Metal News for March 24, 2016
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Unearth At The Subterranean
I took the Metra to the CTA Blue Line since I didn't want to pay for both gas and city parking. Besides, mass transit probably caused more damage to my hearing over the years that heavy metal ever did. On the way down to the city, the train conductor asked if I was in high school as he was offering student discounts and I looked like I could be a teenager. I'm 28. That's the downside of shaving my beard off every spring and staying clean shaven all the way through the summer until late autumn. With it, I look 16. Without it I look 45. I simply cannot win.
The venue is located in Wicker Park, which is the Hipster capital of Chicago thanks in no small part to the Subterranean being located right next to the Double Door. If there was any further proof that the hipster generation is a bunch of aging fossils, the Subterranean had a flier for an upcoming nu metal DJ night with a picture of Fred Durst. When your generation is old enough to get nostalgic and start looking backwards instead of to the future, they're officially as pathetic as retired hippies still pining away for the 60s. More...
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Bloodthirst Talks New EP "Glorious Sinners"
In just two weeks, Polish outfit Bloodthirst will drop new EP "Glorious Sinners," which is the latest in a long line of thrashing extreme metal from this gloriously blasphemous outfit. We had the opportunity to fully premiere all the tracks in advance, so if you want an early listen - check it out here!
Following on two years from the "Chalice of Contempt" full-length release, this upcoming mini-album features a change in lineup for an injection of fresh blood and thematically focuses on the worst actions from throughout papal history.
Below you can find a full overview of the EP's creation from guitarist / vocalist Rambo, who discusses bringing on new members and being a stanuchly anti-religious band in a heavily Catholic country. More...
Mantar Posts Snippets From New Album
Northern Germany's infernal extreme metal duo Mantar just released a video featuring snippets of every song off the band's second album, "Ode To The Flame." Listen in below.
New album "Ode To The Flame" will be out on April 15th via Nuclear Blast, and you can pre-order right here.
Death Angel Posts New Album Making-Of Clip
The San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends from Death Angel recently announced the release of their upcoming album "The Evil Divide."
Today, the band has launched the first trailer, which shows Mark and Rob talking about the upcoming record (including snippets of new track "The Moth"). The track listing for "The Evil Divide" is as follows:
1. The Moth
2. Cause for Alarm
3. Lost
4. Father of Lies
5. Hell to Pay
6. It Can't Be This
7. Hatred United, United Hate
8. Breakaway
9. The Electric Cell
10. Let the Pieces Fall
11. Wasteland More...
Algoma Releasing Split With Chronobot
Algoma will be releasing a new full length on Transcending Obscurity Records, but first the band has a split with Canadian counterparts Chronobot as a special 12" vinyl release.
Check out Algoma's opening track off the split, "Phthisis," in the player below. Dead Beat Media will drop the album on April 1st, and the full track listing is as follows:
1. Side A - AlgomA - Phthisis
2. Side A - AlgomA - Electric Fence
3. Side B - Chronobot - Red Nails
4. Side B - Chronobot - Jerry Can
5. Side B - Chronobot - Sons of Sabbath More...
Fero Lux Streams Full New EP
Politically charged mathcore band Fero Lux will release sophomore album "No Rest" on March 25th, but the group is giving you chance to hear it early via SoundCloud. Check it out below.
"This album most accurately represents this band in my opinion," says guitarist David Paul. "Our politics and social issues are embodied in this album's music and lyrics. It portrays our passion for music, compassion for the world, and disdain for oligarchy and greed."
"It's far heavier, but more organized than anything we've put out," says bassist Ben Perman. "We really put a lot of focus into composition. Our message is important, but the delivery had to be right."
New album "No Rest" was engineered at Iceman Studios in West Palm Beach Florida by Daniel Colombo and produced by the band. You can pre-order your copy right here. More...
