Metal News for February 12, 2015
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The Rockstar Ramblings: God Bless Chris Holmes
This week we have videos from Killit and Lucifer Rise, but what really matters is that we have another video from Chris Holmes. If you are having a bad day, watching this video may just be the cure. More...
Stearica Releasing "Fertile" Album
UK-based Monotreme Records confirms the upcoming release of "Fertile," the second LP from Turin, Italy-based instrumental trio Stearica.
The Obelisk today reveals the first listen to "Fertile," hosting a stream of the LP's second track, "Halite." Give it a listen below.
"Fertile" will be released in Europe on April 13th and in North America April 14th, on CD and digital download formats, as well as a deluxe 180-gram 2xLP double gatefold edition. Monotreme Records comments:
"A powerful, adventurous recording, inspired by the squares of the Arab Spring and Barcelona's Indignants, Fertile, will be released in the early days of Spring; the season of renewal and fertility in many parts of the world including the region historically known as The Fertile Crescent, the birthplace of some of the earliest human civilizations, and also the scene of the revolutionary political uprisings that swept across the Middle East in 2011 known as the Arab Spring."
"Upon arriving in Barcelona to perform at Primavera Sound during the 2011 Indignants protests was the spark that ignited the inspiration for this record, and the Arab Spring revolutions unfolding across the Middle East as we wrote the album further fuelled our inspiration," issues the band's Francesco Carlucci. More...
Dragonforce Releasing Live DVD
Dragonforce has announced the worldwide release of a debut DVD entitled "In the Line of Fire." The release is scheduled for July 14th and features high definition footage shot during the band's Ultimate Stage headline show at 2014's Loud Park Festival in the Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.
The track listing below features a selection of new songs from the latest album "Maximum Overload" mixed in with foot stomping anthems and lightning fast shred-fests from previous releases:
Fury of the Storm
Three Hammers
Black Winter Night
Tomorrow's Kings
Seasons
Symphony of the Night
Cry Thunder
Ring of Fire
Through the Fire and the Flames
Valley of the Damned
DragonForce is currently on the Maximum Overload World Tour, which commenced in September 2014 and is due to conclude in 2016. Throughout six studio albums and multiple world tours, Dragonforce has steadfastly refused to shoot a DVD, until now.
Guitarist Herman Li explains, "We always held the opinion that if we ever did a DVD we wanted to do it properly. Now, having released six studio albums we thought we had a great cross section of material to pick from and we knew the facilities at Loud Park made it a great place to film a show. Everything just came together and we're very pleased with the results and hope the fans will be also." More...
The Eulogy Streams Self-Titled Release
The Eulogy is a hardcore band from Southern California, comprised of former members of Agnostic Front, Madball, 454 Big Block, Eye for An Eye, Straight Faced, Mouthpiece, and Collision.
The band consists of Matt Henderson and Pete Reilly on guitar, Sergio Chavez on vocals, Kevin Norton on bass, and Derek Muraski on drums.
A new self-titled EP from the band is now online and can be heard before, which was engineered and produced by Nick Jett (Terror). The track listing is as follows:
1. Pummel 02:33
2. No Matter What 02:13
3. The Plague 01:23 More...
Oroborus Releases New EP
The Paraguay-based sludge / groove metal outfit Oroborus just released the "Electric Wizard" EP, which is available for streaming in full. The track listing is as follows:
1. Electric Wizard
2. Lizard King
3. Blind War (Live) More...
Annisokay Releases New Video
German metalcore act Annisokay will release "Enigmatic Smile" on April 14th via Long Branch Records/SPV.
In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver Magazine to premiere a new song and video for "Carry Me Away." Check it out below. The band also comments:
"Like every other Annisokay video in the past, we decided to produce this one by ourselves too, so our guitarist and singer Christoph took the part of the director. The story of the video is pretty much connected to the lyrics of the song. Everyone has to part with a loved thing at least one time in life, so everyone has to learn how to let go and look ahead instead of being stuck to the past.
"If someone leaves you or even passes away, you're often scared to forget about him or even 'hurt' him if you start to go on with your life and maybe get to know new people. The long road of letting go is often difficult to pass and is visualized in the video of 'Carry Me Away' by showing the protagonist taking a long and dangerous travel. He is carrying a wooden, locked box with him, which contains all the past things and memories he's cling to. The box needs to be taken to a safe, far and unknown place, before he's finally able to leave it behind.
"We won't tell you now where this place is, but we can already say that the shoot brought the whole team to their physical limits. We shot in places where one wrong step could have been fatally. The hard work was definitely worth it!" More...
Ecstatic Vision Finishes Work On Album
Philadelphia, PA heavy psych quartet Ecstatic Vision has completed work on a forthcoming full-length debut to see release via Relapse Records.
Recorded at various studios throughout Philadelphia, the group's debut is an acid-tinged mix of trance inducing, primitive African tribal and heavy psych a la Hawkwind, Goat, and Amon Düül II.
The band will also be opening for YOB and Enslaved on an upcoming North American tour this March. A full list of dates including a series of headlining shows is included below.
A demo for the song "To The Astral Plane," from the band's upcoming debut, can be heard in the Bandcamp player after the jump. More...
