Metal News for May 13, 2016
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OpEd
Reasons Why Your Band Sucks And Will Never Make It
When I browse around for unsigned bands, it's hard to find one that I like. Mostly since most unsigned bands lack a record deal for a reason. It's that your band just plain sucks horses. There are exceptions and there are bands who never get a record deal who deserved one but most of the time, most bands just suck too much to ever go anywhere.
Here are the main reasons why I've hated nearly all unsigned music that I've listened to. More...
Headline News
President Obama Mentions Finnish Metal
At the Nordic Leaders Summit arrival ceremony today in the white house, President Obama spoke about innovation from various countries, including remarks about heavy metal culture in Finland.
You can watch the full ceremony below (the part about metal starts right after the 6:30 mark) and a transcript of the entire speech is available here.
Obama commented: "I do want to point out that Finland has perhaps the most heavy metal bands in the world per capita, and also ranks high on good governance. I don’t know that there’s any correlation there. Thanks to Nordic innovators, we share our music on Spotify, stay in touch by Skype, and millions spend what would otherwise be productive hours on Minecraft, Angry Birds and Candy Crush."
Yuth Forever Releasing New Album
Groove metalcore outfit Yuth Forever is scheduled to release new effort “Skeleton Youth Forever” on June 3rd via Prosthetic Records, a follow-up to debut “Freudian Slip."
Recorded with longtime friend Sam Bottner (Barrier), “Skeleton Youth” is an experience that embodies what it is to live and grow – introspective, intense, and honest from start to finish. The track listing is as follows:
1. Suicidal Pistol Grip Pump
2. People Pleaser
3. SYF
4. Love
5. Bitterromantic Pt. 3
6. Do You?
7. Growing Pains
8. Warmth
9. Inseperable
10. The Song I Wrote For You
11. Innocence
12. Villains
13. Forever More...
Brujeria Takes On Trump
The extreme metallers from Brujeria are currently putting the finishing touches on their fourth album release and Nuclear Blast Entertainment debut.
Recently, the band released an exclusive 7" single for Record Store Day, which sold-out instantly in stores everywhere. Today Brujeria is offering that 7" release, which includes the songs "Viva Presidente Trump!" and "Pared De Muerte," for sale digitally.
"The song 'Viva Presidente Trump!' was on shelf for years with no idea for vocals," states vocalist Juan Brujo. "It was gonna be an 'Anti-Castro' part II song but nothing came out of it. It just needed proper motivation to go and attach itself to someone... and Trump came thru!
"I see Trump as the white Republican version of Juan Brujo circa '93. Wanting to start shit for the hell of it! That's why it's called 'Viva Presidente Trump!' We both want same thing! So much that I want to be his running mate!" More...
Equilibrium Announces New Album
The German epic metal pioneers from Equilibirum will set aflame a brand new bonfire this summer with their fifth studio album.
Guitarist, composer and lyricist René Berthiaume spent almost two years working on this new opus called "Armageddon." The result is rather dark, yet remains the bombast and folk elements of the previous records.
This time, the album was recorded, mixed, and produced by René himself and was mastered by Maor Appelbaum (Los Angeles). The cover artwork was again created by Skadi Rosehurst.
René states: "Once more, Skadi created a wonderful piece of art, which captures the more darker atmosphere of 'Armageddon' perfectly. As on the album, you can discover a lot of details in the artwork as well. Skadi's style - traditionally drawn motifs become one overall picture digitally - fits marvellously to our music. Again and again, it's an exciting feeling if the music becomes even more concrete and livelier by the artwork."
New album "Armageddon" will be released on August 12th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Stay tuned for more details! More...
Sektemtum Posts New Track
Today the French black metal iconoclasts from Sektemtum premiere new track "Ebony Grand Master" online.
