Metal News for February 13, 2015
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45 news articles posted on this day.
The Hallowed Catharsis Streaming New EP
Following previous release "The Uncanny Valley," The Hallowed Catharsis is out now with follow-up "EP II: Organic Entrenchment."
The EP was tracked live off the floor at Blue Wave Studios in October and 2014 and features artwork by César Adrian at Soul Asphyx Arts. You can stream the full release below, and the track listing is as follows:
1. Tribulations of Tripping 05:11
2. No White Corneas; No Colourful Irises 04:13
3. Concrete Walls 06:24
4. Jazzy Jeff: With a Suit and a Grin 05:21
5. Rearranged at a Subatomic Level 04:21 More...
Scribe Of Existence Releases Debut Single
Scribe Of Existence - featuring Luke Griffin from U.K. outfit Acrania - just released its debut single and lyric video. Check out "Bow Before This Moment" in the player provided below.
The band also features Jake Hadley of Acrania on drums, along with Joe De Salvo and Dave Harmon of Cunt Cuntly on guitars. For more info on the group, head over to Facebook here.
Enthrone The Unborn Streaming Full Album
Enthrone The Unborn's "LXXVIII" album is due to drop on February 27th, 2015, and today a full pre-listening stream has been made available online.
Check out all ten songs below, courtesy of Kaaoszine.fi. The full "LXXVIII" album's track listing is as follows:
1. Two Reflections
2. Where the Flames Grow Downwards
3. Burns Within
4. Harvest
5. I the Unseen
6. Halcyon
7. Unhallowed
8. Chalice
9. Journeys End
10. Home More...
Aegonia Streaming "Of Love And Hate"
Bulgaria's Aegonia has a new track out now titled "Of Love and Hate," which tells a tale from the band's fantasy novel series "Tales From The Lands Of Aegonia." Check out the folk metal song in the YouTube player below.
Aura Posts "Behind My Eyes" Video
Italian prog band Aura has a new video clip online for the track "Behind My Eyes," taken off the band's "Noise" album, which released earlier this month and is available at Amazon here. Aura also comments:
"'Noise' represents a substantial turning of sound from the previous 'Deliverance' album, while retaining many of the elements that have always distinguished the band's sound.
"The turning point, if we want to talk about turning, was determined primarily by the artistic maturity of the band members, now being able to master their art and know how to move skillfully among its many facets.
"The album was recorded by the band at the Aura studios, while mix and mastering were handled by Cristian Paduano."
CDC Streaming Full New Release
Southeastern, Pennsylvania's CDC is ready to distribute its latest batch of beatdown anthems through the assault of "End" this Tuesday, February 17th via Get This Right Records and Beatdown Hardwear.
In advance of the street date, Lambgoat has championed the band by hosting a stream of the entire record. Give it a listen below.
Closing a five year gap since the band's last release, "End" delivers five groove-heavy CDC tales with a slick, streetwise, tension-fueled delivery, recorded with Vince Ratti at Skylight Studio (Balance And Composure, Title Fight, Turmoil) and mastered by Will Yip at Studio 4 (Cop Problem, Lauren Hill, Blacklisted). See the band live on these dates:
4/02/2015 TBA
4/03/2015 Green Light Studio - Augusta, GA
4/04-05/2015 Club Aqua - Jacksonville, FL @ Southeast Beast
4/06/2015 TBA - Tallahassee, FL
4/07/2015 Churchill's Pub - Miami, FL
4/11/2015 Club 77 - San Juan, Puerto Rico
4/12/2015 Goat House - Odessa, FL
4/13/2015 TBA - Myrtle Beach, SC
4/14/2015 TBA
5/08-09/2015 The Drunk Horse Pub - Fayetteville, NC @ Breast Fest More...
Eternal Solstice Release "Remnants Of Immortality"
Dutch underground cult death metal unit Eternal Solstice has returned with "Remnants of Immortality" the band's first full-length album in nearly two decades.
After a pair of 7" vinyl splits released in 2011 and 2013 by Dark Descent Records, Eternal Solstice is set to unleash nine tracks of throat-ripping sonic devastation.
Dark Descent Records will also handle the release of this album, filled with tons of shredding solos, on March 10 in the U.S. and March 17 in Europe. The track listing is: More...
Riot V Posts New Lyric Video
The remaining members of legendary metal pioneers Riot regrouped last year as Riot V and released the "Unleash The Fire" album.
