There are a number of projects (both music related and not) that I [...]]]> Lately it seems that the only way for a band (or film, or author, or artist) to make it is to promote themselves like crazy. I, for one, am all for a bit of shameless self-promotion, which is why I’m writing this.

There are a number of projects (both music related and not) that I believe need a bit more exposure, and I’m sure that there are many more out there. So, if you in a band trying to get your name heard, making a film, trying to sell your self-published book (or, hell, a traditionally published book!) or whatever, then please leave a comment below with a link to your band or project. My plan is to then try and promote as many of you as I can on here, Facebook and Twitter. Sound good? Of course it does!

To get started, I’d like to point you in the direction of a few of the projects/bands that have really caught my interest… I’ve chosen to do seven because everybody does lists of 5 or 10 and I wanted to be different…

#1 Metal Meowlisha
Two things that are close to my heart are Metal and cats – so this was bound to appeal to me! Metal Meowlisha is a couple of metalheads who really love cats… and take care of more than 130 homeless cats on the streets everyday. Donald Tardy (Obituary) and Heather Tardy are committed to caring for feral cats in more than 20 spots or ‘colonies’ each day, 365 days a year. To donate (either by PayPal or via a Petsmart or Wal-Mart voucher – great for buying cat food!) and to find out more please go to obituary.cc/helpcats.html or send an email to helpcats@obituary.cc

#2 Devilish Impressions
It’s no secret that I’m a MASSIVE fan of Devilish Impressions, so I’m more than happy to help them get a little more exposure. The band are putting together the finishing touches to their forthcoming album, “Simulacra”, and I’ve been lucky enough to hear some tracks from it. AMAZING stuff! If you like your Avant-garde extreme metal, then please support these guys by ‘liking’ their Facebook page, visiting their website, following them on Twitter, ‘liking’ this fan-made Facebook page that’s intended to show Bloodstock how much we want DI to play there and, probably most importantly, buying the album when it’s released and checking them out when they are on tour! Click here to view more Devilish Impressions stuff on Loucifer Speaks.

#3 Indywood Films
If you follow me on Twitter, then you’ve probably seen me talking about this project and retweeting the hell out of the stuff that the project’s mastermind, Ad Lane, posts. Ad Lane / Indywood Films is creating a 100% fan-funded horror film called “Invasion of the Not Quite Dead”. The film is set to go into production this year and, if you want to be a part of zombie history, donate to the project and become a producer (there’s a LOAD of perks tied in with doing this! I’m a ‘producer’ myself!). Visit the website to find out more and to donate and follow them on Twitter.

#4 Spectral Press
I recently received my first chapbook from Spectral Press and it’s a thing of absolute beauty! Spectral Press is a publisher, on a quarterly basis, of very limited edition signed and numbered single story chapbooks in a quality presentation, and devoted to ghostly/supernatural tales. And the occasional novella as well an annual Christmas Ghost Story anthology. Click here to visit the website and click here to ‘like’ them on Facebook.

#5 Misantrof ANTIrecords
This is a site that offers free and, most importantly, LEGAL downloads from some fantastic bands. I owe this site for helping me to discover PLAAG and Episode 13 – two fantastic bands! Interestingly, despite having got PLAAG’s album for free, I have since bought it on CD – just because it’s so good and I wanted to show my support even more. Check out the Misantrof ANTIrecords website here and ‘like’ them on Facebook here.

#6 Spine Extraction
Spine Extraction are one of the hardest working bands when it comes to self-promotion that I have ever come across. They are constantly keeping in touch with their fans and letting us know what they’re up to. Plus, their album is awesome. Here’s a band that’s about to knock the Death Metal world on its head! Want to show your support? Click here for their Facebook, click here for Twitter and click here to buy their album from CDBaby. Oh, and you can click here for more Spine Extraction stuff on Loucifer Speaks.

