March 2020 – Page 3 – 1st 3 MAGAZINE

The Serpent is Uncoiled – SINISTRAL KING

26th March 2020

It’s been the insatiable hunger for musical creation, a never-ending desire to manifest occult creativity, that brought SINISTRAL KING together in early 2018. Featuring members of UNLIGHT (Ger), TRIUMPH OF DEATH (Sui) and VREDEHAMMER (Nor), the trio continues the tradional roots of Black Metal, while never fearing to create a new, dark path.

Finally, SINISTRAL KING are set to release their first, full-length studio album, titled Serpent Uncoiling, a magnum opus of five majestic, occult death-black metal pieces, which are paired with the dark elements of classical music. Entertaining, gripping, full of diversity and atmosphere; but despite all the different influences, it is always committed to the band’s traditional roots of the darkest art in metal. Serpent Uncoiling is slated for a release on April 24th 2020 via Vendetta Records.

Their various stylistic elements allow SINISTRAL KING to create contradiction, contrast and diremption, but also unison and harmony, which is reflected on their debut album in every second. Raw, unadorned, passionate and above all deeply touching. Unadapted in an all-too-adapted time: SINISTRAL KING doesn’t want to choose between defined genres, but instead celebrates freedom.

The musical style of SINISTRAL KING is therefore composed of several, sometimes almost opposite, genres, in which the three band members have been home since the beginning of their longtime musical career in well-established acts.

They combine their strengths and different backgrounds to create a unique, hauntingly reverberating sound in SINISTRAL KING. Their debut, Serpent Uncoiling, is filled with atmospheric and powerful soundscapes, which meet captivating melodies and cold moments of an old but yet new form of Death Black Metal.

Album Release: 24.04.2020, Vendetta Records

Formats: LP, CD, Digital

For More Info Visit:
www.sinistral-king.com

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www.vendettarecords.de

Hello Norma Jean – MOTOROWL

25th March 2020

Music News

Without any shows to attend and the instruction to stay away from others as much as possible, German Psychedelic rockers MOTOROWL provide a special goodie for you.

Check out the live video to “Norma Jean” which was shot in November 2019 at UT Connewitz in Leipzig.

Click HERE to watch the haunting live performance and dive into the captivating atmosphere!

“If you’ve ever been to a Motorowl show, you know that our last song is always Norma Jean. It’s about the dramatic thing of living in a world which stares at you and your only way to hide is to pass away.
Norma talked to the people for the very last time in 1962. She talked about happiness, being nice to each other and how to socialise. A few days later she decided to leave. This song is about socialising in many ways.“
Motorowl

Motorowl’s most recent album “Atlas” was released in July 2018 and can be purchased HERE!

Shows (not postponed yet):

25.07.20 Freisenbüttel, Burning Q Festival
08.08.20 Schlotheim, Party.San Festival
12.09.20 Summer Dying Loud Festival

Motorowl are:

Max Hemmann – Guitar, Vocals
Vinzenz Steiniger – Guitar
Martin Scheibe – Drums
Tim Camin – Bass
Daniel Dettlev – Keys

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For The Love Of Jams – Scottibrains

25th March 2020

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Scottibrains is the enigmatic, elusive four-piece who formed through a love of late night / early morning jams at band founder, producer Dan Carey’s Speedy Wunderground Studios in Streatham, South London.

Made up of record producer Carey (Kate Tempest, Bat For Lashes, black midi, Fontaines DC), producer Oli Bayston (Boxed In, George Fitzgerald, Teleman, Petite Noir), drummer Liam Hutton (Boxed In, Edwyn Collins, Kate Tempest) and Oli’s wife Beth Buxton – they previously put out the 4th single on Carey’s Speedy Wunderground label, the motorik psych-kraut wig-out ‘Keep Your Eyes Open Boy’ back in August 2013.

Their second release and the 23rd single on the label – ‘Sustained Threat’ – was a full-on assault of the senses based on a Shepard tone sound – a tone that ‘creates the audio illusion of a tone that continually ascends in pitch yet which ultimately seems to get no higher or lower.’ The title itself came from a BBFC regulation Bayston saw at the start of a film warning that there would be ‘Sustained Threat’ in the film. It seemed apt.

