Metal News for May 5, 2014
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Visceral Disorder Signs New Record Deal
Pathologically Explicit Recordings has issued the following announcement about inking a deal with Visceral Disorder:
"We are happy to announce a new signing, the band Visceral Disorder from Russia has joined our roster and their debut full-length CD titled 'Dead Body Party' will be released in a couple of months with an awesome cover art done by Mottla Art. Musically they are mixing slamming stuff with Texas death metal. More news to come!"
Pre-orders are available at this location, and the artwork can be seen below. More...
Unique Leader Records Announces Showcase
On Sunday, June 15th, Unique Leader Records will be hosting a showcase performance in conjunction with Rock the Nation America.
The event includes an all-star line up of brutality, featuring: Disgorge, Condemned, Unmerciful, Inanimate Existence, The Kennedy Veil, AlterBeast, Euphoric Defilement, and Mouth of the Serpent.
Location: The Black Castle – 855 W Manchester Ave, Los Angeles
Doors Open at 4pm – All Ages – $15 cover More...
Mind Streaming Full New Album
"Save Yourself From Hell," the third full-length from crust punk crew Mind is out now via Selfmadegod Records. You can stream the entire release below, and "Save Yourself From Hell" can be picked up at Bandcamp here.
Following over a decade of silence from the multinational Polish/German duo, Mind returns stronger than ever with this massive third album. Crushing all in its path with eight enraged new furious punk/crust tracks in the vein of Doom, Extreme Noise Terror, Disrupt and early Toxic Bonkers, "Save Yourself From Hell" is a killer, modern take on a classic and influential genre. The album also includes guest appearances by U.K. crust/grind vocalists Dean Jones of Extreme Noise Terror and Denis Boardman of Doom. The track listing is as follows:
1. Don't Do It (featuring Dean Jones of E.N.T.)
2. Burn And Destroy
3. Lost
4. Living Just To Die
5. Inferno
6. Suffer
7. Human
8. Bread To Breathe
9. Burn And Destroy (featuring Denis/Doom) More...
Underwell Releases "Easy Escape" Video
Underwell has now released an official video for the song “Easy Escape” via Blank TV, which can be seen below and comes off sophomore album “The Chant Of Husks.”
The band also stated: “The new album is the logical evolution of Plan Your Rebirth. As we grew up, our sound and the subjects we treat with our music, followed the same process. The concept of the rebirth was recovered and analyzed through a more personal point of view. The sound is a mix of flashbacks from the 70s, really sick dissonances and greater care in the arrangements.” More...
Opeth Discusses Recording New Album
Opeth will release eleventh studio album "Pale Communion" on June 17th, 2014. The album was produced by band leader Mikael Åkerfeldt and mixed by longtime collaborator and Porcupine Tree frontman/guitarist Steven Wilson.
Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt was recently interviewed by Ultimate-Guitar.com. The band recorded at Rockfield Studios in the UK, and finished the album in two weeks.
Says Mikael in the interview: "We recorded onto Pro Tools but through the console. They still have tape machines there that are rarely used. I think we could have used tapes. I have recorded many records on tape and even if I love the sounds, it's so time consuming. We didn't have time really but we actually recorded much faster than we ever have. It was only 13 days to record this album...That's very fast for us. When we have recorded onto tape even if we've been well-rehearsed, we spend a month or six weeks. Which I didn't want to do this time. I wanted for it to be fast, spontaneous and fun...I think this new album is still clinging to the '70s sound, which is a warm, natural sound but the technology was updated and more advanced. So it sounds like '70s but better in a way. If you know what I mean? I guess that's what we wanted. I don't like modern-sounding heavy records. I think many of them sound just not human. You also get tired and your ears get tired listening to new metal records. While some of those records I mentioned still sound fresh and never sounded old." More...
Read the full article at Ultimate Guitar.
