Metal News for December 30, 2014
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Randy Blythe Comments On Writing New Material
Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe has conducted a lengthy interview with Noisey regarding his photography, along with a bit about upcoming music and live performances from the band.
Regarding what's in store for Lamb Of God in the future, Blythe comments:
Lamb of God is playing a bunch of big gigs this year, and sooner or later we’ll write an album. What the guys have been writing sounds pretty monstrous thus far.
In the immediate we’re going to Soundwave in Australia in February, which will be warm and awesome. It’ll be our third Soundwave. Going to Indonesia after that for a few days, hopefully I’ll get some time to surf. We’ll be doing some bigger gigs in the summer too. We had to take some time off because the tour cycle took about three years, like writing recording touring, and then I got arrested.
The whole legal thing took over a year of my life, during which we toured in the states and afterwards we finished up the touring cycle. It was a rough, rough year so thank god it’s behind me. So we got done touring South Africa in January and I started working on my book, which should come out sometime in 2015, it’s being edited now. It’s a book called “Dark Days,” which is basically about what happened over in the Czech Republic. My editor sent me back the manuscript, so I have to approve edit that by January. So that should be out sometime in the summer maybe, not sure how long it’s gonna take.
Read the full article at Noisey.Vice.com.
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Pit Stories: The Drunk Roadie
There's a million and one stories from the mosh pit, and we're on a quest to find them all! This week Chris Milos from Mass Punishment shares a pit story about the band's roadie having a bit too much fun:
When we played The Skate & Surf Festival in New Jersey, our drunk-ass roadie was on stage with us during our set acting ridiculous. He was falling down and crawling all over the stage. He then decided it would be a great idea to stage dive not once, not twice, but 4 times! We thought that it was awesome when he was jumping over the security and barricade at that time, however the crew running the festival didn’t think it was as funny as we did, and wanted to have him escorted out of the venue which would've screwed us over when it was time to break down and pack up our gear.
After the set was over, our wasted roadie, so drained from his drunken antics, was nowhere to be found. So we broke down our own gear anyway. We had to haul it down the street ourselves to our van because he was nowhere to be found. When we got to the van and opened the side door, low and behold there's our roadie passed out on the floor of the van. Well I guess it's a good thing we don't pay him!
Mass Punishment released the "Proving Grounds, Vol.1" album earlier this year, and you can check out a track off the release below. For more info on Mass Punishment, head over to the band's Facebook profile here. More...
Soulnerve Streaming Full Album
Dutch metal band Soulnerve is streaming the entire album "The Dying Light" online, which was released this Summer. You can pick up the album at Bandcamp here, and the track listing is as follows:
1. They Come For Us All 03:56
2. The Dying Light 05:10
3. My Demise 04:23
4. Scavengers 04:06
5. Delirium (Forever Bound) 04:46
6. Lost 04:29
7. Beyond The Sun 04:39
8. End Of The Line 05:30
9. We Are The Voice 04:17
10. Salvation 03:47 More...
Black Cilice Offers Up A "Prayer From Beyond"
Portuguese black metal cult Black Cilice just premiered the new track "Prayer From Beyond" online, which can be heard below thanks to Noisey - Music By Vice.
The track hails from the band's forthcoming third album "Mysteries," set for international release on January 30th, 2015 via Iron Bonehead Productions. The full album's track listing is as follows:
1. To Become
2. Into Morbid Trance
3. The Truth
4. Ceremonial Energy
5. A Prayer from Beyond
6. From the Long Forgotten Past More...
Ancient Dome Parts With Bassist
Italian thrash metal band Ancient Dome has announced that bass player Davide "White" Bianchi is no longer part of the team.
Ancient Dome has also officially started searching for a new bass player. Interested people can contact the band using the e-mail address: info@ancientdome.com.
In October the band released third full-length album"Cosmic Gateway to Infinity." More...
Wind Rose Touring With Eluveitie And Skalmold
Wind Rose will be touring Europe early next year with folk metal band Eluveitie and Icelandic outfit Skalmold.
