Metal News for May 9, 2014
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Neurosis Headed Out On European Tour
Neurosis has announced more live shows in Europe this summer, continuing a voyage in support of the staggering album, "Honor Found In Decay." Newly revealed dates are as follows:
June 28th - GRASPOP Festival, Bessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Festival
June 29th - Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, Helsinki, Finland - Tuska Festival
June 30th – Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof-Wiesbaden
July 1st - Jedinstvo-Pogon, Zagreb, Croatia
July 2nd – Astra, Berlin, Germany
July 3rd – Fuzz Live Music Club, Athens, Greece
Steve Von Till comments.: "We feel very lucky to be able to return to European soil this summer. This brief journey will mark only our second time in Finland, and the first time ever for Neurosis to bring our music to Croatia and Greece. How very fortunate we are to be able to perform there, see new places and meet new people. And of course it is always good to be with friends and family in Germany!"
Graves At Sea / Sourvein Split Streaming
Just days preceding its public availability through Seventh Rule Recordings, Metal Hammer is now exclusively streaming the caustic split EP from Graves At Sea and Sourvein.
Side A of this crusher is ruled by two scathing numbers from Portland, Oregon's Graves At Sea, whose contributions leave an eerie aura complete with tortured vocals, foreboding composition, and a general sense of dread. Recorded by Billy Anderson, (Melvins, Sleep, Neurosis) "Betting On Black" and "Confession" thunder with the all-consuming sludge for which the band is notorious, flooding in amongst the tortured howls and shrieks of vocalist Nathan Misterek.
The resin-coated Cape Fear carnage of Sourvein overthrows the B-Side with three songs produced and recorded by Mike Dean of Corrosion Of Conformity. These odes of heavy -- "Driffter," "Equinox" and "Follow The Light" -- combine toxic riffs, grooves and just the right amount of psychedelic appeal.
Both sides were mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, Beastmilk, Nails) at Audiosiege Engineering and will be released via Seventh Rule on 160-gram vinyl as well as CD this Tuesday, May 13th.
Promethee Releases Lyric Video
Geneva, Switzerland based hardcore band Promethee has released an official lyric video for the title track off of the "Dark Souls" EP.
Bassist Mathieu Tappolet comments: "We're very excited to release Dark Souls and show our fans what we've been up to this last one and half year. Not only will this EP set our new musical direction but it'll be the first time we do a collector and limited release."
Guitarist Ludovic Lacroix adds: "With Dark Souls, we are definitely refining our musical style from our previous album. We've done songs that carry much more emotions and we're extremely looking forward to playing them live on our release tour."
You can also see the band performing live:
May 09 - Fri-Son - Fribourg, Switzerland
May 10 - Glitchfest - Lyon, France
May 11 - Dynamo - Eindhoven, Netherlands More...
Constant Lovers Releases "Amazon Trickle" Video
Behold! Constant Lovers has teamed up with BrooklynVegan to premiere a new video for "Amazon Trickle," taken off the recent album "Experience Feelings" released on Good To Die Records. Check it out below, and be sure to see the band live on these dates:
6/24 - Seattle - Chop Suey w/ Young Widows, White Reaper
7/25 - Seattle - Capitol Hill Block Party - Neumo's Stage at 7pm
Across The Burning Sky Streaming Demo
Across The Burning Sky - a new death metal project featuring anonymous members "with 20 years in the metal business" - has released a rough recording session teaser for a track titled "Sacrifice." Give it a listen below, and you can find more info on the band at Facebook here.
Noctem Streaming "Halo Of Repugnance"
The Iberian extreme metallers in Noctem have released another track from the recently unleashed album "Exilium." Listen to “Halo of Repugnance” in the SoundCloud player below, and you can also see the band on tour across Europe with Taake, Aeternus, and Slegest on these dates:
09.05 – Paris (FR) “Le Divan du Monde”
10.05 – London (UK) “The Garage”
11.05 – Manchester (UK) “SoundControl’’
12.05 – Glasgow (UK) “Ivory Blacks”
13.05 – Tilburg (HOL) “013”
14.05 – Erfurt (GER) “From Hell”
15.05 – Aalen (GER) “Rock It” Only Noctem
16.05 – Irún (SP) “Euskal Metal Fest V”
17.05 – Barcelona (SP) “Razzmatazz 3?
