28 dec. 2013

Wrapped By Bats VOL1

A new dubble cd compilation, Wrapped By Bats VOL1 is out today, released under the italian lable Gothic World Records

Gothic World Records proudly presents a new compilation series entitled "Wrapped By Bats" featuring bands from many countries around the world with different dark musical styles from batcave, deathrock, gothic rock, darkwave, post punk, new wave, horror punk, coldwave and much more.
Will be released the first volume worldwide as a digital download for the free edition with 24 songs and a premium edition with 9 special songs and will be all also available on all major online stores,




1. The Mescaline Babies - Sylicon Knives
2. Model Kaos - The More
3. Madness Of The Night - Voices Of The People
4. SunSin - Poutnik
5. Girl Loves Dead Boys - Black Crow
6. Violet Tears - Goodbye
7. Christine Plays Viola - Permutations
8. Luna Reign - Blood
9. Last July - Scars
10. Horror Vacui - I Like It When A Soldier Dies
11. The Stompcrash - Wake Up In A Grave
12. The Spiritual Bat - Thunderstorm
13. Escarlatina Obsessiva - Place In A Trance
14. Opened Paradise - Senseless
15. Date at Midnight - Vicious And Liar
16. La Metamorfosi - Goodbye
17. Haflinger Allergie - Medication
18. Oltretomba - Safe For Two
19. El Viejo Matadero - La Puta del Cementerio
20. 11 Desaparecidos - Feretro de Piel
21. Wieże Fabryk - Papieros
22. Coldwave - Life Changes
23. Getriebe Analogique - Limitless
24. Disjecta Membra - The Sleep




1. The Mescaline Babies - September's Breathe
2. Model Kaos - The Fire
3. Madness of The Night - Oppression
4. SunSin - Bràna
5. Girl Loves Dead Boys - On The Mourn You Turn
6. Violet Tears - Against The Light
7. Last July - Afraid of The Light
8. Horror Vacui - Desperate Adelia
9. Luna Reign - Black Light

23 dec. 2013

New cd compilation: Gothic Rock Around The World V

A new cd compilation, Gothic Rock Around The World V is out, released by Sombrati Records in Brazil.



Tracklist:

01 Madness Of The Night - We Are Gothrockers and We Don't Care [Sweden]
02 After Dusk - Revelations Of Rebirth [Greece]
03 Rose Inferni - Luna Sangrienta [Peru]
04 Ritual Reaper - Cold Evil (Megaton Aftermath) [Sweden]
05 The Council of Days - Methedrine (2013 Version) [United States]
06 Deus Vult - Lágrimas [Spain]
07 LisaWars - NYX [Germany]
08 Remain In Light - Salvation [Greece]
09 the Nightchild - The Madness Return [Ukraine]
10 Un-Muerto - Esta Noche [Mexico]
11 Electric Press Kit - Tout Ce Qui Détruit [France]
12 Carpatia Castle - Vampyre Requiem [Czech Republic]
13 Pazz Kluger - Slip Away [United States]
14 Last Dusk – Absence (Promo Version) [Costa Rica]
15 Horse and Hattock - Pale Sign [England]
16 Cold Remembrance - Everlasting [Greece]
17 Luna Reign - Death Euphoria [United Kingdom]
18 Cauda Pavonis - Saturnalia (Radio Edit) [United Kingdom]
19 Mils - Neon Life [France]
20 Cryogenica - Bruised and Broken [United Kingdom]
21 Soror Dolorosa - Motherland [France]
22 The House of the Last Lantern - Poison of Decay [Russia]

This record is free to download at:

15 dec. 2013

REVIEW: Lost In Kiev – Motions

I became stuck in Lost In Kiev´s album Motions from my first listening. It brought me memories back to the end of 90´s when I frequently listen to the Swedish project Morte Macabre superb album Symphony Holocaust. Dark and progressive rock. Just press play and relax to this very emotional and sometimes intensive record Motion.

Lost in Kiev is a 5 pieces band from Paris who right now searching for guitarists. Their music is very guitar based and they also work with samples. The album can nearly been seen as an instrumental album. The main part is instrumental, but they have partly added speaking monologs and in the second track ”A Mere Shift Of Origin” there is a dialog between a man and a women, kind of different. Then later on, in the last track ”The Day I Ruined My Life” everything turns out with a grime core screaming which fit perfect as a catharsis for this record.

I can highly recommend this record to people who are into darker guitar based progressive rock. Motion is filled with very much emotion. If you have heard Morte Macabre you probably will like this too. The big difference between those bands might be that Lost In Kiev is more straight forward when Morte Macabre sometimes pulled off more and became more crazy.



