Metal News for February 2, 2017
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28 news articles posted on this day.
Demon Hunter Unveils "Outlive"
Demon Hunter will release new album "Outlive" through a partnership with Solid State Records on March 31st. The album, which is the band's eighth overall and the follow-up to 2014's "Extremist," is now available for pre-order here.
Today the band unveils the artwork for the double vinyl edition, which can be seen below. Demon Hunter will also release a beautifully packaged "Outlive" box set including two bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD, photo cards, booklet, poster, bandana, a ring, and more.
1. Trying Times
2. Jesus Wept
3. Cold Winter Sun
4. Died In My Sleep
5. Half As Dead
6. Cold Blood
7. One Step Behind
8. Raining Down
9. The End
10. One Less
11. Patience
12. Slight the Odds More...
Crnkshft Releasing Self-Titled EP
Vancouver, BC’s Crnkshft will unleash a new self-titled EP produced by Daren Grahn on March 24th, 2017 to follow the band's 2015 debut "Hard Fucking Rock." Since the band’s formation that same year, Crnkshft's engine has been firing on all cylinders setting the scene ablaze with melody and aggression influenced by bands like Alice In Chains, Five Finger Death Punch, Pantera and Godsmack.
The wrecking crew comments on this forthcoming mini-album release: “Our new EP is a beast; we are really excited to showcase our melodic side. The four songs should touch a wide demographic of fans, which is what we want. We aren’t looking to be defined as just a heavy metal band, but as a hard knocking punch to get anyone going. We're accepted by all those who listen to metal and rock. The whole idea of Crnkshft’s music is that we’ll be enjoyed by fans across a variety of genres.” More...
Yurodivy Streaming New Album
Yurodivy's new album "Aphos" is out today - February 2nd - via WOOAAARGH Records and all the tracks can be heard below. The label also comments:
"Like a metaphoric tale, the album trace the story of a fish which decided to leave the cold and dark sea bed to swallow the sun and bring it back into the abyss. The title 'Children Of The Sun' captures the division of a people that is facing a system settled by former generations that is now beyond their control.
"In this tale, it is the moment when the sun, brought on the seafloor as something positive, is dividing everyone. Using material from the Battleship Potemkin movie and linking it with the current state of our society seemed for us a good way to represent the analogy of the lyrics of this song, and, by extension, of the whole disc.
"'In The Violence Of The Ashes' is the 8th chapter of 'Aphos.' It is the key moment in the story told in this album. It illustrates our heroin's journey towards the earth center, a concious fall towards hell, this moment when it becomes necessary to touch the bottom to become aware of real problems." More...
Mammoth Mammoth Announces New Album
Australian group Mammoth Mammoth is back to deliver another powerful addition to the band's heavy rock'n'roll discography. Upcoming 4th studio album "Mount The Mountain" is set to be released April 28th, 2017 via Napalm Records.
Front man Mikey Tucker comments: "We consider the writing of our albums not unlike working on a top fuelling drag car. We tinker around a bit, we strip the engine down to rebuild it by adding a couple new parts whilst taking some out, always trying to make it run faster and sounding louder, this time though we've added a bigger exhaust system and a shitload of nitrous ...and a cup holder."
1. Mount The Mountain
2. Spellbound
3. Hole In The Head
4. Kickin' My Dog
5. Procrastination
6. Sleep Walker
7. Epitome
8. Hard Way Down
9. Wild And Dead
10. Cold Liquor
11. I Cant Get You Out Of My Head (Bonus Track) More...
Spitefuel Unveils New Album
Spitefuel's "Second To None" album will be released on April 7th, 2017 via MDD Records, and today the band unveils artwork created by Travis Smith.
The album will contain 11 songs with a total playing time of over 45 minutes and will be available in a digipak. "Second To None" was recorded and produced in the Troisdorf-based Gernhart Studio (Tankard, Destruction, SuidAkra) under the direction of Martin Buchwalter. More...
Nailed To Obscurity Releases New Video
Nailed To Obscurity today premieres new video "Protean," taken off the "King Delusion" album that is due for release this Friday (February 3rd, 2017) via Apostasy Records.
