Metal News for January 14, 2015
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The Evenfall Releases Debut Album
The Evenfall is a new progressive metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina that just released a first LP titled "The Waiting Room."
"The Waiting Room" is a concept album that has an emotional and psychological view of the human mind and its interrelations. Grab a digital copy at Bandcamp here or stream all the tracks below. The full track listing is:
1. Intro 01:29
2. It Must Not Rain 07:14
3. Freak Show 05:30
4. P`re (Carnival Of Lies) 07:08
5. Reliable Fate (Ft. Denis Kormakov) 04:56
6. Evenfall (Pt. II) 05:12
7. Mind On The Run 05:38
8. The Fall Of Men 04:34
9. The Waiting Room 10:53 More...
Cold Snap Streaming Full Album
The third studio album by Croatian groove metal band Cold Snap is out today. "World War 3" contains 12 intense tracks which were produced by the iconic Danish metal producer Tue Madsen (Suicide Silence, The Haunted, Sick of it All, Mnemic, Dir En Grey) at Antfarm Studios, Denmark.
You can stream the entire "World War 3" album via the YouTube playlist below, or check out the music video for "Silent Kill" at this location.
Zex Releases "Wanderlust" Video
Ottawa punk quartet Zex just added another official video to the band's growing collection of visual accompaniments from debut LP, "Fight For Yourself," releasing a new clip for the track "Wanderlust." Check it out below, thanks to Decibel Magazine.
Channeling traditional heavy metal crunch and leads into their classic punk rock approach, Zex's "Fight For Yourself" drops ten insatiably infectious and fully unruly anthems, the album recorded at Meatlocker Studio with Paul Yogi Granger in Ottawa and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege in Portland.
Directed by bassist Gab Sex, the "Wanderlust" video takes fans on the road with Zex, with live footage, mishaps and general bedlam with friends and fans abroad, culled from an August 2014 U.S. tour. More...
Wells Valley Signs With Bleak Recordings
Bleak Recordings is extremely proud to welcome Portuguese post-metal/sludge trio Wells Valley into the label's roster. Bleak Recordings comments:
"Featuring guitarist/vocalist Filipe Correia (Concealment), bassist Pedro Lopes and drummer Pedro Mau (Kneel), the group formed in late 2011 and recently completed the recordings of debut album 'Matter as Regent,' which will be released on February 7th, the day the band will play live for the first time ever at Burning Live Fest in Lisbon.
"Meanwhile, the band recently released a music video for the song 'Star Over a Wheel.' The video was shot by André Godinho for StopWorking&GoOutside and you can view it below.
"The forty minutes long, 6-track album is an incredibly unpredictable and evocative release, blending the monolithic heaviness of sludge/doom with the intricacies and atmosphere of dark post-metal. The trio have crafted an organic, intriguing and crushingly heavy sound that falls somewhere between the suffocating atmospherics of Neurosis and Cult of Luna and the complexities of Voivod and Ved Buens Ende.
"Co-released by Raging Planet and Chaosphere Records, 'Matter as Regent' is a fascinating release that sets Wells Valley as one of the most promising and innovate bands emerging from Portugal in the last couple of years." More...
Honor In Anarchy Says "Nice Tits, Bitch!"
Atlanta based metal band Honor In Anarchy just dropped new single "Nice Tits, Bitch!" in honor of Wanda Lust's untimely demise in the first scene of the indie-horror classic "Thankskilling."
The track can be streamed and downloaded at Bandcamp here or heard through the player available below.
Blacklisted Streaming "Burnt Palms"
Blacklisted today is premiering "Burnt Palms" from the upcoming LP, "When People Grow, People Go."
Check out the raging new tune below, thanks to NPR Music. "When People Grow, People Go" is due out February 10th on Deathwish Inc. and will feature the following track listing:
01. Insularized
02. Turn In The Pike
03. Riptide
04. Deeper Kind
05. Gossamer
06. Burnt Palms
07. Foreign Observer (w/ Nick WOJ of Cold World)
08. Calendars
09. Wooder Ice
10. Bottle Rockets
11. When People Grow, People Go More...
Aversions Crown Vocalist To Miss Tour
Unfortunately due to medical issues affecting his voice, Colin Jeffs will be sitting out Aversions Crown’s European tour alongside Within The Ruins and I Declare Ware.
