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Friday, April 14: Soilwork, “The Undying Eye”

R.I.P. David Andersson (1975-2022)

The Underworld EP appeared as an addendum to Verkligheten, and its four tracks were something of a bridge between the more progressive approach Soilwork began adopting around The Ride Majestic and the more straightforward songwriting of their previous material.  As it was, “The Undying Eye” was both direct and a bit woolly, with David Andersson’s music and lyrics flowing nicely but also feeling abstract to the point of inscrutable.  What made it work was the band’s confidence- Andersson was a rather instinctive writer, and Björn "Speed" Strid clearly relished the chance to be more adventurous with his singing.  There was a strange dichotomy at work on “The Undying Eye”, as it was just as melodic and catchy as previous Soilwork numbers, but also felt completely distinct from what they had done before.  In that way the track showed just how far the band had come, and presented them in the midst of a rather intriguing evolution.

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The premier is over, but that doesn't mean the video is gone! You can now watch it as many times as you'd like! Be sure to like, subscribe, and share it around too!🔥🤟

Premiering at 12PM EST

My surprise Metal Hellsinger Edit that I've been working on is finally done, really proud of myself for making this 😄

I'll be chilling in the premier chat 10 mins before the vid goes live, hope to see some of you there!

[black-arcana]

EPICA Releases New Single 'Arcana'

Dutch symphonic metal titans EPICA have released a brand new single, "Arcana". The track heralds a new chapter in EPICA's two-decade-long history and marks the band's first new release since the group's chart-topping 2021 album "Omega" and the collaboration EP "The Alchemy Project". It offers a glimpse into the band’s future music, coming in 2025.

EPICA comments: "'Arcana' guides you through the universal stages of spiritual evolution in life. It leads the way to a higher consciousness and spiritual self-awareness.

"Writing this song was a spontaneous effort, so it came together quickly, which felt so natural that it wrote itself. The music contains classic EPICA elements but has some vibes that might remind you of '80s alternative rock or modern metal."

The single is now available on all streaming platforms. It also includes "The Ghost In Me (Danse Macabre)", EPICA's recently released collaboration with Europe's second-most visited theme park, Netherlands's magical De Efteling, and their much-anticipated new attraction, Danse Macabre.

The music video for "Arcana", directed by Remko Tielemans, can be seen below.

In a recent interview with Spain's Mariskal Rock, EPICA singer Simone Simons spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the follow-up to "Omega" album. She said: "I think that there should be a single by the end of the summer-ish. That's that's our plan. And the album should be released [in] 2025.

"I just wrote with Mark [Jansen, guitar] and Rob [Van Der Loo, bass] also yesterday that I'm so happy with the songs, I'm so proud how everything turned out and it's gonna be another amazing EPICA album.

"We added a couple of new elements, but also went back to the roots, the old EPICA," she continued. "And yeah, I just can't wait for people to hear this.

"I loved 'Omega' and we toured so much with 'Omega' and had wonderful experiences, but then when you reach the end of a touring cycle, you start to get itchy and feel, 'Okay, now it's time to do the new album. Can we do it as good or maybe even better than the last album?' That's always the thing we strive for, ways to renew ourselves a little bit. And we feel a very strong spiritual connection also that it's our ninth album. So there's gonna be themes around the symbolic meaning of nine, the number nine."

Elaborating on the musical direction of EPICA's next album, Simone said: "The songs are heavy. There's a beautiful ballad, a very cinematic song, very uptempo, very doomy, melancholic and amazing, amazing power riffs. It's the most epic EPICA, I think, so far. Yeah, I think so. I mean, I'm feeling it. I'm very happy with it. I'm proud of it. And they are going to start recording the orchestra now next week. They're flying to Prague; that's where we record the orchestra. And I will be recording my final vocals as well."

In November 2022, EPICA released "The Alchemy Project" through Atomic Fire Records. The EP was co-written and performed with diverse guests ranging from extremists like FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, Niilo Sevänen (INSOMNIUM) and Björn "Speed" Strid (SOILWORK) along with melodic masters like Tommy Karevik (KAMELOT),keyboard legend Phil Lanzon (URIAH HEEP) and Roel Van Helden (POWERWOLF) to a once-in-a-lifetime song with Simons, Charlotte Wessels and Myrkur.

Just one day after the release of its anniversary reissues "We Still Take You With Us" and "Live At Paradiso", EPICA celebrated 20 years of existence live in September 2022 at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands, the same place where they played their first show (supporting ANATHEMA) back in 2002.