Nightrage Reveals "The Puritan" Artwork
"The Puritan" - Nightrage's sixth studio album - will drop via Despotz Records on April 24th, 2015. The label comments:
"'The Puritan' - an uncompromising, eerie, dramatic and melodic death metal journey in its purest essence - welcomes new Nightrage vocalist, Ronnie Nyman, to the mix. Nyman joins founding member, guitarist Marios Iliopoulos, and bassist, Anders Hammer, after performing with the band last year on its Japanese and Russian tours.
"Nightrage was founded in 2000 in Greece by Marios Iliopoulos and his close friend, Gus G., who departed after the band's second album, Descent into Chaos, to join Ozzy Osbourne. During the band's 14 year career, Nightrage has released five studio albums and toured across Europe, the U.S., Canada and Asia while employing various musicians from At The Gates, Evergrey, Dark Tranquility, Amaranthe and Firewind.
"Nightrage signed a record/publishing deal with Swedish music company, Despotz, in summer 2014 before entering the studio with Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Soilwork) and George Nerantzis at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden."
The cover artwork can be seen below, and the album's track listing is as follows: More...
Bolt Thrower Announces Canadian Shows
Bolt Thrower is returning to Canada this summer for a handful of live shows. The band has posted the following update:
"Continuing down the path of revisiting places we haven't been to for a very long time, we're happy to announce that the next country on our list is Canada! We'll be playing three shows. Support bands for the two club shows will be announced soon. Check the venue websites for information regarding tickets."
June 19th - Amnesia Rockfest, Montebello, QC
June 20th - London Music Hall, London, ON
June 21st - Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC More...
Bleed Posts New Lyric Video
Dutch modern thrash metal act Bleed has premiered a lyric video for "No Hope Without Suffering," which can be seen below and was created by David Hazeleger at TDD studios. The track is taken from recent full-length, "Seven Billion Demons."
“We’re really proud of the video” says the bands guitarist, Jordy. “Releasing an album is a major effort and things like this video really help drive home the music and the message to our fans.” More...
Death Alley Signs Record Deal
Amsterdam's heavy, punked-out, proto-metal outlaws Death Alley have signed to NYC's Tee Pee Records.
The ferocious four piece (featuring former The Devil’s Blood guitarist Oeds Beydals and ex-members of Gewapend Beton and Mühr) will let loose the full-length LP, "Black Magick Boogieland," on May 19th.
The sound of Death Alley has been described as "an unorthodox cross contamination of MC5, Captain Beyond, Blue Öyster Cult, Motörhead and Black Sabbath" and "Rock ‘N' Roll played with metal finesse and a pitch black psychedelic soul."
In 2013, Death Alley released the limited 12" split vinyl single, "Peter Pan Speedrock vs. Death Alley," which announced the group's formation with a vengeance. The band's debut 7" -- Over Under b/w Dead Man’s Bones -- dropped last year via Van Records. Death Alley followed the release of the 7" with an appearance at the 2014 Roadburn Festival and month-long European tour with new label mates, The Shrine.
"It’s thrilling to release our first full-length on Tee Pee, to become part of a family of bands whose music inspires us and with people we know well," says Death Alley front man Douwe. "It's about time Tee Pee opens the gates to Black Magick Boogieland."
More information on Death Alley's "Black Magick Boogieland," including new music, will be issued soon.
Uli Jon Roth Streaming "Virgin Killer"
After streaming "In Trance," Uli Jon Roth has another track online from "Scorpions Revisited," a new double album of 19 re-invented Scorpions tracks due out on March 10 via UDR Music.
Listen in to “Virgin Killer” below, courtesy of GuitarWorld.com. You can also catch Uli Jon Roth supporting "Scorpions Revisited" on the Extreme Guitar Tour now:
12.02.2015 – Texas – Dallas – Trees
12.02.2015 – Texas – Houston –The Concert Pub North More...
Reflections Recording New Album
Twin Cities, Minnesota based metal act Reflections will enter The Machine Shop this week with producer Will Putney to begin work on a sophomore release for Good Fight Music / eOne Music. The yet-to-be-titled effort will be released in summer 2015.
“When we heard we had the opportunity to work with Will we were all about it,” says frontman Jake Foster. “We're huge fans of all The Machine Shop's work. For the first time, we've written an album where listening to it all the way through will tell you a story. After an eye opening year of touring while trying to maintain life at home, I feel that we have truly written our best music yet.”
Walt Disney said, "You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." That sentiment sums of the past eighteen months for the band in more ways than one. In March of last year Foster's home was destroyed in a fire which led to the death of his close friend and roommate. With the news coming at a time where the band was dealing with its own obstacles, it was a devastating blow for everyone. Foster continues, “the last year of my life personally has been a very challenging time for me to say the least. The lyrical content on this album is more focused than anything I've ever written before. I really hope that it will connect with people the way that I'm hoping it will.”
The all new LP will be the follow up to "Exi(s)t," released by the band in 2013. That release debuted on the Billboard charts for the first time in the band’s history, most notably cracking the top 10 on the Heatseekers chart at #6. "The music that we have been working on is much more thought out and organized. We focused more on song structure and finding a balance of style that will separate us from everyone else." More...
Blind Idiot God Announces Release Show
Indivisible Music today announces Blind Idiot God's February 24th street date for the vinyl double LP "Before Ever After," co-produced by studio guru Bill Laswell. The band will celebrate the album with a live performance at The Paper Box in Brooklyn on March 7th. Also appearing at the show will be Gnaw, Rhyton, and Oneirogon.
