Diabulus in Musica
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Navarra,
Spain
Last Known Status: Active
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Below is our complete Diabulus in Musica news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Diabulus In Musica Announces Departures
Spanish symphonic metal act Diabulus In Musica announced the departure of bassist Álex Sanz , drummer Xabier Jareño and guitarist Adrián M. Vallejo from the band. The departure has been known for some time, and the members cite musical direction as the cause. The final show for the current incarnation of the band will be on November 30, 2012 for the release party of "Itzalen Sua," the DVD and book project of Xanti Rodriguez, the music soundtrack of which was composed by the band. Vocalist Zuberoa Aznárez made the following announcement on Facebook:
"We are very sad to announce the departure of Adrián, Álex and Xabi from Diabulus in Musica. The only reason is that they don't feel so excited about this music style anymore, so we cannot do but respect and understand this decision. Their last show with DiM will be the release party of 'Itzalen Sua' in November 30th.
"Anyway, this is not the end! We knew this decision since a few months now, so we have been working with new awesome musicians to continue playing shows and making new music, then... Be ready for more powerful symphonic & modern metal in the future!! We will introduce the new members in January the 10th, when we will play another show to present the project 'Itzalen Sua' in Azpeitia."
A trailer for the "Itzalen Sua" project can be seen here: More...
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Unearthing The Metal Underground: Simon Oberender
Once in awhile, select troubadours of the heavy metal genre burn hot and bright, much like super-massive stars, and die by exploding in spectacular supernovas well before their time. They never quite make it out of the underground into wider fame, but end up touching quite a few projects in their lifetimes and leaving their mark in unique ways. Optimistically continuing with the astronomical metaphor, the stellar winds and supernovae from the explosion seed space with elements for future stars, fittingly paralleling the life and death of these musicians. Few, however, are accomplished audio engineers as well. This week, we commemorate the underground projects of one such engineer and musician, recently deceased: Simon Oberender.
Audio engineers don’t get half as much credit as the musicians they record for making heavy metal sonically live up to the first half of its title, though they’re ultimately responsible for making sure that the music translates to “heavy” on record. Moreover, as time goes by, they’re being asked to perform increasingly difficult tasks, like “give us a 30-part choir, Gregorian chant section, ethnic hand percussion, and a big organ” while also dealing with the traditional metal rhythm section. As an engineer at Sascha Paeth’s famed Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany, Simon tackled the aforementioned tasks and also performed on an impressive amount of projects, including 4 Epica releases, 3 Kamelot releases, 3 Avantasia releases, 2 Edguy releases, Mayan’s debut release, and 2 Rhapsody of Fire releases.
Aside from these main projects, Simon had also worked on other lesser-known projects. The first of the ones we will spotlight this week is his most recent band, Beyond The Bridge.
Beyond The Bridge
Based out of Germany, Beyond The Bridge is a progressive metal band with a bafflingly impressive debut album (reviewed here) centered on a lofty concept summed up in the title, “The Old Man and the Spirit.” The band recently played their third-ever show at the ProgPower USA festival, making their USA debut just two weeks and two nights ago. Not only was Simon double-slinging instruments with the band live, playing two keyboards and electric guitar, but he was also singing in the choir on the album and served as the albums’s mixing and mastering engineer.
Napalm To Release Free Sampler At PaganFest
Three Napalm Records recording artists - Alestorm, Arkona, and Huntress - will be joining headliners Turisas as direct support for this year's installment of the PaganFest America tour. To celebrate this monumental tour, Napalm Records is giving away a free label sampler on a first-come/first-served basis to all PaganFest America Part III ticket-buyers. Entitled "With Us Or Against Us - Operation Bald Eagle," this Napalm label sampler includes the following track list:
1) HUNTRESS - Spell Eater
2) MOONSPELL - Lickanthrope
3) MOONSPELL - White Skies
4) CANDLEMASS - Dancing in the Temple of the Mad Queen Bee
5) KONTRUST - Sock 'n' Doll
6) NACHTBLUT - Eiskönigin
7) ATOMA - Rainmen
8) LONEWOLF - Army of the Damned
9) THE GRAVIATORS - Häxagram
10) XANDRIA - Valentine
11) HEIDEVOLK - Een Nieuw Begin
12 DIABULUS IN MUSICA - Sceneries of Hope
13) HELLSAW - Silence
14) IRON FIRE - Taken
15) NEMESEA - Afterlife
16) SVÖLK - 52
17) ARKONA - Slovo
18) THULCANDRA - Black Flags of Hate More...
