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Band Members
Mika Minkkinen: Guitar & Vocals | Sami Vertanen - Drums | Lassi Tiainen - Guitar & Bass | Ira Green - Vocals
GUEST
Ari Ahonen - Vocals and Guitars | Mikko Sara - Bass | Aleksi Möksy - Guitars
and more!!

Blood Region - Tales Of The Backwoods

Band members background the release with their own words:

Mika (Guitar):
Tales of the Backwoods has been a great process, it is an album who we, Blood Region, really is musically and mentally. It’s been great to be part of this team who share same visions. Every song in this album takes it’s own place and gives the best of our music style – “korpi” Metal. Every single song gives different genres of the elements, melody, atmosphere and so on. There is also a good scale with the lyrics – thinking, stories and life.

It’s been a great honor to have talented visitors and great persons to this album; Ari from Clandestine, Petri Sysimäki as a composer for three songs, Sami from Rough Grind, Samuli, Tomppa and Viljami from Profane Omen, Hannu from Noumena, Ripa Pääkkönen, Juha from Fearrage and all the other members from our have been part of our Blood Region team.

Last but not least, it’s been hossom to make this new album with Sami, Lassi and Ira. These people really has the talent that you can hear from our new album.
A magical debut album that will give a lot to our listeners. May the Northern white fire be with you – Rock`n ’roll!  

Killi (Drums):
Hossom feeling at the moment. As a drummer I had a great opportunity to give my own opinion and vision for this new record.  Mika and I discussed about the new record and we got this idea to bring a woman vocalist to our group. After a little searching we found Ira Green. We contacted her and she was immediately in. After finding Ira we took a phone call to Lassi who promised us to be our producer for this record. Lassi does the mixing for the record and he will be part of the band as a musician as well. For somehow every tiny little peace just took a place with this new album.

Lassi:
Working as a producer, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, saxophonist and mixer for these great guys has been such a wild ride and so much fun! I've had free hands to use my artistic vision as well as any other band members and I think that's the most important thing about Blood Region. Especially when bringing some 15 years old demo songs to the daylight and seeing them grow to their full potential with the guys from the same old backwoods is something unforgettable. Everyone is always so excited when waiting someone to bring their parts to the table as we've had no idea how the final product is going to sound. But in some magical way it all sounds more than the sum of the parts!

About Blood Region

Korpi - Metal band in Finland!

Biography
Blood Region was formed in Karstula in beginning of year 2002, when first line-up gathered in the dense backwoods to burst out the first notes of Korpi-Metal. A lot of rehearsing
and some recordings were done during those times, yet they all stayed more or less in a small circle and unreleased. Different line-ups, different material
and some planning went on. Yet, also time passed and left Blood Region to rest for years to come...

...until 2011 the flame was recovered and lot of song-writing, rehearsing and plans were made. By January 2015 the band entered The Guard Castle, the studio owned
by Jakke "Naughty-Jack" Valkeinen, to record the first official release. As it was planned; the recording captured the raw sound, harsh approach and the hybrid elements of old thrash.
After good feedback and enthusiasm, after a while the band entered studio to record a song, "Metalheads" as a tribute to the roots, regions and friends. Then
It was a short time to have a little break and compose some new material and rearrange some old songs.

On freezing January 2016, Blood Region crew traveled once again to capture new songs on tape, at Naughty - Jacks new studio. This time with a bit more thought,
 atmospheric and melodic approach and sharpened arrangements. The first EP "Of Northern Fire" was recorded and it contains three diverse, yet really Blood Region sounding songs,...having that edge of raw metal but with a touch of new elements and different genres, nevertheless,...it is Korpi-Metal, pure like moonshine in its own way.

The band goes on,...rehearsing, doing new songs, looking forward to do gigs, a new music video and record new material in the near future. Bound to Blood Region of Northern Fire...
step into realm of backwoods and experience the real and honest Korpi-Me!