#7 Saille
Here’s another band that takes self-promotion to a new level and, once again, they have the talent and music to back them up. “Irreversible Decay” is a mindblowing journey through a Symphonic Black Metal soundscape. Click here for their website, click here for their Facebook and click here for their Twitter… and click here for more Saille related stuff on Loucifer Speaks!

If you want to support these projects, then that would be great! It would also be great if you could spread the word about them!

Again, if you want to promote yourself, then please leave a comment in the box below – or send me a tweet (please note: do not send a DM, my app doesn’t always tell me I have them!)…

I’ll be doing another one of these posts real soon with links to a bunch of other projects… so make sure that I know about YOURS!

“Simulacra” tracklist:
1.Icaros
2.Legion of Chaos
[...]]]> The first promo track from Devilish Impressions’ forthcoming “Simulacra” album is now online! The track can be heard on the band’s official Facebook page. Just head over to the page and click on the “BandPage” tab. The track is called “Icaros”.

“Simulacra” tracklist:
1.Icaros
2.Legion of Chaos
3.Lilith
4.Fear no gods!
5.The Scream of The Lambs
6.Spiritual Blackout
7.Vi Veri Vniversum Vivus Vici
8.The Last Farewell
9.Solitude

The album will feature a number of guest appearances, including the likes of Orion (BEHEMOTH, VESANIA), Jacek Grecki (LOST SOUL) and Roman (LECTER) as well as session synth / samples / fx by Flumen (ASGAARD) and Lestath (METransmissionAL). It is scheduled to be released in Poland in early 2012 via Icaros Records as exclusive 3-winged digipack with the logo and the lucifer statues on the front cover embossed along with 16-pages booklet. All artworks, layout and design by Xaay (NILE, KAMELOT, VADER).
It has not been confirmed yet which label is going to release it worldwide.

The band has been recently confirmed to take part in a number of 2012 summer open-air festivals. Dates to be announced soon.

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Above you will see the artwork [...]]]> It’s no secret that I’m a HUGE fan of Poland’s Devilish Impressions, so it should come as no surprise to find out that I’m currently very (VERY) excited. In fact, I’m been maintaining this insane level of excitement since Christmas Day when the band revealed the following news…

Above you will see the artwork for Devilish Impressions’ forthcoming opus, “Simulacra”. The cover was created by Michał ‘Xaay’ Loranc (among others NILE, KAMELOT).

In addition to revealing the cover art, the band have also given us the track list:
1.Icaros
2.Legion of Chaos
3.Lilith
4.Fear no gods!
5.The Scream of The Lambs
6.Spiritual Blackout
7.Vi Veri Vniversum Vivus Vici
8.The Last Farewell
9.Solitude

The band will be releasing a track to promote the album on the 7th January 2012 (the day after my birthday – t’is a tremendous present!) – so make sure that you keep an eye (or an ear!) out for it!

“Simulacra” will see the light of day in the first months of 2012 via Icaros Records, probably as an exclusive 3-winged digipack with the logo embossed and the lucifers’ statues on the front and a 16-page booklet.

Just to remind you, that on the album you’ll find the work of Flumen (ASGAARD) and Lestath (METransmissionAL) – both in charge of sampling and extra effects. The album also features guest appearances from Orion (BEHEMOTH, VESANIA, BLACK RIVER), Jacek Grecki (LOST SOUL) and Roman Bereźnicki, leader of ever so strongly present on the national scene LECTER.

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“Hey devils! Just to let you know we’re nearly done with the new album’s cover art. I’m really excited we’ve finally managed to find an appropriate vision of the album’s lyrical concept and just can’t wait to see [...]]]> Devilish Impressions frontman Quazarre has issued the following update regarding the artwork for the band’s forthcoming album.

“Hey devils! Just to let you know we’re nearly done with the new album’s cover art. I’m really excited we’ve finally managed to find an appropriate vision of the album’s lyrical concept and just can’t wait to see its final version. Simulacra is full of symbolic thoughts and ideas that may easily be taken on from a hell of a different perspectives, leaving room for your own interpretation…
Enough to say, Xaay has perfectly understood our concept, therefore it all goes pretty smoothly. I believe we’ll soon be able to give you something that’s pretty unique on all possible levels.”

