Metal News for January 20, 2015
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Pit Stories: Filling In For Decrepit Birth
Tuesday's here again, which means its time for another round of pit mayhem straight from the metal underground.
For this week's tale of pit glory, Patrick Morris (Dissident Clone, ex-Demonicon) shares this tale of getting a last minute gig with a big name band:
My former band Demonicon opened for Hate Eternal and Black Dahlia Murder at Station4 in St. Paul, MN in 2008 with two days notice. Three Inches of Blood and Decrepit Birth had just dropped off the tour, so the promoter added us. We hadn't practiced in a few weeks because our drummer wasn't enjoying the band. To our surprise, he agreed to do the show. We were on stage just about to start playing, and my singer handed me a red Solo cup with a generous shot of Jaegermeister in it. I looked at him quizzically - and with his cup in hand, he pointed to the Black Dahlia guys on the side of the stage, who were holding the bottle and giving us the horns. I slammed into the shot and tore into the first song - we were kicking ass!
During the second song, a guy set off the whole crowd with a stage dive. From that moment to the end of the set, there was perpetual stage diving and a sick circle pit. Playing on stage and having people reacting that way to my band totally validated all the bull shit I had gone through in my life to play music. After we got done, there was one dude with a bloody nose and another guy with a broken clavicle. To my surprise, both were in good spirits and talking to me about how much fun they had. Looking back... I’m pretty sure people thought we were Decrepit Birth.
For our musician regulars - be sure let us know the best last minute show you've played and what it means to you to see the fans throwing down in the pit during your set. More...
Dhampyr Posts New Song Online
Acephale Winter Productions has teamed up with BlackMetalAndBrews.com to unveil a new track from Dhampyr.
The track is titled "A Kodak of Guncotton Shipwrecks" and is taken from the upcoming album "Oceanclots." Give it a listen below.
The album is due out March 10th, 2015 via Acephale Winter Productions, and you can pre-order "Oceanclots" at this location. The track listing is as follows:
1. Mine Isabella of Frosts & Poppypi
2. Waltz of the Salivating Avalanche
3. Dissipate, My Beloved
4. A Kodak of Guncotton Shipwrecks
5. This Nirvana of Tangled Bullets
6. A Cholera Meditation For Scylla
7. Alyssum (Easterland White)
8. The Sewer Epiphanies
9. What Blessed Springs Pass Me By
10. Her Cloudless Shoulders & All Our Smoke
11. Sea-Eclogue For Genevieve More...
Pombagira Releasing "Flesh Throne Press"
Svart Records today sets March 27th as the international release date for Pombagira's "Flesh Throne Press" album.
The band's sixth album since its inception in 2007, "Flesh Throne Press" sees Pombagira expanding on themes in previous double-album release, "Maleficia Lamiah." Recorded in July 2014 across two intense weeks, the band put down over 80 minutes of material, all of which will be made available on double-CD and double-LP formats. The track listing is:
-CD/LP 1-
1. The Way
2. Gather
3. Endless
4. Sorcerous Cry
5. Soul Seeker
6. Flesh Throne Press
-CD/LP 2-
1. In the Silence
2. Blessed Are the Dead
3. Time Stone
4. Ash to Flesh
5. I Curse I Pray
6. Cold Descent
7. Yesterday's Tomorrow More...
Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth Streaming New Track
With the imminent unveiling of the self-titled debut from Seattle doom visionaries Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth now less than one month away, today Decibel Magazine heaves forth opening track "Lava" for public ingestion. Listen in through the player below.
Fronted by guitarist/vocalist Tad Doyle, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth is a trio of longtime rock rebels featuring Doyle alongside veteran bassist Peggy Doyle and drummer Dave French (The Anunnaki). Not surprisingly, the threesome's forthcoming long player summons some of the gnarliest sounds from the blackest depths of the Pacific Northwest.
Relays Doyle of the debilitating resonance of the record's opening hymn, "'Lava' was originally inspired by a Native American folklore story that talks about Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier, both active volcanos in the Cascade Mountain range spanning Washington State and Oregon.
