Metal News for June 23, 2015
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Kingcrow Streams Full New Album
"Eidos," the sixth studio album from Rome, Italy-based progressive metal champion Kingcrow is out today viaSensory Records. In celebration of the album's official release date, the grand, explosive album is now playing in its entirety - listen in below (thanks to Heavy Blog Is Heavy).
This conceptual album which sees the sextet exploring new territories and pushing the band's sound to more ill-omened realms. The track listing is:
1. The Moth (watch the animated music video here)
2. Adrift
3. Slow Down
4. Open Sky
5. Fading Out Pt. IV
6. The Deeper Divide
7. On The Barren Ground
8. At The Same Pace
9. Eidos
10. If Only More...
Royal Thunder Cancels Tonight's Show
Mel from Royal Thunder has issued the following announcement about the band cancelling tonight's tour date:
"We are sorry to say that tonight's show at The Pyramid Scheme has been canceled. The tour will continue as scheduled in New York.
"It is really hard for me to make this call, but we have decided to cancel our show in Grand Rapids tonight. We love you guys and we were really looking forward to seeing you and performing. But, after 5 days in a row, my voice started feeling it, today.
"I tried everything in hopes to get it back to no avail. I've gotta get some rest and take care of myself so we can keep on with the tour. I'm so sorry, truly truly sorry. We won't forget you, and will be back just for you, and try this again. Again, love you guys and be well. Until we ROCK again...."
Jason W. Walton Streams "Yakshi"
"Mara" is the eclectic solo seven-inch from Agalloch bassist/Self Spiller master draftsman Jason W. Walton. Composed via field recordings from various places he would visit, Walton captured the din of humanity on the downtown Portland streets, the rush of ocean waves in Southern California, and the mysteriously comforting monologues emanating from an AM radio.
Walton thematically composed these songs around his struggle with sleep paralysis - a phenomenon in which a person, either falling asleep or awakening, temporarily experiences an inability to move, speak, and react.
Following the stream of "Alp," today the song "Yakshi" comes online for communal discovery with Walton noting:
"'Yakshi' is the second and final track of 'Mara' and deals with the terror and helplessness one experiences when in the throes of sleep paralysis. In this state your mind is awake yet your body is paralyzed. Your cries of desperation travel no further than your own head and are obscured by the buzzing waves of darkness. 'Yakishi' encapsulates this experience and gives me surges of anxiety each time I listen." More...
King Giant Streams Full LP
Northern Virginia doom metal quintet King Giant, now just a week from releasing third LP, "Black Ocean Waves," today streams the entire album early. Listen in below.
With a brooding, doom-drenched take on Southern rock/metal, King Giant has been rendering woeful, rousing tales of heartfelt loss and ruthless resolution since 2005. "Black Ocean Waves" will be released on June 30th, 2015 and you can catch the band live on these dates:
8/21/2015 Metro Gallery - Baltimore, MD w/ Foghound, Midnight Ghost Train
8/22/2015 L&Bs - Dale City VA w/ Foghound, Midnight Ghost Train More...
Cathedral Posts 1991 Live Footage
On July 10th, Rise Above Records will re-issue the classic "In Memoriam" demo from Cathedral as an exclusive LP format. The CD/DVD version will be released July 24th and you can read our review right here.
Today a clip of live footage recorded in Groningen from 1991 of the song "All Your Sins" also comes online (this clip is taken from the DVD portion of the "In Memoriam" CD/DVD). The following press release was also issued about the coming re-issue:
"The first self-financed cassette recording by Cathedral - made available in October 1990 - was a pioneering underground masterpiece in its own right; the sound of a young band exploring its newfound chemistry, finding confident variations on a flawless list of influences and cultivating a sound and style that would prove hugely inspirational throughout the 1990s and beyond, being a major influence on everyone from Electric Wizard through to Reverend Bizarre. More...
Windhand Reveals New Album Details
Windhand returns with third full-length, "Grief's Infernal Flower," due out September 18th via Relapse Records.
