The American musician John Mellencamp, known as the singer-songwriter, painter, actor, and film director. He is also known for his catchy brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. John Mellencamp has released a new single, "Chasing Rainbows," of the upcoming release "Strictly A One-Eyed Jack" January 21, 2022
The album features the previously released Bruce Springsteen duet “Wasted Days.”, he also appears on two other tracks "Did You Say Such a Thing" and "A Life Full of Rain".
Mellencamp, 70, lives in Bloomington, Indiana, and is currently working on the release of his 25th album, for which he debuted a sample of the song “I Always Lie to Strangers,” earlier this year. Taking a tone similar to that of his pensive new album are his oil paintings, for which he enlists a moody color palette and unsmiling subjects who portray sunken eyes and haunting stares. Mellencamp, who is of German descent, is drawn to a style consistent with early 20th-century German expressionism, which he taps into to manifest his artistic interpretation of both beauty and pain.
Official plans have yet to be confirmed, but Mellencamp aims to resume touring sometime next year. He confirms that he'll skip large arenas and stick to a consolidated schedule.
Today's tune "Chasing Rainbows" is the next track from the upcoming album, enjoy!
Drum and guitar duo VOLGA, Erik Gille and Felix Pietucha, based in Stockholm. With the DIY releases of singles "On My Own", "Don't Wanna Know", "Shame" and "In The Blanks", VOLGA have paved way for the debut album "Dead Man's Hand" (released on July 5th 2019), fully presenting what has surprised audiences around Sweden since 2016. Often asked the question how such a sound is possible from a band with only two members, their live performance truly impact the viewer.
The music is blues-rock with a grungy vibe, reminds me of JOHNOSSI, but with more blues and soul. Check out today's tune and you will fall off your chair.
A physical release on "Dead Man's Hand" is on the way, something I really looking forward to.
VOLGA's music has been featured in two commercials for Marshall, and in playlists on Spotify. The album art is done by magic Robin Gnista.
Today's tune "Sister" is taken from the debut album "Dead Man's Hand", released on 5th July 2019. The Video is recorded live in April 2019 in Studio Grottan at Södermalm in Stockholm.
"Sister" was released on VOLGA´s album "Dead Man's Hand" on 5th July 2019.
Time to sumuraize the festival with some pictures and a majestic cathedral of sound. That’s what many people associate with SPIRITUALIZED. Or, as bandleader Jason Pierce put it to New York Times last year when describing the latest album "And Nothing Hurt": “My original line, on the top of the recording list, was that it would sound like something that came from Columbia studios, but broadcast from a satellite.” There’s more to it though. For example, an almost reckless dedication, a deep understanding of music history that goes way beyond rock, affectionate songwriting and, of course, an unmistakable sense of space.
In 1992 SPIRITUALIZED, formed as an off-shot from SPACEMEN 3, released their debut album "Lazer Guided Melodies". In a review Melody Maker wrote: “The sound of heaven … at times, SPIRITUALIZED are making 21st Century gospel.” Seven more albums have followed, including 1997 classic "Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" where they collaborated with The London Community Gospel Choir and New Orleans voodoo funk maestro Dr. John.
Spiritualized did perform at 20.20 on Linné, Thursday Aug 8.
Here are some pictures from the festival, enjoy!
Boneyard Hawaii Party
Flamingo Stage
Idles live at Linné
Site Team
Daniel Norgren
Pharoah Sanders
Khruangbin
Erykah Badu
V**gra Boys
The Cure
The Cure
Confetti
Héloïse Letissier of Christine and the Queens
Pyro
Solange
Erykah Badu
Fence Cover Balans
Love
Palm Beer
Art
Art
Today's tune "I Think I'm In Love" live at Metro Theatre in Sydney on 16 January 2009, the tune is taken from the third studio album "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space", released on 16 June 1997. The album features guest appearances from the Balanescu Quartet, The London Community Gospel Choir and Dr. John. The album's title is from the philosophical novel Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, the context being:
Only philosophers embark on this perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence. Some of them fall off, but others cling on desperately and yell at the people nestling deep in the snug softness, stuffing themselves with delicious food and drink. 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' they yell, 'we are floating in space!' But none of the people down there care.
That's part of the lyrics of the poem of the Sunday classic.
"Into the Pandemonium" is the third studio album by Swiss extreme metal band CELTIC FROST, released in 1987. The album is more varied than CELTIC FROSTs past LPs, with unlikely covers (Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio"), emotionally charged love songs, the album's recurring industrial-influenced rhythmic songs of demons and destruction, traditional FROST-styled songs about dreams and fear, and a dark, classical piece with female vocals.
