Metal News for April 15, 2016
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27 news articles posted on this day.
Sanzu Re-Releasing "Heavy Over The Home"
Forged just three years ago in Perth, Australia, Sanzu is a unique beast that has unleashed heavy music in a way that utilizes diversity and originality without straying too far from a death metal foundation.
Melodic sawblade riffs meet savage basslines and earth-quaking percussion on the "Heavy Over The Home" full-length debut, originally released in 2015.
"Heavy Over The Home" is now being re-released worldwide via Listenable Records on CD and limited edition orange vinyl. This updated version includes revised artwork as well as the "Painless" EP serving as bonus tracks.
The new edition will be available on May 13th, 2016 in Europe followed by a North American release of May 20th. Pre-orders are online here and the track listing is as follows:
1. Old Orchard Floor
2. Phenomena
3. Ubiety
4. Tailor
5. Those Who Sleep In The East
6. Awaken
7. Heavy Over The Home
8. The Chill
9. Loss
10. Colourblind
11. 18 Days Of Rain *
12. For All *
13. Defamer *
14. Variant Red *
15. Lunar Crush * More...
Conflux Posts Studio Playthrough Video
Death metal collective Conflux has released a studio play-through video for the song “The Keepers Of The Light." The track comes from the group’s debut EP "The Inception," currently due to be released on May 3rd.
Conflux is a collaborative death metal project helmed by Chase Fraser (Continuum, ex Animosity, Decrepit Birth), Tommy McKinnon (Akurion/Neuraxis), and features an array of contributing members including:
Mike DiSalvo (Akurion/ex-Cryptopsy)
Derek Engmann (Cattle Decapitation)
Elliot Desgagnes (Beneath The Massacre)
Eran Segal (ex-Aborted)
Matt Mcgachy (Cryptopsy)
Hugo Doyon Karout (Beyond Creation)
"From the start we wanted to include contributions from other members. Then we got the idea of making it a sort of club where all the members can contribute their original ideas, voices and tone, and individual expression," commented McKinnon on the synergetic nature of the project. "Associations like this in metal are somewhat rare, but they're even more rare in death metal."
Chase Fraser adds, "The Conflux collective is definitely an ambitious experiment and we couldn't be happier with the results so far. We're looking forward to sharing what we've been working on and can't wait to record the full length later this year." More...
30,000 Monkies Posts New Track
Belgian experimental noise-rock/sludge quartet 30,000 Monkies just shared a new song from forthcoming album, “I Ate Myself to Grow Twice as Big,” due out on April 16th via Consouling Sounds.
“Mountainesque II" can be heard below and sees 30,000 Monkies embracing the noisy, heavy and experimental sound that has become the band's signature over the last few years. The album's full track listing is:
1. Melína
2. Coproliet
3. Coccinelle
4. Mountainesque II
5. Apollo 10
6. Mountainesque I
7. Juice More...
Yigga Digga Posts "Slave To The Life" Video
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based hard rock band Yigga Digga just released a music video for the track "Slave To The Life" taken from upcoming album "Faded Glory."
The album is due out May 13th and is available for pre-order now on iTunes. "Faded Glory," the band's 2nd full length album, was produced and engineered by Chris Semonik and mastered by Paul Logus at PLX Mastering.
Tiles Streaming Full New Album
Laser's Edge today - April 15th - presents the massive 2xCD "Pretending 2 Run" album from Detroit prog kings Tiles.
Encompassing nearly one-hundred minutes of music produced by Terry Brown (Rush, Fates Warning), and with artwork by Hugh Syme (Iron Maiden, Rush, Dream Theater), "Pretending 2 Run" features guest musicians from such acts as Miles Davis, Dream Theater, Steven Wilson Band, Porcupine Tree, and more, including Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull.
