Metal News for May 5, 2016
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Rotten Casket Releasing "Emerged From Beyond"
Underground Movement has set June 27th as the international release date for Rotten Casket's "Emerged From Beyond" collection.
"Simply Rotten Death Metal" is how the five Dutch old-school deviants of Rotten Casket would describe their soundg. Made up from ex-members of Death Squad, Pulverizer, Deifecation, Bloody Remains, and Caedere, they have been blasting a name for themselves in the European underground for the past couple of years, creating a heavy, scathing, and devastating racket by taking the listener on a trip back to the crushing sound of late '80s Swedish death metal.
"Emerged from Beyond" consists of both Rotten Casket’s sold-out cassette releases remixed and now on one disc, with over 56 minutes of pure death metal. The track listing is:
1. Morbid Transgressions
2. Glorious Gruesome Murder Manifestations
3. Unknown Graves
4. In Search of the Perfect Skin
5. Culpable Homicide
6. Emerged From Beyond
7. Vortex of Insanity
8. Falling Skies
9. Breed of Osteophagia
10. Leeches of the Cross
11. Drowned in Darkness
12. Tangled in Gore More...
Whitechapel kicks Off U.S. Tour
Whitechapel will release sixth full-length, "Mark Of The Blade," next month via Metal Blade Records and will furthermore just kicked off a U.S. headlining tour.
The tour will stretch through May 22nd and features support from Fit For A King, The Plot In You, and Enterprise Earth. From there the band will take a short breather before joining this year's edition of Warped Tour, which runs from June 24th through August 13th.
Joining Whitechapel on the annual expedition will be Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine, Every Time I Die, Motionless In White, and many more. Full date and venue info is available below. More...
Toska Announces Self-Titled Release
Hailing from the truly cold climes of Iceland, the unnamed members of Toska strafe ears immediately with an unrelenting, savage interpretation of influences ranging wildly from early Dodheimsgard to Funeral Mist to Windir – all vocal chaos, percussive insanity, and melodic sensibility in overflowing measure.
The black metal of Toska is fueled by “an inexplicable force that one can also find in the dark majesty of Mother North,” where in response to that force, these musicians “transmit the whispers of spirits dwelling in the night skies.”
While Northern nature remains the muse for the sonics, lyrically Toska instead takes inspiration from Tadeusz Micinski, a Polish poet known for his apocalyptic vision and mystical awareness.
So prepare yourself for majesty, madness, bedlam and beauty, all entwined, as Eihwaz Recordings proudly presents this self-titled first EP from Toska on May 15th. The track listing is:
1. From The Starless Night
2. Night I - Algid Gales
3. Night II - Throbbing Tumulus
4. Night III - Iced Spectres
5. Spirits Of The Winter Moon
6. Night IV - The Howling Descent
7. Night V - Blizzard Tales More...
Rotting Christ To Tour North America With Marduk
Greece's Rotting Christ has announced a new North American tour beginning on September 2nd in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and sees the band joining Marduk and Season of Mist label mates Carach Angren, along with Necronomicon. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
Sept. 2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Sept. 3 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
Sept. 4 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Sept. 5 Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
Sept. 6 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Sept. 7 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Sept. 8 Montreal, QC @ L'Astral
Sept. 9 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
Sept. 10 Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa Villa
Sept. 11 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's
Sept. 12 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
Sept. 13 Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
Sept. 14 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
Sept. 16 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
Sept. 17 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
Sept. 18 Portland, OR @ Bossanova Ballroom
Sept. 19 Oakland, CA @ Metro Opera House
Sept. 20 Las Vegas, NV @ LVCS
Sept. 21 Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater
Sept. 22 Phoenix, AZ @ Joe's Grotto
Sept. 23 El Paso, TX @ Mesa Music Hall
Sept. 24 Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
Sept. 25 Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog Bar More...
Nuke Releasing Self-Titled Album
Out of the wastes of Detroit will come Nuke's self-titled debut album for Hells Headbangers, set for international release on July 22nd.