Some of the lyrics are silently borrowed from other sources. For example, significant portions of Inner Sanctum are directly quoted from Emily Brontë poems, while the lyrics to "Tristesses de la lune" are borrowed from the poem of the same name in Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal. The lyrics to "Sorrows of the Moon" are an English translation of the same.
The cover image is a detail from the right (Hell) panel of The Garden of Earthly Delights, a triptych painted in 1504 by Hieronymus Bosch, now part of the permanent collection at the Prado in Madrid.
Enjoy today's classic "Tristesses De La Lune", that is a classical composition sung in French by a female vocalist, who I don't know, couldn't find anything about it, does anyone know, please tell me.
The theatrical Swedish metal outfit GHOST have officially announced their fourth sacred psalm "Prequelle", the follow-up to 2015's "Meliora", is set to be released on June 1st via Loma Vista Recordings, see the pre-order details below.
This also marks the inaugural appearance of Cardinal Copia, the band's latest frontman appointed earlier this month. A brand new tune with a Roboshobo-directed music video for "Prequelle's" lead single, "Rats", see it below.
The "Prequelles" sinister artwork done by Zbigniew Bielak.
The Ultimate Prequelle Offering. Includes all limited edition music configurations and merchandise available exclusively in the Ghost Shop:
Limited Edition 3D Cover Red Smoke Colored Vinyl w/ 7”
feat two bonus tracks (“It’s A Sin” /“Avalanche”) w/ pullout poster
Prequelle Cassette Tape.
Prequelle 8-Track Cartridge.
Rats 7” Die Cut Picturedisc.
Plague Mask.
“Possession" Enamel Pin.
Red Prequelle Tote.
Musical Eucharist Traveler / Pillbox (plays“Rats” clip upon opening).
Ghost Wordplay Magnet Set.
Prequelle Raglan.
Limited Edition 13x19 Gold Foil Poster on 14lb card stock.
"Beelzebub Ball" (magic 8-ball).
There will be some cool colors released in Sweden,.check it out here!
Today's tune "Rats", taken from the upcoming fourth sacred psalm "Prequelle". The clip, which nods to everything from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Singing in the Rain, sees Cardinal Copia dancing in the streets of a bloody post-apocalyptic urban wasteland.
Monday, new week, time to introduce "Record Of The Week".
"Eternal Rituals for the Accretion of Light" is the latest release by the Boston anthemic post punk/post metal band JUNIUS.
This is the third full-length album, it's also the final part of this trilogy of conceptual albums composed by "The Martyrdom Of A Catastrophist", "Reports From The Threshold Of Death" and now 6 years later "Eternal Rituals For The Accretion Of Light".
With "Eternal Rituals for the Accretion of Light" does JUNIUS reaches new levels. The band has never sounded heavier, direct or more progressive than on the new record. Post metal with a symphonic and progressive hand shake, magnificent soundscapes with big triumphs and dark melancholy. Dreams and spirituality is the main theme. Every tune is its own chapter from this musical book. Experimenting with the musical building blocks makes this album captivating and very addictive. The album opens with the grandios piece "March of the Samsara", a powerful progressive tune with massive and hard riffs around a soft post vocals. The celestial "Beyond the Pale Society" is JUNIUS at their heaviest, very powerful and high intensity that continue on the "Mass for Metaphysicians" and the protest tune "Clean the Beast", where both are hypnotically heavy and hard to sit still to. The more movie serie like tune "The Queen’s Constellation", were the tripping keys starts up the engine of the song. To the more chanting tune "Telepaths and Pyramids" with it's Ghosts vibe. "Masquerade in Veils" is a more electronic piece, with darker vocals, almost like Johnny Cash. "Heresy of the Free Spirit" have a eastern vibe with heavy riffing. The album ends with the epic "Black Sarcophagus", a real masterpiece indeed.
Sum: With such a varied musical story and diverse lyrics and vocal styles makes this album really worth your time. But beware, you will play this album more than one time.
The record also featuring a stunning packaging by Drew Speziale (CIRCLE TAKES THE SQUARE), Comes as a single LP, heavy stock, custom die-cut gatefold cover with metallic gold line work throughout the art and 4 panel insert. A must have item :) It's not only the cover that is excellent art, the hole package of the songs make this pure and beautiful art.