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DIRTY MACHINE
EST 2012
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
David Leach (Dirty Davo) - Vocals | Arnold Quezada (Hedge) - Guitar | Darren Davis - Guitar/Vocals | Ben Jovi - Bass/Backing Vocals | Mike Weekley (Nightmare) - Drums | Dee J Ecusa - Turntables & Samples
Dirty Machine Links

Los Angeles alternative metal act, Dirty Machine, have released their latest single “Against the World”, produced by Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Breaking Benjamin, Static-X, Pantera) and mastered by Joshua Wickman (King 810, Within the Ruins).

Dirty Machine recently inked a worldwide deal with Zombie Shark Records and released their critically acclaimed debut album entitled, ‘Discord’.

Frontman, David Leach states, “Against the World” is an anthem for any athlete, artist or individual being held back from their dreams. Nowadays it’s so easy to walk away from your goals and aspirations, in fear of financial ruin or just simply not making it. When in reality, the people who are holding you back are right in front of your face."

Dirty Machine have been heralding the nu metal flag since 2012 and pull major influences from nu metal-era bands such as Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Linkin Park, Nonpoint, Mudvayne and Sevendust. The band has been turning quite a few heads as they recently embarked on a U.S. tour with Insane Clown Posse and caught the attention of Fred Durst. The group also made headlines recently, following a public dispute with P.O.D..

Dirty Machine was also recently named by Alternative Press as one of the ten “up-and-coming heavy bands you need to check out".

BIO
Built to last and refusing to follow the Indie music scene that has been dominating California, Dirty Machine have tasked themselves with bringing homegrown American Nu Metal back to the forefront of the industry. Based out of Los Angeles, the crowd this band draws has been moshing to their down-tuned rhythm since 2012. Consisting of David "Dirty Davo" Leach (front man), Darren Davis (guitar, vocals), Arnold "Hedge" Quezada (guitar), NIGHTMARE (percussion), DJ Ecusa (turntable), and Ben Jovi (bass); the members of Dirty Machine have brought together their eclectic musical backgrounds to form a powerhouse group that will not be fading away anytime soon.

     Whether it is progressing forward with their music or thrashing around on stage, Dirty Machine is always in a state of constant motion. This is a band that does not believe in standing still. With a passionate enthusiasm for their craft which is rarely seen in today’s music, the members of Dirty Machine can make even the most standoffish crowd start head banging. Every live performance is a wildly spirited event.

     Dirty Machine has done everything from headlining the Jägermeister stage at the 2016 Kansas City Rockfest to playing a sold out show at the House of Blues Sunset Strip. They have opened for acts such as Adema, Otep, Metalachi, and Orgy. Although they are based out of California, they are getting regular airtime on the leading Kansas City rock station “98.9 The Rock” and have been taking the state of Missouri by storm. They are also being heavily featured on the internet based rock station "Rock Rage Radio". Dirty Machine is steadily conquering America one state at a time through their street team, rabid fan base, and the far reaching scope of internet radio.
     Currently they are heading back to the studio once again with none other than Ulrich Wild to record their newest single.

     Dirty Machine is proud to be sponsored by EMG Pickups, COLDCOCK Whiskey, Bar Metal Clothing, TRX Cymbals, Xcel Drumsticks, ESP Guitars, Schecter Guitars, Aquarian Drumheads, Sennheiser, and MEE Audio.

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LINE-UP:
Paolo Carraro: Guitar | Daniele Asnicar: Guitar | Federico Saggin: Bass | Federico Kim Marino: Drums

PAOLO CARRARO BAND

Quick BIO
Paolo Carraro Band is an instrumental progressive rock band founded by Paolo Carraro, a guitar player from Vicenza (Italy), in 2012. His music is characterized by several
influences, from the classic prog rock of the ‘70s to more modern metal elements, including some fusion and blues influences. The band is composed by four
members: Paolo Carraro (guitar), Daniele Asnicar (guitar), Federico Kim Marino (drums) and Federico Saggin (bass). In the last five years the live activity of the band
was concentrated especially in the North of Italy, including the participation in some national contests, where he received very good feedback both from critics and audience.
In 2013 the band recorded a demo-EP titled “You’d Better Run”, together with the video of the title-track "You'd Better Run". On February 9, 2018 the five-track brand new EP
“Newborn” was released.

