MUSIC IN BELGIUM talks about VOODOO HIGHWAY and their Live Show at R-Mine Metalfest 2013






Sur scène, le groupe Voodoo Highway, venu défendre son nouvel opus intitulé « Showdown » (sorti le 26 avril dernier). Le groupe originaire de Ferrara (Italie) est emmené par l’excellent Federico Di Marco au chant. Comme à son habitude, le groupe donne une prestation hypervitaminée. Ceux que d’aucuns surnomment les nouveaux Deep Purple ont assurément une bonne présence scénique.
Now Or Never
International metal act NOW OR NEVER, featuring ex-Pretty Maids members Ricky Marx (guitars) and Kenn Jackson (bass), Nightmare vocalist Jo Amore and drummer Fabian Ranzoni (Sultan) will release their self-titled debut album, mid-November 2013 in Europe and Asia, and mid-January 2014 in North America via Mausoleum Records.

NOW OR NEVER recorded their eponymous debut at the Peek Studio in the South of France, co-produced by the band and Pat Liotard.
Tracklisting:
1. Reach Out (For The Sky)
2. Now Or Never
3. Wind Of Freedom
4. Brothers
5. Hardened Steel
6.
Unchained Band
French heavy/death metallers UNCHAINED will release their debut album “Oncoming Chaos“, worldwide on September 10, 2012 via M & O MUSIC.

“Oncoming Chaos” is mixed by Damien Rainaudand mastered by Logan Mader (Gojira, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, W.A.S.P., Devil Driver...) at The Omen Room Studios in Los Angeles. The song “No Scapegoat to Blame” can be streamed below.

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Now the alliance between violent death metal and catchy melodic heavy metal has a name “UNCHAINED“!

Tracklist:
1. Infernal Death Machine, 2. No Scapegoat To Blame, 3. Freedom Through Fire, 4.
ROBIN BECK will release her new album "Underneath" on HMMR Records through Cargo Records on August 12th in the UK and August 15th in the rest of Europe. The album contains of 11 tracks including songs co-written by Germany’s Crush Boys (Daniel Volpe and Thomas Lipp, known for their work with Dutch teen idol Jeronimo and German girl group Monrose), and it features Swedish Eurovision 2013 winners Linnea Deb and Joy Deb (Robin Stjernberg), Charlie Mason (Miley Cyrus), Mark Smith (Cinema Bizarre), Christian Rabb and Frida Molander (Nina Zilli) and more.
Tainted Nation
UK's modern hard rocker TAINTED NATION has posted a new song online titled "Loser" which the band co-wrote with Max Martin & Alexander Kronlund. The band's debut album, F.E.A.R., will be released on January 25th, 2013 via Massacre Records. The song "Loser" can be streamed using the YouTube player below.



The new song is a reworked version of the song "Bimbo", originally written by Max Martin (BACKSTREET BOYS, BRITNEY SPEARS, KELLY CLARKSON, PINK), Alexander Kronlund and Per Aldeheim for the Swedish pop-rock band LAMBRETTA. "Bimbo" reached position No.
Tainted Nation Band 2013
BLACK MOON CREEP and ROCK N GROWL BOOKING have forged their first collaborative tour together. It is for UK's modern hard rockers TAINTED NATION who will play 7 shows in October this year in Spain. Support bands have to be announce to a later point.
Tainted Nation tour dates in Spain:


04. October - Burgos - Sala BNB, Spain
05. October - Ourense - Sala Berlín, Spain
08. October - Castellón - Pub D'Leyend, Spain
09. October - Valencia - Sala Novelty, Spain
10.
TMS Mix Mastering
TMS "Total Master Sound" Mixing & Mastering is a privately owned recording faciluty who accepts exceptional clients for audio post production. The equipment surrounds the most current digital audio workstation software like APPLE's LOGIC STUDIO and PRO TOOLS HD. The outboard is top notch high end effects processors like the LEXICON 480L, 224XL and 960L, TC Electronics 2290 and EVENTIDE ORVILLE. This should allow for a lots of creativity during the mix down phase.

The list goes on with an arsenal of vintage synths completely refurbished from the 70'ies and 80'ies.
Showdown by Voodoo Highway
Italian hard rockers VOODOO HIGHWAY have released the new video for the track ‘This is Rock'n'Roll, Wankers!’. The mafia styled video can be viewed below:



‘This is Rock'n'Roll, Wankers!’ comes off the band's second album ‘Showdown’, the worldwide release only download and physical in GAS is scheduled for April 26 via Dust On The Tracks Records through Sony (Europe), Audioglobe (Italy), Suburban (Benelux), Border (Scandinavia), MVD (USA), April 29 - Proper Music (UK), Universal (Canada).

“Showdown” track listing:

01. This Is Rock’N'Roll Wankers!
02.
Voodoo Highway 2013
Italian hard rockers VOODOO HIGHWAY have signed a two-album deal with the German label Dust On The Tracks Records. Work on the band's second LP, "SHOWDOWN" is completed and its worldwide release is scheduled for March 2013. Audio samples of the forthcoming second album, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.



The new album was produced/mixed by Italian producer team Dysfunction Productions (Anthony Phillips, John Wetton, Logan Mader, etc.) and mastered by US senior mastering engineer Ue Nastasi (Gojira, AC/DC, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Yngwie Malmsteen, etc.) from Sterling Sound Studios.
Famous Underground
Canadian Metallic Hard Rockers Famous Underground has just inked a worldwide two album deal with German label Dust on the Tracks Records (DOTT). The debut album which is slated for April 2013, will be released through Sony (Europe), MVD (USA), RSK (UK) and Universal (Canada).

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Walsh says ‘It’s great to know that our music can reach many people.
Secret Sphere new interview & review 8/10 by Sector Noir Magazine (IT)


Musicisti di razza, i piemontesi Secret Sphere rappresentano quel Made In Italy di cui andare piu fieri. Gli amanti delle sonorita Power Metal troveranno pane per i loro denti...







Read the full mag here: https://issuu.com/sectornoir/docs/issue1



Sector Noir is a deluxe bi-annual avantgarde magazine in Italian and English, representing Rock & Metal music.