Metal News for May 25, 2016
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34 news articles posted on this day.
Interview
Katatonia Talks New Album And 25 Years Of Gloom
It's been quite the journey during the past 25 years for the Swedish masters of gloom, Katatonia.
The band just dropped new album "The Fall of Hearts" through Peaceville and shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon, with plans to continue bringing depressive metal to the masses for many more years to come.
It's always a pleasure to chat with the guys from Katatonia every few years as new albums come to fruition, and this time around we have front man Jonas Renkse himself to discuss lineup changes, celebrating a quarter century of existence, and more.
Renkse had quite a bit to say about the past and future of Katatonia, from the dim prospects of another "Dethroned And Uncrowned" experiment anytime soon ("I don't want to re-hash things just because they were successful, I want to find new and equally exciting things to do in the future," he comments) to when he'll finally be collaborating with Mikael Akerfeldt on a new project: "Maybe when we are in our 60's!" More...
Save The Clock Tower Releases New Video
Tasmania’s premiere post-hardcore act Save The Clock Tower returns today with brand new track “White Cross,” the first song released from forthcoming full-length album “The Familiar // The Decay.”
This new album will be released worldwide on July 1st through Bullet Tooth and a video for "White Cross" is now available below.
The stunning vision for the “White Cross” video was brought to life through director Ben Wrigley and produced by Third Eye Visuals.
Carnifex Posts "Drown Me In Blood" Video
San Diego, California-based metal outfit Carnifex has released an official music video for "Drown Me In Blood" and started the pre-order for upcoming album "Slow Death."
"Take a trip down with us in the darkest music video we've ever done," comments the band's frontman Scott Ian Lewis. Watch it now below.
New album "Slow Death" will be released on August 5th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast Records. Grab your copy right here. More...
Extrema Posts "Child Abuse" Song
Classic Italian thrash metal band Extrema will release new offering, "The Old School EP," this Friday, May 27th via Punishment 18 Records.
The EP features five tracks originally written during the band's heyday - primarily unheard as finished recordings until now.
In anticipation of this week's album release, Extrema has revealed the track "Child Abuse," which can be heard below. Guitarist Tommy Massara comments:
"'Child Abuse' is another track from our past production that never ended on an album, there is a really old version on our demo tape 'Rehearsal 1989' that I found, the same as all of the tracks on this EP. We wanted to finally record all of them for our official discography. I've always been pissed that we never recorded them before because even today, these songs are timeless - they don't sound old. This song has a strong lyric, the title says everything." More...
Internal Suffering Posts New Song
"Cyclonic Void Of Power," the scathing new full-length from brutal death metal legion Internal Suffering, will devour the masses on June 24th, 2016 via Unique Leader in CD, vinyl, and digital formats.
Captured at 16th Cellar Studios in Rome (FleshGod Apocalypse, Hour Of Penance, Hideous Divinity, etc.) by Italian death metal mastermind Stefano Morabito (Eyeconoclast, ex-Hour Of Penance), "Cyclonic Void Of Power" delivers ten brand new tracks.
In advance of its release, today the record's title song is made available for public consumption. Listen in below. More...
Serpent Spells Releasing EP
Hailing from Bangladesh, the three-piece Serpent Spells is yet another band to get under the wings of Godz Ov War Productions.
Owing to the collaboration, a debut EP entitled "Mantras Within Ascending Fire" will be released May 31st. The cover artwork was created by Michael Capili, and the EP's track listing is as follows:
1. Prism of Flesh (Entrance)
2. Piercing the Cervix of Nehemah
3. Scourge Heretic Consecration
4. Mantras Within Ascending Fire More...
National Suicide Announces New Album
National Suicide's first album "The Old Family Is Still Alive" came out in 2009 and was followed by an extensive tour that included high profile festival appearances.
Now National Suicide's new album "Anotheround" will be released on July 22nd via Scarlet Records. The band's sound is faster and sharper than ever, with deep roots in the American thrash metal scene of the '80s. The track listing is:
1. No Shot No Dead
2. I Refuse To Cry
3. Scene Of The Crime
4. Anotheround
5. Fire At Will
6. Nobody's Coming
7. Second To None
8. What The Fuck Is Goin' On?
9. I Have No Fear More...
Rotting Obscene Releasing "Depths Of Decay"
Virginia's Rotting Obscene - featuring members of Darkness Remains and Human Infection - stormed onto the death metal landscape in 2011 with an impressive four song demo.
