Thursday, May 29, 2014

Monday, May 26, 2014

Shattered Hope co-operated with House of Ashes Production | Сотруднечество Shattered Hope и House of Ashes Production

[lang_eng]With great satisfaction Shattered Hope announce co-operation with House of Ashes Production!!
House of Ashes was responsible for Shattered Hope’s first gig in Italy on May 2013. A great gig perfectly organized!! Since then, this promising and respectable production grew really fast, and from now on will be responsible for band’s international booking and management.

A new chapter begins for Shattered Hope and House of Ashes.
Cheers!!

House of Ashes official website: http://www.houseofashes.com/main/
House of Ashes facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/House-Of-Ashes-Prod/435259089879159?ref=br_tf[/lang_eng][lang_rus]С большой радостью Shattered Hope объявляет о своем сотрудничестве с House of Ashes Production!!
House of Ashes были ответственны за первый концерт в Италии в мае 2013 года. Это был отличный, прекрасно организованный концерт, с тех пор многообещающее сотрудничество укреплялось. И теперь эта организация будет отвечать за дальнейшие туры группы.

Новая глава Shatterd Hope и House of Ashes Production начинается!

House of Ashes official website: http://www.houseofashes.com/main/
House of Ashes facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/House-Of-Ashes-Prod/435259089879159?ref=br_tf[/lang_rus]

Sunday, May 18, 2014

BMM. 067-14 Narrow House – Thanathonaut

Format: CD
Release Date: 19.05.2014
Country: Ukraine
Genre: Dark Metal / Doom Death

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The second album from the extraordinary Ukrainian band which started its way from the experiments with funeral doom metal and received a unique for the local scene musical and psychological experience. This time Narrow House goes for fusion of different subgenres of doom metal and other musical styles. Living choirs, saxophone, cello and contrabass were employed for "Thanathonaut" recording bringing individual sound and uniqueness to Narrow House music. The main theme of the album is war and nuclear weapons; otherwise the work continues the study of man inner world and its self-destruction which has been started earlier. The cover to symphonic doom death metal band Virgin Black with Russian lyrics presented in the album is also worth mentioning.
Recording and mastering of the album were performed at the studio of famous sound producer Max Morton who also appeared as guest musician with bass parties. Another guest musician is a vocalist of Ukrainian band I Miss My Death. The album artwork is crafted by French photographer and artist Christophe Dessaigne whose works appear on covers of books by Stephen King, Agatha Christie, Margaret Atwood and other famous writers.
To conclude, «Thanathonaut» is a solid conceptual material with original appearance distinguishing the band Narrow House among others at the CIS metal scene.

Tracklist:
1. Crossroads
2. The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life
3. Furious Thoughts Of Tranquility
4. The Midwife To Sorrows
5. Thanathonaut
6. A Sad Scream Of Silver
7. Crushing The Old Empire
8. The Last Retreat
9. Doom Over Valiria
10. Vozrozhdenie

Sunday, May 4, 2014

SP. 088-14 Doom:VS – Earthless

Format: DigiCD, CD
Release Date: 05.05.2014
Country: Sweden
Genre: Melodic Doom Death

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Solitude Productions proudly presents the third long-awaited album of Doom:VS, a Johan Ericson's band, a permanent member and a guitarist of a famous Swedish band Draconian! This new dark masterpiece by Doom:VS includes the best elements of the traditional band sound: outstanding melodies, gloomy atmosphere of sorrow and despair, depressive lyrics and, needless to say, highest quality of sound and performance. As always, Johan Ericson performed all instruments parties and clean vocals, while growl parties were performed by a special guest, Thomas A.G. Jensen, the vocalist of Saturnus who brought additional atmosphere and notes of desperation to the «Earthless» with his charismatic vocal.

Tracklist:
1. Earthless
2. A Quietly Forming Collapse
3. White Coffins
4. The Dead Swan of the Woods
5. Oceans of Despair
6. The Slow Ascent