Metal News for April 4, 2017
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Pit Stories: Crippling Vomit Anxiety
Rejoice metal fans: it's a surprise double Pit Story day!
After a beer-chucking tale from The Riven earlier today, we return with a bonus Pit Story from Jake Dreyer of Witherfall who, as it turns out, is not a fan of the pit.
Jake recounts these harrowing pit memories, from one very angry lady sending him scrambling for safety to cheap beer and hot dog vomit heralding his guitar solo:
Ah, pit stories. These are always fun. Truth be told I actually don’t like mosh pits and try to avoid them at all cost when I am attending a show. Yes, I am the guy who hangs out by front of house where I know it is safe and sound. On one rare occasion I tried to venture away into the uncharted waters of the standing room only area to see the show up close. All was good until a very angry 4 foot 9 female who looked like a cross between Sid Vicious and the dog from the Muppets got so motivated by the music of the show I was attending that randomly she decided to shove me into the stage. Afterwards I cowered in fear like a scolded dog and went to watch the show back at the soundboard far away from the chaos. I still have no idea why she was so upset….
Anyways, I do love watching pits from onstage all the energy just gets fed back and forth between the band and the crowd and for a second it takes you away from the reality that you are just a circus monkey turning tricks for peanuts. These are fun, until they turn ugly. Like on a recent tour playing in Budapest (I think) I watched someone get hit so hard they passed out and the crowd just picked them up and threw them over the security barrier like tossing a wet towel in a bin. Watching a limp body just fall hard to the ground of the pit while security dragged them away was a little dark. Fights can be difficult to watch too, they do not happen regularly but I have seen a couple break out in a pit where guys were beating the hell out of each other blood and other bodily fluids squirting uncontrollably through the air.
Though out of all of this, my worst story has to deal with my crippling anxiety of watching people throw up. I am not kidding. It scares the shit out of me to watch myself or someone around me vomit. This does not work playing in a metal band where to let loose men love to pound fistful of cheap beer and run around until their stomachs turn on themselves expelling their partially digested pre-show hot dog. This happened to me once, as someone in the front row on my side of the stage puked over the barrier after I finished a guitar solo. Perhaps maybe that was their way of showing me what they felt of my playing. If so then I commend them.
Witherfall released latest album "Nocturnes And Requiems" back in February - check out a track from the release below, and a previous pit story from Witherfall all about mob justice can be read over here. More...
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Pit Stories: Saviours Of The Gig
Spilled beer is a universal tragedy - unless its spilled in the name of saving a show!
We've had a quite a few Pit Stories covering the suds spilling to detrimental effects, and this week's tale features a full Guinness getting pitched directly into one unruly fan's unsuspecting face.
After we premiered new song "Killer On The Loose" last week, bassist Max Ternebring of The Riven checked in with us to offer up this tale from the pit:
I’ve been to quite a few gigs in my life, and I’ve played some pretty cool ones as well. This thing that happened though was when I was in London at The High Voltage festival, the second edition in Victoria Park. A really good festival that was, but unfortunately they don’t run it anymore. But fear not – it has morphed into Stone Free Festival and as well Ramlin’ Man Fair.
Anyways, I was watching the legendary Judas Priest doing their supposedly "last gig ever," they were gonna stop touring after that one and KK had already called it quits. The show was late in the afternoon/early evening. The sun had been shining all through the day and the beer had obviously been flowing as it does at a hard rock festival!
I was standing with my crew, enjoying Halford's epicness whilst the sun was setting and I was just having the best time! Unfortunately there was this big dude, the biggest I’ve ever seen, arms like logs and he was drunk out of his mind. At first I didn’t notice it, but after a while I saw that this guy got into a fight with a much smaller dude, over what I can only assume had something to do with him being an awful person and trying to ruin everyone else’s experience.
It was at that point that I found myself with a nice full Guinness in my hand, that my girlfriend had just bought and asked me to hold. I obviously had to give it my best shot at throwing it on this dude, given the situation. So of course I threw that Guinness and of course I hit him right in the face.
