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Hot Topics
- Yesterday's Saints Streams "Generation Of Vipers"
- Wovenwar Releases New Video
- Dethlehem Posts "Mystic Island" Video
- Der Weg Einer Freiheit Streams New Track
- Sorcerer Releases New Music Video
- Morgoth Unveils The All Powerful "Ungod"
- The Monolith Deathcult Streaming New Song
- Blackout Releasing Self-Titled Album
- Desert Releases "Never Regret" Music Video
- "Sons of Northern Darkness" Episode One Streaming
15 news articles posted today (and counting...)
Headline News
Geezer Butler Involved In Bar Fight
According to a press release from the Inyo County sherrif's department, Black Sabbath's Geezer (Terence Michael) Butler was arrested after being involved in a bar room brawl. The release reads:
Shortly after midnight on January 27th Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call regarding a verbal and physical altercation that took place at the Corkscrew Saloon located at the Furnace Creek Ranch property in Death Valley National Park.
After the Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on scene and interviewed witnesses it was determined that there had been an argument that escalated into a physical confrontation - resulting in an individual being struck, and a broken window.
Terence Michael Butler a 65-year old man from Beverly Hills, CA was arrested for misdemeanor assault, public intoxication and vandalism. Butler was booked into the Inyo County Jail and released after detox and citation.
At this point there has been no statement from either the Black Sabbath camp or Geezer Butler about the incident. So come on Metalunderground readers, let's get on with the Black Sabbath lyric puns in the comments...
Hollow Earth Releases "The Reclamation" Video
Detroit-area doomsday machine Hollow Earth has premiered a new video for "The Reclamation," the opening song off latest LP, "Silent Graves," released in November of 2014 on Panic Records.
Directed by Nick Holland of Diamond Dead Media, the video portrays bleak, post-apocalyptic vibes, reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy's The Road, and fitting of Hollow Earth's cautionary hardcore.
Hollow Earth frontman Steve Muczynski states, "The video for 'The Reclamation' reflects the lyrics of the song and paints a picture of the post-apocalyptic world we're currently headed toward with the decisions we make as a society."
"Silent Graves" was produced by Andy Nelson (Harm's Way, Weekend Nachos) and mastered by Brad Boatright (Integrity, Nails). More...
Arbitrator Unleashes New Track
Bloody-Disgusting.com has teamed up with Arbitartor to premiere a new lyric video for "Stillborn Bastard of The Nazarene," which is taken off the band's upcoming debut album "Indoctrination of Sacrilege," due out on February 13th.
Band founder Robert Kukla comments: "'SBOTN' was the last song written for the album and by far the strongest testament to the future of the Arbitrator sound. Upon its completion, I knew that writing for the album had to be concluded, as it brought about such a strong revelation of musical direction for me. It's heavy, epic, catchy, and above all... unforgivably hateful. Jorgan Redick's tastefully crafted lyric video brings the track nothing but justice."
The album was produced by Sacha Laskow (ex-Divinity, Every Hour Kills) and mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy) along with album artwork done by Colin Marks (Exodus, Scar Symmetry, Jeff Loomis). The track listing is:
1. They Will Worship This Fire of Agony (6:41)
2. Stillborn Bastard of The Nazarene (6:50)
3. For That Which May Appease Lions (6:56)
4. Serpent of The Styx (8:41)
5. Profaned and Perfected (7:30)
6. The Burning Sands of His Kingdom (instrumental) (3:14) More...
Blackout Releasing Self-Titled Album
This March, Brooklyn’s self-proclaimed “pillars of rock and roll righteousness” will release a new, self-titled album through Los Angeles’ equally badass record label RidingEasy Records.
"Blackout" by Blackout will be released worldwide on March 31st, 2015, and you can hear the track "Cross" below. You can also hear more music from Blackout by heading over to the group's Bandcamp page here. More...
Der Weg Einer Freiheit Streams New Track
German underground black metal act Der Weg Einer Freiheit just released "Requiem," the first new track taken from forthcoming album "Stellar."
"Requiem" is streaming below thanks to Stereogum.com and will be released on March 24th in North America. The track listing is as follows:
1. Repulsion
2. Requiem
3. Einkehr
4. Verbund
5. Eiswanderer
6. Letzte Sonne
7. Idyll
8. Unendlich More...
Wovenwar Releases New Video
Wovenwar is extremely excited to partner with Loudwire to exclusively debut a music video for the track "Death to Rights." The clip was directed by Josh Klein and Nick Hipa. Check it out below.
