Metal News for January 6, 2016
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28 news articles posted on this day.
Interview
Razoreater: "Our Songs Grab You By The Balls"
The chaotic grinding metal masters from Razoreater are just about to drop "Vacuum Of Nihil," and we had the pleasure of streaming the entire insane LP ahead of its official release (if you missed it, check it out now!).
Only days from the LP's official detonation, Stephen Pickles from Razoreater checked in with us to discuss the band's predilection for short and sweet atomic blasts of metal ("It's definitely a conscious decision to make our songs grab you by the balls and be as intense as possible...") and the decision to only release on the vinyl format.
You can pre-order your own copy right here and read the full interview with Stephen below. More...
Rogash Releasing "Malevolence"
Rogash's second album "Malevolence" delivers fast, uncompromising death metal that's due to drop on February 26th via War Anthem Records. The label comments:
"This East German quintet has grown in terms of song structure and heaviness. Sophisticated songwriting, grooving rhythms, varied vocals and excellent artwork (done by Roberto Toderico/Sinister, Asphyx, Pestilence etc.) are pushing 'Malevolence' far over the edge of the band's first album.
"Recorded at Eisensound Studio by Fabian Hildebrandt (Deserted Fear) and mixed & mastered by Dan Swanö. Superb sound, between modern harshness and old school attitude, is guaranteed. Join the Rogan Deathtrip!" More...
"Highway To Lelahell" Documentary Posted Online
"Highway to Lelahell" is a 52 minute documentary that traces the career of Redouane Aouameur, an emblematic character of the Algerian metal scene and member of the group Lelahell.
This movie talks about his 23 year career, which blends with the history of metal in Algeria, as Aouameur discusses his diverse experiences as singer, bassist and guitarist today.
Unseen footage, exclusive excerpts from concerts, and testimonies from former members of bands in the Algerian metal scene are also included. Check out the full video clip below.
Vereor Nox Streams New Track
Italian symphonic black/death metal band Vereor Nox just released another new track online for streaming via YouTube - listen in to "Mujina:Sadness" below.
While waiting on news for a full-length album release, you can also hear the previously posted Vereor Nox tracks "Liberation Through Sacrifice" and "Kronos:Fear."
Obsidian Kingdom To Play Be Prog! My Friend Fest
Spain’s progressive metal outfit Obsidian Kingdom will play this year's Be Prog! My Friend festival in Barcelona. The fest, which begins on July 1st, sees the band play alongside Opeth, Between The Buried And Me, Steve Wilson, and more.
Obsidian Kingdom's new album, "A Year With No Summer," will be released by Season of Mist worldwide on March 11th. Regarding the new album, the band comments:
"Our sophomore full-length is finally written. We recorded it at Orgone Studios in London with Jaime Gómez Arellano (Paradise Lost, Primordial, Ulver) and it will be out on Season of Mist in 2016. We just wanted you to know that we can hardly wait for you to experience our new songs. We kindly ask you to give a warm welcome to our new, young and talented members: Seerborn Ape Tot on guitars and Om Rex Orale on bass."
To celebrate the album announcement, the band have released a video showcasing a special "Drone Set" performance featuring Brunetto on "BCNmp7. Metal·lúrgies." This clip was recorded at Centre de Cultura Contemporània in Barcelona on June 4th, and can be viewed below.
The band comments: "Aside from our studio production, we combine our 'rock band' aspect with the Obsidian Kingdom Drone Set effort; an ephemeral live project focused on impromptu and sonic experimentation. Through active listening and an exclusively live approach, we amalgamate drone, noise, ambient music and video projections to display a unique and surrounding audiovisual live experience."
The band continues, "In these sessions, which sporadically take place in little venues or art galleries, the performers rethink their connection with their instruments, deepening their sonic possibilities through an unorthodox use, while supported by the heavy application of pedal effects. All of this is organically entwined with the work of a video artist, who arranges and screens video fragments from the other side of the stage, and becomes one more member of our avant-garde jam sessions." More...
Mayhem Headed To Mexico
Mayhem has announced a new tour of Mexico kicking off later this month. The band will begin these exclusive 4 dates worth of appearances on January 27th in Monterrey, and will continue throughout the rest of the month before concluding in Guadalajara.
A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below. Mayhem is touring in support of latest album "Esoteric Warfare" (reviewed here).
Jan. 27 Monterrey @ Cafe Iguana
Jan. 29 San Luis Potosi @ Bunker
Jan. 30 Mexico City @ Circo Volador
Jan. 31 Guadalajara @ Foro Independencia More...