JUNIUS consist of:
Bassist Joel Munguia, Drummer Dana Filloon and Vocalist/Guitarist/Dreamweaver Joseph Martinez
Today's tune is the anti political piece "Clean The Beast", enjoy!
Catania based death-on-ten-legs HAUNTED manifest themselves in 2015, when gathered to came out in the wash their slow sub- sabbathian dirge occultish terror.
The banshees released their debut self titled full-length album in Digital and Digipack formats via TWIN EARTH RECORDS on August, 31st 2016. Two month later the Vinyl version got printed and released in two colored versions. Distributed worldwide the 31st October, 2016. Recorded & Mixed by Carlo Longo at NuevArte Studio, Catania, IT. Mastered by James Plotkin at Plotkinworks, Bethlehem, PA, June 2016. Artwork & Layout by Sandro Di Girolam. The albums music is a kind of ritualistic doom, characterized by long tracks, unmistakable B-movie horror vibe, churning heaviness and ethereal vocals.
HAUNTED is the soundtrack to your dark summoning ritual. All you have to do is draw yourself a pentagram and make sure the cameras are rolling. Don’t forget the candles."
HAUNTED Is:
Francesco Bauso: Guitars
Cristina Chimirri: Vocals
Valerio Cimino: Drums
Francesco Orlando: Guitars
Frank Tudisco: Bass
Today's tune "Watchtower" is an heavy, slow and deep piece of pagan distorted rock. A thick fog of bass lines and heavy smoky guitar riffs with poems/chants of Cristina Chimirri. Enjoy!
Monday, new week, time to present "Record Of The Week"
"Deep Calleth Upon Deep" is the ninth opus by the Norwegian black metal duo SATYRICON.
The career path of band has been far and wide thru the years. Something that I always have seen as a positive thing and "Deep Calleth Upon Deep" is the next step in development, one that has become more mature and thoughtful. The album is well crafted and excellent executed album, even if the guys made a bold decision to step outside the comfort zone for most metal fans I almost sure that most of them will love this. “This is a new beginning, a new chapter. The rules of the game have changed.”
"Deep Calleth Upon Deep" is an emotionally and deep album, it oozes with sorrow, death and deeply hided aggression. The first tune that get's some air when the clear vinyl takes a spin is "Midnight Serpent", a heavy and fast piece in a more typical SATYRICON manners. Satyr spits and sputters and Forst moves forward like a maniac snowplow through the night and shows that he still can play the drums! "Blood Cracks Open the Ground" keeps the pace but takes a new turn with a progressive metal approach and where Frost get's to be in the center with his furious drumming, hell yeah the tune swings great. The title tune "Deep Calleth Upon Deep" is deep, black and heavy as we want it. "The Ghost Of Rome" is like a melodic explosion of black metal and progressive metal, suprb tune that will be glommed to your head forever! The frosty "To Your Brethren In The Dark" is the first single and today's tune, where the black metal hymns reminds us of the past. The wonderfully melodic monotonous sound lifts this tune to a new level and is one of the highlights on the album along with the gorgeous black metal masterpiece "Black Wings and Withering Gloom" that reflects the history of the band in a magical way. "Dissonant" does the band dip there black metal toes in a avant garde jazz territory and somehow they manage to keep the focus and creativity high and interesting. "Burial Rite" closes up the album with an progressive battery of constrained fury, repetitive riffing and heavy drumming.
The masters Satyr and Frost possess knowledge of deep truth and reality behind the darkest art of metal and have created an excellent album, don't miss it.
Recorded in Oslo, Norway and Vancouver, Canada, during the early months of 2017 and mixed in collaboration with esteemed studio guru Mike Fraser (who previously worked with the band on Now, Diabolical in 2006) . The front cover is an obscure drawing from 1898 by perhaps the greatest Norwegian artist of all time, Edvard Munch.
Today's tune "To Your Brethren In The Dark" is taken from "Deep Calleth Upon Deep". Video is Directed by LABAN, Featuring Tonya Cornelisse, Jesse Hotchkiss, Shawn Kathryn Kane, Diana Wyenn, Cameraman and Drone Operator: Jeff Morris, Editor: Brandon M. Kelly, Production Company: Plain Wood Productions.
BIRDS THAT CHANGE COLOUR is an Belgian psychadelic folk band that will put a spell on you with it
The band was formed by Singer-songwriter-guitarist Koen Kohlbacher.
