Candlelight Records has set a 19th June North American release date for Ghostmaker, the third album from the Philadelphia quartet Rumpelstiltskin Grinder. Produced by the band, the CD reunites the band with noted gore artist Mike Hrubovcak (Sinister, Hate Eternal, Cattle Decapitation).
U.K Progressive Black/Death Metal band DE PROFUNDIS will release their third album, THE EMPTINESS WITHIN, on 7th May in the U.K and 11th May in the rest of Europe via KOLONY RECORDS. The CD was once again produced by Fernando Pereira Lopes (MISANTHROPE, ORAKLE) and DE PROFUNDIS and was mixed at the STUDIOS DAVOUT (AC/DC, THE ROLLING STONES) in Paris, France. The cover artwork was created by the renowned artist Costin Chioreanu (TWILIGHT13MEDIA), who has previously worked with ULVER, DARKTHRONE and ABSU, to name a few.
Modern Thrash Metal band UNDYING INC from New Delhi have been confirmed for Norway's one of the biggest Metal Fest, Inferno Metal Festival 2012 lately.
THE LIVING END, the new music video from AVA INFERI, the Portugal-based band whose lineup includes Norwegian guitarist Rune Eriksen (a.k.a. ex-MAYHEM guitarist/songwriter Blasphemer), can be viewed below.
CANDLELIGHT RECORDS has announced the worldwide signing of Thrash Metal band RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER. The Philadelphia-based band is already working on its new album, titled GHOSTMAKER, expected for release early spring 2012. The four-piece tested some of their new material via a string of regional shows this past weekend and expect to tour in support of the album once released.
Interview With Funeral in Heaven(Sri Lanka)
Published in Interviews
IMR: Hails FUNERAL IN HEAVEN! Let us begin with a discussion of how the band was originally incepted and is there any key evolutions in the band since the early days? Also, you guys seem to be more influenced by Sri Lankan traditional and historical background then why is the band named in English instead of your mother-tongue?
FIH: Ayubo Pravin! FUNERAL IN HEAVEN was initiated back in 2003 by me and a few other colleagues who at that time shared an interest towards morbid and esoteric material. This included an interest towards the music genre Black Metal, at its purest form. Yes, there have been some key evolutions in the band’s history since the day it was conceived as in the early days, finding members who had musical and technological knowledge as we do now, was almost impossible. The evolution factor also reflects on the fact that we encourage experimentation within the unit by not sticking to one formula. The band name reflects the survival situation here in Sri Lanka compared to what it was or might have been as written in our historical chronicles. If we would’ve found a better way to express that we are in fact, witnessing a funeral, in heaven, in our own mother tongue, we would definitely have. So we just resorted to naming the project as mentioned above.