Metal News for April 21, 2022
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19 news articles posted on this day.
Column
Unearthing the Metal Underground: Static Abyss
For this weekly column, I typically like to dig into the underground for either undiscovered, new talent or bands that have been around but have remained under the radar in spite of their high-caliber music. Once in a while, however, I’ll spotlight familiar underground faces who have congealed into formidable new entities. Case in point: A couple of members of the pioneering death metal beast Autopsy have banded together to create Static Abyss, a paradoxically primal and majestic expression of death/doom metal. Peaceville Records will release their debut album, “Labyrinth of Veins,” tomorrow on multiple formats. More...
Monasteries Unveils New Music Video
Extreme tech-metal titans Monasteries have released their blistering new single "Lilac," streaming now via Seek & Strike. The track is the first glimpse of new material to be shared since the release of their third EP, "Silence."
Vocalist Josh Davies states: "Monasteries are a band that has always brought forth the most chaotic and erratic songs, with schizophrenic tempo changes that leave you wanting more. ‘Lilac’ continues in that vein and further shows our organic evolution as a band and songwriters.
“After our last EP, 'Silence,' we quickly began planning out what the next step for the band would be, but we didn’t want to just dive into a big album roll-out. Instead, we created the hard-hitting track ‘Lilac,’ which perfectly bridges the gap between Silence and our next full-length effort. It’s for fans of ’The Amygdala Chorus,’ as we stay true to our "sound" continuing to deliver unabashed aggression and heaviness, while keeping you on the edge of your seat. We continue to create, plan and write non-stop and 'Lilac’ is just a tease of what is yet to come. We hope you enjoy it and see you on the road!" More...
Rotting Christ Posts New Song Online
Greek metal legends Rotting Christ are now unleashing a brand new song, "Holy Mountain," which features guest vocals from Lars Nedland of Borknagar! The bands are celebrating their North American tour together, which kicks off tonight in Berkeley, CA! The song can be found with an accompanying video below! The band will be performing the song live for the first time tonight. More...
Decapitated Announces European Tour Dates
Polish death metal masters Decapitated and their label mates, Canadian deathcore outfit Despised Icon, will be teaming up for a European wide tour this autumn. The bands will bring their neck-breaking setlists to 22 cities across 11 countries, including 5 UK shows, incorporating a performance at Damnation Festival 2022.
Decapitated and Despised Icon will play as rotating headliners. Special guests on the road will be Brand Of Sacrifice, Distant and Viscera.
Decapitated´s guitarist Vogg states:
"Boom!!! This line-up is just insane!!! This is what we have been waiting for for the last few years. We are proud to bring this sickest co-headline tour to 22 cities in Europe alongside Despised Icon, Brand of Sacrifice, Distant, and Viscera. You can still expect to hear the 25th anniversary tour setlist plus new tracks from the upcoming 'Cancer Culture' album. We will prepare the most deadly set you can imagine. Get your tickets now and see you soon, people!"
Despised Icon's front man Alex Erian adds:
"Our first tour in literally 3 years. To say we're excited would be an understatement. We handpicked every band on this tour and look forward to finally crushing the stage with the almighty Decapitated. See you this Fall."
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Trollfest Shares "Flamingo Libre" Video
Trollfest's flamingo madness is taken to another level today with the release of their new single "Flamingo Libre!" If you were delivered a mysterious package to your door – by a Flamingo of course – would you open it? If there was an ominous drink in that package – would you take a sip, just to see what it tastes like? If your answer to both of those questions is “yes”, then you are in for a wild, wild ride with "Flamingo Libre!"
"Flamingo Libre" is a psychedelic flamingo party, accompanied by deep saxophone, shrill organs and a catchy chorus. With crystal clear mixing and mastering by Jacob Hansen (Hansen Studios), Trollfest’s multi-faceted, colorful Flamingo Overlord comes to life on this track!