However the brutal deathcore six-piece from Brisbane will still play all dates scheduled with Mark Poida from Melbourne's I, Valiance filling in for Jeffs on vocals.
Commented guitarist Hayden Lee: “Sadly Colin is sitting out our European tour with Within The Ruins and I Declare War for health reasons. Lucky for all of us, the total beast Mark from I, Valiance will be covering for us. We played at Unify Festival in Australia with him a few days back and he CRUSHED it. Watch out Europe!”
Aversions Crown recently unleashed an official video for "Avalanche," which features live footage from the bands recent spell of touring epic new album "Tyrant." Check it out below. More...
Unleashed Issues Album Update
Swedish viking death metal outfit Unleashed is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to the "Odalheim" album.
The as-yet-untitled new album is being recorded by producer and guitar player Fredrik Folkare in his own Chrome Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Front man Johnny Hedlund states:
“Warriors!!! We are almost finished with the recordings of the new album. We are naturally very excited about this new release and are looking forward to hear your comments about it. This album takes over exactly where Odalheim left off, both music and story wise. Looking forward to see you all in a Viking hall soon. Hail Odin! Johnny & The Boys.”
Unleashed's latest record "Odalheim" was released in April 2012 via Nuclear Blast. Stay tuned for full details coming soon on the new album.
Sandrider Releasing New Split Album
"Sandrider + Kinski" is coming Febraury 17th on Good to Die Records - a brand new split 12" LP featuring 5 unreleased tracks from Seattle heavyweight’s Sandrider and veteran psych rockers Kinski.
The Sandrider side was engineered by Matt Bayles (Russian Circles, KEN Mode, Mastodon) at Red Room Studio in Seattle and features two originals that capture both Sandrider’s melodic and crushing sides as well as a beefed up cover of Jane’s Addiction’s “Mountain Song.”
The Kinski side was engineered by Phil Manley (Les Savy Fav, Rye Coalition, Oneida) at El Studio in San Francisco and features 14 minutes of new music stretched between two new tripped out rockers from the Seattle stalwarts.
Side A (Sandrider)
1. Rain
2. Glaive
3. Mountain Song
Side B (Kinski)
4. Kinski - Beyond in Touch with My Feminine Side
5. Kinski - The Narcotic Comforts of the Status Quo More...
Saxon Re-Releasing Two Collections
Saxon is ready to kick off 2015 with the re-release of two classic collections, each covering significant career highlights as well as offering something new in their 2015 versions.
On February 13th, greatest hits release "Heavy Metal Thunder" will make its market re-entry together with a brand new bonus CD, "Live At Bloodstock." First released in 2002, "Heavy Metal Thunder" features 13 bona-fide Saxon classics from the halcyon days of the early 80’s, with eight of the cuts having been re-recorded again in 2001 to offer a fresh perspective.
At the same time, fans will also once again be able to buy "The Saxon Chronicles," a double-disc DVD which now also includes a bonus CD titled "Rock’n’Roll Gypsies 1989 Live." Released originally in 2003, "The Saxon Chronicles" is a double-DVD set which features not only the band’s 2001 Wacken performance, but original song videos, interviews and exclusive on-tour documentaries. More...
A Band Of Orcs To Reveal New Member
Santa Cruz's very own A Band Of Orcs has a major revelation to bestow upon the humans of earth as the group prepares to announce the newest addition of the orc horde at an upcoming show on April 3rd in San Jose.
The orcs have been busy devouring souls in their homeland of Hirntodia after their last national tour with GWAR, and the time has come to unleash the next wave of assaults on humankind.
This new orcish raid and announcement will commence on Friday, April 3rd at Back Bar SoFa in San Jose, California.
Gronk! and Cretos will be handling the vocal assault for the night as they perform with D.R.I., Angerhead, The King Must Die, and Cultural Warfare. More...
Death Engine Streaming "Cure"
Following the release of abrasive debut EP "Amen," Death Engine made a brutal entrance in 2013 with a couple of European tours – a string of infernal outbreaks that have little in common with your average live show.
The now four-piece from Lorient, France spent most of 2014 working on debut album "Mud," which was once again recorded by Amaury Sauvé at La Senelle and mastered by Sylvain Biguet. "Mud" will drop on March 2nd, 2015.