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Band Members
Tricky T -Guitars/vocals | Lars Rudiger Lead guitar/backing vocal | Håvard Haraldstad Bass/Backing vocal ( X Dunkelheit/Screwed and Dr.Kurt) | Johanne Rudiger Drums/backing vocal

Past members:
Magnus Ødegaard -Drums | Marc Hoyland--Lead guitar | Valentine-Bass

Biography
Black Sunday

FULL ON HARD ROCK WITH A PUNKISH ATTIUDE FROM NORWAY!
Founded 2010 as Psychotic Pain and played a strange mix between synth,metal and rock music. Did some gigs, and demos and then changed their name to Black Sunday before
they split up short time after. In 2015 main man Tricky T decided to do more hardrock style of music, and went into studio to record what to became their great
debut album "A Ghost In The City" He kept the name but no live performances happened and the promotion for the first record was very poor.

Again a break occured. In the fall of 2016 Tricky T again started to write songs for their second album. For this album, the band wrote about 15 songs and 10 of them ended up
on the record. Among them, one old song called "Superstar Hero" that was supposed to be on the first record, but they did some changes from the demo version
and did a new recording. The same with the song "Nobody Cares", that originally was called "Alone". The style is like the first one, some heavy riffs, some punk but mostly
hardrock. It is still the mission of the band to write catchy singalong songs with good melodies and a dirty attitude! For the new album the band hooked up with Mighty Music
to release the second album. As this is written, they are back as a 4 piece band looking to hit the stage for a show near you!

"Backyard Freaks" 2018 Album

A Ghost In The City 2015 Album

"Tronic Blanc" 2005 Album

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We are proud to present re-issues of the first three albums from the Greek melodic metallers InnerWish! "Waiting For The Dawn", "Silent Faces" and "Inner Strength"  reissued on CD, Digital and for the first time on Vinyl on November 23rd via Ulterium Records.
The vinyl editions are limited to 300 copies.

The re-issues were remastered by Peter In de Betou and the booklet includes liner notes by Thimios Krikos.

Distribution:
Alive [Germany, Austria], Sound Pollution [Scandinavia], Amped [United States], ILS/Universal [Canada], Plastic Head [UK], Sonic Rendezvous [Netherlands],
Season of Mist [France], Audioglobe [Italy], Non Stop Music [Switzerland] InnerWish

InnerWish comments on the re-issues:
"This is something that we wanted to do for a quite a long time actually! Some of these albums are really difficult to be found and we often had requests from our fans
who wanted to have them in their collection. And besides that, we also wanted them to be released on vinyl for the first time, since they had only been released
as CDs and we are vinyl fans ourselves. After talking with our label, Ulterium Records, both sides felt that now was the time for doing so. Why now?

Because now we feel confident with our label, we feel stronger than ever and we also think that it's a good timing since we are in the creative process for our new album
and this can nicely fill the gap between the ‘InnerWish’ album and our new one. We didn’t want to remix the albums, since we wanted them to have the original feeling, but we decided
to remaster them in order to have a better sound quality and ‘refresh’ lets say their sound. We also made some changes to the artwork to make the whole package more attractive
even to the ones who already have these releases. We are really happy with how they turned out and we are sure that you, our fans, will appreciate the final result.
Enjoy our first three albums, see the band changing and growing through them and wait for our next release!
Thank you for all the support up to this day and may all your inner wishes come true!"

 InnerWish discography
2018: Inner Strength [re-issue, Ulterium Records]
2018: Silent Faces [re-issue, Ulterium Records]
2018: Waiting for the Dawn [re-issue, Ulterium Records]
2016: InnerWish [Ulterium Records]
2010: No Turning Back [Ulterium Records]
2006: Inner Strength [Limb]
2004: Silent Faces [Limb]
2000: Realms of the Night [split cd with the band Reflection, NMC Records]
1998: Waiting for the Dawn [NMC Records]

Strong comeback from the Greek melodic metallers INNERWISH!
Innerwish "Innerwish" 2016 Album

"No Turning Back" 2014 Album

Biography
The story of INNERWISH began in 1995, in Athens, Greece and in their 20 years of existence they managed not only to be one of the most important metal bands from Greece, but also establishing themselves as a respectful band in the European melodic metal scene.

