Metal News for May 12, 2017
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He Whose Ox Is Gored Announces "Paralyzer"
Ethereal sludge unit He Whose Ox Is Gored will unleash the brand new "Paralyzer" seven-inch this weekend via Chain Letter Collective and the band's own label Void Assault Records.
Captured by producer Jack Endino (Soundgarden, Nirvana, L7, High On Fire, Zeke etc.) at Avast! Recording Studio, "Paralyzer" was recorded as part of a Converse Rubber Tracks session and includes two previously released tracks -- "Buried Twice" and "Void Assault" from the band's "Rumors" EP -- remixed by the band's cohorts in Seattle's Newaxeyes.
"The 'Paralyzer' seven-inch started as a great opportunity presented to us by Converse Rubber Tracks and Jack Endino," He Whose Ox Is Gored comments. "We also wanted to find a way to work with our friends in Newaxeyes and a seven-inch came to mind. When Ben and Heather Heywood of Los Angeles' Chain Letter Collective came on board, it created an opportunity for us to bring it all together."
"Paralyzer" will see official release on June 16th but will be available this Sunday, May 14th at the band's special show with Conan, North, and Serial Hawk at Highline in Seattle as part of the venue's seven-year anniversary series. The seven-inch will also be available throughout He Whose Ox Is Gored's U.S. tour with Samothrace from May 17th through June 10th.
The trek includes performances with Void Omina, Noothgrush, and Graves At Sea on select dates. See all confirmed shows below. More...
Divinity Posts "Atlas" Video
Gearing up to unleash new album "The Immortalist" on May 26th, Calgary, AB progressive death metal band Divinity today teases the album with a music video for "Atlas."
The bands comments: "Believe it or not, we shot and produced this entire music video in our jam space all on our own. This time we used a programmed light sequence and setup a bunch of special shots to produce the look for this and we're stoked with how it turned out! This is a very different style of a song for us but we feel it encompasses many of our influences while standing out as a unique track. Crank it up!"
The track is also available for immediate download with a pre-order of the album. "The Immortalist" is a culmination of 5 years of hard work and dedication to Divinity's craft, featuring 12 tracks spanning previous two EPs "Awestruck" and "Momentum" along with new songs completing the trilogy with "Conqueror."
1. Manhunt (4:25)
2. Atlas (4:42)
3. Hallowed Earth (6:04)
4. DMT (7:36)
5. PsyWar (6:36)
6. Distorted Mesh (3:48)
7. The Dead Speak From Behind (7:05)
8. Lucid Creator (4:52)
9. The Reckoning (4:24)
10. All Seeing Eyes (5:40)
11. Momentum (5:21)
12. Conqueror (7:20) More...
Endless Voyage X Streams "Far From Home"
Doom infused black metal band Endless Voyage X today streams new track "Far From Home," which can be heard below. The track hails from "Those Who Time Forgot," which is set for release on May 26th, 2017.
Endless Voyage X was formed by sole member Jake in May of 2016 and focuses on themes such as the ocean, darkness, and personal thoughts and philosophies. Artwork for the album was handled by Christian Kijatkin.
1. Far From Home
2. Perpetual Misfortune
3. Melancholy
4. At One With The Abyss More...
Beastmaker Releases "Evil One"
Beastmaker's upcoming album "Inside The Skull" is set for release next Friday, May 19th, via Rise Above Records. Today the band releases a new video for "Evil One" - check it out below.
"Inside The Skull" is not just a muscular hymn to the glory days of heavy metal's genesis and early prosperity: this is a vital, virile and venomous slab of creative but spiritually pure doom devastation. You can catch Beastmaker live with Zakk Sabbath on these dates:
5/17: Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant St*
5/18: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
5/19: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
5/20: Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Theatre*
5/21: Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter*
5/22: Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall*
5/23: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
5/24: New Orleans, LA @ Siberia Nola*
5/25: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio
5/26: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill
5/28: St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
5/30: Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
5/31: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
6/2: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
6/3: Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle Brewing*
6/4: Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
6/6: Spokane, WA @ The Pin
6/7: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
6/8: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
6/10: San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
6/17: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater
* Headline Show More...