Trollfest singer Jostein "Trollmannen" Austvik on "Flamingo Libre":
"Flamingo libre is a fairly unknown substance favored by dictators and mad people alike. No one knows exactly what it is or what it does, but a lot of people have radically changed their outlook on life after contact with it. The song flamingo libre is, to date, the most in depth study of this concoction we have. It is by no means complete, so caution is advised whenever approaching any and all things looking like or otherwise connected to this elixir.
"If Michael Jackson had gotten all his plastic surgery to make concrete balls instead, this would have been his biggest hit." More...
Sinner Reveals More "Brotherhood" Details
After their recent signing to Atomic Fire Records, German hard rock quartet Sinner has unveiled the artwork of their forthcoming studio album "Brotherhood" scheduled to hit the shelves on July 15th, 2022.
Notes vocalist/bassist Mat Sinner about its title, "This band is held together by a tight friendship. Without this friendship, Sinner simply would not exist. We belong together and this album is meant to express that."
In addition, the group have released the record's track listing that reads as follows:
1. Bulletproof
2. We Came To Rock
3. Reach Out
4. Brotherhood
5. Refuse To Surrender
6. The Last Generation
7. Gravity
8. The Man They Couldn't Hang
9. The Rocker Rides Away
10. My Scars
11. 40 Days 40 Nights
12. When You Were Young (Bonus track; The Killers cover) More...
Wind Rose Releases New Music Video
After releasing their epic, highly-acclaimed 2019 album of powerful tales and even more powerful riffs, "Wintersaga," power metal’s mightiest dwarves, Wind Rose, return from the forge – hammering more anthems against the anvil on their new album "Warfront," out June 10, 2022 via Napalm Records!
The dwarven power metal army marches onward with their new single "Together We Rise" with solid, stomping riffs and heroic chants! Inspired by brotherhood and dwarven armies in combat, "Together We Rise" truly stands out musically on the new album Warfront. With well over 30 million streams on Spotify alone and another 30 million on YouTube for their last album Wintersaga, Warfront is one of the most anticipated power metal albums of the year!
Wind Rose on "Together We Rise":
"’Together We Rise’ is a new, heavy piece of metal forged and smithed to the anvil; it comes from deep underground. It's the sound of a thousand blacksmiths creating weapons for the biggest dwarven army of the century.” More...
Conjurer Debuts "Rot" Music Video
The future of British metal lies in safe hands with Conjurer, who deliver their breath-taking new single "Rot," taken from their long-awaited new album "Páthos," which will be released 1st July via Nuclear Blast.
"Rot" is a tortured, battered listening experience; a blistering reminder of why the young group has become praised so quickly. That a band can be at once so triumphantly beautiful and gut-punchingly heavy is testament to Conjurer’s quality, and a sure-fire sign of their future longevity at the top of Britain’s heavy music scene.
The band comment: "'Rot' looks at the same topics of anxiety, fear, and depression that feature in 'It Dwells' and flips the perspective/narrative. We wanted to hone in on the most visceral and disgusting parts of our sound when we were writing it and, along with the lyrics, play with the idea of giving that fear and dread a voice. (It's not very nice.)" More...
Def Leppard Posts New Single Online
British hard rock/heavy metal legends Def Leppard has released a new single from their new album, "Diamond Star Halos," entitled "Take What You Want." You can check out a visualizer video for the track below. The album marks the band's first new studio album in seven years, following their eponymous record and is set to be released through UMe on May 27th. More...
Interview
Wolf Treads Into The Shadowland
Traditional heavy metal music may have been overshadowed by its more extreme offshoots over the decades but the popularity and spirit is still plain for all to see, with the likes of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne still headlining festivals and selling out venues the world over. Its also being kept alive and well by younger bands performing the tried and true classic sound, with more recent examples being bands such as Toledo Steel, Skull Fist and Night Demon, who have all found degrees of success and praise. One of the most notable bands to play traditional heavy metal at a time when heavier styles were all the rage is Wolf, the Örebro quartet who began life in 1995 and have been continuing to keep the flame burning since.
