ASHES
YOU LEAVE | AT HARTERA FESTIVAL TONIGHT!
Croatian gothic/doom metal band ASHES YOU LEAVE will perform at
this year's edition of Hartera festival, one of the biggest Croatian
music events, held this weekend, June 13-14 in Rijeka. The group
will share the stage with such diverse acts as TURBONEGRO, ROISIN
MURPHY, CLIENT and PEACHES.
ASHES YOU LEAVE's new album is scheduled for a fall release.
SLEASZY
RIDER | NEW DISTRIBUTOR IN ITALY We
recently signed a deal with ANDROMEDA and from now on they are our
exclusive distributor for Italy and San Marino. Our Italian friends
can now find all our releases in their local record stores!
BRING
YOUR OWN KNIFE | SIGNING
Sleaszy Rider just signed a deal with Swedish melodic/death metallers
BRING YOUR OWN KNIFE and their debut album will be released at the
end of the year.
SCARGOD
| ALBUM TITLE REVEALED
Austrian gothic metallers SCARGOD reveals the title of their debut
album - “NACKT” (“Naked” in English).
EDGE
OF ANGER | STUDIO REPORT
Dutch melodic metal band EDGE OF ANGER will return to Spacelab Studio
(DELAIN, ANCIENT RITES) in Germany in June with producer Christian
Moschus (EVERON) to put the finishing touches on their debut album
for a tentative August/September release via Sleaszy Rider Records.
Guest musicians on the CD include Tony Jelencovich (M.A.N, ex-MNEMIC),
Ivor van Beek (NON-DIVINE) and Methilde Bouma. The album will be
mastered at Erocs Mastering Ranch in Germany.
SOLAR
FRAGMENT | DORTMUND’S BEST BAND?
German power metallers SOLAR FRAGMENT has been chosen to take part
in a band contest "Dortmund sucht die Superband". Sloppy
translation: their hometown Dortmund is searching for its best band.
The concept of this competition is a bit like "Pop Idol"
or "American Idol". During the European football championship's
quarter finals, 16 bands of all styles will compete on a huge stage
on "Friedensplatz" square, in the middle of the city center.
A jury will decide which bands will make it into the next round.
Looks like SOLAR FRAGMENT will be the only Heavy Metal representatives.
Their gig will take place Thursday, 19th June at 7 pm. So mark that
in your calendar and if you're around and let's turn Peace Square
into a battlefield.
SANGRE
ETERNA | VIDEO-CLIP READY Serbians
SANGRE ETERNA have, just a few weeks before the release of their
debut album “Amor Vincit Omnia”, released a video-clip
of their track “Eternal Sleep”.
W.E.B.
| HITTING THE CHARTS
The new album of W.E.B. “Jesus Heist” hit the selling-charts
of the most important metal chain-store Rock City in Greece last
month at position 8!
PLEURISY
| NEW VIDEO
The video-clip for “Maze Of Deceit” of Dutch death metallers
PLEURISY (taken from their lastest album “Seizure”)
is ready. Have a nice time watching this blast!
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May, 2008
W.E.B.
| MISC NEWS Don’t
miss two great show of W.E.B. in Athens (Friday, 16 May, Club An)
and in Salonica (Saturday 17 May, Eightball Club) when they open
for Biomechanical!
W.E.B.
appears on the front-cover of the Greek “Horror Magazine”.
“Jesus
Heist” received 80/100 in Metal Zone, read
the review
The
band has just released 2 videos taken from their latest album. Enjoy!
SO
COLD | SIGNING Sleaszy
Rider signed a deal with the Italian gothic-metal band SO COLD and
their amazing dark/gothic metal debut “Gone with the storm”
will be release in the few next months.
THEODORE
ZIRAS |
GUITAR WORLD HERO Greek guitarist THEODORE ZIRAS mentioned in the latest
issue of the famous Guitar World Magazine as one of the faster
guitarists ever! Faster than guitar heroes like Yngwie J Malmsteen,
Steve Vai, Vinnie Moore etc.
01
May, 2008
EDGE
OF ANGER | STUDIO REPORT
EDGE OF ANGER finished recording guitars and so all the instrumental
parts are ready, vocal recording is postponed to June together with
the mix, Tony J.J (M.A.N - ex Mnemic) recorded vocals in Sweden
already and is featuring on the track "Endless Brutality"
the mastering will take place at "Erocs Mastering Ranch"
in Germany, the album is now scheduled to be finished at the beginning
of July, world wide release date will be known later.
IN
MEMORY | ENDORSEMENT
IN MEMORY signed a deal with Schecter and will from now on only
use Schecter guitars and basses.
GREIFENSTEIN
| ALBUM RELEASE
The
debut album of GREIFENSTEIN is now released. Check out the "Catalogue"
section for more info.