The album was produced by Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire, Soundgarden) and is a massive, heavy, personal and modern testament to the power of doom and stoner metal's legacies. The track listing is:
1. Two Urns
2. Forest Clouds
3. Crypt Key
4. Tanngrisnir
5. Sparrow
6. Hyperion
7. Hesperus
8. Kingfisher
9. Aition More...
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Pit Stories: The Cheeseburger Break Down
It's that time of the week - today comes a new Pit Story from vocalist Brittney Slayes of Unleash The Archers. In this week's tale, Slayes heads back into the pit after a long hiatus to down cold cheeseburgers and potentially ruffied beer at a Zimmer's Hole show...
So I suppose we can begin with the fact that I do not usually go into mosh pits at all; I used to when I was young but got an elbow to the face one night and it just never felt the same after that… Regardless, I am more of a stand at the back and headbang type, unless the band is one of my faves and I’ve had a few too many, then I’ll usually stand at the front and headbang hahaha.
There is a band here in Vancouver called Zimmer’s Hole that is just the raddest most hilarious metal ever, if you’ve never listened to them then I strongly recommend you get your hands on "When You Were Shouting At The Devil;" Gene Hoglan on drums, Chris ‘The Heathen’ Valagao on vocals, seriously just some killer metal, really great for driving in traffic hahaha. Needless to say I was into them pretty hard back in 2009 and when they finally came to Victoria to play a show I was beyond stoked.
I did my darndest to be my usual hide in the back self, but these guys just get you so riled up! The Heathen dresses up like the devil (full red body paint) in assless chaps and a blacksmith’s apron (very Hephaestus) and has awesome props and a voice straight outta the depths of hell. So the beers go back way too easy and next thing I know my favorite song ‘Fista Corpse’ is on and I just can’t help myself. I’m back in the pit like a 15 year old, singing way too loud and fisting the plastic skeleton corpse thing that had been thrown into the pit.
They also have this great thing called a ‘cheeseburger breakdown’ where The Heathen throws McDonald’s cheeseburgers into the audience and you just shouldn’t eat that stuff but here I was sharing a cold cheeseburger probably purchased five hours ago with some random metalhead standing beside me in the pit. Suddenly there’s a beer in my hand to wash the burger down, probably roofied but who cares. The bar we were in was not big, and the area for the mosh pit was probably a third of the floorspace so pretty much the whole bar is in there with me now and it’s sweaty and disgusting and everyone smells like McDonald’s, but it is probably the greatest mosh pit I have ever been in, and thus it was the last because I mean really, how can you top a pit like that?
Unleash The Achers has a new album titled "Time Stands Still" set to drop via Napalm Records on June 26th (EU) and July 10th (North America). Check out a teaser trailer below. More...
The Erkonauts Did Something Bad!
Originally unleashed as a limited release in 2014, the debut full-length "I Did Something Bad" from Swiss punk/metal band The Erkonauts is now re-issued on a wider scale and available everywhere digitally.
A full stream of the album can be heard below as the band records a new EP being prepped for release by the end of the year. Stay tuned for details on that upcoming mini-album. More...
Fuck The Facts Posts Drum Playthrough
Canadian grindcore outfit Fuck The Facts just posted a new playthrough video by drummer Mathieu Vilandré performing the song "Solitude," which is off upcoming album "Desire Will Rot" - due out August 25th via their indie label Noise Salvation. The full track listing is:
1. Everywhere Yet Nowhere (2:58)
2. Shadows Collide (2:49)
3. The Path of Most Resistance (1:34)
4. La Mort I (1:36)
5. La Mort II (1:34)
6. Prey (2:22)
7. Storm of Silence (2:38)
8. Solitude (3:11)
9. False Hope (5:46)
10. Circle (7:54)
11. Nothing Changes (6:20)
Lurid Memory Releasing New EP
Death metal outfit Lurid Memory might seem like a newcomer to many, however that is not the case, as this San Diego based quartet features current and past members of brutal death metal titans Gortuary.
"We are excited to release our debut EP, 'Dematerializing,'" states guitarist / vocalist Oscar Padilla. "It represents the apex of our song writing abilities as individuals and as a unit. New music is currently being written for a full length, and show and tour announcements to come soon."
