Good news for the fans of Final Conflict! This progressive rock band from Midlands, UK is currently in the studio working on two new releases. The first one is their long awaited 6th full length studio album “The Return of the Artizan”. The second one is a re-release of the very successful album “Stand Up”. We are proud to announce that “Stand Up” re-issue will be released by Metal Mind Productions in early 2010.

 

“Stand Up” is the band’s third album which includes such classic FC’s tracks like “Stand Up”, “Miss D Meanour” or “Stop”. Originally released in 1997 by German Angular Records the album got sold out in 2003. Ever since then, the band wanted to re-release this title.

Andy Lawton (vocal, guitar) says: “A re-release of ‘Stand Up’ has always been a desire. However, the record company owned the recording rights to the album for a period of 5 years so our hands were tied.  Also the original artwork and master recording had gone missing from the record company so we were forced to shelve any re-release plans until further notice. Album releases followed, and ‘Hindsight’ and ‘Simple’ were very successful in their own right. Throughout this period, a burning desire to re-release ‘Stand Up’ was never far away and we always harboured hope that somewhere along the line it would happen. 2008 saw Final Conflict play a hugely successful live concert in Poland with the subsequent release of a live DVD and CD – “Another Moment in Time” - helping to further enhance our reputation as a live band playing accessible progressive rock music. In 2009, Metal Mind Productions asked for permission to re-release ‘Stand Up’ on their own label. Final Conflict  agreed to remaster the original soundtrack.”

As part of the deal it was agreed that bonus tracks be added to the album in order to help the first recording maintain its originality whilst offering new tracks.

Brian Donkin (vocal, guitar) explains: “With the re-release of  the album it was decided by the band that three bonus tracks should be added. Firstly, we would re-record “A Moment in Time”. The inspiration behind this idea was the energy behind the new rhythm section of Henry Rogers (drums) and Barry Elwood (bass), which allowed the band to give this song more depth, feeling and power. So like true musicians we locked ourselves away in the studio and got down to some serious work and before we knew it we had completely changed the feel and mood of the song yet still keeping with the original arrangement (almost). Listening to the finished project, we are all very happy with the outcome and hope that you will be too. The next decision was to write a brand new Acoustic track. So, as before, the doors were locked in the Studio and we sat down (as you do when you get older) to start the task of writing lyrics. After many discussions on different topics, we got onto the subject of gambling and the many aspects that this conjured up, we then set about writing the lyrics based upon the many dilemmas that gambling can bring, thus naming the track “Losing it all”. This then inspired us to base the acoustics around a more dark and haunting rhythm, though in true FC spirit, we still kept the FC trademark sounds. The re-release of “Stand Up” promises to be a brilliant new album and we are just so excited to get it out there!!”

With all of the bonus tracks written and recorded now, the work on the re-release of Final Conflict's “Stand Up” album is gradually drawing to an end.

Henry Rogers (drums): “We are moving along quickly at the moment, getting really stuck into the work that we have at hand, we are so excited to finish and hear the results of our work!”

The remastered edition of “Stand Up”, enriched in 3 bonus tracks, will be released by Metal Mind Productions in early 2010. Full details to be announced soon.

Final Conflict’s most recent release “Another Moment In Time – Live in Poland” is still available in 3 formats: DVD, limited DVD+CD edition and a limited CD digipak. For full details go here: http://www.metalmind.com.pl/index.php?dzial=wydawnictwa&more=1669

Final Conflict online:
www.fc-music.com
www.myspace.com/finalconflictmusic
www.facebook.com/finalconflict

Believe, an outstanding art-rock act formed by the guitarist Mirek Gil (ex-Collage), have now their page on facebook. You can add yourselves as their fans here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Believe/106118165247

Believe’s debut album “Hope to See Another Day” (2006) received very good reviews from both media and fans. The follow-up album entitled “Yesterday Is A Friend” (2008) brought powerful sound full of faith and melody and gained them many new fans. In July 2008 Metal Mind Productions released the band’s first DVD entitled “Hope To See Another Day Live”. At the end of 2008 the band changed their line-up. Believe has begun a new era of their career with a new vocalist – Karol Wróblewski. Their third, most recent album entitled “This Bread Is Mine” was released by Metal Mind Productions in late August (in October in USA).

