Metal News for May 8, 2017
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Vicious Rumors Announces New Lineup
If you don't know by now, Vicious Rummors is indeed a living entity; always progressing and evolving with time. 38 years and 16 albums later... the band promised some major announcements and here they are: Vicious Rumors is proud to welcome back lead singer Brian Allen, who sang on SPV/Steamhammer albums "Razorback Killers" (2011), "Live You to Death" (2012) and "Electric Punishment "(2013)."
Brian left the band in 2013 for family reasons and returns with full force and power. Geoff Thorpe says: "We're so excited to have Brian back! Life really does have a funny way of coming full circle!"
Singer Nick Holleman has subsequently left the band to pursue other projects. He may be leaving "the band." but he's definitely not leaving "the family." Thorpe says: "With no bad feelings at all we wish Nick all the best and thank him for 4 great years of recording and touring.!"
Vicious Rumors is already working on a killer new studio album, and furthermore introduces a new lead guitarist from Portland, OR baned Gunnar DüGrey. Thorpe comments: "His style, feel and general playing ability is out of this world!" More...
Der Weg Einer Freiheit Announces New Album
German underground black metal group Der Weg Einer Freiheit today reveal new details behind the release of forthcoming new album, "Finisterre," due out worldwide via Season of Mist on August 25th.
The band comments: "This album and its production process was one of the biggest challenges of our lives so far. Due to the fact that we took the whole production in our own hands, we had full control over everything but of course it was also hard work to achieve our vision and the sound we were looking for. We're very proud of what we've created and happy to share these insights from the recording sessions with you! The first part covers the drum recordings and our life in the studio."
Der Weg Einer Freiheit further explain the album's drum and studio recording process in a video teaser below. Cover artwork was handled by Max Löffler and the album's track listing is as follows:
1. Aufbruch
2. Ein letzter Tanz
3. Skepsis Part I
4. Skepsis Part II
5. Finisterre More...
Saule Announces Self-Titled Album
Today the post-metal newcomers from Saule stream the opening track to an impending debut, self-titled album. The album is set for international release on May 13th via Avantgarde Music, and opening song "I" can be heard below.
1. I
2. II
3. III
4. IV
5. V
6. VI
7. 0 More...
Cryptic Hymn Recruits New Drummer
Cryptic Hymn just issued the following announcement via Facebook about officially recruiting a new drummer:
"Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to our new, official drummer Chris Smith! Not only has Chris been a great friend of ours for years, but his skill and dedication to his craft will help take the future of Cryptic Hymn to a new level.
"We are very enthused to have him on board and are even more eager to write and record new music. Thank you all once again for your continued support. See you at a show in the near future!"
6/10 - Louisville, KY @ Haymarket Whiskey Bar
6/23 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
6/24 - Murfreesboro, TN @ Autograph Rehearsal Studio
9/30 - Louisville Deathfest @ The Cure Louge More...
Bison Unveils New Studio Album
Vancouver metal band Bison makes a devastating return with brand-new album,"You Are Not The Ocean You Are The Patient."
Set for release in Europe on June 23rd followed by a North American release on July 7th, the crushing new offering follows the 2014-issued "1000 Needles" EP and serves asa first full-length offering to include bassist Shane Clark, former lead guitarist of 3 Inches Of Blood.
"It was important that the songs fit together to tell a bit of a story," relays guitarist and vocalist James Farwell, "a story of a new life and escaping the city, while still being tethered to it. Life is a constant fight, and though I have taken the fight to a more natural and beautiful place, that struggle persists. This is an album of daily living. It is for everyone."
Bison's "You Are Not The Ocean You Are The Patient" was captured in the band's hometown with long time friend Jesse Gander at Rain City Recorders.
"I wanted to also steep myself in music that was not necessarily heavy in the obvious sense," Farwell continues, "so I was listening to lots of blues while writing the album: Peter Green, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf. There was also lots of instrumental rock music playing on my long commutes to Vanceouver for work and rehearsals." More...
CKY Reveals New Album
CKY now rises from the ashes with "The Phoenix," due out June 16th and seeing Chad I Ginsburg stepping into the front man role. He’s joined in enduring partnership by fellow CKY co-founder, Jess Margera, and bassist Matt Deis (ex-All That Remains), who first joined CKY in 2005.
“We’re grown adults now with an eagle-eye perspective on who we are, what we do, and how to do it right,” Ginsburg declares. “None of us are out there in the clouds. We’re pretty well-grounded people that have an honest perspective on where we’re at.”
