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AXE HERO announce new digital single titled Country side


 

AXE HERO announce new digital single titled "Country side" through DeFox Records/ Heart Of Steel Records, the release wil be available on worldwide digital market, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Apple music, Youtube and many others on  April 20Th 2024.

AXE HERO who returned to the scene in 2023 with a vinyl album from the "Italian Metal Heroes" series containing four songs taken from the 1984-85 demos. 

The band reveal the title of the new EP which will be released in 2024!
The product will be released on a limited edition CD by Heart Of Steel Records and is titled "Back to hell".
The EP contains five old songs of the band in version 2.0, recorded between June and July 2023 and April 2024. Here are the titles, "Lovin Japan", "Country side", "I'll fly", "The demon will appear" and "Cold cry", all songs that were originally released on demo tape released in 1983-84. 

The line-up includes Dave Moby Laperni on guitar, David Johansen Galliazzo on drums and Mirko Defox Galliazzo on vocals and backing vocals, Paul Blondie Gidoni on bass, Gian Dian as special guest on guitar and bass.

Country side, lyrics and music by Axe Hero
Recorded, mixed by: Gian Dian at "Gian Studios" San Bonifacio VR, Summer 2023.
Mastered by Nik Freego at Haunted Recording Studio. www.facebook.com/hauntedrecordingstudio
Artwork by: Stellaclone Design - A.N.L. Artisti No Limits, 2023

FB page: https://www.facebook.com/AxeHero1981





PRESS ITA

Gli AXE HERO annunciano il nuovo singolo digitale intitolato "Country side" attraverso DeFox Records/Heart Of Steel Records, l'uscita sarà disponibile sul mercato digitale mondiale, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Apple music, Youtube e molti altri il 20 aprile 2024.

Gli AX HERO, tornati sulla scena lo scorso anno con un album in vinile della serie "Italian Metal Heroes" contenente quattro brani tratti dai demo del 1984-85, si accingono a pubblicare un nuovo EP che uscirà nel 2024!
Il prodotto sarà pubblicato in tutto il mondo in formato CD in edizione limitata dalla Heart Of Steel Records e si intitolerà "Back to hell".
L'EP contiene cinque vecchi brani della band in versione 2.0, registrati tra giugno 2023 e aprile 2024. Ecco i titoli, "Lovin Japan", "Country side", "I'll fly", "The demon will appear" e "Cold cry", tutte canzoni originariamente pubblicate su demo tape pubblicate nel 1983-84. 

La formazione comprende Dave Moby Laperni alla chitarra, David Johansen Galliazzo alla batteria e Mirko Defox Galliazzo alla voce e cori, Paul Blondie Gidoni al basso, Gian Dian come special guest alla chitarra e al basso.

Country side, musica e testi by Axe Hero

Registrato, mixato da: Gian Dian presso "Gian Studios" San Bonifacio VR, estate 2023 e inverno 2024.
Masterizzato da Nik Freego presso Haunted Recording Studio. www.facebook.com/hauntedrecordingstudio
Artwork design di: Stellaclone Design - A.N.L. Artisti No Limits, 2023

FB page: https://www.facebook.com/AxeHero1981

 

 

 

Axe Hero reveal the official cover of the single Lovin Japan


Axe Hero reveal the official cover of the single "Lovin Japan" created under the supervision of Mirko DeFox by the Stellaclone Design studio.

The digital single will be released worldwide on December 20, 2023, distributed through Heart Of Steel Records in all major music stores such as Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, Deezer, Shazam, Youtube and many others.

The song "Lovin Japan" was originally released by Ax Hero on their 1983 demo tape "Brainstorm".

Version 2.0 was recorded and mixed in June this year at "Gian Studios" San Bonifacio VR, with the following line up:

- Mirko Defox Galliazzo, vocals, choir

- David Johansen Galliazzo, drums

- Davide Moby Laperni, guitars, bass


Very special guests:

- Gian Dian, guitars, keyboards


Mastering was entrusted to Nik Freego at Haunted Recording Studio.






Gli Axe Hero svelano la copertina ufficiale del singolo "Lovin Japan" realizzata sotto la supervisione di Mirko DeFox dallo studio Stellaclone Design.

Il singolo digitale è in uscita mondiale per il 20 di Dicembre 2023, distribuito attraverso la Heart Of Steel Records  in tutti i maggiori music stores come Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, Deezer, Shazam, Youtube e molti altri.