A statement from the band reads: "Nuke is immensely excited to have our debut album released via Hells Headbangers! The label has already been a good home us via other projects, and we feel our brand of metal, punk, and speed fits right in. Get Nuked and go to Hell!"
Check out opening track "Nuke Me Baby" below. The full "Nuke" track listing will be as follows:
1. Nuke Me Baby
2. Metal Inferno
3. Marching Undead
4. Hellrider
5. Dead Space
6. Rip Ride
7. The Queen
8. Flame of Desire
9. Murder Troops More...
Beastwars Releases New Music Video
Beastwars today unveils an unhallowed new video for the "Witches" track, which can be seen below. "Witches" is taken off latest album "The Death Of All Things" that is out now through Destroy Records. The full track listing is:
1. Call to the Mountain
2. Devils of Last Night
3. Some Sell Their Souls
4. Witches
5. Black Days
6. Holy Man
7. Disappear
8. The Devil Took Her
9. The Death of All Things
Musket Hawk Streaming Entire New Album
Tomorrow, Baltimore sludge/grind trio Musket Hawk will drop the riotous bounty of the "Desolate" full-length. In advance of its release, the record has been spewed forth in its jaw-breaking entirety. Listen in below.
A vile, near half-hour-long exploration into the underbelly of sonic filth, Musket Hawk's self-produced, fittingly-titled "Desolate: was mastered by Dan Randall (Ghoul, Annihilation Time, Impaled) and delivers eight decaying tracks of chaos, disorder and monolithic gloom.
The record will see release on May 6th via Baltimore-based Unholy Anarchy Records in cooperation with Australia's Goodtimes Records. Catch Musket Hawk live on these upcoming dates:
5/25/2016 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
5/26/2016 Trinity Chapel - Fredrick, MD
5/28/2016 Sidebar Tavern - Baltimore, MD
5/29/2016 Metropolitan Café - Annapolis, MD
5/30/2016 McCormack's Irish Pub - Richmond, VA
5/31/2016 TBA - Columbia, SC
6/02/2016 TBA - Charleston, SC
6/03/20156 Static Age Records -Ashville, NC
6/04/2016 SchoolKids Records - Raleigh, NC (no Disparo!) More...
Nominon Streams Live Track
The opening track from “Chaos In the Flesh… Live!” from Swedish death-metal veterans Nominon has just come online. Check out "In the Name of Gomorrah" below.
The new live album will release via CD on May 13th through Morbid Skull Records and Deathgasm Records. “Chaos In the Flesh… Live!” captures the band’s performance at the Death Kills Festival in Stockholm last February 2015 and was mixed and mastered by Javi Bastard (Graveyard) at Moontower Studio in Barcelona, Spain. The track listing is:
1. In the Name of Gomorrah
2. Sodom's Fall
3. Mantra Reverse
4. Hordes of Flies
5. Malicious Torment
6. Undead Beast
7. Submit to Evil
8. Blaspheming the Dead
9. The Cleansing
10. Mausoleum
11. Release in Death More...
Sunstorm Posts "Don't Walk Away From A Goodbye"
Frontiers Music Srl is set to release Sunstorm's fourth album "Edge of Tomorrow" on May 13th, 2016. Today new audio offering "Don't Walk Away From a Goodbye" has been made available for streaming. Listen in below.
Joe Lynn Turner comments: "This new Sunstorm album is the best of the series! We went harder... stronger... and heavier than ever before without losing the integrity of what the project is about...I call it melodic metal! The songs are very well crafted, the messages are profound, the performances amazing..and the sound is incredible! All involved can be very proud of such a great music. I urge anyone who loves great music to check out 'Edge of Tomorrow,' you won't be disappointed!"
