03/10/2023 13:33
Holy Moses
Holy Moses unleash 'Cult of the Machine' music video; 'Invisible Queen' album out next month
2023 will mark the final chapter in the long history of Germany's legendary Thrash Metal act ð—›ð—¢ð—Ÿð—¬ ð— ð—¢ð—¦ð—˜ð—¦, celebrated with the bands upcoming new studio album 'ð—œð—»ð˜ƒð—¶ð˜€ð—¶ð—¯ð—¹ð—² ð—¤ð˜‚ð—²ð—²ð—»' (release: April 14th, 2023) and a last run of live shows.
ð—¦ð—®ð—¯ð—¶ð—»ð—® ð—–ð—¹ð—®ð˜€ð˜€ð—²ð—» is the first and longest standing female thrash vocalist - The Queen of Thrash. However, she is a well-kept secret of the metal scene, never basking in the limelight of mainstream glory. She is nevertheless famous, especially to the old school metal scene and even to the bands in the current mainstream. 'ð—œð—»ð˜ƒð—¶ð˜€ð—¶ð—¯ð—¹ð—² ð—¤ð˜‚ð—²ð—²ð—»' has a double meaning; ð—¦ð—®ð—¯ð—¶ð—»ð—® herself says: "ð˜'𘮠ð˜¨ð˜°ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¨ ð˜µð˜° ð˜¥ð˜ªð˜´ð˜¢ð˜±ð˜±ð˜¦ð˜¢ð˜³ ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜µð˜° ð˜µð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜·ð˜°ð˜ªð˜¥ ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜'𘮠ð˜±ð˜³ð˜°ð˜¶ð˜¥ ð˜°ð˜§ ð˜¸ð˜©ð˜¢ð˜µ ð˜'ð˜·ð˜¦ ð˜£ð˜¦ð˜¦ð˜¯ ð˜¢ð˜£ð˜ð˜¦ ð˜µð˜° ð˜¢ð˜¤ð˜¤ð˜°ð˜®ð˜±ð˜ð˜ªð˜´ð˜© ð˜¸ð˜ªð˜µð˜© ð˜ð˜°ð˜ð˜º ð˜”ð˜°ð˜´ð˜¦ð˜´ ð˜´ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¤ð˜¦ ðŸ£ðŸ«ðŸªðŸ£. ð˜ ð˜¯ð˜¦ð˜·ð˜¦ð˜³ ð˜¤ð˜°ð˜¶ð˜ð˜¥ ð˜©ð˜¢ð˜·ð˜¦ ð˜ªð˜®ð˜¢ð˜¨ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¦ð˜¥ ð˜µð˜©ð˜¢ð˜µ ð˜ ð˜¸ð˜°ð˜¶ð˜ð˜¥ ð˜µð˜³ð˜¢ð˜·ð˜¦ð˜ ð˜¢ð˜¤ð˜³ð˜°ð˜´ð˜´ ð˜®ð˜°ð˜´ð˜µ ð˜°ð˜§ ð˜µð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜¸ð˜°ð˜³ð˜ð˜¥ ð˜¸ð˜ªð˜µð˜© ð˜®ð˜º ð˜©ð˜ªð˜¨ð˜© ð˜´ð˜¤ð˜©ð˜°ð˜°ð˜ ð˜£ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜¦ð˜·ð˜¦ð˜¯ð˜µð˜¶ð˜¢ð˜ð˜ð˜º ð˜ð˜¦ð˜¢ð˜·ð˜¦ ð˜¸ð˜ªð˜µð˜© ð˜´ð˜¶ð˜¤ð˜© 𘢠ð˜¤ð˜ð˜¦ð˜¢ð˜³ ð˜´ð˜µð˜¢ð˜µð˜¦ð˜®ð˜¦ð˜¯ð˜µ, ð˜¢ð˜´ ð˜ ð˜©ð˜¢ð˜·ð˜¦ ð˜¸ð˜ªð˜µð˜© ð˜µð˜©ð˜ªð˜´ ð˜¢ð˜ð˜£ð˜¶ð˜®. ð˜›ð˜©ð˜ªð˜´ ð˜µð˜ªð˜µð˜ð˜¦-ð˜µð˜³ð˜¢ð˜¤ð˜¬ ð˜¸ð˜¢ð˜´ ð˜µð˜¢ð˜ªð˜ð˜°ð˜³ð˜¦ð˜¥ ð˜§ð˜°ð˜³ ð˜®ð˜¦ ð˜£ð˜º ð˜®ð˜º ð˜¨ð˜¶ð˜ªð˜µð˜¢ð˜³ð˜ªð˜´ð˜µ ð˜—ð˜¦ð˜µð˜¦. ð˜›ð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜ð˜ºð˜³ð˜ªð˜¤ð˜´ ð˜¢ð˜³ð˜¦ ð˜´ð˜¦ð˜ð˜§-ð˜¦ð˜¹ð˜±ð˜ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¢ð˜µð˜°ð˜³ð˜º ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜ªð˜´ ð˜°ð˜¯ð˜¦ ð˜°ð˜§ ð˜µð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜©ð˜¦ð˜¢ð˜·ð˜ªð˜¦ð˜´ð˜µ ð˜´ð˜°ð˜¯ð˜¨ð˜´ ð˜°ð˜¯ ð˜µð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜¢ð˜ð˜£ð˜¶ð˜®; ð˜ªð˜µ ð˜ªð˜´ ð˜±ð˜¶ð˜³ð˜¦, ð˜¶ð˜¯ð˜¢ð˜¥ð˜¶ð˜ð˜µð˜¦ð˜³ð˜¢ð˜µð˜¦ð˜¥ ð˜›ð˜ð˜™ð˜ˆð˜šð˜."
'ð—œð—»ð˜ƒð—¶ð˜€ð—¶ð—¯ð—¹ð—² ð—¤ð˜‚ð—²ð—²ð—»' will be released on the following formats:
- CD Jewelcase
- 2CD digipak incl. 12-track bonus CD 'ð—œð—»ð˜ƒð—¶ð—»ð—°ð—¶ð—¯ð—¹ð—² ð—™ð—¿ð—¶ð—²ð—»ð—±ð˜€'
- 12" vinyl in red/black marbled (ltd. 500 pieces) and white/black marbled (ltd. 500 pieces)
- digital
At the ð—”ð˜ð—¼ð—ºð—¶ð—° ð—™ð—¶ð—¿ð—² ð—¥ð—²ð—°ð—¼ð—¿ð—±ð˜€ ð—ªð—²ð—¯ð˜€ð—µð—¼ð—½ you can get a strictly limited - 200 pieces - boxset incl. the 2-CD digipak, a flag with the cover art, logo-patch, lanyard and a signed photo-card by all members.
Track listing:
1. Downfall of Mankind
2. Cult of the Machine
3. Order out of Chaos
4. Invisible Queen
5. Alternative Reality
6. The New Norm
7. Visions in Red
8. Outcasts
9. Forces Great and Hidden
10. Too Far Gone
11. Depersonalized
12. Through the Veils of Sleep
On the CD bonus album 'ð—œð—»ð˜ƒð—¶ð—»ð—°ð—¶ð—¯ð—¹ð—² ð—™ð—¿ð—¶ð—²ð—»ð—±ð˜€' you get all album tracks in special versions, featuring various well-known guest singers:
1. Downfall of Mankind (feat. ð— ð—®ð—¿ð—¹ð—¼ð—²ð˜€ ð—©ð—¼ð˜€ð—¸ð˜‚ð—¶ð—¹ – ð—›ð—®ð—¹ð—¶ð—½ð—µð—¿ð—¼ð—»)
2. Cult of the Machine (feat. ð—•ð—¼ð—¯ð—¯ð˜† ð—˜ð—¹ð—¹ð˜€ð˜„ð—¼ð—¿ð˜ð—µ – ð—¢ð˜ƒð—²ð—¿ð—¸ð—¶ð—¹ð—¹)
3. Order out of Chaos (feat. ð——ð—¶ð˜ƒð—® ð—¦ð—®ð˜ð—®ð—»ð—¶ð—°ð—® – ð—²ð˜…-ð—¡ð—²ð—¿ð˜ƒð—¼ð˜€ð—® / ð—•ð—¹ð—¼ð—¼ð—±ð—µð˜‚ð—»ð˜ð—²ð—¿)
4. Invisible Queen (feat. ð—œð—»ð—´ð—¼ ð—•ð—®ð—·ð—¼ð—»ð—°ð˜‡ð—®ð—¸ – ð—”ð˜€ð˜€ð—®ð˜€ð˜€ð—¶ð—» / ð—•ð—¼ð—»ð—±ð—²ð—±)
5. Alternative Reality (feat. ð—§ð—¼ð—º ð—”ð—»ð—´ð—²ð—¹ð—¿ð—¶ð—½ð—½ð—²ð—¿ – ð—¦ð—¼ð—±ð—¼ð—º)
6. The New Norm (feat. ð—–ð—µð—¿ð—¶ð˜€ ð—¦ð˜ð—®ð˜‚ð—¯ð—®ð—°ð—µ – ð—–ð—¼ð˜‚ð—¿ð—®ð—´ð—²ð—¼ð˜‚ð˜€)
7. Visions in Red (feat. ð—¥Ã¦ð—´ð—¶ð—»ð—® – ð——æð—ºð—¼ð—»ð—²ð˜€ð—¾)
8. Outcasts (feat. ð—Ÿð—²ð—¶ð—³ ð—ð—²ð—»ð˜€ð—²ð—» – ð——ð—²ð˜„-ð—¦ð—°ð—²ð—»ð˜ð—²ð—±)
9. Forces Great and Hidden (feat. ð—šð—²ð—¿ð—¿ð—² – ð—§ð—®ð—»ð—¸ð—®ð—¿ð—±)
10. Too Far Gone (feat. ð—ð—²ð—»ð˜€ ð—žð—¶ð—±ð—ºð—®ð—» – ð— ð—²ð˜€ð—µð˜‚ð—´ð—´ð—®ð—µ)
11. Depersonalized (feat. ð——ð—®ð—»ð—¶ð—²ð—¹ð—® ð—žð—®ð—¿ð—¿ð—²ð—¿ – ð—›ð—²ð—®ð—±ð˜€ð—µð—¼ð˜)
12. Through the Veils of Sleep (feat. ð—¥ð˜†ð—¸ð—²ð—¿â€™ð˜€)
"ð˜”𘺠ð˜§ð˜¢ð˜³ð˜¦ð˜¸ð˜¦ð˜ð˜ ð˜¢ð˜ð˜£ð˜¶ð˜® ð˜§ð˜°ð˜³ ð˜µð˜©ð˜¦ "ð˜ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¢ð˜ ð˜™ð˜¦ð˜ªð˜¨ð˜¯ ð˜›ð˜°ð˜¶ð˜³" ð˜¤ð˜°ð˜¯ð˜µð˜¢ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜´ ð˜¦ð˜·ð˜¦ð˜³ð˜ºð˜µð˜©ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¨ ð˜µð˜©ð˜¢ð˜µ ð˜®ð˜¢ð˜¥ð˜¦ ð˜ð˜–ð˜“ð˜ ð˜”ð˜–ð˜šð˜Œð˜š ð˜´ð˜±ð˜¦ð˜¤ð˜ªð˜¢ð˜ ð˜ªð˜¯ ð˜µð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜±ð˜¢ð˜´ð˜µ ðŸ¦ðŸ¥ ð˜ºð˜¦ð˜¢ð˜³ð˜´. ð˜ð˜°ð˜¤ð˜¢ð˜ð˜ð˜º, ð˜ ð˜¸ð˜¢ð˜´ ð˜°ð˜·ð˜¦ð˜³ð˜§ð˜ð˜°ð˜¸ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¨ ð˜¸ð˜ªð˜µð˜© ð˜¦ð˜¯ð˜¦ð˜³ð˜¨ð˜º ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜§ð˜¦ð˜ð˜µ ð˜ð˜ªð˜¬ð˜¦ ð˜ ð˜¸ð˜¢ð˜´ ð˜µð˜³ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜´ð˜±ð˜°ð˜³ð˜µð˜¦ð˜¥ ð˜£ð˜¢ð˜¤ð˜¬ ð˜µð˜° ð˜µð˜©ð˜¦ ðŸªðŸ¢ð˜´. ð˜žð˜¦ ð˜©ð˜¢ð˜·ð˜¦ ð˜¢ð˜ð˜¸ð˜¢ð˜ºð˜´ ð˜¸ð˜³ð˜ªð˜µð˜µð˜¦ð˜¯ ð˜´ð˜°ð˜¯ð˜¨ð˜´ ð˜µð˜©ð˜¢ð˜µ ð˜¸ð˜¦ ð˜°ð˜¶ð˜³ð˜´ð˜¦ð˜ð˜·ð˜¦ð˜´ ð˜ð˜ªð˜¬ð˜¦ ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜¯ð˜¦ð˜·ð˜¦ð˜³ ð˜¤ð˜°ð˜®ð˜±ð˜³ð˜°ð˜®ð˜ªð˜´ð˜¦ð˜¥ ð˜°ð˜¯ ð˜µð˜³ð˜¦ð˜¯ð˜¥ð˜´ ð˜°ð˜³ ð˜¤ð˜°ð˜¯ð˜¤ð˜¦ð˜¥ð˜¦ð˜¥ ð˜µð˜° ð˜¸ð˜³ð˜°ð˜¯ð˜¨ ð˜¦ð˜¹ð˜±ð˜¦ð˜¤ð˜µð˜¢ð˜µð˜ªð˜°ð˜¯ð˜´, ð˜¦ð˜´ð˜±ð˜¦ð˜¤ð˜ªð˜¢ð˜ð˜ð˜º ð˜¸ð˜ªð˜µð˜© ð˜µð˜©ð˜ªð˜´ ð˜§ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¢ð˜ ð˜¢ð˜ð˜£ð˜¶ð˜®. ð˜žð˜¦ ð˜¢ð˜³ð˜¦ð˜¯'𘵠ð˜°ð˜¶ð˜µ ð˜µð˜° ð˜±ð˜ð˜¦ð˜¢ð˜´ð˜¦ ð˜¦ð˜·ð˜¦ð˜³ð˜ºð˜°ð˜¯ð˜¦; ð˜¸ð˜¦ ð˜¢ð˜³ð˜¦ ð˜°ð˜¶ð˜³ ð˜°ð˜¸ð˜¯ ð˜£ð˜³ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜©ð˜¢ð˜·ð˜¦ ð˜°ð˜¶ð˜³ ð˜°ð˜¸ð˜¯ ð˜´ð˜°ð˜¶ð˜¯ð˜¥, ð˜¸ð˜©ð˜ªð˜¤ð˜© ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¤ð˜ð˜¶ð˜¥ð˜¦ð˜´ ð˜°ð˜¥ð˜¥ ð˜®ð˜¦ð˜µð˜¦ð˜³ð˜´, ð˜µð˜¦ð˜¤ð˜©ð˜¯ð˜ªð˜¤ð˜¢ð˜ð˜ð˜º ð˜¥ð˜¦ð˜®ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¨ ð˜±ð˜¢ð˜´ð˜´ð˜¢ð˜¨ð˜¦ð˜´, ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜¶ð˜¯ð˜¶ð˜´ð˜¶ð˜¢ð˜ ð˜¤ð˜©ð˜°ð˜³ð˜¥ ð˜´ð˜µð˜³ð˜¶ð˜¤ð˜µð˜¶ð˜³ð˜¦ð˜´ ð˜¢ð˜´ ð˜¸ð˜¦ð˜ð˜ ð˜¢ð˜´ ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜µð˜¦ð˜³ð˜¦ð˜´ð˜µð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¨ ð˜ð˜ºð˜³ð˜ªð˜¤ð˜´ ð˜µð˜©ð˜¢ð˜µ ð˜¥ð˜¦ð˜¢ð˜ ð˜¸ð˜ªð˜µð˜© ð˜µð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜¥ð˜¢ð˜³ð˜¬ ð˜´ð˜ªð˜¥ð˜¦ ð˜°ð˜§ ð˜©ð˜¶ð˜®ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜ªð˜µð˜º ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜µð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜©ð˜¶ð˜®ð˜¢ð˜¯ ð˜±ð˜´ð˜ºð˜¤ð˜©ð˜¦," commented ð—¦ð—®ð—¯ð—¶ð—»ð—® ð—–ð—¹ð—®ð˜€ð˜€ð—²ð—».