On the follow-up to 2013 album "Opaque," this German five-piece sends the listener on a journey through emotional abysses, while pondering views into the innermost. The band teamed up with producer Victor Santura (Triptykon, Dark Fortress, Noneuclid) in his Woodshed Studio to find the best sound for these tracks:
01. King Delusion
02. Protean
03. Apnoea
04. Deadening
05. Memento
06. Uncage My Sanity
07. Devoid
08. Desolate Ruin More...
Sun Of Gaia Posts New Video
Adelaide-based progressive death metal group Sun of Gaia just launched a new video single for "Peril," which can be seen below. The band comments:
"The new single 'Peril' differs from our previous EP 'Corrode' in the sense that it embraces more progressive elements through the use of clean, ambient sections, clean vocals and places a much greater emphasis on the role of keyboards and piano elements in our music. It still retains some of the heaviness and melodic death metal style of 'Corrode,' but overall it offers a more refined, mature and musically confident insight into who we are as a band today.
"We intended for the new single to act as a kind of 'bridge' between our sound on the 'Corrode' EP and how our next release will sound. It retains the heavier, metal elements that fans of 'Corrode' will recognize and enjoy, but listeners can expect to hear many more progressive elements on future releases that we think are previewed quite nicely in 'Peril.'"
Beastmaker Announces U.S. Tour
Sweating profusely in a parched no man's land about three and a half hours northeast of Los Angeles, Beastmaker's city of Fresno isn't exactly a cultural mecca - and yet it's the birthplace of Hollywood outsiders and weirdos like Sid Haig, Slim Pickens and director Sam Peckinpah. Still, it suffers from a dearth of musicians interested in heavy rock.
As the band prepares for the release of sophomore album "Inside the Skull" this summer, Beastmaker is also ready to hit the road again. The first run of dates with Mothership and Slow Season begins March 10th in Costa Mesa, CA and runs through March 18th in Seattle, WA.
Following a quick break, the band will return to the road supporting Zakk Sabbath (Zakk Wylde's Black Sabbath Cover Band). These dates begin May 19th in New York, NY and run through June 10th in San Francisco, CA. A complete list of all dates can be found below.
Drummer Andrew Alejandro Saldate IV cannot wait to hit the road and comments: "We are pumped to go out a support our new record Inside The Skull with the rockin folk of Mothership & All star trio of Zakk Sabbath!! It's gonna be a hell on wheels!!! Look out!!!" More...
VI Announces Split Album With Order Of Apollyon
On March 31st, three of the finest French black/death metal acts - VI, Temple Of Baal, and The Order Of Apollyon - will find their way onto winter-chilled turn tables, thanks to a new split release.
Divided into three chapters, the recording will feature one brand new song from each of the bands, with a playing time nearing 25 minutes. The split will be available through Agonia Records.
VI comments: "Being a part of this split along with Temple of Baal and The Order Of Apollyon was an opportunity for us to release a new single track. We thought we were done for a while with creating new music since the release of De Praestigiis Angelorum, but it appeared that we still had more to do. Expect something slightly different from what we're known for. Expect something unique."
Temple Of Baal adds: "Split releases have paved Temple Of Baal’s history through the years as special items in the band’s discography, done with special bands strictly chosen for their common views on Black and Death Metal as sacred works of Left Hand Path dedication. Once more, Temple Of Baal teams up with bearers of the Black Flame to bring a three-fold testimony of Faith." More...
Nova Collective Posts "Dancing Machines"
Nova Collective (featuring members of Between the Buried and Me, Haken, Trioscapes, Cynic) just launched a live performance video for first single, "Dancing Machines." Check it out below.
On March 10th, Nova Collective will release debut album, "The Further Side," via Metal Blade Records. Nova Collective's music can be described as fusion, weaving progressive rock influences with world music, jazz and classical, to create something entirely new that is pure aural candy for prog/jazz fans. More...
All But One Releases New Video
What began as a passion project of Alestorm guitarist Máté Bodor quickly realized potential as a formidable force to test the borders of modern pop and metal, and on All But One's debut album, the band does exactly that.
No strangers to the industry, the members of the band are best known from Heaven Shall Burn, Alestorm, When our Time Comes, and ex-Atmospheres. Debut album “Square One” is coming in April via Lifeforce Records, and today a new video for "Little White Lies" can be seen below.
All Else Fails Issues Road Report
Canadian group All Else Fails is currently on the band's first international tour of India, having already performed at the Unmaad Fest and now scheduled to play February 4th at the Alcheringa Fest.
Teaming up with Decibel Magazine, vocalist/guitarist Barrett Klesko has shared a series of pics and updates from the trek - check out the full road report right here.
All Else Fails will unleash new EP "The Forever Lie" on Februaryh 17th, 2017 to follow 2013's award winning EP "Fucktropolis." See the band live:
February 4, 2017 – Alcheringa Fest, Guwahati More...
