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  Today marks the release of Tarja’s brand-new Christmas album “Dark Christmas”. It is the highly anticipated sequel of her 2017 album “From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)” and features haunted interpretations of classic Christmas hits and carols, as well as the brand-new Tarja original song “Dark Christmas”. Utilizing the sound of a grand orchestra and the playfulness of a children’s choir, the Finnish solo artist once again perfectly blends her classically trained voice with darker gothic influences for a masterful cinematic eerie soundtrack the world’s most beloved Christmas tunes. ACCESS THE ALBUM “DARK CHRISTMAS” HERE As an early Christmas present, Tarja also adds the music videos for “Last Christmas”, “The First Noel” and “White Christmas” to the ‘Dark Christmas’-YouTube-Playlist. The full-length feature film, consisting of all 12 music videos, was screened in selected DOLBY ATMOS cinemas ranging from Buenos Aires, Mexico City and Helsinki to Berlin, past wee...

  Pitching edgy metalcore against rampant thrash, Brit heavyweight crew BENEATH THE EMBERS have put down a definitive marker with their brand-new album, Condemned, out now everywhere via Metal Massacre Records. The Essex riff merchants have also just delivered a ferocious new video for the track, Set Me Free - https://youtu.be/ER0AggbsFvc   Born in 2016, and hailing from Colchester, England, BENEATH THE EMBERS started life when singer/songwriter Lewis Roland met lead guitarist Clint Bredin, and they instantly connected on the heavier elements of metal. The band wasted no time and were soon signed to independent record label, Metal Massacre Records, and began work on their debut EP. Lewis states: “It was pretty early on when everything clicked, and we knew we were really onto something.” The wide-ranging influences from each member have bonded together to create a dynamic force. Clint’s ferocious Maiden/Metallica-esque riffery is aptly framed by the raw power and groove of the...