These dates are in support of Wind Rose's new album "Wardens of the West Wind," due to drop through Scarlet Records on February 3rd. See the show on any of these dates:
03.02.15 - Bilbao (ES) - Kafe Antzokia
04.02.15 - Porto (PO) - Hard Club
05.02.15 - Lisbon (PO) - RCA Club
06.02.15 - Zaragoza (ES) - Rotonda Delicias
07.02.15 - Bordeaux (FR) - Barbey
08.02.15 - Marseille (FR) - Le Moulin
09.02.15 - Milan (IT) - Legend Club
10.02.15 - Florence (IT) - Viper Club
11.02.15 - Rome (IT) - Orion
13.02.15 - Athens (GR) - Fuzz Live Music Club
14.02.15 - Thessaloniki (GR) - Principal Club Theater
15.02.15 - Sofia (BU) - Mixtape5
16.02.15 - Bucharest (RO) - Colectiv Club More...
Marduk Announces Tour With Belphegor
Marduk has announced the first upcoming European tour dates in support of new album "Frontschwein," which will drop in Europe on January 19th, 2015 via Century Media Records.
These upcoming shows will also feature Belphegor. Currently announced dates for the trek are as follows:
19.02 HOL Rotterdam @ Baroeg
20.02 HOL Eindhoven @ Effenaar
21.02 HOL Sneek @ Het Bolwerk
22.02 BEL Vosselaar @ Biebob
23.02 UK Plymouth @ The Hub
24.02 UK Manchester @ Sound Control
25.02 UK Glasgow @ Audio
26.02 UK London @ Underworld
27.02 FR Paris @ Divan du Monde
28.02 tbc
01.03 FR Toulouse @ Dynamo
03.03 SP Madrid @ Penelope
04.03 SP Barcelona @ Razzmatazz 2
05.03 tbc
06.03 ITA Turin @ Cafe Liber
07.03 ITA Brescia @ Circolo Colony
08.03 tbc More...
Periphery Streaming "Graveless"
Periphery has teamed up with MetalSucks.net to premiere the new track "Graveless" online, which can be heard below.
The track comes off the band's new double-album "Juggernaut." Pre-orders are available over at this location. The albums will drop on January 27th, with the track listing is as follows:
"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...
Tort Releasing New Album
Spanish metal outfit Tort has announced a follow-up to the band's 2012 self-titled debut is now in the works. The album will release digitally early next month through Discos Macarras, with the cover artwork available below.
Xtreem Guitar Tour 2015 Announced
The Paramour Group and JAAB Productions present the Extreme Guitar Tour 2015. The XG Tour includes performances by guitar greats Uli Jon Roth, Vinnie Moore, Craig Goldy and introduces the new band Black Knights Rising. The tour is sponsored by Dean Guitar and dDrum.
As a special treat for fans attending the show on January 31st in St. Charles, IL front man Joe Lynn Turner has been added as a special guest, known for his lead vocal performances with Deep Purple, Rainbow and Yngwie Malmsteen.
Due to popular demand, additional shows have been added to the upcoming tour and another week of dates scheduled for February 10th through February 15th. These dates will be announced next week. For those dates only, Black Knights Rising will see a bit of a lineup change with Bobby Rondinelli taking over on the drums and Tim Ripper Owens on vocals.
In addition to the tour, Uli Jon Roth has announced that he will be conducting a Sky Academy Guitar Seminar on February 1st in Chicago, IL at Reggie's Rock Club. This will be the only Sky Academy Seminar on the tour. More...
Soul Rape Releasing "Endless Reign"
Soul Rape will release the "Endless Reign" album via Punishment 18 Records on January 18th, 2015. The label comments:
"Soul Rape began the band's career in 2007 when Larry (guitars), and Maurizio (drums) started the band.
