Metal News for April 5, 2016
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Pit Stories: The Weirdness Of Guernsey
It's time for another Pit Story! This week we checked in with U.K. sludgy doom outfit Pensevor to hear about an interesting experience at a live show. Guitarist Pat Hopkins had this to say:
Way back in the early 00’s my old band was doing a very brief Channel Island tour, Jersey on the Friday night, prop plane over to Guernsey for the Saturday and back to Jersey for the Sunday night. I was playing in a dream pop band at the time (hey don't judge me) and we were supporting a couple of post hardcore bands from the UK mainland.
Having never been there before, I found Jersey a bit weird, but the Friday night show was fun. We got the early flight over to Guernsey on the Saturdaymorning and got to a pub near the venue before lunchtime and started playing pool and drinking. Mark (Pensevor vocals) had come over as an unofficial roadie, and to help us party hard.
The gig was in the function room at Guernsey hockey club, we went on first and it went OK. A band from Guernsey played, I think they were called Mechanical Lobster. By now I'd started to realize that Guernsey was like Jersey, only even more weird – a bit difficult to put into words, maybe a bit like Royston Vasey... Even friends who had lived in Jersey for a long time reckoned Guernsey was weird.
Anyway, the headline band went on and rocked out but the kids all suddenly went totally apeshit – it was like they'd all been electrocuted at the same time – I was a bit unprepared for the way they'd so enthusiastically reacted to the guys from the UK, stage diving, full on body slamming and so on.
After the gig, Mark snuck off for a cheeky smoke with the locals and we didn't see him again until the Sunday lunchtime back in Jersey. He had managed to get back to the hotel, fall asleep in a random room and missed the flight we all took back to Jersey. Fortunately the airport staff were cool and let him take a later flight. Lots of other shenanigans that weekend; bed wetting, snare drums on luggage carousels, conversations about smegma, and debates on optimum bath temperature for improved fertility. Ahh, Guernsey!
What's the spot in your area known for being the weirdest or having the wildest live shows? Fill us in via the comments section below!
Pensevor will release new album "Klothod" through Hibernacula Records on May 6th, with pre-orders up at this location. More...
Rising Posts "All Dirt" Track
Denmark's Rising has dispatched the latest single from the incoming "Oceans Into Their Graves"
LP. Check out opening track "All Dirt" below.
With the same explosiveness as prior recordings, Rising delivers groove-laden tunes on this third full-length recording, but with more calculation and finesse while retaining those signature massive tones. The full track listing is:
1. All Dirt
2. Burn Me Black
3. Old Jealousy
4. Blood Moon
5. The Anger
6. Coward Heart
7. Death Of A Giant
8. Killers Of The Mind
9. Waste Deep
10. The Night More...
Le Scimmie Releases New Album
Following the "Dromomania" album (reviewed here) from back in 2011 and the "Habanero" single from 2012 (streaming here), Le Scimmie finally has a new release out.
"Colostrum" is the title of the new album, produced by Red Sound Records and available at Bandcamp here or streaming in the player below. The track listing is as follows:
1. Colostrum 14:36
2. Crotalus Horridus 04:29
3. Triticum 06:33
4. Helleborus 07:55 More...
Teloch Streaming "Obliteration"
Teloch's new track "Obliteration" comes online today and can be heard below. The song hails from the band's second album, "Thus Darkness Spake," which is set for international release on May 20th via Saturnal Records.
Teloch has always acted as a vessel of self-expression for its members and shall continue to do so without any limits or predetermined directions. Each member brings their own ingredients to the table, and "Thus Darkness Spake" is poignant proof of this. It is a sonic alchemy of death, which will be continued on the live front upon the album's release. The full track listing is:
1. Currents
2. Obliteration
3. Ablution
4. Towards Perdition
5. Ascending Thrones And Stars
6. Thus Darkness Spake
7. Stirring Fire
8. Hymni Tulelle More...
Desaster Posts Full Album Online
This Friday (April 8th), the German blackened-thrashers from Desaster will release their 8th full-length, "The Oath of an Iron Ritual," worldwide via Metal Blade Records.