Diabulus In Musica Posts New Music Video
Spainish symphonic/gothic metal band Diabulus In Musica posted a new music video for the song "Sceneries of Hope" form the band's forthcoming LP "The Wanderer" (seen below). The album is scheduled for release through Napalm Records on the following schedule:
February 29, 2012 Spain, Finland, Sweden
March 2, 2012 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux & Italy
March 5, 2012 Rest of Europe
March 6, 2012 USA, Canada
The official track listing of "The Wanderer" is as follows:
1. A Journey´s End (Intro)
2. Ex Nihilio
3. Sceneries of Hope
4. Blazing a Trail (Featuring Mark Jansen (Epica/MaYaN))
5. Call from a Rising Memory (Intro)
6. Hidden Reality
7. Shadow of the Throne
8. Allegory of Faith, Innocence and Future
9. Sentenced to Life
10. Oihuka Bihotzetik
11. No Time for Repentance (Lamentatio)
12. The Wanderer
Check out "Sceneries Of Hope" here: More...
Diabulus In Musica Posts Album Teaser
Spainish symphonic/gothic metal band Diabulus In Musica posted a video teaser for the band's new LP "The Wanderer" (seen below). The album is scheduled for release through Napalm Records on the following schedule:
29.02.2012 Spain, Finland, Sweden
02.03.2012 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux & Italy
05.03.2012 Rest of Europe
06.03.2012 USA, Canada
The official track listing of "The Wanderer" is as follows:
1. A Journey´s End (Intro)
2. Ex Nihilio
3. Sceneries of Hope (listen to stream here)
4. Blazing a Trail (Featuring Mark Jansen (Epica/MaYaN))
5. Call from a Rising Memory (Intro)
6. Hidden Reality
7. Shadow of the Throne
8. Allegory of Faith, Innocence and Future
9. Sentenced to Life
10. Oihuka Bihotzetik
11. No Time for Repentance (Lamentatio)
12. The Wanderer
Check out the teaser here: More...
Diabulus In Musica Streaming New Single
Spainish symphonic/gothic metal band Diabulus In Musica is streaming the new single "Sceneries of Hope" form the new LP "The Wanderer" at this location. The album is scheduled for release through Napalm Records on the following schedule:
29.02.2012 Spain, Finland, Sweden
02.03.2012 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux & Italy
05.03.2012 Rest of Europe
06.03.2012 USA, Canada
The official track listing of "The Wanderer" is as follows:
1. A Journey´s End (Intro)
2. Ex Nihilio
3. Sceneries of Hope
4. Blazing a Trail (Featuring Mark Jansen (Epica/MaYaN))
5. Call from a Rising Memory (Intro)
6. Hidden Reality
7. Shadow of the Throne
8. Allegory of Faith, Innocence and Future
9. Sentenced to Life
10. Oihuka Bihotzetik
11. No Time for Repentance (Lamentatio)
12. The Wanderer
Mark Jansen To Guest On Diabulus In Musica LP
Spainish symphonic/gothic metal band Diabulus In Musica announced that Epica guitarist/vocalist Mark Jansen will provide guest vocals on the track "Blazing a Trail" from the forthcoming LP "The Wanderer." The album is scheduled for release through Napalm Records on the following schedule:
29.02.2012 Spain, Finland, Sweden
02.03.2012 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux & Italy
05.03.2012 Rest of Europe
06.03.2012 USA, Canada
The band commented on Jansen's contribution: "We are very excited to finally reveal the last special guest on our upcoming album 'The Wanderer'. We feel honored to count with the killer
grunts and screams of Mark Jansen from Epica & MaYaN on the track 'Blazing a Trail'! Some teasers of 'The Wanderer' coming soon :)"
The official track listing of "The Wanderer" is as follows:
1. A Journey´s End (Intro)
2. Ex Nihilio
3. Sceneries of Hope
4. Blazing a Trail
5. Call from a Rising Memory (Intro)