Death Engine's sound remains evasive – oscillating between dark, desperate noise rock and metallic downpours of petrifying violence, bleak shoegazing guitar work and gigantic industrial dirges, cathartic climaxes and merciless tribal-ritual rhythms that could last forever.
The "Cure" track can be heard below, and the full "Mud" track listing is as follows:
1. Medusa
2. Organs
3. Cure
4. Zero
5. Still
6. Entertain
7. Negative More...
Freedomination Releases New EP
Freedomination's new EP "The Stand" is out now, and can be heard below or picked up over at Bandcamp here. The following press release was also issued:
"With Finland’s native scene awash with bands exemplifying modern plasticity or retro-worship, Freedomination retaliate against trends with honest, thrashing heavy metal. 'The Stand' EP is a showcase of the band’s new direction and commitment, and their debut full-length is already composed and ready to be unleashed later in 2015.
"Freedomination came to life in 2008 under the vision of creative mastermind Timo Ahlström. Ripened by these studio and live experiences, Timo is now placing his focus firmly on his own brainchild, predicating a boundless future for this young metal quartet. Rounded out by Jukka Ahlström and Mikko Turunen, and with the recent addition Otto Luotonen (of the legendary thrash/crossover band Rytmihairio and a fistful of others) the result is the band’s most invigorated incarnation to date.
"Taking influences primarily from heavy/thrash giants of the 80’s and adding a fuller, more modern production, Freedomination offer a much-needed revitalization of pure metal to the Nordic underground. Not restricted to any stylistic limitations and possessing a keen sense of melody, the outcome is a varied and exhilarating journey – incorporating punk sentiments in the attitude, speed metal in the intensity, progressive heavy metal in the arrangements, and the all-too-elusive element of playfulness in the riffing and shredding. While some songs brashly gallop and others wistfully breach the territory of epicism, Freedomination’s compositions do as much storytelling as the lyrics, both being straight-forward and lacking in pretension. The vocal delivery is heavy yet melodic and versatile, occasionally spiced with old-school falsettos."
The track listing is:
01. The Stand
02. Unleash Hell
03. Tower of Power More...
Kill Ritual Seeking New Vocalist
After recruiting a new drummer late last year, SF Bay thrash and roll band Kill Ritual has parted ways with vocalist Josh Gibson.
The search is underway for a new vocalist, and with a new album already already written and in the final phase of recording, any killer vocalist can definitely put their stamp on the record. Kill Ritual comments:
"We’re looking for a traditional metal/hard rock style singer with a great writing style and melodic sense. We don’t care where you’re from as long as you rock! Obviously you must be fantastic and respect what we’ve already done but we are also not looking for clone of our last vocalist. Please check us out thoroughly at our website or our other various sites and apply if interested with audio or video and a photo please.
"We have big plans for this year and look forward to hearing from some quality applicants and moving onto the next chapter of the band. Please contact us at promo@rockngrowl.com or killritualmetal@gmail.com."
The new album will be mixed/mastered by Andy LaRocque at Sonic Train Studios once again. The band expects a Summer 2015 release of the yet untitled CD. Kill Ritual is:
Steve Rice – Lead Guitars, Guitars
Danyael Laughing Bear – Bass
Koryun Bobikyan – Drums
id. Releasing "Sagittarius A" EP
Vancouver, BC’s id. is a multi-layered metal force inspired by Sigmund Freud’s theory on the levels of the human psyche.
The band’s front line introduction of subconscious tendencies is unleashed with debut EP "Sagittarius A," due out February 10th. Written by guitarist Alex Dubreuil with words backed by Jason Pennington, the EP touches on topics such as inner struggle, world views, self-awareness to what’s beyond in outer space.
“We want people to connect with our message and enjoy the diversity of our sound. The music has evolved from quite unstructured abstract ideas to come around to find a comfort zone with no border,” comments vocalist Jason Pennington. The EP's track listing is:
1. The Greatest Secret Never Told (3:58)
2. Humanity's Cry (5:36)
3. id.entity (6:01)
4. Sagittarius A (5:57) More...
Imperial Triumphant Summons "Abyssal Gods"
New York City iconoclastic black metal band Imperial Triumphant is back with a brand new full-length album.