"After the line-up had been completed in 2007 (Guglio on bass, Moloch on vocals) the band started with their first demo ‘Primodial Paradox’ that got recorded in April 2008 at Diana Studio run by Davide ‘Axhell’ Colombo. After their first gigs Tambo joined the band in January 2009 as a second guitarist. Tambo also became the singer after Moloch left the band. 2010 saw another line-up change with Maurizio leaving the band, and Peter Bat taking his place behind the drums. As it turned out, both line-up changes added quite some force and power to the band!
"After all those changes the band entered the studio (Dedolor Recording Studio, Turate) in July 2010 to record their 2nd demo ‘Gargoyles.’ The demo was well received, but also showed that there was still potential for improvement. 2011 saw another line-up change with Guglio leaving the band to give him more time to improve his skills with the Cello. The place behind the bass did not stay vacant for long though with Dema taking over as the new bassist. Then, in September 2012, after several live gigs the band began to record the drum parts for their first album (RecLab Studio, Milan; Sound Engineer: Larsen Premoli).
"When the rest of the band entered the Alpha Omega studios something surprising happened: Guglio rejoined the band! ‘Endless Reign’ (Studio: Omega Studio; producer: Alex Azzali) features 8 tracks and can be considered a treat for every Old School Metal fan who likes the idea of a heavy, progressive, black, and thrash elements coming together in one single album. Two further treats are Dan Seagraveís (Morbid Angel, Hypocrisy, Malevolent Creation, and many more) and an outstanding guitar solo of a very special guest, namely Jeff Loomis (ex Nevermore) himself!" More...
Insane Therapy Posts New Video
Italy's Insane Therapy has signed with Sliptrick Records to release "The Decline of the Human Race." The band also drops a music video for "The End of the Lies," which can be seen below. Sliptrick Records comments:
"For fans of Suicide Silence, Emmure, Lamb of God, Whitechapel, Parkway Drive, All Shall perish and more! 9 track full length album of brutal yet melodic metal/HC the way it's got to be."
Strengthen What Remains To Tour With Ultimhate
Strengthen What Remains has announced the band will kick off 2015 with a North American tour alongside Ultimhate from France. Dates for the trek are as follows:
02/08 - Orlando, FL - Uncle Lou's
02/09 - Tallahassee, FL - Atmosphere
02/10 - Panama City, FL - A&M Theatre
02/11 - Albany, GA - Knights of Columbus
02/12 - Birmingham, AL - The Forge
02/13 - Chattanooga, TN - Cloud Springs Deli
02/14 - Mansfield, OH - Belchers House of Rock
02/15 - Grand Rapids, MI - Take Hold Church
02/16 - Toronto, ON - Smiling Buddha
02/18 - Albany, NY - Bogies
02/19 - Montclair, NJ - The Meatlocker
02/21 - Brooklyn, NY - Coco 66 More...
Children Of Bodom Comments On Album Going Gold
Children Of Bodom's latest studio album "Halo Of Blood" (reviewed here) has been certified gold in Finland.
The band was awarded the gold discs during the packed Bodom Xmas Bash show at Pakkahuone in Tampere. "Halo Of Blood" has sold more than 10,000 copies in Finland.
Keyboardist Janne Wirman commented: ”Physical albums don’t sell that much anymore so we are very thankful for this. Reaching gold or platinum levels cannot be taken for granted”. More...
Battle Beast Posts "Unholy Savior" Trailer
Battle Beast's "Unholy Savior" will drop January 27th through Nuclear Blast, and today the band releases a third trailer with additional details and developments on the coming release.
Check it out below, or you can also watch the previously released second teaser over here. The full album's track listing is:
1. Lionheart
2. Unholy Savior
3. I Want The World….And Everything In It
4. Madness
5. Sea Of Dreams
6. Speed And Danger
7. Touch In The Night
8. The Black Swordsman
9. Hero’s Quest
10. Far Far Away
11. Angel Cry More...
Crocell Signs With Deepsend Records
Denmark-based metal band Crocell has issued the following announcement about inking a record deal:
"As promised we have lots of good news coming up. And here is something good: we have signed a record deal with Deepsend Records for the release of our next album. The album will be entitled 'Prophet's Breath,' and you will love it!
