The final pieces for my third album are coming together, after months of recording and mixing…. I started the recording process back in the Autumn of 2017 and am almost done with the mix of the album now, before it will be sent to mastering in a few weeks. I just can’t wait to share this record with all of you guys!! More details to come, so stay tuned!
We are very happy to announce that Sylvaine will be playing several shows in Europe next year! Stay tuned for updated information, ticket links and more news.
Announced dates:
15.03 – Moscow, Russia – Les Club
Tickets: http://materiaproductions.timepad.ru/event/436998
16.03 – St. Petersburg, Russia – Zoccolo 2.0 Club
Tickets: http://materiaproductions.timepad.ru/event/437024
17. 03 – Kiev. Ukraine – MonteRay Live Stage
Tickets: https://vk.com/sylvainekiev
31.03 – Athens, Greece – Death Disco
Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/1812165602395660
03.06 – Leipzig, Germany – Wave Gotik Treffen 2017
Tickets: http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/karten.php
01.07 – Detmold, Germany – Owls’n’ Bats Festival 2017
Tickets: http://owls-n-bats.net/?page_id=79
Here are some of the reviews/interviews/features that “Wistful” was a part of after it’s release.
“Best of 2016”:
Metal Injection (US)
Silence Magazin (DE)
Metal Kaoz (US)
Scholomance Webzine (FR)
Dead Rhetoric (US)
Angry Metal Guy (US)
Headbangers Latinoamerica
Orbis Metallum (CZE)
Ave Noctum (UK)
One Metal
Infernal Masquerade (US)
Rozsdagyar (HU)
Nine Circles (US)
Dissecting The Euphony (FR)
Against The Fragmentaire (GR)
Loud Stuff (UK)
Headbanger Latinoamerica
Metal Injection (US)
MetalSucks (US)
Dead Rhetoric (US)
Sorrow Eternal (US)
Other features:
Screenagers (PL) – Seven songs from 2016 that definitely deserves attention
Friedhof Magazine (ES) – Editor’s choice September 2016
Invisible Oranges (US) – On Being A Musician In Oslo vs. Paris
Invisible Oranges (US) – Album premier with break-down of each song
Tomatrax (AU) – Top 10 favorite songs at the moment
Arctic Drones – The Loudest Roar:Experimental Metal With Female Vocals
Online reviews:
Metal Injection (US)
Tomatrax (AU)
Two Guys Metal Review
Meat Mead Metal (US)
Metal and Oddities (FR)
Rocking (GR)
Nine Circles (US)
Metal Machine (US)
Grim Pacific North (US)
Broken Amp
Metal Inside (DE)
Offerings webzine
Stranger Aeons
Wallabirzine (FR)
Metal Kaoz (US) – 10/10
Mystic webzine (CZE) – 9,5/10
Femme Metal Webzine – 91/100
Metal1 (DE) – 9/10
Dead Rhetoric (US) – 9/10
Metal Temple (GR) – 9/10
The Dreaming Metal Muse (US) – 9/10
Infernal Masquerade (US) – 90/100
Felvidéki Rockmagazin (HU) – 9/10
BDP Metal – 90/100
Metal Impact (FR) – 4,5/5
All the Time I Was Listening To My Own Wall Of Sound – 8,5/10
Sputnik Music (US) – 4/5
Angry Metal Guy (US) – 4/5
Heavy Blog Is Heavy (US)- 4/5
Music Waves (FR) – 4/5
Metalfan (NL) – 82/100
Dies Irae (JP) – 82/100
Lords Of Metal (NL) – 81/100
Silence Magazin (DE) – 8/10
Ave Noctum (UK ) – 8/10
Queens Of Steel (ES) – 8/10
Metal Bite – 8/10
Power Metal (DE) 7,5/10
Metal Zone (GR) – 75/100
Schwermetall (DE) – 10/13
The Intermission (RO) – 7/10
Les Fleurs De Mal webzine (IT) – 7/10
Foto Conciertos (ES) – 70/100
Metalhead (IT) – 7/10
Markus’ Heavy Music Blog (DE) – 7/10
Metal Head (IT) – 7/10
Thrashocore (FR) – 7/10
Team Rock/Metal Hammer (UK) – 3,5/5
Metal Hammer (DE) – 4/7
About Entertainment -3,5/5
Neoprog (FR) – 3,5/5
La Grosse Radio (FR) – 6,5/10
Metal Norge (NO) – 6,5/10
French Metal (FR) – 13,5/20
Gaffa (SE) – 3/6
Online interviews:
Loudwire (US)
Team Rock/Metal Hammer UK (UK)
Metal1 (DE)
Groundcast (BR)
Sick And Destroy (US/PL)
Nine Circles (US)
Tomatrax (AU)
Dead Rhetoric (US)
Silence Magazin (DE)
Brutalitopia (US)
The Dreaming Metal Muse (US)
Femme Metal Webzine
The day has finally come to officially release my baby out into the world…. “Wistful” is an album that holds extremely personal moments to me, conveying a heighten state of alienation, frustration and resignation, partially as a result of loosing contact with the known while big changes were occurring in my life during 2014/2015. The album showcases a more focused expression, with songs that all relate to one another in a more natural way than on my first album “Silent Chamber, Noisy Heart”, getting me closer to what I imagined to be the sound of Sylvaine when I started the project.
