NIGHT IN GALES - exclusive 'Five Scars' full album stream online at kaaoszine.fi

Night In Gales 'Five Scars'
Album artwork by Killustrations

Finnish KAAOSZINE exclusively presents the full album stream of NIGHT IN GALES' critically acclaimed upcoming album 'Five Scars'.  

The band's first new album in ten years can be heard at this location, the stream is available until November 9.

'Five Scars' is set to be released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland Nov 4, Europe Nov 7 and North America Nov 8 via Lifeforce Records. 

A special pack incl. the CD Digipack plus a 2-sided T-Shirt can be pre-ordered at IMPERICON-Webstore. 

'Five Scars' in the press: 

"Five Scars is a contender for album of the year, for sure, and by far the best comeback in a good while. Night in Gales couldn’t be any more back, and hopefully this time around, they receive the respect they deserve. This is an absolutely essential addition to the musical library of any who have any sense of good taste." 9,5/10 - blistering.com 

"Their most solid release, which combines the best all the different details that have created the own NIGHT IN GALES´ sound, the most mature, with the best songwritings… Simply, the best album by this German act. They could not have had a better comeback and I must say, years for them have not passed in vain." 9/10 - queensofsteel.com 

 

"If you are a fan of the genre, a fan of the band, or both, then do check this album. With the majority of the songs standing much above the average, this release will establish the trademark NIG in the Metal map once again, and will open new opus in their career."
9/10 - heavymetalmusicnews.com 

NIGHT IN GALES Reveal Another New Track From 'Five Scars'

NIGHT IN GALES have revealed another new song from their critically acclaimed upcoming album 'Five Scars'. 'Days Of The Mute' is available for streaming at the band's Facebook page and on SoundCloud.

'Five Scars' is set to be released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland Nov 4, Europe Nov 7 and US Nov 8 on
Lifeforce Records.

'Five Scars' can be pre-ordered at Nuclear Blast, amazon.de, amazon.com and iTunes.

Dan Swanö (mixing and mastering engineer) on 'Five Scars':

"Working with Night In Gales was pure bliss for me. The material is very strong due to the fact that it’s been around for quite some time now, and it feels almost like a “Best of” album sometimes, because it’s so solid all the way through.

Working on this album actually ignited a spark in my own writing and I came up with one of the best Death/A.O.R. songs I have ever written, during the mix of this album!! Easily one of the best Melodic Death Metal releases of the year!!" 

Days Of The Mute by Night In Gales

NIGHT IN GALES - Release Party zum neuen Album 'Five Scars' am 05. November

Pünktlich zur Veröffentlichung des neuen NIGHT IN GALES Albums 'Five Scars' am 04.11. (Lifeforce Records) schmeissen Voerde's finest am 05.11. in der Stockumer Schule in Voerde eine zünftige Release Party:

"Wir möchten euch einladen, das erste Night In Gales Album seit 10 Jahren mit uns zu feiern. Es gibt 40 Liter Freibier, CD's und Merch zu Sonderpreisen, die volle Metaldröhnung aus der Konserve und für jeden Gast ein 'Five Scars' Poster gratis. Der Eintritt ist frei. Wir sehen uns am 05.11. in der Stockumer!"

NIGHT IN GALES
das neue Album
'Five Scars'
Jetzt erhältlich als Special Pack:

Digipack CD plus T-Shirt
bei Impericon!

Das komplette Album als Stream zum Vorhören gibt es auf kaaoszine.fi

This Neon Grave by Night In Gales

NIGHT IN GALES - Jens Basten new ENGL endorser

NIGHT IN GALES guitarist Jens Basten has just become an official endorser for ENGL amps. Using a Powerball II head now, Jens has joined the list of ENGL endorsers like Jeff Loomis, Alexi Laiho, Accept, Kreator, Exodus and "upcoming talents" like Ritchie Blackmore and Steve Morse. 

Commented Jens: "If you wanna play an ENGL amp, you´ll have to get a firearm license first. I got mine now! Thanx to ENGL for this wicked piece of craftmenship and giving me a chance to become a member of the ENGL family!" 

See the complete list of ENGL endorsers at the companies website. 



'Five Scars', the first NIGHT IN GALES album in ten years, will be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on November 4th, in Europe on November 7th and in the US on November 8th via Lifeforce Records. 

This Neon Grave by Night In Gales

NIGHT IN GALES present first track from upcoming album 'Five Scars'

"Time has come, folks! After a full fuckin´ decade since our last full length and the recent signing to LIFEFORCE RECORDS, the first track from our new album 'Five Scars' is online now! We´re pretty much looking forward to the release of 'Five Scars' and whatever may come with that for NIGHT IN GALES - but for the moment, listen to 'This Neon Grave' and enjoy a fresh breeze of classic melodic death metal! 