 

It features eleven tracks dedicated to those who like to listen and seek sense in different sounds… The music is a result of feelings and experiences of all Believe’s members: Mirek Gil (ex-Collage, ex-Mr. Gil, guitars), Karol Wróblewski (vocals, flute, keyboards), Przemas Zawadzki (ex-Collage, bass guitar), Satomi (violin), and Vlodi Tafel (drums & percussion). The guest musicians included Paulina Druch (cello) and Bartek Zbroszczyk (guitar). In order to get more advanced sound quality, Believe collaborated with Andy Jackson, prominent British sound engineer, who had worked on Pink Floyd’s and David Gilmour’s albums. His most recent work was David Gilmour’s “Live in Gdańsk”. The album is available in two versions: as a standard CD and a digipak CD containing a bonus track.

Believe on the internet:
http://www.myspace.com/believeartrock
http://www.believe.com.pl/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Believe/106118165247

Metal Mind Productions releases today the third full-length album by Osada Vida, one of the best progressive rock bands from Poland. “Uninvited Dreams”, their brand new offering, is a follow up to the highly acclaimed albums „Three Seats Behind A Triangle” (2007) and "The Body Parts Party" (2008). As it was with their previous releases, Osada Vida manifests a wide variety of influences and styles: symphonic prog-rock, neo-prog, prog metal, alternative rock and metal.

The new album is officially released in Europe today, Monday, 23rd November. The band's American fans will have to wait till 1st December.

On the band’s channel on Youtube you can see the video to the title track “Uninvited Dreams”: http://www.youtube.com/user/osadavida.

"Uninvited Dreams" will be released by Metal Mind Productions on 23rd November in Europe and 1st December in USA (via MVD) in two editions: as a standard jewel case CD and as a digipak with 3 bonus tracks.

Osada Vida
“Uninvited Dreams”
 
Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MMP CD 0674
Barcode: 5907785035577
Cat. No.: MMP CD 0675 DG (ltd. CD Digipak)
Barcode: 5907785035584 (ltd. CD Digipak)
Format: CD / CD DG
Genre: prog rock
Release date: 23.11.2009 Europe / 01.12.2009 USA

1. Uninvited Dreams
2. My Nightmare Is Scared Of Me
3. Childmare (A Goodnight Story)
4. Lack Of Dreams
5. Is This Devil From Spain?
6. Is That Devil From Spain Too?
7. Neverending Dream

Bonus tracks (only available on a ltd. CD digipak)
8. 2304
9. S.L.E.E.P.
10. Uninvited Dreams (edit)

“When Death Comes”, Artillery’s most recent album, has been nominated in the category ‘Metal Album of the Year’ at the Danish Metal Awards 2009!

Other nominees are The Burning: Rewakening, The Psyke Project: Dead Storm, Anubis Gate: The Detachted and HateSphere: To the Nines.

Artillery are set to play three tracks at the official event, which is held on the Danish venue Amager Bio in Copenhagen on January 16th, 2010.

Full info can be find here: www.dmea.dk

 

Artillery, one of the best thrash metal bands around, returned with a brand new studio album in June 2009. “When Death Comes” was their first studio release since the 1999’s “B.A.C.K”!

