Metal News for June 16, 2016
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29 news articles posted on this day.
Iskra Announces New Tour Dates
Victoria, British Columbia-based anarchist black metal collective Iskra has announced the full routing for upcoming "Anarchy Attack... Canadian Destruction" live trek, marking the band's first major tour of Canada since 2004.
With nearly forty cities on the itinerary between July 5th and August 12th, the intense tour marks the band's first full coast-to-coast tour of the country and includes five days in the maritime provinces. The tour also features appearances at Spider Fest (formerly Spider Acres) in Meyersburg, Ontario and Evil Fest in Sainte-Angele-de-Merici, Quebec.
This new live excursion comes in conjunction with the CD release of latest album, "Ruins," via Southern Lord. Following the band's independently-released vinyl version, the new CD will feature a digipak layout with a 20 booklet including all lyrics and liner notes. More...
Monuments Parts Ways With Drummer
Monuments is officially parting ways with drummer Anup Sastry. The band issued this statement online:
"Anup is stepping down from his position in Monuments. We've had a sick time and we're still good mates. This doesn't effect our touring schedule and all our summer festival shows will go ahead as planned. Huge shout out to Daniel Lang from Red Enemy for filling in on such short notice. First stop Grasspop!"
Anup also had this to say: "As much as I've enjoyed sharing the stage with the band, I’ve unfortunately decided to leave Monuments. Touring with the band just wasn’t for me. I had an absolute blast playing with the group live, and I’m leaving the band on good terms. I was able to see a lot of beautiful places and meet a lot of wonderful people while in the band, and I’m very appreciative and grateful for those experiences.
"This decision is very amicable, and I will surely miss hanging out with everyone. Unfortunately, Monuments just wasn’t for me. I wish the absolute best for Olly, Adam, John, and Chris. Monuments will continue to get on stage and rip it, and I wish the band the best of luck with their future endeavors. I’ll be staying busy with a few projects, which I'm excited to announce and share with everyone in the future.
"I want to thank everyone for all of the amazing and continued support. It really does mean a lot. With all of this being said, here’s my last Monuments play-through video. Enjoy!" More...
Spire Releasing New Album
Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present "Entropy," the debut album from Australia's Spire coming on August 19th, 2016.
Shrouded in a mystique as shadowy and ominous as the moniker, Spire seen a slow 'n' steady evolution since the band's formation in 2007, releasing a self-titled EP in 2010 and then the murky 'n' majestic "Metamorph" EP in 2011.
So enthralled by the fathomless expanses of the latter, Iron Bonehead saw fit to release "Metamorph" on 12" vinyl before the close of 2014. The stage was thus set for Spire's inevitable debut album...and at last, it arrives in "Entropy."
01. Ends
02. Labyrinthine
03. (Remake)
04. Void
05. (Unmake)
06. Entropy More...
Mos Generator Streaming "Strangest Times"
In advance of the release of "Abyssinia," the new full-length from Washington-based volume dealers Mos Generator, today opening psalm "Strangest Times" is now streaming below.
Issue guitarist/vocalist Tony Reed of the track: "I like getting directly to the guts of things at the beginning of a record. Within two seconds after it starts, 'Strangest Times' is in full flight and all instruments and vocals are in play.
"It's a pusher about the weight of guilt and the sacrifices people make to move through this life with one another. Unlike some of the other material on Abyssinia, it's a very typical Mos Generator song. Quick and to the point a very fun to play live." More...
Winterhymn Posts Full Album Online
Winterhymn's new album "Blood & Shadow" officially drops tomorrow, but today the entire release has come online for advance listening - check it out below. If you like what you hear, the album is still available for pre-order here.
The band will also embark on the "Blood & Shadow" east coast tour tomorrow with Yesterday's Saints and Khaotika. Dates are as follows:
6/17 - Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's
6/18 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
6/19 - Richmond, VA @ 25 Watt
6/21 - Detroit, MI @ New Dodge Lounge
6/22 - Toledo, OH @ Frankies
6/23 - Washington, DC @ The Pinch
6/24 - Baltimore, MD @ The Depot
6/25 - Allentown, PA @ Jabber Jaws
6/26 - Salem, MA @ Koto More...