'This Neon Grave' is a little story about a bunch of sociopathic misfits, who rush through this brave new world of sensory overload. All in the name of success, fame, money and other modern day icons, this bunch of poor oucasts is doomed to lose their way within this world. So all these neon, bleeping and blinking temptations and fake promises and are finally nothing but a neon grave to them. Apart from that - 'This Neon Grave' is simply a great song that captures what NIGHT IN GALES 2011 is all about!"

'Five Scars' to be released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland Nov 4, Europe Nov 7 and US Nov 8 via LIFEFORCE RECORDS


This Neon Grave by Night In Gales

"Working with NIGHT IN GALES was pure bliss for me. The material is very strong due to the fact that it's been around for quite some time now, and it feels almost like a "Best of" album sometimes, because it's so solid all the way through. Working on this album actually ignited a spark in my own writing and I came up with one of the best Death/A.O.R. songs I have ever written, during the mix of this album!! Easily one of the best Melodic Death Metal releases of the year!!" Dan Swanö



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LIFEFORCE RECORDS signs NIGHT IN GALES

German Metal, Hardcore and Rock label LIFEFORCE RECORDS has proclaimed its latest signing today: 

"We are very pleased to announce the signing of the German pioneers of melodic death metal, NIGHT IN GALES to the Lifeforce Records roster. It has been silent about them far too long! 

Flashback: After NIGHT IN GALES’ debut EP “Sylphlike” had hit the scene like a bomb in 1995 (up till now this release remains one of the best selling demos ever!), the first album “Towards The Twilight” was released in 1997 under the wings of Nuclear Blast Records and NIG toured with bands such as of In Flames, Hypocrisy, Children Of Bodom and Death, before releasing their second album “Thunderbeast”. Further touring with acts like Dismember or again Children Of Bodom followed, as well as appearances at festivals like Wacken Open Air or Summer Breeze Open Air. 

While the releases this far presented the band with a clearly melo-death rocking groove, their third album “Nailwork” in 2000 showcased a rather morbid and more progressive side to things and NIG not only toured Europe with Old Man´s Child and Krisiun but also visited Japan together with Defleshed. 

The band’s upcoming “Necrodynamic” release in 2001 saw them switching to Massacre Records and also to a more varied and melodic stylistic approach, which after some line up changes also lead to the band taking a break in order to musically re-orientate. In doing so, there was music released by the members of NIGHT IN GALES during the zero years in / with acts like Deadsoil, The Very End, Grind Inc. or In Blackest Velvet, yet nothing was to be heard by NIG apart from the self-released “Ten Years Of Tragedy” EP 2005 (a free download offering, celebrating the group’s tenth birthday!). 

All of a sudden and unexpectedly, the time-out after “Necrodynamic” had lasted for almost a decade, but ever since a “comeback” show in 2009 at a local festival and the full re-release of the band’s catalogue by Metal Mind Productions, NIGHT IN GALES have returned to work on a brandnew album, showcasing a matured and re-defined band, fresh and quality-driven as ever before. 

The new and fifth album “Five Scars”, which is set to be released on November 7th in Europe and a day later in North America, successfully combines all of the band’s past trademarks within the typically Swedish melodic death metal sound structure, without rejecting new influences and thus making it both the most melodically accessible as well as also the most aggressive effort in the band’s history so far, smoothly rounded off with a killer soundmix courtesy of scene icon Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath, etc.). 

Jens Basten from NIGHT IN GALES about the signing to Lifeforce Records:
We´re back, fuck yeah! 17 years after initially cooking our very own brew of German Melodic Death Metal, there´s a new NIGHT IN GALES album coming your way! 

“Five Scars” will definitely be a feast for the melo-death gourmets who might be fed up with all the wannabes who led this great metal style into total insignificance! Lifeforce Records proved themselves as true epicureans, hence we are proud to be part of the Lifeforce family now! “Five Scars” will be out in Germany on November 4th, and we´re looking forward to firing up the kitchen with a strong new partner aside! 

Stay tuned for the first tunes from “Five Scars” to be revealed the coming days!" 

For more info check the band’s Facebook page: 
www.facebook.com/nightingalesmusic 

Death Feast Open Air 2011 - Complete picture galleries online at live-frenzy.de

This year's edition of Death Feast Open Air, held in Hünxe Germany, was photographically documented by Daniel Horlbogen for live-frenzy.de. The outcome of his tremendous effort is now online: all 35 bands, off stage impressions of all three days and the Blastmaster Drum Contest. Take a look at a few examples below and browse the full galleries at this location! 

