Metal News for January 26, 2017
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Godstopper Releasing Split With Grizzlor
Next month, Corpse Flower Records will release part two of a four-part split 7" series with Godstopper and Grizzlor.
Godstopper is a heavy, sometimes sludgy, sometimes noisy band from Toronto forged in 2010. Fans of Melvins, Failure, YOB, Torche, and Big Business, pay heed. Grizzlor meanwhile, started back in 2014, is an American noise rock trio from New Haven, Connecticut known for fuzzed out, angular riffs and abrasive vocals.
On February 17th, Corpse Flower will unleash two brand new tracks from each band limited to 300 copies on yellow vinyl with a digital download. The record comes sheathed in the artwork of Mark Rudolph (Carcass, Coalesce, Battlecross). You can also year Grizzlor's "Are You Doing Your Job?" cut off the split over here. More...
Hark Streaming "Son Of Pythagoras"
U.K. group Hark is streaming another new track taken from forthcoming album, "Machinations." The song, an overdose of dynamic heavy rock titled "Son of Pythagoras," is available below.
Regarding the track, Hark founding member Jimbob Isaac comments: "Seeing riffs and rhythms in dreams, and drawing geometric impossibilities could stem from old Mr. Pythagoras' teachings. His dab hand at angles also covered musical formulas for spiritual healing, and while dealing with some super duper psychic predators and energy-butchers during the writing of 'Machinations', Mr. P and his wisdom provided quite the tonic."
Hark's "Machinations" album will be released worldwide on February 24th, 2017 across multiple LP and CD formats. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Fortune Favours The Insane
2. Disintegrate
3. Nine Fates
4. Speak In Tongues
5. Transmutation
6. Son Of Pythagoras
7. Premonitions
8. Comnixant 3.0
9. The Purge More...
Rabid Assassin Finishing New Album
Gettysburg, PA heavy metal act Rabid Assassin is putting the finishing touches on sophomore effort "Army Of The Damned." Recorded with producer Drew Mazurek, "Army Of The Damned will feature 14 tracks and includes a cover of Steve Earle's "Copperhead Road."
The album is slated for a fall release on HighVolMusic and the track listing can be seen below. "All Rise," the first single from "Army Of The Damned," is also now streaming and will be available to buy via iTunes on February 17th.
1. Army Of The Damned
2. All Rise
3. Rattlesnake
4. Rabid Assassin
5. Watch You Die
6. My Life
7. United World
8. The Hellbilly Anthem
9. US Of Fucking A
10. Destruction Day
11. Six Feet Down
12. Liar
13. Contaminate The Nation
14. Copperhead Road More...
Axis Enters The Studio
Axis has entered Bricktop Recording in Chicago to record a next full-length album with producer Andy Nelson (Weekend Nachos, Exalt). The album will be released this year on Good Fight Music.
"We wanted these new songs to represent how we sound live and Andy is doing an amazing job of capturing that," says Axis drummer Tommy Cantwell.
Good Fight's Rick Barnhart states, "We began our relationship with Axis by putting out Show Your Greed, which was originally meant for another label and we were lucky enough to have fall in our laps. Show Your Greed was arguably one of the top releases in metal and hardcore of 2015, and definitely a personal favorite of ours, but we are excited to finally have Axis go in the studio to lay down a record that was meant for us. We were very pleased with the results that Exalt got with Andy Nelson so we are pumped to see what Axis leaves Bricktop with."
Axis' most recent release was a collaborative EP with Memphis band Seraph The Light, produced by Jon Nunez of Torche, which saw the two bands team up to write and record together as one eight-man supergroup. More...
Locust Leaves Releasing New Album
Coming from Greece, Locust Leaves has been an elusive entity for a very long time. “A Subtler Kind Of Light,” the band's first full-length album to be released professionally, is just the pinnacle of an underground trajectory spent far from the spotlights, cultivating an ecumenical vision of metal that along the years has spawned many quality recordings.
Featuring drummer Vorskaath (Zemial) and guitarist Ayloss (Spectral Lore), “A Subtler Kind Of Light” is graced by Nick K.'s passionate, spine-chilling vocal performance and by the talent of multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Helm, also author of the enigmatic album cover and inside artwork. More...
Beheaded Streaming Full Album
"Beast Incarnate," the impending new long player from Malta-based brutal death metal merchants Beheaded, will see release tomorrow via Unique Leader. In advance of its release, today all of the infernal, eight-track offering is available for streaming below.
