Metal News for January 15, 2015
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Fashion Week Releasing New LP
French noise rock specialists Solar Flare Records today confirmed the impending Winter release of the new LP from long-running NYC-based power trio, Fashion Week. Entitled "Prêt-à-Porter," the album will be unveiled on digital and vinyl formats this coming February 23rd, 2015.
Fashion Week was formed by singer/guitarist Joshua Lozano and bassist Oscar Rodriguez in Brooklyn, New York in 1987, and over the years went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Carl Eklof, who joined the band in 1990, after the disbanding of DC hardcore icons Shout.
In the late '80s, Fashion Week established itself as part of the New York noise scene, releasing its first album, "Clorox," through the independent record label Under Pop in 1989. The band eventually came to develop a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between pummeling verses and loud, catchy choruses. After signing to major label David Muffin Records, Fashion Week found unexpected success with "Smells Like Old Spice," the first single from the band's second album "Fuhgeddaboudit", released in 1991. The band's third studio album, "In Uterus," was released in 1993, and challenged the group's audience, featuring an abrasive, less-mainstream sound.
Fashion Week's brief run ended following the death of Josh Lozano in 1994, but various posthumous releases have been issued since, overseen by Rodriguez, Eklof, and Lozano's widow, Catherine Lust.
Fashion Week is Josh Lozano (Jarboe, Cobalt, Family), Carl Eklof (Victory at Sea, Lidia Stone, Inswarm) and Oscar Albis Rodriguez (A Great Big World, No Way, Nakatomi Plaza). The "Prêt-à-Porter" track listing is as follows:
1. Fendi Bender
2. Chorusace
3. Meek Is Miznabble
4. Summer Line
5. Fur Free Friday
6. Klosstrophobia
7. "FASHION"=~S/(\$)/COLLAPSE/GSO;
8. Haute Topic More...
Arbitrator Posts New Song
Decibel Magazine has teamed up with Arbitrator to premiere latest track "They Will Worship This Fire of Agony."
The track comes off the band's upcoming debut album "Indoctrination of Sacrilege," due out on February 13th. Check out the newly released song below. Band founder Robert Kukla also comments:
"Those that hunger for massive, anthemic-like death metal of the blasphemous variety will be pleased to find indulgence within ‘They Will Worship This Fire of Agony’. Grand orchestras compliment an onslaught of pummeling rhythms with distorted guitars, and unearthly vocals chime in the grand apocalypse in this electronically infused opus. This was the obvious ‘album-opener’ choice, as I felt it gave listeners a well-balanced introduction into the Arbitrator sound."
The album was produced by Sacha Laskow (ex-Divinity, Every Hour Kills) plus 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...
Oroborus Streaming "Electric Wizard"
Paraguay-based groove/sludge metal band Oroborus has a new track online for streaming. Check out the title track the "Electric Wizard" EP below. Stay tuned for more details on an upcoming release due out in April of 2015.
Throat Streaming Compilation Track
At the beginning of February, the Eolian Empire hive will further uglify the planet with the label's thirtieth title, and first international compilation, the "(We've Got) Fiends In Low Places: Heavy Vibes Internationale" cassette.
Another track from the compilation is now available online. Check out "Clean Cleaner" from Finnish outfit Throat at The Obelisk here. The full track listing is: More...
Arkiva Releases New Single
U.K. band Arkiva recently released debut single "Final Solace," and an accompanying music video can now be seen below. Recorded at Insonic Studios and produced by Gaz Wilde (Wildside Riot), "Final Solace" is the first taste of brutality from the Lincolnshire based crew.
Formed in the winter of 2013, the band has been hard at work writing and performing for a 2015 debut album release. Currently busy recording for a preceding EP, tentatively scheduled for a June 2015 release, the band is excited for what this coming year holds, commenting:
"With the material completed so far and from the amazingly unexpected outcome and positive feedback from our debut live show, we are really looking forward to getting what we have out there to you all" More...
Powered Wig Machine Announces Vinyl Release
Battleground Records has confirmed the label's impending ninth release, announcing the deluxe vinyl version of the gnarly "Supa-Collider," the second full-length from fuzz/stoner rock champs, Powered Wig Machine.
One year after its initial release, Battleground Records will issue "Supa-Collider" on high-quality wax, the record pressed on 180-gram translucent green vinyl with orange and black splatters, limited to 300 copies and housed in a deluxe gatefold package.
In addition to the original seven tracks, this new edition will also include a new LP-only bonus track, "Highish Noon," with all eight tunes available for free high-quality digital download included in the parcel.
