A couple of years ago, I gave the band’s debut In Sense a big thumbs up, primarly for the way they managed to bring so many different influences together for a veritable progressive rock smorgasbord. Everything from Opeth, King Crimson, Agalloch, Ozric Tentacles and Comus.
Not exactly a newcomer, this Chicago (Illinois) based Powerviolence/ Sludge Metal hybrid quartet, as they've been around since 2004, albeit in different incarnations!
Van Canto a German A cappella Metal band? Never heard about them…they chose this name because it sound almost the same as Van Halen! Formed in 2006 present members are: Dennis "Sly" Schunke (lead vocals), Inga Scharf (lead vocals), Ross Thompson (higher rakkatakka vocals), Stefan Schmidt (lower rakkatakka vocals, solo rakkatakka vocals), Ingo "Ike" Sterzinger (bass vocals) and Bastian Emig (drums).
The KVB, according to the (really very limited) info sheet that came along with the download promo of the album: “...an audio-visual project of the from London hailing Nicholas Wood and Kat Day, whom together combine heavy wall-of-sound guitar wok with synths, drum machines and stretched vocals...think Jesus And The Mary Chain, anno now! The KVB has done several European headliner tours, did tours in the US, and will be doin' Australia during 2014 with Brian Jonestown Massacre.
The Vintage Caravan founded in 2006 from Reykjavik, Iceland. Members are Óskar Logi
(Guitar/vocals), Guðjón Reynisson (Drums) and Alex Örn (Bass). Genre Classic rock of the 60’ and 70’s and influence of glorified retro-type band.
Tess Parks is a young musician and photographer. Born and raised in Toronto (Ontario, Canada), she's the granddaughter and daughter of musicians, and dropped out of art school at the age of 17. She immediately moved to London to study photography and to pursue music. Playing solo, she gt so lucky to make friends with Alan McGee (359Music's CEO, and one-time venue owner in London), and the likes of Dandy Warhols.
Stormwarrior is a German speed metal band that was formed in 1998 by vocalist and guitar player Lars Ramcke and his companion/drummer Andre Schumann. Later on in the same year, guitarist Scott Bolter and bass player Tim Zienert join the band.
To celebrate the anniversary of the ‘The Goddess Principle’ album that came out in 1995, Pure Steel Records will do a rerelease of the album.
Steel Prophet is an American power metal band that started in 1983 and still goes strong. A few months ago the band released a statement the they’re very busy on writing new songs but in the meantime their recordlabel comes with this release.
This Milano based Italian Hard Rock/ Metal act was founded in 1998, and has the merit to still contain 3 of its original 4 band members in its line-up today, those being singer Andrea Uboldi, guitarist Matteo Serra and bassist Federico Gassa who, after two former try-outs, found their current drummer Gianluca Luci (formerly of Ahrcana and Prophecy) in 2006.
And now, for something completely different! Uh...nah, not the Monty Python Flying Circus show! There's really nothing to laugh about here...except perhaps for a small contented smile on the face of our Jazz-lovin' readers, you'll ….darn...I let the cat out of the bag!