The track list for "Edge of Tomorrow" is:
1. Don't Walk Away From A Goodbye
2. Edge Of Tomorrow
3. Nothing Left To Say
4. Heart Of The Storm
5. The Sound Of Goodbye
6. The Darkness Of This Dawn
7. You Hold Me Down
8. Angel Eyes
9. Everything You've Got
10. Tangled In Blue
11. Burning Fire More...
Abhorrent Decimation Announces Vinyl Release
U.K. death metal band Abhorrent Decimation is celebrating the success of "Miasmic Mutation" with a re-issue of the album in vinyl format and a corresponding mini-tour. Making full use of the stunning artwork created by Pär Olofsson, this vinyl reissue is served up in a Gatefold layout and will be limited to 250 units. Each copy will also be totally unique.
"We opted for a shocking hot pink vinyl with ice blue splatter and due to the way each unit is pressed, there can be no exact duplicates," says founding member and vocalist Ashley Scott. "We wanted to create something really special, the success of this album means a great deal to us and we wanted to invest in a really nice product."
To celebrate the reissue of "Miasmic Mutation" on vinyl, Abhorrent Decimation will be playing a small string of intimate shows across. The group has chosen Ad Patres (Koatoxin Records) from France as support.
16/06 Croydon, The Scream Lounge
17/06 Liverpool, Maguires
18/06 Hitchin, Club 85 More...
If These Trees Could Talk Streams New Track
On June 3rd, Akron, Ohio's If These Trees Could Talk will release third full-length, "The Bones of a Dying World," worldwide via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of the quintet's signature instrumental post-rock, check out new track "Earth Crawler" below.
Recorded over the past year at NE Meadow Studios in Akron, OH, "The Bones of a Dying World" was once again produced and engineered by the band's own Zack Kelly (drums). Mixing duties were handled by Zack Kelly and Freddie DeMarco, while the final master was completed by Alan Douches at West West Side Music.
For the album artwork, If These Trees Could Talk called upon long-time designer Charlie Wagers, who worked with the band on the past two releases - "Above the Earth, Below the Sky" (2009) and "Red Forest" (2012). The track listing consists of:
1. Solstice
2. Swallowing Teeth
3. Earth Crawler
4. After the Smoke Clears
5. The Here and Hereafter
6. Iron Glacier
7. The Giving Tree
8. Berlin
9. One Sky Above Us More...
Enoid Posts Full Album Online
Enoid's new album "Exilé Aux Confins Des Tourments" saw release today - May 5th - and now all the tracks have also come online for streaming. Check out the latest offering from this Swiss one man black metal project below, or grab your own copy here. The full track listing is:
1. Je t'arracherai les cieux (5:54)
2. Ces cicatrices dans mon âme (5:29)
3. Mangez ma chair, prenez ma douleur (4:31)
4. La croix de mon existence (3:46)
5. Nouveau cycle destructeur (4:07)
6. Sourire éternel sur mes lèvres (4:10)
7. La lumière disparaît (5:47)
8. Ode à la haine (8:48) More...
Mindscar Announces "What's Beyond The Light"
Orlando's Mindscar is pleased to announce the release of new album "What's Beyond the Light" on August 19th, 2016.
The band as already released a video for first single "Buried Beneath the Snow," which you can view below. The album's full track listing is as follows:
1. I Am The Bad Man
2. Headless
3. Buried Beneath The Snow
4. A Faceless Force That Must Die
5. Megalodon
6. Cerberus
7. When The Soul Dies
8. Entering The Void
9. What's Beyond The Light More...
Conclave Streams "Aethereum"
"Sins Of The Elders" is the forthcoming full-length from Massachusetts-based doom metal faction Conclave. The album was captured at Raven's Head Studio in Allston, Massachusetts with Eric Braunschweiger at the recording helm.
As a precursor to its release, today you can hear the "Aethereum" track via the YouTube video below.