Jesse Leach Answers Fan Questions
Killswitch Engage front man Jesse Leach has been answering fan's questions via his personal website (you can submit questions to jesseleach.com@gmail.com) and the second installment in this ongoing video series is now available online.
In this clip, he talks about musical "guilty pleasures," what he'd be doing if he wasn't a full-time musician, vocal warm-ups, living life in fear of mistakes, the relationship between music and ideology, the future of Times of Grace, and more. Check it out below.
Gojira Posts Tour Video
Gojira's tour with Mastodon and Kvelertak launched on April 28th, and the band has posted a video clip online from the San Francisco stop.
Watch below for cameo appearances from two of Mario Duplantier's drumming peers - Brann Dailor of Mastodon and Dave McClain of Machine Head. The Mastodon / Gojira / Kvelertak tour continues through May 17th.
Gojira also recently released a new music video for the track "Born In Winter," which can be seen at this location.
X-Empire Releases New EP
Brazil's X-Empire has now released new EP "End Of Times," and the entire release is available for streaming online.
Pick up a digital copy of the tracks over at Bandcamp or listen to all the songs in the player below. The track listing is as follows:
1. Principium et Finis
2. Fallen
3. WarCry
4. No Answers
5. Scars From The Past
6. End Of Times
7. Reflections In The Dark More...
Miss May I Issues Statement About Fan Death
Miss May I has issued the following statement about fan dying after attending a live show on May 3rd:
"As many of you will have heard, Alberto Scott, a Miss May I fan in attendance at our Webster Hall show on Saturday night tragically died.
"We were deeply shocked and saddened to hear this news. We are awaiting a full report from the New York Police Department. In the meantime, we'd ask that all your thoughts and prayers be with his family.
"We have been made aware of a webpage that is raising funds to help pay for his funeral costs. We will be making a contribution and we'd strongly urge others to do so at this location."
Several sites have reported the death was caused by a stage-diving accident, while others have stated Scott collapsed during the show and that stage diving was not involved. Further details will be announced as they are made available.
Miss May I's latest album "Rise Of The Lion" is out now and can be heard in full below. More...
Aittala To Release "Effigy" Album
Aittala is set to release third full-length album "Effigy" on June 17th, which follows 2011’s "Haunt Your Flesh."
"Effigy" consists of 10 songs; seven brand new hard and heavy Aittala tracks along with a re-imagining of three songs from the 1993 demo "Selling Heaven."
“Originally, ‘Effigy’ was meant to be a 4-5 song EP,” vocalist/guitarist Eric, explains. “But we had seven completed songs that we felt were all strong. We just decided to record all seven of them, then figure out how to release them later.”
Since seven songs seemed an awkward number to release at one time, Eric came up with a creative solution. “Since I had the original ‘Selling Heaven’ tracks digitized (from the 16-track reel), I thought it would be pretty cool re-record everything using only the original drum and bass tracks and release them as fresh versions. This is giving me the opportunity to release versions of those songs how they were originally intended to sound if I had the time, money and technology when they were originally recorded.”
With regards to the new songs that make up the bulk of the new album, Eric states “I’m very excited for people to hear the new material. I feel they’re the best Aittala songs released. The song writing is moving the sound in heavier direction with more of a focus on guitar-driven metal. In the last couple years I've been finding myself listening to heavier bands and those influences have been creeping into the way I'm approaching my song writing. But even with the heavier sound, the songs will keep the unique sound that Aittala has been complemented on.” More...
Greenleaf Streaming "Ocean Deep"
Kick your week off with some bonged-out, psychedelic-tinged stoner rock goodness courtesy of Greenleaf and "Ocean Deep."
The latest number comes by way of the Swedish unit's upcoming new long player, "Trails And Passes," set for release via Small Stone Recordings on May 13th. The new song is available below, courtesy of DoomedAndStoned.com.