Featuring cover art by Spanish illustrator Raul Gonzalez (Morbus Chron, Skinfather, Deceased), “Dematerializing” was produced by Edward Tolarda (Disgorge) at DHQ in San Diego, CA. This E. also includes a special guest appearance by Travis Ryan of Cattle Decapitation. "Dematerializing" is set for release on September 18th and the track listing is:
1. Whispers in the Dark
2. Fantasy of the Terminal Moment
3. Pangea
4. I Too...
5. Dematerialized More...
InAeona Streaming New Single
Take a listen to the debut single "Leader" from InAeona's upcoming album "Force Rise The Sun" in the YouTube player below.
"Force Rise The Sun" is due out August 7th via Prosthetic Records and can be pre-ordered at this location. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Bright Black
2. Leader
3. Sun Moon
4. Ghosts
5. Soldier
6. Empty Now
7. Never Forever
8. A Ways Away
9. Skywatcher More...
Brent Hinds: "I Fucking Hate Heavy Metal"
It would appear Brent Hinds of Mastodon is tired of conducting interviews to promote his band. In a rant with Guitarplayer.com, he reveals he doesn't want Mastodon to be a heavy metal outfit anymore and is no longer excited about anything to do with the band. Excerpts from the interview follows:
I never really liked heavy metal in the first place. I came from Alabama playing country music, surf rock, rockabilly, and stuff like that. I just went through a phase in my 20s where I thought it was rebellious to play heavy metal. And then I met Brann [Dailor, Mastodon drummer] and Bill [Kelliher], and they were really, really, really into heavy metal. And ever since then, I’ve been trying to get Mastodon to not be such a heavy metal band, because I fucking hate heavy metal, and I don’t want to be in a heavy metal band.
It would be nice if magazines and all interviews would just go fall off the face of the earth along with all the cigarette smoke and all the other fucking things I hate in life. I don’t like doing interviews, I don’t read interviews, I don’t need to know how people go about doing things. It frustrates me to do interviews, because I have to talk about things I’ve talked about over and over and over and over again. So, no, there’s nothing that we can talk about that involved Mastodon that I’ll get excited about. After 15 years of doing this every fucking day of my life, the last thing I want to do is talk about doing it.
I’m very passionate about playing guitar—I’m just not the most passionate guy in the world about talking about any of it. Breaking details down and getting micro about what cable I plug into what pedal is, to me, a very unnecessary type of dialogue. I understand you have readers that want to know that stuff, but they’re not going to find out from me.
So what do you think - is he just trolling, is he totally right, or should he suck it up, stop being a whiny ass baby, and realize being a rock star means having to answer the same questions in interviews every album cycle? More...
Read the full article at GuitarPlayer.com.
Trials Releasing "This Ruined World"
Chicago-based metal powerhouse Trials will release third full-length “This Ruined World” on July 24th.
Following “Witness to the Downfall” (2011) and “In the Shadow of Swords” (2013), Trials has returned with the band's most evolved effort to date. Featuring nine tracks of intricately-woven, relentless and forward-thinking metal, “This Ruined World” blends aggression and progression for devastating results.
"’This Ruined World’ contains some of the darkest, most complex music that we have made yet. We put a lot of blood and sweat into this project, and ended up with a record that represents us at our very best," stated guitarist / vocalist Mark Sugar.
The album was recorded by Pete Grossmann at Bricktop Recording (Weekend Nachos, Hollow Earth) and mixed by Quentin Poynter at Gunpoint Recording (The Skull, Veil of Maya), with art work courtesy of Eva Bialecki (Jar’d Loose). More...
Black Oil Recruits New Drummer
Cali based groove metal band Black Oil released the "Resist To Exist" album earlier this year, and now the band has announced the recruitment of new drummer Santi Guardiola (DH Peligro, Thorne, Phenagen). Sliptrick Records comments:
"Santiago Guardiola was born in August of 1984 in Cordoba, Argentina, where he began his drumming career with private lessons at the age of 13. He quickly earned the respect of fellow musicians and jumped into playing with their bands. Throughout high school, he was actively involved with the school band, assuming the drumming position each year before continuing his music studies from 2002- 2005 at La Colmena, also from his hometown of Cordoba. Aside from school, he played in several rock cover bands in gigs throughout his hometown.