EPICA was formed by Jansen after leaving AFTER FOREVER in 2002, and the band quickly gained attention outside their home country, taking big steps towards becoming the leading symphonic metal superpower they have long proven to be. After their ambitious debut "The Phantom Agony" (2002) and the surprisingly eclectic sophomore work "Consign To Oblivion" (2005),the road took them to new heights via their first concept masterpiece "The Divine Conspiracy" (2007) and their global breakthrough "Design Your Universe" (2009). 2012's opus "Requiem For The Indifferent", 2014's bedazzling "The Quantum Enigma" and "The Holographic Principle" (2016),cemented their reputation as not only one of the hardest-working metal bands in the business but also as one of the best. With "Omega", the final part of the metaphysical trilogy they began with "The Quantum Enigma", they reclaimed the throne without so much as the blink of an eye, amassing three million-plus streams during the first week of the album's release.

Photo credit: Tim Tronckoe

[toxicmetalzine]

APOCRYPHAL

APOCRYPHAL & Björn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork) unveil new track “My Hero Inside”Watch the video now @ https://toxicmetalzine.com/post/apocryphal-bj%C3%B6rn-speed-strid-soilwork-unveil-new-track-my-hero-inside

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Hell yeah, thanks for tagging me @jayjay-667! These are all my latest favorite songs, and five spots is not enough, but fine, fine, I play by the rules this time (not tagging 10 people though :^D)

When you see this, post 5 songs you actually listen to and tag 10 of your favorite followers/mutuals!

1. Pendulum & Bullet For My Valentine - Halo

Naturally Pendulum's new track gets a spot. The chorus part and Rob's singing is so good <3

2. Demon Hunter (feat. Björn "Speed" Strid) - Collapsing

A song from 2010 with very 2010 vibes. Makes me feel nostalgic even though i only found this song few weeks ago

3. Purple Disco Machine - Bad Company

Ojhhh this is probably my most favorite right now. I love the groove

4. (Warning: this next video has very bright flashing on it) Solstice - Tears In Rain

As usual, I have no idea what the speech samples are about, but this is currently one of my favorite hardstyle tracks. After over two months of listening I still get goosebumps from the melody and the perfect kicks :D

5. Pegboard Nerds & lug00ber - Bring Me Joy

I love the happy hardcore -parts :3

I'll tag @gremlin4goro and @yee-boii!

Anybody else can do this if they feel like it :)

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SOILWORK’s Björn Strid & APOCRYPHAL Unveil 'My Hero Inside' Single + Video

French melodic death metal outfit Apocryphal have unveiled their third single “My Hero Inside” taken off their upcoming album “Facing The End”, which is scheduled for release on 12 November 2024 via The Circle Music.  The new single, as well as the full album, features Soilwork and The Night Flight Orchestra vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid on vocals.  The single is also available via all major…

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Soilwork - Il nuovo video "Spirit Of No Return"

Le leggende svedesi del melodic death metal Soilwork sono tornate con un nuovo singolo e video, “Spirit of No Return”. Il brano segna l’esordio in studio del chitarrista live di lunga data Simon Johansson. Il frontman Björn “Speed” Strid commenta la canzone: ” ‘Spirit Of No Return’ è un feroce promemoria del passato, ma anche un’introduzione alla nuova era dei Soilwork, in cui abbiamo preso i…

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EPICA - "Sirens - Of Blood And Water" feat. Charlotte Wessels & Myrkur (Official Music Video) 💿 LISTEN: https://ift.tt/fvIyjNS 💿 or 💿 ORDER: https://ift.tt/LtcVWYd 💿 "Sirens - Of Blood And Water" was co-written and performed with CHARLOTTE WESSELS and MYRKUR and is taken from EPICA's collaborative mini-album 'The Alchemy Project,' out now. Directed, filmed & edited by Patric Ullaeus (www.rEvolver.se) rEvolver crew: Pamela Klint Bjarne, Torgy Johnsson, Johanna Persson, Tobbe Olsson 'The Alchemy Project' includes these 7 tracks: 1) The Great Tribulation feat. Fleshgod Apocalypse 2) Wake the World feat. Phil Lanzon (Uriah Heep) & Tommy Karevik (Kamelot) 3) The Final Lullaby feat. Shining 4) Sirens - Of Blood and Water feat. Charlotte Wessels & Myrkur 5) Death is not the End feat. Frank Schiphorst (MaYaN) & Björn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork) 6) Human Devastation feat. Henri Sattler (God Dethroned), Sven de Caluwé (Aborted) 7) The Miner feat. Asim Searah (Damnation Plan), Niilo Sevänen (Insomnium), Roel van Helden (Powerwolf) EPICA Website: http://www.epica.nl Epica Universe (Fan Club): https://ift.tt/8mMXu25 Merch: https://ift.tt/LtcVWYd Tour: https://ift.tt/uCzpigl Instagram: https://ift.tt/9cx02ph Facebook: https://ift.tt/5G7QlHz Twitter: https://twitter.com/Epica YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/epica Subscribe to Epica YouTube: http://bit.ly/subs-epica-yt LYRICS Do you remember your home? Fruit that shimmers like gold Blossoms, like flaming fire In your garden they grow All the corals and pearls At the heart of the world All the castles of amber Await your return Little sister, The sun is sleeping Come with me before Crimson fills the air Every creature below Is weeping for your fate So take my hand now Will you take this dagger from me Sweet sister Don’t linger Come on into the water ‘Cause our blood runs deeper And I miss you See this knife, it is sharp Plunge it into his heart Send his soul to the heavens Far above the stars Shed no tears over him Guilt and sorrow don’t swim Once you dance on the waves You will find love Will you take this dagger from me Sweet sister Don’t linger Come on into the water ‘Cause our blood runs deeper And I miss you So handsome in his salt - sailor skin Bathe in the sea, Like a child living free Tonight I dance And laugh at defeat A dying heart Bleeding feet I’ll return to the sea Will you take this dagger from me Sweet sister Don’t linger Come on into the water ‘Cause our blood runs deeper And I miss you We are the sisters of the sea Inside the waters we are free You ride the currents of my tears As our goodbye is drawing near We are the children of the sky Come earn a soul that never dies #epica #charlottewessels #myrkur #symphonicmetal #thealchemyproject #simonesimons #sirens #mermaid #metal #thealchemyproject #fairytales via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svGQ-q9gx68