Soen Posts "Lykaia" Video Interview
Soen - the heavy progressive rock group featuring drummer Martin Lopez (formerly of Amon Amarth and Opeth) and the dynamic voice of Joel Ekelöf (Willowtree) - will release upcoming opus "Lykaia" tomorrow via UDR Music.
Today the final segments of an ongoing video interview series with Soen has come online and can be viewed below, courtesy of MetalSucks.
In the previous two segments, Martin Lopez discussed the formation of Soen after striking out on his own and detailed the band's new track "Opal" atop a sample of the unreleased track, while Joel Ekelöf discussing his take on the "Lykaia" lyrical content as well as the band's approach to organic recordings. More...
Horseneck Streaming "Bobby Brown"
"Heavy Trip" is the impending new full-length album from California post hardcore/sludge eccentrics Horseneck. The ten-track "Heavy Trip" was captured by Lance Jackman (Will Haven) at The Dock, mixed by Scott Evans (Kowloon Walled City) at Antisleep Studios, and mastered by Carl Saff (Big Business, Helms Alee, Russian Circles) at Saff Mastering.
The album will see release this coming February 17th, 2017 on CD, cassette, and digital formats. In advance of its release, today sixth cut "Bobby Brown" is offered for communal appreciation.
"When most bands write a song, they come up with a working title first and then change the name when it is done," guitarist/vocalist Anthony Paganelli points out. "We just never change the title of the song when it is done. This song is about my struggles holding onto a failed relationship. A toxic love affair. Is there a better name than Bobby Brown?"
Captured! By Robots Releases New Video
Unless you've been living in a hole somewhere, you can see that civilized society is bogged down in the worst bullshittery that has ever been. The frustration with lying politicians, with biased media, with dummies sharing fake news stories has reached a fever pitch. Makes one want to pull their hair out and start killing everyone, right?
Captured! By Robots wrote 4th album "Endless Circle of Bullshit" after not recording for more than 10 years, using this anger at the world as a catalyst to rejoin the music scene. All sounds on the album are actual pneumatic robots GTRBOT666 and DRMBOT 0110, and not a single human hand touched a drumstick or a bass or guitar string.
Today the robots drop a video for the title track "Endless Circle of Bullshit" and comments: "The song wipes away the bullshit being spewed forth, the lies on the TV, the lies from our government, the lack of critical thinking from living in one's own quaint social media bubble."
Orm Reveals New Album
Epic black metal quintet Orm just completed work on a debut album due for release on March 24th via Indisciplinarian. Today the label issues the artwork, full info, and a trailer for the album, as well as news on a string of upcoming shows.
On this self-titled release, Orm incorporates epic, melodic black metal's Nordic melancholy with a rocking, swinging feel, while thematically conveying a mythical cosmos of ancient times where magic, gods, and supernatural creatures inhabited the world as naturally as humans, animals, water, and forests.
The album consists of five lengthy tracks recorded live in the studio by producer Lasse Ballade (Solbrud, Halshug, Slægt) in Copenhagen, with additional choir recordings in the local Stefans Church. The album artwork is an oil painting on canvas created by the masterful Italian artist Paolo Girardi, who is known for his work with bands such as Bell Witch, Inquisition, and Black Breath. More...
Xibalba Streams "Adios"
As Pomona, California's Xibalba prepares to unload latest release "Diablo, Con Amor... Adios" through Closed Casket Activities this month, the closing track to the EP is now playing online.
"Diablo, Con Amor... Adios" will arrive on February 17th, pressed on electric blue with olive/blue splatter, orange with bronze splatter, and solid electric blue color schemes. Pre-orders including merch bundles are now live right here.
Xibalba will hit both the East and West Coasts of the U.S. with two short tours surrounding the release. First, the band endures an East Coast run through Cambridge, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn from February 17th through 19th. Returning home, the band will hit the West Coast, with shows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Pomona, February 24th through 26th. Additional tour dates will be announced in the weeks ahead.
2/17/2017 Elk's Lodge - Cambridge, MA
2/18/2017 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
2/19/2017 Sunnyvale - Brooklyn, NY
2/24/2017 Thee Parkside - San Francisco, CA w/ Downpresser, Red Death
2/25/2017 Union - Los Angeles, CA
2/26/2017 PBW - Pomona, CA w/ GodsHate, Red Death, Vamacharra, Hot Heads, Iron Curtain
4/01/2017 Real Art - Tacoma, WA More...
I Am Streaming Full New Album
"Life Through Torment," the violent debut album from Dallas-based death metal/hardcore outfit, I Am, is nearing its independent release in just over a week and today a full pre-release stream comes online.
Following a two-year void since the early 2015 release of the "Memento Mori" debut EP, I Am will inundate the masses with maiden full-length album "Life Through Torment" on February 10th.
