Metal News for December 29, 2014
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35 news articles posted on this day.
Sectesy Posts "Inside Of Red Anger" Video
"Inside Of Red Anger" is the title of the new music video from Sectesy, which can be seen in the player below.
The track comes off Sectesy's 2014 album "The Shreds of Oblivion." You can also see the band's previous music video for "Blood Red Path" over at this location.
Scarface Streaming New Single
India's Scarface has a new single online for streaming titled "The Improved Order Of Red Men." Give it a listen below. You can also read the lyrics over at the band's SoundCloud page here.
Unreleased Dimebag Darrel Track Available Online
Guitar World's upcoming February issue is a tribute to Pantera's Dimebag Darrel, and in celebration the online version Guitarworld.com has released a previously unheard Dimebag track titled "Whiskey Road."
The song was recorded in 2001 during the "Reinventing the Steel" U.S. tour and features Dimebag Darrel on vocals and instruments. Give it a listen below. More...
Frankenbok Posts "Never To Return" Video
Australia's Frankenbok is hitting fans with a double whammy, with a brand new tune "Never To Return" and a music video to boot. The ‘Bok described the clip as “no bullshit, with the band doing what we do best."
Frankenbok also issues a massive thanks to director Sam Richards, who donated his talents to this project, as well as all the crazy bastards who took part in the filming at Brunswick’s Whole Lotta Love Bar.
The only way to get your hands on a copy of the song is to download it via Bandcamp here, as Frankenbok has confirmed it will not be featured on any upcoming releases.
Fans can download the track for free, or if you’re feeling generous, you can pay the band what you think it’s worth. More...
Beyond The Styx Posts New Music Video
Beyond The Styx has a new music video out now from the upcoming February 2015 "Leviathanima" album.
Directed and edited by Alban Verneret (As They Burn, the Arrs, Novelists), the clip for "SanctuarINK" can be seen below. "Leviathanima" contains 10 tracks recorded in Dome Studio and mixed by Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me, For Today, In the Midst of Lions, Liferuiner).
Re:Inanimate Releases New Guitar Video
Spanish outfit Re:inanimate has a new guitar play through clip available online. Check out the song "Altered Perception" via the YouTube player below. For more from Re:inanimate, be sure to also watch the previously released guitar video "Codec" over at this location.
Blackshard Releases Lyric Video
Czech Republic thrash outfit Blackshard just released an official lyric video for the song "Die Alive," which is featured on the "Realms of Blackshard" album.
Check it out below. You can also hear more from Blackshard and get full details on the band over at the group's Facebook profile.
The Casualties Headed Out For U.S. Shows
The infamous New York City street punks from The Casualties have announced a string of West Coast headlining dates.
The run, which begins on December 31st in Las Vegas, NV will continue for a week before ending in Santa Ana, CA on January 4th.
Following the trek, The Casualties will then travel to Mexico, where the band will play an exclusive headlining show. A full list of tour dates is below. The Casualties is touring in support of latest album, "Resistance."
12/31 Las Vegas, NV @ The Dive Bar
1/2 Pomona, CA @ Characters
1/3 Los Angeles, CA @ Jewels Catch One
1/4 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
1/9 Guadalajara, Mexico @ Foro Independencia More...
Incantation Announces Tour With Funerus
Incantation just announced a string of West Coast tour dates slated for next month. The band's first shows of 2015, the tour follows from Incantation's "Dirges of Elysium," released by Listenable Records during the summer of 2014. With Funerus slated as direct support, the confirmed dates and venues are available below.
"We've had a hell of a time since Dirges of Elysium came out," reports band founder John McEntee. "We're really looking forward to starting 2015 with more infamy and fuckin death metal!"