At that point he looked at me and I thought to myself - he’s definitely gonna kill me. He rushed towards me like a big angry bull and started waving his logs of arms to hit the crap out of me. I ducked and moved like a cobra and fortunately for me, my black belt karate drummer friend managed to do some karate kid moves and knocked this guy out in perfect time for the security to arrive. They managed to get that guy out of there and we were celebrated as the saviours of the gig. After that, the beers did flow and the best part of it – Judas Priest is still touring!
London-based group The Riven will drop debut EP "Blackbird" on April 14th, with five tracks bringing to mind the glory of the '70s. Check out EP track "One Last Time" below. More...
Possession Streams Full Album
Today the Belgian black/death coven Possession streams the entirety of debut album, "Exorkizein," ahead of the April 7th international release date.
The album is seeing release as a joint cooperation between Invictus Productions and Iron Bonehead Productions (Invictus will handle the album's CD release while Iron Bonehead will handle its vinyl LP version) and the full track listing is as follows:
1. Intro
2. Sacerdotium
3. Infestation - Manifestation - Possession
4. Beast Of Prey
5. In Vain
6. Take The Oath
7. Preacher's Death More...
Horisont Gears Up For U.S. Tour
Sweden's Horisont will kick off a North American headlining tour on April 7th in Chicago, IL. The Gothenburg-based group will hit 22 major markets over the course of the trek, which will run through May 9th featuring support from Dirty Streets.
"We will return on April 7 to kick off an extensive North American tour and with the previous U.S. tour fresh in mind we couldn’t be more excited!" says vocalist Axel Söderberg. "The tour will run for five weeks and together with the support of the awesome U.S. band Dirty Streets, we’ll unload the fury upon all of you rockers from coast to coast."
April 7 Chicago, IL Reggies
April 10 Denver, CO Hi Dive
April 12 Salt Lake City, UT Metro
April 13 Boise, ID Neurolux
April 14 Portland, OR Bossanova
April 15 Seattle, WA Highline
April 16 Vancouver, BC Pub 340
April 18 San Francisco, CA Thee Parkside
April 19 Los Angeles, CA The Satellite
April 20 San Diego, CA Brick by Brick
April 23 San Antonio, TX Limelight
April 24 Austin, TX Grizzly Hall
April 25 New Orleans, LA Siberia
April 26 Savannah, GA The Jinx
April 27 Atlanta, GA The Basement
April 29 Richmond, VA Strange Matter *
April 30 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie
May 1 New York City, NY Webster Hall
May 2 Boston, MA Once
May 4 Toronto, ON Velvet Lounge
May 5 Pittsburgh, PA Gooski’s
May 9 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
* = w/ Mothership More...
Inferno Streaming Full New Album
Today the black metal elite Inferno streams the entirety of seventh album, "Gnosis Kardias (Of Transcension and Involution)," via the SoundCloud player below. Set for international release today via W.T.C. Productions, the album's full track listing is as follows:
1. The Innermost Disillusion
2. Abysmal Cacophony
3. Upheaval of Silence
4. O > 1 (Oscillation in Timelessness)
5. Gate-eye of Fractal Spiral
6. Orison for the Baneful Serpent More...
Steel Panther Dominating The Charts
Sadly Steel Panther isn't actually releasing a surprise feminist album (April Fools yall!), but the dangerously aroused rockers did just drop latest cock rock tribute album "Lower The Bar."
After busting onto shelves and streaming services everywhere on March 24th, Steel Panther’s fourth original album is officially the #1 selling comedy release in America and #2 Current Rock Album, according to Soundscan. Haven't heard it yet? Listen in below!