The "Trails and Passses" album was recorded by former Greenleaf/Demon Cleaner/Dozer drummer Karl Daniel Lidén at Studio Gröndahl and mixed and mastered by Lidén at Tri-Lamb Studios. You can also see the band live:
5/22/2014 Schaubude - Kiel, DE w/ S.N.O.
5/23/2014 Vinyl Groove Music Fest @ Musicon - The Hague, NL
5/24/2014 Ostbunker - Osnabruck, DE
5/25/2014 Jägerklause - Berlin, DE w/ S.N.O.
5/26/2014 Ostpol - Dresden, DE w/S.N.O.
5/27/2014 KuBa - Jena, DE
5/28/2014 Komune - Offenbach, DE
5/29/2014 Alte Hackerei - Karlsruhe, DE w/ S.N.O.
5/30/2014 7er Club - Mannheim, DE
5/31/2014 Coq d'or - Olten, CH
6/02/2014 Gibus Cafe - Paris, FR
6/03/2014 Sojo - Leuven, BE
6/04/2014 Waldmeister - Solingen, DE
6/05/2014 The Bruch Brothers - Luzern, CH
6/06/2014 TBA
6/07/2014 PulPub - Nijmegen, NL w/ Tank 86
6/08/2014 Loppen - Copenhagen, DK
9/04/2014 Moon Club - Cardiff, UK w/ Steak
9/05/2014 Kraak - Manchester, UK w/ Steak
9/06/2014 The Borderline - London, UK w/ Steak, Sedulus
10/04/2014 Up In Smoke Festival - Pratteln, CH w/ Dozer, Kadavar, Ufomammut etc.
10/01/2014 Blue Moon Festival - Cottbus, DE
11/28/2014 Rocksound - Barcelona, SP
11/29/2014 Wurlitzer Ballroom - Madrid, SP More...
Nightsatan Streaming Movie Soundtrack
Today the cosmic synth-warlords in Nightsatan are streaming the entirety of their "Nightsatan and the Loops of Doom" release, which can be heard below courtesy of Halifax Collect.
A dual CD/DVD package, Nightsatan and the Loops of Doom is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, and is being released internationally on May 9th via Svart Records, in conjunction with Solina Records and Twisted Films. The movie draws inspiration from the very same source the band does: '80s post-apocalyptic science fiction.
The soundtrack's track listing is as follows:
1. Lost Karelia
2. (Obey) Thy Master
3. Of Wolf And Rami
4. Theme From Loops Of Doom
5. Secret Of The Mystery
6. Doom Doom Girl
7. Nightmare In The Night Doomsday Judgement
8. Enter The Loop
9. Mazathoth Speaks
10. Battle Knights
11. Inhalator II Love Theme
12. Rejects Of The Wasteland
13. Echo Of A Dying World
14. Loops Of Doom End Credits More...
Tombs Posts New Track
Brooklyn, New York outfit Tombs is set to release new album "Savage Gold" on June 10th (North America), June 9th (UK/World), and June 6th (Germany/Benelux/Finland). Tattooist Thomas Hooper, who is responsible for the band's previous album covers, again created the artwork.
The second single from Savage Gold is being exclusively premiered today via The AV Club. The song entitled "Deathtripper" can be heard below.
Singer Mike Hill spoke about "Deathtripper" by saying: "I actually wrote the lyrics for this song back in the late 90's when I was living in Boston. I was going through a period where I was sleeping on someone's couch and living out of a gym bag. I went through some old journal entries and found the lyrics written out. They seemed to fit the vibe of the instrumental tracks."
The full "Savage Gold" album's track listing is:
1. Thanatos
2. Portraits
3. Seance
4. Echoes
5. Deathtripper
6. Edge of Darkness
7. Ashes
8. Legacy
9. Severed Lives
10. Spiral More...
Black Tora Releases Self-Titled Album
Black Tora's self-titled album is available now over at iTunes here, and today you can hear the "Fuel My Hunger" single below. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Attack
2. Hearts on Fire
3. Feed My Ego
4. Freedom Rider
5. Fuel My Hunger
6. Break Down the Wall
7. Born to Play Loud
8. The Rocker
Vintersorg Posts Video Teaser
Vintersorg has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming "Lågornas Rov" music video, which can be seen below. The full official video is expected to be released online shortly.