SCARGOD
| SIGNING
Austrian
gothic metallers SCARGOD signed a deal with Sleaszy Rider Records
and their debut album –untitled yet- will be release later
this year. The band featuring members of THIRDMOON, EDENBRIDGE,
SHADOWCAST, IN SLUMBER and OLEMUS.
VINDER
| STUDIO REPORT
German
heavy/thrash metallers VINDER are a few steps before the integration
of their second album. The mastering is the final part of their
studio-work, so soon we have more news to announce about the release
date of "Vitruvian Man".
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March, 2008
SLEASZY
RIDER RECORDS | NEW RELEASES
Monday is the official release-date of our new releases. Check the
"Catalogue" sections for more info about the new albums
of THE LUST, IMAGIKA, W.E.B., WEEPING SILENCE, ENEMYNSIDE and DUSTER
69!
POWERTRIP
| VIDEO Check out the premiere of Powertrip's video clip to "Emptiness".
It was recorded between the 24:th and 25:th of March 2008 in Piteå,
Sweden and produced by David Thörnqvist, Patrik Eriksson and
Powertrip.
RE-VISION
| SIGNING German
progressive/atmospheric metallers RE-VISION signed a deal with Sleaszy
Rider Records and their fourth album "Chapter IV: All for the
Sake of Love" will be release in a few months.
The album was recorder at Dead Soul Temple Studio in Vienna, produced
by Devon Graves (Dead Soul Tribe, ex-Psychotic Waltz), mixed and
mastered at Gernhart Studio by Martin Buchwalter (Perzonal War,
Squealer).
RE-VISION present 14 songs (incl. one cover-tune), among that 3
tracks with additional lead vocals or backing voices by Mister Graves
himself, which will haunt and mesmerize you for sure. Goose-bumps
guaranteed.
W.E.B.
| VIDEO SHOOT
W.E.B. has shoot 2 video clips for their new album "Jesus Heist".
"We are all very tired but the outcome is gonna be a blast.
The songs we made are "Blossoms' Cry" and "Enthorned"
and they were directed by Bob Katsionis of Firewind who gave his
best to make them both look like Hell-awesome."
John Tsilidis (jt3) was kind enough to come down both days of the
shooting and take some really cool pics of the band. Photos from
the photo session you can see below and get a small idea of the
whole thing.
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March, 2008
RICKY
WARWICK | TOUR AND RELEASE Hard
rock legend RICKY WARWICK will support DEF LEPPARD on April 27 at
Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California. He will also tour Europe
again, as support to Keith Caputo starting April 30. The dates are
announced in the gigs section.
As about his EP "Love Owes" the release is set at the
end of the spring.
Ricky
Warwick live in Paris, France 2007:
CROSSOVER
| CO-OPERATION CANCELLED After
we got the final mastering of CROSSOVER’s new album "Pythagorized",
we decided not to release it, cause we are not satisfied with the
production and the final result, so we part ways and we wish them
good luck!
SANGRE
ETERNA | SIGNING
Promising symphonic blacksters SANGRE ETERNA from Serbia signed
a deal with Sleaszy Rider Records and their debut "Amor
Vincit Omnia" will be released soon.
SPACE
MIRRORS | STUDIO REPORT SPACE
MIRRORS are proud to reveal the brilliant cover artwork for
"Majestic-12: A Hidden Presence" created by Kevin
Sommers!
B J Booth, a known UFO researcher and Webmaster of UFOcasebook.com
(a leading website in the UFO field), wrote a special foreword
for the album booklet. But you can also read it on Space
Mirrors website!
Space
Mirrors new album features Nik Turner (Hawkwind co-founder,
Space Ritual, Inner City Unit), Martyr Lucifer (Hortus Animae,
Opposite Sides) and Cyndee Lee Rule (Spaceseed, Scattered
Planets). It's a new chapter in Space Mirrors history which
brings you a research into the UFO conspiracy subjects in
the form of a modern Space Metal (with elements similar to
Ayreon, Sigh, Arcturus, Ozric Tentacles).
THE
ILLUSION FADES | STUDIO REPORT Greek
gothsters THE ILLUSION FADES re-recorded their best song "Light
My Fire" (originally incl. on their "In Black" album)
and it will included as a bonus track on their upcoming album, as
a "Light My Fire 2008" version! The album wull include
3 more bonus tracks: "Highway 666" (orchestrical mix),
"The 13th Day" (short-radio version) and "Fear Of
Love" (alternate mix). The album is almost recorded and the
band will soon start the mixes. More infos about this gothic/metal
masterpiece will follows in the next weeks. Stay tuned!
THEODORE
ZIRAS | LIVE AT MMD FEST
THEODORE ZIRAS will perform live on one of the biggest metal festivals
in Greece, The March Metal Day. Theodore will play as guest guitarist
with another Sleaszy Rider band, HANNIBAL. March Metal Day will
take place in Athens on 8th March 2008.
Other bands that night will be Nightwish, Tristania, Nevermore,
Edguy, Annihillator, Sodom, The Iron Maidens among others. Don't
miss it...