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APOCRYPHAL unveil new single “All Is Empty” with SOILWORK’s Björn “Speed” Strid on vocals

http://dlvr.it/T8JmDz

[metalsongoftheday]

Wednesday, February 8: Earthside, “Crater”

Given their relative obscurity and lack of label support, it was a bit of a wonder how Earthside managed to land Bjӧrn “Speed” Strid for a guest vocal on A Dream in Static, but somehow “Crater” was a clearer signal of the more progressive direction Strid would take Soilwork than their own previous records. For although The Ride Majestic didn’t sound exactly like this, the ebbs and flows in Earthshine’s music felt like more of a natural predecessor to Verkligheten and Övergivenheten than Soilwork’s first couple records with David Andersson as Strid’s primary musical foil.  And Strid sounded completely natural in this environment, trying different vocal textures while working within his usual framework.  The musicians in Earthside were adept in making the tracks on A Dream in Static fit seamlessly together while retaining their own identity on account of the very distinct attributes of the guest singers on the vocal numbers, so “Crater” didn’t sound exactly like the title track (fronted by Daniel Tompkins of Tesseract) even though both were clearly the work of the same band.  It was too bad Earthside wasn’t able to gain more traction, though at least they managed to give Strid and Andersson some ideas.

[black-arcana]

EPICA's Next Album Will Be Band's 'Most Epic' Release So Far

In a recent interview with Spain's Mariskal Rock, EPICA singer Simone Simons spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the follow-up to 2021's "Omega" album. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think that there should be a single by the end of the summer-ish. That's that's our plan. And the album should be released [in] 2025.

"I just wrote with Mark [Jansen, guitar] and Rob [Van Der Loo, bass] also yesterday that I'm so happy with the songs, I'm so proud how everything turned out and it's gonna be another amazing EPICA album.

"We added a couple of new elements, but also went back to the roots, the old EPICA," she continued. "And yeah, I just can't wait for people to hear this.

"I loved 'Omega' and we toured so much with 'Omega' and had wonderful experiences, but then when you reach the end of a touring cycle, you start to get itchy and feel, 'Okay, now it's time to do the new album. Can we do it as good or maybe even better than the last album?' That's always the thing we strive for, ways to renew ourselves a little bit. And we feel a very strong spiritual connection also that it's our ninth album. So there's gonna be themes around the symbolic meaning of nine, the number nine."

Elaborating on the musical direction of EPICA's next album, Simone said: "The songs are heavy. There's a beautiful ballad, a very cinematic song, very uptempo, very doomy, melancholic and amazing, amazing power riffs. It's the most epic EPICA, I think, so far. Yeah, I think so. I mean, I'm feeling it. I'm very happy with it. I'm proud of it. And they are going to start recording the orchestra now next week. They're flying to Prague; that's where we record the orchestra. And I will be recording my final vocals as well."

In November 2022, EPICA released "The Alchemy Project" through Atomic Fire Records. The EP was co-written and performed with diverse guests ranging from extremists like FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, Niilo Sevänen (INSOMNIUM) and Björn "Speed" Strid (SOILWORK) along with melodic masters like Tommy Karevik (KAMELOT),keyboard legend Phil Lanzon (URIAH HEEP) and Roel Van Helden (POWERWOLF) to a once-in-a-lifetime song with Simons, Charlotte Wessels and Myrkur.