ð—›ð—¢ð—Ÿð—¬ ð— ð—¢ð—¦ð—˜ð—¦ are a household name within the international metal scene. Their multi-faceted thrash metal, front-woman ð—¦ð—®ð—¯ð—¶ð—»ð—® ð—–ð—¹ð—®ð˜€ð˜€ð—²ð—»'s charismatic voice and their unique mix of traditional attitude and experimental evolvement have been instrumental in establishing the band as a well-known and reliable entity since the beginning of their career in the early 1980’s. With classics like 'ð—™ð—¶ð—»ð—¶ð˜€ð—µð—²ð—± wð—¶ð˜ð—µ tð—µð—² ð——ð—¼ð—´ð˜€' (1987), 'ð—§ð—µð—² ð—¡ð—²ð˜„ ð— ð—®ð—°ð—µð—¶ð—»ð—² oð—³ ð—Ÿð—¶ð—²ð—°ð—µð˜ð—²ð—»ð˜€ð˜ð—²ð—¶ð—»' (1989), 'ð—ªð—¼ð—¿ð—¹ð—± ð—–ð—µð—®ð—¼ð˜€' (1990) or 'ð—§ð—²ð—¿ð—ºð—¶ð—»ð—®ð—¹ ð—§ð—²ð—¿ð—¿ð—¼ð—¿' (1991), ð—›ð—¢ð—Ÿð—¬ ð— ð—¢ð—¦ð—˜ð—¦ wrote metal history. 'ð—œð—»ð˜ƒð—¶ð˜€ð—¶ð—¯ð—¹ð—² ð—¤ð˜‚ð—²ð—²ð—»' adds another, impressive and final chapter to it.
"ð˜›ð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜¯ð˜¶ð˜®ð˜£ð˜¦ð˜³ ð˜¢ð˜ð˜ð˜¶ð˜¥ð˜¦ð˜´ ð˜µð˜° 'ð˜›ð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜•ð˜¦ð˜¸ ð˜”ð˜¢ð˜¤ð˜©ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¦ ð˜°ð˜§ ð˜“ð˜ªð˜¦ð˜¤ð˜©ð˜µð˜¦ð˜¯ð˜´ð˜µð˜¦ð˜ªð˜¯'. 𘈠ð˜§ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¢ð˜µð˜ªð˜¤ð˜¢ð˜ ð˜¤ð˜¶ð˜ð˜µ ð˜©ð˜¢ð˜´ ð˜§ð˜°ð˜³ð˜®ð˜¦ð˜¥ ð˜¢ð˜³ð˜°ð˜¶ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜µð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜®ð˜¢ð˜¤ð˜©ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¦, ð˜¸ð˜©ð˜ªð˜¤ð˜© ð˜ªð˜´ ð˜¯ð˜°ð˜¸ ð˜§ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¢ð˜ð˜ð˜º ð˜£ð˜¦ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¨ ð˜´ð˜®ð˜¢ð˜´ð˜©ð˜¦ð˜¥ ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜¥ ð˜¥ð˜¦ð˜´ð˜µð˜³ð˜°ð˜ºð˜¦ð˜¥ ð˜µð˜° ð˜£ð˜³ð˜ªð˜¯ð˜¨ ð˜©ð˜¶ð˜®ð˜¢ð˜¯ð˜ªð˜µð˜º ð˜£ð˜¢ð˜¤ð˜¬ ð˜§ð˜³ð˜°ð˜® ð˜µð˜©ð˜¦ ð˜¥ð˜¢ð˜³ð˜¬ð˜¯ð˜¦ð˜´ð˜´," explained singer ð—¦ð—®ð—¯ð—¶ð—»ð—® ð—–ð—¹ð—®ð˜€ð˜€ð—²ð—», building another bridge from the past to the present.
(source: Fireflash Records)