This new track hails from the band's second album, "Panacea," set for international release on May 26th via Osmose Productions. The album is set to be released on both CD and limited vinyl formats. The track listing is:
1. Place à la Comédie
2. Ebony Grand Master
3. Direction Cataclysme
4. Empire
5. Pantheon
6. Le Crépuscule des Idoles
7. Bad Winds
8. Lord Hear Our Prayers
9. 218’
10. Subsonic
11. Zero Bravo
12. Panacea More...
Meshuggah Announces New Album
Meshuggah is finally going to follow the 2012 "Koloss" release with a new full-length album later this year.
The news broke through a brief teaser trailer, which is available below. Stay tuned for full details to arrive shortly as the new disc is set to drop this coming autumn.
Throneum Announces "Morbid Death Tales"
After five years, Polish death metal cult Throneum will return with seventh album, "Morbid Death Tales," on Hells Headbangers. On "Morbid Death Tales," fans can expect nothing but raw, ugly and morbidly tuned nightmarish death metal.
On the album's last two tracks, Mark of the Devil from label mates Cultes Des Ghoules contributes guest vocals to fill the mood of an old graveyard.
Throneum was formed in deepest dungeons of Hell back in 1996. Influenced by thousands of '80s and early '90s death and black metal, Throneum is one of the most well-known pure underground bands to hail from Poland. They should need no further introduction for most true blackened death metal fans.
The band proclaims, "If you aren't into Necrovore, Sadistik Exekution, Mortem, Order From Chaos, Imperator, Asphyx, Mayhem, and Merciless - keep away from Throneum! That's pure total death!"
An official release date, cover, and track listing for "Morbid Death Tales" shall be revealed shortly. More...
Scarred Parts Ways With Vocalist
Luxembourg-based group Scarred just checked in with this announcement about parting ways with the band's vocalist Sacha Breuer:
"This next announcement was a difficult one for the whole band. As of today Sacha will no longer be the vocalist of Scarred. The decision to part with him is purely based on musical differences.
"We thank him for all the investment, work and dedication he had put into the band up to this point and wish him the best in his future endeavors.
"This unfortunately means as well that we’ll have to cancel our show at the Rock Eco Green Festival the 28th of May. A replacement has already been found and we’ll announce the new vocalist soon." More...
Headline News
Agalloch Calls It Quits
All good things must come to an end: Agalloch has officially called it quits. The group posted this message online via Facebook:
"Following 20 years, 5 full length albums, many tours around the world, and numerous other recordings, John Haughm and the rest of the band (Don Anderson, Jason Walton, and Aesop Dekker) have parted ways.
"What the future holds for the separate parties remains undetermined. We collectively thank all of our fans across the world. There are also way too many other people to thank who made this band possible. You know who you are."
During its two-deacde run, Agalloch released five full-length albums and a host of singles, EPs, and compilations. The band's last studio album was "The Serpent and the Sphere" from 2014.
Update: John Haughm has now posted this message online about the split:
"After being inundated by a barrage of responses, I feel that I should clarify some things. I take full responsibility for the decision to part ways with the other guys. It was difficult, well thought-out, and something that had been culminating over the past couple of years. I simply could not continue any further with the band as it was. I had to make a change as my motivation and inspiration had started to completely deteriorate. Whether this is the permanent end of Agalloch altogether or a possible fresh start, I don't know. I probably won't know for awhile. The band has simply been reduced back to its founding, visionary member for the first time in 20 years. Beyond that, the future is unknown." More...
Solstafir Kicking Off Tour
Enigmatic Icelandic band Solstafir will kick off a string of special European shows at the Islington Assembly Hall in London, U.K. this Saturday, May 14th. The tour will lead the band through six countries and nine performances with a final concert at Palac Akropolis in Prague on May 22nd, just as a string of festival appearances begin.