Building off Conclave's 2014 self-released "Breaking Ground" EP, "Sins Of The Elders" boasts nine grisly tracks of staggeringly heavy and atmospheric oppression - pure and honest metal in an uncompromised form. See the band live on these dates:
5/13/2016 One Bar & Grill/Pearl St. - Northampton, MA
6/30/2016 Ralph's Rock Diner - Worcester, MA * Record Release Show
6/23/2016 Grub Sweat & Beers Fest @ O'Brien's - Cambridge, MA
8/27/2016 RPM Fest - Greenfield, MA More...
Perdition Releasing "Lost Rites"
Perdition is due to release "Lost Rites" via Imminence Records this coming June 3rd, 2016. The cover artwork and track listing can be seen below, while the following press release was also issued:
"From the bleak shores of Lake Erie comes Perdition, bringing a wall of sonic destruction and superb performance with them. Forged in the fall of 2008, Perdition is a symphonic death metal band that brings a tide of change for metal listeners everywhere.
"Uplifting piano and keyboard arrangements juxtaposed with edgy modern technical death metal style guitar and drum work form the core Perdition sound.
"Having played with internationally famed and signed acts such as Moonspell, The Faceless, Decapitated, Born of Osiris, Abigail Williams, and Carnifex, Perdition is a heavy hitting force of young musicians, ready to cut a swath of carnage through any metal music scene."
1. Zeitgeist
2. Genocide
3. The Hymn Creeper
4. The Shattered Hands Of Thieves
5. Lost Rites More...
David Readman Splits With Voodoo Circle
German blues hard rock act Voodoo Circle - featuring Primal Fear guitarist Alex Beyrodt - announced the departure of vocalist David Readman (Almanac, Pink Cream 69). No replacement was immediately announced, but the band promises "spectacular news" soon.
In a statement on Facebook, Readman commented: "Hi people...With deepest regret I have decided to leave Voodoo Circle. It was a great adventure, and I enjoyed working and making music with the guys. We made some great albums together but now it's time to move on. I wish them all the best for the future! Cheers, David"
The band's latest effort "Whiskey Fingers" was issued last fall via AFM Records (see review here.
Electric Wizard Recording Album
Spinefarm Records just revealed today that Electric Wizard is working on a ninth studio album, with delivery expected in time for a Halloween 2016 release. Spinefarm comments:
"This is all the information available. The whereabouts of the band and the recording / mixing details are not currently known, but more news should follow in due course..."
This new offering will be the follow-up to 2014's "Time to Die" and will be the second release on the band's Witchfinder Records imprint, the result of a worldwide deal with Spinefarm Records.
According to Spinefarm, "'Time to Die' effectively closed the lid on a particular part of the band's career, and this new album will represent a fresh turn of the turf..."
Until that time, get your fix of pure evil at this upcoming live show:
08/26/16 - Psycho Las Vegas, Las Vegas, US
Cardiac Streaming Full New Album
Swiss groovy hardcore/metal group Cardiac shared a full stream of new and fifth album, "Sangrar Hasta Lograrlo," set to be released tomorrow. Listen in below!
Recorded at Ignition Prod Studio & Downtone Studio, mixed by Thomas “Drop” Betrisey (Samael & Sybreed) and mastered at Studio Du Flon by Greg Dubuis, "Sangrar Hasta Lograrlo" is set for release on May 6th via Tenacity Music. More...
Black Crown Initiate Streams "For Red Cloud"
Pennsylvania's purveyors of metal from Black Crown Initiate have unveiled a brand new track today titled "For Red Cloud" - listen in below (stream provided courtesy of MetalSucks.net).
It is the first bit of new music we've heard from the band since the release of a previous LP in 2014. Guitarist Andy Thomas calls the song "a statement of the psychological enslavement of the modern world, and a tribute to those who resisted being enslaved. We will never become the storm of change that our world needs. Our children will never know what true freedom feels like, and we surely don't, either."
Black Crown Initiate will release "Selves We Cannot Forgive" on July 22nd, 2016 via Entertainment One Music (eOne). "We've been through a great deal as a band since our last release," says Thomas. "We've grown a great deal as writers, players, and people and put everything we had into this one."