18 February, 2008
SLEASZY
RIDER RECORDS | NEW VIDEO CLIPS Two new video clips are added
to the "Media" section:
- An acoustic version of IN MEMORY "Is This a Man?" performed
in Milan, Italy, February 9, 2008.
- A
video clip with HANNIBAL "Touch Me Now".
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February, 2008
SLEASZY
RIDER RECORDS | RELEASE PLAN Our upcoming releases of THE
LUST, IMAGIKA, W.E.B., WEEPING SILENCE, ENEMYNSIDE and DUSTER 69
are already at the pressing plant and should be at our warehouse
in 2-3 weeks. Be aware of some more great albums!
SHADOWCAST
| SIGNING Austrian
electro metal act SHADOWCAST just signed a deal with Sleaszy
Rider Records. Mastermind Clemens "mC" Mayr is currently
putting the finishing touches on the CD which will be their
third and best effort by far.
Expect some electronica-laden crushing metal songs somewhere
in between Fear Factory and Depeche Mode!
The CD was produced by Martin Zeller (ex-Thirdmoon), who also
handled the drums. The album also contains a guest appearance
by Dominik Sebastian (Thirdmoon). Get ready for a masterpiece
of space metal!
EDGE
OF ANGER | STUDIO REPORT Dutch death metallers EDGE OF ANGER picked Spacelab Studio
(Delain, Ancient Rites, Imperia, C-187) for the recordings of their
debut and.
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December, 2007 - Happy new year!
RICKY WARWICK | NEW RELEASE
By the end of spring 2008 you can expect the release of RICKY WARWICK’s
new EP, entitled “Love Owes”. Another rock masterpiece
is coming!
GREIFENSTEIN
| NEW SIGNING Sleaszy
Rider signed a deal with Austrian black metal act GREIFENSTEIN.
Founded in the beginning of 2005 by Arkan von Greifenstein
and are a one man’s band. GREIFENSTEIN defines itself
as pagan black metal band along with more or less esoteric
nature-connected lyrics, which are mainly about human feelings,
thoughts and the eternal symbols like life and death, space
and time, elements or nature. Their debut album “Von
Inneren Welten” will be release in a few months.
EDGE
OF ANGER | NEW SIGNING The Dutch melodic/experimental death metal act EDGE
OF ANGER signed a deal with Sleaszy Rider and right now they
are busy writing songs to their first full length album which
is set to be released in late spring of 2008. The album featuring
guest-vocalists Tony J.J (ex Mnemic / Transport League) and
Ivor ver Beek (Non Divine).
DREAMLIKE
HORROR | APPEARING ON A HORROR SOUNDTRACK DREAMLIKE
HORROR is appearing on the soundtrack of a really cool undergound
horror-comic swedish film called "Så länge
jag andas..." (As long as I breathe..). Filmed in Umeå
in the north of Sweden is the story of three friends who camp
in the woods and are chased by some psycho killer inbreeds.
It is really funny at times! For more info's click here: www.rottensoulz.com
HANNIBAL
| AT MMD FESTIVAL HANNIBAL
will take part at the MMD Festival in Athens (8 March 2008),
together with bands like Nightwish, Nevermore, Edguy, Sodom,
Tristania, The Iron Maidens etc.
PSYCHOTRON
| NEW MEMBER German
power/thrashers PSYCHOTRON has a new member behind their drum-kit:
Stefan Dittrich (ex- Saidian, Crisis Never Ends).
The band is still searching for a new bassist, so if anyone
is interested, get in touch with the band:
info@psychotron.de
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November, 2007
SLEASZY
RIDER RECORDS | NEW RELEASES Today is the official release-date of our new releases.
Check the "Catalogue" sections for more info about the
new albums of SOULSKINNER, DEDICATION, PLEURISY, THEODORE ZIRAS
and SOLAR FRAGMENT!
IRONY
| SIGNING
German
true/classic heavy metallers IRONY signed a deal with Sleaszy
Rider. Their second album “In the Beginning of…
Echoes from the Past”, that was recorded at the well-known
Beathouse Studios (Silent Force, Crematory) and was mastered
by Achim Köhler (Primal Fear, Sinner, Brainstorm, Crystal
Ball etc.), will be released in the near future.
IRONY’s vocalist Nicolaj Ruhnow is also the singer of
DOMAIN.
ENEMYNSIDE
| SIGNING
ENEMYNSIDE
from Rome, Italy signed with us and their second album “In
the Middle of Nowhere” will be out soon. ENEMYNSIDE
sounds like a mix of Metallica, The Haunted and Machine Head.
THE
ILLUSION FADES | STUDIO-REPORT
Tristessa, singer/bass in ASTARTE (and LLOTH) will join the recording
session tomorrow for a guest appearance on the coming THE ILLUSION
FADES album.
