Metal News for August 9, 2016
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Interview
Daniel Finch Plays The Devil's Music
We recently had the pleasure of premiering new track "Can You Hear Me" off the upcoming debut album from The Devil's Music.
Created by former Devilment member Daniel J. Finch, The Devil's Music is a new outlet for Finch and will feature music originally crafted for the second album of his previous group.
While the album won't be dropping for another month, Finch is plenty excited to get some advance music out to the wider world and had plenty to say about both leaving Devilment and putting together this newer group. Read on for our full chat. More...
Dillinger Escape Plan Walks Back Breakup Talk
Less than 24 hours after announcing a "final" tour, The Dillinger Escape Plan was already backpedaling on just how "final" that would really be.
In an interview with Altpress.com, Greg Puciato commented that "No one in this band is dumb enough to say something’s ever really done" and "So the only thing you can do to make yourself not look like an idiot and not have to eat your own words is to leave it open for possibilities, because that’s reality. People are done when they’re dead."
He also goes on to mention that there are still "hundreds" of shows before the planned breakup even initaties. Excerpts from the interview can be read below.
Altpress: Do you have plans for life post-Dillinger?
Possibly, but who knows how we’re going to feel after the 200 more shows we still have to play. That’s what I mean: We’re about to announce our breakup, and I’m not even thinking about it. The only thing I care about is that the record is being announced and the release date is being announced and we’re finally going to have the fucking first song off the record for people to listen to properly, instead of a radio stream. I’m not thinking about a breakup that’s not going to initiate until hundreds of shows from now. And definitely, creatively, I don’t know what the fuck I’m gonna be thinking two years from now when we finally play our last show.
Altpress: So you’re leaving things open?
Well, yeah, because no one in this band is dumb enough to say something’s ever really done. If you’re smart and you look at every other band that’s done this, I mean, Guns ‘N Roses are fucking back, for Christ’s sake. Van Halen already came back. So the only thing you can do to make yourself not look like an idiot and not have to eat your own words is to leave it open for possibilities, because that’s reality. People are done when they’re dead.
The band will release new album "Disassociation" on October 14th, 2016 and first new track "Limerent Death" can be heard below. More...
Khemmis Streaming "Candlelight"
As Denver doom quartet Khemmis bulldozes north on a West Coast tour headed to the maiden Migration Festival in Olympia, Washington this weekend, the band has released a first single from impending second album, "Hunted."
Check out "Candlelight" below. Khemmis comments that the track "embodies our approach to this album -- sludgy, melodic, and ultimately triumphant. The lyrics tell of a haunting dream that cannot be contained. Horror emerges, formless, from the void and consumes all hope."
Be sure to catch these upcoming Khemmis 2016 tour dates:
8/09/2016 Golden Bull - Oakland, CA
8/10/2016 Starlite Lounge - Sacramento, CA
8/11/2016 Ash St. Saloon - Portland, OR
8/12/2016 Migration Fest - Olympia, WA More...
Aleska Releasing Self-Titled Album
Six months on from its initial and very limited release directly to fans, the debut and self-titled album by French outfit Aleska will be reissued on CD and digital formats this coming September 20th.
In the meantime, the band has just unleashed the updated artwork and two audio excerpts from the effort ("Du gris au noir" and "De la cime au cimetière") on Bandcamp. Listen in below. More...
A Rebel Few Posts New Video
This past April, Canada's A Rebel Few unleashed debut album "As The Crow Flies." Today the band has a new video online for the self-titled "Rebel Few" track - check it out below. The album's full track listing is as follows:
1. Born Again (4:06)
2. Rebel Few (4:20)
3. Empires Fall (3:39)
4. Dyin' Breed (3:57)
5. Said n Done (4:12)
6. Serious (6:26)
7. Who Knows (4:54)
8. Bitter Man (4:06)
9. Pure Revolution (4:51)
Destroying The Devoid Posts "Carnivale Nocturno"
In less than a week, Destroying The Devoid -- the progressive death metal venture led by Craig Peters of Deeds Of Flesh and formerly Arkaik -- will drop the cinematic brutality of "Paramnesia."