6. Hidden Reality
7. Shadow of the Throne
8. Allegory of Faith, Innocence and Future
9. Sentenced to Life
10. Oihuka Bihotzetik
11. No Time for Repentance (Lamentatio)
12. The Wanderer
Diabulus In Musica Reveals New Album Details
Diabulus in Musica, which recently signed to Napalm Records, has now issued the following announcement revealing the details of the band's new album:
"The upcoming CD is entitled 'The Wanderer'. It has been mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen which is a guarantee of a powerful sound! The artwork has been made by the great artist Stefan Heilemann, here is the cover! These are the release dates:
29.02.2012 Spain, Finland, Sweden
02.03.2012 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux & Italy
05.03.2012 Rest of Europe
06.03.2012 USA, Canada
"There are still some interesting details about the album to be announced. Stay tuned for more news! Remember that we will present our new songs live the 27th of February in Brussels, where we will support Tarja and also in March, 2nd and 3rd supporting Leaves' Eyes in Spain. Hope to see you there." More...
Diabulus In Musica Signs With Napalm Records
Spain's answer to the symphonic/gothic/power metal scene, Diabulus In Musica, have signed a worldwide recording deal with Napalm Records. The band will release its sophomore album in March 2012! The band's debut "Secrets" was well received when released in 2010.
The band commented on the signing: "We feel extremely happy and proud to start working hand-in-hand with one of the biggest labels in our genre today. We both share a similar enthusiasm towards the new album, which is why we feel confident about our future and are strongly motivated. Our upcoming release is full of passion, energetic, yet delicate, and also a big step forward in our music. We are sure that this new deal with Napalm Records will bring our music to the next level!"
Diabulus In Musica Issues Recording Update
Spain's Diabulus in Musica has checked in with the following update about entering the studio to record a new album:
"In the studio! It's time to record! We finished the pre-production of our 2nd album last week and we are about to finish the drum recordings. Xabi has done a great job! We will post a video report of the drum recordings very soon, so keep updated! Next week it will be time for Alex to record the bass guitars."
Diabulus in Musica tracks are also currently available for streaming through the band's official MySpace profile.
Operatika To Make Festival Appearance
New Jersey symphonic metal act Operatika has announced that it will perform at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest, set to take place between October 21-23, 2011 at the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium.
The confirmed line-up now inludes:
AMARANTHE
BENEDICTUM
DEADLOCK
DIABULUS IN MUSICA
DORO
ECHOTERRA
HANGING DOLL
LEAVES' EYES
MIDNATTSOL
NEMHAIN
OPERATIKA
STREAM OF PASSION
SYSTEM DIVIDE
THERION
TRAIL OF TEARS
VISIONS OF ATLANTIS
Diabulus In Musica Finishes Writing New Album
Spain's Diabulus in Musica has issued the following announcement about finishing the writing for the band's second album:
"Dear friends, we are glad to announce that the writing process of DiM’s second album has finished! And we are pleased to let you know that again, our friend Ad Sluijter (ex Epica, Hangover Hero) will work along with us in the pre production and production of this new album. Actually, the pre production has just started this week. Stay updated for more news!"
You can also check out the band's music through the Diabulus in Musica MySpace page.