In 1998 they released their debut album “Waiting For The Dawn” through NMC Records, followed by a split CD together with their friends Reflection, entitled “Realms Of The Night” in 2001, through the same label.

Their second full-length album “Silent Faces” was released in 2004 through the famous German label Limb Music and so was their third album “Inner Strength”, in 2006. The response for both albums was very encouraging, especially in Europe and Japan. Sharing the stage with bands like JUDAS PRIEST, HELLOWEEN, U.D.O., THERION, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, WITHIN TEMPTATION, MANOWAR, RHAPSODY, ORPHANED LAND, OPETH, and BRAINSTORM among others in shows all over Europe and in Greece helped spreading the INNERWISH name.

In 2008 INNERWISH entered the Devasoundz Studios in Athens, Greece and recorded their fourth album “No Turning Back”. The album was mixed by Fredrik Nordstrom and Henrik Udd at Studio Fredman in Sweden and was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in Finland.

The quest for a new record label ended when they signed with the Swedish label Ulterium Records and “No Turning Back” was released in 2010. This album was their best album at the time and helped them reach new horizons and widen their name even more.

While things seemed to be perfect in the INNERWISH camp, two member changes made the band postpone many of their plans. First their long-time drummer Terry Moros was replaced by Fragiskos Samoilis at the end of 2010. And then in 2011, their also long-time singer Babis Alexandropoulos had to leave in order to focus in his career as a tenor in classical singing. INNERWISH decided to not search for a new singer but to focus on the song-writing for their next album. After various obstacles in their way, finally in 2013, they announced their new singer George Eikosipentakis.

The first two samples of the new INNERWISH lineup were two cover songs the band made. The first one was BLACK SABBATH’s classic opus “Neon Knights” for a compilation put together by Metal Hammer Greece and the other one was WARLORD’s renown tune “Black Mass” for the compilation “Sons of a dream – A tribute to the Majesty of Warlord” which was released by Metal Breed Records USA.

After these two covers everything was set and the engines started working at full speed! After many months, sleepless nights and hard work, INNERWISH finally entered the Devasoundz Studios in Athens, Greece in August 2015 and started the recordings for their long-awaited fifth full-length album. The band trusted the famous duo of Fredrik Nordstrom and Henrik Udd at Studio Fredman in Sweden to do the mixing of the new album again. This time though, the mastering was done by the also famous Peter In De Betou at Tailor Made Production, also in Sweden.

The result is the best album the band has released so far. Simply entitled “InnerWish”, this fifth brainchild presents INNERWISH in the best phase of their musical career. With a solid like never before lineup, a fresh sound and a nice variety of songs, the album also includes some new elements, mixed together with the classic INNERWISH sound of course. Full of energy, power and emotion, this album is the appropriate way to describe what INNERWISH is all about. And that’s the reason why the album is simply called "InnerWish". The album includes 13 songs that will grab you and despite its 67 minutes of total playing time, won’t bore you at all!

The cover of the album was created by no other than Felipe Machado Franco, while the design was done by the renown Jan Yrlund of Darkgrove Design.
Don’t miss out on one of the most diverse and powerful melodic metal releases of 2016!
"Innerwish"

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Wolfhorde Social & Media Links

Line-up:
Werihukka - Guitar and other instruments | Hukkapätkä - Vocals and Drums | Nuoskajalka - Bass

