Metal News for November 18, 2015
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Housecore Horror Film Festival 2015 Day One
Philip H. Anselmo brought his third installment of his Housecore Horror Film Festival to San Antonio this year. Many hearts were heavy as this was the first festival that founder Corey Mitchell didn’t have his thumb under. Mitchell died at the end of last year’s festival.
The first two years were held at Emo’s and Midway Field house in Austin. This time the Aztec Theater and Korova hosted the metallic mayhem. Less than a block down the street the film festival occupied the 7th floor of the Holiday Inn San Antonio River Walk. The Korova is a few blocks further. All venues took place in San Antonio’s historic river walk district. When not accosting their ear drums with brutal metal, fans, especially those from out of state, took a stroll down the River Walk. Joel Grind from Toxic Holocaust was one of those fans in attendance. More...
Withered Signs With Season Of Mist
Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of American dark extremists Withered, with a new full-length due out in 2016. Regarding the signing, Withered comments:
"We are proud to work with a label like Season of Mist, which is truly committed to supporting extreme metal. WITHERED's character and passion will be well represented by the Season of Mist team. After three years of evolution, our breath has deepened to fuel our musical exploration, and our growth, past the most brutal of expectations. We'll see YOU on tour soon!"
Withered was formed by Mike Thompson and Chris Freeman in Atlanta, Georgia in 2003 when their long running crust/grind band Social Infestation went on an indefinite hiatus. Moving away from social awareness, the duo turned to explore the vastness of humanity's capacity for suffering. Wes Kever (Puaka Balava) was recruited on drums and Greg Hess (Leech Milk) on bass.
The band released an untitled 3-song demo and immediately began touring the Eastern U.S. followed by debut album "Memento Mori" in late 2005. Wes and Greg left on good terms and were replaced by local musicians Mike Longoria and Beau Brandon (Waited).
After more touring, sophomore full-length "Folie Circulaire" came out in 2008, entering darker realms by combining Scandinavian black and death metal elements with the crust/grind heritage. Dylan Kilgore (Waited) stepped in for Chris Freeman, who could not proceed with the band's heavy touring schedule. More...
It Lies Within Reveals New Album Details
Metalcore quintet It Lies Within has announced that second full-length album "Paramount" will be released on 1/8/16 via Luxor Records. The offering features guest vocalist appearances from Telle Smith (The Word Alive), Ryan Kirby (Fit For A King) and Jonny Mcbee (The Browning). McBee also co-produced the album with As They Sleep guitarist Nick Morris.
"This album was very intriguing to work on," says Morris. "It incorporates so many different styles of Metal and EDM. These guys are the next big thing!"
It Lies Within are no strangers to the road, having performed on the main stages of Dirtfest, Rockapalooza, Bledfest and most recently just finished the "Rise Above Hate Tour" in Japan. The band will be finishing out the year strong this December on the Fear No Evil Tour with My Heart To Fear (Solid State) and The Illustrator. Dates are available below, and the new album's track listing is:
01. Open Your Eyes (Intro)
02. Ecdysis
03. Starscream
04. You Won't Bury Me
05. Never Surrender (ft. Telle Smith)
06. Reap What You Sow
07. Light the Way
08. Depths of Struggle (ft. Jonny McBee)
09. Broken Streets (ft. Ryan Kirby)
10. Trust in Yourself
11. 'Till We Meet Again More...
Blacklodge Announces First North American Shows
Industrial black metal outfit Blacklodge has announced the group's first ever shows on North American soil!
The French band will make an appearance in support of latest full-length "MachinatioN" (reviewed here and getting a little long in the tooth, coming out back in 2012) at two Canadian events in Quebec and Montréal this November.
28 Nov 15 Montréal (CA) Messe de Morts V
29 Nov 15 Quebec (CA) L'Anti Bar & Spectacles More...
Ramleh Posts Full "Circular Time" Album
As Crucial Blast prepares to release the massive new "Circular Time" double disc album by UK-based noise outfit Ramleh, today the entire release has been issued early for public streaming. Check it out below before "Circular Time" officially drops December 4, 2015.
