Aus).
To celebrate, the band releases the first single, “Mirrors”. Watch the music video directed by the wonderfully talented Max Moore, HERE.
Producer, guitarist, principal songwriter and cofounder Will Putney comments, “You carry things with you, for better or worse. ‘Mirrors’ illustrates the darker side of this idea. It’s also a testament to how the decisions you make can have a resonating effect on the ones around you. Clearly this song was born out of a personal struggle, but in end it’s a reflection on the greater human condition of love and dependency; not being able to release yourself from the darkness around you. Our new record dives head-on into some difficult topics, ‘Mirrors’ is the the tip of the iceberg.”
German thrash titans DESTRUCTION are set to unleash their 17th studio album, »Born to Perish«, on August 9th, 2019 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band releases the second single entitled, “Betrayal”.
The official video clip can be seen here
Video directed by Achilleas Gatsopoulos for Hypnagogia Films | www.hypnagogia.com
Filmed in June 2019 in Berlin/Germany & Basel/Switzerland
Director Achilleas Gatsopoulos states: “It was my honor to be entrusted by such a historic band to create a fresh visual aesthetic for their new album. It was important for me to strip things down and start with the basic raw and powerful visual elements that derive from their trademark logo:
Sharp angular shapes, high contrast and a monochromatic color palette of red, black and white.
Inspired by Dario Argento’s horror masterpiece SUSPIRIA as well as by the existential portraits of Francis Bacon and mythology, we create a dark tableaus of archetypal forms of betrayal:
Two-faced/deceit, Back-stabbing, Infidelity, Garden of Eden, Wartime Snitch and we close with none other than the iconic Kiss of Judas. It was an immense pleasure to work with the guys and I am really looking forward to next time. ‘Til then, enjoy the audiovisual onslaught that is BETRAYAL.”
Frontman Schmier adds: “This is maybe my fave song from the new album cause of it´s classic thrash feel and the very catchy chorus. Randy is all guns blazing here and Mike & Damir have an awesome solo battle! We all have our experience with BETRAYAL and wanted an emotional, atmospheric and different video!”
Get the new single here: http://nblast.de/DestructionBetrayal
Pre-order »Born to Perish« in various formats, here: http://nblast.de/DestructionBTP
Pre-save »Born to Perish« via Spotify: http://nblast.de/DESTRUCTIONbtpPreSave
