The latest news from napalm Records including updates from Hoobastank, Moonspell, Serenity, Amberian Dawn and Kobra & The Lotus.
2017 marks another chapter in the career of exceptional rock act, HOOBASTANK, by signing to the Austrian indie label NAPALM RECORDS and announcing their next album, scheduled for the first half of 2018.
HOOBASTANK comments on their future endeavors: “We’re extremely thrilled about signing with Napalm Records and honored to be joining their roster of talented artists. For our 6th full length album we finally got to work with producer Matt Wallace (Faith No More, Maroon 5). We had been wanting to work with him for years and finally the timing was right. The writing and recording process was everything we could have hoped for. Matt challenged us and brought out different aspects of what we love about making music. We’re excited for our fans to hear it and to make some new fans along the way. “
Napalm CEO, Thomas Caser, also commented on the latest addition to the label’s artist roster: “We are delighted to work with this iconic rock act and are looking forward to the band’s new album which is scheduled for 2018!”
In 1994, HOOBASTANK was founded in Agoura Hills, California. In 2001, HOOBASTANK attracted the interest of global player Island Records, which at that time was the home of acts such as Nine Inch Nails, The Cranberries, PJ Harvey, Pulp, and Tom Waits, to name a few. HOOBASTANK released their debut album in 2001.
The music of these Calfornia youngsters worked really well during this time of fun sports, high profile video games, and blockbuster movies. Being featured in the “Agressive Inline” video game, the inline skate counterpart to “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Series”, and contributing to the soundtrack of the motion picture “Daredevil” helped propel HOOBASTANK’s career to a new level. Also, the release of their world famous song “The Reason” from the self titled album ended up being played in the final episode of the cult TV show “Friends” which helped gain much fan recognition. The song stayed at No. 1 for 21 weeks on the Canadian single charts, which broke a new record back then, and made it to No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album would reach No. 3 on the Billboard 200 charts and hit Top 10 of many other countries’ charts as well.
To this day, HOOBASTANK has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, with over 500 thousand subscribers to their Youtube channel, almost 2 million followers on Facebook, 50 thousand followers on Twitter and nearing that on Instagram, it’s safe to say that HOOBASTANK are one of the true American rock acts of our time.
HOOBASTANK has stayed active in the game, continuing to release successful albums. They have been featured in motion picture soundtracks and even contributed to Music for Relief in support of the Haiti earthquake crisis in 2010. Coming on board with Napalm will start the next chapter in the band’s career.
HOOBASTANK:
Douglas “Doug” Robb – lead vocals, guitar
Daniel “Dan” Estrin – lead guitar
Chris Hesse – drums, precussion, backing vocals
Jesse Charland – bass, backing vocals
Discography:
Hoobastank (2001)
The Reason (2003)
Every Man for Himself (2006)
For(n)ever (2009)
Fight or Flight (2012)
new album in 2018!
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Portugal’s Dark Metal pioneers in MOONSPELL are set to release their brand new album, titled ‘1755’, on November 3 via Napalm Records.
The band’s 13rd studio record will not only outclass all standards you have ever heard from your favorite Portuguese before, sung in their native language it’s the musical version of the year of horror when a giant earthquake wrecked MOONSPELL’s hometown Lisbon. This album is a dark adventure, breathtaking and completely earthshaking!
For the first time ever, MOONSPELL recorded their new album in portuguese only, but there will be one bonus track appearing in Spanish, and today the band has released this stunning version for the song ‘Desastre’!
Dive into the brand new tunes by the masters of dark art and check out MOONSPELL’s upcoming album- bonus track
Listen to it here
Says vocalist and creative spirit Fernando Ribeiro:
“Desastre is a homage to all our Spanish-speaking fans around the world. In the late 18th century, in our streets a mixture of Spanish and Portuguese was spoken and guess what that’s exactly what we do here! This song is about how the earthquake took Lisbon by surprise and how we are nothing but a a human leave left alone to break when a strong winds blows. Enjoy Desastre, gracias y saludos!“
Pre orders available now
www.nervegas.com.au/moonspell-1755-cd
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Show us your lionheart!, Symphonic metal masters in SERENITY unleash their brand new masterpiece Lionheart this Friday, Oct 27!
They have just released the official music video for the track United
Watch this ultimate power metal video here!
With the title of their sixth opus SERENITY deliver a statement: “Lionheart!” Their energy and joy of playing those fantastic Power Symphonic Metal-hymns can’t be tamed.
Heroic and heartfelt – it’s almost impossible to not be carried away. Glorious melodies bind together on the likes of “United”.
SERENITY states: “Our Lionheart was just set free – so let‘s get United on our metal crusade!”
Lionheart is out on Friday
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AMBERIAN DAWN are never at a loss for Symphonic Metal that moves your deepest soul. Lyrically these Finns drift with captivating fantasy stories.
Check out a brand new track off of their forthcoming album Darkness of Eternity!
Watch it here
AMBERIAN DAWN mastermind Tuomas Seppälä gives a deeper insight to “I’m The One”:
“I’M THE ONE was one of the latest compositions for new album. After writing a couple of softer songs in fall 2016 I got a new “heavy wave” and probably 3 latest songs I wrote were quite heavy. The song is very hectic and pushes forward like a train. There’s no solo part on this song (a solo would have been quite obvious call) Instead of that I wrote an instrumental part and an extra vocal part. Last vocal part’s melody and chord pattern supporting it consists of just one really long phrase… this kind of long phrasing was typical in many classical compositions. I still haven’t got rid of my roots in classical music :)”
While Capri explains the story:
“I’M THE ONE This is a story about very charismatic and socially intelligent people who speak with the finest words to make other people do what they want in their quest for their own pleasure. They do not care about the consequences or how to violate the feelings of others. They only think of themselves. Unfortunately the pressure in the group is generally enormous and all its members are behind the strongest individual hoping to be “the chosen one”.”
With the ear-piercing dramaturgy of incredible songstress Capri, their eighth record Darkness of Eternityis studded with stupendous fanfares.
Their latest track “Maybe” can be seen here.
Darkness of Eternity is out Nov 10 – Pre order from
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Prevail I, the latest offering by Canada’s hottest metal export KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, has been successfully released in May 2017 on Napalm Records.
A true rock juggernaut full of blistering guitars, pounding rhythms and haunting vocal melodies that is taking the listener on a sonic journey leading them out from the darkness and into the light.
Produced by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Epica etc) and mastered by Grammy award winning Ted Jensen, Prevail I has undoubtedly ushered the band to a much deserved elevated hard rock status.
Now the band fronted by charismatic vocalist Kobra Paige has unveiled a brand new lyric video for the track ‘Prevail’,
Watch it here
The band informs us:
“This one’s for all the non-believers…the people on the outside and the voice inside your head that said you’d never make it out. The voice that told you to stop dreaming. The devil on your shoulder whispering “Go ahead and quit, you’re not good enough anyways”. Out with the hate and in with the love. There’s a new mantra in town and it’s slamming that shadowed voice into the ground. We will Prevail and we are never backing down!”
Prevail I is out now
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