Ramleh will be performing a series of rare stateside live dates in early 2016; stand by for details on the band's forthcoming live actions to be released in the coming days. The new album's track listing is:
1. Re-entry 06:02
2. Incubator 05:57
3. American Womanhood 09:05
4. Liberty Bell 06:28
5. The Tower 07:04
6. St John Of The Cross 08:11
7. The Ascent 05:53
8. Entropy 10:11
9. Renaissance Warfare 12:18
10. Flamen Dialis 15:18
11. The March 07:30
12. Weird Tyranny 10:39
13. Never Returner 09:36 More...
Aktaion Streams New Track Online
Swedish modern death metal group Aktaion is back already after the triumph of debut album "Throne" earlier this year. While that record was a synth-laden romp through progressive-tinged melodic death metal, the band takes a new direction with the song “Seven.”
Vocalist Jonas Snäckmark in particular is in full vitriol, shredding his chords in the name of venting his anger. The song is taken off the band's upcoming album "The Parade Of Nature." Listen in below.
If you missed Aktaion's previously released "Throne" album, the full disc is still online for streaming at this location. More...
Meek Is Murder Streaming Metallica Cover
Earlier this year, Metallica's Kirk Hammett passed NYC trio Meek Is Murder some very nice words via mutual friend Jose Mangin of Sirius XM Liquid Metal.
Today is Kirk Hammett's birthday and, in celebration, Meek Is Murder has released a raw rendition of Metallica's 1988 banger, "Blackened."
In true MIM form, the cover clocks in at under two minutes, while still paying homage to the original favorite. The song was recorded at Spaceman Sound in Brooklyn, NY, with Tom Tierney and Alex Mead-Fox.
Meek Is Murder's latest release, the Kirk Hammett-approved "Onward" EP, is available for full streaming at this location. Meek Is Murder is currently at work on a third album. More...
Eyes Front North Signs With Argonauta Records
Argonauta Records has inked a record deal with French blackened post metal outfit Eyes Front North. The label comments:
"In 2010, after several years playing in the French metal band Ambryo, Lionel Forest (vocals/guitar), Nicolas Simon (guitar) and Victor Turhan (bass) decided to create a studio project called to explore new directions. They composed a lot and succeeded in developing a dark, hypnotic and deeply evocative music.
"The band worked 2 years with Conny Petterson from Swedish death metal band Anata as session drummer. They released together an EP - which received great reviews from all over the world - and a split 7" with French progressive metal band The Black Noodle Project available here.
"In 2013, the time came to rehearse and to play live, so the band recruited Xavier Domergue as a real drummer. This new musician brought something very unique that gave EFN new horizons. The new album is scheduled to be released by spring 2016, mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley at the Atomic Garden in San Francisco."
The band says: “Hi Folks! We, the 4 of Eyes Front North - known as Lionel, Nicolas, Victor and Xavier - are very proud and happy to announce that we signed with Italian label Argonauta Records. We are really in a hurry to present you our amazing record, produced by Jack Shirley who worked for Deafheaven. Thanks Gero of Argonauta for your trust!” More...
Sees Releasing "Three Winters" Album
New England heavy metal outfit Sees is gearing up to release a first album in three years, aptly titled "Three Winters," via Rogue Records on November 27, 2015.
In anticipation, the band has begun streaming new tracks from the upcoming release - one per day - until it drops next week. Opening intro song "Acquiesce" and second track "Growing Down" can be heard below.
"Three Winters" can be pre-ordered now at Bandcamp here. All pre-orders will ship by November 23 and will also include the band's debut album "The End" and 2012 EP "In & Between" for free.
