quarta-feira, fevereiro 08, 2012

THREE HOT NEW ALBUMS (From Nightmare Records coming in March)


HEMINA
Synthetic
Nightmare Records
27 March 2012


GENRE: Metal / Progressive / Rock
HOME: Australia.

"Emotionally-driven, Darkly, Progressive Rock / Metal"

HEMINA are a unique voice in the ever-growing world of Progressive Metal. With a keen sense for melody and harmony. From Australia, the band takes the listener on an 80 minute aural journey into the life of an angel born onto the world, forced to live through our modern world and beyond with this, their debut concept album, 'Synthetic'. Hemina puts melody, songwriting and atmosphere before any of the instrumental histrionics one may typically think of in today's world of Progressive music whilst still maintaining the
level of technical proficiency listeners have grown accustomed to.
DARK EMPIRE
From Refuge to Ruin
Nightmare Records
27 March 2012
GENRE: Progressive Metal
HOMETOWN: NEW JERSEY, USA

For Fans of: Symphony X, Nevermore, Opeth.
 
New Jersey's Dark Empire returns to the scene with their third release, From Refuge to Ruin.  Fusing elements of extreme and classic metal, 70's prog rock, and poetic, meaningful lyrics, Dark Empire bring forth a tremendously successful amalgam that is both refreshingly unique as well as raw and aggressive.

A SOUND OF THUNDER
Out of the Darkness
Nightmare Records
27 March 2012
GENRE: Power Metal, Progressive                                   
HOMETOWN:  Washington, DC

For fans of: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Blue Oyster Cult, Dio, Accept, Rainbow, Ozzy, Hammerfall, Primal Fear, Sabaton.

A Sound of Thunder delivers timeless metal with a focus on melodic, memorable songs with a sardonic twist.  Lead vocalist Nina Osegueda is a rare example of a metal frontwoman...

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Progressive Rock & Progressive Metal - E-Zine