Arkeyn Steel Records

[rapanzel]

Kostas, the BLACKKOUT video is great

[johnarch]

Next Releases:
Next up in late September/ early October is the power/prog group Moriah
(Pelham, Massachusetts, USA) double CD including their first demo (1990),
their private mini-CD called "Speak" (1991), a live demo tape (1993) and a
previously unreleased demo (1994). This will be a double CD with more than
100 minutes of music and, as always, digitally remastered.

[Arkeyn Steel Records]

Hi Metalheads!
Here are new Arkeyn Steel & Steel Gallery Recs releases!:

Moriah: Fallen Fortress CD
Limited Edition 1000 Handnumbered CDs (ASR CD-019)
Massachusets' prog./power metal presents first 5-song demo 1990 + "Speak" private MCD 1991 + 5-song live demo 1993 + 5-song unreleased demo 1994 first time on CD. Over 110'mins of music, all on double CD. Full digital remaster, lyrics, unpublished pics, bio. For all fans of old Fates Warning, Queensryche!
http://www.forgotten-scroll.net/review. ... Countraven

Fatal Morgana: In Quiet Us CD
Limited Edition 1000 CDs (SGR CD-022)
Fantastic prog./power metal from Hellas presents first 2-song demo 1994 and unreleased EP "Windfall" 1995 first time on CD. Full digital remaster, lyrics, unpublished pics, bio. For all fans of old Fates Warning, Queensryche, Dream Theater, Sieges Even!
http://www.forgotten-scroll.net/review. ... Countraven

Rex Mundi: Perception In Design CD
12-pages full color booklet (SGR CD-023)
Thessaloniki, Hellas' aggressive progressive metalers Rex Mundi release their debut album energetic, forward-thinking metal mixing countless influences in one blistering assault! For fans of techinical power/thrash especially Nevermore, Realm, Coroner, Into Eternity, Dream Theater!
http://www.forgotten-scroll.net/review. ... Countraven

ORDER NOW! From 13 October 2010 in stores!
Retail price: Moriah: 18euros, Fatal Morgana, Rex Mundi: 13euros
Wholesale price: Dealers ask for great prices!
Order e-mails: kostas@steelgallery.com info@arkeynsteel.com
Promotion department e-mails: label@steelgallery.com promo@arkeynsteel.com

NEXT RELEASES-NEXT RELEASES-NEXT RELEASES-NEXT RELEASES

Next releases from Arkeyn Steel Records:
Kraken: Kraken I 1983 CD (Early December 2010)
Mercury Rising: Demo'93+Unreleased Demo '92+Live '92 CD (Early February 2011)
Cyperus: Blow It Out Your Ass+Demo'86 CD (Early April 2011)

Next releases from Steel Gallery Records:
Until Rain: Pandemia MCD-8 songs, over 40'mins of music! (Early December 2010)
Kosta Vreto: Pictures Of A Broken Heart CD (2011)
Dark Nightmare/Blade Of Spirit: Split Live, Photos, Bio etc Strictly limited 500 DVD (2011)

NEWS-NEWS-NEWS-NEWS-NEWS-NEWS-NEWS-NEWS-NEWS-NEWS-NEWS-NEWS

Just now Arkeyn Steel Records sign The Last Things (Florida), the ultimate prog/power band (formed from the Blackkout ashes!) from Saint Petersburg! Arkeyn Steel Records made a deal for the re-release of their 1993's amazing private and rare now CD (Later released again from Nordic Metal) “Circles And Butterflies” and one 2-song unreleased demo as bonus and one extra bonus 3-song unreleased demo 1990 from Blackkout!!! Limited as always to 1000 handnumbered copies. Fans of Watchtower, Psychotic Waltz and all power prog. metal lovers should add those to their must buy lists. Check some old reviews about this jewel!:
http://www.revelationz.net/index.asp?ID=2240
http://www.lotfp.com/content.php?reviewid=18

Kraken will be the year-end release with the second part of their anthology, supervised by Chris Tsangarides, coming up in November.

2011 the future…The future burns bright for Arkeyn Steel as bands expressing their interest to sign with the label seem to be coming one after the other. For the time being the two new Arkeyn Steel signings are Mercury Rising with their stunning 5-song demo compiled with an unreleased two-song demo with a different singer and 5-song live demo featuring their original very first singer.

The ultimate US power metal band Cyperus issuing their 1986 demo along with the unreleased LP-tape “Blow It Out Your Ass”! There’s no doubt that there is much, much more to come so stay tuned to Arkeyn’s channel for all the latest news!

Until Rain have almost finished composing their forthcoming album, to be released in 2011. However, the band's new EP is going to hit the stores on December 1st 2010 by Steel Gallery Records, and, as a prelude, offer a taste of the new album to the fans of Until Rain.

The EP's production has been completely taken over by Until Rain and recordings are being made at Oneiromancy studios.
This will be the first album the band will record with their new members, Yannis Papadopoulos (Vocals) and Bill Gagavouzis (Bass) and it will be called "Pandemic".