“We made sure that we went into the studio with our guns blazing,” Margera says. “This isn’t a bunch of parts thrown together. We focused on the songs. We didn’t ‘have to’ make this album, we wanted to.”
In keeping with CKY tradition, "The Phoenix" was recorded at the famed Rancho De La Luna studio in California. The goal was to make an authentic, organic, and “real” rock n’ roll record, uncompromising in its dedication to capturing what CKY actually sounds like.
“We’re feeling rather lucky,” Ginsburg agrees. “We’re not taking things for granted. We’re saturated in gratitude. It’s an incredibly humbled CKY, with a fire to last another twenty years. The point is to go play rock n’ roll and appreciate everybody else who does it, too. It’s a lucky job to have. More...
Nitrogods Posts "Rancid Rock" Video
The first single "Rancid Rock" taken from upcoming Nitrogods album "Roadkill BBQ" is available today and can be heard via a music video below. "Rancid Rock" is the opening track of the album and makes clear what to expect from this true rock 'n roll trio.
Nitrogods recorded 14 tracks for the album, starting with "Rancid Rock," playing a boogie on the title track dedicated to Rick Parfitt, and giving the slide guitar extravaganza on "My Love's A Wirebrush."
Furthermore, the band digs deep into music history on "Where Have The Years Gone," an unashamed homage to The Who. Guitarist Henny Wolter comments: "Oimel and Klaus saw the band during their final tour and where absolutely awed. That's why we simply had to record this number." More...
Zebulon Kosted Teases New Album
Following a self-titled cassette release last year via Al Hadid Records, Zebulon Kosted is about to return with a new album titled "You Have No Race You Have No Culture." Today a 5+ minute sample has come online from the release, which will be made available through Tetraktys Media and Hammerkrieg Productions on June 6th, 2017.
Listen in below, or you can download the track excerpt for free at Bandcamp here. Zebulon Kosted comments on the upcoming album:
"Spend money, have children and uphold the status quo or you will be ostracized. Why would you need to question the value of globalization, urbanization and industrialization when it has brought progress and freedom to the peoples of the world? You have no race.
"Humans all come from the same source and have all procreated with different peoples from different places for thousands of years. You have no culture. Culture has been supplanted in the regional sense by cell phone, fast food, sweat shop clothes and tabloid media distractions. We are one. We must destroy the wealthy few who continue to enslave us."
Mountains Crave Releasing New Album
Leeds quintet Mountains Crave at last presents debut album, "As We Were When We Were Not," which was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Rob Hobson at Silent City studios and will drop May 13th.
Featuring guest appearances by members of Undersmile, "As We Were When We Were Not" sees Mountains Crave expanding on the blueprint laid down with previous eponymous EP, incorporating disparate influences from Pink Floyd to Wolves in the Throne Room.
Inspired by Aldous Huxley's 1962 lecture on visionary experience, the album explores themes such as spiritual enlightenment, death and the afterlife, and man's kinship and subsequent alienation from the universe. More...
Dead By Wednesday Unveils U.S. Tour Details
Dead By Wednesday will be joining Raven for a U.S. tour running from August 17th - September 10th, 2017. Today the specific city and venue information has come online for the trek, which will be as follows:
Thurs. Aug. 17th - TrickshotBilliards SportsPub, Clifton Park, NY
Fri. Aug. 18th - Jewel Music Venue Manchester NH
Sat. Aug. 19th - Axe Fest @The Outer Space / The Ballroom, Hamden, CT
Sun. Aug. 20th - The Brighton Bar, Long Branch, NJ
Tues. Aug. 22nd - RiffHouse Pub, Chesapeake, VA
Wed. Aug. 23rd - TBA (NC)
Thurs. Aug. 24th - GroundZero, Spartanburg, SC
Fri. Aug. 25th - The EARL, Atlanta, GA
Sat. Aug. 26th - TBA (FL/TN)
Sun. Aug. 27th - Siberia, New Orleans, LA
Wed. Aug. 30th - Tricky Falls, El Paso, TX
Thurs. Aug. 31st - TBA (TX) More...