"In 2004, he made his debut in the Cosquin Rock Festival with his first touring band Astenia, a punk rock band packing a heavy metal sound, bringing a unique style of music to the likes of Argentina. Together, the band released 2 albums while they continued to be invited to be part of the Cosquin Rock Festival for several years while they continued to tour Argentina and Chile - taking their place several other major rock festivals and opening for international acts such as, Marky Ramone, The Ataris, Suicidal Tendencies, The Misfits and Rage Against the Machine. More...
Old Wounds Takes Flight On "Leather Wings"
Old Wounds has added even more new dates to its monstrous summer tour schedule, dubbed "The Summer of Suffering" in reference to upcoming new album "The Suffering Spirit."
On the road for two straight months, the 'Wounds will team up with friends such as Axis, Vein, Of Feather and Bone, Head Creeps, and Orthodox along the way. The band caps off the summer with an appearance at Detroit's Don't Call It A Fest, alongside Eyehategod, See You Next Tuesday, and more.
The New Jersey boys' second full-length album, "The Suffering Spirit," was produced by Andreas Magnusson (The Black Dahlia Murder, Despised Icon) and will see its official release on June 30th via Good Fight Music. A stream of new song "On Leather Wings" can be heard below. More...
Voice Of Ruin Parts With Guitarist
Voice Of Ruin has issued the following announcement about parting ways with the band's guitarist:
"After a bit less than 3 years, more than 60 shows, 3 tours, 1 album and 1 EP, our dear guitarist Tony has decided to leave the band. The only reason that prompted him to take his decision is a lack of time to push this project further.
"Tony has a full-time time day job that requires him to be at work 2 week-end per month. Considering the amount of shows we play, he doesn’t have any free weekends left to rest and spend time with his family. Further more, he’s living far away from us and in order to rehearse with us, he has to drive back and forth for more than 3 hours.
"Despite the fact that we will miss his pretty face, we totally understand his decision... those are rough times for Voice of Ruin as we are loosing our 2 guitar players in less than 3 months…but hey that's life!
"We wish Tony all the best with his musical ventures, and be assured that we will stay in contact and maintain this friendship that we've nurtured during the last three years! Be sure to catch us for our last show with him:
27.06.2015 – Usine, Geneva (CH) w/ Dagoba + Benighted
04.07.2015 – Burning Q Festival, Freißenbüttel (DE) w/ Cripper
"Now the good news is that we’re lucky in our misfortune (again). We've already found a great guy to step in Tony's shoes: his name is Morti. He’s an excellent musician and has already a lot of experience in the music scene as he’s playing guitar in a great band called Deus Ex Machina.
"It’s quite exciting to start a new adventure with a new lineup. We can’t wait to start recording our new album and be back on stage in the end of august with fresh material. More information soon!" More...
Fogg Posts Full Album Online
Fort Worth, Texas power trio Fogg releases its new album, "High Testament," today via Tee Pee Records. The record is the follow-up to the 2014 debut, "Death," an album that was hailed as "wasted skater doom," "witchy, down-tuned zoner psych" and "heavy, tranced-out and freaky as fuck."
Today you can stream all of "High Testament" online - listen in through the SoundCloud player below. Fogg will celebrate the release of the album with a hometown show this Friday night (June 26th) at the Grotto in Fort Worth. Also appearing will be Pinkish Black and Sabbath Assembly. More...
Dark Sermon Streaming "Rat King"
Dark Sermon today debuts an all new single titled "Rat King" - listen in below courtesy of Metalsucks.net.
"It discusses how misguided, filthy, backwards, and wholly underdeveloped the kingdom of man is currently, especially when compared to its true potential," says frontman Johnny Crowder. "As a species, humans have a lot of work to do in order to grow and ascend."
The band has also revealed the album artwork from forthcoming LP "The Oracle," created by artist Shaun Beaudry of Mister Beaudry Illustration. Crowder continues, "The album art portrays the Divine Feminine in her human form. She speaks with the stars and sacrifices herself in martyrdom, understanding that blood is the only channel the children of Earth are willing to comprehend."
