Metal News for January 21, 2014
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Amoral Reveals Album Release Date
Finnish outfit Amoral has checked in with the following announcement about the release date for a new album:
"The U.K. and European release date for 'Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows' has been moved to March 31st. We're sorry for the delay, but this was necessary to ensure that there'll be enough time for promotion.
"A Japanese release date is also being set as we speak. The Finnish release date is still February 14th, and the album will then also be available digitally for the rest of the world."
You can also listen to the song "If Not Here, Where?" in the player provided below. More...
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Pit Stories: The Miscalculated Stage Dive
Each week we check in with metal bands from around the globe to get their favorite Pit Stories from metal shows.
Today Richard Sjunnesson (The Unguided, ex-Sonic Syndicate) shares this story of a miscalculated stage dive:
This is a story from our old band Sonic Syndicate but still pretty entertaining, and seeing we are 3 persons from that band in The Unguided what the hell!? Anyway, we had this gig in Gothenburg 2007 on a festival called Metaltown. And towards the end of our set the former harsh vocalist of Dead By April, Jimmie Strimell, came up on stage for no particular reason, we barely knew the guy back back then, but I suppose he was just drunk and wanted to fuck about. Anyway; he was roaming around the stage for a while and I remember us being a bit annoyed by the fact. But after a moment he comes up with the brilliant idea to stage dive.
In his drunk mind he supposedly made some miscalculations as from where the crowd was positioned and that solid iron barrier between the stage and the fans. He however took off and made a miraculous leap towards the people, or so he thought, in fact he hit that fucking barrier head on, and made a total fool of himself. All this was of course immortalized by our manager standing in the ditch filming. And everything stupid like that eventually ends up on YouTube right? So now it can be watched below around 03:00 for everyone amusement. A small step for man but a giant fail-leap for Jimmie!
Regarding The Ungudied we are just about to release our sophomore album “Fragile Immortality” and once that’s out we are going to support it by doing some touring here in Scandinavia and a bunch of festivals during the summer. We are also looking into doing some touring around Europe under 2014. Going to be a busy year!More...
Traitors Streaming New Song
Traitors is streaming the new song "Product of Hate," which features Alex Teyen of Black Tongue and can be heard below. "Product of Hate" comes off the band's debut EP, due out February 25th, with pre-orders available at this location.
Thyrfing Announces Festival Appearances
Noiseart Records has checked in with the following announcement about upcoming Thyrfing festival appearances:
"Swedish band Thyrfing will headline Brasilian Thorhammerfest this spring, taking place in Sao Paulo on the 18th of April and it will be the first South American trip ever for the band.
"They can warm up perfectly over there and prepare for their show at Out & Loud festival on 31st May. Let's hope the guys will bring over some of the warm temperatures and good weather from Brasil…
"Their latest effort 'De ödeslösa,' released last year in March, was highly-acclaimed by both the international press as well as their huge fan base. It received raving reviews and marked a true highlight in 2013!" More...
Destiny Potato Splits With Label
Destiny Potato has issued the following announcement about splitting with Century Media and releasing new music video:
"Potatoes! After quiet some time we are finally back and we have some awesome news!
"We are no longer with Century Media Records, which means we are independent band once again, and once again we have this huge desire to move things forward after many changes, crisis and a really tough period behind us!
"Don't get us wrong on CM situation. Those boys and gals were great to us, and we will continue working with some people from the label who strongly believe in our story, but not with the label itself! Many thanks to all of them anyway.
"Release date will be up in few days, followed by many MANY cool stuff!! We also have to apologize to all of you for such a long wait for new music to come out, but some things are just out of our control.
"2014 is going to be a really busy year for us!!"
Milking The Goatmachine Announces Covers Album
Germany's Milking the Goatmachine will release a new album on March 28th via Noiseart Records. But it won't be a regular album: the guys are releasing a cover disc with a collection of the band's all time favorite tracks.
“We have often been asked if we don't want to release a cover album,” the band explains. “Our cover songs are very popular among the people and we really enjoy playing them every time and give them our own style. So we thought by ourselves, why not doing a full album with them? We have been crushing our horns for weeks and trying to find the right tracks.”