Additional tour and recording plans for Powered Wig Machine will be announced in the coming weeks, as the band begins to record a third LP. The "Supa-Collider" track listing is:
1. At The Helm Of Hades
2. Led Masquerade
3. Here Come The Freaks
4. Wizard Of Orgy
5. Supa-collider
6. Mother Rocker
7. Brain Of Hank Pym
8. Highish Noon [bonus track] More...
Discourse Posts New Song Online
Lambgoat.com today unloads the opening track to "Sanity Decays," the debut LP from Columbia, South Carolina-based hardcore outfit, Discourse, as Closed Casket Activities kicks off the label's most intense year yet with the release of the album in late January. Check out the song below.
The ten vigorous tracks from "Sanity Decays" boast Discourse's refreshing hybrid of jagged hardcore, with a vibrant approach that breathes furious punk rock energy with enraged, modern sensibilities.
The album was recorded with Andy Nelson (Weekend Nachos) at Bricktop Recording Studio in Chicago, and the vocals captured at The Jam Room with Jay Matheson in the band's hometown. "Sanity Decays" was mixed by Nelson and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Integrity, Nails, Tragedy), and bears cover art by Jesse Schaller (Skeletonwitch, Xibalba, Suburban Scum).
"Sanity Decays" will see release via Closed Casket Activities on January 27th on 12" vinyl and digital formats. You can also see the band live on these dates:
2/04/2015 The Forge - Birmingham, AL
2/05/2015 Corcosa House - Memphis, TN
2/06-07/20015 Nelligan Hall - Louisville, KY @ Mid West Blood Fest
2/08/2015 The Livery - Dayton, OH
2/09/2015 Cafe Coco - Nashville, TN
2/10/2015 TBA - Chattanooga, TN More...
Yesterday's Saints Streaming "Origen Adamantius"
Yesterday's Saints today streams a new song from upcoming album "Generation of Vipers." Listen in to "Origen Adamantius" below, thanks to Metal Insider.
Concept albums are not new territory in metal by any means, but Northern Virginia's Yesterday's Saints elevates 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 album's track listing is:
ACT I (PRIMARILY MELODIC DEATH)
1) Fall of the Ancients
2) Origen Adamantius
3) The Recruitment
INTERLUDE
4) A Priori
ACT II (DOOM/ROCK, POWER AND THRASH)
5) Sangreale
6) Cain's Agony
7) Sands of Nod
ACT III (THRASH AND MELODIC DEATH)
8) Generation of Vipers
9) Divine Tragedy
10) Recursion
OUTRO
11) Luctus in Mane More...
Lorna Shore Embarking On New Tour Dates
New Jersey metal band Lorna Shore today announce full Winter and early Spring 2015 tour and festival dates.
The five piece will be hitting the road in early March with Fallujah, Archspire, and The Zenith Passage in the western half of the U.S. The band performs at the South By So What Festival?! on March 22nd in Grand Prairie, Texas, then joins Oceano, label-mates The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Boris The Blade, and Martyr Defiled the following day for a tour that leads back to the east coast. The Spring touring caps off with a performance April 19th at the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest.
"We are so excited to be hitting the road again with some of our favorite bands,” said bassist Gary Herrera. “We’re also looking forward to playing some brand new songs for our fans for the first time, too.”
Lorna Shore just wrapped up recording anew full-length album with producer Will Putney (Thy Art Is Murder, Upon A Burning Body, Fit For An Autopsy) at The Machine Shop studio. Details on the upcoming album release on Density Records will be announced shortly. More...
Armageddon Announces North American Trek
Heavy metal powerhouse Armageddon today announces plans for a brief U.S. tour kicking off next month.
Dubbed the "No Dead Weight Tour," the trek will encompass nine dates on the East Coast with the band playing the entirety of "Captivity & Devourment," set for North American release on January 20th, 2015 via Listenable Records.
Band founder Christopher Amott comments: "Dear Friends of the Apocalypse, are we coming to your town? Join us for the US East Coast 'No Dead Weight Tour.' Let us devour you whole and make you forever a part of our heavy metal machinations. We will be joined by our talented friends in Framework. Come show us the beast that lives within and we'll open the door to Armageddon." More...
Archspire Gearing Up For U.S. Trek
Technical death metal force Archspire has announced a new U.S. tour, which starts on March 3rd and sees the band performing alongside Fallujah.
The band will also perform at South By Southwest as part of the Metalsucks Showcase and more. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
3/3 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
3/4 Salt Lake City, UT @ Loading Dock
3/5 Boise, ID @ The Shredder
3/6 Spokane, WA @ Northwest Pinnacle
3/7 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
3/8 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
3/10 Sacramento, CA @ The Boardwalk
3/11 San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
3/12 Hollywood, CA @ The Whiskey
3/14 Santa Ana, CA @ Malones
3/15 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
3/16 Phoenix, AZ @ Joe's Grotto
3/18 Austin, TX @ Metalsucks SXSW Showcase
3/20 Austin, TX @ NEMHF SXSW Showcase
3/21 Mission, TX @ Never Say Never Fest
3/22 Fort Worth, TX @ South by So What Fest More...
