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LORDS OF BLACK – "Icon Of The New Days" VÖ: 11.05.2018

Band: LORDS OF BLACK
Album: Icon Of The New Days
VÖ: 11.05.2018
Label: Frontiers Music/Soulfood

 

LORDS OF BLACK is the band fronted by in demand vocalist Ronnie Romero, renowned guitarist Tony Hernando, monster drummer Andy C and new bassist Dani Criado.

 

The guys originally got together after the farewell tour of Tony and Andy’s previous band, Saratoga. Tony and Andy decided to join forces with one of the best singers of the underground scene in Spain, the Chilean born, Ronnie Romero. The vision was to form a metal band with a modern approach, yet be catchy, melodic and progressive. After months of intense and hard work on the songs, the band released their acclaimed self-titled debut album independently in 2014. Metal Hammer Spain deemed it: “The Best Metal album released in Spain this year”.

 

Then the news of Ronnie Romero joining the new incarnation of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow was revealed. This brought the band to the attention of the international media and music fans. In particular, the words of Ritchie Blackmore describing Romero’s voice as a “cross between Ronnie James Dio and Freddie Mercury” piqued hard rock and heavy metal journalists and fans’ interest.

 

The band signed on with Frontiers for the release of their second album, “II”, an album which blew the minds of fans of modern melodic metal. Co-produced, mixed and mastered by Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween), “II” was an album chock full of superbly crafted songs that gave further credence to the band’s immense talent.

 

In the time since, Ronnie made his live debut with Rainbow to much critical acclaim, partnered up with Magnus Karlsson (Primal Fear) on the new band The Ferrymen, and most recently, was enlisted by legendary Gotthard guitarist Leo Leoni to front his new project, CoreLeoni. Now that even more of the world is aware of Ronnie’s incredible talents, the time couldn’t be more perfect for Lords Of Black to unveil their newest metal masterpiece, “Icons Of The New Days”!

 

TRACKLISTING:
1. World Gone Mad
2. Icons Of The New Days
3. Not In A Place Like This
4. When A Hero Takes A Fall
5. Forevermore
6. The Way I’ll Remember
7. Fallin’
8. King’s Reborn
9. Long Way To Go
10. The Edge Of Darkness
11. Wait No Prayers For The Dying
12. All I Have Left

PRODUCED BY: TONY HERNANDO and ROLAND GRAPOW

STUDIO: Cadillac Blood Studios, Grapow’s Studios, TH7 Studios, Solid Engine Studios

RECORDED BY: Andy C., Roland Grapow, Tony Hernando

MIXED BY: Roland Grapow

MASTERED BY: Roland Grapow

BAND MEMBERS: Ronnie Romero (Voc.), Tony Hernando (Guit.), Andy C. (Drums), Dani Criado (Bass).

NOTE: Bass guitar on album by Tony Hernando. Piano, Synths and Keyboards on “Icons Of the New Days” and “Not In A Place Like This” by Andy C. Keyboards, Synths and Synth Guitars on “World Gone Mad”, “Forevermore”, “King’s Reborn” and “The Edge of Darkness” by Tony Hernando. Piano on “Fallin’” and “The Way I’ll remember” by Víctor Díez.

Links:
http://www.lordsofblack.com/

 

LUNATIC SOUL – "Under The Fragmented Sky" VÖ: 25.05.18

Band: LUNATIC SOUL
Album: Under The Fragmented Sky
VÖ: 25.05.2018
Label: Kscope/Edel

LUNATIC SOUL kündigen neues Album "Under The Fragmented Sky" als Nachfolger des emotionalen Epos "Fractured" von 2017 an.

2018 feiern wir das 10. Jubiläum von LUNATIC SOUL – dem Solo Projekt von Riversides kreativen Macht MARIUSZ DUDA.

Lunatic Soul is Mariusz Duda, the talented creator, singer and multi-instrumentalist behind some of the finest and most captivating progressive music coming from Europe, including his output on UK label Kscope and with Poland’s shooting stars Riverside. Duda is now releasing his sixth studio album, Under The Fragmented Sky on 25th May 2018. This new album is the companion to 2017’s Fractured and the pinnacle of the first decade of Lunatic Soul.

Following on from last year’s material, which covered content about grieving, hope and a fractured society, Under the Fragmented Sky rebuilds Lunatic Soul as we know it, with dark and haunting atmospheres coming to the forefront, taking its name from the lyrics of the 12-minute epic "A Thousand Shards of Heaven" from Fractured. Duda explains "Fractured is not a full picture of the latest Lunatic Soul recordings. These more classical pieces have been waiting for their own time which has now come. "Under the Fragmented Sky" will be both a supplement to "Fractured" and an artistically independent release with its own character and identity.

"It’s a very unexpected and spontaneous release” – says Mariusz Duda –"Initially, I was thinking about a maxi single "A Thousand Shards of Heaven" with a couple of other tracks but the material had evolved so beautifully in the studio that I ended up with 36 minutes of brand new music. It’s a truly enchanting album.

"UTFS" is a music journey with very subtle electronics and vocal experiments, it’s incredibly coherent and much closer to the mood of the earlier Lunatic Soul albums. Thanks to "Under the Fragmented Sky", the last red album will gain a fuller meaning and the whole Lunatic Soul discography will be enriched with another shade of my music fascinations, which have been suspended somewhere between life and death from the very beginning."

The album was recorded during the Fractured sessions at Serakos Studio, Warsaw from June 16-17, and finalised December 2017 and February 2018. The final track "Untamed" sees a guest appearance on drums for Wawrzyniec Dramowicz (aka Vaaver). The album was designed and illustrated by Polish artist Jarek Kubicki.

Pressestimmen zu "Fractured" 2017:

Orkus: "Es ist als würdest du der personifizierten Schönheit ins Angesicht blicken. Von den ausgewogenen Klängen bist du so überwältigt, dass dir die Tränen kommen."

Slam 8.5/10: "Fractured strotzt nur so vor Abwechslung und gerät zu einem mehr als nur gelungenem Schmuckstück des modernen und gefühlvollen Progressive Rock."

Rock Hard 8/10: "Die architektonisch aufs Wesentliche reduzierten Ambient-Prog-Klangreisen […erinnern] phasenweise auch an Dead Can Dance, Peter Gabriel und Brian Eno… atmosphärische Panorama-Aufnahmen jenseits der gängigen Progrock-Schemata."

Classic Rock: "…große Kunst aus Polen von einem der innovativsten Musiker der Gegenwart."

Babyblaueseiten.de 13/15: "Ein Hammeralbum … eine gelungene avantgardistische Mischung aus Progressive Rock, Elektronik und vereinzelt Jazz-Elementen."

Westzeit 6/6: "…grandioses Stück Musik. Höchstwertung."

Visions 9/12: "Gepaart mit dem Instrumentarium früher Massive Attack und dem Mut zum progressive Experiment ist Fractured dennoch ein Album geworden, das wie kein zweites den Stempel "Pop Art" verdient."

Sonic Seducer: "…erweitert seinen musikalischen Horizont aber einerseits eindrucksvoll und zeigt andererseits, dass er auch hier trotz massiver Track Längen ohne Weiteres in der Lage ist, die Spannung aufrechtzuerhalten. … eine äußerst eindringlich knappe Stunde."

HiFi Stars: "Ein überwältigend dichtes Album, das aufgrund der hohen Qualität der Stücke viele Hörer aus allen möglichen Musikrichtungen abzuholen vermag. Anhören!"

Pressestimmen zu "Walking on a Flashlight Beam" 2014:

eclipsed – Album des Monats – 9/10: "In neun Stücken breitet er eine Klangwelt aus, die ihresgleichen sucht. … Spätestens mit dieser Einspielung hat sich Mariusz Duda für eine Kooperation mit Steven Wilson empfohlen. Für eine Kooperation auf Augenhöhe."

Stereoplay – Album des Monats (Musik 9/10, Sound 8/10)

Musicheadquarter.de 9/9: "Für mich ist WOAFB definitiv das Album des Jahres, aber auch ganz sicher eines jener Alben, die mich immer begleiten werden – das steht für mich außer Frage."

Audio 4/5: "….fast Depeche-Mode-artige Eleganz…"

Visions 9/12: "Die Eleganz, mit der er sein Soloprojekt Lunatic Soul in den vergangenen Jahren geformt hat, verdient höchste Anerkennung."

Gitarre & Bass: "….das Art-Rock-Experimentalisten , Pink Floyd Fans […] absolut faszinieren wird. Soundtrack pur!"

Good Times: "Der Weg von Prog Rock zu cineastischen Klangwerken, den Riverside Frontmann Mariusz Duda mit dem letzten Werk seines Nebenprojektes LS eingeschlagen hat, findet in Walking OAFLB einen vorläufigen Höhepunkt… Ebenso wie Steven Wilson zeigt Duda, dass er auf beiden Ebenen ein absoluter Könner ist."