"The story in short; 'Where little sister goes, big sister follows,' with 'little sister' being Mt. St. Helens and 'big sister' being Mt. Rainier. Native culture and geology records have mentioned that these eruptions happen every four-hundred or so years. Rainier is well overdue. This song is basically a tribute to the force and natural powers that lay within the region and what an eruption would look like through the eyes of the life that surrounds the region."
The "Brothers Of the Sonic Cloth" album was captured at Robert Lang Studios and Doyle's own Witch Ape Studio in Seattle, Washington and mixed by Billy Anderson (Sleep, High On Fire, Melvins et al). The album will be released February 17th, 2015. More...
Ur Draugr Streaming "The Wretched Ascetic"
Perth, Australia’s progressive and experimental black metal newcomer Ur Draugr - featuring former and current members of Impiety, Wardaemonic, and Morphica - is currently streaming debut EP "The Wretched Ascetic" below.
Richly textured and extremely well-composed, “The Wretched Ascetic,” was released on January 8th and is available at Bandcamp here.
The Australian trio is currently working on an yet-untitled first full-length album, tentatively due in late 2015. The track listing for "The Wretched Ascetic" is:
1. Unseen Golgotha 06:48
2. The Wretched Ascetic 10:14
3. Sombre Moribund 02:59 More...
Judicator Releases Final Documentary Part
Judicator, featuring guitarist Tony Cordisco and Disforia vocalist John Yelland, released the third and final second part in a documentary series on the band's very first live performance at the DeLand Rock & Metal Festival in DeLand, Florida back in November 2014. Check out our report on the festival over at this location.
The band is gearing up for the release the third full length album "At the Expense of Humanity" on March 28th via Masters of Metal Productions.
Check out part three here:
Negura Bunget Posts New Song Online
Romanian folk/black metal pioneers Negura Bunget today premiere the new track "Nametenie" online. Give it a listen below, or you can also download the song for free through Noisey.Vice.com here.
The track, comes from upcoming album "Tau," set for North American release on March 3rd via Lupus Lounge (a division of Prophecy Productions). The track listing is as follows:
1. Nametenie
2. Izbucul galbenei
3. La hotaru cu cinci culmi
4. Curgerea muntelui
5. Tarîm vîlhovnicesc
6. Împodobeala timpului
7. Picur viu foc
8. Schimniceste More...
Crimson Wind Signs With Pitch Black Records
Pitch Black Records announces today the addition of Italian symphonic power metal band Crimson Wind to its artist roster. The label comments:
"Formed in Palermo, Italy, in December 2008 by Claudio Florio (of Trinkarius and Holy Knights) and Niki Zummo who both wanted to form a band heavily influenced by power metal, the band’s debut album ('The Wings of Salvation') was released in 2011 receiving raving reviews worldwide from fans and music critics.
"The band is now back with their sophomore effort, titled 'Last Poetry Line' and featuring a new vocalist along with a refreshing sound delivering their fierce version of Symphonic Power Metal which apart from some damn serious drumming and riffing also includes fine keyboard and choir arrangements among other elements. This is definitely an album no power metal fan should miss!"
“Last Poetry Line” is due out on February 23rd / April 14th (US and Canada) on CD and digital with the CD version including a bonus track. The track listing is as follows: More...
Blacklisted Posts "Turn In The Pike" Video
After streaming the track "Burnt Palms" online, Blacklisted today releases a music video for "Turn In the Pike," which can be seen below.
Both tracks hail from Blacklisted's upcoming "When People Grow, People Go," due out February 10th, 2015 through Deathwish Inc. The track listing is:
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...
Karyn Crisis Contributing To Charity Anthology
Karyn Crisis (Crisis, Ephel Duath, Gospel Of The Witches) will contribute a written piece, entitled "Angels In The Ashes," to The Healing Monsters benefit anthology for Dustin LaValley and Katherine Ludwig.
Metal Maniacs co-founder and former editor, Katherine Ludwig, has been battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and dark fiction writer, screenwriter, and metal/hardcore enthusiast Dustin LaValley has been struggling with Crohn's/IBD issues; all proceeds from The Healing Monsters will be split evenly between LaValley's and Ludwig's respective medical funds.