The seven-track, forty-six-minute "Paramnesia" was engineered and produced by Peters at Carnivale Nocturno Studios with all mixing and mastering handled by Zack Ohren (Deeds of Flesh, Arkaik, Suffocation et al) at Castle Ultimate Productions and cover art by Frank Barrera.
As a precursor to its release, today the band offers up new track "Carnivale Nocturno" for public consumption.
"The song 'Carnivale Nocturno' is a very dark song that deals with humanity and how we see ourselves," elaborates Peters of the track. "Television and magazines project the image of what beauty is and what it is to be successful. This song is about self-empowerment and overcoming our own darkest emotions." More...
Teksti-TV 666 Announces Compilation Release
Is there such a thing as too many guitarists in a band? Finland's Teksti-TV 666 think not. Formed three years ago, things have escalated rather quickly for the seven-headed shoegazing kraut-punk monster.
Armed with no less than five (at times six) electric guitars, Teksti-TV 666 will release a CD/Double-vinyl compilation via Svart Records on October 9th. The "1, 2, 3" track listing is as follows:
1. Ilmapallo
2. Piritorilta taivaaseen
3. Sä et tuu enää takaisin koskaan
4. Lisää spiidii
5. Tuhatvuotinen harharetki
6. Kosminen erämaa
7. Hautakivi
8. Kaheksan päivää viikossa
9. Neljä seinää ja puolikas sielu
10. Metsärosvo
11. Silmät kiinni ja kädet ristiin
12. Kuustoista vuotta sitten More...
Steve'N'Seagulls Releases New Video
Steve'N'Seagulls has shared a video for a cover of Iron Maiden's classic "Aces High." Throw your horns up and watch the clip below.
"Sometimes, in order to make things happen, all you need is a bunch of crazy ideas, mash 'em together, and wait for the results," the band said about the video.
They went on to say, "This is basically how we started with our first video from the upcoming album. We were lucky to get some enthusiastic, creative, and hard-working people around to get it done. You can imagine that mixing miniature aircrafts, cows, pyrotechnics, and belly dancers with the band doesn't necessarily come together naturally. But it did. And we're happy about it."
The second Steve'N'Seagulls album "Brothers in Farms" is now due out September 9th via Spinefarm Records. More...
Gazzan Releases Debut EP
A new entity emerges from the Cleveland metal scene in the form of Gazzan, uniting a cast of musicians with roots tracing to American Werewolves, Bowel, and members from three different eras of Integrity.
The outfit has self-released debut EP "Extinction" and booked several new shows for the summer months. Gazzan is also in the process of writing for a debut LP.
Gazzan marks the fierce full-time return of the Melnick Brothers. Guitarist Aaron "A Double" and bassist Leon Micha have been creating music together all their lives, but never before have they had this level of talent onboard.
The songs are driven by the powerhouse driving solos of Blaze Tishko which promise a face melting experience. Rounding out the unit, multi-instrumentalist Rob Orr meets Leon's thundering bass with monstrous drum beating to unleash a bestial rhythm section. The recent addition of American Werewolves singer Trevor Moment's howling vocals seals the circle to invoke a demon of metallic force.
Stream the "Extinction" EP in full below, and you can also catch the band live on these upcoming tour dates:
8/09/2016 The Foundry - Lakewood, OH w/ Homewrecker, Bonehead, Mutilatred, Hellbound
8/13/2016 TBA - Long Island, NY
8/14/2016 Lucky 13 - Brooklyn, NY [matinee]
8/27/2016 Cleveland Agora - Cleveland, OH w/ Ringworm, Punching Moses
9/02/2016 Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH w/ Monolord More...
Betzefer Releases New Video
Betzefer just released a brand new music video for the track titled "Never Been," which was directed by Yair Kampel and can be seen below. The clip is based on "The Devil Went Down to The Holy Land" by Zaz Animation and the band wishes to give a special thanks to Shahar Elgazi for the red Oldsmobile 442.
Lotus Thief Reveals New Album
Lotus Thief is a San Francisco band that merges post-black metal, space rock, and ambient music, seamlessly blending the genres into a unique and greater musical whole. The group will release new album "Gramarye" on September 16th via Prophecy Productions.
Taking its name from the Lotus eaters in Homer's epic poem “Odyssey,” Lotus Thief song lyrics bloom from age-old texts, intentionally exploring the world of the past while weaving threads to the present.