Wolfhorde is a metal band from Finland that produces music loaded with acoustic and traditional elements and mixes them together in a way that creates strong atmospheres.
Lyrics ranging from the times of iron ages to present world create the themes inspired by mythology, history, nature, shamanism and so on. The music
of Wolfhorde has past some serious changes during the band’s lifetime. From the early influences of power metal to the present folk metal style and even thrash metal in between.
The beginning of the band goes back to early 2000’s when 4 former members (Hukkapätkä, Werihukka, Haaska and Raato) of the band started to play for their own pleasure.
At the same time Werihukka started to experiment composing metal songs. After a while the traditional elements became the signature of the compositions. It was only after that Werihukka noticed there where bands that already mixed folk with metal. Many other elements were then added to the songs. At that point Hukkapätkä started writing lyrics
and after we noticed we were co-operating to create music that we wanted to do. Unable to get a working live line-up Wolfhorde has distinguished in the world of recording and producing music to our fans all over the world. During years Wolfhorde gained a good underground name. Today the line up of Wolfhorde consists of three lunatic wolves: Werihukka – Composer, guitar player Hukkapätkä – Lyric writer, drum player, vocalist Nuoskajalka – Bass player

Since the release of their debut album Wolfhorde has been working on their upcoming second album titled ”Hounds of Perdition”. The album wakes you up into a nihilistic dystopia
of the dying world. The world of Hounds of Perdition is roaming with strange creatures and few people in the snowy and gruesome fields of nothingness.

With their new album Wolfhorde go deeper into experimenting the world of music from unheard perspectives. Prepare to be surprised by variety of styles of metal with
groove, rock attitude, cinematic atmosphere and highly improvised passages with top class production.

By this announcement Wolfhorde releases the first sample from the upcoming album in form of a music video. The music video shooting took place on February 2018 in Finland
at the National Park of Hossa and on top of the frozen canyon lake Julma Ölkky. Enjoy!


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Wolfhorde - "The Great Old Ones" EP released in December 1st 2017 by Inverse Records.

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Ashes Of Ares Social & Media Links

Members
Matthew Barlow - Vocals | Freddie Vidales - Guitar/Bass

Ashes of Ares is a band which represents the culmination of experiences, trials and tribulations of founding members Matt Barlow, Van Williams and Freddie Vidales.
Within months of their departures from the iconic metal bands ICED EARTH and NEVERMORE, the trio came together with a renewed drive to create a sound which is a true
collaboration of their personal influences, ideas and visions. Armed with the knowledge acquired through years of the writing, touring and recording cycle, and with the support of an
army of loyal fans across the globe, Ashes of Ares is poised to carve out a new legacy and stand alongside those who have helped pave the way.

"Ashes Of Ares" Album 2013

ASHES OF ARES returns with the long-awaited follow-up to their self-titled debut album. "Well of Souls" presents an increased intensity and more wide-ranging sound
which builds upon the foundation laid down by the first album and further solidifies Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales’ partnership in writing.  Former Ashes Of Ares member
and close friend, Van Williams, contributes the hammering drum beats, while Jonah Weingarten sets the mood, from the beginning, with a stirring instrumental intro to the album.

The Second full length album from Heavy Metal legendary duo ASHES OF ARES.
Ashes Of Ares "Well Of Souls" Album 2018

TRACK LIST
Digipack CD:2LP Black Vinyl / LTD. 2LP Turquois/Black Splatter Vinyl:

"Well Of Souls" CD Tracklist

Artist: Ashes Of Ares
Label: Roar! Rock of Angels
Original Release Date: November 9TH, 2018

“Well Of Souls” is released by ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records (Monument, Enemy Inside, Outloud, Steel Prophet, Mean Streak, Panorama, Volster, Felskinn, Eternal Flame etc.)
available on Digipack CD, 2LP Black Vinyl, 2LP Turquoise/Black Splatter Vinyl (Limited to 500 Copies Worldwide), digital streaming & download.

Guest Appearances by: Van Williams (Ghost Ship Octavius, ex-Nevermore): Drums, Jonah Weingarten (WeAreSentinels, Pyramaze, Teramaze): Keyboard intro composition.

