The day has finally arrived when we can unleash a new song and video from MakeWar! “Not Today” is a rallying cry for those when life gets super tough and staying positive feels impossible. It’s the type of song meant to be performed live and with friends screaming at the top of their lungs, celebrating togetherness. If you’re traveling to Gainesville, FL, for FEST, you can hear this beast in the flesh! If you haven’t been growing your beard out for this event, you can watch the video or stream the song on any digital platform! Next, get the lowdown of what the song is about from vocalist and guitarist Jose Prieto below:
‘Not Today’ serves as an anthem for those times when life becomes overwhelmingly daunting, and hope appears distant. It serves as a reminder that even during our bleakest moments, we can nurture a spark to ignite a fire, providing comfort and empowerment. ‘Not Today’ reminds us that we are all loved, strong, and united as we sing together for ourselves and for all our friends who left us too soon.
Discover Fixated by Escape the Paradigm.
Escape the Paradigm was formed in late 2013 by brothers Brandon Brodzinski and Johnathan Rockwood with Donny Hoover III. The trio met after previous bands each member were in went on permanent hiatus. Each member of ETP brings their own unique sound and musical background to the band. Having plenty of live performance and studio experience both together and previously, ETP has become a truly polished sounding band, despite only having 3 members.
The band has 1 full-length studio album (Mistaken – 2018) and has released 4 singles since the start of the pandemic (New Beginnings – 2020, RISE – 2020, Breaking Chains – 2021, Sign Of Life – 2021).
On May 12th, 2023, the band released their sophomore album titled We All Fall Down. The band would then go on to sign with Curtain Call Records in the same month.
ETP has shared the stage with several national acts such as Eva Under Fire, Gemini Syndrome, Tantric, Soil, Another Lost Year, 3 Years Hollow, Eye Empire, Open Your Eyes, Kirra and many more. The band also opened for All That Remains, Toothgrinder and Gears in fall 2018 on their first national tour. ETP would play several dates starting in KY and going through IL, MO, TX, NC, VA and WV during this tour.
Escape the Paradigm makes music that is meant to speak to the listener, and comfort those in need of some kind of help. Brandon Brodzinski (Vocals/Guitar) said:
“Music has helped me in several moments in my life. It’s saved me when nothing else could, and I owe music a debt I can not pay. If my music can do that for even just one other person, then I have successfully paid it forward. That’s the real goal.”
Escape The Paradigm is:
Brandon Brodzinski: Vocals/Guitar
Johnathan Rockwood: Drums
Donny Hoover III: Bass
Coventhrall has released the final song of the space opera album – The great adventure ends in a bittersweet victory
Picture: Mario Lopez, Layout: Toni Bite
“Victory” is the fourth single and the last song of Coventhrall‘s upcoming space opera album Legacy of Morfuidra. The song is almost six minutes long epic and versatile opus which is divided into two parts. The mood is melancholic in the first half of the song when the lead vocalist Sami Ilvonen expresses the wistful atmosphere after the battle. The latter half gives the song and the whole album the finish line it deserves when it’s time to celebrate the victory achieved.
The creator of the story and the vocalist Sami “Texas” Ilvonen describes the feelings of the song:
“The battle has been won and the Scavens have been evicted back into space, but the losses are considerable and many good friends have fallen. The feelings are contradictory like always in wars and battles. On the other hand, we are happy about the victory and the freedom of Morfuidra, but the memory of the fallen will be mourned for a long time.”
There are a several featuring artists in the song like Tuomas Nieminen, Tanja Kemppainen and Aleksi Parviainen along with keyboard solo by Risto Kupiainen. The song and the whole album ends with an impressive choir part by Petteri Lehikoinen, Juhani Muhonen, Mikko P. Mustonen, Leeni-Maria Hovila and Johanna Lesonen.
Composer Jukka Hoffrén tells about the song:
“The basics of the song had been composed sometime in the late nineties, but was archived deep into the desk drawer just waiting for the right use. One can hear the influence of King Diamond and Judas Priest in vocal melodies and harmonies. The idea of the last choir part came out in the studio when we discussed the solution how we would get the sound of Morfuidra’s people to be heard in the praise to the Avatar, the Emperor and the other warriors.”
Listen to the single on music services: https://push.fm/fl/coventhrall-victory
www.facebook.com/coventhrall
www.instagram.com/coventhrall
COVENTHRALL:
Sami Ilvonen: vocals
Toni Bite: guitars
Jukka Hoffrén: bass, keyboards, guitars
Kimmo Korhonen: guitars
Janne Ojala: drums
This single and upcoming album Legacy Of Morfuidra is released through Inverse Records.
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