Metal News for February 14, 2014
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Epistasis To Release "Light Through Dead Glass"
Maryland-based extreme/experimental conduit, Crucial Blast, is proud to announce the upcoming release of "Light Through Dead Glass," the sophomore release from New York City-based Epistasis. The following press release was issued about the band:
"Epistasis ntegrates the talents of guitarist Kevin Wunderlich, bassist Doug Berns, drummer Alex Cohen (also of avant-death metallers, Pyrrhon, and tech-death legends, Malignancy), and is fronted by Amy Mills on vocals and trumpet. Mills has also contributed trumpet parts on new albums from Castevet and Psalm Zero. The quartet, while impossible to define or describe in few words, culminates a wide range of eclectic influences into a bizarre, otherworldly soundtrack of unrestrained creativity with an edge of pure lunacy.
"Much like labelmates Ehnahre, Epistasis crafts an unconventional, complex sound that suggests just as much kinship with the darker and more malevolent realms of prog rock (Univers Zero, Present, Red-era King Crimson) as it does with the more outré fringes of black metal, delivering a kind of nightmarish dissonance shot through with scenes of shocking surrealistic violence and flashes of phantasmal beauty. More...
The Faceless Splits With Guitarist
The Faceless has parted ways with guitarist Wes Hauch and has commenced songwriting for a new full-length album. The band states:
"The Faceless officially parted ways with Wes. Things were moving in different directions and it seems that this is best for everyone. We wish him the best of luck and we know he's going to continue to do great things in music. Please keep supporting Wes in everything he does. We definitely will."
"We are also currently working on new music with bassist Evan Brewer, who is remaining a full-time member of the band, to clear up any confusion.
"The cover album has also been put on the back-burner in place of new original material. We are very excited with how things are coming together and will keep you all updated as things progress." More...
Newsted Posts New Music Video Online
Newsted, the band fronted by former Metallica and Voivod bass player Jason Newsted, has posted their new music video online for the song, "As The Crow Flies." You can check it out below. The song comes from the band's debut album, "Heavy Metal Music," which was released last year through Chophouse Records.
The group were recently the subject of some controversy when they removed from Australia's Soundwave Festival, with some sources claiming Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine was behind the decision, though he disputes this. Newsted will still be heading to Australia this month however, to perform two shows with Testament, which are as follows:
February 25 - Melbourne - Gershwin Room
February 26 - Sydney - Oxford Arts Factory More...
Woland Posts Album Trailer
Woland - the post black metal band from Helsinki, Finland - will release new album "Hyperion" on February 24th in Europe via Indie Recordings. Pre-orders are available at this location, and a new teaser trailer is now available below.
The first single "Conquer All" is already out, and today is the release of the 2nd single "Living Water," available through major digital outlets. Indie Recordings also comments:
"The music of Woland relies on a foundation without boundaries and a focused vision. When others crawl in the mud and idolize the past, the band gazes to the future with a Nietzschean vision and welcome it with opened arms. This is music deeply rooted in Black Metal, with a twist of Woland." More...
Unearth And Kadavar Added To NEM&HF 2014
As the mammoth lineup of audio obliteration continues to expand, the organizers of the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival are pleased to bring Massachusetts metalcore merchants/NEM&HF alumni, Unearth, as well as German psychedelic space rock perpetrators, Kadavar, to the stages!
Additionally, the sorcerers behind the NEM&HF are eager to officially welcome the first annual Best In Brutality Tour to its maniacal three-day ambush. The punishing five-band tour package will level Worcester on Thursday, April 17th and features the co-headlining assault of esteemed deathcore brutalizers, Oceano, and legendary death metal titans, Broken Hope, alongside the combined sonic destruction of Fallujah, Rivers Of Nihil, and Kublai Khan.
Celebrating its sixteenth anniversary, the iconic New England Metal & Hardcore Festival will commence on April 17th and run through April 19th. The currently announced lineup is as follows: More...
Scorpion Child Releases New Music Video
The video for the first track on Scorpion Child’s debut album, “Kings Highway,” has made its world debut online and can be seen below, courtesy of Classic Rock Magazine.