"Gramarye" compiles five different antique source texts that span nearly two thousand years and five different civilizations, ranging from the ancient Egyptian funerary passage "The Book of the Dead" to Homer's "Odyssey" and the medieval "Merseburg Incantations" (one of the only pagan incantations still in existence in Old High German) through to the Aleister Crowley-penned early 20th century occult literature, "The Book Of Lies."
1. The Book of the Dead
2. Circe
3. The Book of Lies
4. Salem
5. Idisi More...
Saint Vitus Posts "White Stallions" Live
Saint Vitus is streaming another new track from forthcoming live album, "Live Vol. 2." Check out "White Stallions" below, courtesy of Blabbermouth.net.
"Live Vol. 2" will be released by Season of Mist on September 23rd worldwide and captures a dominating, Wino-fronted 2013 Euro festival headline set from the "Lillie: F-65" line-up. The track listing is:
1. War Is Our Destiny (available here)
2. Look Behind You
3. Let Them Fall
4. The Bleeding Ground
5. Patra (Petra)
6. The Troll
7. The Waste Of Time
8. White Stallions
9. Thirsty And Miserable
10. Dying Inside
11. Born Too Late
"Marbles in the Moshpit" track list (available in deluxe versions only)
1. Saint Vitus
2. White Magic/Black Magic
3. Zombie Hunger
4. Hallow's Victim
5. War Is Our Destiny
6. Prayer For The (M)asses
7. White Stallions
8. Darkness More...
Amorphis Announces "Eclipse" Tour
Finnish group Amorphis just announced a special "Eclipse" tour for this winter, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release. For this special occasion, the band will perform "Eclipse" in its entirety, as Amorphis did with "Tales From The Thousand Lakes" back in 2014.
"A bit over ten years ago, we released one of the most remarkable Amorphis albums, 'Eclipse.' An album that started a whole new era in Amorphis' history and has put its mark to all of us," states guitarist Esa Holopainen.
He goes on to state: "The first album with Tomi Joutsen on vocals and an album of timeless music. The circumstances making this record were totally different than with its predecessor, 'Far From The Sun.' We had a highly talented new frontman and his energy truly motivated all of us. For a long time it was fun and inspiring to write and rehearse new music. I think 'Eclipse' captured pretty much the elements of what Amorphis is nowadays, got generally known about for and it was a great platform for its followers ('Silent Waters' and 'Skyforger').
"It's time to celebrate this album with our friends and fans. We are going to play 'Eclipse' in its entirety. No need to say that these limited shows are going to be really special. We'll add more songs from the 'Silent Waters' and 'Skyforger' era. Some tracks that are not that often played. Shine on brothers and sisters and get your tickets as long as they last!" More...
Metal Allegiance Discusses New Covers EP
Metal Allegiance has released another trailer in support of upcoming covers EP "Fallen Heroes," which is set to be released on August 12th. Mark Menghi is featured on this video below talking about how the EP came into fruition.
Menghi comments: "We got pissed. We got upset. We got angry. Just because our heroes were leaving us. The people that inspired us to pick up instruments, to write music are no longer with us... that is where this came from."
Recorded at Conclave Studios in New York City, "Fallen Heroes" was produced by Mark Menghi and Alex Skolnick. The album was mixed by Jay Ruston in Los Angeles, CA and mastered at Sterling Sound New York City by Ted Jensen. The track listing consists of:
01. Iron Fist (feat. Troy Sanders)
02. Suffragette City (feat. Mark Osegueda)
03. Life In The Fast Lane (feat. Alissa White-Gluz) More...
Beyond The Black To Support Epica On Tour
In addition to an upcoming North American tour alongside The Agonist and Fleshgod Apocalypse (dates available here), Epica just revealed details on an impending early 2017 European trek.
German symphonic metal high flyers Beyond The Black have been announced as support act of the upcoming Powerwolf / Epica tour, which is set to make its way across Europe in January.
