Metal News for January 31, 2016
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20 news articles posted on this day.
Solothus Releasing New Album
The new Solothus album "No King Reigns Eternal" is coming on March 4th, with the band offering this brief update:
"Behold! You can pre-order your own copy of our sophomore album through Levykauppa Äx! Worldwide shipping with reasonable costs! The release is drawing near... Also, here is the track list."
1. The Betrayer
2. No King Reigns Eternal
3. Darkest Stars Aligned
4. Malignant Caress
5. Towers in the Mist
6. The Winds of Desolation More...
Seer Streaming Full New Album
The Canadian doom-sludge warlords from Seer are now streaming the entirety of their debut album "Vol. 1 & 2" below. The album is also out now via Art of Propaganda and the full track listing is as follows:
1. Glimmervoid
2. Hive Mind
3. Cosmic Ghost
4. Haunter
5. Antibody
6. Aeons More...
Mean Streak Posts Video, Announces New Album
The official video for "We Are One" from Swedish heavy metal band Mean Streak - featuring The Night Flight Orchestra drummer Jonas Källsbäck - can now be seen below.
This track comes off the band's third album, "Trial By Fire," which was released on June 14th, 2013 via Black Lodge Records. The follow-up to 2011's "Declaration Of War," "Trial By Fire" was produced by Thomas "Plec" Johansson, who has previously worked with Degradead and Solution .45
Mean Streak will start the mixing for an upcoming fourth album in February. 12 new songs written and produced by the band will be mixed by Max Norman, best known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth and Y&T among others.
Bass player Peter Andersson says: "With Mean Streak we've been fortunate enough to make four albums, do some touring in Europe and Japan as well as play the biggest festivals in Scandinavia. To work with Mr Max Norman is yet another milestone in the history of our band. I have listened to albums produced by Max all my life and are really looking forward to hear the result. the songs on the upcoming album is a return to the kind of fast powerful Heavy Metal we did on our two first albums. We are absolutely stoked and thrilled by the new songs!”. More...
Migration Fest 2016 Announced
20 Buck Spin and Gilead Media will join forces in Summer 2016 to present the inaugural Migration Festival in Olympia, Washington. Jointly conceived by the two labels, Migration Fest will primarily showcase bands from each label's roster, as well as select other affiliated and respected artists.
The festival is set to take place at the historic Capitol Theater in downtown Olympia on August 12th, 13th, and 14th. Confirmed bands include Auroch, The Body & Krieg collaborative performance, Christian Mistress, Dead To A Dying World, False, Fórn, Full Of Hell, Khemmis, Kowloon Walled City, Krallice, Mutilation Rites, Nightfell, Obsequiae, Pale Chalice, Thou, Vastum, Vhol, And Yellow Eyes.
Approximately six additional bands, including some headliners, will be announced later. There will also be separate after-shows to occur at a smaller local venue. Ticket information, including price and on-sale date, will be announced in the near future.
20 Buck Spin founder David Adelson comments: "I'd heard Adam (Bartlett, Gilead Media boss) was thinking of coming West to do the next iteration of Gilead Fest. I'd been thinking of doing something similar myself for years but never had, and so suggested we join up and do something together. Adam was immediately receptive and the idea for Migration Festival was born right then. Olympia felt right since I'm already based here, and because of its small size and walkability this is a great place to have it, both for locals, and for out-of-towers.
Says Adam Bartlett, "After two successful installments of my own Gilead Fest in this small Wisconsin town it seemed like the time was right to branch out and try something different. The idea to work with Dave and his label on a collaborative event makes perfect sense given our similar music backgrounds and diverse, but complimentary label families. And Olympia serves as the perfect central location for this type of festival." More...
Negative_Crush Releasing "Invisible Weapons"
Sann Francisco, CA post metal outfit Negative_Crush will release a debut album titled "Invisible Weapons" through Sold.Grey.Sky.Recordings in February.
The record is a monolithic slab of guitar driven machine noise, powered by the angst generated when human connections become meaningless, and nearly every song is heavy enough to break your heart to pieces.
Despite the blackened layers of distortion, the songs still retain a structural core that nearly conforms to pop music. The first single "Starling" can be heard below. Tyler Newman of Negative_Crush comments:
“My ultimate goal with the record is to make people want to jump off their roof. In my mind, it’s as close to emotional quicksand as any record I’ve ever heard. There’s a universal need to see one’s pain inflicted on others, and this album is the only one I’ve ever made that expresses it so completely.”