May 14 London (UK) @ Islington Assembly Hall
May 15 Paris (FR) @ Divan du Monde
May 16 Haarlem (NL) @ Patronaat
May 17 Hamburg (DE) @ Gruenspan
May 18 Leipzig (DE) @ Taubchental
May 19 Aarau (CH) @ KiFF
May 20 Wörgl (AT) @ Komma
May 21 Wien (AT) @ Arena
May 22 Praha (CZ) @ Palac Akropolis
Festival appearances:
May 28 München (DE) @ Rockavaria Festival
June 24 København (DK) @ Copenhell
July 07 Neskaupstaður (IS) @ Eistnaflug
July 08 Neskaupstaður (IS) @ Eistnaflug More...
Beyond Creation Adds Second Leg To Tour
Beyond Creation just announced a new leg of the band's previously announced North American tour. The tour, which kicks off on June 26th, sees the Canadian tech-death group travel throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Beyond Creation will be performing alongside Psycroptic and The Zenith Passage. Following this tour, a second leg will begin in early July and sees the band playing with Rivers Of Nihil as support. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
w/ Psycroptic & The Zenith Passage
June 26 Quebec City, QC @ Le Cercle
June 27 Ottawa, ON @ Maverick's
June 28 Brooklyn, NY @ Black Bear Bar
June 29 Providence, RI @ Firehouse 13
June 30 Fredrick, MD @ Café 611
July 01 Raleigh, NC @ The Maywood
July 02 Orlando, FL @ The Haven
July 03 Ocala, FL @ O'Malley's Alley
July 05 Houston, TX @ Walters
July 06 Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog Bar**
July 07 Ft. Worth, TX @ The Rail Club**
** with Rivers Of Nihil More...
Whispered Posts Full Album Online
The masters of samurai metal from Whispered are back with third album "Metsutan – Songs of the Void," which is set for release on May 20th through Redhouse FMP/Inverse Records. Today the full album comes online for advance listening - check it out below! The full track listing is as follows:
1. Chi No Odori
2. Strike!
3. Exile of the Floating World
4. Sakura Omen
5. Kensei
6. Our Voice Shall Be Heard
7. Tsukiakari
8. Warriors of Yama
9. Victory Grounds Nothing
10. Bloodred Shores of Enoshima
Act 1. Gozuryu
Act 2. The Chord of a Goddess
Act 3. Divine Affection
Act 4. The Fury of the Five More...
Seedna Posts "Eternal" Track
Seedna from Sweden is changing the perception of the black metal genre, crafting a beautiful full length album that's intuitively tempered with harsh as well as soothing moments.
"Forlorn" will be out in stores July 15, 2016 via Transcending Obscurity Records and today the track "Eternal" comes online - listen in below.
1. Hourglass
2. Wander (streaming here)
3. Passage
4. Frozen
5. Eternal
6. Abyss
7. O More...
Alice In Chains Gears Up For Summer Tour
Alice In Chains will hit the road this summer for headlining tour dates and festival appearances. Tickets are on sale here and you can catch the band live:
7.6.16 - Portland, OR - Schnitzer Hall
7.8.16 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
7.9.16 - Spokane, WA - INB Performing Arts Center
7.11.16 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
7.12.16 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
7.15.16 - Cadott, WI - RockFest
7.16.16 - Oshkosh, WI - Rock USA
7.19.16 - Warren, OH - Packard Music Hall
7.20.16 - Bethlehem, PA - Sands Events Center
7.22.16 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Casino
7.23.16 - Atlantic City, NJ - Mark G. Etess at Taj Mahal
7.25.16 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
9.17.16 - Chester, PA - Rock Allegiance 2016 More...
Hatebreed Discusses Album In New Video
Music places us in time, it provides a snapshot for our lives, we remember where we were, what we were doing and what was going on in the world when we hear a particular song.
In years to come, Hatebreed's "The Concrete Confessional" (in-stores today) will likely prompt memories of the upheaval that is taking place in our world today, from terrorist attacks to the most outrageous Presidential primaries in America's history.
In a brand new video clip Jamey Jasta talks about what he'd like fans to take away from the new album. "I'd like people to listen to the new album and have it spark a new thought, have a conversation with somebody about it, be human and embrace the experience." More...