Opening with the sound of cicadas, the “Kings Highway” video was directed by award-winning stop-motion animator Jess Cope of Owlhouse Studios, whose talents have been seen in the short film The Astronomer’s Sun, the British children’s television series Postman Pat, and Tim Burton’s feature film, Frankenweenie.
Scorpion Child frontman Aryn Jonathan Black shares the following about the video: "Jess Cope's work for our new ‘Kings Highway’ video is masterful! We are enamored by her artistic eye and ability to create a fantasy trip with an ethereal visual that's captivating and timeless." More...
Lost Society Streaming New Song
Finnish newcomer outfit Lost Society has just released the first song of upcoming new album “Terror Hungry.” Check out “Lethal Pleasure” below, and bastermind Samy states:
“Lethal Pleasure was one of the first songs we wrote for the new album and it has very traditional speed metal feel to it with some killer shred solos and some groove! The song is one of the less dark themed songs on the album, it just makes you wanna scream and fuckin’ bang your head! The song is basically about what we’re doing, thrashing out is our lethal pleasure!! Enjoy this killer tune everybody! Lost Society is back: faster and louder than ever!!!”
The "Terror Hungry” album is set to be released this coming April 4th, 2014 via Nuclear Blast Records. More...
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Wattie Buchan Suffers Heart Attack On Stage
The British punk legends in The Exploited, who signed to Nuclear Blast earlier this year, are forced to cancel upcoming tour dates with label mates Hatebreed and stop all activities till May 2014.
Singer Wattie Buchan suffered a heart attack on stage during the band's concert last night (Thursday, February 13th) in Lisbon, Portugal during the "Tour Of Chaos" with Hatebreed and Napalm Death. The Exploited issued the following statement:
"We are sorry to say that due to a severe illness that Wattie can't continue with the tour. He will be in hospital for at least a week. Thanks for all the get-well messages. Much appreciated. Regards."
Devil You Know Reveals New Album Details
Devil You Know, the creative union of Howard Jones (ex-Killswitch Engage), Francesco Artusato (All Shall Perish) and John Sankey (Devolved), will unleash its inaugural effort on Nuclear Blast Entertainment this April.
"The Beauty of Destruction" will be made available on both physical and digital formats on April 25th (Europe) and April 29th (North America/UK/France). The album was produced by Logan Mader and mixed by none other than Chris “Zeuss” Harris.
Artwork for the album was created by painter and illustrator Travis Smith. "When Travis Smith presented us with the initial sketches we were blown away,” commented Jones. “He captured the concept of the album perfectly. It’s hugely different than anything that’s out there and will be immediately recognizable as Devil You Know."
The track listing is as follows:
1. A New Beginning
2. My Own
3. Embracing The Torture
4. For The Dead And Broken
5. Seven Years Alone
6. It's Over
7. A Mind Insane
8. Crawl From The Dark
9. The Killer
10. I Am The Nothing
11. Shut It Down
12. As Bright As The Darkness
13. Sacrifice (bonus track – vinyl LP only) More...
War Master Announces New Live Shows
Houston's War Master (not to be confused with Dutch outfit Warmaster) is re-loading its death metal munitions in preparation for several live performances in the coming months.
First, the band must conquer the 2nd Bad Ass Weekend this Saturday. Held at Walters Downtown in the band's hometown, Houston, Texas, the 2-day festival promises to be the most brutal happening in Texas this weekend. War Master joins a cast of abrasive artists including Phobia, Power Trip, and the fathers of goregrind, Repulsion.
2nd Bad Ass Weekend
Walters Downtown
1120 Naylor St.
Houston, TX 77002
$25 All Ages
In addition to this weekend's festival appearance, War Master is scheduled to demolish stages in and outside of Texas. Texas performances include sharing stages with Absu, Windhand and Primitive Man. In May, War Master adjusts its scope to the East Coast. The weekend of May 22nd marks total war for the group, taking to Saint Vitus in New York City with Excruciating Terror and Birdflesh. Then, the group plays the mother of all death metal festivals, Maryland Death Fest. Full tour dates are available below.
