Metal News for March 31, 2014
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Destruction & Krisiun Do Virginia
“Fuck all this ‘thrash,’ ‘black,’ ‘power’ bullshit,” snarls the towering mountain of a bassist from stage right. “It’s all Metal, right? That’s why we’re all here.”
Coming from Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer, a genre veteran and one of thrash metal’s European founders, these are powerful words. They serve as a reminder of Destruction’s influences – which, considering the German band’s pioneer status, are decidedly traditional – and its legacy, which includes death and black metal.
All told, Schmier has made it credibly clear that tonight is about celebrating Metal, with that capital “M.” Being heavy, playing your heart out, thrashing, rocking. ‘Banging, for those who can use the word “bangover” with a straight face. That’s a multi-context word if I’ve ever heard one. More...
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Unearthing The Croatian Metal Underground: Part 2
Back in 2011 during our unending quest to unearth the best the underground has to offer, we previously looked at a series of bands from metal scene in Croatia.
Fast forward three years and today it's time to return to that country again for another threesome of Croatia's best. Read on to discover a new trio projects that all go in drastically different directions while remaining inside the realm of metal: the post-black metal Hesperian Death Horse, modern metal outfit Kryn, and instrumental group Asheraah.
Hesperian Death Horse
Swinging back and forth between atmospheric, understated post-metal and full-on black metal insanity, Hesperian Death Horse is a band of extremes that doesn't care to sit still and stay firmly within one genre.
If you can dig both hoarse, abrasive black metal and the more melodic and ambient side of the genre all in the same sitting, enjoy the full “Mrtav” album below, as well as the band's latest mind fuck of a track “Tesla,” taken off a new split release with Hazarder.
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Mayhem Festival 2014 Lineup Revealed
The Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival has now revealed the lineup for the 2014 tour, which kicks of July 5th and will feature four stages.
The lineup will feature: Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Asking Alexandria, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, Suicide Silence, Body Count Featuring ICE T, Miss May I, Emmure, Mushroomhead, Texas Hippie Coalition, Veil Of Maya, Upon A Burning Body, Darkest Hour, Ill Nino, Wretched, Islander, King 810 and Erimha.
Dates are as follows:
July 05 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater
July 06 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 08 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
July 09 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheatre
July 11 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
July 12 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre
July 14 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 15 Maryland Heights, MO Verizion Wireless Amphitheater
July 17 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 18 Milwaukee, WI Eagle's Ballroom ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK TASTE OF MAYHEM
July 19 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center
July 20 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre
July 23 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 24 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Theatre
July 25 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 26 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
July 27 Hartford, CT Xfinity Theatre
July 29 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake PAC
July 30 Wantagh, NY Nikon Theater at Jones Beach
August 01 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
August 02 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
August 03 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
August 05 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
August 07 Oklahoma City, OK OKC Downtown Airpark
August 09 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 10 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion More...
Axxis Releases "Venom" Music Video
Germany's Axxis released a new music video for the track "Venom." The song appears on the band's latest album "Kingdom of the Night II" - a double release consisting of the "black" and "white" editions - which is now available via Phonotraxx Records. The song appears on the "black" edition, which features the heavier tracks. A review for the release can be found over at this location.
The video was produced by Holger Hertling with editing, cut and idea by Tim Schneider, supported by vocalist Bernhard Weiß. Check out the video here:
Within Temptation Posts Tour Video
Within Temptation has released a new tour video, which can be seen below, and the band also comments:
"Time for another Hydra Tour Diary episode! A little later than usual, but Sharon has a special request for you!
"You get to see part of the crew build up in Prague and Budapest and Robert pays a visit to see dragons from Prague. Meanwhile, Sharon goes nuts over a clothing sale and winds down in a beautiful Hungarian spa. A birthday, a close call on stage, a new hairstyle, and a special request for you from Sharon… Check out the video!"
The band has been performing in support of latest full-length album "Hydra" (reviewed here). More...