Orchestrating vanguard black metal since 2005 and citing influences from Deathspell Omega to Polish Post-Serialism composer Krzysztof Penderecki, ”Abyssal Gods” focuses on the darkness of human existence and the weight of life in NYC. The album will drop February 27th and the track listing is as follows:
1. From Palaces
2. Abyssal Gods
3. Dead Heaven
4. Celestial War Rape
5. Opposing Holiness
6. Krokodil
7. Twins
8. Vatican Lust
9. Black Psychedelia
10. Metropolis More...
Morgoth Releasing New Album
The deadly teutonic death metal force of Morgoth finally returns with a new studio album: "Ungod."
Due out March 30th in Europe and April 7th in North America via Century Media Records, "Ungod" will contain 11 tracks of dark and dismal death metal, combining the untamed ferocity of Morgoth's infamous EPs with the atmospheric density of the band's two legendary albums, "Cursed" and "Odium."
For a preview of this upcoming release, be sure to check out the new track "Black Enemy" below. Morgoth also had this to say:
"After 18 years we can finally present a first glimpse at our new full-length album, 'Ungod'! We started with the songwriting in January 2013 and finished the recording process by the end of December 2014. It was an awesome experience to go through the sometimes very complex and challenging process of writing and recording an album again.
"Our goal was to present some real Morgoth-style death metal, which closes the gap between 'Cursed' and 'Odium.' We hope that we have achieved this goal and our supporters and friends will like the final outcome.
"The idea behind the song 'Black Enemy' is that this evil force rests within all of us and all we can do is trying to keep that beast under control. The 'Black Enemy' represents the dark and destroying part inside of us and the lyrics deal with someone who is not able to control it anymore, committing a murder in the end." More...
Human Waste Re-Issuing Early Demos
It was in 1991 when the 1st demo by Spanish death metallers Human Waste was released through Drowned Productions (pre-Repulse/pre-Xtreem Music) - the 3rd title on the label. Human Waste arose like a whirlwind with brutal, twisted, and somewhat technical death metal creating a recognizable sound with weird riffing and complex structures.
Human Waste recorded 4 demos, one each year, between 1991 & 1994, but the 4th one, even if it was death metal, was already showing a deviation towards more progressive & experimental sounds.
Those three early demos are now being re-released via Xtreem Music: "The Miracle of Death" ('91), "Existential Nausea" ('92) & "Promo Tape '93" ('93) are being re-issued in one CD entitled "Harvest Remnants" with remastered sound, liner notes, band photos, and artwork by Canadian artist Derek Restivo.
"Harvest Remnants" is set for February 20th and in the meantime, you can listen to the opening track from '92 demo below. More...
Heidevolk Reveals New Album Info
Heidevolk today reveals details on new album "Velua," which will drop on April 7th via Napalm Records in North America and March 27th in Europe.
In addition to the standard versions, "Velua" will drop as a limited edition 6 page digipak with 3 bonus songs, as well as a deluxe box set. The album's track listing is:
1. Winter woede
2. Herboren in vlammen
3. Urth
4. De hallen van mijn vaderen
5. De vervloekte jacht
6. Het dwalende licht
7. Drankgelag
8. Velua
9. Een met de storm
10. Richting de wievenbelter
11. In het diepst der nacht
12. Vinland
13. Immigrant song - Bonus Track (Led Zeppelin Cover)
14. In the Dutch mountains - Bonus Track (The Nits Cover)
15. Rebel yell - Bonus Track (Billy Idol Cover) More...
Devathorn Announces "Vritra" Release
Today, W.T.C. Productions announces February 27th as the international release date for Devathorn's second album, "Vritra." The label issued this press release:
"Delving into the fathomless Qliphothic depths, 'Vritra' revives the powerful Draconian archetype of the Sulphur Dragon. Bearing the strong symbolism of the restless Adversary, Vritra embodies the fury of Leviathan, the liberating spirit of Prometheus, and the majesty of Sutekh the King. He is the dreaming Dragon Tiamat, Typhon the Destroyer, and Lucifer, the great Adversary. The aspects of 'Vritra' reflect into the forthcoming opus of Devathorn that bears his name, emanating 11 mantras of raging black metal madness.
