Out Now On AFM
Records:
BLACK MESSIAH,
LYRIEL, STAHLMANN
One of the finest
bands of the German Pagan metal scene, BLACK MESSIAH, is back, and the new
album from the warriors is out now in North America via AFM Records. Dubbed The Final Journey, the fifth full-length
from the band is the second 'Ruhr Vikings' concept album following in the
tradition of their 2009-released First
War Of The World, and showcases BLACK MESSIAH playing more diverse and
greater epic metal than ever. Heroic choruses collide with bitterly cold
atmospheres, all layered with the folk instrumentation in the customary BLACK MESSIAH pagan metal
fashion.
For the powerful
album opener "Windloni" -- which showcases these amazing new stylistic upgrades
to the BLACK MESSIAH sound perfectly
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The Final
Journey Track
Listing:
1.
Windloni
2. Der Ring mit dem
Kreuz
3. To Become A
Man
4. Into The
Unfanthomed Tower
5. Feld der Ehre
2012
6.
Lindisfarne
7. Prologue - The
Final Journey
8. Mother
Hel
9. On
Board
10. Sailing Into
Eternity
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Folk metallers LYRIEL's fourth full-length album Leverage is out now in North America via
AFM Records. As the album title may imply, the new compositions by the German
act are more powerful than before � without going too far astray from the band�s
trademarks and roots.
It was never easy to
label LYRIEL�s music; their mix of
Celtic rock, gothic metal, folk and alternative influences has a unique touch to
it. With Leverage they stay true to
their tradition of reinventing themselves with each release. The album is
varied, melodic and despite new influences and a bit tougher stance, typical LYRIEL. Singer Jessica Thierjung�s
voice combined wtih the band's use of violin and cello produce the band's
special atmosphere. With stronger guitar and drum work this time around, LYRIEL are relying less on the use of
synth and letting the actual instruments take over.
Leverage Track
Listing:
1. When It�s Coming
To An End
2.
Leverage
3.
Parting
4. Voices In My
Head
5. The Road Not
Taken
6. White
Lily
7. Aus der
Tiefe
8. Wenn die Engel
Fallen
9. Side By
Side
10.
Repentance
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German electro
rockers STAHLMANN have released
their second album, Quecksilber, via
AFM Records. Not only due to their unique appearance, STAHLMANN have become a hallmark of the
German rock scene, representing a new generation of hard, German music which
began in the mid 90s with pioneers like Die Krupps and Oomph, a formula that was
brought to perfection several years later by Rammstein.
To see the people as
cold, steely machines that function in their daily lives and hide their
emotions, is a perspective that scene pioneers Kraftwerk have been projected on
our society. Founded in 2008, STAHLMANN
pour this vision into their own personal artistic blast furnace, melding it
into their bitter industrial sound, driving rhythms and catchy Gothic-intense
melodies, yielding an alloy the ban can call their own craft. STAHLMANN worked with highly-acclaimed
Jose Alvarez Brill to construct Quecksilber, the producer well-known for
his productions with Wolfsheim and Blutengel.
Quecksilber Track
Listing:
1. Engel Der
Dunkelheit
2. Spring
Nicht
3.
Tanzmaschine
4.
Asche
5. Mein
Leib
6. Am
Grunde
7.
Goetter
8.
Schmerz
9.
Diener
10. Tanzmaschine
(Club Remix)
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