Their 3rd release for the label – a digital-only single, following in the footsteps of Black Country, New Road’s 9-minute opus ‘Sunglasses’ – the first ever digital-only single for the label, will be the powerful live fan favourite ‘Aristorats’. Produced as always by label boss Dan Carey – it was mixed by his 15-year old daughter, Orla – proving the apple doesn’t fall that far from the tree.

‘We had this amazing concept for the video’ says Carey, ‘but obviously in the current climate – we couldn’t do it – so we made it this way instead, all of us remotely. However, rest assured, when this all blows over – we will make that video.’

Their live shows are incendiary, provocative and volatile experiences, pummeling rhythm sections, blitzkrieg guitars, with Buxton’s deranged half spoken / half shouting frenetic mantras over the top – these legendary outings are fast becoming the talk of underground folklore – a mass of sweat and bodies, 3 or 4 songs stretched out over 40 blistering strung out minutes amidst a sea of smoke and lasers.

Prepare to be beamed up.

Fresh from Carey winning ’UK Producer Of The Year’ at this year’s prestigious Music Producers Guild Awards, beating the likes of Nigel Godrich – Speedy have definitely been keeping themselves busy, continually proving they are the most essential label out there, with releases already this year from PVA, Tiña and last week’s seminal debut single from Hebden Bridge’s The Lounge Society – the label’s fastest ever selling 7” and only repress since the debut single from black midi.

On top of that in these turbulent times they’ve just announced details of their ‘Quarantine Series’. An ongoing project in which Dan Carey’s ‘Savage Gary’ alter ego collaborates with a range of different artists – established and new, him doing the music, all parties working remotely over the internet.

The first one features regular Carey-collaborator Kate Tempest in her timely state of address ‘I Was Looking Forward To The Summer’ –

‘As always the key here is spontaneity’ says label co-runner/A & R Pierre Hall, ‘we’ll hopefully be putting a new thing up every couple of days – which is exciting for us and hopefully for other people.

It’s nice to be able to shine a (strobe) light in, during these strange and unsettling times.’

Speedy Wunderground’s fourth singles compilation – ‘Speedy Wunderground – Year 4’ – is out now – featuring: Scottibrains, black midi, Squid, Black Country, New Road, All We Are, Alex Kapranos, Tiña, Treeboy & Arc and Sinead O’Brien.

Speedy Wunderground are Dan Carey, Alexis Smith & Pierre Hall.

https://soundcloud.com/speedywunderground
http://speedywunderground.com/

Going Live – Jaret Reddick

25th March 2020

Music News

Bowling For Soup frontman Jaret Reddick was one of the first to make use of the ability to stream online shows, having done so for almost a decade. With recent world events, Jaret has returned to performing shows online, having sold out several shows on the StageIt platform in the last week.

With a desire to play and to be able to keep entertaining people in the current situation, Jaret has lined up some very special shows which are set to thrill pop punk fans wherever they may be.

On the 24th of March, Jaret played two shows focusing on songs from Bowling For Soup’s breakthrough album Drunk Enough To Dance. UK fans will fondly remember the 2018 anniversary tour for the album and this was another chance to hear some of the tracks from the album you wouldn’t normally get to hear at a Bowling For Soup show. The shows took place at 2pm and 8pm CST – 7pm and 1am for UK fans. The shows are “pay what you can afford”.

On Thursday 26th of March, Jaret will be performing another pair of shows, focusing on another of Bowling For Soup’s most successful albums, A Hangover You Don’t Deserve. The shows will again take place at 2pm and 8pm CST / 7pm and 1am UK time. Tickets are also again pay what you can afford and available from Stageit

More shows are likely to follow these, so stay tuned for further updates.

Bowling For Soup’s first new original song in over three years, Alexa Bliss, was a worldwide smash hit for the band, racking up a million views on YouTube in three weeks. It also racked up multiple official Spotify playlist adds and features from outlets ranging from Loudwire and Kerrang to The UK’s biggest daily free newspaper The Metro.

The video for Alexa Bliss can be found here:

The track is also available to stream or download on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music.

