Metal News for January 7, 2015
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This Is Death Valley Parts With Vocalist
This Is Death Valley just issued the following announcement about parting ways with vocalist Tyler Kameda:
"Tyler has decided to part ways with this band, there are no hard feelings at all. We still love Tyler and definitely wish him the best of luck to whatever he decides to do in the future, he was definitely a big part of this band and will be missed.
"We would like to announce also, after Dalton and us parted ways Dan came back and decided to be our full time bass player again. With that being said, we are still going to continue as a band! So don't think this is the end of us." More...
Hellish Outcast Streaming New Song
Today, Norwegian extreme metal band Hellish Outcast premieres the new track "Heresiarch," which can be heard below courtesy of Invisible Oranges. The song hails from the band's second album, "Stay of Execution," set for North American release on February 3rd via Listenable Records.
Hellish Outcast's "Stay of Execution" was recorded at Grieghallen Studios in Bergen: a place where milestone Norwegian black metal recordings were produced, including albums of Enslaved, Emperor, Immortal, Burzum, and others. The track listing is as follows:
1. Partition Of Lust
2. I Can No Longer See The Sun
3. Heresiarch
4. Hunter Supreme
5. Gods Of Fear
6. Leave
7. Machines
8. Stay Of Execution
9. Morbid Attraction
10. Torment
11. The Wait More...
Kolony Releases New Video
Montreal, QC's Kolony expresses distaste for some of the world's social issues with a new lyric video for "Monopoly," one of eleven tracks from recently released debut album "Sledge."
Kolony guitarist Maxx comments: "Today is a new experience for us (Kolony) with our first official lyric video. We're very happy to share it with you! Monopoly is one of our favorites because of its lyrics that we feel need to be heard. Also, thanks to Roberto Napolitano who did the video. Have fun!"
A Swarm Of The Sun Streams "Incarceration"
Today Echoes & Dust is hosting a track premiere of “Incarceration,” a new song from A Swarm of the Sun’s upcoming album, “The Rifts.” which is scheduled for release later this month via Version Studio Records. Check it out below.
The sophomore album from the Swedish atmospheric post-rock duo was mixed and mastered by the acclaimed Magnus Lindberg (Cult of Luna, Refused, Khoma, Switchblade) and is a bleak and beautiful journey through the innermost landscapes of the heart and soul. The previously released track "Infants" can also be heard over at this location.
A Swarm of the Sun is an atmospheric post-rock duo from Stockholm, Sweden comprised of Erik Nilsson (Aoria) and Jakob Berglund. “The Rifts” is the band's third release following an EP entitled “The King of Everything” (2007) and the full-length debut “Zenith” released in 2010. More...
Barren Earth Signs With Century Media
Century Media Records is proud to announce the signing of Barren Earth.
Combining elements of modern and traditional death metal with 70's prog rock and folk, Barren Earth - now reinforced by Faroese native lead singer Jón Aldará - managed to build up an excellent reputation with only two albums.
Debut "Curse Of The Red River" (2010 - reviewed here) and its follow-up "The Devil's Resolve" (2012 - reviewed here) have already solidified the band as one of the most promising upcoming acts of the genre. More...
Dehuman Unveils New Album
After the release of the 2012 debut full-length, "Black Throne Of All Creation," and four European tours with the likes of Master and Agathocles, Belgium’s Dehuman is back with a ferociously raging second full-length produced at both the Blackout Studio and Sainte Marthe Studio.
The brand new album “Graveyard of Eden” will be released on March 9th (world) and 10th (North America and digital) through Kaotoxin Records. The track listing is as follows:
1. Sepulcher of Malevolence
2. Crypts of Blood
3. Obedience to Pestilence
4. Invocation of Sublime Death
5. Cries of Nihility
6. Temple of Lust and Fire
7. Cerebro Veneficium
8. Ov Madness
9. Goddess of Sins More...
The Red Chord And Allegaeon Added To NEM&H Fest
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival today announces additional acts for the 2015 edition: The Red Chord, Allegaeon, Rivers of Nihil, Overcast, and more. This year's edition takes place at The Palladium in Worcester, MA on April 17th, 18th, and 19th.
Headliners already announced include Testament, Between The Buried and Me, and Motionless In White. The currently revealed lineup is as follows:
Friday April 17th
Between The Buried And Me
The Red Chord
Code Orange
Overcast
The Atlas Moth
The Banner
Black Mask
Homewrecker
Discourse
Phinehas
Downpour More...
