Metal News for April 7, 2015
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35 news articles posted on this day.
Interview
Lancer Heralds A "Second Storm"
A "Second Storm" is on the horizon, ready to officially break into a melodic metal squall on April 10th through Despotz Records.
After several music videos have dropped and the album is just now on the cusp of official release, we checked in with Lancer vocalist Isak Stenvall to find out what the band had to say about this album's creation.
Read on for more info on the impending full-length, which covers everything from killer robot ostriches to Sodom and Gomorrah in its nine killer tracks (and if you haven't yet, pre-order your own copy right here). More...
Graveworm Signs With AFM
Italian dark metal outfit Graveworm has signed a deal with AFM Records, which previously re-released the band’s early albums “As The Angels Reach The Beauty,” “Scourge Of Malice,” and “When Daylight’s Gone / Underneath The Crescent Moon” in 2012.
The label will now follow those reissues with a brand new studio album, entitled “Ascending Hate,” which will see the light of day on June 19th. Stay tuned for more info. More...
Column
Pit Stories: The Drunk Drummer Gets Home Aloned
Every time the glory of New Release Tuesday rolls around we also share show stories provided by metal bands from across the globe.
Usually these stories take place right in the pit, but sometimes the shenanigans metal musicians get into aren't constrained to the performance itself. This week Raven shares a tale of accidentally Home Alone-ing the band's drummer at the Wacken festival:
In 1997 we started a European tour with Tank & Hammefall as opening bands. The 1st show was the Wacken festival (which was a good bit smaller in those days). All 3 bands were travelling on one bus...
So, in Hamburg we picked up the backline at some crazy warehouse. Joe went to the bathroom and since no one did a head count.... the guy locked up the place and the bus left without him! We did not notice for about 30 mins, and freaked! Meanwhile Joe is smashing shit up trying to reach someone – the guy finally heard him before he left... and stuck him in a cab (about 400 euro) along with a bottle of whisky!
So our very drunk drummer turned up just in time for a 10 hour fight with the organizers who wanted us to play in this tent while our opening bands played the main stage....but that's another story...
Raven's new album "ExtermiNation" (reviewed here) is set for release on April 27th (Europe) and April 28th (USA) via SPV/Steamhammer Records. Check out a clip taken from the release below. More...
Rivers Of Nihil Records New Album
Reading, PA's Rivers of Nihil has officially completed work on the follow-up to "The Conscious Seed of Light."
The band tracked at Atrium Audio, just a short drive from Rivers Of Nihil's hometown to Lancaster, PA with producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland. Guitarist Brody Uttley detailed the equipment and process, which can be seen at HeavyBlogIsHeavy.com here.
The new album's details will be released within the coming weeks and is tentatively scheduled for a late Summer release worldwide on Metal Blade Records. Stay tuned for music, art, tour dates, and more.
Rivers of Nihil's debut album, "The Conscious Seed of Light," was recorded in March of 2013 at Mana Recording Studios in Florida with famed metal producer/musician Erik Rutan.
Rozamov Announces Split With Deathkings
Ahead of their performances at this year's Psycho California event at The Observatory in Santa Ana (May 15-17), sludge monsters Deathkings and Rozamov, who hail from both sides of the U.S. (Los Angeles and Boston, respectively), will unleash their split 7" on May 12th, 2015 through the Midnite Collective.
Check out Deathkings' contributation to the split, titled "Solomon," in the player below thanks to CVLTNation.com. The split's track listing is:
1. Deathkings - Solomon
2. Rozamov - Ghost Divine
You can also see the bands performing live on these dates:
March 27 - Cambridge, MA - Rozamov @ Middle East w/ Cancer Bats
April 25 - Baltimore, MD - Rozamov @ The Circuit w/ Fortress
May 8 - Northampton, MA - Rozamov @ 13th Floor Music Hall w/ Vacant Eyes
Saturday, May 16 - Santa Ana, CA - Rozamov @ Psycho California at The Observatory
Sunday, May 17 - Santa Ana, CA - Deathkings @ Psycho California at The Observatory More...
