Metal News for October 28, 2013
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Philip Anselmo Offering EP For Download
In celebration of the inaugural edition of Anselmo's Housecore Horror Film and Music Festival, Philip H. Anselmo is releasing a new two-track EP.
The previously unreleased tracks "Ugly Mug" and "Pigs Kissing Pigs" are now online for free download, with both songs available at the festival as limited edition 10-inch vinyls. Listen to the tracks below, or download them courtesy of Scion AV here. More...
The Last Shot Of War Releases New Album
The Last Shot of War is now streaming the band's entire new album "Piece of Hate" online. Give it a listen below, and the track listing is as follows:
1. Perversion (00.00 - 01.27)
2. Beyond The Nightmare Of Dreamer (01.27 - 05.10)
3. Obscene Whisper (05.10 -08.32)
4. A Vice (08.32 - 11.51)
5. New Unhealthy Order (11.51 - 16.22)
6. This Sensation (16.22 - 20.50)
7. All You Need Is Hate (20.50 - 25.07)
8. Bill To The Death (25.07 - 29.44)
9. Just Once (29.44 - 33.30)
10. Life Without Hope (33.30 - 38.18)
Comeback Kid Announces New Tour Dates
Favour The Brave Agency is pleased to announce that Canadian hardcore punk stalwarts Comeback Kid (Victory Records) will be touring South Africa this coming January 2014.
Comeback Kid will be supported throughout South Africa by Truth and Its Burden and Reason To live. Dates are as follows:
30/01 – Rumours Lounge, Johannesburg
31/01 – Arcade Empire, Pretoria
01/02 – Live-The Venue, Durban
06/02 – Pool City, Port Elizabeth
07/02 – Mercury Live, Cape Town More...
Xenos Posts New Song
Melburne act Xenos has posted a track online from the band's upcoming album "In the Craypot," which is due for release in late November. Give "Draw the Line" a listen in the player below, or find more info on Xenos at the band's Facebook profile here.
Call Of The Void Releasing Split 7"
Denver Black Sky, the Mile High City's premier extreme music event, in partnership with Granite House Records, announces the release of a special 7" featuring tunes from Axeslasher and Call of the Void.
Originally only available to VIP ticket holders to Denver Black Sky, the 7" will now be printed and available in two additional color options - Denver Blue and Bronco Orange, limited to 100 copies.
Side A of the 7" features Axeslasher's thrashing new single "The Drifter's Warning," which was recorded at the Converse Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn and showcases Sherwood Webber making a rare appearance behind the drum kit.
Side B features Relapse recording artist Call of the Void's smoldering cover of His Hero Is Gone's "Headless, Heartless," which was previously only available in Japan. More...
Groan Releases New Music Video
Cheeky doom 'n' rollers Groan are no stranger to to all that is heavy, riff-laden and outright ridiculous.
Combining modern doom with '80s hair-metal sensibilities, Groan certainly never takes itself too seriously. The video for "Women of Doom" is a perfect example, giving a glimpse of what's to come on the band's forthcoming EP, "Ride The Snake," due out December 10th on Superhot Records.
Check out the video below, courtesy of TheObelisk.net. More...
Seeker Streaming Full New Album
Seeker has teamed up with Lambgoat.com to stream forthcoming album, "Unloved," in its entirety for today only. Give the album a listen below.
You can also watch the band's music video for "When Hope Fails" right here, or catch Seeker live on these dates:
Nov 15 – Tulsa, OK @ Rudy’s
Nov 16 – Denver, CO @ Helm’s Deep
Nov 17 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Underground
Nov 18 – Albuquerque, NM @ Gasworks
Nov 19 – El Paso, TX @ The Spot
Nov 20 – Midland, TX @ The Pine Box
Nov 21 – Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog Bar
Nov 22 – San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit
Nov 23 – Houston, TX @ Walter’s Downtown
Nov 26 – St Louis, MO @ Fubar More...
Cop Problem Posts Full New EP Online
Philadelphia-based activists Cop Problem have taken their latest battle cry, "Buried Beneath White Noise," to the streets this week by self-releasing the EP.
Surging with the most anguished and enraged anthems from the quartet to date, corralled by engineer/producer Will Yip (Paint It Black, Circa Survive, Balance & Composure), today Invisible Oranges unleashes a stream of the EP's four crushing tracks. Check out the full stream below.
