KORPIKLAANI RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘FC LAHTI’!

Finnish folk metal superstars KORPIKLAANI have released a new single today. A very special release – supporting the 20th Anniversary of their local football team FC Lahti. FC Lahti, play in finnish Veikkausliiga, the highest soccer league in Finland.

Jonne Järvelä states:
“When I was asked if Korpiklaani would want to support the local football team playing at the top level in Finland, my answer was definitely yes. My first idea on how to take this forward was the
thing that is important to us as a band, to write a song, a new official anthem for FC Lahti, and here it is now. Lyrics are not just about football, but also about love for your home
town without forgetting it’s history. I wish the fans of FC Lahti and everyone else too will like the song.”

Tomi Honkanen, the Managing director (President) of FC-Lahti adds:
“FC Lahti and Korpiklaani are two strong brands that generate strong emotions in Lahti and internationally.
At FC Lahti we highly value that Korpiklaani wears our colours and brings our great FC Lahti to the world. Lahti rocks!”

Order the song “FC Lahti” here: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniDownloads

KORPIKLAANI on tour with MOONSORROW and SKÁLMÖLD, full dates below:

Finnish Folk Metal Mafia, ROCK HARD, Kulturnews, metal.de,
metalnews.de & Dragon Productions present:

w/ SKÁLMÖLD
22.10. EST      Tallinn – Tapper
23.10. LV        Riga – Melna Piektdiena
24.10. PL        Gdynia – Ucho
25.10. PL        Warsaw – Proxima
26.10. PL        Wroclaw – Alibi
27.10. PL        Katowice – Mega Club
28.10. SK        Bratislava – Majestic

w/ MOONSORROW, SKÁLMÖLD
29.10. CZ        Prague – Club Meet Factory
30.10. A          Vienna – Szene
31.10. A          Graz – Explosiv
01.11. I           Bologna – Zona Roveri
02.11. I           Milan – Alcatraz
03.11. A          Innsbruck – Hafen
04.11. CH       Lausanne – Les Docks
05.11. CH       Solothurn – Kulturfabrik Kofmehl
06.11. CH       Winterthur – Salzhaus
07.11. D         Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
08.11. D         Lindau – Vaudeville
09.11. D         Nürnberg – Hirsch
10.11. D         Köln – Essigfabrik
11.11. NL        Zoetermeer – De Boerderij
12.11. D         Hannover – Musikzentrum
13.11. D         Hamburg – Klubsen

More KORPIKLAANI dates:
25.11. RUS     St. Petersburg – Club Zal
26.11. RUS     Krasnodar – Arena Hall
27.11. RUS     Samara – Zvezda
28.11. RUS     Ufa – Ogni Ufy
29.11. RUS     Ekaterinburg – Teleclub
30.11. RUS     Omsk – Angar
01.12. RUS     Barnaul – Pharaon
02.12. RUS     Novosibirsk – Otpusk
03.12. RUS     Kranoyarsk – Havana
05.12. RUS     Irkutsk – Megapolis
06.12. RUS     Khabarovsk – Velicano
07.12. RUS     Vladivostok – Sanremo
09.12. RUS     Yaroslavl – Gorka
10.12. RUS     Moscow – Volta
11.12. RUS     Nizhny Novgorod – Milo Concert Hall

Order the latest KORPIKLAANI album, ‘Noita‘, here: http://smarturl.it/KORPIKLAANI-NoitaNB

More on ‘Noita’:
‘A Man With A Plan’ OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc0sJvtKrRM
‘Ämmänhauta’ OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvZMFmbdue8
‘Pilli On Pajusta Tehty’ OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCGlO2Ssqwk
‘Lempo’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/GWCowljfU0s

More info:
www.korpiklaani.com
www.facebook.com/korpiklaani
www.nuclearblast.de/korpiklaani
Buy tickets: http://bit.ly/KorpiklaaniTickets

KYROS (Ex-Synaesthesia) To Return With New, Double Album “Vox Humana”

Multi-national Alternative / Progressive Rock outfit KYROS, formerly known as Synaesthesia — are set to return later this Fall with a release of their independently produced and engineered double album entitled Vox Humana, a follow-up to the critically acclaimed eponymous debut album, Synaesthesia, released in 2014 through GEP Records.