Comments Jennifer Haben of Beyond The Black: "I am thrilled and honoured to have the chance to share the stages of great venues with these two iconic bands and am very happy to finally see and meet our fans in Europe! This is a great package and will be an amazing tour!“
Epica's forthcoming record "The Holographic Principle" drops on September 30th via Nuclear Blast. See the band live:
Powerwolf, Epic, and Beyond The Black
12.01.2017 DE - Wiesbaden, Schlachthof
13.01.2017 DE - Cologne, Palladium
14.01.2017 DE - Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena
16.01.2017 CH - Geneve, Salle des Fetes de Thonex
17.01.2017 CH - Zurich, Volkshaus
18.01.2017 IT – Milan, Live Club
20.01.2017 DE - Munich, Tonhalle
21.01.2017 AT - Vienna, Gasometer
24.01.2017 PL - Warsaw, Progresja
25.01.2017 DE - Berlin, Huxleys
27.01.2017 DE - Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle
28.01.2017 CZ - Prague, Forum Karlin
01.02.2017 BE – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
03.02.2017 UK - London, Shepherds Bush Empire
04.02.2017 FR - Paris, Zenith More...
Integrity Streaming Album Re-Issue
As Magic Bullet Records releases the 25th anniversary remaster of Integrity's "Those Who Fear Tomorrow" debut album, the new version of this timeless piece of iniquitous malice is now streaming in its entirety. Listen in below.
"Those Who Fear Tomorrow" is the 1991 debut full-length album from metallic hardcore stalwarts Integrity. The CD version features a complete set of Dwid Hellion's lyrics and some behind-the-scenes liner notes from former guitarist Aaron Melnick.
Integrity will perform as one of the main acts at the four-day This Is Hardcore in Philadelphia, confirmed to headline the Electric Factory on Friday, August 5th.
8/05/2016 Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA @ This Is Hardcore More...
Knocked Loose Streaming "Oblivions Peak"
Kentucky hardcore band Knocked Loose has premiered a new track called “Oblivions Peak” - listen in below. The song is found on forthcoming, debut full-length record, "Laugh Tracks," which is scheduled for release on September 16th from Pure Noise Records.
Album pre-orders are available now at this location. Knocked Loose's Bryan Garris comments: "'Oblivions Peak' was the first song we wrote for this album, and still one of our favorites. Some of the coolest riffs we've ever had, hope you like it!"
The band is currently on the road in the U.S. and will be heading to Europe for a tour later this fall/winter. Dates are available after the stream. More...
Tilted Axes Releases Album
Tilted Axes: Music for Electric Guitars was created in 2011 for Make Music New York's inaugural Winter Solstice event. The guitarists performed original music by Patrick Grant through powerful mini-amps strapped to their sides while traveling the city streets.
Since its inception, Tilted Axes has had incarnations in New York, Detroit, Germany, Brazil, and other locations. Not one of the near quarter million people who have encountered Tilted Axes on three continents could say they had the same experience. The group moves and comes and goes.
While many wild audio recordings and street videos of the project exist, studio recordings of the Tilted music is now arriving. You can stream the album below and the full track listing is as follows:
1. Shapes 1
2. Circulation in G Maybe
3. Tilted Axes Theme
4. Pedal Swells
5. Theme Variation
6. Rivera Court
7. Techno Tilt
8. Kneadle Variation
9. Asciae Obliquiae
10. Alamo Tilt
11. Polymetric Patterns
12. Beaubien Blues
13. Corridor 84 + Krimson Coda
14. Shapes 2
15. Tuanna Claonta
16. Harmonic Revolutions
17. The Sound of Burning Chairs More...
Hibria Streaming Full New Album
Hibria is now kicking off a North American tour presented by PureGrainAudio.com in addition to releasing new album "XX" via Test Your Metal Records today.
The Brazilian power metallers are proud to reveal the full stream of this sixth release - listen in below. The band comments: "Hibria's soul is full of music. To celebrate our 20th anniversary we present to you 'XX'. It's heavy metal with no boundaries especially made for the fans. Can you feel it?"
1. Leading Lady (5:37)
2. Music (5:11)
3. Fools Paradise (5:41)
4. Silent Revenge (Live) (6:57)
5. Lonely Fight (Live) (4:59)
6. Tightrope (Live) (5:53)
7. Tiger Punch (Live) (6:17) More...
Iron Maiden Posts Tour Recap Video
In addition to releasing a new mobile game, Iron Maiden also just hit Wacken Open Air and wrapped up a 2016 tour run.