Party Cannon Releasing "Perverse Party Platter"
The Scottish slam masters from PaRtY CaNnOn are back with their latest dose of baby-making, beer chugging, late night grubbing, blast-induced, slamming death metal titled "Perverse Party Platter."
"While some bands in our genre take a more 'mature' route in later releases, we have definitely not," states bassist Chris Ryan. "We are hyped to release five new tracks of pure slamming brutal death metal. 'Perverse Party Platter' is everything we enjoy about Party Slam taken way too far – massive slams, riffs with too many notes, ultra-guttural vocals, raw production and terrible film samples."
Furthermore, Chris adds: "We decided to release an EP rather than an album this time around so we could really focus on quality over quantity. Each track has its own identity while keeping the ridiculous party slam sound."
Recorded at 3 independent studios and due out July 7th, “Perverse Party Platter” was mixed/mastered by Jörg Uken at Soundlodge Studio Studios in Rhauderfehn, Germany and features the following track listing:
1. Everyone Is Still Dead To Me
2. Soft, White, Gelatinous Body
3. Fornicating In Ethically Sourced Fair Trade Chocolate
4. Keg Crusher
5. Partypocalypse More...
John Frum Streaming New Album
After much anticipation, cult metal collective John Frum today releases debut album, "A Stirring In The Noos," via Relapse Records. You can pick up your own copy right here or stream all the tracks in the player below.
Earlier this week, John Frum debuted a terrifying new video for the song “Wasting Subtle Body,” which was directed by Mitch Massie and can be seen at this location.
The mysterious John Frum is the manifestation of four musical minds coalescing in a collective consciousness developed from time spent playing with The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Faceless, John Zorn, Cleric and many more elite projects. The band consists of:
Matt Hollenberg (John Zorn, Cleric)/guitar
Eli Litwin (Intensus/Deveykus/Knife The Glitter)/drums
Derek Rydquist (Ex-The Faceless)/vocals
Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Starkweather)/bass More...
A Total Wall Releasing "Delivery"
The return of the djent quartet A Total Wall from Milan is a mix of dark and atonal groove with more refined melodies and wide-ranging harmonic layers. "Delivery" will officially drop on May 25th, with the eight tracks now available for streaming below.
"Delivery" arrives three years after previous EP "Soundtrack For Your Honeymoon," with pre-orders now online right here. The mixing and mastering were handled by Tancredi Barbuscia at Greenriver Studio in the dark province of Varese, while artwork comes courtesy of Chiara Mariani.
1. Reproaching Methodologies
2. Evolve
3. Sudden
4. Maintenance
5. Lossy
6. The Right Question
7. Delivery
8. Pure Brand More...
Next To None Announces New Album
Pennsylvania-based metal act Next To None, featuring drummer Max Portnoy, has announced the release of forthcoming second album "Phases" on July 7th through EMP Label Group in North America and InsideOutMusic in Europe.
The band recently completed its first ever European tour alongside label-mates Haken, and has forthcoming dates supporting Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress.
Formed in 2012, in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, the foursome released debut "A Light In The Dark" in 2015 via InsideOut (reviewed here), before setting out to work on "Phases."
The album features 12 tracks self-recorded by the band at singer/keyboardist Thomas Cuce’s home studio Battery Power Studios, and mixed by Grammy nominated Periphery bassist Adam “Nolly” Getgood.
Drummer Max Portnoy says, “It's a collective production, with all of the band having their say. We had strong ideas as to how we wanted this album to turn out, and if we'd brought in an outside producer, then this could have changed. So, it was best for us to stick together and follow our own vision.” More...
Voyager Streaming New Album
Australian progressive metal outfit Voyager just unleashed the band's 6th opus "Ghost Mile" today - Friday, May 12th, 2017. The album is currently streaming in full below, and the track listing is as follows:
1. Ascension
2. Misery Is Only Company
3. Lifeline
4. The Fragile Serene
5. To The Riverside
6. Ghost Mile
7. What A Wonderful Day
8. Disconnected
9. The Gentle Earth (1981)
10. As The City Takes The Night More...
"Tallinn Under The Horns" Documentary Released
What started as a simple trip to a festival with friends became a full-fledged, 45 minute documentary titled "Tallinn Under The Horns - A Journey To The 'Other' Estonia." Check it out below.