Boss Kong Announces Record Store Day Release
Magic Bullet Records just released the following statement about an upcoming album from Boss Kong:
"Exactly what is, or who are, the back-alley primates that created this beastly outfit known as Boss Kong you may ask? And the answer is: don't write a check your ass can't cash, Jack. Go ahead and dig around if you have some kind of desire to get jacked-up in the end, or if you're in Columbo's bloodline of trenchcoat wizardy, but otherwise, I'd just take it for what it is and go about your goddamn business.
"That said, bio fodder be damned, as these tunes speak for themselves, and all are invited to get slaughterhouse crunked-up and blaze the latest from the Boss Kong pact on the latest excursion into a demented rendition of the past.
"As a crossover/tie-in with the brand new Image Comics series 'The Humans,' Magic Bullet Records is proud to present 'The Humans Soundtrack Vol. II' by Boss Kong. Set in the late 1960s/early '70s, 'The Humans' is a book about an all-simian biker gang from Bakersfield, California, drinking, fighting, and fucking their way through the turbulent world around them.
"Boss Kong is one of the book's more popular, interesting characters and this installment of the soundtrack series tells tales from the perspective of an ape that's seen inhumanities both abroad and on the home front. Voiced by a mystery metal figurehead and performed by a cast of mystery stoner rockers, part of the fun of this 7" is trying to figure out who's behind the music itself. Once revisiting the glory days, two new hash-pipe nightmare rocker jams await, spreading the rampaging demoralization of the Tet Offensive onto coked-up mullet debauchery on 'The Humans Soundtrack Volume II,' like Ponyboy Curtis ten years after he went from gold to crushed Milwaukee aluminum, now leading the outcasts from the Planet Of The Apes into full-on bar-brawl burnout turf of the metal underworld. More...
Keeper Posts New EP Online
West coast doom duo Keeper is excited to announce latest effort, "The Space Between Your Teeth," is now available to stream in its entirety below (stream hosted by CVLT Nation).
The two-track concept EP spans just over 30 minutes recorded in the band's Fresno apartment, dubbed “The Gloom Closet.” Brad Boatright of Audiosiege handled the mastering, while the album artwork was done by Keeper’s own Penny Keats.
The duo already has numerous releases slated for 2015 and this EP is merely a glimpse of Keeper's year to come. The EP is due out May 2015 via Crown and Throne Ltd. More...
Pitbulls In The Nursery Reveals New Album
French progressive and experimental death metal group Pitbulls In The Nursery will release second full-length album “Equanimity” on May 4th via Klonosphere Records (Hacride, Trepalium, Klone).
Pre-orders for the CD / digital version are now available via ULULE, a crowdfunding platform the five-piece used to raise a total of 1.800€ to fund the recordings of “Equanimity.” Pre-order your copy at this location.
New full-length album “Equanimity” comes nine years after the release of debut album “Lunatic” and a few line-up changes. Recorded at Dark Wizard Studio and featuring 9 tracks, this new effort sees Pitbulls In The Nursery evolving towards a more progressive death metal sound, blending the technical and powerful elements of groups like Death and Atheist with some ethereal, contemplative atmospheres created by the unique instrument that is the sitar. More...
Tempel Unveils New Album Teaser, Artwork
The Arizona-based instrumetal duo Tempel today unveils the transfixing cover artwork for upcoming sophomore release, “The Moon Lit Our Path,” which will be released via Prosthetic Records on June 16th.
The meticulously hand-painted artwork was completed by illustrator Lucas Ruggieri (Kylesa, Dragged Into Sunlight, Cough).
"The Moon Lit Our Path" consists of five colossal tracks that fuse haunting blackened post-metal melodies with progressive accents and atmospheric tinges. You can listen to a one-minute sample of new material in the teaser below. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Carvings In The Door (8:22)
2. The Moon Lit Our Path (9.33)
3. Descending Into The Labyrinth (12:20)
4. Tomb Of The Ancients (9:59)
5. Dawn Breaks Over The Ruins (12:03) More...
The Prestige Releases New Music Video
Beware folks, 'cause the beast has been unleashed: France's The Prestige just unveiled a new music video for "Bête Noire."
