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WYTCH HAZEL release new 7″ single

Fresh from the overwhelming success of their latest album ‘IV-Sacrament’, Lancaster’s heavy bards and spiritual hard rock titans Wytch Hazel have gone all in on delivering a fully-fledged, tubular-bell-ringing Christmas single.

Transposing the hymnal classical influences of Handel’s Messiah and the spirit of carols the like of ‘The First Noël’ via the earthy heraldry of Steeleye Span and Wishbone Ash, the band deliver something for which perhaps only they would have the skill, sensitivity and spiritual charge. Replete with Wytch Hazel’s trademark twin-guitar harmonies and finely honed arrangements, ‘King Of Israel’ is both a stirring devotional tribute and a heartfelt message of unity, peace and goodwill to all on Earth.  

The 7” red marble vinyl edition is backed by Colin Hendra’s minor key arrangement of “Auld Lang Syne” which was misspelled on the first pressing as “Old Lang Syne” by the Bad Omen elves.

To check out the tracks and order the single go to – https://wytchhazel.bandcamp.com/album/king-of-israel-auld-lang-syne?from=fanpub_fnb

LINKS:

https://www.facebook.com/wytchhazel

http://www.wytchhazel.com

https://www.instagram.com/wytchhazel

SPELL members release new single/video in time for Halloween.

Artwork- Leon Bakalarz

Members of Canada’s SPELL – Cam Mesmer and Jeff Black (Glyph, Gatekeeper and Encloaked) have a new single out for Halloween. The song is called “Blood Lust”, penned by Black and Mesmer. Labeled as “The greatest romantic tragedy of the 21st century! Be careful in the graveyard this Hallow’s Eve…”, this tune is an easily likeable rocker, with a killer guitar intro. It’s available on Spotify, as well as a spooky new video directed by Jeff Black, with the story (and lyrics) by Mesmer. Jeff Black comments on FB – “It was my first time filming and editing something like this and it was a very worthwhile challenge. I also fully produced and mixed the song and it’s one of my best pieces to date imo!” *Check out the video below (more details & lyrics in the video description), save the single, and check out the links!

LINKS:

https://jeffblackmusic.bandcamp.com/track/blood-lust-ft-spell

https://www.facebook.com/spellspell

DOKKEN – An interview with Jon Levin on Heaven Comes Down

DOKKEN‘s new album Heaven Comes Down is now out. The band has released 3 singles from it, and has upcoming shows in the US in November (dates can be found at www.dokken.net). I recently exchanged questions and answers with guitarist & songwriter Jon Levin about Heaven Comes Down and a bit about his past. As well I’ve added on a brief exchange I had with co-producer/engineer Bill Palmer. Enjoy the read, check out the clips & the new album, as well as the links below!

Heaven Comes Down is the first Dokken album in 10 years. Can you kinda talk about some of the things that went on over the last several years that set the band back (health issues..)?

Yes, unfortunately we had some physical issues to overcome, but
everything seemed to work out! For me, no matter what happens I always
look at it as there are other people that have far worse, so I just keep on
plugging along and try and keep a smile on my face and move forward.

How did Heaven Comes Down come together, as far putting songs
together, recording time, and signing with Silver Lining?

In the past Don and I would always get together and write collaboratively. But due to the Covid pandemic, on this particular album, we were not able to do that so we both wrote independently in our own studios and would email each other ideas. After the Covid vaccine was available, Don flew out to me and I would play music that I had here and we would work. It was a completely different process than we had in the past as in the past we would always get together, because Don used to live near me. As far as Silver Lining, I knew Rod Kukla, who is a VP at the label since I owned a label of my own back in the late ’90’s. We ran into each other when Dokken played the Wacken Open Air Festival in 2018 and that’s how it came about.

https://www.hellfire-magazin.de/02-08-2018-dokken-live-wacken-2018/

How does a Dokken song come to the recording stage – do you guys
collaborate or write separately and bring ideas in? Are lyrics usually or
always Don’s or do you both contribute fully written songs?