The producers of the documentary comment: "Estonia – the heart of the Baltics. One can find hundreds of touristic videos about the country and its capital Tallinn. We wanted to show you the 'other' Estonia. Tallinn Under The Horns!
The clip features music from:
Sorts
Loits
Manatark
Tharaphita
Süngehel
Thou Shell Of Death
Descartes A Kant Releases New Album
Guadalajara’s avant-garde, punk / metal band Descartes a Kant has released American debut album, "Victims of Love Propaganda," today via Cleopatra Records.
You can grab your own copy over here or stream all the tracks via the Spotify player provided below.
If you missed it, the bizarro video for "Motion Picture Dream Boy" can be seen at this location. Descartes a Kant is unqestionably one of Latin America’s most imaginative acts.
Since its inception, the band has garnered attention throughout the underground scene with riveting live shows and an eccentric and frantic blend of punk-metal-shoegaze-noise. Make sure to buckle up tight before hitting "play" below. More...
Leah Covers Skyrim Theme
Vocalist Leah - described affectionately by her fans as "the metal Enya" - is recognized in the music world for her work with musicians such as Eric Peterson of Testament and Dragonlord, Timo Somers of Delain, Troy Donockly of Nightwish and many others.
With three releases under her belt ("Of Earth & Angels" [2012], "Otherworld" [2013] and "Kings & Queens" [2015]), Leah is now working on an upcoming, currently-untitled album featuring many of the players above, in addition to former Delain drummer Sander Zoer and Barend Courbois of Blind Guardian.
While fast at work on said record, Leah enjoys trying her hand at other musical endeavors and covers. Her most recent cover comes in the form of the main theme, "The Dragonborn Comes," from the wildly popular video game "Skyrim" of The Elder Scrolls series. More...
Arkona Kicking Off Tour With Sirenia
Napalm Records artists Arkona and Sirenia are ready to kick of their North American tour tomorrow night in New York, NY at Webster Hall. This tour serves as a special 15th anniversary run for Arkona and is also Sirenia's first ever North American tour. A complete list of dates can be found below.
Anton of Arkona on what fans can expect on tour: "For our Anniversary set list we have chosen the songs, which we never played in North America before, from each of 7 albums we released. These songs are very well describing our 15th year path. Also we added 2 new songs from our upcoming album, which we are going to record right after out return from the tour. And of course our well known hits will not be forgotten!"
Morten of Sirenia added: "We are very excited about touring North America for the first time. It's something that we wanted to do for years and years. This time it will finally happen. A special thanks to our fans supporting this project via our pledge campaign, together we made this happen. See you in the US and Canada in a few days. First show in NYC on the 13th of May already. Be ready, 'cause we sure are!" More...
In This Moment Reveals New Album
In This Moment today announces the release of new album, "Ritual," which arrives everywhere on Friday, July 21st.
In This Moment's sixth studio album will be released by Atlantic Records in partnership with Roadrunner Records and is available for pre-order now.
All pre-orders will be joined by an instant grat download of the album's first single, "Oh Lord," with additional instant grat downloads becoming available in the weeks leading up to the album's release. A music video for the song can also be seen below.
"It's like we're going into the next realm," says lead singer Maria Brink. "I had a conviction of feeling empowered in my life and with myself. I always write from a personal place, and I needed to share that sense of strength. I've never been afraid to hold back. Sometimes, I can be very suggestive. However, I wanted to show our fans that this is the most powerful side of myself and it's without overt sexuality. It's that deeper serious fire inside of my heart."
"When fans hear this, I want them to feel the music, whether they take away sadness, anger, or happiness," adds lead guitarist Chris Howorth. "As a kid, I remember listening to records and putting them on repeat over and over again. I'd love for the world to listen and absorb this as a piece of work." More...
Miss May I Releases "Shadows Inside" Video
With the release of sixth full-length studio album, "Shadows Inside," less than a month away, metalcore group Miss May I now unleashes a music video for the record's title track.
Slated for a June 2nd release on the band's new label, Sharptone Records, "Shadows Inside" is the follow-up to Miss May I's "Deathless" and "Rise of the Lion," which debuted at #5 & #6 on the Billboard Rock Charts, respectively.