There will be eight tracks in the EP, including one from the forthcoming album, four brand new songs exclusively written for the Pandemic EP, and never released again, and another three very special tracks. Total length is about 42’mins of music. Here is the final tracklist:

Until Rain: Pandemic EP (SGR CD-024)

p+c 2010, Steel Gallery Records

Limited edition of 1000 copies.

1. Pandemic

2. In A State Of Great Depression

3. Pictures Of The Past

4. Oh Jezebel

5. H1M1

6. Pandemic (Radio Edit)

7. Departure (Radio Edit)

8. Adaptability (Acoustic Version)

UNTIL RAIN

http://www.myspace.com/untilrain

[Pavlos]

Great news with some incredible releases coming outta the Arkeyn Steel realm.

[Prof]

Great news with some incredible releases coming outta the Arkeyn Steel realm.

Pre-order for Moriah is in place, but I will buy the Fatal Morgana disc as well. I'll have to look into Rex Mundi, as I'm not familiar with them. Good news about The Last Things as well. Looking forward to that release, great that there will be another Blackkout demo as a bonus.

[holg]

Great news with some incredible releases coming outta the Arkeyn Steel realm.

Pre-order for Moriah is in place, but I will buy the Fatal Morgana disc as well. I'll have to look into Rex Mundi, as I'm not familiar with them. Good news about The Last Things as well. Looking forward to that release, great that there will be another Blackkout demo as a bonus.

As I am lazy this morning: Didn't I listen to two previoulsy unreleased tracks on the "Ignorance Of Man" CD?

[Prof]

Great news with some incredible releases coming outta the Arkeyn Steel realm.

Pre-order for Moriah is in place, but I will buy the Fatal Morgana disc as well. I'll have to look into Rex Mundi, as I'm not familiar with them. Good news about The Last Things as well. Looking forward to that release, great that there will be another Blackkout demo as a bonus.

As I am lazy this morning: Didn't I listen to two previoulsy unreleased tracks on the "Ignorance Of Man" CD?

Meaning...?

[holg]

Do I need these two songs as I already own The Last Things CD on Nordic Records or will it be two differrent new Blackkout songs?

[Prof]

Do I need these two songs as I already own The Last Things CD on Nordic Records or will it be two differrent new Blackkout songs?

The press release says 'a 3-song demo', so I suppose that's a demo that never went beyond the recording and mixing stage.

[holg]

Do I need these two songs as I already own The Last Things CD on Nordic Records or will it be two differrent new Blackkout songs?

The press release says 'a 3-song demo', so I suppose that's a demo that never went beyond the recording and mixing stage.

Phrases in a press release ... the real meaning might be: The musicians are tuning their instruments.

[Prof]

Listening to Rex Mundi on http://www.myspace.com/rexmundiband, I must say this is highly professional progressive metal. The three tracks on offer come across like a mixture of late-period Nevermore and Into Eternity. I'm not sure yet if I need this, though. It's very contemporary as far as the overall style goes and I'm definitely not a fan of the clean vocals versus growls type of thing. Having said that, the often counterpointed rhythm parts are impressive and vocalist Nick manages to produce a decent degree of Warrel Dane whilst still retaining his own voice and character.

If these three songs are anything to go by, the debut album 'Perception in design' should attract a fair bit of interest from outside Greece. In the tracks 'Words buried' and 'Figure in a dream' the band from Thessaloniki really aces it: complex structures all the way through, fine melody lines, details and fine guitar work galore. Rex Mundi's music most certainly is not for the ear easily strained.

By the way, I love the cover art. A highly sophisticated variation on geometrical design that almost 'reads' like a 21st century version of a Malevich painting. But I digress. For the progsters, Rex Mundi definitely are a band worth checking out.

[Prof]

Do I need these two songs as I already own The Last Things CD on Nordic Records or will it be two differrent new Blackkout songs?

The press release says 'a 3-song demo', so I suppose that's a demo that never went beyond the recording and mixing stage.

Phrases in a press release ... the real meaning might be: The musicians are tuning their instruments.

If they tune 'em like Blackkout did, I don't mind.

[Arkeyn Steel Records]

Do I need these two songs as I already own The Last Things CD on Nordic Records or will it be two differrent new Blackkout songs?

The press release says 'a 3-song demo', so I suppose that's a demo that never went beyond the recording and mixing stage.

Prof u are right!! Blackkout is demo with 3-songs and trackilist is:
Lost Generations
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Cassandra

the 2 bonus songs at ignorance of man cd is from 1985 7" single

[Acurus-Heiko]

A wish for a release: The Band "Nightmares End" has obvioulsy non-released material. Some great pieces can be found here: Nightmares End on Myspace.

Yours Heiko

[rapanzel]

A wish for a release: The Band "Nightmares End" has obvioulsy non-released material. Some great pieces can be found here: Nightmares End on Myspace.

Yours Heiko

Their demo tape is great, ans also the "Blackened Mystery" Album.
As far as I know, the follow up band "Mirror Black" also has some unreleased tracks left. I only have 2, but I've been told by the band that there are more