Today the band drops a new lyric video off the album titled "Ride Hard Live Free," which can be seen below. You can also catch the band live on these dates:
3/13: US-Brooklyn,NY - Defenders Of The Old Festival III
4/25: D-Lauda/Königshofen - Keep It True Festival
6/6: SE-Sölvesborg - Sweden Rock Festival
7/25: E-Barcelona - Rock Fest More...
Amaranthe Announces North American Tour
Amaranthe will make a triumphant return to North America this Spring for a headline tour. This marks the first time the band has cruised through the U.S. and Canada since last Fall supporting Within Temptation. On this run, fans will enjoy the full Amaranthe experience, as it will be all the band's show this time around.
Amaranthe will be supporting the October 2014 release "Massive Addictive" (reviewed here). Joining Amaranthe on this trek will be I Prevail and Santa Cruz.
5/13 New York, NY -Gramercy Theatre
5/14 Baltimore, MD-Rams Head Live
5/15 Worcester, MA -The Palladium
5/16 Philadelphia, PA-The Trocadero Theatre
5/17 Toronto, ON-Opera House
5/20 Joliet, IL-Mojoes
5/23 Calgary, AB-Republik
5/24 Edmonton, AB-Starlite Room
5/26 Vancouver, BC-Rickshaw Theatre
5/27 Seattle, WA -Studio Seven
5/29 Denver, CO -Bluebird Theater
6/2 San Francisco, CA-The Regency Ballroom
6/3 Los Angeles, CA-Club Nokia More...
OpEd
Forty Five Years Of Blackness
Forty five years ago this day (Friday and everything,) a debut album was released that, unbeknownst to practically everyone at the time, would change music forever. Though it would be dismissed quite harshly at the time by critics, Lester Bangs being perhaps the most famous journalist to slam the album, calling it amongst other things, "... just like Cream! But worse," it would go on to become one of the most acclaimed, and many agree first, heavy metal album in history. If you haven't figured it out by now, the record in question is the self-titled first effort from the one and only, Black Sabbath.
As most readers of our Sunday Old School column will remember, the feature dedicated the whole month of October to covering the history of Black Sabbath, so having another look back at the early days of Sabbath may seem like a re-run, but like episodes from the fourth season of The Simpsons, it's a re-run worth looking at. For a more in depth look Ozzy's first era with the band, you can read the first part of the aforementioned series, by clicking here More...
Sentinel Beast To Re-Explore The "Depths Of Death"
Originally released in 1986 via Metal Blade in USA and in The Netherlands via Roadrunner Records, Sentinel Beast's classic debut "Depths of Death" will emerge from the crypts of old school thrash.
On March 2nd, 2015 Irish label Marquee Records will unleash this thunderous beast of an album. The label also comments:
"Although they have been largely overlooked by most mainstream-leaning heavy metal historians, the cultists who truly live and breathe the old-school stuff wave the flag of Sentinel Beast.
"Led by female vocalist Debbie Gunn, Sentinel Beast formed in Sacramento, California, in 1984 with bassist Michael Spencer, drummer Scott Awes, and guitarists Greg Williams and Jerry Frazier fleshing out the lineup. The group wedded the melodic yet aggressive flair of NWOBHM bands such as Angel Witch and Cloven Hoof with the propulsive rhythmic attack favoured by the early thrash movement.
"After recording three demos in their first couple of years together, Sentinel Beast started gaining a buzz within the underground metal community, with Slayer’s Kerry King and Omen’s Kenny Powell becoming two of the group’s loudest cheerleaders. But Sentinel Beast’s biggest champion was Brian Slagel, the founder and CEO of Metal Blade Records, the Southern California-based label that helped launch the careers of heavy metal icons like Metallica, Voivod, Cannibal Corpse, and the aforementioned Slayer. More...
The Bloodline Joining Doyle On Tour
The Bloodline's debut offering, "We Are One," is now officially set for a May 5th release. The group is also excited to announce it will be direct support to Doyle on his mini-tour from 3/13 – 3/21.
See below for all dates. You can stream the song "With Fire" below, and record label Another Century also comments on the band:
"The brotherhood of a band should extend beyond its members. On the full-length debut album 'We Are One,' The Bloodline builds a bond that's instantly relatable. Its cast in a grinding groove of metallic instrumentation and hard rock hooks, collectively conveying a sense of camaraderie. In fact, the Chicago quartet—Travis Neal [vocals], Shaun Glass [guitar], Chuck Wepfer [lead guitar], and Frankie Harchut—initially found that union within these songs. From the ashes of Dirge Within, The Bloodline rose."