In celebration of the trek's end, Iron Maiden has a new video online recapping the shows and thanking fans for their support. Check it out below.
Neurosis Adds Special U.K. Dates
It is with great pleasure that Neurosis announces two London shows in November this year with unexpected special guests in celebration of the band's 35th anniversary.
On Monday, November 7th, Neurosis shall be joined by Earth, and on Tuesday, November 8th, the group will be joined by Discharge and Subhumans. These bands represent perfectly the cross-section of music which Neurosis as a collective deeply admires and relates to.
Prior to the U.K. shows on September 23rd, Neurosis takes a dominant leap with eleventh full-length, "Fires Within Fires." Three decades in the making, and following 2012's "Honor Found In Decay," the album is a testament both to the history and future of Neurosis.
7/11/2016 Koko - London, UK w/ Earth
8/10/2016 Brutal Assault Festival - Jaromer, CZ
8/11/2016 Festa Radio Onda D'Urto - Brescia, IT
8/12/2016 Rock Altitude Festival - Le Locle, CH w/ Tesa
8/13/2016 Oya Festival - Oslo, NO
8/14/2016 Arena - Vienna, AT w/ Ufomammut, Tesa
8/15/2016 UT Connewitz - Leipzig, DE w/ Tesa
8/16/2016 Gruenspan - Hamburg, DE w/ Tesa
8/17/2016 Patronaat - Haarlem, NL w/ Tesa
8/18/2016 Pukkelpop Festival - Hasselt, BE
8/19/2016 Substage - Karlsruhe, DE w/ Tesa
8/20/2016 Motocultor Festival - St. Nolff, FR
8/21/2016 Amplifest - Porto, PT w/ Tesa
11/08/2016 Koko - London, UK w/ Discharge, Subhumans More...
Fall Of Summer Reveals Final Band Additions
The Fall Of Summer team is proud to announce the last seven bands of the third edition's line up. The festival's organizers comment:
"So we will start with two bands from the 70s. For the first one, formed in 1972 if you don't recall their name, you will certainly remember their music, as the Italian progressive rock band Claudio Simonetti's Goblin is known for their soundtrack work for films like 'Suspiria,' 'Dawn of the Dead,' 'Profondo Rosso' and we know already that their performance on the Blackwater stage with it's natural amphitheater, the video screening and the lake behind will be one of the highlights of the festival.
"Another band you would be a fool to miss and we are glad to announce is Riot V. If you search for heavy speed ,etal at its best don't search further and just enjoy a pure metal moment with a band that hasn't played in France for so long that we had to do something.
"Let's move to the 80's with two great and solid bands who have always been a reference in their countries, with Heavy Metal french representatives ADX and polish death metal masters Vader. Two bands that don't need introduction and who will as always provide a kick ass gig.
"If we now look at the 90's, we are thrilled to remind you the birth of funeral doom in Finland and announce that, one of its pioneers, Skepticism will join us, or another crucial band that we needed to bring to Fall Of Summer and to France for the first time. More...
Crystal Ball Releases Music Video For Title Track
Swiss power metal act Crystal Ball released a music video for the new track "Déjà-Voodoo." The song is the title track to the band's upcoming 9th studio release, which is due out on September 2nd via Massacre Records.
The album's track list is:
1. Deja-Voodoo
2. Director's Cut
3. Suspended
4. Never a Guarantee
5. Reaching Out
6. Home Again
7. To Freedom and Progress
8. Time and Tide
9. Without a Net
10. Full Disclosure
11. Fool's Parade
12. Dr. Hell No
13. To Be With You Once More More...
Eohum Posts "Eurocide" Teaser
Montreal blackened doom band Éohum just posted a teaser for upcoming video "Eurocide," which was directed by Chris Kells of The Agonist and his film company FTB Visuals. Stay tuned for the full video on August 26th.
"Eurocide" is taken off Éohum's latest EP "Ealdfaeder," which was released during March 2016 via vocalist Jeremy Perkins' indie label Mycelium Networks and was produced with Chris Donaldson of Cryptopsy at The Grid. More...
Equilibrium Releases "Eternal Destination" Video
German epic metal pioneers, Equilibrium, will set aflame a brand new bonfire this summer with their fifth studio album. Guitarist, composer and lyricist René Berthiaume spent almost two years working on this new opus called "Armageddon." The result is rather dark, while retaining the bombast and folk elements of the previous records.
