WOM Features – Khôrada / Noturnall / Naberus

Maio 20, 2018 Fernando Ferreira

KHÔRADA (EX-AGALLOCH/GIANT SQUID) STREAM NEW SONG, “OSSIFY”

Rising from the ashes of Agalloch and Giant Squid, a new group is born: Khôrada. Featuring former Agalloch members Don Anderson (guitar), Jason Walton (bass) and Aesop Dekker (drums) alongside ex-Giant Squid guitarist/vocalist Aaron John Gregory, Khôrada creates colossal, textured, and emotionally powerful music. The group will release its debut album, SALT, on July 20th via Prophecy Productions. Now, the band has unveiled the artwork, tracklisting and first new single, “Ossify,” from the upcoming record. Stream the new song below:

“”Ossify” was the last song we wrote for SALT, with the sole purpose in mind of it being the big closer on the record. By premiering this track first, we may be giving away the ending of the movie. But, we’d rather think of it as a flash forward – leaving the listener to ponder all that came before it – especially considering the strange yet fitting “futuristic” vibe of the song, thanks in large part to the contribution of lush keyboards by Andrew Southard from Giant Squid. Lyrically “Ossify” explores what I imagine may transpire after all the often dystopian themes told throughout SALT.” – Aaron Gregory

As a completely fresh concept, Khôrada is an opportunity for the musicians to explore new soundscapes while creatively challenging themselves. With SALT, Khôrada forges breathtaking swathes of sound that swell, stretch, submerge and recede with panoramic power.

At once atmospheric, aggressive and apocalyptic, the album’s emotion is driven by the band members’ view of today’s world; these are precarious times. SALT was written under the pressure and uncertainty of the beginning of the Trump-era, standing as a musical exploration of the landscape in which, we now live. Paired with the surreally visceral artwork of internationally renowned painter & sculptor Cedric Wentworth, the visual explorations prove to be as haunting as the ethereal vocals of Aaron himself.

“SALT is what a collection of musicians, each with over 20 years of experience, sound like when they start over from zero. All the music on this album was composed immediately following the conclusion of both Agalloch and Giant Squid. For all of us, this is what rebuilding, reorganizing, and reimagining sounds like.” – Don Anderson

SALT will be released as Digisleeve CD, Gatefold 2LP, 2CD book edition (hardcover, 18x18cm, 36 pages with enhanced artwork, liner notes and Rudimentary Peni cover song) and ltd. complete box set; including Gatefold 2LP, 2CD book edition, 7″ single featuring a B-side cover of Rudimentary Peni’s “Shard,” art prints and signed/numbered certificate. Pre-order the record now at https://prophecy.lnk.to/khorada-salt.

The dissolution of two of America’s most beloved underground groups has resulted in the formation of perhaps the scene’s most highly anticipated new band. With a sound built upon a resolute sense of purpose, Khôrada has arrived.

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http://en.prophecy.de/

Noturnall – New Video Out Now

Noturnall releases music video for “Mysterious” recorded at the Autodromo de Interlagos with participation of Rubens Barrichello and Cacá Bueno

Noturnall band has just released the new music video for “Mysterious”recorded at the Autodromo de Interlagos, in São Paulo. The video also has scenes recorded at the Granja Viana International Karting Center in Cotia (SP), and has the special participation of the pilots Rubens Barrichello, Cacá Bueno, Giulio Borlenghi, Vitor Baptista, Alberto Catucci and Edison Gandolfi.

“This is a very special music video for Noturnall. We are all fans of motorsport and having pilots of the caliber of Rubinho Barrichello and Cacá Bueno in our video is a tremendous honor. It’s like you’re fulfilling a child’s dream. It was also very cool to drive a race car and get on the track at high speed. We were careful to tell a story of friendship and that permeates the entire music video, because it is something that this band always tries to pass on their lyrics and especially what it really is, ” says Junior Carelli.

Watch the video for “Mysterious” below:

Produced by Foggy Films, Fusion Studios and directed by Junior Carelli and Thiago Bianchi respectively, Noturnall’s keyboardist and vocalist – besides the supervision of Fernando Quesada and Rudge Campos -, the music video for “Mysterious” tells the story of two childhood friends who over time have become rivals in Brazilian and world motorsport.

Over the years, the friends, played by Junior Carelli and Thiago Bianchi, come to the professionalism, guided by the manager, staged by Fernando Quesada, who encourages them at all times to a healthy rivalry of the sport, where only one of them will get the vacancy official team. In doing so, they recreate this long-standing friends dispute in a race filled with excitement. In the end, both realize that friendship is the most important of all.

“Mysterious” is one of the highlights of “9”, but recent studio album. In their third album, the band Noturnall shows that it is looking for a more diversified and progressive sound, using even more melodies in their compositions, but keeping the quality up there. Thus, we have here a material above the average, one of the best bands in Brazil today. Noturnall currently consists of Thiago Bianchi (vocals), Fernando Quesada (bass and guitar), Junior Carelli (keyboard), Bruno Henrique (guitar) and Henrique Pucci (drums).

Recently, Noturnall recorded a DVD with the participation of Alirio Netto andJames LaBrie at Porto Seguro Theater (SP). To publicize this work, the group is preparing for an extensive tour throughout Brazil. In addition, Noturnall, in partnership with the team of “Super Metal Kart”, Kartódromo Granja Viana and the site FuteRock, recently announced that it will promote a kart charity race with big names in Brazilian rock and heavy metal the next day June 16 (Saturday), starting at 1.30 pm, at the Granja Viana International Kart Center (Cotia / SP).

“9” album is available at the following link: http://smarturl.it/Noturnall_9

NABERUS reveal ‘Space to Breathe’ music video

Aussie melodic death-thrashers Naberus have revealed a new music video and single for the song ‘Space to Breathe’. The video was directed by James Ash and Cat Argiriou. This is the second music video and single from their upcoming sophomore full-length album entitled Hollow, which will see a worldwide release via Eclipse Records on June 29, 2018. Watch the video below:

“With any group creative process there is eventually going to be a clash of creative visions. This track is about feeling the pressure and tension of those differences,” says lead singer James Ash. “We wanted to highlight some types of different struggles the band has gone through over the years” says guitarist Dan Ralph, “such as constantly being late, quitting for more illustrious opportunities, dealing with creative differences, and most importantly… the proper technique for body-checking a bandmate through the wall.”

The album was produced by James Ash at Kremation Studios, mixed by Henrik Udd (Bring Me the Horizon, Architects, A Breach of Silence) and mastered by Ermin Hamidovic (Periphery, Devin Townsend Project) at Systematic Productions.

Pre-order the full album on iTunes, Amazon, or Google Play, and stream the singles via Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Pandora, iHeartRadio, with more options available here.

For more information on Naberus, please visit them on Facebook, Twitter, or Eclipse Records.

Naberus Discography
Hollow (LP) – 2018
The Lost Reveries (LP) – 2016

Naberus Lineup
James Ash (vocals), Dan Ralph (guitar), Jordan Mitchell (bass), Chris Sheppard (drums), Dante Thomson (guitar)

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