See Black Crown Initiate live on these upcoming dates:
5/5/2016 - Winnipeg, MB - The Park Theatre
5/8/2016 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
5/10/2016 - Seattle, WA - Studio 7
5/11/2016 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
5/12/2016 - Petaluma, CA - The Phoenix Theater
5/13/2016 - Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse
5/14/2016 - West Hollywood, CA - Whisky a Go Go
5/15/2016 - Phoenix, AZ - Joe's Grotto
5/17/2016 - Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall
5/18/2016 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
5/20/2016 - Fort Worth, TX - The Rail Club
5/21/2016 - Austin, TX - Dirty Dog Bar
5/23/2016 - New Orleans, LA - Southport Hall
5/25/2016 - Tampa, FL - Orpheum Theatre
5/26/2016 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
5/27/2016 - Knoxville, TN - The International
5/28/2016 - Dayton, OH - Oddbody's More...
Extrema Reveals "The Old School" Details
The Italian thrash metal ambassadors from Extrema first broke out onto the metal scene in 1985. Now, Extrema is ready to unleash a latest offering and follow-up to 2013's "The Seed of Foolishness," entitled "The Old School" EP.
This new mini-album is due out May 27th, 2016 via Punishment 18 Records. Vocalist G.L. Perotti and co. have churned out a classic metal burner featuring five tracks originally written during the band's heyday - primarily unheard as finished recordings until now.
"The Old School" EP is available for pre-order now at this location. Recorded last year at Fear Studios in Alfonsine (Ravenna, Italy) with "The Seed of Foolishness" producer Gabry Ravaglia, these tracks do not just prompt the "old school" cliché - they are the real deal - recorded in classic brutal fashion with only minimal writing tweaks. More...
Interview
A Quick Chat With Moonsorrow's Mitja Harvilahti
Moonsorrow has become one of the most popular names in pagan metal over the past sixteen years, developing an epic sound that practically brings the bloodthirsty Vikings back from the grave. Their music has become beloved not just by metal fans, but by lovers of classic rock and indeed history buffs, fascinated with the research that goes into every song.
During their recent tour with Korpiklaani, (see review here,) I was able to fleetingly sit down and speak with the band's guitarist Mitja Harvilahti, who discussed the group's new album, "Jumalten Aika," it's cover artwork and how it feels to top the charts in their native Finland. You can watch the interview below. More...
Interview
An Interview With Overkill Frontman Bobby Blitz
Overkill are one of the bands that have held the flag of thrash metal at it's highest throughout their career, keeping the genre's name alive in the good times and the bad. At the heart of it all is vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and bassist D.D. Verni, the only two constant members in a band which has spanned over three decades.
During their recent tour of the United Kingdom with Polish death metal stalwarts Vader (see review here,) I had the pleasure of meeting one of thrash metal's most beloved singers and asking Blitz about the past and present, the upcoming American election and much more. You can watch the interview in two parts below. More...
Perturbator Streaming "The Uncanny Valley"
Perturbator's new album "The Uncanny Valley," along with its companion EP, "The Uncanny Valley - Bonus" is finally available for streaming and purchase at Bandcamp. Check out this sleek, '80s VHS anime extravaganza below. Perturbator comments:
"Neon glyphs flash across the alley - blinking kanji. Hues of garish pink and red emerge, language of the night. Your android partner: a deadly weapon, just like you. She’s draped in the radiance, wearing it as camouflage. A prototype: lithe, oblique, next-gen fatale. Your last faith in humanity and the only soul you can trust.
"After the War Against Machines, factions of the Cult remain. Dismantling what little technological trust mankind retains. The black church is where they recruit their fanatics. Destroy them. A futile mission. A deadly trap. A four year descent into a sinuous labyrinth with no escape."