The Obsessed Kicking Off Tour
The iconic doom-bringers from The Obsessed will kick off their first tour in over a decade tonight in Washington, DC. The long-anticipated trek will run through two dozen cities, coming to a close on June 11th in Atlanta, Georgia. Additional support will be provided by The Atomic Bitchwax and Karma To Burn.
Forged in 1976 in Maryland and led by the inimitable Scott "Wino" Weinrich (who'd go on to front Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place Of Skulls, The Hidden Hand, and more), The Obsessed weathered various lineup shifts and an on-again-off-again status over the course of a winding, forty-year history.
The band is currently writing material and will hit the studio immediately after the tour for an as-yet-untitled new full-length set for an Autumn 2016 release.
5/13/2016 Black Cat - Washington, DC
5/14/2016 Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA
5/15/2016 Golden Pony - Harrisonburg, VA
5/16/2016 Saint Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NY
5/18/2016 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA
5/19/2016 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
5/20/2016 V Club - Huntington, WV
5/21/2016 5th Quarter Lounge - Indianapolis, IN
5/22/2016 The Beat Kitchen - Chicago, IL
5/23/2016 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
5/24/2016 Rock Island Brewing Co. - Rock Island, IL
5/25/2016 Fubar - Saint Louis, MO
5/26/2016 Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
5/28/2016 3 Kings Tavern - Denver, CO
5/31/2016 Dante's - Portland, OR
6/02/2016 Slim's - San Francisco, CA
6/03/2016 The Complex - Los Angeles, CA
6/04/2016 Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
6/05/2016 Club Red - Mesa, AZ
6/07/2016 Dirty Dog - Austin, TX
6/08/2016 Tom Cat's West - Fort Worth, TX
6/09/2016 Walter's - Houston, TX
6/10/2016 Siberia - New Orleans, LA
6/11/2016 Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA More...
Gridfailure Streaming Full New Album
Today - Friday the 13th - Gridfailure launches "Ensuring The Bloodline Ends Here" via The Compound Recs.
The album bears eight movements performed, recorded, and produced entirely by David Brenner (Theologian, ex-Heidnik), who misuses a variety of guitars, basses, violins, harmonica, keyboards, electronics, chimes, drums, while infusing elements of incineration, physical ailments, weather systems, faunae, and other auditory unpredictability.
The entire album has now come online and can be heard in the player below. The album's full track listing is:
1. Shedding The Husk
2. Self-Exile
3. Ensuring The Bloodline Ends Here
4. Apparitions Revenge
5. Paranoia Will Not Coagulate
6. Shackled, A Crown Aflame
7. Traumatized By This New Reality
8. Welcoming Pyroclastic Eradication More...
Eternal Sleep Posts "Straw Man"
"Straw Man" is the brutal new single from Pittsburgh-based hardcore/death metal outfit, Eternal Sleep, culled from the band's forthcoming "The Emptiness Of..." debut LP, due out next week through Closed Casket Activities. Listen in below.
Eternal Sleep will join Nails, Full Of Hell, and God's Hate on tour in June with shows in Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Richmond confirmed. Catch the group live:
6/17/2016 The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/18/2016 The Loving Touch - Detroit, MI w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/19/2016 Hard Luck - Toronto, ON w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/20/2016 Les Foufounes Electriques - Montreal, QC w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/21/2016 Middle East - Boston, MA w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/22/2016 Marlin Room at Webster Hall - New York, NY w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/23/2016 Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/24/2016 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/25/2016 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/27/2016 High Note - Birmingham, AL
6/28/2016 Walters - Houston, TX w/ Blistered
6/29/2016 TBA - San Antonio, TX w/ Blistered
7/01/2016 51 West - Tempe, AZ w/ Blistered
7/02/2016 Programme HQ - Fullerton, CA w/ Blistered
7/03/2016 The Industry - Chula Vista, CA w/ Blistered
7/05/2016 Union - Los Angeles, CA w/ Blistered
7/06/2016 Oakland Metro - Oakland, CA w/ Blistered
7/08/2016 Moon Room - Denver, CO w/ Blistered
7/09/2016 house show - Columbia, MO w/ Blistered
7/10/2016 Northside Yacht Club - Cincinnati, OH w/ Blistered
8/05/2016 Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA @ This Is Hardcore w/ Integrity, Ringworm, Nails More...