1/08/15 - Spokane, WA @ The Hop
1/09/15 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
1/10/15 - Portland, OR @ Rotture
1/11/15 - San Francisco, CA @ DNA
1/12/15 - Sacramento, CA @ Starlite
1/13/15 - Fresno, CA @ Strummers
1/14/15 - Las Vegas, NV @ LVCS
1/15/15 - Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
1/16/15 - Anaheim, CA @ OC Music Hall
1/17/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Airliner
1/18/15 - Honolulu, HI @ Hawaiian Brian's More...
The 3rd Attempt Announces New Vocalist
Shortly after announcing the formation of new band The 3rd Attempt earlier this year and their departure from Carpathian Forest, guitarists Tchort and BloodPervertor went on to reveal that they were holding online auditions for the position of vocalist for the new project.
As was to be expected when guitarists who had played with some of the biggest and most iconic Norwegian bands advertised for a front man, the resulting flood of applications was sizeable, so much so, in fact, that it has taken 4 months to listen to all the auditions and come to a decision.
Commenting on the process Tchort said, “We were blown away, not only by the quantity of submissions we received, but also by the quality. Those sending in auditions were given the option of making them public or keeping them private, so what you saw posted on the band’s Facebook page was only the tip of the iceberg of what we had to assess.
"It took us a long time because we felt that everyone who sent in their demos deserved all the attention we could give them, and we would like to thank all the extraordinarily talented musicians who took part.
"It was a difficult choice but in the end we opted for former Midnattsvrede and Necrocave vocalist Kaahrl Ødemark because his delivery and attitude were very much in keeping with what we had in mind for The 3rd Attempt. We have put together a demo of a track with Kaahrl on vocals as a way of introducing him to everyone. The track 'The Beast Within, 'which also features Carpathian Forest's Daniel Vrangsinn on bass and Anders Kobro on drums, can be heard below." More...
Periphery Posts New "Juggernaut" Webisode
Periphery's double album "Juggernaut: Alpha" and "Juggernaut: Omega" is due out on January 27th via Century Media Records.
Today the band releases the fourth in a series of webisodes showcasing the album's creation, which can be seen below. If you missed it, check out the previous third webisode over at this location. The new album's track listing will be:
"Juggernaut: Alpha"
1. A Black Minute
2. MK Ultra
3. Heavy Heart
4. The Event
5. The Scourge
6. Alpha
7. 22 Faces
8. Rainbow Gravity
9. Four Lights
10. Psychosphere
"Juggernaut: Omega"
1. Reprise
2. The Bad Thing
3. Priestess
4. Graveless
5. Hell Below
6. Omega
7. Stranger Things More...
Shredhead Tells You "The Lie"
NoCleanSinging.com just posted a new song off Shredhead's upcoming album "Death Is Righteous."
Check out "The Lie" below. "Death Is Righteous" comes out January 12th, 2015 and will have the following track listing:
1. Devils Race
2. LPBZ
3. The Lie
4. Last Words Are Lost
5. Death Is Righteous
6. Hallucinations
7. Walk With The Dead
8. Can't Be Left Alive
9. Witness Hell
10. I Hate Myself
11. I Am More...
Chon Posts New Album Studio Video
Sumerian Records proudly welcomed Chon to the label's artist family earlier this month, with a debut album coming in the Spring of 2015.
Today Chon and Sumerian Records have released a studio webisode chronicling the creation of a new album. Check it out below.
Farmageddon Announces 2015 Edition
Canadian open air festival Farmageddon will be hosting its third annual edition from June 11th - 14th, 2015 in Ryley, AB (80 KM East of Edmonton) with a lineup of over 30 bands from across the country.
"I'm looking forward to having Farmageddon return for its 3rd year and promise it will dwarf its previous years in terms of attendance, bands and features. Follow us on our facebook and twitter as we reveal line up details in the New Year. See you in the mosh pit!" comments Farmageddon founder Tyson Travnik.
Last year's festival saw Havok headline with a powerhouse line up that included Wretched, Sanktuary, Ironstorm, Psychotic Gardening, Death Toll Rising, Scythia, Kyoktys and many more.