Tiles guitarist Chris Herin offers: "Ian has been a Tiles fan since we released our third album, 'Presents Of Mind.' Over the years we floated the idea of him making a guest appearance and eventually the timing was right. We sent Ian a moody atmospheric tune (Midwinter) and he wove some cool melodies in between vocal phrases; then cuts loose with his trademark flute improvising during the song's long ride out solo. I think I listened to it twenty times to make sure it really happened - what a thrill for us and what a generous gesture from an icon of progressive rock!"
Listen to the hi-rez 24 bit version of "Pretending 2 Run" in the Bandcamp player below. You can also catch the band live:
5/13/2016 Reggies - Chicago, IL w/ District 97
5/14/2016 TBA
5/15/2016 Token Lounge - Detroit, MI w/ District 97
5/16/2016 Orion - Baltimore, MD w/ District 97
5/17/2015 Roxy and Duke's - Dunellen, NJ w/ District 97
5/18/2016 TBA - Philadelphia, PA w/ Stratospheerius
5/19/2016 Drom - New York, NY @ NYC Prog Rock Night w/ IZZ, District 97, 3RDegree
5/20/2016 Musica - Akron, OH w/ District 97
5/21/2016 TBA More...
Seven Eyed Crow Streaming New EP
French alternative rock/metal crossover band Seven Eyed Crow is about to unleash a debut EP called "Dark Ways To The Sun" on May 21st for physical formats.
In the meantime, the whole EP is available for streaming on Bandcamp or in the player below. The full track listing is as follows:
1. The Hunt 00:29
2. Dark Ways To The Sun 04:38
3. Walk Into The Wild 03:53
4. Leaky Frames 04:44
5. Life On The Other Side 05:20
6. Salt and Lime 05:03
7. Fly Away With Ravens 06:35 More...
Daydream XI Posts Playthrough Video
Brazilian progressive/power metal outfit Daydream XI has launched a live instrumental video of the new song "Painted Smile," which will appear on the band's upcoming concept double album "The Circus of the Tattered and Torn."
The video, filmed at a recent full-band rehearsal, is released in conjunction with an ongoing PledgeMusic crowdfunding campaign for the new album. Stream the "Painted Smile" playthrough video below.
Commented guitarist/vocalist Tiago Masseti: "As a thankful message to everyone who's been supporting the band and the PledgeMusic campaign, we decided to capture a live studio performance of a new song. It's instrumental for now, not to spoil too much. This song is one of the first ones I've written for the new album, and it really helped to establish the tone for the new record. It's got some fast power metal drums as in the older songs, but on top of heavier and darker riffs. It's also pretty responsible for the whole circus theme of the album. The lyrics to come are about the classic irony of the clown who makes people laugh but is broken on the inside."
The Daydream XI PledgeMusic campaign will continue for another 30-plus days, offering fans access to exclusive items including personalized postcards, signed CDs, songbooks, music lessons, personalized ring tones, intimate concert experiences and more. More...
Au Champ Des Morts Announces New EP
Debemur Morti Productions just posted this message online about new band Au Champ Des Morts releasing an EP:
"For many years now, the French black metal scene has been a rich pool of pure talent. Created in 2014 by Stefan Bayle (Anorexia Nervosa) and Migreich (Vulv), the young and ambitious project Au Champ Des Morts is definitively one of them, forging their own style at the crossroads of old-school black metal, early hard rock, post black metal, and cold wave."
Debemur Morti Productions proposes you to get a taste of this singular approach with "Le Jour Se Lève," a first song from their upcoming 7" EP bearing the same title. "Le Jour Se Lève" was recorded, mixed and mastered by Stefan Bayle, at Under The Sign Studio. Pre-orders are online here. More...
Metallica To Live Stream Record Store Day Show
The 2016 Record Store Day Ambassadors from Metallica are set to perform live at Berkeley, CA's Rasputin Music this Saturday, April 16th in celebration of Record Store Day.
While a few lucky Met Club members and Rasputin customers have won tickets to see the rare in-store performance in person, fans from around the world will also be able to join from the comfort of their own living room via a Facebook Live stream here.