Don Jamieson of "That Metal Show" also comments on the recently released track "'With Fire (Comes Absolution)' has enough fury to piss off your neighbors but is catchy enough that they'll be singing it when they think you're not listening!"
3/13 – Beckley, WV @ Muncheez
3/14 – Hagerstown, MD @ Hard Times
3/17 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
3/19 – Reading, PA @ Reverb
3/20 – Springfield, VA @ Empire
3/21 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement More...
Damian Murdoch Trio Signs With Prosthetic
Prosthetic Records is excited to announce the signing of the Damian Murdoch Trio, which the label describes as an "instrumental experimental heavy blues rock outfit."
Referred to as Black Sabbath meets Hendrix meets Scott Henderson (Guitar Mania), the Berlin-based trio combines elements of hard grooving heavy blues and experimental fusion with headbang-inducing, riff-laden, heavy rock and roll.
Formed by Australian transplant Damian Murdoch, best known for his work with progressive metal group The Ocean, the trio’s current line-up also includes bassist Harry Stöckl and Micheal Posch on drums.
The Damian Murdoch Trio released debut album, “Electric Tentacles,” in 2013. The band’s sophomore effort is due out later this year; stay tuned for more details.
“We’re totally excited to be working with Prosthetic,” says Murdoch. ”We’re currently knee-deep in the writing process for our next record, which is shaping up to be quite heavy so far. The plan for this one was to write the dirtiest, filthiest record possible, so we’ll see where we end up.”
Junius Announces Headlining Tour
Post-rock outfit Junius has announced a series of headlining dates across western Europe this April surrounding an appearance at The Netherlands’ prestigious annual Roadburn Festival, which this year is being curated by Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved) and Wardruna’s Einar “Kvitrafn” Selvik.
The band will kick off the trek in Siegen, Germany on April 9th with support from Brooklyn-based rock trio City of Ships and wrap up two weeks later with a two-date appearance at the Hit the Deck Festival in Bristol and Nottingham.
4/9 Siegen, DE – Vortex #
4/10 Tilburg, NL – Roadburn Festival @ 015 Venue
4/11 Karlsruhe, DE – Dudefest
4/12 Essen, DE – Panic Room #
4/13 Hamburg, DE – Headcrash #
4/14 Copenhagen, DK – UnderWerket #
4/15 Berlin, DE – Magnet #
4/16 Leipzig, DE – Conne Island #
4/17 Wien, AT – Arena #
4/18 Milano, IT – Lo Fi Club (Pescara Festival) #
4/19 Munchen, DE – Feierwerk #
4/22 Paris, FR – Covent Garden #
4/23 Antwerp, BE – Kavka #
4/24 London, UK – Barfly #
4/25 Bristol, UK – Hit The Deck Festival
4/26 Nottingham, UK – Hit The Deck Festival
# with City of Ships More...
Cleaver Shares Its "Feelings"
Chilean outfit Cleaver just released the music video for "Feelings," a track taken off debut album "Illusion," which was released in 2013 and distributed in North America via Digmetalworld Records. Check it out below.
The music video was directed and edited by Miguel Contreras of Arte Audiovisual, while the "Illusion" album was recorded at Soundmix studios by Carlos Concha and mixed and mastered by Felipe Leighton. Cleaver consists of:
Carlos Concha - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Andrès Pozo - bass
Mc Drummer - drums
Omar Rodriguez - guitar More...
Castle Announces U.S. Shows
Heavy rock-infused doom trio Castle just announced a series of headlining dates across the Southwestern U.S. on the way to Austin, Texas’ largest annual music festival, South By Southwest (SXSW).
There, the band will be featured on Boss Tweed Backline’s “Black Smoke Conjuring Showcase” alongside a mixture of metal, psychedelic, and progressive rock acts including Kadaver, Riley Hawk, Heat, Elder, The Shrine, and Ruby The Hatchet.