Blood Ceremony Streams "Lord Of Misrule"
In a tradition that dates back to Late Antiquity, the Lord Of Misrule or Abbot Of Unreason was the doomed figure elected to preside over the Feast Of Fools, an annual Saturnalian bacchanalia in which masters became servants and servants masters, while drunken revelry and strange entertainments pervaded Britain and parts of mainland Europe for 30 days.
At the end of the month's festivities, the Lord of Misrule's throat was cut in sacrifice to Saturn. "Lord Of Misrule" just happens to also be the name of Blood Ceremony's new album, due to drop tomorrow via Rise Above Records. Listen to the full release below! The full track listing is as follows:
1. The Devil's Widow
2. Loreley
3. The Rogue's Lot
4. Lord of Misrule
5. Half Moon Street
6. The Weird of Finistere
7. Flower Phantoms
8. Old Fires
9. Things Present, Things Past More...
Rocklohama 2016 Adds More Bands
Onsite festival experience details and additional bands have been announced for the 10th year of Rocklahoma, set to be held May 27, 28 & 29 this year at the "Catch the Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK, just outside Tulsa.
Escape The Fate, Shaman’s Harvest, RavenEye and many more join Rocklahoma’s lineup of the best current rock artists and classic bands, which includes Scorpions, Disturbed, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth, Chevelle, 3 Doors Down, SIXX:A.M., Collective Soul, Sebastian Bach, and many more.
The three-day camping festival features music on three stages each day, as well as premium onsite camping amenities and VIP packages. In addition, the Rocklahoma campground stage hosts performances during the Thursday night campground party and in the afternoon and late night hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Full info on the lineup and vendors, as well as ticket details, can be found here. Registration for the Miss Rocklahoma competition is also underway now through April 20. Voting on the Top 10 finalists begins April 25 and five finalists will compete on stage at Rocklahoma for the chance to be named Miss Rocklahoma 2016. More...
The Body Streaming Full Of Hell Collaboration
This Friday marks the official release day of "One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache," the fittingly-titled collaborative debut between apocalyptic doom duo The Body and grindcore/harsh noise miscreants Full Of Hell.
In celebration of its release, today you can hear the release in full online. Feel the sonic devastation of "One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache" below. You can also see The Body and Full Of Hell live on these dates:
4/06/2016 Vera - Groningen, NL
4/07/2016 Magasin 4 - Brussels, BE
4/08/2016 Het Bos - Antwerp, BE
4/09/2016 Ritual Festival @ Canal Mills - Leeds, UK w/ Conan, 40 Watt Sun
4/10/2016 Audio - Glasgow, UK
4/11/2016 Rainbow Cellar - Birmingham, UK
4/12/2016 The Ruby Lounge - Manchester, UK
4/13/2016 Electric Brixton - London, UK w/ Converge "Blood Moon"
4/14/2016 Roadburn Festival - Tilburg, NL
4/16/2016 KB18 - Copenhagen, DK
4/17/2016 Kantine Am Berghain - Berlin, DE
4/18/2016 Klub 007 - Prague, DE
4/19/2016 Feierwerk - Munich, DE
4/20/2016 Jubez - Karlsruhe, DE
4/21/2016 Gaswerk - Winterthur, CH
4/22/2016 La Machine A Coudre - Marseille, FR
4/23/2016 Sidecar - Barcelona, ES
4/24/2016 Moby Dick - Madrid, ES
4/25/2016 Musicbox - Lisbon, PT
4/26/2016 Cave 45 - Porto, PT
4/27/2016 Santana 27 - Bilbao, ES
4/28/2016 Le Saint Des Seins - Toulouse, FR
4/29/2016 La Mecanique Ondulatoire - Paris, FR
4/30/2016 Tivoli De Helling - Utrecht, BE More...
Piss Vortex Posts Full New EP
The Danish grindcore nihilists from Piss Vortex are gearing up for the worldwide release of their scathing "Future Cancer" 12" EP through Indisciplinarian next week. Today the full disgusting EP comes online and is available for streaming below.