Speaking about the title track, Miss May I lead vocalist Levi Benton states, "Not only does this song open up our new record, it also sets the tone for the record. This album is all about changes throughout life, good and bad. It's about the past that lives within everyone; their 'Shadows Inside'. The lyrics talk about how great new things can give light to your past and put you in a better place."
Sharing some details about the creation of the music video, Levi adds: "We have quite a few videos and we're always trying to change things up. With this video for 'Shadows Inside' we not only wanted to recreate the cover of the record in real life, but we also wanted the performance to be abstract. We had black lights and used old lens effects from the 90's to achieve a very classic look and something totally different for us." More...
Until Rain Posts New Video
"Inure," the epic third album by Greek alternative/progressive metal act Until Rain, is officially out in the U.S. today through Sensory Records.
The stateside street date for "Inure" follows the album's recent European release in late April, which was tied into the band's European tour supporting Laser's Edge labelmates Wolverine and Oddland.
Until Rain is currently still out on the road on a second tour in support of thr new album, this time through the Balkan countries with Poem, the final three shows happening in Bucharest tonight, Belgrade tomorrow, and the band's hometown of Thessaloniki on Sunday. Additional tour dates will be announced in the weeks ahead.
The band has further issued a new video for the album's "This Solitude," which fuses elements of a lyric video with artwork creation, playthrough/performance footage, and more. More...
Rock Allegiance Announces 2017 Edition
After an unforgettable weekend of rock in 2016, Monster Energy Rock Allegiance returns to the Philadelphia area for its third year Saturday, October 7th.
This year brings a new festival location at BB&T Pavilion and Wiggins Waterfront Park in Camden, NJ. The music lineup for the Northeast’s biggest rock experience will be announced Monday, May 22nd and tickets will go on sale Wednesday, May 24th.
With mouth-watering, Philly-centric food offerings, regional and national craft beer, band meet-and-greets, autograph signings, and more, fans come from around the country to immerse themselves in rock and roll culture at Monster Energy Rock Allegiance.
Monster Energy Rock Allegiance is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents and presented locally by Live Nation. For more information on Monster Energy Rock Allegiance, visit the official website here. More...
Carmine And Vinny Appice Team Up
The two legendary drum brothers Carmine (Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne, Blue Murder, King Kobra) and Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Last In Line) are recording their first ever studio album together this spring under the name Appice. Carmine and Vinny and comment:
"After decades in this crazy music business, we will sit down for the first time and record songs TOGETHER for an amazing new studio album! The album will feature both new songs and classic tracks from our history! This is very exciting for us as we will have, as Ringo said, 'A Little Help from My/Our Friends.'
"With that in mind, the result will be great sounding spine-shaking rhythmic foundations, along with BIG giant melodic guitars from hell, and on top, blazing vocals and melodies that will tear it all up! A first in a lifetime for us brothers!"
Expect some great guests to contribute to this album including Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake), Paul Shortino (Quiet Riot, Rough Cutt), Johnny Rod (WASP, King Kobra), Craig Goldy (Dio), Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder)and members of Last In Line among others. More...
Belphegor Posts Bass Recording Video
The diabolical death/black metal commandos from Belphegor just released another album trailer, this time showing insight into the bass guitar recording at Stage One Studios, Germany with Andy Classen. Watch Serpenth crushing through the recordings below.
Serpenth states: "This is my strongest bass performance so far, it sounds obscure and utterly brutal. Belphegor is back to conquer - possessed, on fire and stronger than ever!"
The eleventh Belphegor album, entitled "Totenritual," will act as the follow-up to 2014 recording "Conjuring The Dead" (reviewed here). Expect its worldwide release on September 15th through Nuclear Blast. You can also catch these upcoming Belphegor 2017 tour dates:
13.05. NL Veghel - Veghel Deathfest
14.05. NL Leiden - Gebr. De Nobel
26.05. E Barcelona - Knights of Metal Festival
16.06. F Clisson - Hellfest
17.06. D Uttenhofen - Aaargh Festival
07.07. D Ballenstedt - Rockharz Open Air
23.07. I Brescia - Colony Open Air
02.08. A Vienna - Jolly Roger Festival
18.08. D Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze
24.08. D Crispendorf - Wolfszeit Festival
15./16.12. S Norrköping - Black Christmas More...
