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NOVEMBER RELEASES - VENDETTA & MISSING TIDE

VENDETTA - HERETIC NATION

Genre - Heavy Metal
Released November 6th 2009
Cat LMC269
EAN6419922002698

Lion Music Promo Page - http://www.lionmusic.com/cd/hereticnation.htm

My Revelation promo video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NGUsfslbj0
Album sampler promo video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzojN2gboBg

Since their formation in early 2006, Vendetta has gone from strength to strength. 2007’s Tyranny of Minority caught the metal masses unaware - here was a band not just content to reference the old school - they were on a mission to extract the very essence of this timeless style and reignite it for a new age. Inspired and on the up the band has spent the last 18 months carefully crafting their second album and 2009 see’s the release of Heretic Nation.

Containing ten scorching tracks, it takes off where Tyranny of Minority ended and all the hallmarks of the Vendetta sound are present and correct: Crunching guitars, throbbing bass, pounding drums, searing leads and impassioned vocals.

Heretic Nation is a natural progression from Tyranny of Minority both lyrically and musically. Having a permanent drummer in Lee Lamb combined with the band gigging for the past two years has solidified the band and Vendetta are now a more cohesive unit reflected in the overall sound and performances contained within Heretic Nation. One more subtle change to the debut is Heretic Nation being more ‘metal’ containing less of the ‘LA’ influence that was featured on Tyranny of Minority, but it still contains the balance of melody and aggression the band strive for.

On the subject of the band goals with Heretic Nation, Edward Box comments, “essentially it was to build on the positives of the debut but to take on board the criticisms. It was clear the vocals needed to be improved and the drumming pushed to the fore. We feel we have succeeded in harnessing a much better sound for the rhythm section and the vocals have a more aggressive and expansive feel to them. Overall, the album is more focused and tighter”.

Along with an excellent new album, the band have also produced 3 promotional videos for the album. The first of which “My Revelation” has been on YouTube for a couple of months prior to release and gained a superb response from the public. This will be followed up with another performance video for “New Horizon”.

In the final analysis Heretic Nation has a sound that reaches back into a bygone era of melody and finesse. If you haven’t already caught on then now is the time to convert to this most traditional of English metal bands.

TRACK LISTING
01. Delusion
02.Age Of Annihilation
03.New Horizon
04. My Revelation
05. Skaro
06. A Glass Half Empty
07. Killing Time
08. Face Your Demons
09. The Space Between
10. Powers That Be

MUSICIANS
Edward Box – Lead Vocals & Lead Guitar
Pete Thompson – Lead Guitar
Gary Foalle – Bass
Lee Lamb - Drums

ALBUM CREDITS
Recorded at Trinity Heights Studios, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Produced by Vendetta and Fred Purser.
Engineered and Mixed by Fred Purser.

OFFICIAL WEBSITES
http://www.vendetta-theband.com/
http://www.myspace.com/nosafehole
http://uk.youtube.com/user/VendettaVault


MISSING TIDE - FOLLOW THE DREAMER

Genre - Melodic Metal
Released November 6th 2009
Cat LMC272
EAN6419922002728

Lion Music Promo Page - http://www.lionmusic.com/cd/followthedreamer.htm

From Copenhagen, Denmark come the new promising melodic hard rock/ heavy metal-act MISSING TIDE. Formed in 2007, the line-up consists of some of the most experienced and talented musicians from the Danish heavy metal scene with backgrounds in world renowned bands such as Royal Hunt, Pretty Maids, Evil Masquerade, Manticora and Kingdom Come. With a basis in Kasper Gram’s consistent bass play and the pounding and energetic drums from Allan Tschicaja, combined with powerful guitar riffs from Jacob Kjaer and Henrik Brockmann’s characteristic, intense and unique voice, Missing Tide produces a solid, melodic sound, which cannot be ignored.

On the debut album Follow the Dreamer, MISSING TIDE demonstrates how they manage to create a sound with roots in the eighties hard rock and heavy metal universe, that is still present and fresh. The eleven great songs of Follow the Dreamer are build upon heavy guitar riffs and a solid rhythm section, but with the melody hook lines in centre. Put together, “Follow the Dreamer” is in every way a great rock album.