Blind Idiot God drummer, Tim Wyskida, who also sits behind the kit for Khanate, will do an on-air interview with Kamikaze Diane on WFMU Thursday, March 5th starting at 1:00 pm. "I'll play four or five tracks from the new record" Wyskida explains, "and four or five tracks by artist who've influenced me and who also influenced BIG members throughout the years."
The band has an online store set-up via MerchTable and pre-sales for the CD version of the album begin February 24th (release date is set for late March, followed by the digital release in April).
Blind Idiot God is Andy Hawkins on guitar and Tim Wyskida on drums. Gabe Katz, the band's original bass player, is featured on the album but moving forward Will Dahl is the band's new bass player live and in the studio. Touring in support of the new album is planned for later this year. The track listing is:
1. Twenty Four Hour Dawn
2. Night Driver
3. Antiquity
4. Earthmover
5. FUB
6. Barrage
7. High and Mighty
8. Voice of the Structure
9. Under the Weight
10. Ramshackle
11. Wheels of Progress
12. Strung
13. Shutdown More...
Garden Of Worm Streaming New Track
Finnish doom metal band Garden of Worm today premieres the new track "Summer's Isle," courtesy of slow 'n' low authority TheObelisk.net. Listen in below.
The track hails from the band's second album, "Idle Stones," set for international release on March 6th via Svart Records. The track listing is as follows:
1. Fleeting are the Days of Man
2. Summer's Isle
3. Desertshore
4. The Sleeper including Being Is More Than Life More...
Der Weg Einer Freiheit Streaming "Einkehr"
The German underground black metal visionaries from Der Weg Einer Freiheit have released "Einkehr," the second new track taken from their forthcoming album, "Stellar."
"Einkehr" is streaming now in the form of a lyric video below, courtesy of Lambgoat.com. "Stellar" will be released on March 24th in North America (March 23rd worldwide) through Season Of Mist. The track listing is:
1. Repulsion
2. Requiem (streaming here)
3. Einkehr
4. Verbund
5. Eiswanderer
6. Letzte Sonne
7. Idyll
8. Unendlich More...
"Metalhead" To See VOD Release In April
Boasting a soundtrack of ‘80s/‘90s headbanging classics, Icelandic director Ragnar Bragason’s intense drama "Metalhead" (reviewed here) will be available on demand starting April 3rd.
Distributed by Cinelicious Pics, the VOD release will arrive shortly after a handful of special screenings being held nationwide, including at New York’s Cinema Village (March 20 – 26) and Los Angeles’ Laemmle NoHo 7 (March 27 – April 2) along with Seattle’s SIFF Uptown Theatre (Feb. 27 – March 1) and Portland’s Hollywood Theatre (April 10 - 16). The movie will be shown in eight cities (with more to be announced soon) and a full list of screenings can be found below.
Fueled by a remarkable breakout performance by actress Thora Bjorg Helga, Bragason’s drama of loss, faith, redemption, and heavy metal begins with a farming accident in the 1980’s that sends a young girl named Hera and her parents into a tail-spin of grief over the death of her heavy metal music-obsessed older brother. A decade later, Hera is transformed into a surly headbanger, dressed in black leather and a Slayer t-shirt, clutching her dead brother’s electric guitar as she howls anthems of rage to a barn full of cows. Seemingly trapped in a haunted landscape of slaughterhouses and barren winter fields, making all the wrong choices in her life, Hera slowly and painfully comes to terms with her family’s loss and the sound of her own true voice.
02/14 – Lowell, MA @ Luna Theater
02/22 – 02/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
02/27 – 03/01 – Seattle, WA @ SIFF Uptown
02/27 – 03/05 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
03/18 – 03/20 – New York, NY @ Scandinavia House / New Nordic Cinema
03/20 – 03/26 – New York, NY @ Cinema Village
03/27 – 04/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Laemmle NoHo 7
04/10 – 04/16 – Portland, OR @ Hollywood Theatre
04/27 – Pleasantville, NY @ Jacob Burns Film Center More...
Acherontas Streaming Album's Title Track
Acherontas today premieres the title track to "Ma-Ion (Formulas Of Reptilian Unification)," which can be heard below courtesy of SteelForBrains.com.
The Greek black metal band's new album is set for international release on February 27th via W.T.C. Productions. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Fires Of Prometheus
2. Nereid Tide Of Neptune's Rudra
3. Convolut-ion, Manifestat-ion, Secret-ion, Karma-lravatl The Thunders Emerged
4. Ma-Ion 'Formulas Of Reptilian Unification'
5. Permutation In The Aetheric Void (Ma-Ion Sacred Seal)
6. Shaman And The Waning Moon
7. Lunar Transcendence & The Secret Kiss Of Nut
8. The Awakening Of Astral Orphic Mysteries - Behind The Eyes Of Irida
9. Copper Arcana
10. Therionic Transformation
11. Orgiastic Feast Of Flesh, Beheld Thine Vicissitude More...
Infernal War Reveals New Album Details
After revealing the new album cover in December, the Polish extreme black/death metal beasts from Infernal War have unveiled further details on their 3rd studio installment "Axiom."
Featuring 11 new tracks, the release will be launched on April 17th in Europe and April 21st in North America via Agonia Records.