Broken Hope Posts "Mutilated And Assimilated"
Horror aficionados Broken Hope pay tribute John Carpenter’s 1982 classic, "The Thing," with the worldwide premiere of title track “Mutilated and Assimilated.” Directed by Tommy Jones, and featuring illustrated storyboards by Mark Rudolph; the song details the decimation of the living in this gripping audio-visual recount.
“As you watch and hear, the story of a monstrous alien thawed out of Antarctic ice unfolds in pure horror with a death metal soundtrack. The video was directed by Tommy Jones, who uniquely wove in BH concert footage from Berlin with incredible storyboards by the great Mark Rudolph. Mark Rudolph worked hard to create these amazing storyboards--much like legendary artist Mike Ploog did for the original movie.” elaborates guitarist Jeremy Wagner to Decibel Magazine.
He goes on to say, “Huge thanks to all our fans for waiting patiently for the new BH album and huge thanks to our friends at Decibel for giving us this platform to unleash this title track video. We hope you enjoy it! And remember: Only Death Is Real When Man Is the Warmest Place to Hide." More...
Origin Releases New Single "Accident And Error"
Origin has unleashed the new song "Accident and Error" - the first single from the forthcoming new album "Unparalleled Universe," set to be released on June 30th via Agonia Records (Europe/ROW) and Nuclear Blast Records (North America).
The track listing for the album is as follows:
1. Infinitesimal to the Infinite
2. Accident and Error
3. Cascading Failures
4. Mithridatic
5. Truthslayer
6. Invariance Under Transformation
7. Dajjal
8. Burden of Prescience
9. Unequivocal
10. Revolucion
Check out the 360 degree clip here: More...
Jorn Says "Love Is The Remedy"
Jorn - the solo band of ex-MasterPlan vocalist Jorn Lande - issued a music video for the new single "Love Is The Remedy." The song is lifted from the new album "Life On Death Road," which is scheduled to drop on June 2nd via Frontiers Music srl.
"Life On Death Road" marks the debut of a new lineup: On bass is Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Sinner, Kiske/Somerville), keyboards and production is Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Revolution Saints) (who already joined Jorn for the recording of his last covers album), on drums Francesco Iovino (Primal Fear) and on guitar Alex Beyrodt (Primal Fear, Voodoo Circle).
The track listing is as follows:
1. Life On Death Road
2. Hammered To The Cross (The Business)
3. Love Is The Remedy
4. Dreamwalker
5. Fire To The Sun
6. Insoluble Maze (Dreams In The Blindness)
7. I Walked Away
8. The Slippery Slope (Hangman's Rope)
9. Devil You Can Drive
10. The Optimist
11. Man Of The 80's (song streaming here)
12. Blackbirds
Check out "Love Is The Remedy" here: More...
Hidden Lapse Streams New Song "Drop"
Italian melodic progressive metal act Hidden Lapse released a second new song from the debut album "Redemption," which "drops" on June 2nd via Rockshots Music. Check out "Drop" in the player below.
"Redemption" is both a fiction and everyday tale about a nameless young woman facing tough choices and consequences, through a long inner journey” comments the band itself.
Check out "Drop" here:
Rhapsody Of Fire Issues "Land Of Immortals" (2017)
Italian symphonic power metal group Rhapsody Of Fire issued the 2017 version of "Land of Immortals" (originally appearing on 1997 debut album "Legendary Tales"). Check it out in the player below.
The re-recording appears on the band's new release entitled "Legendary Years," featuring the band's new lineup of vocalist Giacomo Voli (Teodasia) and drummer Manuel Lotter. The album features re-recorded material from the Rhapsody years (1997-2002).
"Legendary Years" was mixed and mastered by Seeb Levermann (Orden Ogan), and is due out via AFM Records on May 26th. The track listing is as follows:
1. Dawn Of Victory
2. Knightrider Of Doom
3. Flames Of Revenge
4. Beyond The Gates Of Infinity
5. Land Of Immortals
6. Emerald Sword
7. Legendary Tales
8. Dargor, Shadowlord Of The Black Mountain
9. When Demons Awake (song streaming here)
10. Wings Of Destiny
11. Riding The Winds Of Eternity
12. The Dark Tower Of Abyss
13. Holy Thunderforce
14. Rain Of A Thousand Flames
Check out the clip here: More...
