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Steel Crusade Part 13Solar Fragment, Porta Inferi, The Told
Solar Fragment
zur Homepage von Solar Frament Solar FragmentPower Metal, often pronounced dead, is still alive and even open for innovation. With their first album A Spark of Deity SOLAR FRAGMENT manage to give traditional melodic metal a fresh and modern twist. "Yet another" Power Metal band from Germany? In the last years Heavy Metal has strongly shifted towards Death Metal and Metalcore, while Power Metal almost became a dying breed. Thus it is great to see a young emerging band proving that well-made Power Metal is still an important part of the metal landscape. SOLAR FRAGMENT and their debut release A Spark of Deity will convince fans of traditional and modern metal alike... The five musicians from Dortmund, Germany, show what contemporary Power Metal should be like: fast, melodic, traditional but fresh and with lots of new ideas. Frontman Robert Leger sings in a very variable pitch. His performance on the previously released Demo-CD reminded both fans and critics of Hansi Kürsch. Loud and energetic when suitable, never too high. The guitars deliver speed and power with typical 16th-note rhythms and harmonised dual-lead phrases leaving no reason to want for a keyboard. The drums sound very agile and progressive and build a modern fundament in combination with the fierce bass waves. But most of all SOLAR FRAGMENT focus on songs and composition. The material on A Spark Of Deity is catchy and diversified yet providing the hardness that every metal fan wants. The melodies give each song a unique feel that will arrest the listeners' attention. A brief history: SOLAR FRAGMENT was founded in June 2004. Thanks to the fast completion of a full live-set and the self-produced 2005 demo-CD SOLAR FRAGMENT was discovered by the international press. The demo-CD earned remarkable ratings in many magazines while SOLAR FRAGMENT became a substantial part of the Power Metal underground. In 2006 SOLAR FRAGMENT appeared as tour support for Beyond Fear and Vicious Rumors in Spain. The recordings for the debut album were scheduled for February to April 2006, afterwards the recordings were mixed and mastered at the renowned Kohlekeller Studios. And now behold! A real highlight of Power Metal is unleashed: A Spark Of Deity.  Porta Inferi
zur Homepage von Porta Inferi Porta InferiSeptember 2004: Penzlin . . . In dem kleinen verschlafenen, mecklenburgischen Städtchen Penzlin, in dem Death- und Black-Metal relativ unbekannt sind, geschweige denn praktiziert werden, gehen drei Anhänger dieser Musikrichtungen auf die Suche nach einem Proberaum, um diesen Zustand zu ändern. Sie wurden schließlich fündig, doch mehr als geschätzte 16 Quadratmeter waren erst einmal nicht drin, die instrumentalen Fähigkeiten des Trios ließen ebenfalls zu wünschen übrig. Trotzdem wurden vorerst sieben Songs auf die Beine gestellt und drei Auftritte gespielt, darunter als Opener des ersten Tunes of Death.Davor erweiterte sich das Trio auf ein Quartett. Reaper übernahm kurzerhand die Rolle des noch fehlenden Bassisten. Jedoch genügten die Songs in ihrer Qualität und Spielweise nicht mehr den eigenen Erwartungen. Für Blast-Beats, Screamer und Double-Bass fehlte es noch an instrumentalem Können. Aus beruflichen Gründen zog das Gründungstrio schließlich nach Neubrandenburg. April 2006: Neubrandenburg . . . Enphalys, Dargoth, Reaper und Laskaris, welche in der Vergangenheit bereits zu Gast bei den NeubrandenburgerDeath-Metal-Helden "Dead Remains" waren, fanden einen neuen Proberaum. In direkter Nachbarschaft mit "Longed for Fusion" und "Dead Remains". Sämtliche alten Lieder wurden verworfen und gegen neue Songs ausgetauscht. Das Line-Up änderte sich ebenfalls. Sarulf übernahm 2007 die dicken Stahlsaiten, Reaper verließ aus persönlichen Gründen die Band und Chris-Fatal stieg wenig später als Gitarrist mit ein. Ende 2008 nimmt Enphalys eine Ausszeit und Chris übernimmt seitdem das infernale Gebrülle. Nun, da die Besetzung steht, wird erwartungsvoll in eine neue Zukunft geblickt, insbesondere auf weitere herrliche Jahre mit "Dead Remains", "Longed for Fusion" und der gesamten Proberaumtruppe. Jahre des Musikfröhnens, Alkoholvernichtens und Glastische-Zerstörens. 2009... Nach langen und guten Diensten in der Band entschloss sich Laskaris die Band zu verlassen. Hiermit danken wir ihm für diese Zeit, seine Unterstützung und wünschen viel Erfolg für die Zukunft. Den part des Schlagzeugers übernahm Eggi, welcher auch bei Longed for Fusion spielt. Auch bei den Dead Remains sorgte er bis 2009, für mächtige Erdbeben. Endlich ist eine schlagfertige Besetzung bei Porta Inferi entstanden. Auch danken wir Longed for Fusion für den reibungslosen Ablauf, durch den Zusätzlichen Einsatz von Eggi.  The Told