Zombie Eating Horse Working On Album, EP
Zombie Eating Horse has a new album and EP on the horizon, with the band issuing this statement to fans online:
"We are happy to share the fact that we have been writing new material and about half the way toward our second full length album, don't forget we are also getting closer to releasing our long awaited EP 'Don't Follow Me' - lots of updates coming soon!"
Baptism Posts "The Devil's Fire"
Finnish cult black metal outfit Baptism is streaming a second new track off upcoming full-length, "V: The Devil's Fire." The album's title track is streaming now below.
Regarding the new track, Baptism vocalist Lord Sargofagian comments: "The track 'Devil's Fire' is a massive way-point along the journey from the origin of it all, a strength that burns inside of me. Once you have lit the torch, you can never put it down.
"It does not matter where you go or what choice you have made in your life, the fire will follow you to the end. This title track comes with strong melodies that I am very proud of and it reaches throughout the album."
1. Natus Ex Ignis
2. Satananda
3. The Sacrament Of Blood And Ash
4. Devil’s Fire
5. Abyss
6. Cold Eternity
7. Malignant Shadows
8. Buried With Him More...
Grotesque Ceremonium Streaming Full Album
Satanath Records and More Hate Productions officially unleash one-man Turkish death metal band Grotesque Ceremonium's debut album "Demonic Inquisition" today.
With the album out now, all the tracks are also online for streaming. Listen in below or pick up a copy of "Demonic Inquisition" at Bandcamp here. The track listing is:
1. Defiled Spirits Of Unholy Torments (4:52)
2. Demonic Inquisition (6:28)
3. Burned At The Stake (3:08)
4. Malefizhaus & Hexengefangnis (5:24)
5. Barbaric Apostasy (5:49)
6. Agonized Screams Of The Damned (3:53)
7. In The Cauldrons Of Hell (4:47)
8. Crushing Morbid Death (2:53)
9. Profanation (Incantation cover) (5:04) More...
Thrawsunblat Streaming Full Album
Thrawsunblat's "Metachthonia" album officially drops tomorrow - June 17th - and today all the songs have made their way online for advance streaming. Listen in below, and you can also order your own copy of the album here. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Fires That Light the Earth
2. She Who Names the Stars
3. Dead of Winter
4. Hypochthonic Remnants
5. Rivers of Underthought
6. In Mist We Walk More...
Unmerciful Posts Self-Titled Song
"Ravenous Impulse" is the fittingly titled new full-length album from Kansas death metal legion, Unmerciful.
Set for release on July 22nd, 2016 though Unique Leader Records, "Ravenous Impulse" features a fusion of songwriting styles from bassist Jeremy Turner (ex-Origin), guitarists Justin Payne and Clint Appelhanz (ex-Origin), drummer John Lonstreth (Dim Mak, Origin, ex-Gorguts etc.), and vocalist Kris Bolton (D.F.W.B.).
"Expect a classic death metal sound with modern speed," warns Appelhanz of Ravenous Impulse. In advance of its release, today Decibel Magazine, today check out the namesake track, "Unmerciful," below.
Adds Appelhanz, "You want it, you got it. Feel the power, feel the intensity of Unmerciful This song is a collaboration of all our writing styles packed into one and features guest backup vocals from some of our local death metal legends. Enjoy." More...
Grave Digger Checks In From The Studio
Germany's Grave Digger has unveiled the first details for an upcoming studio album, scheduled for an early 2017 release.
The band's last collection of all-new material, "Return Of The Reaper," was released in July 2014 via Napalm Records, while the latest album was "Exhumation - The Early Years," a special 35th-anniversary release containing re-recorded versions of the band's classics with a dynamic and powerful modern sound.
Grave Digger is now busy in the studio recording a new album. But no rest for the wicked, as the band will be hitting the road in North America with German mates Blind Guardian.
Chris Boltendahl states: "New album, new tour! On January 13th 2017 we will release our brand new and upcoming album! We're currently in the recording studio and we are so much looking forward to be touring again! We'll present a huge and intensive metal package live on tour together with Mystic Prophecy, as well as on our album! 36 years of Grave Digger - metal is alive. Forever!" More...
Zodiac Releases "Follow You" Video
Zodiac's fourth full-length album "Grain Of Soul" is due to be released on July 29th, 2016 via Napalm Records. Pre-orders are online at this location.