Now in 2016 the band returns with a debut full-length album titled "Depths Of Decay." The album is due to drop June 24th via Transcending Records and features the following track listing:
1. Audient Void
2. Cataclysmic Advent
3. Depths of Decay
4. Nightmares of the Forlorn
5. The Awakening
6. Paths of Deception
7. Abhorrent Reprisal
8. Temporal Diminishment
9. Metamorphic Transcendence
10. Absence of Light
11. Warstorm
12. Defacing Divinity More...
Rotten Sound Kicks Off North American Tour
Finnish grindcore powerhouse Rotten Sound is kicking off a previously announced North American tour today.
The tour, which starts tonight in New York, sees the band travel to-and-from Maryland Deathfest, and also features Canadian dates in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal, which are followed by a trek throughout Mexico.
A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below. Rotten Sound is touring in support of explosive new full-length "Abuse to Suffer," which can be heard in full after the tour routing. More...
Conclave Posts "Cut It Off" Video
Massachusetts-based doom collective Conclave will unleash the "Sins Of The Elders" full-length next month. Captured at Raven's Head Studio in Allston, Massachusetts with Eric Braunschweiger at the recording helm, with "Sins Of The Elders" the band fuses death and doom influences into a unique amalgam of heavy grooves and pounding sludge.
Today you can check out a visual accompaniment to Conclave's "Cut It Off." The performance video was filmed by a band friend in Worcester, Massachusetts the first time this track was played live.
"Both musically and lyrically, 'Cut It Off' is punching yourself out of a box," elaborates Conclave of the latest "Sins Of The Elders" teaser. "When you've had enough of the shit and nothing seems to matter or hold value anymore, you reach the point where you're willing and ready to destroy everything, starting with yourself. Scorched. Fucking. Earth." More...
Diabolizer Announces The "Apokalypse"
Third Eye Temple is pleased to announce the release of "Apokalypse" by Turkish death metal horde Diabolizer on July 8th, 2016.
The blades are sharpened, the screams of vengeance and death grow louder, and far beneath the pits of Kadiköy's underground, the blackest flames of impurity rise up to the skies.
Featuring cover art by Robert A. von Ritter Illustrations with design and colours originated by Mentalporn, the MCD will be available in two versions: regular jewel case CD with 8-page booklet and a limited edition (100 copies) jewel case CD branded with serigraphy print and patch. The track listing is:
1. Process the Void
2. Condemned to Burn in Hell
3. Temple of Demonic Torments
4. Blood Aesthetics Dictated
5. Hammer of Diabolization
6. Beneath the Skullthrone
7. Descend into Desolation More...
Sink Posts New Song Online
Today Sink's "Enchant" track comes online, which hails from the band's fourth album, "Ark of Contempt and Anger." The album is set for international release on June 17th via Svart Records and features the following track listing:
1. Hunger
2. Pilgrimage
3. Dream Map
4. Consolation
5. Crystal Ship
6. Enchant
7. Terminal
8. World Asthma
9. So We'll Go No More A-Roving More...
Amon Working On Album
Alpha Omega Management is excited to announce the signing of U.S. death metal group Amon, originally formed in 1987 by the Hoffman brothers Eric and Brian.
The band changed the name to Deicide when signing to Roadrunner Records, but the Hoffman brothers resurrected Amon again in 2007, and released the "Liar In Wait" album in 2012.
Currently, Amon is working on new album, featuring Nick Barker (Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Lock Up, Brujeria, Benediction,Testament, Gorgoroth, Ancient, among the others) on drums.
Amon comments: " AWESOME TO SIGN WITH ALPHA OMEGA! Hail the almighty SATAN!!! We are eager to see the fans LIVE for a great setlist of old classics, including also new tunes. Alpha Omega is excellent booking agent, my friends. Contact Alpha Omega for live AMON shows. Excellent!!! See you soon."
Alpha Omega Management adds: "We've a huge pleasure to welcome these legendary death metal masters in Amon to our Family! The guys are ready and hungry to kill the stages they'll meet on their road, soon! So stay tuned for next announcements and get ready for the hell-ish blast!" More...
Sanzu Streaming "Heavy Over The Home"
We have now seen the North American release of "Heavy Over The Home," the debut album from Perth, Australia's Sanzu.
Initially self-released in 2015 "Heavy Over The Home" is being reissued worldwide via Listenable Records on CD and limited edition orange vinyl. This updated version includes revised artwork as well as the "Painless" EP serving as bonus tracks.