The full track listing is still forthcoming, but the cover art can be viewed below. You can also catch Milking the Goatmachine live:
19.04. Munich, Backstage
25.04. Vienna, Viper Room
26.04. Ljubiljana, Channel Zero More...
At The Gates Teases... Something Or Other
The legendary Swedish metal band At The Gates will be playing this year's Maryland Death Fest, but the band hasn't released a proper studio full-length since 1995's "Slaughter of the Soul."
Now the band is teasing something for the coming year through a tantalizing video clip, available below. So At The Gates fans - what do YOU think it is? New album? A proper reunion tour? Something else?
The Defiled Releases New Music Video
The Defiled emerges from slumber with a brand new video for "No Place Like Home," also the namesake for the band's upcoming headline tour of the U.K.
Directed by Aaron Shrimpton, the video provides a bleak and sinister visual to accompany "No Place Like Home," carrying a potent message – what you choose to do to survive will have consequences.
The band says: “After touring around the world all through last year we are so happy to be coming back home to do a headline tour in February! To celebrate this we are putting out a video that we are not even in! It's certainly different to anything we have ever done before, hope you enjoy it!”
Check out the music video below, courtesy of Revolvermag.com. The Defiled heads out on the “No Place Like Home” tour next month with Butcher Babies and The Killing Lights before making its way down under for Australian shows at at the Soundwave festival. Dates area available after the jump. More...
Tuomas Holopainen Reveals Solo Album Details
Tuomas Holopainen – the keyboardist and main songwriter of Nightwish - spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album. The whole album will be based on a graphic novel called "The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck," written and illustrated by Don Rosa.
The album, titled "The Life And Times Of Scrooge," will be released on April 11th, 2014 and the track listing is as follows:
01. Glasgow 1877
02. Into The West
03. Duel & Cloudscapes
04. Dreamtime
05. Cold Heart Of The Klondike
06. The Last Sled
07. Goodbye, Papa
08. To Be Rich
09. A Lifetime Of Adventure
10. Go Slowly Now, Sands Of Time
Bonus:
11. A Lifetime Of Adventure (alternative version) More...
Metal Alliance Tour Invading NEM&H Festival
The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival is pleased to officially welcome The Metal Alliance Tour to its already punishing three-day assault.
The illustrious tour package will make a stop in Worcester on Saturday April 18th and features headliners Behemoth, alongside Metal Blade labelmates Goatwhore, with additional support from 1349, Inquisition, and Black Crown Initiate.
Celebrating its sixteenth anniversary, this year's edition of the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival will take place on April 17th, 18th, and 19th. The currently announced lineup is as follows (not the final running order): More...
Shining Announces Tour With Dillinger Escape Plan
Norwegian blackjazz group Shining is returning to tour North America with The Dillinger Escape Plan, Trash Talk, and Retox this April. Dates are as follows:
4/3 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
4/4 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer #
4/5 Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage #
4/6 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall #
4/7 Montreal, QC - Le National #
4/9 Toronto, ON - Opera House #
4/10 Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom #
4/11 Chicago, IL - Metro #
4/12 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
4/13 Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre #
4/15 Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room #
4/16 Calgary, AB - The Republik #
4/18 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre #
4/19 Seattle, WA - El Corazon #
4/20 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre #
4/22 Chico, CA - Senator Theater #
4/23 San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge #
4/24 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex #
4/25 Pomona, CA - The Glass House #
4/26 La Jolla, CA - Porter’s Pub #
# with Dillinger Escape Plan & Trash Talk & Retox More...
Endless Chaos Offering Song For Free Download
Winnipeg's five piece metal band Endless Chaos is proud to announce it will be releasing a series of free tracks from the forthcoming EP "Rejected Atrocity," due out digitally on March 4th along with limited edition vinyls (200 copies) set be released later this year on Filth Regime Records.
Today you can hear the title track below, or download the song for free at Bandcamp here.