Dark Sermon will release "The Oracle" on August 21st, 2015 via eOne Music / Good Fight Music and bears the following track listing:
1. Ode To The Black Widow
2. In Each Hand, A Talisman of Sacred Stone
3. Children of Gaia
4. The Myth of Sanity
5. Rat King
6. Starve
7. The Eyeless Needle
8. Both In Equal Parts
9. The Wraith
10. Gargantua More...
The Clearing Path Dips Into "Holy Waters"
The debut album of blackened hymns by The Clearing Path, entitled "Watershed Between Earth And Firmament," has caught the attention of Avantgarde Music, which will now back the soloist-borne act for a physical version of the record's release.
Today you can also hear another track from the album. Bathe in the "Holy Waters" below, or you can also hear the previously posted song "Sacred Mountain" over at this location.
A dense, thirty-minute release, "Watershed Between Earth And Firmament" is the recorded maiden voyage for The Clearing Path -- the solo project of one Gabriele Gramaglia -- conceived following the demise of the artist's former outfit, ThySolace. Due out July 11th, the track listing is as follows:
I. Holy Waters
II. Sacred Mountain
III. Goddess Aura
IV. Atop The Throat, My Glance Cautiously Surveys The Depths
V. My Wild Goose Chase
VI. This River Will Carry Me Towards The Grandest Light More...
Dodsferd Announces "Wastes Of Life"
Greek black 'n' roll machine Dodsferd just completed recordings for a tenth full-length to date, "Wastes of Life."
The album will be released later this year by longtime label Moribund Records, and follows the 2013 album "The Parasitic Survival of the Human Race." Mixing and mastering of Dodsferd's "Wastes of Life" will soon be started at the same studio where it was recorded, at D Studio in Athens, Greece, by Michael Karpathiou.
Founding Dodsferd vocalist/guitarist Wrath reports the following: "My new album is one of my most soul-destroying albums. It has nothing to do with religious trends and worships of all kind. It’s an ode to the fall of man and the end of this world. I would like to thank and pay my respect to Michael Karpathiou (acoustic guitars, lead guitars, solos, and extra bass lines) and Chris Tzortzis (contrabass, cello, and violin) for their contributions, with their excellent musical skills, on my new album. They don’t have any relation with the black metal scene, in order to help my band gain any popularity with their contribution. Dodsferd need no one to do that. I don’t follow any kind of trends, and I hate the things that the masses follow and tend to do."
The cover art, created by S.D. from Vision Black and Razorbleed Productions, and track listing are as follows:
1. Wastes of Life
2. Sterile Death, Without Mourning
3. The Dead Have No Speech For
4. To the Fall of Man
5. Graves of Your Creator More...
Lychgate Releasing New Album
U.K. apocalyptic black metal unit Lychgate will premiere sophomore masterwork "An Antidote for the Glass Pill" on deluxe vinyl, CD, and digital formats this coming August 18th.
Taking two painstaking years to execute, the seminal work features funeral doom mastermind Greg Chandler (Esoteric) handling vocal and studio engineering duties.
"An Antidote..." is the ceremonial, liturgical extension of the band's doom-laden beginnings. The work's themes touch upon classical avant garde and dystopian motifs and can be pre-ordered right here. The track listing is:
1. Unto My Tempest
2. Davamesque B2
3. I Am Contempt
4. A Principle on Seclusion
5. Letter XIX
6. Deus Te Videt
7. The Illness Named Imagination
8. An Acousmatic Guardian
9. My Fate to Burn Forever
10. The Pinnacle Known to Sisyphus More...
District 97 Streams Full Album
"In Vaults," the dynamic third studio album from Chicago's prog outfit District 97, is out today through Laser's Edge, and in conjunction with its release the record is now streaming in its entirety. Listen in at Progstreaming.com here.
With nine brand new tracks delivering over an hour of District 97's energetic progressive, alternative, metal, pop crossover, the immaculately produced "In Vaults" shows this young, diversified outfit in its most impressive form yet. You can catch the band live on these upcoming dates:
7/10/2015 Cactus Club - Milwaukee, WI *record release show w/ Cheer Accident
8/21/2015 Reggie's - Chicago, IL
Spider Rockets Posts "Break" Clip
Everyone has been "Bitten" by the infectious sounds of New Jersey's Spider Rockets, which made the Top Adds on the CMJ Metal charts.
Since the release of "Bitten," the group has toured with Trapt, opened for the likes of Papa Roach, Steel Panther, Saigon Kick, and the track "Going Down" was picked up by the WWE and served as wrestler Charlotte Flair's entrance and victory theme for 2 quarters of 2014.