The band will hit the stage around 4:00 PM PST and will be celebrating the releases of the remastered reissues of "Kill 'Em All" and "Ride The Lightning."
Morknatt Streaming "Witchcraft Of Doom"
Spanish black metal band Mørknatt just inked a worldwide management deal with GlobMetal Promotions following the release of new EP "Witchcraft of Doom."
You can hear all the tracks of that release below or over at Bandcamp here. The track listing is as follows:
1. Calanda of Antichrist 04:54
2. Satanic Sex 04:06
3. Serpents 04:04
4. Ave Leviathan 05:46 More...
Counting Days Recruits Curtis Ward
Counting Days is thrilled to announce that former and original Bring Me The Horizon guitarist Curtis Ward will be joining the band on a full time basis after replacing Bobby Daniels for the recent Hacktivist and Crossfaith support shows.
Curtis was instrumental in the two first Bring Me The Horizon albums "Count Your Blessings" and "Suicide Season." Talking about joining the band he says:
“My friend told me to check out the new album a few months ago and was really in to it. The band mixes my favourite parts of metal and hardcore and use them to create an awesome sound. I've been trying to make own band for a while now and have been struggling to find people who can commit the time. So when Charlie asked me if I'd like to try out for Counting Days I jumped at the chance. The songs are real fun to play and I can't wait to perform them live. Plus we have been writing new songs together already!"
Guitarist Charlie Wilson adds: "I've been friends with Curtis for a while, we met through mutual friends at hardcore shows around the time he first moved to London, We got talking recently and he told me he wanted to get a new band together, by chance we were short of a guitarist so we met up for a rehearsal. His style of playing and taste in music was perfect for Counting Days we're really stoked on bringing him into the band and feel he will be a great addition to our live performances and writing process!" More...
Battlecross Kicking Off U.S. Tour
Next week, the Motor City thrashers from Battlecross and Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit Abnormality will take to the streets with Soulfly, Suffocation, and Lody Kong for an extensive U.S. trek.
The nearly month-long excursion runs from April 22nd through May 20th, with additional Battlecross one-off shows confirmed prior to and following the tour.
Battlecross will be touring in support of latest album, "Rise To Power," which landed on the Billboard charts at #103, marking the band's second Billboard entry (2013's "War Of Will" entered the charts at #130) Having recently signed to Metal Blade Records, Abnormality will release sophomore full-length album "Mechanisms Of Omniscience" on April 29th. More...
Pyogenesis Announces New Tour Dates
AFM Records just checked in with this announcement about Pyogenesis hitting the road this summer supporting the "Century In The Curse Of Time" album:
"Great news and new tour dates for all German and Bulgarian Pyogenesis fans who missed to see the band live last year! They will also play a couple of shows together with the amazing Life Of Agony!"
08.07.2016 (GER) Nordheim, Sunstorm Open Air
09.07.2016 (GER) Bochum, Zeche*
11.07.2016 (GER) Augsburg, Kantine*
12.07.2016 (GER) Saarbrücken, Garage*
13.07.2016 (GER) Herford, X*
15.07.2016 (GER) Bochum, Bochum Total
05.08.2016 (GER) Wacken, Wacken Open Air
06.08.2016 (BUL) Burgas, Sea Of Black Festival
03.09.2016 (GER) Essen, Turock Open Air
24.09.2016 (GER) Hamburg, Markthalle
06.10.2016 (GER) Lübeck, Rider's Cafe
07.10.2016 (GER) Osnabrück, Bastard Club
08.10.2016 (GER) Köln, Luxor
12.10.2016 (GER) Saarbrücken, Garage
13.10.2016 (GER) Stuttgart, Universum
14.10.2016 (GER) Lingen, Alter Schlachthof
15.10.2016 (GER) Braunschweig, Eulenglück
*with Life Of Agony More...
Dead By Wednesday Posts "Darkest Of Angels"
U.S. outfit Dead By Wednesday is due to release new album "The Darkest Of Angels" on May 20th, 2016 in Europe via David Ellefon's EMP Label Group and distributed by SPV.