"Beast Incarnate" will be released on January 27th, 2017 and was recorded at MKII Recording Studio (Italy) and mixed and mastered by Ronnie Björnström (Teadeat, Bone Gnawer, Aeon, Those Who Bring The Torture etc.) at Enhanced Audio Productions Sweden. More...
Okkultokrati Announces Spring Tour
The Norwegian mavericks Okkultokrati are hitting the road again in support of their "Raspberry Dawn" album, released in September through Southern Lord. The confirmed listing of shows is below, and the band is currently booking more shows to be announced.
3/21/2017 Gleis 22 - Münster, DE
3/22/2017 The Plaque - Leipzig, DE
3/23/2017 DasBACH - Wien, AT
3/24/2017 P.M.K - Innsbruck, AT
3/25/2017 Tetris - Trieste, IT
3/26/2017 Scum - Pescara, IT
3/27/2017 Freakout Club - Bologna, IT
3/28/2017 Cinema Metropolis Umbertide - Umbertide, IT
3/29/2017 Spazio Ligera - Milano, IT
3/30/2017 Trokson - Lyon, FR
3/31/2017 Hipster Cafe - Rouen, FR
4/01/2017 301 Live Club - Lille, FR
4/02/2017 The Flapper - Birmingham, UK
4/03/2017 Black Heart - London, UK
4/05/2017 Audio Glasgow - Glasgow, UK
4/06/2017 The Cluny - Newcastle, UK
4/07/2017 Antwerp Music City - Antwerp, BE
4/08/2017 Merleyn - Nijmegen, NL
4/09/2017 The Pit's - Kortijk, BE - Bang Zoom Noise Produktions VZW
4/10/2017 Magasin 4 - Bruxelles, BE More...
Rebel Wizard Re-Issuing "Triumph Of Gloom"
Negative metal act Rebel Wizard will reissue the maniacal sounds of the "Triumph Of Gloom" full-length via Prosthetic Records next month.
A creation from Australian musician NKSV, who's most well-known for his work with the black metal/noise group Nekrasov, Rebel Wizard's delivery is difficult to sum up with one simple label. While containing traces of black and thrash metal roots, with a touch of NWOBHM and the epicness of power metal, NKSV has coined the term "negative metal" to describe Rebel Wizard's unique output.
Negative metal, as defined by NKSV, is an, "anarchic alchemical process of outsider energies respecting the power of traditional triumphant metal into a unique sound to smash out the coerced gloom and banality of our times." The term is not meant to be construed with the sense of depression or nihilism, but instead to focus on self-negation, a doing away of limiting one's full potential by limiting oneself to a category or label.
The "Triumph Of Gloom" album, initially self-released by NKSV, will be reissued by Prosthetic Records on February 24th and will include a previously unheard bonus track, "Defenders Of The Gloom." More...
PH Announces New Album
Finnish group PH - formerly known as Mr. Peter Hayden - is back with new full-length offering "Eternal Hayden," which will be released through Svart Records on March 10th, 2017.
The release will be celebrated by a Scandinavian tour in March and the rest of Europe during the fall of this year. Today PH's new track "Reach" comes online and can be heard below.
"This album is all about letting go and achieving, reaching something more after giving up everything," comments the band. "It is a guide to spiritual growth, ascension, and overall progression towards freedom. At the same time, it is a pre-written vision coming true aptly depicting our journey as a band and a spiritual entity."
"The trilogy started as an experiment, but became an experience as we were caught within it," the band further explains on this latest offering in the PH discography. "In the end, it also become a guide for others to go through the same journey and to gain what we have gained. And only after reaching the archdimension were we able to write and perform this album. Also being born again, we felt obligated to simplify our name from 'Mr. Peter Hayden' to the PH monogram, which we have used as our insignia for over 15 years already." More...
Set And Setting Posts Full New Album Online
With new album "Reflectionless" officially due to be released tomorrow, January 27th, Set And Setting is now premiering a full advance stream. The band's metallic post-rock sound is equally melancholy and majestic; with two drummers propelling the beat, it drives forward with purpose.
"Reflectionless" was recorded by Ryan Haft (Torche, Wrong) at Black Bear Studios in Gainesville, Florida, and mastered by Ed Brooks (R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie) at Resonant Mastering. The cover, created by Samantha Muljat (Earth, Pelican), was inspired by the artwork of Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis, as seen on Pink Floyd's album covers.
