Metal News for December 15, 2015
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Venomous Concept Posts "Potters Ground"
International grind/hardcore punk collective Venomous Concept is streaming another new track from forthcoming new album, "Kick Me Silly; VC 3." The track, titled "Potters Ground," is streaming below.
"Kick Me Silly; VC3" will be released by Season of Mist worldwide on January 8th. To hear more, check out the opening track "Rise" right here.
NightShade Releasing New Album
NightShade just checked in with this announcement about gearing up to drop a new album early next year:
"We are pleased to announce the release of our new album 'Predilections' on February 12th, 2016! Pre-orders begin on January 15 and will include CDs, T-Shirts and even limited edition vinyl prints!
"We could tell you it's the most brutal and melodic album we have made yet, but you will see for yourself! This is our most personal release EVER. As always, Fabien Letren and Bastien Deleule wrote the songs. The band self recorded at the Nalcon Studio in Brest, France.
"With the changing of times and wanting to keep things in our own hands, we will release the album worldwide through Marked Man Records (owned by Bastien)! The mixing/mastering duties were handled by the one and only Joey Sturgis.
"We have two songs featuring Kiarely from Conquer Divide (Reminice/Solace) and Vince from JraaaH (Midas). We've got some brand new videos, lyric videos and more coming your way!! The first one, a music video for our debut single 'Uchronia' premieres January 15th! This single filmed in Spain, with the same team as 'Betrayal,\ our brothers in Making Dreams Productions! So we hope to get all your support for this new album! And see you all really soon on tour!" More...
Dimlight Releasing New Album
After having toured extensively in Europe and shared the stage with Arch Enemy, Lacuna Coil, Epica,
Septic Flesh, Rotting Christ, Firewind, The Haunted, and many more, Dimlight is ready to release
new album "The Lost Chapters" on Sliptrick Records.
"The Lost Chapters" is due out digitally on December the 20th on all download and streaming platforms and physically in early January (Europe) and March / April (North America and ROW). More...
Sacrilegium Streaming "Angelus"
Almost 20 years after the release of the influential pagan black metal album "Wicher" (1996), and 15 years since the band's split, what may have been unthinkable is now becoming reality: Sacreligium is back and will release brand new full-length, "Anima Lucifera," in the spring of 2016.
Opening this new chapter in Sacrilegium’s history, a limited edition single titled "Angelus" will be released on December 28th, 2015 via Pagan Records. Check out "Angelus" below. More...
Dischord Announces New EP Release
Moncton's Dischord has revealed the release date for upcoming EP "Epitaph" as January 24th, 2016. Check out the the song "Bolshevik" from the EP in the player below.
A CD release show will also be held January 23rd at The Esquire Tavern in Moncton with Hero's Last Rite and Sensory Deception. Dischord comments on this new release:
"Musically, 'Epitaph' endeavors to recapture the intense aggression of 'Siege of Darkness' while continuing to progress and evolve beyond the band's previous works. "Thematically, it is a concept in brutality about the rise and fall of Soviet Russia."
Jan 23rd - Monton, NB - The Esquire Tavern w/ Hero's Last Rite and Sensory Deception
January 29th - Fredericton, NB - The Capital w/ Hero's Last Rite (more details TBA)
February 20th - Sussex, NB - Uncle G's with Vomitself (more details TBA)
April 9th - Moncton, NB - The Esquire Tavern w/ KALMAH and Vesperia More...
King Dead Posts New Song Online
Pennsylvania's mostly-instrumentalists from King Dead recently undraped a brand new three-track album. After the spacious post-metal textures of the band's first demo last year, the scope of latest release, "Woe & Judgement," has expanded considerably.
With three tracks constructed to fit on two sides, King Dead pushes its way into an encompassing rumble that still seems to hold onto a human core even as it lumbers between airy doom and rawer, thoroughly-reverbed noise. Check out opening psalm "The Firmament Of Heaven Opened, And The Flood Waters Were Upon Them" below.
"We've been opening our set with this lately," said drummer Steve Truglio of the track, "and it's funny that people seem to think it's our soundcheck for the first couple minutes. Yeah, shit's gettin' pretty weird."