Jeff Hughell Streaming New Solo Album
Jeff Hughell (Six Feet Under, ex-Brain Drill) has a new instrumental solo album coming out on January 8th, 2016 titled "Trinidad Scorpion Hallucinations." The full album has come online early and can be heard below, courtesy of Metal Injection.
"Trinidad Scorpion Hallucinations" features guest spots by Hannes Grossmann, Dominic "Forest" Lapointe, Per Nilsson, and more, while the album's track listing is as follows:
1. Burn the Soul
2. Relief
3. Trinidad Scorpion Hallucinations
4. Brief Lapse of Clarity
5. The Crown Won't Cool It Down
6. The Other Side More...
Fear Factory Posts Tour Footage
Fear Factory has been on tour in Europe celebrating the 20th anniversary of the "Demanufacture" album, and now a new tour video has come online.
Check out the clip below to see impressions from the band's trek to Strasbourg, France and Ghent, Belgium.
A previously posted clip in the tour video series can also be seen over at this location.
Although touring in support of the classic "Demanufacture" album, Fear Factory also released new full-length "Genexus" in the summer of 2015.
3Teeth Supporting Tool And Primus On Tour
West Coast industrial rock foursome 3Teeth, hand selected by Tool to open its January U.S. arena tour, will begin a three-plus week trek tonight in San Francisco.
"We feel so very honored to have been picked by Tool to hit the road; we're ready to bleed for these crowds," commented vocalist Alexis Mincolla. "Make sure you come early."
"We are extremely excited and proud to have 3Teeth join us on the road," said Tool guitarist Adam Jones. "Combining the styles of Tool and 3Teeth at a live show will result in a naturally induced chemical overload of sonic and visual horripilation. I love electronic metal and got totally addicted to 3Teeth ever since I saw them play at the Viper Room here in Los Angeles. They are a brutal and intense entity dripping with talent on stage and I can't wait for our fans to witness the mayhem for themselves."
You can stream the 3Teeth debut via Bandcamp here or grab it on physical formats at this location. See 3Teeth live with Tool and Primus on these dates: More...
Metal Allegiance To Play Motorhead Tribute Show
Metal Allegiance just issued this announcement about playing a Motorhead tribute show in Los Angeles this weekend:
"We are making our return to Los Angeles with an extra special, intimate performance at the Whisky a Go Go on Saturday, January 9th!
"In conjunction with the Rainbow Bar and Grill Lemmy Kilmister Motörhead memorial service, Metal Allegiance will pull out several Motörhead songs in honor of the legend. During the tribute, the band will have the honor of jamming with special guests Corey Taylor (Slipknot), John Tempesta (The Cult), Michael Tempesta and Dave Lombardo for an unforgettable night of music!
"We are paying homage the only way we know how, by playing music. Don’t miss your chance to watch David Ellefson, Mark Osegueda, Phil Demmel, Mike Portnoy, Troy Sanders, Alex Skolnick and Mark Menghi do what they do best – play some heavy metal music! Stay tuned – you never know who MA will enlist on the other West Coast stops!" More...
Valleys Releases New Music Video
Valleys is set to release debut full-length concept album, "Experiment One: Asylum," on February 12th, 2016.
The album illustrates the main character, Asylum, in his tumultuous fight with multiple personality disorder. Each track depicts Asylum's returning struggle with a different personality.
Last month, Valleys introduced Asylum to the world via the rack "Finding Solace" (still streaming here), which depicted the character's struggle with overcoming his disorder. But how does the story begin?
Today Valleys reveals a new short film/music video for the track "The Death of Me," which details the beginning of Asylum's decent into madness with the tragic death of his wife and unborn child by the hand of a home intruder.
"This track acts like a prequel to the entire story of this record, which is pretty ironic since this is the last song on the album," states guitarist Brandon Scurlark. "The instrumentals follow the rise and fall of Asylum throughout the track. The more melodic parts represent the ups and the good times, where the heavier chaotic parts and as well as the breakdown represent the fall of Asylum and his succumbing to the disease."
Vocalist Jayson Mitchell adds, "We focused the video around the Asylum family and kept the camera away from us in the band. With us staying in the background, it gave the image of us being the different personalities, waiting to take over almost like a foreshadowing or a dream."
The entire video was filmed by Jaiden Frost of Jaiden Frost Presents over the course of just 15 hours. More...
Lightless Moor Posts Video Trailer
Lightless Moor just posted a teaser for an upcoming music video and album, with the band also commenting:
"Here is the teaser of our official video clip 'The Unlocked Door to the Other World,' the first single from our second album 'Hymn for the Fallen' that will be released in 2016 via WormHoleDeath.
