VIOLET ETERNAL was born out of the desire of two musicians from Italy and Japan to work with each other in creating a new melodic metal band, blending power, and oriental choruses with fast-paced rhythms and interpersonal lyrics, with the ambiance of shredding guitar solos.

Band co-founder and guitarist Jien Takahashi comments:
“I wanted to create the ultimate melodic power metal duo after MAJUSTICE and other activities, I was hungry for new music. There were a lot of songs at the end of the previous activity, so I was looking for a way to shape it. In such a situation, I met Ivan Giannini online. I originally knew Ivan from his legendary work with VISION DIVINE and the album “Angel of Revenge” and his other band Derdian. I was completely fascinated by his emotional voice that seemed to burn the skies. So I was wishing I could do something with him. When I got in touch with Ivan, we immediately hit it off and we decided to make an album together.”

After connecting with vocalist Ivan Giannini, Jien made a call to a mutual friend Ollie Bernstein (Illusion Force, Magic Opera) who he had a feeling would be interested in joining the duo in creating an album together plus he was also playing bass in Derdian, which Ivan was a member of too.

Not too soon after, more pieces to the project came together when the trio recruited Andrea Cappellari (Nekomata and former guitarist for Skeletoon).

With all the members collected, and music being written, the band was ready to hit the studio and decided to team up with producer Dennis Ward (Angra, Helloween) for their first full-length album “Reload The Violet”, which will be released on Rockshots Records this coming May 2024. The album also features guests Takao (MinstreliX), Gabriel Guardian (IMMORTAL GUARDIAN), keyboardist YUHKI, drummer Ryuya Inoue, and Timo Tolkki (ex-STRATOVARIUS).

“From the time of production, Ivan and I were convinced that this album would be a game changer. I think it’s a work that people who love melodic metal will enjoy. If you listen to the music of VIOLET ETERNAL when you feel down, you will surely feel cheerful with hot feeling. Our music will give you the courage. This album strikes hard with both powerful vocals and a perfect mix of oriental melodic metal and emotional vocals.” says Jien Takahashi.

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Norwegian adventure power metallers EUNOMIA are returning in 2023 with their sophomore full-length “The Chronicles of Eunomia Part II” for release on Rockshots Records this coming September.

Presenting epic, bombastic, fast, powerful fantasy through their compositions, this second record from Eunomia is a group effort, as the first full-length was completely written by band founder, vocalist, and keyboardist Peter Danielsen.

Joined by his brother Marius Danielsen (Legend of Valley Doom), bassist Alexander Ormseth, guitarist Magnar Winther Skorgenes and drummer Alessandro Kelvin (Perc3ption), the tracks on this new offering are more powerful and stronger than before with much more variety than their first effort.

“The Chronicles of Eunomia Part II” also features guests Alessandro Conti (Twilight Force), Arnaud Ménard (Alkemyst), Jimmy Hedlund (Falconer), Matt Krais (ShadowStrike), Ty Christian (Lords of The Trident), Mikael Dahl (Crystal Eyes), Olaf Hayer (Luca Turilli’s band, Dionysus), and Anders Sköld (Veonity). Overall this second full-length has everything from power and symphonic metal elements to contagious choruses, fast double bass drums, and even slow epic songs that fit the storytelling perfectly.

“Everyone in the band has helped shape the new album. We worked hard to get this album the way it sounds. Re-written parts on many songs to make them as perfect as we could. I think the fans will hear that the band has evolved and become better, tighter, and more creative than on the first album. Better melodies, better songwriting, and even more epic than ever. We have leveled up significantly on this album. I believe this album is 10x better than the first one and I think the choruses will be stuck in the minds of fans and I hope they press the replay button many times after listening to it for the first time.” adds Peter Danielsen.

Marius Danielsen also adds:
“As the mixing and mastering engineer for this album, I must say it has been quite a journey. My brother and I have worked closely together on this album for about two years. Learning new mixing tricks and carefully carving out space for every single instrument in a dense mix consisting of 250 tracks or so per song has been a cool process to be part of. I think we managed to create an epic-sounding Power Metal album full of glorious melodies and memorable hooks.”
Today, Eunomia presents their first musical quest entitled “The Story Goes On”.