"'Rejected Atrocity’ will give you the best taste of what’s to come of Endless Chaos,” says vocalist Jordan Dorge. “When we were writing these songs, we really took in everything we love about death, thrash and black metal and incorporated it into Endless Chaos."
The EP was inspired the movie Re-Animator, and the track listing is as follows:
1. Rejected Atrocity
2. Sacrificial Ritual
3. Condemned to the Pit More...
Kill Ritual Unveils New Album Art
Bay Area metallers Kill Ritual - featuring former members of Imagika and Dark Angel - will release second album, “The Eyes Of Medusa,“ on April 4th via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music.
The cover artwork for the CD was created by Jobert Mello of Sledgehammer Graphix and can be seen below. Recordings were done at Fossil Sound in San Jose and Fang Studio in San Mateo, CA. Production/engineering was again handled by Kill Ritual guitarist Steven Rice. Mixing and mastering was completed by Steven Rice & Andy LaRocque. The track listing is as follows:
01. The Eyes Of Medusa
02. Hair Trigger
03. Never Get Me
04. Ride Into The Night
05. Weight Of The World
06. Writing On The Wall
07. Just Another Sin
08. My Little Sister
09. Unleashed
10. Agenda 21 More...
Within Temptation Posts Behind-The-Scenes Video
Within Temptation has released a making-of clip showcasing the creation of the "Dangerous" music video, featuring Howard Jones. Check it out below, and you can also see the full "Dangerous" video at this location.
"Dangerous" comes off the band's brand new album "Hydra," which will be released on February 4th via Nuclear Blast. The track listing is as follows:
1. Let Us Burn
2. Dangerous (Feat. Howard Jones)
3. And We Run (Feat. Xzibit)
4. Paradise (What About Us?) (Featuring Tarja)
5. Edge Of The World
6. Silver Moonlight
7. Covered By Roses
8. Dog Days
9. Tell Me Why
10. Whole World Is Watching (Feat. Dave Pirner) More...
Voyager Issues Crowd Funding Update
Australian outfit Voyager recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund an upcoming album and follow-up to 2011's "The Meaning of I." The band has now checked in with the following udpate:
"Three awesome bits of news for our amazing fans: Our Kickstarter campaign met its target in 3(!!!) days. THREE DAYS! How good is THAT! Anyway, the campaign ends in ten days and you can still make awesome pledges for things like vinyl, a listening party, pledge T-shirts and other goodies!
"Australia's TripleJ radio station have secured an exclusive premiere airing of the new single 'Breaking Down' by Voyager. Listen here tonight from 10pm.
"Voyager will also be launching the single officially at Amplifier on 21 February 2014, featuring the mighty Caligula's Horse (Qld), This Other Eden, and Morphica." More...
Black Label Society Reveals Album Artwork
Black Label Society has released the album art and track listing from a forthcoming LP due out on April 8th, 2014.
"Catacombs of the Black Vatican" is available for iTunes preorder and the brand new single "My Dying Time" is also available for purchase. Fans who pre-order the iTunes version will get the "My Dying Time" immediately as an instant gratification download. The track listing is as follows:
01. Fields Of Unforgiveness
02. My Dying Time
03. Believe
04. Angel Of Mercy
05. Heart Of Darkness
06. Beyond The Down
07. Scars
08. Damn The Flood
09. I've Gone Away
10. Empty Promises
11. Shades Of Gray
12. Dark Side Of The Sun (bonus track)
13. The Nomad (bonus track) More...
Comeback Kid Announces "Die Knowing" Release
Comeback Kid has the hardcore world waiting in anticipation for the release of new studio album, "Die Knowing," which will hit stores on March 4th. Of the forthcoming release, front man Andrew Neufeld had this to say:
“The goal with Die Knowing was to really capture the best parts of our live show and put those elements into the album. Lyrically, it’s a reminder to stay hungry while carving your own path, living life to its full potential. This will be the biggest and heaviest sounding Comeback Kid album to date.”