For a preview of "The Oath of an Iron Ritual," the band is streaming the album in full now online - check it out below. The track listing is as follows:
1. Intro (The Oath)
2. Proclamation in Shadows
3. End of Tyranny
4. The Cleric's Arcanum
5. Haunting Siren
6. Damnatio Ad Bestias
7. Conquer & Contaminate
8. The Denial
9. The Oath of an Iron Ritual
10. At the Eclipse of Blades More...
Greaver Releasing "The Faun"
The post-hardcore band Greaver has announced that debut full-length "The Faun" will see release via Cardigan Records on April 29th, 2016.
Check out the album's first single "A Poisoned Well" below. The record was engineered and mixed by Al Jacob at Warrior Sound (He Is Legend, A Skylit Drive) and mastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording (Between the Buried and Me, The Contortionist).
"We’re incredibly excited to share these 10 new songs with the world and usher in a new era for Greaver," says drummer Travis Hall. "We’ve never been prouder of material we composed together and feel this record pulls from all the unique influences of our 5 members more so than everything we’ve previously released." More...
Power Quest Re-Groups With New Lineup
Keyboardist/composer Steve Williams of the U.K. power metal act Power Quest announced that he will resurrect the band after a three year absence with a new lineup. The band is currently working on the sixth album and follow up to the 2011's "Blood Alliance."
Joining the band will be bassist Paul Finnie and drummer Rich Smith, both of who were in Power Quest from 2009 until the 2013 breakup and guitarist Gavin Owen, who was with the band from 2010 to 2013. New to the band is guitarist Dan Owen (ex-Hunted) and Dendera vocalist Ashley Edison.
Williams had this to say: "I'm genuinely thrilled to be bringing PQ back from the shadows. I've had a lot of ups and downs over the past few years but I cannot wait to unleash the new line up. The atmosphere in the rehearsal room over the past couple of months has been electric and it feels great to be back doing what I love most.”
Check out the video below to catch up with what's going on, why the band are back and what the future holds:
Gorguts Streams Movement From "Pleiades' Dust"
The critically-acclaimed death metal pioneers from Gorguts are streaming another new segment from their forthcoming EP, "Pleiades' Dust." The movement, titled "Besieged," is streaming below. Regarding the excerpt, Gorguts mastermind Luc Lemay comments:
"With 'Besieged,' the composition that is 'Pleiades' Dust' reaches its last segment. I wanted to have a 'Funeral March' feel to it, since it is a dramatic point in the story, when the Mongol invaders destroy the library and most of the books are thrown in the Tigris river.
"Musically, I wanted to pay tribute to 3 things with the opening doom riff. First, in the progression of the doom riff, throughout the four repeats, I wanted to expose the theme in unison and in counterpoint, among the string instruments, that gets more complex each time. This constitutes an ode to Penderecki's second violin concerto, which introduces a funeral march feel right after the cadenza.
"Second, is the guitar tone represents a big nod to the sound of Sunlight studio / HM2. I am absolutely crazy about this guitar tone, which we find on the first Entombed album and also the Bloodbath records. Those had a massive influence on me, when I was writing 'Considered Dead.'
"Third, is the 'doom riff" guitar work that I originally discovered on the first Paradise Lost album. I was so intrigued by this dark feel in their writing style and that was also a huge influence for the distinct dual guitar riffs on 'Considered Dead.' Therefore this is a tribute to Greg Mackintosh." More...
Texas Hippie Coalition Streaming "Rise"
Texas Hippie Coalition recently announced the upcoming release of fourth full-length Carved Records album, "Dark Side of Black," due out April 22nd, 2016.
Today, the band unleashes an exclusive sample of music from the album in the form of a brand new track entitled "Rise."