“Let’s explode into our first single! This is the fastest song I have ever written, I have always wanted to make a song that could fit into a Dragonforce album. Ivan Giannini from Derdian/Vision Divine and Arnaud Ménard from Alkemyst sings their hearts out in this one. Fast riffs, fast and melodic guitar solo from the one and only Jimmy Hedlund from Falconer, a lot of fast epic drums, and an epic chorus. This song is the last song on the album, but I felt it needed to be shown first because I love this song so much.” comments Peter Danielsen.

Watch and listen to “The Story Goes On” via its lyric video at https://youtu.be/2iKkb0Sqdww
Not slowing down, the band is already in the works for writing “The Chronicles of Eunomia Part 3” and looks forward to performing live.

“I can’t wait to bring back Eunomia as a live band again now that most of us live in the same city again. We will try to tell the story of Eunomia with great energy, perfect performances, amazing guest artists, and awesome setlists.”

Recommended for fans of Rhapsody Of Fire, Twilight Force, Dragonforce, Freedom Call, and Hammerfall, “The Chronicles of Eunomia Part II” is due out on September 15, 2023.

Track Listing:​
1. The Search” ft. Alessandro Conti (Twilight Force), Arnaud Ménard (Alkemyst), Jimmy Hedlund (Falconer) – 5:20
2. Glorious ft. Artemij Ryabovol, Ronny Castillo – 3:58
3. A New Dawn – 5:07
4. Battle of the Overlook ft. Jimmy Hedlund (Falconer) – 6:08
5. Another Dimension – 4:09
6. My King – 5:40 ft. Matt Krais (ShadowStrike), Fredrik Enochson
7. Clash of Steel – 4:44
8. Carry On – 5:53
9. Riding Towards The Sunset ft.Ty Christian (Lords of The Trident) – 6:20
10. Raise Our Banners ft. Mikael Dahl (Crystal Eyes), Ty Christian (Lords of The Trident) – 5:01
11. My Heart ft. Olaf Hayer (Luca Turilli’s band, Dionysus, Anders Sköld (Veonity) – 4:13
12. The Story Goes On ft. Ivan Giannini (Derdian/Vision Divine), Arnaud Ménard (Alkemyst), Jimmy Hedlund (Falconer) – 4:17

Album Length: 1:00:55

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Latest Album “AQVA” is available as DIGIPAK CD / Streaming / Digital Download
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The band explains further:
“This is a song that talks about the energy that comes out of inspiration and the desire to create music, sounds and words of an inextinguishable vital force that saves our lives. This song is full of new ideas, thanks also to Alessandro’s contribution to the bass section and to the extraordinary participation of Mattia Stancioiu on the drums”.

“And now, alongside with our new drummer Simone Alberti, we are in full immersion for the realization of the new album!
As a proof that metal never dies, we are alive and damned against the tide”

The new album will see Metatrone with a renewed lineup,. After the entry of the new singer Daniel Barbagallo, introduced with “Amore Traverso” (2021), the new band members are Alessandro Palazzo (Bass) and Simone Alberti (Drums) which replace Dino Fiorenza and Salvo Grasso respectively.

LYRICS:
SCENDO PER LE SCALE
PRECIPITO
CHE INCUBO QUEL VUOTO
DOVE ARRIVERO’
VIVO IN UN BALENO
A LUCI SPENTE
SDRAIATO SU SIRINGHE
CON SCRITTO “TI AVVELENO”

HO VISSUTO MILLE VOLTE
TRENI IN CORSA E LIVIDI
SIMULANDO UN’APPARENTE
LIBERTA’

RESPIRERO’
CONTRO CORRENTE
STILE RETRO’
FIUMI IN PIENA

CUORE DELL’INVERNO
QUALE ARMONIA…
LA MIA CONDANNA E’
LA BUGIA

HO TROVATO NEL RIFLESSO
UN AMICO FRAGILE
CHE MI DICE “GUARDA
ADESSO DOVE SARO’ IO”