Castle will then make its way back to the West Coast to prepare for a soon-to-be announced European tour. Currently confirmed dates are as follows:
3/15 Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
3/16 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
3/17 Oklahoma City, OK – OK Music Room
3/18 Dallas, TX – Double Wide
3/19 Austin, TX – SXSW (Venue TBA)
3/20 Austin, TX – Black Smoke Conjuring Showcase (SXSW)
3/21 Ft. Worth, TX – Fuzzed Out Festival
3/22 San Antonio, TX – Korova
3/24 Tucson, AZ – Skybar
3/25 Glendale, CA – Complex
3/26 Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar More...
Drowning Pool Announces New "Sinner" Tour Dates
The Platinum Texas rockers from Drowning Pool have announced the second leg of their “Unlucky 13th Anniversary” tour.
The run kicks off on March 12th in Daytona Beach, FL as part of Daytona Bike Week and tours through eastern and central U.S. markets, ending on March 3rd in Dallas, TX. Adrenaline Mob and Full Devil Jacket will provide tour support, alternating each night. The band will perform the platinum-selling album "Sinner" in its entirety at each tour stop, followed by other hits.
3/12 - Daytona Beach, FL @ Main Street Station - Daytona Bike Week
3/14 - Jacksonville, FL @ Beach Blvd Concert Hall
3/17 - Clarksville, TN @ The Warehouse Bar & Grill
3/19 - Baltimore, MD @ Fish Head Cantina
3/20 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
3/21 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
3/22 - Beckley, WV @ Muncheez
3/24 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
3/26 - Fredericksburg, VA @ Hard Times
3/27 - Lancaster, OH @ Mickey's Bar
3/28 - Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
4/1 - Laporte, IN @ Johnny's Roadhouse
4/2 – St. Louis, MO @ The Mad Magician
4/3 - Dallas, TX @ Trees More...
Thormesis Posts Making-Of Video
Germany's pagan black metal horde Thormesis today publishes a making-of clip for the "Mein Letztes Lied" video, taken off upcoming album "Freier Wille - Freier Geist." Check it out below.
After the band has been quiet for two years, "Free Will - Free Spirit" is a new chapter in the history of Thormesis, due out March 13th, 2015.
Gravesite Signs With Xtreem Music
Friday the 13th... could there be a better day to announce the signing through Xtreem Music of Italian horror freaks Gravesite?
Despite being a new band, formed in 2014 and with only one demo release, the outfit is formed by experienced musicians coming from bands like Haemophagus, Undead Creep, and Cancer Spread. Xtreem Music comments:
"Gravesite's devotion for authentic death metal in its purest form has managed to catch the attention of Xtreem Music and they're already working on the final details before entering Umberto Furlan's Inline Recording Studio during the 2nd half of April to record their debut album tentatively entitled 'Horrifying Nightmares...' and whose release date is planned for July 1st, right before embarking on an European tour together with Restos Humanos.
"If you're a true death metal lover and go nuts with bands like Autospy, Grave, or Carcass then Gravesite is for you and you shouldn't waste a second to visit their Bandcamp site to listen and download (for free!!) their debut demo 'Obsessed by the Macabre." More...
Treedeon Streaming "Blankapitation"
Terrorizer Magazine has released the track "Blankapitation," a new single hailing from Berlin-based trio Treedeon's "Lowest Level Reincarnation" LP, set for release via Exile On Mainstream this coming April 7th.
The previously released track "Terracide" can be hear at this location, and the following press release was also issued about the album:
"Down-tuned, mean, and riding on a wave of undulating distortion, 'Blankapitation' weighs in heavy, but with eight songs delivering a full spectrum of sonic rock assault, 'Lowest Level Reincarnation' is raw, rich in diversity and in your face, carved out of depression and channeled in to a maelstrom monstrosity of guitar, bass and drums." More...
Arceye Releases New Music Video
2013 saw U.K. death thrashers Arceye make waves with the release of second album "At First Light." Now the band is back to strike again with a brand new music video for "The Storm," available below.
"The Storm" was shot in a barley field in the band's home stamping ground on the Shropshire/Powys borders and directed by Tom Bohan and vocalist/bass player Al Llewellyn. Al comments:
"We chose a field in this location purely for the tree being the main focus of the shoot. It was filmed by Tom Bohan and Andrew McKee. 'The Storm' is our take on the end of the world/apocalypse theme based on the 21/12/12 (XXI XII MMXII) Mayan Calendar prediction (which never happened). It also talks about our fascination as a race in our own extinction and if it's coming the fact we can't do anything about it except 'take our chance to whisper in the calm before the storm.'" More...