1. Acquiesce
2. Growing Down
3. Tainted Ones
4. My Words Edgewise
5. Turn for the Worse
6. The Error of Ways
7. Suspended
8. Three Winters
9. Scleroderma
10. Selfless Kin
11. Penny Pincher
12. If I More...
Threshold Discusses All 10 Albums
Threshold's new live album "European Journey" was recorded during the November 2014 "For The Journey" tour and consists of 15 live tracks.
In celebration of the release, Prog Magazine took keyboardist Richard West on a journey through the band's ten studio albums, from "Wounded Land" to "For The Journey." Watch the two part video interview below.
Guitarist Karl Groom commented on the band's new release: "The 'For The Journey' tour, where we made the live recordings, was much like most recent Threshold dates, in so much as the band thoroughly enjoy gigging and appreciate the support we get from our fans. This is the atmosphere we wanted to capture in our playing and I believe that translates well on this release. The aim in mixing was to keep the integrity of the original performance and that was why we recorded plenty of shows. It is good to be able to present this Threshold line up to people who have not been able to attend gig and it is also a great memory of the tour." More...
Diatonic Streaming "Followed"
Diatonic is streaming the track "Followed" online, which can be heard below courtesy of NineCircles. The track hails from the "Hidden Pieces" album, which is being released this Friday on CD.
Diatonic is the solo project of Swedish musician Joakim Antman, who has played in bands such as Skitarg, The Ugly, and Overtorture. Joakim started the project in 2014 out of a strong desire to fulfill his creative needs.
The album was initially self-released digitally in March of 2014. Recently however, the album caught the attention of Into the Night Records, which promptly signed the band. The label will release both "Hidden Pieces" this month and then an upcoming album in 2016. More...
Grafvitnir Releasing New Album
Daemon Worship is proud to announce that the upcoming third album from Grafvitnir will be unleashed on CD in December, 2015 and on LP early in 2016. The label comments:
"'Necrosophia' consists of 7 compositions, each dealing with the vast enigma of the Beyond and the opening of the eye of Lucifer. Scandinavian occult black metal, anthems to the Lycanthropic essence and the Serpentine Mysteries.
"Recorded over 2 years, with each tone and lyric perfected to suit the whole, it could be considered a sibling offering to 'Semen Serpentis,' yet there are many differences throughout as well. 8 unique drawn pieces, representing the 8 legged Spider Goddess, were suffered out through Ubertragic Art during the past 1.5 years, set to crown this jewel."
Pre-orders are active now at this location and the track listing is as follows:
1. Kenaz
2. Awakening of the Dragon
3. Vessels of Serpent Fire
4. Varulvsnatt
5. Fires of Golachab
6. Elddop
7. Into the Vast Forever More...
Fleshgore Signs Record Deal
Ukrainian brutal death metal band Fleshgore just inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the release of an upcoming 5th studio album that will be released in early 2016 under the title "Denial of the Scriptures."
Fleshgore has previously unleashed four full-length albums, three EP's and two demos since the band's inception in the year 2000. "Denial of the Scriptures" is already recorded and will contain 9 new songs and some cover tunes as bonus material. Cover artwork is being made by Seeming Watcher.
The band is currently on tour through Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia together with Katastrof from Israel. Remaining dates are as follows:
18.11 - CZE, Ceske Budejovice, MC Fabrika
19.11 - SVK, Trnava, City Club Trnava
20.11 - CZE, Hodonin, Hudebni Club Nautilus
21.11 - SVK, Bratislava, Hudobny Klub u Ocka
22.11 - CZE, Brno, Melodka Club More...
Cognitive Recording New Album
Cognitive will be hitting Full Force Studio to record second full-length album "Deformity." The band will be working with "Smoking" Joe Cincotta (Suffocation, Bodycount, Internal Bleeding). Artwork for the album will be created by renowned illustrator Par Olofsson, while the legendary Alan Douches will master the upcoming album at West West Side.