Ghoul Streaming "Wall Of Death"
The notorious cannibalistic Creepsylvanians in Ghoul just released "Wall Of Death." Recorded exclusively for Decibel's Flexi Series, the tune serves as a precursor to a new full-length, set for release in the coming months via Tankcrimes (details forthcoming).
"It is our duty and pleasure to commit to the Decibel Flexi Series this, our greatest achievement ever," proclaims Digestor, doer of deviousness, "'Wall Of Death;' a song that tells a chilling tale of savage dictatorship, brutal oppression, and large-scale unreinforced masonry. Enjoy, won't you?"
In conjunction with the release of their new record, Ghoul will level the stages of seventeen venues supporting Carcass and Crowbar this Summer. The One Foot In The Grave Tour 2016 will commence on July 17th and run through August 8th with additional support provided by Night Demon. More...
Voivod Updates Tour Schedule
The Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators from Voivod will kick off their North American "Post Society" tour next week in continued support of latest release "Post Society," out now via Century Media Records.
Joined by King Parrot and Child Bite; the "Post Society" tour will be followed by European Summer festival dates beginning in August. All upcoming shows below. Updates marked with *.
VOIVOD, King Parrot & Child Bite - "Post Society" North American Tour 2016:
05.19.2016 Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey
05.20.2016 San Antonio, TX - The Rock Box
05.21.2016 Austin, TX - Barracuda
05.23.2016 Houston, TX - Scout Bar
05.22.2016 McAllen, TX - Yerberia Cultura*
05.23.2016 Houston, TX - Scout Bar
05.25.2016 Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
05.26.2016 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
05.27.2016 Salt Lake City, UT - Liquid Joes
05.28.2016 Las Vegas, NV - Vinyl / Hard Rock Café
05.30.2016 Phoenix, AZ - The Rebel Lounge
05.31.2016 Flagstaff, AZ - Green Room
06.01.2016 San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
06.02.2016 Los Angeles, CA - The Whisky A Go Go
06.03.2016 Santa Ana, CA - The Underground
06.04.2016 Fresno, CA - Strummers
06.07.2916 San Jose, CA - The Ritz*
06.08.2016 San Francisco, CA - Slims
06.09.2016 Eugene, OR - WoW Hall
06.19.2016 Portland, OR - Dante's
06.11.2016 Seattle, WA - El Corazon
06.12.2016 Victoria, BC - Distrikt
06.13.2016 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
06.15.2016 Calgary, AB - Dickens
06.16.2016 Edmonton, AB - Starlight Room
06.17.2016 Regina, SK - The Exchange
06.18.2016 Winnipeg, MB - Good Will Social Club
06.19.2016 Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks
06.21.2016 London, ON - Call The Office More...
The Browning Releasing New Album
The Browning could very well be heavy music's answer to the Terminator. Whereas everybody's favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger cyborg hid an endoskeleton under a sheath of skin, the Kansas City quartet-Jonny [vocals, electronics], Cody [drums], Brian [guitar], and Rick [bass]- thinly veil a hard rock edge beneath a casing of skittering electronic dance music, hip-hop grime, metallic brutality, and industrial expanse.
New album "Isolation" arrives on June 24th, 2016. "Over the course of the last three years, rock music is primarily all I've listened to," Jonny explains. "I've been ingesting bands like Rammstein, Disturbed, and Three Days Grace. My writing swung towards that. I knew this album was going to have more of a rock vibe. Obviously, there's still metal, but the scope has expanded. The electronics remain a big part of it. Since day one, the whole point was to not only be the heaviest electronic band, but the band with by far the most electronics."