Black Sheep Wall Streams New Track
California's crushing sludge/doom outfit Black Sheep Wall has released the second track off forthcoming album, "I'm Going to Kill Myself."
The track, titled "Tetsuo the Dead Man" is streaming now over at The Obelisk here. Black Sheep Wall will release "I'm Going to Kill Myself" in North America on January 27th (January 26th worldwide). The track listing is as follows:
1. The Wailing and The Gnashing...
2. Tetsuo the Dead Man
3. White Pig (streaming here)
4. Metallica
Cancer Bats Hitting The Road
Canada's Cancer Bats will be back on the road in the U.S. performing new cuts from upcoming album, "Searching For Zero," this March.
The tour kicks off on March 15th in Detroit, and runs through March 28th with the final show of the tour at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, NY. This will be the first chance fans in the states will have to hear brand new music, including the previously released tracks "Satellites" and "Arsenic in the Year of the Snake."
The confirmed list of shows is below, with more to be announced shortly, including performances at this year's SXSW festival.
Cancer Bats also previously announced a co-headlining European tour with While She Sleeps for April 2015. More...
Thurisaz Posts Live Video
The Belgian atmospheric progressive/doom metal band Thurisaz and label Sleaszy Rider Records have set January 24th of 2015 as the release date for new upcoming CD/DVD entitled "Thurisaz: Live & Acoustic."
The song "Years of Silence" is now available on Youtube and can be seen below. It was originally released in 2004 as part of the "Scent of a Dream" album. The band comments:
"Years of Silence has been created more than a decade ago, but we only played it live a few times. It was one of the first songs we knew we had to include on the setlist, because a lot of fans worldwide tell us that it is still one of their favorite songs."
The CD/DVD was recorded and filmed in front of a live audience and with a string ensemble on the 1st of March. 2014 at a sold-out GC Forum show in Wervik, the band's hometown. The "Thurisaz: Live & Acoustic" track listing is as follows:
1. Symbols
2. Interlude I
3. Years Of Silence
4. Finality (Woods Of Ypres cover)
5. Never To Return
6. A Natural Disaster (Anathema cover)
7. Inner Voices
8. Interlude II
9. Broken
10. Fading Dreams
11. My Kantele (Amorphis cover)
12. Past Perfect More...
Embryo Details Self-Titled Third Album
Italian melodic death metal act Embryo detailed the upcoming new release "Embryo," which will feature guest drums by Fleshgod Apocalypse drummer Francesco Paoli. The band's third studio effort is set for release on February 10th, 2015 via logic(il)logic Records.
The album is described as "a step forward in the evolution of the band: the mechanical death metal riffs that characterized 'No God Slave' [2010] gained depth and melodic accents without losing heaviness and impact; musical arrangements have become more complex going from classical instruments and symphonic choirs to electronic noises and samples, giving the songs new hints at every new listening."
Lyrically, “Embryo” is a descent into the maelstrom of human soul 'til the door to the abyss that is the denial of being part of mankind. The influences are the same: Meshuggah, Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, but with a complete refusal of vocal melodies and a singular arrangements approach.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni (DGM, Empyrios, The Modern Age Slavery, Vision Divine...). The sound is heavy, modern, balanced, a fist of death metal that will blast your stereo and your ears!
The track list for the album is:
1. An Awkward Attempt
2. The Pursuit Of Silence
3. Manipulate My Consciousness
4. Insane Lucidity
5. The End Of The Beginning
6. Embryo
7. The Touch Of Emptiness
8. The Door To The Abyss
9. My Pounding Void
10. Fragments Of Utopia
11. I Am Pure Hate More...
Slaughter To Prevail Announces New Tour Dates
The Russian death dealers from Slaughter To Prevail spent the holidays plotting to take over the world. Now, the band is excited to announce a first hate-filled assault of the New Year – the European Extinction tour.
Slaughter To Prevail will join forces with the mighty Ingested and German slam crushers Acranius. In addition to several European cities, the tour will be hitting Neurotic Deathfest and Doom Rotten Deathfest.
Slaughter To Prevail is currently putting the final touches on a new EP, which will be released early this year. The EP is as destructive as a sledgehammer to the back of the head, as witnessed on the EP’s first single “Crowned and Conquered” (featuring Lucas Mann of Rings of Saturn).
12.04. FR Paris, Gibus Café
13.04. BE Deinze, Café Elpee
14.04. DE Frankfurt, Elfer Club
15.04. CZ Prague, Exit Us
16.04. DE Leipzig, Four Rooms
17.04. DE Berlin, Doom Rotten Deathfest, K17
18.04. NL Tilburg, Neurotic Deathfest, 013
19.04. NL Drachten, Iduna More...
Legion Of Andromeda Streaming New Track
Today, cross-continental crushers Legion of Andromeda premiere the new track "Sociopathic Infestation" online. Check it out below, thanks to CVLT Nation.