"Devathorn's 'Vritra' represents the musical and lyrical evolution of the circle into a storming beast, the Mega-Therion that holds the qualities of chaos, knowledge, and death. As the firstborn of dragons, the mighty Asura Serpent trembles and whispers fiery verses that become powerful symbolizations, making the listening experience of the album resemble the fierce awakening of Kundalini, as the Draconian flame ascends to reach the Crown.
"Seeking universal truths unto the principles of chaos, the Gnostic origins of faith and the serpent's art of temptation, the listener enters the Qliphothic catacombs to witness the fiery King Sutekh roaring infernal chants within the cathedral of reptilian liberation. On a venomous path that becomes an Occam's razor, the dragon Vritra opens his sapphire eyes, galdering mystical mantras filled with words of utter madness, to lead unto a glorious Promethean descent as he encircles the world. Salve Ars Sinistra, Ars Gratia Draconis!" More...
Moonspell Unveils Alternate Artwork
Moonspell today unveils the alternate LP edition cover artwork for new album "Extinct," which is available below. "Extinct" will drop in March.
The standard CD edition artwork can still be seen here. Both versions come courtesy of Seth Siro Anton from Septicflesh. The LP edition's track listing is:
Side A
1. Breathe (Until We Are No More)
2. Extinct
3. Medusalem
Side B
4. Domina
5. The Last of Us (streaming here)
6. Malignia
7. Funeral Bloom
Side C
8. A Dying Breed
9. The Future Is Dark
10. La Baphomette
11. Until We Are No Less (Bonus Track)
Side D
12. Doomina (Bonus Track)
13. Last Of Them (Bonus Track)
14. The Past Is Darker (Bonus Track) More...
Night Demon Releases "Screams In The Night" Video
Ventura, California traditional metal act Night Demon posted a music video for the new track "Screams in the Night."
The song is the opening track for the upcoming debut full length album "Curse of the Damned," which drops on January 14, 2015 (Scandinavia), January 16, 2015 (Germany) and January 19, 2015 (EU) via SPV Records and January 27, 2015 (USA) via Century Media Records. The track listing for the album is:
1. Screams in the Night
2. Curse of the Damned
3. Satan
4. Full Speed Ahead
5. The Howling Man
6. Heavy Metal Heat
7. Livin' Dangerous
8. Mastermind
9. Run for Your Life
10. Killer (song streaming here)
11. Save Me Now More...
Nekrofilth Kicking Off U.S. Tour
Starting this Thursday, January 15th, the filth-banging Hells Headbangers recording artists Nekrofilth will be smearing sleaze across the West Coast alongside Colorado death-thrashers Weapönizer.
Look forward to 19 gigs throughout the western United States, including the band's first appearance in Mexico. Confirmed dates and venues are as follows:
1/15 - Denver, CO @ Meadowlark *
1/16 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Flux Capacitor *
1/18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe
1/19 - Boise, Idaho @ Robbie's Basement
1/20 - Spokane, WA @ The Hop
1/21 - Seattle, WA @ Lucky Liquor
1/22 - Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur
1/23 - Portland, OR @ Famine Fest
1/24 - San Francisco, CA @ Benders
1/25 - Oakland, CA @ Golden Bull
1/26 - Fresno, CA @ Strummer's
1/27 - Ventura, CA @ Gigi's Cocktail Lounge
1/28 - Anaheim, CA @ The Other Place
1/29 - San Diego, CA @ Tower Bar
1/30 - Tijuana, Mexico @ La Prisión Bar
1/31 - Los Angeles, CA @ Airliner
2/1 - Phoenix, AZ @ Time Out Lounge
2/2 - Tucson, AZ @ Space Smokeshop
2/3 - Santa Fe, NM @ The Underground
* No Weapönizer More...
Benighted Posts DVD Track
Benighted has premiered the second live track taken from forthcoming live CD + DVD set, "Benighted - Brutalive the Sick." The track, titled "Experience Your Flesh," is streaming below courtesy of Lambgoat.com.
"Benighted - Brutalive the Sick" will be released by Season of Mist worldwide on February 23rd, 2015. Benighted has also announced a headlining tour of Canada.
The tour, which starts on February 26th in Quebec, sees the band travel throughout the country before concluding on March 21st. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found after the jump. More...