Today, the band have released the official video for the brand new track "Eternal Destination," which you can see in the player below.
The band states: "The repertoire of Equilibrium is full of different songs; happy songs as well as dark songs. For us there are more colours than just black and white. We don't care about any genre boundaries, we just do what we feel like. ‘Eternal Destination’ is our first music video for one of our dark songs and we love the result, Grupa13 did an amazing job! There is also once again a guest appearance of Robse’s daughter. This video expresses exactly the emotions I've had when I wrote this song. We need the earth, but the earth doesn't need us..."
The track listing for "Armageddon" is:
1. Sehnsucht
2. Erwachen
3. Katharsis
4. Heimat
5. Born To Be Epic (see lyric video here)
6. Zum Horizont
7. Rise Again
8. Prey (streaming here)
9. Helden
10. Koyaaniskatsi
11. Eternal Destination
Check out "Eternal Destination" here: More...
Exclusive
Warfather Premieres "Judgement, The Hammer"
September 16th will see the release of new Warfather album "The Grey Eminence." Ahead of that official street date, we're stoked to be bringing you an exclusive first listen to another devastating death metal track cut off the album!
Check out our premiere of "Judgement, The Hammer" below, which features none other than Erik Rutan on guest vocals.
Wartfather's follow-up to debut album "Orchestrating the Apocalypse" was also produced by death metal icon and studio wizard Rutan (Hate Eternal).
Darkthrone To Bring On The "Arctic Thunder"
Norwegian duo, Darkthrone, has announced the new album "Arctic Thunder," to be released on October 14th via Peaceville. "Arctic Thunder" marks the band's first new studio material since 2013's triumphant "The Underground Resistance," its most successful release in recent years.
An eclectic mix of free-spirited '80s fueled blackened heavy metal, all executed in Darkthrone's trademark raw and organic style, "Arctic Thunder" was recorded and produced by the band themselves, with the sessions conducted at Darkthrone's old rehearsal unit, "The Bomb Shelter," which was originally used during 1988-1990. Mastering is once again handled by Jack Control at Enormous Door.
With themes based around hate, contempt, and the inner mind and soul, and with the notable presence of Nocturno Culto on vocal duties across all songs for the first time in recent years, "Arctic Thunder" retains a grim atmosphere throughout the album's eight tracks.
Stay tuned for more information on Darkthrone and Arctic Thunder, out this fall on Peaceville.
Check out the album artwork here: More...
New Album Title Revealed By Pretty Maids
Danish metal veterans Pretty Maids revealed the follow up album to 2014's "Louder Than Ever." The album will be entitled "Kingmaker" and will be released this fall. More information is expected soon.
Check out the reveal video, featuring vocalist Ronnie Atkins:
Opeth Posts 3rd Studio Report
Opeth released a third studio report on the upcoming new album "Sorceress," which will drop on September 30th via the band’s own Nuclear Blast Entertainment imprint label, Moderbolaget Records.
In the clip, Martin "Axe" Axenrot shares his experiences with the drum recording process of the band's twelfth studio album.
The track list for "Sorceress" is:
1. Persephone
2. Sorceress (song streaming here)
3. The Wilde Flowers
4. Will O The Wisp
5. Chrysalis
6. Sorceress 2
7. The Seventh Sojourn
8. Strange Brew
9. A Fleeting Glance
10. Era
11. Persephone (Slight Return)
Check out the clip here: More...
In Obscurity Revealed Announces 7" Release Date
Today, Blood Harvest Records sets September 12th as the international release date fo Mexican death metal act In Obscurity Revealed's vinyl debut EP, "Grim Fumes of Revelation," on 7" format. One of the two tracks "Varcolac" is streaming via Bandcamp in the player below.
A new entity formed in 2014 and hailing from Mexico City, In Obscurity Revealed play a rabid, roiling form of blackened death metal (or deathened black metal) that breathes the madness of their southern climes whilst honoring a host of international influences. Across the two songs of "Grim Fumes of Revelation," these four maniacs explode forth with two caustic, quick-hitting slices of scabrous, raw, yet clearly articulated darkness 'n' distress.