The track hails from the band's debut album, "Iron Scorn," set for international release on February 20th via At War With False Noise and Unholy Anarchy.
Conceived, constructed, and assembled in 2012 by the demented minds of -M- (axe/machinery: Japanese) and -R- (vokills: Italian) and lurking within the inhuman megalopolis of Tokyo, Legion of Andromeda is blessed by the will of total war.
Sculpted in reiteration, repetition, and cyclical rotation, Legion of Andromeda’s impenetrable cacophony outbursts the breath of cosmic frost: raw, minimal, brutal; primitive, obtuse, barbaric. The new album's track listing is:
1. Transuranic Ejaculation (05:43)
2. Cosmo Hammer (06:21)
3. Overlord Of Thunder (06:01)
4. Scourge Of Pestilence (04:04)
5. Sociopathic Infestation (07:30)
6. Aim At The Starless Sky (06:13)
7. Fist Of Hammurabi (07:03) More...
Savage Messiah Kicking Off Tour With Amon Amarth
London metal band Savage Messiah is kicking off a European tour tonight with Swedish melodic death metal vikings Amon Amarth.
The Deceiver of the Gods tour starts off in Lille, France, then immediately heads to the U.K. for a two-week stint before returning to mainland Europe. Also joining Amon Amarth and Savage Messiah are Huntress. A message from Savage Messiah front man Dave Silver reads as follows:
"The tour is finally upon us! And we're really psyched to take the metal to the stage once more. A great way to start the year and hopefully the start of many more tours to come in 2015. If you come out to any of the shows, make sure to head over to the merch stand and say hi to the band; we'll be hanging there most nights post-show, so don't be a stranger! And we'll see you down the front!" More...
Saturnalia Temple Sets New Album Release Date
Today The Ajna Offensive sets April 7th as the North American release date for Saturnalia Temple's second album, "To the Other." The label had this to say:
"Saturnalia Temple is black magic metal, a dark spiritual vortex rooted in heavy and hypnotic sounds, a pure voice of the Draconian magical tradition now further harnessed with To the Other.
"As a band that moves intently and without compromise, this recording and production was done in their own studio, Sitra Ahra, located in the forests outside Uppsala, Sweden.
"Since its release, Saturnalia Temple's critically acclaimed Aion of Drakon debut took the band to numerous major festivals throughout Europe, including Roadburn, Hell’s Pleasure, and Heavy Days in Doomtown, as well as on tours in both the U.S. and Europe.
"The strong occult and dark magical backbone is more prevalent than ever on To the Other, and as a band that actually started before the current 'occult rock' trend, there are no fetishistic hoods, blood, or pentagrams. To The Other is instead a relentless journey through the downfall of the world and the rise of the individual striving against the grain.
"As a title, To The Other signifies that it is a gift from the band to both the Other Side and to all that is in the shadows, the other side of existence, that which has been neglected by the everyday world of light. American drummer Tim Call (Alderbaran, Howling Wind, Nightfell) brings his experience and power to Saturnalia Temple on this recording. The cover art was created by Manuel Tinnemans (The Devil's Blood, Deathspell Omega, Necros Christos)."
1. Intro
2. ZazelSorath
3. To The Other
4. Snow Of Reason
5. March Of Gha'agsheblah
6. Black Sea Of Power
7. CrownedWithSeven
8. Void More...
Weedeater Heading Off On Tour
Notorious sludge outfit Weedeater has announced a Metal Injection-sponsored headlining U.S. tour in late March.
The band will kick off the trek in Austin, TX on March 21st and continue throughout the country until a final stop in Wilmington on April 18th. Support on this tour comes from King Parrot. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be viewed below.
Weedeater will also re-issue the 2011 album "Jason...The Dragon" through Season of Mist on February 24. More...
Circle II Circle Parts With Drummer
Circle II Circle has issued the following announcement about splitting with drummer Adam Sagan:
"As you may have heard this morning, CIIC and Adam Sagan have parted ways after three years and we wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors.
"As Adam stated, there's no dirt or drama here. We're just two entities moving in different directions both musically and logistically and we all know these things are inevitable in this business.
"We have some exciting news coming your way in the next few days as we introduce our new drummer. We searched far and wide and found him in BRAZIL of all places!! This makes a lot of sense for us because we play in Brazil a lot and that shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. He's also featured on the new CIIC album that we just finished mixing.
"It is in the mastering process with SafeHouse Production - James Murphy as we speak. We also have a few other surprises coming your way in the next few weeks as well so stay tuned. Again Drummer Adam Sagan, all the best brother! See you at NAMM...Zak."