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November, 2007
ASHES
YOU LEAVE | SIGNING We are proud to announce that the Croatian gothic
/ doom / death metal band ASHES YOU LEAVE signed with Sleaszy
Rider Records. After 4 albums (all on Morbid Records, Germany),
the atmospheric band will release its fifth album soon!
THE
ILLUSION FADES | SIGNING What can you expect, when the best gothic band out
of Greece unites its power with the leading Greek label? Right,
a masterpiece! After their appearance on Wave Gothic Treffen
festival in Leipzig, Germany this year, THE ILLUSION FADES
is back in the studio to record their fourth album. The album
will contain a track featuring guest vocals by Jan Kenneth
Barkved of ELUSIVE. The release date is set for spring of
2008.
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November, 2007
SLEASZY
RIDER | MAILORDER CATALOGUE The mailorder catalogue is updated... and as we are
overstocked, we need more space, so we offer you most titles
of the catalogue to special prices! Most titles are 5-6 EUR/Each!
PREJUDICE
| STUDIO REPORT
Another update from the PREJUDICE camp! The album recordings are
finished and everything turned out just great! Just the mastering
has to be done. This will be done by Colin David (Vile) at Imperial
mastering.
Here are some new details about the record, as far as we can already
spread around. The new album will be entitled "Megalomanic
Infest" and will contain the following 11 tracks (in no particular
order):
"Improved
Chaos"
"Exanimate"
"Compulsive Leech"
"Beneath The Flesh"
"Lack Of Comprehansion"
"Stigmatized Impassive"
"Terminal"
"Profane"
"Darkened"
"Prejudice"
"Die!"
Artwork
and layout will be handled by Par Olofson. So look out for more
news on "Megalomanic Infest" over the next couple of weeks
as further details are unraveled.
POWERTRIP
| LINE-UP CHANGE Heavy rock act POWERTRIP announces the recruitment
of drummer Erik Palmqvist. Erik, who already played a few
gigs with the band filling in for former drummer Hampus Ek,
is now a full time member.
Bassist
Peter Uvén states: "Erik did such a good job
filling in for Hampus and especially on such a short notice.
We only had time to rehearse one time before the gigs but
it sounded like he had played the songs for ages! And to be
honest, some of the songs have never sounded better live!!
He´s a really good addition to the POWERTRIP family
and there are some exiting times ahead!"
Erik
Palmqvist / Powertrip
LIPSTIXX
N BULLETZ | SIGNING
Swedish glam/sleaze band LIPSTIXX N BULLETZ signed a two albums
deal with Sleaszy Rider Records. Their debut album will be
release during 2008. If you are fan of bands like Vain, Hanoi
Rocks, LA Guns, Ratt, Faster Pussycat and Tigertailz, then
be aware for another masterpiece!
DUSTER
69 | BEST-OF RELEASE
Sleaszy Rider Records will soon release a best-of album of the German
stoner rockers DUSTER 69. “Nothing Left” will also include
rare, live and unreleased tracks from 1999-2007.
VINDER
| STUDIO REPORT German power/thrashers VINDER are currently in studio and
working for their second - untitled yet - album.
MORS
IN TABULA | SPLIT
Greek industrial death/blacksters MORS IN TABULA has split-up. George
Julius, the bandname’s rights owner maybe will resurrect MORS
IN TABULA in the future, with new members, but at the moment the
band is put on ice.
ODIOUS
| STUDIO REPORT
Oriental/black metallers ODIOUS from Egypt has already started the
recordings of their second - untitled yet - album.
REDRUM
| CONCERT WITH GLEN HUGHES
Melodic rockers REDRUM featuring MICHAEL BORMANN, will open the
gig for GLEN HUGHES at Ydrogeios club in Salonica, Greece at November
10.
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September, 2007
RICKY
WARWICK | EURO-TOUR
RICKY
WARWICK will touring Europe the next weeks, as support to
Keith Caputo (Life of Agony), following the "The Sick
To Death Tour". For more infos about the tour, the correct
dates and places, check our "gigs" section.
IMAGIKA
| STUDIO REPORT IMAGIKA
is at the Los Angered studios in Sweden doing the mixes /
mastering, with ANDY LA ROQUE, of their coming album.
THEODORE
ZIRAS | NEW SIGNING Sleaszy
Rider signed a deal with the Greek virtuoso THEODORE ZIRAS.
After his past with Ice Divine and Guardian Angel, 2 solo
albums and the album with EUROFORCE, Theodore has ready his
3:rd solo instrumental album "HyperpyrexiA", that
will be release through our label in November 2007. On "HyperpyrexiA"
he plays along with the legendary keyboardist DEREK SHERINIAN
(ex-Dream Theater, Yngwie J Malmsteen, Planet X, Billy Idol)
and top L.A. drummer BRIAN TICHY (Ozzy Osbourne, Pride And
Glory, Foreigner, Billy Idol)!
The mixes and the mastering are done in Los Angeles by Derek
Sherinian and the artwork by Mattias Noren at Progart.com,
well known from his previous work with Stratovarius, Evergrey,
Epica, Petrucci, Kamelot, etc.