The Lurking Fear Issues New Single
As Swedish death metal all-star outfit The Lurking Fear - featuring At the Gates' Tomas Lindberg, among others - add the completing touches to the debut album, in addition to performing live for the first-ever gigs this weekend in Sweden, the band adds to the excitement by revealing the debut digital single and details on the upcoming debut album "Out Of The Voiceless Grave," which drops on August 11th via Century Media Records.
The new single, "Winged Death (EP Version)," will be featured on the debut self-titled 7" EP alongside three other tracks - "Tongued In Foul Flames," "The Infernal Dread" and "Winged Death" - which can be pre-ordered now at this location. Check out the song in the player below.
Lurking Fear checked in with the following comments on the track: “So, here is the first full blast of pure death metal filth for you maniacs, taken from the 3-track self-titled debut 7” EP! 'Winged Death' is our little death metal epos about hungry Lovecraftian insects devouring you from the inside out. It has all the different elements of The Lurking Fear, the fast, pounding death metal mayhem, the slow, creepy horror/doom parts and howling screams of terror. Straight out of our coffin!”
Check out the single here: More...
Fallen Mankind Announce New Album, Issue Single
Sweden's Fallen Mankind announced that the new melodic metal album "Bleak Ocean" is coming worldwide on June 16th via Dr. Music Records. A lyric video for the title track can be heard in the player below. The album was originally issued independently in September 2016.
The album consists of ten tracks which contain everything a fan of timeless melodic metal sounds needs: Powerful riffs, energetic drums and Mats Hedfors (ex-Red Baron) as an outstanding singer. With this mixed and mastered album by Daniel Gese in the Realtime Record Studios (Bloodlust, Casanovas, Satana) metalheads that like bands such as Bloodbound, Armored Dawn and Nocturnal Rites will find their new favorite in the CD rack. The album deals with the current desolate state of the world, where corruption, egoism and misguided fanaticism prevail.
The track listing for the album is:
1. Bleak Ocean
2. Pheonix Rise
3. Murder She Screamed
4. Freedom Calls
5. By My Side
6. Shine
7. Obliteration
8. Bury Me Alive
9. Liars And Snakes
10. Unknown More...
Ghost Toast Release New Single, Reveal New Album
Ghost Toast released a first single "Gordius" from the upcoming third studio album "Out Of This World." The album will be released on June 7th via Inverse Records. Check out the video below.
Ghost Toast is an instrumental, experimental progressive rock band from Debrecen, Hungary, which was formed in 2008. They love heavy, trippy music and film scores as well, so they use these elements to create their own music.
With their third album, the band used elements of heavy prog rock, world music, folk, and electronic music. The songs on are connected by a loose concept - a connection between fantasy and some mythological themes (influenced by the Dark Tower saga by Stephen King, Dune by Frank Herbert, I am legend by Richard Matheson, greek mythology, etc.).
The band names following artists as influences: Tool, Faith No More, Mastodon, Crippled Black Phoenix, Ulver, Special Providence, Oceansize, Jaga Jazzist, Shpongle, Orbital, Ott, Plaid, Future Sound Of London, various film score composers (like Ennio Morricone, Jeremy Soule).
The track listing is:
1. Ka mai (5:33)
2. Gordius (6:42)
3. Alia (7:20)
4. The Dragon's tail (7:51)
5. Minotaur (5:23)
6. Kaia (8:13)
7. Last man (7:38)
8. Ishvara (6:40)
9. Pawn of fate (3:11) More...
Blind Petition Announces New Live Album
Austrian melodic metal veterans Blind Petition announced the new live album "Law & Order Unplugged Live." The release drops on June 16th via Pure Steel Publishing. The pre-order phase will start on June 2nd.
On "Law & Order Unplugged Live" not only are the fans of the 'real' concerts are being served: as the title slightly suggests, it is a concert is unplugged. The rare unplugged concerts of Blind Petition are among the highlights of the band's history for many fans.