1. Your Punishment Begins At Home
2. The Capitol Of Pain
3. Starling
4. Twilight Hospitals
5. Monokrom
6. The Ghost Of Myself
7. Your Secret Is Safe With Me
8. Splendid Chemicals
9. Disappear Here
10. Invisible Weapons
11. Burning Red Sun
12. Too Many Of Us Are Dying More...
Spiritual Beggars Unveils Album Artwork
Swedish outfit Spiritual Beggars returns with a 9th studio album entitled "Sunrise To Sundown," which will be released on March 18th, 2016 in Europe as well as March 25th, 2016 in North America via InsideOutMusic.
The album's cover artwork was created by Costin Chioreanu / Twilight13Media (At The Gates, Grave, Arcturus, etc.) and here is the album's track listing:
1. Sunrise To Sundown
2. Diamond Under Pressure
3. What Doesn't Kill You
4. Hard Road
5. Still Hunter
6. No Man's Land
7. I Turn To Stone
8. Dark Light Child
9. Lonely Freedom
10. You've Been Fooled
11. Southern Star
The album's limited edition version will be released as 2CD Mediabook with a bonus disc including 7 tracks (2 covers versions and 5 live songs) and an expanded booklet. The LP format will be on 180gr vinyl and come in gatefold packaging with a double-sided poster as well as the full standard album on CD as bonus. More...
Sinistro Posts "Reliquia" Clip, Reveals Album Info
The Portuguese avant-garde, post metal band Sinistro has announced details surrounding a Season of Mist debut album.
The album is titled "Semente" and will be released on April 8th, with the advance song "Reliquia" now online and available below.
Regarding the track, the band comments: "'Relíquia' is about an old woman revisiting past memories and daydreaming about them in order to escape her present state of solitude. The landscape of her memory is her real world."
The video director, José Dinis adds, "The video was shot in a perfect sunny day where vivid colors were consumed by the melancholic tones of this song cast in a black and white screen,creating a set of perfect intimacy and sympathy with the character."
The album's full track listing is as follows:
1. Partida
2. Estrada
3. Corpo Presente
4. Semente
5. Reliquia
6. A Visita
7. Fragmento More...
Decrepit Soul Reveals New Album
Iron Bonehead Productions has set March 18th as the international release for Decrepit Soul's second album "The Command of War!!" on both LP and CD formats.
Hailing from the barbaric metal hotbed of Australia, Decrepit Soul has been patiently perfecting its craft the last seven years over the course of three demos, a split, and a subsequent debut album last year, "Uncreated and Eternal." The new album's track listing is as follows:
1. Awaken
2. Feral Howling Winds
3. The Coming of War
4. Perished in Flames
5. Piscatorial Death
6. Black Goats Breath
7. Storm of Steel More...
Cradle Of Filth Arrives In The U.S.
The start of Cradle Of Filth's tour with Ne Obliviscaris and Butcher Babies was postponed due to visa issues, but today the band finally arrives and the tour kicks off with all remaining dates to go ahead as planned. The Filth comments:
"United States. We have arrived in Charlotte! And already we have been to a super Walmart star destroyer!
"The nine hour flight over was supplemented by copious amounts of wine and current movies and the bus (once customs was finally cleared) was found to be very much to our liking. Dark green as opposed to the bright yellow of the European tour, and cozy enough. Masses of pictures to follow...
"Today we play The Filmore in Charlotte. Support comes from Wallaby rockstars Ne Obliviscaris and of course, the Butcher Babies. See you down the front!" More...
Vampires Everywhere Touring With Orgy
The Los Angeles outfit Vampires Everywhere will join Filter, Orgy, and Death Valley High for an upcoming North American tour.
The “Make America Hate Again” tour kicks off in San Francisco, CA on April 13th and will span across the United States, with two Canadian dates, and circle back to the West Coast, wrapping up on May 12th in Los Angeles, CA. A full list of dates can be seen below.
Vocalist Michael Orlando adds, “Excited to be apart of Filter’s continued saga!! They have written some of my favorite jams over the years and excited to see what they have cooked up for this tour. We have also been on the road with Orgy, and was some of my favorite times.. This tour is probably going to be nuts, and I'm stoked to be a part of it!”
Vampires Everywhere will be out in support of forthcoming album, "Ritual," due out on March 18th, 2016. More...
Diamonds Are Forever Posts Metalhead Awards Video
Diamonds Are Forever has a new live video online, which can be viewed below, and the band also comments:
"Bucharest, you are awesome. It felt so good to be back. Here comes the avalanche - live from last night at the Metalhead Awards. Video by Arhiva Mea."