Today a new video clip for the song "Follow You" also comes online and can be seen below. Zodiac comments on the video:
"This is 'Follow You!' It is the second song off of our new album 'Grain of Soul.' A melodic slide into our heaviest album to date. Settle back and and enjoy this tune. We are very proud of it! We would also like to thank Iconographic for this stunning work. More videos will follow for sure!" More...
Earth Ship Posts "Red Leaves" Video
Berlin-based Earth Ship is set to release upcoming album "Hollowed" on June 24th via Napalm Records. To shorten the waiting time, the band has now premiered a brand new music video for "Red Leaves." The crew at Frameshock Production commented on the brand new video:
"When the band approached us to collaborate on this video we instantly thought that the dark, mysterious vibe of their music and the song 'Red Leaves' in particular deserves a moody, gritty video. Hats off to the guys (and girl) for giving us a lot of creative control and being open to trying something different. We think the result speaks for itself and hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making our vision come to life."
Earth Ship states: "'Red Leaves' is audio and visually a dark and melancholic homage to life journey and death that will sink deep within you if you let it. Certainly one of our most catchy songs to date but also heavier than a sack of doorknobs and more monolithic than a mountain." More...
Epica Announces Tour With Powerwolf
The Dutch symphonic metal stars Epica and German heavy metal giants Powerwolf are teaming up for a European tour in early 2017.
This co-headline tour comes in support of the impending Epica album, "The Holographic Principle," which is scheduled for a September 30th, 2016 release as well as Powerwolf's "The Metal Mass Live" DVD coming on July 29th, 2016.
Epica frontwoman Simone Simons commented: "Woohoow, this autumn we're releasing our 7th studio album and the band have exciting times coming up! A new album means a new Epica chapter and obviously a new world tour. Early 2017 we'll join forces with our German friends in Powerwolf and together we'll storm stages all over Europe. If you want to hear our brand-new songs come to live, if you want to see our brand-new visuals and if you simply want to have a good time with us, we expect you on our biggest tour to date! I really can't wait to be back on the road again and to see the music, the energy and our lovely fans become one. Until then!"
Matthew Greywolf of Powerwolf adds: "In early 2017 we will embark on a special tour, sharing stages throughout Europe with the amazing Epica. Those shows will become Powerwolf'\s biggest indoor metal masses to date. Be prepared for an amazing stage set and crazy nights full of metal madness!" More...
Wolf Hoffmann Posts Album Trailer
Accept's guitar powerhouse, Wolf Hoffmann, is set to release his second solo album entitled "Headbangers Symphony" on July 1st via Nuclear Blast.
The album is completely dedicated to the grand classic maestros and after the first single "Scherzo" was released last week (streaming here), the first album trailer has now been launched today.
Check out the new teaser clip below, in which Wolf Hoffmann presents details about the creation of the album.
Necronomicon Announces New Tour Dates
After unleashing new album "Advent of The Human God" this past March via Season of Mist, Canadian death metal masters Necronomicon will be hitting the road for a first headlining tour across Canada since 2011.
Support will come from technical death metallers Abiotic and epic death metal quartet Vesperia and the "Okkultis In Canada" tour will kick off in Ottawa, ON on August 4th. The trek heads as far west as Vancouver to wrap up back east in Oshawa, ON on August 27th.
Following the Canadian tour, Necronomicon will meet up with Swedish black metallers Marduk plus label Greece's extreme metal titans Rotting Christ and Dutch symphonic black metal trio Carach Angren for a USA September tour.
Necronomicon's Rob The Witch comments: "After spending these last 4 years mostly in US while on tour, we decided that it was about time to hit the road at home. We'll be touring Canada for 'Advent of the Human God' with the brutality of Abiotic and our Ontario brothers Vesperia. We are cranked up to see old friends and new ones and can't wait to see all of you this coming August before joining Marduk, Rotting Christ and Carach Angren for our September US tour. See you soon." More...
In Flames Signs With Nuclear Blast
Following in the recent footsteps of fellow Swedes Opeth, In Flames just inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records.
Nuclear Blast proudly announce the signings of In Flames for the world (excluding North America and Scandinavia).