Dhampyr Releasing New Album
Acephale Winter is pleased to announce the release of Dhampyr's "Oceanclots" on March 10th, 2015. Achepale Winter comments:
"To say the least, this full-length album is a surreal black metal masterpiece. With their newest offering, Dhampyr aimed to sanctify the unholy marriage of black metal and ambience. Successful in their endeavor, the spawn of this evil union is Oceanclots.
"From the tender age of 16, HL has led an ever rotating ensemble of beautifully damaged traveling companions on a seemingly endless journey into a hazy abyss where lo-fi, depressive black metal and druggy, psychedelic art rock make for strangely sensual bedmates.
"Beginning life as a ramshackle but haunting project full of tortured screams and doomy ambience, the music soon expanded outward into a buzzing, near-perfectly blissed-out blend of raw black metal, pulsating ambience, and classic indie shoegaze thrum.
"Now with that particular musical blend blowing up to almost mainstream levels of success for certain bands, the group has shifted directions again, this time digging even deeper into the bizarre corners of underground music, and coming up with a sound that at times could perhaps be described as a black metal take on Japanese rock weirdoes Acid Mothers Temple. Or it could just be the next logical evolutionary step in the development of one of the most surrealist bands of our time.
"Either way, the combination of black metal buzz, shoegaze warmth, delicate, finger picked acoustics, jazz-flecked drums, post-rock structures, and tripped out vocals serve as the canvas on which HL paints his most heartbreakingly personal work to date. A story of friends and family lost to overdose, suicide and mental illness, of memories that haunt the mind like ghosts, and of a future black and bleak when held up to the image of a Technicolor past." More...
Set And Setting Announces January Shows
The Tampa, Florida based instrumental post-metal quartet Set And Setting will kick off the new year with a series of East Coast performances.
The 9-date tour in support of new release, “A Vivid Memory,” will include select appearances with Downfall of Gaia and experimentalists Sannhet. Catch the band live on these dates:
1/19 Savannah, GA – The Jinx
1/20 Richmond, VA – Strange Matter
1/21 Montclair, NJ – The Meatlocker
1/22 Providence, RI - Firehouse 13
1/23 Brooklyn, NY – The Acheron
1/24 Philadelphia, PA – Creep Records *
1/25 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery *^
1/27 Columbia, SC – Foxfield
1/31 St. Petersburg, FL – Fubar ^
* with Sannhet
^ with Downfall of Gaia More...
Comeback Kid Posts New Video
Comeback Kid continues to serve up no-nonsense, signature hardcore with the release of “Didn’t Even Mind,” the third video from "Die Knowing." Check it out below.
Lead vocalist Andrew Neufeld explains: "This has got to be one of the most melodic and bright songs Comeback Kid has ever written. We shot the video with our friend Sami Joensuu at a remote location in Finland this past November while passing through on tour. It was a bit of a departure from a lot of our other material and we had fun with it."
Neufeld continues, "We are really pleased to have 'Didn’t Even Mind' out before our tour with Four Year Strong in the next couple weeks across eastern North America." More...
Suffocation And Decapitated Announces Live Shows
The death metal masters from Suffocation and Decapitated are teaming up for a co-headlining showdown in Australia and New Zealand. Nuclear Blast Records comments:
"Without any argument, New York’s Suffocation are known for their style of fusing aspects of technical modern metal with the percussive, brutal attack of classic death metal which prove they proudly stand well above the myriads of metal bands in the world today.
"Since their inception way back in 1988, Suffocation have been terrorizing stages across the globe for 25+ years with a backlog of explosively brutal cuts such as Pierced From Within, As Grace Descends, Thrones Of Blood, Infecting The Crypts, Breeding The Spawn and Effigy Of The Forgotten that violently bludgeon your senses while making you bang your head to the uber-groove with technical and precise guitar wizardry melded together with a bone crushing rhythm section and savagely fierce vocal assault, the band proves with every show why they are as well respected as they are. Just listen to their latest album Pinnacle Of Bedlam and you will see what we mean."
Thu 30th April – Christchurch – DuxLive
Fri 1st May – Wellington – Bodega
Sat 2nd May – Auckland – Kings Arms
Wed 6th May – Adelaide – The Gov
Thu 7th May – Brisbane – The HiFi
Fri 8th May – Sydney – The Manning Bar
Sat 9th May – Melbourne – Corner Hotel
Sun 10th May – Perth – The Rosemount Hotel More...