“Wistful” is now available for streaming thru all your regular services, as well as HERE and HERE.
Get your merchandise, Digipack or Vinyl edition of “Wistful” HERE and HERE and HERE.
It’s hard to believe that we’re almost there…. Next Friday the day has finally come to release my second album “Wistful” into the world, and to say I’m a bit anxious and excited to let my baby go would be a huge understatement! If you want a sneak listen to the full album, check out the streams of one of the links bellow. 1 week to go! Pre-order the album HERE , HERE or HERE.
Invisible Oranges (US) – Including an exclusive album breakdown
http://www.invisibleoranges.com/sylvaine-wistful-album-premiere/
Subterranea Mag (UK)
http://teamrock.com/news/2016-05-05/nordic-siren-sylvaine-streams-her-stunning-new-album-in-full
Metal Hammer (DE)
https://www.metal-hammer.de/streamt-hier-das-komplette-sylvaine-album-wistful-618323/
Friedhof Magazine (ES)
http://friedhof-magazine.com/noticias/sylvaine-estrenamos-en-exclusiva-su-nuevo-album-wistful
Metal Wani (IN)
http://www.metalwani.com/2016/05/premiere-stream-sylvaines-new-album-wistful-in-its-entirety.html
Radio Metal (FR)
http://www.radiometal.com/article/premiere-limbes-pensives-de-sylvaine,209626
Kaaoszine (FI)
http://kaaoszine.fi/post-metalia-norjasta-sylvainen-uusi-album-kaaoszinen-ensisoitossa/
Metal Hammer Norway (NO)
http://hammer.kenspo.net/?p=4346
Rock Hard Italy (IT)
http://rockharditaly.com/sylvaine-lalbum-wistful-in-anteprima/
Metal Obsession (AU)
http://www.metalobsession.net/2016/05/06/premiere-one-woman-floaty-post-black-metal-project-sylvaine-streaming-new-album-wistful/
Antichrist Magazine (UA)
http://deadcenter666.com/antichrist/music-sylvaine-wistful-album-premiere/
Rock Overdose (GR)
http://rockoverdose.gr/archives/155703
Langolo Gitarok (HU)
http://langologitarok.blog.hu/2016/05/05/szomorkas_tundermese_sylvaine-lemezpremier
Andfari (IS)
https://andfari.com/2016/05/05/sylvaine-wistful-frumsyning/
Lord of Metal (NL)
http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/nl/streams/view/id/388
Kvlt (PL)
http://kvlt.pl/newsy/sylvaine-streaming-plyty-wistful/
Loud! (PT)
http://loudmagazine.net/sylvaine-novo-album/
Sorrow Eternal (US)
http://www.sorroweternal.com/news/sylvaines-wistful-is-streaming-in-full-at-invisible-oranges
The third and final premiere from the forthcoming album by Sylvaine has been released! “Delusions” is the forth song to be revealed off the new album, which is entitled “Wistful”. “Wistful” will be released on the 13th of May thru Season Of Mist. The album is available for pre-order in digital, CD, digipack and vinyl format- All merch, including t-shirts, are available thru following links:
https://sylvainemusic.bandcamp.com/
http://shop.season-of-mist.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Sylvaine (International shop)
http://shopusa.season-of-mist.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Sylvaine (North American shop)
Check out “Delusions” here:
The Obelisk (US)
No Clean Singing (US)
http://www.nocleansinging.com/2016/03/21/an-ncs-premiere-sylvaine-delusions/
Slam (AT)
http://www.slam-zine.de/php/exklusive_songpremiere_bei_slam_delusions_von_sylvaine,13584,39988.html
Pitchline (ES)
http://pitchline-zine.com/news.item.php?id=008027
Radio Metal (FR)
