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New Album Release

Aug 22 2023

Blood Command – “World Domination” Album Coming September 2023 – Norway DeathPop Metal

Pre Order Blood Command 2023 Album “World Domination”

So far I am digging every track released. Blood Command keeps getting better and better, but where the fuck is the tank top merch! I need me some swag to wear on stage here in NY.

Members

Vocals – Nikki Brumen Guitars – Yngve Andersen Bass – Simon Oliver Økland Drums – Sigurd Haakaas

Who is Blood Command for?

Blood Command’s, Praise Armageddonism, is for fans of Paramore, Marmozets and the like, but the aggressive metal, punk, hardcore version if you can picture that. The song “Saturday City” and “The End is Her” are pretty picture perfect representations of the pop side of the band.

This is one those bands that has the ability to bond music lovers. If you like your music with screams, heaviness laced with punk energy and your significant other is into Paramore like pop hook madness then crank this Blood Command together while sporting your most awesome workout attire.

Not every song will be a winner with both sides, but there will definitely be some shared cuts.

Previous Release(s)

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Blood Command Praise Amageddonism 2022

Release Date

July 1, 2022

Loyal Blood Records

Hassle Records

Tracklisting

1. “Praise Armageddonism” (Awake Theme) 2. “Saturday City” 3. “The End is Her” 4. “Everything You Love Will Burn” 5. “Questionable Taste in Friends” 6. “A Villains Monologue” 7. “Nuns, Guns & Cowboys” 8. “I Just Want That Movie Ending” 9. “Burn the Blasphemer” 10. “Last Call for Heaven’s Gate”

Praise Armageddonism – Review

I can’t say enough good things about the new 2022 Blood Command album, Praise Armageddonism. The album has been out for two and a half months and I can honestly say I listen to the album in its entirety all the time.

Praise Armageddonism has this umami thing to it, to put it in foodie terms. It’s a bowl of food where every bite looks the same & initially tastes the same, but in every bite you notice something different and as a result you can’t stop eating because you might taste something new and exciting.

Blood Command has a crazy knack for squeezing the most out of every album by using an instrument that comes out of left field. An example of this is the closing track “Last Call for Heaven’s Gate”. Blood Command likes to throw keyboards and horns into the mix and it always takes the song and album to another level.

I have always loved this super creative style of writing taking thrashy aggression and smashing it with ultra pop. Cheap Trick brought this type of song writing to my attention and The Wildhearts as well as all of the Ginger Wildheart projects such as Hey Hello or Mutation further amplified my creativity as a songwriter.

There is always something special when a single bass line, “Villains Monologue”, is enough to stir your shit up. It won’t stop playing in my head. The band chemistry & performance on Praise Armageddonism alone is enough to demand high praise. The bonus that the songs are as hooky as fuck is some tasty icing.

It feels like Nikki Brumen will be the vocalist for quite some time. Nikki compliments the band extraordinarily well and completes the band. Blood Command comes off as a band on a mission to devour and conquer, it’s not the Nikki & the dudes show.

If you dig what you hear and are interested in some band merch then head over to Blood Command’s bandcamp for exclusive vinyl record, apparel & music deals. If you don’t see anything you like make sure you visit the website store.

Skål,  Cheers Mates!

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Blood Command – Bergen, Norway

Why is Blood Command Unique?

Here is some interesting background info circling Blood Command.

I am almost positive vocalist, Nikki Brumen, is the third Blood Command singer. Praise Armageddonism, Blood Command’s fourth album, and is Nikki Brumen’s first Blood Command album. Becoming the new singer required Nikki to relocate from Melbourne, Australia to Bergen, Norway.

Nikki Brumen is the former singer of the Australia band, Pagan. Pagan disbanded and Nikki was hit up by Blood Command through social media asking her if she wanted the gig. This album was completely recorded with former singer, Karina Ljone, and then shelved when she hung up her dancing shoes for motherhood.

Blood Command then re-recorded this record with Nikki Brumen along with navigating massive distance between Nikki and the band due to Covid traveling restrictions.

I discovered Blood Command through Spotify with the 2017 album Cult Drugs and was instantly hooked on the creative heavy, dance, thrash aggression. I highly recommend checking out Cult Drugs. Both albums very similar but different and both you can set to repeat without fail.

Pro tip to all the young bands: band chemistry effortlessly creates a unique sound everyone digs, there is no chasing this sound, being genuine kills it live every time

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Blood Command Vocalist, Nikki Brumen

What happened to Nikki’s previous band, Pagan?

From what I found, Pagan decided to just go their separate ways in January of 2020.

Courtesy of ManiacsOnline interview with Nikki Brumen:

“Pagan announced are break up in early 2020 and I knew I still wanted to play music, so I started jamming with friends and then all of a sudden I got a message on Facebook from Yngve and he introduced himself and said that he knew my band Pagan had split up, and he loved Pagan and that he had a proposition for me, would I want to front Blood Command, because their singer was leaving and I’d always had his dream voice.

I was a fan of Blood Command already, I’d actually put Blood Command as one of my top 5 bands of 2019 in an interview with Kerrang. So the stars really aligned. I couldn’t actually believe it when I read the message, like every friend that I told that I’d been asked to join a band not only from Norway but from Bergen which is my favourite place I’ve ever been, they were just laughing, saying that this cannot be real, surely you’re getting catfished. But it was real and it is real and it’s just amazing. ” –Nikki Brumen

Pro tip: Go hard or go home. It’s so easy to call it quits, but so hard to believe in yourself & keep going. Hard work & patience gives you a better chance at succeeding in this ridiculous industry

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Pagan Featuring Nikki Brumen pre Blood Command (Why doesn’t Nikki have a beard too?)