Presently Farmageddon is taking submissions from bands interested in performing at the festival at this location. The deadline to apply is February 15th. In addition, the festival is looking for volunteers. Applicants can apply here. More...
Between The Buried And Me Recording New Album
Prog metal band Between The Buried And Me will soon be recording the follow-up to "The Parallax II: Future Sequence" (reviewed here). The band issued the following brief announcement online:
"In two more weeks we will be reunited with the master Jamie King to record our 7th full length album together. Until then, enjoy the holidays!"
Further details are forthcoming, and in the mean time check out the "Lay Your Ghosts To Rest" video taken off "The Parallax II: Future Sequence" below.
Mindwars Streaming Full Album
Back in October, Mindwars (featuring Holy Terror and Jester Beast members) released debut album "The Enemy Within."
Now you can hear the album in its entirety online. Check out the full stream below. Previously released by Punishment 18 Records, a vinyl edition is expected in January of 2015 by Night Of The Vinyl Dead. More...
Blackwitch Pudding Announces New Tour Dates
Following the release of "Covered In Pudding Vol. 1," the 600-year-old wizards from Blackwitch Pudding are taking their magic, their smoke, their lasers - and most importantly their riffs - on the road.
Starting January 15th, you can catch the traveling wizard doom party extravaganza across the U.S.. for what is being called "a show so entertaining that no other doom metal band in their weight class could muster."
1/15 Seattle, WA @ The Narwhal
1/16 Portland, OR @ The Kenton Club
1/17 Ashland, OR @ Club 66
1/18 Sacramento, CA @ TBA
1/21 San Diego, CA @ The Til Two Club
1/22 Pomona, CA @ Characters
1/23 Tempe, AZ @ Tempe Tavern
1/24 Tucson, AZ @ Sky Bar
1/25 El Paso, TX @ Grynde Bar
1/26 San Antonio, TX @ Lime Light Bar
1/27 Houston, TX @ Rudyards
1/29 Austin, TX @ The Lost Well
1/30 Dallas, TX @ Lola's Room
1/31 Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
2/1 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
2/2 Amarillo, TX @ TBA
2/3 Santa Fe, NM @ The Launchpad
2/4 Flagstaff, AZ @ The Hive
2/5 Las Vegas, NV @ The Dive Bar
2/6 Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos
2/7 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Sweet Springs Saloon
2/8 San Francisco, CA @ The Hemlock Tavern
2/10 Bend, OR @ TBA
2/14 Portland, OR @ High Water Mark More...
Running Death Inks New Record Deal
Punishment 18 Records has announced today the signing of German thrash band Running Death for a debut full-length album that will be released next Spring.
The band comes from Kaufbeuren, Bavaria and has already released two EPs: "Raging Nightmare" (2010) and "The Call of Extinction" (2012). New information will follow soon. You can also check out all of "The Call Of Extinction" in the Bandcamp player provided below. More...
Sullen Announces Album Release
Portuguese ambient/progressive metal group Sullen just dropped a 6-minute preview of debut album, "Post Human." Give it a listen below.
"Post Human" has been in the works since the Fall of 2013 and will be released in February of 2015 in digipack and digital formats. Pre-orders will become available next month.
The album features 12 tracks mixed and mastered by Pedro Mendes at Ultrasound Studios. Artwork was conceived by J.D. Doria.
Sullen features four-fifths of the extinct progressive band Oblique Rain - César Teixeira [guitars, vocals], André Ribeiro [guitars], Guilherme Lapa [bass] and Marcelo Aires [drums, also from COLOSSO], flanked by Pedro Mendes [guitars, W.A.K.O.] and João Pereira [keyboards]. More...
Infernal Death Signs With Punishment 18
Historical Danish death metal band Infernal Death - featuring Deadflesh, Illdisposed, Panzerchrist, Volbeat, and Moratorium ex-members and not to be confused with the Polish band of the same name - has signed a new record deal with Italian label Punishment 18 Records.