Like many other bands at this time, Bowling For Soup’s live appearance schedule has been disrupted by the Coronavirus outbreak. Some of their March and April US shows have been rescheduled for late Summer 2020. At the time of writing, Bowling For Soup’s next UK appearance at the 2020 Download Festival remains unaffected – this is subject to change depending on world events and US to European flight restrictions

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Insta – https://instagram.com/bfs_official

UK store – https://bowlingforsoup.probitymerch.com

Filling Your Void – Mean Motor Scooter

25th March 2020

Music News

From a scuzzed up suburban B-movie trash nightmare return the Texan saviors Mean Motor Scooter with yet another blast of sonic organ garage punk to soundtrack the crazy world we’re living in.

Chock full of their trademark spikey punk rhythms and choppy guitars that flit and fly over that spacecraft organ sound, while the vocals leap out in sputs and yelps, this new EP is further proof that the band are harnessing their inner-aliens to full effect. They’re spinning in a multiverse of their own making and waiting for you to meet them in a galaxy far away.

Think the B-52s getting pummelled by The Stooges while the Dead Kennedys look on and you’re not too far off the mark. Condensing their paranoic gaze into five short sharp shots of adrenalin-fueled gonzo punk rock has ramped up the intensity since their debut album “Hindu Flying Machine” released by Dirty Water Records in 2017. The band since then has continued to tour extensively in the US, released a 5 song EP in April 2019, TV Baby which is filled with the same irresistible kind of tension — and at times paranoia — about the relationship between real life and technology.

Sammy Kidd, guitarist and chief songwriter of the band expands on the new EP: “The songs on Mr. Sophistication tell their own stories but are all connected by a common thread. Part of being a human to me is constantly making decisions that affect the people we love around us as well as ourselves. We are all just as capable of doing amazing things as we are of doing completely heinous things; yet even with the best intentions, sometimes there is simply no right answer. Being human, we also constantly crave to fulfill our desires. Constantly trying to fill the void, while exhausting and terrifying, is a necessary part of existence. There is a certain kind of beauty to personal suffering when it provides growth”.

Sammy Kidd, Like with many artists and bands, Mean Motor Scooter finds themselves in a brave new world facing the entire music industry and “Mr. Sophistication” is the perfect antidote one could administer during these extraordinary and perplexing times. Strap yourselves in, folks! Mean Motor Scooter is gearing up full speed ahead to take you along on a wild ride into the void!

Mean Motor Scooter – “Mr. Sophistication” hits the digital and physical stores via DreamyLife Records on May 1st, 2020. Pre-Order now!

The Dirty Water Club started in October 1996 in the Tufnell Park neighbourhood of north London, at a venue called The Boston. The club’s name is derived from The Standells’ 1966 hit ‘Dirty Water’ which glorifies the US city of Boston, Massachusetts.

Past performers have included The White Stripes (voted by Q Magazine as one of the top 10 gigs of all time, Mojo one of the top 30 and Kerrang one of the top 100!), The Gories, Country Teasers, Black Lips, NOBUNNY, Kid Congo Powers, The Fleshtones, Billy Childish, Radio Birdman, The Dirtbombs, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, The 5.6.7.8’s, The Horrors and The Brian Jonestown Massacre to name just a few. The club has also seen some original ’60s performers, such as The Monks, ? and the Mysterians, Kim Fowley, Sky Saxon, GONN, Michael Davis of the MC5 and more grace its stage. Their in-house record label, Dirty Water Records, is one of the leading garage/beat/(real) R&B labels in the world.

Myrath Maketh Magic

24th March 2020

Mainly Metal

Groovy Werewolves – Lykantropi

24th March 2020

Music News

From the dark woods of Värmland, Sweden, the vintage rock band Lykantropi invites their listeners to their melancholic rock and tales of the deepest forests where the full moon stands at its highest.

The enchanting symbioses of female and male vocals delivered with a lycanthropic touch paint mesmerizing melodies that embody the duality of nature; beauty and force, good and evil.