On April 1st, "Future Cancer" will be unleashed via Indisciplinarian on black 12" vinyl and digital formats, with U.S. mailorder handled by Earsplit Distro. Stateside preorders can be placed right here. More...
Testament Announces Shows, Working On Album
Testament is thrilled to announce that the band will be returning to U.K. soil in June to play an extra two shows in Oxford and London as part of a four-date long U.K. run.
This trek will take the thrash icons to Oxford, Leamington Spa and Southampton – culminating in a special Thrash’n’Bowl show at the Brooklyn Bowl, London. There will be special VIP/bowling with the band tickets available for this event.
Esteemed frontman Chuck Billy comments: “Testament are excited to be playing some club dates in England. It’s been a while since we have played some intimate shows there and we can’t wait. Be ready for a great night of thrash metal!”
Testament has been working hard in the studio over the past year on the follow-up to 2012’s "Dark Roots Of Earth." The new record is due for release this summer via Nuclear Blast, stay tuned for more details…
19th June – Oxford, O2 Academy
21st June - Leamington Spa, The Assembly
22nd June – Southampton, Engine Rooms
23rd June – London, Thrash’n’Bowl @ Brooklyn Bowl More...
Beastmaker Streaming Full New Album
"In a world of pop music we are freaks. We do everything completely opposite of what the current formula of doing things is. We recorded and produced everything ourselves with no outside influences. We play a style of music that is underground. We are all freaks of nature." So proclaims Beastmaker singer, guitarist and mastermind Trevor William Church. Hence the title of Beastmaker's debut: "Lusus Naturae," or "Freak Of Nature."
"When you think differently and do things unconventionally, you are an outsider," he ventures. "We wanted to bring a natural essence back into music the best way we could in a digital world."
New album "Lusus Naturae" is set for a March 25th release via Rise Above Records, but today you can hear the release in full via the player below. The track listing is as follows:
1. Clouds in the Sky
2. Eyes are Watching
3. Arachne
4. Skin Crawler
5. Find the Stranger
6. You Must Sin
7. Burnt Offering
8. Mask of Satan
9. It
10. Astral Corpse
11. Lusus Naturae
12. The Strain More...
Bauda Posts "Tectonic Cells" Video
Chilean outfit Bauda has just premiered a music video for “Tectonic Cells," which can be seen below and comes off the band's third album “Sporelights” (reviewed here). "Sporelights" was released late last year through Temple of Torturous on CD and vinyl.
Bauda was started by guitarist/vocalist César Márquez in 2006 as a solo project and has previously released an EP entitled “Del Mar Al Aire” in 2006 and two full-length albums, “Oniirica” (2009) and “Euphoria… Of Flesh, Men and the Great Escape" (2012). More...
All Hail The Yeti Streaming "Mr. Murder"
Southern-fried hardcore metal hybrid All Hail The Yeti will release a full-length concept album entitled "Screams From A Black Wilderness" on April 8th, 2016 via Minus Head Records.
The album concept, based on classic campfire-circle style horror stories, presents a different story with each track. Check out the "Mr. Murder" entry below, which features guest vocals from Brock Lindow of 36 Crazyfists.
Vocalist Connor Garritty reveals that this track in particular steps outside the overall horror theme of the album. "Mr. Murder" was originally written as a surprise tribute to Garritty's best friend, penned before his untimely passing last year.
Garritty comments: "Mr. Murder was written about my best friend Matt who passed away last year. He was one of the most influential people for me growing up and throughout my music career. The song was originally written in tribute to him and his unbelievable strength and passion for life. He left us unexpectedly before I could show him the song. It was supposed to be a surprise, almost a thank you to him for helping in more ways than he knew. More...
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Nemesea Reveals The "Twilight"
Dutch alternative metal act, Nemesea - famous for combining rock with electronica to stir up a dark and strangely addictive brew - have premiered a lyric video for the new track "Twilight." The song appears on the band's upcoming new album "Uprise," which will drop via Napalm Records on April 29th. Pre-orders are available at this location.
