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Amoral is a band established by founders Ben Varon and Juhana Karlsson in Helsinki, Finland in the late 90′s. The band’s production can be classified as technical, progressive and melodic metal, combined with rock elements. Amoral’s sound is heavy riff driven yet still has a melodic power groove. Skillful ensemble and crisp performance has characterized Amoral, which is internationally recognized as one of Finland’s foremost bands. The brave and independent development of their music can be heard throughout their four albums.

The development culminated in 2009 on Show Your Colors, the 4th album, where the previous growling vocals were replaced with clean vocals and big choruses. The album was the debut of singer Ari Koivunen and bassist Pekka Johansson. Amoral´s music was earlier characterized by metal media as death metal due to the growling vocals, but now the classification varies from power metal to progressive rock. Show Your Colors received a lot of praise upon its release. The album’s first single, “Year of the Suckerpunch” was on the Finnish national radio Ylex´s playlist, with the highest hopes of receiving song of the year for 2009. The album was ranked by public voting as the fifth best domestic metal album at the Finnish Metal Awards 2009. Show Your Colors has also been released in Great Britain, Germany, USA, Canada and Japan.

Amoral, the Finnish ambassadors of Classic Rock Of The 21st Century are back with their 5th album Beneath. The album – the band’s second with multiplatinum-selling singer Ari Koivunen – continues on the path Amoral started with it’s previous album Show Your Colors (2009). The emphasis is still on solid songwriting, big hooks, fresh arrangements and interesting guitar riffs. Though on Beneath, the palette is wider than ever before: From 9-minute epics (”Beneath”) to straight-forward rock anthems (”Silhouette”, ”Same Difference”), to nods to the band’s death metal past (”(Won’t Go) Home”) and unorthodox marriages between acoustic guitars and industrial landscapes (”Wastelands”), the band simply refuses to limit itself in any way.

Equipped with a new guitar player Masi Hukari (who shared the lead guitar duties with founder Ben Varon on the new album, as well as co-wrote two of the songs), the band felt hungrier and more inspired than it had in ages while writing, practicing and recording the new album. That attitude and energy can be heard on Beneath, the band’s brightest moment yet.

“Beneath is definitely the most versatile album from Amoral yet. The band has obviously found their own path, and even though the material goes from 80′s-style rock to more melodic, even Porcupine Tree esque vibe, the album still stands as one strong package. Ari’s (Koivunen, vocals) voice is in top shape, and the guitar players’ Floyd Roses are oiled to the hilt! Recommended!” – Esa Holopainen, Amorphis

Amoral is:

Ari Koivunen – vocals

Ben Varon – guitars & backing vocals

Juhana Karlsson – drums

Masi Hukari – guitars

Pekka Johansson – bass

Websites:

amoralweb.com
myspace.com/amoralweb
facebook.com/amoralweb
twitter.com/#!/amoralband

Somebody wanted more rock n’ roll in the world and another kick ass band to deliver that. Formed in the Southern parts of Sweden by musicians who comes from a well known music scene. All with prior experience of record releases and vast amount of live performances both Europe, Asia and South America. A collaboration with Tripaway Music USA and Phibble Music USA gave the band a reason to give the people what they want. It all started at the beginning of 2009 when the band was contacted by Tripaway Music a production company in USA, who showed interest in financing songs for an EP.

The band started to arrange some songs to send to the US for an approval. Tripaway Music liked what they heard and gave the go-ahead for a recording of the EP. They also contacted Phibble Music in the US, which he had collaborated with before, to hear if the where interested in marekting and the EP in the US. They loved the idea and the project was set into motion. Afer the recording Staffan got an offer to move to L.A an offer he couldn’t resist. Instead they brought in their longtime friend Rasmus Ehrnborn also a highly skilled guitarist and producer.
At the end of 2009 Grand Rezerva released their self titled debut EP, and has since then had extensive radio play in both the US and Sweden. They we’re voted the no 4 most requested band on a US radio show and has also featured in numerous big Swedish newspaper with full-page spreads.
In 2010 after continuing air play on radio in both Europe and the US, the band decided to bring in a 2nd guitarist just to thicken the sound even more. The highly skilled guitarist and friend of the band Johan Eklund was brought in. With Johan now on board another chapter in the “Grand Story” was written.
This same year saw a continuing collaboration with Tripaway Music for a new single release. On November 15 (Nov. 19 USA) the new single “Badlands” was released.
The Captains at the Helm:
Mike C – Vocals
Rasmus Ehrnborn – Guitar
Johan Eklund – Guitar
Thomas Helgesson – Drums
Joacim Sandin – Bass

For more info: www.grandrezerva.com  or www.myspace.com/grandrezerva www.tripawaymusic.webs.com
Contact: info@punchmedia.se  tripawaymusic@gmail.com