Felix Martin Announces North American Tour
Combining a unique fusion of progressive metal and jazz with impactful world and funk influences, Felix Martin is excited to share the news of his upcoming headlining tour throughout North America.
Starting on February 5th in Los Angeles, the six week trek will span across the U.S. including three appearances at the annual prestigious music festival South by Southwest (SXSW).
Joining Martin on the first leg of the journey will be Vermont’s Barishi (appearing 2/5 – 3/2), while the latter half will be supported by Philadelphia’s Stinking Lizaveta and German noise rockers Dyse. Martin will continue to promote his debut studio effort, “The Scenic Album.” More...
September Mourning Release New Single
The dark alternative, hard rock transmedia project September Mourning has released new single "Children Of Fate," taken from an upcoming album due out this Spring.
The album, which was produced by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance), will be released alongside other forms of media containing the story of the characters portrayed in the band - one of which is a comic book released through Top Cow Comics and developed by September (Vocalist & Founder) and Top Cow CEO Marc Silvestri.
Check Out "Children Of Fate" below. Vocalist September also comments: "Children of Fate is a call to arms for every person who has felt helpless, hopeless or worthless…a battle cry against the negativity we are surrounded by everyday. It is a song about the strength of knowing it’s not just you, alone, verses the world, it is all of us together verses whatever stands in our way. Musically, It is the first chapter in the story of September Mourning." More...
Uli Jon Roth Releasing "Scorpions Revisited"
UDR is set to release guitar legend Uli Jon Roth's brand new double album of 19 re-invented Scorpions tracks, entitled "Scorpions Revisited," on March 10th, 2015. Pre-orders for the album will be available soon. For over four decades, Uli Jon Roth has forged new frontiers in the world of guitar, both in terms of approach and style.
“The material for this double CD was recorded last year in the same hall in Hanover that we used for the Scorpions rehearsals 1973-1978,” explains Roth. “Together with an amazing bunch of very talented young musicians, I revisited my personal favourites from the early Scorpions period, some of which were written in that same hall. It was an emotional few days and I am very pleased with the results in more ways than one. The idea was to stay truthful to the original spirit of the music, while also putting a new slant on it whenever it felt like the right thing to do. I feel we really succeeded in this and I’m very excited about this project. It was a intense journey into the past and I think we really managed to bring the songs back to life with a vengeance.” More...
East Of The Wall Streaming Split Track
New Jersey's East Of The Wall will release a split 7" with Cryptodira next week, and today the band's track from the platter is playing below, thanks to Vice Magazine, as both acts gear-up for a pair of record release shows this weekend.
East Of The Wall's contribution to the split 7" with Cryptodira is a heavily-altered take on Nick Drake's classic folk song, "River Man." While the first few moments of the song may give the impression that the cover is faithful to the original, "River Man" quickly modulates itself into an entirely new creation.
This adaptation, recorded and mixed by East of the Wall bassist Chris Alfano, is the B-side to Cryptodira's "Speaking The Ocean," which was ironically tracked and mixed by Eric Rachel at Trax East, the man who handled mixing and drum engineering duties for the latest East of the Wall LP, "Redaction Artifacts." " More...
Sourvein Recording New Album
The long-running Cape Fear sludge saviors from Sourvein are currently holed-up at SSP Studio in Raleigh, North Carolina with Corrosion Of Conformity bassist/vocalist Mike Dean at the recording helm tracking forthcoming new full-length, "Aquatic Occult."
Slated for release later this year via Metal Blade Records, the long player will include a two-track collaboration between Sourvein mainman, Troy "T-Roy" Medlin, and guitarist "Stig" Miller of U.K. crust punk icons Amebix. Further details are to be revealed in the weeks to come.
Sourvein has existed through two decades of distortion, damage, and relentless doom with resin-coated carnage made of toxic riffs, grooves, and just the right amount of psychedelic appeal. In properly commemorating the release as well as chronicling twenty often-times tumultuous years as a band, Sourvein mainman Troy "T-Roy" Medlin, was recently interviewed by friend and fellow musician Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God, who penned the band's new biography. The text will serve as a thorough Sourvein introduction for the uninitiated.
"Finally, man. Finally," T-Roy relays in an excerpt from the text. "It's the record I wanted to make when I was in those rooming houses, but I couldn't. There was too much pain, so I got lost for bit, falling back into the party life and trying to numb myself with alcohol. But motherfuckers need to feel the pain. There is more to life than numbing yourself.