Blood Command Music Video

Tour

Blood Command tour dates

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Written by Mickey Squeeze · Categorized: Artists, Reviews · Tagged: 2022, 2023, Female Fronted, Metal Genre, New Album Release, Punk Genre, Rock Genre

Nov 04 2022

Misfit Saints – Punk, Rock N Roll, Long Island, NY 2022

MEMBERS

Carly Quinn – Vocals / Bass

Mickey Squeeze – Guitars / Vocals

Alex Rainbow – Drums

BIO

Long Island, NY’s own Misfit Saints is a felonious rock n roll trailer park dumpster fire power trio sparked by Midnight Mob’s controlled chaos. Carly Quinn, bassist/vocalist, Mickey Squeeze (Guitars) & Alex Rainbow (Drums) are determined to claw back, one piña colada at a time, to where they left off , playing main stages at all the major festivals & garnering credibility in the music industry.

Misfit Saints has been Carly Quinn’s Frankenstein. This solo project began prior to Midnight Mob’s 2016 EP release, Honest Brutal Glorious, and Carly fully recorded tracks with drummer, Chris Matthews. This was something Carly did for herself and had zero idea what she was actually going to do with it until 2017.

Midnight Mob hit the pause button, Carly pushed play on Misfit Saints and Mickey Squeeze was asked to come along for the ride. At the same time Squeeze was beginning to formulate Vanzig Studios and asked Carly to ride shotgun.

The drummer carousel for felt like an eternity before teaming up with Alex Rainbow. Misfit Saints was then delayed by a number of life events. Squeeze had twins in 2019 and then Covid in 2020, which severely hindered live shows and rehearsal time. The debut EP was initially released in 2020, but was pulled down in order to release it properly.

Misfit Saints re-released, remastered and re-envisioned will debut 12/8/22 with Greetings From Nowhere under the new label, Vanzig Records.

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Misfit Saints “Greetings From Nowhere” 2022

FEATURED CONTENT

LYRICS

I am the patron saint of misguided rage
Suckerpunch the stereo
Romantic chaos in white noise

No conscience no demise
Crashing right before your eyes
Still all your time is wasted on me

Label me generation wasted
Carbon copy sedated
Only love it just to hate it
Crash and burn 

Trailer Thrash

Cause this disaster never wore so well
I’m hysterical fashion just a
Nightmare to your vanity

No conscience no demise
Crashing right before your eyes
Still all your time is wasted on me

Label me generation wasted
Carbon copy sedated
Only love it just to hate it
Crash and burn 

Trailer Thrash

Cause fear and panic
Go deaf in the static
Degenerate waste
I’m your misfit saint

Label me generation wasted
Carbon copy sedated
Only love it just to hate it
Crash and burn 

Trailer Thrash

Carly Quinn – Vocalist / Bassist / Lyricist

Hang’em High
Hang’em High

I disappeared again
Fell out of my head
It happens all over
That sickness is calling

Greetings from nowhere
Keep sending me postcards baby
Greetings from nowhere
Keep sending me postcards baby

Sure is strange but I don’t mind
Walking alone for all this time
I don’t wanna play the fool
What can I say it could be worse
These things linger til they hurt
I don’t wanna be your fool

Hang’em High
Hang’em High

Anticipation is deadly
Promise you’ll forget me
So sick from the twist
The tear in the fabric

Greetings from nowhere
Keep sending me postcards baby
Greetings from nowhere
Keep sending me postcards baby

Sure is strange but I don’t mind
Walking alone for all this time
I don’t wanna play the fool
What can I say it could be worse
These things linger til they hurt
I don’t wanna be your fool

Keep sending me postcards baby
Keep sending me postcards baby
Keep sending me hope

Sure is strange but I don’t mind
Walking alone for all this time
I don’t wanna play the fool
What can I say it could be worse
These things linger til they hurt
I don’t wanna be your fool

Hang’em High

Carly Quinn – Vocalist / Bassist / Lyricist

WHAT’S NEXT

Greetings From Nowhere, dropping 12/8/22, will be a double single release featuring the tracks “Trailer Thrash” & “Postcards From Nowhere”. Following this release will be B-Sides and alternate versions including re-worked acoustic versions.

Throughout 2023 will be various new releases followed up by more b-sides, alternate versions & acoustic renditions. In addition, there will be a live release featuring tracks performed at the rehearsal studio.

Be on the lookout for various videos supporting Greetings From Nowhere and all future releases. Feel free to contact the band via email through Vanzig Studios or directly for all inquiries. Carly and friends are looking to book shows and promote through various press outlets.

TOUR / EVENTS

Misfit Saints Tour / Event

MISFIT SAINTS GEAR

FENDER – ORANGE – PEAVEY – MARSHALL – D’ANGELICO – GIBSON – TAMA – ZILDJIAN – STRYMON – EARTHQUAKER DEVICES – DUNLOP – DIGITECH – TC ELECTRONIC – EARNIE BALL – ELIXIR – SHURE – INTEXCABLES

PRESS

NEW NOISE MAGAZINE PREMIERES “TRAILER THRASH”

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Written by Mickey Squeeze · Categorized: Artists, Vanzig Records · Tagged: 2022, Female Fronted, Misfit Saints, New Album Release, Punk Genre, Record Label, Rock Genre

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