"The storyboard, brainchild of Ilaria, is directed and produced by Fabio Ortu and was shot at the amphitheatre of the Municipality of Mogoro (Oristano)."
Curse Releases 3 Way Split
Twisted, dirty, and vicious are words to describe this three band split release "Necroholic" between Curse from Iceland, Styggelse from Sweden, and fellow Swedes Wan. Befitting its triple nature, the album is out via three labels: satanath Records, Black Plague Records and The True Plague Records.
There is nothing fancy here, nothing pretty or nice. This is straight, in your face, dirty and old school black metal filled with attitude, pounding drums and a gauntlet of catchy guitar riffs. You can check out all four Curse tracks below, while the full track listing is as follows:
1. Curse - Exploding Head
2. Curse - The Observer
3. Curse - War of One
4. Curse - Ace of Spades (Motörhead cover)
5. Styggelse - Angel Bloodshed
6. Styggelse - Stay True To Satan For Eternity
7. Styggelse - No Team in I
8. Wan - In Your Face
9. Wan - Dirty Bastards
10. Wan - I brand
11. Wan - På korset vi kräks
12. Wan - Faun More...
Auroch Releasing Album On Vinyl
20 Buck Spin has confirmed the first vinyl edition of "From Forgotten Worlds," the pummeling debut album by Western Canadian death metal horde Auroch, this week issuing a March 11th street date for the platter.
With the band sharing members with local throng Mitochondrian, Auroch's debut album assails throughout its duration, summoning incongruous black symmetry with onerous dark death metal chaos that extends a direct blood lineage began by Morbid Angel, Gorguts, Timeghoul, Kataklysm, Cryptopsy and other reapers of the whirlwind.
1. From Forgotten Worlds
2. Fleshless Ascension (Paths Of Dawn)
3. Slaves To A Flame Undying
4. Dregs Of Sanity
5. Pathogenic Talisman (For Total Temporal Collapse)
6. Terra Akeldama
7. Bloodborne Conspiracy
8. Tundra Moon More...
Coilguns Working On Album
Swiss outfit Coilguns is currently working on a new album, with the band issuing this brief statement online via Facebook:
"We have reached our destination for the 4 next weeks. Writing and recording of the second album starts today. #holidayhouse #coilgunsnewalbum #getyourteethready #youwillbeterrified #livesession #liverecording #germany #countryside #creepy #gloomy #coilgunsnoise." More...
Inverloch Streaming New Track
Melbourne, Australia's Inverloch - featuring half of the legendary Disembowelment - has announced the band's first full-length release.
In 2012, Inverloch unleashed debut EP "Dusk | Subside," an epic offering featuring slow atmospherics mixed with bursts of pounding blast beats that erupt out of tranquil soundscapes, following the sound that Disembowelment first trademarked in the early 1990s.
Now Inverloch is set to return this March with the "Distance | Collapsed" full-length debut on March 4th. Stream new track "Distance Collapsed (In Rubble)" below. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Distance Collapsed (In Rubble)
2. From The Eventide Pool
3. Lucid Delirium
4. The Empyrean Torment
5. Cataclysm of Lacuna More...
Gehennah Releasing New Album
The Swedish street metallers from Gehennah have finally returned with a new album, "Too Loud To Live, Too Drunk To Die" - their first full-length since 1997's "Decibel Rebel."
Due out worldwide on February 12th via Metal Blade Records, the record is now available for pre-order here, and you can see a video for the title track below.
Featuring 13 tracks brimming with drinking anthems, anti-establishment themes, and dirty, raw street-attitude, "Too Loud To Live, Too Drunk To Die" is worth the nearly 20 year wait. The track listing is as follows:
1. Still the Elite
2. Life Metal Must Die
3. Too Loud to Live, Too Drunk to Die
4. Scumbag
5. Gehennah Will Destroy Your Life
6. Let's Fall off the Wagon
7. 'Cause We're a Street Metal Band
8. Tonight We Fight
9. When All Else Fails - Destroy!
10. Low on Cash, High on Speed
11. We Stole Your Song
12. Unholy & Unpleasant
13. All of the Decadence, None of the Success More...
Headline News
Hackneyed Breaking Up
After releasing the "Inhabitants of Carcosa" album last year (streaming in full here), German outfit Hackneyed is officially hanging up its hat. The band comments:
"10 years of Hackneyed, dear fans and supporters! A whole decade! It’s almost 10 years ago since Phil and Tim came up with the idea to start this band. From this moment on, everything was different. We wrote our first tracks, rehearsed them together and played our first live shows. We don’t want to lie, it was a beginning with many ups and downs, but it was all worth it.