In regards to her contribution to this collection of metal-horror poetry and prose, Karyn comments:
"When Shawn Macomber asked me to contribute something to Katherine Ludwig's cause, I was honored and thrilled to give something back to a woman who's given so much to the metal music community. I consider that each action we take sends out a resonance, so with my piece I made an offering of strength to a woman who already symbolizes that very idea to many other people...
"'Angels In the Ashes' is based around a stanza I wrote when I was 15 years old, as I was ruminating on the limitations of the physical body while I struggled with my own disease. In adulthood, I've perceived that within my greatest personal weakness can be found my deepest strength, simply trying to draw my attention into myself where it lay dormant, awaiting our reunion." More...
Ill Neglect Carves Out "Reality Tunnels"
The Trier, Germany deranged sludge / grind freaks from Ill Neglect will release their four song debut EP "Reality Tunnels" on vinyl and digital formats January 31st.
The release was recorded, mixed, and mastered by François Dediste at Ear We Go Studio. You can now stream all the songs below, or over at Bandcamp here. The track listing is:
1. Elephantitis of the Mind 02:22
2. Bloated Idols 01:42
3. Backwards Evolution 01:52
4. Manufactured Revolutionaries 02:04 More...
Treedeon Signs With Exile On Mainstream
Germany's Exile On Mainstream Records just announced the signing of Treedeon and the upcoming Winter release of debut album, "Lowest Level Reincarnation."
The first single is also out today, titled "Terracide," which can be heard below thanks to The Obelisk. "Lowest Level Reincarnation" is to be released on March 9th, and Exile On Mainstream comments on the record:
"With eight songs delivered through a fifty-minute sonic rock assault, 'Lowest Level Reincarnation' is raw, diverse, and in your face, carved out of depression and channeled in to a maelstrom monstrosity of guitar, bass and drums." More...
Unearth Releases "The Swarm" Video
Unearth releases an all-new video for "The Swarm" today, which can be seen below. Directed by Dale "Rage" Resteghini and Tim Foster, it is the first music video fans have seen coming from the band's latest LP "Watchers of Rule."
The band recently wrapped up a solid run of tour dates with label mates Crowbar and Black Crown Initiate, and Unearth will also be touring internationally to kick off the new year. The "Watchers Of Rule" track listing is:
1. Intro
2. The Swarm
3. Lifetime In Ruins
4. Guards Of Contagion
5. From The Tombs Of Five Below
6. Never Cease
7. Trail To Fire
8. To The Ground
9. Burial Lines
10. Birth Of A Legion
11. Watchers Of Rule More...
Black Fast Entering The Studio
St. Louis metal outfit Black Fast will enter Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, FL this week with veteran producer Erik Rutan to begin work on a debut LP for eOne Music.
Known for his work with Hate Eternal, Six Feet Under, Goatwhore, and Cannibal Corpse, Rutan was an easy choice for the band.
"We can't wait to work with Erik Rutan! Erik is a legend," says front man Aaron Akin. "Excited doesn't even do justice to the mind frame we are in. I've followed his work for over a decade, and he's been at it for way longer than that. I mean, it's fucking Erik Rutan!"
"I am very excited to work with Black Fast," Rutan says himself. "They have a very unique style with a ton of energy, creativity, and a certain aggressiveness and fire rarely seen in this day and age of music. From the moment I first heard them I knew that we would be a great pairing in making a massive album. Their potential is limitless and their originality and creativity shows no boundaries. I look forward to bringing out the best of them in their performances and helping craft a masterful record!"
Black Fast recently announced a new record deal with eOne Music and plan on releasing the effort later this year. The yet-to-be titled LP will be the band's follow-up to the self-released "Starving Out The Light."
Grimoire Streaming "Cachot De Cristal"
Quebecois black metallers Grimoire today premiere the new track "Cachot de Cristal" - listen in below, courtesy of a stream hosted by InvisibleOranges.com.