"I'm going to bring the truth. The lyrics are reality to me; I don't write about cars or chicks or fucking horror movies, I write about getting my nose fucking broken, all the stuff I saw growing up and now. But I want it to be positive, to let people know that there is a way out of bad times and tough situations. I'm living proof."
Neolith Signs With Non Serviam
Non Serviam Records had this to say about signing a new record deal with Neolith:
"We're proud to announce that Polish blackened death metallers Neolith just inked a deal with Non serviam Records for the upcoming released of their new album, out on March 2nd 2015.
"Expect no-less than a sheer, technical, brutal and dark assault from these Polish killlers. The new album is entitled 'Izi.Im.Kunru-Ki.'"
Further details are forthcoming, but for now the band is ready to release the track listing, which will be as follows:
1. Hear Our Calling
2. Of The Angel And His Orison
3. Chariots Of The Gods
4. E.A. Firebringer
5. Enlil
6. Ire Thru Fire
7. Inferludium
8. One In The Truth And The Truth Is One
9. Are We The Lost Ones?
10. Khufu Arise!
Endstille Announces European Shows
Black metal war machine Endstille has announced an upcoming European tour. The dates include stops at Blast Fest (Norway), Incineration Fest (the UK) and more. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
Endstille is touring in support of newest album, "Kapitulation 2013," released back in November of 2013.
1/16 Rostock, Germany @ Alte Zuckerfabrik
1/17 Magdeburg, Germany @ Factory Magdeburg/ Dominion Club
2/21 Bergen, Norway @ Blastfest
3/28 Oberhausen, Germany @ Black'n' Thrash Inferno
4/05 Munich, Germany @ Dark Easter Metal Meeting
5/09 London, UK @ Incineration Festival
7/24 @ Carpathian Alliance
8/14 Barth, Germany @ Barther Metal Open Air More...
Deiphago Finishes Work On Album
Today, the black/death barbarians from Deiphago announce the completion of their fourth album, "Into the Eye of Satan."
Recorded this past December in The Thousand Caves Recording Studio in Queens, New York with the esteemed Colin Marston (Gorguts), Deiphago's "Into the Eye of Satan" will be released this Spring by Hells Headbangers.
Mastering has been handled by Marston, as well, and the cover artwork was created by death metal artist Axel Hermann (Sodom, Morgoth, Asphyx, Grave). A preview of the coming storm can be heard below.
Deiphago reports the following about the completion of Into the Eye of Satan: "Recording of the fourth album with Colin Marston has been completed, and we have the final mix/master on our hands. This is a powerful, massive record that will push the limits of black metal to new grounds!
"Colin has captured the essence of Deiphago and unleashed it in its fullest sonic potential! Into the Eye of Satan explores very angular and challenging song structures, with unorthodox guitar scales and arpeggios, without losing all the chaotic elements that only Deiphago can deliver! We continue to challenge the current black metal scene that has become lame and stagnant. Forward movement under chaos!" More...
Furyon Details New Album "Lost Salvation"
U.K. act Furyon posted details on the upcoming new album "Lost Salvation," the band's sophomore effort scheduled for release in Europe on January 26th via Dream Records/Cargo Records (North American and Japanese releases to be announced).
The album was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia and Brighton, UK and was mixed and produced by Rick Beato (Shinedown, Fozzy) and Ken ‘GL’ Lanyon. The album artwork (shown below) was designed by Matthew Vickerstaff of Darkwave Art & Design (Textures, Pentagram, Bloodbath, etc.).
What can be expected is more explosive guitar riffs and solos in well-crafted song form with an expressive vocal delivery and melodies to scream along to. A possibly darker album still with progressive elements and a grungy edge. The track listing is as follows:
1. All That I Have
2. Lost Salvation
3. These Four Walls
4. Scapegoat
5. Resurrect Me
6. Left It With The Gods
7. Good Sky
8. Dematerialize
9. What You Need
10. Wiseman More...
Nervecell Posts Track-By-Track Break Down
With the re-release of the "Psychogenocide" full-length now just three weeks away, today Dubai-based death/thrash collective Nevercell unleashes a track-by-track video commentary via Revolver Magazine.