Set and Setting plays a record release show tomorrow in the band's hometown of St. Petersburg, Florida. A European tour is in the works for the spring, including a slot on Dunk!festival in Belgium.
Jan 27 - St Petersburg, FL @ The Local 662
May 27 - Zottegem, Belgium @ Dunk!festival 2017 More...
Blood Region Releases New EP
Finnish metal band Blood Region has released a new EP titled "For All The Fallen Heroes," which is now online for streaming and can be heard in the Spotify player below.
Blood Region is a melodic metal five-piece group originally started in 2003 and pulling from a diverse range of influences. "For All The Fallen Heroes" presents a journey through varied soundscapes and follows two previous releases. The EP sees official release today - January 26th - via Inverse Records. More...
Hexa Mera Unveils New Album
Belgian modern melodic death metal group Hexa Mera will release second full-length album, "Enlightenment," on March 31st. The album was recorded at Empyrean Studio, mixed at OceanSide Studio by Ace Zec, and mastered at Fascination Street Studios By Jens Bogren.
The artwork the follow-up to 2014’s “Human Entropy” album was created by Colin Marks from Rain Song Design and can be seen below. Hexa Mera also comments on the coming "Enlightenment" album:
"The idea to use the age of enlightenment as theme for this album was forged right after we released our debut album ‘Human Entropy.’ The world was and still is spinning out of control: Extremists became a larger threat to our civilization, human and animal rights are being violated, political correctness is censoring the truth, media focusing on sales instead of news value, and so much more…
"The world never was a utopic place, but with the information we got, it seemed to become worse. We felt fear, disappointment, but most of all, we felt anger. Because we felt powerless, the only thing we could do was to speak out, and this is exactly what this album is about." More...
Mekaora Streaming "Elysium" Album
Following the album's official release last fall, five-piece French modern metal outfit Mekaora is now streaming debut full-length album "Elysium" online. Check it out via the Bandcamp player below. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Mechanical 06:43
2. Abysses 03:55
3. Delirium 05:59
4. Prophète 04:57
5. L'illusionniste 03:47
6. Des profondeurs du Styx... 01:14
7. On est toujours à Babel 05:26
8. Atomes 04:48
9. The Rapture 03:46
10. 21 Grammes 04:06
11. ...Aux portes du Léthé 02:49 More...
Mindshift Posts "My Revenge" Video
Stockholm, Sweden’s Mindshift has unleashed a new lyric video for the song "My Revenge" and joining the band on guest vocals is none other than Bjorn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork.
The song depicts the magnitude of oppression that humanity has imposed upon the Earth. "My Revenge" is the second single off the band’s latest album "Horizon," which was recently released worldwide via Eclipse Records in 2016.
“My Revenge is about the earth itself that is taking revenge on humanity for what man has done to it. The lyric video focuses upon this, displaying images from around the world that show different examples of how we are destroying our home, Planet Earth” says vocalist Johan Lund. “We wrote the song from the point of view of Planet Earth, as if it were speaking to all humanity and warning us of the environmental problems we as a species have created.” More...
Shylmagoghnar Signs With Napalm
Napalm Records proudly welcomes the Dutch two-man project Shylmagoghnar to the label's roster. Napalm also comments:
"This atmospheric music revolves around themes that range from philosophy, life, dreams, nature and the universe to heavy emotions and abstract mysticism. Shylmagoghnar consists of Nimblkorg and Skirge, blood brothers that share various visions and their passion for alternate music."
Shylmagoghnar had this to say on the signing with Napalm Records: "We are excited to announce we will be working together with Napalm Records! We feel they are a respectable label with an integrity and enthusiasm we very much connect with. As such, they are a natural match to the style and ideology behind Shylmagoghnar, and we are very much looking forward to our collaboration!"
Napalm Records A&R Sebastian Muench further states: "We are super excited to finally announce the world-wide signing of Dutch progressive/melodic death metal band Shylmagoghnar! The debut album release of 'Emergence' in 2014 can be considered one of the most brilliant albums in the last 10 years and already received close to 1 million views on YouTube! It makes me very happy to say that 'Emergence' will be released on vinyl along with a new sophomore recording! Welcome to the Napalm family!" More...