The track comes by way of the band's upcoming "Naturbål" ("Nature's Bonfire") album, due out June 27th/30th in Europe and July 8th in North America. The track listing is as follows:
1. Ur aska och sot
2. Överallt och ingenstans
3. En blixt från klar himmel
4. Lågornas rov
5. Rymdens brinnande öar
6. Natten visste vad skymningen såg
7. Elddraken
8. Urdarmåne
9. Själ i flamma More...
Interview
Mist Within Frontman on the Iranian Metal Scene
When we hear about Iran nowadays, it is often in a heavy context wrapped around religious or political narratives. Iran is almost never associated with Heavy Metal - in fact, metal is barely tolerated in Iran, and is a subject aligned with devil-worship, ostracized to the fullest extent of human ability and political power.
However, where conflict and revolution percolate in response to perceived oppression and omission, a growing interest in all things forbidden, dark and heavy is born. Mist Within is just one example of Iran's youth seemingly corrupted and ruined by Western culture. Their hunger and passion for our literature, cinema and music - utterly nonexistent to Iranian eyes and ears just 50 years ago - has contributed to the emergence of a diverse musical underground rife with intensely talented men and women looking for a way to be heard.
Here, Mist Within vocalist Alireza Motevasel enlightens us on their upcoming album, the Iranian scene and what it is like to be a metalhead in one of the most controversial nations on Earth. More...
Hollywood Monsters Streaming "Move On"
Classic hard rock outfit Hollywood Monsters - featuring Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus), Don Airey (Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Michael Schenker), and Vinnie Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath) - has signed a record deal with Mausoleum Records.
The new album "Big Trouble" is to be released on May 23rd via Mausoleum Records. A brand new song titled “Move On” can also be streamed below. The album's track listing is as follows:
01. Another Day In Grey – Pt 1
02. Move On
03. Big Trouble
04. The Only Way
05. The Cage
06. The Ocean
07. Oh Boy!
08. Underground
09. Village Of The Damned
10. Song For A Fool
Bonus track
11. Fuck You All More...
Unfathomable Ruination Posts Playthrough Video
Unfathomable Ruination has just released a studio video for the title track to the band's new EP "Idiosyncratic Chaos," set to be released July 1st by Sevared Records on CD and 7" vinyl format.
The EP was recorded at Ritual Sound studios by Samuel Turbitt and the video was filmed and edited by Doug Anderson of Visceral Video.
Oruga Streaming New Track
French massive doom/sludge act Oruga has premiered a new track from upcoming album, "Blackened Souls," which is set to be released on May 19th via Apathia Records.
You can listen to the song "Heretics" below courtesy of NoCleanSinging.com. The album's track listing is as follows:
I. Heretics
II. We, The Darkness
III. Dead Among The Living
IV. Disciples
V. Cursed
VI. Ghosts Of Anneliese (watch the video here) More...
Ripple Music Launches Benefit For McCash Family
Nearly a month ago, the metal community lost a brother, a father, a husband, a friend, and a comrade when Jason McCash of Indianapolis doom outfit The Gates of Slumber passed away at the age of 37.
Ripple Music has issued the following announcement about donating proceeds from a 2XLP release to the McCash family:
"The entire extended heavy-music family has felt the effects of the tragedy and, in times like this, it's more important than ever that we gather together to help one another and show the love and support we so vehemently stand for.
"Ripple Music has a long-standing tradition of donating all proceeds from auctions of its rare test pressings to charity, so when the time came to let go of this beautiful 2XLP test-press copy of Earthen Grave's debut album, it was clear that the money should go to the family of Jason McCash.
"For more information, or to bid on this gorgeous, rare test-pressing, head to this location."