With the updated version out now, all the tracks have also come online for streaming. Listen in below. More...
Honky Gearing Up For "Corduroy" Release
"Corduroy" is the title of the forthcoming new full-length album from Texas superboogie trio Honky, which features long time Butthole Surfer/part time Melvins bassist JD Pinkus, guitarist Bobby Ed Landgraf (Down, Skrew), and drummer Trinidad Leal (Dixie Witch).
Set for release later this month via Housecore Records, "Corduroy" was produced by JD Pinkus and mastered by Paul Leary with artwork and layout by Ryan Everett. Drum duties were handled by a host of talented bashers, including Leal, Michael "Night Train" Brueggen (Blackula, Syrup, Supagroup), Dale Crover (Melvins), and even original Honky drummer, Lance Farley. Guest appearances include Mark "Speedy" Gonzales and the Fantasma Horns, as well as the band's favorite Honkette, Rae Comeau.
Honky will release "Corduroy" on May 27th. Check out a new promo video from the band below, along with the "Outta Season" single. More...
Thunderstone Releases "Fire And Ice"
Finnish power metal outfit Thunderstone is following the success of latest album "Apocalypse Again" (which became the group's first ever Top 5 charter in Finland) with a new video clip.
Check out the official music video for "Fire And Ice" below. The "Apocalypse Again" track listing is as follows:
1. Veterans Of The Apocalypse
2. The Path
3. Fire And Ice
4. Through The Pain
5. Walk Away Free
6. Higher
7. Wounds
8. Days Of Our Lives
9. Barren Land
Paradox Posts "Ballot Or Bullet" Video
Paradox just released a lyric video for killer first single "Ballot Or Bullet," taken from upcoming album "Pangea" (due out on June 3rd in Europe and June 24th in the United States). The album's full track listing is as follows:
1. Apophis
2. Raptor
3. The Raging Planet
4. Ballot Or Bullet
5. Manhunt
6. Cheat & Pretend
7. Pangea
8. Vale Of Tears
9. Alien Godz
10. El Muerte More...
Archaic Decapitator Posts "Cult Of Reanimators"
Archaic Decapitator is now streaming "Cult Of Reanimators," the second single to be released off forthcoming EP, "Light of a Different Sun."
Pre-orders for "Light of a Different Sun" are available here, where you can also hear previous track release "The Three Poisons."
Sintax Releasing "Sway For A Better Day"
Sintax was formed by members of Shwortsechaye & Birth in late 2010, and since then the band has toured Israel to establish a fan base all over the country.
After a small limited CD-edition of the “Sway For A Better Day” album, the release is now due out digitally worldwide via Inverse Records on June 17th, 2016. Check out a music video off the album below.
Brutai Announces Upcoming Shows
Commandeering the modern metal ship since the release of blazing new single "Deep," the past few months have seen London based metallic rockers in Brutai go from strength to strength.
After recently supporting the likes of Butcher Babies, Textures, and The Five Hundred, the band now reveals upcoming shows, including a date supporting Soilwork. Catch Brutai live:
12th August - Bloodstock Festival - Sophie Stage
20th August - Readipop - Reading
21st August - The Monolith All Day - Dingwalls, London w/ Zoax, Press to Meco, No Consequence
24th August - Sticky Mike's Frog Bar - Brighton w/ Voices From The Fuselage
25th August - London - Underworld w/ Soilwork More...
Red Dawn Posts "Looking Through The Eye Of God"
With the release of Red Dawn’s debut album “Algorithm of Destruction” just two days away, the French technical death metal quintet just shared a second single online - hear “Looking Through The Eye Of God” below.
Set for release this Friday via Finisterian Dead End, “Algorithm of Destruction” was recorded at Vamacara by HK and features cover art by Above Chaos (Tsjuder, Inquisition, Loudblast, Nightfall). The track listing is as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Cracked Clock
3. Hate
4. Strange Dreams
5. Looking Through the Eye of God
6. Algorithm of Destruction
7. Alter Ego
8. Fall of Curtain
9. Infinity of Time More...
Periphery Streaming "The Price Is Wrong"
Periphery, who recently announced the release of fifth album, "Periphery III: Select Difficulty" (due out July 22nd on Sumerian Records), today shares the first music to be heard from the 11-song album. Check out “The Price is Wrong” below.
“It’s like handing somebody a grenade,” guitar player Jake Bowen says of the song, which serves as the album opener. “It’s so in-your-face and brutal for us. It was a great way to start.”