"Axiom" was recorded, mixed and mastered in No Solace Studio with M. (Mgla/Kriegsmaschine), who also guest appears on the album on vocals. The 11 new songs on "Axiom" clock in at around 42 minutes. The album cover was created by Mentalporn, and the track listing is as follows:
I. Coronation
II. Militant Hate Church
III. Into Dead Soil
IV. Paradygmat
V. Nihil Prayer
VI. The Parallel Darkness
VII. Transfigure
VIII. Eater Of Hope
IX. Camp 22
X. No Forgiveness
XI. Axiom
On the new material, the band commented: "Axiom is the essence of Infernal War. At the same time, it's not a copy of our previous works. The new material is more mature, diversified and bloody uncompromising. It's very grim, both musically and lyrically. We have no doubt, that Axiom is our crowning achievement." More...
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Thrashback Thursday: Destroyer Of Worlds
Welcome to the first edition of a brand new column entitled, Thrashback Thursday! The purpose of this new feature is to find a metal song (and not necessarily thrash, before anyone starts screaming and pointing fingers) that the writer hasn't heard for a while, felt has been overlooked or simply just likes. So let's get things started with British thrash metal legends, Onslaught!
In early 2007, Onslaught, perhaps the favourite name of British thrash metal, finally released their long awaited comeback album, "Killing Peace." It was a big thing for fans as it was their first album in eighteen years, one which proved waiting for thanks to songs like "Burn" and the title track, though the song which stood out to me personally was, "Destroyer of Worlds." I had seen (and indeed, heard) Onslaught for the first time a year before when they were supporting Venom in London and "Destroyer of Worlds" was the only new song they played to the crowd, which went over a treat.
It’s easy to see why. It has a fantastically dark intro and builds up to a sneering and aggressive verse, showcasing the unique vocal style of Sy Keeler perfectly. From there it works its way to an anthem like pre-chourus, before exploding into a rapid fire storm of verbal bullets. A chourus so quick is rarely so catchy and it really does stick with the listener for a long time. It’s an excellent example of a thrash band proving their place in the modern metal world and one which helped make, "Killing Peace" such a triumph of metal. More...
Minsk Posts New Album Trailer
"The Crash & The Draw" is the title of the new full-length from Midwest sound exhibitionists, Minks. Check out a new trailer below.
Set to drop via Relapse Records this Spring, "The Crash & The Draw" follows the enigmatic collective's six-year hiatus and delivers eleven arresting movements of post-metal, sludge and psychedelia.
Recorded almost exclusively in The Prairie State, "The Crash & The Draw" was captured by the band alongside Sanford Parker (Twilight, Voivod, Eyehategod, Yob etc.) at Earth Analog in Tolono. It was mixed by Parker and Minks at Hypercube in Chicago, and mastered by Collin Jordan (Eyehategod, Indian, Wovenhand, Voivod etc.) at The Boiler Room in Chicago with additional vocal tracking by Scott Evans (Kowloon Walled City. Old Man Gloom, Floor etc.) at Antisleep Audio in Oakland, California and further tracking, editing, and mixing by Kevin Rendleman at Trash Rocket Audio and Aaron Austin at We Know Who You Are, both in Peoria.
Comments the band of this latest output: "We are so thrilled to be able to finally share this next chapter. Much time has passed. New lines have formed on faces and hands. And new faces have emerged. The spirit arose once again, and the call was answered, with every ounce of will, and care, and attention as was available. There is still much to be discovered. We thank you for your interest, for your attention. There is no currency as valuable."
"The Crash & The Draw" will be released via Relapse Records in North America on April 7th, 2015, April 3rd, 2015 in Germany, Benelux and Finland and April 6th, 2015 in the UK and rest of the world. More...
Gift Giver Announces New Tour Dates
Formed in the fall of 2012, Gift Giver gained notoriety and repute through the self-released EP, "Daddy Issues," and constant touring through the U.S. with acts such as Sworn In, Kublai Khan, Barrier and many more.
After signing to Century Media late last year, Gift Giver announced a next run of U.S. shows with Barrier, Villains, Traitors. and Adaliah. Now the band has also just confirmed plans for a tour in March and April with Sworn In and The Plot In You. See all the upcoming dates below.
w/ Barrier, Villains, Traitors and Adaliah
2/28 - Tampa, FL @ Epic Problem
3/1 - Lake Worth, FL@ Propaganda
3/2 - Orlando, FL @ BackBooth
3/3 - Jacksonville, FL @ 1904
3/4 - Ringgold, GA @ Cloud Springs Deli
3/5 - Troutville, VA @ Inside Out Venue
3/6 - Taylor, PA @ Underwood Skatepark
3/7 - Paterson, NJ @ The Wild Bull
3/8 - Providence, RI @ DV8
3/9 - Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre
3/10 - New York, NY@ TBA
3/11 - Albany, NY @ Bogies
3/12 - Buffalo, NY @ Broadway Joes
3/13 - Kent, OH@ The Outpost
3/14 - Detroit, MI @ The Magic Stick
3/15 - Crest Hill, IL @ Bada Brew
3/16 - Cudahy, WI @ The Metal Grill
3/17 - St. Paul, MN@ Amsterdam Bar and Hall
3/18 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
3/19 - Springfield, MO @ The Outland Ballroom
3/20 - Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard More...