"Hall Of Metal" Compilation Available For Download
As My World Burns has issued the following announcement about providing a song for the "Hall of Metal Volume 1" compilation:
"After several months of hard work, and coinciding with our 4th anniversary online, we have the pelasure of offering our readers and friends a special present: our first compilation, as a free download. Under the title 'Hall Of Metal Vol. 1' you will find a double CD playing up to nearly 160 minutes of length, including 32 Spanish bands (with lyrics in English) who altruistically gave us permission to use their songs freely, which now we offer you in two formats: mp3 and flac (lossless). Also included in the file you'll find a PDF document in which we included, besides every band's bio, info about all songs and links to the band's websites and contact details. Since we wanted to give this compilation an international character, all the info is in English. Finally, you will also find the artwork made by our friend illustrator Daniel Alonso known for his jobs for DARKSUN, SAUZE or DÖXA, among other bands."
The songs on the compilation can be downloaded at this location. The track listing is as follows: More...
Diabulus In Musica Opening For Manowar
Spain's Diabulus in Musica has checked in with the following brief update about opening for Manowar on three upcoming Spanish shows:
"Hi all! We are excited to announce that we'll be playing with Manowar this weekend, opening the shows for their Spanish tour. These are the dates: Durango 10 September. Madrid 11 September. Barcelona 12 September."
Diabulus in Musica will also be appearing at Belgium's Metal Female Voices Festival on October 24th, 2010.
Diabulus In Musica Thanks Fans For Feedback
Spain's Diabulus in Musica has issued the following statement thanking fans for feedback:
"Hey folks! We are very grateful for the success that our debut album is having until now. That’s the reason why we decided to open this blog, because we want to share this happiness with you, without you all nothing would have been possible.
"We would like to thank everybody who listened to ‘Secrets,' wrote us kind messages and comments, attended our shows, helped us in one way or another: making pics or recording these last shows, helping with the stuff and organization at them, making interviews, reviews, fans, press, friends….. A big THANK YOU to you all!"
You can also catch the band live at the following festival appearance:
10/24 2010 METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST VIII Wieze, BELGIUM
Diabulus in Musica Posts New Song Online
Female fronted Spanish symphonic gothic metallers DIABULUS IN MUSICA have uploaded the second new song of their debut album "Secrets." check out the song at the bands MySpace page to check out "New Era."
"Secrets" was engineered by the Spanish tech-producer Iñaki Llarena and mixed by former EPICA guitar player Ad Sluijter. "Secrets" was mastered by Sascha Paeth, Simon Oberender and Michael (Miro) Rodenberg in Gate studios in Wolfsburg, Germany.
"Secrets" tracklisting is as follows:
01. Renaissance
02. Come to Paradise
03. Nocturnal Flowers
04. Evolution's Whim
05. New Era
06. Lies in your Eyes
07. Lonely Soul
08. The Seventh Gate
09. Ishtar
10. Under the Shadow (of a Butterfly)
11. Beyond Infinity
12. The Forest of Ashes
13. St. Michael's Nightmare More...
Diabulus In Musica Streaming New Song
Spanish Gothic metal act Diabulus in Musica has issued the following announcement about streaming a new song online from their upcoming album:
"Hi everybody, We've just uploaded our first complete song from 'Secrets'. It's called 'Come to Paradise'. This is one of our favorite songs from the album. Actually, is the second one we´ve written when we started with DIM, so it's kinda special for us. It's full of energy and we never get tired of it! This is why we thought that 'Come to Paradise' was the most suitable song to open 'Secrets' and welcome all of you to our special world! 'Secrets' will be released as a limited first edition Digipak on the 21st/24th of May via Metal Blade in Europe and on the 25th of May in North America!"
The band also has the following upcoming tour dates:
5/28 2010 Mini acústico en Civivox Iturrama Pamplona (SP)
6/5 2010 Concierto presentación ’Secrets’ - Sala Movie Aizoáin (SP), Navarra
6/12 2010 Dokk’em Open Air Dokkum (NL)
6/19 2010 Circo Volador México D.F., México
10/23 2010 Metal Female Voices Fest VIII Wieze (BE)
10/24 2010 Metal Female Voices Fest VIII Wieze (BE)