Now the band is pleased to debut its first ever lyric video for the song "Break." For the concept, the band wanted to make this a fun video to watch and was drawn to powerful and dramatic pulp art from the 1930's through the early 1960s. The video was created and directed by Jason Nappi and Roman Fernandez.
"People on the verge, mummies, aliens, monsters and spiders -- what's not to like?" says frontwoman Helena Cos. More...
Bloodway Announces New Album Title
The new Bloodway record is now officially titled "Mapping The Moment With The Logic Of Dreams” and will be released on CD this coming 25th of September 2015, by I, Voidhanger Records.
A first track culled off the 43 minute album can be heard below. To promote the record, Bloodway is also heading off on the "Horrors Of The Unknown Over Romania" tour with Valborg and Perihelion. Dates are as follows:
25th September - Cluj | Flying Circus
26th September - Râmnicu Vâlcea | Aby Stage
27th September - Bucuresti | Fabrica
30th September – Constanta | Goblin (no Perihelion)
1st October - Craiova | Perdido Station (no Perihelion) More...
The Sickening Announces "Sickness Unfold" Album
Xtreem Music just issued the following announcement about releasing upcoming "Sickness Unfold" album from The Sickening:
"As always, here at Xtreem Music we're never with the trends, so for us, brutal death is not about -Core or Hip-Hop shit... call us old fashioned (yes, please!), but for us brutal death is about brutality!! Who, brutal ]death lover, don't miss the good old days of... for example... the first Deeds Of Flesh album?? When brutal death was pure and unadultered?? Luckily, Norwegians The Sickening share with us that vision and here they have returned with hell of a fucking brutal 2nd album entitled 'Sickness Unfold!
"No modern riffing, no ridiculously-heavy sounding production or senseless compositions. 'Sickness Unfold' comes with a fucking sharp production vomiting 9 own songs and a Vile cover, full of killer riffs and no bullshit!"
Due out July 20th via Xtreem Music, the track listing is as follows:
1. Sickness Unfold
2. Fixed On Killing
3. Unnamed Horror
4. Throat Hole Ejaculation
5. Lord of Decay
6. A Mind Deranged
7. Powertool Sodomy
8. Suffer For My Pleasure
9. Consumed By Hate
10. Abort (the Fetus) [Vile cover] More...
Mothership Releasing Live Album
After the release of a momentous second album and a storming start to 2015, Mothership – the hard rocking supersonic/intergalactic Texan trio – is pleased to announce the arrival of "Mothership Live Over Freak Valley" this coming November on Ripple Music.
Recorded at the band's debut European appearance at the iconic German rock festival, brothers Kyle and Kelly Juett along with Judge Smith have captured their steaming hot stew of UFO and Iron Maiden inspired metal; southern Molly Hatchet and ZZ Top swagger, and deathly Sabbathian doom.
Over the coming months Mothership will also embark on "The Drunk As Shit Tour" with fellow rockers Crobot and Wilson, where the band will have CDs of "Mothership Live Over Freak Valley" on sale ahead of its official vinyl release on Ripple Music at the end of the year. See the band live: More...
Hibria Signs With Test Your Metal Records
Vancouver, BC based Test Your Metal Records is proud to announce its entry into the mosh pit on the international metal scene with its first signing of Brazilian power metal group Hibria.
This deal will see the North American release of Hibria's fifth and upcoming self-titled album due out on August 7th, 2015 with album pre-orders available here. Label owner Grant Truesdell comments:
“I am very excited to announce the launch of my new record label 'Test Your Metal Records.' After playing in bands and touring for the past 15 years I've developed the relationships and connections to be able to help others in the Canadian and worldwide music scene. I hope to bring more international acts into Canada and spread the Canadian metal internationally to show the world what we have to offer. I have some amazing bands and an amazing team to work with me, so I just want to thank you all in advance and together we will keep Heavy Metal alive!" More...
Vaee Solis Releasing "Adversarial Light"
The Portuguese black/doom/sludge warlords from Vaee Solis are set to release their debut album, "Adversarial Light," on August 21st via Signal Rex and Mordgrimm. The following press release was also issued:
"At six staggeringly monolithic tracks, 'Adversarial Light' is aptly titled. Vaee Solis is a band that approximate Morrigan's martial howling, invoking the liberation and illumination of the eternal night, represented in Scandinavian traditions by Ragnarok.