Ensnared Posts New Song
Today the Swedish death metal mavericks from Ensnared stream "Gale of Maskim," another new track from impending album "Dysangelium," which drops on May 12th via Invictus Productions and Dark Descent Records. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Crushing the Meek of Heart
2. Interlude I
3. Gale of Maskim
4. Interlude II
5. Antiprophet
6. Interlude III
7. Apostles of Dismay (streaming here)
8. Interlude IV
9. Impious Immance
10. Interlude V
11. Dysangelium More...
Eindhoven Announces More 2017 Bands
My Dying Bride, Ghaals Wyrd, Darkane, The Great Old Ones, Diabolical, Balfor, Mortal Strike, and Haunted have all been added to the line-up of Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2017.
The ninth edition of Netherlands’ loudest festival will take place on Friday the 15th & Saturday the 16th of December 2017, once again at the reputable Effenaar venue in Eindhoven. More bands will be announced soon!
The current line-up is shaping up as follows: More...
Learn To Play Day 2017 Announced
Anyone can get one of thousands of free musical instrument lessons available nationwide on Learn to Play Day 2017, along with loads of special event offers and competitions to take part in.
Learn To Play Day is the flagship event of the charity Music for All in partnership with the Musicians’ Union, the Arts Council ‘Take It Away’ scheme and Making Music. Its aim is to get everyone, young and old, and of different levels of experience to be inspired or return to learning to play a musical instrument.
Playing music has the power to reduce stress, help children learn math and improve intelligence. Other research show that learning to play music improves self-esteem, hand eye co-ordination, improves memory, it teaches perseverance and discipline through practice which in turn creates responsibility and a sense of achievement.
PMT stores will be holding Learn to Play Day events across the weekend, while Korg will be holding events at The Stables MK along with a chance to win a TM50 Tuner /Metronome. ACM Guildford, in association with Andertons have special guest and Lower Than Atlantis drummer Eddy Thrower making an appearance. Music Mark is also joining in the fun and taking part for the first time is Harp on Wight. For full details and to find a music shop near you participating, head over here. More...
Eva Can't Unveils "Gravatum" Details
Three years after the band's previous release, Eva Can't is back with 4th studio album "Gravatum," which is scheduled for a July 14th worldwide release date via My Kingdom Music.
The album was mastered by Giuseppe Orlando atThe Outer Sound Studios while the cover was designed by Marco Adani. You can pre-order the CD at this location and the track listing is as follows:
1. L’Alba Ci Rubò Il Silenzio
2. Apostasia Della Rovina
3. La Ronda Di Ossa
4. Oceano
5. Terra
6. Gravatum
7. Pittori Del Fulgido Astratto More...
Dreamshade Posts Bass Playthrough
European juggernaut Dreamshade just released a bass playthrough for "Autumn Leaves," taken from the "Vibrant" album.
The video stars Gian-Andrea Costa using an Ibanez SR5005 bass guitar through an Avalon U5 DI (clean sound) blended with a Sansamp PSA-1 preamp (distortion sound) from his home studio.
Agnostic Front Announces U.K. Shows
New York hardcore outfit Agnostic Front has confirmed a return to U.K. shores in November of 2017 for a run of four live dates.
The tour will kick off on the 9th of November in Birmingham, before taking the five piece to Glasgow and Leeds, culminating at London’s renowned venue The Underworld. Supports are to be announced in due course.
Frontman Roger Miret commented: “We are excited to hit the UK soon! Always great energetic shows there, and the UK has always been there for us from day one! We look forward to the dates and hopefully making some new friends, and seeing our old friends. See you soon in the pit!”
9th Nov – Birmingham, Mama Roux’s
10th Nov – Glasgow, Audio
11th Nov - Leeds, Eiger Studios
12th Nov – London, Underworld
Agnostic Front will be touring in support of "The American Dream Died," which was released in 2015 via Nuclear Blast. More...
Thaw Releasing "St. Phenome Alley" On Vinyl
May 15th, 2017 sees the release of "St. Phenome Alley" by Poland's black noise wizards Thaw on LP format. Pagan Records comments:
"Polish extreme music is reaching the peak of its creative capacities in 2017. Thaw can be considered as originators of the current peripheral resurgency of the Polish black metal movement.
"Having always valued courage and openness way more than genre purity, the band have released two successful full-length works as well as a couple of different, more experimental formats. St. Phenome Alley is one of them. Consisting of two entirely improvised, brooding and bleak sonic arrangements, it shows the band's abilities which exceed any limitations and permeate even the strictest musical rule.
"Released only on tape and digital so far, 'St. Phenome Alle'y will finally see its vinyl release on 15th May. The pre-order starts now right here." More...
Danzig Announces Signing Session
Blackest Of The Black Festival will be taking over Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, CA in Orange County this Memorial Day Weekend, Friday, May 26th and Saturday, May 27th.
