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Speed metallers APHRODITE sign to Xtreem Music; first single and release details revealed

Power of Metal — Thu, 16 May 2019 17:54:37 +0000

Canadian speed metallers APHRODITE have inked a deal with Fighter Records for the release of their debut album “Lust And War”. Set for international release on July 9th, 2019 on CD and 12″ LP, you can now stream the track “Hades in the Night”, the first single to be taken off from the band’s upcoming album.

Stream “Hades in the Night” at this location: https://youtu.be/BnUbBf_VbgA

Formed in the second half of 2018, APHRODITE is the result of a collective effort between the creative minds of ICE WAR’s Jo Steel “Capitalicide” – who wrote the music -, Heidi Stockdale developed the lyrical concept which revolves around Greek Mythology, Yan Turbo from COLORSFADE was brought in to craft and thicken the lead guitars, and after numerous tryouts with different vocalists, Tanza Speed – her trademark voice can be heard in other acts such as DEMONA or OUTLINE – was the one chosen for the demanding task.

“Lust And War” offers a relentless and charismatic approach, as well as a DIY production aimed for all the lovers of the good old speed metal sound from the 80’s, which is sparkled with some heavy and punk influences in the vein of ACID, ZNÖWHITE, AGENT STEEL, S.D.I., VECTOM, etc.

Artwork and tracklist for “Lust and War” as follows:

01. Hades in the Night
02. Pandora’s Box Unleashed
03. Ares, God of War
04. Lightning Crashed
05. Penthaselia
06. Gorgon Medusa
07. Aphrodite, Queen of Lust
08. Orpheus Charms the Gods of Death
09. Thesus and the Minotaur
10. The Odyssey
11. Gladiators (Gladiators)

Check out APHRODITE’s official Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/Aphrodite-527078501152053

Fighter Records links:

http://www.fighter-records.com
https://twitter.com/fighter_records
https://fighter-records.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/fighter-records
https://www.facebook.com/fighter.records
https://fighter-records.bandcamp.com

Vulture – Beyond the Blade

Reinier de Vries — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:49:36 +0000

Vulture is a heavy metal band from Germany the quintet recently finished recording their second long-player, Ghastly Waves & Battered Graves, for a June 7th release via Metal Blade Records. To put the band a bit more in the spotlight again, this 7″ vinyl is released. Side A features the title track, the B-side the Thin Lizzy cover ‘Killer On The Loose’.

Fans of the speed metal genre already know the band from their 2017 debut album The Guillotine. The first EP track sounds like a mix of early Exodus combined with Agent Steel and twin guitar work in Savage Grace style. With this I think the description of the style is rather accurate. They also changed the Thin Lizzy cover in the typical Vulture style.

Now we just have to wait for June for some more new old school speed metal music.

Flotsam and Jetsam – The End Of Chaos

Reinier de Vries — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:10:20 +0000

It was autumn 2010 when I drove to Denmark to visit some Power of Metal collegues. Several cd’s were spinning around in my car, one of them was the new Flotsam and Jetsam album The Cold. Especially the track ‘Better Off Dead’ became one of my favorites, due to the mood I was in back then. Arriving in Denmark and meeting my Danish metal friends, it didn’t take a lot of time to figure out that they did not know that Flotsam and Jetsam had a new album out. Back then they were not completely over the moon about the album, but perhaps that has changed after a few more listens. Now, almost 9 years later, The End Of Chaos is ready. Their 2012 album Ugly Noise, was in the same kind of more modern sounding metal style as The Cold. Their 2016 album simply called Flotsam and Jetsam was already a lot faster than the predecessors and with this album they continue that path.

The End of Chaos has lots of fast and thrashy sounding songs, the production of Jacob Hansen is modern and perfectly balanced. Eric A.K. is one of the best singers in the metal scene and again he shows that song after song. The biggest compliment however goes out to their new drummer, Ken Mary, known from Fifth Angel, TKO, Chastain, Alice Cooper, Impelliterri and House of Lords. The speed and tight drumming style of Ken is outstanding and together with the bass the excellent engine for each song. After the mid tempo opening track the band really opens all registers, ‘Control’ is a modern speed metal monster with some fine thrash riffs and Maiden influences. ‘Recover’ is a mid tempo heavy metal song in typical Flotsam and Jetsam style, a bit modern and with again some Maiden sounding melodies. ‘Prepare For Chaos’ is a riff based heavier song with again more speed. The high speed tracks continue with ‘Unwelcome Surprise’ as one of the highlights. The combination of thrash and power metal, or is that in fact speed metal, sounds fresh and reminds me of their first two albums.

Before you know it ‘The End’ starts and with that an album of almost 50 minutes of melodic speed metal with some fine thrash riffs ends. I push the repeat button and that will certainly not be the last time. Final conclusion is that Flotsam and Jetsam still delivers the goods, and in my opinion even stronger than on their last album. The first fine 2019 release is a fact!