2/23/2014-Metropolis, McAllen, Texas (A Day in The Valley of Death III)
3/01/2014-Fitzgerald's-Downtown, Houston, Texas (w/ Absu, The Black Moriah, Oath of Cruelty)
3/11/2014-Beerland, Austin, Texas (w/Windhand, Primitive Man, Black Tusk, Widower)
5/22/2014-Maryland Death Fest, Baltimore, Maryland (w/ At The Gates, Candlemass)
5/22/2014-Saint Vitus, Brooklyn, New York (w/ Excruciating Terror, Birdflesh, Mesrine)
Animals As Leaders Announces Album Release
Animals As Leaders has officially set March 25th as the release date for new album "The Joy of Motion," which marks the recording debut of drummer Matthew Garstka. Check out a promo trailer below, and guitarist Javier Reyes comments:
"I think some of the new tracks are some of AAL's strongest and musical material yet and extremely happy with how the album came out. Everyone who took part with this album (Misha Mansoor (Periphery), Adam Getgood (Periphery), Diego Farias (Volumes), and Navene Koperweis) is extremely talented and I think we've done a great job of capturing it onto what is now the third Animals as Leaders album." More...
Twilight Streaming "Swarming Funeral Mass"
Chicago's black metal assembly Twilight will release third and final album, "III: Beneath Trident's Tomb" on March 18 via Century Media. Six tracks will appear on the record and the song "Swarming Funeral Mass" can be heard below, courtesy of Invisible Oranges.
Released as a digipack and LP (1000 pressed worldwide, 700 purple and 300 black), "III" is much more an experimental album than its predecessors. It's a dark, uncomfortable listen. The official track listing is as follows:
1. Lungs
2. Oh Wretched Son
3. Swarming Funereal Mass
4. Seek No Shelter Fevered Ones
5. A Flood of Eyes
6. Below Lights More...
Rivers Of Nihil Posts Playthrough Video
Rivers of Nihil's Brody Uttley and Adam Biggs have released a brand new "Airless" performance demo video featuring guitar and bass parts recorded with Toontrack. Guitarist Brody Uttley explains in depth:
"Toontrack makes it easy for me to take a song that I spent two weeks writing and have it recorded and sounding professional within a few hours. The Metal Amps and Andy Sneap mix pack for EZ Mix 2 make finding guitar and bass tones easier than it has ever been; simply record a DI track and throw the plugin on and WHAMMY, instant great sound. The Metal! EZX pack has some of the most mix friendly drum sounds available on the market. Normally I like to do quite a bit of eq'ing and other tweaking on digital drums by routing each piece of the kit out to an individual bus to make it sound more organic. With the new Metal! EZX I only moved a few things and it was sounding perfect!
"Toontrack is doing something truly unique. They are allowing young aspiring musicians (and producers) to get great sounds without having to spend thousands of dollars on outboard gear, amplifiers, drum kits, and microphones. Even though everything from Toontrack can be done 'in the box,' one can still make an incredibly organic and believable sounding recording for very little money.
"In the case of 'Airless' I recorded four DI guitar tracks. I panned two of them hard left and hard right and the other two about 75% L and R. Then I selected two different amp samples and applied them to each of the tracks; blending them together so that they sounded even better. All of the leads were just a single track with various delay, reverb, chorus, and other presets applied. The bass was just a single bass DI in the center with the Andy Sneap '90's rock bass' patch applied. I chose to use the default 'Big Crack Kit' for this track just because it seemed the most appropriate and sounded the best! Plus Mark Lewis is one of my favorite producers, so I had to fan boy a little." More...
Aeon Of Horus Posts New Song
Aeon of Horus has posted a new song titled "Release," which can be heard below, and the band also comments:
"Release - The first track off our new album Existence is now available for streaming on our Youtube channel. Also, pre-orders of 'Existence' are now available from our Bandcamp for $7 at this location."
Kill Devil Hill Releases New Music Video
Kill Devil Hill has partnered with Revolver Magazine for the world premiere of "Leave It All Behind," the first music video from the band's sophomore studio release "Revolution Rise." The video can be seen below now.