MarysCreek Working On Album
Swedish heavy rockers MarysCreek just signed a worldwide management deal with Germany’s Rock’N’Growl management.
After a couple of years of absence, MarysCreek is back and working on a sophomore album sure to be full of heavy rock arrangements and catchy melodies with a Scandinavian melancholic twist.
MarysCreek recently released new EP "Incubic Twin," featuring five brand new tunes mixed by Henrik Edenhed (Robyn, Cesars Palace, Dead By April) and Sebastian Forslund (Staireo, Night Flight Orchestra). The lyric video for the song "Remission Of Sin" can be viewed below. More...
Bonus Interview From Randy Rhoads Tribute Posted
On March 3rd, UDR Music will release "Immortal Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute" to memorialize Randy Rhoads, lead guitarist for legendary hard rock and metal bands Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. The digipack version of the album will also include an accompanying bonus DVD.
Today, Loudwire.com is hosting the premiere of an unreleased clip from the bonus DVD, which features an interview with Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot/Ozzy Osbourne). The in-depth interview discusses Sarzo’s work on the record and his memories of Randy Rhoads, as well as other topics. The interview is conducted by producer Bob Kulick and can be seen below (and as a bonus, Serj Tankian does not sing at all!)
In addition to the aforementioned interview with Rudy Sarzo, this essential bonus DVD is chock full of never-before-seen, in-depth interviews with more of the artists involved in the compilation, such as Dweezil Zappa, Jon Donais (Shadows Fall, Anthrax), Bruce Kulick (Kiss, Grand Funk Railroad), and others. More...
Ides Of Gemini Headed Out On Tour
West Coast atmospheric sound conjurors Ides Of Gemini will bring sonic rituals to the stage this Spring supporting indie folk rock trio, Mountain Goats.
Slated to commence on April 2nd, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, the journey will coil its way through seventeen cities coming to a close April 23rd, 2015 in Millvale, Pennsylvania.
"We are beyond thrilled to be going on tour with Mountain Goats this Spring," Ides Of Gemini guitarist J. Bennett says. "And we're honored that John Darnielle and his bandmates chose to bring us along for the ride. I can't think of another bill that's quite like this one, so I've gotta give them huge props for taking a chance on us and doing something different." More...
Thurisaz Releasing New Album
Belgian atmospheric doom metal band Thurisaz will release fourth full-length album, "The Pulse Of Mourning" on March 31st via Sleaszy Rider Records. The cover artwork was created by band member Mattias Theuwen in cooperation with Jeroen Mylle (Amenra) and can be seen below.
Thurisaz's follow-up to 2011's "The Cimmerian Years" was produced by the band's guitarist Peter Theuwen together with Nik Mettez and Kris Belaen at the CCR studios in Zulte, then mastered at the Tailor Made Studio.
Thurisaz comments: "The Pulse of Mourning is a logical next step for Thurisaz after 2011's 'The Cimmerian Years,' but also a return to the rawness of 2007's 'Circadian Rhythm.' Once again we tried to create a very diverse album in which the many aspects of desillusion and bitterness are passing by."
01. Longing...
02. ...For A Change
03. Patterns Of Life
04. Tangram
05. Rays Of Light
06. One Final Step
07. Enslaved Dreams
08. In All Remembrance
09. Stargaze More...
Wardruna Member Appearing On "Vikings"
Initially released in 2014, "Yggdrasil" is the second release of the "Runaljod" trilogy from Norwegian heathens Wardruna.
The ongoing trilogy, which began with 2009's "Gap Var Ginnunga," is a musical rendition of the twenty-four runes in what is often referred to as the "elder futhark." Some of the oldest of Nordic instruments such as primitive deer-hide frame drums, kraviklyra, tagelharpe, mouth harp, goat horn and lur are implemented, while poetic metres and lyrics are written in Norwegian, Old Norse and Proto-Norse tongue.
Some of the recordings are captured outdoors or under circumstances of significance to each rune while other sources of sound like trees, rocks, water and torches are used. All of these elements are carefully woven into a rich musical landscape and complemented with whispering voices, melodic song and mighty choirs.
"Yggdrasil" was written and recorded by Kvitrafn from Spring 2010 to Winter 2012 at his own Fimbulljóð studio and various outdoor locations and will be made available for the first time in CD-digibook format via Indie Recordings on February 24th, 2014. The Yggdrasil digibook is the only version where you can find complete lyrics with English translations as well text on the runes. More...
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Conceived By Hate Premieres New Song
In 2002 the thrash metal outfit Disorder was laid to rest when Jorge Montesino decided to put together a new group, originally titled Spiritual Demise but later renamed to Conceived By Hate.
After lineup changes and hitting the live show circuit, the band's first full-length album "Pestilence Reborn" was released in 2012.
Fast forward to today, and the El Salvadore-based death/thrash outfit is gearing up to release "Coalition of Death," a split with Colombian outfit Akheron.
While the split isn't due out until March 10th via Morbid Skull Recordings, today we're stoked to bring you the exclusive premiere of a track off the Conceived By Hate side. Check out "Hypocritical Sense of Ego" below. The split's track listing is as follows:
1. Devotees of Death [Conceived by Hate]
2. Hypocritical Sense of Ego [Conceived by Hate]
3. Embrace the Absurd [Conceived by Hate]
4. Thorns of Crimson Death (Dissection cover) [Conceived by Hate]
5. Estigma [Akheron]
6. Chemtrail [Akheron]
7. In-conformista [Akheron]
8. Where Eagles Dare (Misfits cover) [Akheron]
To hear more from Conceived By Hate, head over to the band's Facebook profile or Bandcamp page here. More...