"Dark Side of Black" was recorded at Boot Hill Studio in Corinth, TX and Valve Studios in Dallas, TX with producer Sterling Winfield (Pantera, Hellyeah, Damageplan). The track listing is as follows:
1. Come Get It
2. Angel Fall
3. Shakin' Baby
4. Knee Deep
5. Villain
6. Into The Wall
7. Dark Side
8. Rise
9. Hit It Again
10. Gods Are Angry More...
Throw The Fight Releases New Music Video
Throw the Fight is back: the band will release new album "Transmissions" via Bullet Tooth on April 8th, 2016. A music video for the song “Don’t Let Me Down” also comes online today and can be seen below or over at Loudwire.com here. Guitarist Ryan Baustert commented:
“No.Style Productions did a killer job with the video. ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ is the first track on the record and they did a great job visually representing the first impression people will have. We kept the concept simple and didn’t really want to overthink it too much. Just the band and our friends having a good time.”
New album "Transmissions" is the follow-up to "What Doesn't Kill Us." Ryan comments: "We wanted to return when we had that fire going again. We demoed over 25 songs for this record in four months. It ended up being the largest body of material we’ve ever had to work with for an album. This is by far the heaviest, most exciting group of Throw The Fight songs we’ve done. This is it. This is the best of the best." More...
Abhomine Streaming "Nest Of Disgust"
Abhomine's "Nest of Disgust" has come online and can be heard below, which hails from the band's debut album, "Larvae Offal Swine," set for North American release on April 29th via Hells Headbangers and in Europe on the same day via Osmose Productions. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Buried with Pig
2. Kapos and Whores
3. Crown of Flies
4. Blackmaguswhitehouse
5. Narcocult
6. Reptile Annunciation
7. Nest of Disgust More...
Karma To Burn Announces U.S. Tour
Karma To Burn will hit the road this spring with The Obsessed and The Atomic Bitchwax. The tour starts May 13th in Washington, DC and runs through June 11th in Atlanta, GA, with a complete list of dates available below. Karma To Burn commented on the upcoming tour:
"What better way to follow a full European tour than following The Obsessed and Atomic Bitchwax around America? How about a month off in Sardinia, followed by a year living in the Netherlands. As much as we would like that, we should do the tour, it's only our second full U.S. tour in 5 years, so we're a bit overdue in our own country.
"The stacked lineup and extensive schedule should make up for our absence. The Obsessed... Wino... the demi-god of DOOM... we couldn't pick a better U.S. band to support. But honestly we're most excited about the burritos and burgers. See you on the road." More...
Omnium Gatherum To Tour With Sonata Arctica
Omnium Gatherum will return to North American soil in November / December 2016 supporting Sonata Arctica and Leaves' Eyes.
Advanced tickets for the confirmed tour dates are now available exclusively at this location. Tickets will go on sale April 29th at all other outlets. Dates for the trek are as follows:
Nov. 06 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC
Nov. 07 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Nov. 08 - Upstate Concert Hall - Clifton Park, NY
Nov. 09 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 11 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
Nov. 12 - Webster Theater - Hartford, CT
Nov. 13 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC Canada
Nov. 14 - Mavericks - Ottawa, ON Canada
Nov. 16 - Dallas - Kitchener, ON Canada
Nov. 17 - Park Street Saloon - Columbus, OH
Nov. 18 - Token Lounge - Westland, MI
Nov. 19 - Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 21 - Rave - Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 22 - Mill City Nights - Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 24 - The Exchange - Regina, SK Canada
Nov. 25 - Dickens - Calgary, AB Canada
Nov. 26 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB Canada
Nov. 28 - The Venue - Vancouver, BC Canada
Nov. 29 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
Nov. 30 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR More...
Shadow Woods Metal Fest Reveals Full Lineup
Shadow Woods Metal Fest, the Mid-Atlantic's open-air camping metal party, is pleased to announce the complete lineup for the 2016 edition of the festival, which runs from Thursday, September 15th through Sunday, September 18th at Camp Hidden Valley, in White Hall, Maryland.
This year, forty metal bands, representing various diverse subgenres, will terrorize three stages in the woodlands of The Old Line State at the same summer camp where the fest was held last year. The full list of confirmed bands is as follows: More...
Death Lullaby Posts "Renegade" Video
Set to unleash debut album "Wormz" via Famined Records on April 15th, Montreal, QC's Death Lullaby today releases a video for "Renegade," which is one of eleven bone-crushing tracks from the release.