The clipw as directed by Adrien Benoliel and can be seen below. "Bête Noire" comes off the impending "Amer" album, due to drop worldwide on April 20th, 2015. The album was recorded live & mixed by Amaury Sauvé and then mastered by Bob Weston. More...
Great American Ghost Signs With Good Fight
Good Fight Music welcomes newest signing Great American Ghost to its family of bands. The Boston, Massachusetts hardcore crew joins Hollow Earth, Old Wounds, The Banner, Extinction A.D., and more on the expanding Good Fight roster.
Founded in Boston in 2012, the quintet has one full-length album, produced by Jay Maas (Defeater, Ceremony), and two EPs under its belt. Second full-length "Everyone Leaves" will see a summer 2015 release on Good Fight.
"Misery," a song off "Everyone Leaves," is now streaming below, courtesy of Lambgoat.com. Of the Good Fight signing, vocalist Ethan Harrison says, "This is the label we've been aiming for from the jump. Since we started this band, Good Fight was where we wanted to be so for it to be happening now is the best case scenario." More...
Éohum Releases New Album
Éohum today releases the "Revelations, Aurora of An Epoch" album, which can be streamed in full below or download on a name-your-price basis at Bandcamp here. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Leaving Harbour 2:50
2. Rooted Deep Within 4:36
3. Equatorial Rains 5:08
4. Defined Sacredness 04:36
5. Revelations, Aurora of an Epoch 6:39
6. Wiser Every Sunrise 6:05
7. Thus Spewed Thy Infectious Reign 5:07
8. Give Us O' Rain 1:43 More...
Six Feet Under Streaming "Stab"
"Crypt Of The Devil" is the impending new full-length from death metal miscreants Six Feet Under. As a precursor to its official unveiling via Metal Blade Records next month, today Decibel Magazine premieres seventh sadistic crusher, "Stab," which can be heard below.
New album "Crypt Of The Devil" was captured at Phil Hall's studio in Virginia. Hall tracked rhythm and bass guitar, while his brother, Josh Hall, tracked drums, and guitarist Brandon Ellis tracked the majority of the album's leads.
Chris Barnes took to London Bridge Studio (Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains etc.) in his new base of operations in Seattle, Washington to record vocals and in fact holed himself up in the very same booth where Layne Staley tracked his words. Mixing was completed by Rob Caldwell (Cannabis Corpse, Iron Reagan etc.) in Sarasota, Florida and mastering was handled by Alan Douches (Cannibal Corpse, Revocation, Torche, Skeletonwitch etc.) at West West Side in New Windsor, New York.
See the band live on these remaining tour dates:
4/07/2015 Club Vaudeville - Lindau, DE
4/08/2015 Rockfabrik - Ludwigsburg, DE
4/09/2015 Markthalle - Hamburg, DE
4/10/2015 Musichall - Geiselwind, DE w/ Eisregen, Debauchery
4/11/2015 Backstage - München, DE w/ Eisregen, Debauchery
4/12/2015 Postbahnhof - Berlin, DE w/ Eisregen, Debauchery More...
Agnostic Front Releases Video
Agnostic Front just released new album "The American Dream Died" today in North America on Nuclear Blast.
Coinciding with the release of the album, the band has teamed up with Decibel Magazine to premiere a the video for the title track "The American Dream Died."
This new video was directed by Todd Huber and can be seen below. You can also stream the full new album at this location.
Poison Idea Posts Full Album Online
"Confuse & Conquer," the mammoth new full-length studio LP from Portland, Oregon's Poison Idea, is today officially available worldwide via Southern Lord Recordings, and is now available for streaming in its entirety. Listen in below.
