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“California’s importance in the music scene cannot be disputed, spanning a multitude of genres and spawning sub-genres, inspiring the world with new music breakthroughs, not to mention rock star personalities from this region followed by billions across the world.
Today we introduce you to San Francisco Bay Area outfit KnightressM1, who has just released the single ‘Lock & Key’, along with a stunning cinematic video. This is the second taster of the band’s debut album Dreams and Devastation, following up the first single ‘Polarity Integrate’. This music is superb, impeccably performed and produced, and clearly involves musicians of the highest caliber. Nothing short of stellar, clearly making this a band to watch in 2020.”
“KM1 soy yo imaginando toda mi conciencia en un avatar de superhéroe, un ser ilimitado. Un ejemplo universal de quiénes podemos ser todos. El poder de la armonía puede romper tu corazón de par en par mientras que el poderoso ritmo y el bajo te dan la fuerza para atravesar esa apertura. Está fuertemente aterrizado a la vez que llega muy alto. Al igual que con el amor y la vida, debes abarcar todos los aspectos del espectro para encarnarlo por completo.
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“Con un sonido rock/metal, KnightressM1 lanzó su segundo sencillo “Lock & Key” y ya está disponible en plataformas digitales. El tema llega después de “Polarity Integrate” y la agrupación planea lanzar muy pronto su álbum debut de la banda.”
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KnightressM1, tiene sonidos alternativos para hacer más ameno tu miércoles.
Lock and Key, es su reciente material, una canción que suena muy bien y tiene ese estilo que te gusta para darle forma a tu reproductor.
Lock and Key, además se acompaña con su video clip oficial, el cual, podés ver desde acá.
Su descarga se puede conseguir vía iTunes en formato digital, por lo que si no fuiste por tu copia, estás a tiempo.
Si necesitas sonidos alternativos para tu rutina, dale un vistazo a Lock and Key.
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Enjoy!”
“Lock and Key is build on taut bundles of sonics, dexterous weaves and dark designs. And these it uses to build weight through layer upon layer being perfectly placed one on the other until the light can no longer get in.
And then driving everything along is that most unexpected sound of the violin, an instrument always swathed in elegance and musical eloquence. Here it soars and dives, powers through and provokes, lays down incendiary, cavernous waves as effortlessly as it does classical deftness, and running a sonic gamut that most guitarists would have trouble keeping up with.
It’s a long time since I paid much attention to metal in any of its myriad forms but if this is the sound of where the genre is at today, count me back in the game.”
“Lock & Key” Video Premiere
“Heaven knows just how much great music flows out to the world from the San Francisco Bay Area – for decades now. Today we are pleased to present you yet another brilliant artist, based out of Oakland. KnightressM1 is a progressive post metal outfit with a strongly harmonious underbelly and strong messages.
The brainchild of brainchild of violinist, vocalist, pianist and composer Emily Palen, the trio formed in 2011 with support from drummer Rob Ahlers (50FOOTWAVE, KrIstin Hersh) and bassist Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake), both of whom played on the studio album.
Their new single ‘Lock & Key’ is the second taster of the band’s debut album ‘Dreams and Devastation’, which drops in late September. Drenched in melody, tightly-interlocked pro instrumentation and vocal intensity, Palen’s vocals are stunning. The music leads through a winding labyrinth of progressive metalcore, weaving a rich tapestry of sound. This music ought to thrill fans of such bands as Architects, Metallica, Queens of the Stone Age, Florence and the Machine, Perfect Circle and Dream Theater.”
— Spill Magazine
“La tenue de la région de la baie de San Francisco KnightressM1 présente son single «Lock & Key», accompagné d’une superbe vidéo cinématographique. C’est le deuxième avant-goût du premier album du groupe «Dreams and Devastation», faisant suite au premier single «Polarity Integrate».
«Lock & Key» est inspiré par la bataille planétaire actuelle pour que les âmes humaines se libèrent de l’oppression qui nous est imposée par les structures de pouvoir cachées. Ironiquement, cette chanson est devenue un hymne personnel alors que Palen luttait pour se libérer de la violence domestique pendant l’enregistrement de l’album, éclairant finalement que l’art / la musique est un plan de sortie incassable de la létalité de l’abus relationnel.
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“Fueled by a deep-seated necessity to defy limitation, female galactic warrior, KnightressM1, has come to Earth to bring justice, hunt corruption and restore truth. Her battle to free human souls from oppression is acutely mirrored by her own past traumas as classically-trained virtuoso Emily Palen, and her belief that our existance “becomes greater because of the life we have lived, not in spite of it”.”
“San Francisco Bay Area gothic-art-rock outfit KnightressM1 presents their single ‘Lock & Key’, along with a stunning cinematic video. This is the second taster of the band’s debut album ‘Dreams and Devastation’, and you don’t want to miss this one!!!”
“‘Lock & Key’ is inspired by the current planetary battle for human souls to break free from oppression waged down upon us by the hidden power structures. Ironically, this song became a personal anthem as Palen struggled to break free from domestic violence during the time of the album’s recording, ultimately illuminating that art/music is an unbreakable exit plan from the lethality of relational abuse.
Fueled by a deep-seated necessity to defy limitation, they harness an intense internal life to fuel the trajectory of the band over the edge of the impossible. Their heavy driving bass and rhythm are rounded out with lots of harmonic layering and beauty.”
“KnightressM1 has just released her new video for the track titled ‘Lock and Key’. the addition as a violin as a frontal instrument is captivating enough. If gives the song a whole new set of tonality and range that would not be there if a guitar or keyboard handled those melodic duties. however, that adds much flavor to an already flavorful track that the video really does a symphonic justice to.
But what KnightressM1 delivers is a complete and full track with a visual aid that adds a new and original cinematic flare that otherwise would not be there had this been another artist.”
“KnightressM1 prepara el lanzamiento de un buen disco del que conocemos un single.
Nos encontramos con vídeo que presenta single del proyecto KnightressM1, un single en el que reina el estilo personal bajo el nombre de Lock & Key.
La propuesta musical de California en formato power trío llamada Knightressm1 estrena un single llamado Lock & Key que hace de que sea parte del universo Dreams and Devastation, su disco de referencia. Así es este segundo single de este disco que, además llega con videoclip para ilustrarlo. ”
“San Francisco Bay Area outfit KnightressM1 presents their single ‘Lock & Key’, along with a stunning cinematic video. This is the second taster of the band’s debut album ‘Dreams and Devastation’, following up the first single ‘Polarity Integrate’.
KnightressM1 is a rock / metal power trio based in Oakland and the brainchild of violinist, vocalist, pianist and composer Emily Palen. Formed in 2011 with support from drummer Rob Ahlers (50FOOTWAVE, KrIstin Hersh), KnightressM1 was joined by bassist Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake) for the studio album. Recorded at Foo Fighters’ acclaimed Studio 606 near L.A., this album was co-produced by Palen and esteemed producer John “Lou” Lousteau (Foo Fighters, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett). This 12-song collection is an ambitious concept album that explores both the emotional depths of personal transformation and the journey of cosmic awakening.”
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