Well, it was during Covid and we were all quarantined. I spent a lot of time in my home studio, writing and recording and Don did the same on his end. I think the vibe of the world created from the Covid pandemic created musical inspiration for me. We would work via the internet. At some point after the vaccines were available, Don came out to my house and we worked in my studio. We have a truly special writing chemistry together. He is my musical soulmate. As far as lyrics, Don writes them on his own. Sometimes I play him a track and he comes up with them on the spot!

Heaven Comes Down is a solid hard rock album, and although there’s no
blazing metal anthems (ala ’80s), the songs really suit Don’s vocals. Can
you tell me if what sort of ideas or directions you guys discussed taking on this album?

We both wanted a heavier record but you just write and it is what it is. You can’t really force anything. Somehow on this one, I think we just managed to get lightning in a bottle. Since I am a long time Dokken fan, I think that I naturally write in a style that fits into the direction that seems to work. I understand that the music needs to fit into what fans are used to hearing from us and if I come up with something that I don’t think fits, I usually won’t even play it for Don. That said, I had the tracks for “Over the Mountain” and “Saving Grace” – neither of which I were going to play for Don; I said, “hey, I have 2 tracks that I don’t think will work”, and Don said play them for me anyway, so I did. As soon as he heard ‘Over The Mountain’, he sang the first line of the song and said it reminds him of old Gary Moore, “I like it.” So he finished it right then! Same for “Saving Grace”. They were both supposed to be throwaways.

Can you give me any stories, antidotes, … on some of the tracks(?) I love
‘Gypsy’ (and Don’s story behind it), but also ‘Fugitive’, ‘I’ll Never Give
Up’, ‘Saving Grace’… Any tracks you’re particularly excited about?

For ‘Fugitive’, the intro riff came to me while on an airplane and it stuck in my head. When I got off the plane, I immediately sang it into my voice recorder. I demoed up the track and Don came out to my house and I played if for him. Here’s what amazes me about Don. There was a mic set up in front of him while he was listening to it and he started singing the lyrics and melodies to Fugitive on his first listening. Right off the top of his head he sang “I’m a Fugitive from life.” Fortunately, I was recording while he was singing. I knew I loved it right away and said , dude that’s freakin great!!!! Don is much more than a singer. He is a true instrumentalists and musician. It’s remarkable to watch him come up with lyrics and melodies on the fly like that. I’ve never seen anyone else do that. It’s truly something to see and it’s really exciting when we’re in a room together and that happens. We have a truly special writing chemistry together. About 4- 5 tracks came together that same way, one of which was “Gypsy”.

One track that really stands out is the last one – ‘Santa Fe’. Love the song and ending the album with such a unique song. Can you tell me a bit about putting that one together, and how it suits the record?

I had nothing to do with ‘Santa Fe’. Don did that one alone on his end and
our engineer Bill Palmer played guitar on it. Don sent it to me and asked if I wanted to redo the guitar parts. I thought it was great and told him there is no reason for me to replay this.

Having such a lengthy and cool catalogue of songs to choose from, is it a challenge to put together a Dokken live set, particularly when you have something new out?

It is a challenge, because if we add a new song in, that means we have to
take a classic song out. Either way someone is upset. We will be playing
songs from ‘Heaven Comes Down’ for sure though
.

Over that time away from recording any new Dokken (prior to Heaven
Comes Down
), were you involved in anything else (recording-wise…)?

I am constantly recording. I amassed about 2 other records worth of
material during COVID. It is just not the right material to present for
Dokken. I just write what I like. Sometimes I record ideas I like but for
example, they are more instrumental, or stylistically, just not the right
direction for Dokken.

Going back to your time before Dokken, can you tell me what sort of bands (any recordings) you were involved in, and can you talk about what lead you to go in law, And then get back in to playing in bands (w/ Dokken) in the early 2000s?

Before Dokken I played with Doro in the late ’80s. After that, I was in
another band that got signed to Atlantic records which also was ’80s rock type material. After that didn’t work out, I moved to Los Angeles and had yet another band. Then grunge rock hit the scene and as soon as that happened there was really no more guitar soloing. I didn’t know what to do so I went to law school. It was just by chance that one day in 1998 Jeff Pilson called me and asked if I would play some solos. When I got that message, I was at my father’s house for dinner and he convinced me to go down and play. I really didn’t want to because I hadn’t played much Guitar for years at that point. I had a record label and a law practice. I had no idea it was for Dokken or frankly, I never would have gone. When I went to the studio to my surprise the whole band was there. I was still in a suit and tie from having been at work that day! I remember Don opened up the studio door, handed me a Guitar and told me to play. I ended up playing a solo on the demo for what later became “Maddest Hatter”, and on a song called the “Irish Song”, which was released as a bonus track in Japan. A few weeks after that Jeff called me and asked if I could play a show at the Dallas Starplex with the band on July 4, 1998, which I ended up doing.