1349 Adds New Tour Dates
Norwegian black metal tyrants 1349 have added more shows to their headlining U.S. tour. New dates include shows in New Orleans, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and more. Support on this tour comes from Origin, Abysmal Dawn, and Wolvhammer. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
In addition to the full U.S. tour, 1349 has also announced an exclusive performance as part of this year's 70000 Tons of Metal cruise.
1349's new album, "Massive Cauldron of Chaos," was recently up for a Spellemann award, (the Norwegian equivalent of a Grammy) in the in the "Best Metal Album" category. The Spellemann awards will be presented on January 17th. More...
Between The Buried And Me Issues Album Update
Between the Buried and Me has been writing, rehearsing, and compiling ideas for an eighth full-length album over the last several months.
Finally, BTBAM has begun tracking with producer Jamie King in North Carolina, with this new album following previous full-length "The Parallax II: Future Sequence" (reviewed here).
With album number eight, the band promises to continue to challenge itself and expand on the elements that makes BTBAM one of the finest progressive bands operating today. Front man Tommy Rogers adds:
"I’m very proud to say that we are now recording a brand new BTBAM record. We have really pushed and challenged ourselves more than ever with this material. It is a perfect representation of where we stand as musicians and as people. This is our voice in the current age of music. Evolution is a must. We now enter the coma and we will see you on the other side… hopefully."
The new album is tentatively scheduled for a Summer 2015 release via Metal Blade Records. Updates from the studio are being posted across the band’s social media sites, as well as the artist’s personal profiles. For updates from vocalist / keyboardist Tommy Rogers, guitarists Paul Waggoner and Dustie Warring, bassist Dan Briggs, and drummer Blake Richardson, follow the band online here.
Code Streaming New Song
London-based shapeshifters Code have teamed up with Noisey to launch new track "undertone," from the band's full-length album "mut" (due out on February 27th in Europe and March 10th in North America via Agonia Records). Give it a listen below.
Tearing down the barriers of extreme metal limitations, Code takes a daring plunge into the unknown delivering a dynamic progressive post-rock album that is sure to cause a stir.
On the new album, the band commented: "mut is the sound of us as a band freeing ourselves not just from the confines of what Code is, but from genre conventions of any description. The time for conforming has past and we have created an album that is the purest distillation of our creative ambition. This is the first time in the history of the band that we have created music with no reference points and as a result, this is our most stark, intimate and emotional album".
"mut" was recorded in the famed Brighton Electric Studios (The Cure, Foals, Nick Cave, Royal Blood) with engineer and producer Paul 'Win' Winstanley. Cover artwork and layout were created by the Austrian designer Thomas Neulinger.
The band's fourth album "mut" is the follow-up to 2013 effort "Augur Nox" (reviewed here). The track listing is: More...
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Golers Premieres Punk Metal Tune
Canadian outfit Golers is about to digitally re-release the "In n Outlaws" album on February 6th, 2015. Previously dropping in a limited edition CD run, Golers is now ready to spread the word to a wider audience.
With the re-release on the way, today we're stoked to bring you a track from the album. Check out the punk metal track "Alcoholics Unanimous" in the player below.
Golers came together back '98 with four members of Subversion after that band's demise. Golers has previously released "South Mountain Style" (1999), "2nd Generation" (2004), and "Backwoods Messages" (2009).
"In n Outlaws" was recorded at Mushroom Studios [R.I.P.] with producer/engineer/manager Rob Shallcross (Gene Hoglan, Strapping Young Lad, West Of Hell).
Be sure to also check out the bloody tale Golers shared with us for our weekly look at mosh pit stories. The "In n Outlaws" track listing is as follows: More...
Nightland Releases New Music Video "Icarus"
Italian symphonic death metal act Nightland released a music video for the new track "Icarus." The video was directed by Matteo Ermeti and the track appears on the upcoming debut full length release "Obsession." The album drops digitally on February 20th.
Dark, dramatic, sometimes unearthly with majestic musical digressions. The musical concept behind "Obsession" is a deep romance concerning the instability of the human mind derived from fears, obsessions and paranoia.
The track list for the album is:
1. Benediction To Madness
2. Dreamless Life
3. Ares
4. Icarus
5. Alpha Et Omega
6. Cradle Of Sufferance
7. Obsession
8. Quod Vita Celat, Mors Revelat
9. Last Dance Of A Treacherous Mind
10. Dreamless Life (Orchestral)
Check out "Icarus" here: More...
The Agonist Releases New Music Video
Montreal's The Agonist will release the new album "Eye of Providence" on February 24th in North America and February 23rd in Europe via Century Media Records. "Eye of Providence" is the follow up to the 2012 album "Prisoners" and will mark the debut of new vocalist Vicky Psarakis. The band has just completed the official video for "Gates of Horn and Ivory," which can be viewed in the player below.