"We're all fired up and ready to kick this year off right!" says bassist Rex Brown, whose autobiography "Official Truth - 101 Proof: The Official Story Of Pantera" will be released in paperback on March 24th, with North American Kill Devil Hill tour dates to follow. "'Leave It All Behind' was shot with a very different approach for us. It's a story board video that intertwines the band with a guy that has faced some apocalyptic demons in his own mind. We shot the video at an old missile site in Southern California that had been burned out by fires years ago. The story hits very close to home with the lyrical content of the song, which makes it even more surreal and sublime - we'll leave the rest up to your interpretation!"
Featuring Pantera and former Down bassist Rex Brown, former Dio, Black Sabbath, and Heaven and Hell drummer Vinny Appice, ex-Pissing Razor singer Dewey Bragg and acclaimed session/touring guitarist Mark Zavon, "Revolution Rise" was produced by Kill Devil Hill and Jeff Pilson, and mixed by Jay Ruston. More...
Hull Streams "Swamp Goat" Track
Long-running Brooklyn sludge rock collective Hull, in cooperation with Vice/Noisey, hurls forth a stream of "Swamp Goat."
Originally tracked in 2007, "Swamp Goat" laid dormant while the band penned material for the "Sole Lord" full-length. After a grueling tour schedule and follow-up release, 2011's sprawling "Beyond The Lightless" Sky full-length, "Swamp Goat" was lost in the caves and forgotten... until now.
Check it out below, and you can also find a list of upcoming Hull tour dates after the jump. More...
Cemetery Fog Announces Demo Tape Release
Iron Bonehead Productions has set March 31st as the international release date for Cemetery Fog's "Shadows From The Cemetery" tape.
Forming in 2012 and studiously recording three demos the following year, 2014 sees the release of the band's third demo tape. Respectful of the ancient ways, this Finnish trio conjure dark, diseased, doomed-out death metal. The track listing is as follows:
1. Into The Beyond
2. Shadows From The Cemetery
3. Voices From The Dark
4. Old Gates
5. Outro More...
Teslathrone Streaming "Railgun" Album
Minsk, Belarus-based outfit Teslathrone has posted the full "Railgun" album online for streaming. Give it a listen in the player below, and the track listing is as follows:
01. Generator (0:08)
02. Down wit the silence (3:24)
03. Oil (7:56)
04. Lost wisdom (Burzum cover) (12:09)
05. To the stars (16:21)
06. Time trouble (21:10)
07. S.O.S. (24:37)
08. Endless Headache (28:31)
09. Orange Tuesday (33:23) More...
Psychostick Posts Valentine's Message To Fans
Oh love is in the air! The comedy rockers in Psychostick are excited to share with fans their sassy and sexy Valentine's Day video, available below.
After a successful crowd funding campaign, the band is currently in studio recording the follow-up to 2011's "Space Vampires vs. Zombie Dinosaurs," and you can catch Psychostick live on these dates:
March 11th in Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom
March 12th in Oklahoma City, OK @ The Chameleon Room
March 13th in Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog Bar (SXSW)
March 14th in Corpus Christi, TX @ Zero's Hard Rock Club
March 15th in Grand Prairie, TX @ Quiktrip Park (SOUTH BY SO WHAT?! MUSIC FESTIVAL)
March 17th in Houston, TX @ BFE Rock Club
March 18th in Pascagoula, MS @ Thunder's Tavern
March 19th in New Orleans, LA @ Hangar 13
March 20th in Birmingham, AL @ The High Note
March 22nd in Pontiac, IL @ Freakster's Roadhouse More...
Nocturnal Breed Streaming New Track
Terrorizer Magazine today presents a new Nocturnal Breed song entitled "Cursed Beyond Recognition." Check it out in the player below.
The band's first album in 7 years album, "Napalm Nights," will hit stores on March 11th in Europe and March 18th in North America via Agonia Records. The track listing is as follows:
1. The Devil Swept The Ruins
2. Speedkrieg (streaming here)
3. Cursed Beyond Recognition
4. The Bitch of Buchenwald
5. Napalm Nights
6. Thrashiac
7. Dawn Campaign... Flamethrower Ridge
8. Under The whip
9. Dragging The Priests
10. Krigshisser More...
Lord Of War Posts Playthrough Video
Today you can see a play through video clip for Lord of War's new song "Embryo," performed by Alex Walshaw and Daniel Richardson. Check it out in the player below. Lyrics for the track can also be heard at the band's YouTube page here.