This new record deal signing will see the release of a forthcoming full-length album. A Spring release is expected, and more information will follow soon.
Amoral Streaming The Cure Cover, Announces Album
Amoral - Finnish ambassador of classic rock for the 21st century - ends the year with a little surprise for fans. Recorded at the ”Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows” sessions, the band's version of The Cure's ”Burn” is now available online.
”I've been a huge fan of the song ever since I heard it in The Crow film back in 1994,” says guitarist Ben Varon, ”and once Masi (Hukari) admitted to be another big fan of the tune, we began the not-so-subtle lobbying of it to the rest of the guys. Luckily they got aboard as well, as I think the cover turned out quite cool. Especially vocal producer Marco Hietala's ideas for the vocal lines helped give the song a little twist of it's own, even though we decided to otherwise keep the arrangement fairly close to the original.”
Amoral is currently getting ready to record a 7th album, with tracking starting in February at Sound Supreme studios in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The band is aiming for a late 2015 release. More...
Human Bashing Announces Tour Dates
Minnesota metal band Human Bashing will team up with Iowa's The Rising Plague for "The Road to West Texas Death Fest 2015" U.S. tour in April. Dates for the trek are as follows:
April 3rd, 2015 - Madison, WI @ The Wisco aka Willy St Pub & Grill
April 4th, 2015 - Minneapolis, MN @ Hexagon Bar
April 9th, 2015 - Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room (Patio Show)
April 10th, 2015 - Tulsa, OK @ Downtown Lounge Tulsa
April 11th, 2015 - Amarillo, TX @ West Texas Death Fest
April 12th, 2015 - Omaha, NE @ Hideout Omaha
April 18th, 2015 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar Saint Louis
April 24th, 2015 - Denver, CO @ Bushwackers Saloon
April 25th, 2015 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Sunshine Studios Live More...
Andsolis Releasing Debut Album
Germany's Andsolis will release debut album "Vigil" on January 23rd, 2015 through Quality Steel Records on CD, double 12? gatefold vinyl, and as a digital download.
To get a first impression, check out the lyric video for “Kingdoms Without Shape” below. The artwork was created by Juanjo Castellano and the full track listing is as follows:
1. Stand Vigil
2. Kingdoms Without Shape
3. In Silent Confidence
4. The Mystic
5. Days Of Receding Light
6. Meridian Smiles
7. The Laughter Echoes More...
Blind Race To Play Generation Next Showcase
Alternative metal band Blind Race will be performing at the Generation Next Live showcase presented by 94.9 FM The Rock & Canadian Musician Magazine on January 23rd at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, ON. Blince Race will perform alongside Breached, Lost Cause, and The Bleeding Lights.
"We are definitely stoked to be a part of the launch of Generation Next Live at the legendary Phoenix in Toronto! Hope to see everyone out there on January 23rd," comments drummer Stelios Kentros.
Generation Next Live is a unique concert series showcasing the best Canadian indie bands and aiding them in expanding their followings and connections to the music industry. For more info and tickets, head over to this location. More...
Convictors Streaming "Proclivity"
Convictors has self-released the "Envoys of Extinction" album, and you can also hear the track "Proclivity" in the player below. The full album's track listing is as follows:
1. Preparedness 101
2. Epitome of Decay
3. Angel of Impurity
4. Let Malevolence Arise
5. Festering Infestation Strikes
6. Proclivity
7. Diabolical Female
8. Fragments
Nightwish Posts New Album Trailer
Finland's symphonic metal masters from Nightwish have revealed the title of their upcoming new studio album will be "Endless Forms Most Beautiful."
The record will be out on March 27th (EU), 30th (UK) and 31st (US). Today Nightwish also releases a ninth album trailer. In this episode mixing engineer Mikko Karmila, as well as mastering engineer Mika Jussila, give an insight into their work on "Endless Forms Most Beautiful."
Tuomas Holopainen commented: “I guess mixing an album can be compared to editing a movie. We have to arrange the clips into a dramatic arc and find a good balance.” More...
