CRYSTAL VIPER: THE NEXT NEW VIDEO RELEASED

Polish female-fronted heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER, released new and different version of the "Stronghold: Under Siege" video, filmed during the recording session of the "Stronghold" single. The title track was written for the Stronghold role-playing/dark fantasy game, which lately came out through Portal Publishing and their partners worldwide. Video can be watched on band's official myspace profile [ www.myspace.com/crystalviperofficial ] and in the YouTube service [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGvzCuCsGSI ]. The song was recorded at MP Studio in Poland with engineer Mariusz Pietka and producer Bart Gabriel.

CRYSTAL VIPER played serie of live shows earlier this year, including successfull apperance at the Magic Circle Festival in Germany, where they were invited by members of the legendary MANOWAR. CRYSTAL VIPER's latest album, "Metal Nation", was released on February 1 through Karthago Records (CD version) and High Roller Records (limited vinyl version). The CD was recorded at the brand new MP Studio in Poland with engineer Mariusz Pietka and producer Bart Gabriel.

"Metal Nation" was mixed at the Sonic Train Studios (HAMMERFALL, KING DIAMOND, EVERGREY, FALCONER etc.) in Varberg, Sweden by the Grammy-nominated KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque. The CD features three very special guests: Manni Schmidt (ex-GRAVE DIGGER, ex-RAGE), Frank Knight (WILD NIGHT, ex-X-WILD and Lars Ramcke (STORMWARRIOR).

"Stronghold: Under Siege", the new official video clip from the Polish female fronted Classic Heavy Metal band CRYSTAL VIPER, can be viewed on the YouTube service [ www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRbg5TxBdHc ], and on band's official myspace page [ www.myspace.com/crystalviperofficial ].

The track was written for the Stronghold role-playing/dark fantasy game, which will come out later this month through Portal Publishing and their partners worldwide. The song was recorded at the MP Studio in Poland with engineer Mariusz Pietka and producer Bart Gabriel. The "Stronghold: Under Siege" CD single will be added for free to the box with the game, and will be available in very limited edition as a separate disc (on Skol Records). More about the game at www.portalpublishing.eu

In other news, CRYSTAL VIPER released a brand new seven-inch vinyl single on High Roller Records titled "The Wolf And The Witch", earlier this month. The front cover artwork for the single was painted by Chris Moyen, who has previously worked with such bands as SLAYER, BEHERIT, BLASPHEMY and TRIVIUM.

NEW CRYSTAL VIPER SINGLE AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING

"Stronghold: Under Siege", the new single of the Polish female fronted Heavy Metal band CRYSTAL VIPER, is available for streaming on band's official myspace profile. The title track was written for the Stronghold game, which will come out in October through the Portal Publishing and their partners worldwide. Song has been recorded in the MP Studio, Poland, with Mariusz Pietka behind the console, and with producer Bart Gabriel. The original CD single will be added to the full version of the Stronghold game. Within next few days, band will also release two alternative versions of the "Stronghold: Under Siege" video clip. Listen now at www.myspace.com/crystalviperofficial - more about the game at www.portalpublishing.eu

NOWY SINGIEL CRYSTAL VIPER W SIECI

Na oficjalnym profilu myspace heavymetalowej grupy Crystal Viper, można już posłuchać nowego singla zatytułowanego "Stronghold: Under Siege". Tytułowy utwór jest ilustracją do gry Stronghold, która jeszcze w październiku ukaże się nakładem wydawnictwa Portal. Utwór został zarejestrowany w częstochowskim MP Studio, z realizatorem Mariuszem Piętką, i producentem Bartem Gabrielem - który jest także autorem tekstu do utworu. Singiel dodawany będzie do pełnego wydania gry Stronghold. W najbliższych dniach, zespół opublikuje także dwie alternatywne wersje teledysku do wspomnianego utworu. Posłuchaj utworu na www.myspace.com/crystalviperofficial - więcej o grze na www.portalpublishing.eu

CRYSTAL VIPER poster will be published in the next HARD ROCKER issue (leading Polish Rock/Metal magazine - more info at hardrocker.pl). Below you can find the same picture as the 1280 x 960 wallpaper!

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CRYSTAL VIPER DEFENDING THE STRONGHOLD

After returning from several festivals including Battlefield Metal Fest in Spain, Up The Hammers in Greece, and Manowar's Magic Circle Festival in Germany, and before starting pre-production of the forthcoming, third full lenght studio album, Polish female fronted Heavy Metal squad Crystal Viper, entered the Polish MP Studio to record the "Stronghold: Under Siege" song, for the most awaited board game of the year: Stronghold. Song has been recorded with Mariusz Pietka behind the recording/mixing console, and with Bart Gabriel as the producer. The "Stronghold" single will be released on October 8th as the digital download and CD single, which will be added to the European edition of the Stronghold game. The band is also working on the official video clip for the song, which will feature XIII and XV century knight brotherhoods.

Stronghold is the classic rpg/board game, and will be released in 4 versions: Polish (Portal), German (Phalanx Games), French (Iello) and English (distribution in UKL and Europe: Esdevium Games). The game is one of the biggest, and most monumental production of the famous Portal company: the box with the game will include almost 100 cards, more than 300 wooden elements, more than 130 coins and 2 playing boards. Portal company has already a cult status in the rpg circles, due to bestsellers such as Neuroshima and Monastyr.




Attention journalists, radios, magazines: the "Stronghold" song is already available for you! Ask for yoru download link at mail@skolrecords.com