All songs recorded June/July 2018 and Mixed/ Mastered August 2018 at The Terrarium, Minneapolis, MN
All music and lyrics by Ashes of Ares except “You Know My Name” by Chris Cornell and David Arnold, Copyright 2006 Interscope Records.
Recorded and Mixed by Rob Oesterlin, Mastered by Jacques Wait, Produced by Ashes of Ares and Rob Oesterlin
Artwork by Kamil Pietruczynik

“Consuming The Mana” hits you right in the face with a tale of ancient Hawaiian warrior culture.  “The Alien” follows, with a technical mix of harmonies and riffs, telling the story
of the emergence of humanity's most powerful champion. “Unworthy” darkens the mood and sets the perfect background, as someone battles his inner demons from being unleashed on the world.  “Soul Searcher” with its haunting acoustic sound, conveys the loss of the betrayed storyteller. “Sun Dragon” picks up the pace, while it narrates the path of an Earth-destroying phenomenon. “Transcending” builds to a powerful, hammering attack, exemplifying the unrelenting fight so many are forced to endure. “Let All Despair”, “In The Darkness”, and “Spirit Of Man” are a trilogy in which the “Well of Souls” holds the power to keep Earth from dying.  The three songs start from a slow build to a driving, pumping anthem and then to a melancholic ending where the survival of Earth is still in question.  “Time Traveler” is a straight-forward, power metal, sci-fi journey through future generations. “The God of War” is the heavy closer that lives up to its name.  The bonus track “You Know My Name” is a salute to the late Chris Cornell.  As huge fans of the James Bond movie franchise and Mr. Cornell, both Matt and Freddie agreed that their favorite theme song from “Casino Royale" played perfectly into this tribute.

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BAND LINEUP
Mick Box: Guitar, Vocals | Phil Lanzon: Keyboards, Vocals | Bernie Shaw: Lead Vocals | Russell Gilbrook: Drums, Vocals | Dave Rimmer: Bass, Vocals

Founded In 1969 | Londen
Uriah Heep debuted in 1970 with the release of one of hard rock’s milestones, Very 'eavy... Very 'umble, and have since sold in excess of 30 million albums worldwide. They constantly tour the world, playing up to 125 shows a year to 500,000+ fans. The band’s live set features the classic tracks from the '70s and is a musical journey from the band's beginnings to the present day.

Uriah Heep are releasing their anticipated brand new studio album - the 25th in their storied career - which will be titled, appropriately enough, “Living The Dream”.
"We have been together for 47 years and we have seen many bands come and go, so in effect we are ‘Still Living The Dream,’ so it was the perfect title for the new album,” says Uriah Heep guitarist and founding member Mick Box.

Famed Canadian engineer, Jay Ruston has been called in to produce the album. Mick continues: “We chose Jay because we admire his work with The Winery Dogs, Stone Sour, Black Star Riders, Paul Gilbert, and Europe. Jay has either produced, mixed or both for these bands, and he brought a fresh approach to Heep. He has been marvelous to work with."

The band is beyond excited with the material written for the new album, which will include some epic additions to the band’s huge catalog of rock staples and looks forward to sharing it with their fans around the world.
The album will be released in CD, deluxe edition including one bonus audio track and a DVD, LP and Limited Box Set Edition (including deluxe edition + T-shirt).

The band has announced a full World Tour which will last until the whole first quarter of 2019. "The mighty Heep are proudly able to tour in over 61 countries and we look forward to a packed touring schedule in 2018 and 2019. Touring is in our blood and what we have a passion to do, and so 2018 is no exception,” concludes Box.

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Penunggu - "Making unique heavy music with enough variation, and interesting lyrics and stories in our songs to intrigue every listener"
"Intensive-exciting heart pounding music for those who dares to listen. We play heavy!"

Band Members
Ary - Vocals | Haizeel "EJ" - Rhythm Guitar | Aerrichi Setiawan "Richi" - Drums/Percussions | Wan Tido - Lead Guitar | Haireey - Bass Guitar

Band Influences
Black Sabbath | Metallica | Megadeth

HISTORY/BACKGROUND
 
The name 'Penunggu' was inspired by a Sweet Charity song with the
same title; in Malay language Penunggu can be translated as a haunting entity or a guardian of an area/location.
 