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Unearthing the Metal Underground
Whenever I meet people from outside Austria and we get to talk about Austrian metal bands it is a safe bet that people will come up with death metal veterans like Pungent Stench and Miasma - who both sadly enough are no longer active in their original line ups. Last not least of course the Austrian blackened death metal juggernaut Belphegor will always get a mention.
Today it's time to take a closer look at that country's secret Austrian metal underground capital, the city of Graz, for a threesome of Austria's best you probably never heard of but are sure worth listening to. Read on to discover three bands that all go in different directions while remaining inside the realm of melodic death and thrash metal: the modern melodic death metal outfit Disfigured Divinity, progressive melodic metal group Rest In Fear, and melodic death thrash band veterans Darkfall.
Disfigured Divinity
The melodic death metallers are offering songs rich in variety and composed of a well-made mix of catchy choruses and violent galopping mosh parts.
The band dropped their debut album "Zapotectron" in 2013, which can be bought at BigCartel, iTunes and Amazon-Mp3. Two clips for their songs "Mandatory Heirs" and "Insignificance In Space And Time" can be streamed below.
Phantasmal Releases "The Reaper's Forge"
U.S. metal band Phantasmal has released a three-song demo titled "The Reaper's Forge." Since forming in 2012, Phantasmal has been working towards this initial mission statement by mixing unique takes on the glory of heavy metal, the aggression of thrash, and the vitriol of black metal. Check out the title track below. The full track listing is as follows:
1. The Reaper's Forge
2. The Eternal Campaign
3. Queen Nightshade More...
Bitter End Posts Video Of Final White Rabbit Show
Footage has been posted online of Bitter End performing at the final show of the White Rabbit in San Antonio.
The venue will changing owners and its name in 2015, with this show acting as a farewell to its current state. Bitter End's full half hour set can be seen below, courtesy of YouTube user Vincent Gonzalez.
Holycide Reveals "Toxic Mutation" Release
The debut EP from the Spanish thrashers Holycide, featuring Dave Rotten (Avulsed) on vocals, is now finished and ready to go for a February 10th release.
Xtreem Music today releases the cover artwork for "Toxic Mutation," created by U.S. artist Mark Riddick, as well as an advance track. The label also comments:
"The recording and mixing process of 'Toxic Mutation' took around 5 months, being recorded in different studios and mixed and mastered by Raúl Fournier 'Furni' at his own Overhead Studios, achieving a truly great production!
"The EP contains 5 own songs plus a cover version of Dark Angel's 'Merciless Death,' showing such a fresh, aggressive, dynamic, intense and catchy thrash metal like most probably you haven't heard for a long time!"
The track listing is as follows:
1. No Escape
2. Blood Typhoon
3. Apocalypse Riders
4. Radiation Endgame
5. Life Turned to Dust
6. Merciless Death (Dark Angel) More...
Dysangelium Streaming Full New Album
German black metal cult Dysangelium today streams the entirety of debut album, "Thánatos Áskesis" - released internationally last week by W.T.C. Productions. Listen in below courtesy of a stream provided by Decibel.
As prefaced by the "Leviaxxis" demo earlier this year, the sound of "Thánatos Áskesis" can be described as tyrannical: swift and strategic, roiling and rumbling, surging and striking. The nine songs here righteously uphold the banner of orthodox black metal. The track listing is as follows:
1. Consecrated By Light
2. Words Like Flames
3. Obelisk Of The Sevencrowned Son
4. Chaomega
5. Aries
6. Gateways To Necromancy
7. Murmura
8. Ave Obscuritas Incarna
9. I Am The Witness, I Am The Servant More...
Darkness Divided Suffers From "Eternal Thirst"
Darkness Divided has partnered with Decibel Magazine to release the latest video for "Eternal Thirst," taken from debut album "Written In Blood." Check it out below, thanks to Decibel Magazine.