Can you give me a few of your favorite players and bands from growing up, as well as a ‘top 10’ favorite albums from your younger years?

Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Randy Rhoads, George
Lynch, Michael Schenker and Nuno Bettencourt. Favorite albums, in no
particular order:

  1. Van Halen
  2. Van Halen II
  3. Van Halen “Fair Warning”
  4. Van Halen, “Diver Down”
  5. Ozzy Osbourne, Blizzard of Ozz
  6. Ozzy Osbourne, Diary of a Madman
  7. Lynyrd Skynyrd, “One More For The Road”
  8. Dokken, “Tooth N Nail”
  9. Dokken, “Under Lock And Key”
  10. Dokken, “Back For The Attack”

What are you listening to these days?

I just go on Youtube and find live clips of bands I like Jimi Hendrix, Michael Schenker, Eric Gales, Joe Bonamassa, etc…

From BILL PALMER : Bill Palmer co-produced Heaven Comes Down, as well he played the acoustic guitars on the final cut “Santa Fe” (something I hadn’t realized when I sent questions to Jon). I wrote Bill and he was kind enough to give some insight to the song, and it’s direction. Bill works as a producer & engineer out of Austin, TX, as well as his studio in the border town of Terlingua. “There’s an old church that I make a lot of records in. People come out here to get the desert border vibes. It’s magical! Very remote.” Bill is on Instagram (see below), and I’ve tagged on a local article about him. I asked Bill how the track “Santa Fe” came about, and kept as just an acoustic song to close the album – Don had the idea that he wanted to do an acoustic “western” type song that painted a picture of his life and his move to the desert, a sort of spiritual journey. It doesn’t really have a chorus until maybe the very end. It just unfolds, much like his life….Don told me what chords he wanted, and I played the part. When it was all said and done, they liked what I played, and we left it”.…I like it. If anything, I hope he might do more of this type of songs in the future. “We’ve discussed it. The way his voice sounds nowadays really suits that type of sound.” I think that would be an awesome direction for him, especially with story-type things like ‘Santa Fe’, and ‘Gypsy’ or ‘Fugitive’ – “When we were starting to make the record, Don and I discussed songwriting and how he had so much to say. Hence the story songs on this one.

https://www.instagram.com/billpalmer73/ https://www.abqjournal.com/things-to-do/from-writing-to-producing-bill-palmer-is-a-creative-force/article_4ff4effe-11c9-5229-abb2-99bbfa7beab4.html

LINKS:

https://dokken.tmstor.es/

https://www.facebook.com/DokkenOfficial

https://www.instagram.com/dokken_official/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/officialjonlevin/

https://www.instagram.com/jonlevinofficial/

https://allthatshreds.com/jon-levin-rokken-with-dokkens-axe-master-the-interview/

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/don_dokken_details_bands_health_troubles_they_wanted_to_cut_off_his_arm.html

https://blabbermouth.net/news/don-dokken-is-very-proud-of-upcoming-dokken-album-heaven-comes-down

DORO covers Bonnie Tyler hit on new album, w/ ROB HALFORD

DORO’s brand new album Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud features a duet with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford on a cover of Bonnie Tyler’s hot “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”. Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler recorded in 1983, penned & produced by Jim Steinman for her. The song was a #1 hit in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and a few others. German metal singer Doro (Pesche) also shares vocals with Halford on a cover of Judas Priest’s classic “Living After Midnight” on DORO’s new album as well. Metallica’s “The Four Horsemen” is covered as a CD bonus track. *Check out both clips below.

