Metal News for May 10, 2018
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13 news articles posted on this day.
Goddess of Fate Premiere New Song
Indonesian progressive death metal band GODDESS OF FATE have revealed their new song "The String's Eclipse" streaming below. The song is taken from their upcoming album Spiral Orchard pt. 1 which will be released on May 31st.
Listen to the song below:
Meka Nism Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Preparing for the release of "The War Inside", MEKA NISM offer a first listen of the EP's full stream.
Listen to "The War Inside" in its entirety below:
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Virgil (Animals as Leaders Etc.) Premiere New Song
Virgil (Animals as Leaders, The Faceless, Cynic, Entheos, and The Zenith Passage) premiere a new song titled "Will it Blend?", taken from their upcoming new album "The Pacer", which comes out June 15.
Check out now "Will it Blend?" below.
Dischordia Premiere New Song "Binge"
Oklahoma City progressive death metal band Dischordia premiere a new song excerpt from a track called "Binge", taken from their upcoming new two-track EP "Binge/Purge", which will be out in stores June 15th via Bandcamp.
Check out now "Binge" below.
Doro Reveals More Album Details
"Forever Warriors, Forever United" - its 100 days to go until the release of Doro's highly anticipated new studio album. 100 days of waiting until the metal queen unleashes 25 brand new songs, her first double album ever, upon the music world. But "Forever Warriors, Forever United" isn't simply just a double album - it's two new Doro records as one, which will be released as premium 2CD set and vinyl formats on August 17th, 2018 through Nuclear Blast.
On Forever Warriors, Doro channels her inner wild warrior, with tracks like "Bastards" or the first single "All For Metal" (release: June 8th) affirming this. Her duet with Amon Amarth frontman Johan Hegg "If I Can't Have You..." is sure to bring any metal head to their knees. This is Doro like you've never heard her before!
Forever United takes a more sentimental turn, with lyrical topics covering friendship, love and companionship. Highlights include Doro’s tribute to the late and great Lemmy. More...
August Burns Red Premiere New Music Video
August Burns Red premiere their new music video for their song “King Of Sorrow“, taken from the band’s latest album, “Phantom Anthem“.
Betraying The Martyrs Working On New Album
Betraying The Martyrs are pushing ahead with their new release, posting the below update via Facebook:
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Former Murderdolls Drummer Passes Away
Pretty Boy Floyd, has passed away at the age of 46 following a year long struggle with cancer. His fiancée Lydia has posted the following message online.
"This is incredibly hard for me to write this, but I know it is necessary because Ben has so many friends and fans. Most of you don't know that Ben has been battling cancer for the last 11 months. It was his decision to keep his health very quiet.
"Ben passed away today, May 9th 2018, from complications due to his cancer. His diagnosis was grim, but he fought a long and hard battle to try and beat it and overcome the odds. Some battles can't be won no matter how hard you try. More...
Crowbar UK/Ireland Tour Announced
Crowbar and Ingested will be out touring the UK & Ireland together this fall. Below’s where the trek will hit
09/25 Colchester, UK – Arts Centre
09/26 Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms
09/27 Nottingham, UK – Rock City Basement
09/28 Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s
09/29 Cardiff, UK – The Globe
09/30 Sheffield, UK – O2 Academy (‘HRH Doom V Stoner III‘) (no Ingested)
10/02 Dublin, IRE – Voodoo Lounge
10/03 Belfast, IRE – Limelight 2
10/04 Birmingham, UK – Mama Roux’s
10/05 Manchester, UK – Rebellion
10/06 London, UK – Electric Ballroom (feat. Raging Speedhorn) (no Ingested)
10/07 Norwich, UK – Waterfront Studio
Graveyard Tour Announced
Graveyard will be touring the UK in support of their new release “Peace” (out May 25th) this winter. The group announce the following booked shows for that run:
11/30 Sheffield, UK – Leadmill
12/01 Leeds, UK – Key Club
12/02 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
12/03 Glasgow, UK – G2
12/05 London, UK – Scala
12/06 Manchester, UK – Academy 3
12/07 Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy 3
12/08 Bristol, UK – Thekla
Alterbeast & Inferi Announce Summer U.S. Tour
Alterbeast expand their summer touring schedule supporting their latest effort “Feast” with a recently announced leg of U.S. dates with Inferi and Reaping Asmodeia. Here’s where the trek will hit:
w/ Inferi:
07/19 Baltimore, MD – Sidebar
07/20 Philadelphia, PA – The Fire
07/21 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
07/22 Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub Concert Hall
07/23 Chapel Hill, NC – The Local 506
07/25 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
07/26 Brandon, FL – The Noise Box
07/27 Jacksonville, FL – Nighthawks
07/28 Orlando, FL – Soundbar
No Inferi:
07/29 Baton Rouge, LA – Southport Hall
07/30 Houston, TX – Houston Underground
07/31 Tyler, TX – Crossroads Music Venue
08/01 Lubbock, TX – Backstage
08/02 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
08/04 Pomona, CA – PBW
08/05 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
All That Remains U.S. Mini Tour Announced
All That Remains have some spring dates booked in the Northeastern United States that will hit the following cities:
05/30 Portland, ME – Aura
05/31 Hampton, NH – Wally’s
06/01 Reading, PA – Reverb
06/02 New Haven, CT – Toad’s
06/03 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Five Finger Death Punch Premiere New Music Video
Five Finger Death Punch premiered their new music video for their single “Sham Pain“. It’s from the band’s new effort “And Justice For None“, out May 18th.
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