Penatagram To Release New Album
Peaceville Records is proud to announce the re-signing of U.S. metal legend, Pentagram, for its forthcoming studio album, set to be released summer 2015. The highly influential American heavy metal/doom act, fronted by the mysterious Bobby Liebling, formed in the early 1970s, though its debut album - now known as "Relentless" - didn't see a release until 1985. Through four decades of adversity and triumph, Pentagram has become a legendary international act and has firmly stamped its name in the heavy metal history books.
Pentagram recently completed pre-production with Swedish producer, Mattias Nilsson, at studios in Baltimore, Md., D.C. and Va., with additional vocal and guitar production in Knoxville, Tenn. with Travis Wyrick. Wyrick is a Grammy Award-winning producer who produced the band's previous album, Last Rites.
The band comments on the signing: "Pentagram is happy to return to the label that helped relaunch interest in our debut album and introduce us to a new metal audience in the 1990s. Peaceville Records has been an ally to us throughout the past 20 years. We are happy to have them by our side once again as we record our fourth album under their banner. Never properly recorded songs written by Bobby in the 70s will be heard on the album as fresh as they were when they were written over 40 years ago. Brand new numbers by the core of Griffin, Turley and Liebling that were written this fall will appear along the old songs, and will produce an album that encompasses the true spirit of Pentagram. Doom is often mistaken as exclusively slow music. If you listen to our classic 'doom' album 'Relentless,' many of those doomed classics are quite fast. One of the magics of doom metal is to have a faster song seem much slower because of the sheer heaviness of the number. That's what we are going for. The band will sound like they are as much from the street as they are from the Sabbath, because, well, we are." More...
Sirenia Announces New LP "The Seventh Life Path"
When Sirenia mastermind Morten Veland starts composing, one thing is for sure: the Norwegian pours his heart and soul into a brand new escapist masterpiece! Sirenia invites the listener on a cinematic journey with the new album "The Seventh Life Path." This breathtaking new album is comfortably nestled in between gothic metal and symphonic grandeur.
"The Seventh Life Path" is for everyone looking to leave their gray daily routine behind and replace it with remarkable and unforgettable melodies. The artwork and track listing can be seen below. The album is set for release via Napalm Records on the following schedule:
G/A/S/Europe/AUS: May 8th
UK/NO/FR/DK/IT: May 11th
USA/CAN: May 12th
SE/ESP: May 13th
The track listing is as follows:
1. Seti
2. Serpent
3. Once My Light
4. Elixir
5. Sons Of The North
6. Earendel
7. Concealed Disdain
8. Insania
9. Contemptuous Quitus
10. The Silver Eye
11. Tragedienne
12. Tragica (Tragedienne Spanish Version - Bonus Track) More...
Elvenking Posts "The Solitaire" Lyric Video
Italian folk metal act Elvenking released a new lyric video for the track "The Solitaire." The song appears on the latest release "The Pagan Manifesto," which is available now via AFM Records. A review for the album can be viewed at this location.
Ethernity Announces Second Guest Vocalist
Belgian power/progressive act Ethernity announced that Adagio/Darkology vocalist Kelly Sundown Carpenter (ex-Beyond Twilight/Firewind (live)) is the second of three guest vocalists to appear on the title track of the band's upcoming debut release "Obscure Illusions." The album is set for release on March 20th. It was mixed by DGM guitarist and well known producer Simone Mularoni.
Ethernity was formed in 2000 and released four demos and a debut EP "Quest of Forgiveness" in 2008. Members feature former Magic Kingdom keyboardist Julien Spreutels and drummer Nicolas Spreutels.
The track list for "Obscure Illusions" is:
1. False Lamentations
2. Entities
3. Shadows on the Wall
4. Secret Door
5. Never Thought (You Would Make Me Go)
6. Rancor
7. Alone
8. Broken Memories
9. After All Has Turned To Pain
10. XIII
11. Interlude
12. Obscure Illusions More...
The Answer Premieres New Lyric Video
Irish Rockers The Answer premiered a lyric video for the new track "Long Live the Renegades" at Guitar World's website over at this location (also shown in the player below). The song appears on the new album "Raise a Little Hell," which is set for release via Napalm Records on the following release schedule:
March 6th: G/A/S/Europe/AUS
March 9th: UK/NO/FR/DK/IT
March 11th: SE/ESP
March 17th: USA/CAN
"Raise a Little Hell" can be pre-ordered at the Napalm Web Store, Amazon, and iTunes.
The band commented on "Long Live the Renegades": "The song is a bit of a rocker and we tried a slightly different production technique on this track by keeping it very dry. The song is about just doing what you do best and having a bit of a bunker mentality. This is our fifth album and we've gone back to our earlier blues and roots style with what we think are harder rockin' grooves. Hope you like it as much as we do!" More...
The Vintage Caravan Announces New Album "Arrival"
Icelandic classic rock trio The Vintage Caravan announced the first details of the upcoming sophomore album, entitled "Arrival." The album is set for release this May via Nuclear Blast. Renowned American Artist David Paul Seymour created the psychedelic artwork (shown below).