You can also donate directly to the McCash family by clicking here. More...
Space Chaser Streaming Full New Album
Space Chaser's new "Watch The Skies" LP was released today via This Charming Man Records. In celebration of the release, you can stream the album in full below, courtesy of Metal.de.
You can also see a music video taken off the new album for the track "Wastecrawler" over at this location.
Mustasch Releases New Video
Swedish outfit Mustasch has released a new music video for the song "Thank You For The Demon," which can be seen below courtesy of RockHard.de.
You can also catch the band live across Europe starting tomorrow, with full details available at this location. "Thank You For The Demon" is the title track taken off the album of the same name, and the track listing is as follows:
1. Feared and Hated
2. Thank You for the Demon
3. From Euphoria to Dystopia
4. The Mauler
5. Borderline
6. All My Life
7. Lowlife Highlights
8. I Hate to Dance
9. Don't Want to Be Who I Am More...
Inter Arma Cancels Upcoming Shows
Inter Arma is currently embarked on the Vermis North America MMXIV tour with Ulcerate. The band has now issued the following announcement about missing several upcoming shows:
"Regretfully, due to circumstances beyond our control, Inter Arma will be unable to perform on the Canadian, Detroit, and Chicago dates of the East Coast portion of the tour with Ulcerate leading up to MDF.
"We had maintained hope that the situation now causing our absence would have resolved itself prior to the trip, allowing us to do the whole tour unimpeded, but that ended up not being the case.
"We will definitively still be playing the shows in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston and hope to be able to hop back on at Fort Wayne and finish the remainder of the shows, but there are still a few things up in the air waiting to be resolved.
"This is probably more of a bummer for us than it is for you, but we apologize nonetheless and hope to be able to make it up to you all ASAP." More...
Terminatryx Releases "Shadow" Album
The South African female-fronted outfit Terminatryx has released the "Shadow" album, which is now available online at Bandcamp. You can also stream the full album below, and the track listing is as follows:
1. Metropolis 02:37
2. Holy 04:10
3. Scars 04:36
4. Masjien 03:02
5. Shadow 03:50
6. Gone 04:15
7. Purifire 02:32
8. Nothing 03:40
9. Outcast 04:59
10. Medusa 05:18
11. Shadow (Industriezone Remix) 03:46 More...
Overkill Announces European Tour
With the release of new album "White Devil Armory" scheduled for this summer, the New Jersey thrash metal veterans in Overkill now announce an extended European tour for October and November 2014.
Joining Overkill on tour will be L.A.-based metalheads Prong, Swedish speed youngsters and labelmates Enforcer, as well as Greek heavy metal outlet Darkology.
Commented Overkill vocalist Bobby Blitz: “We hit the European shores on October 30th of this year, with our White Devil Armory version of 'Killfest'. With us will be PRONG & ENFORCER. We look forward to banging out the new tunes, as well as some of the old school classics we have banged our heads to over these past 28 years of touring. Until then, Horns UP!“
"White Devil Armory" will be out on July 18th, 2014 via Nuclear Blast. The effort was tracked at Gear Recording and mixed by Greg Reely, who also worked on 2012's "The Electric Age." See the band live: More...
Agalloch Premieres Entire New Album Online
Agalloch's new album "The Serpent & The Sphere" is due out on May 13th in North America via Profound Lore Records and in Europe on May 19th via Eisenwald.
Today the entire release has been available online for streaming. Check out the full album over at NPR.org here. The track listing is as follows:
1. Birth and Death of the Pillars of Creation
2. (serpens caput)
3. The Astral Dialogue
4. Dark Matter Gods
5. Celestial Effigy
6. Cor Serpentis (the sphere)
7. Vales Beyond Dimension
8. Plateau of the Ages
9. (serpens cauda) More...
Soul Mask Streaming New Track "Release The Mask"
Italy's Soul Mask is streaming the new track "Release the Mask." The song appears on the new EP release "Streben," which is expected for release via the band this spring.