The song hails from Grimoire's "L'aorasie Des spectres rêveurs" EP, set for North American release on January 27th, 2015 via Eisenwald. The label issued this press release:
"Although EP-length at four songs, 'L'aorasie Des spectres rêveurs' feels like a complete, total experience, bursting with windswept grandeur and icy-yet-fiery passion. Grimoire might seem like a new band and thus 'L'aorasie Des spectres rêveurs' its first proper introduction to the international black metal scene, but the band is the sole vision of erstwhile Forteresse/Csejthe member Fiel.
"Formed in 2010, Grimoire reveals the expression of a wandering, lonesome soul searching for the path to spiritual elevation. Dreams, fantasy, and beauty summoned upon the darkest mourning, ashes of chaos and emptiness, the broken wheel of time, creation and destruction, a conscience invoked by nonexistence, a light raised in obscurity: all this is accomplished across 'L'aorasie Des spectres rêveurs' with emotive, melodic black metal of a pure 'n' proud vintage, yet one not boxed in by tradition or cliche."
The EP's track listing is:
1. Tragédie Des ombres
2. Les rumeurs Des astres
3. Cachot de cristal
4. Cantilène céleste More...
Destrage Posts Acoustic Video
Milan, Italy's Destrage recently put together an acoustic arrangement for "Where the Things Have No Colour" from "Are You Kidding Me? No.", the band's latest album released in 2014 on Metal Blade.
The band captured the acoustic performance on video, complete with a string section. The video was recorded at RecLab Studios and can be seen below, thanks to Metal Hammer.
Destrage vocalist Paolo Colavolpe discusses the video and song: "Where The Things Have No Colour has a very personal meaning to us. This song talks about certain moments, it's hard to explain them but if you felt like this once in your life you will find the lyrics extremely familiar. We talked a lot about the possibility of making an acoustic version of one of our songs, and this felt like being the perfect occasion.
"Our biggest thanks goes to Larsen Premoli who arranged the strings trio and made this version possible. This video is dedicated to all the people and friends involved in our project, who always support us during tours, recording sessions, video making, bullshits and everything that concerns the band universe. You know who you are. We hope you're going to enjoy this version, even if it sounds a bit different from our standards. We wish you all an amazing 2015!" More...
Lord Dying Streaming Full Album
Lord Dying's new album "Poisoned Altars" drops January 27th via Relapse Records, and with only a week to go until release, today all of the album is available for streaming online.
Listen to the full release below, courtesy of Loudwire.com. A full list of upcoming Lord Dying tour dates can also be seen after the stream. More...
Miss May I Honors The "Hero With No Name"
Miss May I will kick off the Rockstar Energy Drink “Frozen Flame Tour” with headliners August Burns Red and fellow supporting bands Northlane, Fit For A King and Erra this Thursday, January 22nd. See all tour dates below and get your tickets here.
To celebrate the launch of the tour, Miss May I is teaming up with Billboard Magazine to release a brand new music video for “Hero With No Name.”
The music video features live performance footage from this summer’s Rockstar Mayhem Festival, in addition to video commentary from active military and Iraq war footage. Check it out below. More...
Crest Of Darkness Reveals New EP Details
With six full-length albums under their belts, the Norwegian black metallers from Crest Of Darkness have decided that their next release will be an EP, echoing their very first release back in 1996.
The four-track EP, titled "Evil Messiah," will be released in both in digipack CD and 12" vinyl formats on February 23rd. One of the tracks is a cover version of Alice Coopers "Sick Things," the perfect choice for a band who excels at creating an evil, malignant atmosphere.
1. Evil Messiah
2. Armageddon
3. Abandoned by God
4. Sick Things (Alice Cooper cover)
"Evil Messiah" will also be the first time that the band's new lineup records together, with former Pale Forest drummer Bernhard joining the lineup of founder, front man and bassist Ingar Amlien and guitarist Rebo. More...