"Its sun is the polar Black Sun that shines brightly like a diamond on Lucifer's forehead: such is the sound of 'Adversarial Light.' Frontwoman Sophia's voice is, therefore, a hoarse and inflamed appeal to all human beings - slaves of the heavy, forgetful slumber to which they've been condemned by post-industrial society - to rise like titans from their nocturnal awakening.
"Lamia's apotropaic shriek, lined by melancholic yet intensely melodic bards provided in the shadows with long and phallic guitars, takes away all fear of the inertia of merely being human. Then, ancient and atavistic memories rise again, stealthily like wolves, coming from the visceral core of ourselves, inflaming our blood and hardening our muscles. Only then the awakening comes, and in the eternal night, bathed in Adversarial Light, Vaee Solis make us remember that we indeed are gods."
Initially released on cassette format through Signal Rex and Degradagem, "Adversarial Light" sold out its initial run of 100 copies within one month of release. Now, Signal Rex and Mordgrimm will be co-releasing the album on limited digipack CD, with a vinyl version to follow by early 2016. The track listing is:
1. Saturn's Storm
2. Adversarial Light
3. Ennoia
4. Feral Isolation
5. Libra
6. Cosmocrat More...
Hate Eternal Dives Into "The Stygian Deep"
Hate Eternal today premieres the second track from forthcoming album "Infernus." The track titled "The Stygian Deep" can now be heard below.
If you missed it or need a refresher, be sure to also listen to the previously posted track "Pathogenic Apathy" over here.
The "Infernus" album will be released worldwide by Season of Mist on August 21st. and pre-orders are now online through Season Of Mist.
The full track listing is:
1. Locust Swarm
2. The Stygian Deep
3. Pathogenic Apathy
4. La Tempestad
5. Infernus
6. The Chosen One
7. Zealot, Crusader of War
8. Order of the Arcane Scripture
9. Chaos Theory
10. O’ Majestic Being, Hear My Call More...
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Disturbed Back With New Album
After releasing a teaser clip indicating the band was back from the dead (having broken up in 2011), Disturbed has now issued the following statement about releasing a new album:
"Disturbed ones - The hiatus is over. Over the past year, we’ve been secretly writing and recording a brand new album. Today, we are excited to share a new song called 'The Vengeful One' along with a new music video. It’s off our upcoming album called 'Immortalized,' which will be released on August 21, and is available for pre-order today.
"This album had the arduous task of, in some way, justifying the hiatus; giving the fans something that made it worth our time away from one another. We hope that it succeeds in that task. Thank you for staying with us over the years. Pre-order our new album 'Immortalized' now at this location." More...
Crimson Sun Heads "Towards The Light"
Hailing from Kotka, Finland, female-fronted quintet Crimson Sun plays modern melodic metal with an in-your-face attitude. Crimson Sun has signed with Canadian label Maple Metal Records to release debut album "Towards the Light" on August 3rd worldwide.
As part of the deal, Maple Metal Records will re-release the band’s 2013 EP "The Border," recorded with the same line up as the new album.
"Towards the Light" was tracked last Fall at Deep Noise Studios with Saku Moilanen, and the mastering was done by Jacob Hansen (Epica, Volbeat, Amaranthe, Primal Fear) in Denmark. The album cover art is by Serbian artist Slobicus Doomicus.
Jacob Hansen has shared his comments on the album: “I really enjoyed the songs and the band. To me, this band could easily become ‘the Next Big Thing!' The song structures and overall sound is catchy, as well as being heavy. Fine tuning this combination could mean big business!”
A teaser trailer for the album is available below, and the full track listing is as follows: More...
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The Blood Royale Premieres Video Double Feature
The Blood Royale released a double feature video to promote the band's skate deck designed by Born Loco Skate Co.
The video was created in the style of a drive-in theater double feature. While it’s titled as a double feature, the film actually contains three videos for the songs “Let There Be Blood,” “Blackout the Sun” and “Alphabitch.”