The "Confuse & Conquer" album boasts thirty-five minutes of thundering, infectious rage recorded in the band's hometown by Joel Grind (Toxic Holocaust) and mastered by Brad Boatright (From Ashes Rise) at Audiosiege. The track listing is:
1. Bog 02:32
2. Me & JD 02:40
3. Psychic Wedlock 04:34
4. Hypnotic 04:43
5. Trip Wire 03:47
6. I Never Heard Of You 03:46
7. Cold Black Afternoon 03:03
8. The Rhythms Of Insanity 01:51
9. Dead Cowboy 03:37
10. Beautiful Disaster 02:18
11. Reprise 01:48 More...
Acid King Streaming Full New Album
Acid King will release the band's first new album in a decade on April 14th with "Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere." You can hear the full new album via stream hosted by Noisey.Vice.com.
The band has announced a June 20th record release show at The Chapel in the band’s San Francisco hometown. A full list of dates is available below.
"Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere" was recorded at both Sharkbite and Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco, mixed at Different Fur Studios and produced by Acid King and Billy Anderson. Tattoo artist Tim Lehi (High on Fire, Earthless) designed the cover art for the new album.
April 24 Berlin, Germany Desert Fest
April 25 Lisbon, Portugal RCA Club
April 26 London, UK Desert Fest
April 27 Brussels, Belgium Magasin4
April 28 Paris, France Glazart
April 29 Athens, Greece Kyttaro Club
May 1 Copenhagen, Denmark Heavy Days in Doomtown Festival
May 2 Osnabruck, Germany Bastard Club
May 3 Frankfurt, Germany Zoom
May 4 Munich, Germany Krahnhalle
May 6 Linz, Austria Kapu
May 7 Vienna, Austria Viper Room
May 8 Budapest, Hungary Roham
May 9 Innsbruck, Austria PMK
June 20 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
* Dates from April 27 to May w/Black Cobra More...
Death At The Revel Posts New Video
Swedish gothic metal band Death At The Revel has revealed a brand new single and music video for the song "You've Met With A Terrible Fate, Haven't You?" Check it out below, thanks to Bloody Disgusting.
The song, which was produced by Joey Sturgis (Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada), is the first of three singles to be released by the band this Spring. Frontman Vikki Violence had this to say about the video and song:
”I wanted to combine a death theory I have with something that’s been haunting me for 15 years now. It’s dark, disturbing and deeper than anyone can imagine. It gave me nightmares back then and still does til this very day. Can you solve the riddle what this song is written about?” More...
Wisdom In Chains Releasing New LP
Fast Break! Records is proud to announce the upcoming release of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania-based powerhouse Wisdom In Chains as the quintet completes a bruising fifth full-length recording for release late this Spring.
Boasting a hearty crossover of punk, hardcore and metal influences, Wisdom In Chains has been crushing through the competition since its 2001 formation. Mid-2015 will see the rise of the band's fifth studio full-length, "The God Rhythm." Fast Break! Records comments:
"'The God Rhythm' injects a continued evolution of awareness and intelligence into the genre, all while destroying clichés, relentlessly crossing boundaries and claiming those new territories, effectively ushering in a new era for the band. Mixing a hardline return and development of infectious oi!/punk-inspired hooks and courses, while maintaining their traditional hardcore roots, Wisdom In Chains has clearly has pushed the envelope of their previous works beyond all previous thresholds, and the result is the band's finest work to date. 'The God Rhythm' is also the first recording with new drummer Luke Rota from the Bronx (ex-Roger Miret and The Disasters, Stigma), who joins the rest of the crew, vocalist Mad Joe Black bassist Evan, and Richie Krutch on and Mav on guitars."
New album "The God Rhythm" will see release on CD, LP and digital formats on June 30th. Stand by for an extensive behind-the-scenes trailer on the album's creation, audio from the record, preorder options, an official video and more in the coming weeks. You can see the band live on these dates:
4/11/2015 The Foundry - Lakewood, OH @ The Big Show
4/18/2015 The Palladium - Worcester, MA @ New England Metal & Hardcore Fest
5/16/2015 Webster Hall - New York, NY @ Black N' Blue Bowl
7/23/2015 The Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA @ This Is Hardcore
Faith No More Adds New Tour Dates
Faith No More - gearing up to release new album "Sol Invictus" on May 19th - will return to North America for a late Summer tour, kicking off on July 26th in Austin.