Breathless Streaming Full Album
Today Spanish thrash outfit Breathless officially releases second album "Return To Pangea" via Xtreem Music. In celebration, the full album is also available for streaming online via Bandcamp. Give it a listen below, and the track listing is as follows:
01. Tectonic Chant
02. Killing-sophy
03. Atomic Waste
04. Introspective Nightmare
05. Return to Pangea
06. Beyond the Ritual
07. Masterade
08. Ursula Has a Tank
09. Breathless
10. Brooding Wraith
11. Spinning Metal More...
Outre Posts New Song Online
After suffering a setback with the loss of vocalist Andrzej Nowak, black metal group Outre has unveiled a track from an upcoming album recorded with the participation of Stawrogin (Odraza / Massemord). The band comments:
"We are now finishing the production of our debut LP 'Ghost Chants.' With minor delay caused by our vocalist leaving, the vocals recording session are now heading to an end. We asked Stawrogin for help, who in our opinion is one of the best throats in Polish black metal underground, and so far we are more than satisfied with the effects of his work. A promo track 'Chant 3. - The Fall' gives a sneak peak of what you can expect on our debut long player. We gave our best to make this record as much essentional and intense as possible."
Stream "Chant 3. - The Fall" in the player below. "Ghost Chants" features cover artwork by Robert A. Von Ritter and is set for release in early Spring via Third Eye Temple / Godz Ov War Productions / Essential Purification Records. The track listing is as follows:
Chant 1. - Departure
Chant 2. - Shadow
Chant 3. - The Fall
Chant 4. - Lament
Chant 5. - Equilibrium
Chant 6. - Vengeance
Chant 7. - Arrival More...
The Bloodline Streaming "With Fire"
The Bloodline has partnered with Revolver Magazine to debut the brand new track, “With Fire” (also available below).
The song comes off the group’s debut offering, "We Are One," set for a Spring 2015 release. Another Century will be handling the release, and the label comments:
"The brotherhood of a band should extend beyond its members. On their full-length debut album 'We Are One,' The Bloodline build a bond that's instantly relatable. Its cast in a grinding groove of metallic instrumentation and hard rock hooks, collectively conveying a sense of camaraderie. In fact, the Chicago quartet—Travis Neal [vocals], Shaun Glass [guitar], Chuck Wepfer [lead guitar], and Frankie Harchut—initially found that union within their songs. From the ashes of Dirge Within, The Bloodline rose." More...
Disgrace Announces New Album Details
Early this Spring, Southern California hardcore quartet Disgrace will release debut LP, entitled "True Enemy," via upstate New York-based Closed Casket Activities.
Decibel Magazine also today unloads the first single from the record. Check out "Uncreation" in the player below.
Produced and recorded at The Pit in Van Nuys, California by vocalist Taylor Young (also of Nails, Twitching Tongues), and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Integrity, Nails, Blacklisted), Disgrace has captured thirty-four minutes of executioner style metallic hardcore on "True Enemy."
Bearing cover art by artist Dan Seagrave, "True Enemy" will see release via Closed Casket Activities digitally, on CD, and on vinyl on March 24th, 2015. The track listing is:
1. True Enemy
2. No More Fools
3. Slave To The Lead God
4. Uncreation
5. 1000 Voices
6. Conquered
7. The Forgotten Land
8. The Well
9. Segue
10. Bootlicker
11. The Dawn
12. Conclusion More...
Venom Streaming "Grinding Teeth"
Venom's new album "From the Very Depths" sounds as though Cronos and co. crawled from the very depths of hell itself to bring you this maximum metal opus (read our review here).
The album drops next week on January 27th, but today you can hear an advance track from the release. Check out "Grinding Teeth" below, courtesy of Noisey.Vice.com. The album's track listing is:
1. Eruptus
2. From the Very Depths
3. The Death of Rock 'n' Roll
4. Smoke
5. Temptation
6. Long Haired Punks
7. Stigmata Satanas
8. Crucified
9. Evil Law
10. Grinding Teeth
11. Ouverture
12. Mephistopheles
13. Wings of Valkyrie
14. Rise More...
Ensiferum Posts New Album Studio Video
Finnish folk metal victors Ensiferum will release a sixth studio album next month via Metal Blade Records.