The band commented on the new release: "We are so excited for the release of the upcoming album. It's definitely a step forward for us musically and we are incredibly happy with how natural the recording process was and how well all of the songs turned out. Get ready for Arrival!"
The band recorded the follow-up to 2014's critically acclaimed "Voyage" on an isolated fjord where they set up a studio in an old ballroom. The band once again worked with producer Axel "Flexi" Árnason who also produced their last album.
Commented the band: "The songwriting sessions have been going on since around October 2012 when our album Voyage had been out in Iceland for a month. We immediately started writing at that point so some of the songs are quite old for us. Because of that we have a bit too many songs but we intend to make this album around 10 tracks so we can put what we think are the best tracks on the album.
"Right now we are doing demos, polishing the stuff and thinking of ways to nicely add to the production of the songs.
"We are very excited to start recording this album. It's going to be interesting to work on. The album is a bit different from our previous album - it's a bit darker, a bit heavier, a bit more melodic but definitely all in a good way."
More information is expected shortly. More...
Coal Chamber Details New Album, "Rivals"
Reactivated Los Angeles, California act Coal Chamber have confirmed a May 19th North American release date for their new album "Rivals" through Napalm Records. This is the band's first new album in over thirteen years. With producer Mark Lewis at the helm, "Rivals" makes it seem as if Coal Chamber never took a break at all. picking up right where they left off and delivering what some may consider the best work to date. Today the artwork (pictured below) and track listing for Rivals have been revealed.
Frontman Dez Fafara on "Rivals": "This record was over 13 years in the Making and I promise this record won't disappoint and will be worth the wait! Rivals is solid through and through, there's maturity and growth in the music while still maintaining the true Coal Chamber sound and delivering track after track of killer tunes! We had a great time working together on this record and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we do!"
In support of the new release, Coal Chamber will be on a North American Headline Tour this Spring. Support on the tour will come from Filter, Combichrist and American Head Charge. The tour begins March 6th in Tempe, AZ and runs through April 12th in Dallas, TX. Dates and venues can be found at this location. The band is offering exclusive VIP Packages for every date on the tour, which can be purchased at over here. The VIP package includes a meet and greet with the band, exclusive t-shirt, exclusive poster, souvenir laminate and early entry (where applicable).
the track listing for "Rivals" is:
1. I.O.U. Nothing
2. Bad Blood Between Us
3. Light in the Shadows
4. Suffer in Silence
5. The Bridges You Burn
6. Orion
7. Another Nail in the Coffin
8. Rivals
9. Wait
10. Dumpster Dive
11. Over My Head
12. Fade Away (Karma Never Forgets)
13. Empty Handed
14. Worst Enemy More...
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Heidevolk Premieres New Music Video "Winter Woede"
Dutch folk/viking metal act Heidevolk has returned with the new music video and single "Winter Woede," the opening track of the new album "Velua," which drops via Napalm Records on the following release schedule:
March 20th: GAS/BENELUX
March 30th: UK/NO/FR/DK/IT
April 1st: SE/ESP
April 7th: USA/CAN
The Veluwe – the mythical and utterly beautiful woodlands in the Netherlands – is the setting for Heidevolk's fifth album "Velua." Using this as a backdrop, the Dutch metal act paints a dark picture of ghosts, goblins and brigands in order to raise a monument: anthemic folk parts, clean male vocals and gritty metal provide the perfect soundtrack for the listener's journey to the sylvan halls of Velua!
The album and video mark the debut of the band's newest members Kevin Vruchtbaert on guitar and Lars Vogel on vocals. The track list for the album is:
1. Winter Woede
2. Herboren in Vlammen
3. Urth
4. De hallen van Mijn Vaderen
5. De Vervloekte Jacht
6. Het Dwalende Licht
7. Drankgelag
8. Velua
9. Een Met de Storm
10. Richting de Wievenbelter
11. In Het Diepst der Nacht
12. Vinland
Limited/Deluxe Box Edition Bonus Tracks:
13. Immigrant song (Led Zeppelin Cover)
14. In the Dutch Mountains (The Nits Cover)
15. Rebel Yell (Billy Idol Cover)
Metal Underground.com is pleased to present the premiere of "Winter Woede," which can be viewed right here: More...
Prowler Signs With Pure Steel Records
Leipzig metal act Prowler signed a worldwide deal with Pure Steel Records. The band will release the debut full length album "Stallions of Steel" on February 27th. The album is the follow up to the 2012 debut EP "Hard Pounding Heart."
Straight heavy metal, catchy song structures, twin guitar-leads, simple but effective refrains ('tradition instead of innovation') are the main inspirations of the sound. With the youthful spirit of early Saxon/Maiden-classics and the retro attitude of German newcomers like Iron Kobra and Serpent the Saxons, Prowler presents nine new tracks (some of them having already appeared on the EP). The clean, melodic vocals of Ronny Dietrich often remind back to the glorious days of NWoBHM.
The track list for the album is:
1. Motorcycle Of Love
2. Freedom
3. Mind And Might
4. Stallions Of Steel
5. Mexican Story
6. Out Of The Night
7. Paranoia
8. Prowler
9. A Maiden´s Funeral More...
Hands Of Despair Announces Debut Album Details
Canadian progressive death/doom act Hands of Despair, featuring Hollow frontman Jeffrey MacDermott (a/k/a "Mott"), revealed details of the upcoming debut release entitled "Hereafter." The album is set to drop on March 23rd via Deathbound Records. The album was originally released by the band on November 24, 2011 and now will be issued worldwide and on all digital platforms via Deathbound.