"Uprise" offers intense and soulful alternative rock complete with a subtle breath of goth and loudly demands the attention the band undoubtedly deserves. The album reveals its many-splendored colors more and more each time you press play. The guitars and Manda Ophuis' outstanding vocals continue to be the driving force behind Nemesea.
The track list for "Uprise" is as follows:
1. Hear Me
2. Twilight
3. Forever
4. Let it Nurn
5. Time to Make It
6. Can't Believe It
7. Light Up the Sky
8. Get Out
9. Bones
10. Hold On
11. The Way I Feel (Bonus Track)
12. Broken (Bonus Track)
13. If You Could (Bonus Track)
14. No More (Bonus Track)
Check out "Twilight" here: More...
Cadaveria Posts "Carnival Of Doom" Video
Horror outfit Cadaveria just unleashed a new official music video for the song "Carnival of Doom," taken from latest album "Silence," released via Scarlet Records on November 18th, 2014.
Cadaveria comments on the clip: "Well, this was not in program, but ten days ago we had an epiphany and we felt the need to develop this concept. This video is the result of a creative burst. We imagined it and we created this in one crazy week. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Carnival of Doom!"
Binary Code Releasing "Moonsblood"
New Jersey's progressive metal mainstay Binary Code is set to officially self-release new album "Moonsblood," the full-length follow-up to 2009's "Suspension of Disbelief" and 2010's "Priest" EP, this coming May 24th, 2016.
"Moonsblood" will feature new vocalist Oded Weinstock and promises to offer up a completely different sound from what fans might previously expect from the band. Check out new track "Immersion" below, and you can also pre-order the album at this location. The first 50 pre-orders will receive a special signed poster.
Engineered and mixed by Eyal Levi (August Burns Red, The Contortionist, Monuments) at Audiohammer Studios and mastered by Alan Douches (Suicide Silence, Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge) at West West Side Music, the members of Binary Code poured everything they had into delivering the album. More...
Accursed Spawn Posts Fretless Bass Playthrough
Ottawa, ON outfit Accursed Spawn has posted a fretless bass playthrough video for the song "Clotheshanger Abortion," taken from the 2014 EP "Putrid." The video was filmed and edited by Brittany Dawn Kreatives.
Drummer Jay Cross comments: “We figured it was about time to show people what Wei has added to the Accursed Spawn sound. To say the least, his hands flying around the fretless has caught a lot of people’s attention since he joined about a year ago. Hopefully this will give fans a sense of what they can expect when we record our debut full-length later this year.”
If you want to catch Accursed Spawn in a live setting, see the band on these upcoming tour dates:
04.18 Mavericks Bar /w Napalm Death, Insurrection – Ottawa, ON
05.06 Esquire Tavern – Moncton, NB
05.07 Gus’ Pub – Halifax, NS More...
Cult Of Luna Streaming New Collaborative Track
"Mariner" is the mind-melting new collaboration between Cult Of Luna and Julie Christmas, slated for release on April 15th via Indie Recordings.
"Mariner" bring listeners to the outer rim of the ever-expanding boundaries of the cosmos - where the rules of man are not applicable and the cold, dark nothing envelops the harsh realities of the universe.
In advance of its impending release, today you can hear third movement "The Wreck Of S.S. Needle" in the player below. The album's full track listing is as follows:
1. A Greater Call
2. Chevron
3. The Wreck Of S.S. Needle
4. Approaching Transition
5. Cygnus More...
Abnormality Posts New Single Online
Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit Abnormality will release upcoming sophomore full-length, "Mechanisms of Omniscience," on April 29th worldwide via Metal Blade Records.
Marrying the ceaseless brutality coming out of New York and New England to the hyper-blasting intensity endemic to Quebecois death metal, "Mechanisms of Omniscience" is as unrelenting as it is passionate, and the album tackles real world issues with intelligence and raw emotion.