The album was produced by Nicholas T. Rage of Toxic Holocaust (Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, Jasta). Title title track "Darkest of Angels" (featuring John Arch of Fates Warning) can be streamed below.
"The Darkest of Angels" features 11tracks with 11 heavyweight guest vocalists including: Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), Eric AK (Flotsam and Jetsam), John Arch (Fates Warning), Rob Dukes (Generation Kill, ex-Exodus), Carley Coma (Candiria), Waylon Reavis (ex-Mushroomhead), Sean Danielsen (Smile Empty Soul), Paul Stoddard (Diecast), Kris Keyes (formerly Gargantua Soul), Antony Hamalainen (Armageddon) and Ceschi Ramos (Fake Four Inc.).
1. The Beginning of the End (Intro)
2. Live Again (Feat. Brian Fair)
3. Donner’s Pass (Feat. Rob Dukes)
4. Self-Medicate (Feat. Paul Stoddard)
5. Power Troopers (Feat. Ceschi & David Ramos)
6. Darkest of Angels (Feat. John Arch)
7. The Surgeon (Feat. Rob Roy & Marc Rizzo)
8. Defining Fire (Feat. Antony Hamalainen & Waylon Reavis)
9. Chosen (Feat. Carley Coma)
10. Phoenix Rising (Feat. Kris Keyes)
11. You Must Like Suffering (Feat. Sean Danielsen)
12. Break When I’m Dead (Feat. Eric AK) More...
Whispered Posts "Strike" Lyric Vid
The masters of samurai metal are back with third album "Metsutan – Songs of the Void," set for release on May 20th through Redhouse FMP / Inverse Records.
Today the Finnish melodic death metal group releases a new single titled "Strike," which is about "executing a flawless, godlike strike with a sword" according to the band. On this new album, Whispered seamlessly fuses traditional Japanese instruments and atmospheres with Scandinavian melodic death.
Vocalist, guitarist and founding member of the band Jouni Valjakka comments: “Similar to our last album 'Shogunate Macabre' [2014], we move across many themes. We have songs about warriors, spirits, Japanese mythology and more. With this album we touch on a more spiritual side with our thematics... Strong concepts about determination, life, retribution and values of one overall.” More...
Solinaris Posts Full Album Online
Canadian avant-garde death metal band Solinaris just released the "Deranged" album last week via Cimmerian Shade Recordings, and it is an incredibly fitting title.
If you haven't heard it yet, the full album is now online for streaming - listen in below! The full track listing is as follows:
1. Intro 01:29
2. Deranged 05:18
3. Torture Chronicles 04:10
4. Blind 04:30
5. Murder 07:28
6. Chloroform 05:32
7. Field Of Trees 06:28
8. November 03:36
9. Phobopath 05:29
10. Red Rain 05:27 More...
Enoid Offering Track For Free Download
Attacking with an onslaught of crushing hyper-speed and straight-ahead black metal brutality for fans of the best of the classic Norwegian scene, Swiss one man black metal band Enoid is offering a free download of "Je T'Arracherai Les Cieux."
Check out the song below, or snag your own digital copy right here. This free download is just one of eight tracks from the upcoming album "Exilé Aux Confins Des Tourments," set for co-release via Satanath Records (Russia) and Black Plague Records (USA) on May 5th, 2016.
The album is Enoid's seventh release, marking the project's 20th anniversary since establishing in 1996. All instruments and the mix of the album were done by Bornyhake (Borgne, Kawir, Manii, Triumfall, Pure) along with cover art done by Maxime Taccardi.