http://www.radiometal.com/article/avant-premiere-la-feerie-melancolique-de-sylvaine%2c206021
Andfari (IS)
http://andfari.com/2016/03/21/sylvaine-delusions/
Rock Hard Italy (IS)
http://rockharditaly.com/sylvaine-anteprima-nuovo-album-2/
Ultraje (PT)
http://ultraje.pt/exclusivo-sylvaine-apresenta-novo-tema-d…/
Antichrist Magazine (UA):
http://deadcenter666.com/antichrist/sylvaine-delusions-song-premiere/
Shoot Me Again Magazine (FR)
http://www.shootmeagain.com/readnews/46124_unquatriemeextraitduprochainalbumdesylvaineenecoute
Fotoconciertos (ES)
http://www.fotoconciertos.com/sylvaine-descubre-tema-delusions/
Les Fleurs Du Mal WebZine
http://lesfleursdumalwebzine.blogspot.fr/2016/03/sylvaine-streams-new-track-delusions.html?m=0
Roooar Violent Zine
http://www.roooar.com/music_uk/news-releases-sylvaine-wistful-cd-in-may-4069.html
Metal Underground
http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=122074
Scholomance Webzine
http://www.scholomance-webzine.com/2016/03/nouvel-extrait-du-prochain-album-de.html
The Age Of Metal
http://theageofmetal.com/sylvaine-stream-new-track-delusions/
Les Fleurs Du Mal WebZine
http://lesfleursdumalwebzine.blogspot.fr/2016/03/sylvaine-streams-new-track-delusions.html
The second premiere from the forthcoming album by Sylvaine has been released! “Saudade” is the third song to be revealed off the new album, which is entitled “Wistful”. “Wistful” will be released on the 13th of May thru Season Of Mist. Available for pre-order HERE or HERE.
Check out “Saudade” here:
PopMatters (US):
http://www.popmatters.com/…/sylvaine-saudade-audio-premiere/
Metal.de (DE)
www.metal.de/…/64012-metalde-praesentiert-premiere-des-neu…/
Obsküre (FR)
www.obskuremag.net/…/artic…/sylvaine-saudade-avant-premiere/
Rocking (GR)
www.rocking.gr/…/prwti-metadosi-Saudade-neo-disko-Syl…/26774
Kronos Mortus (HU)
www.kronosmortus.com/?p=79984
Andfari (IS)
http://andfari.com/2016/03/10/sylvaine-saudade/
Metalitalia (IT)
http://metalitalia.com/…/sylvaine-ascolta-saudade-in-antep…/
Kvlt (PL)
http://kvlt.pl/newsy/sylvaine-premiera-utworu-saudade/
Loud (PT)
http://loudmagazine.net/sylvaine-novo-tema/
Antichrist Magazine (UA)
http://wp.me/p62LKU-2AO
Rock’n’Reel (UK)
www.rocknreelreviews.com/exclusive-track-premiere-sylvaine…/
Metal Forces (UK)
http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/news-sylvaine-release-second-studio-album-wistful/
Fotoconciertos (ES)
http://www.fotoconciertos.com/saudade-nuevo-adelanto-sylvaine/
Sorrow Eternal (US)
https://www.sorroweternal.com/news/sylvaine-is-making-dark-ambient-music-for-metal-lovers
Neoprog (FR)
http://neoprog.eu/actualite/2016-03-10/saudade_de_sylvaine
VS- Webzine (FR)
http://www.vs-webzine.com/InfoVS-La+multi+instrumentiste+norv%C3%A9gienne+SYLVAINE+%28Alternative_Atmospheric-86087.html
The Age of Metal
http://theageofmetal.com/sylvaine-stream-new-track-saudade/
Global Metal Apocalypse
http://globalmetalapocalypse.weebly.com/alternative-music-news/norwegian-multi-instrumentalist-sylvaine-reveals-new-album-track
The first premiers from the forthcoming album by Sylvaine has been released! “A Ghost Trapped In Limbo” and “Earthbound” are the first tracks to be revealed off the new album, which is entitled “Wistful”. “Wistful” will be released on the 13th of May thru Season Of Mist. Available for preorder HERE or HERE.