Pre-orders are available at this location, and the track listing is as follows:
1. Die Knowing
2. Lower The Line
3. Wasted Arrows
4. Losing Sleep
5. Should Know Better
6. I Depend, I Control
7. Somewhere In This Miserable…
8. Beyond
9. Unconditional
10. Didn’t Even Mind
11. Full Swing
12. Sink In More...
Order Of Isaz Reveals Album Details
Swedish Gothic act Order Of Isaz will release debut full-length "Seven Years of Famine" via Season of Mist. The album is due out out on March 14th (3/18 in North America) and the cover artwork can be seen below.
Eths To Release EP With New Vocalist
On March 14th, French outfit Eths will unleash the "Ex Umbra In Solem" EP, the band's first release with new vocalist Rachel Aspe.
The title track is a brand new song, backed by three previous songs recorded live last October, along with three songs from the "III" album, re-recorded with Rachel’s vocals. Check out the artwork below. More...
Vampire Streaming "Howl From The Coffin"
Sweden's Vampire will release a self-titled debut album in Europe on March 3rd and in North America on March 18th via Century Media Records.
Today you can hear a song off the album. Check out "Howl From The Coffin" in the player below, courtesy of Stereogum.com. The following press release was also issued about the band:
"Featuring ten tracks of relentless death metal with haunting melodies and a deadly horror vibe, Vampire promises to not disappoint. The eerie cover artwork was created by Mattias Frisk, who is known for his work with bands such as GHOST, VANHELGD, MAIM, etc.
"Vampire will be available as a CD, LP and digital download. A very limited colored vinyl version will be available through cmdistro.com. More news to be announced soon."
You can also see Vampire live:
April 5th -- Truckstop Alaska -- Gothenburg, Sweden More...
Ringworm Announces New Shows
Cleveland's Ringword will return with Relapse debut "Hammer Of The Witch," set for release on March 18th in North America, March 17th for Europe.
Today Ringworm as announced a handful of dates prior to the release of "Hammer of the Witch." This run, dubbed the North American Inquisition: Chapter 1, begins March 12th in Nashville, TN and wraps up March 16th in St. Louis, MO. These dates also include an appearance on March 14th in Austin, TX at the SXSW Festival.
The band worked on Hammer of the Witch with Ben Schigel (Chimaira, Walls of Jericho) handling production duties at Spider Studios in Cleveland, OH. The track listing is as follows:
1. Dawn of Decay
2. Bleed
3. Leave Your Skin at the Door
4. Exit Life
5. Psychic Vampire
6. King of Blood
7. I Recommend Amputation
8. Hammer of the Witch
9. We'll Always Have the End
10. One Of Us Is Going to Have to Die...
11. Vicious Circle of Life
12. Die Like a Pig
13. Height of Revelation More...
Slayer Announces Dates With Suicidal Tendencies
Slayer will take a break from writing and recording their next album to hit the road on May 9 for a handful of dates intended to pummel devotees with a night of moshing and frenetic thrash-punk-metal. Joining Slayer as Special Guests for these shows are Suicidal Tendencies and Exodus, marking the first time Slayer and Suicidal have toured together since the 1990 European “Clash of the Titans” tour. Gary Holt, who continues to fill in for Slayer’s fallen guitarist Jeff Hanneman, will do double-duty as guitarist in his primary band, Exodus.
Tickets for Slayer/Suicidal/Exodus go on sale this Friday, January 24 - log onto www.slayer.net for ticketing information.
"Can't wait for this week of shows to happen,” said Slayer’s Kerry King. "LOVE Suicidal, and havent played with them in over 20 years! Everyone knows I'm a huge Exodus fan also. I guarantee you I will be watching every show from the stage! Going to be awesome!!!"
“It’s been 24 years since Suicidal Tendencies played with Slayer," added Suicidal Tendencies’ Mike Muir, "so it’s long overdue that we finally play some shows in the States together. I have lots of great memories from that tour, and know that there will be a lot more after these shows, for the band and the people. Can’t wait!"
Gary Holt states, " I am very excited to announce Exodus will be joining Suicidal Tendencies and the mighty Slayer in May for a short trip ending at the Rock on the Range! Double duty will have never been so much fun! Looking forward to this one in a big way! Let the mayhem begin!”