"Lower The Bar" sensually dominated other charts as well, earning the #2 spots on the Independent Record Label - Current Album and Top Hard Music Album charts. Current positions are as follows:
#1 Comedy Album
#2 Current Rock Album
#2 Independent Record Label – Current Album
#2 Top Hard Music album
#3 Album – Core Genre – Rock
#12 Top Current Album
#12 Digital – Overall
#12 Physical
#40 Billboard Top 200 More...
The Doomsday Kingdom Posts Track Breakdown
A few days remain until doomsday arrives: the self-titled debut album from The Doomsday Kingdom will descend upon mankind and deliver eight haunting doom metal tracks with a pinch of NWOBHM.
Today, the band's mastermind Leif Edling unveils a second track-by-track feature, in which he talks about the background of "The Sceptre," the uptempo single "Hand Of Hell," dramatic "The Silence," and the album's closing track, "The God Particle."
1. Silent Kingdom
2. Never Machine
3. A Spoonful of Darkness
4. See You Tomorrow
5. The Sceptre (see lyric video here)
6. Hand of Hell (streaming here)
7. The Silence
8. The God Particle More...
Wolf Counsel To Enter The Studio
Switzerland’s doom metal veterans from Wolf Counsel will enter the studio in May to record their third album. They also comment:
"Wolf Counsel will record third album 'Age Of Madness / Reign Of Chaos' in May 2017. The studio session will take place again at Little Creek Studio near Basel /Switzerland with fellow producer V.O. Pulver (Destruction, Pänzer, Poltergeist etc.).
"This all new seven track album of classic doom metal is due for a tentative release in the end of 2017. Another sonic hammer of doom is upon thee!"
For fans wanting to catch a live show, Wolf Counsel has also confirmed these upcoming live appearances so far:
April 07 - Zürich (CH) - Ebrietas with OBELYSKKH (DE) & Bronco
April 15 - Basel (CH) - Kaserne / CZAR FEST with Bölzer, GurD, Palmer, When Icarus Falls
May 05 - St. Gallen (CH) - Grabenhalle with Palmer & Blood Runs Deep and more
May 12 - Esslingen (DE) - HELLchen Over Esslingen / 119.0 FM with Samavayo (DE)
June 09 - Zürich (CH) - Dynamo with Magnacult & DevilDriver More...
Tankard Posts Album Listening Session Impressions
35 years of Tankard are being celebrated with a suitable soundtrack - the band's 17th studio album will be entitled "One Foot In The Grave" and is due to drop on June 2nd, 2017 via Nuclear Blast.
Today, the band has just released the first trailer. This video available below was a result of the listening session for the new album, which took place at the pub Alte Liebe in Frankfurt on February 17th and it shows the first impressions of the German press.
1. Pay To Pray
2. Arena Of The True Lies
3. Don`t Bullshit Us!
4. One Foot In The Grave
5. Syrian Nightmare
6. Northern Crown (Lament Of The Undead King)
7. Lock`Em Up!
8. The Evil That Men Display
9. Secret Order 1516
10. Sole Grinder More...
Dimmu Borgor Posts Live "Gateways" Video
On April 28th, Norwegian symphonic black metal outfit Dimmu Borgir will unleash double-DVD/BluRay "Forces Of The Northern Night" upon mankind.
Today, the band reveals the second live clip from a memorable show in Oslo - watch the haunting video for "Gateways" below.
On this soundtrack of the apocalypse that is "Forces Of The Northern Night," you can witness two different live shows: a concert in Oslo, showing Dimmu Borgir on stage with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and a bombastic choir, as well as an entire performance at Wacken Open Air with almost 100 musicians in action.
These monumental live rituals mark the beginning of the band's epic return planned for 2017, with still no info released on that years-overdue new studio album. More...
Lancer Releases "Dead Raising Towers" Video
Lancer released the "Mastery" album on January 13th via Nuclear Blast Records. After its release, the Swedes brought these new songs to European stages by touring extensively with Hammerfall and Gloryhammer.
A video team from Ward Records Japan filmed the band's show at Große Freiheit 36 in Hamburg, Germany on February 7th. Taken from this material, Lancer proudly presents live clip "Dead Raising Towers" - check it out below.