A culmination of approximately three years of writing, recording and mixing with efforts from all members; Adam Warne on vocals, keyboards and mixing, Joey Frevola on guitars and programming, Sam Higgins on vocals, guitars and additional programming, Peter Episcopo on vocals and bass guitar and Robin Johnson on drums and percussion, are proud to present Vox Humana as KYROS’ first professional release as a band since transitioning from a solo studio project whilst signed to GEP Records. The album also features a full live brass section with parts arranged by Raymond Hearne, more known as the drummer in the progressive metal band, Haken. Mastering of the album was expertly undertaken by Jens Bogren at the Fascination Street Studios (Haken, DragonForce and Opeth) in Sweden.

Guitarist and singer Sam Higgins says, “Vox Humana has been the catalyst for a huge amount of change, and I feel that it is a tremendous step forward for us as a band. It has led us to go independent, something we decided on for a great number of reasons, but the big one is that when push comes to shove, we know exactly what we want from our music and we needed control of that. Maybe it’s naive and maybe it’s arrogant, but ultimately we need the decisions to be ours, that way the end product is something that is a true expression of our vision as a band. The end result is a concept double album, spanning a broad range of sounds, with a narrative that explores themes around what it is to be human.

“Looking back, it almost seems inevitable that such an ambitious project would have a profound effect on our outlook as a band.”

Accompanying the release of the double album is the independent release of the band’s first maxi-single, entitled “Cloudburst.” This release includes the album mix of the track, as well as a special edition single edit, instrumental mix and newly written extended version of “Cloudburst.” This maxi single release also features mastering efforts from Jens Bogren.

“As well as the album, we will be releasing a maxi single, inspired by the 12” singles of the 80’s. We are all huge fans of Trevor Horn, so it was an easy decision to make. Taking ‘Cloudburst’ as the single was another easy decision, the song is heavily synth- driven, and has quite a ‘poppy’ sound to it, which made it the perfect choice. Hopefully the alternate versions of the song will give people a deeper insight into the track,” Higgins commented.

The double album, Vox Humana will be released through KMG Music in November as a physical premium double-CD package available from the band’s online merch store and Amazon and digitally through online outlets such as iTunes, Napster, Tidal, Amazon MP3 and Spotify.

The maxi-single, “Cloudburst” will also be released through KMG Music as a physical and digital release within the coming weeks.

KYROS on the web:

www.kyrosmusic.com

www.kyrosmediagroup.com

https://www.facebook.com/KyrosOfficial/

KYROS line-up:

Adam Warne – vocals, keyboards, mixing
Joey Frevola – guitars, programming
Sam Higgings – vocals, guitars, programming
Peter Episcopo – vocals, bass
Robin Johnson – drums, percussions

About KYROS:

Not afraid to take songwriting and musical experimentation to a whole new level by pushing the boundaries. Creating fresh, new and exciting music with influences ranging from eighties pop e.g. Depeche Mode and Kate Bush through to modern post-progressive and alternative rock music such as Muse and Porcupine Tree.

KYROS (known as Synaesthesia 2012-2015) formed in 2012 in London, England and consists of Adam Warne on lead vocals and keyboards, Joey Frevola and Sam Higgins on guitar, Peter Episcopo on bass guitar and Robin Johnson on drums. The five piece came together after Adam was in need of completing the band line up to transition from a solo studio project to a fully fledged performing and writing group.

Although only having existed for a few years, the group has already released a critically acclaimed debut album and a successful limited edition EP. The debut album featured artwork designed by Freyja Dean, the daughter of legendary album cover artist Roger Dean. Songs from these two releases have received airplay on various radio stations including Team Rock Radio. On top of this, KYROS has performed a number of impressive shows ranging from festival dates in UK, Germany and USA to supporting high profile bands such as Marillion and Anathema. In 2015, the band performed sixteen dates across Europe supporting Spock’s Beard, all with hugely receptive crowds and positive reactions.

KYROS has also gained positive reactions from within the press. They received top spot in the ‘Tip for 2014’ and runner up in the ‘Tip for 2016’ awards from Prog Magazine as well as a nomination for the ‘Limelight’ category within the Progressive Music Awards. Their debut album received critical acclaim from all over the spectrum. The band has attracted interviews and article write-ups from respected journalists such as Malcolm Dome and Rich Wilson. Both gave positive words regarding the debut album and their thoughts on the future and direction of the band. Wilson described the album as being “an exceptional debut from a band who will only improve.”