Nothing Releases "Bent Nail" Video
Philadelphia's Nothing has released a new music video for "Bent Nail," which comes off the "Guilty of Everything" album. Check it out below, courtesy of AVClub.com. The band also comments:
"Big thanks to Don Argott and crew, Kurt Vile for coming the night after his birthday, Boot & Saddle for making a mess, The A.V. Club for the premiere, and the city of Philadelphia."
Fucking Invincible Finishes New Album
Atomic Action! Records today confirms the impending release of the newly completed debut LP from Providence, Rhode Island-based sonic butchers, Fucking Invincible.
Comprised of musicians who've collectively spent time in Daughters, Dropdead, Soul Control, Sweet Jesus and others, Fucking Invincible unloads a barrage of volatile and pissed-off hardcore.
Following two previous 7" EPs - 2012's "Very Negative" and 2013's "Downtown Is Dead" - Fucking Invincible will release first full-length album, "It'll Get Worse Before It Gets Better," recorded by Will Killingsworth in mid-March at Dead Air in Western Massachusetts.
The band is also gearing up for a new live trek with Loma Prieta. Dates are as follows:
4/09/2014 house show - Bellingham, WA
4/10/2014 Astorino's - Vancouver, BC
4/11/2014 Aurora House/Bleak Outlook 2014 - Tacoma, WA
4/12/2014 Black Lodge - Seattle, WA
4/13/2014 Laughing Horse Books - Portland, OR
4/14/2014 Eli's Mile High Club - Oakland, CA w/ Cult Leader, Yautja, Kowloon Walled City [no loma Prieta]
4/15/2014 Arlene Francis Center - Santa Rosa, CA w/ Creative Adult
4/16/2014 Submission - San Francisco, CA w/ Creative Adult
4/17/2014 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA w/ Graf Orlock, Adult Books
4/18/2014 Che Café - San Diego, CA w/ Ghostlimg, Griever
4/19/2014 Bridgetown DIY - La Puente, CA w/ Ghostlimb
4/26/2014 AS220 - Providence, RI w/ Full of Hell, Column Of Heaven, Nyodene D
"NYC Sucks: Volume 3" Available For Download
The new metal music sampler "NYC Sucks: Volume 3" is now available online as a stream and free download. Check it out below, or download your copy at Metalsucks.net here.
Curated by the editors of Metalsucks, this completely free music sampler spotlights the best of the New York City metal scene and runs the gamut of genres, from death to tech to prog to grind to black to hardcore to doom.
Bands featured on the compilation include Car Bomb, Primitive Weapons, So Hideous, Natur, Sannhet, and many more.
Stay tuned for Volume 4, featuring thirteen more bands and songs, out on April 28th. More...
Floor Streaming "Trick Scene"
Cult underground rock outfit Floor has released "Trick Scene," the fourth track from new album "Oblation." Give it a listen below, courtesy of The Onion A.V. Club.
Regarding the new track, guitarist Anthony Vialon comments: "Like a lot of our songs, 'Trick Scene' is partly open for interpretation. It's simply about people who use sexuality, or whatever, to further their agenda. Focused on things external to themselves, they eventually get played by their own game. Nonetheless, they're in control and have a choice."
Floor also recently announced a U.S. album release tour. The Noisey/Vice sponsored tour starts on April 30th in Miami, and has now been expanded to include dates in Orland and Tampa upon its completion. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
The band will be touring in support of forthcoming album, "Oblation," which will be released via Season of Mist on April 29th in North America (April 25th worldwide). More...
