Metal News for February 28, 2018
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Æpoch Post Trailer For Upcoming Debut Album
Æpoch is proud to announce their forthcoming debut album, Awakening Inception. Set for release on Friday, April 13th. Æpoch has built up a well developed and unique spin on progressive death metal that incorporates black metal, thrash, lot's of melody, and technical death metal elements inside of a progressive focused songwriting style. Next Wednesday, March 7th will see the release of the albums first single. Æpoch will embark on a Canadian tour with UK death metal titans Bloodshot Dawn from April 17th - May 1st.
You can listen to an extended Æpoch - Awakening Inception album teaser video below:
Beneath Oblivion Premiere New Song "Satyr"
Japan's long-running label Weird Truth Productions has a knack of finding some of the best doom metal acts from around the world and the latest one to see a release on the label, along with Mournful Congregation, is Beneath Oblivion from US. The band premiered one of the songs below.
Rob Halford Fires Back At K.K. Downing
Rob Halford fires back at K.K. Downing over the ex-Judas Priest guitarist's assumption that producer Andy Sneap was covering Glenn Tipton's parts on the group's new release, insisting that "everything that you hear from Glenn on 'Firepower' is the amazing Glenn Tipton".
Two weeks after Tipton announced that he was retiring from touring life in the wake of his battle with Parkinson's disease, K.K. Downing issued a statement in which he tells that he was "shocked and stunned" that he wasn't approached to rejoin the band and insinuates that Sneap's "contribution to the new Judas Priest album was much more than just as a producer".
During an appearance on yesterday's "The Freaks with Kenny & Crash" show on Phoenix's Fox Sports 910 radio station, Halford responded directly to Downing's comments:
"Let me just say that the great joy of Judas Priest is that we've never gone into this kind of arena of a public dispute. And it's so easy to fall into that trap in social media today. How many people have you seen in sports, for example, that have made a rash comment on Twitter, just on the heat of the moment, emotionally. You know, we're all human, we've all got feelings, and we have a tendency to blurt out the first thing that is on our minds, and rightly or wrongly, things can kind of come back and chase you afterwards in a negative way.So, with regards to everything that was made in K.K.'s statement today, a lot of it, to me, is completely superfluous. But the one point that I would like to clarify and have on record is this insinuation that Andy Sneap was covering Glenn's guitar parts on 'Firepower', and I can categorically state that that is a thousand percent false. Because I was with Glenn for all of his guitar work, and he worked really, really hard. Imagine this guy in the tenth year of Parkinson's. I've never seen anybody so brave in the fact that every song was a challenge for him to make it work, but he did - consistently, day after day. It was just a very powerful thing to experience firsthand. And this just goes to show you about the amazing stories that surround invididuals around the world that are dealing with Parkinson's in their life.
So, thank you for that opportunity, Kenny. I just wanted to touch on that one issue, because out of everything that was laid out in that statement, that one hit me personally. And so now I've been able to clarify that and make sure that everybody out in the world listening to the show, on the Internet and elsewhere, understands that everything that you hear from Glenn on 'Firepower' is the amazing Glenn Tipton. Oh yeah!"
Goreworm Premiere New Song "Final Nightmare"
With their debut EP, The Path To Oblivion, Goreworm , once again blend death metal with slam and blackened death, with a hint of tech-death thrown in for good measure. Check out the track 'Final Nightmare' below.
'The Path to Oblivion' is set to release March 23rd 2018 Via CDN Records.
Pestilent Reign Debut New Track "Gutter's Filth"
German death metal outfit Pestilent Reign recently announced their upcoming debut album, Pyres. Set for release on March 16th through Rising Nemesis Records and Rebirth the Metal Productions. Today the group premiere "Gutter's Filth" the second single to air so far off Pyres streaming below.
Mors Subita Premiere New Song
Finnish modern melodic death metal band MORS SUBITA release second single "Into the Pitch Black" from heir upcoming album due to be released in April 6th 2018 by Inverse Records.
Watch INTO THE PITCH BLACK video on Youtube below:
Taake’s Entire U.S Tour Cancelled?
Soon after learning that the San Diego, CA and Portland, OR dates of Taake’s planned North American tour have been cancelled Metal Insider took a closer look into every remaining show of the tour, and what was found out is this: all but two of the venue websites have either updated the show status to “cancelled” or removed the date completely. In other words: The results look as if the tour is a no-go.
See all details below: More...
Hell to Pay (Jesus Piece) Premiere New Song
Philadelphia's Hell to Pay (Jesus Piece) premiere a new song titled "Thrive", taken from their upcoming new album "Bliss", which due out March 16th via GTR Records.