Following the addition of guitarist Harry Lannon and bassist Ian Bainbridge, Cognitive has forged new ground and is eager to unleash new material presenting a more formidable sound and direction. The band is currently seeking a label and aiming to have the album released by March 2016.
Cognitive just wrapped up the "Swarming the South" tour and has the following upcoming tour dates remaining:
11/20 - 11/22 Puerto Rico Carribean Deathfest
12/5 - South Jersey Metal Fest, Clementon, NJ
12/6 - Blackthorn, Elmhurst, NY
Sinistro Inks Deal With Season Of Mist
Season Of Mist is proud to announce the signing of Sinistro. The Portuguese ambient doom/rock band will release a new full-length through the label in 2016. Regarding their signing, Sinistro comments:
"It is with great satisfaction and pleasure that we are now part of the Season of Mist roster. We could not have found a better home to embrace both our vision and passion, and help us develop our art. We are very excited and looking forward for the starting endeavour."
Season Of Mist had this to say: "Hailing from Lisbon, Portugal, and driven by five unique individuals from distinct art circles, Sinistro is devastatingly heavy and graceful. Since 2012, the band has delivered a unique take on doom rock accentuated with a soundtrack-esque approach that has given raise to a reputation as an essential name in the Portuguese art and music scene.
"Despite being a comparatively new entity, the members of Sinistro are no strangers to their native music scene. The band features prominent Portuguese thespian Patricia Andrade, as well as a music producer, and instrumentalists, who have played in bands such as We Are The Damned, Besta, Mourning Lenore, and many others." More...
Secrets Of The Moon Streams New Track
German black metal band Secrets Of The Moon will release new studio album, "Sun," on December 4 via Prophecy Productions.
Recorded at The Source Studios in Munich and Soundcave Studios in Hamburg, this album is the sixth full length recording of the band's career and the follow-up to 2012 release, "Seven Bells." In advance of the album's release, check out new track "No More Colours" below. Secrets Of The Moon guitarist / keyboardist Air also comments:
"When writing 'Sun' we were setting no spiritual or stylistic boundaries for ourselves, which makes this the most personal, painfully honest record of the band's history so far. This album is an avowal of life as a memorial to the omnipotence of Death and the End of it all. Just as the Sun itself."
Pre-orders are up now at this location and the new album's track listing is as follows:
1. No More Colours
2. Dirty Black
3. Man Behind the Sun
4. Hole
5. Here Lies the Sun
6. I Took the Sky Away
7. Mark of Cain More...
Wilt Streaming Full New Album
Canadian atmospheric black / doom metal band Wilt is streaming new album "Moving Monoliths" in full before it drops November 27 via Bindrune Recordings. If you like what you hear, pre-order your own copy right here.
Vocalist Jordan Dorge comments: "It has been a long road to get to this point, but we are finally here. We are absolutely elated to share with you 'Moving Monoliths'. Our debut record on Bindrune Recordings. We put into this album both mentally and physically and we are really proud of what we accomplish. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do."
1. Illusion of Hope (11:46)
2. Moving Monoliths (13:08)
3. The Elder (13:09)
4. Solitude (2:05) More...
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Anthrax Reveals New Album Artwork
Anthrax has revealed the cover art of the band's upcoming release, "For All Kings," due out February 26, 2016 via Megaforce. The band's drummer, Charlie Benante, who designed the artwork and worked closely with artist Alex Ross, talks about the concept in a short video below.
Benante promises that the eleven-song "For All Kings" will be "aggressive and super-thrashy." The album was written by Benante, bassist Frank Bello, and rhythm guitarist Scott Ian.
Anthrax is currently on tour with Slayer in Europe and will join up with Lamb of God in the U.S. starting in January. On these dates, fans will be treated to songs from throughout Anthrax's career, including the classics as well as the brand new "Evil Twin," a song that Bello says "is a song that begs to be played live."