He furthered, "Isolation is by far the best album The Browning has done yet. It has everything I wanted in it and nothing is missing. It shows how the band has progressed and matured since our last release. So, I cannot wait for the world to hear it." More...
Exclusive
Seven Nines And Tens Premieres New Track
Throughout the years we've had the pleasure of premiering new music from Vancouver's Seven Nines And Tens, with today giving us another such opportunity.
This time we're hooking you up with an early listen of the massive 13 1/2 minute single "Metropolis Noir / Rigs," taken from the group's upcoming summer release "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Slums!"
The album will see release via Dullest Records (Hush, Rorcal, Walk Through Fire) on CD and Big Smoke (Altona, Spruce Trap) on cassette. Cover artwork comes courtesy of Nic Brown. For more info on the upcoming album and single, check out our interview with Seven Nines And Tens right here.
Go ahead and hit "play" below, but take a moment to prepare yourself for this audio journey first, because it's quite the ride. When your 13 minute trip comes to a stop, be sure to let us know what you think! More...
Witherscape Issues Details On New Album
Swedish progressive death metal act Witherscape, featuring multi-instrumentalist and producer Dan Swanö (ex Edge Of Sanity/Bloodbath, Nightingale, etc.) along with multi-instrumentalist Ragnar Widerberg (ShadowQuest), has announced the worldwide release of the sophomore full-length album "The Northern Sanctuary," which is set to drop July 22nd via Century Media Records.
Following up on the refreshing impact of 2013's much acclaimed debut album "The Inheritance" ("Album of the month" by Germany's Rock Hard magazine and position # 97 in the official German sales charts) and 2014's complimentary "The New Tomorrow" EP, "The Northern Sanctuary" is yet another mesmerizingly dense conceptual album, enhanced by breathtakingly powerful artwork courtesy of Hungarian artist Gyula Havancsák (Nightingale, Destruction, Tyr, etc.), which can be seen below. More...
Hangar Announces New Album "Stronger Than Ever"
Brazilian progressive power metal act Hangar, featuring famed drummer Aquiles Priester, will finally release the first new original studio album entitled "Stronger Than Ever." The album marks the first new material since 2009's "Infallible." It also marks the first new material for vocalist Pedro Campos who joined in 2013 and who provided vocals for re-worked classics on the 2014 best of release "The Best of 15 Years, Based on a True Story."
There has not been a confirmed release date or label for "Stronger Than Ever," but new information is expected soon. The track listing and album art for "Stronger Than Ever" can be found below:
1. Reality is a Prison
2. The Revenant
3. Forest of Forgotten
4. A Letter from 1997 (MHJ)
5. Just Like Heaven
6. The Silence of Innocent
7. Beauty in Disrepair
8. We Keep Running the Course
10. Just Like Heaven (Acoustic) More...
Tanzwut Issues Music Video For New Album Title Cut
German act Tanzwut released a music video for the new track "Schreib Es Mit Blut." The song is the title track from the upcoming new release which drops via AFM Records on July 8th (EU) and August 19th (USA).
The track list is:
1. Schreib Es Mit Blut
2. Steig Ein
3. Bruder Leichtsinn
4. Chaos
5. Reiter Ohne Kopf
6. Geteert Und Gefedert
7. Stille Wasser
8. Reicher Als Ein König
9. Hahnenkampf
10. Wenn Ich Tot Bin
11. An Den Klippen
12. Bleib Bei Mir
13. Wer Wir Sind
14. Neue Ufer
15. Stille Wasser (feat. Liv Kristine) (Bonus Track)
Check out the clip here: More...
Avantasia Issues New Music Video "Draconian Love"
International act Avantasia - created by mastermind Tobias Sammet (Edguy) - released a new music video for the track "Draconian Love." The song features the vocals of Sinbreed/Beyond the Bridge/Symphonity's Herbie Langhans and was taken from the latest release "Ghostlights" (check out our review at this location.