LINKS:

https://www.doromusic.de/

https://doro.bfan.link/conqueress.ypo

https://www.facebook.com/DoroPeschOfficial

YAWNING BALCH to release Volume 2

I’ve not been huge on instrumental albums, but checking out the soon-to-be-released Volume Two from Yawning Balch is something quite interesting. It’s 3 long jam tracks; progressive, psychedelic, spacey, haunting, and trippy….like, what am I listening to? But it keeps you sorta stuck wanting to hear where things go. I usually think of instrumental records as sorta background type of music, but this I wanna check out more. Now I gotta listen to Volume One! *Check out the 2 videos released so far (below), and check out the press info and links. Love the album artwork from John McGill!

Following the release of their recent debut album “Volume One”, the instrumental project formed by desert rock legends Yawning Man and Fu Manchu guitarist Bob Balch share a second track taken from their sophomore album “Volume Two”, out November 3 on Heavy Psych Sounds. 

If you’re a fan of instrumental and improvisational music, this is a masterclass in cohesion and dynamism (…) a myriad of haunting textures and discordant melodic choices that build in pace and intensity.” — Everything Is Noise

YAWNING BALCH “Volume Two”
Out November 3rd on Heavy Psych Sounds

European preorder – US preorder

Stream new single “Flesh Of The Gods

Yawning Balch is the collaborative outfit uniting guitarist Bob Balch (Fu Manchu, Big Scenic Nowhere) and desert rock progenitors Yawning Man, currently incarnated by founding guitarist Gary Arce, drummer Bill Stinson, and bassist Billy Cordell. Their sophomore record “Volume Two” is part of a two-volume set carved out of a single five-hour jam between Balch and the trio. The dreamy and psychedelic journey started on the recently released “Volume One” will reach its apex this November 3rd in the form of an expansive and mind-opening 3-track journey. 

“Volume Two” was recorded at Gatos Trail and engineered by Dan Joeright, mixed and mastered by Kent Stump at Crystal Clear Sound. Artwork and layout by John McGill. Listen to debut album “Volume One” on Bandcamp and order your vinyl, CD and digital copy at this location.

About the project, guitarist Bob Balch says: “In November of 2022, I went out to Joshua Tree for a day of jamming with the guys in Yawning Man with the intention of calling it “Yawning Balch”. No riffs were planned. We just plugged in and played. The only discussion beforehand was that Gary Arce and I wanted to mess with tons of guitar pedals. I knew that while we were jamming it sounded great, but it wasn’t until I got home and listened to it all that I realized we had something special. It’s hard to believe that we jammed for five hours and got two full-length LPs and then some out of it. Every player killed it on these recordings and I’m beyond grateful to have my name involved with this legendary band. Fingers crossed they invite me back out annually for more jam sessions. I hope you enjoy these jams and please use responsibly.”

TRACKLIST:
1. A Moment Expanded (A Form Constant)
2. Flesh Of The Gods
3. Psychic Aloha

YAWNING BALCH is:
Gary Arce – guitar
Bob Balch : Guitar, synth
Billy Cordell – bass
Bill Stinson – drums

YAWNING MAN links
WebsiteFacebookBandcampInstagramSpotify

PHILIP SAYCE – new single, and album in 2024

Rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Philip Sayce has delivered a sonic attack with the release of his new single, “Oh! That Bitches Brew.” The blistering track is available on all streaming services HERE.  (Or watch the video below)

“Oh! That Bitches Brew” is Philip’s first new music in three years. This is the first of a slew of activities for Philip in 2023, including tour dates and more new music. Released on Sayce’s label, Atomic Gemini, with exclusive license to Forty Below Records.

“Oh! That Bitches Brew” is also the first single from Philip’s highly anticipated new album, “The Wolves Are Coming,” released February 23rd, 2024. The album is available to pre-order HERE.  

Philip’s new album is more powerful, unique, and brash than anything he has written or recorded to date. “These songs and stories came into focus during my darkest times,” says Philip. ‘The Wolves Are Coming’ represents a bridge — a connection between despair and hope — that invites broken spirits to be transformed and healed.”

The Wolves Are Coming follows the album Spirit Rising which has over 13 million streams to date. It is a career highlight, exemplifying Sayce’s commitment to his craft and using the power of music as a uniting force to welcome in the light during incredibly turbulent times. 