"In a way, In Flames and Nuclear Blast share a similar story," said vocalist Anders Fridén. "Both started in a garage in Europe, both love metal and both have grown a lot bigger over the years. For these reasons, it seemed a natural fit to come back to the place it all started." More...
Somnium Nox Releases "Apocrypha"
Somnium Nox's new release "Apocrypha" is out now and can be heard below or picked up at Bandcamp here. The following press release was also issued about the single-song EP:
"Opening with sounds emanating from the native Australian tribal instrument, the didgeridoo, the music quickly picks up speed and intensity, thus beginning a new chapter in modern black metal. Somnium Nox, a band comprising veterans of known but unrevealed bands, step into the world of black metal with aplomb. Instead of releasing several fragmented songs under the pretext of an EP, they've decided instead to release one monolithic song encompassing everything great from the style.
"From the lush, foresty sounds of Drudkh, to the experimentation of bands like Blut Aus Nord and Deathspell Omega, to the atmospheric brilliance of Spectral Lore and the progressive skills of Grey Heaven Fall and Seedna, they've somehow merged it seamlessly, in a way that all these disparate elements complement each other and enhance the overall black metal appeal of this surprisingly potent and groundbreaking release. Somnium Nox have set new standards with 'Apocrypha' while innocuously releasing a single track to serve that purpose." More...
Tides Of Sulfur Streams "Maltheist"
U.K. based death / sludge trio Tides Of Sulfur is now streaming new track "Maltheist," taken off forthcoming album "Extinction Curse," which will be released via Black Bow Records on July 15th 2016.
The band commented: "We fancied writing an utterly misanthropic and aggressively negative tune. It started off as an anti-religious affair but we'd decided that's been done a fair bit. What if God is real? What if the religions of the world are partly right but it turned out he was just a sadistic vicious bastard? It turns out that there's a word for someone who believes that - A malthiest." More...
Agathocles Announces First U.S. Shows
Haunted Hotel Records, Unholy Anarchy Records, and Old Boy Productions are all conspiring to bring Belgian group Agothocles to the United States.
For the first time since the band's inception in 1985, Agathocles will play the Northeast USA this summer. Grind heads will finally bear witness to absolute audible destruction on these dates:
7/17: Portland, ME @ Geno’s Rock Club w/ InTheShit, Mugwort & Leash
7/18: Buffalo, NY @ Sugar City w/ Pissing Match, Special Buddy Discount and Healer
7/19: Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class w/ Pizza Hi-Five, Embalmer and Humut Tabal
7:20: Pittsburgh, PA @ Cattivo Bar w/ Total Fucking Destruction, Ground & Submachine
7/21: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie w/ Total Fucking Destruction, Bleach Eater, Occult 45
7/22: Baltimore, MD @ Windup Space w/ Archagathus, Total Fucking Destruction, Mind as Prison,
7/23: NYC @ Saint Vitus Bar w/ Archagathus, G.O.D., Psycho, Musket Hawk & The Communion
7/24: Worcester, MA @ Ralph's Diner w/ Oblivionation, Truth Decay, Goat Felch, Gorepedo, & Musket Hawk
The Browning Releases "Disconnect" Video
The Browning just premiered "Disconnect," a brand new song from "Isolation," which is the band's third full-length album and first for Spinefarm Records.
The track features Emmure's Frankie Palmeri and can be seen in the video player below (if it won't load in your region, check it out at this location). "Isolation" arrives on June 24th, and you can see The Browning live on these upcoming tour dates:
6/17: Omaha, NE @ The Lookout Lounge
6/18: Minneapolis, MN @ The Fallout Art Center
6/19: Madison, WI @ The Red Zone
6/21: Cleveland, OH @ The Agora Theater & Ballroom
6/22: Lansing, MI @ The Loft
6/24: Merriam, KS @ Aftershock
6/25: Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard
6/26: Ft. Worth, TX @ The Rail Club
6/27: Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog Bar
6/28: Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective
6/30: Braidwood, IL @ Top Fuel Saloon More...
Sisters Of... Posts New Song
Post-metal band Sisters Of... is pleased to reveal a brand new track online today: check out "Adulescentia" below. Band founder Aaron Coker commented:
"This was a song that was originally supposed to be on the last record but we weren't quite able to finish it in time and the song really has its own identity rather than to be a part of a larger piece like the last record. But we wanted to make it available and thought it'd be a great time to record it as we are starting to write our next release." More...