1. Je t'arracherai les cieux (5:54)
2. Ces cicatrices dans mon âme (5:29)
3. Mangez ma chair, prenez ma douleur (4:31)
4. La croix de mon existence (3:46)
5. Nouveau cycle destructeur (4:07)
6. Sourire éternel sur mes lèvres (4:10)
7. La lumière disparaît (5:47)
8. Ode à la haine (8:48) More...
Scythia Releasing New Album
Scythia is pleased to unleash a fourth independent full-length album, titled "Lineage" and set to release on May 4th, 2016. Pre-orders for Lineage are available now via Bandcamp here.
Today, the band is previewing the record with a stream of first single "Soldier's Lament," available for streaming below.
"With 'Lineage,' we feel that we've put our best foot forward and succeeded in delivering a follow-up to that progresses upon what we started with '...Of Conquest,'" states guitarist and vocalist Dave Khan. "This new one is faster, heavier and SLIGHTLY more serious-toned but also more dynamic and original than its predecessor. This story will take the listener on a sonic voyage through peaks and valleys in true power metal style!"
Although the band self-produced the album, "Lineage" features engineering from Nino Laurenne (Firewind, Finntroll, Wintersun, Ensiferum) and Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Powerwolf), as well as mastering from Svante Forsback (Rammstein, Volbeat, Firewind, Apocalyptica).
Nino Laurenne is also responsible for mixing duties on the album. "Lineage" was recorded at LSD Studios in Lubeck, Germany and Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland. The track listing is:
1. Eternal Oath
2. Laugh of the Tsar
3. Barbarian
4. Soldier's Lament
5. Loremaster pt. I
6. Loremaster pt. II
7. The Sacrifice
8. Lineage More...
Interview
Visigoth Comments on "The Revenant King"
If the members of Visigoth were born during the Iron Age, they definitely would have proved their worth on the battle field where cold steel talks and words are for the dying. There were not, however, born in that age, but rather into a time that still recognizes the power of great fantasy literature depicting barbarian hordes in battle, monsters, and sorcery.
The band’s first full-length recording “The Revenant King” contains nine epic length tracks that realize the band’s epic tales, put to traditional and power metal like Agent Steel, Manilla Road, Cirith Ungol and Manowar.
One of the complaints, as you’ll see in the following interview, about their album is that it’s too long, clocking in at over an hour in length. The length of these songs seem warranted, though, considering the stories Jake Rogers tells. When I reviewed the album at the beginning of 2015, I had few complaints. In fact, I listed it as an early contender for power metal album of the year, a boast that stayed with me throughout the entire year as I put the album in my top twenty list of 2015.
Sixteen months have passed since the release of “The Revenant King,” but fans haven’t forgotten. The group has released a video for the title track right before the end of 2015 and is currently on tour with NWOBHM strong hearts Night Demon. I caught up with guitarist Jamison Palmer and vocalist Jake Rogers before their performance in Austin, Texas to discuss their album, video and tour. More...
In Mourning Streams "Fire And Ocean"
Sweden's lauded melodic death/doom metal band In Mourning just released a second new song from upcoming album "Aftergolw." The track "Fire And Ocean," which is the album opener, is available below.
Earlier the band premiered "Below Rise To The Above" - if you missed it, give it a listen right here. In Mourning's fourth studio album "Afterglow" will be released on May 20th worldwide via Agonia Records. The cover artwork was made by Kristian Wåhlin (Bathory, Tiamat, King Diamond).
The band comments: "The new album is called 'Afterglow' and its story takes off from where 'The Weight Of Oceans' ends. It’s a bit more complex than our previous albums and it has got a bit of a different sound than the older ones, a bit more alive like a band and maybe not always as studio corrected as our earlier material. However, the foundation of the music is still what we’ve always done and the key elements are pretty much the same but with some new additions and a few new twists and turns of course." More...
Death Lullaby Releases New Album
Montreal, QC's Death Lullaby is proud to unleash debut album "Wormz" today - April 15th - via Famined Records. Listen in to a full album stream below.
The album features eleven bone-crushing tracks with guest appearances from Fred Beaulieu (Beheading Of A King), Dan Mongrain (Voivod, Martyr) and Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy), who also produced, mixed, and mastered the album at The Grid.