The announcement arrives as the band is about to embark on its first North American outing since 2010, with all dates sold out along the three-week trek that starts April 15th in Vancouver. Faith No More will play The Tonight Show on May 13th, marking the Bay Area band’s first late night TV performance since 1995.
April 15 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum #
April 16 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater #
April 17 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium #
April 19 San Francisco, CA Warfield ##
April 20 San Francisco, CA Warfield ###
April 22 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern *
April 23 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern **
April 24 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern * * *
April 25 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
May 7 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall +
May 8 Detroit, MI The Fillmore +
May 9 Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts +
May 11 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre +
May 13 New York, NY Webster Hall +
May 14 New York, NY Webster Hall +
May 15 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory +
May 29 Gelsenkirchen, Germany Rock Im Revier
May 31 Munich, Germany Rockavaria Festival More...
Arstidir Lifsins Releases New Album
Since 2008, the art Icelandic/German pagan metal outfit Arstidir Lifsins - Icelandic for "the seasons of life" - has always radiated the spirit of Old Norse history.
Boasting members of Helrunar, Kerbenok, and Carpe Noctem, the curious collective's latest long player "Aldafoðr Ok Munka Dróttinn" ("Óðinn and the God of the Monks") - takes an in-depth look at Scandinavian history and myth over its dramatic eighty-one-minute run time.
Composed and recorded in Germany and Iceland between May and November of 2013 and then mixed and mastered in December 2013 by the experienced hands of Markus Stock at Klangsmiede Studio E (Empyrium, Helrunar, Secrets Of The Moon etc), "Aldafoðr Ok Munka Dróttinn" is sung entirely in Old Norse-Icelandic, with added Skaldic stanzas from the Icelandic sagas. The album's track listing is:
I:
1. Kastar Heljar Brenna Fjarri Ofan Onundarfirðinum
2. Knorr Siglandi Birtisk Á Löngu Bláu Yfirborði
3. Þeir Heilags Dóms Hirðar
4. Úlfs Veðrit Er Ið CMXCIX
5. Máni, Bróðir Sólar Ok Mundilfara
II:
1. Tími Er Kominn At Kveða Fyrir Þér
2. Norðsæta Gætis, Herforingja Ormsins Langa
3. Bituls Skokra Benvargs Hreggjar Á Sér Stað
4. Sem Lengsk Vánar Lopts Ljósgimu Hvarfs Dregr Nærri More...
Deez Nuts Posts Music Video
Following the "Face This On My Own" video (still available here), Deez Nuts just released the "What I Gotta Do" music video, which is the third track to be released from forthcoming album "Word Is Bond."
JJ Peters comments about the track and video: "I'm really excited to release 'What I Gotta Do' - it's by far the furthest we've stepped out of our comfort zone, but still somehow sounds 110% DN. I can't wait for the world to hear it and I'm very curious to hear what y'all's vibe on it is.
"We have actively avoided doing a 'party' clip like the plague in the past as it seemed way too obvious for us, but with 'What I Gotta Do' being the furthest thing from a party song vocally and lyrically, the juxtaposition of the frenzied party vibe video along with the track makes for a damn near sensory overload. If by watching it you have a thousandth of the fun we had making it, you'll have a hangover."
Check out this new video clip below, courtesy of New Noise Magazine. More...
Abyss Explores "Heretical Anatomy"
"Heretical Anatomy," the debut LP by Toronto-based death metal horde Abyss, is out of the crypts just a week ahead of its rancid delivery via 20 Buck Spin, as BraveWords is hosting an early stream of the release that can also be heard below.