Artillery is one of Europe’s earliest exponents of thrash metal and the band’s contribution to the bourgeoning genre is difficult to ignore. The Danish quartet successfully managed to fuse an abrasive brutality with technicality and good melodies, with the noteworthy guitar leads of the Stützer brothers as well as the remarkable vocals from Flemming Rønsdorf serving as highlights. Due to Artillery’s demos being well distributed, the band gained worldwide recognition even before the release of their first official album; and the band’s first three studio albums, “Fear of Tomorrow”, “Terror Squad” and “By Inheritance”, all assumed the status of classics in the thrash genre. However, due to lack of support from labels and internal band disputes, Artillery never really achieved their big breakthrough and thus split up in 1991. In late 1999, Artillery reunited and released the critically acclaimed album “B.A.C.K.”, but they never really took off as a band again. A few live appearances came in the wake of the release, only to be followed by silence. However, in 2008 the classic core of Artillery, consisting of Morten and Michael Stützer as well as Peter Thorslund (bass) and Carsten N. Nielsen (drums) rejoined forces and subsequently employed new vocalist Søren Adamsen, who provided the band with a rejuvenated energy and a musical prowess that was soon witnessed on the live DVD “One Foot in the Grave, The Other One in the Trash”, containing updated versions of classic material. A new chapter in the life of Artillery has now begun with their brand new studio album, “When Death Comes”, which contains 10 blistering tracks that fill the void between past glory and future splendour. New material was recorded between March and April 2009 at Medley Studios in Denmark with Søren Andersen as the producer. The album was released by Metal Mind Productions.

Artillery online: http://www.artillery.dk/

Osada Vida, one of the best progressive rock bands from Poland, returns with their third full-length album - “Uninvited Dreams”. The new album will be officially released in Europe next Monday, 23rd November. The band's American fans will have to wait till 1st December.

And today Łukasz Lisiak (bass, vocal) says about “Uninvited Dreams” lyrics: “As it was in the past, Adam Podzimski, our drummer, is the author of the lyrics. We have always avoided being literal and this hasn't changed this time as well. The album's title explains the whole content. Dreams have fascinated people through the years. Let’s look at all dreams' interpretations created in many cultures and centuries, fortune-tellers and astrologists, even scientists who tried to study dreams. We focused only on those “unwanted” ones. Everyone must have experienced a bad dream, one you wish to forget as soon as you wake up. At other times, although you wanted to dream about pleasures, no pleasant things appeared – just the black hole. Taking into consideration the fact that we sleep through 1/3 of our life, such situations are pretty frequent. Why? Because of stress, sadness and everyday problems inevitably accompanying our life. Sometimes, you go to bed with a hope that night will bring the desired solution and a change for the better. This is what the new CD is all about. In terms of  lyrics, ”Univited Dreams” is probably Osada Vida’s saddest album. It’s no secret that we try to express the content through sounds rather than words. Therefore our albums are 70% instrumental. The same is true with reference to the new album, although we have prepared a few vocal surprises. I deeply believe that they are really positive and make the whole album sound fantastic. I will not reveal any more details – you'll have to wait for the release.”

You can listen to another sneak preview of the album. Track “My Nightmare Is Scared Of Me“ is available on Metal Mind Productions’ official Myspace profile: www.myspace.com/metalmindproductions

"Uninvited Dreams" will be released by Metal Mind Productions on 23rd November in Europe and 1st December in USA (via MVD) in two editions: as a standard jewel case CD and as a digipak with 3 bonus tracks.

 

Osada Vida - line-up:
Łukasz Lisiak - bass guitar
Bartek Bereska - guitars
Rafał Paluszek - keyboards
Adam Podzimski - drums

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Riverside was founded by guitarist Piotr Grudziński, drummer Piotr Kozieradzki and vocalist/bassist Mariusz Duda in 2001. Soon after the recording of their debut album, “Out Of Myself”, keyboardist Michał Łapaj joined the band, completing the line-up which has impressed fans and media alike with their great technical skills. The band’s most recent fourth full-length album “Anno Domini High Definition” was released in mid 2009. The album sees Riverside take another step in the evolution of their extremely significant sound, showing a total focus on the here and now. “We don’t want to be one of those living-in-the-past prog bands,” Mariusz Duda (vocal/bass) points out. “We feel that we have something new to say, and lots of moments on this album feature a fresh approach to some things. First of all, our main influence – our lives, or to be more precise, the speed of our lives. That’s why we had to cut an extremely dynamic and pretty short record, which suits the times we live in.” Experts have called Riverside a stylistic mix of Tool, Porcupine Tree and Dream Theater, but Mariusz Duda reckons that other influences are more dominant on "Anno Domini High Definition": “We wanted to reflect the energy of the early 70's and combine it with modern sounds. Now I think there is more of a Rush, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple sound. But at the end of the day, this record ultimately sounds like Riverside.”