"Wormz" features guest appearances from Fred Beaulieu (Beheading Of A King), Dan Mongrain (Voivod, Martyr) and Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy) and the album was produced, mixed and mastered at The Grid.
Drummer Kevin Alexander comments: "'Renegade' represents Death Lullaby's sound entirely, very aggressive, raw and punchy rhythms fused with melody and in some ways, technically challenging. A short and sweet track, but jam-packed with riffs that'll make you count, and think to yourself: what the hell was that? A hint of sing-along chorus on this track, which if you are a fan of....is done more constructively throughout the full album with tracks like 'They Dig/They Devour,' 'Conquer All' & 'Rainmaker.' For definite fans of Veil Of Maya, Born Of Osiris, All Shall Perish, Chimaira and Lamb Of God." More...
Eyes Front North Streaming "From Shape To Name"
French post metal / sludge outfit Eyes Front North is now premiering new album "From Shape To Name" online in full. Listen in via the SoundCloud player below.
"From Shape to Name" will be released on April 8th through Argonuta Records and is available to order here. The track listing consists of:
1. I Know The Acronym, You Don't
2. Axis
3. Voids Beneath
4. A Huit Heures Seize
5. Tomorrow Left Unborn
6. Catching Polaris B
7. The Eye More...
Geryon Posts Full Album Online
With the release of Geryon's Profound Lore-bound "The Wound And The Bow" album now just days away, the entire ravaging disc has come online early for public consumption.
Produced at Menegroth, The Thousand Caves by Colin Marston (Krallice, Gorguts, Dysrhythmia), Geryon's "The Wound And The Bow" features guest electronic music contributions from the likes of Jim Mroz (Lussuria), Nick Podgurski (New Firmament, Feast of the Epiphany), and Chris Latina (Private Archive, Article Collection). More...
Ultha Releasing "Pain Cleanses Every Doubt"
Translation Loss is proud to announce the April 29th release of "Pain Cleanses Every Doubt," the debut album from Germany's black metal threat Ultha. The label comments:
"Recorded in their rehearsal room a mere 6 months after their initiation as a band, Ultha consists of seasoned members from renowned German acts such as Planks, Golddust and more. 'Pain Cleanses Every Doubt' is a testimony to melancholy, fear, and a sense of dread that is always omnipresent in the overall atmosphere of the album.
"From the heavy yet melody-driven tracks to the metaphoric lyrics, Ultha carry forth uncompromising black metal inspired by USBM bands such as Ash Borer, Wolves In The Throne Room, Weakling, Xasthur, and early Leviathan. Pre-orders are active now at this location."
1. Crystalline Pyre
2. Perpetual Resurrection
3. Death Created Time to Grow the Things It Kills
4. You Exist for Nothing More...
False Gods Streaming "Despot"
New York outfit False Gods is pleased to announce the release of new doom-infused track "Despot." The track is taken from upcoming album "Wasteland," which is set to be released on April 22nd, 2016.
Pre-order "Wasteland" at this location. Vocalist Mike Stack also commented on the newly released track:
"The idea behind despot is that basically your own flesh is a tyrant over your mind. Even though our awareness lies within our minds, it is still governed by the husk of meat that we wear. Every decision we make is made in consideration to the laws of our own flesh, as if it has a despotic rule over our sentience." More...
Aggression Announces Tour Dates / New Bassist
Canadian 80's thrashers Aggression have announced they will be hitting the road this summer for the USA "Demons of West Coast Tour" in support of latest album "Fractured Psyche Demons." The album was released during August 2015 via Galy Records.
Founding member Denis Sasquath Barthe comments: "As the Aggression accelerated journey to hell continues, I couldn't be more excited about our upcoming promotional tour of the USA West Coast hitting cities that have been filled with Aggression fans since day 1. Back in the 80's, we sold most of our demos in the L.A./San Fran market and it will be great to see some of these metal fans out there. Let's thrash the West Coast - old school style!"
