DRAGONY Signs Worldwide Record Deal with Napalm Records, RUMAHOY Release New Single Treasure Gun, DARK SARAH Release Third Single “Illuminate”, CREMATORY Releases New Video “When The Children Cry”, SERUM 114 Announces New Album, Im Zeichen der Zeit.
Unstoppable Austrian symphonic power metal heroes DRAGONY have signed a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records. Eight years have passed since they debuted with their first album Legends, and despite their humble beginnings back in 2007, the band is now a well-known representative of the genre. Owing to their outstanding live performance skills, DRAGONY quickly arose to share the stage with BLIND GUARDIAN, SONATA ARCTICA, POWERWOLF, VAN CANTO and many others.
After their second release, Shadowplay, the band performed at major European festivals as well as headlining Vienna’s popular Donauinselfest in 2016. Since then, DRAGONY followed up with two strong releases and reinforced their stance even more. Referencing fantasy-scenarios as well as pop-culture elements, like video games and movies, the Austrians conquered the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise and the legendary Wacken Open Air in 2019.
But DRAGONY are far from stalling and will move even further. Napalm Records is proud to join forces with the Austrian powerhouse and is ready to bring symphonic power metal to the next level!
DRAGONY on the signing: “Metal is coming home! We are more than thrilled to announce that DRAGONY has signed a new worldwide record deal with Napalm Records!
As an Austrian band, it truly feels almost like a “homecoming” for us to not only work with one of the best labels for metal and rock music in the world today, but one that is also based in Austria. We feel that Napalm Records is the perfect place for our brand of tongue-in-cheek power metal, as the label is also home to many of our favorite acts from the genre.
We are very much looking forward to releasing our upcoming fourth album through Napalm, and we are very thankful and excited about all the possibilities of this new collaboration for the next chapter in DRAGONY history.
We stand – with forces united! Stay glorious!”
Dive deep into the world of DRAGONY and listen to the newest music video “If It Bleeds We Can Kill It” HERE
The bullets are diamond and the trigger is gold, it’s a really good gun and it’s very, very old!
The Pirate Metal prodigies RUMAHOY bestow yet another single fresh off their new album Time II: Party, to be released via Napalm Records on July 17, upon us. “Treasure Gun” shines with a steady rhythm, smashing drums and quick guitars – this track has it all.
The single is accompanied by a minimalistic though tasteful lyric video that will bring the story of the legendary gun closer to the viewer. Standing out due to the fact that, instead of shooting bullets, this firearm shoots diamonds after being loaded with valuable gems, the “Treasure Gun” is still just as deadly and can (and will!) be used by Captain Yarrface to plunder more treasures to make him an even more legendary pirate!
Captain Yarrface of RUMAHOY on “Treasure Gun”: “NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE STORY OF THE GREATEST WEAPON EVER TO GRACE THE EARTH!! MY TREASURE GUN!! WELCOME TO THE SEA!!”
Watch the lyric video for “Treasure Gun” HERE!
Time II: Party out July 17, 2020 via Napalm Records. Pre-Order NOW!
The wait is almost over! Cinematic metal icons DARK SARAH will release their new epos Grim in about two weeks on July 17, 2020 via Napalm Records. To lift some of the suspense, they have just released a third stunning single, “Illuminate”, along with a perfectly fitting music video, drawing the listener even deeper into their fairytale-like storyline of magical orbs and otherworldly magic.
Bursting with the tremendous energy of their music, DARK SARAH’s cinematic metal hymn, “Illuminate”, quickly expands into a mighty summoning, enfolding its pure power in the spellbinding chorus that will send shivers down the listener’s spine.
Heidi Parviainen states: ””Illuminate” is the name of the second ’orb’ that the protagonist Luna finds. It is a magical purple orb to summon the powers of wind and the moon. Luna asks the moon to illuminate her and to revive her magic powers to fight against the darkness upon the city of Grim.”
Watch the video for “Illuminate!” Pre-Order New Album, Grim, HERE!
German pioneers of European gothic metal, CREMATORY, showcase another facet of their manifold spectrum with the release of their heart-wrenching cover version of “When The Children Cry”, along with an atmospheric audio-visual.
CREMATORY is well known for their harsh wave of industrial metal and gothic dimness – but this cover version proves that they are maintaining versatility in the latest stage of their long career. Connie Andreszka’s powerful vocal range combined with soft plugging guitar lines, make this offering a real stunner. Especially in dark times, the popular track originally performed by WHITE LION regains significance, reveals a light in the night and appeals to the people’s hope.
The black and white music video presents both their passion for music and the melodic side of CREMATORY’s musical identity. Their latest release Unbroken connects all shades – on the one hand underlining the significance of strength and determination, while on the other, remaining faithful to the darker and existential roots of the scene the band was born in in the 90s. CREMATORY pursue their conquest towards the dark Parnassus of gothic metal finesse, their spirit unbroken ready to face the challenges of life.
CREMATORY about “When The Children Cry”: “To shorten the time without live music caused by the Coronavirus, we recorded this cover version of White Lion’s “When The Children Cry”, to show that we are still here for our fans and supporters. A beautiful addition to our recently released album Unbroken (release date: march 6th via Napalm Records)!”
Watch “When The Children Cry” | Order your version of Unbroken
German punk rockers SERUM 114 have been kicking up the fuss for over 10 years with their hard-hitting blend of punk and modern rock – without counting bruises or scars! Today, the punk rock unit releases their new single, “Abgefucktes Leben” (engl. “fucked up life”), along with an authentic music video, fresh off their upcoming album Im Zeichen der Zeit (engl. “signs of time”), to be released via Napalm Records on September 18, 2020. Following their chart-topping longplayer Die Nacht Mein Freund (engl. “the night is my friend”) (GER #3), the new full-length includes 14 energetic tracks, careening towards a rock break-out.
As a harbinger of the upcoming album their second single “Abgefucktes Leben” delivers pure modern rock. Wearing their punk rock attitude on their sleeves, the mid-tempo anthem illuminates the simplicity of daily life. The accompanying audio-visual hits the nail on the head and showcases that SERUM 114 aren’t preoccupied with taking themselves too seriously. With their new offering, they double down on their musical power and present themselves stronger than ever before: lyrically, musically and stylistically!
SERUM 114 on their new single “Abgefucktes Leben”: “An ode to banality and the lightness of being. An homage to the child in our heads and the Peter Pan in our hearts. Today the rest of the world can take themselves seriously – we won’t!”
Watch the new video for “Abgefucktes Leben”. Pre-Order the new album Im Zeichen der Zeit