The track listing for "Hereafter" is:
1. The Departure
2. Shattered Memories
3. Them
4. Underworld
5. Creator
6. The Road More...
Hibria Releases Preview Clip Of Demo "Tightrope"
Brazilian power metal act Hibria posted a snippet of a new demo track entitled "Tightrope." The band is currently writing the follow up to the 2013 release "Silent Revenge." At the tail end of 2014, the band re-recorded the debut album "Defying the Rules" with the current lineup as a 10th Anniversary release for Japan.
Hibria will make its U.S. live debut at ProgPower USA this year in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday September 11th. Check out the demo preview here:
Omrade Releases Album Details And Trailer Clip
Ulver's cinematography, Maes' darkness, Dødheimsgard's eclecticism, God is an Astronaut's settings are the keywords of "Edari", Omrade's debut album, which draws a new limit to the words "vision" and "extremism." The album is set for release on My Kingdom Music? on April 13th, 2015 as a digipack CD and vinyl LP.
Special guest on the release include Guillaume Bideau (ex Scarve, Mnemic, One Way Mirror) and Asphodel (ex Pin Up Went Down, Penumbra, öOoOoOoOoOo) on vocal, Leo Sors and Damien Legret on Saxophone, Kriss Mandra (Master Crow) on trumpets.
Trip Hop, Ambient Electronica and Metal, Post Industrial music and Post Rock are the ingredients for a great dark & psychotic menu expressed in "Edari."
The cover artwork, created by Seldon Hunt (Neurosis, Isis, Sunn O))), Pelican), can be viewed below.
The album's track list is:
1. Mótsögn
2. Mann Forelder
3. Luxurious Agony
4. Satellite And Narrow
5. Åben Dør
6. Friendly Herpes
7. Skam Parfyme
8. Ottaa Sen More...
Eden's Curse Releases "Rock Bottom" Live Video
U.K. hard rock act Eden's Curse released a live video clip for the track "Rock Bottom" (which appears on the latest studio effort "Symphony of Sin"). The video is part of the new live release "Live With the Curse," which is set for release via AFM Records on March 14th (EU) and April 14th (USA).
Recorded live at The Classic Grand in Glasgow, Scotland on Friday 28th November, "Rock Bottom" captures the energy and vibe of this special evening with the wonderful Glasgow crowd singing along at their best!
"Live With The Curse" was mixed and mastered by the bands long term engineer Dennis Ward (Krokus/Angra/Unisonic) and is packed with over 100 minutes of music.
The track list for the double live CD is:
Disc 1:
1. Symphony of Sin
2. Break the Silence
3. Masquerade Ball
4. Black Widow
5. Trinity
6. Fly Away
7. Just Like Judas
8. Fallen From Grace
9. Jerusalem Sleeps
10. Guitar Solo
11. Time to Breathe
Disc 2:
1. Rock Bottom
2. Devil in Disguise
3. Wings to Fly
4. No Holy Man
5. Unbreakable
6. Judgement Day
7. Band Introductions
8. Evil & Divine
9. Angels & Demons More...
The Agonist Releases "A Gentle Disease" Video Clip
Quebec metal act The Agonist released another new music video, this time for the track "A Gentle Disease." The track comes ahead of the band's new album "Eye of Providence," which is set to drop via Century Media Records on February 23rd (EU) and February 24th (USA).
The track list for "Eye of Providence" is:
1. Gates of Horn and Ivory (see music video here)
2. My Witness, Your Victim (see music video here)
3. Danse Macabre
4. I Endeavor
5. Faceless Messenger
6. Perpetual Notion
7. A Necessary Evil
8. Architects Hallucinate
9. Disconnect Me (see lyric video here)
10. The Perfect Embodiment
11. A Gentle Disease
12. Follow the Crossed Line
13. As Above, So Below
Check out "A Gentle Disease" here: More...
14 String Guitarist Felix Martin Posts New Clip
Felix Martin the Venezuelan two-handed tapping machine is back at it again, melting minds across 14 strings and two separate fretboards. This latest video shows him exploring various Animals As Leaders and Meshuggah-style polyrhythms.
Martin is currently touring North America supported by Barishi, Stinking Lizaveta and DŸSE. The tour itinerary is as follows: More...
Beyond Creation Posts Bass Playthrough Clip
Beyond Creation is streaming a new bass playthrough video in which Dominic "Forest" Lapointe demonstrates fretless six-string bass wizardry shredding through the title track from "Earthborn Evolution", the second album by his band released in 2014.
Check out the bass playthrough video for "Earthborn Evolution" now below.
Ranger Posts New Track "Storm of Power"
Finnish speed metalers Ranger will release their full-album debut "Where Evil Dwells" on March 17th via Spinefarm Records. In anticipation of the upcoming album they premiere their new music video for the track titled "Storm of Power".
True to old school form, the album is an analog recording, featuring the glorious sound of melting Marshall amps. "Where Evil Dwells" will be out in CD, LP, cassette and digital formats.
Check out "Storm of Power" now below.
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