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CIVIC // Release New Anthem & Announce Tour Dates
CIVIC kick off the new year with a new single and album tour dates! MORE: NOFX: Fat Mike Chats Double …
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VALCATA Release Visualizer For ‘Paralyzed’
bandcampThe ethereal symphonic metal project VALCATA return with their powerful new single Paralyzed. Bringing together an array of talented musicians from across the globe, VALCATA manifest an immense and enthralling sound.
“This song is about how being a musician can sometimes be torturous and depressing, because there’s a climb to success that seems so insurmountable,” says composer Oha Cade.
“I’m sure not only musicians can relate to this, but anyone who has a dream or a goal and sometimes feels lost. Paralyzed is about a moment in time that many of us feel, where the future seems bleak. There is hope of course, and my hope is expressed in the creation of the song itself. I’m extremely grateful to have worked with the insanely talented musicians who have brought this song to life.”
Watch the visualizer for “Paralyzed” here.
Initially beginning as a symphonic/power metal band based in Dublin, Ireland, VALCATA now operates as a symphonic project led by Cade, who is now based in New York. The name VALCATA is a combination of ‘falcata’ (a type of ancient weapon) and Valhalla. 2019 saw the project’s self-titled debut full-length unleashed, followed by the single Tower in early 2021. Now in 2022, Paralyzed showcases VALCATA’s thriving collaborations and evolving compositions. Dark thundering rhythms burst into life accompanied by a delicate piano and eerie orchestration. Stefani Keogh’s cleans soar above the metal instrumentation while Marcos L. Peñate’s demonic harsh vocals bring a menacing impact.
From entwining melodies and soaring leads to dynamic percussion and technical elements, VALCATA offer a thrilling experience of symphonic metal. Paralyzed is an enchanting addition to their spellbinding discography.
— CREDITS —
– Vocalists –
Stefani Keogh (NERGARD, WOODS OF WONDERS) ~ England — lead clean, backing clean/harsh
Marcos L. Peñate (EVENOR, EVERLASTING MORTALITY) ~ Spain — lead harsh, backing clean
– Guitars –
João Miguel (ENBLOOD, NEPHILIM) ~ Portugal
– Bass –
Chris Kollias (SL THEORY, SERENITY BROKEN, PERSONA NON GRATA) ~ Greece
– Drums –
Jonas Schütz (SACROSANCT, SAPIENCY, ERASERHEAD, DIËSIS, CONDEMNED TO DREAM, FIRST ENCOUNTER, OCEANRISE) ~ Germany
– Strings –
Nathaniel Wolkstein (www.nathanielwolkstein.com) ~ USA
– Synths –
Oha Cade ~ USA
– Mixing And Mastering –
Jacob Hansen (AMARANTHE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, EPICA) ~ Denmark
Music, lyrics, and artwork by Oha Cade
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VALCATA Release Visualizer For ‘Paralyzed’
bandcampThe ethereal symphonic metal project VALCATA return with their powerful new single Paralyzed. Bringing together an array of talented musicians from across the globe, VALCATA manifest an immense and enthralling sound.
“This song is about how being a musician can sometimes be torturous and depressing, because there’s a climb to success that seems so insurmountable,” says composer Oha Cade.
“I’m sure not only musicians can relate to this, but anyone who has a dream or a goal and sometimes feels lost. Paralyzed is about a moment in time that many of us feel, where the future seems bleak. There is hope of course, and my hope is expressed in the creation of the song itself. I’m extremely grateful to have worked with the insanely talented musicians who have brought this song to life.”
Watch the visualizer for “Paralyzed” here.
Initially beginning as a symphonic/power metal band based in Dublin, Ireland, VALCATA now operates as a symphonic project led by Cade, who is now based in New York. The name VALCATA is a combination of ‘falcata’ (a type of ancient weapon) and Valhalla. 2019 saw the project’s self-titled debut full-length unleashed, followed by the single Tower in early 2021. Now in 2022, Paralyzed showcases VALCATA’s thriving collaborations and evolving compositions. Dark thundering rhythms burst into life accompanied by a delicate piano and eerie orchestration. Stefani Keogh’s cleans soar above the metal instrumentation while Marcos L. Peñate’s demonic harsh vocals bring a menacing impact.
