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The Venomous Pinks released new video from the new album due out with SBÄM Records!

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After the first single No Rules has already caused quite a stir, The Venomous Pinks continue to the anticipation for their first studio album. The next track Apothacary Ailment ups the tempo even more and pushes relentlessly forward – in the unique Pinks sound, of course!

Lyrically, the punk trio deals with the difficult subject of addiction from the perspectives of others and themselves.
“It’s about how consuming the cycle of addiction can be. I witnessed a person close to me struggle with a serious addiction. It was a matter of life or death. The lyrics are a plea for them to choose life. I’ve had my own personal battles over the years. Facing one’s demons is never easy. Through a positive mental attitude and commitment, anything is possible. You will prevail,” says singer and guitarist Drea Doll.

The chorus with shouts like “Never give up / You’ll find a way / We’ll find a way” is both motivation and war cry and will certainly provide perfect sing-along moments live.

“For the video, we escaped to the beautiful landscape near the lost Dutchman park in Apache Junction, AZ. Since this is our first album, it was important for us to show the world our roots and where we grew up”, explains Drea further. The video was shot and edited again by Thomas Alexander.

Apothecary Ailment is the second single from Vita Mors, which will be released on June 3, 2022 on SBÄM Records.

Line-Up:
Drea Doll – Guitar, Vocals
Gaby Kaos – Bass, Vocals
Cassie Jalilie – Drums

Fotocredits:
Jack Grisham (b/w)
Alexander Thomas

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Teutonic heavy metallers BÖLLVERK released new lyric video!

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The band explains to “The 7th No (IS A KO)”:
“The song lyrics are a dialogue between a guy and a girl – the guy tries to end up with her, but just can’t do it. However, he gives no rest, stays permanently on her. This goes on until the chick is annoyed. The 7th time then finally finally breaks her patience and there is a powerful on the lid.”

When the three friends Raphi (guitar), Zahn (vocals, guitar) and Markus (drums) formed the band BÖLLVERK in May 2018, this fortunate circumstance marked the initial spark for a quite enormous revitalization of the German Heavy Metal guild!

The three playful enthusiasts quickly wrote their first own songs, and the common favourite direction crystallised out very quickly: core-traditional and above all fundamentally honest HEAVY METAL with a damn iconic 80s touch!

BÖLLVERK
Band 2022 • 📸 Franzi Zahn

From September 2018, bass player Sense completed the line-up. The very first live shows were played and received great feedback from the audience.

With this momentum, BÖLLVERK entered the studio in autumn 2019 to record the first demo “Let’s Ride Till Dawn“. It was released on March 6, 2020 and received good reviews from the press and fans.
Unfortunately, due to the lockdown at the time, the CD could not be promoted on the stages. During the worldwide misery of the global pandemic, however, BÖLLVERK by no means stood still.

Personnel changes were also managed with determination, whereby the stylistic directness always remained completely the same. The BÖLLVERK rhythm section was re-staffed with Angelo (drums) and Tim on bass.

And Svenja as a promising new singer raises the solid musical foundation to an even higher level with her enormously powerful and distinctive voice.

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Extreme Norwegian metal vikings :BOLVERK: announce ‘Uaar’ album!

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Hailing from the cold North, Extreme Norwegian Metal Vikings :BOLVERK: will release their debut album “Uaar” on May the 27th , 2022 via Wormholedeath worldwide.

:BOLVERK: is the latest musical adventure from brothers in arms:

 Christopher “Rammr” Rakkestad (Elvarhøi, Jordskip, ex. Ragnarok)

 Lucass Edquist (Gnida, ex. Mork)

 Bjørn “Narrenschiff” Holter (Images at Twilight, ex. Illnath, ex. Aasmegin)

 Thomas Bolverk (Under the Oak, Welcome to Hell, ex. Ragnarok, ex. Images at Twilight, ex. Darkness, ex. Black Currant etc…)

:BOLVERK: is EXTREME NORWEGIAN METAL aiming to be as sad and melodic as Solstafir in one end and as brutal as Marduk in the other. We are exploring the borders of the Extreme Metal genre and are actively working with the contrasts that all our inspirations have embedded in us. Our music is about melody as well as brutality. We want you to sing along as well as wanting to furiously bang your head. Good music makes you want to move, and that is one of the goals we aim to achieve with :BOLVERK:
The name “Bolverk” is originally one of Odin’s personas. He used the name Bolverk when he went out to steal the mead of poetry, and there was a lot of blood-splatter and killing in the process. Later adaptations see the word used as a description for something solid and impenetrable. We even have it in our local dialect as “bælværk” where it means something like a big, sturdy unformly mass. Anyway, all this, maybe apart from the unformly mass, are things that comply with our music. Melody, poetry, brutality, tightness and a sturdy and down-to-earth attitude.
The title of the album, “Uaar”, means a bad year in older Norwegian language. This was usually used when the crops failed and people starved. It fits well with the state of the world for the last two years, we think.
Release date for the album is the 27th of May 2022. A lot of material is already written for its successor which will be unleashed as early as late spring 2023. The release of “Uaar” will be accompanied by a release-party the 11th of June, where we will treat you to free music that will challenge your listening skills and everything will be filmed and recorded for a live video.
:BOLVERK: “Uaar”Side A:Death the Whore 05:58Uaar 05:27Time for Chaos 04:38Svovelpredikant 05:36
Side BSecterian Bloodshed 06:57Prevail in Silence 06:23Bride of Christ 06:47
Bonus song CD only:From the Depths 06:12