RESPIRERO’
CONTRO CORRENTE
STILE RETRO’
FIUMI IN PIENA

LUNGO DISTESE CHI VERRA’?
SENTO GRIDARE LA MIA VERITA’
NON SERVE A NULLA
IMMAGINARE DOMANI
CIO’ CHE POSSIEDO E’ ADESSO

LO STESSO SCENARIO
MI RENDE NECESSARIO
LO STESSO ERRORE MAI

Lyric Video/Cover Art: Evolution Lab

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To celebrate the release of their new album “AQVA”, out now as of Friday, Jan 21st via Rockshots Records, progressive power metal legion Beriedir are sharing with fans their latest music video for the track “At Candle Light”. The song is about finding shelter in someone, not as a perfect saviour, but as a true companion, while treading a dark road in an unknown and strange place, all of this with the aid of the little light that we’re often allowed to have during our life.

Beriedir’s second full-length “AQVA” features ten tracks of progressive, power, and melodic death metal that were mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni (Domination Studio).
“AQVA”, despite not being a real concept album with a story articulating itself throughout the tracks, touches its various topics through the many forms in which water manifests, be it a river, a storm or tears. The album deals with rather introspective matters, trying to give a new perspective on situations that Biriedir thinks their listeners will find relatable and hoping that they will maybe take shelter in their audio experience, using them as their own voice when only music can speak for us.

“We think AQVA will positively surprise our older fans and lead new ones, this record is much more diverse and has definitely matured in songwriting. The main goal of AQVA as a whole is to figuratively “submerge” the listener with a spectrum of themes, both musical and lyrical, related to water and its shapes. Water is the element of flow, it’s the substance that conceals, preserves, and washes all away. The lulling nature of a silent shore or a rapping rain is juxtaposed to the fearsome imagery of the undertow, riptides, and tidal waves. We tried to convey these atavistic sensations differently from track to track. The singles were chosen to showcase the variety of approaches to this theme.” adds band founder Stefano Nüsperli.

Recommended for fans of Vision Divine, Dream Theater, Dark Tranquillity, Pain of Salvation and Katatonia, “AQVA” is available for pre-order at the following links:
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Lyric Video – Stormbound – https://youtu.be/MNy9uxdtGVc

Track Listing:​
1. At Candle Light (4:38)
2. Departure Song (6:05)
3. The Dove and the Serpent (6:46)
4. The Angel in the Lighthouse (6:10)
5. The Drowned (5:33)
6. Stormbound (4:19)
7. Arkangelos (6:58)
8. Of Dew and Frost (4:57)
9. Rain (6:46)
10. Moonlight Requiem (5:12)
Album Length: 57:29

Album Credits:​
All music by Beriedir
Artwork by Ludovico Cioffi
Recorded by Stefano Nüsperli
Mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio
Lyrics by Stefano Nüsperli

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About:
Beriedir (from the Sindarin word for “Guardians”) is a progressive melancholic power metal act based in Bergamo, Italy. The five-member band was founded by Stefano Nüsperli and began its live career in 2015 with the release of “The Line”, their first demo. Their first full-length album “The Path Beyond the Moon” was unveiled in 2018, which launched them to perform on multiple musical events such as Fosch Fest (Italy) along with sharing the stage with bands such as Korpiklaani and Pathfinder. After the 2020 release of the EP “Lullabies Beyond the Moon”, which contained three tracks from their debut album rearranged in an acoustic key, they are now ready to launch their new album “AQVA” in 2022.

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TRITON DEVS was born by composer/guitarist/sound engineer Blacky Lee Stone, aimin’ to create music inspired by classic heavy metal, hard rock and progressive rock sounds. With the help of singer Eric Castiglia, drummer Zamkenoby, bass player Anna Portalupi (Hardline, Tarja) and Internationally renowned drummer Mike Terrana, a 4-tracks demo has been produced in 2019, and quickly became the background of “Stay Alive”, a project album that will see the light of day in Spring 2021 via Rockshots Records.

Guitar Blacky Lee Stone
Bass Anna Portalupi
Drums Mike Terrana
Produced by Blacky Lee Stone
Engineered by Blacky Lee Stone
Video Editing Anna Portalupi

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