In additional news, Aggression is proud to announce a new band member - bassist Martin Meyer (ex-Disciples of Power, Life Against Death) steps in to replace original bass player Yves "Dug" Duguay.
Barthe comments: "The band lives in Vancouver on the West coast. Dug lives in Montreal on the East coast so that was working against us to begin with. We did a tour through Ontario and Quebec with him last spring and I think it was just too much for him. He's been dealing with some health issues for a few years now. We all wish him the best." More...
Behemoth Releases New Music Video
Behemoth has unveiled a fourth music video from latest album "The Satanist" in the form of "Ben Sahar."
The video is a sprawling sensory experience, complete with ambitious production and design that's become standard fair for the Polish band's clips. Check it out below.
"Ben Sahar" was directed by Sturla Vioar, Dariusz Szermanowicz, and Adam 'Nergal' Darski, with DOP Olafur Kiljan, props and costume designs by Sharon Eman / Toxic Visions, and VFX by Olafur Kiljan. The complete cast and credits can be found in the video's YouTube description.
Behemoth will also soon be touring North America alongside Myrkur and performing "The Satanist" in its entirety. Dates are available after the video.
Dark Angel To Play "Darkness Descends" In Full
To celebrate the band's 35th year anniversary, and the 30th anniversary of the "Darkness Descends" album, Dark Angel will play "Darkness Descends" in its entirety this coming October 8th, 2016 in Vancouver.
The show will mark the first Dark Angel appearance in Canada since 1989 and an exclusive West Coast appearance in North America for 2016. Tickets will go on sale Friday, April 8th, 2016. Dark Angel will also include songs from "Time Does Not Heal."
A limited edition color vinyl of the first release "We Have Arrived" will be available at the show and will be a part of the premium VIP packages signed by Dark Angel. The band's current line up is:
Gene Hoglan (drums)
Eric Meyer (guitar)
Jim Durkin (guitar)
Ron Rinehart (vocals)
Michael Gonzalez (bass)
Cruciamentum Splits With Two Members
U.K. outfit Cruciamentum just issued this announcement online about parting ways with two members:
"It is with regret that we announce the departure of R.C. and D.B-H. from Cruciamentum. We would like to thank them for all their efforts over the years and we wish them both all the best with their future creative endeavours.
"R.B. will be taking the guitar position and we are currently seeking a bassist and drummer for auditions in June. Cruciamentum is currently based between the Midlands and the Central Belt of Scotland. Rehearsals are infrequent and will be arranged around the location of the new line-up.
"Anyone interested please email cruciamentumDOTukATgooglemailDOTcom, applicants must be familiar with our material, own high quality equipment and be willing and available to tour abroad.
"The webstore will be closed down and merch orders will not be taken for the following weeks until we have had time to move and arrange our stocks. In the meantime Charnel Passages and shirts are available from Profound Lore Records, and Engulfed in Desolation is available from Martyrdoom Productions. Announcements will be made when we have merch available again." More...
Allfather Streaming "Mouth Of The Beast"
Allfather is streaming new track "Mouth of the Beast" online (check it out below) courtesy of Echoes & Dust. The track is a five-minute blast of hardcore infused sludge for fans of Corrosion of Conformity, Down and High on Fire.
"Mouth Of The Beast" is taken from the band's new album "Bless the Earth With Fire," which will release via Static Tension Recordings on April 29th, 2016. Pre-orders are up at this location and bassist Andrew Day commented about the new track:
"The song was written as a response to fascism literally landing on our doorstep. Extreme right-wing UK political party UKIP got an MP elected in Rochester off the back of anti-immigrant rhetoric and were quickly followed by far-right thugs from pound-shop Nazis Britain First ‘protesting’ on the high street. Band members were involved in the counter-demonstration against Britain First and the song lyrics came out of frustration at having to confront open racism and racist violence in the town we live in. Musically Mouth of the Beast started as punk/sludge and the doom parts came out of jamming through the song’s end a few times, then just seeing how crazily slow and heavy we could get without it falling apart. It’s what we’d like to think Woodie Guthrie would have done if he’d been into Buzz*oven rather than Jimmy Rodgers." More...