Guitarist Fredrik Kelemen said: "From Hamburg, the last German show on our European tour earlier this year, comes this clip of 'Dead Raising Towers', the opening track from our latest album 'Mastery.' Check it out!" More...
Horrid Streaming "The Black March"
Today, old-school death metal crew Horrid premieres the opening track "The Black March," taken from the band's fifth album, "Beyond the Dark Border," which is set for international release on June 1st via Dunkelheit Produktionen. The upcoming album's full track listing is as follows:
1. The Black March
2. Cursed Dunes
3. Blood Painted Walls
4. The Eyes Of Terror
5. The Statement
6. Sacrilegious Fornication
7. Missing End
8. Demonic Challenge
9. Beyond The Black Border More...
Der Weg Einer Freiheit Announces New Tour
Der Weg Einer Freiheit just announced a European headlining tour supported by French brothers in spirit, Regarde Les Hommes Tomber. The German rising black metal stars will hit the road with a new album to be released this summer.
Vocalist Nikita Kamprad comments: "We will embark on an extensive tour in support of our upcoming yet to be announced album across Europe this autumn. We are thrilled to have France's finest Regarde Les Hommes Tomber on board and cannot wait to get our new music out to the world!" More...
Mish Announces New Album
Mish is a band that sets expectations and then immediately sets about destroying them, and today the group announces brand new album "Entheogen," a devastatingly heavy and complex mash of various influences and styles.
Bird's Robe will be releasing the record on April 21st, with a launch show set to take place at Sydney’s Factory Floor, with support from Gvrlls and Hawkmoth. Check out new single and video "Artax" below.
Originating as a collaboration between Mark (drums) and Rowland (guitar and vocals) in the rural landscape of Bathurst for two years before migrating to Sydney for richer artistic landscapes, the duo joined forces with Gazi (bass) and Hen (leyboards and samples). More...
Exhumed Enters The Studio
California extreme metal crew Exhumed just entered the studio to record a sixth album and follow-up to 2013's "Necrocracy." The album will be entitled "Death Revenge" and will see a late 2017 release via Relapse Records.
Issues founding guitarist/vocalist Matt Harvey: "We entered the studio April 1st with our buddy Jarrett Pritchard (Gruesome, Goatwhore) to start the process and no, this is not an elaborate April Fool's joke... 'All Guts, No Glory' was more of a straight-up speeding attack, 'Necrocracy' had a bit more focus on groove and incorporating some mid-paced stuff in there, and this one is gonna be a lot darker.
"It's a concept album, which is a first for us, so expect some new twists on our tried-and-true formula: one part late '80s death metal, half a cup of German/Canadian/Bay Area thrash, a dash of grindcore, crossover, and crust, and the occasional, well-concealed, Hall And Oates rip-off."
In related news, Exhumed has confirmed a string of European tour dates this June, which include a performance at Hellfest and follow their North American appearances at Modified Ghost Festival II in Vancouver and the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore in May. More...
Baptism Announces Summer Festivals
Baptism just announced four festival appearances in Europe and the USA this summer in support of latest release "V: The Devil's Fire" (streaming in full here).
The Finnish black metal veterans will start at the Steelfest Open Air in Hyvinkää, Finland on May 20th and after hitting Chicago in the U.S. and Helsinki's prestigious Tuska Open Air in June, the final curtain will fall at the Forest Fest in Chevenez, Switzerland on the 15th of July.
20 May 17 Hyvinkää (FI) Steelfest Open Air
09 Jun 17 Chicago, IL (US) Cathedral of the Black Goat fest vol. 9
30 Jun 17 Helsinki (FI) Tuska Open Air
15 Jul 17 Chevenez (CH) Forest Fest Open Air VI More...
Windswept Streaming Entire Debut Album
Windswept, the Ukrainian black metal blizzard conceived by Drudkh mastermind Roman Sayenko with the aid of two fellow band members, just revealed the complete forthcoming debut album "The Great Cold Steppe." Listen in below.
