Metal News for November 17, 2023
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13 news articles posted on this day.
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Unearthing the Metal Underground: Sad
Greece has birthed numerous classic black metal bands for decades. We’re talking about bands like Rotting Christ, Necromantia, Varathron and Zemial. While this week’s featured band isn’t quite as high caliber as the aforementioned heavy hitters, the Hellenic entity known as Sad has consistently released quality tried-and-true, tortured black metal for nearly 20 years. The duo, comprised of multi-instrumentalist Ungod and vocalist Nadir, is set to unleash its eighth album. Purity Through Fire will release its negative, bleak effort “Black Metal Craft” on December 23, just in time for the holidays... More...
Escuela Grind Premiere New Single & Music Video
Escuela Grind is set to release a new EP titled “Ddeeaatthhmmeettaall” on January 12th via MNRK Heavy. This four-song offering from the grind/powerviolence group features a collaboration with Napalm Death's vocalist Mark “Barney” Greenway on the track “Meat Magnet”. A live fan-shot performance of the song from this past summer (sans Greenway) is available for viewing below.
Furthermore, the EP kicks off with “Ball And Chain”, now accompanied by an official music video directed by Michael Jari Davidson (Alice In Chains). Shot during a live show in Mexico City, the video captures the energy of the performance. Recording sessions for the EP were helmed by producer Will Killingsworth, with mixing handled by Kurt Ballou of Converge.
Vocalist Katerina Economou shared her thoughts: More...
Brutal Assault Adds Its Black Waves Of Bands
Brutal Sabbath is here, bringing a wave of 12 black metal bands. The blackest wave of black metal will undoubtedly be brought by the act whose name Abbath speaks for itself. In fact, we're hearing that he will perform a special Immortal set!
The other bands include Triumph of Death, Impaled Nazarene, Primordial, Uada and more!
Brutal Assault will take place in the Czech Republic at the Josefov Fortress during August 7-10, 2024.
Just For Fun
Stream: "…And Justice For All" Death Metal Version
Curious about an alternate reality where Metallica abandoned thrash metal and embraced death metal after the loss of bassist Cliff Burton? Croatian YouTuber Denis Pauna explores this concept in his latest video by completely re-recording the iconic 1988 album in a death metal style.
Comments Pauna: More...
Vipassi Premiere New Single & Music Video
Instrumental progressive technical metal band Vipassi returns with a refreshed lineup featuring drummer Daniel Presland (formerly of Ne Obliviscaris, Black Lava, Virvum), guitarists Ben Boyle (Black Lava, Hadal Maw, AMDBL) and Benjamin Baret (Ne Obliviscaris, Maer), and fretless bassist Arran McSporran (Virvum, Seven7, Cosmitorium). They've premiered the initial single "Phainesthai" from their upcoming second album, "Lightless," scheduled for release on January 26th, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below:
Ihsahn Premieres New Single & Music Video
Ihsahn's eponymous studio album "Ihsahn" is set to be released on February 16th via Candlelight Records. The renowned progressive Norwegian black metal artist, known for his time in Emperor, has unveiled the music video for the album's first single, "Pilgrimage To Oblivion", directed by Shaun Hodson.
Ihsahn shared his thoughts on the release: More...
The Dialectic Premiere New Single & Music Video
The Dialectic has released a music video for their track “Harvest The Young”, taken from their just released EP “Crawl To The Throne”, out today, November 17th.
Vocalist Mitch Howie shared insights into the song and their new EP: More...
Extortionist Premiere New Single & Music Video
Extortionist has unveiled their latest track, “A Grim Disconnect,” accompanied by an official music video released today. The band's upcoming EP titled “Devoid” is slated for release on December 01st via Unique Leader Records.
Frontman Ben Hoagland shared insight into the song's theme: More...
Slaughter To Prevail Frontman Premieres New Track
Russian deathcore band Slaughter To Prevail's frontman, Alex Terrible, has unleashed his latest solo track titled “Kingdom Of Storm And Thunder”. This new single arrives after his previous release in August, titled “Doom Slayer”. Collaborating with Egor Krotov as a writer/producer, etc., Alex crafted this track, which is anticipated to be included on a forthcoming solo album.
Stabbing's Lynch Steps In For Suffocation Singer
After making a guest appearance onstage with Suffocation during their ongoing tour, Stabbing vocalist Bridget Lynch has stepped in as the band's vocalist. Suffocation's frontman Ricky Myers fell ill during the trek, prompting Lynch to take his place at the band's upcoming shows. Below you can see footage captured by fans showing her performing with the band:
Regarding this unexpected opportunity, Lynch shared her thoughts: More...
Judas Priest Premiere New Track "Trial By Fire"
Just released by the British heavy metal icons Judas Priest is their second single, "Trial By Fire," from their nineteenth studio album titled "Invincible Shield." This new wave of British heavy metal pioneers are set to unleash the full-length album on March 8th.
Earlier this week, they revealed a series of U.S. tour dates with the war-themed power metal ensemble Sabaton as direct support: More...
Many Eyes (Ex-Every Time I Die) Premiere New Track
Ex-Every Time I Die frontman Keith Buckley's latest musical project, Many Eyes, has unveiled their second single titled "Mystic Cord" online. The group is gearing up for the release of their debut album, with further details about its launch yet to be disclosed.
Teaming up with Buckley in this venture are guitarist/bassist Charlie and drummer/bassist/backing vocalist Nick Bellmore. The band recently signed with Jamey Jasta's Perseverance Media Group label.
The Bellmore brothers have a long-standing musical collaboration with Jasta, having contributed to various projects overseen by him, including works by Jasta, Dee Snider, Corpsegrinder, among others.
For their inaugural tour, Many Eyes will be performing alongside Thursday, who will be playing their album "War All The Time," and Rival Schools. Here are the tour dates: More...
FFDP Premiere New Single Featuring Rob Zombie
A 10th anniversary edition of Five Finger Death Punch's "The Wrong Side Of Heaven, Volume 1" and "The Righteous Side Of Hell, Volume 2" double-album is set to be released on December 01st.
Originally released separately in 2013, the first volume achieved platinum status in the United States, while the second volume attained gold status. This special edition will be available digitally and in vinyl format, presented as a 6-LP box set. Alongside the two albums, the band's 2014 live album "Purgatory (Tales From The Pit)" will also be included in this collection.
As a preview, an online release of a below b-side track of "Burn MF" featuring a guest appearance from Rob Zombie is now available for streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
The set will also feature additional bonus tracks: More...
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