zur Homepage von The Told The ToldThe Told Co-founders J.R.Lee, guitarist/vocals/songwriter and Daniel Bruehl guitarist/songwriter met at a concert in Daniel's hometown of Wallerfangen, Germany. "During the opening group we met thru mutual friends and later the members of my old band decided to invite J.R. to jam with us... it took no time at all before J.R. was singing. We were pretty much blown away, so with no hesitation we asked him to join the band with us." Since that day, the musical relationship has remained dependably loyal. "We have the same exact vision regarding what we love about music," J.R. recalls. "We wanted to give the band a unique sound". "It's like taking a mixture of New Metal, Seattle "Grunge" and Tool's groove. We think it is pretty cool." "The Told" first took shape in Saarlouis, Germany in the middle of '06. Arising after months of intense song writing came the strong, rich, melodic, and driving Alternative Rock-style that is "The Told" today. Influenced by a wide-ranging collection of artists such as Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Tool, Pearl Jam, Creed, Dream Theater, The Doors, Sabbath and many others, the band started by releasing an EP originally planned to be a Demo of its material called Inter Vivos. Through self marketing, promotion and well planned concerts helped The Told to sell over 2000 copies of the release. Even without the benefit of support companies, The Told began to establish a reputation. "A lot of it developed by being elusive, "Bruehl remembers. "The second song we ever wrote was this 4-minute, unbelievable song called 'Stop Crying'. And for some reason, the local people took to the song with strong acceptance. We gained this popularity around town, even though no one knew who we were, that we even played in a band or even where to find us". The Told is no longer a secret. Storming onto the scene in late '06 with their single, Stop Crying. In its first month, the song was the number 1 most-added track in three formats--Modern Rock, Active Rock and Rock and can now be heard on over 100 radio stations worldwide. The songs theme of Political Injustice hits home with : Why look at them again disgusted / All that they hold in this life, taken for granted / Don't want this anymore / Can we really be saved from self destruction / Stories to be told, the lying, power and greed, so we all suffer / Can anyone stop the crying inside of me? Intensified by the bands mix of hard-charging rock, sharp hooks and soaring vocals makes THE TOLD a must see. Today The Told stands knocking before the door of truth and the brink of being recognized by the music industry as a band to be taken to the top. 1 1/2 years since their EP release, over 100+ concerts and an earned spot at the BoDog Battle European Finals has found the band demanding and receiving attention from all over the the industry. "Ask and you shall receive", a motto the band has changed to read, "Give all and get all", meaning that they give everything to ensure that what they do is geniune in order to allow even just that one listener to be left with a no brainer decision - The Told Rocks!! It is exactly that statement from the fan that has driven the band to excel and has given the band belief and hope that the same hard work they willingly give will be given back. Now back in the studio to work on new material, The Told has decided to record their first album called "Sedated Solace". In order to really maximize the efforts of the band, The Told has also ran into some luck by being offered a music video shoot from one of the new songs off of "Revelations" at no charge by an independent film maker from Saarbrücken. By releasing a Demo off the album to Booking Companies, Artist Management, Labels,Promoters, Radio and Reviewers has found that what the band offers is being recognized with approval and great response. In their hometown their songs have been played on radio stations along with live interviews, management companies not just from Germany, but out of America have also been persueing the band, Labels have been knocking at the door, positive reviews from magazines and online webzines have been printed and just as early as June 2008 the bands song "Sick" off of the Demo has been accepted by Clear Channel music exposing the bands music to a possible 10,000,000 listeners a month and rotation play on over 500 radio stations. Shows, Shows, Shows, Book The Told in your Clubs NOW!!! Next Year The Told will tour in a town near you, Yes-Tour in many Countries and deutschen Städten.  |