On the new album, songs like  “Oh! That Bitches Brew”  and “Backstabber”  hit like hurricanes, while “Lady Love Divine” explores the light in contrast to darkness with an uplifting, foot-stomping, funk groove that delivers hooks in all the right places. Ballads like “It’s Over Now” and the magical instrumental  “Intuition” round out Sayce’s signature fuzz tones and sledgehammer mountain-sized drum grooves with delicate, intimate, and dynamic performances.

Photo Credit: © Matt Barnes

The bold and brash performance on “Oh! That Bitches Brew” turns out to be a musical interpretation of a memory that came flooding back to Philip one day.

“The song came together quite quickly one evening,” recalls Philip. “I was sitting on the couch and started playing the riff that became the song’s main riff. I dug it and thought, ‘What am I going to say about this? Oh, I know, I remember that time someone gave me a drink at a party called “The Bitches Brew”, and it totally fucked me up.’ And that’s what the song became.  It came together in about ten minutes.”

Produced by Philip at Station House Studio in Los Angeles, the track, engineered by GRAMMY award winner Mark Rains (Rival Sons, Shooter Jennings, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club), mixed by Brian Moncarz (Fantastic Negrito, Alice Cooper, Ian Moore), and mastered by Brian Lucey (Lizzo, The Black Keys, Michael Bublé) features Michael Leasure (Walter Trout, Edgar Winter) on drums, with Philip providing the guitars, bass, and vocals.

Born in Wales and raised in Toronto, Canada, Philip’s love of the guitar started at an early age when his parents introduced him to all of the greats, notably Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins, Albert King, Freddie King, Jeff Beck, and Jeff Healey. As a teen guitar phenom, Philip was plucked from the Toronto blues scene by the legendary Jeff Healey, who took the young guitarist under his wing and showed him the ropes, touring the world and recording as a member of Healey’s band.

In the early 2000s, a move to LA landed Philip a gig with Melissa Etheridge, which included numerous recording contributions, including the Oscar-winning “I Need To Wake Up”. While Philip’s time with Melissa Etheridge was jammed with touring, recording, and television appearances, he was able to find some time to get himself in the studio to record his first solo album, Peace Machine. Buoyed by guitar fans’ response to the album, Philip turned his attention to his full-time solo artist career, and subsequent releases garnered high praise in both the blues, rock, and guitar worlds. He has since released six studio albums as well as the incendiary live Scorched Earth, Vol. 1.

Philip Sayce has a UK tour next month, with guest Troy Redfern

Joining Philip on the road are drummer Bryan Head (Roger Hodgson, Foreigner) and bassist Sam Bolle (Agent Orange, Donavon Frankenreiter), both of whom have played live dates with Philip for the past few years after having cut their teeth together as Dick Dale’s rhythm section.

*Pre-order the new Philip Sayce album, The Wolves Are Coming: https://fortybelow.ffm.to/sayce-thewo… Pre-order The Wolves Are Coming bundle and merchandise: https://www.philipsayce.com/store

DOKKEN release new single from ‘Heaven Comes Down’ album

  • Legendary American rockers Dokken release the mesmerizing video for the new single ‘Over The Mountain’, taken from the band’s 13th studio album, Heaven Comes Down, out this week via Silver Lining Music.“‘Over The Mountain’ is a metaphoric song lyrically about people searching for better times and better days” explains Don Dokken. “It seems everybody is always looking for their Shangri-La.” “My studio in the Sangre de Cristo mountains has wrap-around windows staring at three mountains ranges and the city lights of Santa Fe below,” continues Don. “Your environment affects what you write. I’m not staring at a black soundproof wall, I’m looking out ten windows where I can see Sandia, Ortiz and Jemez mountains, looking at the sunset every day, purple, yellow and pink, and it affects you… very inspiring.” Watch the captivating video for ‘Over The Mountain’ . Video by Above The Void

RELEASE SINGLE / VIDEO ‘OVER THE MOUNTAIN’NEW ALBUM, HEAVEN COMES DOWN OUT THIS WEEK VIA SILVER LINING MUSIC 

Pre-orders available here

  • Previous videos from Heaven Comes Down – Watch/listen to Gypsy’ here. and ‘Fugitive’ here.