1. Black Horizon Is the Gates of a Blizzard
2. Shrouded in Pale Shining, So Sleeps Infinite Ancient Steppe
3. The Stars Are Cold and Indifferent, Sow Their Gleaming Ashes
4. The Great Shepherd Rides His Storms
5. Blinding and Bottomless Abyss Is Howling
6. A Spiteful Wind Buries All the Lonely Whispers
Basement Torture Killings Posts Full Album Online
This Friday, April 7th, the murderous Basement Torture Killings will unleash savage new album, "There’s Something About Beryl," through Grindscene Records.
In an attempt to warn people of the carnage to come, the full album is now online in advance of that release date. We can’t guarantee how long the deranged killers in BTK will allow this to go on, so listen in below while you still can!
1. On a Mountain Road
2. There's Something About Beryl
3. The Story of T
4. The Rat Catcher
5. The Taxi Driver
6. Shit Carcass
7. Necrophiled and Cannibalised
8. The Butcher of Smithfield
9. Abduction Torture Snuff Porn
10. Knives (Originally by Therapy)
11. Herr Kraus, Art des Totes More...
Norse Posts New Song "Cylic"
Dissonant black metal crew Norse will release new album "The Divine Light Of A New Sun" on May 25th through Transcending Obscurity Records. Today another song from the release comes online - check out "Cylic" in the player below.
1. Supreme Vertical Ascent
2. Drowned By Hope (streaming here)
3. Telum Vitae
4. The Divine Light Of A New Sun
5. Exitus
6. Synapses Spun As Silk
7. Sandarkan
8. Arriving In Peace, Pregnant With War
9. Cyclic More...
Killcode Releases New Video
New York's Killcode just released an official music video for "Kickin' and Screamin," taken off latest full-length album, "The Answer." Directed by David Swajeski and produced by Maryanne Grisz, the clip features footage from the Spread The :::CODE::: Tour and can be seen below.
Killcode comments: "Kickin' & Screamin' is a real deal, classic, straight ahead Rock&Roll song. It's the type of rock that we grew up on that makes you want to drive a little faster, scream a little louder and party a little harder with your fists in the air" More...
God Dethroned Reveals New Album Details
On May 5th, Dutch death metallers God Dethroned will release new album, "The World Ablaze," worldwide via Metal Blade Records. Check out first single "On the Wrong Side of the Wire" below, and you can find pre-order info at this location.
God Dethroned comments: "'The World Ablaze' is our final album in the WWI trilogy. We aimed to create an album that is very dynamic and diverse. It contains typical GD riffing with loads of melodies and catchy hooks.
"The songs are perfect for our live shows as they contain many mid-tempo parts combined with faster and more brutal parts. Diversity to the max! Dan Swano mixed the album in his typical fashion but without robbing the band of its own identity.
"Mastering was handled at the Wisseloord Studios where they also mastered albums for bands like Rammstein, among many others, and they put the icing on the cake. The album sounds crystal clear and heavy as fuck at the same time. We are very proud to present this album during our upcoming Serpent Fest album release shows early May!"
1. A Call to Arms
2. Annihilation Crusade
3. The World Ablaze
4. On the Wrong Side of the Wire
5. Close to Victory
6. Konigsberg
7. Escape Across the Ice (The White Army)
8. Breathing Through Blood
9. Messina Ridge
10. The 11th Hour More...
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Former Ghouls Suing Papa Emeritus
Update: former guitarist Simon Söderberg has now issued a statement about the reasons behind the lawsuit and which Ghouls are involved.
After winning both U.S. and Swedish Grammy awards, sadly not all is well within the Ghost camp.
According to a story posted on Swedish site Corren.se, several former Nameless Ghouls are now suing Papa Emeritus of Ghost.