The brainchild of Glenn Danzig, the event not only serves as a music festival, but as a cultural experience. The festival will be hosted by Full Metal Jackie and will feature camping, along with a number of sinister attractions, and two music stages curated by Danzig.
Glenn Danzig’s comic book company Verotik will be hosting a few special booth signings during the festival. To commemorate the release date of his new album, "Black Laden Crown," Danzig has confirmed a rare and exclusive autograph signing session for the first day of the festival only, on Friday, May 26th.
Additionally, award-winning comic book artist Simon Bisley will be signing on both nights of the festival. Bisley has contributed to a number of comics including Verotik, DC, Fleetway, Full Circle, Marvel, and more, as well as Danzig album covers. His work has also influenced Beast in the 2006 Doctor Who episode “The Satan Pit,” and Simon Pegg’s character Tim Bisley on the U.K.’s Channel 4 sitcom, Spaced. More...
Shadow Of Doubt Posts "No Mercy"
"No Mercy," the debut EP by Texas hardcore outfit Shadow Of Doubt - founded by former core members of Bitter End, Hardside, and more - is approaching early June release through War Records, and today the title track has been issued.
The four-song EP was recorded in November 2016 by Phillip Odom (Ivy League) at Bad Wolf Studios, and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Integrity, Power Trip, Nails). Offers Shadow Of Doubt guitarist Patrick Flanigan on the new track:
"I came up with the intro to 'No Mercy' first. There is a cool key change in the riff which I love doing, especially with heavy music. 'No Mercy' never really lets up. It stays hard hitting the whole time which I think makes it the strongest song on the EP. The song is very thrash influenced but with a lot of New York hardcore style to it, which really showcases our musical direction.
"The lyrics are about how we seem to be going backwards instead of progressing, and all of the consequences that come with that. I wrote the song right after the election so I was pretty pissed at the time. The theme of this EP and the title track is that you will get no mercy from this unrelenting world." More...
Fates Warning Adds More Tour Dates
U.S. progressive metal pioneers Fates Warning just added further shows in Europe and North America as part of the "Theories Of Flight" 2017 touring activity.
Due to other commitments, Joey Vera will not be with Fates Warning on the scheduled June 8th Sweden Rock Festival performance. He will instead be replaced by original FW bassist Joe Dibiase for that show.
Catch Fates Warning and Infinite Spectrum live on these dates:
Fri June 2 - London (UK) - Underworld
Sat June 3 - Vaureal (France) - Le Forum
Sun June 4 - Gelsenkirchen (Germany) - Rock Hard Festival
Mon June 5 - Berlin (Germany) - BiNuu
Tue June 6 - Bremen (Germany) - Tivoli
Thu June 8 - Sölvesborg (Sweden) - Sweden Rock Festival
Sun June 11 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
Tue June 13 - Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall
Wed June 14 - Wantagh, NY - Mulcahy's
Thu June 15 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head On Stage
Fri June 16 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
Sun June 18 - Teaneck, NJ - Mexicali Live
Tue June 20 - Buffalo, NY - Ironworks
Wed June 21 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club
Thu June 22 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
Fri June 23 - Detroit, MI - Token Lounge
Sat June 24 - Joliet, IL - The Forge
Sun June 25 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
Tue June 27 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Rex
Wed June 28 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theater
Fri June 30 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theater
Sat July 1 - Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
Thu August 3 - Leiden (The Netherlands) - Gebr. De Nobel
Fri August 4 - Wacken (Germany) - Wacken Open Air
Sat August 5 - Breda (The Netherlands) - Mezz More...
Motionless In White Posts "Eternally Yours"
Roadrunner recording group Motionless In White just premiered the video for “Eternally Yours,” which follows the release of raucous label debut album, "Graveyard Shift."
In celebration of that album release, Motionless In White is heading back towards hometown tonight for an in-store appearance at Gallery Of Sound in Wilkes Barre, PA. The band will also conduct a live Twitter listening event at 4pm ET today where fans can listen to "Graveyard Shift" along with the band.
Coma Cluster Void Posts Guitar Playthrough
While many bands are content to play it safe and create metal music within normal confines, there's always going to be brave outsiders like Coma Cluster Void pushing the genre forwards. The multi-national collective (featuring ex-Cryptopsy, current Akurion vocalist Mike Disalvo) released debut album "Mind Cemeteries" back in 2016, resulting in a surprise hit.