"Deepsend has also released albums with quite a few other Danish bands such as Death Comes Pale, Deus Otiosus, The Cleansing, and Dawn Of Demise, and this new collaboration underlines the fact that Denmark is a great place if you are looking for solid death metal.
"No exact release date is set yet, but 'Prophet's Breath' will be out in the spring."
Crocell consists of:
Asbjørn Steffensen - vocals
Tommy Christensen - guitar
Rasmus Henriksen - guitar
Onkel K. Jensen - bass
Andreas Posselt - drums
In Defence Announces U.S. Shows
The Twin Cities mosh purveyors from In Defence just wrapped up the mayhem-infiltrated recording process of a fourth full-length for unveiling by mid-2015, and being the road hounds they are, have already booked a full Southern U.S. tour in advance of its release.
The album was recorded in recent weeks at Signaturetone Studios in Minneapolis, with Joel Grind from Toxic Holocaust handling mixing and producing duties. Additional details on the album, including its title, release date, and label destination, will be announced in early 2015 amidst heavy bouts of touring. Dates are as follows: More...
Rise Above Dead Posts Album Trailer
Italian sludge/post metal act Rise Above Dead is ready to release third record "Heavy Gravity" next month, a six-track instrumental record that will throw you to unknown galaxies between heavy riffs.
Due out in January, a vinyl edition of "Heavy Gravity" will also follow in February. Check out a teaser trailer for the album below.
Kalaveraztekah Releases First Music Video
Mexico's Kalaveraztekah just released the band's first music video for the track "Ketzalkowatl," which is a single included in the "Genesic Death-Muerte Genesica" album. The band comments on the release:
"In there, we guide you guys through the Aztec conception of the Genesis, it's a fully theme-disc in which we intend to show the world, the stories, legends and cosmic vision given to us by the Aztecs."
A Light Within Streaming New Single
Missouri-based post-metal band A Light Within has a new song streaming below, courtesy of Ragnarok Reviews. “Between Shores” is an expansive musical journey, drawing as much from Junius' ambient-post metal-tendencies as the gloomier side of doom.
“Between Shores” is taken from the upcoming "Body Matter" EP, due out in late Spring 2015. Stay tuned for more details. More...
Avulsed Cancels Breakup
After posting a message online the other day announcing the group had disbanded, Avulsed has now issued the following statement that the whole thing was a bad joke (despite the fact that later that same day the band posted a follow-up on Facebook stating it wasn't a Spanish fool's day joke):
"Avulsed did never split up!! This was a Spanish fool’s day joke!!
"In Spain, as well as in all Latin America (this is from Mexico to Chile), April’s Fools Day is celebrated on 28th of December. This is a tradition that comes back from more than 2.000 years already. For us this is normal, but not in the rest of the countries, so the joke worked out great, haha!! But now many people are still thinking we did split up, which also shows that bad news runs faster than the good ones, haha!!
"So for all you Avulsed fans, don’t worry, there’s Avulsed for many years (we hope!) and we’ll keep our true, honest and incorruptible attitude since day one back in summer 1991. Nothing has changed here!! We’re sorry for these that really wished our split-up was for real, haha, but you’ll have Avulsed for a long time and you’ll suffer more doses of our untrendy genuine Death Metal on your ears and eyes, you want it or not, haha!!
"For the rest, our truly dedicated fans around the world, thank you all for your signs of love and esteem for Avulsed and sorry if we made you feel sad for some hours, but well, a joke is a joke and as we say… sense of humor is the last thing we should loose in life, so we hope you’ll take it like this. Happy people lives longer than bitter ones. Death metal forever!"
Huntress Announces Shows With Amon Amarth
Huntress has checked in with the following announcement about upcoming tour dates with Amon Amarth:
"The Gods have spoken! Huntress will spend a wintry month with the Vikings from Sweden; Amon Amarth! It's a fantasy come true to tour with one of our favorite bands as direct support.