Started late 2013 in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor with the twin brothers: Haireey (Bassist) and Haizeel Hashnan (Rhythm Guitar). They were then joined by hard hitting drummer Aerrichi Setiawan (Drummer);a close friend of theirs. They discovered comfortable chemistry between three of them after many casual jamming sessions together. After a long series of auditions, they were finally joined by melodic voice of Muhammad Hafiz Yaakob (Vocal) and fret maestro Muhammad Redzwan Manan/Wan Tido (Lead Guitar) to finally complete the band as a whole.
 
In early 2017, Fiz left the band after having a hard time to juggle between work and commitment to the band. Another long series of auditions was held to find a suitable replacement. Finally they settled in for the powerful voice Hadzri Hussin or ‘Ary’ as the band’s new frontman and lead vocalist. Penunggu is currently working to finish their first EP which is expected to be released early 2019.

MUSICAL STYLES

Contrasting to the current local metal scene; stereotypically death metal, black metal and metalcore, Penunggu chose to stay true to the roots of early heavy metal/rock, influenced mostly by Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Megadeth, Metallica and Pantera; creating energetic and adrenaline pumping music instead of trying to be dark or too scary sounding. Of course there is a bit of soft side to the band with their more mellow ballads such as "Talian Ayah Bonda" to showcase their versatility.
 
Although initially heavily influenced by bands from the western world, Penunggu later quickly followed the footsteps of their local heroes such as Wings, Sweet Charity, Amuk and May by adding their (Malays and Indonesian) cultures; lyrically and conceptually into their materials. "Our lyrical concept usually plays around current issues and affairs but are described and narrated metaphorically into something more fantasy & sci-fi. This with the lyrical style of Dio, Jimi Hendrix, etc which makes the subject matter more interesting and encrypting to our fans."

21ST Century Spellcaster Lyric
lirik: Haireey | progression: Haizeel, Haireey | melody: Fiz, Richi, Senyum

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Altitudes & Attitude, a collaboration between Anthrax’s Frank Bello and Megadeth’s David Ellefson - two virtuosic bass players who’ve anchored some of the fiercest thrash records of all time – will release its debut album "Get It Out" on January 18 via Megaforce Records.  A testament to the expressive strength of rock songcraft, "Get It Out" reaches far beyond the boundaries of an all-star metal outing.

Members:
David Ellefson | Frank Bello | Jeff Friedl

The Altitudes & Attitude story begins in 2010, when Bello and Ellefson started touring together to lead bass clinics for the amp manufacturer Hartke. In need of backing tracks to support their demonstrations, they embarked upon some writing sessions and discovered their chemistry.
Bello and Ellefson debuted Altitudes & Attitude in early 2014, with a self-titled three-song EP that earned the duo airplay on SiriusXM and an appearance on VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show. Those tracks—“Booze and Cigarettes,” “Tell the World,” “Here Again”—are included on "Get It Out" as bonus cuts, in remixed and remastered form.

Ellefson explains that “A&A could have only happened at this moment in time”—when the titans of thrash metal’s Big Four are older, wiser, kinder and more open creatively. “When you’re still climbing up the hill,” he says, “there’s no room for friendly competition. But once you’ve been to the top of the hill and you’ve seen the view—which all of the Big Four have—it’s OK to break bread, hang out, have a drink.” Or, in the case of Altitudes & Attitude, delve into hard-rock songwriting in a profound way. “To hear other sides of us as artists—not just as musicians and performers, but as artists.”

“The album has the perfect title,” Ellefson adds. “This is music that has been living inside of us for so long.  There’s a big musical part of each of us that doesn’t get heard anywhere else.”
Boasting producer Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour, Steel Panther), drummer Jeff Friedl (A Perfect Circle, Devo, Filter) and a deep bench of guest stars including Ace Frehley (the track “Late”) and Gus G., the record also represents the fulfillment of a lifelong but little-known ambition for two uniquely gifted artists. As Bello puts it, “All I ever wanted to do was write good songs. I’ve always been a melody guy. I love hooks; I love catchy songs with a good riff.”

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