Titled "One Man Army," the predominantly analog-recorded, eleven-track offering was captured by award-winning producer Anssi Kippo (Children Of Bodom, Impaled Nazarene, Entwine) at Astia-Studios in Lappeenranta, Finland.
In celebration of its release, today Ensiferum offers fans an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look into the creation of the album. Watch bassist/vocalist Sami Hinkka discuss "One Man Army" below. A full list of upcoming Ensiferum tour dates can also be found after the video. More...
Shining Reveals New Album Title
Controversial Swedish metal band Shining today reveals first details on a forthcoming new album. The album, titled "IX - Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends" will be released on April 21st via Season of Mist.
More information, including the track list and album art for "IX - Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends" will be made available in the coming months.
Shining also recently announced a rare North American festival appearance at Montreal's Messe Des Morts Festival, with runs from April 2nd - 4th. More...
Arcane Posts "Keeping Stone - Sound on Fire"
Australia's conceptual prog rock/metal outfit Arcane premieres another track from their new double-album release "Known/Learned" out today in North America via Sensory Records and in Europe on February 13th. Recommended for fans of Tool and Karnivool.
You can now stream "Keeping Stone - Sound on Fire" below.
The Gentle Storm Posts Lyric Video For New Track
The Gentle Storm, the new project of Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, Star One, Guilt Machine) and Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Devin Townsend Project) posted the first single to the upcoming debut release "The Diary."
Check out "Endless Sea" in the player below. "The Diary" is scheduled for release via InsideOut Music on March 23rd. Watch "Endless Sea" here:
Shadows Past Releases New Music Video
Swedish power metal act Shadows Past, featuring ex-Insania vocalist Ola Halén, released a new music video for the track "Impressed."
The song appears on the debut album "Perfect Chapter," which was issued back in 2013 via Doolittle Group. Check out the video here:
Universal Mind Project Posts "Making Of" Part 3
Universal Mind Project (a/k/a UMP) - a collaborative project between musicians from all around the globe founded by composer/guitarist Michael Alexander - released the third part in a series of behind the scenes videos or making of the long awaited debut album "The Jaguar Priest."
The third clip features Vision Divine drummer Alessandro Bissa and Epica vocalist/guitarist Mark Jansen.
Other guest appearances slated for the album include: Elina Laivera (ex-Seduce the Heaven), Henrik Bath (vocals, Darkwater), Charlie Dominici (vocals, ex-Dream Theater), Mike LePond (bass, Symphony X), Alex Landenburg (drums, Rhapsody, ex-Annihilator, ex-Stratovarius), Emanuele Casali (keyboards, DGM, Astra), Johan Reinholz (guitar, Andromeda), Theodore Ziras (guitar, Hand Of God) and David Valdes (guitar).
Check out the third part here: More...
Devil's Train Releases "Mr. Jones" Music Video
German hard rock act Devil's Train, the band featuring members of Mystic Prophecy and MasterPlan, released a music video for the new track "Mr. Jones."
The song will appear on the upcoming new album "II," which is due for release on January 23rd (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Finland and Spain), January 26th (France, Belgium, The Netherlands, the UK, Poland, Czech Republic, Norway and Denmark) and January 27th (Italy) via earMusic.
Check out the clip here:
No Return Posts "Stronger Than Ever" Lyric Video
French death/thrash act No Return released a lyric video for the new track "Stronger Than Ever." The song appears on the upcoming new album "Fearless Walk to Rise," which is set for release on March 30th via Mighty Music/Target Group.