1/15 Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
1/16 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
1/17 The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
1/19 Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
1/22 Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, VA
1/23 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY
1/24 Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT
1/28 Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
1/29 Egyptian Room at Old National Center, Indianapolis, IN
1/30 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
1/31 Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, MI
2/2 Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland, Kansas City, MO
2/4 Revention Music Center, Houston, TX
2/5 Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX
2/6 Concrete Street Pavilion, Corpus Christi, TX
2/8 ACL Live at the Moody Theatre, Austin, TX
2/9 Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK
2/11 Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, NV
2/12 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA More...
Womb Releasing "Deception Through Your Lies"
Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions will be releasing the debut album from Spanish doom/death band Womb on November 30, 2015. Check out the advance track "March" in the player below.
This will be the first of a trilogy of new co-releases between Hypnotic Dirge and Solitude Productions. Womb’s debut album “Deception Through Your Lies” was released digitally by the band earlier this year and now it will also be released in physical format for the first time.
1. Echoes of Our Scars
2. Ends
3. March
4. Equisdistant
5. Forgotten By Her Bliss More...
Killus Unvenils "Ultrazombies" Artwork
Killus has released the following announcement about gearing up to release a new comic-book themed album in early 2016:
"We strike back again with the cover artwork of our new opus, which will be entitled 'Ultrazombies.' The design of the cover has been created by the artist #DamienWorm (who worked with the band in 'Feel The Monster') and the rest of the artwork is responsibility of #IngridGala.
"In the picture you can see the new image of the band inspired in the world of comics combined with the 80's horror movies. Some confirmed title tracks are 'Satanachia' and 'Mr. Jack.'
"This new album is expected to be released in February/March 2016 through Art Gates Records worldwide and more details will be unveiled soon!" More...
Solar Fragment Releasing Acoustic EP
Solar Fragment is releasing an acoustic mini-album this coming Friday, with the band having this to say:
"We are very proud to announce the release of our acoustic EP 'From Our Hands' on November, 20th 2015 through Scarlet Records!
"The 3-track EP will be available as digital download only and will give YOU a chance to listen to some new music from us whilst we work on a full-length album. 'From Our Hands' has been recorded fully live and purely unplugged with the help of acoustic guitars and a cajon as the drum replacement.
"The EP will include some well known tracks of our album 'In Our Hands' presented to you in a very intimate and pure way with lots of room for Robert ’s extraordinary voice and the quality of the musical compositions."
01. In Our Hands (Acoustic Version) 04:46
02. Come Hell or High Water (Acoustic Version) 05:00
03. Race the Seas (Acoustic Version) 05:32 More...
Morbid Saint Announces Re-Release
A masterpiece of raw and rabid, deadly thrashing madness is going to return as stunning a reissue in March 2016 via Century Media Records: Morbid Saint's "Spectrum of Death!"
Originally recorded in the late 80's and produced by Eric Greif (Acrophet, Num Skull, Viogression), the 1990 released album by the Wisconsin thrashers offers a vicious and intense mix of early Slayer, Kreator, Dark Angel, and Destruction that has not lost any of its violent impact.
Morbid Saint originally formed in 1984 and shared stages with the likes of Death, Dark Angel, Acrophet, and many more. After a never fully realized second album, the band performed its final show in 1993 and disbanded. Morbid Saint reformed in 2010 and the band has been ravaging stages worldwide since then.
For this release, founding member Jay Visser (guitar) dug deep into his personal archive and excavated tons of rare photos, flyers as well as audio material hardly anyone has ever heard before.
After a series of low-key reissues and shabby bootlegs, "Spectrum of Death" will now be released on vinyl replicating the original sleeve design with an extensive LP-sized booklet telling you the full history of the band. The double CD and digital versions will contain everything Morbid Saint has recorded so far including the rough mix of the unreleased, often bootlegged second album, "Destruction System," various tracks recorded in 2010 and 2012, plus a previously unreleased early 90's demo, of which only 50 copies were ever made. More...