Heaven Comes Down will be released this Friday October 27th 2023, on CD Digipak, 12” Vinyl Album in Black and color variants, digital formats and special D2C products and bundles. Pre-order now at this location

LINKS:
Official Site ► https://www.dokken.net/
Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/DokkenOfficial
YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/DokkenOfficial
X/Twitter ► https://www.twitter.com/Dokken
Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/dokken_official

TROY REDFERN – new single, UK tour dates

Photo Credit: © Darek Ptaszynski

TROY REDFERN : THE KING OF SLIDE GUITAR ANNOUNCES BRAND NEW SINGLE “GETAWAY”

British slide guitarist and singer songwriter, Troy Redfern is pleased to announce the release of his new single ‘Getaway‘; the second single taken from his forthcoming 2024 studio album Invocation. Now available on all streaming platforms HERE.  The single is accompanied by an official music video available …

Featuring his strongest material to date, the Invocation album will be launched with an extensive Kickstarter Campaign on Monday October 30th. Colored vinyl, hand-drawn artworks and an array of exclusive bundles are just a few of the things on offer to backers of the new album. Further information about the countdown to the Kickstarter campaign is available HERE.

Getaway‘ follows Redfern’s 2023 summer festival appearances including Steelhouse, Maid in Stone, and Rawa Blues Festival in Poland where he performed to a crowd of 7,000.

The new single dovetails Redfern’s highly anticipated November 2023 UK tour supporting guitar prodigy Philip Sayce, followed by a mainstage performance at Planet Rockstock in Wales during early December. Tickets for the Sayce/Redfern November UK tour are available from https://troyredfern.com/dates.

Invocation is the follow-up to Redfern’s 2022 studio album The Wings of Salvation which received rave reviews. Said Blues Rock Review of the Salvation album, “Redfern balances big-league chops with mad songwriting skills to bring us an action-packed set of blues rock that will blow out your windows.”

Getaway is produced by Dave Marks and mixed by Jo Webb. The new single features Troy Redfern (guitar, vocals), Paul Stewart (drums), and Dave Marks (bass).

“On Getaway and the forthcoming album, I wanted to write and record songs that were bigger and ballsier than what has come before,” says Redfern. “The new songs embrace more of the rockier elements of my writing and playing.  I’ve also given myself the creative freedom to explore and feel out other styles or aspects of my writing that have not been heard on any of my other albums.”

Continues Redfern, “As an artist I feel it’s important to keep pushing and striving to refine your art, while staying true to your vision.  It is important to know who you are as an artist, and on Getaway and the upcoming album, I think I have finally perfected my own contemporary signature sound.”

Getaway is a slide guitar, rock ‘n’ roll tour de force. Lyrically, it deals with themes of freedom and knowing when it’s time to leave a bad situation. It’s undeniably Troy Redfern full circle blues rock and roll!

“Getaway is about cutting yourself some slack,” adds Redfern. “It’s about transforming your life, even if there are difficult decisions to be made.  As they say, from the mud grows the lotus.”

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM
WWW.THEGIGCARTEL.COM  &  WWW.PHILIPSAYCE.COM

LINKS:

https://www.facebook.com/TroyRedfern

https://troyredfern.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/troyredfern

Italy’s DGM release new single

Italian prog-metal band DGM have a new album coming out next month, and have just released their 2nd single from it. It’s a faster paced rockin’ track titled “To The Core”, a nice follow up to the epic “Unravel The Sorrow”. Check out the videos below, as well as the press info, and links!

Today, DGM share their new track, “To The Core”, accompanied by a new music video. This is the second single from their upcoming new album, ‘Life’, out November 17th on Frontiers Music Srl.

Pre-order/save LIFE here

‘Life’ is the product of a two year period of creativity during which DGM’s main man, Simone Mularoni, wrote a wealth of musical material. The songs clearly show his desire to push the band beyond any previous boundaries and to build a more personal identity and approach. Truly, no small feat given the band’s catalog!

All the trademark elements of DGM’s sound can be found on ‘Life’ – sweeping choruses, deftly technical passages, lightning-fast fretwork, huge vocals and dynamic transitions – but the care and the dedication to the songwriting boldly emerges. Filled with phenomenal songs which carefully encompass everything from the heaviest of progressive metal to a more classic hard rock sound, the playing on this new album is faultless, as usual, and the melodies are perfectly woven into killer guitar work, epic keyboards, and pounding drums.