Il brano Lovin Japan è stato pubblicato dagli Axe Hero originariamente nella demo tape "Brainstorm" del 1983.

La versione 2.0 è stata registrata e mixata a Giugno di quest'anno presso i "Gian Studios" San Bonifacio VR, con la seguente line up:

Mirko Defox Galliazzo, vocals, choir

David Johansen Galliazzo, drums

Davide Moby Laperni, guitars, bass


Very special guest:

Gian Dian, guitars, keyboards


Il mastering è stato affidato a Nik Freego presso Haunted Recording Studio.




AXE HERO Bomb news of the day!



Dopo quasi quarant'anni e per la prima volta AXE HERO esce come da tradizione legata agli anni 80,  in formato VINILE!! Ecco la news ufficiale di Aua Records e Heart Of Steel Records: "Seconda uscita Febbraio 2023, da Vicenza Axe Hero: raccolta di 4 brani dai master originali usciti su demo tra il 1984-1985: It's Rock, Violence Of Pleasure, Come Back e I'll Fly. Le prime copie conterranno come extra la riproduzione del flyer originale del gruppo del 1984 e la riproduzione della cartolina promozionale della King Klassic dell'epoca. Anche questo volume potete ordinarlo su auashop " #axehero #80sitalianmetal #italianmetallegion 😜🤘 https://auashop.com/product/?axehero




La storia:

Nati ufficialmente nel 1981 con il nome di AXE HERO sono certamente una delle prime Hard and Heavy metal bands apparse in Italia. Costituiti dall'asse portante dei Galliazzo brothers, Mirko DeFox alla voce e David Johansen alla batteria debuttano con la prima demotape immediatamente (intitolata "Drive in metal" e registrata artigianalmente in sala prove) raccogliendo i primi tiepidi riscontri dalle primordiali  e underground fanzine. 

Nel 1983 esce la prima vera demo intitolata "Brainstorm" che contiene due songs che ricevono subito complimenti entusiastici, vale a dire "Lovin'Japan" e "Countryside" con la band che si è stabilizzata con Dave Moby Laperni alla chitarra e Fabio Pico Duarte al basso. Inizia un intensa attività live che porta i nostri ad aprire come gruppo "spalla" le serate a personaggi del music system televisivo come Jo Squillo, Garbo, i comici Gigi & Andrea e la soubrette Alba Parietti. 

Dopo poco tempo sull'onda di un soddisfacente entusiasmo la band pubblica una nuova cassetta demo "It' Rock (Against all)" che riscuote importanti e positive recensioni su tutti i migliori Rock magazines, da ricordare alcune pubblicazioni; nel magazine "Metal Forces" considerato la Bibbia metallica britannica, su "Shock Power" zine tedesca, su "Barst" in Belgio. Il gruppo si guadagna un ottima fama live grazie alle performances agli heavy metal fest di Padova (con Crying Steel, Hocculta e Devils Claws) e Verona dove viene presentato uno show molto shockante, con modelle seminude e culturisti travestiti da giustizieri.




Nell'1985 gli Axe Hero vengono contattati dalla label americana King Klassik Records (Hellcatz, Wrath) che invita la band a partecipare con un brano alla compilation di nuove band emergenti. Il duo dei Galliazzo brothers reclutano a fianco del fidato Dave Moby alla seconda chitarra l'ex Captain Kill (in seguito Xipe) Piero Albanese e al basso Cesco Laperni. Con  questa line-up entrano nei prestigiosi studios Space Station ed incidono la canzone "Come back".

Il disco della label americana non verrà realizzato ed il brano viene così incluso nella tape "3°act" (1986) la prima a nome X-HERO, che presenta anche la nuova line-up con Alex Stornello alla chitarra (proveniente da una band italoamericana distaccata presso la base N.a.t.o. di Napoli) ed al basso e tastiere Paul Blondie Gidoni, membro fondatore della band, presente nella prima demo tape.

Arrivano recensioni entusiastiche da mezzo mondo sopratutto dagli States dove il magazine rock più venduto "Aardshock America" tributa a Mirko De Fox la palma di migliore vocalist europeo in campo Metal, da ricordare la rivista peruviana "Cuero negro", il magazine brazilero "Rock Brigade", il portoghese "Brigada metal power" e il nipponico e ipercommerciale "Burrn".