In Autumn 2016, KYROS will be independently releasing a maxi single entitled “Cloudburst,” which is to be shortly followed by a double-album called Vox Humana. This album will mark the band’s fourth overall release as well as being the band’s second official album release.

NOSOUND PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “IN CELEBRATION OF LIFE” FEAT. ANATHEMA’S VINCENT CAVANAGH FROM NEW ALBUM SCINTILLA

With the release of Nosound’s new studio album, Scintilla, the band is pleased to be able to premiere their new video for the song “In Celebration Of Life” featuring guest vocals from Anathema’s Vincent Cavanagh.

Giancarlo Erra explains how the song is a collaboration with and tribute to music fan Alec Wildley “’In Celebration Of Life’ was probably among the first tracks written for Scintilla, it was inspired by an artist and well known member of the fellow prog community, Alec Wildey. Those who knew Alec know what happened t and I’m not going to delve into details, but it really was a tragedy that shook everyone.

He was a big fan of Nosound and our Kscope label mates, in the past Alec contacted me to see if we could work together, but I was always too busy, this time I felt particularly hit by the situation, for personal and musical reasons, so I wrote the track and recorded it all quickly in my studio as I wanted Alec to be able to hear it. His lyrics fitted perfectly the music and the message we wanted to send. His reaction to the song was, and I suspect will always be the highest point in my personal career, with my music I felt part of something bigger and beyond me.

Although it was a very difficult time when we decided to collaborate, paradoxically we created a celebration of life song. As I always say the beauty of music is to transform something negative into something positive, transform pain in beauty, anger in happiness, desperation in hope.”

Giancarlo continues on how Anathema’s Vincent Cavanagh became involved “This uplifting anthem to life immediately struck a chord with Vincent. I played him the song without saying anything about all this, and he liked it immediately. When I told him about Alec, his emotional and moving reaction told me that he too was somehow linked to that situation, and we instantly knew that we were going to work together on this track. Anathema and Nosound were two of Alec’s favourite bands and we know now that wherever he is, he’s enjoying the track he worked on with me and Vincent.

For the video we wanted to tell a story, but one that everyone can interpret in their own way: there was a lot of thought put in as to how to leave it open. So,while I’m not going to reveal my personal story, I encourage you to look at the details and enjoy the song we wrote In Celebration Of Life, something we should all remember to do every day.”

Scintilla will be Nosound’s fifth album, introducing a wholly new musical and visual approach for Giancarlo Erra’s ever-evolving band, it is an emotionally complex and musically direct work presenting a stripped-down set of compositions that mark a major departure from Nosound’s trademark symphonic lushness and production precision. Taking in influences from Post Rock, Shoegaze and Alt-Singer-Songwriters, the album imaginatively utilises a mostly organic and acoustic sound palette. As well as featuring Andrea Chimenti , Anathema’s Vincent Cavanagh lends his distinctive vocals to two of the album’s tracks, and cellist Marianne De Chastelaine returns once more to the Nosound fold (this time in a more free-flowing and improvisational capacity).

Scintilla is available on the following formats:

A deluxe CD/Blu-Ray in Mediabook with a 24 page booklet. The Blu-Ray contains HD stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes, plus additional video content.

An audiophile double 180g vinyl edition (mastered at 45rpm to ensure quality) in a gatefold cover with booklet and poly-lined inner bags. Also includes a download card featuring the vinyl master at 320kbps.

Nosound online:

www.nosound.net

www.facebook.com/nosoundnet

www.twitter.com/nosoundofficial

www.instagram.com/nosoundofficial

https://www.youtube.com/user/nosoundnet

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ESBEN AND THE WITCH ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘OLDER TERRORS’ AND SHARE NEW TRACK ‘SYLVAN’

The dark atmospheric rockers ESBEN AND THE WITCH are now sharing the first track from their forthcoming album ‘Older Terrors’. The band will release their new full-length on November 4th.

ESBEN AND THE WITCH comment: “Our forthcoming album ‘Older Terrors’ was written and recorded over the course of a year in Berlin, our adopted home. We’ve spent eight years getting here, sweating on stages, holed up in studios and exploring all that which inspires awe and terror. The album features four tracks. In this digital age of music we wanted to create a collection that worked together but could also be separated, each track standing alone, carving its own path and telling its own tale. This record is dedicated to the sublime. To Edward Young’s Night Thoughts, John Martin’s apocalyptic visions, Caspar David Friedrich’s forays into the forest and to the sparks of light that glimmer in times of utter darkness.”

