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Teutonic heavy metallers BÖLLVERK released new lyric video!

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.

INSAMMER one of Sweden’s most promising metal bands releases new album ‘Black Art’!

Swedish rockers INSAMMER has released a new album called ‘Black Art’. A masterpiece of 11 tracks of total guitar and drums madness, filled with moments of relentless energy throwing back to their punk and rock roots to visionary moments of modern alternative.

INSAMMER vocalist Vika says: “Our third album ‘Black Art’ is a powerful and strong statement of the modern world. We spent almost a year in the studio during pandemic period, we wrote over 40 songs and had to choose from them. We took 11 tracks of pure rock vibrations with excellent lyrics to rock the house. For the first time in our career, we truly put it all out there. The album’s lead single, “Black Art”, is about dark times on the internet and hard situations on the political stage. We are all in the process of transformation”.

‘Black Art’ track listing:

1 Prophecy

2 Fly Away

3 Black Art

4 World Wide Web

5 No One Is Saving You

6 Endless Sky

7 Vampires

8 Guardian Angel

9 What a Gift

10 Vikings

11 Forgive a Girl

About the band:

INSAMMER is one of Sweden’s most promising metal bands, combining dark, pulsating Nordic grooves with Eastern European lyricism and melodic romanticism. Their live shows throb with emotional energy; Vika’s voice ranges from a whisper to a full-throated growl, melding with the instruments as verses explode into churning, hypnotic choruses and pounding, crowd-mesmerizing riffs. The group calls their sound transfusion metal, a heavy mixture of alternative rock and nu metal, which evokes the shifting musical styles and feelings that pour over them and infuse their performances.

The band was created in Stockholm by vocalist Vika and guitarist Dennis Wise, whose collaboration began at a music institute in Uppsala, Sweden. The name InSammer was inspired by The Door Into Summer, a science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein. The current lineup also features virtuoso guitarist Oleg Izotov, bassist Nikita Simonov, and world-class drummer Alex Karpukhin.

DESERT NEAR THE END announces new album ‘The Dawning of the Son’ by Boersma Records (Germany)!

Desert Near the End return with their fifth album and they are pleased to announce their collaboration with Boersma Records (Germany)! 

“The Dawning of the Son” is set for release on May 27 of 2022! 

As the time of the pandemic seems to be at its end, Desert Near the End used this two year break as an opportunity to be creative. Delivering the direct successor of their previous endeavour, “of Fire and Stars”! 

This time they managed to balance the aggression with melody reaching to an outcome that feels more “Desert Near the End” than ever before. Influences have been tamed and a more personal sound has risen, revealing a path across the Desert more clear than ever before!  

Lyrically is based on the first trilogy of “The Red Rising Saga” by Pierce Brown who offered great inspiration and food for thought to the band.  

The album was recorded and mixed once again at the Incorporated M. Studios and was engineered by Vassilis Pappas. 

The beautiful cover artwork is signed by Panagiotis Vlamis, also the creator of the “Theater of War” artwork. 

Giannis Nakos and Remedy Art Design put everything in place once more creating a fantastic booklet. 

“Rise for Dominion”, the second track of the new album is set to be released as a single on April 22! 

The Dawning of the Son 

1. Break the chains (4:56) 

2. Rise for dominion (4:02) 

3. A wolf amongst lions (4:23) 

4. Iron rain (4:10) 

5. I am hell and hell is me (6:48) 

6. Wound my way (5:03) 

7. Obsidian angel (6:33) 

8. Beyond the gates (6:44)