Footage was captured during the band's recent "Ghostlights" tour performance in Brazil. A review for the band's New York City performance on April 15th can be read at this location, with a photo gallery over here.
Check out "Draconian Love" here:
Spellcaster Declares "I Live Again"
Portland speed metal act Spellcaster is streaming the new track "I Live Again," which can be heard in the player below. The song appears on the upcoming new album "Night Hides the World," which is set for release on July 8th via Prosthetic Records.
1. Aria
2. Night Hides the World
3. The Lost Ones
4. Betrayal
5. I Live Again
6. The Accuser
7. The Moon Doors
8. Prophecy
Check out the track here: More...
Suidakra Releases "Pictish Pride" Music Video
German melodic death/power metal act Suidakra released a music video for the new track "Pictish Pride." The song appears on the new album "Realms Of Odoric," which drops May 20th via AFM Records.
The album's track listing is:
1. Into The Realm
2. The Serpent Within
3. The Hunter's Horde (lyric video here)
4. Creeping Blood
5. Undaunted
6. Lion Of Darcania
7. Pictish Pride
8. On Roads To Ruin
9. Dark Revelations
10. Braving The End
11.One Against The Tide
12. Cimbric Requiem
13. Remembrance (Bonus Track) (Digipack Version)
Check out "Pictish Pride" here: More...
Nothing Lies Beyond Announces Debut Album
When you think of the Middle East, metal isn't exactly the first thing that springs to mind. But if you where to think about metal, one band that probably springs to mind is Orphaned Land. Well there's more than just that band! Introducing the latest edition to a fledgling metal scene... Nothing Lies Beyond. A band that's been around a couple of years now, slowly building a name for themselves in the back alleys and clubs of Tel-Aviv, graduating in performances alongside their peers such as Children Of Bodom and Dark Tranquility.
The band have been holed up in AG studio recently and have come to the surface with a blistering melo-death album entitled "Fragile Reality." Nine tracks of hook laden melodic death metal that would make you swear you were listening to something from Gothenburg from the early nineties. Except with a modern finesse. With songs like "Never Back Down" and "We Are The Revolution" this is a statement of intent from the young quintet. Check it out for yourself - the band issued the first single "Final Fight," which can be heard in the player below.
Drummer Ariel Lior comments, "This album means a big achievement in the band's history. From the early beginning, as the co-founder of the band, we always believed in the potential of the music that we made. The album is really a turning point, from being a small local band in the rehearsal studio... to what we are today." More...
Among Gods Details New Album "Ghost Empire"
Norway based doom death act Among Gods revealed cover artwork and track list for the highly anticipated new album "Ghost Empire." In addition, the band has made the first new track "Deliver Us From Evil" available for streaming in the player below.
"Ghost Empire" will be released June 27th by Argonauta Records and available as a CD and digital download. Pre-orders can be made at this location.
The track list for "Ghost Empire" is:
1. Incipiens
2. Ghost Empire
3. Deliver Us From Evil
4. Pandemonium
5. Wolves
6. Tempest
7. Tundra
8. Smerte More...
Grond Reveals New Album Details, Streams Track
Russian death metal act Grond revealed the cover artwork and track listing for the sophomore full length "Worship the Kraken." The album is scheduled for release on July 1st via Xtreem Music.
Grond was formed in Moscow in 2002 and has been developing its own brand of heavy, yet catchy, classic brand of death metal totally devoted to the deepest sea. "Worship the Kraken" contains 10 songs, featuring one with guest vocalist Lasse Pyykkö (Hooded Menace). You can expect some killer death metal the old school way that will please the ears of lovers of bands like Asphyx, Benediction, Autopsy, Obituary, Monstrosity and Six Feet Under.