The grand final on day 3: 

MISERY INDEX 

MORGOTH 

 VADER 

The winner of the Blastmaster Drum Contest 

in both categories: Toni Merkel (Sabiendas) 

Impression day 3 

GRAVE 

Impression day 2 

DISMEMBER 

MALEVOLENT CREATION 

DEUS INVERSUS 

Impression day 1 

HARASAI - Part ways with guitar player, announce replacement and reveal details on new album!

"Hey Leute, 
einige wissen es bereits, nun ist es offiziell: unser Gitarrist Henrik hat nach zwei gemeinsamen Jahren, einem Album, unzähligen Konzerten und einer Menge Spaß die Band verlassen. Henrik war in dieser Zeit ein integraler Bestandteil der Band, und wird uns musikalisch und menschlich sehr fehlen. Manchmal ist es leider so, dass Musiker andere Wege beschreiten möchten, um sich selbst zu verwirklichen - so auch Henrik. 

Das hält uns natürlich trotzdem nicht davon ab, weiterhin mächtig aufs Gaspedal zu treten! Für die anstehenden Livekonzerte wird Dennis "Blaze" Baron von FINAL DEPRAVITY als Session Musiker die zweite Gitarre übernehmen! Das neue temporäre Line-up kann man bei folgenden Konzerten in Augenschein nehmen: 

25.02.11 - Clubhaus MC Bull Skull, Peine 
+ Tankard, Magna Mortalis & Redrum Inc 
14.05.11 - Zeche Carl, Essen - EVIL HORDE METALFEST 
+ Motorjesus, Night In Gales, The Very End, Final Depravity, Grind Inc & more 
21.05.11 - Haus der Jugend, Neuss 
+ Burden Of Grief & Legion Of Gomorra 
25.06.11 - JZ Mühle, Duisburg - RAGE AGAINST RACISM OPEN AIR 
+ Heidevolk, Powerwolf, Milking The Goatmachine & more

Außerdem laufen die Arbeiten an unserem zweiten Album bereits auf Hochtouren. Der Großteil des Songmaterials ist bereits fertig, der Rest befindet sich im Prozess der Vollendung. Es erwarten Euch die härtesten Songs in der Geschichte von HARASAI - aber ebenso auch die erste Ballade. Die Scheibe wird den Titel "Psychotic Kingdom" tragen, wobei die einzelnen Songs einen thematischen Faden spinnen. Ab September werden wir die Tracks in verschiedenen Studios einholzen, um sie dann abermals ins Studio von Dan Swanö zu senden. Ihr dürft gespannt sein! 

Bis es soweit ist freuen wir uns darauf, Euch und Eure Freunde bei den anstehenden Konzerten zu treffen, und wie immer gemeinsam mit Euch eine amtliche Metalsause zu feiern! 

Grüße aus Altenessen, 
Harasai 
19.01.2011" 

English version 

"Hi folks, 
some of you may already know, now it's official: our guitar player Henrik has left the band after two joint years, one album, countless shows and lots of fun. Henrik has been an integral part of the band and we will miss him as a human being and a musician. As is unfortunately sometimes the case, musicians want to break new ground to fulfil themselves - so does Henrik. 

That doesn't stop us from hitting the throttle, of course! FINAL DEPRAVITY's Dennis "Blaze" Baron will step in as session guitar player for the next shows and you can see the new temporary line-up at these shows: 

25.02.11 - Clubhaus MC Bull Skull, Peine 

+ Tankard, Magna Mortalis & Redrum Inc 

14.05.11 - Zeche Carl, Essen - EVIL HORDE METALFEST 

+ Motorjesus, Night In Gales, The Very End, Final Depravity, Grind Inc & more 

21.05.11 - Haus der Jugend, Neuss 

+ Burden Of Grief & Legion Of Gomorra 

25.06.11 - JZ Mühle, Duisburg - RAGE AGAINST RACISM OPEN AIR 

+ Heidevolk, Powerwolf, Milking The Goatmachine & more 

In addition we're working flat out on the new album. Most of the songs are done, the rest is close to completion. You can expect the most heavy songs in the history of HARASAI - and the first ballad as well. The album will be called "Psychotic Kingdom" and the songs will be linked thematically. Recordings will take place in several studios and are scheduled to begin in September. The material will be sent to Dan Swanö for mixing & mastering again. Be curious... 

Until then, we're looking forward to meeting you and your friends at our shows and have a great metal party together! 

Cheers from Altenessen, 

Harasai 

01/19/2011"

HARASAI 

Debut Album 

"The I - Conception" 

(Firefield Records/ 

Twilight Distribution)

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