Das A – TEAM wurde im Juni 2002 in Kempten gegründet. Das Programm besteht überwiegend aus halsbrecherisch schnellen Grindcore – Nummern mit Punkrock – Einflüssen. Das Quintett verlangt den Zuhörern alles ab und schont sich selbst dabei in keinster Weise. Freunde von Bands wie NASUM, NAPALM DEATH oder ähnlicherschwer – groovender Musik kommen hier auf jeden Fall voll und ganz auf Ihre Kosten!Seit Bestehen der Band wurden schon sehr bald Konzerte mit Bands wie SICKTERROR / Sao Paulo,KEVORKIAN / Prag, STAU / Hamburg, CROWPATH / Schweden oder GMORK / Bochum gespielt, bei denen sich das A – TEAM immer als hervorragender live – act, der für viel Stimmung sorgt, herausstellte. Im April ´03 wurde das beiliegende Demo in den Lungfull – Studios / München aufgenommen. Außerdem ist eine Tour mit GORE / UK und DETONATION aus Holland für nächstes jahr geplant, die Gigs in Deutschland, Holland und England beinhalten soll. Mehr Info gibt`s auf unserer homepage: www.the-daily-grind.de. Zieht`s euch rein!

 
A – TEAM Bandinfo:
christoph weikl – guitars
roland banjan – bass
daniel ivanowski- drums
christian lecher & J.N. meitner – vocals
 

P.S.: Kontakt zu uns aufnehmen könnt ihr entweder über die homepage oder per Post:

A – TEAM
c/o Christoph Weikl
Sängerstraße 8
87435 Kempten
e-mail: shocktreatment@gmx.net
tel.: 0831/5909339 od. 0170/6815307

official Website: http://www.the-daily-grind.de

AEONS CONFER WAS FOUNDED IN OCTOBER 1997 IN HAMBURG/GERMANY BY SIMON & NILS WITH THE IDEA TO CREATE FAST AND COMPLEX MODERN DARK METAL. THE MUSIC IS BASED ON THE SYMBIOSES OF HIGH-SPEED GUITAR STORMS, DARK POETRY WITH VIGOROUS VOCALS, MAJESTICAL KEYBOARD SYMPHONIES AND INFERNAL BLAST-BEATS. INSPIRED BY BANDS LIKE EMPEROR/ARCTURUS/CYNIC/DEATH/ZYKLON AND LOTS OF OTHER GREAT BANDS; AEONS CONFER HAVE FOUND THEIR OWN COMBINATION OF MUSICAL STRUCTURES. WITH OUR CURRENT LINE-UP WE WILL COMPLETE THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE MCD [THE SOUL OF THE UNIVERSE]

[LINE - UP]

[ TIM ] – VOCALS
[ SIMON ] – GUITARS
[ ALEXANDER ] – GUITARS
[ MARTIN ] – BASS
[ NILS ] – DRUMS
[ DENNIS ] – KEYS/SYNTHS

official Website: http://www.aeonsconfer.com

Die Heavy-Metal Formation Angel’s Diary wurde im Frühjahr 1997 von dem Schlagzeuger Peter Efferenn und dem Gitarristen Paike Teßmer gegründet. Ziemlich schnell stieß Jörg Manis am Bass zu der noch jungen Band und erste Lieder entstanden. In dieser Zeit gaben sich viele Musiker gegenseitig die Klinke in die Hand und erst im Spätsommer 1998 fand man in Martin Nonnenmacher den passenden Keyboarder. Manuel Münchinger übernahm den Posten des Sängers und so wurden erste Konzerte, wie z.B. die ICA-Party in Ötisheim vor 450 Leuten gespielt. Auch ein erstes Demo mit dem Titel „The Story begins…“ wurde aufgenommenAufgrund persönlicher Differenzen trennte sich die Band Anfang 2000 vom Sänger und fand Mitte des Jahres in Katja Lust die perfekte Stimme. Sie konnte sich sofort perfekt in die Band integrieren und hat mit ihrem besonderen Stil die musikalischen Möglichkeiten der Band erheblich erweitert. Eben dieser Stil, der sich vielfach durch besondere Akzente und ihre feine, stimmungsabhängige Nähe zum Inhalt der Lieder auszeichnete, hat die Musik von Angels Diary in ihre heutige Richtung gelenkt.In dieser Formation wurden mehrere Konzerte gespielt, wie z.B. Co-Headliner auf dem Frühlingsfest Mühlacker auf der Hauptbühne vor ca. 600 Zuschauer und die zweite Promo „Come to our world…“ aufgenommen. Seit der Gründung 1997 war Angel’s Diary ständig auf der Suche nach dem passenden zweiten Gitarristen. Nachdem es mit niemanden länger als ein halbes Jahr bestand hatte fand man Ihn im Herbst 2001 in Benjamin Backhof.

In diesem festen Line-Up wurde die aktuell vorliegende CD „garden of revelations“ eingespielt, die vorraussichtlich im November 2002 veröffentlicht wird.

official Website: http://www.angels-diary.de