Soul Mask was formed in 1999, initially playing classic power metal music and released two demos and the full length album "Ruins." After the former band split in 2006, five years of silence passed before guitarist Marco Malacarne decided to bring the band together again and within four months Soul Mask was reborn and playing live.
In 2012, they released the first EP in eight years, entitled "Shadows." The material combined old and new influences. In 2013, the band made some other changes in the line up, adding new ideas, influences and strengths to the bond of the members with the project.
The latest lineup for Soul Mask is:
Marco Malacarne - Guitars
Ruben Crosara - Vocals
Davide Valerio - Drums
Giorgio Matteoli- Bass Guitar
Rico Klimtova - Guitars
Alexandros Muscio - Keyboards
Check out "Release the Mask" here: More...
Countless Goodbyes Splits With Vocalist
Finnish metalcore band Countless Goodbyes has issued the following announcement about splitting with the band's vocalist:
"Countless Goodbyes has decided to part ways with vocalist Jiri Rantanen due to personal reasons. We would like to thank Jiri for these past years, it have been fun road. We wish him all the best.
"We will NOT cancel any of the upcoming shows! We will announce the new vocalist soon." More...
Orgone Streaming "The Joyless Parson"
Orgone has posted the new edition of "The Joyless Parson" online, which can be heard in the player below, and the band also comments"
"Our second full-length album, 'The Joyless Parson,' is finally available for download/digital purchase right here. This is the version mixed and mastered by Tom Kvålsvoll of Strype Audio (1349, Emperor, DHG, etc.) We're grateful for his contribution to the album. I've also setup purchase options for limited copies of our early releases, 'The Goliath' and 'Accumulator.'
"Thanks to everyone who has waited for the release of this album. Please feel free to share these recordings with anyone you'd like. All of the money we receive will go directly toward the recording of our next album, which we aim to release sometime in 2015."
The track listing is as follows:
1. Scrying 02:45
2. The Joyless Parson 10:33
3. Mourn 05:06
4. Wailing Wind 01:37
5. Void of Course 14:23
6. Caress of Vines 03:50
7. Circulated Treason 10:39 More...
Arkan Streaming "Endless Way" Track
Following the 2011 album "Salam" (reviewed here), Arkan is now gearing up to drop new release "Sofia" on May 23rd (May 27th in North America).
Today another track from "Sofia" is now available online. Check out "Endless Way" below, thanks to LaGrosseRadio.com. The album's track listing is:
1. Hayati (streaming here)
2. My Reverence
3. March of Sorrow
4. Leaving Us
5. Soiled Dreams
6. Deafening Silence
7. Endless Way
8. Wingless Angels (available here)
9. Beauty Asleep
10. Scar of Sadness
11. Cold Night's Dream
12. Dark Epilogue More...
Alberto Rigoni Announces Date Of New Solo LP
After the success of "Three Wise Monkeys" (see review here) which featured contributions from legendary musicians such as Kevin Moore (ex-Dream Theater) and Göran Edman (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen), Italian bassist and prog rock composer Alberto Rigoni (Solo, TwinSpirits, Vivaldi Metal Project, Kim Bingham) is proud to announce the release of his fourth album.
The as of yet untitled release will be more heavy and progressive than its predecessors, and will be released by Any and All Records on October 1st with distribution worldwide via PowerProg (Europe), Nightmare Records (USA & Canada), Disk Union (Japan), Mylodon Records (Chile), BTF (Italy), La Mazakuata Records (Mexico).
Rigoni commented on the relase: “The album production is going great and it’s gonna sound huge! I’m really excited about this new release! In the following weeks Federico Solazzo, who also played amazing keyboards on the album, will do the mixing and the mastering. More news about the album concept, special guest list etc. will be unveiled in the next months.”
Check out a clip of the new album here: More...