In today’s society the old folk tales can be thought to belong to the delusions of the past. With their groovy riffs and beautiful melodies, Lykantropi takes us via the werewolf transformation back to the rock and folk music of the early 70’s. Sweet harmonies reminiscent of The Mamas & The Papas are layered with electric guitars and flutes into a witch’s brew. A witch brew that also can be compared to other mighty bands such as Jethro Tull, Coven and Blue Öyster Cult. In a world that can feel very far away from a cinematic American west coast with playfulness and total enthusiasm, Lykantropi is an oasis in the desert. Here the mystic of the forests meets the dusty vistas of the steppes, and occultism surrounds us with a purple smoke that takes us from east to west enveloped in Scandinavian melancholy.

On March 27th 2020, Lykantropi will re-release their acclaimed album ‘Spirituosa‘ as a new exclusive deluxe edition. In May 2019, Lykantropireleased their second album where they once again enchanted their listeners around the world into their mysterious and occult nature and beautiful tales were brought to life through a symbiosis of darkness, harmonious vocals and a groovy sound inspired by the early 70’s. The album kicks off with the two strong singles, ‘Wild Flowers‘ and ‘Vestigia‘, and continues into a melodic journey were the irresistible force of the night and its magic enchants the listener.

“Spirituosa was recorded in four intense days at Studio Cobra in Stockholm, and apart from vocals and flute, everything was recorded live. We wanted to reinforce the feel of sound from the 60’s – 70’s in the album and it felt important to focus more on the energy than on play 100% flawlessly. ‘Spirituosa’ is more about the joy of playing music than perfectionism. We want the album to feel genuine and authentic, from us to the listener.“
Lykantropi about the album

The band continues:
“‘Spirituosa’ has a darker and heavier sound compared to our debut album, but the inspiration follows like a shimmering thread through both albums and is a strong driving force in our creative process. Our love for nature, that innermost space in all of us and the dark abstract coat of the night. But the greatest driving force for us is is the music itself. We write music to experience music and to live in it, it’s our way to avoid society’s norms and to allow ourselves to drift away into our own dreams.” // Lykantropi

‘Spirituosa‘ is produced and mixed by Martin Konie Ehrencrona (The Oath, In Solitude, Dundertåget) and mastered by Magnus Lindberg.
More about Lykantropi
Lykantropi was created in 2013 by the singer and guitarist Martin Östlund. In 2017, the band invited their listeners to their own mysterious but yet beautiful scenery when they released their self-titled debut album (Lykantropi), which contains their first hit single ‘Black Old Stone’. The debut album was met with great excitement and has been critically acclaimed from all over the world. On January 31th 2020, the debut album will be released as an exclusive deluxe edition via Despotz Records, including the bonus track ‘Summernights‘ which has never been released digitally or physically before.

In May 2019, the band released the follow-up album ‘Spiritousa‘ that kept the spirit of their previous album and they got praised from all over the world again, there among Sweden Rock Magazine and Aftonbladet (the biggest daily newspaper in Sweden) to name a few.

Members:
Martin Östlund – Vocals & Guitar
My Shaolin – Vocals
Ia Öberg – Flute & Vocals
Elias Håkansson – Guitar & Vocals
Tomas Eriksson – Bass
Ola Rui Nygard – Drums

The Deluxe edition with an exclusive poster
180g Black Virgin Vinyl, ltd numbered & Lyric sheet
Digisleeve CD w. bookletNever been released outside of Sweden before
Release March 27th via Despotz Records

http://despotz.se/?fbclid=IwAR0f-Dehif-mdJiiic3fSM3usEwrikf5WNf9QxF2rVkrzhKULtIssOXIQPw

The Birthday Massacre

23rd March 2020

Mainly Metal

Let’s hope so……….

Michaël Massart

23rd March 2020

Photography News

Today’s society tries to persuade us that everything is black or white, that there is no possible compromise, that we have to choose sides. But don’t we harm sometimes by thinking we are doing the right thing?

The excessive media coverage in our extremely connected world condemns the least of our missteps, demonises or sanctifies each of our movements and forces us to show an excessively virtuous image.

But we all have a dark side, the boundary between humanity and bestiality is tenuous. Despite the pressure from society to suppress this dark side and be whiter than white, we are irresistibly attracted to it.