In questo periodo alcune registrazioni tratte dalle prime due demo degli AXE HERO vengono riversate in un master e stampate in formato vinile a 33 giri senza autorizzazione della band e fatte circolare nella Ex Yugoslavia. Mirco Galliazzo attraverso una azione legale blocca la circolazione e distribuzione dell'album.

Mirko e soci entrano nell'Aprile '87 negli "Space Station studios" e registrano il debut album omonimo che verrà pubblicato a Settembre dall'etichetta romana Fly by Night con distribuzione Dischi Ricordi (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dischi_Ricordi). 

La stampa italiana esalta subito il disco e la band (“Ciao 2001”, "Metal Shock", la rivista "H.M.", "Flash", "Tuttifrutti"...) anche programmi radiofonici importanti (radio RAI, Radio Peter Flowers...) trasmettono le canzoni degli eroi, mentre la prima tiratura in vinile viene esaurita in poco tempo. I consensi positivi portano alla ristampa su vinile ed alla realizzazione di un numero limitato di copie in cassetta e compact disc con distribuzione Fly by Night e in Europa con Neat Records (famosa label inglese che ha lanciato Venom, Tygers of Pan Tang, Jaguar...). 

La storia continua ...



BOOM!!!! 💣 Bomb news of the day!! #axehero 🤘 After almost forty years and for the first time Axe Hero comes out in VINYL format!! Here is the official news from Aua Records: 

"Second release February 2023, from Vicenza Axe Hero: collection of 4 tracks from the original masters released on demo between 1984-1985: "It's Rock", "Violence Of Pleasure", "Come Back" and "I'll Fly". The first copies they will contain as an extra the reproduction of the original 1984 flyer of the group and the reproduction of the King Klassic promotional postcard of the time. You can also order this volume on auashop " #axehero #80sitalianmetal #italianmetallegion 😜🤘 https://auashop.com/product /?axehero



History:

Officially born in 1981 with the name of AX HERO they are certainly one of the first Hard and Heavy metal bands to appear in Italy.

Formed by the backbone of the Galliazzo brothers, Mirko DeFox on vocals and David Johansen on drums debuted with their first demo tape immediately (entitled "Drive in metal" and handcrafted recorded in the rehearsal room) collecting the first quietly feedback from the primordial underground fanzines.

In 1983 the first real demo titled "Brainstorm" was released which contains two songs that immediately received enthusiastic compliments, namely "Lovin'Japan" and "Countryside" with the band stabilized with Dave Moby Laperni on guitar and Fabio Pico Duarte on bass . An intense live activity begins which leads our band to open the evenings as a "support" group for characters from the television music system such as Jo Squillo, Garbo, the comedians Gigi & Andrea and the soubrette Alba Parietti. After a short time, on the wave of a satisfactory enthusiasm, the band releases a new demo tape "It'Rock (Against all)" which receives important and positive reviews on all the best Rock magazines, to remember some publications; in "Metal Forces" magazine considered the British metal bible, in German "Shock Power" zine, in "Barst" in Belgium. The group earns an excellent live reputation thanks to the performances at the heavy metal fests in Padova (with Crying Steel, Hocculta and Devils Claws) and Verona where a very shocking show is presented, with half-naked models and bodybuilders dressed up as executioners.

In 1985 Ax Hero were contacted by the American label King Klassik Records (Hellcatz, Wrath) who invited the band to participate with a song in the compilation of new emerging bands. The Galliazzo brothers duo recruited alongside the trusted Dave Moby and on second guitar the ex Captain Kill (later Xipe) Piero Albanese and Cesco Laperni on bass. With this line-up they enter the prestigious Space Station studios and record the song "Come back".

The album of the American label will not be released and the song is thus included in the tape "3rd act" (1986) the first under the name X-HERO, which also presents the new line-up with Alex Stornello on guitar (coming from a band Italian-American based in Napoli) and on bass and keyboards Paul Blondie Gidoni, founding member of the band, present in the first demo tape.

Enthusiastic reviews arrive from all over the world especially from the States where the best-selling rock magazine "Aardshock America" pays tribute to Mirko De Fox as the best European vocalist in the Metal genre, to remember the Peruvian magazine "Cuero negro", the Brazilian magazine "Rock Brigade ", the Portuguese "Brigada metal power" and the Japanese and hypercommercial "Burrn".