Centered around manipulation and the deception of the human race for an agenda of a higher purpose, the album was produced and engineered by Rami H. Mustafa at Spellbind Studio in Dubai, UAE with drums engineered by Joe Haley at Red Planet Studios in Hobart, Australia, then mixed and mastered by Wojtek and Slawek Wieslawscy at Hertz Studios (Behemoth, Vader, Decapitated) in Bialystok, Poland.
The album includes Psycroptic's David Haley providing session drums as well a guest vocal appearance from Nile's Karl Sanders on the song "Shunq (To The Despaired...King Of Darkness)." More...
Christian Death Re-Issuing Albums On Vinyl
Christian Death will have a pair of the band's trail-blazing early albums, "Catastrophe Ballet" and "Ashes," reissued on vinyl for the first time in over 25 years.These editions will be released by Season of Mist on March 24th.
Founded in Los Angeles in 1979 by Rozz Williams, the band trail-blazed the American goth and death-rock movement with debut album "Only Theatre of Pain" (1982) and genre-defining "Catastrophe Ballet" (1984) and "Ashes" (1985). The band released latest record, "The American Inquisition," in 2007 through Season of Mist. More...
Watain Kicking Off North American Tour
Starting tomorrow, the Swedish black metal tyrants from Watain will return to North America for a co-headlining tour with Mayhem, with support from Revenge. See below for all upcoming dates.
Watain will be touring in support of fifth full-length, "The Wild Hunt," which was unleashed last year worldwide via Century Media Records. Check out our review at this location.
Jan. 8, 2015--Philadelphia, PA--Union Transfer
Jan. 9, 2015--Baltimore, MD--Baltimore Soundstage
Jan. 10, 2015--New York, NY--Webster Hall
Jan. 11, 2015--Boston, MA--Royale
Jan. 12, 2015--Montreal, QC--Club Soda
Jan. 13, 2015--Toronto, ON--Opera House
Jan. 15, 2015--Cleveland, OH--Agora Ballroom
Jan. 16, 2015--Chicago, IL--Bottom Lounge
Jan. 17, 2015--Minneapolis, MN--Mill City Nights
Jan. 18, 2015--Lawrence, KS--Granada Theater
Jan. 20, 2015--Denver, CO--Summit Music Hall
Jan. 23, 2015--Calgary, AB--Republik
Jan. 24, 2015--Edmonton, AB--Starlite Room
Jan. 26, 2015--Vancouver, BC--Rickshaw Theatre
Jan. 27, 2015--Seattle, WA--El Corazon
Jan. 28, 2015--Portland, OR--Hawthorne Theatre
Jan. 30, 2015--San Francisco, CA--DNA Lounge
Jan. 31, 2015--Los Angeles, CA--Fonda Theatre More...
Furor Gallico Announces New Album
Italian folk act Furor Gallico, featuring ex-Folkstone/ex-Folkearth harpist Elisabetta Ross (a/k/a "Becky"), announced the sophomore release will be entitled "Songs From the Earth." The album is set for release on February 16th via Scarlet Records.
The album was recorded at Metropolis Studio (Depeche Mode, PFM) in Milan, Italy and was mixed and mastered by Alex Azzali at Alpha Omega Studio (Behemoth, Carcass).
The new release finds the band exploring many different musical landscapes, being rooted in the evocative folk metal they are known for, but going way beyond it.
The album artwork (shown below) was created by Kris Verwimp (Absu, Arch Enemy, Marduk). The track list is as follows:
1. The Song Of The Earth
2. Nemàin's Breath
3. Wild Jig Of Beltaine
4. La Notte Dei Cento Fuochi
5. Diluvio
6. Squass
7. Steam Over The Mountain
8. To The End
9. Eremita More...
Feed Her To The Sharks Streaming New Track
New to the Victory Records roster, Australia’s Feed Her To The Sharks has released “The World Is Yours,” the first track from upcoming album, "Fortitude," coming February 10th.
After taking to the road with peers such as Suicide Silence and Asking Alexandria, 2015 will offer the band's most impressive material to date. Check out "The World Is Yours" below.
Feed Her To The Sharks comments, “We are extremely excited to show our music to the world and bring our unique sound to the masses!"
Wind Rose Releases "Rebel And Free" Music Video
Italian metal act Wind Rose released a music video for the new track "Rebel and Free." The song appears on upcoming new album "Wardens of the West Wind," which is set for release on February 3, 2015.