Midnight Eternal Posts In Studio Footage For Debut
U.S. symphonic metal band Midnight Eternal released an in studio video clip on the drum recordings for the upcoming self-titled debut album. "Midnight Eternal" will be released in Europe and North America on April 29th through Inner Wound Recordings and in Japan on April 27th through Avalon/Marquee.
The track listing for "Midnight Eternal" is:
1. 'Till the Bitter End
2. Repentance
3. Signs Of Fire
4. Shadow Falls
5. The Lantern
6. Believe In Forever
7. Midnight Eternal
8. When Love and Faith Collide
9. Like an Eternity
10. Silence
11. Pilgrim and the Last Voyage
12. First Time Thrill (see lyric video here
Check out the clip here: More...
Secret Sphere Signs With Frontiers Music, New DVD
Frontiers Music Srl is truly pleased to announce the signing of another Italian musical treasure, the melodic metal act Secret Sphere, for a multi-album deal. Frontiers plans to release the band's new live CD/DVD "Live In Tokyo" in the fall of 2016 with the new album expected to come in the early months of 2017.
Secret Sphere honor the heritage of big names in the metal scene by creating a very unique brand of Symphonic Power Metal: catchy refrains, majestic arrangements, and a multitude of musical influences (from hard rock to progressive metal) which make up the ingredients of the musical recipe.
The band was founded in the summer of 1997 by guitar player and composer Aldo Lonobile. With 8 albums under the band’s belt, extensive tours, and great live shows around the world (including support slots for King Diamond and Gamma Ray and festival appearances at ProgPower USA, ProgPower UK, ProgPower Scandinavia, Metal Dayz, Gods Of Metal, and many more), Secret Sphere is one of the most exciting Melodic Metal bands around.
The band’s latest original release, the critically acclaimed “Portrait Of A Dying Heart” – the first to feature extraordinary vocalist Michele Luppi - received overwhelmingly positive reviews and praise from fans and was heralded worldwide as one the best melodic metal albums of 2012. Some of you may recognize vocalist Michele Luppi's name as he was chosen to be the official keyboardist for the Whitesnake/David Coverdale “The Purple Album” World Tour.
Guitarist/composer Aldo Lonobile commented: "As fan of Frontiers for many years, I'm very excited to work with them! It's such a great honor to read Secret Sphere name alongside many of my idols. Currently we are working on the final touches of our release ‘Live in Tokyo,’ recorded during the headlining tour of Japan and the writing process for the new album is running smoothly. There is a huge message behind the new music again and we are focused more than ever to deliver the best Secret Sphere album to date!!! Later in 2016 we will be again on tour."
Vocalist Michele Luppi added: “I'm truly happy to get to work again with the Frontiers family after 7 years. We are determined to write the best Secret Sphere album ever – get ready!” More...
Conflux Premieres New Song "Lucid Hallucinations"
Conflux - the new new collaborative tech death metal project helmed by guitarist/songwriter Chase Fraser (Continuum, ex Animosity, Decrepit Birth) and drummer Tommy Mckinnon (Akurion/Neuraxis) - premieres a new song entitled "Lucid Hallucinations", taken from the upcoming 3 song EP "The Inception", which will be out in stores May 3, 2016.
Check out now "Lucid Hallucinations" below.
The complete Conflux lineup is: More...
Valgrind Premieres Full-Album Stream Of New Album
Italian death metal unit Valgrind premieres the full-album stream of the band's new album "Speech Of The Flame", out in stores now via Lord Of The Flies Records.
Check out now "Speech Of The Flame" in its entirety below.
Haunted Shores Premieres New EP Bonus Track
Haunted Shores, the blackened death and progressive metal project helmed by Periphery axeman Mark Holcomb and and Misha Mansoor, premieres a new bonus track entitled "Feed the Wolf", which will be made available as a Viscera bonus track on iTunes starting today, April 05 2016. Canadian vocalist, musician and songwriter Devin Townsend is lending his vocals to the track.
Check out now "Feed the Wolf" below.
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