12.07 – Alicante (SP) “Rock Arena Festival” More...
Marty Friedman Posts New Track Preview
Listen to a sneak preview of Marty Friedman's new track “Hyper Doom,” the song that kicks off the concert performances on his current European tour with Gus G, in the player below. The song appears on the guitarist’s new album “Inferno,” due out in North America on May 27th.
You can also hear the previously released full track "Meat Hook" - which features a sax appearance by Shining's Jørgen Munkeby - at this location. The "Inferno" track listing is as follows:
1. Inferno
2. Resin
3. Wicked Panacea (feat. Rodrigo y Gabriela)
4. Steroidhead (feat. Keshav Dhar)
5. I Can’t Relax (feat. Danko Jones)
6. Meat Hook (feat. Jørgen Munkeby)
7. Hyper Doom
8. Sociopaths (feat. David Davidson)
9. Lycanthrope (feat. Alexi Laiho & Danko Jones)
10. Undertow
11. Horrors (co-written by Jason Becker)
12. Inferno -reprise- More...
Hour Of Penance Unveils Video Teaser
Italian death metal quartet Hour Of Penance has unveiled a short teaser of the sacrilegious music video for new song "Reforging The Crown."
The full video — which coincides with the themes of new album, “Regicide” (that is, destruction, rebirth and the killing of the king) — will be revealed early next week. Take a peek at the teaser below.
"Regicide," Hour Of Penance's sixth album, will be released in North America next Tuesday and you can stream the entire album right here. You can also see the band perform live on these dates:
5/17 Trezzo Sull’adda Mi, Italy – Metalitalia Festival
5/31 Bari, Italy – Bloodfest @ Demode Disco Club
6/22 Springfield, VA – Empire #
6/23 Wilmington, DE – Mojo 13 #
6/24 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre #
6/25 Cambridge, MA – Middle East #
6/26 Montreal, QC – Cafe Campus #
6/27 Toronto, ON – Opera House #
6/28 Lakewood, OH – The Foundry #
6/29 Chicago, IL – Reggie’s #
6/31 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock #
7/1 Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre #
7/3 Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room #
7/4 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre #
7/5 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven #
7/6 Portland, OR – Tonic Lounge #
7/7 Oakland, CA – Metro Opera House #
7/8 West Hollywood, CA — House of Blues #
7/9 Las Vegas, NV – Cheyenne Saloon #
7/10 Phoenix, AZ – Joe’s Grotto #
7/12 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall #
9/7 Valletta, MT – Malta Death Fest
# with Septicflesh, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Necronomicon More...
Birth Of Joy Posts "Grow" Video
After streaming the full "Prisoner" album online (which is out now via Long Beach Records / SPV), Birth Of Joy has now released a music video taken off the album.
Check out "Grow" in the YouTube player provided below, which was shot by Tijmen Hobbel / Studio Brainbow.
Revamp Checks In From The Road
ReVamp has released the latest entry in the band's North American tour diary series. Check out this latest video below, courtesy of New Noise Magazine.
You can also still catch the band live supporting "Wild Card" (reviewed here) on these dates:
May 10--Republik--Calgary, AB
May 11--Riddell Centre--Regina, SK
May 12--Park Theatre--Winnipeg, MB
May 14--The Summit Music Hall--Denver, CO
May 15--Sunshine Theater--Albuquerque, NM
May 16--Diamond Ballroom--Oklahoma City, OK
Artist Dirk Illing Passes Away
Black Majesty has issued the following statement about illustrator Dirk Illing passing away:
"It is with deep regret and sadness that we inform all Black Majesty fans that our artist and good friend Dirk Illing, who created all art for our album covers/designs, has suddenly passed away.
"Our deepest sympathy goes out to his immediate family and friends. We are truly saddened by this news. May he Rest In Peace." More...
Embrace Of Disharmony Posts Lyric Video
Embrace Of Disharmony has a new lyric video out now for the track "The Eternal Champion," which can be seen below and comes off the "Humananke" album, due out May 19th via My Kingdom Music.