Benchpress Releasing Split With Martyr's Tongue
Get This Right Records is preparing to release a bulldozing split between two heavy-hitters in the contemporary hardcore circuit: a brutal showdown between Pennsylvania's Benchpress and Puerto Rico's Martyr's Tongue. The following press release was issued about the bands:
"Based out of Lewistown, Pennsylvania, Benchpress formed in 2011 initially as a joke, the goal being to write beatdown anthems for gym-rats. Having developed into the metal-tinged, hard-hitting powerhouse the band is nowadays is the product of several lineup, influence and outlook changes over recent years, and with two EPs and a prior split under their belt, the quintet's future appears to be nothing but promising. Benchpress' venomous surge of hardcore in the realm of veterans Cold As Life and Merauder and on par with modern acts Suburban Scum, Empire of Rats and Harm's Way, is displayed through two tracks on side A of this new split, 'Penance' and 'Pissed Away,' recorded, produced and mastered by Carson Slovak at Atrium Audio in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
"San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Martyr's Tongue lays down a landslide of pandemonium as corrosive as it is pulverizing. With several demos, splits and EPs released since 2001, the self-proclaimed 'five audio terrorists preaching world genocide through sonic warfare' unleash a brand of metallic mayhem born of the dark lords of Cleveland, Ringworm and Integrity, contemporized with more harsh noise, grime and electronic elements, putting them in the race with Rot In Hell, Full of Hell, Blind To Faith and the like. Their two anthems, 'Deconstructive Process' and 'Unholy Communion,' were mastered by Axel in San Juan, mercilessly overthrowing the B-side of this split platter.
The split is due out on vinyl and as a digital download on May 8th. The track listing is as follows:
1. Penance - BENCHPRESS
2. Pissed Away - BENCHPRESS
3. Deconstructive Process - MARTYR'S TONGUE
4. Unholy Communion - MARTYR'S TONGUE More...
Psycho To Release New Album
Old-school Boston grindcore/punk act Psycho (not to be confused with various other bands of the same name from around the world) is back with a first new full-length release in over twenty-two years! The following press release was issued about the coming album:
"New England scene veterans Johnny X, Charlie Infection and Mike, return with 'Chainsaw Priest,' the fourth PSYCHO album amidst the band's extensive discography. Cranking out seventeen new tracks in under twenty-nine minutes, this is fast and fierce grindpunk of the stripped-down, frantic variety. Diehards of other legendary grind acts including Agathocles, S.O.B., Blood, Unseen Terror, Unholy Grave and Rot can't miss out on Chainsaw Priest!
"Selfmadegod Records will break out 'Chainsaw Priest' in North America on April 29th; preorders for the CD have been made available online.
"Psycho has been shredding their way through the population since 1981. Formed as a punk band, the material simply grew faster and more extreme until it became the high-speed grind/thrash mutation their extensive discography of EPs, splits and albums reflects, never following current trends nor trying to make it sound technical. The band's discography stretches back to 1983 with the release of their debut 7" EP. More...
Damnation Plan Posts Lyric Video
Finnish outfit Damnation Plan has released a lyric video for the title track "The Wakening" to celebrate the first anniversary of the album's release via Coroner Records.
Jarkko Lunnas (drums) commented: "There was a lot of effort put to the lyrics of the album, and these days when not many gets the physical album anymore and reads the lyrics from the booklet, we decided to put them up front in form of a music video.
"About the lyrics of the song and the album... A lot of it deals with that people in general don't seem to care what happens in the world until it's their own life on the line and when the shit has already hit the fan. The whole current economic system is based on growth, everybody wants more, yet the population growth keeps on increasing, putting an exponentially growing debt on resources which are already on minus. No one reacts to the big picture.
"The scenario is that people while get their final wakening the moment when it's already too late, and it is inevitable with the current phase. One of the problems is that politicians don't think long term. What only matters is do they get elected for their next season. Despite all the information and evidence available to everybody we seem to allow history to repeat itself and we learn nothing." More...
Black Label Society Releases New Music Video
Black Label Society has debuted a brand new music video for the "My Dying Time" single, which can be seen below.
Directed by Justin Reich of The Antimatter Studio, the video shows front man Zakk Wylde and newcomer Dario Lorina shining brighter than ever. Wylde comments: "The video that father Justin created, my treatment was of me waking up in the morning and going to the grocery store and this is the video he made."
