Newdeck, Nash, Cross and Egberg, recorded their debut album “F.E.A.R.” in the UK and mixed and mastered it in Germany under the supervision of Dennis Ward, producer of many successful international artists and «TAINTED NATION» was brought to life. Tainted Nations’ music can be described as a commercial, modern and powerful sounding rock mix.
German Power Metallers Dawn of Destiny release their fifth full-length album this month - F.E.A.R. Dawn of Destiny were formed in 2005 and are currently made up of Jeanette Scherff on vocals, Veith Offenbächer on guitar, Jens Faber on bass and Dirk Raczkiewicz on keys. They play a mix of thrash, gothic and death metal.The album also boasts contributions from Mats Levén (Therion, Candlemass, Yngwie Malmsteen, Treat and Krux) and Jon Oliva (Savatage). This is the second album featuring Jeanette's vocals.
Producer, composer and musician from Hamburg (Germany), Achim Reichel is a key figure in the explosion of krautrock. Reichel was first a founder member of "The Rattles" at the beginning of the 60's. In 1968 he formed the "Wonderland band" with the drummer Frank Dostal. Late 60's he launched his first solo musical project called A. R. & Machines. Musically it provides a supreme sonic musical voyage turned to cycled psychedelic guitar playing with lot of echoes and delay. The first album was published in 1971 in collaboration with Frank Dostal. The album presents an ambitious collection of spacey rock jams featuring a lot of electronic effects and arrangements. This album prefigures "acid" trips of krautrock guitar / minimal electronic explorers like Manuel Gottsching.
Bartók serves as the link between Schumann and Kurtág: when Kurtág says 'My mother tongue is Bartók, and Bartók's mother tongue was Beethoven' he is referring to the historically linked musical traditions of Germany and Austria, which are his special concern. In addition to this general connection, the works of Kurtág and Schumann reveal astonishing and fascinating affinities in terms of both literary and musical references…
The highly anticipated debut studio album from Electronica act A R I Z O N A "GALLERY" will finally be released on May 19th, 2017 by Atlantic Records & Warner Music Group. The album has already spawned numerous commercially succesful singles, such as "Oceans Away", "Crossed My Mind" and others.