Judicator Releases "DeLand Documentary, Pt. II"
Judicator, featuring guitarist Tony Cordisco and Disforia vocalist John Yelland, released the second part in a documentary series of video clips showcasing the band's very first live performance at the recent DeLand Rock & Metal Festival in DeLand, Florida back in November 2014. If you missed our report on the festival, it can be found at this location.
The band is will release the third full length album "At the Expense of Humanity" on March 28th via Masters of Metal Productions.
Check out part three here:
Three More Acts Confirmed For 70,000 Tons Of Metal
UMC - promoters for the Original and World's Largest Cruise Festival, 70,000 Tons of Metal - announced another three acts for the 2015 Roster: Colombian black metal act Thy Antichrist, Belgian black metal act Enthroned and legendary Chicago doom act Trouble.
70,000 Tons of Metal casts off next Thursday, January 22, 2015 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with a stop at Ocho Rios, Jamaica, returning on Tuesday, January 26, 2015 aboard a new ship, Liberty of the Seas (via Royal Caribbean), which will accommodate four stages. The All-Star Jam band will be back this coming January, which features members from the various acts aboard performing cover tunes live. There will also be two hot tubs on the pool deck stage.
All the information on the festival, including how to book your dream metal vacation can be found at 70000tons.com.
Thy Antichrist, Enthroned and Trouble join the previously announced bands below, with 15 bands still left to be announced:
1349
Abandon Hope
Alestorm
Amorphis
Annihilator (featuring Coburn Pharr performing songs from "Never, Neverland")
Apocalyptica
Arch Enemy
Artillery
Behemoth
Blind Guardian
Cannibal Corpse
Crucified Barbara
D.A.D.
Destruction
Divided Multitude
Einherjer
Ensiferum
Equilibrium More...
Illuminata Releases 'Phoenix' Lyric Video
Austrian symphonic metal act Illuminata, featuring Darkfall drummer Tom Kern, released a lyric video for the new track "Phoenix." The song will appear on the upcoming third full length album "Where Stories Unfold," which is set for independent release on January 23rd.
The track list for the album is:
1. A Story Unfolds
2. Eternity of Today
3. Violet's Compass
4. Arbitrary Asylum
5. White Heart
6. Phoenix
7. The Brass Ring
8. Entwined
9. Danse Macabre
10. The Phantom Rickshaw
11. The World Constructor More...
Mellowtoy Releases "Visions" Music Video
Italian modern rock/metal act Mellowtoy released a music video for the new track "Visions." The song will appear on the upcoming new album "Lies," which is set for release on January 20th via Scarlet Records.
The video was directed by Tommy Antonini. Check out "Visions" here:
Santa Cruz To Release Self-Titled Album In March
Santa Cruz will release their second studio album, "Santa Cruz," on March 10th via Spinefarm Records. The self-titled album follows 2013's "Screaming for Adrenaline."
The riff-driven new album features the singles "We Are the Ones to Fall" and "Wasted & Wounded." The record is powered not only by sweat and booze, but by mind-boggling guitar skills manifested by these supremely talented young turks from Finland.
The track list is as follows:
1. Bonafide Heroes
2. Velvet Rope
3. My Remedy
4. 6(66) Feet Under
5. Bye Bye Babylon
6. We Are the Ones to Fall
7. Wasted & Wounded (see video below)
8. Let Them Burn
9. Vagabonds (Sing With Me)
10. Can You Feel the Rain More...
Kamelot Signs With Napalm Records
Symphonic metal act Kamelot has signed on with Napalm Records. The band entered the studio in mid-2014 to begin recording the follow-up to the highly acclaimed chart topping album "Silverthorn" (see review here).
The new album will make Kamelot history, as it will be released worldwide (excluding Asia) on Napalm Records/Universal and Napalm Records/ADA-Warner, as an exclusive licensing deal through the band's Kameot Music LLC this April/May 2015.
In support of this release, Kamelot will hit the road starting in March for select UK shows, followed by a massive North America Tour this Spring, with special guests Dragonforce (dates and venues can be found at this location). Select Summer Festivals will follow and the band returns to Europe in September/October for their biggest headliner tour to date.
"We are extremely excited about having a growing and hungry independent label like Napalm with the power of major distribution that we will get with Universal and ADA Warner" stated Kamelot founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood.