The cover artwork (shown below) was created by bassist Daemorph Evilartdominion. The track list for "Worship the Kraken" is as follows:
1. Invocation
2. Kronos the Devourer
3. Steel Coffins
4. White Waters of South
5. Blood Monk (Goatlord cover)
6. Worship the Kraken
7. Below the Thunders...
8. Devonian Tyrant
9. Japetus the Ice Gate (feat. Lasse Pyykkö)
10. Typhoon is Coming More...
Alchemy Reaches The "End Of The Line"
Italian hard rock act Alchemy released a music video for the new track "End of the Line." The song appears on the upcoming new album "Never Too Late," which is set to drop on May 31st via Street Symphonies Records.
The clip, which was filmed at Circolo Colony, Brescia, Italy by Michele Tonoli, can be viewed in the player below:
Apocalypse Orchestra Signs With Despotz Records
Sweden's "best kept secret", the exciting medieval metal outfit Apocalypse Orchestra has signed with Sweden's fastest growing label, Despotz Records.
The sextet, who hail from the Baltic Sea region, and utilize non traditional instruments such as lutes, bagpipes, the mandola and even the hurdy gurdy, have one leg entrenched in medieval times and the other firmly in modern metal.
Apocalypse Orchestra was formed by mult-instrumentalists Mikael (Vocals, guitars, mandola, lute and cittern) and Erik (Hurdy gurdy, mandola, bagpipes, backing vocals) who developed a bond over their mutual love of the unlikely combination of folk music and doom metal. With a foundation of original music and lyrics the duo also decided to incorporate melodies stemming from as far back as the 11th century, the goal was to create a musical homage to a long gone era.
The songs tell stories of plagues, of hell and the senseless acts of war and suffering, all while weaving a romantic era thread combined with the crushing modern metal mentality that only Apocalypse Orchestra can deliver.
The band says, "We are very happy to commence this cooperation with Despotz Records, It feels like the next logical step for us today. Despotz have shown that they understand the band and our music and have shown complete confidence in us."
Despotz Records' Omer Akay says, "Apocalypse Orchestra is Sweden's 'Best Kept Secret' and we couldn't be prouder than to have them with Despotz."
Apocalypse Orchestra have begun recording their debut album in various castles across the Swedish countryside and expect the album to see a release later in 2016. More...
Airlines Of Terror Premieres New Music Video
Italian death metallers from Airlines Of Terror premiere a new music video for "Lysergic Parachutes", taken from the band's latest album "Terror From The Air".
Check out now "Lysergic Parachutes" below.
Just For Fun
Bunch Of Animals Covering Slipknot's "Duality"
YouTuber "Insane Cherry" has posted a new video titled "Slipknot - Duality (Animal Cover)". You can now check out Knot's "Duality" as performed by a bunch of animals below.
Sisters Of Suffocation Premieres New Music Video
Dutch all-female death metal band Sisters Of Suffocation premieres a new music video for the title track of the band's debut five-song EP "Brutal Queen". You can catch the band performing live at the Antwerp Metal Fest on July 10, or three weeks later at the Stonehenge festival.
Sisters Of Suffocation is:
Vocals - Els Prins
Guitar - Simone van Straten
Drums - Amber de Buijzer
Bass - Puck Wildschut
Check out now "Brutal Queen" below.
Cattle Decapitation New Music Video Teaser Posted
A short teaser for Cattle Decapitation's upcoming music video for "Clandestine Ways (Krokodil Rot)" is streaming below. The full video is scheduled to premiere online next Thursday, May 19th, 2016.
#BleedingIsBelieving
— Cattle Decapitation (@cattledecap) May 12, 2016
NEW MUSIC VIDEO AVAILABLE ON MAY 19TH!!! pic.twitter.com/qwcmZuRCAK
Turnstile Premieres New Animated Music Video
Turnstile premieres a new animated music video for the track "Addicted", taken from the band's latest album "Nonstop Feeling". The clip was created by Elliot Bech.
States the band: "Elliot Bech created everything in his own style. He brought the video to life with frantic back-and-forth animation that’s at one moment childish and fun, and the next, dark and perverse. The song is about over-dependence and discontent. It’s about the battle for the super drug."
Check out now "Addicted" below.
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