Valentine's Day Metal Compilation Available
There's no better holiday out there than Valentine's Day to remind you of a broken heart. So Asher Media Relations is proud to present its next volume of heart felt tracks that best describe your inner pain - check out "Cupid Metal! Love Hurts! Love Scars! Vol 2" below.
The compilation features 12 tracks to love and hate that special someone, proclaiming the message "I \m/\m/ you!" All the tracks can be streamed below or downloaded for free at this location.
1. All Else Fails - La Demencia Violenta (4:58)
2. Blind Race - It's Not Me (4:02)
3. BornBroken - Watch The World Unwind (3:47)
4. Death Toll Rising - Crack Open A Cold One (5:15)
5. Expain - Eating a Beating Heart (4:57)
6. Fayne - Bitch (4:30)
7. Laugh At The Fakes - Little Angel (2:48)
8. Norilsk - Planète Heurt (7:39)
9. Protokult - Desert Scourge (4:31)
10. Psychostick - Blue Screen (4:37)
11. Psychostick - My Clingy Girlfriend (5:02)
12. Them County Bastardz - Buzz Kill (4:03)
13. Throne of Vengeance - Live Evil (4:58) More...
Wildlights Streaming "Rebel Smiles"
Wildlights - featuring ASG vocalist and guitarist Jason Shi as well as Thunderlip! drummer Johnny Collins - has released the first single off a forthcoming album to be released via Season of Mist.
The new track is entitled "Rebel Smiles" and was released on the Sony Music Entertainment's recently published free mobile game "Rockin' Goat." You can also stream the song below.
Wildlights was founded in Wilmington, NC, but wield a unique brand of heavy, melodic rock that draws inspiration equally from the blues-based, low-end sound of the south as well as driving, melodic skate/desert rock pedigree of California.
The band is currently putting the finishing touches on a forthcoming album with renowned producer Matt Hyde. Stay tuned for further details. More...
Heart In Hand Calls It Quits
Heart In Hand has issued the following announcement about calling it quits and cancelling upcoming tour dates:
"It is with great sadness that we have to write this post, but as of today, we as Heart In Hand will no longer be continuing to create and perform music. Trust is a hugely important part of any band and when it is tested it is difficult to come back from without causing further damage.
"As a result of this, we will be cancelling our upcoming European tour next month, a fact that we are monumentally sorry about. We cannot apologize enough to the fans, promoters and organizers and of course Hand Of Mercy, Liferuiner, and Create To Inspire for letting you down, but we wouldn't want to tour not to our full potential and see this off in an even more negative way.
"It is a difficult time to say the least for us to talk about the end of this adventure, we've watched this band grow for over 6 years and been to some amazing places, met incredible people and had some of our fondest memories playing with some amazing bands and countless festivals, all with the satisfaction that music we created and hard work got us there. We never cut corners or paid our way onto anything, which makes our achievements more precious to us personally. More...
Ensiferum Streaming New Tracks
Captured by producer Anssi Kippo (Children Of Bodom, Impaled Nazarene, Entwine etc.) at Astia-Studios in Lappeenranta, Finland, Ensiferum's predominantly analog-recorded "One Man Army" brandishes eleven tracks of the band's signature synthesis of Viking, folk, and power metal swathed in fantastical themes of Scandinavian lore.
In celebration of its release, now less than two weeks away, the band has partnered with Spotfiy to bring fans a stream of the record in its entirety.
Hosted by Decibel Magazine, each day Spotify will add an additional "One Man Army" track to the player below, leading up to the record's final descent.
First two cuts, "March Of War," and "Axe Of Judgement," as well as previously premiered fourth track, "One Man Army," are currently punishing internet airwaves. More...
Orchid Releasing New EP
San Francisco-based classic doom metal band Orchid will release a brand new EP, named "Sign Of The Witch." The band's fourth EP is slated for a May 22nd release and will contain four brand new tracks.
Commented guitarist Mark Thomas Baker: "It's been a few years since we've recorded and we've all gotten so much better at playing and working together. We're excited to let people hear what we're up to these days."
01. Sign Of The Witch
02. John The Tiger
03. On Strange Winds
04. Burning Eastern Skies
"Sign Of The Witch" marks the band's first release since 2013's "The Mouths Of Madness," which hit the German charts on position #18 in its first week of sale. More...