Fierce and feral and imbued with an occult aura, In Obscurity Revealed's first EP is a violent, virulent introduction to one of Mexico's most promising hordes, which will further be developed on the band's forthcoming debut album for Blood Harvest! Hear the first burst of violence with the track "Varcolaci" at Blood Harvest's Bandcamp HERE, where the record can also be preordered. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
The EP track list is:
1. Storms Conjured
2. Varcolac More...
New Single And Video Released By Nuclear Chaos
It only seems like yesterday that Mexico's melodic death metal quartet Nuclear Chaos released the second record "Ruins Of The Future." That release also came with the band's first ever music video "Suffocate" which featured guest vocals from none other than David Vincent of Morbid Angel fame. Having been on the road including a stint in Europe playing at prestigious events such as Wacken Open Air and Metal Days we're now over half way through 2016 and the band have been busy tracking the follow up to that release.
The band comments, "The new record is very different from what we did in the past but it keeps the Nuclear Chaos essence intact. The album will contain many different influences going from melodic death metal to latin metal. We are very excited about this release and this album will show a stronger and more mature Nuclear Chaos."
With a title yet to be revealed, and a release date slated for early 2017 the band have a new single to bridge the gap. Coinciding with the new single, entitled "Shockwave," the band has also unleashed a new music video for it. The video was shot in Templo San Lázaro (St. Lazarus Temple), an abandoned church from the 1520's in Mexico City. It was shot, directed and edited by Frank Fletcher and Ponce Chiefs from the Mexican studios Soberbios Films.
"'Shockwave' is an allusion to what we have lived in the past years," comments the band. "It shows a metaphor of how we overcame some personal problems that we will carry as chains forever. They will always be there as a reminder of what we have gone through but they also show that what doesn't destroy you will make you rise stronger."
Check it out here: More...
Polar Releases "King Of Kings" Music Video
U.K.'s Polar released a new music video for the song "King of Kings." the song appears on the latest album "No Cure, No Savior," which is available now through Prosthetic Records.
Catch them on the Never Say Die Tour in November. For dates and more info go to: this location.
Check out now "King of Kings" here:
Thunder And Lightning Posts "The Ages Will Turn"
German melodic power metal act Thunder And Lightning is streaming the new song "The Ages Will Turn." The song is part of the band's ongoing plan to release a new song per month with a full length CD available for purchase at the end of the year in response to a changing music industry.
Check out the song here:
Freya To Release New Album "Grim"
Fast Break! Records has confirmed the label's first release for long-running Syracuse-based metal outfit, Freya, announcing the September unveiling of the band's "Grim" LP. See a trailer for "Grim" featuring the opening track "The Alchemist" below.
Fortified by the sidewinding winds and mercurial lakes of the land with the largest sinking mall, Freya stands as an immovable heavy metal monolith. Giant serpentine guitar riffs tightly coil around vast passages of tension and melody, creating the band's upcoming fifth studio full-length, "Grim." Expanding upon the thematic scope of their previous release, "Paragon Of The Crucible," the latest installment derives inspiration from the historical origins of Grimm folktales.
Grizzled veteran founding frontman, Karl Buechner (Earth Crisis, The Path Of Resistance) breathes life into these cautionary tales, delving deep into their macabre realities and the harsh circumstances of their genesis. Newly-recruited drummer Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, Soilwork), the one-man stampede of savagery, lends his machine gun percussive virtuosity to the album, his complex timing and imagination a perfect complement to the diverse riff-work of guitarists Brendon Flynn and Thom Turner.
"Grim" was once again mixed and mastered by Jason "Jocko" Randall at More Sound Recording Studio in Syracuse, and features the intense graphic cover artwork by Freya's Brendon Flynn. The album will be released through Pennsylvania's Fastbreak! Records on September 30th, 2016.
Stand by for additional audio premieres, pressing info, preorders, and much more to be released in the days ahead.
The track list for "Grim" is as follows:
1. The Alchemist
2. The Spectre Of The Plague
3. The Sentinel
4. Gnawing From Inside
5. Skeleton's Key
6. To Pyre With Them All
7. Hunter In The Dark
8. Swallowed Alive
9. To Burgeon Feathered Wings
10. The Silken Web
11. Eyes Of Malevolence
Check out the teaser clip here: More...