Jasta And Code Orange To Support "Killthrax" Tour
Metalcore forefathers Killswitch Engage and thrash legends Anthrax announced in December that they will hit the road this spring to co-headline a 27-date North American tour, presented by SiriusXM. The bands' itinerary will also include an April 15 appearance at the Texas Independence Festival in Austin, as well as each band headlining two solo shows separate from the double bill.
With Anthrax and KsE rotating the closing slot over the course of the dates, the tour will hit the ground on March 29th in Montclair, NJ and then criss-cross the continent, wrapping up in Boston on May 7th. It was previously announced that The Devil Wears Prada will provide direct support on all dates, and now more openers are being revealed.
Multi-tasking Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta will perform solo as Jasta and open the first 10 shows of the tour - including the two Killswitch Engage headline shows that do not feature Anthrax. Pittsburgh's Code Orange, having just released "Forever," will open all of the dates thereafter. Code Orange jumps on the tour on April 11th.
"Anthrax and Killswitch will be a really good blend for fans," said Anthrax's Charlie Benante. "We both play metal, but we play two different forms of the genre. I think fans of both bands are in for a 'Total Explosion of the Senses.'" Added the band's Frank Bello, "This Anthrax/KSE tour is a powerful ball of energy ready to unleash the metal in the U.S." More...
Mothership Streaming "Crown Of Lies"
Dallas, Texas band Mothership will release new album, "High Strangeness," on March 17th via Ripple Music. Recorded at Fire Station Studios in San Marcos, TX and mastered by Tony Reed (Mos Generator / Stone Axe), the album delivers eight strong songs of the band's self-coined "supersonic intergalactic heavy rock."
Today new song "Crown of Lies" comes online and can be heard below. “‘Crown of Lies’ really captures the overall vibe of the new songs that came together to create our third album, High Strangeness, which is the next chapter of Mothership," comments bassist-vocalist Kyle Juett. "This song takes you on an epic journey composed of all the elements that make up our sound. It’s also one of our favorite new songs to play live.”
1. High Strangeness
2. Ride the Sun
3. Midnight Express
4. Crown of Lies
5. Helter Skelter
6. Eternal Trip
7. Wise Man
8. Speed Dealer More...
Lethe Streaming New Album's Title Track
February 24th, 2017 is the official release date for "The First Corpse On The Moon" by Lethe, the duo consisting of Tor-Helge Skei (Manes, Manii) and Anna Murphy (Cellar Darling, ex-Eluveitie).
In less than one month we will finally have in our hands the essence of the second album of one of the most eclectic realities of the European avantgarde metal scene. Tor-Helge has defined it a "snapshot in time" and with the first song off the new album available today, you'll hear the sense of those words.
Check out the title track off "The First Corpse On The Moon" below, and you can pre-order the album over at this location. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Night
2. Inexorbitant Future
3. Down Into The Sun
4. My Doom
5. Teaching Birds How To Fly
6. The First Corpse On The Moon
7. Snow
8. Wind To Fire
9. With You
10. Exorcism More...
Psykup Streaming "Crisis Of Today"
French group Psykup has a new song online today "Crisis Of Today," which can be heard in the YouTube player below. The band is also currently crowd funding a new album, with pre-order info available here.
Royal Thunder Announces New Album
Royal Thunder's genre-bending sound has been turning heads since guitarist Josh Weaver founded the band in Atlanta, GA and now the band has confirmed that a forthcoming album will be titled "Wick."
Spinefarm Records will release the album worldwide on April 7th, 2017. Weaver comments: "'Wick' is different, a bigger jump as far as our sound goes. But it's still us - it's just the sound of Royal Thunder's evolution."
Bassist Mlny Parsonz adds: "Out of all of the albums, 'Wick' was the hardest one to make. It was a fight, but to hear it now, to see it finished, is so gratifying. Finally it's over, it's amazing to be done with it. I'm looking at it, going we're done, it's over, be free..." More...
If These Trees Could Talk Posts New Music Video
The Metal Blades-signed Instrumental post rock outfit If These Trees Could Talk just launched a new live video for the track "Berlin," which is taken from latest album, "The Bones of a Dying World."
Filmed at the Complex in Glendale, CA during a recent tour with Driftoff, Spotlights, and Alexander Turnquist, "Berlin" can viewed in the YouTube player below.
Recorded at NE Meadow Studios in Akron, OH, "The Bones of a Dying World" was produced and engineered by the band's own Zack Kelly (drums). Mixing duties were handled by Zack Kelly and Freddie DeMarco while the final master was completed by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. More...