The band's new album "Catacombs of the Black Vatican" will be released on April 8th, 2014 and the track listing is as follows:
01. Fields Of Unforgiveness
02. My Dying Time
03. Believe
04. Angel Of Mercy
05. Heart Of Darkness
06. Beyond The Down
07. Scars
08. Damn The Flood
09. I've Gone Away
10. Empty Promises
11. Shades Of Gray
12. Dark Side Of The Sun (bonus track)
13. The Nomad (bonus track) More...
Process Pain Releasing New Album
Process Pain is a Finnish group consisting of five young lads from Southern Ostrobothnia. The band was founded in 2006 and has released two EPs so far: "The Beginning" in 2008 and "The Prologue" in 2009.
Pre-production and recording of the group's debut full-length album started in 2011. It was recorded, mixed and mastered in Vaasa by Sami "Hannu" Koivisto and now is finally ready to be released via Inverse Records on May 9th, 2014. The album is titled "Outcast of Society" and includes ten tracks.
Check out a lyric video for "Life Beyond Reasons" below. The full album's track listing is as follows:
01. Life Beyond Reasons
02. Outcast Of Society
03. Words Of Respect
04. Selfconfidence
05. Steal The Grail
06. Walls Of Liars
07. Silence
08. Moment
09. N.O.I.S
10. Final Escape More...
Ormgard Posts New Track Online
Today Ormgard premieres the new track "Av Svartkonst & Fördärv," which is available below courtesy of Invisible Oranges.
The song hails from Ormgard's forthcoming "Ormblot," set for international release on April 7th via Forever Plagued Records. The track listing is as follows:
1. Ormblot
2. Hugsad
3. Ohelgat Blot
4. Dödskröning
5. Av Svartkonst & Fördärv
6. Elivågor More...
Hameleon Streaming New Single
Russian heavy metal band Hameleon has released a track titled "Novii Rasvet" ("New Dawn"), which can be heard in the player below. This new single follows the band's 2013 full-length album "Try The Taste Of This Soul!"
Wrong Posts New Music Video
Wrong, the occult and mysterious Spanish black metal band that recently inked a deal with Xtreem Music, has just released a new video clip in advance of the imminent release of sophomore album "Pessimistic Outcomes."
Check out the video clip below for the album's title track. "Pessimistic Outcomes" is due for release on April 22nd, 2014. The band also comments:
"In a world consumed by ashes, where only misery and despair exists, pessimism has taken over the human race... Hate has aroused, accompanied by a general delirium, only survival and immediate satisfaction is looked for. There's no sentence, no punishment, no sensibleness... neither sanity. Humanity has become an aberration, tainted and perverse, condemned to misery and decadence, wandering through a desolate environment without resources, weakening slowly until the breath leaves them." More...
Iron Reagan Releases Free EP
In conjunction with Decibel Magazine, Iron Reagan has released the 13-track "Spoiled Identity" EP via Bandcamp.
Mastered by Scott Hull, the release features songs ranging from seven seconds to a full minute and will also be available as a 7" as a part of Decibel's flexi-disc series. The track listing is as follows:
1. Tounge Tied 00:11
2. The Living Skull 00:38
3. I'm Regret 00:09
4. Zero Gain 00:12
5. One Shovel Short of a Funeral 00:12
6. Spoiled Identity 01:04
7. Your Kids an Asshole 00:07
8. The Hungry Male (of Wall St.) 00:12
9. Cops Don't Like Me, I Don't Like Cops 00:33
10. Declaration of War 00:22
11. I Spit on Your Face/Grave 00:25
12. Court Adjourned 00:15
13. The Hill Witch 00:24 More...
Meshuggah Announces 25th Anniversary Shows
Meshuggah is returning to North America this summer to celebrate its 25th year of musical deviance with festival appearances, Canadian dates, and clubs bound to fill to capacity.
Opening on all but two festival dates will be North Carolina’s Between The Buried And Me.