“‘Eternal Thirst’ is our favorite song off of the record,” states vocalist Gerard Mora. “With it being one of the darker songs, we wanted something visually captivating and we were super excited to go and shoot a video for it. Hope you enjoy it!”
Darkness Divided recently wrapped up U.S. tours with Prepared Like A Bride, Colossus, and In Dying Arms, and will continue to bringing their sonic brutality on the road in 2015, stay tuned. More...
Neil Turbin Contradicts Onslaught's Nige Rockett
Talking to the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show earlier this month, Neil Turbin claims that he simply didn't have enough time to prepare all songs and he states that he left the trek in Anaheim because he was owed thousands of dollars in back pay and his share of the merchandise revenue.
Says Neil Turbin: "If people want the truth, here's the truth. The truth is that I have a contract that was sent… dated September 26th. The contract itself has a date of September 23rd, but I e-mailed the completed, executed contract to the leader of Onslaught on the 26th, so I had less than thirtee days that I was confirmed in writing, by contract, to do the "Thrash Invasion Tour" of North America - U.S. and Canada - Brazil and Chile. So that date range on that contract, just so you know… If you want the facts, here's the facts… That date range was from October 23rd to December 11, 2014. And this contract was negotiated between myself and the leader of Onslaught, so there were some changes to it before we came to the conclusion, before it was executed. The reason I left the tour two days before it ended… I left it in Anaheim… I had a conversation with the leader of Onslaught before we went on stage, and that conversation was about money. And it was specifically about the last-week-of-the-tour money and also moneys that were due to me per the contract. More...
Soto Posts "The Fall" Lyric Video, Details Debut
Jeff Scott Soto – one of today's premier Rock frontmen and vocalists – and a union of hotshot young musicians bring you a blend of melody and muscle in some of the freshest power metal to surface in years. Together they are Soto, and the debut album “Inside The Vertigo” will be released on January 30th via earMusic.
Described as a "neurotic blend of power metal, prog, groove-laden huge guitars, hooks and production," Soto plans to be a contender in today's modern Rock arena while capturing the essence of strong songwriting simultaneously.
Jeff explains, 'I've been in the game for a long time but my roots started more on the heavier side of the tracks, I thought it was about time I came home to visit the family and stick around for a while!."
The band is comprised of Jeff's most current solo band, who he insisted on making this musical merge with him. Jorge Salan (lead guitar), BJ (keys, guitars), David Z (bass) and Edu Cominato (drums). Soto adds, 'These guys come from different parts of the world and bring their own influence to make this band very special. From the US to Europe to South America, we have an exciting mix of style and prestige that keeps us all on our toes." More...
Kissin' Dynamite Releases "Running Free" Video
German hard rock act Kissin' Dynamite released a new music video for the track "Running Free." The song appears on the band's latest album "Megalomania," which is available via AFM Records. A review for the album can be found at this location.
The band also confirmed the first live dates for 2015:
09.01. A-Dornbirn, Kulturcafe
10.01. CH-Wasen, ICE Rock Festival
28.02. Biberach/Riß, Gigelberghalle
26.03. Frankfurt, Nachtleben
27.03. Hameln, Sumpfblume
28.03. Kiel, Orange Club
09.04. Schwäbisch Hall, Katine 26
10.04. Lünen, Lükaz
11.04. Rostock, Mau Club
17.04. Ingolstadt, Westpark
18.04. Cham, L.A.
23.04. Augsburg, Spectrum
24.04. Kaiserslautern, Kammgarn
25.04. Andernach,JUZ
Festivals:
15.05. Fulda, Propsteinfestival
30.05. München, Rockavaria
31.05. Nürburg, Der Ring - Grüne Hölle
16.06. Leipzig, Brann Open Air
03.07. Rangendingen, Kreismusikfest Zollernalb
16.07. Cuxhaven, Deichbrand
13.08. Dinkelsbühl, Summer Breeze
Check out "Running Free" here: More...
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