The dates will culminate for all three bands at the May 17th “Rock on The Range” rock festival in Columbus, OH, where they will share the stage with artists including Guns N’ Roses, Avenged Sevenfold, and Kid Rock.
Confirmed dates are as follows: More...
Magnum Posts Details On New Album
Magnum released details on the band's 19th studio release "Escape From the Shadow Garden." The album is set for release on March 19, 2014 (Scandinavia), March 21st (Germany), March 24th (EU) and March 25th (North America) via Steamhammer/SPV Records. It will be made available as a limited digipak edition with bonus material, as a double coloured vinyl LP, standard jewel case CD and download.
Not only musicians and freelance artists know this phenomenon: it’s impossible to deliver top creative performances at the push of a button. You need peace, leisure, and – most of all – a certain amount of serenity to create truly great works of art. “We used to be under permanent pressure from our record companies,” says Magnum mastermind Tony Clarkin. “They kept calling us, demanding hit singles and radio numbers. But that sort of thing doesn’t work on demand. Now we’re with SPV, where it’s a totally different situation. They give us the necessary time and trust us to do the right thing. That’s probably the reason why I enjoy working with Magnum again."
Clarkin’s regained joy in his band is omnipresent on the latest Magnum offering, Escape From The Shadow Garden. Just like his simple yet logical work ethos: “I simply told myself: you’re a passable guitarist, so you should play the guitar. As the band’s guitarist and producer, I have all the freedom I need to create exactly what I feel like creating.” The result of his latest burst of creativity consists of eleven wonderfully melodic rock songs which blend all the typical Magnum ingredients, sounding in a fascinating way both timeless and classic. “This band has certain unmistakable trademarks,” Clarkin explains. “Among them are my feel for melodies and Bob’s unique vocal style." More...
Red Dragon Cartel Releases "Deceived" Music Video
Red Dragon Cartel, the new hard rock act featuring former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee, released a music video for the debut album opener "Deceived." The self-titled debut is set to be released on January 28th via Frontiers Records.
The track listing for "Red Dragon Cartel" is:
1. Deceived
2. Shout It Out
3. Feeder with Robin Zander
4. Fall From The Sky (Seagull)
5. Wasted (Feat. Paul Di’Anno)
6. Slave
7. Big Mouth (Feat. Maria Brink)
8. War Machine
9. Redeem Me (Feat. Sass Jordan)
10. Exquisite Tendernes
Check out "Deceived" here: More...
Benighted Streams "Collection Of Dead Portraits"
European death metal extremists Benighted have released another new track from their forthcoming album, "Carnivore Sublime."
The track, titled "Collection of Dead Portraits" is streaming in the player below, courtesy of Last Rites.
"Carnivore Sublime" has been set for a North American release on February 18th, and the track listing is as follows:
1. X2Y
2. Noise
3. Experience Your Flesh (watch the video here)
4. Slaughter/Suicide
5. Spit
6. Defiled Purity
7. Jekyll
8. Collection of Dead Portraits
9. Carnivore Sublime
10. Les Morsures de Cerbère
11. June and the Laconic Solstice More...
Zealotry Streaming New Song
Boston death metallers Zealotry have announced that their recent digital ten-song release "The Charnel Expanse" will be available as a CD release via Memento Mori records. Zealotry posted this album digitally in the middle of 2013, and also has a new pre-production track for it second release laid down over at bandcamp.
Listen to "Arc of Eradication" over here. Stream all ten tracks from the debut below. More...
Livin Garden Gives Preview Of Album Artwork
Brazilian band Livin Garden has just started revealing the cover art of its upcoming album "Bring it On." Each week the band will reveal one of a series of four pictures depicting each of its members. The first of these, a picture of Daniel Doria, was revealed on Livin Garden's Facebook page. Watch for the next pieces of the album artwork, all created by Guilherme Sevens (Metal Mike, Painside).
Also, check out one of the band's latest performances below at the Motobar dos Bichos in Curitiba, Parana. Livin Garden play the track "Out of Range" from the upcoming album. More...