The track listing for the album is:
1. Where Dawn and Shadows Begin
2. Age of Conquest
3. Heavenly Minds
4. The Breed of Durin
5. Ode to the West Wind
6. Skull and Crossbones
7. The Slave and the Empire
8. Spartacus
9. Born in the Cradle of Storms
10. Rebel and Free
Check out "Revel and Free": More...
SoulHealer Announces First Live Dates For 2015
Finnish melodic metal act SoulHealer announced the first live dates for 2015 in their home country and launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a more widespread tour (more information on the link below). The band recently released the album "Bear the Cross" back in October 2014 via Pure Legend Records, a division of Pure Steel Records.
Confirmed dates are as follows:
6th February 2015 Kajaani, Nuorten Yö @ Kajaanihalli w/ Temple Balls
27th February 2015 Kuopio, Pekan Pub w/ Perpetual Rage
28th February 2015 Kajaani, Ravintola Pitkä Taneli
13th March 2015 Toholampi, T.T. Pub
14th March 2015 Ii, Joku Paikallinen Pub
27th March 2015 Oulu, Hevimesta
28th March 2015 Joensuu, Marks w/ At the Border
17th April 2015 Kuusamo, Ravintola Veijo
18th April 2015 Rovaniemi, Grande
The band also confirmed that drummer Jani Nyman will have to sit out these gigs because of health issues. He will have to take time to recover and not play drums for the time being. Kai Vainionpää from Alpha Indigo will step in until Jani is back on track. SoulHealer would like to respect Jani’s privacy, so there will be no details about his condition. More...
Alpha Tiger Releases Music Video For New Track
German metal act Alpha Tiger released a music video for the new track "We Won't Take it Anymore." The song appears on the upcoming new release "iDentity," which is set for release via SPV/Steamhammer Records on January 14th (Scandinavia), January 16th (Germany), January 19th (EU) and January 20th (USA).
There are a number of significant features, which help to distinguish a good metal act from an outstanding one. Musical skills, strong songwriting qualities and a professional performance are some of the prerequisites which every band should have, but much more important is an individual style, an independent artistic signature, a band's own trademark. Alpha Tiger from Freiberg in Saxony have found their own DNA. Their latest album is not only called "iDentity," it also presents precisely that individual profile.
Guitarist Peter Langforth commented on the new video:
"Today we're gonna present you the official video clip for 'We Won't Take it Anymore.' We shot the clip inside an old, disused warehouse near our hometown Dresden. Every requisite we used in the clip and also all of the flags are related to the message of our new album. This video is very metaphorical and alternates between the levels of reality and a kind of a dreamworld, which has to be understood as a synonym for our inner struggle to free or minds. Nobody got the rights to dictate what we have to think or what we have to feel. Our thoughts are the only thing that never can be taken away from us!" More...
Omen Announces European Tour Dates
U.S. metal legends Omen announced a string of European tour dates in support of the upcoming new release "Hammer Damage." Direct support will come from German speed metal act Masters of Disguise. Omen will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the classic album "Battle Cry" as well as play new tracks.
"Hammer Damage" was originally slated for a fall 2014 release via DSN Music with distribution through Pure Steel Records, but it was pushed back to an undisclosed release date.
Confirmed dates are as follows:
12th March 2015 Jam, Koblenz (D)
13th March 2015 Little Devil, Tilburg (NL)
14th March 2015 German SwordBrothers Festival, Lünen (D)
15th March 2015 UJZ, Uelsen (D)
16th March 2015 7er Club, Mannheim (D)
19th March 2015 Rockfabrik, Ludwigsburg (D)
20th March 2015 Schlachthaus, Dornbirn (A)
22nd March 2015 Rockfesthall, Hamme (B) More...
Ethereal Releases "Unholy Ungodly" Music Video
U.K.'s Ethereal released a music video for the new track "Unholy Ungodly." The song will appear on the upcoming debut full length album "Opus Aethereum," which is set for release on January 26th via Candlelight Records.
The track listing for the album is:
1. Nomicon
2. Overwrite the Archetype
3. Unholy Ungodly
4. Psalm of the Deceiver
5. Devouring the Forsaken
6. Contorted Utopia
7. Aethereum
8. Waking Deat More...
Interview
Hansi Kürsch Talks From "Beyond The Red Mirror"
The following interview with Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi Kürsch was a joint venture between MetalUnderground.com and Black Bird Productions. The guest interviewer is none other than Disforia/Judicator vocalist John Yelland, who worked with Kürsch (who appeared as a guest vocalist) on the Disforia track “The Dying Firmament” (from the band’s latest album “The Age of Ether” - see review here).
