Metal News for December 6, 2018
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14 news articles posted on this day.
The Spirit Premiere New Music Video
THE SPIRIT's new music video for 'Illuminate the Night Sky' depicts several different shows from the latest tour and can be watched below:
Nattravnen Premiere "The Night Of The Raven"
Nattravnen (Massacre, Wombbath, etc.) premiere a new song entitled "The Night Of The Raven", taken from their upcoming new album "Kult of the Raven", which will be out in stores this Friday via Transcending Obscurity Records.
Check out now "The Night Of The Raven" below.
Interview
Mantar Reveals The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze
Having formed in 2012 after fifteen years of friendship, the Bremen born duo of Erinç Sakarya and Hanno Klänhardt, better known to the world as Mantar, are now promoting the release of their third full length album, "The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze." Those who have heard it will testify that it's a vicious sonic assault, mixing elements of hardcore, black metal and all other extremities to create a wall of noise that puts the boot into your first nerve and doesn't stop kicking until it's over.
This Winter, the two have been on the road with Skeletonwitch promoting the record, although sadly they had to cancel the two British shows as Hanno has been taken very ill. While we wish him a very quick recovery, we were nonetheless delighted to sit down with Erinç to discuss the new album, as well as the history of the band, creating such a sound with only two people and much more. You can watch the interview in full below.
Diamond Oz: The new album, "The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze" is out now. Having seen you at Bloodstock, I'd say that it captures your live show really well too. How would you say the reception to the album has been so far?
Erinç Sakarya: Actually, our thing is to put the things we do to the extreme. When we're working on the songs, I kind of have the impression, that's it more like pop songs played in a heavy way. I was afraid that maybe we're getting too soft. When we work on the songs, we leave the vocals away and just concentrate on the music and the arrangements. I heard the vocals pretty late and that was the point when I thought, "OK, we are still Mantar." It's kind of like the way we always do it except this Hanno had some riffs ready and we made complete songs out of it. Usually we'll work on this stuff together but it's not so easy when he lives in Florida and I'm in Germany. But I must say, I'm really happy with the result. More than ever. We both think that we did a good thing here.More...
Ossuarium Premiere New Song "Blaze Of Bodies"
Ossuarium premiere a new song entitled "Blaze Of Bodies", taken from their upcoming new album "Living Tomb", which will be out in stores February 1st 2019 via 20 Buck Spin.
Check out now "Blaze Of Bodies" below.
Chrome Waves Premiere New Song "Burdened"
Midwestern post/alt-metal outfit CHROME WAVES - uniting former members of Wolvhammer, Nachtmystium, Abigail Williams, The Gates Of Slumber, Amiensus, and more - makes its return with a new lineup and their debut album, A Grief Observed, currently in its final stages for release in early 2019. In advance of the album's release, the band has issued the first single "Burdened" streaming below:
Space Coke Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Space Coke premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "L’Appel Du Vide", which will be out in stores Friday, December 7th, on Mystery School Records.
Check out now "L’Appel Du Vide" in its entirety below.
Carrion Mother Premiere New Song "Schwarzschild"
German doom outfit Carrion Mother premiere a new song entitled "Schwarzschild", taken from their upcoming new album "Nothing Remains", which will will release on January 18th from Ordo MCM.
Check out now "Schwarzschild" below.
Necrofier Premiere Full-Album Stream Of New EP
Houston black metal entity Necrofier - consisting of members of Insect Warfare, Oceans of Slumber etc. - premiere the full-album stream of the band's brand new EP "Visions In Fire", which was released December 4, 2018 via Bandcamp.
Check out now "Visions In Fire" in its entirety below.
DOTV Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Finnish duo Disciples of the Void premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming self-titled debut album, which will be out in stores December 7th via Primitive Reaction.
Check out now "Disciples of the Void" in its entirety below.
Ne Obliviscaris Australian Tour Announced
Ne Obliviscaris announce the dates for their ‘The Painted Progression Tour‘. Caligula’s Horse, Beyond Creation, Allegaeon and Rivers Of Nihil will join them as support acts. Below's where that trek will stop:
05/09 Adelaide, AUS – Lion Arts Factory
05/10 Melbourne, AUS – 170 Russell
05/11 Sydney, AUS – Manning Bar
05/12 Brisbane, AUS – The Triffid
Primitive Man Premiere New Song “Oily Tears”
Primitive Man debut their new song “Oily Tears“ streaming below. That track is one of two songs the group have contributed to a upcoming split release with Hell, which lands in store on February 22nd via Translation Loss Records.
Holehearted Premiere New Music Video “Habit”
Holehearted premiere a new music video for their song “Habit” which you can stream via YouTube below. The group recently signed with Emmure frontman Frankie Palmeri‘s Redzone Records and are planning to release their new effort “HiveMind” early in 2019.
Nile Tease New Track In Latest Studio Video
Below you can stream some recently shared footage of a new Nile tracking. Recording sessions for the band's 2019 release began in late October. Check it out now below:
InVisions Premiere New Music Video “Too Far Gone”
InVisions premiere a new music video for their song “Too Far Gone“. The single arrives ahead of the band’s new effort “Between You & Me“, which will see a February 08th release via Attila frontman Chris Fronzak‘s Stay Sick Recordings.
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