Today the band partnered with ItDjents to premiere a 10-string guitar playthrough for the song "Path Of Lies." Check it out below.
Of interesting note, the video showcases guitarist John Strieders playing without a guitar pick, exclusively utilizing a fingerpicking style instead. Additionally, the band has chosen today's premiere as a vehicle with which to tease the announcement of a upcoming EP, "Thoughts From A Stone," slated for release later this year. More...
UnHuman Resurrection Streams New Single
Italy's UnHuman Insurrection (f/k/a UnHuman) is streaming the new song "Lobotomized." The song will appear on the upcoming new album "Equilibrium?," which will drop this fall/winter. More details are expected shortly.
The song and album was recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by Giuseppe "Dualized" Bassi for dysFUNCTION Productions. Check it out here:
Nocte Obducta Streams New Song "Trollgott"
German black metal act Nocte Obducta is streaming the new song "Trollgott," which you can check out in the player at the bottom. The song is lifted from the new album "Totholz (Ein Raunen aus dem Klammwald)," which drops via MDD Records on May 26th. Pre-orders for the album can be made at this location.
The track listing and cover artwork can be found here:
1. Innsmouth Hotel
2. Die Kirche der wachenden Kinder
3. Trollgott
4. Totholz
5. Ein stählernes Lied
6. Liebster
7. Wiedergänger Blues More...
Kaledon Issues Video Studio Report
Italian metal act Kaledon issued a video studio report showcasing the orchestrations and synthesizer recordings of the upcoming 10th studio album "Carnagus - Emperor of the Darkness."
The album drops on May 25th via Sleaszy Rider Records.
"Carnagus - Emperor of the Darkness" is the first album to feature vocalist Michele Guaitoli (Overtures), who joined the band in 2015.
The track listing is:
1. Tenebrae Venture Sunt
2. The Beginning of the Night
3. Eyes Without Life
4. The Evil Witch
5. Dark Reality
6. The Two Bailouts (song streaming here)
7. Trapped on the Throne
8. Telepathic Messages
9. Evil Beheaded
10. The End of the Undead
Check out the studio clip here: More...
Secret Sphere Spreads The "Faith"
Secret Sphere is streaming the new song "Faith," which you can check out in the player below. The song is lifted from the new album "The Nature of Time" - the band's ninth studio album - which drops on June 2nd via Frontiers Music srl.
The album's track listing is as follows:
Chapter I - Genesis
1. Intermission
2. The Calling (see video clip here)
Chapter II - The Seven Virtues
3. Love
4. Courage
5. Kindness
6. Honesty
7. Faith
8. Reliance
9. Commitment
Chapter III - The New Dawn
10. The Awakening
Chapter IV - The Way
11. The New Beginning
Check out "Faith" here: More...
Sarea Signs With Wormholedeath For New Album
Wormholedeath Records proudly announces that Swedish melodic metal act Sarea has signed a publishing deal with Wormholedeath for the worldwide release of the new album "Black at Heart." The band issued a couple of preview clips, which are available in the player below.
"Black at Heart" was recorded, mixed and mastered at Crehate Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden by Oscar Nilsson. The album drops on May 26th.
The band commented:"We are so thrilled to reveal all the details on our upcoming album 'Black at Heart'!! The album will be released on May 26th through Rambo Music (a subdivision of Sony/Gain) and WormholeDeath."
The track listing for "Black at Heart" is:
1. Lights
2. Black at Heart
3. Perception
4. The Others
5. Let Us Fall
6. Duality
7. The Dormant National
8. Monotone
9. Control
10. Dead Eyes
11. All for None
12. Circles More...
Blind Guardian Announces New Live Release
There's some big news today for Blind Guardian: the progressive power metal pioneers are proud to announce the release of a new 3CD package/4LP package entitled "Live Beyond The Spheres"! The release will include material recorded from various shows during the European tour in 2015 – and it will contain old classics, new tracks as well as songs that are played very rarely live. "Live Beyond The Spheres’ is scheduled to be released on July 7th via Nuclear Blast as a 3CD and 4LP Box.
Vocalist Hansi Kürsch spoke about the difficulties in creating such an ambitious album: "In general, I would say that we've had a really good run throughout this tour and that nearly every show was perfect. But at the end of the day, after every one of us had checked through every single song and concert of those 30 shows again and again, there was only something like two or three versions of each song that were suitable to be used for an album. We then had to decide between those final versions; which one the most impressive one was. This was a nearly endless task!"
