Metal News for January 28, 2017
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10 news articles posted on this day.
Dead Limbs Streaming "Spiritus / Sulphur"
Dead Limbs just unleashed full-length album "Spiritus / Sulphur" via Northern Silence Productions, and now a full stream has also come online via YouTube. Check it out below, and you can pick up a copy of the album via the Northern Silence webshop.
1. Golden Age
2. Echoes of Yore
3. The Craven's Pilgrimage
4. Monolith of Deceived Hollows
5. The Thorncrown's Blessing
6. Awake! O Sleeper of the Land of Shadows
Unhuman Posts Show Recap
Italian group Unhuman (not to be confused with the Canadian band of the same name) joined Sabaton as main support in Riga for “The Last Tour,” which took place on December 17th, 2016. A video recap from the show made its way online and can be seen below.
Unhuman was formed in 2015 and rose from the ashes of previous band Burn Of Black. The band’s debut full-length album “Equilibrium?” bred a new identity, born by the heavy rhythmic patterns of industrial metal, the violence of thrash, topping with clean melodic vocals.
Depeseblo Posts Full Album Online
Depeseblo is solo project of Dennis Blomberg, known from such bands as Down Among The Dead Men, Paganizer, and Those Who Bring The Torture.
On new album "Nightmare Desolation," the Swedish guitarist presents 8 songs of heavy, intense death metal with a great dose of melody heavily influenced by Hypocrisy, Dissection, early In Flames, and Amon Amarth.
Mastered by Dennis "DerClint" Israel at Clintworks Studio, the album features artwork by Roberto Toderico and can be heard in full below.
1. Odious And Obscene
2. On The Edge Of Insanity
3. That Time Will Come
4. From Ancient Times To Present Lies
5. Nightmare Desolation
6. Deep Below
7. Born In Flames
8. From Present To Destruction More...
Hybrid Sheep Streaming Full New Album
French deathcore quintet Hybrid Sheep today shares a full stream of second album “Hail To The Beast," which just officially dropped yesterday - January 27th - via Tenacity Music.
Recorded at Savern Studio in France, mixed and mastered by Vladimir Cochet, “Hail To The Beast” follows the band’s first full-length album “Free From The Clutches Of Gods” released in 2014 via Tenacity Music.
1. Warface
2. Towards Ruin and Oblivion
3. Following Blind Leaders
4. The World Eater
5. The Last Breath of a Dying Earth
6. Premature Burial
7. Hail to the Beast
8. Harvest of Human
9. Into the Lion's Den More...
Earthrise Parts With Bassist
Minneapolis-based sludge group Earthrise - remember when we covered this group for an Unearthing way back when? - is now parting ways with the band's bassist. Earthrise comments:
"Hi friends. Big update on our end. We regret to inform you all that our bassist/brother Andy Rutledge is leaving Earthrise. For the better part of a few years we’ve struggled with staying active through our busy schedules, and for Andy, it’s time to move on and work on some new, non-musical endeavors.
"We’ve had some incredible times with Andy and will definitely still be tapping his knowledge for tone and gear suggestions. More importantly, we will miss his irrational love of Guns N' Roses, the raddest band van ever, and his extreme irritation at our juvenile attitudes of annoying him while he was sleeping (We've changed, promise!).
"With that said, the rest of us are becoming quite active again and we’re officially on the search for a new bassist. Here’s an off-the-cuff list of what we’re looking for:
- 4 or 5 string bass, tuned to Drop G#
- Powerful amp + cab, ability to dial in tone to our specific application
- Effects, specifically fuzz/distortion, delay, reverb, and octave/pitch shifter
- Able to practice 1-2 times per week, local shows and short weekend jaunts on occasion
- Able to help pay for practice space rent, recording and merch costs, etc.
- A familiarity and enjoyment of the specific genres that we play, so that we're all on the same page in regards to the stylistic approach
- Willingness and ability to work on/learn some of our old (and new!) material outside of practice
- Be a generally cool person
"Get at us if you or someone you know is interested. We still have plans to deliver some heavy riffs to you all as soon as possible. Thanks!!" More...