Thomas Caser, Vice President of Napalm Records added: "Being a fan since the band's 'Epica' release it has always been a dream for me to work with Kamelot! Finally this dream has come true and we at Napalm Records are delighted and honoured to announce this signing. I foresee a bright future and we will spare no effort to bring the band to where they deserve to be - the top! Watch out for the band's monumental new album this spring and witness Kamelot & Napalm Records conquering the world in 2015!" More...
Black Star Riders Posts Interview Clip
Black Star Riders released an interview clip, featuring Damon and Scott discussing the upcoming new album "The Killer Instinct." The album is set to drop on February 23, 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records. It is expected to come in various formats, including CD, 2CD Digibook and vinyl LP.
The track listing for the standard CD is:
1. The Killer Instinct (song streaming here)
2. Bullet Blues
3. Finest Hour
4. Soldierstown
5. Charlie I Gotta Go
6. Blindsided
7. Through The Motions
8. Sex, Guns & Gasoline
9. Turn In Your Arms
10. You Little Liar
Check out the clip here: More...
Satyricon Releases Clip From New DVD
Legendary Norwegian metal act Satyricon released a live clip for the track "Die By My Hand" (originally appeared on the 2008 album "The Age of Nero"). The clip is taken from the band's upcoming new DVD "Satyricon Live at the Opera." The release is targeted for April 2015.
The album's cover art can be seen below. More information on the release is expected soon. Check out the clip here:
Sylosis Issues "Leech" Studio Session Clip
U.K. based modern thrash band Sylosis released another studio session clip, this time for the new track "Leech." The song appears on "Dormant Heart," the new release set to drop on January 16th, 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records. The entire album is streaming over at this location.
Check out "Leech" here:
Harmony Releases "Son Of The Morning" Lyric Video
Swedish melodic metal act Harmony released a new lyric video for the track "Son of the Morning." The song appears on the latest album "Theatre of Redemption," which is available via Ulterium Records.
Check out the clip here:
Ophis Issues "Among The Falling Stones" Video
German death/doom act Ophis released a new music video for the track "Among the Falling Stones." The song appears on the latest release "Abhorrence in Opulence," which was issued back in September 2014 via Cyclone Empire Records.
The video was created and produced by Hamburg based company Hard Drive Media. Check it out here:
Psycroptic Posts New Video
Psycroptic is getting ready to release a new album and premieres the first single from that album titled "The World Discarded". Psycroptic’s self-titled new effort comes out March 10 via Prosthetic Records.
You can now stream Psycroptic’s new lyric video "The World Discarded" below.
Irreversible Mechanism Posts New Song
Technical death metal outfit Irreversible Mechanism premieres it's song "The Betrayer of Time" - the 8th track from the band's debut album "Infinite Fields" featuring Lyle Cooper (ex-The Faceless, Absvrdist) on drums. The album is set to drop in early 2015 via Blood Music (Finland/USA).
Highly recommended for fans of The Faceless, Spawn Of Possession, Raising The Veil, Arsis, Necrophagist, etc.
Check out "The Betrayer of Time" below.
Westfield Massacre Posts New Song
"Respect Resistance", a brand new song from Westfield Massacre, the new band featuring former Divine Heresy members Tommy Vext and Tim Yeung (also Morbid Angel) alongside guitarists Bill Hudson and Rick Di Marco, can be streamed below.
Regarding how Westfield Massacre came up with its name, Tommy Vext explains: "The Westfield Massacre is a name I had come up with for a graphic novel idea. Coincidentally it turned out to also be the name of an episode of "American Horror Story". In their episode, Westfield High is the stage for a school shooting."
Check out now "Respect Resistance" below.
From First To Last Posts New Clip
From First To Last have officially joined the Sumerian Records artist family, and released their new single and lyrical video "Dead Trees".
Check out the new clip below.
Revocation Posts Picking and Tapping Lesson Clip
Revocation's David Davidson teamed up with Guitarworld for an instructional video titled "How to Combine Sweep Picking and Tapping".
Two techniques most metal lead guitarists are familiar with are sweep picking and fretboard tapping, both of which are often employed to perform arpeggios. In this column, David Davidson demonstrates ways to combine the two techniques to create great sounding licks that can easily be moved around the fretboard.
You can now stream the lesson below.
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