Pre-orders for "Humananke" can be made over at this location and the track listing is as follows:
1. Shards of Apocalypse
2. Ab Nihilo
3. The Eternal Champion
4. Identity
5. The Edge of Nowhere
6. Dirge on a Soul Staring at the Stars
7. By the Hands of the Moirai
8. Void
9. A Descent into the Maelström
Unisonic Streaming EP Teaser
Two years after the eponymous debut album from German hard rock supergroup Unisonic - which includes Michael Kiske, Kai Hansen, Dennis Ward, Mandy Meyer, and Kosta Zafiriou - the band is back with a new record that will be released on July 25th.
As a foretaste of the sophomore album, the band will release the EP "For The Kingdom" on May 23rd. Pre-orders are available here, a teaser trailer can be seen below, and the track listing is as follows:
1. For The Kingdom (brand new album track)
2. You Come Undone (brand new EP exclusive track)
3. Intro & Unisonic (Live from Masters of Rock Festival 2012 in Czech Republic)
4. Never Too Late - (Live from Masters of Rock Festival 2012 in Czech Republic)
5. Star Rider - (Live from Masters of Rock Festival 2012 in Czech Republic)
6. Souls Alive - (Live from Masters of Rock Festival 2012 in Czech Republic) More...
Ending Quest Posts Album Trailer
Sweden's Ending Quest has released a teaser trailer for "The Summoning," which is due out on CD and digitally this coming June 20th, 2014 via FDA Rekotz.
Check out the teaser clip below, or you can find more info on Ending Quest and the album's recording process over at Facebook here.
Manowar To Play Rock Fest BCN Festival
Manowar will crown Rock Fest BCN festival with a "Kings Of Metal MMXIV" anniversary show consisting of a set list full of classic hymns and fan favorites, including the entire "Kings Of Metal MMXIV" album.
Rock Fest BCN takes place on July 4th and 5th, 2014 in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, 10 km outside of Barcelona, Spain. Ticket links and more information are available at this location.
"We are excited to celebrate the 'Kings Of Metal MMXIV' World Tour with our Spanish Manowarriors, who love metal as much as we do and who have always passionately stood with us!" said Joey DeMaio. "We have stopped at nothing to make this new production unique: The set list kicks ass, and the multi-media elements with rare footage straight from our vaults will present these songs in a fresh new way!"
The "Kings Of Metal MMXIV" Silver Edition, a completely new recording of Manowar's bestselling 1988 album, was released earlier this year, now brimming with the power of today's technology, 25 years of performing these classics live, and new touches and surprises for each song. See the band live:
Sat, May 17, 2014 – Spodek - Katowice, Poland
Wed, May 21, 2014 - Hangar 11 – Tel Aviv, Israel
Sat, May 24, 2014 - Metal Summer Festival - Istanbul, Turkey?
Sat, July 5, 2014 – Rock Fest BCN – Barcelona, Spain
Sat, July 26, 2014 - Magic Circle Festival - Helsinki, Finland
Sat, October 18, 2014 – Loud Park Festival – Tokyo, Japan
Wed, November 12, 2014 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA, USA
Sat, November 15, 2014 - Concord Music Hall - Chicago, IL, USA
Sun, November 16, 2014 - Royal Oak Theatre - Royal Oak, MI, USA
Wed, January 14, 2015 - Grugahalle – Essen, Germany
Fri, January 16, 2015 - Zenith – Munich, Germany
Sat, January 17, 2015 - Jahrhunderthalle – Frankfurt, Germany
Quartered Releases New Single/Video
Canadian alternative metal band Quartered has surprised fans with the release of a stand-alone single and music video for their new song “Casa.”
The single is available for free download at the band's website before it is officially released as a digital exclusive worldwide on May 20th.
“Casa” is Quartered’s first independent effort since splitting with Thorny Bleeder Records / Universal Music following the 2010 release "Walks Like A Ghost," and is a lead up to the band's sophomore release, the "Eyes and Ears" EP, which is due out summer of 2014.
