Metal News for February 25, 2018
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9 news articles posted on this day.
New Study: Metal Is Good For Your Mental Health
In the Journal of Community Psychology, Australian psychologists say that metal has a positive influence on young people aged 18-24. Researchers say metal helps protect fans from stress and bullies:
"Metal identities are popularly represented as leading to mental health issues but with flawed evidence. We documented the community contexts around metal and well-being by talking to young metalheads directly. We engaged in repeated, informal talks with 28 young Australians who strongly identified with metal (aged 18–24 years, 5 females and 23 males), and found that the metal identities and community protected them from mental health problems. Four core themes were found from transcripts: they were all bullied or marginalized through social relationships at school; they enjoyed the impact of metal music and lyrics when angry or ostracized; they felt part of a protective community of metalheads, even though in many cases at this age it was more imagined than real; and embodying metal identities enabled them to keep bullies, detractors, and others at bay, and to find friend groups. By talking repeatedly, directly with young metalheads, it was found that metal identities were helping participants to survive the stress of challenging environments and build strong and sustained identities and communities, thus alleviating any potential mental health issues."
Read the whole study HERE.
Ilsa Premiere New Song "Long Lost Friend"
Ilsa premiere a new song entitled "Long Lost Friend", taken from their upcoming new album "Corpse Fortress".
Check out now "Long Lost Friend" below.
"Corpse Fortress" will see release March 2nd, 2018 on CD, LP, deluxe LP and digital formats via Relapse Records.
Corpse Fortress Track Listing: More...
The Divided Line Premiere Full-Album Stream
Canadian progressive metal band The Divided Line premiere the full-album stream of the band's brand new debut EP "Paramnesia", out in stores now via the band’s Bandcamp page.
Check out now "Paramnesia" in its entirety below.
Parasight Premiere New Song "De skyder"
Denmark’s Parasight premiere a new song entitled "De skyder", taken from their upcoming new album "At Leve Som Hvis Der Var Et Håb", which Indisciplinarian will release on March 9. U.S. distribution is through the Earsplit Compound.
Check out now "De skyder" below.
Another Preview Of A New Judas Priest Song Posted
A short preview of a new track titled "Evil Never Dies" from UK heavy metal icons Judas Priest is available below. The track is taken from the group's new effort, "Firepower", which will be released on March 9 through Epic. "Firepower" was recorded by British producer Andy Sneap, the band's longtime collaborator Tom Allom and engineer Mike Exeter behind the boards. The cover artwork for "Firepower" was done by Claudio Bergamin.
Blood Tsunami Premiere New Song "Poison Tongue"
Norway’s Blood Tsunami premiere a new song titled "Poison Tongue", taken from their upcoming new album "Grave Condition", which will be released by Soulseller Records on April 27th.
Check out now "Poison Tongue" below.
Madball Finished Recording New Album
Madball have finished recording their new album, “For The Cause“. The sessions took place with Rancid‘s Tim Armstrong behind the boards and saw ex-Madball member Matt Henderson temporarily returning for the guitar tracking. Rapper Sick Jacken recorded a guest part for the album, which will see a release this summer.
Within The Ruins Part Ways w/ Singer Tim Goergen
Within The Ruins part ways with vocalist Tim Goergen in the light of his “recent and ongoing health issues.” The split is described as amicable with Steve Tinnon (supposedly formerly of Silence The Messenger, etc.) planned to replace him. Within The Ruins will be playing two final shows with Goergen and issued the below statement on that matter: More...
Mushroomhead Tour Announced
Mushroomhead announce the initial dates for their forthcoming tour that will find them supported by VYCES, Gabriel And The Apocalypse, VentanA, Align The Tide and Blood Sun. Additional dates for the tour are expected next week.
04/28 Traverse City, MI – Ground Zero
04/29 Covington, KY – Madison Live
05/01 Rochester, NY – Montage Music
05/03 Albany, NY – Chrome
05/04 Providence, RI – Fet Music Hall
05/05 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage Ae
05/06 Louisville, KY – Trixies
05/07 St. Louis, MO – Fubar
05/08 Texarkana, AR – Shooters
05/09 Little Rock, AR – Revolution
05/10 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
05/11 Dallas, TX – Trees
05/12 San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
05/13 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Backroom
05/15 Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
05/16 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
05/19 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
05/20 Jerome, ID – Diamondz Center
05/22 Ft. Collins, CO – Hodi’s Half Note
05/23 Denver, CO – The Oriental Theatre
05/24 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
05/25 Lincoln, NE – Royal Grove
05/26 Waterloo, IA – Spicoli’s
05/27 Minneapolis. MN – Cabooze
05/29 Joliet, IL – The Forge
05/30 Madison, WI – The Annex
05/31 Racine, WI – Route 20
06/01 Cleveland, OH – The Odeon
06/02 Pipestem, WV – Pipestem
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