An excerpt from the article (translated to English so a bit is lost) reads as follows:
"Leader of the rock band Ghost of Linkoping sued by four of the band members. He is accused of having managed the stores around Ghost completely without insight from someone else in the band. It appears from a lawsuit Linköping District Court.
" Behind the mood is four musicians in the world famous, acclaimed and secret hard rock group Ghost. According to the lawsuit claims the Quartet (the partners) to:
* Court states that partnership exists between the five musicians
* Jointly conducts the music group Ghost
* Partnership agreement prescribes that the band leader to carry out the management of the company's operations.
"The four musicians behind the application also demand that the court should require the bandleader under penalty of SEK 200 000, or the amount that the court considers reasonable, the company reported revenues and expenses for the financial years 2011 to 2016 and that he also recognizes the company's assets at December 31, 2016. The reason for the lawsuit is missing wages and allowances for several years."
According to the full article, relations between the Ghouls and Papa Emeritus soured over the years, with complaints of missing payments and un-signable contracts that put the musicians into untenable positions. It's unclear just which of the Ghouls are involved in the lawsuit and what their real identities are at the moment.
Papa Emeritus has declined to comment on the lawsuit thus far, but a statement is expected to be forthcoming at some point.
Read the full article at Corren.se.
SL Theory Posts Live Video
Athens, Greece outfit SL Theory just released a new video titled “Afterlife” taken off an upcoming live CD/DVD album to be released later in the year.
"Afterlife" was shot during a March 2017 Athens show at the Passport Kerameikos stage, where SL Theory performed songs out of Sotiris Lagonika’s (drums) album "Progressively Dark" (2012), the SL Theory "I" (2009) and "Different Space, Different Time" (2014) albums, as well as new, as-yet unreleased songs.
The band is also in the process of recording a new album, details for which also to be revealed in the coming months. Meanwhile, SL Theory is planning new live performances around Europe, starting with May 5th and the SoundArt Festival in Bucharest Romania. More...
Fetal Disgorge Releasing New Album
Arizona's leaders of perversity from Fetal Disgorge just revealed details on debut LP "Mass Female Degradation," featuring a cover by Mottla Brutal Art and produced by Wade Taylor (Atoll) at Filthy Swine Studios in Phoenix.
“This album has long been a-cumming," states vocalist and founding member Kenny Palumbo. “Since Matt joined, there has been much mutual respect and decision making toward the album, that we felt it was a right move to re-record Fetal’s debut EP, 'Rape, Degrade, Mutilate' as part of the full-length. All and all, we feel the album showcases the direction Fetal Disgorge is meant to be on. We are happy to be working with Gore House Productions and are very excited to finally release our long overdue full length. We hope you sickos enjoy it!"
In regards the album art, Kenny adds: “The album cover was done once again by the always sick, Mottla Brutal Art. The design truly showcase ‘Mass Female Degradation.’ I don’t think he could have done a better job.”
Due out June 9th, 2017 via Gore House Productions, the album's full track listing is as follows:
1. Torturous Impregnation
2. Dead Girls Do More
3. Phemaldehyde Facelift
4. Raped in Fecal Matter
5. Menstrual Milkshake
6. Fetus Finger Puppets
7. Gimpstick
8. Rabid Bath Salt Baby Injection
9. Mass Female Degradation More...
Omrade Unveils Album Details
Bargnatt XIX and Arsenic from Omrade have created a new eclectic and visionary release pushing the extreme limits created with debut "Edari." Vision is the keyword of the new Omrade album, titled "Nåde," with the post-modernism and avantgardism of the music well represented by Jeff Grimal's cover.