A lifelong fan of Blind Guardian, John approached me with the idea of interviewing Kürsch about the band’s upcoming new release “Beyond the Red Mirror” (see our review at this location), and knowing how interesting the interaction would be among musicians and friends, I quickly jumped at the idea. So please sit back, read and watch the interview (video appears at the end) with the legendary Hansi Kürsch presented by one of the best up and coming singers, John Yelland! - CROMCarl
On a chilly winter morning I had the pleasure of interviewing a legend, the master bard himself, mister Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian. I had worked with Hansi before on a song of mine in Disforia, “The Dying Firmament”, and have stayed in touch with him since. Intensely curious about the growing hype around Blind Guardian’s upcoming album ‘Beyond the Red Mirror’, I was fascinated to learn details behind the album’s story, concept, and creation. The interview which follows shines light on the aforementioned subjects, as well as everything from promotion, music videos, and the orchestral project, to beer and The Hobbit movies. Please, enjoy :-) More...
Asking Alexandria: Video Interview With Ben Bruce
Asking Alexandria's Ben Bruce joins Metal Hammer to talk about their next album. Both writing new tracks while on tour and being ready to record it in February 2014.
You can now watch the chat with Ben Bruce below.
Ex-Chimaira Drummer Joins Devildriver
Ex-Chimaira drummer Austin D'Amond has joined California-based Devildriver as the replacement for the recently departed John Boecklin.
States D'Amond: "Thanks, everyone, for all the support through my career. Without you all, I would've never made it this far. I promise to give you all one hell of a performance! Keep shredding, peeps!!! Dreams do come true."
John Boecklin and guitarist Jeff Kendrick exited Devildriver last year. Frontman Dez Fafara stated at the time: "Nothing dramatic, there were no drag-down fights. was just time to move on. As I have said previously, Devildriver is on hiatus while I rejoin Coal Chamber for a new record release and tour. Devildriver will be back, make no mistake of that, in 2016 with a new record which we are already writing, tours around the world and the massive pits you have all gotten used to. All in Devildriver wish John and Jeff the best."
Drummer John Boecklin and guitarist Jeff Kendrick played their last show with Devildriver as part of Knotfest 2014 in Devore, California.
You can now watch the new Devildriver drummer Austin D'Amond playing "Nothing Remains" with his former band Chimaira at The Knitting Factory in Reno below (courtesy sickdrummermagazine).
Jungle Rot Celebrating 20th Anniversary
U.S. death metal band Jungle Rot has issued the following announcement about celebrating two decades of existence:
"20 years as a band... Through hard times and good, through line up changes and shit talking, through bad reviews and good reviews, never once has this band stopped, quit, retired, gave up, turned their back on death metal, faked it, changed for trends, quit because it wasn't lucrative, or break up and reform years later demanding respect like we never left.
"We NEVER left. Despite adversities like personnel changes, the core of this band today has been together over 10 years now. It's a brotherhood, not a job.
"We are completely grateful for everything we've been allowed to accomplish. None of that would be possible without the extensive support from you, our friends and fans that keep us going! Eight full length albums with a ninth on the way in a few months is a pretty good run in 20 years, and we have no plans on slowing down! Cheers to everyone!!"
Jungle Rot's latest studio full-length album was the 2013 released "Terror Regime" (reviewed here). More...
Spook The Horses Streaming "Drought"
As New Zealand's three-guitar sextet Spook The Horses prepares sophomore LP, "Rainmaker," for release in less than a month, today a new single from the textured post-doom/hardcore opus is available online. Check out "Drought" below, thanks to Vice.com.
Engulfing over forty-six minutes, Spook The Horses' undulating post-hardcore and atmospheric metal shifts effortlessly between lacerating and sublime elements through eight dynamic movements on "Rainmaker."
The album was tracked live at Studio Wellington by James Goldsmith (So So Modern, Die! Die! Die!), mixed in Melbourne, Australia by Sam Sproull (Shihad, Cairo Knife Fight, Gatherer) and mastered in Stockholm, Sweden by renowned engineer Magnus Lindberg (Cult of Luna, The Ocean, Kongh). The album is due out February 2nd, and you can also see the band live:
1/17/2014 The Cabana - Napier, NZ w/ Heterodox, Over-Population More...
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