Agnostic Front Posts New Album Webisode
Following a track-by-track break down (still available here), Agnostic Front has released an intro video for the upcoming webisode series documenting the production process on forthcoming album "The American Dream Died."
Furthermore the band has announced it will include a special bonus in the vinyl edition of the album. Every copy will contain a download code for the album "Time's Up You're Dead" by The Alligators, a rowdy punk project featuring Agnostic Front singer Roger Miret and members of Anaheim, CA hardcore band Insted.
"The American Dream Died" was produced by Madball singer Freddy Cricien and engineered, mixed, and mastered by Paul Miner (H2O, Terror) and will be released April 4th, 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records. More...
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Alice Cooper Plays Pay-Per-View Show in Austin
The king of shock rock Alice Cooper put on a special show at ACL Live at the Moody Theater. Not only was the evening devoted entirely to the Alice Cooper band, no openers, the group recorded the show for pay-per-view. It was a special night for me because this was my first Alice Cooper show. It would not be one of those shows that made me say I wish I saw him when he was younger. Vincent Damon Furnier may have just turned 67 but he performed with the gusto of a young man. His voice was in peak condition and held up the entire hour and a half. More...
Enslaved Discusses New Album
"In Times" is the title of the thirteenth studio album by Norwegian extreme metallers Enslaved (read our review here).
The main recording session for the album took place at Duper Studios and Solslottet Studio in Bergen, Norway with additional recording sessions taking place at Conclave & Earshot Studios (run by band members Larsen and Ice Dale), as well as Ivar Bjørnson’s Peersonal Sound Studios. Additional experimentation and sonic exploration was conducted deep in the woods of Valevåg (south of Bergen), where a mobile studio recorded additional sounds.
Ivar Bjørnson has now released a new teaser clip for the album discussing the recording process, which can be seen below. The album drops on March 10th via Nuclear Blast Records. The track listing for "In Times" is as follows:
1. Thurisaz Dreaming
2. Building With Fire
3. One Thousand Years Of Rain
4. Nauthir Bleeding
5. In Times
6. Daylight More...
Theories Puts You To "Shame"
"Regression" is the forthcoming new full-length from Seattle death grind miscreants Theories. Set for release on March 24th via Metal Blade Records, "Regression" boasts ten tracks of grisly, unapologetic, crust-infused death grind that'll rot you from the inside out.
Captured at The Red Room and The Boiler Room with producer/engineer Derek Moree (The Sword, Pelican, Minus The Bear et al) with mixing and mastering conducted by Visceral Sound's Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed), "Regression" is the sound of social discontent, economic uncertainty, environmental catastrophes, and the inevitable cycle of decay.
Check out the album's third track "Shame" below, courtesy of Noisey.Vice.com. The full track listing is as follows: More...
Ne Obliviscaris Posts Live Footage
The Australian progressive metal standouts from Ne Obliviscaris are streaming live footage taken from their recent performances in Australia.
Footage of the band performing the track "Forget Not," taken from their 2012 landmark album "Portal of I," is available below. See the band live on these dates:
2/21-22 Adelaide / Melbourne, AU @ Soundwave
2/28-3/1 Sydney / Brisbane, AU @ Soundwave
6/19-21 Clisson, FR @ Hellfest
6/26-28 Helsinki, FI @ Tuska Open Air
7/16-18 Viveiro, ES @ Resurrection Fest
7/19-25 Tolmin, SI @ Metaldays Festival
8/13-15 Dinkelsbühl, DE @ Summer Breeze More...
Subversion Releases "Born Of The Sun" Video
U.K. melodic tech metal outfit Subversion has teamed up with Revolver to launch a new track and music video for "Born of the Sun," from the band's upcoming sophomore release, "Animi," due out March 3rd on Rogue Records America. Stream the new video below.
"'Born of the Sun' is a track which took us far too long to finish," guitarist/vocalist, Kai Giritli told Revolver. "It was, in fact, one of the first tracks I started to write, but ended up being one of the last completed. I must have re-wrote the damn thing at least four times, but in the end, it turned out to be one of the most enjoyable tracks to play live, and indeed listen back to. Band favorite? I think so!"
"Animi" was produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by guitarist/vocalist, Kai Giritli, and artwork comes courtesy of Snovonne Drake. The track listing is as follows: More...