“Every one of our albums has a nice long intro, and we were like, ‘Let’s kick this off with a drum fill and a pissed-off riff,’” laughs guitar player Misha Mansoor. “It’s something we haven’t done. It was fun.”
The new album's track listing is as follows:
1. The Price is Wrong
2. Motormouth
3. Marigold
4. The Way The News Goes…
5. Remain Indoors
6. Habitual Line-Stepper
7. Flatline
8. Absolomb
9. Catch Fire
10. Prayer Position
11. Lune More...
Asking Alexandria Posts New Video
With new music video "Here I Am," Asking Alexandria delves deeper into "The Black." The clip was directed by Steven Contreras and is available below.
Ben Bruce (guitars) states: "This is definitely the most visually epic music video we have created. It's a story about hope and strength and loving the person you are. Stand up for yourself and what you believe in. We love the AA Family and cannot wait to share this video with the world."
Catch Asking Alexandria live on these upcoming festival appearances:
Jun 18th @ SEIRAM Fest - Blackfoot, ID
Jul 14th @ ROCK USA - Oshkosh, WI
Jul 17th @ CHICAGO OPEN AIR - Bridgeview, IL
Denner / Shermann Streaming New Music
Twin guitar legends of Mercyful Fate, Michael Denner & Hank Shermann, are set to unleash their upcoming Denner / Shermann full-length album, "Masters Of Evil," on June 24th via Metal Blade Records.
To give fans a preview of the album, a new 90 second audio clip is now available below, along with the "Angel's Blood" single.
"Masters Of Evil" was mixed by Arnold Lindberg at Sound Industry Studio in Gothenburg, Sweden and mastered by Maor Appelbaum in Los Angeles, California. The cover artwork was created by Swedish artist Thomas Holm, who also painted the "Satan's Tomb" artwork.
The 8 new Denner / Shermann tracks continue right where the "Satan's Tomb" EP left off: covering the entire gamut of heavy metal nuances and taking the listener down a mysterious path where tales of dark, supernatural fantasies are told, that transport you to places that can only be found in the most vivid, blood curdling nightmares. More...
Bloody Hammers Posts "The Reaper Comes" Video
"This album is certainly the darkest album I've ever recorded," states Bloody Hammers mastermind Anders Manga of the upcoming "Lovely Sort Of Death." This brand new album will see the light of day on August 5th via Napalm Records.
The band has now unveiled a music video for the track "The Reaper Comes" - check it out below. The new album's full track listing consists of:
1. Bloodletting On The Kiss
2. Lights Come Alive
3. The Reaper Comes
4. Messalina
5. Infinite Gaze To The Sun
6. Stoke The Fire
7. Ether
8. Shadow Out Of Time
9. Astral Traveler
10. Catastrophe More...
Be'lakor Streaming "Roots To Sever"
Time for some new Be'lakor tunes: today the band releases a brand new track off upcoming album "Vessels," which will be released June 24th via Napalm Records.
Check out the new song "Roots To Sever" below. Pre-orders for "Vessels" are available right here and the full track listing is as follows:
1. Luma
2. An Ember's Arc
3. Withering Strands
4. Roots to Sever
5. Whelm
6. A Thread Dissolves
7. Grasping Light
8. The Smoke Of Many Fires More...
Headline News
Manowar Calling It Quits
Whether you've pined for this day since the '80s or have been an uberfan who lives and breathes the cheese, it's a moment we all never thought would actually come: Manowar is disbanding.
After 36 years of true glorious heavy metal, the kings of all things combat are throwing in the towel.... but not before a final farewell tour! The band comments:
"Message To All Manowarriors - Nachricht an alle Manowarrior: The Gods And Kings Tour was a groundbreaking moment in our career. The stage, sound, video and you, our fans, were magnificent!
"Coming off such an amazing tour it was clear that the next time we must go even bigger and beyond anything we have ever done; something that will fulfill every Manowarrior’s dreams. Then that will be the ultimate moment to say Thank You and farewell!
"The Final Battle will begin in Germany and take us all over the world to say goodbye to all of you.
If you know Metal you know MANOWAR. If you know MANOWAR you know Metal!
"Those who join this tour will be left with an eternal memory; having witnessed the band that has dedicated their blood, hearts, souls and every moment of their career to True Heavy Metal. We are calling all Manowarriors to prepare yourselves now and to join us for The Final Battle!” More...