“We decided to release 'Casa' for free simply because our fans deserve it.” says Greggor Williams, vocalist of Quartered. “The support and love that they’ve given us is something we could never come close to repaying, we’re happy to share 'Casa' with them. It’s important to us that our Filipino fans can get it as well, we know some of them are still recovering from the Typhoons last year, they’ve definitely got better things to do than figure out how to get us a dollar.” More...
Run With The Hunted Streams "Mea Culpa"
With the unleashing of a forthcoming long player now less than a month away, Arizona punk/hardcore instigators Run With The Hunted today hurl forth new bruiser, "Mea Culpa."
The rambunctious, wholly gang-chantable tune serves as the fifth movement of "The Sieve And The Sand" and can be heard below, courtesy of Metal Insider.
And if you missed it, sample the previously released track "Silent Spring" over here.
A name derived from classic dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, "The Sieve And The Sand" serves as the follow-up to the band's 2011 self-titled full-length. "The Sieve And The Sand" was engineered and mixed by Alex Estrada (Touche Amore, Nails, Joyce Manor), mastered by New Alliance East (Converge, Dropdead, Doomriders) and will be released via Panic Records on June 3rd, 2014. More...
Black Water Rising Releases New Official Video
Black Water Rising is still riding high following the release of second album "Pissed and Driven" late last summer.
Continuing the onslaught, BWR has completed work on a video for the song "Dance With the Devil." Anthony Prince of Equator Productions directed the video and the bar scenes were filmed on location at Brooklyn Metal Bar Lucky 13 Saloon. Today the band presents the video through RevolverMag.com, and you can see the clip below.
The band has also lined up some shows for June, including appearances with Scorpion Child, Crobot and Adrenaline Mob.
6/1 - New York, NY @ The Studio At Webster Hall w/Scorpion Child & Crobot
6/6 - Amityville, NY @ Revolution Bar and Music Hall w/Adrenaline Mob
6/8 - Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz w/Adrenaline Mob More...
Messenger Posts "Dear Departure" Video
Today, Messenger (UK) premieres a psychedelic new video for "Dear Departure," which can be seen below, courtesy of The Independent.
The track hails from the band's debut album, "Illusory Blues," recently released by Svart Records. The video for "Dear Departure" precedes Messenger's upcoming UK/European tour with Katatonia. The band comments on the video:
"Musically, the song tries to convey a natural event of great magnitude, like an earthquake or a storm - a display of the sheer force of nature at its most merciless. It's also a reminder to the self to strive for inner calm after a storm, figuratively speaking. The video uses masking and compositing techniques to show the secret worlds that exist inside our thoughts and dreams - a utopia, of sorts, and a glimpse into the realms that exist before birth, during life, and after death.”
See Messenger on the road with Katatonia on these dates:
8th May, Biebob, Vosselaar – BE
9th May, P60, Amstelveen – NL
10th May, Christuskirche, Bochum – DE
11th May, Freiheiz, Munich – DE
12th May, Passionskirche, Berlin – DE
13th May, Schuur, Lucerne – CH
14th May, Les Docks, Lusanne – CH
15th May, Divan Du Monde – FR
16th May, Union Chapel, London- UK
17th May, Brudenell Social, Leeds – UK More...
Crest Of Darkness Posts Lyric Video
Norwegian black metal band Crest Of Darkness has released a lyric video for the track "From the Dead," taken from sixth full-length album "In the Presence of Death." Check it out below.
Aside from preparing to hit the stage again, Crest Of Darkness is also working on new material for the band's next album. Further details are forthcoming.
Vassafor Streaming "Son Of The Moon"
Today, mind-bending black/death cult Vassafor premieres the new track "Son of the Moon" online. Give it a listen at Pitchfork.com here.
The track - a cover of Greek black metal band Varathron - hails from the band's forthcoming split vinyl LP with Sinistrous Diabolus, set for international release on June 16th via Iron Bonehead Productions. The track listing is as follows:
A1. Vassafor - Ossuary in Darkness
A2. Vassafor - Son of the Moon
B1. Sinistrous Diabolus - Aeon Tenebris - Aeo Lacrimis More...
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Animus Divine Premieres New Song
Tucson, Arizona based outfit Animus Divine is gearing up to drop new album "NOVO" digitally tomorrow, which was produced by From First To Last and D.R.U.G.S. guitarist Matt Good.