Melechesh Releases New "Enki" Trailer Clip
Israeli metal act Melechesh released a second preview clip for the upcoming new album "Enki." In the clip (shown in the player below), vocalist/guitarist Ashmedi discusses the production, lyrics and artwork for the album. "Enki" is set for release via Nuclear Blast on February 27th (EU), March 2nd (U.K.) and March 10th (U.S.).
The track listing for "Enki" is:
1. Tempest Temper Enlil Enraged
2. The Pendulum Speaks
3. Lost Tribes
4. Multiple Truths
5. Enki - Divine Nature Awoken
6. Metatron and Man
7. The Palm the Eye and Lapis Lazuli
8. Doorways to Irkala
9. The Outsiders
Check out the clip here: More...
Soilwork Releases DVD Trailer Clip
Sweden's Soilwork released a preview trailer clip for the upcoming new DVD/2CD release "Live in the Heart of Helsinki." The set is scheduled to drop via Nuclear Blast on March 13th.
The full track list is as follows:
Disc 1:
1. This Momentary Bliss (see video clip here)
2. Like The Average Stalker
3. Overload
4. Weapon Of Vanity
5. Spectrum Of Eternity
6. Follow The Hollow
7. Parasite Blues
8. Distortion Sleep
9. Bastard Chain
10. Let This River Flow feat. Floor Jansen
11. Long Live The Misanthrope
12. Tongue More...
Bleeding Signs With Pure Prog Records
German power/progressive act Bleeding has announced details of the upcoming debut full length album "Behind Transparent Walls." The album will be issued on March 20th via Pure Prog Records, a division of Pure Steel Records.
Bleeding was formed in 2011 and released an eponymous debut self-released EP in 2012. Inspired by bands like Psychotic Waltz, Secrecy, Sieges Even and Depressive Age, the quintet mixes quiet, atmospheric parts with heavy thrash attacks. The melodic clean vocals of Haye Graf meet full guitar riffs, which is combined with a modern, powerful production and sophisticated songwriting.
The track list for the album is:
1. Behind Transparent Walls
2. Fading World
3. Humanoluminiscene
4. Symbol Of the Sun
5. Madness
6. Inifinite Jest
7. Solitude Pt. 1
8. Solitude Pt. 2 More...
Blackwelder Details Debut Album
Blackwelder, the new band featuring Primal Fear vocalist Ralf Scheepers and drummer Aquiles Priester, has posted details on the upcoming debut release "Survival of the Fittest." The album is set to drop via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music on April 24th.
The album was mixed by Matt Smith (Theocracy), mastered by Anfinn Skulevold (Abhoth, Access Hollywood). The album's artwork, shown below, was created by Mario Bouffier.
The track list is as follows:
1. The Night Of New Moon
2. Spaceman
3. Adeturi
4. Freeway Of Life
5. Inner Voice
6. With Flying Colors
7. Remember The Time
8. Play Some More
9. Oriental Spell
10. Judgement Day More...
Mastercastle Releases "Venice" Music Video
Italian metal act Mastercastle released a new music video for the track "Venice." The song appears on the band's latest release "Enfer (De La Bibliothèque Nationale)," which is available via Scarlet Records.
Check out the video here:
Messenger Streaming Rainbow Cover From New EP
German power metal act Messenger is streaming the Rainbow cover "Kill the King" in the player below. The track will appear on the upcoming new EP "Captain's Loot," which is set for release on March 27th via Massacre Records.
The track listing for the release is:
1. Sign of the Evil Master
2. Tod dem DJ
3. Asylum X-T-C
4. Kill the King (Rainbow Cover)
5. Port Royal (Running Wild Cover)
6. Black Bone Song (Zed Yago Cover)
7. Dr. Stein (Helloween Cover)
8. Don't Talk to Strangers (Dio Cover) More...
Satyricon Signs With Napalm Records For DVD
Norweigan metal act Satyricon has signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records for the release of the new DVD/live package "Live at the Opera." The package - which contains a full performance DVD and double CD - is set to be released in Europe on May 1st and on May 5th 2015 in North America. A clip for the track "Die By My Hand" can be found over at this location.
Mastermind Satyr about the story behind the release: "The whole thing started with us doing one song, 'To The Mountains' a year and a half before the actual show. We performed at a closed event in the main hall of the opera with the Royal Norwegian Opera Chorus. It was very inspirational. I then said to the conductor that I would love to do a whole show like this. He loved the idea, I was serious about it, and he was serious about it.