"And then in 2008: the big bang! Discovered by Achim Ostertag (thank you so much for everything!), we got our first record deal with gigantic Nuclear Blast, followed by two great albums and uncountable shows all over the world. Two years later, our journey went into different directions and we got the chance to release a third album at Lifeforce Records back in 2011.
"The next great step came in 2015: our very own music label, CoMa Tone Records, and a fourth album that we released ourselves - which makes us extremely proud! Furthermore, we toured all over Europe with idols like Morbid Angel, Kataklysm, Nile or Arch Enemy and played at big festivals like Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze, With Full Force or Barge To Hell. More...
Empyrium Streaming "The Mill"
German dark folk outfit Empyrium has made latest EP "The Mill" available online for streaming. You can grab your own copy at Bandcamp here or hear the release below. The track listing is as follows:
1. The Mill 04:36
2. Unite 06:03 More...
Tribulation Releasing New MCD
During Tribulation's upcoming European co-headline tour with Grave Pleasures (and Vampire in the support role), Century Media Records will release the brand new MCD “Melancholia" on January 15th.
This special item contains 7 tracks with an overall playing time of 42 minutes. “Melancholia” will be released as a limited digipak as well as digitally, and the track listing is as follows:
1. Melancholia (album version) (5:18)
2. Melancholia (Steingrim remix) (4:49) *
3. Melancholia (Author & Punisher remix) (4:21) *
4. Pay The Man (7:30) **
5. Holy Libations (demo) (6:31) ***
6. The Motherhood Of God (demo) (5:27) ****
7. Winds (demo) (8:11) ****
* new version/track
** The Offspring cover, taken from the “Waiting For The Death Blow” 7”, previously unreleased on CD
*** taken from the “The Death & Rebirth Of …” 7”, previously unreleased on CD
**** taken from the demo 7” exclusively included in the “The Children Of The Night” box set, previously unreleased on CD More...
Jim Breuer And The Regulators Inks Record Deal
Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the worldwide signing of Jim Breuer and the Regulators, Jim Breuer's new hard rock / metal group. As a lifelong fan, Breuer has often incorporated loud music into his comedy stand-up, so it seemed only natural for him to take the next step and start his own band.
Over the past few years, the Jim Breuer band has performed at festivals such as Rock on The Range (with Guns N Roses and Avenged Sevenfold), the Motorboat cruise (with Motorhead and Megadeth), Metallica's Orion Music Festival, Sonisphere in the UK (with Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax), and the headlining stage at Wacken in Germany.
Now, under a new moniker, the group plans to release a debut in spring 2016, with various special guests appearing on the record. Complete details about the album will be revealed soon, but in the meantime, fans can tune into Breuer's "The Metal in Me" podcast for additional news and information right here.
Metal Blade Records Chairman/CEO Brian Slagel comments: "We are super excited to be working with Jim Breuer. His is a comedy legend and this album is something truly special. You will be surprised in a good way when you hear it!"
See below for all upcoming comedy tour dates, and stay tuned for more news about Jim Breuer and the Regulators coming soon. More...
Frostbite Releasing "Etching Obscurity"
Frostbite will release "Etching Obscurity" via Tmina Records this coming February 5th, 2016. Check out the cover artwork and track listing below.
Active since 2012, Montreal's Frostbite is a collective of diverse musicians who've coalesced their respective and wholly unique influences in an epic and honest pursuit at harnessing the sound of the harsh, frigid, bleak Canadian winter.
Following the recording of the 2013 "Through The Grave" EP, the band traversed many treacherous passes and darkened chasms - obstacles that spelled the end for several weary travellers.
Carrying on, the lone remaining member - founder and multi-instrumentalist, Max Allard - recruited several experienced expeditioners along the way. Together, they stood side-by-side, staring up at the daunting peak of creative progression.
With experience and fortitude as their guide, 2016 sees this band of five at their creative apex - ready to stake the banner of progressive black n’ roll atop its magnificent summit with this debut full-length effort. More...
Second Edition Of "Visual Darkness" Released
Celebrating two decades of delivering top-notch, horrifying extreme metal art to the underground, "Visual Darkness: The Artwork Of Mike Hrubovcak" is now available in a second edition, following the immediate selling-out of the limited first edition.
Mike Hrubovcak is widely known for his over the top album cover illustrations created for the death metal underground through his website VisualDarkness.com, while also holding rank as the extreme vocalist for Monstrosity, Vile, Azure Emote and others.
