European melodic death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE have come full circle, and this time their pursuit of death metal excellence will have the entire metal community in agreement! After the release of "A New Disease Is Born," NIGHTRAGE looked once again to friend/producer Fredrik Nordstrom (Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, At the Gates) to record an album that defines the Melodic death metal genre. After two highly successful albums on Century Media (and one on their new label home Lifeforce), "Wearing A Martyr's Crown" will take everyone back to the glory days of the Gothenburg Metal scene. <br /> <br />The album mixes Marios Iliopoulos' frenetic guitar style, incredible riffing, eerie melodies and his trademark solos with the unmistakable Olof Morck providing astounding melodies and leads; the never ending punishment from vocalist Antony Hamalainen will remind fans of classic works such as "Slaughter Of The Soul" and "The Mind's I". With hard hitting rhythms laid down by the pulsating bass playing of Anders Hammer and the machine like drumming of Johan Nunez, no stone is left unturned by a band that knows exactly where it came from and exactly where it's going. "Wearing A Martyr's Crown" will go down in Melodic Death Metal history! Without a doubt it is the comeback of the decade in the melodic death metal genre. <br /> <br />The album’s thrashy opener “Shed The Blood” starts out with atmospheric chants fused with eerie industrial noises composed by DRAGONLAND keyboardist Elias Holmlid, but after the song itself kicks in, it quickly assumes the shape of a metallic masterpiece. “Failure Of All Human Emotions” grinds like hellfire! Songs like “Wearing A Martyrs Crown” and “Abandon” (with smooth Hammond guest keys from Fredrik Nordstrom of DREAM EVIL) introduce some very emotional 12 string and acoustic guitars into the metal Nightrage mayhem. “Futile Tears” and “Mocking Modesty” (with a guest vocal appearance from Sakis Tolis of ROTTING CHRIST), surprise the listener with a more 80´s metal approach. “A Grim Struggle” kicks into the classic metal territory with the combination of hooks and brutality. The instrumental “Sting Of Remorse” is an ultimate epic full of incredible leads. This song also marks the return of longtime member Gus G FIREWIND to the Nightrage territory. <br /> <br />Since NIGHTRAGE was formed in Greece by Marios Iliopoulos (ex-EXHUMATION) and guitar hero Gus G (FIREWIND, ex-DREAM EVIL) many prominent figures of metal such as Tomas Lindberg (ex-AT THE GATES, DISFEAR, THE GREAT DECEIVER), Nicholas Barker (ex-DIMMU BORGIR, ex-CRADLE OF FILTH), Per Möller Jensen (THE HAUNTED), Mikael Stanne (DARK TRANQUILLITY), Tom S. Englund EVERGREY, and Jacob Hansen (INVOCATOR) have collaborated with the band. http://www.imeem.com/nightrage Delta 0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <div>We are now confirmed for the Extreme Sound Festival in Mexico City on February 27, 2010.</div><div><br /></div><div>Looking forward as hell to going over the pond to thrash with our Mexican fans!</div> Nightrage Nightrage news http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/blogs/2009/06/30/5Bst1roh/mexican-festival-appearance-in-february Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:33:14 -0000 W5w0AYs-ml Our new album is released on the European and Japanese markets!<br /><br />Below is a list of web stores where you can order the album right away. Click on a link to get directly to the album page.<br /><br /><a href="http://links.imeem.com/14g_VF-m_" title="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmxpZmVmb3JjZXJlY29yZHMuY29tL3N0b3JlLzU4Mg==">Lifeforce Europe</a><br /><a href="http://links.imeem.com/14g_WF-m_" title="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmxpZmVmb3JjZS1hbWVyaWNhLmNvbS9zdG9yZS80NzI=">Lifeforce America (pre-order)</a><br /><a href="http://links.imeem.com/14g_XF-m_" title="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vY2Rvbi5zZS9tdXNpay9uaWdodHJhZ2Uvd2VhcmluZ19hX21hcnR5cnNfY3Jvd24tNDIxODE5Mg==">CDON.se</a><br /><a href="http://links.imeem.com/14g_YF-m_" title="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFtYXpvbi5jby51ay9XZWFyaW5nLU1hcnR5cnMtQ3Jvd24tTmlnaHRyYWdlL2RwL0IwMDI5NTlNNUkvcmVmPXNyXzFfMT9pZT1VVEY4JnM9bXVzaWMmcWlkPTEyNDUzNTMxNTkmc3I9OC0x">Amazon.co.uk</a><br /><a href="http://links.imeem.com/14g_ZF-m_" title="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFtYXpvbi5kZS9XZWFyaW5nLU1hcnR5clMtQ3Jvd24tTmlnaHRyYWdlL2RwL0IwMDI5NTlNNUkvcmVmPXNyXzFfMT9pZT1VVEY4JnM9bXVzaWMmcWlkPTEyNDUzNTMxODcmc3I9OC0x">Amazon.de</a><br /><a href="http://links.imeem.com/14g_aF-m_" title="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vaXR1bmVzLmFwcGxlLmNvbS9XZWJPYmplY3RzL01aU3RvcmUud29hL3dhL3ZpZXdBbGJ1bT9pZD0zMTk0ODgyNjgmcz0xNDM0NTY=">iTunes</a><br /> Nightrage Nightrage news http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/blogs/2009/06/30/RDGdxlPk/wearing-a-martyrs-crown-in-stores-now Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:32:38 -0000 4PdbI6bVmG <a href="http://links.imeem.com/14g_EF-m_" title="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmxpZmVmb3JjZS1hbWVyaWNhLmNvbS9zdG9yZS80NzI=">Click here to pre-order "Wearing a Martyr's Crown" from Lifeforce's United States webshop.</a> The album will be released August 04 in the U.S.