With the release nearly upon us, today we've teamed up with the band to stream an advance track from the album. Check out "Leonard Lawrence" below (and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments!), or you can also hear the previously posted "No Respect" over at this location.
The band's unique style of hybrid metal melds together the southern grooves of Pantera with a death metal mindset, and the spastic insanity of 36 Crazyfists to create a volatile sonic battering ram of music that will appeal to fans of Rage Against the Machine and more.
Animus Divine has quickly developed an underground following with an explosive live show that has helped the group nab opening slots for the likes of Static-X, Devil Driver, In This Moment, Gwar, Winds of Plague, Mushroomhead, Fear Factory, and Born of Osiris. The band recently destroyed the competition winning the Headbang for the Highway The Summer Slaughter Tour showcase in Arizona in front of a packed house.
Psychotic Gardening Streaming Full New Album
Winnipeg, MB death metal band Psychotic Gardening is creeping closer to the release date of new album "Hymnosis" (read our review here) on Tuesday, May 13th.
Teaming up with Bloody-Disgusting.com, the band is now stream the full album online. Check it out below. Guitarist Andrew Wiens comments on the album:
“What we do is instinctual. We write for ourselves, to appease our own desire for music and art, it’s what motivates us. We rely on our own instincts and trust that what works for us will work for our fans. We believe in dynamics, that the juxtaposition of our faster songs with our slower songs lends power to our music. I’d like to think that Hymnosis takes you on a musical journey, through peaks and valleys - metaphorical musical textures - so that at the end of the day, you’re affected by this as a collective work.”
The band returns in 2014 with new material and the return of Chuck Labossiere after he filled in with Broken Hope for tour dates in Europe and Canada. The album is the follow-up to 2011's "Humanitorium" and 2007's debut "Hürdür."
Psychotic Gardening will also be holding an album launch in Winnipeg, MB on May 9th at The Zoo with local support from Endless Chaos and Entity. Catch the band live on these dates:
May 9 - The Zoo - Winnipeg, MB (CD Release Show) w/ Endless Chaos and Entity
May 23 - The North Hill Inn - Brandon, MB
May 24 - The Exchange - Regina, SK w/Planet Eater & Psyborum
June 14 - Farmageddon Open Air @ Sniper Paintball Field - Tofield/Ryley, AB More...
Auroch Reveals New Album Details
Canadian chaotic metal entity Auroch has completed work on upcoming sophomore album “Taman Shud.” Profound Lore Records comments:
"Alongside the band's co-conspirators in Mitochondrion (in which vocalist/guitarist Shawn Haché serves as Auroch's bassist while in turn Auroch vocalist/guitarist Sebastian Montesi helms the pulse of death for Mitochondrion respectively), Auroch creates devastating technical yet furious dark sophisticated death metal that summons the classic Canadian death metal spirit (not exceeding the year 1996 of course).
"In what made Canadian death metal such a unique force in said heyday, and what has been carried on through bands such as Mitochondrion, Antediluvian, and Weapon respectively, Auroch will make their mark on the death metal scene even more severe with 'Taman Shud.'
"Following their 'From Forgotten Worlds' debut, which would display Auroch’s skillful take on death metal, 'Taman Shud' takes it up to the next unrelenting level by presenting itself as a more brutal, devastating, more technically insane, and much darker album. With the band’s lyrics and themes that help bring 'Taman Shud' to a higher level of intellect, paired up with the inhuman-like musical execution, 'Taman Shud' is a death metal pillar like none other to be unleashed this year." More...
Gravecrusher Streaming "Morbid Black Oath"
A few days ahead of the May 15th release date via Xtreem Music, the mini-CD from Gravecrusher titled "Morbid Black Oath" is now available for streaming online. Check it out below or over at the Xtreem Music page here.
This new release will serve as the band's real introduction to the scene after 3-song demo "Mutilation Ritual" from 2012, which was later released as a 7" EP and split cassette with Necrosodomy.
"Morbid Black Oath" contains 4 new songs recorded at Black Hole Sound Studio and will include the 3 songs from the "Mutilation Ritual" demo. More...