Regarding new track, “Sylvan” the band adds: “We wanted to paint a picture of a forest in flames. Of wild destruction, spectacular and terrifying. The calm amidst the ancient pines shattered by an insatiable desire, all-consuming, all-devouring and with a raging intensity so fierce it can set anything on fire. Ultimately, as the flames engulf the trees, it is a song about searching for meaning and even beauty in a burning world.”

Track-list

01. Sylvan

02. Marking the Heart of a Serpent

03. The Wolf’s Sun

04. The Reverist

Something ancient and primordial stalks the four tracks on the fourth full-length of ESBEN AND THE WITCH. The haunting voice of Rachel Davies weaves arcane spells through hypnotic patterns. Interlaced in these invocations is the emotive string sorcery provided by guitarist Thomas Fisher, while Daniel Copeman evokes a state of trance with his shamanic drumming and wide sonic landscapes painted by electronic synthesizer magic.

ESBEN AND THE WITCH were formed in Brighton, a windswept English seaside resort, when Daniel Copeman hooked up with Thomas Fisher in 2008. After a number of failed auditions for a vocalist, Fisher had a chance meeting with longtime friend Rachel Davies, who proved to be the perfect fit as singer for the newly created three-piece. A band name was found in the foreboding Danish fairytale “Esben and the Witch”.

The self-released ’33 EP’ (2009) and a 7″ single entitled ‘Lucia, at the Precipice’ (2010) caused a vibrant buzz that led to a first record deal. With the single ‘Marching Song’ (2010), ESBEN AND THE WITCH heralded their debut full-length ‘Violet Cries’, a Gothic post-rock nightmare that hit the stores in January 2011. The album was immediately picked up by critics and fans alike, managing to climb to #13 in the UK Indie Chart. Two singles, ‘Warpath’ and ‘Chorea’ and the ‘Hexagons’ digital EP followed in the same year.

2012 saw the trio commence work on their sophomore album ‘Wash the Sins Not Only the Face’ which was released in early 2013 and again scored critical praise. ESBEN AND THE WITCH decided to take matters into their own hands and published the third full-length ‘A New Nature’ (2014) on their own imprint, ‘Nostromo Records’. The band travelled to Chicago to record with Steve Albini and the result was an intense, sprawling creation inspired by the trio’s increasingly heavy live show.

Having established themselves as a highly individual act and an excellent reputation as an outstanding live force, ESBEN AND THE WITCH have honed their songwriting skills to the sharp crystalline edge that now manifests itself clearly on ‘Older Terrors’. Beauty, emotion, and musical depth celebrate a glorious wedding on these tracks. You are herewith invited to join this aural feast.

Pre-order the album – smarturl.it/EsbenandtheShop

Line-up

Rachel Davies: vocals, bass

Thomas Fisher: guitar

Daniel Copeman: drums, synths

http://esbenandthewitch.co.uk/

www.facebook.com/esbenandthewitch

https://twitter.com/WEAREEATW

https://esbenandthewitch.bandcamp.com/

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CROBOT – RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘PLAY IT COOL’

Central Pennsylvania-based rockers, CROBOT have released another track ‘Play It Cool’ from their forthcoming album, ‘Welcome To Fat City’ – set for release on September 23rd via Nuclear Blast.

Pre-order ‘Welcome To Fat City’ now:
– Limited Edition Gatefold Blue Vinyl + signed insert from the Nuclear Blast UK store:http://nblast.de/CrobotNBUK
– CD + Vinyl + signed insert from Recordstore.co.uk: http://nblast.de/CrobotRS
– Alternatively, pre-order the digital album and receive ‘Welcome To Fat City’, ‘Play It Cool’, ‘Not For Sale’ and‘Plague of the Mammoths’ as instant grat tracks: http://nblast.de/CrobotWTFCIT

Check out the official video for ‘Not For Sale‘

The band are set to return to the UK this Autumn with Aussie rockers Airbourne. Tickets are now on sale, full tour dates and ticket links below.