W.E.B.
| LINE-UP CHANGES AND STUDIO REPORT Greek
dark metallers W.E.B. have finished the mixing process of their
new album "Jesus Heist" which took place at Fredman Studios,
Sweden (Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy, In Flames) under the guidance
of Fredrik Nordstrom (Dream Evil).
The band changed their bassist. Here follows their statement they
posted: "Agis is no longer the bass player of W.E.B. He has been
with the band since the beginning but the new schedule of the band
could not let us cooporate anymore. We wish him good luck from here
on and we thank him for everything he gave to the band through the
years. The place of the bass player is now taken by SimPhonik. Welcome
On Board Mate!!!"
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August, 2007
SLEASZY
RIDER RECORDS | NEW
ALBUMS STATEMENT Our
6 long-waited upcoming releases arrived today to our warehouse!
The albums of JERKSTORE, POWERTRIP, FAHRENHEIT, REDRUM, IN MEMORY
and the split-cd of THOKKIAN VORTEX/AETHERIUS OBSCURITAS is scheduled
for a worldwide release at August 24. Till then, these titles will
be available to our die-hard fans/costumers, only through our mailorder!
SOLAR
FRAGMENT | TITLE AND ARTWORK UNVEILED
The promising German Power Metal act SOLAR FRAGMENT unveils the
title and cover artwork of their debut CD - "A Spark of Deity"!
The album is scheduled for a November release.
The
"Spark of Deity" itself is shown on the front cover
as a glowing mystical object. The rays emitted by the spark
enlighten the dark and barren landscape.
“Far
from preaching a certain religion the phrase spark of deity
describes the inner light burning inside every living creature
given by a higher power. We want to transfer this image into
power metal and the story that surrounds our band",
band leader Manuel Wiegmann explains.
The front cover was painted by German illustrator Oliver Popp who
also contributed all drawings for the rest of the booklet design.
A
confirmed release date for "A Spark of Deity" will be
announced soon.
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July, 2007
SLEASZY
RIDER RECORDS | AT WACKEN
We are proud to announce that we will be at Wacken Open Air Festival
this week (2-4 August) and have a presentation in the Metal Market.
You all are welcome to our booth, where you can meet with our German/European
manager Kyra Bartkiewitz, and also find all our releases to special
prices!
DREAMLIKE
HORROR | LINE-UP CHANGES Aphazel has left DREAMLIKE HORROR and
will be dedicated only to his main band ANCIENT. The project's other
member Deady Kristin has posted this statement about the news:
"Aphazel
emailed me this morning telling me he no longer wishes to carry
on with Dreamlike Horror. I was not given any specific reason for
his departure from the band, maybe the fact that we live in two
different countries and can never meet for practising or composing
was part of his decision. I had to remove all his pictures from
the site on his request.
As tragic as this may sound, this is not the end of Dreamlike
Horror, it is a new beginning. Dreamlike Horror was my idea in
the first place and I composed and recorded many of the songs
on my own without his help. I am grateful to Aphazel for his wonderful
contribution to the album "Delightful Suicides" and
the great work he did. It is now time to move on. I will be
working on a new album soon and I plan on recruiting new band
members as I plan to take Dreamlike Horror out on the road for touring. So
all of you Dreamlike Horror fans don't give up hope, I am still
out there and this will not stop me from continuing with
my project. As far as Aphazel I wish him good luck with everything
he may do in the future."
Deadly Kristin
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July, 2007
SPACE
MIRRORS | STUDIO REPORT
SPACE
MIRRORS has recorded their new, third album 'Majestic-12: A Hidden
Presence' and featuring performances by Nik Turner (Hawkwind co-founder,
Space Ritual, Inner City Unit), Martyr Lucifer (Hortus Animae, Opposite
Sides), Cyndee Lee Rule (Spaceseed, Scattered Planets). It's a new
chapter in Space Mirrors history which brings you a research into
the UFO conspiracy subjects in the form of a modern Space Metal.
'Majestic-12: A Hidden Presence' tracklist: 1. Tunguska 2. Roswell-47
3. Dreamland I: Time Warp 4. Dreamland II: Area 51 5. MJ-12 6. Liars
7. Belgian Wave 8. Krill Report 9. Neuschwabenland (Flying Disks
in Antarctica) 10. Night Visit 11. Cydonia (Face on Mars) 12. New.World.Order.
It will be released on Sleaszy Rider Records this autumn! Song samples
from the new album are available on a band's Myspace page: www.myspace.com/spacemirrors
THE
LUST | STUDIO REPORT
The recording of the upcoming, fourth album, of the Russian THE
LUST has started in St. Petersburg. More infos on the next recordings
steps of THE LUST's forthcoming album will follows soon.
SOULSKINNER
| ALBUM TITLE
The
upcoming, second album of SOULSKINNER will be entitled "Non
Stop Killing".
