“Life Is Not Beautiful” is the second album from Finnish symphonic power metal band Arion and it was released on 19th October by AFM Records. It includes the single “At The Break of Dawn” which features Elize Ryd from Amaranthe. That single was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 28th September and “Unforgivable” had been on the Show on 7th September.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Live Is Not Beautiful" by ARION
“Demoncracy” is the second album from German metal band God’s Army and it was released on 12th October via Rock of Angels Records (ROAR!). The band formed initially in 2004 but it was 2014 before their debut album was released. The track “Enemy Maker” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show this week (26th Oct).
Lizzies are female fronted rock band from Madrid, Spain and they released their second album, “On Thin Ice”, through The Sign Records on 5th October. Initially the band started off as an all-female outfit but they now have a male drummer. The band delivers some great metal tunes with a definite 80’s vibe. I included the single “Final Sentence” on the NI Rocks A-Z Show on 25th September.
American band Impellitteri released their latest album, “The Nature of the Beast” through Frontiers Music on 12th October. This is the band’s eleventh full length studio album since forming in 1987. An interview with guitarist Chris Impellitteri was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 19th October - http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/interviews/3465-ni-rocks-interview-with-chris-impellitteri.html . That Show also featured four tracks from the new album; one of which was the single “Run For Your Life” which had previously been included on the Show on 27th July.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "The Nature of the Beast" by IMPELLITTERI