Follow Lunatic Soul online:

Website: www.lunaticsoul.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lunaticsoulband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lunaticsoulband
Twitter: @Marivsz_Riv

LUNATIC SOUL – "Fractured" VÖ: 06.10.2017

Band: LUNATIC SOUL
Album: Fractured
VÖ: 06.10.2017
Label: Kscope/Edel

 

LUNATIC SOUL KÜNDIGEN DAS LANGERWARTETE FÜNFTE STUDIO ALBUM AN: "FRACTURED" 

Listening Video zu "Fractured":

Pressestimmen zum letzten Album:

eclipsed – Album des Monats – 9/10: "In neun Stücken breitet er eine Klangwelt aus, die ihresgleichen sucht. … Spätestens mit dieser Einspielung hat sich Mariusz Duda für eine Kooperation mit Steven Wilson empfohlen. Für eine Kooperation auf Augenhöhe."

Stereoplay – Album des Monats (Musik 9/10, Sound 8/10)

Musicheadquarter.de 9/9: "Für mich ist WOAFB definitiv das Album des Jahres, aber auch ganz sicher eines jener Alben, die mich immer begleiten werden – das steht für mich außer Frage."

Audio 4/5: "….fast Depeche-Mode-artige Eleganz…"

Visions 9/12: "Die Eleganz, mit der er sein Soloprojekt Lunatic Soul in den vergangenen Jahren geformt hat, verdient höchste Anerkennung."

Gitarre & Bass: "….das Art-Rock-Experimentalisten , Pink Floyd Fans […] absolut faszinieren wird. Soundtrack pur!"

Good Times: "Der Weg von Prog Rock zu cineastischen Klangwerken, den Riverside Frontmann Mariusz Duda mit dem letzten Werk seines Nebenprojektes LS eingeschlagen hat, findet in Walking OAFLB einen vorläufigen Höhepunkt… Ebenso wie Steven Wilson zeigt Duda, dass er auf beiden Ebenen ein absoluter Könner ist."

Pressemeldung:

Lunatic Soul is Mariusz Duda, the talented creator, singer and multi-instrumentalist behind some of the finest and most captivating progressive music coming from Europe, including his output on UK label Kscope and with Poland’s shooting stars Riverside. Duda is now releasing his fifth and long-awaited album Fractured – the follow up to 2014’s acclaimed Walking On A Flashlight Beam.  Fractured, has been described by Duda as an album of catharsis after a challenging year in his personal life.

Mariusz explains further "the main theme of "Fractured" is coming back to life after a personal tragedy. It’s inspired by what happened in my life in 2016 and by everything that’s happening around us and what’s making us turn away from one another and divide into groups, for better and for worse. Musically it will be the most original album I have ever made as well as the most accessible and personal album in the Lunatic Soul discography."

As well as a conceptual development, Duda gained the self-confidence to allow himself greater creative freedom with the new material, experimenting more with electronics and rhythm and inspiration with influences from the likes of Massive Attack and Depeche Mode to Peter Gabriel and David Sylvian.  Fractured features Poland’s Sinfonietta Consonus Orchestra, conducted by Michał Mierzejewski, on two of the album’s most personal tracks “Crumbling Teeth And The Owl Eyes” and “A Thousand Shards Of Heaven”; the album also features saxophonist Marcin Odyniec who first worked with Mariusz in Riverside.

The album was recorded in Poland at Serakos Studio and Custom 34 Studio, mixed by Magda & Robert Srzedniccy and Mariusz Duda, and the artwork was created by long time collaborator, renowned cover artist Travis Smith, whose previous work includes the likes of Anathema, Katatonia, Opeth & Riverside.

 

FRACTURED TRACKLISTING

Blood On The Tightrope [07:19]
Anymore [04:37]
Crumbling Teeth And The Owl Eyes[06:42]
Red Light Escape [05:43]
Fractured [04:36]
A Thousand Shards Of Heaven [12:17]
Battlefield [09:05]
Moving On [05:14]

Fractured will be released in the following formats:

  • CD
  • LP – double gatefold LP in heavyweight 180g vinyl in black and limited edition red vinyl (w/ MP3 download code)
  • Digital – with digital pre-orders receiving the song “Fractured” as an instant download

 

Follow Lunatic Soul online:

Website: www.lunaticsoul.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lunaticsoulband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lunaticsoulband
Twitter: @Marivsz_Riv

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