Abyss has been confirmed to support the almighty Bolt Thrower on one of the band's three exclusive Canadian performances this June, joining Born Dead Icons at the London Music Hall in London, Ontario on June 20th.
Stand by for further live actions to be declared in the very near future, including an East Coast U.S. tour and more. More...
King Parrot Reveals New Album Details
King Parrot is set to unleash latest studio offering, "Dead Set," on May 15th in Europe via Agonia Records, May 19th in North America via Housecore Records, and May 15th in Australia via Rocket/EVP.
The follow-up to 2012’s "Bite Your Head Off," "Dead Set" was produced by Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down) in Nodferatu’s Lair Studio (Down, Eyehategod, Superjoint Ritual). Anselmo also stars in the video for "Like A Rat," the first track released from the new album.
Of the new album, vocalist Matt Young comments: "The great thing about this record is that it actually sounds like a real band and is a reflection of where we are at right now. In my eyes, that is everything a record should be. We are super proud of this and can't wait to show everyone what we have in store."
The album's track listing is:
1. Anthem Of The Advance Sinner
2. Need No Savior
3. Hell Comes Your Way
4. Like A Rat
5. Tomorrow Turns To Blood
6. Home Is Where The Gutter Is
7. Sick In The Head
8. Punisher
9. Reject
10. Dead Set More...
Incantation Headed Out On North American Tour
Iconic death metal legion Incantation will continue to raze stages throughout North America in support of the "Dirges Of Elysium" full-length.
The latest bout of live assaults will begin on April 17th in Hempstead, New York at El Relax Lounge. The following day, Incantation will head to Worcester, Massachusetts to play this year's edition of the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival at the Palladium.
From there, the band will bring their audio malevolence to stages in Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Syracuse and Buffalo. The onstage abrasions continue the following month when Incantation ravages its way through seven more cities before bringing some brutality to the Maryland Death Fest Pre-Party on May 20th in Baltimore.
In June, Incantation will summon the dead at the Farmageddon Festival FOA in Vancouver and in August the band will take part in the Wolves Of Apocalypse Festival in Denver.
Comments the band in a collective statement: "The response to the 'Dirges Of Elysium' album and tour has just been amazing! We still have a lot of touring left to go for this release. We are looking forward to seeing all you deathbangers on the road!" More...
Nightrage Stares Into Infinity
Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band Nightrage has teamed up with Revolver Magazine to launch a music video for the new track "Stare into Infinity." Check it out below.
The song comes from the band's upcoming sixth studio album, "The Puritan," set to release on April 24th through Despotz Records.
"'Stare into Infinity' is one of my favorite songs on our new album The Puritan," guitarist Marios Iliopoulos told Revolver. "It has all those elements that are Nightrage - heavy riffs, emotional melodies and brutal vocal hooks. The whole arrangement of the song is very simplistic and in your face. The verses are very thrashy with straightforward riffs and pounding drums, creating that feeling of power and metal mayhem. The chorus is where the song really lifts up with those signature Nightrage melodic guitars and big '80s metal riffs played with a thrashy and more modern approach. And Ronnie´s vocals, singing with such a great passion and old school melodic death metal vibes, makes for a really cool contrast on that part.
"Lyrically, it´s a song that has to do with leading you out of dark times, reaching the light at the end of the tunnel and leaving everything that's troubling you behind - searching to find your inner self.
"The production and sound that Daniel Bergstrand and George Neranzis did for the song made all the difference in the world; they really gave the song the needed power and loudness to create such a strong and beautifully loud brutal/melodic sound."
New album "The Puritan" can be pre-ordered online through the Desptoz web-store at this location. More...
Holycide Posts "Apocalypse Riders" Lyric Clip
Spanish thrash metal sensation Holycide just launched a killer new lyric video from the song "Apocalypse Riders," made by DP Rey and taken from debut EP "Toxic Mutation" released back in February 2015 through Xtreem Music. The label comments:
"'Toxic Mutation' is a gasp of fresh air in the healthy and uprising Spanish thrash metal scene, showing an intense and aggressive yet catchy style discovering the vocal capabilities of Avulsed's Dave Rotten who's surprising everyone with his raging and dynamic thrashing style.