25.11 UK Ebbw Vale – Brain Freeze Festival

With Airbourne
17.11   UK       Portsmouth, Pyramids Centre
18.11   UK       Norwich, UEA
19.11   UK       Nottingham, Rock City
21.11   UK       Birmingham, O2 Institute
22.11   UK     Leeds, O2 Academy
23.11   UK     Newcastle, O2 Academy
24.11   UK   Glasgow, Barrowland
26.11   UK   Manchester, Ritz (SOLD OUT)
28.11   UK    London, Electric Ballroom
29.11   UK   London, Electric Ballroom

Tickets available here: http://nblast.de/CrobotAirbourneTIX

More info:

Crobot are:
Chris Bishop – guitar, vocals
Brandon Yeagley – lead vocals, harmonica
Paul Figueroa – drums
Jake Figueroa – bass

http://crobotband.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Crobotband

@Crobotband

https://www.instagram.com/crobotband/

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SEVEN IMPALE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM & SHARE NEW TRACK

Seven Impale‘s debut album, “City of the Sun”, was very well received by the prog audience over the world, and in the year poll of 2014 at Progarchives.com, the album got ranked as the 7th best that year.

So, in spring 2016, Seven Impale teamed up again with producer Iver Sandøy (produced Enslaved, Krakow etc.) in Solslottet Studio to record the follow up.

The band has grown a lot since the debut, without loosing any of their youthful energy. New album “Contrapasso” consists of nine highly varied and complex tracks expanding upon the unique sound Seven Impale started investigating on “City of the Sun”, but….. they’ve gone much further this time.

On “Contrapasso” you find a band that are more daring, experimental and complex. Again, they touch upon the harder soundscapes as well as including more catchy and upbeat tracks, but on this album everything goes one step further.

Visiting places where no band has been before, with “Contrapasso” Seven Impale pay no heed to genre boundaries. Melding melody, experimentation, dramatics, atmosphere and contrasting rythms, with “Contrapasso”, Seven Impale has created an essential album for any fan of progressive rock! Listen to new track ‘Languor’ now:

https://soundcloud.com/karisma-records/seven-impale-languor

Line-up:

Tormod Fosso – Bass, cello

Erlend Vottvik Olsen – Guitar

Benjamin Mekki Widerøe – Sexophone, midiflute

Stian Økland – Vocals, guitar

Håkon Vinje – Keyboards

Fredrik Mekki Widerøe – Drums, percussion

“Contrapasso” is released on 16th September via Karisma Records with the vinyl version of the album following on 28th October.

www.facebook.com/sevenimpale

http://www.karismarecords.no/

ANTHRAX RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘A MONSTER AT THE END’

ANTHRAX has released the official video for ‘A Monster At The End‘, a song from the band’s latest album, ‘For All Kings‘. Watch it here:

http://www.vevo.com/watch/anthrax/Monster-at-the-End/USME31600498

The original concept was to have four still photographers placed strategically on a Florida set while the five members of ANTHRAX performed song ‘A Monster At The End‘ live. Each photographer would hold down his camera’s shutter button continuously for the near-four minute-long song, capturing a steady stream of hundreds of still images.

Hey, it might have been a great idea,” laughed video director Jack Bennett, “but holding down the shutter button on a still camera for that long a time? All we would have ended up with were four jammed cameras!”

Shooting the entire video with Super Sharp HD video still cameras, Bennett wanted an animated, staccato-feel to the flow of the individual images. “Video shutter speeds are faster and more reliable than anything we could have done manually, and we wanted as big a pool of still images to choose from as we could get.”

In post-production, Bennett went through the footage frame by frame and hand-picked the still images he wanted to animate — hundreds of them. Rather than print the video at 24 frames per second, he animated movement of the band members using the still images, creating a jagged, crude motion. “We didn’t want fluidity, we wanted the video to have more of a comic book feel to it, like flipbook animation.”

This also allowed Bennett to hang on the band members’ individual movements to accentuate the power of their playing, such as the strength in Charlie Benante’s drum hits, or Scott Ian’s strumming or Frank Bello‘s rhythm.

ANTHRAX‘s latest masterpiece “For All Kings” reached #4 in the Finnish charts, #5 in the German and #21 in the UK charts.

Order ‘For All Kings’ here:
Digital Album from iTunes: http://nblast.de/AnthraxForAllKingsIT
Limited Edition Double Gatefold Etched Lilac or Clear Vinyl from the Nuclear Blast UK store:http://nblast.de/AnthraxNBUK
Limited Edition Digipack CD from Amazon.co.uk: http://nblast.de/AnthraxForAllKingsDigi

More on ‘For All Kings’:
‘Evil Twin’ Lyric Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPmLkF3e6Fc
‘Breathing Lightning’ Official Track: https://youtu.be/NXYKpKWHxaI

More info:
www.anthrax.com
www.facebook.com/anthrax
www.nuclearblast.de/anthrax

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MESHUGGAH POST SECOND TRAILER FOR THE VIOLENT SLEEP OF REASON

The Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH will release their upcoming eighth album, The Violent Sleep Of Reason on October 7th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band release the second trailer in which Tomas discusses the lyrical inspiration of the eighth album.