<br /><br />The first pressings will come in a limited digipak edition! Nightrage Nightrage news http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/blogs/2009/06/30/QQtu_Hn8/wamc-limited-digipak-edition-available-for-us-pre-order-now Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:31:35 -0000 WCsxKvEzCy <br /><br />Now you can listen on the entire new NIGHTRAGE album, exclusively on the Official Nightrage MySpace. The album will be available for two weeks here up until its European/Japanese release the 22nd of June.<br /><br />"Wearing a Martyr's Crown" track listing:<br /><br />01. Shed The Blood<br /><br />02. Collision Of Fate<br /><br />03. A Grim Struggle<br /><br />04. Wearing A Martyr's Crown<br /><br />05. Among Wolves<br /><br />06. Abandon<br /><br />07. Futile Tears<br /><br />08. Wounded Angels (this song is not available for streaming due to MySpace restrictions)<br /><br />09. Mocking Modesty<br /><br />10. Failure Of All Human Emotions<br /><br />11. Sting Of Remorse<br /><br /><br /><br />12. Holier Than Thou (Metallica cover, Japanese bonus)<br /><br />13. Failure Of All Human Emotions (demo version, on Japenese + European digipak)<br /><br /><br /> Nightrage Nightrage news http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/blogs/2009/06/10/3VNBc2Cn/entire-new-nightrage-album-on-our-myspace Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:35:16 -0000 vS11rt5bEI <a href="http://links.imeem.com/14g_53Vl_" title="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmxpZmVmb3JjZXJlY29yZHMuY29tL3N0b3JlLzU4Mg==">Click here to pre-order "Wearing a Martyr's Crown" from Lifeforce's webshop.</a> The album will be released June 22 in Europe and Japan.<br /><br />The first pressings will come in a limited digipak edition! All pre-orders include a free poster and sticker.<br /><br />Special pre-order price is 10€ only!<br /> Nightrage Nightrage news http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/blogs/2009/06/04/-kyIiIX_/wamc-limited-edition-available-for-pre-order-at-special-price-now Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:52:18 -0000 E1bKDeY-9d Now we offer you another taste of our upcoming album "Wearing a Martyr's Crown", set for a June 22 release in Europe and Japan, and August 4 in the USA.<br /><br />The new song is the very title song from the album. We hope you'll all enjoy it!<br /><br />Marios, Olof, Anders, Jo and Antony<br /><br /><a href="http://links.imeem.com/24Ub_03Vl_" title="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=8135000&albumID=0&imageID=67253877"><img src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/97/l_4cef01169b0b42308f5a77820c8fe6a0.jpg" title="Wearing A Martyr" /></a><br /> Nightrage Nightrage news http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/blogs/2009/06/04/cU-f9y-j/new-song-uploaded Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:50:48 -0000 OHMoJOUghk Nightrage http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/music/dKbaLzlg/wearing-a-martyrs-crown/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:46:03 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/music/dKbaLzlg/wearing-a-martyrs-crown/"><img border="0" src="http://icons-p1.imeem.com/dKbaLzlg.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> KbtDQhKAg1 Nightrage http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/music/B3Qxm7Rd/shed-the-blood/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:39:59 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/music/B3Qxm7Rd/shed-the-blood/"><img border="0" src="http://icons-p2.imeem.com/B3Qxm7Rd.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> AQDerdspKk <p>The release of the much anticipated release of WEARING A MARTYR'S CROWN is drawing near, and we are confident that you will like the album as much as the press does.</p><p>Check out a ton of cool interviews and reviews in our ever-growing press section on the official NIGHTRAGE site: <a href="http://links.imeem.com/24WtMRm1l_" title="http://nightrage.com/press.asp">http://nightrage.com/press.asp</a></p><br /><p><br /><br /><br />WEARING A MARTYR'S CROWN is released in Europe/Japan in June 22 and in the USA August 04.</p><br /><p><br /><img src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/97/l_4cef01169b0b42308f5a77820c8fe6a0.jpg" /><br /></p> Nightrage Nightrage news http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/blogs/2009/05/27/rGBHYO02/new-reviews-interviews Wed, 27 May 2009 00:54:09 -0000 J4KPQlV6vq <p><a href="http://links.imeem.com/14b26m1l_" title="http://www.myspace.com/gothenburgmetaltv">GOTHENBURG METAL TV</a> and <a href="http://links.imeem.com/14b27m1l_" title="http://www.myspace.com/patricullaeus">PATRIC ULLAEUS</a> of <a href="http://links.imeem.com/14b28m1l_" title="http://www.myspace.com/revolverthefilmcompany">REVOLVER FILM COMPANY</a> presents "Behind the Scenes - NIGHTRAGE promo photosession". Watch it below!</p><br /><p><br /><a href="http://links.imeem.com/14l89m1l_" title="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=57555413">Behind the Scenes - Nightrage promotion photosession</a><br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p><br /><br /><br />Photos by Patric Ullaeus:<br /></p><br /><p><br /><img src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/72/l_8535c12d62a3496db16ac8831182391b.jpg" /><br /></p><br /><p><br /><img src="http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/80/l_4e7dcd8738e64bb492cf9a526417c80e.jpg" /><br /></p><br /><p><br /><img src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/93/l_9292b1b539554ff4b83705f5ca52622d.jpg" /><br /></p> Nightrage Nightrage news http://www.imeem.com/nightrage/blogs/2009/05/27/bmMKdUJV/new-video-behind-the-scenes-promo-photosession-with-patric-ullaeus Wed, 27 May 2009 00:53:03 -0000 F0MNNzTD0x