NOCTA
| COVER
NOCTA's
upcoming album 'Lethe Und Erevos' will feature a cover version of
the track "I Turn To You" by Melanie C!
PLEURISY
| NEW SIGNING
Cult
death metallers PLEURISY, feautiring singer George Oosthoek (ex-
ORPHANAGE) signed a deal with Sleaszy Rider Records and their third
full lenght album "Seizure" will be release at the end
of this autumn.
SOLAR
FRAGMENT | LIVE IN GREECE
German power metallers SOLAR FRAGMENT (their debut album will be
release this autumn by Sleaszy Rider Records) will take part in
Deutsch Assault festival, together with Paradox, Mad Max, Zed Yago
and Wizard (all bands for first time in Greece)! The will take place
in An club, Athens, on 12 January 2008!
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June, 2007
REDRUM
| LIVE AT ROCKWAVE! REDRUM
will play live at the Rockwave Festival 2007! They will participate
in the first day (29 June), together with Europe, Chris Cornell
and Robert Plant! Be there and enjoy our melodic rock band!
SLEASZY
RIDER RECORDS | NEW DISTRIBUTORS We are proud to announce that we signed an exclusive distro-deal
with CMS/Sony Music, and they will from now on, be our new distributors
in Germany, Austria and Switzerland!
IMAGIKA
| NEW SIGNING
Power/thrashers IMAGIKA (USA) just signed with Sleaszy Rider Records
and in November we will release (worldwide excluding the US) their
lastest album “My Bloodied Wings”, that was released
only in the USA through Crash Music. This album was mixed by the
legendary King Diamond’s guitarist Andy La Roque, in the famous
Los Angered studios! Our edition will be repackaged, with new artwork
and one new track as bonus! Next spring we will release worldwide
their next album, that will be recorded in late August once again
with Andy La Roque at Los Angered studios!
IMAGIKA has also recruited Noor LaCroix as their new guitarist to
replace Pat Toms who left the band last year.
REDRUM
| ALBUM TITLE CHANGED The
title of REDRUM’s debut album is changed to “No Turning
Back”.
BOMB
& SCARY | NEW SIGNING We
signed a deal with BOMB & SCARY, a band with ex-IMAGIKA and
ex-CAGE members. These true-metallers are coming from California,
USA and their debut will be release soon.
SOULSKINNER
| LINE-UP CHANGED Greek
deathmetallers SOULSKINNER and their bassist Makis part ways.
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May, 2007
HANNIBAL
| OPENS FOR SCORPIONS
We are proud to announce that HANNIBAL was personally chosen
(out of 180 bands) by Klaus Meine, singer of Scorpions, as the
greek support band at the Scorpions Festival in Athens!
The Scorpions Festival will take place at Karaiskaki Stadium
on June 18, 2007. On stage: Scorpions (with Uli John Roth as
special guest!), Joe Cocker, Juliette and the Licks and of course
HANNIBAL!
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May, 2007
SLEASZY
RIDER RECORDS | NEW DISTRIBUTORS
We are proud to announce that we signed a distribution deal for
Benelux with Rock Inc., so all our releases will be available in
Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg through them a.s.a.p.
We also signed also a deal with Code7/PlasticHead and all our albums
will be available through them in UK and other territories, where
we haven’t exclusive deals already. More distribution-deals
will be announced soon.
RICKY
WARWICK | TOURS UK
RICKY WARWICK will play as support artist on the UK-Tour of Riders
On The Storm (Doors). You can check the dates in the gigs section.
Later this summer, Ricky will play with his other band Circus Diablo
at Ozzfest. In other news, the ex-The Almighty frontman prepare
new tracks for his new solo-album.
REDRUM
| STUDIO REPORT
MICHAEL BORMANN, singer of REDRUM (and ex-singer of Jaded Heart
and Bonfire), just finished with the mixes and the mastering of
the debut self-titled album of REDRUM at RBM studios in Duisburg,
Germany, and the release-date for this melodic hard rock/ AOR masterpiece
is set for 30 June 2007.
IN
MEMORY | STUDIO REPORT
Italian
prog/rockers IN MEMORY finished the mastering of their second album
'Glyptic' at Big Waves Studios in Italy by Niko Santaniello, Eugene
Simone (Eldritch) and of course IN MEMORY!
SLEASZY
RIDER RECORDS | NEW RELEASES
The new albums of JERKSTORE 'Dream Society' (SR-0060), POWERTRIP
'Cold Black Lie' (SR-0061), FAHRENHEIT 'Chain Reaction', IN MEMORY
'Glyptic', THOKKIAN VORTEX/ AETHERIUS OBSCURITAS 'The Saturning
Alliance' and REDRUM’s self titles album, will be release
on 30 June 2007.
W.E.B.
| STUDIO REPORT
Dark metallers W.E.B. are in their own studio where they are working
on the pre-production of their second, untitled yet, album. The
band will at the end of August enter the famous Fredman studios,
where they will do the mixes and the mastering of their new work.