1. The Firmament Of Heaven Opened, And The Flood Waters Were Upon Them
2. A Monument To Decline
3. The Coward, The Thieving Liar More...
Graf Orlock Streaming New Single
Graf Orlock today premieres new single "Difficult Decisions in the Yutani Mess Hall," a track off the upcoming "Crime Traveler" full-length due out February 5th on the band's own Vitriol Records. Listen in below, courtesy of MetalSucks.net.
Graf Orlock has spent more than a decade honing its Black Flag-meets-Slayer blast punk approach and the sound is represented perfectly on this newest track. Also in full effect here are the movie samples for which Graf Orlock is famous – the band is notorious for taking all its samples, lyrics, titles, and imagery directly from Hollywood blockbusters like RoboCop and Alien.
But there is a twist here: all the samples on "Crime Traveler" come from an as-yet-unreleased film the Graf Orlock members wrote, directed, and starred in themselves. More...
All Out War Announces Toy Drive Shows
New York metal crossover mainstays All Out War will embark on a weekend-long trek through the Northeast U.S. this week, with shows in Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts, including two toy drive charity shows.
This Friday, December 18th, sees All Out War in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Shai Hulud, Mother Of Mercy, Eternal Sleep and more, which will serve as the first of two toy drive shows on the trek. The second toy drive gig is the next night, Saturday, December 18th, in the band's native stomping grounds in Poughkeepsie, New York, joined by Shai Hulud, Eternal Sleep and Recycled Earth. Fans are urged to bring a toy/gift for donation to a family in need to these shows. A third show will take place on Sunday, December 20th, in Chicoppee, Massachusetts with Shai Hulud, Eternal Sleep and more.
12/18/2015 Ortlieb's - Philadelphia, PA *toy drive show
12/19/2015 The Loft - Poughkeepsie, NY*toy drive show
12/20/2015 Christ Community Church - Chicoppee, MA More...
Obscura Streaming New Track
It has been five years since the release of Obscura's "Omnivium" album. Now the progressive metal masters return with "Akróasis" (Greek for "hearing" or "listening" and a full track has landed online from the impending release. Check out "Sermon Of The Seven Suns" in the player below.
Produced by the band and V. Santura (Triptykon, Pestilence), "Akróasis" is eight songs diverse enough to serve as a near-comprehensive introduction to all of extreme metal. The album will be released February 5th, 2016 via Relapse Records.
The album will be available in CD, 2xLP and digital download. The track listing is as follows:
1. Sermon of the Seven Suns
2. The Monist
3. Akróasis
4. Ten Sepiroth
5. Ode to the Sun
6. Fractal Dimension
7. Perpetual Infinity
8. Weltseele
9. Melos (Deluxe Vinyl Bonus Track)
10. The Origin of Primal Expression (CD Bonus Track) More...
Inquisition Recording New Album
Black metal powerhouse Inquisition has begun recording a new album to be released in 2016 that follows 2013's "Obscure Verses for the Multiverse." The band is recording at the London Bridge Studios in Seattle with long time engineer Arthur Rizk. Regarding the session, Inquisition guitarist/vocalist Dagon comments:
"We are currently in London Bridge Studios here in Seattle recording our upcoming full length. We chose this studio for its rare, vintage console and the world renowned drum room they have. When talking about the console, we are talking about the rare opportunity to track on the infamous Neve 8048. This Neve in particular was made in 1972, and is a vintage board with pre-amps that translate sound into something unmatched; you can use all the plugins you want and still never fully replicate it through emulation. Maybe emulation these days comes close, but can't match a real class vintage board like this. There will be an enormous difference the listeners will be able to appreciate after the album has settled.
"Inquisition took advantage of this opportunity and is applying it so our fans and supporters can hear the experience of something truly organic by some of the highest standards when it comes to natural environments. Inquisition is a live band, we are remembered for our live sound and we want an album that brings that essence and those dynamics into the album; from the songs to the production in every aspect. Also, we never forget we are a black metal band, to us this means keeping things realistic and this means to never over produce and artificially over polish anything. This is where 'vintage' keeps those things in check." More...
Vesania Posts "Notion" Video
Poland's Vesania has launched a new video for "Notion," directed by Aleksander Ikaniewicz and taken from the 2014 album "Deus Ex Machina." Check it out below.
