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SAGEN unveils Mammoth album details; title-track video is available!

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The US extreme metal band SAGEN is excited to announce that their new full-length is titled Mammoth and it will be released on October 29th in jewel case, streaming, and digital download formats. In order to pass the wait, there is nothing better than watching the video for the title-track, available on the band’s YouTube channel! https://bit.ly/3FGffr3

SAGEN seamlessly incorporates many of the stylistic differences between death, thrash, groove, technical, and progressive metal into a unique and foreboding wall of creative sounds. Their music centers on intriguing and crushing riffs, acrobatic and shredding guitar solos, punishing and intricate drum beats, and in-your-face and aggressive vocals. Each SAGEN album tells a captivating story that is sure to create a lasting impact on the listener. 

The Jacksonville-based quartet revealed the tracklist of his new effort: 

1. Hunted

2. Mammoth

3. Consequences

4. Appointed

5. Cracked

6. The Slaughter

7. Coward (instrumental)

8. Becoming the Alpha

9. Tusk

10. Atonement

Home recordings: Guitars, Vocals, and Bass. Mixing, mastering, and drums recorded at Exodian Studios by Zack Dufort. 

Front album cover by Stephen Hegarty and Jordan Brown.

Line-Up: 

Adam Cheatham – Vocals

Jordan Brown – Lead Guitar

Stephen Hegarty – Rhythm Guitar/Bass

Derek Kinney – Drums

SAGEN Online:

Facebook

Instagram

YouTube

Bandcamp

BigCartel (t-shirts)

The Metallist PR

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Finnish melodic death metal band Wolftopia released their second single Wash The Spears!

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Promo pic by Hannu Perälä (Hannu Perälä Photography)

Wash the Spears is the second single from the upcoming debut album Ways of the Pack (Out on December 17th 2021 via Inverse Records) by Finnish melodic death metal band Wolftopia. From the catchy guitar chords of the intro, played by frontman Aleksander Okhotnikov, to the last majestic synthetic trumpets and French horns, programmed by Ossi Peltoniemi, this song oozes uncomplicated eighties power metal.

Watch and listen to Wash The Spears video: https://youtu.be/f5nYzhnmY54

Okhotnikov, also the band’s main songwriter, says that the writing process of “Wash the Spears” started with the main riff. The catchy rhythm and the chord progression, using a large number of major chords, catch the ear and once lodged in the brain, are difficult to forget. But the song also displays Wolftopia’s bombastic side, with a fast-paced, epic chorus and a technical, rock-‘n’-roll-inspired whirlwind of a solo by lead guitarist Topi Karhunen.

The lyrics are inspired, like many of Wolftopia’s songs, by fantasy literature, in this case the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. “Wash the Spears” narrates the lives of a nomadic people surviving, even thriving, in the harshest of desert environments. There are many hardships in life, the song suggests, but with cooperation, dedication and perseverance we can grow and find joy. This sense of strength in community and adversity is also present in the music. In the optimistic sound, full of major chords and memorable rhythms, of course, but also, significantly, in the shouted choirs during the pre-chorus. “Wash the Spears”, they shout: take action, together, and thrive. Sensible advice, certainly, in these trying times.

Listen to Wash The Spears single on:
Youtube: https://youtu.be/f5nYzhnmY54 
Bandcamp: https://wolftopia.bandcamp.com 
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lFaiqA 
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/album/255785882 
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/196064114/track/196064115 
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2YOuvAU 

Pre-Order Ways of the Pack CD: https://bit.ly/2WGoRjs 
Pre-save Ways of the Pack on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3gWtTzA 

Line-up:Aleksander Okhotnikov (Vocals & guitars)Tom Israels (Drums)Tim Reus (Bass)Topi Karhunen (Guitar)

Links:https://www.facebook.com/wolftopiaband
https://www.instagram.com/wolftopiaband
https://wolftopia.bandcamp.com

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Finnish melodic death metal band Nemecic releases new single and first-ever music video!

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Photographer: Jaakko Manninen

Finnish melodic death metal group Nemecic have released the third single off “The Last Magic in Practice”, the band’s second album set for release on October 29th. The track is titled “Dodecahedron Avenue” and comes with the group’s first-ever music video.

Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/N3iEYXpu40g

Listen to the single:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FDM1cl
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2X7kA9c
Bandcamp: https://nemecic.bandcamp.com/
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DygLJG
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/261940082
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/199229794

The band comments: “Dodecahedron Avenue” is one of the fiercest tracks off the album and was chosen as the video song due to its crushing chorus and fast tempo. The song will certainly remain on our live setlist for a long time. Lyric-wise the song follows the album’s theme of creativity. “Dodecahedron Avenue” is about finding your own path as an artist, and our trademark elements of mythology, Western occultism and magic are present as usual.”

The music video for “Dodecahedron Avenue” was directed by Jaakko Manninen.

The Last Magic in Practice -album release show: 30.10. Lutakko, Jyväskylä, FI (w/Wolfheart, Atlas)

Nemecic:Niko Anttila – drumsEmil Borg – bassPasi Rajakallio – guitarAki Salonen – vocalsTuomo Salonen – guitar, vocals

https://nemecic.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Nemecic
https://www.instagram.com/nemecicband
www.nemecic.com