In other band news, W.E.B. are these days voted as best 4:th Myspace
Top Metal artists , Number 1 of Myspace Top Gothic Artists and no
3 of Myspace Top Industrial Artists for Greek bands on Indepedent
Labels!
WEEPING
SILENCE | STUDIO REPORT Even though the debut album 'And of an Era' of gothic metallers
WEEPING SILENCE isn't release yet, due changes in the label's release-plan
(new release-date will be announce soon), the band has starting
the recording their next album. The material on this release is
destined to sound slightly heavier, with relatively shorter songs,
yet retaining the atmosphere and melancholy for which WEEPING SILENCE
has become strongly acquainted to. The album, yet untitled, will
be recorded together with an ensemble from Enkor Choir of Malta
at Temple Studios.
SOUND
OF SILENCE | STUDIO REPORT Athenian progsters SOUND OF SILENCE are still in studio,
busy with the mixes of their upcoming second album. Working title:
'Life Decoded'.
PREJUDICE
| STUDIO REPORT The
Belgian death metallers decided to have 2 vocalist in the band,
so they will redo all the vocals-recordings of their upcoming 4:th
album. Their 3 previous albums will be re-release through our label
in the few next months.
03
May, 2007 [Delayed news]
THOKKIAN
VORTEX - AETHERIUS OBSCURITAS | NEW SIGNING Sleaszy
Rider Records signed a deal with THOKKIAN VORTEX and AETHERIUS OBSCURITAS
both for a split-CD release!
Blacksters THOKKIAN VORTEX, from Brazil, is the new band of the
mighty Lord Kaiaphas, ex-vocalist of ANCIENT!
THOKKIAN
VORTEX
AETHERIUS
OBSCURITAS
AETHERIUS
OBSCURITAS, from Hungary, is a promising one-man band, playing black
metal in the vein of the early Dissection, ANCIENT and Ragnarok!
The split-CD, 'The Saturnine Alliance', will be release this summer.
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April, 2007
SOLAR
FRAGMENT | SIGNS TO SLEASZY RIDER We
proudly presents our latest signing with the German Power Metal
Act SOLAR FRAGMENT. As one of the few highlights out of the newcomer
scene in metal music SOLAR FRAGMENT is one of the crucial releases
at Sleaszy Rider Records in 2007. Band leader and guitar player
Manuel Wiegmann comments: "We
are really happy to work with Sleaszy Rider Records! Even the first
negotiations have been a pleasure. The team at Sleaszy Rider is
very enthusiastic about us, and we are looking forward to a successful
future with the label and our debut album."
Recently
designated European label manager Kyra Bartkiewitz was honoured
to participate the signing as one of the first official acts at
Sleaszy Rider Records: "It´s a great feeling to support such a young and
talented band like SOLAR FRAGMENT. The band offers a fresh and modern
mixture of classic and new power metal elements with a very personal
style. The band knows how to convince by their music and for sure
a name to mention in future."
SLEASZY
RIDER RECORDS | LIVE SHOWS
Upcoming consert dates are posted in the Gigs-section»
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March, 2007
W.A.N.T.E.D.
| ALBUM RELEASE
Yesterday the amazing debut album of W.A.N.T.E.D. was released!
These nasty hard rockers play a powerful mix of bands like Firehouse,
Kiss, Faster Pussycat, Star Star, Bon Jovi, Roxx Gang, Pretty Boy
Floyd, Van Halen and Guns n Roses! Check out the track "Old
Ball n Chain" in our jukebox and their high energy rock'n'roll!
ON THORNS I LAY | ALBUM TITLE
The upcoming 7:th album of ON THORNS I LAY (in the studio mixing
at the moment) will be titled 'Precious Silence'. More info on this
release soon.
SLEASZY RIDER RECORDS | ALBUMS POSTPONED
All the rest of the albums (SPIDER KICKERS, HEDON CRIES, DUSTER
69 and ODIOUS) that were planed to released this month, are postponed
and the new release date is the April 10.
IN MEMORY | NEW ALBUM TITLE
The final title of the upcoming second album of italian IN MEMORY
will be 'ATTO II' instead of the working title "Glyptic".
The album is still in mixes and more info about this release will
be posted a.s.a.p..
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February, 2007
SLEASZY
RIDER RECORDS| RE-DESIGN The new improved website is now up and running, hope you
enjoy it.
ON
THORNS I LAY | MIX AND MASTERING
ON THORNS I LAY will do the mixes/mastering of their upcoming 7:th
album the coming weeks. The album will be out in a few months.
THE
LUST | UPCOMING ALBUM Russian THE LUST already started with the songwriting for
their 4:th album. More information, release-date etc will be announced
later this year.
IN
MEMORY | STUDIO REPORT
IN MEMORY finished the recordings and mix of their new, second album
(working title: "Glyptic") and the mastering will be done
in the next days in Athens.