1. Neo Tokyo 04:13
2. Weapons For Children 05:26
3. Death Squad 04:24
4. Femme Fatale (Feat. Highway Superstar) 05:34
5. Venger (Feat. Greta Link) 05:08
6. Disco Inferno 06:09
7. She Moves Like A Knife 05:33
8. Sentient (Feat. Hayley Stewart) 05:32
9. Diabolus Ex Machina 04:39
10. Assault 04:08
11. The Cult Of 2112 03:58
12. Souls At Zero (Feat. Astronoid) 06:20
13. The Uncanny Valley 06:54 More...
Exclusive
Pensevor Premieres Full New Sludgy Doom Album
The down-tempo, sludged out doom fest that is Pensevor has a new album slated to arrive this Friday, May 6th, 2016.
With less than 24 hours until the aural apocalypse arrives, we thought we'd just go ahead and bring about the end of all things a little early.
Check out all of "Klothod" in our exclusive stream below ahead of the release date!
Hibernacula records will handle the release of "Klothod," the full-length debut of this U.K. outfit. The album contains eight tracks that combine insane vocals with a back-end straight out of hell.
Pensevor is a four-piece from Farnborough, Hampshire, forming in 2011 to play hypnotic, primitive, regressive drop-C Neanderthal sludge-doom. You can pick up your copy of "Klothod" here and the album's full track listing is:
1. Totem
2. Ritualistic Blood Sacrifice
3. Sewerpuss
4. No Hope For Dying
5. Silvine
6 I Despair
7. Dungeoness
8. Lowest Of The Low More...
Headline News
Eluveitie Announces Major Lineup Split
Swiss folk metal act Eluveitie announced the departure of drummer Merlin Sutter, vocalist Anna Murphy and guitarist Ivo Henzi from the band in what is described by Murphy as an "impossible situation."
The band will play out the next few shows with Sutter, Murphy and Henzi and then other performances the band has committed to, incuding Wacken this August, with replacement members before retiring for a while to solidify a new lineup.
The official band statement reads: "With a heavy heart we have to announce that Eluveitie will go through another change soon. We have decided to part ways with our longtime drummer Merlin Sutter. In the consequence of this, Merlin's close personal friends Anna Murphy and Ivo Henzi decided to leave Eluveitie as well.
"We all developed a lot over the last ten years – not only as a band, but also as individuals. And we partly developed in different directions; different goals, wishes and ideas emerged. Over the last years we all had to deal with interpersonal challenges within the band. Instead of pulling together, our days have rather been shaped by wearing friction and constant clash of interests. And thus we felt that we have become something we shouldn't have; that we've diverged from what Eluveitie was always meant to be – a band, a family, a passionate and deep-rooted group of musicians, where heart's blood can flow freely! Eluveitie was always meant to be about 'rock'n'roll,' passion and also about 'carrying the torch' of the Celtic spirit. Yet over the years we have partly diverged from our roots, which is not good.
"Each and every single one of us is definitely a passionate musician! But in this group constellation, we seemed to rather cumber, than to inspire each other. The band has suffered from this for a longer time now.
"So we ended up in this painful situation where the mentioned facts have made it impossible to us to continue like this and we came to the point eventually, where we believe, it's best to go separate ways. More...
Dying Fetus Fan Has Ashes Scattered In Pit
Dying Fetus is currently on the road headlining the "Metal Alliance Tour" with support from The Acacia Strain, Jungle Rot, Black Crown Initiate and rotating openers Reaping Asmedia and Nylithia.
During the May 3rd Illinois stop of the tour, the band received what they considered a very interesting request. One of the band's biggest fans recently passed away and as a final wish, he had asked that his ashes be scattered on stage during their show. When the band ripped into Nick's favorite song "Homicidal Retribution," the band honored his wish and did just that.
"We just scattered nicks ashes in the pit for his favorite song, 'Homicidal Retribution,' may he RIP. Rest in the pit \m/", commented the band on Twitter.