Queensrÿche Begins Work On New Album
With the Queensrÿche canvas wiped completely clean and the band's easel the strongest and most stable it's been in years, Eddie Jackson, Todd LaTorre, Parker Lundgren, Scott Rockenfield and Michael Wilton forge ahead to create yet another QR masterpiece. The band has already begun writing new material for the follow up to their critically acclaimed self-titled 2013 Century Media Records release, Queensrÿche. The new album is tentatively scheduled for release in early summer 2015.
"The Queensrÿche internal dynamic has certainly changed in terms of musicianship. It's more of a cohesive team and the chemistry we have now is making what we can do creatively limitless. For Queensrÿche, it was always about being able to write together as a band. We didn't have that for a long time but now that it's back, we feel extremely liberated," states founding guitarist Michael Wilton. "We've already begun the writing process for the next album and have a few songs demoed that we feel really good about. We're taking the songs in the classic Queensrÿche direction but maybe a little more progressive and heavier at times. The thing is, you never know what you really have until it's complete. We can't wait for the final outcome. Writing with such a dynamic group of individuals has been nothing short of amazing."
Queensrÿche recently reached a settlement in their dispute over the ownership of the Queensrÿche name and brand. Century Media is pleased to announce that Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Michael Wilton have successfully agreed to purchase Geoff Tate's portion of the Queensrÿche name. The band will buy out their former lead singer's share of the Queensrÿche corporation while allowing him the ability to be the only one to perform Operation: Mindcrime and Operation: Mindcrime II in their entirety. He will no longer have use of the TriRyche logo or any other album images aside from the Mindcrime releases. He can only refer to himself as the "Original Lead Singer of Queensrÿche or "Formerly of Queensrÿche" for a period of two years and that text must be at least 50% smaller than his name in all materials. After this two year period passes, he can only refer to himself as Geoff Tate with no mention of Queensrÿche at all. Geoff Tate will be able to finish any confirmed dates billed for More...
Def Con One Debuts New Video
Metal Shock Finland has debuted the new video from Def Con One, titled "Skinhead Shaped Dent," which can be viewed at this location or below. The track comes from the Newcastle band's recent sophomore release, "II."
"Skinhead Shaped Dent" was filmed at Garage Studios in South Shields. The band commented about the interesting choice of song title:
“The song title came about when we were on our way to Les Fest in Scotland we stopped off at some services for some food and as we were leaving the restaurant, a car nearly knocked us down. Steve said if the car had hit us there would be a big skinhead shaped dent in the car, we all fell about laughing thinking it was so funny but then thought it would make a killer song title!”
Senior Manager Ali Blackdiamond comments:
“This song and video lives up to what we expect to hear from Def Con One – brutal chugging riffs combined with Davey’s vocals and Antton’s precision drumming makes for the ultimate metal listening experience, don’t miss it!”
Killer Be Killed Streaming New Track "I.E.D."
Killer Be Killed, the new band featuring members of Soulfly, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mastodon, and The Mars Volta, is streaming the new track "I.E.D." The song appears on the self-titled debut album which drops this week in Europe (May 9th) and May 13th in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. A review for the album can be found over at this location.
The track listing is:
1. Wings of Feather And Wax streaming here)
2. Face Down (streaming here)
3. Melting Of My Marrow
4. Snakes of Jehova
5. Curb Crusher
6. Save The Robots
7. Fire To Your Flag
8. I.E.D.
9. Dust Into Darkness
10. Twelve Labors
11. Forbidden Fire
12. Ghosts Of Chernobyl (Vinyl Only Bonus Track)
Check out "I.E.D." here: More...
Astra Releases "Losing My Ego" Music Video
Italian progressive metal act Astra, featuring DGM keyboardist Emanuele Casali on guitar, released the new music video "Losing My Ego." The track is the opening song on the band's latest, and third, studio release "Broken Balance," which was released last month via Scarlet Records.
Check out "Losing My Ego" here:
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