Los Angeles, CA – LA-based indie label, Cleopatra Records, is proud to announce the signing of industrial metal superstars, Powerman 5000. Fronted by the creative mastermind Spider One, the band will launch a new album later this year and tour in support of the release both in the US and overseas.
Most notably known for their 1999 smash hit album Tonight The Stars Revolt, which included the explosive, culture-shocking single “When Worlds Collide,” PM5K have been building a catalog of solid, creatively adventurous albums that range from punk to space rock to a covers album that saw the band re-visioning tracks by T.Rex, Devo and INXS. In fact, it was this latter project, 2011’s Copies, Clones & Replicants, that first brought PM5K into the orbit of Cleopatra Records. But now this partnership is set to hit another level with the release of a brand new, all original studio album later this year.
PM5K frontman Spider proclaims “We are incredibly excited to partner with Cleopatra Records for our latest release The Noble Rot. We feel like we have put together our most diverse and interesting record ever. All boxes have been checked in the strange universe that is Powerman 5000 with this one, and we can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”
Brian Perera, owner of Cleopatra Records, declares “We’ve been fans of Powerman 5000 for years, watching how they have stuck to their guns throughout their career and maintained a high level of creative ambition and risk. They are a rare breed of electronic/industrial metal bands who have crossed over and gained fans from multiple genres. This new album is really going to shock the world and we are honored to be releasing it!”
Metal horror band FROM HELL returns in 2020 with a new album called RATS & RAVENS. Staying true to the vision that each release is a concept album, Aleister Sinn (the live persona of George Anderson, creator/writer of FROM HELL), releases an album both dark and sinister.
Mid 13th Century…somewhere in eastern Europe “A father disturbs an evil in the east. A witch comes to steal his son and the children of the village to make them her own. She sacrifices them and reanimates the dead with the blessings from the god of vermin. With rats, she brings them back to life and calls them Lilium.”
RATS & RAVENS will be available worldwide on May 22 in stores and online!
RATS & RAVENS features Aleister Sinn on vocals and guitar, Wes Anderson on drums, Stephen Paul Goodwin on bass and Steve Smyth on lead guitar. As the band rehearsed the songs with Sinn, the richness of what Wes, Steve, and Stephen brought to the material from their varied backgrounds of musical experience added a depth to each song that was later realized in the final recordings.
FROM HELL recorded the album with Greg Wilkinson (High on Fire, Necrot, Autopsy) at Earhammer Studio in Oakland, CA. Sinn says, “When we returned from tour in Russia 2017, we recorded two new songs with Greg and we really liked working with Greg and what we heard. He records bands in a more natural way than many metal engineers and producers and doesn’t rely on sound replacement, but captures great tones to start with and the final mixes of our album came out very natural sounding, heavy and produced, but not over-produced. I personally am pleased.”
Mastering was handled by Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More, Annhilator, Cynic) at MaorAppelbaum Mastering in Los Angeles.
George Anderson (aka Aleister Sinn) has played guitar and vocals for the SF Bay area bands Down Factor and Grandma, a tribute to King Diamond. Wes Anderson has played drums for Les Claypool, Idiot Flesh, Blind Illusion, Young Lions (Noah of Neurosis), SOSA, and Kehoe Nation. Steve Smyth has played guitar for Testament, Nevermore, Dragonlord, Forbidden, Vicious Rumors and One Machine. Stephen Paul Goodwin on bass has played for Vicious Rumors, Diablo Dukes, Journey Unauthorized and has played or recorded with Brad Gillis, Mick Mestec, Eric Peterson, Will Carroll, Phil Bennett, Sticks Hooper, Eric Barnett and Salar Nader.
RATS & RAVENS is the follow up to the first FROM HELL album Ascent From Hell, which is as heavy as it is epic. The album tells a horror story about a corpse that wakes up in Hell only to find he must go back to earth, recover his soul that still lives inside another body and drag it back to Hell. Ascent From Hell featured metal icons Paul Bostaph, Steve Smyth, and Damien Sisson.
California based progressive rock band AmuZeum offers fans pre-release for their highly anticipated debut album New Beginnings.
AmuZeum is a Southern CA, progressive rock band with an impressive pedigree that goes back more than a decade. The five members have crossed paths many times through the years in LA studios and playing in different bands such as Mars Hollow, Ten Jinn, Gabble Ratchet, and Heliopolis, all of which had various degrees of success.
