Spirit Adrift Announces New Compilation Album

Spirit Adrift expand their prolific catalog with "20 Centuries Gone," a collection of two new original songs and six cover songs that span the timeline of the band’s most foundational influences. The new 8-song collection features 2 new originals and 6 cover songs, set for release on August 19th via Century Media.

Featuring artwork by Brian Mercer (Lamb of God, High on Fire, Mastodon), and mixed by Zeuss (Overkill, Crowbar, Municipal Waste), this release is a powerful journey through the past, present, and future of trad-metal’s most exciting new band. On "20 Centuries Gone," Spirit Adrift put their trademark swagger on classics from Type O Negative, Pantera, Metallica, Thin Lizzy, ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Spirit Adrift mastermind Nate Garrett comments: "I always thought it would be a cool experience to record some songs by bands that are foundational to the DNA of Spirit Adrift. These choices are obvious and on the nose to me, but maybe unexpected to the fans. That made the whole thing a lot of fun. A band like Lynyrd Skynyrd might not be the first thing you think of when considering Spirit Adrift’s influences, so the task for me became figuring out how to honor these great songs, but in the distinct Spirit Adrift style. To make the whole thing even more special, I channeled these influences and wrote a couple of new songs to kick things off. There’s a lyric in ‘Sorcerer’s Fate’ that mentions ‘past and future both aligned,’ and that became the concept here. The whole thing is presented in reverse chronological order. That way, you get a sense of where Spirit Adrift is headed, but you’re also taken on a journey back in time through our most fundamental influences. Hope y’all enjoy it!"

Today, Spirit Adrift reveals one of the album’s original songs - "Sorcerer’s Fate" - via a new visualizer. Garret continues, "When I wrote this one, I was obsessing over the film director William Friedkin. I've been a fan of his since I saw ‘The Exorcist’ as a kid, but when I discovered the documentary ‘Leap of Faith’, it sparked a much deeper interest in the man and his process. I started watching as many of his interviews as I could find, and I read his autobiography which was just amazing. Friedkin's life and art are inseparable. His human experience, search for higher truth, and borderline-psychotic level of obsession/perfectionism all coalesce into his artwork. I relate to that on a profound level. This song is about our search for purpose, and humanity's struggle to understand 'the mysteries of faith and fate.' Musically, I would say it's one of our heaviest and most straightforward songs. Inspired equally by New Orleans sludge, flipped-cap crossover, and Scandinavian metal, but with the distinct Spirit Adrift sound and approach." More...

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Audrey Horne Posts New Music Video Online

On April 22, 2022, Bergen-based heavy rock overlords Audrey Horne will ring the "Devil’s Bell" with a future Scandinavian hard rock classic! Four years after their much-acclaimed "Blackout" record, the band is currently gearing up for the release of their seventh studio album, Devil’s Bell, that drops this Friday via Napalm Records.

What started back in 2002 soon took the Norwegians and their expertly executed, riff-soaked fury all the way to the top of the rock scene. As with every Audrey Horne album, there are no duds or misfires as the songs flow together seamlessly, making "Devil’s Bell" a delight to play from the first note straight to the end. "Devil’s Bell" offers nine fist-pumping songs that will shake concert venues worldwide. Frontman Toschie once again proves that he has one of the most charismatic and energetic voices in rock, and the kinetic guitar-work of Ice Dale (Enslaved) and Thomas Tofthagen (ex-Sahg) underlines an outstanding genre-warp of 70s and 80s rock via NWOBHM, keeping the music rocking and the listener locked in. The band is tight, the music is festive, and the songs stick upon first listen – that’s how a modern hard rock album should sound!

In support of their upcoming record release, the heavy rock outfit has just shared a third single alongside a killer music video for "Animal" - a stripped down rocker with an anthemic arena chorus that will make you go crazy! More...

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Kardashev Reveals New Album Details

Tempe, Arizona-based deathgaze outfit Kardashev will release their stunning sophomore full-length, "Liminal Rite," on June 10th via Metal Blade Records, today unveiling the record‘s first single and preorders.

Forged in 2012, Kardashev's mission statement could best be described as, “Attempting to create the most beautiful, heavy music through themes of love, loss, and altruism in the metal spectrum.” The band dropped their debut full-length Peripety in 2015 and has since focused on short form concept records, most recently 2021‘s stirring The Baring Of Shadows. Rarely approaching the creation of a record with any preconceptions or plans as to what form it will take, they work until what they generally envisaged manifests itself. The result is this year‘s "Liminal Rite" featuring eleven deeply rousing, poignant, and musically grandiose tracks.

Opening with the gorgeous drones of "The Approaching Of Atonement" before launching into the densely layered, surging "Silvered Shadows," an air of tragedy looms over much of the record‘s proceedings demanding an emotional response at every musical turn. "Liminal Rite" is lyrically deep and complex, focusing on mood above all else. Guitarist Nico Mirolla aptly describes the songs as musically bearing resemblance to freeform jazz or a progressive record, because: "The story is the focus. There is an overtly important narrative taking place that is facilitated by the sonic textures and qualities intentionally designed for it."

