Video: EarlyRise – “Old Friend” (Acoustic)

Our October 2011 Band of the Month, EarlyRise, released their first music video earlier this month. Here is a gorgeous acoustic version of their song “Old Friend.” You can find the original version on EarlyRise’s debut CD, What If.

Our Band of the Month for October 2011 Is…

EarlyRise

Talk about a fight to the finish! EarlyRise and Sacramento flip-flopped between the #1 and #2 positions all week long. But in the end, Sacramento couldn’t hold on the lead they had for most of the month as the melodic rockers from Israel came on strong. So, EarlyRise is our Band of the Month for October 2011!

Click here to visit of Band of the Month page on EarlyRise.

Once again, thanks to everyone who voted in our poll! Here are the results:

1. EarlyRise: 448 votes (43.12%)
2. Sacramento: 394 votes (37.92%)
3. Bare Infinity: 115 votes (11.07%)
4. Me Talk Pretty: 50 votes (4.81%)
5. Charetta: 32 votes (3.08%)

We have six bands to choose from in our November 2011 Band of the Month Poll. And those bands are:

• Autumn, a progressive alternative rock band from Groningen, The Netherlands. Autumn’s fifth studio album, Cold Comfort, will be out on November 4^th in Europe and November 8^th in the U.S. via Metal Blade Records.
• Crysalys, an operatic metal band from Italy. Crysalys’ debut CD, The Awakening of Gaia, was released last month via Wormholedeath Records. Click here to read Max’s review on The Awakening of Gaia here at Unleash the Furies.
• Dama, a gothic metal band from Italy. Dama’s debut CD, Eirwen Imaginary/Immaginario¸ was released via Ravenheart Music in July and is a unique album – it’s a double album, with one CD featuring English-language songs, and the second CD containing songs sung in Italian.
• Dylath-Leen, a death metal band from France. Dylath-Leen released its third album, Cabale, in September, and the band will make its fourth appearance at the Metal Female Voices Festival in Belgium later this month.
• Meden Agan, a symphonic metal band from Athens, Greece. Meden Agan released its first full-length album, Erevos Aenaon, last month.
• Van Canto, an a capella metal band from Germany. Van Canto is currently on the Out Of The Dark 2011 Festival tour (featuring Tristania, Serenity, Amberian Dawn, and Xandria) to promote its new album Break the Silence.

To cast your vote, visit our WordPress site and scroll down to find the poll on the right-hand sidebar. Voting closes on Monday, October 31^st, and you can vote once a day!

Which bands would you like to see featured in our next Band of the Month Poll? Let us know by sending an email to unleashthefuriesmetal@gmail.com!

~ Sara

Our Band of the Month for September 2011 Is…

Angelical Tears

We thought our readers would have a difficult time choosing one band out of the nine in our Dame-Nation 2011 themed Band of the Month Poll. Turns out we were wrong. Once Angelical Tears took the lead partway through the month, no one could stop them. Thus, Angelical Tears is our Band of the Month for September 2011!

Click here to visit of Band of the Month page on Angelical Tears.

Thanks to everyone who voted in this poll and showed your support for Dame-Nation! Here are the complete results:

1. Angelical Tears: 411 votes (31.35%)
2. The Unvoiced: 292 votes (22.27%)
3. A Sound of Thunder: 267 votes (20.37%)
4. Shield of Wings: 94 (7.17%)
5. Avariel: 92 votes (7.02%)
6. Losing Scarlet: 86 votes (6.56%)
7. Solarsphere: 34 votes (2.59%)
8. DeadMansWake: 22 votes (1.68%)
9. Mary and the Black Lamb: 13 votes (0.99%)

Now, here are our nominees for the Band of the Month Poll for October 2011:

• Bare Infinity, a symphonic metal band from Athens, Greece. Bare Infinity recently released its second recording, an EP titled The Passage, and will appear at Metal Female Voices Fest in October.
• Charetta, a hard rock band from New York City. Charetta is playing shows throughout the northeastern US to promote its new EP, A Nation Distracted.
• EarlyRise, a melodic rock/metal duo from Israel. EarlyRise released its debut album, What If, in May and has had continued success with the rock and metal music competitions at the OurStage website.
• Me Talk Pretty, a “noir” hard rock band based in New York City. MTP recently wrapped up a US tour with Alien Ant Farm in support of its debut album, We Are Strangers.
• Sacramento, a melodic metal band from Santiago, Chile. Sacramento released its first full-length CD, Weight of Sin, in June.

To cast your vote, visit our WordPress site and scroll down to find the poll on the right-hand sidebar. Voting closes on Friday, September 30, and you can vote once a day!

Which bands would you like to see featured in our next Band of the Month Poll? Let us know by sending an email to unleashthefuriesmetal@gmail.com!

~ Sara