"Visual Darkness: The Artwork Of Mike Hrubovcak" features artwork spanning 1996 and the present, the extremely limited book containing a collection of Illustrations that were created for death metal acts such as Six Feet Under, Grave, Sinister, Mortician, Hate Eternal, Cattle Decapitation, Avulsed, Mortal Decay, Guttural Secrete, Pathology and many more.
The initial first pressing sold out in a mere ten days, the demand inspiring a second edition. The size of the book is a square 8.5" x 8.5" with forty pages of full-color art featuring two-hundred designs. The paper stock is 80# gloss interior and 100# Gloss premium cover stock. This is the final pressing of the book, limited to only fifty copies. A free digital download of "The Gravity Of Impermanece" - the latest album from Mike Hrubovcak's personal solo music venture, Azure Emote - comes free with the purchase of the book. Grab your copy here. More...
Bauda Posts Full Show Online
Chilean prog group Bauda recently performed live for Rockaxis TV and the entire show along with an exclusive interview with the four members of the band is now playing below.
The group performed some songs from critically acclaimed third full-length “Sporelights” (reviewed here), which was produced by René Rutten from Dutch alternative rock band The Gathering and released late last year through Temple Of Torturous. More...
Exclusive
Resurrection Kings Takes The "Path Of Love"
Resurrection Kings - the new band centered around the talents of former Dio and Giuffria guitar player, Craig Goldy - has premiered the new track "Path of Love" from the upcoming self titled debut album, which is set to drop on January 29th via Fronters Music srl. Pre-orders for the album can be made via Amazon at this location.
The idea of Resurrection Kings started with a set of demos Goldy recorded with singer Chas West, a guy with an unbelievable set of pipes, who has worked with such bands as the Jason Bonham Band, Foreigner, Lynch Mob, Tribe Of Gypsies, and 3 Legged Dogg.
"It all started five years ago when Craig Goldy asked me to write together," says Chas. Out of those demo sessions, the song "Livin’ Out Loud" strongly impressed Frontiers' President, Serafino Perugino. He then asked Craig to build up a project/band around that musical concept. He also suggested Sean McNabb for bass (Lynch Mob, Dokken , Quiet Riot ), while Craig brought in later former Dio band mate Vinny Appice on drums. "Serafino wanted to make an album with famous musicians from the 80’s and I was flabbergasted when he asked me to participate," says Craig Goldy. "We’ve all known each other for a long time and it was a pleasure to work with everyone – my God with Chas, Sean and Vinny that’s a killer line-up!"
Frontiers in-house writer and producer and Voodoo Circle/Silent Force keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio (Revolution Saints, Hardline, Rated X) offered his services to the band and wrote (or co-wrote with Goldy) a few tracks to round out the material that was available. "He is a great songwriter, producer, musician and singer," says Goldy. "Some of the demo versions already had vocals and everything else, so all we did was learn the songs and then did them our way. When Sean and Vinny got a hold of these songs they really came alive and gave me automatic inspiration to write and perform on top of what was already written."
The resulting album is an impressive example of classic hard rock with a contemporary production and edge. Think Whitesnake "1987" mixed with Dio’s "Dream Evil," with a touch of classic Led Zeppelin and Rainbow and you will not be far from the end result. This truly is an extremely strong record where the musicians were able to stretch their wings and their numerous fans will be incredibly pleased with the results! More...
Interloper Premieres New Guitar Playthrough
Interloper premieres a brand new guitar playthrough video, showcasing Interloper guitarist Miles Dimitri Baker shredding through the song "Absolution". Says Miles: "After over a year since the last playthrough, the wait is over. Enjoy!
"What you see is what you hear, guitar was recorded during filming via Axe Fx II into Cubase. Just because you can't see the cable does not mean it is not plugged in...."
You can now check out the guitar playthrough of "Absolution" below.
Deathless Legacy Premieres New Song "Wolfgirl"
Horror metal outfit Deathless Legacy premieres a new song entitled "Wolfgirl", taken from the upcoming new album "The Gathering", which will be out in stores February 26 via Scarlet Records.
Check out now "Wolfgirl" below.
"The Gathering" Track List is as follows: More...
Percussor Premieres Title Track Of Upcoming New CD
Old School death metallers of Percussor premiere the title track "Disturbing Reality" of their upcoming new album, which will be out in stores February 5 via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions.
Check out now "Disturbing Reality" below.
"Disturbing Reality"-Track listing reads as follows: More...
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