In this period some recordings taken from the first two AX HERO demos are poured into a master and printed in 33 rpm vinyl format without the band's authorization and circulated in the Ex Yugoslavia. Mirco Galliazzo through a legal action blocks the circulation and distribution of the album.

Mirko and partners entered the "Space Station studios" in April '87 and recorded the homonymous debut album which will be released in September by the Roman label Fly by Night with distribution by Dischi Ricordi (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dischi_Ricordi).

The Italian press immediately praised the album and the band ("Ciao 2001", "Metal Shock","H.M. magazine","Flash","Tuttifrutti"...) also important radio programs (RAI radio, Radio Peter Flowers. ..) broadcast the songs of the heroes, while the first vinyl pressing sold out in a short time. The positive acclaim led to the reissue on vinyl and the creation of a limited number of copies in cassette and compact disc with Fly by Night distribution and in Europe with Neat Records (famous English label that launched Venom, Tygers of Pan Tang, Jaguar.. .).

The story continues ..



SPITFIRE MkIII announce the release of a digital single titled Earthquake

 


SPITFIRE MKIII new SINGLE "Earthquake" (Heart Of Steel Records 2022)


DEFOX RECORDS, HEART OF STEEL RECORDS and SPITFIRE MkIII announce the release of a digital single titled "Earthquake" which anticipates by ten days, the release of the new full album titled "Shadows Phantoms Nightmares" release scheduled for Sept.30th 2022.


The single, recorded and produced between June 2021 and June 2022 at the Opal Arts Studio by Fabio Serra and mastered at the Pri Studio by Roberto Priori.


Click on the link for pre-save the music in your best digital stores!

https://bfan.link/earthquake-1




Spitfire MkIII Announce new album with Heart Of Steel Records



DEFOX RECORDS, HEART OF STEEL RECORDS and SPITFIRE MkIII announce with great pleasure the new record of the hystoric Italian band, with release scheduled for Sept.30th 2022.

The album, recorded and produced between June 2021 and June 2022 at the Opal Arts Studio by

Fabio Serra and mastered at the Pri Studio by Roberto Priori, is titled SHADOWS PHANTOMS NIGHTMARES and includes 12 unreleased songs (11 in the digital version), all original composition and some of which, such as Gangs Fight, Phantom Barrow and Screaming Steel, dated back to the 1980s.

The band, born as a quintet in 1981, became a quartet from 1983 to 1985, and then from 1986 took on the definitive trio structure, which is all that is needed to play rock'n'roll.

SPITFIRE MkIII - Giacomo “Giga” Gigantelli voice and bass, Stefano Pisani guitar, Luca Giannotta drums - with this new album they return to their roots with their classic metal in NWOIHM style; now, as mature but always essential musicians in the choice of arrangements, they have managed to bring together many years of experience in a tracklist full of suggestions, free from gender constraints but always faithful to the spirit of the first Italian metal.

This record, which follows 2010's Time and Eternity, already from the title reveals to be an almost concept album, in balance between old horror films and modern fears, between Hollywood and the hell of the many shadows that obscure the horizon daily. The power trio from Verona city has been able to maintain a balance between the classicism of metal and more current sounds, without losing the "true metal" spirit, which has characterized its long history, as demonstrated by songs like “Earthquake”, “Phantom Barrow”, “Screaming Steel” and “Sign of the Times”, that perhaps best define this alternation of styles. Although one of the songs that best identifies the spirit of the “new” Spitfire is “Beauty VS Beast”, the perfect bridge between past and present.


Track list:


1. Earthquake

2. The Eagles Are Laughing

3. Phantom Barrow

4. Once It Was Human (The Fly)

5. Spirit of the Blind Man

6. Screaming Steel

7. Gangs Fight

8. Golem of Prague

9. Sign of the Times

10. Beauty VS Beast

11. Winners Take All

12. Despair (Bonus track available only on CD)


Limited Ed. CD  by Andromeda Relix 



Digital version by Heart of Steel Records




Segui la band su FB - Follow the band on : https://www.facebook.com/spitfiremetal


Per i CD visita -  for CD orders click on : https://www.facebook.com/andromedarelix


Per l'album digitale – for the Digital album : https://www.facebook.com/heartofsteelrecords


World Press Agency: http://www.dvlgator.eu

Serena Rock Band annouce new Ep


DEFOX RECORDS and QUEEN RECORDS are excited to announce new EP of legendary italian band SERENA ROCK BAND titled "Sembrava dormisse".
The release contain 3 songs sung in italian, recorded without digital effects or other electronic devilry, in vein of the best 70's rock and blues mood. 

