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EPICA UNVEIL HAUNTING NEW SINGLE
"THE GHOST IN ME (DANSE MACABRE)"
Epica, have unleashed their eeriest creation yet, the spine-chilling music video for "The Ghost in Me (Danse Macabre)", a haunting track that lures listeners into a world where shadows dance and the afterlife whispers. This song is a unique collaboration with Europe’s second-most visited theme park, Netherlands’s magical De Efteling, and their much-anticipated new attraction, Danse Macabre.
Drenched in ghostly imagery, the video mirrors the unsettling thrill of De Efteling’s new ride, which opens its gates on October 31, right in time for this Halloween season. Ever since their childhood, every member of Epica has loved this theme park that welcomes over 5 million visitors per year.
Therefore, this collaboration was a true match made in the otherworld.
Epica’s keyboard player, Coen Janssen, comments:
“Every kid in the Netherlands knows how magical ‘de Efteling’
is, and working this closely with the most beautiful theme park in the world surely is a dream come true!
As a young boy, I immediately got captivated by the “Danse Macabre” by Saint-Saëns as a soundtrack for their haunted house “Spookslot”. So when ‘de Efteling’ announced their new plans for the ghostly attraction “Danse Macabre”
all pieces of the puzzle fell into place immediately: Why not combine our symphonic side with the ’scary’ side of metal and do our version of this epic classical piece?!?
We are so happy that ‘de Efteling’ trusted our vision and gave their full support, providing us with the new ride's storyline, so we could write lyrics fitting the fantastic narrative and even add a new chapter!”
DIANNE RELEASE NEW SINGLE "FLAMEBORN" FT MARCELA BOVIO
Ex-Xandria frontwoman DIANNE releases her new single “Flameborn” with Marcela Bovio
at her side and a cinematic music video.
“Flameborn” is the fourth single from DIANNE's album ‘Soulward Bound’. The song tells an autobiographical story about the restoration of a lost friendship. “It's dedicated to my dear friend and former Xandria bandmate,” explains DIANNE. Steven Wussow, who also plays bass on the track, adds to the emotional depth of the song.
BREAKING BENJAMIN DEBUT "AWAKEN" SINGLE
“Working on this song has been something new and exciting for all of us I believe” guitarist Jasen Rauch
adds and continues “We’ve been able to explore more of who we are traditionally, while at the same time push boundaries and try things we haven’t done in the past. Musically we’ve tried hard to stay true to what
Breaking Benjamin is, but offer a new take as well.”
ARCH ENEMY SHARE MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE "LIARS & THIEVES"
Swedish metal legends, Arch Enemy, have officially unveiled their latest single, "Liars & Thieves",
from their upcoming album, Blood Dynasty.
Throughout the tour, "Liars & Thieves" has already been performed live, as the band teased the release of the new single on stage. Now, with the release of the digital single, fans worldwide can finally experience the track.
"Our second single from Blood Dynasty is here," says Michael Amott. "'Liars & Thieves' is a fast, heavy-hitting track, with a melody that's been getting stuck in people's heads — don't say I didn't warn you! We've been playing it live recently, and it's been an absolute beast in the pit. Now, it's time to check out the studio cut!"
DREAM THEATER TO RELEASE PARASOMNIA ALBUM IN FEBRUARY
"NIGHT TERROR" SINGLE OUT NOW
An album announcement that is fifteen years in the making, Parasomnia. The album marks the first album featuring the iconic lineup of vocalist James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drummer Mike Portnoy since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings. The news on this latest album comes on the heels of the recent announcement of the tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of the band.
From the opening track “In The Arms Of Morpheus” to the closer of “The Shadow Man Incident,”
Dream Theater returns with a collection of songs that showcase what has earned the band a loyal following for four decades. Clocking in at 71 minutes, Parasomnia takes the listener on a musical journey that has become synonymous with the band since the beginning of their career. Parasomnia is a term for disruptive, sleep-related disturbances including sleepwalking, sleep paralysis, and night terrors. Songs like “A Broken Man,” “Dead Asleep,”
“Midnight Messiah” and “Bend The Clock” all build upon the themes brought on by the album title.
The first single, “Night Terror,” is a musical thrill ride captured in the just shy of ten minutes listening experience.
SERJ TANKIAN RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR "APPROPRIATIONS"
Singer, poet, songwriter, visual artist, film producer, activist and author Serj Tankian, lead singer and lyricist of
SYSTEM OF A DOWN, has released the official music video for "Appropriations". The track is taken from "Foundations", his latest EP of new music, which came out in late September.
MYLES KENNEDY SHARES ANIMATED VIDEO FOR "SAVING FACE"
The song talks about continuing to mark your place in the world today regardless of what others around are doing to drag you down. It is the life lesson that wisdom you gain after being on the planet for a while is every bit as
important as youthful exuberance is.
ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ IN KAT VON D's 'I AM A MACHINE'
Kat Von D has released a new music video for "I Am A Machine", which features ARCH ENEMY vocalist
Alissa White-Gluz, and is included on Kat Von D's just-released album "My Side Of The Mountain".
The music video was directed by Vincente Cordero (JINJER, CRADLE OF FILTH, SUICIDE SILENCE).
Kat Von D says: "I've been such a huge fan of ARCH ENEMY for so long, it's been a dream come true getting to create music with Alissa. I was actually nervous about even asking her to sing on one of my songs, considering I make more dark, electronic music and not metal, but was so happy/relieved when she agreed to be a part of this album. She's one of the most talented friends I have. Getting to record her massive vocal range in person was beyond inspiring."
TIMO TOLKKI FORMER STRATOVARIUS GUITARIST RELEASES "FAUST"
Iconic guitarist and composer, Timo Tolkki, has announced the release of his latest single, “Faust”,
inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s classic work. The track features Jeff Scott Soto (vocals),
Jari Kainulainen (bass), and Peter Dellermann (drums).
The song delves into the eternal dilemma of Faust, a man who sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. The video was directed by Anderson Bellini, the director behind the documentary Andre Matos – Maestro do Rock.
“Musically, I tried to create something a bit more modern, with a lot of detail in the track, especially when listened to with headphones,” Tolkki explains. “I think it features some of the best guitar work I’ve been able to record in years.
I felt deeply inspired while composing and recording Classical Variations and Themes 2: Ultima Thule.
Nearly the entire album was composed in a place 40 km outside Helsinki, Finland’s capital, where I spent about a month and a half in a cabin in the middle of a beautiful nature.”
LACUNA COIL TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM IN FEBRUARY + NEW SINGLE OUT!
Italian metal titans, Lacuna Coil, announce their 10th studio album Sleepless Empire - their first collection of new songs since 2019's Black Anima - with their new single "Oxygen".
Cristina Scabbia commented on the track and her experience filming the video: "'Oxygen' is a powerful exploration of emotional struggle and inner conflict. The lyrics convey a sense of drowning in a toxic environment, both literally (in the video) and metaphorically, where attempts at salvation, represented by 'oxygen' are somehow futile. This song encapsulates the feeling of struggling to break free from what holds us down, when the journey is filled with difficulty. It's a raw anthem of vulnerability, resilience, and the courage to face what seems insurmountable. Having to stay in the water for so many hours during the video shoot was cathartic for me, the realisation that the pleasant sensation of floating could in an instant become dangerous and deadly if I wasn't careful was very fitting with the song's theme."
SERJ TANKIAN RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR "CARTOON BUYER"
Singer, poet, songwriter, visual artist, film producer, activist and author Serj Tankian, lead singer and lyricist
of SYSTEM OF A DOWN, has just released "Foundations", his EP of new music. Serj has also debuted the new video for the song "Cartoon Buyer" which begins with hushed, folk tones of Serj playing acoustic guitar, gradually building in intensity before exploding in sonic and spiritual catharsis.
"Foundations" mines music and lyrics from previous decades and reframes them in a hard-hitting, intensely focused collection. Like all of Tankian's work, the five songs that comprise "Foundations" encompass a wide range of sounds and styles. It is music that traverses multiple eras and vast swaths of emotions. It is also very much a rock album — "music of rebellion," says Tankian.
MARILYN MANSON ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM,
ONE ASSASSINATION UNDER GOD - CHAPTER 1
One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1, the 12th album by Marilyn Manson, will be released worldwide on November 22. With the announcement comes Manson's latest single, "Sacrilegious", video directed by Bill Yukich.
AMARANTHE DEBUT NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR "INTERFERENCE"
Sweden's Amaranthe have released their brand new music video for "Interference."
Amaranthe released their new album, The Catalyst, in February 2024.
The band comments: “We have been loving to perform The Catalyst songs for you all over the world in the last six months since the release, and it has truly been an incredible journey! This music video of 'Interference' shot at the legendary O13 Poppodium in Tilburg, Netherlands, perfectly captures the atmosphere you guys created together with us, and we are now very excited indeed to share it with all of you! We cannot wait to reconnect with you, our wonderful fans, and conjure up more of this magic together!”
THE CURE - FIRST ALBUM IN 16 YEARS + NEW SONG "ALONE"
The Cure have shared new song “Alone,” and, with it, confirmation that their first album in 16 years,
Songs of a Lost World, will arrive on November 1. Robert Smith produced the long-teased album with Paul Corkett
at Rockfield Studios in Wales.
“Alone,” said Robert Smith in a press release, is “the track that unlocked the record; as soon as we had that piece of music recorded I knew it was the opening song, and I felt the whole album come into focus. I had been struggling to find the right opening line for the right opening song for a while, working with the simple idea of ‘being alone’, always in the back of my mind this nagging feeling that I already knew what the opening line should be… as soon as we finished recording I remembered the poem ‘Dregs’ by the English poet Ernest Dowson…
and that was the moment when I knew the song—and the album—were real.”