Check out now "Thrive" below.
Sol De Sangre Premiere New Song & Lyric Video
International death metal outfit Sol De Sangre premiere a new song and lyric video entitled "La Feria del Chivo", which was mastered by Joel Grind from Toxic Holocaust.
Check out now "La Feria del Chivo" below.
Galvanizer Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Galvanizer premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Sanguine Vigil", which will be out in stores later today in a CD edition by Everlasting Spew Records, and a vinyl edition will be coming later this year via Me Saco Un Ojo.
Check out now "Sanguine Vigil" in its entirety below.
K.K. “Shocked" He Wasn’t Asked To Rejoin The Band
Ex-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing isn’t pleased that he wasn’t approached to fill in for Glenn Tipton, who was recently forced to step down from live shows due to his ongoing struggles with Parkinson’s disease. Judas Priest have since tapped producer/musician Andy Sneap to step in at their forthcoming live appearances.
K.K. retired from Judas Priest back in 2011 due to some differences in opinion with their management and was replaced by Richie Faulkner.Tells Downing in a recently shared statement: More...
Armored Saint “Symbol Of Salvation” Tour Announced
Armored Saint will be performing their album “Symbol Of Salvation” (1991) in its entirety on their upcoming July U.S. tour. Comments vocalist John Bush: More...
Just For Fun
New Death Metal Comedy ‘Heavy Trip’ Trailer Posted
‘Heavy Trip‘ is the title of a new comedy that tells the story of a fictitious Finnish death metal band named Impaled Rektum and their trip to play a Norwegian metal festival. But as always things don’t quite go according to plan. The movie will be screening at this year’s editon of SXSW in Austin, TX.
Heavy Trip -Trailer (official) from Making Movies Oy on Vimeo.
More...Underoath Start Studio Documentary For New Album
Underoath have started a studio report series documenting the making of their upcoming new effort, “Erase Me“. That album is the band’s first since 2010 and will be released on April 06th via Fearless Records.
Underoath recently announced this headlining tour supporting “Erase Me“: More...
Rosetta North American Tour Announced
Rosetta announce their spring touring plans for this April. The initial dates for that tour run as follows:
04/12 Richmond VA – Strange Matter
04/13 Atlanta GA – The Drunken Unicorn
04/14 TBA – TBA
04/15 Jacksonville FL – Nighthawks
04/16 Orlando FL – Will’s Pub
04/17 Miami FL – Gramps
04/18 Tampa FL – Crowbar
04/19 Birmingham AL – The Firehouse (feat. RLYR, Fotocrime & Null)
04/20 TBA – TBA
04/21 TBA – TBA
04/22 Minneapolis MN – Turf Club
04/23 Madison WI – TBA
04/24 Chicago IL – Beat Kitchen
04/25 TBA – TBA
04/26 Montreal QC – Bar Le Ritz PDB
04/27 Portland ME – Geno’s Rock Club
04/28 Brooklyn NY – Saint Vitus Bar
04/29 Philadelphia PA – Boot & Saddle
Tengger Cavalry Break Up Due To Unfair Record Deal
Tengger Cavalry announce their breakup, just a few days after the February 23rd release of their latest effort, “Cian Bi“. Last year Tengger Cavalry signed with M-Theory Audio for the release of the album. That label is headed by Marco Barbieri, who has managed Century Media, etc. on several occasions. That release eventually arrived on Napalm Records however and the below statement alleges an unfair deal was apparently the reason for calling it quits.
Tengger Cavalry’s frontman Nature Ganganbaigal says of that: More...
Mutoid Man & Lazer/Wulf Spring Tour Announced
Mutoid Man, Lazer/Wulf and The Armed announce a brief spring tour. Below's where the trek will stop:
05/06 Concord, NC – Carolina Rebellion
05/07 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (feat. Lazer/Wulf)
05/08 New Orleans, LA – Santos (feat. Lazer/Wulf)
05/09 Austin, TX – Barracuda (feat. Lazer/Wulf)
05/10 Houston, TX – Satellite (feat. Lazer/Wulf)
05/11 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street (feat. Lazer/Wulf)
05/12 Kansas City, MO – Riot Room (feat. Lazer/Wulf)
05/13 Somerset, WI – Northern Invasion
05/14 Chicago, IL – TBA (feat. Lazer/Wulf & The Armed)
05/15 St. Louis, MO – Fubar (feat. Lazer/Wulf & The Armed)
05/16 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme (feat. Lazer/Wulf & The Armed)
05/18 Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range (feat. Lazer/Wulf)
05/19 Toronto, ON – Hard Luck (feat. Lazer/Wulf)
05/20 Montreal, QC – Pouzza Fest
Wolvhammer Debut “Eternal Rotting Misery”
A new Wolvhammer track entitled “Eternal Rotting Misery” debuted online. A stream of it is available below with the group’s new effort “The Monuments Of Ash & Bone” to be released on May 04th.