1. They Dig / They Devour (1:06)
2. We Won't Live Forever (2:50)
3. Renegade (2:53)
4. Strife (3:18)
5. Conquer All (3:43)
6. Anachrony (3:01)
7. Wormz (3:29)
8. Dethrone The Grower (2:53)
9. Cycles (4:56)
10. Devolution (3:25)
11. Rainmaker (6:43)
Texas Hippie Coalition Streams "Come Get It"
The true inventors of red dirt metal - none other than Texas outlaw quartet Texas Hippie Coalition - are pleased to reveal another brand new track cut from upcoming release "Dark Side Of Black," due out April 22nd via Carved Records.
The song "Come Get It" appears as track one on the new album and is available for streaming right now below. When asked by Guitar World what the significance of the album's title is, vocalist Big Dad Ritch stated:
"There are a lot of people who will work hard at blacking out your light, as opposed to working on making their own light bright. I feel I represent a mighty powerful bright light, but I also feel that when push comes to shove, the darkness I have hidden behind my light is ready to blacken all that holds color. When this happens, I cannot control my dark side. You see, there is always someone who has a darker side and I am the Dark Side of Black..."
Colorado THC fans should brace themselves for the band's upcoming album release party and performance at Herman's Hideaway in Denver, CO, taking place on April 23rd. It's no secret that the show will celebrate the 4/20 holiday and that special plant the band holds dear, so in preparation for the show, local rock station 106.7 KBPI FM will premiere the band's weed-friendly track "Knee Deep" on April 20th during "Your Morning Show" with host Willie B. More...
Audiotopsy Announces U.S. Shows
Audiotopsy - the foursome featuring guitarist Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne, Hell Yeah), drummer Matt McDonough (Mudvayne), vocalist Billy Keeton (Skrape) and bassist Perry Stern - released debut "Natural Causes" in October 2015 via Napalm Records.
The band embarked on first North American tours last year alongside heavyweights including All That Remains and Drowning Pool. The band will be going out on the road again beginning May 6th in Jacksonville, FL.
This run also includes appearances at the Carolina Rebellion Festival and The Northern Invasion Festival. A complete list of dates can be found below.
Tribbet had this to say about the upcoming shows: "We are looking forward to doing some headline shows for the first time! Come out and party with Audiotopsy and support your local bands! Cheers!" More...
Exclusive
Otargos Premieres "Chariots Ov The Godz" Video
Back in January we premiered some sick drum cam footage from the French extreme maniacs known as Otargos.
Today we've got another exclusive online premiere from the black metal brigade, this time in the form of a lyric video.
Check out "Chariots ov the Godz" below, culled from the band's crushing December 2015 album "Xeno Kaos," released through underground label Kaotoxin Records.
If you haven't heard the full album yet, it's up for streaming and order at this location, and French fans should also be sure to catch Otargos tearing up the stage at Hellfest this year!
Fractured Insanity Full New Album Streaming
Belgium’s technical and brutal death metal outfit Fractured Insanity premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Man Made Hell", which will be out in stores today April 15 via Xtreem Music.
Check out now "Man Made Hell" in its entirety HERE (courtesy of NCS) and a previously released song on YouTube below.
Dawn Of Disease Premieres "Through Nameless Ages"
German old school death metallers Dawn Of Disease premieres a new song entitled "Through Nameless Ages", taken from the upcoming new album "Worship The Grave", which will be out in stores June 24 via Napalm Records.
Check out now "Through Nameless Ages" below.
Stuck Mojo Premieres New Music Video
American metal outfit Stuck Mojo premieres a new song and music video entitled "Charles Bronson", taken from the upcoming new album "Here Come The Infidels", which will be out in stores June 24.
"Here Come The Infidels" will be the first Stuck Mojo album since 2008's "The Great Revival" and will be their first to feature new vocalist Robby J Ward, who recently replaced the band's original vocalist, Bonz.
Check out now "Charles Bronson" below.
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