Vesania's Orion (guitars and vocals) comments: "This video we made for 'Notion' is not a typical music video clip. It's more of a motion picture, and it's over 6 minutes long, so get ready for lots of details. It's a cinematic variation based on the idea behind the song.
"It tells a story of a follower, a story of being fascinated and making things you dream of, real for yourself. Becoming what you once called an idol for yourself. And then, the perspective changes once you reach this new different point of view. You realize you have more power than you can handle and at the same time, the art you create is just a way of fighting things you're too weak to fight anywhere else. There's a deceit in being the audience and the actor at once."
Recorded at Sound Division Studio, "Deus Ex Machina" is the fourth full-length from the Polish juggernaut Vesania. You can hear another track from the album, titled "Dismay," over here. More...
Borknagar Selling... Beard Oil?
It seems like an April Fool's gag but apparently isn't - Borknagar is selling beard oil. Some metal bands do wine, some do pasta, some do beer, but Borknagar knows what's really important: your beard!
You can order your very own Borknagar beard oil through Raedical.com, while guitarist Jens F. Ryland has this to say on the matter:
"There is quite a bit of activity in the Borknagar camp these days! We are closing in on the release date for 'Winter Thrice,' we have concerts both announced and under planning for the next year and we are really excited about the video release featuring Kris Rygg. In this wave of positivity we have been approached by Rædical about the idea to make a beard-oil and I have to admit they didn’t need much time to persuade us!
"We are proud to introduce the Borknagar branded Rædical beard oil today. It’s an organic oil presented in a vial with the band logo placed in a hollow wooden cube with our signature serpent logo. All approved and co-designed by us!"
Raedical added: "While under the hood the oil is 'Riff' (one of the oils already on the market) the design and packaging is tweaked specially for Borknagar. The oil is a blend of 100% natural and highest quality jojoba, sweet almond, hazelnut, castor and hemp seed oils to protect your beard and keep it all soft and shiny while also regenerating your skin for the next morning. Every bottle comes in a beautiful, handmade walnut wooden case which will without a doubt become a collectors item within the metal and Borknagar community." More...
Aenaon Re-Signs With Code666
Code666 Records is proud to announce that progressive black metal crew Aenaon from Greece have re-signed a contract to release a third album. The band had this to say:
"Not only we're happy to announce our signing deal once again with Aural Music and Code666, but we're also happy to announce that we've been cooking and now recording a new extraterrestrial and magical full- length album. In the new destructive year you will witness 'Hypnosophy.'"
Stay tuned for more details to land about the follow-up to 2014 album "Extance." You can also hear a track off that previous album below. More...
Children Of Bodom Adds Headlining Shows
Earlier this fall, Children Of Bodom released latest album "I Worship Chaos" via Nuclear Blast (reviewed here).
In support of the album, COB has toured Europe relentlessly and shows no signs of stopping soon. On the next leg of the tour, Children Of Bodom will return to North America. Following a trip on the high seas as part of the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise (February 4th - 8th) the band will start a headline run of North America on February 9th in Tampa, FL and will run through February 19th in Austin, TX.
The following night February 20th, Children Of Bodom will join up with Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies and Havok in Houston, TX as part of the "Dystopia World Tour." In addition to the shows with Megadeth, COB will also play select headline dates. Havok will provide direct support to Children Of Bodom on these headline dates. A complete list of all shows can be found below. More...
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Northern Oak Disbanding
U.K. folk metal band Northern Oak just issued the following statement online about deciding to call it day:
"Northern Oak has been an incredible experience, having toured across the UK and created music that has gone beyond borders, delighting ears as far as Australia and Japan. None of this could have happened without your help, for which we are eternally grateful.
"2016 will mark the 10 year anniversary of the band, but it is the last 5 years with the current members which have been the defining line up for the band, and we feel that the different musical backgrounds of the current members has been one of our key strengths. Sadly it has come to a stage where not all members are able to continue, and so we have taken the decision to disband in 2016.
"We will be performing a farewell tour across February and March to celebrate what has been a glorious journey and we hope to see friends, old and new, there one last time. Thank you once again for all your support and we hope you enjoy listening to our music for a long time to come."