BTBAM To Film New DVD
Between The Buried And Me will be recording a new DVD in March. BTBAM's Tommy Rogers comments:
"We are very happy to announce that we are finally doing a DVD for The Future Sequence. In this age we live in you can watch us play any of our songs live online. So we wanted to give our fans something a little different... an intimate live performance of us playing in a studio. It will be a wonderful experience and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we enjoy playing these songs."
Metal Blade Records also adds: "The concept behind this project is in contrast with the band's ambitious and impressive live stage productions - this will feature the band in a small studio, an intimate setting in which they will perform 'The Future Sequence' in its entirety.
"Joining the band for this performance will be a small group of auxiliary musicians, including percussionists, saxophone, flute, string quartet. BTBAM will record at the Fidelitorium outside Winston-Salem, NC after the conclusion of their upcoming North American tour.
"Director Justin Reich will be behind the cameras for this project, and longtime BTBAM producer, Jamie King, will mix and master the audio. The release date is tentatively scheduled for the Fall." More...
Solstice Streaming "I Am The Hunter"
Solstice today premieres the new track "I Am The Hunter," which can be heard at Pitchfork.com here.
The track hails from the U.K. band's long-awaited comeback record "Death's Crown is Victory," out now on Into The Void Records. The following press release was also issued about the band:
"The legacy of England’s Solstice has remained untouched, and their crown unobtainable even by the few bold enough to try. However, a stirring from the sinistral depths awoke the epic metal behemoth Solstice from their slumber, and in the last three years, the band have been rehearsing, writing, and gigging around Europe and solidifying a full working lineup.
"Founder member Rich Walker originally put the band on ice in 2002, but began putting the pieces back together in 2007, although it took him until 2011 to begin to find musicians who were of the same mindset and not faint-hearted. Joined by Andy Whittaker (ex-The Lamp of Thoth), Paul Kearns (ex-Arcane Sun), Ian "Izak" Buxton (ex-Chorus of Ruin) and James Ashbey, Solstice in 2014 live by their motto: Never Surrender - No Remorse. More...
Lacuna Coil Announces Departure Of Two Members
Italy's Lacuna Coil announced that long-time members, guitarist Cris Migliore and drummer Cristiano Mozzati (who both joined in 1998), have split with the band. This on the eve of releasing the new album "Broken Crown Halo." The album is set for release via Century Media on March 31st (EU, Australia/NZ) and April 1st (North America).
The band did not name immediate replacements as of yet. The announcement reads:
"Dear friends,
"It is with a heavy heart that we share this news with you today: Our two brothers Cris 'Pizza' Migliore and Cristiano 'CriZ' Mozzati have decided to retire from LACUNA COIL.
"Both Pizza and CriZ have had big changes impact their lives recently - we know how stressful and difficult it can be to balance both real life and the life of a professional touring musician, and we have nothing but total respect for their decisions to focus on their families and lives at home.
"We have such incredible memories of traveling and exploring the world together with Pizza and CriZ, and we want to wish them both all the best as they begin these exciting new chapters in their lives. We will never forget the important roles they played in this band, or the incredible times we shared together.
"THANK YOU PIZZA AND CRIZ! WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!" More...
Cosmic Infusion Streaming Full EP
India's extreme symphonic black metal outfit Cosmic Infusion is now streaming its full self-titled EP online. Check out all the tracks in the YouTube playlist below, or pick up your own copy at iTunes here. The track listing is as follows:
1. Acronycal Éloge
2. Burial of Thy Own
3. Journey
4. Gothika
5. Crepheus - Bringer of the End More...
Words Of Farewell Releases New Music Video
Words of Farewell has released a new music video for "Telltale Notion" taken from the album "The Black Wild Yonder," due for release on February 28th (Europe) and March 4th (North America).