"Holycide is here to claim and preserve the true essence of thrash metal, the aggressive way, no wimp shit!! Any lover of bands like Dark Angel, Infernal Majesty, Atrophy, Coroner, Sepultura, Sacrifice... will go nuts with Holycide!!" More...
Max Portnoy's Band Releasing Debut Album
Teen prodigy progressive band Next To None announces its signing today to InsideOut and the imminent release of debut album, "A Light in the Dark." Prior to the album's release, the band will be opening shows for English labelmates Haken on a U.S. tour.
Based in Pennsylvania, Next To None features Max Portnoy on drums, Ryland Holland on guitar, Kris Rank on bass, and Thomas Cuce on keyboards and lead vocals. The band has been honing its craft for several years, recording a self-released EP and playing various live gigs, including a slot at the Progressive Nation At Sea 2014 cruise. Later that year, the band went into the studio to record this debut album.
At the ripe young ages of 15 and 16, they emerged with an album they and producer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Flying Colors, ex-Dream Theater) are extremely proud of. "A Light in the Dark" also features guest appearances by Bumblefoot (Guns N Roses) and Neal Morse.
Drummer Max Portnoy says, "It's so exciting to be signing with InsideOut...the home of the greatest prog bands in the world! We are honored to be part of the family."
Says producer Mike Portnoy, "Producing the Next To None album was like a trip back in time for me. I couldn't help but be reminded of recording my very first album with Dream Theater back in 1988. These boys have talent and maturity way beyond their years. It's obvious in their playing abilities, but I was most impressed with their writing and creative abilities. Six of the songs spread across the album tie together to create a conceptual piece...for a group of 15 & 16-year-olds to be thinking in big master strokes like that is absolutely incredible. They are doing things musically and thematically as teenagers that I wasn't exploring until I was in my mid twenties and thirties!
"I must point out that THEY wrote all of the music and performed all of their instruments on the album. I do not want people to think that my role as producer had anything to do with those areas...it is all THEM! My main role was to help them explore the studio for the first time and help them learn the ropes in that department. I couldn't be prouder of this album and think that Next To None represents the next generation of progressive metal." More...
Vattnet Viskar Reveals New Album, Tour Dates
New Hampshire's post-black metal band Vattnet Viskar has set a June 16th (June 15th in Europe) release date for sophomore full-length album, "Settler."
Recorded at Earth Analog Studios in Champaign, IL with producer Sanford Parker (Minks, Voivod), the album will have 8 tracks that expand upon what Pitchfork describes as an "awe-inspiring, violently gorgeous" sound.
The band is also confirmed for this year's Maryland Deathfest and will be doing dates with California's Early Graves:
May 16th, 20015 - Milly's Tavern - Manchester, NH
May 17th, 2015 - Parlour - Providence, RI
May 18th, 2015 - Great Scott - Allston, MA
May 20th, 2015 - Ortliebs - Philadelphia, PA
May 21st, 2015 - Saint Vitus - Brooklyn, NY
May 22nd, 2015 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD (Maryland Deathfest) More...
Leprous Names Its Price
Norwegian prog outfit Leprous is set to release newest studio album "The Congregation" on May 25th, 2015 in Europe and June 2nd, 2015 in North America via InsideOut Music.
Today the band is debuting the first new music for the release: check out the clip for opening track "The Price" below, courtesy of Metal Injection.
The dynamic video was directed by David Solbjørg and Kjetil Kolbjørnsrud of Twitchy Films (who already worked with the band on previous music videos). Leprous also comments:
"'The Price' was the obvious choice for us to make a video of. It's straight to the point, technical, focused, catchy and shows a new side of Leprous. We're very happy to be working with Twitchy Films also this time, and they've done a impeccable job creating an atmospheric and artistic video clip." More...