Voodoo Circle Has A "Heart Of Stone"
German hard rock act Voodoo Circle - featuring Pink Cream 69 vocalist David Readman, Primal Fear guitarist Alex Beyrodt and Primal Fear bassist Mat Sinner - is streaming another new track - this time "Heart of Stone," which can be heard in the player below.
"Heart of Stone" appears on the band's upcoming new album "Whiskey Fingers," which is due out on November 27th (EU) and December 4th (USA) via AFM Records.
The track listing for "Whiskey Fingers" is:
1. Trapped in Paradise (see music video here)
2. Heartbreaking Woman
3. Watch and Wait (I Got My Eye on You)
4. Medicine Man
5. The Day the Walls Came Down
6. Heart of Stone
7. Straight Shooter
8. The Rhythm of My Heart
9. Devil Takes Me Down
10. 5 O'Clock
11. Been Said and Done
Check out "Heart of Stone" here: More...
Signum Regis Is "The Voice In The Wilderness"
Slovakian melodic power metal act Signum Regis is streaming the new track "The Voice in the Wilderness." The song appears on the new album "Chapter IV: The Reckoning," which is due out on November 20th in Europe and North America via Ulterium Records.
The track listing is as follows:
1. Lost And Found (see lyric video here)
2. The Secret Of The Sea
3. The Voice In The Wilderness
4. Prophet Of Doom
5. The Magi
6. Quitters Never Win
7. Tempter Of Evil
8. When Freedom Fails
9. The Kingdom Of Heaven
10. Bells Are Tolling
Check out "The Voice in the Wilderness" here: More...
Martyr Signs With Into The LimeLight Records
Dutch metal act Martyr has signed an exclusive deal with Into The LimeLight Records for the upcoming new album - entitled "You Are Next" - in combination with a worldwide promotion and publishing deal with Pure Steel Promotion and a worldwide distribution deal with Soulfood Music Distribution. In addition, the band signed an exclusive management deal with Agentur EAM.
After one and a half years of writing new songs and a year in the studio (Jack’s Place) with producer Jack Nobelen (also responsible for the production of Circle Of 8) the new album is ready. It is described as: "heavy, diverse, innovative but also maintaining the characteristic Martyr sound." "You Are Next" will be issued in March/April 2016 as a standard CD and special vinyl edition. The exact date will be announced soon.
The new release includes guest appearances from:
Gert Nijboer (Highway Chile)
Nick Holleman (Vicious Rumors, Powerized, Methusalem)
Marloes Voskuil (Izegrim)
John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis)
Andreas van Lipinski (Wolfen)
The band commented on the new label: "The reason for us to choose for the Dutch Into The Limelight Records, despite the foreign interest, has to do with the good and short lines of communication as well as the fantastic label deal offer. Add to that the addition of the global promotion and publishing deal by Pure Steel, worldwide distribution from Soulfood and an attractive management deal by Agentur EAM and our choice was there. We are very happy with this deal and expect to release our new album in March/April 2016 with a grand release party."
More information on the new album is expected soon. More...
Tombstalker Premieres Three New Songs
Lexington, KY death metal band Tombstalker premieres the first three songs from the upcoming new album "Black Crusades", out in stores now via Shadow Kingdom Records.
Check out now "Forlorn Recollections", "Chaos Undivided" and "Blood Thirster" below.
Feign Premieres New Song "Neverest"
Houston, TX based hardcore/metal outfit Feign premieres a new song entitled "Neverest", taken from the upcoming debut full length "The New World Order", which will be out in stores December 18.
Check out now "Neverest" below.
Twelve Foot Ninja Premieres New Music Video
Twelve Foot Ninja premieres its new music video for "One Hand Killing", taken from the upcoming new album, which is scheduled for an early 2016 release. If the intro isn’t doing it for you, the actual video kicks off around 2:11.
Check out now "One Hand Killing" below.
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