REDRUM
| STUDIO REPORT
The final mixes/mastering of REDRUM's self-titled debut album are
being done right now at RBM studios in Duisburg, Germany by their
singer Michael Bormann (ex Jaded Heart). This melodic masterpiece
will be release in May.
SOULSKINNER
| NEW ALBUM AND DRUMMER
SOULSKINNER have a new drummer Alex (In Utero Cannibalism, ex- Obsecration)
and the band has finished the recordings of their second - yet untitled
- album and will, in the next weeks, start the mixes. Release date:
September 2007.
CROSSOVER/W.E.B. | MMD FESTIVAL CROSSOVER and W.E.B. are ready for the MMD Festival at
Olympic Properties Fencing Arena in Athens, Greece on the 4:th of
April. Other acts on the bill are Tiamat, Epica, Manowar, Rhapsody
and Holyhell. More
info here»
DEPRESSION
| IN THE STUDIO
DEPRESSION are still busy in the studio recording their third, yet
untitled, album.
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January, 2007
SATARIAL
| NEW SIGNING
Sleaszy Rider signed a deal with the russian band SATARIAL. Leaving
their black/pagan metal past behind, the band now plays a mix of
folk metal and EBM. We got the rights to release their 2 last albums
('Tanz Mit Tod', 'Latexxx') worldwide, previous only released in
Russia through their own label. More information on these albums
and the release dates we will announce soon.
DEDICATION
| NEW SIGNING
The swedish heavy/power metal band DEDICATION signed a deal with
Sleaszy Rider and their second album 'The Enemy Within' will release
soon. The new album was recorded at Black Lounge studio, with Jonas
Kjellgren as the producer (Scar Symmetry, Katatonia, Steel Attack,
Centinex, Carnal Forge, etc). The artwork will be done by the Andreas
Söderlund at mtGrave
art department. Release date will be announce soon.
HORTUS
ANIMAE | SPLIT-UP
One of the most promising and talented bands we had on our roster,
the Italian black/prog/dark metallers HORTUS ANIMAE finally split-up.
Singer Martyr Lucifer sent/posted the following statement for the
sad news:
"Hello
everyone,
sad news this time. Due to different motivations the band decided
to split-up or, at least, to stay on-hold for some time.There are
technical and personal reasons involved (the music business, hardships...
life itself) which led us to take this decision. We would like to
thank all the press and media which supported us, Black Lotus and
Sleaszy Rider for spreading the disease worldwide, all the musicians
who cooperated with us, a special mention for Liv Kristine, our
manager/producer Alex Azzali of Alpha-Omega Management and especially
the fans and all those who gave us feedback during all these years.
Maybe someday we will return, we don't know, but as it is now, we
can't. But thanks again for the support, Cheers!"
WINDFALL
| SPLIT-UP
After three albums (the last two for Sleaszy Rider) WINDFALL finally
split-up for personal reasons.
W.E.B.
| LIVE SHOW
W.E.B. are currently in their studio composing their second -yet
untitled- album. More info on the new material will be announced
whenever ready. They will give also an accoustic live performance
at Texas Club (Ippokratous St. 56, Athens) on the 29th of January.
Songs from the 'Don't Wake Futility' album will be played in brand
new accoustic versions plus some rare covers of more known songs.
SPACE
MIRRORS | STUDIO REPORT SPACE MIRRORS are busy with their upcoming, second album.
It is being recorded now and is titled 'Majestic-12'. This mystical
album will guide you through the most enigmatic mysteries of the
UFO and alien phenomenon. It will be the musical and lyrical journey
through the most crucial mysterious events and UFO conspiracies
of the 20:th century. Be ready for the trip into the unknown, prepare
yourself to face the facts you never heard of before, be ready for
the revelations of the most well kept secrets of human civilization!
It will feature legendary saxophonist and performer Nik Turner (Hawkwind
co-founder, Space Ritual band, Inner City Unit, Galaktikos, etc.),
electric violin virtuoso Cyndee Lee Rule (Spaceseed, Scattered Planets,
etc.), fantastic singer Martyr Lucifer from avant-garde extreme
metal band HORTUS ANIMAE.
Album will consist of 12 tracks. All of the music is recorded. Nik
Turner recorded sax, flute and voice for 5 tracks and it sounds
superb! Cyndee Lee Rule recorded her Viper violin for 5 tracks also.
Martyr Lucifer will enter the studio asap to record vocals for six
songs. One more singer for a song will be revealed later. Amber
and Alisa will do the rest of the vocals on the album.
The core of the band as always is Alisa Coral and Michael Blackman.
The full tracklist and other details will be revealed later. Stay
tuned! We should specially mention Nik Turner's true professional
attitude - great work!
HANNIBAL
| VIDEO-CLIP
HANNIBAL finished the first video-clip for the song 'Therapy', taken
from their debut album 'This Is U'. Check it out in the media section.