Leprous Posts Music Video, Gearing Up For Tour
Norwegian prog metal band Leprous is about to kick off a massive run of dates this weekend supporting Devin Townsend Project and Between The Buried And Me across Europe as well as Devin Townsend Project and Tesseract in the U.K.
The band is also now launching a next song off first-ever live DVD/CD/LP release, "Live At Rockefeller Music Hall," which was released in November via InsideOut Music. Check out "Contaminate Me," which features special guest appearances by Emperor frontman Ihsahn, former Leprous drummer Tobias Ørnes Andersen, and violinist Håkon Aase, in the player below.
Leprous commented on the track as follows: "It was an honour for us having such a fantastic guest appearance from our good friend Ihsahn on this very special evening! And together with the great Håkon Aase on violin and the extra support of Tobias Ørnes Andersen himself on drums, this was a worthy final!"
Recorded live at a hometown show in Oslo on June 4th, 2016, "Live At Rockefeller Music Hall" was directed by Costin Chioreanu and its audio was recorded/mixed by David Castillo as well as mastered by Tony Lindgren of Fascination Street Studios.
In other news, the long overdue vinyl re-release of the groundbreaking album "Bilateral" from 2011 will also be out tomorrow, January 27th, 2017 via InsideOut Music. More...
Rising Releases Bonus Track
While Rising is currently writing for a next album, the band now releases bonus track "Beautiful Tomorrow," recorded during the sessions for the "Oceans Into Their Graves" LP. Listen in below.
In April of 2016, Rising released third album "Oceans Into Their Graves," which was also the first collection of songs featuring the band's new lineup. Rising then spent the past year playing mostly national shows, among those a performance at one-day festival Risefest as well as the prestigious Roskilde Festival.
Eleven songs were tracked, but only ten of them made the cut, as one last song was considered an outsider and left unfinished. Despite this, Rising has now completed the track entitled "Beautiful Tomorrow" and made it available online via Bandcamp. More...
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Athanasia Premieres "Order Of The Silver Compass"
Following the "Spoils Of War" video from back in October, power trio Athanasia is back to tear it up with some more metallic mayhem on another killer video clip!
Today we're stoked to officially premiere new single/video "The Order of The Silver Compass," which was directed by Matt Zane (Wayne Static, John 5) and shot at Modern Sector Studios in Burbank, CA.
"The Order of the Silver Compass" is the title track to a new LP, which can be pre-ordered right here. Guitarist / vocalist Caleb Bingham comments on the new clip and album:
"If you got hooked after your first dose of the potent heavy metal concoction that is Athanasia then you should be ecstatic to know that your next fix is coming in the form of a speedball entitled 'The Order of the Silver Compass' taken from our LP of the same name... Max out your volume knobs and prepare to thrash!!!"
Like what you hear below? Be sure to follow the group over at Facebook here or via the Athanasia Instagram page. More...
Ayreon Releases First New Track From "The Source"
Ayreon revealed the track listing for the upcoming new album "The Source." The album can be pre-ordered now at this location.
"The Day That The World Breaks Down" is the opening track from the new release and features 11 of the guest vocalists.
Vocal guest appearances for "The Source" include: James Labrie (Dream Theater) as "The Historian"; Tommy Rogers (Between the Buried and Me) as "The Chemist"; Simone Simons (Epica) as "The Counselor"; Michael Mills (Toehider) as "TH-I"; Floor Jansen (Nightwish) as "The Biologist"; Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian) as "The Astronomer"; Tobias Sammet (Avantasia/Edguy) as "The Captain"; Michael Eriksen (Circus Maximus) as "The Diplomat"; Nils K. Rue (Pagan's Mind) as "The Prophet"; Zaher Zorgati (Myrath) as "The Preacher"; Tommy Karevik (Seventh Wonder/Kamelot) as "The Opposition Leader"; and, Russell Allen (Symphony X) as "The President."
The track listing for "The Source" is:
Chronicle 1: The 'Frame
1. The Day That The World Breaks Down
2. Sea Of Machines
3. Everybody Dies
Chronicle 2: The Aligning Of The Ten
4. Star Of Sirrah
5. All That Was
6. Run! Apocalypse! Run!
7. Condemned To Live More...
Shibalba Signs With Agonia Records
Greek meditative dark trance/ambient/shamanic act Shibalba has signed a record deal with Agonia Records. The band is preparing to release a new studio album titled "Psychostasis - Death Of Khat" in April.