Line-up: Piotr Grudziński (Guitar), Mariusz Duda (Vocals, Bass), Piotr Kozieradzki (Drums), Michał Łapaj (Keyboards).

 
Label: ProgTeam Managment
Distribution: Metal Mind Productions
Cat. No.: PT_001
Barcode: 5903427872760
Format: 2 DVD
Genre:  progressive rock
Release date: 07.12.09 Europe / 11.01.10 France / 23.02.2010 USA

1. Intro
2. The Same River
3. Out Of Myself
4. Volte – Face
5. Rainbow Box
6. 02 Panic Room
7. Reality Dream III
8. I Turned You Down
9. Dance With The Shadow
10. Parasomnia
11. Second Life Syndrome
12. The Curtain Falls

Encores:
1. Before
2. Ultimate Trip
Live Performances:
3. Beyond The Eyelids (Unna, Germany 2007)
4. Loose Heart (Unna, Germany 2007)
5. Back To The River (Montreal, Canada 2008)
6. Conceiving You (Montreal, Canada 2008)
7. I Believe (Aschaffenburg, Germany 2007)
8. Lucid Dream IV (Fulda, Germany 2008)
9. Reality Dream II (Baarlo, Holland 2006)

Bonus features:
Behind the Curtain – A Film by John Vis, Photo gallery, Credits

As previously announced Osada Vida, one of the best progressive rock bands from Poland, returns this Autumn with their third full-length album - “Uninvited Dreams”. The album will be released by Metal Mind Productions on 23rd November in Europe and 1st December in USA (via MVD) in two editions: as a standard jewel case CD and as a digipak with 3 bonus tracks.

Łukasz Lisiak, Osada Vida’s bass player and vocalist, says about the work on this new material:

 


You can hear a sample of the new material, as the track “Uninvited Dreams (edit)” is available on the official Metal Mind Productions’ site on myspace: www.myspace.com/metalmindproductions.

Osada Vida
“Uninvited Dreams”

 

Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MMP CD 0674
Barcode: 5907785035577
Cat. No.: MMP CD 0675 DG (ltd. CD Digipak)
Barcode: 5907785035584 (ltd. CD Digipak)
Format: CD / CD DG
Genre: prog rock
Release date: 23.11.2009 Europe / 01.12.2009 USA

1. Uninvited Dreams
2. My Nightmare Is Scared Of Me
3. Childmare (A Goodnight Story)
4. Lack Of Dreams
5. Is This Devil From Spain?
6. Is That Devil From Spain Too?
7. Neverending Dream

8. 2304
9. S.L.E.E.P.
10. Uninvited Dreams (edit)

Metal Mind Productions is proud to present AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW !!! Four shows in Poland as part of the BIG PINK - GREATEST HITS WORLD TOUR 2010!!

Featuring music from the classic Pink Floyd albums: "Wish You Were Here", "Animals", "Dark Side of the Moon" & "The Wall" plus much much more… The magnificent new ‘Big Pink Greatest Hits World Tour’ will be bigger, better, featuring an amazing new stage production including more animation, more lasers, & even more amazing inflatables.


 

AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW - live in Poland:

27.01.2010 - Wroclaw, Hala Stulecia - Ludowa, 20:00
gates open: 18:30

28.01.2010 - Bydgoszcz, Hala Łuczniczka, 20:00
gates open: 18:30

29.01.2010 - Warszawa, Torwar, 20:00
gates open: 18:30

30.01.2010 - Katowice, Spodek, 20:00
gates open: 18:30

Tickets for the shows are available online: www.metalopolis.pl, www.ticketpro.pl, www.eventim.pl, www.ticketportal.pl www.kupbilet.pl www.ticketonline.pl www.ebilet.pl www.bileteria.pl

For full info on ticket's prices go here: http://www.metalmind.com.pl/index.php?dzial=koncerty&id=521

Mad Max debuted on the German metal scene in 1982, delivering a brilliant combination of hard rock and heavy metal. Throughout the years the band managed to record eight full-length albums and one EP, with each release proving their amazing musical skills. This exclusive set of re-released early Mad Max albums – “Mad Max”, “Rollin’ Thunder”, “Stormchild” and “Night of Passion” – brings back one of the most underrated German rock legends ever to walk the face of this planet...