Dynahead Releases Five Lyric Videos
Brazilian progressive metal band Dynahead has uploaded a series of five lyric videos in support of its most recent album "Chordata II." Watch all five of them over on Digmetalworld's youtube page.
This five song release is a sequel of sorts to its nine song predecessor "Chordata I," and interestingly the songs are numbered 10 through 14 to drive that point home. Check out "Chordata II" at this location, along with an upload of the "Jugis" lyric video below.
Crusader Added To WOM VII Fest
The Warriors of Metal fest has announced that NWOBHM-inspired heavy metal/thrash act Crusader has been confirmed for this year's festival. The Chicago-based band appeared as an 11th-hour replacement act for last year's pre-fest showcase and will hit the main stage this year in support of its Stormspell Records release "Onward into Battle." The Warriors Of Metal Fest VII will be held at O'Sheckys LIVE in Columbus, Ohio on June 27th and 28th.
Fest organizer Datis Alaee comments: "Crusader was brought to my attention by the former Chicago Thrash Metal guitarist Alex Manske of Degradation who played their penultimate Live show at Warriors Of Metal Fest V Open Air in 2012. Upon contacting and subsequently booking Crusader for our Pre-Fest Showcase, I was really impressed with the way these guys re-arranged their schedules at the last minute so that they could come down to Ohio and rock our socks off.
And, if that was not enough, they stuck around and supported ALL the other bands that played that night. They only left the venue because we were getting kicked out and by then most of the other bands who played that night were already gone. That was very impressive to me so right then and there I vowed to bring them back to Ohio so that they could play on our main Fest stage in 2014!"
Crusader drummer Colin Holmes states: "It's an honor to be able to participate alongside such a great and growing lineup at WOM Fest for the last two years. We're really looking forward to getting on the main stage this year hot on the heels of the release of 'Onward into Battle,' our first full-length album through Stormspell Records."
Check out album track "Hopeless Destiny" below. More...
Black Space Riders Streaming Full Album
German extraterrestrial heavy rockers Black Space Riders and Rock Hard Magazine have joined forces to present the band's newest opus, "D:REI," in full just days ahead of its official release date.
Due out on January 24th on the band's own BSR label with distribution through Cargo, "D:REI" can now be heard in its entirety at this location and below in the player. More...
Steel Panther Premieres New Music Video
Steel Panther premiered the new music video over at Vevo at this location (also in the player below). The song appears on the upcoming new release "All You Can Eat," which is set to drop on April 1st, 2014 in the United States on Open E Records via Kobalt Label Services (KLS).
The video was directed by Kirker Butler, who is best known for his work as a writer and producer on Family Guy and The Cleveland Show. Butler explains what drew him to direct the video, "I grew up on heavy metal videos. They were the best things on MTV (along with the Duran Duran videos with the naked girls). I wanted to make a heavy metal video the way they used to make them, but with better production values and less Tawny Kitaen." Comedian Matt Braunger, who has been seen on MadTV and NBC’s “Up All Night”, plays the lead in the video that follows an average Joe throughout his day as he sees himself in situations that make him seem as wonderful as Steel Panther
The track listing is as follows:
1. Pussywhipped
2. Party Like Tomorrow Is The End Of The World
3. Gloryhole
4. Bukkake Tears
5. Gangbang At The Old Folks Home
6. Ten Strikes You’re Out
7. The Burden Of Being Wonderful
8. F@#king My Heart In The Ass
9. BVS
10. You’re Beautiful When You Don’t Talk
11. If I Was The King
12. She’s On The Rag
Check out the video here: More...
Dark Forest Streaming New Song
UK-based traditional metallers Dark Forest and Cruz Del Sur Music have made a brand new track off the band's forthcoming album, "The Awakening," available for free streaming. The song, "Sacred Signs," is available below.
Dark Forest was forged in the Black Country, England by guitarist Christian Horton. With the release of its self-made EPs in 2007, the band quickly went from strength to strength, gigging across Europe and the UK and releasing their self titled debut album in 2009, then "Dawn of Infinity" in 2011.