"Huntress will bring the fury to Europe and the UK once again! This is an exciting time for us, having just completed a North American tour with the mighty Arch Enemy and Kreator. Our attack has been relentless, we're now recording our third album in Los Angeles, slated for release in early 2015. Spread it, shred it, behead it! With special opening guests Savage Messiah!" More...
Brain Fuel Streaming New EP
French metal band Brain Fuel is streaming the full "Monsters Make Monsters" EP online. You can listen in below or over at Bandcamp here. The "Monsters Make Monsters" track listing is as follows:
1. Consumer 03:08
2. To the red height 03:42
3. Let me explode 02:31
4. Procrastination for worst 03:37
5. Monsters Make Monsters 03:24 More...
Unshine Posts New Music Video
Finland's Unshine has a new video clip out now for "Idyl," which can be seen below and is taken from the "Dark Half Rising" album. The track listing is as follows:
1. Nadja’s Wailing About Coming of the Frost 2:40
2. The Oath to Wilderness of Unredeemed Nature 5:15
3. Arduinna 3:50
4. Spellbinder 3:56
5. Defender of His Faith 4:29
6. Their Horses Never Touch the Ground 5:58
7. Idyl 5:19
8. The Blood of Ardennes 4:35
9. Ikuinen Taistelu 12:54
10. Bone Fires 0:40
11. Ategenos (At the Death of Winter) 5:12
Cannabis Corpse Posts New York Footage
Death metal powerhouse Cannabis Corpse is streaming the band's entire New York City headlining show online. Check it out below, courtesy of Pit Full Of Shit.
The stream is taken from the bong-ripping band's recent set at Brooklyn's Saint Vitus bar during a U.S. tour we sponsored in support of latest album, "From Wisdom to Baked." You can also read our run down of the Austin stop of the tour by heading to this location. More...
The Green River Burial Issues Year-End Recap
The Green River Burial just issued this year-end message to fans online via Facebook:
"Hey everyone, we would like to conclude this year with a few words. We went through difficult times resulting in a lineup-change and it took us a lot of strength to carry on. Still, besides all struggle, we had the opportunity to play some of the best shows in the band’s history.
"We explored countries we never visited before with bands we never imagined we would be touring with. Therefore we are grateful for everyone that supported us on our journey in 2014 in any possible way.
"One step back follow two steps forward. We will have new music for you next year and we’re excited to share our material with you.
"Thanks a lot to everyone who came out to our hometown show last weekend, if you missed it here’s a clip with some impressions. Have a great New Year's Eve, see you in 2015." More...
Prepare To Be Assaulted By Goat Semen!
At long last, its the moment you've all been clamoring for! The most highly anticipated debut album of all time arrives: Goat Semen's "Ego Svm Satana" is set for North American and South American release on February 24th via Hells Headbangers (Kvlt will handle the release for Europe and the UK). The following press release was also issued:
"At ground zero of the rebirth and resurgence of South American black/death at the dawn of the new millennium, these Peruvian devils delivered one of the most classic demos ever with their self-titled 2002 demo, which has seen countless re-editions in the past decade as well as the band's legendry grow to enviable levels.
"But alas, a debut album has eluded the band, and the fervor 'n' anticipation for one have reached critical mass in the metal underground. Taking on almost mythical status (not unlike Sadistic Intent's long-promised debut LP), Goat Semen's Ego Svm Satana has been in the making for literally a decade. Granted, the band's been keeping busy in the underground since the 2002 demo, releasing a handful of splits with the likes of Nazxul, Krieg, Levifer, and Japan's Sabbat, among others, as well as two highly coveted live albums - but each step of the way, it's only been a few songs teasingly released a time.