Blood Incantation Releasing "Starspawn"
Colorado death metal band Blood Incantation will release debut full-length album "Starspawn" this summer (August 18th) on Dark Descent Records.
After signing with the label just prior to the August 2015 release of the "Interdimensional Extinction" EP, Blood Incantation returns with a 30-minute cerebral whirlwind of powerful atmospheric death metal. Dark Descent Records comments:
"Produced entirely in analog, the energy and magnetism of live Blood Incantation is tangibly melting through the speakers, and the songwriting, production and performance constellations have all fully aligned.
"The intense and otherworldly technical/ambient/funeral death metal of 'Starspawn' leaves the listener feeling transcendentally disembodied at the end of an unknown dimension. With appearances at California Death Fest and Covenant Festival (Canada) already on the horizon, and an even more extensive US tour this September, the worldwide spread of the Blood Incantation tentacles into all orbits is as inevitable as your own death and this galaxy’s violent collapse."
01. Vitrification of Blood (Part 1)
02. Chaoplasm
03. Hidden Species (Vitrification of Blood Part 2)
04. Meticulous Soul Devourment
05. Starspawn More...
Kvelertak Posts "Nattesferd" Video
Roadrunner Records group Kvelertak just released an official music video for “Nattesferd,” the title track from the band's new LP that arrived this past May. The otherworldly clip - produced by Norwegian production company Bacon and directed by Jakob Marky - is streaming now below.
The video was filmed in Fårö, a Baltic Sea island off the south eastern coast of Sweden where Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman lived / died and made several films, among them "Through a Glass Darkly" (1961), "Persona" (1966), "Hour of the Wolf" (1968), "Shame" (1968), "The Passion of Anna" (1969), and "Scenes from a Marriage" (1972).
Marky, a recent winner of the prestigious After Bergman Award (which allowed the possibility of filming on Fårö), commented on the video: "I wanted to make something circular, as the track has it’s never-ending guitars, coming back to haunt you. I very much liked the idea of filming science fiction on the same places that Tarkovsky and Bergman visited. I think both of them were very big fans of the golden triangle too, or so I heard.” More...
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Seven Nines And Tens Premieres Full New Album
Last month the fires of excitement were officially stoked when we had the distinct pleasure of premiering a new track from upcoming Seven Nines And Tens album "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Slums."
Today we're doing more than just bringing another song - we're premiering the entire album online in conjunction with its official release date!
All four tracks (totaling 33 minutes of stellar "skygaze" post-metal) can now be heard below. Vancouver fans better also be on hand tonight at the Rickshaw Theatre to see Seven Nines And Tens unleashing this opus live alongside Sumac, Baptists, Waingro, and Aquanat. Full show details can be found here.
After checking out the full stream below, you can pick up "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Slums" at this location. The album is coming via Dullest Records (Hush, Rorcal, Walk Through Fire) on CD and Big Smoke (Altona, Spruce Trap) on cassette. Cover artwork comes courtesy of Nic Brown. The track listing is: More...
Astralion Releases New Video Clip
Finnish power metal act Astralion released a new music video for the song "Nightmares Never Give Up." The song appears on the band's latest album "Outlaw," which was released in Europe back in May and will see release in North America on July 8th via LMP Records.
Check out the clip here:
InnerWish Brings On The "Machines Of Fear"
Greek melodic metal act InnerWish released a new music video for the song "Machines of Fear." The track appears on the band's latest album "InnerWish," which is available now via Ulterium Records.
Check out the clip here:
Hail of Bullets: Fan Filmed Live Video Streaming
Fan-filmed live footage of Hail of Bullets performing "Ordered Eastward", with the band's new vocalist David Ingram (Benediction, Bolt Thrower), at this year’s edition of the Maryland Deathfest is streaming below. The track is taken from 2008’s release "Of Frost and War".
Check out now "Ordered Eastward" below.
Hatchet Premieres Music Video "Tearing Into Hell"
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal outfit Hatchet premieres a new music video for "Tearing Into Hell", taken from the band's latest album "Fear Beyond Lunacy", out in stores via The End Records.
Check out now "Tearing Into Hell" below.
States guitarist/vocalist Julz Ramos: More...
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