I Exalt Posts "Dialect" Video
I Exalt just released a music video for the "Dialect" track, taken off new album "Servant." Check it out below, or hear the full release at Bandcamp here. The track listing is as follows:
1. War Mouth 01:05
2. Slave 03:19
3. Formless 03:32
4. Dialect (feat. Matthew Jones of Martyr Defiled) 04:01
5. Lobotomy 04:14
6. Black Mass 03:43
Unfathomable Ruination Posts Album Trailer
Unfathomable Ruination just checked in with the following update about working on an album for release later this year:
"Brand new filth! Check out some clips from our 2016 demos! These are home recordings of some of the tracks which will be featured on our new album! To be released this summer! Spread this filth, and check back soon to hear more brutal noise."
Hate Field Issues Recording Update
Egyptian outfit Hate Field just checked in with this brief announcement about the progress of recording a new album:
"Happy new year our friends... 2016 means a new album, so stay tuned for good news soon. Done recording guitars and drums for the first 8 songs of our upcoming new album, and it sounds heavy so far."
This upcoming full-length follows last year's "Acoustic For A Night" release, which can be streamed at Soundcloud here. For more info on Hate Field, head over to the band's Facebook profile.
Night In Gales Recording Album
There's hasn't been a proper Night In Gales studio album since 2011's "Five Scars," but that's about to change as the band is now recording a new long player! Night In Gales comments:
"As some of you already noticed, we have a new (yet untitled) album on the way! Adriano will enter the studio soon to record the drum tracks.
"To get an impression what you can expect from this next piece of Night In Gales, we now publish a drumcam-video of Adriano performing 'The Spears Within.' It's getting brutal again like in the very early days, hope you like that!
"Former NIG-singer Christian Müller (Sylphlike MCD/MLP 1995, Razor 7" 1996) joined the band again to care for the extra unhuman vocals for this one! We are currently in search for a new label to release the album. Stay tuned for more updates on the development of the album production. Cheers!" More...
The Shrine Hosts Album Release Party
Last Friday, Venice Beach, CA's purveyors of psychedelic rock n' roll, The Shrine, celebrated the release of Century Media Records debut "Rare Breed" with a blowout house party at The Chun, a private venue and motorcycle warehouse in Downtown LA.
The event was a Vietnam-themed throw back to the late 60's/early 70's that featured scantily clad pole dancers, war bunkers and more in an Apocalypse Now-inspired movie set that housed two raucous performances from The Shrine, one for VIP industry insiders and a second for fans.
A full recap of the event, complete with photos, is available via the LA Record here. More...
Smithsonian Institution Profiles Anthrax
The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History has just posted a video profile of Anthrax. Check it out below.
The clip, titled "How New York of the '80s Helped Influence Anthrax to Create East Coast Thrash," is released as part of the Smithosonia's Places of Invention exhibit's interactive online map.
The new Anthrax full-length album "For All Kings" is due out February 26th (Megaforce/North America, Nuclear Blast/International).
Black Wizard Streams "Vivian Girls"
"New Waste" is the forthcoming new long player from Vancouver's heavy metal/stoner rock alchemists Black Wizard. Slated to drop on February 12th, 2016 via Listenable Records, "New Waste" hurls forth nine road-raging tracks of red-eyed, retro-riff worship.
In advance of its release, today you can hear fourth cut, "Vivian Girls," in the player provided below. The "New Waste" track listing is as follows:
1. Revival
2. Harsh Time (streaming here)
3. Laughing and Lost
4. Vivian Girls
5. Eliminator
6. Unnecessary Evil
7. Waiting For
8. The Priest
9. Final Ripper More...
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Sunday Old School: Tool
Metal music is full of weird and wonderful bands. Though many outsiders may see the genre as simple or worse, “just noise,” there have been many groups to utilise the sound with musical intellect such as Sigh and Dream Theater to name but two. Today’s featured band is another to create a sound all of their own and gain a rabid following in the metal community, one of the biggest, though maybe shortest names in the alternative metal area, Tool.
Tool began life in 1990, after all their founding members had moved to Los Angeles the previous decade. Whilst two founding members, Adam Jones and Paul D’Amour had originally come to the city to find work in the film industry, the other two, Danny Carey and Maynard James Keenan (the latter an art graduate who had been making a living remodelling pet stores,) had previously tasted what it was like being part of a cult musical act in their time with Green Jelly. Keenan and Jones would meet in 1989 through a mutual friend and decided to put together their own band, jamming together while actively seeking a rhythm section. Carey would be the next member to join, convenient since he lived above Keenan and had previously met Jones through his old friend, Tom Morello. Introductions were to play a key role again, as the lineup was completed when D’Amour, who he met via a friend, joined the ranks. More...
Multi-Cam Footage Of Slipknot's Vienna Gig Posted
Multi-camera video footage of Slipknot's January 26 performance in Vienna, Austria can be seen below. Slipknot kicked off its latest European headlining tour on January 18 in Helsinki, Finland.
Check out now "The Negative One" below:
Another clip for "Skeptic" can be seen after the jump: More...
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