"A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh" is a tune on the fifth studio album "Monotheist" by the Swiss extreme metal band CELTIC FROST. The album was released in May 2006 and was the first new recording released by the band in sixteen years. Upon its release, the album was met with critical acclaim.
The work for the project had been ongoing since 2000. The first recording sessions for the album started in late October 2002. The band consisted of founding members Martin Eric Ain (bass/vocals) and Tom Gabriel Fischer (voice/guitars/keyboards), along with guitarist/producer Erol Unala, Fischer's long-time songwriting partner. Unala became an increasingly significant part of CELTIC FROST during the songwriting. The music is melded elements from doom metal to gothic metal to symphonic metal.
A video was made for the song "A Dying God Coming into Human Flesh", see it below and enjoy today's tune.
British doom metal veterans MY DYING BRIDE did release their new studio album, "The Ghost Of Orion", on March 6 via Nuclear Blast. An album that I haven't added so much time yet, soon I hope as the single sounds really good.
The cover artwork for "The Ghost Of Orion" was created by artist Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, ICED EARTH, SODOM).
MY DYING BRIDE are an English doom metal band formed in Bradford. Since their inception in 1990, The band has released thirteen full-length studio albums, three EPs, one demo, one box set, four compilation albums, one live album, and one live CD/DVD release.
Along with ANATHEMA and PARADISE LOST, MY DYING BRIDE were a forerunner of the death-doom metal and gothic metal genres during the early 1990s. The band is considered part of the "Peaceville Three" as all three bands were signed to Peaceville Records at the time.
Featuring:
Aaron Stainthorpe - Vocals
Andrew Craighan - Guitar
Shaun MacGowan - Keys - Violin
Lena Abe - Bass Guitar
Jeff Singer - Drums
Neil Blanchett - Guitar
Special appearance Jo Quail - Cello
Today's tune "Your Broken Shore" is taken from the album "The Ghost Of Orion", "Your Broken Shore" is the first song from MY DYING BRIDE for five years that comes laced with passion, power and their unyielding desire to create the most thoughtful and heavy music possible. Enjoy!
Monday, it's time to introduce "Record Of The Week".
"Obsidian" is the sixteenth studio album from Halifax’s finest gothic metal band PARADISE LOST. It was released on 15 May 2020 via Nuclear Blast.
Over the past 32 years, PARADISE LOST have never got stuck in one genre, always developed and willingness to try a different path without taking an excessive step to finally lose themselves in something unknown that they do not master, they have somehow always sounded like PARADISE LOST.
With the new album PARADISE LOST continues to keep the excellent shape and form they have mastered on the last two records while the reaches out to the past and bring on plenty of gothic roots that they first got recon with, here they mix it up with heavier and doomier roots stuff, with sprinkles of progginess and dark melodicism.
"Obsidian" is an excellent album release, all from the elegant and emotionally crushing opener "Darker Thoughts", followed on the same path in "Fall From Grace" to the more gothic dreamy "Ghosts" is real swing filler, until it's time for the album to really get going with more heavy and doomier riffage and tormented solos in tunes like "The Devil Embraced", "Serenity" and the doomy "Forsaken". There are a few other dark beauty's like the "Ending Days" with an excellent performance of the drummer Waltteri Väyrynen and the melancholy gothic piece "Hope Dies Young". There are two bonus tunes on the deluxe version, "Hear The Night" and "Defiler", both are slightly weaker tunes comparing to the rest of the album. The band sounds really good and continue to impress, yes, they shake hands with classic bands like THE SISTERS OF MERCY and MISSION as an influence to their own creation to make it surprisingly refreshing and it's a pure pleasure to spin this album, it's damn good and deserves to be played.
Sum: "Obsidian" is a new quality release by PARADISE LOST
Today's tune "Ghosts", taken from "Obsidian", enjoy!
"Fall From Grace" is the first taste and single from the new and upcoming sixteenth album "Obsidian" with PARADISE LOST, set to be released on May 15th via Nuclear Blast!