This Friday, November 1st, Cop Problem embarks on a week-and-a-half mission in support of the EP's release, kicking off with an Earth First Benefit show in Baltimore before heading out through the Midwest and back to the East Coast. Dates are as follows:
11/01/2013 Charm City Art Space - Baltimore, MD @ Earth First! Benefit
11/02/2013 The Murder Room - Pittsburgh, PA w/ Complete Failure, Unstitched, Meth Quarry
11/03/2013 Now That's Class - Cleveland, OH w/ Grin And Bear It, Youth Forgotten
11/04/2013 Center Street Free Space - Milwaukee, WI w/ No Brainer
11/05/2013 The Sound Cellar - Chesterton, IN
11/06/2013 The Owl Farm - Nashville, TN W/ Old Lines
11/07/2013 Al's Sidecar - Lexington, KY w/ Old Lines
11/08/2013 The Poison Lawn - Knoxville, TN
11/09/2013 Café Bourbon Street - Columbus, OH w/ Old Lines, Webrain, Bastards
12/06/2013 Heirloom Arts Theatre - Danbury, CT w/ Old Lines, Bad Decisions
12/07/2013 The Acheron - Brooklyn, NY w/ Old Lines More...
Demonical Streams "King Of All"
Metal Blade Records will be releasing another album in association with Cyclone Empire Records next month. This time around, North American fans are being treated to the new album from Sweden's Demonical.
"Darkness Unbound" will see the light of day on November 12th in North America. Decibel Magazine has teamed up with Demonical to stream a track from the album titled "King of All." Check out the track below.
"Darkness Unbound" was recorded at Necromorbus Studios in Alvik, Sweden between February and May 2013. The album was mixed and mastered at Wing Studios in Stockholm by Sverker Widgren. More...
Mike Portnoy Talks Prog Nation Cruise
While on tour with his American power trio - The Winery Dogs - Mike Portnoy filmed an epic and personalized invite video to his first ever Progressive Nation at Sea Cruise.
Portnoy takes you band by band and leads you through the musical adventure that attendees have to look forward to at this one of a kind, floating prog festival taking place February 2014. Mike Portnoy had this to say:
"I could not be any prouder or any more excited than I am for Progressive Nation At Sea 2014. It is my ultimate dream lineup ranging from legends like Jon Anderson & Adrian Belew to Prog trailblazers like Spock's Beard & the Flower Kings to today's most extreme cutting edge artists like Devin Townsend and Periphery.
"I am also excited to be playing with Bigelf, PSMS & Transatlantic...the final encore of which will see Transatlantic & Jon Anderson joining forces for a one-time only set of Yes classics! This is going to be a historic experience and the Prog event of the Millennium! You will not want to miss out on this!"
The lineup features Adrian Belew's Power Trio, Devin Townsend Project, King's X, Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings, Pain Of Salvation, Anathema, Riverside, Periphery, Animals as Leaders, The Safety Fire, Tony Harnell & Bumblefoot, Bigelf, Beardfish, The Dear Hunter, Haken, Jolly, Anneke van Giersbergen, Mark Mikel and Next to None. More...
Sarkom Albums To Be Re-Issued
Having published Sarkom's third full-length album “Doomsday Elite” earlier this month, Dark Essence Records is now also releasing the band’s two earlier albums – 2006’s “Aggravation of Mind” and 2008’s “Bestial Supremacy.”
Originally released on the now defunct Twilight Vertrieb label, both albums are now almost impossible to get hold of, and will initially be available digitally, before an eventual release in CD format at an as yet unspecified date.
Both will come with revised artwork, and are available from all the usual digital retailers as well as direct from Dark Essence Records at this location. The track listings are as follows: More...
Divino Disturbo Posts New Album Teaser
Divino Disturbo has posted a teaser clip online containing footage from the band's time recording new album "Op I" at La Guarida del Mapache Studios.
The band comments that "Op I" is: “An aggressive and wrenching fusion of metal and classical music. Led by an spectacular female voice. One step beyond symphonic female fronted metal.”
The "Op I" album is due out via Art Gates in Spain on November 11th and worldwide on December 11th, 2013.
The Moth Streaming Debut Album
Hamburg, Germany's The Moth has signed with Charming Man Records to release debut album "They Fall" on CD and limited edition vinyl.
You can now pick up your copy via Bandcamp or stream the release below. The track listing is as follows:
1. Won't Return 04:15
2. Open Forest 03:48
3. Wasted Time 04:30
4. The Moth 03:19
5. Rawhawk 03:22
6. This Is The Lie 03:43
7. They Fall 06:13
8. The New Speed 03:45 More...
Sky Architect Posts "Tides" Video
Sky Architect's new album "A Billion Years Of Solitude" will be released by Galileo Records on November the 4th, 2013.
