The Entropic Queen is the new music video and single from Italian symphonic death metal masters, Genus Ordinis Dei. The single was just released worldwide a couple of days ago, and it is the latest since the release of their critically acclaimed full-length album and metal music video series Glare of Deliverance.
The Entropic Queen was produced by Tommy Monticelli at Sonitus Studio during the after-effects of the band’s infection with the Covid-19 virus. The song tells a story about the pandemic, but from the virus’s perspective, which is represented as an entropic queen who, invaded by the continuous expansion of man, reacts and responds to the attack, with her army of spike-carrying soldiers.
The whole song is a great allegory that narrates the attack on the cell by the virus as if it were the assault of a castle.
The single features cover art by Tom Roberts.
GENUS ORDINIS DEI discography Glare of Deliverance (album) – 2020 Nemesis feat. Melissa VanFleet (single) – 2019 Great Olden Dynasty (album) – 2017 EP 2016 (EP) – 2016 The Middle (album) – 2015
GENUS ORDINIS DEI lineup Nick K (vocals & guitar) Tommy Mastermind (guitar & orchestra) Steven F. Olda (bass) Nico Pedrali (drums)
HETEROGENEOUS ANDEAD is Melodic & Symphonic Electro Death/Thrash metal band in Tokyo, Japan. The sound is based on Thrash metal with Progressive metal, added the Electronic & Symphonic sounds, and all of them is sung by Mezzo-soprano & female growl voices. After releasing their critically acclaimed album “Deus Ex Machina” in 2018, they are back with their new studio album “Chaotic Fragments” due for release on April 8th, 2022 via Wormholedeath worldwide.
About the album: We’ve released one EP & album so far, so this album will be our third release. We don’t change the concept and aimed to further improve the level while making it understandable as Heterogeneous Andead music immediately after listening. There are songs with more progressive elements in this album, and we also take on new challenges such as triple time. It also features more guitar harmonies and the synthesizer’s sound is more emphasized than before. The performance of each part is also more energetic. This album has only 8 songs, but I think that all the songs are good quallity to be the lead track of the album. In this album Yusuke Kiyama worked on mixing / mastering, so all the sounds are our ideals.
Tracklist:
01-The Void Sacrifice 02-Fragments of Memories 03-Last Reverie 04-Beautiful Nightmare 05-Fission 06-Mirror of the Lie 07-Regrettable 08-Licking
Biography
HETEROGENEOUS ANDEAD is Melodic & Symphonic Electro Death/Thrash metal band in Tokyo, Japan. The sound is based on Thrash metal with Progressive metal, added the Electronic & Symphonic sounds, and all of them is sung by Mezzo-soprano & female growl voices. In 2012, the leader Yusuke Kiyama started as the project. HETEROGENEOUS ANDEAD is formed in 2013, and the current vocalist Haruka joined in 2014. 1st EP “UNDEAD” was released in 2015, then joined to the TERRORIZER Magazine No.266 CD. And we joined with it to JAPAN EXPO in France. In 2017 1st full album “DEUS EX MACHINA” was released for Japan. And we joined to the compilation “IMPERATIVE MUSIC COMPILATION DVD – Volume 14” of Brazil which Kreator & Obituary also joined. The bassist Takashi Onitake joined in 2017. In 2018 1st full album “DEUS EX MACHINA” was released from Wormholedeath records for worldwide. We uploaded our first MV “Automaton”from“DEUS EX MACHINA” on YouTube. The guitarist Masaya Kondo and the drummer Tomoyuki Nakano joined in 2018. In 2019 we uploaded MV “Denied”from“ DEUS EX MACHINA” on YouTube. The guiterist Masaya Kondo left and Sho joined. We stopped the live performance activity and started to work for making the 2nd album since September in 2019. In 2021 the bassist Takashi Onitake and the guiterist Sho left.
Discography: Undead (EP, 2015) Deus Ex machina (CD, Wormholedeath 2018) Chaotic Fragments – Wormholedeath (CD 2022)
Enter if you dare “The Waste of Dreadrift”, the latest music video from XAEL (ft. members of Nile, The Reticent, Rapheumets Well). The video is the next visual exploration into the fictional sci-fi world created by band founder and drummer Joshua “Nassaru” Ward for the band’s new album “Bloodtide Rising” released this past February via Pavement Entertainment.
Ward explains the album’s story in further detail:
“Imprisoned by the counsel of Tymeer in the waste of Dreadrift, Darmak and the Watchers of Xan were presented as an offering to the Sovereign Ruler of Vuul Athmar, Atara Avuniir where they were assimilated into her elite guard, the Suun Vir. Unforeseen, the Queen fell in love with Darmak and bore him a son, yet the queen harbors a dark secret, an anomaly that threatens the outer-worlds.”To experience XAEL‘s planetary sci-fi adventure, please check out the music video for “The Waste of Dreadrift” via the band’s YouTube –
Hailing from the American Carolinas, XAEL brings forth with them epic symphonic death metal like no other. Their new album entitled “Bloodtide Rising” is a concept record rooted in a science fiction universe that XAEL revolves all their music around. The extreme symphonic release chronicles the journey of a character named Darmak, an immortal who is trying to find purpose in a chaotic and complex multiverse.
XAEL was initially meant to be a personal project by drummer Joshua “Nassaru” Ward, however, when other musicians showed interest it evolved into a full-fledged project with each member contributing equally towards this current full length and the band’s first album “The Last Arbiter” (2018).
Fans of progressive and brutal metal along with sci-fi enthusiasts will take interest in what XAEL is doing. It’s different, and listeners can get lost in the complex multiverse that they have conceived. Epic and extreme, it is recommended for fans of Septicflesh, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Nile.
The album “Bloodtide Rising” is out now on the following platforms: Apple Music, Amazon, Deezer, Tidal HERE. Spotify
About: Xael, based out of the American Carolinas was formed in 2018. The band’s current line-up consists of Joshua Niemeyer, Daniel Presnell, Chris Hathcock (The Reticent), Brad Parris (Nile), and Joshua “Nassaru” Ward (Rapheumets Well). Xael combines elements of extreme metal with orchestrations and folk music to create soundscapes of the imagination.
Xael’s music focuses on the endeavors of its members in a science fantasy epic. From the wastelands of war-torn planets to the pits where the fallen gods dwell, Xael paints an odd and fantastic sci-fi world both musically and visually.
Discography: 2021 – Bloodtide Rising (Pavement Entertainment) 2018- The Last Arbiter (Test Your Metal Records)
Bloodtide Rising Concept: Imprisoned by the counsel of Tymeer, led by the insidious entity Sen, Darmak “ cursed with a degrading immortality” and the Watchers of Xan were presented as an offering to the Sovereign Ruler and rare species collector, Atara Avuniir in exchange for military and economic support. Finding Favor with the Queen, the Watchers were integrated into her elite guard where they became renowned for their success.
Unforeseen, the Queen fell in love with Darkmak and she would bear to him a son. Vuul Athmar along with the outer planets of the Eiasian-Rim prospered yet the queen harbors a dark secret, an anomaly that threatens the outer-worlds.
Touring history: Though Xael is a new project, the members are no stranger to touring. Brad Parris, being the frontman and bass player for Nile embarks on yearly international tours. Along with Joshua Ward (who is the drum tech for George Kollias of Nile), they have toured most of Europe, Australia, India, South America, Russia, and Japan. Other members being from bands such as Rapheumets Well and The Reticent are all versed in national and international touring.
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