Lost In Kiev - Facebook

11 dec. 2013

Gothtune Podcast #20 at Mixcloud

Gothtune podcast-20 - 201312 by Gothtune on Mixcloud



Tracklist:
01 - Gothtune - Jingle
02 - Vanity - Sun
03 - Madness of the Night - Oppression
04 - Carnival Star - My Coreen
05 - Liquid Grey - Love Under Will
06 - Geometric Vision - Solitude of the Trees
07 - The Stompcrash - Looking Eastward
08 - Stupid Bitch Reject - Inside My Asylum
09 - Opium Dream Estate - Dead Souls
10 - Love Club - Distant
11 - Kudu Voodoo (Nick Page) - Bela Lugosi´s Dead
12 - Rabia Sorda - Deaf
13 - Opera Multi Steel - Mauvais Oeil
14 - Karma Project - Wake Up The Beast
15 - Belgrado - Sombra De La Cruz
16 - Masquerade - Needle Through a Bug

5 dec. 2013

REVIEW: Madness Of The Night - The Asgarda



Madness of the Night
The Asgarda – released Nov 29th 2013

Madness of the Night are Daniel Dante (Sweden) & Abir Blackshadow (Lebanon). Formed in 2011 and based in Sweden their unique style and take on Goth Rock can probably best be surmised in their own words: "When we make music, we focus on our inner voices, this is where the music comes from. There is no inspiration to our music but only the Madness inside of us."



With the release of "The Asgarda" they have not only re-recorded and re-mastered some of their previous releases but also written and recorded new material for the album. It is worth noting at this point that when we say "re-mastered" – we mean "mastered".

The previously released tracks that appear on the album have been given a totally new lease on life and this album raises the bar by Madness of the Night into new highs and current fans and followers will both be surprised at the "new sound" and possibly shocked as well.

Signing to predominantly "metal" label Massacre Records (Germany) who describe the release as 'Gothic Metal' and bringing in Andy Horn (Mortal Love, Darkseed, Edenbridge) who mixed and mastered the album has given Madness of the Night a new lease on life and raised the bar to all new highs.


Daniels work on the music has been given the treatment it so rightly deserves and his work not only on his guitar playing, but also his piano, synth and programming has allowed his dark roots to grow and flourish. Classic Goth riff driven tracks, with atmospheric backing, create songs written with changes and melodies that are totally recognisable as Madness of the Night. The overall sound may have been enhanced and strengthened but nothing familiar has been taken away, it's a perfect example of what should happen when a band's music is professionally presented.

Within all the re-mastering and mixing and production and all that "technical" stuff, what does it actually mean for the songs?

What it means is that in balancing the music and enhancing on Daniels work the soundscape allows the power and passion of Abir's vocal to not only drive the songs skywards but to give her the space to do what only she can do – deliver her message in a way that few can do these days.

Singing in English as well as her native tongue of Arabic gives an extra edge to The Asgarda that is both a surprise and a breath of fresh air. Arabic may not be a language familiar to many of us, but in a song like "Theatre of Life", Abir's vocal – which is both powerful and yet soft at the same time, meanders and floats over the track beautifully and singing in Arabic just adds something extra special to the song.

"Javla Zigenare" is our pick from the album though. This song has a "wow-factor" to rival any Goth Rock anthem out there. If it fails to get you out of your seat then you may need to see a doctor as you're most likely dead. If you're not screaming the chorus after even the first listen then you will be after the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and more as this is a track you will most certainly play many, many times.

However, it's not all Goth Metal or Goth Rock! "Jephania" or even "She is the Demon" are more or less piano based songs with a true darkness at their heart following haunting melodies and almost operatic vocals. Add to that the slow drive of "Oppression" and the epic seven and a half minutes of "Stand Up" which is not only well written and powerful in its delivery but also a very passionate, dark track - which for us is a song deserving of its length – and you have an album which delivers at every turn within the songs and within every song change.

Madness of the Night have worked long and hard on this album and it shows. Powerful, Haunting, Passionate and Aggressive are just a few of the words that we would use to describe "The Asgarda", but possibly the best way to describe Madness of the Night would be to end this article in the same way it started - in their own words: "We Are Goth Rockers And We Don't Care!"

The Asgarda is available from Massacre Records from November 29th.

http://massacre.musiclogistics.net/releases/227375

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/id726613282?affId=1720307
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CHFOE1W?tag=geo01-21
www.madnessofthenight.com
www.facebook.com/madnessofthenightmusic
www.twitter.com/madnessnight
www.youtube.com/user/Madnessofthenight

www.massacre-records.com

This review is republished from Onairtunes.com, written by ProducerMark.