You can now hear the track "Tides" in the video clip below. The full "A Billion Years Of Solitude" track listing is as follows:
1. The Curious One (18:06)
2. Wormholes (The Inevitable Collapse Of The Large Hadron Collider) (5:52)
3. Tides (3:24)
4. Elegy Of A Solitary Giant (10:43)
5. Jim's Ride To Hell (2:24)
6. Revolutions (8:01)
7. Traveller's Last Candle (12:37) More...
Mortician Releasing Album In Double LP Edition
Hells Headbangers is now releasing a 12" gatefold double LP edition of the 1999 album "Chainsaw Dismemberment" from New York brutal death metal outfit Mortician.
This version comes with an Obi Strip and a large A2 poster of the cover artwork and it was pressed on colored vinyl only with silkscreened artwork on side D.
You can stream the full album at the Hells Headbangers website or in the player below. The track listing is as follows:
1. Stab
2. Fleshripper
3. Drowned in Your Own Blood
4. Mass Mutilation
5. Mauled Beyond Recognition
6. Rabid
7. Bloodshed
8. Decayed
9. Final Bloodbath
10. Island of the Dead
11. Brutalized
12. Slaughtered
13. The Crazies
14. Silent Night, Bloody Night
15. Chainsaw Dismemberment
16. Psychotic Rage
17. Funeral Feast
18. Wolfen
19. Dark Sanity
20. Camp Blood
21. Tormented
22. Slaughterhouse (Part II)
23. Barbarian
24. Rats
25. Mater Tenebrarum
26. Splattered
27. Obliteration
28. Lord of the Dead (Mortician Part II) More...
Heaven's Basement Releases Live Video
Red Bull Records act Heaven’s Basement has released a live video for the single "Fire, Fire," from the Download Festival 2013. Check it out below.
The live video release comes just weeks after the band released an acoustic version of the same track with a free download. Both releases have come while the UK-based rockers are in the middle of a tour with The Pretty Reckless.
The two bands are playing cities across the U.S. and Canada until November 11th, when Heaven's Basement will then head to Europe and the U.K. with Black Veil Brides. Tour dates are available below. More...
Year Of No Light Streaming New Song
"Stella Rectix" is a brand new song from French instrumental post metal act Year of No Light. The track comes off the band's third full-length album, "Tocsin." which is scheduled for release at the end of November on CD, vinyl and digital format. You can also catch the band live:
31.10.2013 w/ Huata, HeartBeat Parade @ La Flèche d'Or (FR, Paris)
01.11.2013 w/ The Mire @ The Black Heart (UK, London)
02.11.2013 w/ Carcass, Cult Of Luna... @ Damnation Festival (UK, Leeds)
03.11.2013 w/ Necro Deathmort @ Exchange (UK, Bristol)
16.11.2013 w/ A Snake of June, Pord @ Rocksane (FR, Bergerac)
29.11.2013 w/ Bagarre Générale @ Krakatoa (FR, Mérignac) More...
Atlantis Chronicles Posts New Podcast
The first episode of the podcast from French modern death-prog metallers Atlantis Chronicles is now available online, showing the making of the "Thousands Carybdea" music video. Check it out below, and stay tuned for the next episode about the Atlantis Chronicles European tour.
Dendritic Arbor Announces New Tour Dates
The month of November will see two of Pennsylvania’s hardest working underground acts set forth on a trek to decimate 15 cities throughout the East Coast and Central U.S.
Pittsburgh’s blackened crust grinders Dendritic Arbor and Philadelphia’s black metal Horde Haethen kick off the "No Souls, No Minds" tour in Pittsburgh on November 1st, capping off with a show in Philadelphia, PA. A complete list of dates can be found below.
11/01: Pittsburgh, PA @ The Shop w/ Complete Failure, Wrought Iron
11/02: Dayton, OH @ Blind Bobs
11/03: Indianapolis, IN @ Beale Street Live w/ Lysura, Burn the Army
11/04: Chicago, IL @ Grandbar
11/05: Milwaukee, WI @ Power Plant
11/06: Louisville, KY @ The Hay Market
11/07: Nashville, TN @ TBA
11/08: Chattanooga, TN @ Sluggos w/ Double Suns
11/09: New Orleans, LA @ United Bakery w/ Sacridose
11/11: Atlanta, GA @ Wonderroot w/ Cesspool, Spectercide, Severed Faith
11/12: Columbia, SC @ USC Metal Cock Radio (Special Live On-Air Performance)
11/13: Fayetteville, NC @ TBA
11/14: Harrisonburg, VA @ The Blue Nile
11/15: Baltimore, MD @ The Sidebar w/ Dweller In the Valley, Xeukrate
11/16: Philadelphia, PA @ Cha Cha Razzi w/ Hivelords, Ashencult More...