The product will be distributed in more than 240 countries worldwide and over 120 digital webstores, including the biggest Itunes, Spotify, Deezer, Amazon, Google Music and more.

Artwork design by Stellaclone Design

Scheduled in : November 15 2019



Line up:

Franco Serena: vocals
Marco Pellegrini: Guitar
Paolo Muffato: Bass
Davide Zanetti: Drums

Track list:

1. Sembrava dormisse
2. Il lato oscuro
3. Dai Dai Dai


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/serenarockband/

Label: www.defoxrecords.eu
Label: http://queenrecords.nlz.it

World Press Agency: www.dvlgator.eu

X-HERO announce Cosmic Virgin


Mirko DeFox announces the release of "Cosmic Virgin", a limited edition CD containing four tracks recorded at the Visions studios in Vicenza in 2006.
X-Hero presented this songs live in the 80's Italian Metal Legion Festival 2006 and 2007 edition and on Ex Yugoslavia tour.

"Cosmic Virgin" will be available on digital market also on September 15th, 2017 on every worldwide webstores, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Google Play Music, Tidal, Shazam...

The artwork of "My Ship Knows" and "Cosmic Virgin" are by RRR Remi Real Rock


The track list will be composed of the following songs:



- "All Universe" (Lyrics by Mirko Defox - Music by Paris B.)
- "My Ship knows" (Lyrics by Mirko Defox - Music by Paris B.)
- "Winter Soul" (Lyrics by Mirko Defox - Music by Paris B.)
- "Long legs, Razorblade" (Lyrics by Mirko Defox - Music by Paris B.)




X-Hero line-up: 
Mirko DeFox vocals, 
Herman Tonini guitars, 
Paris B. guitars, 
Ivano Pangrazzi bass e 
Davide Pangrazzi drums



PREMIERE VIDEO





Mirko DeFox annuncia la pubblicazione di "Cosmic Virgin", un CD a tiratura limitata (Creative Packaging Design for a Better Music /CPD Format [vedi www.musicindustrynews.eu]) contenente quattro brani registrati nei Visions studios di Vicenza nel 2006 e facenti parte del repertorio che la band ha presentato dal vivo all' 80's Italian Metal Legion Festival 2006 e 2007 e in tour in Italia e nell'Ex Yugoslavia, Slovenia e Croazia. 

"Cosmic Virgin" sarà disponibile anche nel mercato digitale a partire dal 15 di Settembre 2017 in tutti i migliori webstores, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Google Play Music, Tidal, Shazam...

La track list sarà composta dalle seguenti canzoni:
"All Universe" - "My Ship knows" - "Winter Soul" e "Long legs, Razorblade"

La band che ha suonato è la seguente: Mirko DeFox vocals, Herman Tonini guitars, Paris B. guitars, Ivano Pangrazzi bass e Davide Pangrazzi drums.


L'artwork del singolo "My Ship Knows" e di "Cosmic Virgin" asono stati realizzati da RRR Remi Real Rock.




Band Site: http://www.x-hero.it
Label Site: http://heartofsteel.nlz.it
Promotional Bureau: http://dvlgator.nlz.it






Message from LUCA ZAMBERLIN about new album!

Message from LUCA ZAMBERLIN about new album!

"There has been a slight delay in the release of Luca Zamberlin's latest album"High Dosage"...but you know good things come to the ones who wait...the Ep is sounding better and better... the more i listened to the rough mixes the more i dig the work.  

Heart Of Steel Records announce never published debut Album of RED BERTOLDINI

DeFox Records and Heart Of Steel Records are proud to announce the GREAT never published debut Album of RED BERTOLDINI well known as a drummer of leggendary true metallers DARK LORD and later became vocalist for bands such as, Mary Rose (cult slovenian rock band), Foxy Lady and Rebel Toys.

Heart Of Steel Records announce the digital version of legendary X-HERO's first album

DeFox Records and Heart Of Steel Records are proud to announce the digital version of legendary X-HERO's first album titled "X-Hero", produced in 1987 and reissue in limited edition CD in 2007.
The digital release will be available in 2014, April 8th on every worldwide webstores, iTunes, amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Google Music, Nokia, Emusic...