Formed in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in 1988, PARADISE LOST were unlikely candidates for metal glory when they slithered from the shadows and infiltrated the UK underground. But not content with spawning an entire subgenre with early death/doom masterpiece Gothic nor with conquering the metal mainstream with the balls-out power of 1995’s "Draconian Times", they have subsequently traversed multiple genre boundaries with skill and grace, evolving through the pitch-black alt-rock mastery of ‘90s classics One Second and Host to the muscular but ornate grandeur of 2009’s "Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us" and "Tragic Idol" (2012), with the nonchalant finesse of grandmasters. The band’s last two albums - "The Plague Within" (2015) and "Medusa" (2017) – saw a much-celebrated return to brutal, old school thinking, via two crushing monoliths to slow-motion death and spiritual defeat. Consistently hailed as one of metal’s most charismatic live bands, PARADISE LOST arrive in this new decade as veterans, legends and revered figureheads for several generations of gloomy metalheads.
Nick Holmes states: "This is a song about struggling through difficult times, and a point-blank refusal to accept that the end is within range."
Guitarist Greg Mackintosh adds: "The first song was written for 'Obsidian' so probably one of the closest in style to the previous album 'Medusa'.
It has quite a few different elements to it but is essentially a classic PL song. Doom laden, but hopefully heartfelt and subtle in places."
As they march through their fourth decade as a band, PARADISE LOST sounds more potent or unified in their determination to bring the darkness to life.
Today's tune "Fall From Grace" taken from the upcoming album "Obsidian", enjoy!
Monday new week, time to introduce "Record Of The Week".
Then it was time for a record that has been on my shopping list for about half a year, a brave attempt was made last fall but unfortunately got the answer after a long wait, it was out of stock. But now it is finally on its way and hopes it rolls in nicely next week. I'm talking about the Portland, Oregon based five-piece Goth rockers IDLE HANDS latest release "Mana", I record that I have been played on Spotify a lot during a long time and have been starting to write a review, but you know how things can be, easily left aside for something else that's hot in mind.
IDLE HANDS was formed 2017 by the main man Gabriel Franco (vocals), after leaving his former band SPELLCASTER, IDLE HANDS plays an interesting mix of Goth Rock and Heavy Metal, It's like a lovely mix of THE MISSION, THE CURE, and IRON MAIDEN. The Gothic aesthetics have been enjoying a glorious comeback in the world of rock music and metal.
"Mana" is a very well made album, catchy tunes that get stuck right on the forehead like a piece of Gaffa tape. The album contains many excellent tunes, like the killer opening track "Nightfall" which sets the barrier for the rest of the album already after a few winks. The tune is a catchy piece about the ghouls lurking in the night during the Devils time. Gabriel Franco's vocals are just brilliant and very charming, resolute and leading throughout the record. The musicians Sebastian Silva doing a great job on the guitar together with Franco. Brandon Hill on the bass keeps a steady and well-executed bassline and works well with the drummer Colin Vranizan who plays catchy and tight. Thundering guitars open up "Cosmic Overdrive", another upbeat piece with exciting fills a little here and there that makes this tune a remembered one. Same goes with the upbeat tune "Give Me To The Night", heavy guitars and a catchy chorus. Regarding the catchy tunes, there is serval like "Blade And The Will", the suicide piece "Double Negative" or the dreamy "Dragon, Why Do You Cry", what do you dream about? I dream about Dragons! "Don’t Waste Your Time" is a downtempo tune with a nice harmony with an accelerating end. "It’ll Be Over Before You Know It" its a slow and stripped down piece that shows the emotional side of the band, beautiful guitar work. "A Single Solemn Rose" is another great tune that flows forward in a great tempo and states that you should be careful what you wish for, you never know if it will come true. The album closes with title tune "Mana", a personal piece rounds this superb debut. Excellent compositions that feel very natural and partly really epic at times and if I would have own the psychical album when the year was summarized this would be the best debut of 2019. The future looks really bright for this band and I'm really looking forward to the next release.