Toxic Holocaust Releases "Acid Fuzz" Video
The new Toxic Holocaust video for "Acid Fuzz" will break your neck and fry your brain: watch it now in the Vevo player below.
The band's new album "Chemistry of Consciousness" drops tomorrow (October 29th) in the U.S. and is already available now in Europe. You can stream the entire album by heading over to this location. More...
Valkeryon Streaming New Song
Panama power metal outfit Valkeryon has posted the song "Culture War II: Reconquest" online, which will appear on the band's upcoming album. Give the song a listen below. Valkeryon consists of:
Vocals - Rubens
Guitars - Jose Chang
Bass - Daniel De Leon
Keyboards - Hikarus Prime
Drums - Anthony Malcolm More...
Yayla Posts "Fear Through Eternity" Video
"Fear Through Eternity," the audio-visual project from Turkish black metal entity Yayla, is now available through Montreal-based Merdumgiriz Records.
To mark the release of this dark journey, the piece is available online in its entirety. Check it out in the player below, courtesy of Dungeon Synth. More...
Warbringer Posts Entire New Album Online
California thrashers Warbringer will release new album "IV: Empires Collapse" on October 25th (Germany), October 28th (EU) and October 29th (USA) via Century Media Records.
Now the entire release is available for streaming online. Check it out in the player below, courtesy of Revolvermag.com.
Warbringer also recently posted a teaser clip online for the "Black Sun, Black Moon" music video, which can be found at this location. More...
Bastard Feast Streaming Full Album
Death metal/sludge powerhouse Bastard Feast is streaming latest full-length, "Fear in a Handful of Dust." The album can be heard in its entirety below.
Portland, Oregon's Bastard Feast (formerly known as Elitist) released "Fear in a Handful of Dust" in 2011 on Season of Mist. Regarding the album, Bastard Fest said: "This is for those of us who observe and recognize the evidence of evil in faith, hypocrisy of government and the poisons of herd mentality. We'll scream our message of discontent from bloody throats and open wounds."
Regarding the name change, guitarist Taylor Robinson said: "Bastard Feast represents us upping the ante on the evil, disgusting music we make. The name Elitist has been buried and Bastard Feast is the portal through which we will now dispel our hatred." More...
Sabaton To Chat With Fans
Swedish heavy metal superstars Sabaton is covering new grounds within the virtual world and getting in touch with people from around the globe at the same time.
Bassplayer Pär Sundström will be available to chat via Soundrop tomorrow, October 29th at 6:00pm CET (10am PST/1pm EST). If you want to take part in this experiment, join in and listen to some of the new live tunes right here.
Sabaton's current output "Swedish Empire" was released on September 20th (EU), September 23rd (UK) and September 30th (US) via Nuclear Blast. More...
Generation Kill Posts New Lyric Video
With just two more weeks left before the release of "We're All Gonna Die," New York City thrashers Generation Kill have put up a lyric video for the track "Vegas," which is available to watch below.
Commented Vocalist Rob Dukes: “I wrote the lyrics to this song after watching a documentary about Meth, it's a fictional story but I'm sure it happens everyday in reality. When I hear the song it's like a little movie in my head.”
The new album is due out on November 15th (EU), November 18th (UK) and November 26th (US) via Nuclear Blast. The track listing is as follows:
1. Born To Serve
2. Prophets Of War
3. Self Destruction
4. Friendly Fire
5. Carny Love
6. Vegas
7. There Is No Hope
8. We're All Gonna Die More...
Blister Brigade Releases New Music Video
Sweden's Blister Brigade recently signed with Sliptrick Records, with plans to release new album "To Serve & Punish" this December.
Now the band has released a music video for "The Punishment," which was shot in Skellefteå, Sweden with Johan Norström (Terrortory) as director. Check it out below.
Temple Of Baal Streaming Full New Album
Hailing from France, blackened death metallers Temple of Baal are about to release their brand new offering, "Verses Of Fire."
While the album will hit shelves on October 29th in Europe and November 12th in North America, it can already be streamed in its entirety at VS-Webzine right here. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. The Star 418
2. Bloodangel
3. Arcana Silentium
4. The 10th Aethyr
5. Gates Of Death
6. Gnosis Of Fire
7. Golden Wings Of Azazel
8. Lord Of The Raging Seas
9. Serpens Luminis
10. Walls Of Fire More...
Headline News
Lou Reed Passes Away
It has been widely reported across the Internet that Lou Reed passed away yesterday at the age of 71.