“Follow the Dreamer” has everything from the more basic melodic metal tunes “Never Surrender“, “Fairytale“, and “Victim of a Crime“, to the more up-tempo songs such as “Traces of Fire“, “Push It to the Limit“ and the title song “Follow the Dreamer“, which all have a bit of elements of the neo-classical hard rock genre in them. On the emotional ballad “Broken Wings” the beat slows down a notch, which creates a bit of variation. The same goes for the final and heaviest song on the album, “Long Live the Heroes”. This song is a tribute to all the great hard rock bands of the eighties and takes Missing Tide back to their own youth, where they grew up listening to the music, that they love and live for to this day.

BRIEF BAND BIOGRAPHY
During the 90’, vocalist Henrik Brockmann and guitarist Jacob Kjaer, made a career for themself and became known in the the neo classical hard rock genre while recording and touring with Danish group Royal Hunt. Henrik and Jacob are being recognized for their own work and have over the years created a signature sound and style and are now heading for a new place together in the music industry. Missing Tide is the result of two years of song writing, hard work and a dedicated vision towards the future. The band consists of 4 friends who loves to play hardrock music and they also spend time together outside of the band as well. With Kasper Gram on bass, known for his work in Manticora and Allan Tschicaja on drums, known for his work in Pretty Maids, the band got the perfect line-up to begin on a new journey. A keyboard player might be added to the future line-up (handled by Jacob Kjaer here on the debut) and they are already writing new songs for another album. The Miss ing Tide members have commitments elsewhere but Missing Tide is not a project. This band is determined to record more albums together and take the music on the road.

TRACK LISTING
01. Follow The Dreamer.
02. Never Surrender.
03. Traces Of Fire.
04. Fairytale.
05. Dangerous.
06. Victim Of A Crime.
07. Broken Wings.
08. Push It To The Limit.
09. Take Me High.
10. Away.
11. Long Live The Heroes.

MUSICIANS
Henrik Brockmann - Vocals
Jacob Kjaer - Guitars
Kasper Gram - Bass
Allan Tschicaja - Drums

CREDITS
Produced by Jacob Kjaer
Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark at Fury Recordings, D-Mansion, 907 and Bad Sound studios.
Mixed by Rasmus Toftland and Jacob Kjaer at Fury Recordings.
Mastering by Andy Horn.
Cover design and logo artwork by Johnny F.W. Nielson (Jompa)
original cover image by Bina Sveda
Band photos by www.th13teen.com

OFFICIAL WEBSITES
http://www.myspace.com/missingtide

ARTIST NEWS ROUND UP

DREYELANDS - ROOMS OF REVELATION VIDEO TEASER

Following on from last weeks announcement of the signing of Dreyelands we can serve up a brief teaser video for the forthcoming album "Rooms Of Revelation" set for release in the first quarter of 2010.

Dreyelands - Rooms Of Revelation teaser video links

HD version - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH929ZlmDD4
Std version - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN_u_WLFF8I

OFFICIAL WEBSITES
www.dreyelands.com / www.myspace.com/dreyelands


LARS ERIC MATTSSON STUDIO UPDATE

Lars Eric Mattsson has given an update on his next musical activity.

"I am currently recording and composing what will become the next MATTSSON album, I hope to see it released early 2010. Unfortunately it seems like Adrienn Antal who sung on "Dream Child" won't be able to participate. No replacement has yet been confirmed. I am recording 10 tracks that I believe will become the best music I have done this far. The material is a mix of progressive metal and symphonic neoclassical but will also include some classic rock/prog ideas. Even though the album title has not yet been set this will become a concept album as I do have the main ideas clear. I think it's fair to say that this album will continue where "Dream Child" ended".

More info at
www.larsericmattsson.com | www.myspace.com/larsericmattsson

NEW RELEASES OUT NOW

INFINITY OVERTURE - KINGDOM OF UTOPIA
Genre - Symphonic Power Metal
Great new band hailing from Denmark led by guitarist Niels Vejlyt. The band also feature vocal legend Ian Parry who wrote the concept story and all lyrics for the album as well as handling all male lead vocals. The album also features superb female vocal performances from Lene Peterson. If you like your metal big bold and grandiose then this is just the ticket.

Also available as a limited edition first pressing only dual CD/DVD version.
More information and whole track mp3 at http://www.lionmusic.com/cd/kingdomofutopia.htm

TOMMY ERMOLLI - STEP AHEAD
Genre - Guitar Instrumental
Best known for his work in Twinspirits and Khymera, Italian guitarist Tommy Ermolli serves up his debut solo album, full of strong songs and stunning guitar work running a variety of styles. Home to great song led compositions with a great production.

More information and whole track mp3 at http://www.lionmusic.com/cd/stepahead.htm

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