Sum: "Mana" is a really exciting and impressive debut.
Line-up
Gabriel Franco – Vocals/Guitar
Sebastian Silva – Guitar
Brandon Hill – Bass
Colin Vranizan – Drums
Today's tune "A Single Solemn Rose" is taken from "Mana", enjoy!
Valentines day, a day when you date your sweetheart, give her flowers, buy her a gift, diamond ring, chocolate and dinner.
I have booked table at a very good restaurant where we will spend this evening, eating good food, drink something really good and keep the romance at the top :)
Todays't tune “Love You to Death” is a tune by TYPE O NEGATIVE, With lyrics about a man trying to prove himself as a worthy lover, the late Peter Steele wrote many dark songs with themes of romance, depression and death, leading the band to be nicknamed “The Drab Four.”
The tune is taken from the fourth studio album "October Rust". It was released in 1996. The album has more ballads and less of the doom metal sound of previous or subsequent albums. It also features a much heavier cover of Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl."
It is the first of the band's albums with a "joke intro"; in this case, the intro, "Bad Ground", is 38 seconds of low-level buzzing, meant to sound as if the listener's speakers are incorrectly plugged in. The second and fifteenth tracks are humorous untitled intros and outros to the album, respectively, with the band downplaying the recording of the album. Another production technique employed on the album is the use of very abrupt endings and segues to a few of the songs, like "Green Man", "Red Water" and "Haunted".
Now returning with opus number fourteen “The Plague Within”, PARADISE LOST are once again refining the chemical equation to their sonic alchemy with the kind of creative invincibility few can deliver, this can clearly be heard on the first single and video "Beneath Broken Earth". Really looking forward to spin “The Plague Within” on the turntable soon, with the first taste it sounds really good (:, the album is produced by Jaime Gomez Arellano (GHOST BC, ULVER, CATHEDRAL) and visually rounded-off by art courtesy of Zbigniew M. Bielak (WATAIN; BEHEMOTH).
PARADISE LOST are a gothic metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England and are considered by some to be one of the pioneers of the gothic metal genre. PARADISE LOST has proven to be an influential band, with Jonas Renkse of KATATONIA saying that his band started off "as PARADISE LOST fanboys".
Their line-up has remained stable for such a long-standing heavy metal band, consisting of singer Nick Holmes, guitarists Greg Mackintosh and Aaron Aedy, and bassist Steve Edmondson. Holmes and Mackintosh are the principal composers, with almost all of the band's songs credited to them. During the years, the band has only changed drummers.
Speaking to Rock Sins, Nick Holmes stated that the new album would have elements of all previous Paradise Lost material including a return to the death/doom of their early output, stating that "there’s some songs that could’ve been written in 1989, a couple of really old school doom/death songs which are gonna surprise a couple of people when they hear it".
The Artwork is done by the Polish illustrator Zbigniew M.
Bielak
Born in 1980 in Cracow, Zbigniew M.
Bielak is a Polish artist and architect, best known in the musical
realm for his record cover illustrations, which among others include
meticulously handcrafted artworks of WATAIN, GHOST, VADER or ABSU
albums.
Paralelly to that his artistic output is mostly focused on
encyclopaedic, archaeologic and architectural illustration, and has
crossed multiple mediums within art including drawing, oil and acrylic
painting or serigraphy, with the pursuit of historical coherence and
attention to detail being clearly focal points of his varied stylistic
leanings.
Todays tune "Beneath Broken Earth" is the first taste of the upcoming album "The Plague Within"
Tiamat is a metal band that formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1987.
The latest and tenth album is an atmospheric and dark jewel! "The Scarred People" presents the band in absolute top form! Mainly based in hypnotic mid-tempo, the songs combine elements from the legendary first albums and the latest long-players in the impressive Tiamat discography and offer brilliant Dark Gothic Metal, full of emotion and melody. "The Scarred People" was recorded at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany with producer Siggi Bemm. The CD cover artwork, which was created by Tiamat mainman Johan Edlund.