Meshuggah aims to play a very special 25th anniversary set by performing selections from the band's entire discography. Fans have the opportunity to vote for the songs they want to hear at Facebook here (voting ends April 2nd).
Dates are as follows: More...
Infection Code Inks Deal With Argonauta Records
Argonauta Records is proud to announce the signing of Infection Code. The label also comments:
"Formed in 1999, the band has shared the stage with Cult of Luna, The Ocean, Ufomammut, Zeni Geva and has recorded with Billy Anderson (Melvins, EyeHateGod) and Eraldo Bernocchi (musician and producer, collaborations with Mick Harris, Thee Maldoror Kollective and Ephel Duath, among others).
"In 2014, Infection Code is ready for a comeback, a telluric and experimental work able to join the more destructive sounds of the extreme musical scene, with influences from Today is the Day, Neurosis and Godflesh.
"The band's fifth studio album titled 'La Dittatura del Rumore' (Dictatorship of the Noise) is a psychedelic/noise journey into the most obscure Italian era of domestic terrorism during the 70's. Recorded and produced by Mattia Cominotto at the Greenfog Studios (Genova), 'La Dittatura del Rumore' is probably the band's most ambitious album yet!
"Infection Code shared its vision with the talented artist Marco Castagnetto (ZenPunkArt.com), who realized an exclusive and stunning cover artwork for the band, an authentic gem of symbolism which will be part of the Argonauta Records CD packaging, limited to 300 copies, available in June 2014." More...
Loss Of Reason Gearing Up To Release New Album
Dark Harvest Records is pleased to announce that the new album "Voyages" from metalcore artist Loss of Reason is in the final manufacturing stages, with a finalized release date to be announced soon.
The first single released from the album is the title track "Voyages." Check out the lyric clip below. This is the band's third album and the follow-up to "Shark Bites and Lightning Strikes." The "Voyages" track listing is as follows:
1. Anchorage
2. Voyages
3. The Gift of Time
4. Host/Parasite
5. Land of Vultures
6. Dead
7. In The Article of Sleep More...
Öxxö Xööx Signs To Blood Music
Blood Music has issued the following announcement about inking a deal with Öxxö Xööx:
"Blood Music is extremely proud to welcome to its roster, one of the most hauntingly beautiful artists we've ever encountered - Öxxö Xööx. Utilizing equal parts Mozart, David Lynch, and Ministry - this incredibly unique and operatic project is the brainchild of Öxxö Xööx - the singer of Whourkr's debut album 'Naät' - and features flawless production and programming duties by Igorrr - the darling of the breakcore scene.
"Operatic in scope, utilizing programmed harpsichord as one of the main instruments, mysterious 'Twin Peaks' dark pads [reverberating to infinity], with unexpected glitch breakbeats, hyperactive doom metal riffs, and one of the most haunting vocal performances on the planet - this project puts Blut Aus Nord to task for king of Normandy's electro-metal scene.
"Add on top that the centerpiece of the band is an invented language, which already has a dictionary of several hundred words.
"This is only the second project to ever 'cold call' us that we've signed on, and we're damn excited to present the band's debut album - 'Rëvëürt' - on vinyl for the first time in history. We will also have a good handful of CDs autographed by the band." More...
Erebus Enthroned Streaming Full Album
The Australian black metal tyrants in Erebus Enthroned today stream the entirety of their new album, "Temple Under Hell." Listen to the full release at Zero Tolerance magazine's website here.
"Temple Under Hell" is being released internationally on April 2nd via Seance Records, with a vinyl version to follow on April 30th through World Terror Committee. The track listing is as follows:
1. Sorathick Pentecost
2. Trisagion
3. Crucible of Vitriol
4. Black Sword
5. Void Wind
6. The Temple Under Hell
7. Return More...
Den Saakaldte Reveals New Album Details
Norwegian black metallers Den Saakaldte will release sophomore album "Kapittel II: Faen i Helvete" on May 27th in Europe and June 10th in North America via Agonia Records.