In 2012 Dark Forest recruited vocalist Josh Winnard as its new frontman and shortly afterwards also gained guitarist Pat Jenkins. With this new line up, the band immediately began writing fresh material and entered the recording studio in June 2013 to produce its third album "The Awakening," which is set for release on March 11th via Cruz Del Sur music.
Flotsam And Jetsam Streaming Re-Recorded Track
Arizona's Flotsam and Jetsam is streaming the track "P.A.A.B." from the forthcoming "No Place for Disgrace 2014," the newly re-recorded version of the band's 1988 sophomore release. The album is set for release on February 14th (EU) and March 4th (North America) via Metal Blade Records.
The track list for "No Place For Disgrace 2014" is:
1. No Place for Disgrace
2. Dreams of Death
3. N.E. Terror
4. Escape from Within
5. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting (Elton John cover)
6. Hard on You
7. I Live You Die
8. Misguided Fortune
9. P.A.A.B.
10. The Jones
Check out "P.A.A.B." here: More...
Nashville Pussy Streaming New Track
Nashville Pussy is streaming the new track "Pillbilly Blues" from the band's new album "Up the Dosage." The album drops today in North America via Steamhammer/SPV.
The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Everybody's Fault But Mine (streaming here)
2. Rub it to Death
3. Till the Meat Falls off the Bone
4. The South's Too Fat to Rise Again
5. Before the Drugs Wear Off
6. Spent
7. Beginning of the End
8. Up The Dosage
9. Taking it Easy
10. White and Loud
11. Hooray For Cocaine, Hooray For Tennessee
12. Pillbilly Blues
13. Pussy's Not a Dirty Word
Check out "Pillbilly Blues" here: More...
70,000 Tons Of Metal Names Three New Acts
UMC, the promoters for 70,000 Tons of Metal, launched another volley of acts for the upcoming floating festival, which sets sail in 11 days: New Jersey's Swashbuckle, Norway's Keep Of Kalessin and International act Twilight Of The Gods.
For Swashbuckle, it will be the band's second appearance on the cruise and Twilight of the Gods appeared on the first cruise as a Bathory tribute band and will pay homage to Quorthon in one of the band's two sets this year.
The cruise will take place from January 27, 2014 to January 31, 2014 - with the destination set as Costa Maya, Mexico, which was voted on by the fans. For more information, including booking your trip - head on over to www.70000tons.com.
Swashbuckle, Keep Of Kalessin and Twilight Of The Gods join the previously announced acts, with 3 more bands still to be announced:
Bonfire (playing "Fire Works" in its entirety)
Carcass
Cripper
Cynic
Dark Tranquility
Death: DTA Tours
Death Angel
D.R.I.
Fear Factory
Finntroll
Freedom Call
Gloryhammer
Haggard
Hatesphere
Izegrim
Leaves' Eyes More...
Ancillotti Details New Album "The Chain Goes On"
Italian traditional metal act Ancillotti, featuring vocalist Daniele "Bud" Ancillotti, brother Sandro on bass and son Brian on drums, will release the new album "The Chain Goes On," the band's debut full length album and first for Pure Steel Records. The album will be released on February 28th.
The track listing is as follows:
1. Bang Your Head
2. Cyberland
3. Victims Of The Future
4. Monkey
5. Legacy Of Rock
6. Liar
7. I Don’t Wanna Know
8. Devil Inside
9. Warrior
10. Sunrise
11. Living For The Night Time (Bonus Track) More...
Ninth Circle Releases "After The Rain" Video Clip
Los Angeles power rockers Ninth Circle released a music video for the new single "After the Rain." The song will appear on the band's forthcoming new album "Legions of the Brave," the band's third studio album and first for Pure Rock Records (a division of Pure Steel Records).
According to the press release: "Ninth Circle riding the wave of success from The Power Of One have now created a Melodic Metal masterpiece; Legions Of The Brave. The band has gone bigger and bolder by embracing progressive elements and pushing Metal into new melodic realms. Ninth Circle delivers an exciting brand of metal combining dynamic song writing, powerful riffs and a driving rhythm section. Legions of the Brave hooks the listener in from the very first track.