DGM comment, “’Life’ is exactly the sum of all the elements that build the DGM’s sound so far. Over the years we’re focusing more and more on the quality of the songs rather than the usual prog-metal technical aspects, putting all our efforts in the arrangements and caring every little detail of each song. We strongly believe that this album is the peak of our songwriting!”

Additionally, DGM’s line-up is more cohesively gelled than ever but, beyond Mularoni’s spectacular guitar playing, a special mention goes to singer Mark Basile who truly dominates the new material like a helmsman on a stormy night.

Watch out for DGM! They are not only Italy’s finest, but are an absolutely astounding force to be reckoned with in the international progressive metal scene. With ‘Life’ they offer up their fastest, heaviest, most intense platter of progressive power metal to date.

*DGM are planning a European tour in support of the album’s release. Dates will be announced soon.

Track List: 1 Unravel The SorrowTo The Core 3 The Calling 4 Second Chance 5 Find Your Way 6 Dominate 7 Eve 8 Journey To Nowhere 9 Leave All Behind 10 Neuromancer
DGM: Marco Basile – Vocals, Simone Mularoni – Guitars, Andrea Arcangeli – Bass, Fabio Costantino – Drums, Emanuele Casali – Keyboards

LINKS:

https://linktr.ee/dgmitaly?fbclid=IwAR1ZtoKOCRt4rn9LL9BeprzO2grk8QMSTo7tPbSOrX27GbjBX60Or9VEXSo

http://www.dgmsite.com/

https://www.facebook.com/dgmprog

KAMI VAN HALST – a Halloween tribute to Alice Cooper

Canadian singer Kami Van Halst has a new single, a tribute to Alice Cooper. The song “My Alice” includes parts of a few Alice songs put together in a new heavy tune. Featured guitarist on “My Alice” is Canadian guitarist Phil X formerly of Triumph, and currently of Bon Jovi. Check out the singles from Kami below, as well as the press info. Both tracks are also available on Spotify.

Canada’s KAMI VAN HALST Shares A Halloween Treat With New Singles “My Alice” ft. Phil X: A Fierce Ode to Alice Cooper & “Jack Sally’s Song” ft. Paul Woida: A Musical Journey to Halloween Town

The haunting new piece, “My Alice” is a sinister homage to the enigmatic Alice Cooper. In this electrifying tribute, Kami Van Halst delves into the dark, theatrical, and rebellious essence that defines Alice Cooper’s legacy. The song encapsulates the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll, unleashing its wild and untamed energy for music lovers worldwide. “My Alice” is a powerful, head-banging masterpiece that bridges generations of rock enthusiasts.

“This has been a labor of devotion, nurtured in shadows for what feels like an eternity. What could be more fitting for this monstrous revelation than Halloween time? For too long, our band has harbored this dark symphony, yearning for the perfect moment. The torment of waiting has made it all the sweeter. I must extend my deepest gratitude to our producer, Arnold Lanni, who delved fearlessly into this odyssey, pushing the boundaries of my artistry. To my band, my brethren, who poured their souls into the writing and playing, enduring the agonizing wait for this release. Step right up, for the show is about to begin, and the mysteries of the night await you under the big top.” adds Kami.

As an added bonus for Halloween lovers and fans of the beloved movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” Kami Van Halst and her husband, Paul Woida, bring to life the enchanting love story of Jack and Sally with their rendition of “Jack and Sally’s Song”. This hauntingly beautiful tribute to the iconic film captures the magic and melancholy of Halloween Town while blending Kami’s vocal prowess with Paul’s musical talents. The song is a heartfelt homage to the creativity and imagination of Tim Burton’s masterpiece and a perfect addition to any Halloween playlist. Experience the magic of Jack and Sally’s love story in a whole new way.

In addition Kami Van Halst is working on her metamorphosis into the enigmatic Jezebel Slade, a fierce and untamed force of nature. With an enthralling stage presence and a captivating aura, Jezebel Slade commands the spotlight like a true rock goddess. For mroe info on this, check out her website HERE.

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