“Mad Max”
Their self-titled debut album was released in 1982 (and reissued by Roof Music in 1983), presenting nine dazzling tunes inspired by old school hard rock and heavy metal.

“Rollin’ Thunder”
The group's second full-length album (and first for Roadrunner Records) saw the light of day in October 1984, instantly gaining a lot of success on the European rock scene. As the LP received more and more excellent reviews, the label decided to release it in the U.S.A. "Rollin' Thunder" was eventually picked "album of the year" by the American heavy metal magazine Iron Planet.

“Stormchild”
Mad Max released their third LP in 1985, showcasing a great musical progression. The album received great reviews in the British music press (especially in Kerrang!) and soon the band decided to organize a small tour across the UK. The tour turned out to be a great success, ending with a sold-out show in London's Marquee Club. New edition includes a bonus track.

“Night of Passion”
Re-release of their fourth studio album from 1985. The album proved to be a very valuable work and once again the band met with warm reception from critics and fans (the LP was in the Top 10 of Germany's best selling rock albums). New edition includes a bonus track.

Metal Mind Productions will re-release Mad Max’s albums on 9th November in a new digipak edition, each limited to 2000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on a golden disc.

Mad Max
“Mad Max” (remastered)
 
Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MASS CD 1336 DG
Barcode: 5907785035638
Format: CD Digipak (limited edition of 2000 numbered copies)
Genre: hard rock / heavy metal
Release date: 09.11.2009 Europe / 26.01.2010 USA

1. Free Will
2. Night Train To Paris
3. Can’t Live Without You
4. Hard Days Lonely Nights
5. Shake Some Action
6. Working Overtime
7. No Remedies
8. Barbarians
9. Wheel Of Fortune

Mad Max
“Rollin’ Thunder” (remastered)
 
Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MASS CD 1337 DG
Barcode: 5907785035645
Format: CD Digipak (limited edition of 2000 numbered copies)
Genre: hard rock / heavy metal
Release date: 09.11.2009 Europe / 26.01.2010 USA

1. Fly, Fly Away
2. Evil Message
3. Losing You
4. Stranger
5. Yours Sincerely
6. Shout And Cry
7. Rollin’ Thunder
8. Riding Through The Night
9. Thoughts Of A Dying Man

Mad Max
“Stormchild” (remastered + bonus track)
 
Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MASS CD 1338 DG
Barcode: 5907785035652
Format: CD Digipak (limited edition of 2000 numbered copies)
Genre: hard rock / heavy metal
Release date: 09.11.2009 Europe / 26.01.2010 USA

1. Never Say Never
2. Run For The Night
3. Lonely Is The Hunter
4. Stormchild
5. Love Chains
6. Return Of The Hunter
7. Rollin' The Dice
8. Restless Survivor
9. Heros Die Lonely
10. Voice In The Night

Bonus Track:
11. Can't Stop Taking

Mad Max
“Night of Passion” (remastered + bonus tracks)
 
Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MASS CD 1339 DG
Barcode: 5907785035669
Format: CD Digipak (limited edition of 2000 numbered copies)
Genre: hard rock / heavy metal
Release date: 09.11.2009 Europe / 26.01.2010 USA

1. Burning The Stage
2. Wait For The Night
3. R.I.P.
4. Dive Through The Sky
5. Wild And Seventeen
6. Hearts On Fire
7. Love Loaded
8. Night Of Passion
9. Starcrossed Lovers
10. Fox On The Run