"Nåde" will be released on May 26th, 2017 in a Deluxe box edition, digipack CD, and digital download. The album features guest spots by Julien "Jiu" Gebenholtz on bass from jazz orchestra Jim Murple Memorial, Chuck Ghusa (aka L Chuck D) from Carnal Lust and Ghusa with additional vocals, Bernard-Yvesin Querel (Manurain) and Edgard Chevallier (Ltpstudio Lower Tones Place) with additional guitars, Jonathan Maronnier on clarinet, and Leo Sors on sax. The track listing is as follows:
1. Malum
2. XII
3. Enter
4. Hänelle
5. Styrking Leið
6. The Same For The Worst
7. Baldar Jainko
8. Falaich More...
Extremity Posts Full Album Online
Extremity -- the new Bay Area death metal pact founded by Shelby Lermo (Vastum, Ulthar), Aesop Dekker (Worm Ouroboros, Ludicra, Agalloch), Marissa Martinez-Hoadley (Cretin, Repulsion), and Erika Osterhout (Necrosic, Scolex, Trepanation) -- is streaming the entire "Extremely Fucking Dead" LP online as the album nears release through 20 Buck Spin this week.
States Martinez-Hoadley: "Historically, all the bands I've been in were the result of what my oldest and dearest friends do, when we spend time together. Extremity is the first time I joined a band of acquaintances, and we built deeper friendships out of working together on this record. It's been a lot of fun to get to know everyone more personally, and musically, and branch out into areas of extreme music that I wouldn't normally think to write myself." More...
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Mammoth Mammoth Premieres "Sleepwalker" Video
Mammoth Mammoth - our favorite dirt rockers from Australia, delivers another powerful addition to a long list of prior convictions with the new album "Mount The Mountain."
It's cover features a barely clad desert siren peering over her terrain to either seduce or render a hellish curse upon those poor souls she lures. Aptly, the album echoes the same ‘one-two’ combo, with eleven power-fisted tracks that threaten to blow your mind - and smack you in the ear hole! "Mount the Mountain" drops on April 28th via Napalm Records.
Today the band teams up with MetalUnderground.com for the premiere of a new video clip for the song "Sleepwalker."
Stompers like "Sleepwalker," "Spellbound," "Hole In The Head" and "Kickin’ My Dog," gate crash there way into a sweaty, raucous, out-of-control, house party that’s been thrown by bunch of zombie bikers - and Mikey Tucker has just taken over as DJ. Then there’s the unsettling menace of songs like "Epitome," "Wild and Dead" and title track, "Mount the Mountain" - that lead us blindfolded into a hellish inferno of psyched-out riffs, and debauched, fist-pumping anthems. Here you realize that danger is your savior, and that fear is the party starter. More...
Secret Sphere Unveils "The Nature Of Time"
Frontiers Music Srl is excited to present the release of "The Nature of Time," the new album from Italian progressive metal act Secret Sphere. The band's ninth studio album will be issued on June 2nd.
The new recording celebrates 20 years of hard work that started back in 1997 with the release of the band's widely praised debut album, "Mistress Of The Shadowlight." Since then, Secret Sphere has evolved and developed a unique style into what has become a trademark sound, making the the band one of an elite groups putting the Italian metal scene on the global map. The addition of extraordinary singer Michele Luppi (also currently serving as keyboardist and background vocalist for the legendary hard rock act, Whitesnake) in 2012 brought the band to the next level. This was evidenced by his first release with the band, "Portrait Of A Dying Heart," receiving wide fan and critical acclaim and landing on many metal journalists best releases of 2012 lists.
The new album, "The Nature Of Time", proves to be the ultimate showcase of the band's skill in composing highly orchestrated songs and introducing the foray into a new age of heavy rock and metal music. High class songs with amazing choruses, big vocals, majestic orchestral arrangements, and amazing, mind-blowing, guitar heroics are the order of the day.
"The Nature Of Time" explores the "back to life" concept, an inward looking search of the self that can positively impact everyone's everyday life.
"The long writing process of this album has been a constant 're-living' of memories and feelings, that started with only instrumental pieces that were put together only in order to vent my then current state of mind: a way to express emotions purely, without any kind of 'holding back,' so to speak. I then talked to Michele and we decided these were the perfect basis for a new Secret Sphere record," states guitarist Aldo Lonobile. More...
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