Friday 26th February - Old Angel, Nottingham W/ Old Corpse Road + Red Rum + Raptorgeist
Saturday 27th February - Black Heart, London W/ Old Corpse Road + Eibon La Furies
Saturday 5th March - Corporation, Sheffield W/ Old Corpse Road + Eibon La Furies More...
Abbath Parts With Guitarist
After an unpleasant split with his Immortal band mates, Abbath spun off his own self-titled band that just released a vinyl single and is gearing up to drop a debut album on January 22nd.
However, it would appear not all is well in the Abbath camp. Following the departure of drummer Kevin Foley, CollideArtAndCulture.com is reporting that guitarist Per Valla has also left. Valla shared this statement with the site:
“After having played as session guitarist with Abbath since May this year, I have recently decided that it is time for me to leave the band for personal reasons. I thank the guys for bringing me along on such an awesome ride, and for all the new friends I made in the process. I wish the guys the best of luck in the future."More...
Read the full article at Collide.
Hag Offering Track For Free Download
Last heard on record in 2010 with a self-titled EP via Noisestar Music, after five years out in the wilderness, the newly formed DNAWOT Records is pleased to announce the release of the debut album from Anglo-Hungarian-Swedish "eagle metal" outfit Hag.
Offering up a colossal dose of power and psychedelic hideousness, "Fear Of Man" will be released digitally on January 8th, with a vinyl release to follow soon after. In the meantime, you can stream new song "Metal Detector Man" below, or download the track for free here. More...
Devil You Know Posts New Lyric Video
Devil You Know has posted a striking new lyric video for the scathing track "Your Last Breath.” The track comes off the group’s new album, "They Bleed Red," which is available everywhere now.
The band consists of Howard Jones (vocals), Francesco Artusato (guitars), John Sankey (drums), and Ryan Wombacher (bass/backing vocals), while "They Bleed Red" was produced by Josh Wilbur (Avenged Sevenfold, Lamb Of God, Killer Be Killed).
You can also hear the band's recent cover of "Eye Of The Tiger" or see the porn-themed "The Way We Die" video at this location. More...
Faith No More Posts "Separation Anxiety" Video
Faith No More has another video out now from the long-awaited comeback album "Sol Invictus" released via Ipecac Recordings/Reclamation Recordings.
This new clip for "Separation Anxiety" was edited by Finchlynch and can be seen below. A previously posted video for Sunny Side Up is also available at this location.
"Sol Invictus" (Reclamation Recordings/Ipecac Recordings), Faith No More’s first new album since 1997’s "Album of the Year," arrived in May, debuting at #6 on the Billboard Top Albums chart and landing at similar spots worldwide (including #2 in Australia, #4 in Germany and #6 in the UK).
Sinbreed Unveils Artwork & Track List For New LP
German power metal act Sinbreed announced that the upcoming new release will be entitled "Master Creator." It's set to drop on February 26th via AFM Records.
The track list and cover artwork is as follows:
1. Creation Of Reality
2. Across The Great Divides
3. Behind A Mask
4. Moonlit Night
5. Master Creator
6. Last Survivor
7. At The Gate
8. The Riddle
9. The Voice
10. On The Run More...
Section A Announces New Album "Wall Of Silence"
Danish proressive metal act Section A, featuring guitarist Torben Enevoldsen (Acacia Avenue, Fate, Fatal Force), will release the new album "Wall Of Silence" on February 12 (North America) and in Europe/Asia on February 26th (Europe/Asia) via Mausoleum Records.
"Wall Of Silence" - the band's fourth studio release - picks up where "Sacrifice" left off, with a more straightforward, heavy approach, but the signature Section A sound is very much intact. For the new album, Torben Enevoldsen needed renewed inspiration energy; enter singer, Nicklas Sonne (Malrun, Defecto).
Besides guitars, Torben played bass and keyboards while Dennis Hansen (Acacia Avenue, Fatal Force) pounded the drums. No new Section A album without a special guest, so this time Julien Spreutels (Ethernity, Epysode) was invited to play the keyboard solo.
The track list for the album is:
1. Wall Of Silence
2. Finding The One
3. All That Matters
4. No Tomorrow
5. How Long
6. Pray For Freedom
7. Bleeding Chains
8. Holding On
9. When All Is Falling More...
Ripper Announces New Album, Streams Track
Chilean death/thrash act Ripper announced that the sophomore full length release "Experiment of Existence" will be issued on March 4, 2016 via Unspeakable Axe Records. The first taste of the album comes via a new track stream of "Neuronal Unity," which can be heard in the player below.