The cover artwork was made by Trine + Kim Design Studio (Ulver, Mayhem, Darkthrone, DHG) and can be seen below.
The successor to "All Hail Pessimism" (2009) was recorded in Strand Studio in February 2014. "Kapittel II: Faen i Helvete" will be available as a 3 panel digipack CD, digitally, and on vinyl (in three versions: black, blue and red). Pre-orders are available at this location. The track listing is as follows:
1. Din Siste dag
2. Forbanna Idioter
3. Du Selvproklamerte Misjonær
4. Endeløst Øde
5. Djevelens Verk
6. Som Ett Arr på Sjelen
7. Ondskapens Nødvendighet More...
Nachtmystium Issues Final Album Update
Nachtmystium recently wrapped up work on "The World We Left Behind," which the group has stated will be its final album, due for release via Century Media on June 10th, 2014. The band has also now checked in with the following update about releasing a compilation:
"Nachtmystium has confirmed another new release that is being compiled and designed at the current time. We are pleased to announce that our longtime friends at the Australian label Katzenjammer Records will be releasing a compilation of all the cover songs Nachtmystium recorded during their 14 year span of existence that will be simply called 'Under Cover.'
"The compilation will include cover versions of songs by Burzum (including the recently recorded version of 'Det Som Engang Var' that Nachtmystium recorded during the sessions for the yet-to-be-released 'The World We Left Behind' LP sessions. This cover will be totally exclusive to this release!) Joy Division, Motorhead, Ildjarn, Earth, Darkthrone, Judas Iscariot, Goatsnake, Death In June and GG Allin! More...
Vanhelga Posts New Music Video
Sweden’s Vanhelga today unveils a video for a track from upcoming third full-length release “Längtan.”
The video for “Där Evigheten Inväntar Mig,” available below, tells the disturbing story of a man who wakes up in a confused state with the dawning realization that he probably tortured and killed his best friend the day before.
With artwork by the Spanish artist Juanjo Castellano, “Längtan” is set to hit the streets through Germany’s Art of Propaganda label on the 28th of April, and later in vinyl format through Sweden’s Carnal Records. The track listing is as follows:
1. Svartsint ömhet
2. Där evigheten inväntar mig
3. Evig förändring
4. Med mina andetag
5. Joyless
6. Låt snön falla
7. Kärleksförklaring
8. Vansinnesvardag
9. Narkotisk uppgivenhet
10. Eternal night
11. Förbarma
12. Exploderande känslostorm More...
Revenant Posts "Vain" Video
Virginia Beach outfit Revenant has released the band's first ever music video for "Vain," which will appear on the upcoming "Vulnerable" EP. Check it out below, and find the lyrics for the clip over at YouTube here.
XII Boar Releasing New Single
Metal n’ roll trio XII Boar is back with another colossal slab of filthy, southern fried groove titled "Truck Stop Baby."
The single will available on limited edition 7" purple vinyl packaged with an audio CD and an exclusive shaped vinyl decal sticker. The release also features a one-off, down tempo, mellowed out reworking of "Train Wreck" on the B-Side.
The title track is streaming now in the player below, courtesy of Terrorizer.com. More...
Bohemian Grove Releases New Music Video
U.K. outfit Bohemian Grove has released a new music video for "Embodiment of Evil," which can be seen below. The track comes off the "Eternal Ruin" EP, which has the following track listing:
1. Intro 00:54
2. Reflection of Hollow Eyes 04:42
3. Eternal Ruin 03:51
4. Embodiment of Evil 03:01
5. Departures 05:49
Philip H. Anselmo Announces European Tour
The former Pantera frontman and his backing band Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals have announced a string of European shows this summer in support of debut album "Walk Through Exits Only." Dates are as follows:
12 Jun 14 Interlaken (CH) Greenfield Festival
13 Jun 14 Nickelsdorf (AT) Novarock Festival
15 Jun 14 Donnington (UK) Download Festival
16 Jun 14 Bruxelles (BE) AB Club
17 Jun 14 Amsterdam (NL) Melkweg Oude Zaal
19 Jun 14 Loreley (DE) Metalfest Open Air
20 Jun 14 Paris (FR) Glazart
21 Jun 14 Clisson (FR) Hellfest
23 Jun 14 Hamburg (DE) Logo
24 Jun 14 Malmö (SE) KB Club
25 Jun 14 Stockholm (SE) Debaser Medis
27 Jun 14 Helsinki (FI) Tuska Festival
28 Jun 14 Raplamaa (EE) Hard Rock Laager
02 Jul 14 Warszawa (PL) Progresja
04 Jul 14 Roskilde (DK) Roskilde Festival More...
Elvenking Posts "Elvenlegions" Music Video Preview
Italian folk metal act Elvenking released a preview clip for the upcoming music video for "Elvenlegions," the first single from the upcoming new album "The Pagan Manifesto." The song can be heard streaming in its entirety over at this location).
"The Pagan Manifesto" is set for release on May 9th via AFM Records (U.S. date yet to be announced). The track list is:
1. The Manifesto
2. King of the Elves
3. Elvenlegions
4. The Druid Ritual of Oak
5. Moonbeam Stone Circle
6. The Solitaire
7. Towards the Shores
8. Pagan Revolution
9. Grandier's Funeral Pyre
10. Twilight of Magic
11. Black Roses for the Wicked One
12. Witches Gather
Check out the preview clip here: More...
DragonForce Releases Demo Version Of New Track
U.K. hypersonic power metal act DragonForce released a demo version of the new track "Defenders." The song will appear on the follow up to the 2012 release "The Power Within," which will be entitled "Maximum Overload." The album will be the band’s debut album for new label Ear Music, part of the German Edel music group, who will release the album in the UK on August 18th, and in USA on Metal Blade Records on August 19th. It will be available in the following formats: Standard CD, Standard Digital Version, Special Edition CD with 5 bonus tracks and a bonus DVD, Special Edition Digital Version (same bonus material as Special Edition CD), and Vinyl.
The album will be produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Studios in Örebro and Varberg, Sweden.
"Working with Jens gave us a different perspective on the songs and a different sound dynamic. We always previously recorded in our own studios but recording in Sweden made us focus and maybe drove us harder, Jens certainly did, he doesn't believe in days off"! said guitar maestro Herman Li.
"The album title and album cover artwork is inspired by the constant bombardment of information we are subjected to during our daily lives" Li added. "We were in an airport departure lounge surrounded by TV screens, flight information screens and advertising screens. We then looked around and no one was saying a word, they were all looking at more screens on tablets, laptops and mobile phones, there's no escaping it, it's complete information overload"!
'Maximum Overload' features a couple of surprises, notably a guest appearance on some of the songs from Trivium’s Matt Heafy. "We've always gotten on really well with the Trivium guys and it was great when Matt had a couple of days to spare and agreed to weigh in on some of the songs"! added Frederic Leclercq. More...
Equilibrium Announces Split With Van Eldik & Völkl
Just after the recent announcement of the new album "Erdentempel," German folk metal act Equilibrium has split with co-founding members, and brother/sister team, Andreas Völkl (guitar) and Sandra van Eldik (bass).
The announcement reads: "Dear fans, this weekend we received at unexpected message from Sandra and Andi, who told us that they want to leave the band. Below you can find their statement. A statement from René, Adeline and Hati will follow tomorrow."
Statement of Andi: "Dear family, friends, fans and crew, I would like to tell you my decision, that my sister Sandra, and I left the band Equilibrium. With all of you together, and more than a decade, I had the most beautiful concerts and tours, exciting time in my life that I do not want to miss.
"Happiness and sorrow, line-up changes of all kinds, there something always something going on. René, Adeline, Hati and crew, thank you for the nice time. I wish you all the best, go full blast!
"Every end is a new beginning. There will be a new band for me, which I want to stay with you, musically and on stage.
"Best regards, Andi" More...
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