Born Loco’s Sonny Malvolio organized, coordinated, produced, and wrote the story lines. Malvolio is also known for his work with D.R.I., Deadhorse and Pasadena Napalm Division, Eagle Claw and Daikaiju. Future artists include Venomous Maximus and Castle. Nathan Daughdrill of Neightmedia meanwhile shot and edited the videos.
The video for “Let There Be Blood” is from an actual photo shoot to create the skate deck and features a bloody Hannah Santibanez. Shawn Smith is the photographer the second video, which is a live performance, and third bonus video took place during drummer John Petri’s birthday. The videos are dedicated to Kenneth Johnson. More...
Vision Of Disorder Entering The Studio
Vision of Disorder will enter Frankie Nasso’s Staten Island-based Nova Studios on July 5th to begin tracking the follow-up to 2012’s "The Cursed Remain Cursed."
The album will be produced by Zeus (Agnostic Front, Crowbar, Hatebreed, Whitechapel) and mixed by Cameron Webb (Ignite, Pennywise). A late autumn release date is expected. It will be the band’s second album for Candlelight Records.
“We are so very happy to see the songs starting to come together,” says vocalist Tim Williams. “The new songs are dark, heavy, and melodic in a way only Vision Of Disorder can deliver.”
A few working song titles for the still-to-be-named album include “Razed to the Ground,” “War On The Police,” and “Nightcrawler.” Stay tuned for full details.
Coraxo Streaming New Track "The Bastion"
Finnish industrial death metal act Coraxo released a lyric video for the new track "The Bastion." The song will appear on the upcoming new release "Neptune," which is expected to drop via Massacre Records this year.
The album clocks in at 40 minutes and was mastered by the great Dan Swano (Nightingale, Witherscape). More information on the album is expected soon. Check out "The Bastion" here:
Aeon Zen Streaming New Single "Disconnected"
U.K. progressive metal act Aeon Zen released a lyric video for the new single "Disconnected." The song is available as a free or "pay what you want" download over at this location.
Check out the clip here:
Thunder Dares You To Drink The "Black Water"
U.K. rock act Thunder released a new music video for the track "Black Water." The song appears on the latest album "Wonder Days," the first release in seven years, which was issued back in February via earMusic.
Check out the clip here:
Ruinside Releases "Dethroned To Thriven" Video
Finnish thrash act Ruinside released a new music video for "Dethroned to Thriven." The song appears on the band's latest album "10 Forms of Dominion," which was issued back in 2014 via Mighty Music.
Check out the clip here:
Signum Regis Demands You "Come And Take It"
Slovakian melodic power metal band Signum Regis released another video clip for the new EP "Through the Storm," which was issued back in mid-MAy via Ulterium Records. Check out "Come and Take It" in the player below.
The following video was produced by Mania Studio.
De Profundis Posts New Playthrough Video
U.K. based death metal outfit De Profundis is streaming a playthrough video for the track "A Strange Awakening" taken from the EP "Frequencies".
Check out now "A Strange Awakening" below.
Airlines Of Terror Premieres New Lyric Video
Italian death metallers Airlines Of Terror premiere a new lyric video for the track "Pedophiliac Skyjacking", taken from the band's upcoming second album titled "Terror From the Air" which is set to drop on June 25 via Goressimo Records.
Check out now "Pedophiliac Skyjacking" below.
Satyricon Entire Hellfest Concert Posted
German/French TV station ARTE is streaming pro-shot live video footage of Satyricon's entire Hellfest performance, which took place last Friday, June 19th in Clisson, France.
Check it out now below.
Obituary Entire Hellfest Concert Posted
German/French TV station ARTE is streaming pro-shot live video footage of Obituary's entire Hellfest performance, which took place last Saturday, June 20th in Clisson, France.
Check it out now below.
Arch Enemy Entire Hellfest Concert Posted
German/French TV station ARTE is streaming pro-shot live video footage of Arch Enemy's entire Hellfest performance, which took place last Sunday, June 21st in Clisson, France.
Check it out now below.
Straight Line Stitch Posts New Music Video
Straight Line Stitch premieres its new music video for the track "Human Bondage" taken from the upcoming new EP "Transparency", which will released on June 30th via Pavement.
Check out now "Human Bondage" below.
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