Swallow The Sun - Cathedral Walls HD

Tyrants Releases "Ruchus" Video

Italian symphonic black metal act Tyrants has posted a new music video online. Check out the video for the title track off the "Ruchus" release in the player below. You can also hear more Tyrants tracks available for streaming at this location.

Katatonia Comments On Upcoming Album

Swedish act Katatonia has posted the following update online about working on an upcoming new release and follow-up to the "Night is the New Day" (reviewed here) album:

"It's been a busy time lately and the hard work has finally paid off. We have now thirteen songs in the bag and hey, that means the recording of our new album can and shall begin. We're starting with the drums on Monday and we'll be once again work together with David Castillo (who engineered and mixed 'Night Is The New Day'), so even though we always strive to improve our productions, it should sound sweet that it's the same team putting this one together, just throw in some new gear, gadgets and toys with that! The recordings as well as the mix will be divided between Ghostward and our own HQ over the next month and we'll keep you posted on the progress.

"So, how does the material sound like? Well, you got the lush textures, the moody melodies, the heavy parts, the progressive touches, the mellow bits and so on... Is it metal? Is it rock? Is it alternative? Is it singer/songwriter? Actually at times it feels like we're exploring territories where Katatonia would be an orphan in the land of 'genres.' We can't tell where and to whom we belong and the goal is that it doesn't even matter, because before and above any genre there's first an acceptance level of music being good, or being bad. Katatonia might be bad people, but we create good music. Amen.

"We also hooked up again with keyboard maestro extraordinaire Frank Default and regardless of the internet speculations, he's not to 'blame' for the increased use of electronics since the last album. That part has been called for as we simply feel that it has grown to fill a hole in our sound inside, or alongside, the classic formation of instruments. In our world, we allow mellotrones, hammonds, rhodes and strings to integrate with loops, distortion and filters to manifest in the katatonic maelstrom. It's our time to marry contemporary with vintage. Here's our 9th album to be delivered!"

Forgotten Tomb To Record New Album This Year

Italy's Forgotten Tomb has checked in with the following statement about working on an new album:

"2012 is gonna be a busy year for the band. Currently we are booking shows all around Europe, the plan is to play live on a stable basis. More gigs will be announced hopefully soon. The re-releases of our back catalogue are out, and the band is currently finishing the songwriting and rehearsing for the new album, to be recorded in between May and June and to be released in Autumn 2012.

"In the meantime, realistic plans for a DVD are being done. The first part of it will be shot at this year's Kings Of Black Metal festival, if everything goes as planned. We'll shoot another show later on this Autumn and we'll add some extras for good. The DVD will be out sometime in 2013.

"This summer we'll also shoot a video clip for a song out of the new album, to be premiered around September. Let's hope we can keep everything on schedule."

Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird

Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird
Finlandia | 2012 | Atmospheric/Melodic Death/Doom Metal

Members:

Matti Honkonen - Bass
Markus Jämsen - Guitars
Mikko Kotamäki - Vocals
Aleksi Munter - Keyboards
Juha Raivio - Guitars
Kai Hahto - Drums

Tracklist:

01.	Emerald Forest and the Blackbird
02.	This Cut Is the Deepest
03.	Hate, Lead the Way
04.	Cathedral Walls
05.	Hearts Wide Shut
06.	Silent Towers
07.	Labyrinth of London (Horror Pt. IV)
08.	Of Death and Corruption
09.	April 14th
10.	Night Will Forgive Us

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Swallow the Sun es una banda de death/doom melódico formada en la primavera del año 2000 en torno a Juha Raivio. Junto a Pasi Pasanen tocan en el Plutonium Orange, y graban un par de temas, apareciendo uno de ellos Through Her Silvery Body en su primera demo Out of This Gloomy Light.

En 2001, Markus Jämsen, a quien conocían Raivio y Pasanen de anteriores bandas, se les une como segungo guitarrista y Mikko Kotamäki de Funeris Nocturnum como vocalista.

Con unas pocas nuevas canciones comienzan a buscar para cubrir las plazas de bajo y teclado. La búsqueda no es muy larga Aleksi Munter y Matti Honkonen, también de Funeris Nocturnum, se unen a la banda tras su primer ensayo.

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Black Messiah Posts New Music Video

German symphonic black/viking metal band Black Messiah posted a new music video for the track "Windloni." The song appears on the band's forthcoming LP "The Final Journey." The album due out on February 24, 2012 through AFM Records.