Bury Tomorrow Posts Track-By-Track Breakdown
U.K. metalcore powerhouse Bury Tomorrow will release new album "Runes" on May 30th, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
The British quintet has now released the first track-by-track trailer for "Runes" today over on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel.
Check out the Davyd Winter-Bates and Jason Cameron discuss the tracks "Man On Fire," "Shadow, A Creator," "The Torch," "Watcher" and "Our Gift" here:
Sonic Syndicate Posts New In-Studio Video
Anglo-Swedish modern metal powerhouse Sonic Syndicate has posted the second from a series of in-studio video trailers for the band's upcoming self-titled album.
Check out this new clip below, or the previous entry is still available at this location. The new release is set to drop on July 4th (EU), July 7th (UK) and July 8th (US), via Nuclear Blast Records. The track listing is as follows:
01. Day Of The Dead
02. Black Hole Halo
03. Long Road Home
04. My Revenge
05. Before You Finally Break (featuring Speed of Soilwork)
06. Catching Fire
07. Unbreakable
08. It Takes Me
09. See What I See
10. So Addicted
11. The Flame That Changed The World
LIMITED EDITION BONUS TRACKS
12. Diabolical Work Of Art
13. What We Shared
14. Another Soldier Down More...
Den Saakaldte Posts "Djevelens Verk"
Norwegian black metal force Den Saakaldte has teamed up with Invisable Oranges to launch new track, "Djevelens Verk", from the band's upcoming full-length, "Kapittel II: Faen i Helvete." The track can be heard in the player below.
The new album is set to be released on May 27th in Europe and June 10th in North America via Agonia Records. The successor to "All Hail Pessimism" (2009) was recorded in Strand Studio in February 2014. Pre-orders are available at this location, and the track listing is:
1. Din Siste dag (can be heard right here)
2. Forbanna Idioter
3. Du Selvproklamerte Misjonær
4. Endeløst Øde (available here)
5. Djevelens Verk
6. Som Ett Arr på Sjelen
7. Ondskapens Nødvendighet More...
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter Posts Album Preview
Germany's Die Apokalyptischen Reiter posted a preview clip of the upcoming new double length release "Tief.Tiefer." The album is set to drop via Nuclear Blast Records on May 30th.
The track listing for the release is:
CD 1:
1. Freiheit, Gleichheit, Brüderlichkeit (see music video)
2. Wir
3. Wo Es Dich Gibt
4. Was Bleibt Bin Ich
5. Ein Leichtes Mädchen
6. Ein Vöglein
7. Es Wird Nacht
8. Die Wahrheit
9. 2 Teufel
10. Die Welt Ist Tief
11. So Fern
CD 2:
1. Die Zeit
2. Der Weg
3. Friede Sei Mit Dir
4. Flieg, Mein Herz
5. Das Paradies
6. Die Leidenschaft
7. Auf Die Liebe
8. Der Wahnsinn
9. Terra Nola
Check out the preview here: More...
Monuments Streaming New Track "I, The Creator"
U.K. tech metal act Monuments is streaming the new track "I, The Creator." The song is the opener of the new album "The Amanuensis," which is set for release on June 23rd (EU) and July 8th (North America) via Century Media Records.
The album's track listing is as follows:
1. I, The Creator
2. Origin Of Escape
3. Atlas
4. Horcrux
5. Garden Of Sankhara
6. The Alchemist
7. Quasimodo
8. Saga City
9. Jinn
10. I, The Destroyer
11. Samsara
Check out "I, The Creator" here: More...
Spellcaster Announces New Album
U.S. speed metal act Spellcaster announced that they will release the sophomore album, simply entitled "Spellcaster," on July 1st. The album will mark the first studio release for a lineup that underwent major changes, adding guitarist Bryce Adams Vanhoosen and drummer Colin Vranizan and seeing founding guitarist Tyler Loney taking over on vocal duties.