Order your copy of the album on iTunes and receive “Born In Dissonance” as an instant grat:http://nblast.de/MeshuggahiTunes

Tomas Haake comments about the album, “Basically, the whole idea of why we chose the title is it kinda connects with the lyrical content of the album. Which is to a fair degree about current events and what you see is going on as far as terrorism today, extremist views on ideals, and religious dogma and the violent implications that you get from being asleep so to speak and not acting/reacting to what is going on in the proper way”

The album was produced by the band and was engineered by Tue Madsen of Puk Studios in Kaerby,Denmark. For the cover, the band once again enlisted Keerych Luminokaya who created the artwork forKoloss and The Ophidian Trek as well as the new images for each of the 7 albums and 3 EP’s featured in the25 Years of Musical Deviance box set.

Track listing as follows:
1. Clockworks
2. Born in Dissonance
3. MonstroCity
4. By the Ton
5. Violent Sleep of Reason
6. Ivory Tower
7. Stifled
8. Nostrum
9. Our Rage Won’t Die
10. Into Decay

“The Violent Sleep Of Reason” will be available in the following formats:
Nuclear Blast UK Store:
– Mail-Order Exclusive Box Set*
Limited to 1,000 worldwide
Includes: Latex face mask, (2) stickers, (2) 1.25” buttons, poster flag, certificate of
authenticity
– Limited Edition Double Gatefold Gold Vinyl
– Limited Edition Double Gatefold Silver Vinyl
– Limited Edition Double Gatefold Light Blue/Orange Bi-Coloured Vinyl
Available here: http://nblast.de/MeshuggahNBUK

Recordstore.co.uk:
– Limited Edition Black Double LP
– Limited Edition Double Gatefold Picture Disc
– CD Digipack
Available here: http://nblast.de/MeshuggahRS

Visit MESHUGGAH online at www.MESHUGGAH.net
Like: www.facebook.com/MESHUGGAH
Follow: Twitter.com/MESHUGGAH
Watch: www.youtube.com/MESHUGGAH

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NIGHTWISH – FAN DOCUMENTARY ‘TO NIGHTWISH WITH LOVE’ RELEASED

NIGHTWISH fans have had a busy year. Since October 2015, over 60 fans from 50 countries have been filming a crowdsourced NIGHTWISH fan documentary. During the past year, fans have answered questions about their fandom and the band and have performed weekly tasks presented to them in front of a mobile phone camera.

The webproject “To NIGHTWISH with Love” is active on the Yle (Finnish Broadcasting Company) website. Hundreds of hours of material was produced and sent to Yle by the fans. Yle‘s production team has used the material to create a number of web documentaries, including a full-feature documentary film, “To NIGHTWISH with Love“.

The documentary filmed by fans discusses the band, and the fans’ passion and fandom in the words of the fans themselves, in tens of different languages.

“In the end, fans from over fifty countries participated,” say the directors of the documentary, Kaisa Alenius andHarto Hänninen. “It has been an eye opening experience to see that people with completely different background can suddenly share similar ideas about life, identity and art. This is the power of fandom.”

In addition to the documentary, an online series with 18 episodes is published on the “To NIGHTWISH with Love” -website. It has been edited from the material produced by the fans where the fans learn Finnish, discuss the universe of music as well as the different vocalists the band has seen. NIGHTWISH‘s music has helped the fans through difficult times, but it has also connected people. One of the most important themes of the online series is love.

“This is a documentary that I’d like to see right away,” said Tuomas Holopainen of NIGHTWISH upon hearing about the crowdsourcing project underway at Yle, Finland’s national public service broadcasting company.

The documentary “To Nightwish with Love” was released online on Saturday 20 August, and it is now available to watch here:

To Nightwish With Love Documentary

Next Sunday, on 28 August there will be a whole night dedicated to the Finnish symphonic metal stars, on Yle Teema channel in Finland. Including an interview of Tuomas Holopainen, the documentary and a premiere of a concert, Yle Live: NIGHTWISH in Mexico City (2015). The concert will be available on the “To NIGHTWISH with Love” -website on Sunday 10 PM (UTC+3).

