For the full-length’s release day, the band is sharing their next music video for the track “Rainworld”, a track that almost ended up on the cutting room floor, the band explains:

“Rainworld was almost going to be dropped from the album. It is one of the oldest songs and Jaakko didn’t like it so much in the beginning and it is a song that he composed. Luckily we talked Jaakko over and now the song has risen as one of our favorites and strongest songs from the album. Lyricically it paints up a rainy and gray landscape of a depressed mind. Seasons go too slowly for this individual. He wants them to pass faster so that eternal sleep and rest would finally take place.”

Rockshots Records is proud to present melancholic Finnish metallers Decrowned’s first full-length “Persona Non Grata”, now available as of February 23rd. For this record, every member brought something to the table, but guitarists Jaakko Kauppinen (guitars) and Simo Puustinen composed most of the songs. Musically, the band takes a turn into heavier waters from its predecessors (EPs “Hansel’s Nightmare” (2019) and debut “Weight of The Dark Sky” (2018)), still keeping in mind the essence of Decrowned. Lyrically “Persona Non Grata” is a very dark album, reflecting things that pass through the generations, consuming us from inside. It is a description of a haunted future and the past that took wrong turns on personal and universal levels. This undefined black matter that flows ignoring time and reason is the unwanted entity… Persona non grata.

“We are so excited that our debut album “Persona non grata” will finally be released. Recordings started already in 2022 and the first intention was that album, but there were some roadstops here and there. We had to record bass tracks twice and also our mixing wizard Tero “TeeCee” Kinnunen had timetable changes because of his big contribution to Nightwish. This is also time to say huge thanks to Tero, for arranging time for us on his busy schedule and doing remarkable work for us.”

Recommended for fans of Amorphis, Insomnium, In Flames, and Katatonia, “Persona Non Grata” is available for at https://bit.ly/DecrownedCD​

Listen – https://lnk.to/decrowned

Special thanks to Joensuu City Theater, Sandra Kinnarinen, Asko Heiskanen, Juha Kerkkonen and Harri Säynevirta

Video is directed, edited and filmed by Harri Säynevirta (www.saynevirta.fi)

Staging at Joensuu City Theater (www.joensuunteatteri.fi)
Lights: Asko Heiskanen
Staging: Sandra Kinnarinen and Juha Kerkkonen

Dancer: Mira Merisaari

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LISTEN – https://lnk.to/riseamaterasu

Land of the Rising Sun pt. I will be released on next 9th of February 2024 in CD Jewel Case, Vinyl Black and Transparent Splatter Vinyl.

PRE ORDERS:

CD – http://bit.ly/RisingSun1_CD
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Exploding onto the metal scene in 2019, Finnish power metal band Metal De Facto made their debut with “Imperium Romanum”, a full-length with a theme-driven collection of songs about Ancient Rome that was bombastically nostalgic old-school power metal. These fresh but familiar songs quickly caught the attention of metal listeners worldwide, notably with the first single ‘¨The Conqueror’ amassing over 200,000 video views and over 600,000 streams on various streaming platforms.

In early 2020, the band held their first headlining show in Helsinki, which attracted fans from all over the world to attend the show in a packed On the Rocks club. This success quickly led the band to continue performing live, opening for prime moving metal bands Ensiferum and Beast in Black.

Consisting of guitarists Esa Orjatsalo (ex Dreamtale) and Mikko Salovaara (Kiuas), bassist Sami Hinkka (Ensiferum, ssSHhh), keyboardist Benji Klint-Connelly (Everfrost) and drummer Atte Marttinen (ex Kivimetsän Druidi). It was announced however in 2022 that former vocalist Mikael Salo (ex Thy Row, ex Dyecrest) would no longer be the band’s singer. On the same day, the band’s new vocalist Aitor Arrastia hailing from Spain was announced along with the announcement of the band’s upcoming second full-length album, Land of the Rising Sun Part 1. The album will be the first of two parts, themed after Japanese culture.

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Rockshots Records, in collaboration with Finnish heavy metal sensation Thy Row, is thrilled to announce the release of their latest single, “Wrecked Love.” Following the success of their debut full-length album “Unchained” in 2021, Thy Row continues to captivate audiences with their fresh blend of old-school heavy metal and modern hard rock.

“Wrecked Love” is a feel-good ’80s rock ride that beckons listeners to embrace life to the fullest. In the midst of challenging times, Thy Row delivers a musical escape, providing a soundtrack for joy and celebration. The track encourages everyone to take the wheel, roll down the windows, and embark on a rock-infused journey. The single showcases Thy Row’s commitment to delivering high-energy, memorable music that resonates with fans across the globe.

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Birthed to travel the cosmos, Italy’s Vanderlust is a power-heavy metal band with prog-thrash influences that tells tales of space travels, astronomy, space engineering, and sci-fi adventures.

“We tried to mix a prog-thrashy riffing in the roots of Megadeth, Vektor and Tool with epic vocal parts like Iron Maiden, Helloween, Angra, and Lione’s Rhapsody. We also put sci-fi elements in our songs, so you can hear also something from Voivod.” adds the band.

This debut recording is like a stellar system with 12 different planets. The star at the center of the system represents the heavy-power metal around all the songs revolving. Despite all the tracks being irradiated by the same light, they are all different from each other. Vanderlust has fast thrash, slow and doom, shiny and brilliant to grunge, and darker songs. Like planets, which appear like simple small bright spots, but in reality, are all big worlds, Vanderlust’s songs are more complex than they sound at first listen. In fact, you can easily sing along to some of the choruses even if there are complex riffs in the background. Vanderlust is particularly proud of the participation of opera singer Letizia Cappellini who does vocals on select tracks and helps the band further expand the vocal register of their compositions. The band also adds the presence of synths and electronic elements to the compositions to set the sci-fi mood of the lyrics.

Vanderlust is recommended for fans of Iron Maiden, Angra, Tool, Helloween, and Vektor.

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Video by Dehn Sora and Stefaan Temmerman

Official links:

AMENRA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/churchofra/
AMENRA on Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/amenra_offi…
AMENRA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amenra_offi…
AMENRA on Bandcamp: https://amenra.bandcamp.com/​
AMENRA on Apple Music: http://bit.ly/amenraapplemusic
AMENRA on Spotify: http://bit.ly/amenraspotify

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Directed by Dehn Sora – www.dehnsora.com

Official links:

AMENRA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/churchofra/
AMENRA on Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/amenra_official/
AMENRA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amenra_official/
AMENRA on Bandcamp: https://amenra.bandcamp.com/​
AMENRA on Apple Music: http://bit.ly/amenraapplemusic
AMENRA on Spotify: http://bit.ly/amenraspotify

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Lennart Bossu
Bjorn Lebon
Mathieu Vandekerckhove
Tim De Gieter
Colin H. van Eeckhout
Caro Tanghe

Recorded by Tim De Gieter at Much Luv studio, Lembeke BE
Mastered by Frank Arkright, Abbey road studio, London UK

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