The track listing for the album is:
1. The Fading Light
2. As Darkness Falls
3. Bound
4. Ghost of My Memory
5. Premonition
6. Haunted
7. Run Away
8. Eyes of Black
9. Clockwork
10. Voyage More...
Audiohammer's Levi to Host Metal Songwriting Class
Eyal Levi, acclaimed producer at the world-famous Audiohammer Studios (The Black Dahlia Murder, August Burns Red, Whitechapel), will host his next CreativeLive class, "Mastering Metal Songwriting," on June 17 and 18 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PDT (12:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT). In this two-day course, free to watch live, Eyal Levi and special guests Todd Jones (Nails, Terror) and John Browne (Monuments) will explore what it takes to craft great songs, from basic song structure and riff-writing, to writing melodies, leads and vocals, and then fine-tuning the arrangement to take your song from good to great. Head over to CreativeLive.com at: http://www.creativelive.com/courses/mastering-metal-songwriting-eyal-levi for more information and to enroll today.
Since its inception in 2010, CreativeLive has broadcast more than 600 courses to more than 2 million students worldwide. Now streaming live from studios in Seattle and San Francisco, CreativeLive hosts workshops in photography, video, design, business, audio, music, and software training, unlocking previously closed doors by making dynamic education accessible to everyone.
As a part of the Audiohammer family, Eyal Levi has worked with such acts as Job for a Cowboy, August Burns Red, Six Feet Under, Carnifex, Chelsea Grin, Whitechapel, Deicide, Death Angel, I Killed The Prom Queen, The Contortionist, Motionless In White, Arsis, Demon Hunter, Firewind, Charred Walls of the Damned and, most recently, The Black Dahlia Murder, Battlecross, DevilDriver and Reflections.
Aside from his work behind the glass, Levi has toured the world and released three studio albums with Century Media/Roadrunner artists, Dååth, while also releasing an instrumental guitar album with Emil Werstler on Magna Carta called Avalanche of Worms.
Stay tuned to CreativeLive.com and http://www.creativelive.com/audio for more information on "Mastering Metal Songwriting" with Eyal Levi and other upcoming 'Music & Audio' channel classes. More...
Equilibrium Posts Erdentempel Track-By-Track, Pt 2
German pagan/folk metal act Equilibrium posted the second in the ongoing series of track-by-track videos leading up to the release of the new album "Erdentempel." The album drops on June 6th (EU), June 9th (UK) and June 10th (USA) via Nuclear Blast Records.
The track list for the album is:
1. Ankunft
2. Was Lange Währt
3. Waldschrein
4. Karawane (see track streaming here)
5. Uns'rer Flöten Klang
6. Freiflug
7. Heavy Chill
8. Wirtshaus Gaudi
9. Stein Meiner Ahnen
10. Wellengang
11. Apokalypse
12. The Unknown Episode
Check out part two here: More...
Age Of Artemis Posts "Broken Bridges" Lyric Video
Brazilian melodic power metal act Age of Artemis posted a lyric video for the new track "Broken Bridges." The song appears on the upcoming sophomore LP "The Waking Hour," which is scheduled for release on July 18th via Power Prog (Europe & North America), July 23rd via King Records (Japan) and July 25th via MS Metal Records (Brazil).
"Broken Bridges" is available at Power Prog Records Facebook Page under the "Downloads" portion.
The track list for "The Waking Hour" is:
1. Penance
2. Under The Sun
3. Broken Bridges
4. The Waking Hour
5. Hunger And Shame
6. Melted In Charisma
7. Childhood
8. Your Smile
9. Exile
10. New Revolution
11. Winding Road
12. Take Me Home (Piano Version, CD Bonus Track)
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Tankard Posts Part I Of "R.I.B." Track-By-Track
German thrashers Tankard posted the first in a series of track-by-track videos leading up to the release of the new album "R.I.B." The album will be released on June 20th (EU), June 23rd (UK) and June 24th (USA) via Nuclear Blast Records.
The video features a breakdown of tracks 1-4. The full track list is:
1. War Cry
2. Fooled By Your Guts (see lyric video here)
3. R.I.B. (Rest In Beer)
4. Riders Of The Doom
5. Hope Can’t Die
6. No One Hit Wonder
7. Breakfast for Champions
8. Enemy Of Order
9. Clockwise To Deadline
10. The Party Ain’t Over ‘Til We Say So
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