The track listing for the album is as follows:
1. Ascent
2. Stronger Than Ever
3. Submission Fails
4. Sounds of Yesterday
5. Paint Your World
6. Face My Dark
7. Sworn to Be
8. Bloodbath Legacy
9. Fearless
10. Hold My Crown More...
Thulcandra Releases "Ascension Lost" Preview Clip
German black metal act Thulcandra released an interactive preview, featuring clips from the entire new release "Ascension Lost." The album is set for release via Napalm Records on the following release schedule:
January 30th: GAS/EUROPE/AUS
February 2nd: UK/FR/IT/NO/DK
February 4th: SE/ESP
February 10th: USA/CAN
The track listing for the album is:
1. The First Rebellion
2. Throne of Will
3. Deliverance In Sin and Death
4. Demigod Imprisoned
5. Interlude
6. Exalted Resistance (streaming here)
7. The Second Fall
8. Sorrow of the One
9. Ascension Lost
10. Outro
Bonus tracks (Not part of preview)
11. Perishness Around Us (Bonus Track)
12. Frozen Kingdom (Bonus Track)
13. Dreaming (Bonus Track)
14. Immortality (Bonus Track)
Check out the preview clip here: More...
Fallujah Signs With Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast Entertainment has announced the signing of progressive death metal outfit Fallujah. The band hailing from San Francisco Bay Area caused quite a stir amongst the music world with it's 2014 release "The Flesh Prevails."
It topped several "Best of 2014" lists and won over new fans with the band's fresh, emotive, and technically challenging music. As a result, Fallujah has paved the way for a new melodic and atmospheric perspective on death metal.
Says Fallujah: "We're extremely excited to be part of a roster alongside not just great bands, but great people who are dedicated to the craft and enthusiastic about our vision of where we see Fallujah going,"
Adds Nuclear Blast: "Fallujah is all about pushing the envelope, taking risks, and keeping an open mind. With that mentality, we felt Nuclear Blast was the most obvious and logical step for a band such as ours. With our team behind us, we can't wait to see Fallujah grow." More...
Eclipse Releases "Stand On Your Feet" Music Video
Swedish hard rock act Eclipse released a music video for the new track "Stand On Your Feet." The track is taken from the upcoming new album "Armageddonize," which is out on February 20th (EU) and February 24th (North America) via Frontiers Records srl.
The track listing for "Armageddonize" is:
1. I Don't Wanna Say I'm Sorry
2. Stand On Your Feet
3. The Storm
4. Blood Enemies
5. Wide Open
6. Live Like I'm Dying
7. Breakdown
8. Love Bites
9. Caught Up in the Rush
10. On Life - My Life
11. All Died Young More...
Periphery Posts Entire New Album "Alpha"
In anticipation of their new double album - "Juggernaut: Alpha" and "Juggernaut: Omega" - Periphery is streaming the entire new album "Alpha".
Explains guitarist Misha Mansoor: "Part of the reason that we did do the separate albums, because it is a long haul, even as we were writing it and everything, we were like, 'Man, this is a lot of material'. I think it makes it a lot more digestible that we had 2 separate albums because that way, it is sort of treated that way. Movies and things that really have to set an ambience. A big part of it was that we wanted this to be really cinematic. We wanted there to be a definite vibe to certain parts and to the album in general. It was a dark cinematic vibe and I think a lot of our video game and movie influences probably came through on those."
Listen to Periphery’s new song "MK Ultra" and the full "Juggernaut: Alpha" album after the clip.
Conquering Dystopia Posts Bass Playthrough Clip
Conquering Dystopia just posted a new bass playthrough clip with Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse, Blotted Science) shredding through the song "Kufra at Dusk". Alex uses Spector Euro5LX, Seymour Duncan Studio Bass Compressor, Darkglass B7K.
Conquering Dystopia's album is available at conqueringdystopia.com. You can now stream the bass playthrough clip below.
Monuments Posts New Alex Rüdinger Drum-Cam Clip
Monuments is streaming a new live drum-cam clip showing Alex Rüdinger playing the song "Atlas". Monuments will hit the road again in Australia in one month playing at this year's edition of the Soundwave Festival, then head back to North America in March.
A full list of the Australian tour dates can be found after the video clip.
21.02.2015 (AUS) Adelaide - Soundwave Festival
22.02.2015 (AUS) Melbourne - Soundwave Festival
28.02.2015 (AUS) Sydney - Soundwave Festival
01.03.2015 (AUS) Brisbane - Soundwave Festival
22.03.2015 (US) South By So What?! - Grand Prairie, TX
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