The ‘Simulacra’ album, featuring guest appearances from Orion (BEHEMOTH, VESANIA), Flumen (ASGAARD), Lestath (METransmissionAL), Roman Bereźnicki (LECTER) and Jacek Grecki (LOST SOUL) with an artwork being created by Xaay (NILE, KAMELOT, VADER, BEHEMOTH) is scheduled to be released in Poland on the first months of 2012 via Icaros Records.
It has still not been confirmed which label’s going to release it worldwide.

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Orion (BEHEMOTH, VESANIA) & Jacek Grecki (LOST SOUL) among the special guests on the “Simulacra” album

Yep, that’s right, folks! While Jacek has done an amazing lead on “Vi Veri Vniversum Vivus Vici”, [...]]]> Polish Avant-Garde Blackened Death Metallers Devilish Impressions have posted another update about their forthcoming album on their official Facebook page:

Orion (BEHEMOTH, VESANIA) & Jacek Grecki (LOST SOUL) among the special guests on the “Simulacra” album

Yep, that’s right, folks! While Jacek has done an amazing lead on “Vi Veri Vniversum Vivus Vici”, Orion took over parts of Mephistophilis on “Prince of The East”, entirely based on “The Tragical History of Dr Faustus – 1604″ by Christopher Marlowe – comments the band’s mainman, Quazarre. Since “Prince of The East” cannot be considered a regular track, it will most likely land on the special, extended version of the album.

Other guests that appear on the album are: Flumen (ASGAARD) and Lestath (METransmissionAL) – both responsible for all orchestrations, samples and additional effects. Roman Bereźnicki (LECTER) is the last one who left his mark on the album by adding some bass guitar on one of the tracks as well as parts of acoustic guitar on two others.

Just to remind you, the “Simulacra” album, recorded, mixed and mastered at different places in 2010 / 2011 (Strobo Studio, Studio X and Hertz Studio) is scheduled to be released in Poland on the first months of 2012 via Icaros Records. Since the band’s still working on the new album’s covert art / graphics it has still not been confirmed which label’s going to release it worldwide.

More news to follow soon…

Further information about Devilish Impressions can be found here.

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I must admit this was undoubtedly the best one we’ve had in the entire [...]]]> Loucifer Speaks’ favourite avant-garde Black/Death Metallers, Devilish Impressions are currently gearing up to release the follow up for 2008′s “Diabolicanos: Act III Armageddon” – “Simulacra”. They recently took part in a photoshoot for the album and Quazarre gave the following comment:

I must admit this was undoubtedly the best one we’ve had in the entire band’s career and its final effect just simply surpassed our expectations towards it. We wanted to present ourselves slightly different than most of the black/death metal bands do these days. Don’t actually know whether you’re gonna like it or not but we just didn’t want to duplicate ideas that have already been done. I can only say you’ll be fucking surprised when you finally get to see it. On behalf of the band I would also love to send massive thanks to Kamil, Ewa, Magda, Marta and Tomek who worked their asses off in helping us out to run it smoothly

Some ‘behind the scenes’ photos from the shoot can be seen below (these were taken from the band’s Facebook page):

The following message was also left on the official Devilish Impressions Facebook page:

Check out the band’s other profiles and sites for alternate sets of backstage pics taken by Tomasz Janiak during the “Simulacra” album photo session. Just to remind you pics that will end up on the new album’s booklet were done by Kamil Kumpin. Currently the band and Kamil are working on the new album’s cover art set to be ready at the end of this month / beginning of October. Works are also in progress on the next part of “Simulacra” Studio Diary.

Remember to ‘like’ Devilish Impressions on Facebook by clicking here and pointing your mouse at that ‘like’ button (oh, and you’ll need to click too! )

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