A brutalizing, by-the-throat album which consumes twenty-eight minutes through ten unrelenting tracks, "Life Through Torment" was recorded, produced, and mixed by Ryan Harvey at Red Oak Collective, mastered by Jacob Pouttu, and bears artwork by Grayson Altom and design by Benjamin Hoagland.
I Am comments that the album is: "No games, no bullshit, just straight in your face heavy metal. We wanted this to show who we are and what's next. A direct reflection on each of our personal lives and what we see. This is Life Through Torment. We hope you enjoy." More...
Firespawn Unveils New Album Cover
Swedish devil worshiping crew Firespawn just announced "The Reprobate", the follow-up to 2015's "Shadow Realms," is due to drop on April 28th, 2017.
Today the band unveils the cover artwork, which is an excerpt of a huge painted piece by Mr. Paolo Girardi, who has been responsible for the artwork of Firespawn's debut album as well as covers for bands such as Black Breath, Power Trip, Chthe'ilist, Manilla Road, and many more.
Firespawn is the incarnate abomination of LG Petrov, Victor Brandt (both Entombed AD), Fredrik Folkare (Unleashed, ex-Necrophobic), A. Impaler (Necrophobic, Naglfar) and Matte Modin (Raised Fist, ex-Dark Funeral).
Expect nothing less than a merciless piece of evil, ferocious, and blasphemous death metal. Stay tuned for more info on the album to land soon. More...
Hideous Divinity Announces New Album
Italian death metal collective Hideous Divinity, featuring within its ranks current and former members of Hour Of Penance and Aborted, is now preparing to unleash a third full-length album via Unique Leader this spring.
Titled "Adveniens" and scheduled for release on April 28th, the follow-up to the "Cobra Verde" long player was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Stefano Morabito's 16th Cellar Studio during the autumn of 2016 and includes a rendition of Sinister's "Embodiment Of Chaos."
"It may be pretentious to talk about evolution inside our musical genre, this is what 'Adveniens' truly means for us," elaborates guitarist Enrico Schettino. "Just when we believed that with 'Cobra Verde' we reached a point of no return, our songwriting turned even more dark and monumental. Although we'll never consider ourselves close to Lucyfyre, Adversarial, Deathspell Omega, and Akhlys, the influence of this new wave of obscure metal on us these last years has been massive. The result is our most epic death metal effort ever conceived. "
"Stefano Morabito and his 16th Cellar Studios set up a new standard with the production of Adveniens," he continues. "Never before has our sound reached such a level of uncompromising intensity without sounding forced or overproduced. The maniacal efforts made to perfect every single drum beat, vocal line and guitar chord almost caused a nervous breakdown but it truly paid off." More...
Barren Earth Entering The Studio
Finnish progressive death metal outfit Barren Earth is currently preparing to record the follow-up to 2015's "On Lonely Towers" (reviewed here) at Woodshed Studios in March with producer V. Santura.
Vocalist Jón comments: "We are working towards a darker and more aggressive feel, which we attempt to express both experimentally and with a good dose of blunt force!"
Bassist Oppu adds, "The melodic and melancholic side is naturally still there, but spiced with a touch of anger and groove. I'm also looking forward of working with Victor, since we all appreciate his previous work. It also is the first time Barren Earth works with a proper producer, and are very excited about the idea of bringing somebody else into the mix and seeing where that takes us."
This is how V. Santura comments on the cooperation: "I am really excited about working with Barren Earth! The guys are fantastic musicians and the demo material I've heard so far sounds very promising." More...
Valfreya Releases New Album
Combining orchestral and death metal with a hint of folk music, the prolific Valfreya previously released two EPs ("First Chronicles" and "Acoustic Chronicles"), 2012 debut album "Path To Eternity" via Maple Metal Records, and now second album "Promised Land" has just dropped independently. You can stream the full release via the YouTube player below.
“The album is a journey through a lot of emotions and situations, giving life to a host of varied songs, each with a different sound and personality. The story behind the album is about Eric The Red discovering America and how he defies the Gods, but pays a hefty price for that defiance. ” says Valfreya about the release.
The band goes on to say, “It’s a step-up in sound quality and has more intricate guitar parts and better-written music that with every listen you can discover parts you hadn’t noticed before. On top of that we have an original sound and songs! We want to give more to people that enjoy good riffs!” More...
Cold Fell Streaming New Song
Manchester, UK-based black metal outfit Cold Fell will issue proper debut album, "Irwell," through Argento Records in early March, and today a stream of the first single lands online.