Bonus Track:
11. Show No Mercy

Pissing Razors invaded the metal scene in the early 1990’s, delivering a powerful dose of modern, groove oriented thrash metal. Throughout the eight years of their career, the band released six LPs and one live album, with each time pushing their style into a new level of progression. These exclusive re-releases of Pissing Razors’ last three offerings: “Where We Come From”, “Live In The Devil’s Triangle” and “Evolution”, introduce a group whose musical talent place them right next to such giants as Pantera, Machine Head or Fear Factory…

“Where We Come From” (2001)
Pissing Razors’ fourth LP showcased a lot more diversity than the previous offerings, at the same time retaining the old-school metal approach which became the band’s trademark throughout the years. The title “Where We Come From” was not accidental – such tracks as “Burning Bridges” and “Opportunidad” are clearly inspired by Pantera’s stomping groove, while “Keep to Myself” resembles the early style of Fear Factory.

“Live In The Devil’s Triangle” (2002)
Covering a performance in El Paso from September 6th, 2002, the live LP brought sixteen tracks from Pissing Razors’ catalogue, played with amazing energy and aggression, once and for all proving that the band sounds as good (if not better!) as on the studio albums. Ascota’s hardcore-influenced vocals fitted the music perfectly, making it even more brutal than usual (especially with such bone-crushing tracks as “World of Deceit”, “Fork Tongue” and “Justice Denied”). Overall, “Live In The Devil’s Triangle” became a valuable addition to Pissing razors’ discography, capturing the true essence of the band’s charismatic performances.

“Evolution” (2003)
The group returned in 2003 with their sixth opus – “Evolution”. The album showcased some definite sound progression, with Tool-influenced song twists enhancing the groove-driven thrash metal style. Vocalist Andre Ascota delivered his best on this release, with a voice ranging from Pro-Pain’s Gary Meskil to Pantera’s Phil Anselmo. Most of the tracks were a bit slower than on the previous albums, but they haven’t lost the crushing heaviness that was always a part of Pissing Razors’ music. Perhaps the most intriguing song on “Evolution” is the title track (featured on the album in two versions, one of which is sung in Spanish), which delivers a surprising mix of Metallica and Iron Maiden-influenced riffage.

“Where We Come From”, “Live In The Devil’s Triangle” and “Evolution” remain the last efforts of Pissing Razors – the post thrash phenomenon that will always be remembered for their raw and uncompromising style… Metal Mind Productions will re-release the albums on 2nd November in a new digipak edition, each limited to 1000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on a golden disc.

Pissing Razors
“Were We Are From” (remastered)
 
Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MASS CD 1357 DG
Barcode: 5907785035850
Format: CD Digipak (limited edition of 1000 numerated copies)
Genre: post thrash metal
Release date: 02.11.2009

1. Burning Bridges
2. Vengeance Is Mine
3. I've Tried
4. Justice Denied
5. Keep To Myself
6. Cursed
7. Born To Serve
8. Opportunidad
9. Open The Gates
10. World Of One

Pissing Razors
“Live in the Devils Triangle” (remastered)
 
Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MASS CD 1359 DG
Barcode: 5907785035874
Format: CD Digipak (limited edition of 1000 numerated copies)
Genre: post thrash metal
Release date: 02.11.2009

1. Between Heaven And Hell
2. Burning Bridges
3. Fork Tongue
4. Three
5. Vengeance IS Mine
6. Justice Denied
7. Cursed
8. Survival Of Time
9. Cast Down The Plague
10. Desperado
11. Season To Die
12. Tortured
13. Dodging Bullets
14. Forever
15. Mass Corruption
16. World Of Deceipt

Pissing Razors
“Evolution” (remastered)
 
Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MASS CD 1358 DG
Barcode: 5907785035867
Format: CD Digipak (limited edition of 1000 numerated copies)
Genre: post thrash metal
Release date: 02.11.2009

1. No Way Out
2. Fall Away
3. Hanging On The Cross
4. Evolution
5. Perseverance
6. The Threshold
7. Take Down
8. 2 Face Evil
9. Replace The Day
10. Evolucion