Reed was a member of Velvet Underground and also collaborated with metal icons Metallica for the "Lulu" album.
In 1999, Reed snagged a Grammy win for the documentary "Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart."
The cause of death was apparently due to problems with his liver transplant earlier this year. CNN.com reports:
Lou Reed, who took rock 'n' roll into dark corners as a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist for the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist, died Sunday, his publicist said.
The publicist, Peter Noble, confirmed Reed's death but released no details. Reed had undergone a liver transplant in May, his wife, the musician/performance artist Laurie Anderson, disclosed over the summer.
Reed's physician, Charles Miller of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, has confirmed now that the cause of death was liver disease. More...
Read the full article at CNN.
Column
Unearthing The Metal Underground in Chile Pt. 2
In this week's edition of Unearthing the Metal Underground, we'll revisit the country of Chile again - a land with a scene that is so vast and devout that one could do a column on it every week. I respect the Chileans since they are fervent supporters of their metal scene with how they pack their clubs and buy music. In fact, looking at the Chilean scene is observing one with both plenty of new talent and veteran acts just now getting their due.
The Chilean scene dates back to the eighties, much like ours. In gaining an overview of it all, it is best to see it through the eyes of a Chilean old schooler. One of the most visible scene veterans, Digmetalworld honcho Ignacio Orellana, has seen a great deal of it since he picked up his first pair of drumsticks at the age of 14. The Santiago native thus began his journey into being a metal drummer and all-around metal music fanatic. More...
Artillery Posts "Wardrum Heartbeat" Lyric Video
Danish thrashers Artillery posted a lyric video for the new track "Wardrum Heartbeat." The song appears on the upcoming new release "Legions," which is out on November 22nd (G/A/S), November 25th (EU) and November 26th (USA) via Metal Blade Records. The album marks the debut for new vocalist Michael Bastholm Dahl (Ripe) and new drummer Josua Madsen (Ex-Club Hell).
The track listing for "Legions" is:
1. Chill My Bones (Burn My Flesh) (streaming here)
2. God Feather
3. Legions
4. Wardrum Heartbeat
5. Global Flatline
6. Dies Irae
7. Anno Requiem
8. Enslaved to the Nether
9. Doctor Evil
10. Ethos of Wrath
Check out "Wardrum Heartbeat" here: More...
Empire 21 Splits With Vocalist Germán Pascual
Empire 21, which featured ex-Narnia members CJ Grimmark (guitar) and Germán Pascual (vocals), have split with vocalist Pascual for unspecified reasons. The announcement came just days after the band released its new music video "All is Lost." The song appears on the upcoming, yet untitled, debut release which is expected soon.
No word on a new vocalist was provided by the band. The following was posted on the Empire 21 Facebook Page:
"This will come as a major surprise to most of you, and it certainly isn't the best timing, but we are sad to announce today that we have parted ways with our singer, Germán Pascual.
"We have no further comments regarding this at this point, and we sincerely wish him the best for the future.
"Thank You Germán for Your contribution!
/CJ, Tobias, Andreas and John" More...
Hammercult Posts "Steelcrusher" Preview Clip
Israeli death thrashers Hammercult posted a preview clip of the upcoming sophomore effort entitled "Steelcrusher." The album is set for release on January 27th via Steamhammer/SPV Records. the band features bassist Elad Manor, who played with Warbringer live during the tour in support of "Waking into Nightmares."
The track list for "Steelcrusher" is:
1. Hymn to the Steel
2. Steelcrusher
3. Metal Rules Tonight
4. Into Hell
5. We Are the People
6. Burning the Road
7. Ironbound
8. Unholy Art
9. Satanic Lust
10. Liar
11. Damnation Arise
12. Heading for War
13. In the Name of the Fallen More...
Meridian Posts New Music Video
Chilean heavy metal band Meridian has released a music video for the title track "'Meridian" that comes off the group's self-titled debut album.
The music video was directed by Leo Pozo of DMF Producciones at Transmission Studios in Santiago, Chile and includes a special appearance by Charlotte Wielmans. Check it out below. Vocalist Sr. Diaz commented:
"On this project I have been working with some really good musicians of my Chilean scene, this represents the passion for metal music and the occultism that we all share. We actually experienced some paranormal activities during the whole rehearsing and recording process of it. Definitely, it wouldn't be possible to get it done, without the help and support of my Vastator's band mates." More...
Defy Me Releases "Wasting Away" Video
Mississippi's Defy Me has released a new official music video for the track "Wasting Away," which comes off "The Prologue" EP and can be viewed below. You can also find additional information on Defy Me by heading over to the band's Facebook profile here.
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