"Skull Crushed Against Salford Cobblestones" is the lead track on Cold Fell's "Irwell," the track ripping the listener wide open with subzero tones from its opening note serving as a prime introduction to the demoralizing acoustics of the entire album, which was mixed and mastered by Tom Dring at Vagrant (Dragged Into Sunlight, Corrupt Moral Altar), and features artwork by Mark Mc Coy from Youth Attack.
Cold Fell will release "Irwell" through Argento Records on March 3rd, digitally and on vinyl, with 150 copies on clear/black color-in-color, and 150 copies on solid black. Pre-orders are available here. More...
Eclipse Posts "Never Look Back" Video
Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of the fifth studio album from Eclipse, titled "Monumentum," this coming March 24th, 2017.
Today Eclipse is further pleased to present the first video from "Monumentum" - check out "Never Look Back" below. Pre-orders for the album can be found here and the track listing is as follows:
1. Vertigo
2. Never Look Back
3. Killing Me
4. The Downfall of Eden
5. Hurt
6. Jaded
7. Born To Lead
8. For Better or for Worse
9. No Way Back
10. Night Comes Crawling
11. Black Rain More...
Berserker Fest Lineup Announced
On April 14th - 15th, The Crofoot in Pontiac, Michigan will play host to the annual Berserker music fest. Now in its fourth year, the all-ages, two-day event is a wholly DIY affair founded and organized by Child Bite frontman Shawn Knight and his wife Veronica.
This year's lineup boasts thirty bands on three stages with appearances by internationally touring acts like GWAR, OFF!, Weedeater, The Obsessed, Negative Approach, Brain Tentacles, Child Bite, and more as well as new and established underground artists inlcuding Immortal Bird, Cemetery Piss, Fuck You Pay Me, SNAFU, Artillery Breath, and others.
Berserker IV also marks the official return of Eyehategod vocalist Mike IX Williams, who will front the band for the first time since undergoing a liver transplant this past December. The currently announced lineup is as follows: More...
Zeal & Ardor Performs "Devil Is Fine" Live
Zeal & Ardor just unveiled the haunting live version of the beautifully chilling title track from "Devil Is Fine," which will see a wide and global release on February 24th. This occasion also marks the band's first live appearance - check it out below.
"Let me introduce you to Marco on drums, Rafi playing the bass, Tizi wielding a guitar, and Marc and Denis singing," said Manuel Gagneux. "This was our first outing as a band. It's surreal to have your first gig in a swanky radio studio, but we're super happy with how things turned out. Hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed playing."
The performance was recorded live at Couleur 3 studio in Lausanne, Switzerland on January 18th, 2017. Want to hear more? Check out our overview of the band in this week's Unearthing The Metal Underground. More...
Hexa Mera Releases "Inhuman" Video
Belgian modern melodic death metal crew Hexa Mera just unleashed a lyric video for the song "Inhuman," taken from upcoming second full-length album, "Enlightenment," which will be released on March 31st. Hexa Mera had this to say:
"'Inhuman' stands for all the messed up things we've done. Ironically, humanity is the most inhuman thing there is. Every single day various channels remind us of a simple truth: violence is everywhere, and violence doesn't sleep. We wanted to write a song to condemn all of this. Writing the lyrics was easy, finding footage of our species’ disbehavior even more so. But selecting the scenes wasn’t.
"We watched hours of messed up footage. We had to take breaks because it became too much. We were totally overwhelmed. In the end we became immune to the gore, the sick and our own moral barriers. Management stepped in because we were taking it too far. The video didn’t need all the blood and explicit imagery to deliver the message, it had to be clear without going overboard. We didn’t create this one to enjoy, we created it to open your eyes and face humanity’s inhumanity. That’s what this track is about." More...
Suicide Silence Posts New Song
Suicide Silence triumphantly returns with a self-titled new full-length album set for a February 24th release via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The offering was produced by Ross Robinson (Korn, Slipknot) and mixed by Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens Of The Stone Age).
Today new track “Silence” can also be streamed below. All photos in this clip were shot by Randy Blythe (Lamb of God vocalist) and Blythe’s photography is also featured in-depth across the band’s new album layout.
Eddie Hermida (vocals) states: “The new track, ‘Silence,' is about asking yourself what reality is. It is about being in your own thoughts and allowing that hell to be a part of you. To realize that when we are quiet and in our own darkness, we can truly be grateful to be alive. The song challenges people to be within themselves. To see that hell on earth has no fury compared to our own mind, so why not accept that and love everything on the outside. It is there to serve a purpose. To free you from yourself. Be silent today and just listen!” More...
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