Secrets Of The Sky Adds More Tour Dates
Oakland-based eclectic doom unit and recent Metal Blade signees Secrets Of The Sky will support U.K. extreme metal duo and labelmates Anaal Nathrakh on a North American live takeover next month.
Beginning May 11th in Sacramento, California and concluding on May 22nd in Trenton, New Jersey, the trek will crush twelve cities with additional support from special guests, Incite.
From there, Secrets Of The Sky will conquer seventeen more locales through eleven states alongside Tucson sludge ensemble, North, on select dates, with additional onstage endeavors in the plotting stages. More...
Headline News
GWAR Responds To Lawsuit
Style Weekly recently reported that William Brockie, father of GWAR member Dave Brockie who passed away last year, is suing the band over Dave's remains. GWAR has now issued this statement about the situation:
"We have not yet seen the actual lawsuit papers, and thus cannot comment on the substance of the lawsuit brought against GWAR by Dave Brockie's father, William Brockie, but we can say that the claims in the Style Weekly article are false. We did not steal Dave Brockie's ashes, or anything else that belonged to him. In fact, all of the items mentioned in the article, including Dave's ashes have been available to his attorneys for weeks. At all times, and under very trying circumstances, we have acted in good faith to honor the wishes of our dear friend. Dave left no will or instructions for final arrangements, and so we have done the best we could to honor what we believe Dave Brockie would have wanted.
"The accusation concerning Dave's ashes is particularly troubling for us. Following Dave's passing, the first thing we did was notify his father, who signed over Dave's body so we could have him cremated. We were told by Dave's father that he did not want to be involved in making Dave's final arrangements. For this reason, Slave Pit assumed that responsibility, paying for his cremation, arranging two memorial services (one public and one private), and purchasing a plot for Dave in Richmond's famed Hollywood Cemetery. Dave's father did not attend either of the services held for his son in Richmond.
"Over 30 years of working and living with Dave, several of us had heard him say that he wished for his ashes to be kept at Slave Pit, so he could 'keep an eye on GWAR' while we worked. In the weeks following his death, we developed a plan for a memorial fund that would raise money to honor Dave's memory with a statue in Hollywood Cemetery and work to continue his passionate support of the arts. We felt strongly that a portion of his remains should live at the site of his proposed monument in Hollywood Cemetery. When William Brockie later approached us, we released a portion of the ashes at his request, so he could spread them in the location where Dave's brother and mother's ashes were dispersed. More...
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Dehuman Opens Up "Crypts Of Blood"
Supporting the "Graveyard of Eden" album released last month (reviewed here), Dehuman is about to embark on a southern European headlining tour, with full dates available below.
With that trek just about to kick off, today Dehuman has teamed up with us to exclusively premiere a new music video for the song "Crypts Of Blood!" Check it out after the tour dates and let us know your impressions of the clip in the comments section.
Haven't heard Dehuman before? The mighty Fenriz recently opened his music podcast by saying "I like Dehuman, they remind me of a sped up version of the first Pestilence album." Who needs more of an endorsement than that?
If you like what you hear below, you can also stream the new album in full by heading over to this location. More...
Just For Fun
Short Documentary About Cannibal Corpse Fans
YouTube channel Koncrete has started a new show titled "Does Anyone Listen To ..." in which they try to figure out who and why someone listens to a certain kind of music. The inaugural episode was about Skrillex fans and the second one is about Cannibal Corpse fans. So Koncrete went and visited a Cannibal Corpse show to ask their fans why they listen to the death metal veterans.
Check it out now below.
Like Moths To Flames Posts New Song
Like Moths To Flames premieres a new song titled "Bury Your Pain" taken from their new 7? "The Dream Is Dead". A new full-length album from the band is set to drop later in the year.
Check out now "Bury Your Pain" below.
The Agonist Posts New Music Video "Danse Macabre"
The Agonist premieres a new music video for the song "Danse Macabre" taken from the album, "Eye Of Providence" which was released earlier this year via Century Media Records.
You can now stream the new clip below.
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