Shibalba's music is saturated with the mysticism of the East. It's richly detailed and multidimensional, while layered with chanting and broadly defined elements of traditional ritual and shamanic music. Apart from contemporary synths and guitar drones, the band makes use of bones and skulls as percussion instruments, Tibetan Horns, Tibetan Singing Bowls, bone & horne trumpets, Darbuka's (goblet drums) as well as ceremonial bells and gongs, to name a few.
The spirits behind the shamanic halls of Shibalba are Acherontas V.Priest, Aldra-Al-Melekh & Karl NE/Nachzehrer. The intent of their esoteric art is to "guide the subconsious of the individual to dream beyond the skin of matter & to dream in ecstasy and exult."
Shibalba commented: "?he secret society of Shibalba inaugurate the transparent alignment beyond death and the transcendence of the Higher Self. The conscious pneuma transposes the bridge among worlds to unite Now with Forever. Our physical vessel, our Khat, is only the conduit for the attainment of spiritual and intellectual enlightenment. Soul and intelligence does not reside in the estates of the everlasting. Divided we are at the death of Khat, before Psychostasis."
"Nine Meditative Worlds Experienced and manifested in Sweden and Greece by the Ancient Teachings of Eastern Visions of personal Empirism using Physical Ritual Recordings and Instruments Unlocking the Portals of the Individual to new Dimensions of Experience to Dream Beyond-Above & Below!". More...
Three Eyes Left Signs To Argonauta Records
Three Eyes Left is proud to announce that the band has signed a record deal with Argonauta Records. The label will release the next record under the flag of doom and the proud eye of Satan. The album will be recorded in the first half of 2017.
Three Eyes Left (TEL) is a heavy psych doom band from Bologna, Italy. The band started in 2004 and represent a breath of fresh air in the heavy psych-doom genre. After a demo and two EP’s, TEL published "La Danse Macabre" (2013) and "Asmodeus" (2015) via Go Down Records.
The track listing and the title of the new album are top secret as of now. Stay tuned for further information. More...
Metatrone Releases "Molokai" Video Clip
Italian metal act Metatrone issued a new video clip for the song "Molokai." The song is taken from the band's latest album "Eucharismetal," which is available through Rock Shots Records.
The band commented on "Molokai": "This song is one of the strongest from 'Eucharismetal' album, the anger you can find comes out from the will against religious fanatism of any catholic fringe which could be considered as pure secret societies where the person is set apart. So it ends to create a "creed" which lives for itself, breaking up human relationships."
Check out the clip here:
Gojira, Nile Drop Off 70,000 Tons Of Metal Roster
Just a week before the seventh installment of 70,000 Tons of Metal shoves off from Port Everglades, Florida bound for Labadee, Haiti - UMC promoter Andy announced that Gojira and Nile were forced from the roster. This brings the total bands to 57, with one and two replacement acts left to be revealed.
The announcement reads: "Sailors! This is your Skipper speaking. Unfortunately, I have some bad news to share with you.
"Gojira will not be joining us on board next week. This is due to a serious medical issue of a very close family member that requires them to get back home at a moment's notice should the situation get worse. This is possible while they are on tour in their home country, but not while they are on a ship at Sea at the other end of the world. I am sure I speak for all of us when I send this message to France: Nous souhaitons de tout cœur beaucoup de force et de confiance, ainsi qu'un bon rétablissement!
"If that was not enough bad news, there's more. We will also be sailing without Nile. The situation there is that their new bass player will not receive his visa in time for the cruise. Normally he would not need one if they would only play the cruise, but since they are also going on tour in the US right afterwards he unfortunately needs a US work visa. Together with their management I tried to move heaven and earth to make this happen but at this point we are simply out of time.
"Trust me that I am as frustrated as all of you about this situation. I am working around the clock to fill this gap it has created in our line-up.
"I will make sure that we have adequate replacements on board 70,000 Tons of Metal, The Original, The World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise. Stay tuned!"
Trollfest Issues Third "Helluva" Trailer
Norwegian folk metal act Trollfest released the third in a series of album trailers for the upcoming new album "Helluva." The album drops on February 24th.
In the third clip (shown below), the band talks about the guest appearances on the record.
