Metal News for December 21, 2018
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11 news articles posted on this day.
Pulchra Morte Premiere New Track
Pulchra Morte premiere a new song entitled "Thrown to the Wolves", taken from their upcoming new album "Divina Autem et Aniles", which be available via Ceremonial Records on February 1st, 2019.
Check out now "Thrown to the Wolves" below.
In Shadows and Dust: Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
In Shadows and Dust premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Enlightened by Darkness", which will be out in stores later today via Redefining Darkness.
Check out now "Enlightened by Darkness" in its entirety below.
Ulvdalir Premiere New Song "Music of Cold Spheres"
Russian black metal band Ulvdalir premiere a new song titled "Music of Cold Spheres", taken from their upcoming new album "…of Death Eternal", which is set for release by Iron Bonehead Productions on January 25th.
Check out now "Music of Cold Spheres" below.
The Scars In Pneuma Premiere New Song
Italian black metal band The Scars In Pneuma premiere a new song entitled "Souls Are Burning", taken from their upcoming new album "The Path of Seven Sorrows", which will be out in stores February 8th via Promethean Fire (a side-label of Kolony Records).
Check out now "Souls Are Burning" below.
Veilburner Premiere New Song "Agony On Repeat"
Veilburner premiere a new song entitled "Agony On Repeat", taken from their upcoming new album "A Sire To The Ghouls Of Lunacy", which will be out in stores December 28th via Transcending Obscurity.
Check out now "Agony On Repeat" below.
Cannibal Corpse React To Pat O’Brien's Arrest
Cannibal Corpse issue their first official public statement regarding the recent arrest of their guitarist Pat O’Brien, who currently faces charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and burglary of an occupied dwelling with assault.
The guitarist broke into a neighbors residence having spoken of “the rapture” and reportedly also commenting that “aliens have landed”.
Deana Mazurkiewicz - wife of O’Brien‘s Cannibal Corpse bandmate Paul Mazurkiewicz - launched a crowdfunding campaign for O’Brien, asking “people not jump to conclusions until the full details of what occurred come out.” In a statement made to share the link for the aforementioned crowdfunding campaign, Gary Holt (Slayer/Exodus) says: More...
Born Of Osiris Preview New Track
Born Of Osiris share a preview of their new track “Cycles Of Tragedy“, off the band’s new album “The Simulation”. The new effort will land in stores on January 11th via Sumerian Records.
You are listening to CYCLES OF TRAGEDY off of our upcoming album, THE SIMULATION - out January 11. You can check out our pre order bundles and even buy tickets to our SIMULATION tour with @ChelseaGrinUT and @makethemsuffer at https://t.co/bdyz0fgY37 #BornofOsiris #TheSimulation pic.twitter.com/OzcWIYYoRA
— Born of Osiris (@BOOOfficial) December 20, 2018
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The Browning, Betraying The Martyrs Tour Announced
The Browning announce the dates for a spring U.S. tour with Betraying The Martyrs and Extortionist as support acts. That run will hit the below cities:
03/15 Merriam, KS – Aftershock
03/16 Denver, CO – Moe’s
03/17 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
03/18 Spokane, WA – The Pin!
03/19 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
03/20 Portland, OR – Paris Theatre
03/21 Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk
03/22 Fresno, CA – Full Circle Brewery
03/23 San Diego, CA – SOMA
03/24 Hollywood, CA – The Whisky a Go Go
03/26 Mesa, AZ – Club Red
03/28 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
03/29 Dallas, TX – 2513 Deep Ellum
03/30 Houston, TX – The Secret Group
04/02 Tampa, FL – Crowbar
04/03 Margate, FL – O’Malley’s
04/04 Orlando, FL – Soundbar
04/05 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory)
04/06 Greenville, SC – The Firmament
04/07 Greensboro, NC – Blind Tiger
04/09 Frederick, MD – Cafe 611
04/10 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus Bar
04/11 Manchester, NH – Bungalow
04/12 Erie, PA – Basement Transmission
04/13 Kent, OH – The Outpost
04/14 Joliet, IL – The Forge
Jesus Piece West Coast Tour Announced
Jesus Piece announce five dates for a West Coast run with Gag and Vamachara. Below’s where that trek will stop:
01/22 Vancouver, BC – 333 (Jesus Piece only)
01/23 Portland, OR – Watershed PDX
01/25 Berkeley, CA – 924 Gilman
01/26 Fullerton, CA – Riff Mountain
01/27 Las Vegas, NV – American Legion Post 8
Battle Beast Reveals New Album Details
About two months ago, Finnish heavy metallers Battle Beast announced a 6-week European headline run for spring 2019, with support from newcomers ARION. Today, the six-piece can finally drop their bombshell and reveal more details about their upcoming new studio album, which they'll be presenting on the aforementioned tour: It's titled »No More Hollywood Endings« and will be released on March 22, 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records! The eleven featured songs were recorded by keyboardist Janne Björkroth, Viktor Gullichsen and guitarist Joona Björkroth at JKB Studio; the record was also produced and mixed by Janne. Last but no least, the cover artwork was created by Jan Yrlund (Korpiklaani, Manowar etc.), who already took care of the "Bringer Of Pain" design.
Janne stated about the forthcoming record, "The heavy songs are heavier, pop-delights brighter, rock vibes stronger, and sounds richer than before. The emotional scale is wider, and everything is bigger. Stay tuned for 2019!"
Further details as well as a first musical taster will be unveiled soon...! More...
Interview
Sumo Cyco Welcomes Us To Cyco City
There's been a lot said recently that rock is dead. This ironically cliche statement has been put out by vocalists Adam Levine and Oli Sykes of Maroon 5 and Bring Me The Horizon respectively, as well as Rammstein guitarist Richard Kruspe. With respect, more or less all of to the last name, I disagree. There's a lot of younger rock and metal bands around today that are putting out some truly excellent music, paired with original and creative ideas. One such band is Sumo Cyco, from Ontario, Canada. Led by charismatic vocalist Skye Sweetnam, the quartet has over the course of two full length albums, two acoustic releases and an extensive catalogue of music videos, developed a fierce reputation as a band that's as fun live as they are visually captivating and musically energetic.
At a recent show in London supporting CKY, I was able to sit down with Skye Sweetnam herself, along with drummer Matt Trozzi, to discuss the acoustic releases, Sumo Cyco live shows, the magic of visual media and much more. You can check it out below (a transcription will be coming soon.) More...
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