Exclusive
Jorn Is "Running Up That Hill" In New Video Clip
One of the greatest rock singers of our time, Jorn Lande returns with a unique album of covers of classics from artists and bands that have meant something special to him, and helped forge this talented man's own unique style. "Heavy Rock Radio" is the title of the new release, which drops via Frontiers Music srl on June 3rd. Pre-orders can be made over at Amazon at this location.
Today, Jorn teams up with Metal Underground.com to being you the video for the Kate Bush cover "Running Up That Hill," which can be viewed in the player below.
Through Jorn's extensive career, which includes more than 40 albums of mostly original songs, he has also recorded great versions of several rock classics such as Thin Lizzy's "Are You Ready", UFO's "On and On", Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers", and many more. Jorn also recorded a successful Ronnie James Dio tribute album, released in 2010. Every song JORN covers is treated with the utmost respect and "Jorn-ized" accordingly. A good example is his heavy sounding version of "I Walk Alone", first released by Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish).
"Heavy Rock Radio" is not an ordinary album of cover songs, it is truly a songbook of hits. Featured – among others - are great versions of the Eagles' "Hotel California" and Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" (check it out below) which gets the Jorn style treatment to become very powerful and epic, without losing its commercial touch. More great classics included are John Farnham's "You're The Voice", Queen's "Killer Queen", and two absolute melodic rock evergreen gems in Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" and Foreigner's "Rev On The Red Line".
The original concept of the album was to create a sort of jukebox of radio hits, but to avoid leaning too much on the pop side of rock, JORN decided to blend the track listing with a few more up tempo rock tracks as well, such as "The Final Frontier" by Iron Maiden ("probably the closest you get to anything commercial with Iron Maiden," says Jorn), "Live to Win" by Paul Stanley (a song which was also featured on the popular television series South Park), and a few hard rock classics show up as well from Deep Purple ("Stormbringer"), Dio ("Rainbow In The Dark") and Black Sabbath ("Die Young") to complete the mix. More...
EvnaR Premieres New Song "Blasphemia Manifesta"
Spanish/Slovenian blackened death metal band EvnaR premieres a new song entitled "Blasphemia Manifesta", taken from the brand new album "E.V.N.A.R", out in stores now as CD via Winter Demons and as black vinyl via The Vinyl Division.
Check out now "Blasphemia Manifesta" below.
Stortregn Premieres Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Swiss blackened death metal band Stortregn premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Singularity", which will be out in stores via the Dutch label Non Serviam Records on May 27.
The album features performances by some notable guests:
Steffen Kummerer: (Obscura, Thulcandra)
Ville Viljanen: (Mors Principium Est)
Simon Girard: (Beyond Creation)
Vladimir Cochet: (Mirrorthrone, Unholy Matrimony, Weeping Birth)
Check out now "Singularity" in its entirety below.
Nervosa Premieres New Music Video "Hostages"
Brazilian all-female thrashers Nervosa premiere a new new music video for "Hostages", taken from the band's upcoming second album "Agony", which will be out in stores June 3 via Napalm Records.
Check out now "Hostages" below.
Caecus Premieres Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Hailing from Champaign, IL technical death metal outfit Caecus premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new debut album "The Funeral Garden", which will be out in stores next Tuesday, May 31 via bandcamp.
Check out now "The Funeral Garden" in its entirety below.
Conquer Divide Premieres New Music Video
All-female metalcore outfit Conquer Divide premieres a new music video entitled "What’s Left Inside". Says guitarist Kristen Waters about the song:
"‘What’s Left Inside‘ is a song about the broken relationship I had growing up with my father. He was verbally abusive, and super hard on me growing up. He would commonly insinuate directly or indirectly that I wasn’t good enough or wouldn’t make it, wouldn’t graduate college, etc. And we still have a messed up relationship to this day. The song is essentially 15 years of pent-up anger I got out in about 10 minutes. It’s actually the fastest song I ever wrote. Needless to say, I graduated college and made it farther than he did with music (he was a drummer in a band at my age). The song is cathartic for me and turning a negative situation into something positive."
Check out now "What’s Left Inside" below.
Blessthefall Premieres New Live Music Video
Blessthefall premieres a new live music video for "Oathbreaker", taken from the band's new album "To Those Left Behind", out in stores now via Fearless Records.
Check out now "Oathbreaker" below.
Blessthefall, Like Moths To Flames, Get Scared and Picturesque will take to the road in July for "The Back To Basics Tour". Check out all dates below: More...
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