Phil Sgrosso (guitars) states: "Here is our new music video for our song, 'Death To Rights.' The clip is mainly performance based and incorporates manipulated imagery relating to our album art. We are stoked to share it with you all. See you soon."
Wovenwar will continue a North American touring onslaught alongside In Flames and All That Remains on the "Charming America" tour, which kicks off on February 20th. Additionally, the band will be appearing at select record stores for acoustic performances over the next month. On January 31st, the will be appearing at Hastings in Littleton, CO, followed by a March 5th appearance at Record Exchange and Boise, ID, and March 7th at Silver Platters in Seattle, WA.
Sgrosso (guitars) further comments: "As I write this, we are in the middle of the 'Juggernaut' tour with our buds Periphery, Nothing More and Thank You Scientist. The tour is off to a killer start, as we make our way through the west coast. From watching each band every night, you can't help but be impressed by the technical proficiency and musicianship this tour has to offer. Add the fact that every band and crew is comprised of rad dudes. This tour kicks 2015 off on the right foot.
"Immediately following the 'Juggernaut' tour, we are excited to be joining forces with the almighty In Flames and All That Remains on the 'Charming America' tour. Having a long touring history with both bands, we know there won't be a shortage of good times, OR BEER for that matter." More...
Morgoth Unveils The All Powerful "Ungod"
Greek cover designer Seth Siro Anton (Paradise Lost, Soilwork, Moonspell, etc.) captured the atmosphere of Morgoth's upcomign album “Ungod” and transformed it into an eerie piece of delusion and despair, which can be seen below.
Seth Siro Anton commented: “When you have the mission to visualize a legendary band like Morgoth, you must seek ancient traditions to properly transmit classic darkness!“
Morgoth added: “We are very happy to have worked with Seth for the cover artwork of the album. We knew it wouldn’t be very easy to put the title 'Ungod' into a design that is vivid, brutal and aesthetic at the same time. We had received a couple of good different suggestions for the artwork, but Seth’s simply was the one who pictured exactly what was already in our minds. It can roughly be described as God drowning in the void, killing its own creation and becoming the 'Ungod' - The dawn of the Antichrist.”
“Ungod” will be released on March 30th, 2015 in Europe and April 7th, 2015 in North America through Century Media Records. More...
Sorcerer Releases New Music Video
Swedish epic doom metal act Sorcerer released a music video for the new track "The Dark Tower of the Sorcerer." The song appears on the upcoming new release "In the Shadow of the Inverted Cross," which is set for release via Metal Blade Records on March 20th.
The track listing is:
1. The Dark Tower of the Sorcerer
2. Sumerian Script
3. Lake of the Lost Souls
4. Excorcise the Demon
5. In the Shadow of the Inverted Cross
6. Prayers for a King
7. The Gates of Hell
8. Pagans Dance
Check out the video here: More...
The Monolith Deathcult Streaming New Song
Get ready for a reign of bloody hell across the earth, mortals! Today The Monolith Deathcult unleashes a new track from the forthcoming "Bloodcvlts" EP.
Listen in below (courtesy of the folks at No Clean Singing). "Bloodcvlts" will be available in North America on March 24th, and the track listing is as follows:
1. Reign of Hell
2. I Conquistador
3. Der Hexenhammer
4. Doom of the Tawusê Melek
5. Hangmen Also Die
6. GeneSYS
7. Die Waffe Mensch RMX
8. Den Ensomme Nordens Dronning More...
Desert Releases "Never Regret" Music Video
Israeli power/melodic metal act Desert released a music video for the new track "Never Regret." The song is the title track of the sophomore full length album, which is set for release on March 30th, 2015 via Raven Music.
The video was directed by Vadim Mechona and can be seen in the player below. The track listing for the album is:
1. Chasing The Pray
2. Assassin’s Fate (see lyric video)
3. Son Of A Star (feat. Alex Zvulun)
4. The Wolf’s Attack
5. Never Regret
6. The Road To You (feat. Infy Snow and Alex Zvulun)
7. 1812 (feat. Ralf Scheepers)
8. Flying Dutchman (feat. Merry Ann Genin)
9. Final Journey
10. Imperial Eagle
11. Invincible
Check out "Never Regret" here: More...
Dethlehem Posts "Mystic Island" Video
The almighty Dethlehem epitomizes RPG melodic death metal, a signature brand displayed on the colossal new album, "Destroyers Of The Realm."