The band also announced a new release date for the DVD “Vehicle Of Spirit”. The two-concert-live-release will see the light of day on November 25th.

Catch the band live one more time on their “Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour 2015-2016”:

26.08. PL       Straszecin – Czad Festival
03.09. CZ       Havirov – Havirovske Slavnosti
08.09. P         Lisbon – Coliseu
10.09. E         Madrid – Barclaycard Center
12.09. IT        Mantova – Palabam
14.09. BG       Sofia – Arena Armeec
02.10. KR       Seoul – Samsung Blue Square
05.10. CN       Shenzeng – A8 Live House
07.10. CN       Shanghai – QSW Culture Center
09.10. J          Tokio – Loud Park

Order NIGHTWISH‘s current record, ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful‘, here:http://nblast.de/NIGHTWISHFormsNB

More on ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’:
‘Élan’ OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZisUxkdnTo
‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKgHMG1tKKw
‘Alpenglow’ OFFICIAL TRACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2_ETb-63oo
‘Shudder Before The Beautiful’ OFFICIAL TRACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5diJsEdLS_8

EPICA RELEASE THIRD TRAILER FOR ‘THE HOLOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLE’

Dutch symphonic metal stars EPICA are ready to release the third studio trailer for their upcoming masterpiece ‘The Holographic Principle‘. This new clip reveals a glimpse into the drum and vocal recordings and a detailed look behind the scenes.

“Only one month to go until the release!!!,” the band states. “Here is the 3rd part of the EPICA documentary. Dealing with the acoustic sessions, artwork and the concept behind ‘The Holographic Principle’! We hope you’ll enjoy watching it as much as we did by making the album.”

Catch up on the first two trailers:
Epica talk about the songwriting process: https://youtu.be/LSlEVPjG7rg
The band showcase the different instruments they worked with: https://youtu.be/HzqHyRu1oSc

Pre-order ‘The Holographic Principle’ here:
Limited Edition Earbook, Limited Edition Blue Vinyl, Limited Edition Bi-Coloured Vinyl, Limited Edition Mail Order Boxset from the Nuclear Blast UK store: http://nblast.de/EpicaNBUK
iTunes + ‘Universal Death Squad’ instant grat: http://nblast.de/EpicaTHPiTunes
Listen in the NB Novelties playlist: http://sptfy.com/2zZF
2CD Digipack, CD & Vinyl (inc signed insert) from Recordstore.co.uk : http://nblast.de/EpicaRecordstore

Track listing as follows:
01. Eidola
02. Edge Of The Blade
03. A Phantasmic Parade
04. Universal Death Squad
05. Divide And Conquer
06. Beyond The Matrix
07. Once Upon A Nightmare
08. The Cosmic Algorithm
09. Ascension – Dream State Armageddon
10. Dancing In A Hurricane
11. Tear Down Your Walls
12. The Holographic Principle – A Profound Understanding Of Reality

Don’t miss EPICA on tour!
10.08.-12.08. Leyendas del Rock festival XII Vilenna, Spanien

The band’s own EPIC METAL FEST:
01.10. NL Tilburg – Epic Metal Fest Netherlands
15.10. BR Sao Paulo – Epic Metal Fest Brazil

EPICA + POWERWOLF + BEYOND THE BLACK
12.01. D         Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
13.01. D         Cologne – Palladium
14.01. D         Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena
16.01. CH       Geneve – Salle Des Fetes De Thonex
17.01. CH       Zurich – Volkshaus
18.01. IT         Milan – Live Club
20.01. D         Munich – Tonhalle
21.01. A          Vienna – Gasometer
24.01. PL        Warsaw – Progresja
25.01. D         Berlin – Huxley’s
27.01. D         Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle
28.01. CZ        Prague – Forum Karlin
29.01. D          Hannover – Capitol
31.01. D          Hamburg – Mehr! Theater
01.02. BE        Brussels- Ancienne Belgique
03.02. UK       London – o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
04.02. F          Paris – Le Zénith

London tickets available from myticket.co.uk / seetickets.com
VIP-upgrades are available from: www.soundrink.com

More on EPICA:
Lyric video for the first single, “Universal Death Squad“: https://youtu.be/P_Ys_W7ySkM

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www.nuclearblast.de/epica

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