The video can be viewed below, courtesy of Metal-hammer.de. The full album's track listing is as follows:
1. Continuum Shift
2. Telltale Notion
3. In Kingdoms of Rain
4. Damaged Beyond Repair
5. Beauty in Passing
6. The Outer Rim
7. Temporary Loss of Reason
8. Antibiosis
9. Luminary Ghost
10. Riven More...
For Today Talks Christian/Secular Divide In Music
In a new interview with Altpress.com, For Today's Mattie Montgomery tackles issues ranging from sex trafficking, to the idea of Christian bands being segmented from secular ones, and even on to his thoughts on gay marriage after former member Mike Reynolds went on a Twitter tirade that put the band in a spotlight it didn't want. Check out excerpts from the interview below.
AP: This is your second album since leaving the overtly Christian-based Facedown Records. You've toured with a ton of bands outside of that realm, too.
There has been an effort by the powers that be in this music industry–media outlets, record labels, management companies–to divide bands into Christian and non-Christian groups, and I think that sucks. We've made it a point for years to go on tour with non-Christian bands.
For example, the guys in Stray From The Path, who are out on tour with us right now. They are some of the best friends we've ever had in a band. We've toured with those guys a bunch of times. I have [Christian] kids come up to me all the time asking, “How is it touring with bands like that?” I'm like: “It's fine! Who told you that I have to be afraid of bands who don't agree with me?” I don't know how people are getting it into their heads, but I feel like non-Christian kids feel like they're not welcome at a For Today show. Some Christian kids often come to For Today shows and are upset that there are non-Christian bands and people there. It's completely ridiculous. I don't know who drew a line in the sand and said you're only allowed to hang out with a certain type of people.
AP: Given how often you've expressed love toward so many people, it must've been very frustrating for you to suddenly be deemed homophobic or otherwise hateful in the aftermath of Reynolds’ tweets.
It was frustrating, to say the least. That whole thing blindsided me. And it was exasperated by preexisting issues. The fact that there are people who call themselves Christians but go on the news and picket soldiers' funerals and say stuff like “God Hates Fags?” These people totally dishonor God, and disrespect God and they dishonor and disrespect people who are made in God's image.More...
Read the full article at Altpress.
Nachtmystium To Release Final Album
Nachtmystium will be returning to Belle City Sound in Racine, WI early next month to put the finishing touches on what the band is billing as its final full-length album, "The World We Left Behind," which is scheduled for release on Century Media Records worldwide in late spring, 2014. Nachtmystium comments:
"The album was recorded in July and August, 2013, but the band was not completely satisfied with the end result and has decided to revisit the recording and add some additional guitar tracks, synths, etc.
"Upon completion of this session, the album will be mastered and then immediately submitted to Century Media for release. More news and another track premier will come at the end of this pending session.
"Stay tuned for more news. In the meantime, see earlier posts on our Facebook profile here to check out a rough mix of the song 'Voyager,' the first track the band has released online from the new and final Nachtmystium album."
This final album will follow previous full-length "Silencing Machine" (reviewed here).
Sylosis Posts Guitar Playthrough
Josh Middleton of Sylosis shows you the riffs and some sweep picking from the track "Fear The World," which can be seen in the video below.
You can also catch the band on tour in Europe with Devildriver throughout March and April 2014. The tour will kick off on March 27th in Cologne, Germany and will have its big finale at the Dutch Paaspop festival on April 19th, with full venue details coming shortly.
Rhapsody Of Fire Posts New Music Video
Italian epic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire released the a new music video for "Dark Wings of Steel," the title track of the band's latest album, which is available now through AFM Records. A review for the album can be found over here.
The album is the first studio release for Rhapsody of Fire since the famous split between the Rhapsody of keyboardist co-founder Alex Staropoli and the Rhapsody of guitarist/composer co-founder Luca Turilli.
Check out the video here: More...
Interview
Interview With Chris Bay Of Freedom Call
Back in 1998, Chris Bay and former Gamma Ray drummer Dan Zimmerman created Freedom Call. Zimmerman has since departed in 2010 following the release "Legend of the Shadow King." For the past sixteen years, Freedom Call has taken the "happy power metal" formula of Gamma Ray and made it even more cheerful. With bombastic infectious choruses that especially shine in an interactive live experience, Bay has embraced this "happy metal" title and adopted it as a theme. In the word of metal, it seems that years of portraying evil and negativity have caused any act that chooses to be positive and cheerful to come under fire for "not being cool." Chris Bay has a different message for the fans - enjoy life, get "beyond" yourselves and embrace a positive outlook.