Guitarist Danny Marino had this to say about the video: "We had a great time shooting the 'Gates of Horns and Ivory' video with our good friend and long time collaborator David Brodsky. It was great to finally have a video where we get to laugh at ourselves as well! If you've ever met the band you would know were not always as serious as our music may let on. The title and lyrics of Gates of Horn and Ivory were inspired by the ancient Greek text The Odyssey. It is said that within dreams should you see something enter through gates made of horn you can know it to be true in life. If the gates are ivory that it is a deception, and in life you should not trust whatever you saw come through those gates. It's a very interesting concept and I adapted it to things I have witnessed in my life. For the video we decided to use the music industry as the setting for the duality of horn (truth) and ivory (deception)."
The track list for "Eye of Providence" is:
1. Gates of Horn and Ivory
2. My Witness, Your Victim
3. Danse Macabre
4. I Endeavor
5. Faceless Messenger
6. Perpetual Notion
7. A Necessary Evil
8. Architects Hallucinate
9. Disconnect Me
10. The Perfect Embodiment
11. A Gentle Disease
12. Follow the Crossed Line
13. As Above, So Below
Check out the video here: More...
Enabler Begns Recording New Album
Ohio-based hardcore/metal outfit Enabler has entered Silver Bullet Studios with engineer Chris Tet and producer Greg Thomas (Misery Signals, Shai Hulud), who also produced the band's critically acclaimed album, "All Hail The Void" (2012). Mastering will be done by Bill Henderson at Azimuth Mastering. An early summer 2015 release date is planned.
Enabler's Jeff Lohrber comments: "It's been great working with Greg Thomas again. Greg is a former guitarist of the band, in addition to producing our debut full-length, 'All Hail the Void'. I thought it was key to work with a producer who is not only a brilliant engineer, but also understands the band's sound. We've done this before, so there's a lot of fresh ideas coming out-- some things we wanted to try previously but didn't have the time for, as well as a lot of reflection on the previous material of everything that we love about it as well as everything that we think needed to change. The collection of songs on this record is the most dense and diverse that I've written for Enabler-- at times it is the band at its heaviest and most destructive moments, and at times is the most melodic and heartfelt it's ever been. There is also a general love for punk and traditional rock and roll that comes out on this record that the band hasn't quite done before, with a lot of black metal style undertones hidden beneath it. The record just sounds scary, but very listenable at the same time. I'm always excited for every release the band puts out, but I think this one takes the cake on anything the band has done previously. I can't wait for everyone to hear it."
To hear new material from ENABLER, be sure to catch the band on their upcoming co-headlinging North American tour with Call of the Void. Dates and venues can be found over here. More...
Abominator Announces Comeback Release
Hells Headbangers Records announced that the comeback release "Evil Proclaimed" from Australian blackened death metal act Abominator will be released internationally on March 24th.
After nine years in the abyss, the core creative duo of drummer/vocalist Chris Volcano and guitarist Andrew Undertaker - both longtime veterans of the deadly Australian metal scene - have reignited the hellfire, having learned their lessons well from a devilish hiatus, and thus deliver a demonic slab of black/death metal carnage. Aptly titled "Evil Proclaimed," the album is Abominator's fifth album and the first album for Hells Headbangers.
On the album the Aussie barbarians range their entire discography, the filth 'n' fury of their earliest days well accounted for while showing a nuanced sense of dynamics not heard on previous albums. The attack's not unlike a heat-seeking missile: stealthy, insistent, focused, fast...and death imminent. With a history that stretches back more than 20 years, Abominator displays no signs of softening or compromise; if anything, the band is more committed than ever to harnessing the powers of chaos and unleashing them back as a maelstrom of blackened netal of death.
Rounded off by the band's best, burliest production ever, "Evil Proclaimed" is "a victorious return that everyone's been waiting for."
The track list is as follows:
1. Black Mass Warfare
2. The Brimstone Nucleus
3. Evil Proclaimed
4. Ashes Of A Demonic Legacy
5. Invoker Of The Four Winds
6. The Devils Pandemonium
7. Indomitable Master
8. Re-Birth Of The Arch Nemesis More...
Alpha Tiger Premieres New Track
German metal act Alpha Tiger is streaming the new track "Scripted Reality" over at Decibel's website at this location) (also in the player below). The song appears on the upcoming new release "iDentity," which is set for release via SPV/Steamhammer Records on January 16th (Germany), January 19th (EU) and January 20th (USA).
The track list for the album is:
1. Intro
2. Lady Liberty
3. Scripted Reality
4. Long Way Of Redemption
5. Identity
6. We Won't Take It Anymore (see music video here)
7. Revolution In Progress
8. Closer Than Yesterday
9. Shut Up & Think
10. This World Will Burn
Check out "Scripted Reality" here: More...