But as we all know, Blind Guardian stands for perfectionism in every way: "The final songs chosen contain such an energy, that tiny mistakes appeared to be completely unimportant. As soon as you listen to the songs, you will know what I mean, they feel completely alive".
But in the end, the effort was all worth it. Hansi sums up: "There is always something happening at each show, let's call it 'MAGIC', that gives us all a shiver up our spine. We are really satisfied when people sing with us, have a good time and go back home happy."
The CD track listings will read as follows:
CD 1:
1. The Ninth Wave
2. Banish From Sanctuary
3. Nightfall
4. Prophecies
5. Tanelorn
6. The Last Candle
7. And Then There Was Silence
CD 2:
1. The Lord Of The Rings
2. Fly
3. Bright Eyes
4. Lost In The Twilight Hall
5. Imaginations From The Other Side
6. Into The Storm
7. Twilight Of The Gods
8. A Past And Future Secret
9. And The Story Ends More...
Destructor To Release New Album
The release date of the new album "Decibel Casualties" by the U.S. metal veterans Destructor on CD will be June 9th via Pure Steel Records. Pre-orders will be available on May 26th.
Dave Overkill (v/g) and Matt Flammalbe (d) from the Ohio cult legends Destructor have returned with sharpened steel! After the 2016 release, "Back in Bondage," the brand new album is ready! The flaming inferno "Decibel Casualties" will come with high speed and energy like in the early days.
"Decibel Casualties" intends to bring the fire of true old school metal that the band has kept burning for more than 30 years!
The track listing for the album is:
1. Restore Chaos
2. Keep the Faith
3. Metal Spike Deep
4. We Are Ready
5. The Last Days
6. Fiery Winds
7. Metal 'Till Death
8. In Hell More...
Unholy Baptism Streams New Album In Full
Flagstaff, AZ black metal duo Unholy Baptism recently released the debut full length album "...On the Precipice of the Ancient Abyss." Purchase and/or stream the album in its entirety over at this location. The album can be streamed in its entirety in the player below.
"...On the Precipice of the Ancient Abyss" is heavily influenced by the early Norwegian black metal scene. Though the band has incorporated elements of doom, depressive and ambient black metal, this album was an homage to the pioneers of a genre - Mayhem, Burzum, Satyricon, Darkthrone - and was intentionally written to be reminiscent of those early records. Lyrically, the album includes themes such as theistic Satanism, H.P. Lovecraft, depression and death.
The track listing is as follows:
1. Bitter Winds (So Cold)
2. Wall of Silence
3. Descent of Eternal Sorrow
4. Staring into the Black
5. Bathed in the Unholy Fire
6. Return to the Fields of Eternity
7. For the Glory of Satan
8. Four Lords
9. Shadow of Death
10. Upon the Shadow Throne
11. Outro: The Oceans are Never Silent
Check out the album here: More...
Victorient Announces New EP
UK rockers Victorient will release a new mini-album entitled "Revolutions, Part 1" on June 12th via Raphaelite Records.
Victorient is a two piece band, with an old fashioned name and a strange mixture of musical influence. A slight dash of the dark romantic goth, a little rock, a nice helping of doom metal and a strike of electronic 80's keyboard have made this band unique.
The EP was recorded in Victorient home studio and was produced, arranged and mixed by Victorient. The album artwork (shown below) was created by Tansy Dunham-Carter.
The track listing for "Revolutions, Part 1" is as follows:
1. Ghost City
2. Money Tree
3. Lost Thoughts
4. Heroine in Black More...
Bury The Machines Premieres "A Victim's Tears"
Doom metal unit Bury The Machines premieres a new song entitled "A Victim's Tears", taken from the upcoming new EP "Wicked Covenant", which will be out in stores June 9, 2017 via Midnite Collective. The EP will be available on CD, Cassette, and digital formats.
Check out now "A Victim's Tears" below.
Rammstein Streaming "Paris - The Making Of 2/3"
The second of three "The Making Of" webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Paris", the new concert DVD and Blu-ray from German industrial metal outfit Rammstein, can be seen below. The set was recorded in March 2012 at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris (now AccorHotels Arena) during the band's "Made In Germany" tour. The production was helmed by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund.
"Rammstein: Paris" will be released May 19 as a director’s cut on DVD, Blu-ray, CD and Vinyl, as well as digitally.
If you missed Part 1 we've included "Rammstein: Paris - The Making Of 1/3" below: More...
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