“New Beginnings” is Produced by AmuZeum and mixed by the legendary Billy Sherwood who is best known for his work with Yes and Circa among others. The album was mastered by Grammy winner Mike Bozzi at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
The album is filled with sonic landscapes, interwoven melodies, soaring harmonies, dynamic rhythms, and insightful moving lyrics all combine to create a tapestry to engage the listener and compel them to embark on a journey ……..destination unknown!!
Pre-Order On Bandcamp
Pre-order New Beginnings on Bandcamp and you get 2 tracks now as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and other hi-quality formats (+ streaming via the free Bandcamp app also available), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
Although the debut album was written and recorded before the Covid-19 worldwide outbreak,
it’s interesting (and somewhat scary) how much of the lyrical content relates to what is happening RIGHT NOW.
Just a few examples:
“Out Of The Confusion, Comes Order – A Union” (Changing Seasons)
“One World, One Mind, One Life In-Kind, Insanity, Humanity Cries One Heart, One Soul, One Voice Of Hope, Unity Calling Us Home Calling Us Home” (Birthright)
“Always Darkest Before The Dawn, The Promise Of Light Makes You Keep Holding On, There’s A Calm At The End Of The Storm, Where Hope Belongs” (Naysayer)
” Can You Feel It Deep Inside, To Change Your World, A State Of Mind” (Carousel)
Even the title of the album, “New Beginnings” speaks of strength, resilience, and hope for the future (and we will have a new beginning when we come out of this on the other side !!)
Here’s to the healing power of music, and the joy it can bring. We hope you enjoy the new album.
Love, Michael, Mark, Matt, Jerry, Scott
AmuZeum is: Michael Matier – Guitars Matt Brown – Keyboards & Vocals Mark Wickliffe – Bass & Vocals Jerry Beller – Drums & Vocals Scott Jones – Voice
Pre-order New Beginnings on Bandcamp and you get 2 tracks now as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and other hi-quality formats (+ streaming via the free Bandcamp app also available), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
AFM Records is excited to announce that the brand new self-titled 9th studio album from Firewind will be released on May 15th!
Firewind is… Gus G. – Guitar Herbie Langhans – Vocals Petros Christo – Bass Jo Nunez – Drums
“Firewind“ tracklisting: 01. Welcome To The Empire 02. Devour 03. Rising Fire 04. Break away 05. Orbitual Sunrise 06. Longing To Know You 07. Perfect Stranger 08. Overdrive 09. All My Life 10. Space Cowboy 11. Kill The Pain
“I guess ‘Hope‘ might be best described as a modern day take on Stoicism”, says Willie Dowling. “After a tumultuous four years and more of earth-shaking world events, following in ever-quickening succession, it occurred to us that it isn’t the disasters and uncertainty that cause despair, so much as the hope that intermittently promises something better, before deserting the scene and hurling us all back into a storm of uncertainty.”
“This new album further stretches the breadth of what we have been interested in musically on our last two albums”, says Jon Poole. “It’s never been a deliberate effort to adapt, it just seems that with each album we end up incorporating hints of styles that we haven’t looked at before, according to what the song of the moment demands of us. I guess it keeps it more interesting for us that way.”
The new album ‘See You See Me’ features ten tracks in total. All songs on ‘See You See Me’ are written and performed by Willie Dowling and Jon Poole, and produced by Willie Dowling.
About The Dowling Poole
The Dowling Poole is formed by songwriters and and multi-instrumentalists Willie Dowling and Jon Poole. Their first album, ‘Bleak Strategies’, was released in 2014. It received critical acclaim including Mojo describing it as “A classic British rock album heavy on powerpop smarts 4/5”. Classic Rock magazine hailed the album as “one of the most gorgeously idiosyncratic records to emerge in years 9/10”.
The second album ‘One Hyde Park’ (released in 2016) is just as beguiling. It received excellent reviews, including: The Sun: “It’s a great pop rock record – don’t miss out.” 4.5 out of 5. Classic Rock: “A uniquely brilliant creation from a breezily talented pair” 9 out of 10. Powerplay Magazine: “Dowling and Poole continue to hit every button that matters; there has to be a place for beautiful music like this. One of the albums of this or any other year.” 10 out of 10.
The third album, ‘See You See Me’, see’s the duo once again explore a multitude of contemporary lyrical themes, often dark, occasionally political in nature, but balanced with bright and complex arrangements, sun-drenched harmonies and instant hooks.
The Dowling Poole’s third album ‘See You See Me’ is released on February the 28th 2020. Pre-order it here.
Steven Wilson plays two previously announced UK shows in the autumn at Nottingham Arena (Thursday 17th September) and London’s O2 (Saturday 19th September). These are his biggest headline shows to date.
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