Todays tune "384" is taken from the tenth studio album "The Scarred People". The album was released on November 2, 2012 through Napalm Records in digital download, CD and limited edition vinyl formats. The video was directed by Ioanna Lampropoulou.
In a recent intervie with Metal Underground, Edlund stated about the musican direction of "The Scarred People":
"We're happy being Tiamat; that's the only label we put on ourselves. In fact, Tiamat is by far our own biggest influence. We often quote ourselves, what we've done in the past, when needed in the studio. There are a lot of elements both in the music and in the lyrics that we have developed over the years that feel genuinely Tiamat, be it a clean electric guitar sound, a special way of drum patterns, certain ways to express lyrics. We often go back there and sample ourselves, so to speak."
Lacuna Coil will release an album on the 24 of January, its called "Trip The Darkness", its their 6th album.
Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes since being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal and was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music. Vocalist Andrea Ferro and bassist/composer Marco Coti Zelati was the 2 that formed the group.
This photo is taken by Rudy De Doncker.
The setup looks like this: Cristina Scabbia on vocals, primary lyricist Andrea Ferro on vocals Cristiano "Pizza" Migliore — guitar Marco "Maus" Biazzi on guitar Marco Coti Zelati on bass guitar, keyboards, primary composer Cristiano "Criz" Mozzati on drums, percussion
This is their tour dates:
GIGANTOUR 2012 - @ USA - CANADA
Gigantour 2012 dates:
Jan. 26 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
Jan. 27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Jan. 28 - New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden
Jan. 29 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena
Jan. 31 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live (Headliner Show)
Feb. 01 - Glens Falls, NY - Glens Falls Civic Center
Feb. 02 - Quebec City, QC - Colisee Pepsi Arena
Feb. 03 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
Feb. 05 - Kingston, ON - K-Rock Centre
Feb. 07 - Oshawa, ON - General Motors Centre
Feb. 08 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
Feb. 09 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
Feb. 10 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
Feb. 12 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
Feb. 13 - Des Moines, IA - People\'s Court (Headliner Show)
Feb. 14 - St. Paul, MN - Myth
Feb. 16 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Park
Feb. 17 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
Feb. 18 - Calgary, AB - Big 4 Building
Feb. 20 - Abbotsford, BC - Abbotsford Ent & Sports Centre
Feb. 21 - Kent, WA - Showare Center
Feb. 23 - San Jose, CA - Events Center
Feb. 24 - Universal City, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
Feb. 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
Feb. 26 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum
Feb. 28 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
South America - @
Saturday, March 31st- Sao Paulo, Brazil- Espaco Lux
Sunday, April 1st- Curitiba, Brazil- Curitiba Master Hall
Monday, April 2nd Buenos Aires, Argentina- Microestadio Malvinas Argentinas
Wednesday, April 4th- Santiago, Chile- Teatro Caupolican
Ah well, Enjoy Folks!
Cheers, Thetania
The tune ive choosed from the upcomming album "Trip the Darkness" with the same name. The song was written by Lacuna Coil, while production of the song was handled by Don Gilmore.
Couple of nights ago Within Temptation came to Arenan Fryshuset and Stockholm Sweden.
The sound was for once quite good, dont like the sound in there.
The show was very mighty and filled with good tunes.
Sharon and her crew was in fantastic form.
She brought with her a Swedish guitar man Stefan Helleblad he was quite good :)
Here is some photos from the gig.
Here is the setlist.
They released their fifth album in March 2011 Totd have had the track "Faster" b4.
Members:
Sharon den Adel on lead vocals
Robert Westerholt on rhythm guitar, grunts (Studio Only)
Jeroen van Veen on bass guitar
Ruud Jolie on lead guitar
Martijn Spierenburg on keyboards
Mike Coolen on drums
Live members:Stefan Helleblad - Rhythm Guitar (Live Only)
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