Prior to this tour that band was busy in the studio recording their latest release for Relapse Records. Once the "Metal Alliance Tour" concludes the band will finish the long anticipated eighth studio release. Album name and release date is TBA. After the album is complete they will embark on an extensive Europe run that will include headline and festival dates, all of which are listed below. More...
Sliptrick Reckords Signs Brute Forcz
Los Angeles' Brute Forcz is a kick ass heavy metal band formed in 2010 after ex-professional wrestlers Slammer and Jammer decided they wanted to make heavy metal music in the style of Motorhead, Judas Priest, AC/DC and W.A.S.P.
The power trio began performing in Los Angeles in the Summer of 2010. They immediately gained attention and a growing fan base opening for bands such as W.A.S.P., LA Guns, Loudness, Michael Schenker Group, Joey Bella Donna (Anthrax), Y&T, Steel Panther, George Lynch and many more.
The band also caught the attention of legendary producers Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen and recorded their debut album "Out for Blood" at Office Studios. After spending the last few years dealing with Injuries, surgeries, bad finances, departures, and even death, Brute Forcz is back with a new self-titled 4 song EP.
The EP features guitarist Rowan Robertson (Ex-Dio) and was engineered and produced by legendary producer Bill Metoyer (Metal Blade A & R, Slayer to name a few) and Skull Seven Productions.
More information on the EP is expected soon. More...
Witches Of Doom Issues "Lizard Tongue" Video
Rome's Witches of Doom issued a new music video for the track "Lizard Tongue." The song appears on the band's new album "Deadlights," which was just released last week via Sliptrick Records.
Check out the clip here:
Mechanical God Creation Announces New Bass Player
Italian death metal act Mechanical God Creation has announced the new bassist: Luca Ziliani (Crypt of the Whisper).
The band commented: "We are extremely happy to present Luca Ziliani as our new official bass player. We are really lucky to have found him because we believe he completes perfectly the line-up as a great musician and great person. We are ready to continue our musical project in the best possible way."
Luca commented: "With a great pleasure I announce my collaboration with Mechanical God Creation, good persons and great musicians. I expect a great experience with them and can't really wait to hit all the stages with this cool band! See you soon!"
Mechanical God Creation is currently busy writing new material for a third album, scheduled to be released in 2016.
Cadaveria Enters Studio To Record New EP
A year and a half after the release of the latest album "Silence," Italian horror metal act Cadaveria have entered the recording studio to work on the production of an new EP. This work will represent something totally new in the history of the band, since this year celebrates the 15th anniversary. In fact, legendary Italian thrashers Necrodeath, which shares two band members with Cadaveria (Flegias aka Marçelo Santos, singer in Necrodeath and drummer in Cadaveria, and GL aka Peter Dayton, bassist in both bands), will take part in this EP.
Cadaveria herself has defined this collaboration as "a blood pact between two diabolic entities that will give life to a new irreligious and obscure soul".
The two bands have signed an agreement with the label Black Tears for the release of their EP in Europe.
The band also confirmed the following live gigs:
21.05.2016 France, Saint-Hilaire-les-Places - Rock Metal Camp
02.07.2016 Italy, Resia (UD) - eResia Metalfest
17.09.2016 Malta - Voices Of The Succubi Festival
New shows will be announced soon! More...
Savage Is Ready To "Lock N Load"
NWOBHM heroes Savage released a new music video for the track "Lock N Load." The song is taken from the 2015 album "7." Check it out in the player below.
Savage released the new studio album via Minus 2 Zebra in late 2015. Included with the double-album is a live performance disc titled "Live N Lethal." The album can be purchased at this location.
The band has also announced several upcoming live appearances, as follows:
21 May Real Time Live - Chesterfield, UK
24 Sep Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival - P60, Amstelveen, Holland
15 Oct British Steel Saturday Night Festival #5 - Fismes, France
3 Dec O2 Academy - Sheffield, UK
Check out the clip here:
PelleK Releases New Album Preview Clip
PelleK - the band featuring ex-Damnation Angels vocalist Per Frederik Åsly - issued a 6 minute preview clip (with lyrics) for the upcoming new album "A Marvelous Method of Reclusion." The album will be available independently in mid-June. A special crowdfunding/pre-order campaign is underway, which you can contribute to at this location. Those who pre-order will receive the album on June 1st.