The track listing for the album is:
1. This Is Just the Intro
2. Professor Otto
3. Spelunking Sisters
4. Gigantic Cave
5. Steel Sarah (see music video here)
6. Trollachen
7. Hen of Hades
8. Reiten mit ein Fisch
9. Fräulein Helluva
10. Kabaret
11. La Grande Finale
12. What a Good Idea
13. Don Gnomo Vega
14. Sputnik
Check out the clip here: More...
Kreator Issues Track-By-Track Clip For New Album
German legends Kreator issued the first in a series of track-by-track videos for the new album "Gods of Violence", which drops on January 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. "Gods of Violence," which was just voted in the MetalUnderground.com's 2016 Staff Awards as the Most Anticipated Album of 2017 appears to have lived up to its expectations - see our review at this location.
The album was recorded under the watchful eyes of producer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Katatonia) who also mixed the record at renowned Fascination Street Studios. Mastering was done by Tony Lindgren, also at Fascination Street Studios.
The album's track listing is:
1. Apocalypticon
2. World War Now
3. Satan Is Real (see video clip here)
4. Totalitarian Terror
5. Gods Of Violence (see music video here)
6. Army Of Storms
7. Hail To The Hordes
8. Lion With Eagle Wings
9. Fallen Brother
10. Side By Side
11. Death Becomes My Light
Check out the clip, where vocalist/guitarist Mille talks about the inspiration for "Apocalypticon," "World War Now" and "Satan Is Real," here: More...
Inglorious To Release "Inglorious II"
Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of the second Inglorious album - "Inglorious II" - on May 12, 2017! The band has also announced new guitar player, who you can meet in the video below!
September 2016 saw Inglorious base itself in Liverpool to work on the follow up to the 2016 eponymous debut album. Produced by the band and mixed by the legendary Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith), this new album is set to further enhance the standing of this remarkable band. From the body blow riffs of "Read All About It," to the beautiful melodies of upcoming first single "I Don't Need Your Loving", from the groove of "High Class Woman" to the classic feeling ballad "Making Me Pay", this is an album that shows the bands influences stem from iconic rock and roll shrine of rock albums from the 1970s - many years before the band members were born - merged with a truly contemporary feel. Driving riffs and instant melodies all overlaid with the unique and powerful vocals of Nathan James.
Nathan James on "Inglorious II": "It came together very organically after spending time touring together and felt great. We knew we were making an album this time too! We focused on getting our sounds just right so we could get into the studio and out in the least time possible. Between Adde's flat in Malmö, Sweden and Colin's family home in Somerset, England, this album came together quickly. We spent three weekends in Somerset, writing in a kind of 9-5 fashion, whereby we knew we were at work. Then after a lovely home cooked dinner we would relax, have a few beers and balance out our hard work, the environment is so important to be creative and we had it good!" More...
Muro To See Latest Album Released Worldwide
Spain's speed metal pioneers Muro will release the latest album "El Cuarto Jinete" worldwide on March 15th via Fighter Records. The album was originally issued in 2013 via Spain's own Leyenda Records.
"El Cuarto Jinete" was recorded, mixed and produced at New Life Studios, Madrid by Daniel Melián and José Garrido and was mastered at Finnbox Studios, Helsinki by Mika Jussila. The artwork was created by Felipe Machado.
Muro has been kicking the metal scene in Spain since 1981 and has released six studio albums along with demos, live releases and boxset compilations. From 2003 until 2013 the band went on hiatus until reuniting with the complete original line-up to record "El Cuarto Jinete" before vocalist Silverio Solórzano Meca (Silver Fist) left the band. He was replaced in 2014 with Rosa Pérez Macho (a/k/a Rocksa).
The track list for "El Cuarto Jinete" is as follows:
1. Apocalipsis 6.2
2. El Cuarto Jinete
3. Otra Batalla
4. Maldito Bastardo
5. Sobrevivir
6. En el Ojo del Huracán
7. La Voz
8. Hermanos de Sangre
9. Honorable
10. Muero por ti
11. Fratricidio
12. Kill the King (Rainbow cover) More...
Mastodon Posts Clip Of New Song
Mastodon has posted a clip of new music from the band's forthcoming album. A spring release date for the band’s new album is expected with exact details still to come.
Check it out now HERE.
Sauron Premieres Remastered Version Of "Klasztor"
Polish pagan black metal act Sauron premieres a remastered version of the track "Klasztor", taken from the band's upcoming re-release of "The Baltic Fog", which will be out in stores as vinyl LP edition, with a release date of March 3 via Wheelwright Productions.
Check out now "Klasztor" below.
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