In 2007 he teamed up with drummer Dave Schroyen and bass player- producer Christophe Albertijn.
This is for fans of Bert Janch, Pentangle, Renaissance etc.
Artwork by Maarten Donders.
Today's tune "My Love" is taken from the album "On Recording Birds". This session was recorded at Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, The Netherlands on January 15, 2015.
The Swedish rockers DEAD LORDs third studio album, "In Ignorance We Trust", is scheduled to be released on August 25th via Century Media Records.
DEAD LORD say’s on their social media:
"We're proud to bring you the audio-phonic motion picture snippet of "Too Late"! We're very excited about having Swedish super celebrity comedian Nour El Refai starring in our music video, as well as some other faces you might recognise. Being late is something we in Dead Lord are very familiar with, and therefore it became the main theme of the video! It's fab, it's hip to the whole scene, it's thrilling, it's everything you ever wanted and more! We give you: "Too Late"!"
DEAD LORDs Hakim Krim, who designed the artwork for "In Ignorance We Trust", commented on the cover as follows: "This album is a buffet filled with goodness-oozing nuggets of facemeltivity. What better way to top it off, than with some flamed fruit for dessert? Cheers!”
Pre-order the album, which was recorded with Ola Ersfjord at Cuervo Recording Service in Madrid, Spain, in the format of your choice, at this location. You can chose between he regular jewelcase version, the limited Digipak version (with bonus material and patch), the LP version (180 gram vinyl, special vinyl mastering, inlay and double-sided poster) or the digital download.
The LP version is offered in the following vinyl colours:
- Black vinyl: unlimited
- Transparent-magenta vinyl: limited to 100 copies, exclusively available at CM Distro
- Petrol-green vinyl: limited to 200 copies, available at various online stores
- Mint-coloured vinyl: limited to 200 copies, exclusively sold by the band
- Orange vinyl: limited to 200 copies, exclusively available at EMP and Nuclear Blast
Today’s tune is the brand new second single "Too Late”, check out the pretty damn cool video. The tune is taken from the upcoming album "In Ignorance We Trust“ Out: August 25th! Director: Hakim Krim and Producer: Döde Herr
In order to promote the hell out of "In Ignorance We Trust", DEAD LORD have not only just announced a headlining release tour supported by NIGHT, but they will also support the great IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC in November. Make sure to catch DEAD LORD on the road right now too....
DEAD LORD - Live 2017:
FR 11.08.2017 Hinterschmiding (Germany) - Fast Open Air
SA 12.08.2017 Königs Wusterhausen (Germany) - Bergfunk Open Air [early show!]
SA 12.08.2017 Plattenburg (Germany) - Aqua Maria Summer Festival
DEAD LORD - "In Ignorance We Trust" Release Tour 2017
WE 30.08.2017 Hamburg (Germany) - Bambi Galore + Night
TH 31.08.2017 Dresden (Germany) - Scheune + Night
FR 01.09.2017 Würzburg (Germany) - Immerhin + Night
SA 02.09.2017 Vienna (Austria) - Das Bach + Night
SU 03.09.2017 Milano (Italy) - TBA + Night
MO 04.09.2017 Frankfurt (Germany) - Das Bett + Night
TU 05.09.2017 TBA
WE 06.09.2017 Lausanne (Switzerland) - Le Cave Du Bleu Lezard + Night
TH 07.09.2017 Köln (Germany) - Underground + Night
FR 08.09.2017 Roeselare (Belgium) - De Verlichte Geest + Night
SA 09.09.2017 Raismes (France) - Raismes Fest + many others (Without Night)
SU 10.09.2017 Nijmegen (The Netherlands) - Doornroosje + Supersuckers & Night
TH 16.11.2017 Leipzig (Germany) - Werk 2
IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC & DEAD LORD - European Tour 2017:
FR 17.11.2017 Berlin (Germany) - Lido
SA 18.11.2017 Eindhoven (The Netherlands) - Helldorado Festival
SU 19.11.2017 Salzburg (Austria) - Rockhouse
MO 20.11.2017 München (Germany) - Backstage
TU 21.11.2017 Nürnberg (Germany) - Der Cult
WE 22.11.2017 Winterthur (Switzerland) - Gaswerk
TH 23.11.2017 Pratteln (Switzerland) - Z7
FR 24.11.2017 Weinheim (Germany) - Café Central
SA 25.11.2017 Bochum (Germany) - Rockpalast
SU 26.11.2017 Hamburg (Germany) - Hafenklang