"But now, Ego Svm Satana explodes into being, fully formed as the ultimate Goat Semen statement. Like a veritable travelogue across the history of South American metal barbarity the past three decades, Ego Svm Satana surges and gnashes with all the hellfire and hatred the continent's black/death is world renowned for, and yet the quartet imbibe all these traditions and spit them out nastier than ever. Song dynamics and even lengths range a surprising amount of ground for metal so hideous and maniacal; likewise, the production finds the right balance between raw and well-rounded. Through it all, however, the feeling of imminent implosion lurks around every dark 'n' diseased corner, chaos nearly taking hold and never losing its grip, whipping the listener into either a full-on frenzy or a state of perpetual tension. Goat Semen laugh all the while, the masters taunting their servants, and Ego Svm Satana summarily the execution the latter's begging for. If you were ever seeking the perfect combination of INRI, Black Force Domain, Aquelarre, Sexual Carnage, and Wicca...look no further."
The track listing is:
1. Letanias de Satan - Intro
2. Holocausto
3. Genocidio
4. Warfare Noise
5. Revelaciones
6. Altares De Pandemonium
7. Madre Muerte
8. Hambre
9. Ego Svm Satana More...
Call Of The Void Posts New Track
Denver’s Call of the Void is streaming a new track called "R.I.S." which will appear on the new album "Ageless" and is set to drop February 10 via Relapse Records.
Call of the Void will be heading out on a tour together with Enabler this coming February. All dates below: More...
Astrakhan Streaming New Album
War on Music Records has released "A Tapestry of Scabs and Skin" from Vancouver, British Columbia's own Astrakhan on 45-rpm, 180g vinyl 12" LP format. The album includes two songs from the band's digitally released EP "The Pillarist" and two brand new tracks recorded at Rain City Studios with Jesse Gander (Bison, Anciients, 3 Inches Of Blood, Japandroids).
The lavishly colored cover was created by Nick Patterson with inner sleeve design by Dena Lazarenko. "A Tapestry of Scabs and Skin" is streaming in its entirety below.
Dead Earth Politics Streaming New Track
Dead Earth Politics has posted an unmastered version of "Casting Stones," a brand new song set to appear on the band's forthcoming EP, "Men Become Gods."
The EP is second in a series of three that began with last year's acclaimed "The Queen of Steel," and is scheduled for a March 2015 release. Check out "Casting Stones" now below in the player.
Putrid Offal Releasing Collector CD
Kaotoxin Records has announced a crowdfunding campaign in support of Putrid Offal's Suffering limited edition (100 copies) Kollektor Series CD. The release is an autographed "vinyl replica" CD with exclusive sticker (and no future repress). Support the campaign at this location and below.
The "Kaotoxin Kollektor Series" is a brand new series of ultra limited collector releases by fans for fans. All Kaotoxin Kollektor Series releases will be crowdfunded and coming as a 100 copies ultra limited edition deluxe "vinyl replica" CD (high-quality, spined-cardboard sleeve with printed inner sleeve), will be autographed by the bands and come with exclusive stickers. All funders' names will be listed in a dedicated thank list in the CD.
The Lumberjack Feedback Streaming EP
Kaotoxin has announced the immediate release of both a free digital EP from The Lumberjack Feedback, titled "Noise in the Church," and its video counterpart in the form of two brand new music videos for the two live songs featured on the EP. Watch the two videos after the stream of the EP below.
Mastered by R3myboy (Gojira, Ez3kiel...), Noise in the Church consists in two tracks recorded live in July 2014 in a deconsecrated church. The performance was filmed by Attic Addict. The live tracks are "Salvation", off the band's upcoming debut full-length, "Blackened Vision," and "The Dreamcatcher", from their 2013 debut "Hand of Glory."
Nader Sadek Posts Teaser
Multi-media artist Nader Sadek has released a teaser video of in-studio performances for the song "Entropy Eternal" from new EP "The Malefic: Chapter III."
The video features performance clips of Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation), Martin Rygiel (ex-Decapitated), Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy), Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), and Rune Eriksen (Aura Noir, ex-Mayhem). View the video below.
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