Naer Mataron Kicked From Turku Saatanalle Bill
Greek black metal outfit Naer Mataron was scheduled to perform at the Turku Saatanalle Festival taking place February 3rd to 4th but has apparently been booted from the bill.
Several posts about the situation (primarily in Finnish or a mixture of languages) can be found at the festival's Facebook profile but it appears a difference in political or religious ideology is the reason for the cancellation. Naer Mataron issued this statement:
"To the Finnish supporters of Naer Mataron, those followers of the voice of truth, of the genuine representation of this Black Art which we follow and uphold: Concerning the cancellation of our appearance at the Turku Saatanalle Festival, we are not here to make any statements of apology nor ask for the absolution of our sins.
"Within a system that we anyway reject and refuse to believe in, we leave these tactics to those who aspire to a career of some short. With this text we are clearly stating that we will remain fiercely loyal to the Left Hand Path and that we will continue to represent the extreme side of our music, as it is manifested in the phrase EXTREME MUSIC FOR EXTREME PEOPLE. More...
Funeral Nation Announces Tour, New EP
Chicago, Illinois’ thrash/black metal act Funeral Nation just announced the "Second Abomination" North American tour, kicking off on March 4th in Chicago.
Support on select days comes from Sacrificial Blood. Furthermore, Funeral Nation reveals a new self-titled EP is to be released on this tour. The band comments:
"Forged in the fires of Hell, sifted from the ashes of Chicago's underground. From 1989 to the present Funeral Nation has been creating pure anti-Christian metal, with haunting melodies, ear splitting leads and soul crushing lyrics.
"For over the past two decades Funeral Nation has been the embodiment of old-school metal. We are looking forward to bringing you a taste of the last of 28 years LIVE, with a set list that will include songs from every Funeral Nation release including our new self-titled EP, to be released on this tour.. We hope to see many new and old faces on this first leg of the Second Annihilation tour….."
Saturday, March 4th - Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL
Thursday, March 23rd - Mohawk Place - Buffalo, NY
Friday, March 24th - Great Scott - Boston, MA + SACRIFICIAL BLOOD
Saturday, March 25th- Evil Conspiracy - Carrollton, MD + SACRIFICIAL BLOOD
Sunday, March 26th - Lucky 13 Saloon - Brooklyn, NY + SACRIFICIAL BLOOD More...
This Gun For Hire Posts Vocal Playthrough
Vancouver's This Gun For Hire will unleash debut album "Something A Little More Sinister" on March 3st1, 2017. Leading up to its release, the metalcore tycoons just posted a new vocal playthrough video with frontman Shelby Tanaka performing the track "Infection." Check it out below. The new album's track listing is as follows:
1. Infection (3:34)
2. Something A Little More Sinister (4:13)
3. From The Earth To The Earth (3:24)
4. Set This Path (4:07)
5. Alligator Death Roll (6:35)
6. Good Evening Deacon (4:07) [streaming here]
7. To The Fallen And The Faithful (5:21)
8. One Hell Bent Lot Lizard (4:38)
9. Cause For Concern (3:32)
10. My Meaning (4:30)
11. Empty Eyes (4:31) More...
Marche Funebre Debuts New Song & Music Video
Belgian death/doom outfit Marche Funebre debuts a new song and music video entitled "Lullaby of Insanity", taken from the upcoming new album "Into The Arms Of Darkness", which will arrive in stores on February 20th, 2017 via Moscow Funeral League. "Into The Arms Of Darkness" was produced by Markus ‘Schwadorf’ Stock. The cover art was created by Brooke Shaden Photography.
Check out now "Lullaby of Insanity" below.
Unwill Premieres New Song "Back Again"
Rochester's own Unwill premieres a new song entitled "Back Again", taken from the upcoming new album "Past Life", which will be out in stores on February 10th via eOne Music imprint, Lifeblood Inc..
Check out now "Back Again" below.
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