Check out new single "Swarm" below. Pre-orders are also up now at this location. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Swarm
2. Synthetic Pathogenesis
3. Mechanisms of Omniscience
4. Catalyst of Metamorphosis
5. Vigilant Ignorance
6. Irreversible
7. Hopeless Masses
8. Assimilation
9. Cymatic Hallucinations
10. Consuming Infinity More...
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Bloodthirst Premieres Full "Glorious Sinners" EP
Extreme / thrash metal outfit Bloodthirst was originally formed in 1999 in the Goat City of Poznan, Poland. After a few demos and split releases, the group signed to Pagan Records and released three full-length albums: "Let Him Die" (2007), "Sanctity Denied" (2009) and "Chalice Of Contempt" (2014).
If you couldn't tell by the album titles, this is anti-Christian metal to the max, filled to the brim with blasphemous, headbanging thrash and a touch of black metal.
Bloodthirst's new release "Glorious Sinners" is coming via Pagan Records on April 8th, 2016 and today we're bringing you all five tracks ahead of time - listen in below! The artwork and graphic design of this mini-album were created by Kontamination Design, while "Glorious Sinners" was recorded at Left Hand Sounds studio in Poland.
If you're not a fan of the pope or his predecessors, pre-orders are now online right here for those not afraid of Opus Dei assassins! The track listing is:
1. The Viper's Nest
2. The Reign Of The Antichrist
3. The Masterpiece Of Lie
4. No God Shall Stand Before The Pope
5. Sacco di Roma More...
Amon Amarth Streams New Song "On A Sea Of Blood"
Amon Amarth today streams a new song entitled "On A Sea Of Blood", taken from the upcoming new album "Jomsviking", which will be out in stores tomorrow March 25 via Metal Blade Records.
Check out now "On a Sea of Blood" below. The full track listing is as follows:
1. First Kill
2. Wanderer
3. On A Sea Of Blood
4. One Against All
5. Raise Your Horns
6. The Way Of Vikings
7. At Dawn's First Light
8. One Thousand Burning Arrows
9. Vengeance Is My Name (bonus track - for digibook, digital, LP, and viking ship editions)
10. A Dream That Cannot Be (Featuring Doro Pesch)
11. Back On Northern Shores More...
Obscura Posts "Akróasis" Acoustic CD Bonus Track
Obscura is streaming an acoustic CD bonus track taken from the band's latest release "Akróasis".
Check out now "The Origin Of Primal Expression" below.
Comments vocalist/guitarist Steffen Kummerer:
" 'The Origin Of Primal Expression' shows the title track of our new album stripped down to only one acoustic guitar and is meant to give a slight insight behind the scenes of writing an Obscura song. More...
The Word Alive Posts New Music Video "Trapped"
The Word Alive premieres a new song entitled "Trapped", taken from the band's latest release "Dark Matter". Says vocalist Telle Smith about the song:
"'Trapped' is about the inescapability of our overthinking and progress-restricting behavior. We all have something we struggle with internally, and sometimes we have to realize our mind can be a strange dark place, and our own worst enemy."
Check out now "Trapped" below.
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Wormfood Premieres Brand New Track
Following the "Décade(nt)" compilation from back in 2012, Wormfood is finally coming back with upcoming full-length album entitled "L’Envers!"
While the new French gothic metal masterpiece isn't slated to land until May 20th, 2016 via Apathia Records, today we're premiering an advance piece of this gloomy, enigmatic puzzle ahead of time.
Check out "Ordre de Mobilisation Générale" in the player below. After its properly infected your ears and latched onto your soul, you can pre-order "L'Envers" right here.
The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Axel Wursthorn at Walnut Groove Studio and features artwork by Hicham Haddaji & Andy Julia. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Prologue
2. Serviteur du Roi
3. Ordre de Mobilisation Générale
4. Mangevers
5. Gone On The Hoist (G.O.T.H.)
6. Collectionneur de Poupées
7. Géhenne
8. Poisonne More...
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