Check out the new tracks here:
Stereogum (US) – http://www.stereogum.com/1861878/sylvaine-earthbound-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ – EXCLUSIVE preview of the track “Earthbound”
Terrorizer (UK) – http://www.terrorizer.com/news/sylvaine-stream-a-ghost-trapped-in-limbo/
Metal Hammer (DE) – www.metal-hammer.de/sylvaine-exklusive-song-premiere-a-ghost-trapped-in-limbo-589557/
Friedhof Magazine (ES) – http://friedhof-magazine.com/noticias/sylvaine-estrenamos-en-exclusiva-su-nueva-cancion-ghost-trapped-limbo
La Grosse Radio (FR) – www.lagrosseradio.com/metal/webzine-metal/actu-metal/p14009-sylvaine-streaming-d-un-nouveau-titre.html
Rock Overdose (GR) – www.rockoverdose.gr/news_details.php?id=43250
Lángoló Gitárok (HU) – http://langologitarok.blog.hu/2016/02/25/szomorkas_es_szepseges_sylvaine-dalpremier
Metal Wani (IN) – www.metalwani.com/2016/02/premiere-stream-sylvaines-new-single-a-ghost-trapped-in-limbo.html
Andfari (IS) – http://andfari.com/2016/02/25/sylvaine-a-ghost-trapped-in-limbo/
Rock Hard (IT) – http://rockharditaly.com/sylvaine-anteprima-nuovo-album/
Never Mind The Hype (NL) – http://nmth.nl/alcest-fans-unite-en-luister-naar-de-noorse-sylvaine/
Metal Hammer (NO) – http://hammer.kenspo.net/?p=3045
Ultraje (PT) – http://ultraje.pt/exclusivo-sylvaine-mostra-primeira-faixa-do-novo-album-wistful/
Antichrist Magazine (UA) – http://deadcenter666.com/antichrist/?p=9620
Shoot Me Again (FR) – http://www.shootmeagain.com/readnews/45634_unnouvelextraitduprochainalbumdesylvaineenecoute
Roooar ViolentZone(UK) – http://www.roooar.com/music_uk/news-releases-sylvaine-wistful-cd-in-may-4069.html
Sorrow Eternal (US) – http://www.sorroweternal.com/news/2016/2/25/sylvaine-hypnotizes-with-two-new-tracks
Foto Conciertos (ES) – http://www.fotoconciertos.com/sylvaine-detalles-wistful-primer-adelanto/
Kaaoz zine (FI) – http://kaaoszine.fi/sylvaine-julkaissut-uuden-kappaleen-tulevalta-albumiltaan/
Orbis Metallum (CZ) – http://www.metallum.cz/novinky/one-woman-projekt-sylvaine-v-kolaboraci-s-alcest/
FINALLY I can share this wonderful news I have been keeping secret since late summer with you all!! It is with utmost pleasure that I can finally announce to have signed a deal with Season of Mist for my upcoming releases! I am very proud, thankful and honored to be taken in by one of the most respected metal labels out there, especially so early in my career. Season of Mist is a label known for its passion and innovative sense, that I feel to understand my artistic vision. I am certain they will allow me to evolve and grow in my art, while creating a good environment for me to continue to do what I love most in life. I am very optimistic about this collaboration and am excited to see what the future holds for Sylvaine!
Check out their statement regarding the signing here.
Other media:
Half of the year 2015 has already passed, as summer is just getting started here in Europe (or at least in the Nordic region). So far, 2015 has been a very busy year in the Sylvaine camp. During the first months of 2015, I finished writing the upcoming second album. I had already recorded 4 songs for this album at the end of 2014 and would finish up the rest of the recording during the spring of 2015. About a month ago I entered Drudenhaus Studios to record the remaining 3 songs for the album together with engineer Benoît Roux. The recording was very successful and I am super happy with the results we got! Stéphane “Neige” Paut from the French band Alcest joined me in the studio and did an excellent job laying down the drum tracks for those songs. I still have some work to do during the summer, but the recording is slowly coming to an end! The album will be mixed and mastered during autumn this year, but no release date is set yet.
At the same time that I was finalizing my second album, I also started rehearsing with the new live band. It has been very exciting to finally play this music with a full band and I am very happy with the progress we are making! We just can’t wait to get out there and play for all of you, and hopefully that will be reality during autumn/winter of 2015 or from the beginning of 2016. In the near future, I will be presenting the members of the live band.
In other words; it’s been a busy six months, with a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes. More exciting plans are being made for the future, so stay tuned for more info on the upcoming album, concerts and more!