All music was written by Per Fredrik Åsly, with lyrics by George Andrade after an idea by Per Fredrik "PelleK" Åsly. The album was produced and mastered by Scott Atkins from Grindstone Studios. The album's artwork (shown below) was created by Roxana Barahona Oliva.
The track list for the album is:
1. The Path Of Reclusion
2. From the Depths
3. I Know You Don't Know
4. In Windows
5. Intermezzo
6. The Space Between
7. Whispers
8. All That I Am
9. The Master Of Reclusion
10. A Reason Unseen
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Great Master Issues "Lion & Queen" Teaser Clip
Italian epic power metal band Great Master posted a preview teaser for the new release "Lion & Queen," the third album and first for the band in four years. "Lion & Queen" will be available on June 15th via Underground Symphony. The album will be issued as a strictly limited edition digipak (200 hand signed copies).
"Lion & Queen" was produced and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Sounds Studio, with the participation of distinguished guests as Mularoni (DGM) and Yackson (Shadows of Steel) on guitars, Andreas Wimmer (Final Chapter) and Alessandro Battini (Dark Horizon) on orchestral parts and piano, SY (Armonight) on vocals.
The track list is:
1. Voices
2. Another Story
3. Oldest
4. Prayer in the Wind
5. Traveller of Time
6. Stargate
7. Mystic River
8. Holy Mountains
9. Time After Time
10. The Other Side
11. Walking on the Rainbow
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Earth Ship Streams "Valley Of Thorns"
German sludge/doom act Earth Ship released a lyric video for the new track "Valley of Thorns." The song appears on the upcoming fourth full length effort - "Hollowed" - which drops on June 24th via Napalm Records.
The track listing for "Hollowed" is:
1. Reduced to Ashes
2. Hollowed
3. Valley of Thorns
4. Conjured
5. Monolith
6. In Fire's Light
7. In the Arms of Medusa
8. Castle of Sorrow
9. Safeguard of Death
10. Red Leaves
11. The Edge of Time
12. Blood Candy (Bonus Track)
13. The Edge of Time - Acoustic (Bonus Track)
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Headless Crown Posts "Here Comes The Night" Video
Swiss metal act Headless Crown released a new music video for the track "Here Comes the Night." The song appear on the 2015 debut release "Time For Revolution," which is available via Massacre Records.
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Hatespirit: "Blood & Poetry" Full-Album Streaming
Finland’s black metal outfit Hatespirit premieres the full-album stream of the band's brand new debut album "Blood & Poetry", out in stores now via Altare Productions.
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Defeated Sanity Premieres "At One With Wrath"
Defeated Sanity premieres a new song entitled "At One With Wrath", taken from the upcoming new new full-length experimental release "Disposal Of The Dead/Dharmata", which will be out in stores July 22 via Willowtip Records. Defying convention, the album is comprised of two separate EPs, and is essentially a split release with itself.
Check out now "At One With Wrath" below.
Chelsea Grin Premieres New Song "Clickbait"
Chelsea Grin premieres a new song entitled "Clickbait", taken from the upcoming new album "Self Inflicted", which will be out in stores July 01 via Rise Records.
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Inter Arma Premieres New Song "Paradise Gallows"
Inter Arma premieres a new song entitled "The Paradise Gallows", taken from the upcoming new album "Paradise Gallows", which will be out in stores July 08 via Relapse Records.
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Vektor Premieres New Song "Pteropticon"
U.S. progressive and technical thrash act Vektor premieres a new song entitled "Pteropticon", taken from the upcoming new album "Terminal Redux", which will be out in stores this coming Friday, May 06 via Earache Records.
Check out now "Pteropticon" below.
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