"Law & Order Unplugged Live" includes 13 songs ranging from classics such as "Man Of Spirit," "Blind Petition," "Highway Devils" and "Welcome To Win" to more recent songs like "God Of Rock 'n' Roll" or "Won't You." A wonderfully relaxed bar atmosphere invites you to put this unplugged album on for the upcoming summer barbecue season!
The track listing for the release is:
1. Man of spirit
2. Welcome to win
3. People
4. Like hell
5. Law & order
6. God of Rock & Roll
7. Down to the ground
8. Follow the rules
9. How long
10. Wont You
11. Academy
12. Blind Petition
13. Highway Devils More...
Destructor Seeks To "Restore Chaos"
U.S. metal veterans Destructor released the first new song from the new album "Decibel Casualties." Check out "Restore Chaos" in the player below.
"Decibel Casualties" drops June 9th via Pure Steel Records and features the following track listing:
1. Restore Chaos
2. Keep the Faith
3. Metal Spike Deep
4. We Are Ready
5. The Last Days
6. Fiery Winds
7. Metal 'Till Death
8. In Hell
Check out "Restore Chaos" here: More...
Custard Streams New Song "Snow White"
German power metal act Custard released the second new song from the new album "A Realm of Tales." Check out "Snow White" in the player below. "A Realm of Tales" is scheduled to launch on May 19th via Pure Steel Records.
The track listing and album artwork for "A Realm of Tales" can be found here:
1. Icy Stare
2. Queen of Snow
3. The Pied Piper (song streaming here)
4. Arabian Nights
5. Snow White
6. Snow Away (Intro)
7. The Little Match Girl
8. Daughter of the Sea
9. Witch Hunter
10. Sign of Evil
11. Bluebeard
12. Forged in Fantasy
Check out "Snow White" here: More...
Old Season Posts New Song "Elegy"
Irish metal act Old Season is streaming the second new song "Elegy" in the player below. The song appears on the sophomore full length album "Beyond the Black," which will be released on May 18th via Pure Steel Records.
The track listing for the album is:
1. A New Dawn
2. Scavenger (song streaming here)
3. Chosen
4. Elegy
5. The Journeyman
6. Rivers of Cepha
7. Words from Beyond...
8. The Void
9. Nevermore
Check out "Elegy" here: More...
No Good Advice Unleashes "Space Surfers" Video
Italian stoner rockers No Good Advice issued a new video clip from the latest release "From the Outer Space." Check out "Space Surfers" in the player below.
The album is available now via Argonauta Records. Surf some space here:
Lunersea Checks In With A Band Update
Italian death metal band Lunersea is back with an update on the band's activities. First off, the band revealed that guitarist Jacopo Pastore (ex Joking With Fire) is the newest member of the band and now the lineup is once again complete.
Secondly, the band will soon announce a string of live dates.
Thirdly, Lunarsea are currently working on the fourth album and follow up to the 2013 album "Hundred Light Years." The band is currently collecting all ideas and materials for the writing process.
Lastly, the band says there will be new music very soon. Stay tuned.
Accept Reveals Cover Art For "The Rise Of Chaos"
Heavy metal pioneers Accept are back in the game with a new studio album! The record entitled "The Rise Of Chaos" will be unleashed on August 4th. The band's 4th studio release through Nuclear Blast will continue the tradition of its three predecessors - "Blood Of The Nations," "Stalingrad" and "Blind Rage" - with grandeur and precision.
Today, the band has unveiled the cover artwork of the new record, which was created by the Hungarian artist Gyula Havancsák. Check it out below.
"'The Rise of Chaos' is something I have often been thinking about. Wherever we go - there is some hidden as well as some visible destruction, and it kind of changes the world we know and understand. What was there today can be gone tomorrow and it’s somehow irritating, because it occurs across so many levels and no one knows what comes next. The cover is our last live stage set-up - a world now clearly 'destroyed' - like after a catastrophe", explains Wolf Hoffmann.
And if this wasn't enough, Accept will celebrate the album's live premiere exclusively on August 3rd, on the day before its release, as a part of a special show at Wacken Open Air, Germany. The set will consist of three parts, which represent the band's creative power:
Part 1 will bring fans a classic ACCEPT set, packed with new and old hits.