Recently, Wolf unleashed their ninth studio album, "Shadowland," released by long time label Century Media and the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. To find out more about this follow up to "Feeding The Machine," how the pandemic affected the band and much more, Metal Underground caught up with frontman Niklas Stålvind, who revealed all about the record and more. You can watch it in full below.
Diamond Oz: The new album, "Shadowland" is out now. It was only two years ago that you released "Feeding The Machine," was the pandemic a factor in being able to release two albums close together?
Niklas Stålvind: Yeah it was. It was really bad for "Feeding The Machine" but really good for "Shadowland" because it meant that we could focus on writing and recording. I'd started writing before we went on tour for "Feeding The Machine" but then the pandemic came and we aborted the tour and went home. So there was a couple of songs already but then we decided to just focus on making a new record and forget about everything else.
Oz: I was lucky enough to see you on the "Feeding The Machine" tour with Grand Magus and the songs from that album sounded great live. The "Shadowland" material sounds like "Feeding The Machine" turned way up and with a bit of a darker edge to it. Would you say that's a fair assessment?
Niklas: You're not the only one who has made that assessment but personally, I feel that "Feeding The Machine" was the darkest album I've ever recorded, though that's just my opinion and I think that this one is a lot more positive. I feel that this album is so much more positive and enjoyable. I know that the themes can seem pretty dark and nihilistic but I don't interpret them that way. There was such a pure joy of writing songs with a new lineup and making music. This time I wasn't writing as a kind of therapy like I did with "Feeding The Machine," and digging up all kind of weird and dark things from the past that I needed to come to the surface in order to cope with them. This time it was quite the opposite and also the new members brought in such a positive energy and it's fantastic to write music and hear them do their thing because it's even better than what I imagined as I wrote it.More...
Anvil Unveils "Take A Lesson" Lyric Video
Canadian heavy metal heroes Anvil has released a new lyric video for the song, "Take A Lesson." You can check it out below. The song comes from the band's new album, "Impact Is Imminent," which is set to be released on May 20th through AFM Records and will be their first since 2019's, "Legal At Last." More...
Dishonored Premiere Full-Album Stream Of New EP
Buffalo, New York-based metal band Dishonored premiere the full-album stream of the band's brand new EP "2485", which was released April 20, 2022.
Check out now "2485" in its entirety below.
Immurge Premiere New Single & Lyric Video
Boise, Idaho-based deathcore outfit Immurge premiere a new single and lyric video named “Madness”, streaming via YouTube for you below.
A Good Rogering: Pre-Release Full-Album Streaming
Austin, TX-based alternative metal band A Good Rogering premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Systematic Paralysis", which will be out in stores Friday, April 22nd.
Check out now "Systematic Paralysis" in its entirety below.
Explain the group: More...
Ohhms Premiere New Song & Lyric Video
UK-based doom/post-metal outfit Ohhms premiere their new track and lyric video "The Mephisto Waltz". The band will release a new studio full-length in 2023 through Church Road Records.
Explains frontman Paul Waller: More...
Eternal Returns Premiere New Single & Music Video
India melodic death metal band Eternal Returns premiere a new song entitled “Siege Sombre”, streaming via YouTube for you now below.
Says frontman Narendra Patel: More...
Architects Premiere New Single & Music Video
British metal outfit Architects premiere a new single is called “When We Were Young”. It's accompanied by a new music video streaming via YouTube for you below.
Explains drummer Dan Searle: More...
Blut Aus Nord Premiere New Track & Music Video
Atmospheric black metal band Blut Aus Nord premiere a new advance track and accompanying music video by the name of “Tales Of The Old Dreamer” which will grace their new studio full-length “Disharmonium – Undreamable Abysses“.
The new album is due out on May 20th through Debemur Morti Productions.
Vatican Premiere New Single & Music Video
Georgia metal outfit Vatican premiere a new single and music video named “Reverence” streaming for you below. That track is off the band’s upcoming effort “Ultra“, due out June 17th via UNFD.
Tells frontman Mike Sugars: More...
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