Rude Awakening Records

  SHARDANA , the blackened death metal band from Sardinia, Italy, is proud to announce that a deal has been inked with Rome-based label Rude Awakening Records . The deal regards a new album, the release date of which, as well as other details, have not yet been revealed. The band debuted in 2010 with a self-titled EP, followed four years later by the self-released full-length No Cadena, No Presoni, No Spada, No Lei. The latest effort is the full-length Milli Annos (2020, Rafchild Records).  SHARDANA was formed early in 2008 with the intent of creating a metal band with epic and battling sounds, merging Heavy Metal with Black and Viking influences. Historically speaking, Shardana was the name of the Sardinian pirates who sailed the Mediterranean sea in the second millennium BCE. Their history inspires the songwriting of the band to a large degree, and the lyrics are about the glorious courage and legendary pride of those people who contributed so much to increase the in...

Italian Heavy Metal stalwarts METAL DETEKTOR finally reveal all about their next full "Violence and Pride": the album, already anticipated by the single "Shadowrunner" (available at the link https://www.notnoise.co/link/metal-detektor-shadowrunner ), is scheduled to be released on June 20 in a limited CD edition on Rude Awakening Records. “Violence and Pride” comes five years after the last full-length "The Battle of Daytona" and four years after the EP "Maximum Overdrive," continuing to explore the roots of pure Heavy Metal, while at the same time evolving the band's sound with more reflective writing and a narrative that becomes more intimate and personal. In the meantime, the new single 'Grendel Returns' has been released, revealing the more combative soul of the band and the album cover, created by the artist Mirko Cozza.   Link: https://www.notnoise.co/link/metal-detektor-grendel-returns     Complete tracklist: 1. Siste...