"We spent approximately one and a half year working with composer and arranger Kjetil Bjerkestrand on the choral arrangements. When I picked songs, I was not necessarily looking at only songs suitable for choral arrangements or typical in the Satyricon live set. For me, it had to be a combination. If you look at songs like 'Die By My Hand,' it`s pretty obvious we`ll want to use a choir for that because it has a choir on the record too. On the other hand, there were other things I had to consider. For example, 'K.I.N.G.' is probably the most famous Satyricon song ever - and not necessarily a song I can imagine with choral arrangements. But just because people hear it more or less the same way always, I thought it would be interesting to take that song and give it a totally different vibe for this one time. And it`s also interesting to see if we can work it around the structure of a song that is more or less straightforward.
"For something that we planned for so long, put so much work into, and something this unique - of course it would be nice to film it and record it. But I made it very clear to the people around Satyricon that I`m not going to turn this into a recording session where you can buy tickets.When you hear or or watch this recording you should feel like you're there.
"This is not 'Satyricon - Best Of from the Opera,' this is a show! The perfect parts need to go in there, but also the parts that are not so perfect. That's the nature of it, that's the real deal. It's not a live album. It's a celebration of what Satyricon stands for as a band." More...
Nightwish Releases "Élan" Music Video
Finnish symphonic metal giants Nightwish released a music video for the new single "Élan."
The song is the first taste from the upcoming new album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful," which is set to drop via Nuclear Blast Records on March 27, 2015 (EU), March 30, 2015 (UK) and March 31, 2015 (USA).
The track list for the standard release is (other versions see here):
1. Shudder Before The Beautiful
2. Weak Fantasy
3. Élan
4. Yours Is An Empty Hope
5. Our Decades In the Sun
6. My Walden
7. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
8. Edema Ruh
9. Alpenglow
10. The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula
11. The Greatest Show On Earth
Check out "Élan" here: More...
Decline of the I Posts New Song
The French black metal outfit Decline of the I is nearing the release of the second album, a seven-track work entitled "Rebellion". Today the band premieres "Le rouge, le vide et le tordu" ("The red, the emptiness, the twisted one"), and it is yet another display of the diverse talents of the band’s principal creative force, multi-instrumentalist A.K., who has also performed in such bands as Vorkreist, Merrimack, and Malhkebre.
Rebellion will be released on February 27 in Europe and March 10 in North America by Agonia Records. It features artwork designed by David Fitt (Aosoth, Secrets of the Moon, Svart Crown) and appearances by musicians from Merrimack, Anus Mundi, Temple of Baal, Eibon, and Drowning.
Stoneghost Posts New Music Video
The London metallers in Stoneghost will release their new album, "New Age of Old Ways," on April 28th via Mascot Records.
In anticipation of the new album the band premieres a new song and music video for the track titled "Faceless Ghost." Check out the new track now below.
Sarpanitum Posts Full New Album
Atmospheric blackened death metalers Sarpanitum are streaming their entire new album "Blessed Be My Brothers", which is set to drop next week on February 17th via Willowtip Records.
Captured at Dreaming Studios U.K. by drummer Leon Macey (Contrarian, Mithras, The Senseless et al) and centered on the abysmal consequence of religious warfare, Sarpanitum's "Blessed Be My Brothers" heaves with a deliciously diseased synthesis of traditional death metal, blackened riff onslaughts, and melodic atmospheres.
You can now stream the entire album below.
Video Tour Of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's Home
Guitar World's February 2015 issue tributes the late Pantera and Damageplan guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. As part of the coverage, which was timed for the tenth anniversary of the guitarist's tragic death, the magazine was invited into Dimebag's home and recording studio (a.k.a. "The Fortress") in Dalworthington Gardens, TX.
In the video below, enjoy an exclusive video tour, which offers a private look at Dimebag's impressive guitar collection, his home, memorabilia, kitchen, bathrooms and a lot more.
Upon A Burning Body Posts Live Drum-Cam Clip
San Antonio's, TX metal outfit Upon A Burning Body is streaming a brand new live drum-cam video showing Tito Felix shredding through "Pledge Your Allegiance", at the sold out "Roxy Theatre" in Los Angeles, CA on January 31st 2015.
Check out the drum playthrough below.
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