Tells Wolvhammer of the album/song: More...
Neurosis European Tour w/ Deafkids Announced
This summer will find Neurosis out touring Europe with support from Deafkids on most shows. Below you can find the schedule for that mini-tour:
06/15 Prague, CZE – Meet Factory
06/16 Mannheim, GER – Maifieild Derby
06/17 Bologna, ITA – Zona Roveri (feat. Converge)
06/18 Lausanne, SWI – Les Docks (feat. Wolves In The Throne Room)
06/19 Nijmegen, NET – Doornroosje
06/20 Copenhagen, DEN – Copenhell
06/21 Bochum, GER – Zeche Bochum
06/22 Dessel, BEL – Graspop (no Deafkids)
06/23 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest (no Deafkids)
Mestis (Animals As Leaders) May Tour Announced
Mestis - featuring Animals As Leaders guitarist Javier Reyes - announce the dates for their first-ever mini-tour, with HYVMINE as support. Javier Reyes tapped Intronaut‘s Joe Lester and Dave Timnick as his backing band in Mestis for the tour.
05/11 Petaluma, CA – Phoenix Theater
05/12 Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
05/13 Sacramento, CA – Holy Diver
05/14 Los Angeles, CA – 1720
05/16 Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar
05/17 Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
05/18 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
Thrice European Headlining Tour Announced
Thrice announce a few European headlining shows around their summer festival appearances. Here’s where you can catch them live:
06/12 Koln, GER – Live Music Hall
06/13 Aarau, SWI – Kiff
06/17 Amsterdam, NET – Melkweg
06/19 Brussels, BEL – Ancienne Belgique
06/20 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
06/21 Berlin, GER – SO36
06/26 Munchen, GER – Backstage Werk
06/27 Bologna, ITA – Zona Roveri
You can also catch Thrice at the following festivals:
06/08-10 Donington Park, UK – Download Festival
06/15 Paris, FRA – Download France
06/22-24 Scheessel, GER – Hurricane Festival
06/22-24 Neuhausen Ob Eck, GER – Southside Festival
Ministry Premiere New Music Video “Twilight Zone”
Ministry premiere a music video for their newly released single “Twilight Zone“. Chris Roth produced the clip. The group are gearing up for the March 09th release of their new effort “AmeriKKKant” on Nuclear Blast.
States Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen:
“We are in completely uncharted territory now, witnessing the unraveling of what was once a functional democracy. Our government is under attack. Our planet is under attack. It’s time for a major reboot.”
Ministry will soon be out on this headlining tour with Chelsea Wolfe: More...
Stone Sour Spring Tour w/ Palaye Royale Announced
Stone Sour announce a spring headlining run with support on select dates from Palaye Royale, The Bronx and ’68. The tour will take place around a number of festival appearances and will run up as follows:
04/28 Jacksonville, FL – Welcome To Rockville
04/29 Fort Myers, FL – Fort Rock
05/01 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre (feat. Palaye Royale & ’68)
05/02 Chattanooga, TN – The Signal
05/04 Concord, NC – Carolina Rebellion
05/05 Virginia Beach, VA – Lunatic Luau
05/06 Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater (feat. Palaye Royale & ’68)
05/08 Nashville, TN – War Memorial Auditorium (feat. Palaye Royale & ’68)
05/09 Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen (feat. The Bronx & ’68)
05/11 Little Rock, AR – The Metroplex (feat. Palaye Royale & ’68)
05/12 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom (feat. Palaye Royale & ’68)
05/15 Madison, WI – Orpheum Theater (feat. The Bronx & ’68)
05/16 Fort Wayne, IN – The Clyde Theatre (feat. The Bronx & ’68)
05/18 Peoria, IL – Peoria Riverfront
05/19 Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range
Parkway Drive Debut New Track & Video
Parkway Drive debut the first new single from their upcoming new album streaming below. The track is titled “Wishing Wells” and the band’s vocalist Winston McCall says of it:
“‘Wishing Wells‘ is the compression of grief into song. It’s attempting to place blame when there is none, seeking answers where there is only emptiness, and ultimately trying to find some kind of reason and meaning to justify the ultimate loss we will all be faced with in life. This is how this chapter begins and will end.”
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