Just one day after the release of its anniversary reissues "We Still Take You With Us" and "Live At Paradiso", EPICA celebrated 20 years of existence live in September 2022 at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands, the same place where they played their first show (supporting ANATHEMA) back in 2002.

EPICA was formed by Jansen after leaving AFTER FOREVER in 2002, and the band quickly gained attention outside their home country, taking big steps towards becoming the leading symphonic metal superpower they have long proven to be. After their ambitious debut "The Phantom Agony" (2002) and the surprisingly eclectic sophomore work "Consign To Oblivion" (2005),the road took them to new heights via their first concept masterpiece "The Divine Conspiracy" (2007) and their global breakthrough "Design Your Universe" (2009). 2012's opus "Requiem For The Indifferent", 2014's bedazzling "The Quantum Enigma" and "The Holographic Principle" (2016),cemented their reputation as not only one of the hardest-working metal bands in the business but also as one of the best. With "Omega", the final part of the metaphysical trilogy they began with "The Quantum Enigma", they reclaimed the throne without so much as the blink of an eye, amassing three million-plus streams during the first week of the album's release.

Photo credit: Tim Tronckoe

[theart2rock]

Dark Metal Sängerin Paula Teles spannt mit Björn Strid zusammen

Die Symphonic-Dark-Metal-Sängerin PAULA TELES veröffentlicht neue Single „Jogo do Silêncio" feat. Björn „Speed" Strid! Die portugiesische Symphonic-Dark-Metal-Sängerin PAULA TELES hat ihre neue Single „Jogo do Silêncio" veröffentlicht! Das Lied, angereichert durch ein von Daniela Alves meisterhaft inszeniertes Video, erzählt die Geschichte einer Frau, deren Geliebte sich auf den Weg macht, um im portugiesischen Kolonialkrieg zu kämpfen. Sie träumt jede Nacht von ihm und windet sich vor Schmerzen ... weil er nie zurückkommen wird. Paula duettiert mit dem renommierten Soilwork-Frontmann Björn „Speed" Strid, der zum ersten Mal auf Portugiesisch singt und eine majestätische und emotionale Darbietung abliefert. Die Distanz zu der Person, die man liebt, ist ein unsichtbarer Feind, der nicht besiegt werden kann. Es führt zu Angst, Traurigkeit und Frustration. Dies sind die Gefühle der Frau, deren Geschichte Paula Teles erzählt. Eine hochemotionale Geschichte, der das Duo Paula Teles-Björn Strid die Kraft eines ergreifenden und epischen Metal-Sounds verleiht, verschönert durch die Melancholie der Gitarre, die an die portugiesische Folklore der 40er, 50er und 60er Jahre erinnert. PAULA TELES begann mit sechs Jahren Klavier zu spielen. Danach absolvierte sie ein Theatergesangsstudium, bei dem sie als Sopranistin glänzte. Sie wirkte in zahlreichen Opernaufführungen mit und sang in vielen Produktionen in ganz Portugal. Sie war schon immer ein großer Fan von Rock und Metal, also beschloss sie, ihre Stimme zu testen und riskierte eine Karriere in der portugiesischen Metal-Welt. Sie war Leadsängerin der Band Lilith's Revenge und leiht weiterhin der Band Waterland ihre Stimme. Im Jahr 2022 startete sie ihre Solokarriere mit der Single „Grito", die in den portugiesischen Medien hervorragende Akzeptanz fand. Paula ist nicht nur eine talentierte Songwriterin, sondern hat auch eine sehr vielseitige Stimme mit einer seltenen Bandbreite. Aus dem Wunsch heraus, etwas Mutigeres zu schaffen, das ihren persönlichen und musikalischen Einflüssen näher kommt, hat sich Paula mit dem Produzenten Jorge Lopes zusammengetan, um ein Projekt zu entwickeln, das Klänge bietet, die der Fado- und Metal-Musik nahe kommen. Einflüsse der portugiesischen ländlichen Kultur der 40er/50er/60er Jahre sind in diesem Projekt deutlich präsent, zusammen mit der psychologischen Dichte einer weiblichen Figur, die sich mit ihrem Wahnsinn und ihren Neurosen auseinandersetzt. Die Kraft der Metal-Musik vermischt sich mit den melodischen und sanften Tönen der portugiesischen Gitarre in einem Projekt, das das volle Potenzial der traditionellen portugiesischen Musik ausschöpfen möchte. Der Text von „Jogo do Silêncio" ist von Paula Teles. Musik von Paula Teles und Jorge Lopes. Gemischt und gemastert von Jorge Lopes in den RedBox Studios. Video, Fotos, Logo und Single-Cover von Daniela Alves.   PAULA TELES Online: Facebook Instagram YouTube Quelle: The Metallist Lesen Sie den ganzen Artikel

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HAR1 by Eths (featuring Björn "Speed" Strid) from the album Ankaa