From entwining melodies and soaring leads to dynamic percussion and technical elements, VALCATA offer a thrilling experience of symphonic metal. Paralyzed is an enchanting addition to their spellbinding discography.
— CREDITS —
– Vocalists –
Stefani Keogh (NERGARD, WOODS OF WONDERS) ~ England — lead clean, backing clean/harsh
Marcos L. Peñate (EVENOR, EVERLASTING MORTALITY) ~ Spain — lead harsh, backing clean
– Guitars –
João Miguel (ENBLOOD, NEPHILIM) ~ Portugal
– Bass –
Chris Kollias (SL THEORY, SERENITY BROKEN, PERSONA NON GRATA) ~ Greece
– Drums –
Jonas Schütz (SACROSANCT, SAPIENCY, ERASERHEAD, DIËSIS, CONDEMNED TO DREAM, FIRST ENCOUNTER, OCEANRISE) ~ Germany
– Strings –
Nathaniel Wolkstein (www.nathanielwolkstein.com) ~ USA
– Synths –
Oha Cade ~ USA
– Mixing And Mastering –
Jacob Hansen (AMARANTHE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, EPICA) ~ Denmark
Music, lyrics, and artwork by Oha Cade
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Explaining Hard Rock Daddy’s Radio Silence in 2022
By Adam Waldman (Publisher/Editor)
Life has a way of throwing you curveballs, and a big one was thrown at me this year. In the beginning of the year, I had planned on being much more active on Hard Rock Daddy. The last post on the site was on 3/1/22 (the 9-year anniversary of the launch of the site). It was an open letter to Hard Rock Daddy readers. In the letter, I wrote the following…“Hard Rock Daddy has always been a labor of love. It still is, but when opportunities arose in other areas to generate income, something had to give because there are only so many hours in the day to split between work and family. For the better part of the last year, I have been working at least 60 hours a week on other projects.
Many of you have reached out over the course of the last year wondering what was going on. My apologies for not having the time to respond to everyone, but rest assured, your voices have been heard. I truly appreciate all of you for being loyal readers, and I apologize for the lack of consistent content over the past year or so.”
I fully intended to be back in action, but then the aforementioned curveball was thrown at me.
Not long after that open letter was published, I had (what I thought to be) some minor health issues. Ultimately, I was diagnosed with Medullary Thyroid Cancer, a rare form of thyroid cancer that only affects 1,000 – 1,500 Americans per year. The only thing that is done for this kind of cancer (for the most part) is surgery. Now that I am fully recovered from surgery, and the prognosis looks fairly positive, I have decided to get back to work on Hard Rock Daddy, but it won’t be the same as it once was.
At the moment, I still need to continue working on other projects to pay the bills, and Hard Rock Daddy remains a labor of love. At some point that may change, but for now, I need to budget my time spent on the site. That will begin in earnest in 2023.
For the rest of 2022, I will be working on the annual Top 100 Hard Rock Songs of the year. I honestly wasn’t sure if that would be realistic until recently. Although it’s possible, it will still be challenging because I haven’t followed all of the new releases as closely as I usually do. That’s where I could use the help of the Hard Rock Daddy audience.
If you have songs or artists that you think are worthy of being included this year, please leave them in the comment section. I welcome any and all input that the Hard Rock Daddy audience is willing to contribute.
Thanks everyone! \m/
Adam Waldman
Publisher/Editor
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Mercyful Fate/Kreator/Midnight, Atlanta, GA, November 16, 2022
Mercyful Fate played Dallas on the opening night of their current tour a couple of weeks ago and unfortunately work got in the way. Things loosened up a bit and I decided to catch the final show of the tour in Atlanta and I’m glad I did. I’d seen enough clips from the tour to […]Mercyful Fate/Kreator/Midnight, Atlanta, GA, November 16, 2022
Mercyful Fate played Dallas on the opening night of their current tour a couple of weeks ago and unfortunately work got in the way. Things loosened up a bit and I decided to catch the final show of the tour in Atlanta and I’m glad I did. I’d seen enough clips from the tour to […]WASP/Michael Schenker/Armored Saint, Dallas, TX, November 5, 2022
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As you may have seen and heard, WASP didn’t play. I’ll get to that later. When this tour was announced, I had 2 viable options to see it…San Antonio and Dallas. My friend Lisa and I decided that we wanted to do the Dallas show so I grabbed tickets for us.I’ve seen both Armored Saint […]