Part 2 will present another premiere: Wolf Hoffmann will be playing tracks from his solo album 'Headbangers Symphony', released in 2016, with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra for the very first time. On this record, Wolf has covered famous opuses by composers such as Beethoven, Vivaldi, and Mozart, in a metal guise.
And in Part 3, all elements can be seen and heard together: Accept will make the holy Wacken ground shake by sharing the stage with the orchestra, supported by a complex multimedia show.
This unique concert experience will take place on this year's 'Night To Remember' which makes it even more special. The 'Night To Remember' is a celebrated, long-lasting Wacken tradition; for one night of the festival a selection of established bands will do something unique and special with a performance. More...
Suffocation Posts Lyric Video For New Song
New York death metal pioneers Suffocation will release the new album "...Of The Dark Light" on June 9 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band released a lyric video for a brand new song from that album entitled "Return To The Abyss," which you can check out in the player below. here: https://youtu.be/iiSvg6SVZvs
"...Of The Dark Light" was produced by Suffocation and tracked at Full Force Studios with longtime engineer Joe Cincotta (Obituary). Mixing and mastering was handled by world renowned producer/engineer Zeuss (Hatebreed, Arsis, Suicide Silence). Cover artwork for the album was created by Colin Marks (Origin, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Kataklysm).
The track listing for "...Of The Dark Light" is:
1. Clarity Through Deprivation
2. The Warmth Within The Dark
3. Your Last Breaths (see 360º video clip here)
4. Return To The Abyss
5. The Violation
6. Of The Dark Light
7. Some Things Should Be Left Alone
8. Caught Between Two Worlds
9. Epitaph Of The Credulous
Check out "Return To The Abyss" here: More...
Primal Fear Proclaims "The End Is Near"!
German metal act Primal Fear issued a clip from the new live DVD/CD "Angels of Mercy – Live in Germany," which drops via Frontiers Music Srl on June 2nd (preorder here). Check out "The End Is Near" in the player below.
The DVD showcases the band's 2016 tour for "Rulebreaker," the best Primal Fear performances since the band formed in 1998 - a consistently great mix of power, ambition, and enthusiasm filtered through the talent of these insanely great players! There is undoubtedly magnificent performances on this release, with great sound and video quality. This live album offers a barrage of metal anthems in their full glory that will please any headbanger! If you are a metal fan you, then you must see this in all it’s power and glory.
The package will be released on CD/DVD and Blu Ray, with a vinyl and a limited edition special box set in the works as well.
Check out "The End is Near" here: More...
Terminal Nation Debuts New Song
Little Rock's hardcore/grindcore unit Terminal Nation debuts a new song entitled "Violator/Violated", taken from the upcoming new EP "Absolute Control", which be issued by Deep Six Records on June 9th.
Check out now "Violator/Violated" below.
In Flames Premieres New Music Video
Swedish melodic metallers In Flames premieres a new music video for "Here Until Forever", taken from the band's latest album "Battles", out now via Eleven Seven Music.
Check out now "Here Until Forever" below.
In Flames is currently trekking around the U.S. Check out all the remaing dates below: More...
The Monolith Deathcult Premieres Full-Album Stream
Dutch brutal yet atmospheric death metal outfit The Monolith Deathcult premieres the full-album stream of the band's new EP "Versus", out now on Hammerheart Records.
Check out now "Versus" in its entirety below.
Summoner Debuts Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Boston, MA heavy rock foursome Summoner debuts the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Beyond the Realm of Light", which will arrive in stores later today via Magnetic Eye Records.
Check out now "Beyond the Realm of Light" in its entirety below.
Explains guitarist AJ Peters: More...
Requiem For Oblivion Premieres New Song
Erie, Pennsylvania, based death metal outfit Requiem For Oblivion premieres the title track to "Burning Nation", the band's upcoming second full-length, which will be released on June 9th.
Check out now "Burning Nation" below.
Antropofagus Pre-Release Full-Album Streaming
Italy’s Antropofagus premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Methods Of Resurrection Through Evisceration", which will be released later today, digitally and on CD by Comatose Music and on vinyl by Everlasting Spew Records.
Check out now "Methods Of Resurrection Through Evisceration" in its entirety below.
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