Neid Announces U.S. Tour Dates
Italian grindcore act Neid announced a string of U.S. tour dates, which starts in two days in Denver at the Pit Stop Tavern. The band will take Colorado's Genocide Method as support.
After the release of the full length "Il Cuore Della Bestia", the EP "Non Repetere Est Hereditas", different split records (like the fine "More Gain More Pain" with the partecipation of Agathocles), and different appearences in compilation and gigs in three continents, Neid are back with 12 tracks of furious, noisy, nevrotic and super-fast grindcore!
You can stream "Atomoxetine" in full at this location.
Confirmed dates for the tour are: More...
Meshiaak Stands "At The Edge Of The World"
Australia'a Meshiaak is streaming another new track from the "Alliance of Thieves" album, which is due out August 19th via Mascot Records. Check out "At the Edge of the World" in the player below.
Formed in Melbourne, Australia by 4ARM’s Danny Camilleri and Teramaze’s Dean Wells, the band is rounded out by bassist Nick Walker and major rhythmic weapon Jon Dette, of Iced Earth, Slayer and Testament fame, not to mention his gig as temporary replacement for an injured Charlie Benante in Anthrax. It is the combination of the embarrassment of riches—and richness of ideas—embedded in the songwriting team of Tombs and Wells, with the band’s warm and yet locked-down rhythmic beds that conspire to make tracks like the textured and proggy “At the Edge of the World” so easy-drinking and yet thought-provoking of detail.
“I would have to say that ‘At the Edge of the World’ would be the one we’d love to get out there as a single,” notes Danny, on a panoramic journey of a song that has everything, including sophisticated arrangement, epic sweep and astonishing lyrical depth. “It’s the kind of song that would speak to people on a lot of different levels, something that most people would be able to connect with fairly easily. It’s a song that is very close to me personally, especially when it came to the lyrics. It’s where I’ve found myself in the last three years and my moments of doubt, trials and frustrations concerning experiences I’ve had to go through over that time." More...
Operation: Mindcrime Puts Up "The Fight"
Operation: Mindcrime - the brainchild of ex-Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate - released a another new track from the upcoming release "Resurrection." The album drops via Frontiers Music srl on September 23, 2016.
The track list for "Resurrection" is:
1. Resurrection
2. When All Falls Away
3. A Moment In Time
4. Through the Noize
5. Left For Dead (song streaming here)
6. Miles Away
7. Healing My Wounds
8. The Fight
9. Taking On The World (Featuring Tim "Ripper" Owens and Blaze Bayley)
10. Invincible
11. A Smear Campaign
12. Which Side You're On
13. Into The Hands Of The World
14. Live From My Machine
Check out "The Fight" here: More...
Just For Fun
Randy Blythe Vs. Gwar-B-Q Mascot Street Fight
GWAR is streaming a clip showing GWAR B-Q's mascot "Grilly" and Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe getting into a street fight. The 2016 GWAR B-Q, will take place August 20th, 2016 at Hadad's Lake in Richmond, VA.
States GWAR on the band's Facebook page: "Grilly confronts Lamb of God's D. Randall Blythe as tensions begin to boil over in anticipation of the 2016 GWAR B-Q!! Bah God! It's spilling out into the alleys and the streets! The mayhem! The carnage! YES! YES! YES!"
Check it out now below.
Red Fang Posts Second "Only Ghosts" Studio Video
A second studio video focusing on the David Sullivan's guitar tracking for the band's new album "Only Ghosts" with producer Ross Robinson (Korn, Slipknot) is streaming below. The album will be out in stores October 14 via Relapse Records.
Check out now "Only Ghosts In-Studio Episode 2 - Guitars" below.
Studio Video For "The Depression Sessions" Posted
A second studio video for Thy Art Is Murder, The Acacia Strain and Fit For An Autopsy's upcoming "The Depression Sessions" split release is streaming below. The split will arrive on August 12 via Nuclear Blast Records.
The track listing is as follows: More...
Ilenkus Premieres New Song "Hunny Bunny"
Galway, Ireland’s grinders of Ilenkus premiere a new song entitled "Hunny Bunny", taken from their upcoming new EP "Hunger", which will be out in stores later this year.
Check out now "Hunny Bunny" below.
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