The band is set to release the new album "Beyond" on February 24th (EU) and March 4th (USA) via Steamhammer/SPV. Chris Bay took some time to answer questions about the new album, the return to a heavier style and the band's positive philosophy. More...
Drakkar Names New Album; Posts Update
Italy's Drakkar announced that the name of the upcoming new release will be entitled "Run With the Wolf," the band's fifth album. The pre-production phase for the release is complete and the band will soon announce further details, including guest appearances.
Guitarist/composer Dario Beretta provided the following update: "Hi guys, Dario here. Time for some good news!
"The works on the new album proceed as planned. Pre-production is done and sounds good. Frankly, I can't wait to start the 'real' recordings for this material, I am confident it's going to come out great. As I mentioned before, there will be some Irish melodies/influences this time around, which is something new for us. And there will also be a couple of special guests, but we'll talk about that later; for now, it's time to announce the TITLE OF THE ALBUM!
"The fifth DRAKKAR full-lenght will be called... (drum roll please)
'RUN WITH THE WOLF'!
"The release date is not settled yet, but it's going to be between the end of 2014 and early 2015, depending on many factors.
"The album will also come out in a VERY LIMITED EDITION (probably around 500 copies) with a second CD, which will include... well, let's just say that it will include some awesome bonus material and leave it at that! Can't spoil all surprise now, can we?
"So, there you go. I hope you like the title and that you look forward to hear what we have in store.
"Stay metal!"
Sinbreed Posts Second In Studio Video On "Shadows"
German power metal act Sinbreed, lead by guitarist Flo Laurin and featuring Blind Guardian's Marcus Siepen (guitars) and Frederik Ehmke (drums), posted the second in studio video in a series featuring the recording sessions for the upcoming new album "Shadows." The release is set to drop via AFM Records on March 28th (EU) and April 14th (USA).
The track list for "Shadows" is:
1. Bleed
2. Shadows
3. Call to Arms
4. Reborn
5. Leaving the Road
6. Far Too Long
7. Black Death
8. Standing Tall
9. London Moon
10. Broken Wings
Check out bassist Alex Schulz recording tracks for the album here: More...
Vandenberg's Moonkings Releases "Breathing" Video
Vandenberg's Moonkings, featuring ex-Whitesnake guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, released a music video for the new track "Breathing." The song is taken from the upcoming self-titled album, which is due out on February 24th via Mascot Records.
The band is:
Adrian Vandenberg - Guitar
Jan Hoving - Vocals
Sem Christoffel - Bass
Mart Nijen Es - Drums
Check out "Breathing" here: More...
Tuomas Holopainen Posts Trailer For New Solo Album
Nightwish composer Tuomas Holopainen released a new trailer for the upcoming solo album "The Life and Times of Scrooge," which is based on the Disney graphic novel "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck." The album will be released on April 11th via Nuclear Blast Records.
The clip features Holopainen explaining the inspiration behind the album as well as behind the scenes video of the orchestration. The track list for the album is:
1. Glasgow 1877
2. Into The West
3. Duel & Cloudscapes
4. Dreamtime
5. Cold Heart Of The Klondike
6. The Last Sled
7. Goodbye, Papa
8. To Be Rich
9. A Lifetime Of Adventure (see music video)
10. Go Slowly Now, Sands Of Time
11. A Lifetime Of Adventure (alternative version) (Bonus Track)
Check out the trailer here: More...
Cradle Of Filth Checks In From Behemoth Tour
Cradle of Filth frontman, Dani Filth has posted an update from the road, as the band tour across Europe with Polish extreme metallers, Behemoth. His message reads as follows:
"The co-headline European tour with BEHEMOTH is going great, from a sold-out show at the London Forum to a furious headline gig in Paris, it's been a f**king blast! Yesterday we had a quite a packed day off metro-ing it around Paris, photos of which I will be posting over the coming day or so as I collate them on my travels. Keep those peepers peeled.
"The picture below was taken in the Catacombs far below Paris where 6 million human remains are interred in ornate skull and bone stacks. Twisted images to follow fellow morbid curiosities!"
Fans in Europe can catch the two bands on the following dates: More...
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