The metal warrior’s flair for over-the-top, gore-tastic, borderline vulgar insanity is taken to new heights with the video for “Mystic Island," which can be seen below thanks to Vice.com.
Typically, Dethlehem’s videos capture epic (and often outlandish) quests for maximum XP. However, “Mystic Island” strays away from that and instead shows four starry-eyed female fans engaging in an ultra-violent battle to the death to prove their extreme devotion to the metal barbarians of Ghorusalem (aka, Pittsburgh, PA).
“This video is an homage to the glory days of the 90s when the boy band reigned supreme,” reveals battle drummer Overlord Brom. “We employed our sexiest dance moves, channeled our inner Zoolander, and found some maidens willing to sacrifice themselves to complete this video. All in a day’s work in Dethlehem.” More...
Exclusive
Yesterday's Saints Streams "Generation Of Vipers"
Concept albums are not new territory in metal by any means. But Northern Virginia's Yesterday's Saints elevate the notion of conceptual metal to a whole other level, thanks to the rich, extensive storytelling and the pummeling metal in "Generation of Vipers." The music is as smart and thought provoking as it is extreme, that's not an easy thing to do. Striking an artful balance is difficult, but Yesterday's Saints make it seem easy.
The current iteration of Yesterday's Saints, who play death-thrash-power combo, has been in existence since summer 2010 and with a self-released EP and some local touring under their belt. They knew that a full concept album was the next step they wanted to take. But they did not go about it capriciously. The decision to go with a concept for the 11-track "Generation of Vipers" was driven by the most important things —the songwriting and careful thought.
The album is assembled like an opera, with three acts, along with an instrumental interlude and outro. It traces the story of Satan, one of the most notorious characters in history, throughout time, from his desire to usurp God's throne to his modern infiltration of mankind to the indication that all of Earth's inhabitants are now his descendants.
The album opens with a flashback and what corresponds chronologically to a third song is actually listed as the first track. The story then resumes from its chronological beginning with the second track. The final song alludes to two theories of the universe: One that asserts we are all a figment of a man's dream, along with the multi-dimensional membrane theory, where the Big Bang Theory was/will be the result of an intersection or collision between our current dimensional membrane and a parallel one.
As a result of either theory, whether "the man" waking up or the collision between dimensional membranes, the end of days is the outcome. Time is then reset again by the man falling asleep again or the explosion of another Big Bang.
The album is out via Draconum Records next week - February 3rd, 2015. Check out our review for the album at this location. Metal Underground.com is proud to present an exclusive stream of the entire album here for you now. So sit back, enjoy and let us know what you think about the debut of one of the more exciting acts to break out the U.S. in some time: More...
The Ghost Inside Posts New Music Video
Los Angeles', California, metalcore band The Ghost Inside is streaming a new music video "Out Of Control" taken from the album "Dear Youth" released end of 2014 via Epitaph records.
Tracklist is as follows:
01. Avalanche
02. Move Me
03. Out Of Control
04. With the Wolves
05. Mercy
06. Phoenix Flame
07. Dear Youth (Day 52)
08. Wide Eyed
09. My Endnote
10 . The Other Half
11. Blank Page
Just For Fun
"Sons of Northern Darkness" Episode One Streaming
Nancy Pagan Animation, the creators of "He-Man Sings Mercyful Fate" video, have returned with another metal-related cartoon "Sons of Northern Darkness", which is apparently going to be a regular series. As you can probably guess from the title, the show is about the black metal veterans Immortal.
The specific premise is as follows: "In the fall of 1995, Black Metal band, Immortal, set out to make a string of music videos for their upcoming album. With little to no-budget, they walked into the woods outside their hometown of Bergen, Norway, never to be seen again. This is their story."
Check out the first episode below:
Alkaloid Posts New Song "Cthulu"
New progressive and technical death metal supergroup Alkaloid - featuring singer Morean (Dark Fortress, Noneuclid), drummer Hannes Grossmann (Blotted Science, ex-Obscura, ex-Necrophagist), guitarists Christian Muenzner (Spawn of Possession, ex-Obscura, ex-Necrophagist) and Danny Tunker (Aborted, ex-God Dethroned), and bassist Linus Klausenitzer (Obscura, Noneuclid) - has posted another song from their debut album "The Malkuth Grimoire" called "Cthulu".
As reported earlier the band has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign in support of their debut album, which ends tomorrow. They’ve already surpassed their goal of raising €12,000, but you should still donate, if for no other reason than to purchase this awesome record HERE.
Check out the new track "Cthulu" below.
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