Darkyra Black Details New Album "Fool"
Australian female symphonic metal singer Darkyra Black revealed the album artwork and track listing for her upcoming album "Fool," slated for release in April 2015. Black's unique vocal style is far from predictable, as she has a way of blending together all the different colors of her voice taking you on an emotional roller coaster unlike any other female artist.
The new album features Achillea musicians: Garry King, Fab Jablonksi and Betovani Dinelli. It was was produced by George Boussounis (Online Recording Masters, Athens). Special Guests include Tony Dolan a/k/a "Demolition Man" (ex-Venom/M-Pire Of Evil) bass on the track “Truth Or Dare” and a few other surprises to be announced.
The track listing for "Fool" is as follows:
1. Behind Closed Doors
2. Who are they to Judge You
3. Truth or Dare
4. Of Fools and Gold
5. Where Will I Be
6. Bleed
7. The Wish Never Fades
8. Desperation
9. Flawless
10. It Takes All Kinds of Fools
11. Fountain of Frozen Dreams More...
Mammoth Mammoth Reveal Album Details
Australia's Mammoth Mammoth will release the new album "Volume IV - Hammered Again" via Napalm Records on March 27th (EU) and April 7th (USA/CAN). The band promises a mix of "dirty hard rock with a healthy dose of stoner vibes." The full release schedule is as follows:
27.03.2015 GAS/AUS/EUROPE
30.03.2015 UK/NO/FR/DK/IT
01.04.2015 SE/ESP
07.04.2015 USA/CAN
The album will be available in the following formats:
- LTD first Edition digipack & Bonus track
- LTD 1 LP Gatefold Pic Disc Edition (x500)
- LTD 1 LP Gatefold in Gold (x100) & Woven Backpatch
- LTD 1 LP Gatefold in Purple (x100)
- 1LP Gatefold in Black
The track listing is:
1. Life's a Bitch
2. Lookin' Down the Barrel
3. Electric Sunshine
4. Fuel Injected
5. Black Dog
6. Promised Land
7. Reign Supreme
8. Sick (Of Being Sick)
9. Hammered Again
10. High as a Kite
11. Alcohol (Bonus Track) More...
Moonspell Reveals "Extinct" Release Dates
Portuguese dark/gothic metal act Moonspell have revealed the release schedule (seen below) for the upcoming eleventh full length studio release "Extinct." The album will come as a standard CD, mediabook edition and vinyl LP with bonus tracks and alternate artwork (courtesy of Septicflesh's Seth Siro Anton). The release dates via Napalm Records are as follows:
March 6th: G/A/S/Europe/AUS
March 9th: UK/NO/FR/DK/IT
March 11th: SE/ESP
March 17th: USA/CAN
Included in the media book edition is a very special 80-minute documentary Bonus DVD, which provides an in-depth making of the album feature from the first note on, as well as the day-to-day lives of a Portuguese band in the studio. The exclusive DVD also includes statements from scientists covering the subject of Extinction, particularly the extinction of the Iberian Wolf, a cause Moonspell is personally involved.
The standard CD track list is as follows:
1. Until We Are No More (Breathe)
2. Medusalem
3. Funeral Bloom
4. Domina
5. La Baphomette
6. The Last of Us (streaming here)
7. A Dying Breed
8. Malignia
9. Extinct
10. The Future Is Dark More...
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Dragonsfire Vocalist/Bassist Herbert Passes Away
Pure Steel Records and Dragonsfire announced that vocalist/bassist Torsten Thassilo Herbert has passed away on January 8th at the age of 24. The cause of death has not been disclosed.
Herbert was a founding member of the band, having played and sang on the band's demo, two full length and two EP releases, the last of which "Metal X" was independently released on December 27th. He previously was in the German melodic metal act Dark Fortress, who broke up in 2004 having released one album "Light & Darkness" in 2000.
Pure Steel Records commented: "With consternation we found out that the vocalist and bassist from the band Dragonsfire died at the 08.01.2015. We want to express our condolences to his family and the band members. A friend in Heavy Metal went away. Pure Steel Records says thank you for all! We will miss you!"
The band posted the following on its Facebook page (translated via Facebook): "Dear friends, dear fans, we are in deep mourning. Our friend, singer and bassist Torsten Thassilo Herbert died on the 08.01.2015. We can't believe it myself, but it is the sad truth. Our sympathy is first and foremost the family. The funeral will take place on Wednesday, the 14.01.2015 at 11:00 at the cemetery in Stockstadt am Rhein. THASSILO-WE MISS YOU!" More...
Graham Bonnet Launches The 'Graham Bonnet Band'
Legendary vocalist Graham Bonnet (Rainbow, MSG, Alcatrazz, Impellitteri) unveiled his new group, the Graham Bonnet Band. A group of musicians carefully selected to showcase the well known songs from both Graham's past, as well as new compositions which he has been currently working on for an all new studio release.