With more advanced songwriting and somehow even tighter playing, but without losing any of the aggression and speed, this is as good as death/thrash metal gets. Featuring 11 tracks total and amazing, detailed artwork by Paolo Girardi (Craven Idol, Power Trip, Blasphemophagher, and others), "Experiment of Existence" is a likely best-of-2016 album for anyone who loves thrash that is old school but not "Retro," and anyone who loves thrash that skirts as close as possible to the edge of death.
The track list for the album is:
1. Magnetic Solar Storms
2. Anthropophagic Life
3. Experiment Of Existence
4. Anatomy Of The Galaxies (Instrumental)
5. Stellar Evolution
6. The Alpha Orionis
7. Rotten Dreams
8. Chromatic Fantasy (Bass Solo)
9. Neuronal Unity
10. Spherical Energy
11 Humanity Was Wrong More...
Brainstorm Declares "We Are..." The Ones!
German power metal outfit Brainstorm released a lyric video for the new track "We Are..." The song appears on the upcoming album "Scary Creatures," which is due out January 15th, 2016 via AFM Records.
The full album's track listing is as follows:
1. The World To See (see music video here)
2. How Much Can You Take
3. We Are...
4. Where Angels Dream
5. Scary Creatures
6. Twisted Ways
7. Caressed By The Blackness
8. Scars In Your Eyes
9. Take Me To The Never
10. Sky Among The Clouds
11. Lift Your Eyes To See (Bonus Track - Limited Digipak)
Check out "We Are.." here: More...
Hollow Haze Tells "An Ancient Story"
Italian metal act Hollow Haze issued a new music video for the track "An Ancient Story." The song appears on the band's latest release "Memories of an Ancient Time," which is available now via Scarlet Records. The video features new vocalist Giorgia Colleluori, who joined the band this year after the album contained a myriad of guest vocalists following the departure of Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire/Angra).
Check out the clip here:
Lords Of Black Announces New Album "II"
Spanish power metal act Lords of Black, featuring the new voice of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Ronnie Romero, announced the impending release of the sophomore LP "II." The album is the follow up to the 2014 independently released debut album. The band has signed on with Frontiers Music srl and will release "II" in March 2016, the exact date of which will be announced later.
"II" was once again co-produced, mixed and mastered by MasterPlan's Roland Grapow and the cover artwork was again created by Felipe Machado. The artwork and preview snippet of the music can be viewed/heard in the player below.
Vanir Premieres New Song "Wrath Of Sutra"
Danish blackened symphonic metallers of Vanir premiere a new song entitled "Wrath Of Sutra", taken from their upcoming new album "Alder Rök", which will be out in stores February 26, 2016 via Mighty Music.
Check out now "Wrath Of Sutra" below.
Voidcraeft Premieres Two New Songs
One-man German black metal project Voidcraeft premieres two new songs entitled "Under The Sun" and "I Am Nothing", taken from the upcoming new third album "Ἕβελ", which will be out in stores February 5, 2016 via I, Voidhanger Records.
Check out now "Under The Sun" and "I Am Nothing" below.
Collision Premieres New Song "Cripple the Cross"
Dutch thrashy grind quintet Collision premieres a new song entitled "Cripple the Cross", taken from the upcoming new album "Satanic Surgery", which will be out in stores February 19 via Hammerheart.
Check out now "Cripple the Cross" below.
Black Tusk Premieres New Song "Born Of Strife"
Savannah, GA's Black Tusk premieres a new song entitled "Born Of Strife", taken from the upcoming new album "Pillars Of Ash", which was recorded with Toxic Holocaust's Joel Grind and will be out in stores January 29th via Relapse Records.
Check out now "Born Of Strife" below.
Black Tusk will also kick off a U.S. tour in support of the new album, with Royal Thunder and special guest Bask as support. Check out all dates below: More...
Ramon Ortiz (Puya) Premieres New Music Video
Puerto Rican guitar shredder Ramon Ortiz (Puya, Ankla) premieres his new music video for the track "Selvática", taken from the new album "Portal".
Check out now "Selvática" below.
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