Isn’t it the very essence of life but to find this fragile balance between good and evil? What about light without darkness, life without death…? Accepting our dark side means accepting ourselves totally and finding an inner peace that will allow us to “hold” and better contain this dark side.

Michaël Massart

https://michaelmassart.zenfolio.com/

www.facebook.com/MMassartPhotographie

Noah Gets High – Noah Cyrus

23rd March 2020

Music News

Fresh off her SOLD-OUT Not So Tour, Tour, MULTI-PLATINUM-selling RECORDS/Columbia Records artist Noah Cyrus continues to deliver haunting and heartfelt signature sounds, this time with her latest single, ‘I Got So High That I Saw Jesus.’

Penned by the 20-year-old artist, the track encompasses all her many musical influences and showcases Cyrus’ unique knack for storytelling, observation and wit, brought together in the form of yet another timeless track, sure to resonate with the masses.

On her latest single, the inspiration and meaning behind it, she explains: “Religion or spirituality can mean many different things to many different people. This song is not about or for one religion or belief system. Jesus basically represents a greater understanding and knowledge that everything has its purpose and everything will work itself out the way it’s supposed to. It will be OK, so long as we are guided by compassion and community. Both are needed more than ever right now.” She continues, “I was born and raised Christian with strong beliefs and still hold those values. I was smoking weed one night, and had this epiphany, then wrote the song, hence the title.”

Cyrus reveals. “I hope this song resonates with people, especially with all that is going on in the world right now. Humans have evolved in so many beautiful ways, but we’ve also gotten so out of touch with the world, and each other. We’ve all lost sight of so many of the simplest things. As PJ, who I wrote the song with put it: it’s about extensional dread. What I love about the song is the multiple meanings it holds and how it will effect and each and every listener differently.”

Listen to ‘I Got So High That I Saw Jesus’HERE.

Accompanying the song is a stunning new music video, directed by James Pereira.

The new single follows a busy February and March which saw Noah perform to sold-out crowds in London, New York City and Los Angeles. Leaving fans and critics wanting more, Noah hopes to announce more live dates soon.

Noah’s hit single ‘July’ continues to gain global momentum, having amassed more than a QUARTER OF A BILLION combined global audio streams to date, 1 MILLION single consumption units sold, entering the Top 40 in Pop and Hot AC Radio and approaching Top 5 in AAA. The official music video is approaching the 20 million views mark on YouTube. Watch the official music video for ‘July’ HERE.

‘I Got So High That I Saw Jesus’ is out everywhere now.

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The Serpent is Uncoiled – SINISTRAL KING

Hello Norma Jean – MOTOROWL

Without any shows to attend and the instruction to stay away from others as much as possible, German Psychedelic rockers MOTOROWL provide a special goodie for you.

For The Love Of Jams – Scottibrains

Scottibrains is the enigmatic, elusive four-piece who formed through a love of late night / early morning jams at band founder, producer Dan Carey’s Speedy Wunderground Studios in Streatham, South London.

Going Live – Jaret Reddick

Bowling For Soup frontman Jaret Reddick was one of the first to make use of the ability to stream online shows, having done so for almost a decade. With recent world events, Jaret has returned to performing shows online, having sold out several shows on the StageIt platform in the last week.

Filling Your Void – Mean Motor Scooter

From a scuzzed up suburban B-movie trash nightmare return the Texan saviors Mean Motor Scooter with yet another blast of sonic organ garage punk to soundtrack the crazy world we’re living in.

Myrath Maketh Magic

Groovy Werewolves – Lykantropi

From the dark woods of Värmland, Sweden, the vintage rock band Lykantropi invites their listeners to their melancholic rock and tales of the deepest forests where the full moon stands at its highest.

The Birthday Massacre

Let’s hope so……….

Michaël Massart

Today’s society tries to persuade us that everything is black or white, that there is no possible compromise, that we have to choose sides. But don’t we harm sometimes by thinking we are doing the right thing?

Noah Gets High – Noah Cyrus

Fresh off her SOLD-OUT Not So Tour, Tour, MULTI-PLATINUM-selling RECORDS/Columbia Records artist Noah Cyrus continues to deliver haunting and heartfelt signature sounds, this time with her latest single, ‘I Got So High That I Saw Jesus.’

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