Graham commented: 'It has been a little while since i last released a full length album but this band is the perfect group of musicians to do just that. We also are planning on getting out there and performing live all over the world in 2015 and beyond.
"I am looking forward to seeing all my fans, and with the Graham Bonnet Band we will be playing the songs you all want to hear the way you know them, plus some of the new material we are currently working on, which fits in very well with the classic tracks!'
In addition, Bonnet will be issuing a collection of music from the 70's to be entitled "The Archives Volume 1 - Private I." The majority of the material included has never been released in any form until now. More information is expected soon.
The members of the Graham Bonnet Band will be based around Bonnet, guitarist Conrado Pesinato and bassist Beth-Ami Heavenstone.
Album information is expected shortly. More...
Kamelot Posts Studio Update Video
Kamelot, fresh off signing with Napalm Records, posted the first in a series of video studio reports. The band originally entered the studio in mid-2014 to begin recording the follow-up to "Silverthorn" (see review here).
The first installment gives some insight into the recent drum recordings by Casey Grillo with famed producer Jim Morris in his Heisenberg hat. The clip was filmed in Lala Mansion Recording Studios. Check it out here:
The Sanity Days Announce Debut Album
Formed in mid-2011 by Grim Reaper frontman Steve Grimmett and three ex-Onslaught members (Steve Grice, Jase Stallard and Al Jordan), The Sanity Days was created with the intention of playing the 1989 Onslaught album "In Search of Sanity" live in its entirety, mainly for a bit of fun and nostalgia.
After playing several successful shows around the world, numerous discussions and with a longer term plan in sight, the band decided it was time to start writing their own material. Fourteen months and six new songs later a deal was struck with Candlelight Records, with the result - the debut album "Evil Beyond." The album will be issued on February 23rd.
"Evil Beyond" consists of ten tracks of original material intended to "reach in and touch your your very soul with chilling interweaving melodies and haunting yet heavy rhythms that stick in your mind."
The track list for the album is:
1. Genesis
2. Charlie
3. Satan's Blood
4. My Last Words
5. Evil Beyond Belief
6. Ruler Of Eternity
7. My Demon Mind
8. Broken Wings
9. Closer To The Edge
10. Firestorm More...
Haut&Court Posts New Track "Hienes"
Strasbourg, France death-grind quartet Haut&Court will be releasing it's new album "Troffea" on February 2. The album is titled after "Troffea" a woman whose claim to fame was documented by the BBC in 2008 as follows: "Sometime in mid-July 1518, in the city of Strasbourg, a woman stepped into the street and started to dance. She was still dancing several days later. Within a week about 100 people had been consumed by the same irresistible urge to dance. The authorities were convinced that the afflicted would only recover if they danced day and night. So guildhalls were set aside for them to dance in, musicians were hired to play pipes and drums to keep them moving, and professional dancers were paid to keep them on their feet. Within days those with weak hearts started to die."
In anticipation of the new release Haut&Court is offering you a first track titled "Hienes" below.
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Carach Angren Premieres New Song
The symphonic black metal storytellers from Carach Angren will unleash bold new album "This Is No Fairy Tale" on February 24th in North America via Season Of Mist.
The album is a pitch black story of isolation, degradation, and abuse whose narrative is as intense as the music that delivers it. The acclaimed trio weave grandiose symphonic swells and surges with razor sharp guitars to create an epic, unmissable record.
To herald the impending album release, today we've teamed up with the band to premiere new song "Killed and Served by the Devil" - check it out below, and be sure to let us know what you think of the track.
"This Is No Fairy Tale" can be pre-ordered in various bundles and configurations at this location and follows previous full-length album "Where The Corpses Sink Forever" (reviewed here). The track listing is:
1. Once upon a Time
2. There's No Place Like Home (watch the animated lyric video right here)
3. When Crows Tick on Windows
4. Two Flies Flew into a Black Sugar Cobweb
5. Dreaming of a Nightmare in Eden
6. Possessed by a Craft of Witchery
7. Killed and Served by the Devil
8. The Witch Perished in Flames
9. Tragedy Ever After More...
Archgoat Posts Entire New Album
Archgoat is streaming the entire new album "The Apocalyptic Triumphator" below. The album is scheduled to be officially released end of January 2015 via Debemur Morti Productions.
Check out the new album below.
Diesel King Posts New Song "Brainhammer"
London’s sludge quintet Diesel King premieres their new song "Brainhammer". The song is the opening track of the band’s upcoming debut album "Concrete Burial" due out on February 2nd. The album was recorded with Steve Sears at Titan Studios in Watford (Hang the Bastard, Krokodil, The Hell, Gallows) and features suitably gruesome artwork created by Mark Riddick.
Check out now "Brainhammer" below.
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