Legions of the Brave is the outcome of 3 years of touring; inspiration from bands they performed with such as Primal Fear, Hammerfall, Y&T, Mr. Big, Dokken, UFO and Michael Schenker, and a year of focused songwriting. Legions of the Brave elevates Ninth Circle into the hierarchy of melodic metal with their lethal combination of melody and power."
More details on "Lefions of the Brave" are expected soon. Check out "After the Rain" here: More...
Kamchatka Streaming New Track "Somedays"
Swedish rockers Kamchatka is streaming "Somedays," the opening track from the band's fifth studio effort "The Search Goes On." The album drops February 19th via Despotz Records.
The first single and music video for "Tango Decadence" is available below. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Somedays
2. Tango Decadence streaming here) (see music video here)
3. Coast To Coast
4. Son Of The Sea
5. Broken Man
6. Pressure
7. Cross The Distance
8. Thank You For Your Time
9. Dragons
10. The Search Goes On
Check out "Somedays" here: More...
Mayan Posts "Antagonise" Track-By-Track Video Pt 2
Symphonic death metal act Mayan released the second track-by-track video for the upcoming new album "Antagonise," the band's second. The video features Mark Jansen (vocals/guitars) (Epica) and keyboardist Frank Schiphorst (ex-Symmetry) explaining the rest of the tracks not covered in part one, which can be seen at this location.
"Antagonise" is set to drop January 31st (EU) and February 4th, 2014 (USA) via Nuclear Blast Records. A review of the album can be read over here.
The full track listing for the album is:
1. Bloodline Forfeit
2. Burn Your Witches
3. Redemption ~ The Democracy Illusion
4. Paladins of Deceit ~ National Security Extremism part 1
5. Lone Wolf
6. Devil in Disguise
7. Insano
8. Human Sacrifice
9. Enemies of Freedom
10. Capital Punishment
11. Faceless Spies ~ National Security Extremism part 2
Check out the clip here: More...
Avengeus Posts "Hunger" Music Video
Swedish metal act Avengeus released the new music video "Hunger." The song appears on the band's debut self-titled EP, which was issued in 2012.
Avengeus was formed in the beginning of 2011 when guitarists, and school friends, William Svensson and Mattias Svensson got into contact with the vocalist Niclas Blomberg. Influenced by the heavy rhythms of Metallica and Pantera, and the dynamic harmonies of Iron Maiden, they started to write music determined to find a bass player and a drummer to complete the band. When drummer Linus Pettersson joined, influenced by the progressive drums of Dream Theater and Meshuggah, he colored the heavy music with his technical style. Contributing with his great talent, bass player Eirik Lund, influenced by Rex Brown (Pantera) and Jason Newstedt (Metallica), joined the band with only one month left to Avengeus first performance.
After playing together for six months, the sound slowly began to take form. With the song Take My Life, they took on a heavier path. Mixing heavy rhythms, dynamic melodies, progressive drums and Niclas intense vocals, Avengeus has found their sound in heavy dynamic metal.
Check out "Hunger" here: More...
Aska Releases "Valhalla" Music Video
Dallas traditional metal act Aska, featuring Ex-Omen members George Call (vocals) and Danny White (drums), have dropped the new music video "Valhalla." The song appears on the band's sixth release "Fire Eater," which is available via Pure Steel Records.
Check out the video here:
Hanging Garden Premieres New Music Video
Finnish doom/death metal act Hanging Garden premiered the new music video for the track "Will You Share This Ending With Me?" over at Metal Hammer Germany's website at this location (also in the player below). The song appears on the band's latest EP "I Was A Soldier," which is available from Lifeforce Records.
The video was directed by Ristomatti Rinne and Jarmo Kiuru. Check it out here:
Dark Avenger Releases New Music Video
Brazilian power metal act Dark Avenger released the new music video "Broken Vows." The track appears on the band's latest album "Tales of Avalon: The Lament," which is out now through Rossom Records (also available via major digital retailers). A review for the album can be found over here.
Footage for the video was captured during the band's performance on November 13, 2013 in Brasília, Brazil. Check it out here:
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