The record follows a narrative laid out by drummer Sean Lang‘s spoken word parts. Elaborates Mirolla: "'Liminal Rite' explores how the past can both wound and seduce, leading us down a path of self-destruction. It‘s an anecdotal tale from a fictional man‘s perspective late in life on how perception and reality do not always coalesce. His experience tells a larger message of how our minds often create a false view of the past. Sean‘s narration is him expressing the man‘s perception and recollection of life. The failure of his memory, the nature of dementia, and how it plays into his experience are all encapsulated by the narrative sections." More...

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Interview

Saphath Hails The Ascension Of The Dark Prophet

It's the most obvious thing in the world to say that the COVID-19 pandemic ground the world to a halt two years ago. From the viewpoint of the music industry, albums were delayed, tours were cancelled and plans were up in the air. Imagine then that you've created a band which is difficult to define, has some amazing music to offer but you face it being over before it even began. That's exactly the situation Russian outfit Saphath faced.

Despite all the setbacks, Saphath has risen with full force and this month, released their debut album, "Ascension Of The Dark Prophet," a multi faceted story of contrasts, darkness and beauty in the strangest places. To find out more about the record, Metal Underground caught up with the band's vocalist Alexey Duraev and bassist Alexander Klimkov. You can read it in full below.

Diamond Oz: Congratulations on your debut album, "Ascension of the Dark Prophet." What is the meaning behind the title?

Alexey Duraev: The Dark Prophet is a character of harsh fate, an outsider in his world, rejected by society, but possessing indomitable willpower and independence. Since his youth, he hears a voice of Darkness in his head and the Darkness is personalized, she is not just a universal power, she is a lady of forbidden knowledge and defiance. You may look at him as Antichrist or Cain and perceive her as Lilith or Mara (Slavic goddess of death), but it is more to them than the known mythological characters.

The Prophet aims for reaching the city he sees in his dreams, and this would be the story of his ascension. On his lonely path, he travels around the world seeking knowledge of half-mad wizards, he falls in love and loses his beloved, he gets sentenced and kills, he becomes a ruler and a demigod god and finally reaches his goal, falling into the arms of Darkness in the land of his dreams. All the album lyrics are written from the Prophet’s standpoint, but if you look closer at the character, many people in the world can relate to him. I just meant to tell that everyone can ascend from dust to the sky, even so it is unbelievably hard.

Oz: What kind of topics are covered in the lyrics on the album?

Alexey: As I said, many people could relate to the Dark Prophet at something. The music and lyrics are filled with a poetic combination of loneliness, despair, pain, anxiety, passion, rage, judgment and questioning of what is believed to be truth. A couple of songs of how love hurts. Summarizing that, every song expresses a particular emotion a person like that would feel. It is very personal to me, I lived through every hardness expressed, so everything described is a sincere thing in Byronish style bars.

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Cape Kong Premiere New Single & Music Video

Pennsylvania-based hardcore/slam outfit Cape Kong premiere their new track and music video “False God”, streaming via YouTube for you below. The single features guitarist Kenny Stroh and bassist Colin Gale both of DeadVectors and Pathogen fame.

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Sensory Amusia Premiere New Song "Vermin"

Perth, Australia-based technical deathgrind trio Sensory Amusia premiere a new song titled “Vermin”, taken from their upcoming new album "Breed Death", which will be out in stores May 27, 2022 via Lacerated Enemy Records.

Check out now "Vermin" streaming via YouTube for you below.

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Vulnificus Premiere New Song

U.S. technical brutal death metal band Vulnificus premiere a new song entitled “The Incredulous Invocation”, taken from their upcoming new EP "Invocation", which is set for release on June 10th by New Standard Elite.

Check out now "The Incredulous Invocation" streaming via YouTube for you below.

Another track from the band "Coerced Into Compliance" can be heard on Spotify below:

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Devil Master Premiere New Single

Devil Master premiere a new single named “Shrines In Cinder” off their upcoming record “Ecstasies Of Never Ending Night“. That album will be out next Friday, April 29th through Relapse Records.

Devil Master have the following shows booked in support of the new outing: More...

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Tallah Premiere New Single & Music Video

Tallah premiere another single and accompanying music video from their upcoming new studio full-length “The Generation Of Danger“. Check out the “The Impressionist” from that album now streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.

“The Generation Of Danger” will be released on September 09th, 2022 via Earache Records.

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Veil Of Maya Premiere New Single & Music Video

Djent/deathcore outfit Veil Of Maya premiere a new official music video for their brand new track “Synthwave Vegan” taken from their seventh studio full-length.

The band will be out on an U.S. tour with co-headliner Born Of Osiris later this April. VCTMS and Hunt The Dinosaur will join as supports, while Slay Squad and Jynx will split the duties opening the shows. More...

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